,transcriber's note ,variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained4 ,minor punctuation inconsistencies have been silently repaired4 ,the corrections made can be found at the end of the text4 ,formatting and special characters are indicated as follows3 italic blackletter ,,the ,,chief ,,elizabethan ,,dramatists ,illustration3 ,,george ,,chapman ,,francis ,,beaumont ,,john ,,fletcher ,,ben ,,jonson ,,thomas ,,middleton ,,philip ,,massinger ,,james ,,shirley ,,the ,,chief ,,elizabethan ,,dramatists ,,excluding ,,shakespeare ,selected ,plays ,,by ,,lyly1 ,,peele1 ,,greene1 ,,marlowe1 ,,kyd1 ,,chapman1 ,,jonson ,,dekker1 ,,marston1 ,,heywood1 ,,beaumont1 ,,fletcher ,,webster1 ,,middleton1 ,,massinger1 ,,ford1 ,,shirley ,,edited ,,from ,,the ,,original ,,quartos ,,and ,,folios ,,with ,,notes1 ,,biographies1 ,,and ,,bibliographies ,,by ,,william ,,allan ,,neilson1 ,,ph4 ,d4 ,,professor ,,of ,,english1 ,,harvard ,,university ,illustration3 ,the ,riverside ,press ,,boston ,,and ,,new ,,york ,,houghton ,,mifflin ,,company ,the ,riverside ,press ,cambridge #aiaa ,,copyright1 #aiaa1 ,,by ,,william ,,allan ,,neilson ,,all ,,rights ,,reserved ,,preface ,,the aim in the selection of the plays in this volume has been twofold3 first1 to present typical examples of the work of the most important of ,shakespeare's contemporaries1 so that1 read with ,shakespeare's own writings1 they might afford a view of the development of the ,english drama through its most brilliant period2 secondly1 to present1 as far as it was possible in one volume1 the most distinguished plays of that period1 regarded merely from the point of view of their intrinsic value4 ,it is clear that these two purposes could not always be perfectly combined2 but it is hoped that each has been in good measure achieved without undue sacrifice of the other1 and that the interests of the academic student and the general reader have been fairly harmonized4 ,in the treatment of the text1 the same principles have been followed as in the editor's edition of ,shakespeare's works in the ,cambridge ,poets ,series4 ,each play has been printed from the most authentic text accessible1 and emendations have been adopted sparingly4 ,modern stage directions1 and divisions into scenes and acts which do not appear in the original editions1 have been distinguished by square brackets2 modern notes of place at the beginning of scenes have been relegated to the footnotes2 and indications given by the early copies of the authors' intentions with regard to the reading of the metre have been carefully preserved1 especially in the matter of elided vowels4 ,it is probable that1 in the case of most of the present plays1 the final -ed of verbs was intended to be pronounced as a separate syllable whenever it is spelled in full4 ,the spelling and punctuation have been modernized throughout1 except when the older spelling implied a different pronunciation4 ,the footnotes give the most important variant readings1 and explanations of obsolete expressions2 and the ,additional ,notes at the end of the volume supply information with regard to the circumstances of publication1 date1 and sources of each play4 ,in accordance with the plan of the ,chief ,poets ,series1 to which the volume belongs1 there have been added concise biographical sketches and a selected bibliography of the dramatic work of each author4 ,in view of the full bibliographies printed recently in ,professor ,schelling's ,elizabethan ,drama and in ,the ,cambridge ,history of ,english ,literature1 vols4 v and vi1 it has not seemed advisable to attempt to give exhaustive bibliographies at the expense of reducing the number of dramas4 ,all collected editions of the dramatists concerned are1 however1 mentioned2 all separate editions of the plays here printed2 a complete list of each author's dramas1 with the dates of the original editions2 and a selection of the more important critical and biographical articles and books4 ,attention may also be called to the complete index of all the dramatis personae who have speaking parts1 and to the index of songs4 ,in the selection of the thirty plays to be included ,i have received valuable advice from many friends and colleagues on the faculties of many colleges and universities2 so many that a complete acknowledgment would be impracticable1 a partial one invidious4 ,for all such help ,i am deeply grateful4 ,i have also received courtesies from the authorities of the ,boston ,public ,library1 the ,boston ,athenaeum1 and the ,harvard ,college ,library1 which have enabled me to add to the authority of my texts by a first-hand collation of a number of the original quartos4 ,printing from so great a variety of sources and from so many different authors1 ,i have found it difficult to preserve perfect uniformity of treatment1 and have doubtless at times failed of accuracy4 ,any corrections which may occur to students of the ,elizabethan drama who use the volume will be warmly welcomed4 ,w4 ,a4 ,n4 ,,cambridge1 ,,massachusetts1 ,january1 #aiaa4 ,,contents ,,endymion1 ,,the ,,man ,,in ,,the ,,moon1 by ,john ,lyly #a ,,the ,,old ,,wives ,,tale1 by ,george ,peele #bd ,,the ,,honourable ,,history ,,of ,,friar ,,bacon ,,and ,,friar ,,bungay1 by ,robert ,greene #ce ,,tamburlaine1 ,,part ,i1 by ,christopher ,marlowe #eg ,,the ,,tragical ,,history ,,of ,,doctor ,,faustus1 by ,christopher ,marlowe #hj ,,the ,,jew ,,of ,,malta1 by ,christopher ,marlowe #if ,,the ,,troublesome ,,reign ,,and ,,lamentable ,,death ,,of ,,edward ,,the ,,second1 by ,christopher ,marlowe #abb ,,the ,,spanish ,,tragedy2 ,,or1 ,,hieronimo ,,is ,,mad ,,again1 by ,thomas ,kyd #aec ,,bussy ,d',,ambois1 by ,george ,chapman #ahe ,,every ,,man ,,in ,,his ,,humour1 by ,ben ,jonson #bad ,,sejanus1 ,,his ,,fall1 by ,ben ,jonson #bdg ,,volpone2 ,,or1 ,,the ,,fox1 by ,ben ,jonson #bhe ,,the ,,alchemist1 by ,ben ,jonson #cbe ,,the ,,shoemakers' ,,holiday1 by ,thomas ,dekker #cfg ,,the ,,honest ,,whore1 ,,part ,i1 by ,thomas ,dekker #cic ,,the ,,honest ,,whore1 ,,part ,,ii1 by ,thomas ,dekker #dbe ,,the ,,malcontent1 by ,john ,marston and ,john ,webster #def ,a ,,woman ,,killed ,,with ,,kindness1 by ,thomas ,heywood #dhe ,,the ,,knight ,,of ,,the ,,burning ,,pestle1 by ,francis ,beaumont and ,john ,fletcher #eji ,,philaster2 ,,or1 ,,love ,,lies ,a-,,bleeding1 by ,francis ,beaumont and ,john ,fletcher #eci ,,the ,,maid',s ,,tragedy1 by ,francis ,beaumont and ,john ,fletcher #efh ,,the ,,faithful ,,shepherdess1 by ,john ,fletcher #eih ,,the ,,wild-,,goose ,,chase1 by ,john ,fletcher #fbe ,,the ,,duchess ,,of ,,malfi1 by ,john ,webster #fef ,a ,,trick ,,to ,,catch ,,the ,,old ,,one1 by ,thomas ,middleton #fij ,,the ,,changeling1 by ,thomas ,middleton and ,william ,rowley #gae ,a ,,new ,,way ,,to ,,pay ,,old ,,debts1 by ,philip ,massinger #gda ,,the ,,broken ,,heart1 by ,john ,ford #ggj ,,the ,,lady ,,of ,,pleasure1 by ,james ,shirley #hjj ,,the ,,cardinal1 by ,james ,shirley #hcj ,,additional ,,notes ,,on ,,the ,,plays #hee ,,bibliographies #hfa ,,biographical ,,sketches #hfi ,,index ,,of ,,characters #hge ,,index ,,of ,,songs #hgi ,,index ,,of ,,authors #hhj ,,index ,,of ,,plays #hhj ,,endymion1 ,,the ,,man ,,in ,,the ,,moon ,,by ,,john ,,lyly ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,endymion1 in love with ,cynthia4 ,,eumenides1 his friend1 in love with ,semele4 ,,corsites1 a ,captain1 in love with ,tellus4 ,,panelion1 ,,zontes1 ,lords of ,cynthia's ,court4 ,,pythagoras1 the ,greek ,philosopher4 ,,gyptes1 an ,egyptian ,soothsayer4 ,,geron1 an old man1 husband to ,dipsas4 ,,sir ,,tophas1 a ,braggart4 ,,dares1 ,page to ,eumenides4 ,,samias1 ,page to ,endymion4 ,,epiton1 ,page to ,sir ,tophas4 ,master ,constable4 ,first ,watchman4 ,second ,watchman4 ,,cynthia1 the ,queen4 ,,tellus1 in love with ,endymion4 ,,floscula1 her friend4 ,,semele1 loved by ,eumenides4 ,,scintilla1 ,,favilla1 ,waiting-maids4 ,,dipsas1 an old ,enchantress4 ,,bagoa1 her servant4 ,watchmen2 ,fairies2 ,three ,ladies and an ,old ,man in the ,dumb ,show4 ,,the ,,prologue ,most high and happy ,princess1 we must tell you a tale of the ,man in the ,moon1 which1 if it seem ridiculous for the method1 or superfluous for the matter1 or for the means incredible1 for three faults we can make but one excuse3 it is a tale of the ,man in the ,moon4 ,it was forbidden in old time to dispute of ,chimra because it was a fiction3 we hope in our times none will apply pastimes1#a because they are fancies2 for there liveth none under the sun that knows what to make of the ,man in the ,moon4 ,we present neither comedy1 nor tragedy1 nor story1 nor anything but that whosoever heareth may say this3 ,why1 here is a tale of the ,man in the ,moon4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#b ,enter ,,endymion and ,,eumenides4 ,endymion4 ,i find1 ,eumenides1 in all things both variety to content1 and satiety to glut1 saving only in my affections1 which are so staid1 and withal so stately1 that ,i can neither satisfy my heart with love1 nor mine eyes with wonder4 7#e7 ,my thoughts1 ,eumenides1 are stitched to the stars1 which being as high as ,i can see1 thou mayest imagine how much higher they are than ,i can reach4 ,eum4 ,if you be enamoured of anything 7#aj7 above the moon1 your thoughts are ridiculous1 for that things immortal are not subject to affections2 if allured or enchanted with these transitory things under the moon1 you show yourself senseless to attribute such lofty #ae titles to such low#c trifles4 ,end4 ,my love is placed neither under the moon nor above4 ,eum4 ,i hope you be not sotted#d upon the ,man in the ,moon4 #bj ,end4 ,no2 but settled either to die or possess the moon herself4 ,eum4 ,is ,endymion mad1 or do ,i mistake8 ,do you love the moon1 ,endymion8 ,end4 ,eumenides1 the moon4 #be ,eum4 ,there was never any so peevish#e to imagine the moon either capable of affection or shape of a mistress2 for as impossible it is to make love fit to her humour1 which no man knoweth1 as a coat to her form1 which continueth 7#cj7 not in one bigness whilst she is measuring4 ,cease off1 ,endymion1 to feed so much upon fancies4 ,that melancholy blood must be purged which draweth you to a dotage no less miserable than monstrous4 #ce ,end4 ,my thoughts have no veins1 and yet unless they be let blood1 ,i shall perish4 ,eum4 ,but they have vanities1 which being reformed1 you may be restored4 ,end4 ,o1 fair ,cynthia1 why do others term 7#dj7 thee unconstant whom ,i have ever found unmovable8 ,injurious time1 corrupt manners1 unkind men1 who1 finding a constancy not to be matched in my sweet mistress1 have christened her with the name of wavering1 waxing1 and #de waning6 ,is she inconstant that keepeth a settled course2 which1 since her first creation1 altereth not one minute in her moving8 ,there is nothing thought more admirable or commendable in the sea than the ebbing and flowing2 7#ej7 and shall the moon1 from whom the sea taketh this virtue1 be accounted fickle for increasing and decreasing8 ,flowers in their buds are nothing worth till they be blown1 nor are blossoms accounted till they be ripe fruit2 and shall 7#ee7 we then say they be changeable for that they grow from seeds to leaves1 from leaves to buds1 from buds to their perfection8 ,then1 why be not twigs that become trees1 children that become men1 and mornings that grow to evenings1 7#fj7 termed wavering1 for that they continue not at one stay8 ,ay1 but ,cynthia1 being in her fulness1 decayeth1 as not delighting in her greatest beauty1 or withering when she should be most honoured4 ,when malice cannot object 7#fe7 anything1 folly will1 making that a vice which is the greatest virtue4 ,what thing 7my mistress excepted71 being in the pride of her beauty and latter minute of her age1 that waxeth young again8 ,tell me1 ,eumenides1 what is he that 7#gj7 having a mistress of ripe years and infinite virtues1 great honours and unspeakable beauty1 but would wish that she might grow tender again1 getting youth by years1 and never-decaying beauty by time2 whose fair face neither the 7#ge7 summer's blaze can scorch1 nor winter's blast chap1 nor the numbering of years breed altering of colours8 ,such is my sweet ,cynthia1 whom time cannot touch because she is divine1 nor will offend because she is delicate4 ,o ,cynthia1 #hj if thou shouldst always continue at thy fulness1 both gods and men would conspire to ravish thee4 ,but thou1 to abate the pride of our affections1 dost detract from thy perfections1 thinking it sufficient if once in a month 7#he7 we enjoy a glimpse of thy majesty2 and then1 to increase our griefs1 thou dost decrease thy gleams1 coming out of thy royal robes1 wherewith thou dazzlest our eyes1 down into thy swathe clouts1#f beguiling our eyes2 and then-- #ij ,eum4 ,stay there1 ,endymion2 thou that committest idolatry1 wilt straight blaspheme1 if thou be suffered4 ,sleep would do thee more good than speech3 the moon heareth thee not1 or if she do1 regardeth thee not4 #ie ,end4 ,vain ,eumenides1 whose thoughts never grow higher than the crown of thy head6 ,why troublest thou me1 having neither head to conceive the cause of my love or a heart to receive the impressions8 ,follow thou thine own fortunes1 7#ajj7 which creep on the earth1 and suffer me to fly to mine1 whose fall1 though it be desperate1 yet shall it come by daring4 ,farewell4 ,exit4 ,eum4 ,without doubt ,endymion is bewitched2 otherwise in a man of such rare virtues there 7#aje7 could not harbour a mind of such extreme madness4 ,i will follow him1 lest in this fancy of the moon he deprive himself of the sight of the sun4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#g ,enter ,,tellus and ,,floscula4 ,tellus4 ,treacherous and most perjured ,endymion1 is ,cynthia the sweetness of thy life and the bitterness of my death8 ,what revenge may be devised so full of shame as my thoughts are replenished with malice8 ,tell me1 ,floscula1 7#e7 if falseness in love can possibly be punished with extremity of hate8 ,as long as sword1 fire1 or poison may be hired1 no traitor to my love shall live unrevenged4 ,were thy oaths without number1 thy kisses without measure1 thy sighs 7#aj7 without end1 forged to deceive a poor credulous virgin1 whose simplicity had been worth thy favour and better fortune8 ,if the gods sit unequal beholders of injuries1 or laughers at lovers' deceits1 then let mischief be as well forgiven 7#ae7 in women as perjury winked at in men4 ,flosc4 ,madam1 if you would compare the state of ,cynthia with your own1 and the height of ,endymion his thoughts with the meanness of your fortune1 you would rather yield than 7#bj7 contend1 being between you and her no comparison2 and rather wonder than rage at the greatness of his mind1 being affected with a thing more than mortal4 ,tellus4 ,no comparison1 ,floscula8 ,and 7#be7 why so8 ,is not my beauty divine1 whose body is decked with fair flowers1 and veins are vines1 yielding sweet liquor to the dullest spirits2 whose ears are corn1 to bring strength2 and whose hairs are grass1 to bring abundance8 7#cj7 ,doth not frankincense and myrrh breathe out of my nostrils1 and all the sacrifice of the gods breed in my bowels8 ,infinite are my creatures1 without which neither thou1 nor ,endymion1 nor any1 could love or live4 #ce ,flosc4 ,but know you not1 fair lady1 that ,cynthia governeth all things8 ,your grapes would be but dry husks1 your corn but chaff1 and all your virtues vain1 were it not ,cynthia that preserveth the one in the bud and nourisheth the 7#dj7 other in the blade1 and by her influence both comforteth all things1 and by her authority commandeth all creatures4 ,suffer1 then1 ,endymion to follow his affections1 though to obtain her be impossible1 and let him flatter himself in his 7#de7 own imaginations1 because they are immortal4 ,tellus4 ,loath ,i am1 ,endymion1 thou shouldest die1 because ,i love thee well2 and that thou shouldest live1 it grieveth me1 because thou lovest ,cynthia too well4 ,in these extremities1 7#ej7 what shall ,i do8 ,floscula1 no more words2 ,i am resolved4 ,he shall neither live nor die4 ,flosc4 ,a strange practice1#h if it be possible4 ,tellus4 ,yes1 ,i will entangle him in such a sweet net that he shall neither find the means 7#ee7 to come out1 nor desire it4 ,all allurements of pleasure will ,i cast before his eyes1 insomuch that he shall slake that love which he now voweth to ,cynthia1 and burn in mine1 of which he seemeth careless4 ,in this languishing1 between 7#fj7 my amorous devices and his own loose desires1 there shall such dissolute thoughts take root in his head1 and over his heart grow so thick a skin1 that neither hope of preferment1 nor fear of punishment1 nor counsel of the wisest1 nor 7#fe7 company of the worthiest1 shall alter his humour1 nor make him once to think of his honour4 ,flosc4 ,a revenge incredible1 and1 if it may be1 unnatural4 ,tellus4 ,he shall know the malice of a woman 7#gj7 to have neither mean nor end2 and of a woman deluded in love to have neither rule nor reason4 ,i can do it2 ,i must2 ,i will6 ,all his virtues will ,i shadow with vices2 his person 7ah1 sweet person67 shall he deck with such rich 7#ge7 robes as he shall forget it is his own person2 his sharp wit 7ah1 wit too sharp that hath cut off all my joys67 shall he use in flattering of my face and devising sonnets in my favour4 ,the prime of his youth and pride of his time shall be spent #hj in melancholy passions1 careless behaviour1 untamed thoughts1 and unbridled affections4 ,flosc4 ,when this is done1 what then8 ,shall it continue till his death1 or shall he dote forever in this delight8 #he ,tellus4 ,ah1 ,floscula1 thou rendest my heart in sunder in putting me in remembrance of the end4 ,flosc4 ,why1 if this be not the end1 all the rest is to no end4 #ij ,tellus4 ,yet suffer me to imitate ,juno1 who would turn ,jupiter's lovers to beasts on the earth1 though she knew afterwards they should be stars in heaven4 ,flosc4 ,affection that is bred by enchantment 7#ie7 is like a flower that is wrought in silk1--in colour and form most like1 but nothing at all in substance or savour4 ,tellus4 ,it shall suffice me if the world talk that ,i am favoured of ,endymion4 #ajj ,flosc4 ,well1 use your own will2 but you shall find that love gotten with witchcraft is as unpleasant as fish taken with medicines#i unwholesome4 ,tellus4 ,floscula1 they that be so poor that 7#aje7 they have neither net nor hook will rather poison dough than pine with hunger2 and she that is so oppress'd with love that she is neither able with beauty nor wit to obtain her friend1 will rather use unlawful means than try intolerable 7#aaj7 pains4 ,i will do it4 ,exit4 ,flosc4 ,then about it4 ,poor ,endymion1 what traps are laid for thee because thou honourest one that all the world wondereth at6 ,and what plots are cast to make thee unfortunate that 7#aae7 studiest of all men to be the faithfulest6 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#aj ,enter ,,dares and ,,samias4 ,dares4 ,now our masters are in love up to the ears1 what have we to do but to be in knavery up to the crowns8 ,samias4 ,oh1 that we had ,sir ,tophas1 that brave squire1 in the midst of our mirth1--et 7#e7 ecce autem1 8,will you see the ,devil01-- ,enter ,,sir ,,tophas and ,,epiton4 ,top4 ,epi6 ,epi4 ,here1 sir4 ,top4 ,i brook not this idle humour of love2 it tickleth not my liver1 from whence the lovemongers 7#aj7 in former ages seemed to infer they should proceed4 ,epi4 ,love1 sir1 may lie in your lungs1--and ,i think it doth1 and that is the cause you blow and are so pursy4 #ae ,top4 ,tush1 boy1 ,i think it but some device of the poet to get money4 ,epi4 ,a poet8 ,what's that8 ,top4 ,dust thou not know what a poet is8 ,epi4 ,no4 #bj ,top4 ,why1 fool1 a poet is as much as one should say--a poet4 ,noticing ,,dares and ,,samias4 ,but soft1 yonder be two wrens2 shall ,i shoot at them8 ,epi4 ,they are two lads4 #be ,top4 ,larks or wrens1 ,i will kill them4 ,epi4 ,larks6 ,are you blind8 ,they are two little boys4 ,top4 ,birds or boys1 they are both but a pittance for my breakfast2 therefore have at 7#cj7 them1 for their brains must as it were embroider my bolts4#aa ,sam4 ,stay your courage1 valiant knight1 for your wisdom is so weary that it stayeth itself4 ,dar4 ,why1 ,sir ,tophas1 have you forgotten 7#ce7 your old friends8 ,top4 ,friends8 ,nego argumentum4 ,sam4 ,and why not friends8 ,top4 ,because amicitia 7as in old annals we find7 is inter pares4 ,now1 my pretty companions 7#dj7 you shall see how unequal you be to me2 but ,i will not cut you quite off1 you shall be my half-friends for reaching to my middle2 so far as from the ground to the waist ,i will be your friend4 #de ,dar4 ,learnedly4 ,but what shall become of the rest of your body1 from the waist to the crown8 ,top4 ,my children1 quod supra vos nihil ad vos2 you must think the rest immortal1 because 7#ej7 you cannot reach it4 ,epi4 ,nay1 ,i tell ye my master is more than a man4 ,dar4 ,and thou less than a mouse4 ,top4 ,but what be you two8 #ee ,sam4 ,i am ,samias1 page to ,eumenides4 ,dar4 ,and ,i ,dares1 page to ,endymion4 ,top4 ,of what occupation are your masters8 ,dar4 ,occupation1 you clown6 ,why1 they are honourable and warriors4 #fj ,top4 ,then are they my prentices4 ,dar4 ,thine6 ,and why so8 ,top4 ,i was the first that ever devised war1 and therefore by ,mars himself given me for my arms a whole armory2 and thus ,i go1 as you 7#fe7 see1 clothed with artillery4 ,it is not silks1 milksops1 nor tissues1 nor the fine wool of ,seres1#ab but iron1 steel1 swords1 flame1 shot1 terror1 clamour1 blood1 and ruin1 that rocks asleep my thoughts1 which never had any other cradle 7#gj7 but cruelty4 ,let me see1 do you not bleed8 ,dar4 ,why so8 ,top4 ,commonly my words wound4 ,sam4 ,what then do your blows8 ,top4 ,not only wound1#ac but also confound4 #ge ,sam4 ,how darest thou come so near thy master1 ,epi8 ,sir ,tophas1 spare us4 ,top4 ,you shall live3--you1 ,samias1 because you are little2 you1 ,dares1 because you are no bigger2 and both of you1 because you are but 7#hj7 two2 for commonly ,i kill by the dozen1 and have for every particular adversary a peculiar weapon4 ,sam4 ,may we know the use1 for our better skill in war8 ,top4 ,you shall4 ,here is a bird-bolt for the 7#he7 ugly beast the blackbird4 ,dar4 ,a cruel sight4 ,top4 ,here is the musket for the untamed or1 as the vulgar sort term it1 the wild mallard4#ad ,sam4 ,o desperate attempt6 #ij ,epi4 ,nay1 my master will match them4 ,dar4 ,ay1 if he catch them4 ,top4 ,here is a spear and shield1 and both necessary1 the one to conquer1 the other to subdue or overcome the terrible trout1 which although 7#ie7 he be under the water1 yet tying a string to the top of my spear and an engine of iron to the end of my line1 ,i overthrow him1 and then herein ,i put him4 ,sam4 ,o wonderful war6 ,aside4 ,dares1 7#ajj7 didst thou ever hear such a dolt8 ,dar4 ,aside4 ,all the better2 we shall have good sport hereafter1 if we can get leisure4 ,sam4 ,aside4 ,leisure6 ,i will rather lose my master's service than his company6 ,look 7#aje7 how he struts4 ,to ,sir ,,tophas4 ,but what is this8 ,call you it your sword8 ,top4 ,no1 it is my simitar2 which ,i1 by construction often studying to be compendious1 call my smiter4 #aaj ,dar4 ,what1 are you also learned1 sir8 ,top4 ,learned8 ,i am all ,mars and ,ars4 ,sam4 ,nay1 you are all mass and ass4 ,top4 ,mock you me8 ,you shall both suffer1 yet with such weapons as you shall make choice 7#aae7 of the weapon wherewith you shall perish4 ,am ,i all a mass or lump2 is there no proportion in me8 ,am ,i all ass2 is there no wit in me8 ,epi1 prepare them to the slaughter4 ,sam4 ,i pray1 sir1 hear us speak6 ,we call 7#abj7 you mass1 which your learning doth well understand is all man1 for mas1 maris is a man4 ,then as 7as you know7 is a weight1 and we for your virtues account you a weight4 ,top4 ,the ,latin hath saved your lives1 the 7#abe7 which a world of silver could not have ransom'd4 ,i understand you1 and pardon you4 ,dar4 ,well1 ,sir ,tophas1 we bid you farewell1 and at our next meeting we will be ready to do you service4 #acj ,top4 ,samias1 ,i thank you3 ,dares1 ,i thank you3 but especially ,i thank you both4 ,sam4 ,aside4 ,wisely4 ,come1 next time we 'll have some pretty gentlewomen with us to walk1 for without doubt with them he will 7#ace7 be very dainty4 ,dar4 ,come1 let us see what our masters do2 it is high time4 ,exeunt ,,samias and ,,dares4 ,top4 ,now will ,i march into the field1 where1 if ,i cannot encounter with my foul 7#adj7 enemies1 ,i will withdraw myself to the river1 and there fortify for fish1 for there resteth no minute free from fight4 ,exeunt ,sir ,,tophas and ,,epiton4 #ade ,,scene ,,iv4#ae ,enter at one side ,,floscula and ,,tellus1 at the other ,,dipsas4 ,tellus4 ,behold1 ,floscula1 we have met with the woman by chance that we sought for by travel4 ,i will break my mind to her without ceremony or circumstance1 lest we lose that time in advice that should be spent in 7#e7 execution4 ,flosc4 ,use your discretion2 ,i will in this case neither give counsel nor consent1 for there cannot be a thing more monstrous than to force affection by sorcery1 neither do ,i imagine 7#aj7 anything more impossible4 ,tellus4 ,tush1 ,floscula1 in obtaining of love1 what impossibilities will ,i not try8 ,and for the winning of ,endymion1 what impieties will ,i not practise8 ,dipsas1 whom as many honour for 7#ae7 age as wonder at for cunning1 listen in few words to my tale1 and answer in one word to the purpose1 for that neither my burning desire can afford long speech1 nor the short time ,i have to stay many delays4 ,is it possible by herbs1 7#bj7 stones1 spells1 incantation1 enchantment1 exorcisms1 fire1 metals1 planets1 or any practice1#af to plant affection where it is not1 and to supplant it where it is8 ,dipsas4 ,fair lady1 you may imagine that 7#be7 these hoary hairs are not void of experience1 nor the great name that goeth of my cunning to be without cause4 ,i can darken the sun by my skill and remove the moon out of her course2 ,i can restore youth to the aged and make #cj hills without bottoms2 there is nothing that ,i cannot do but that only which you would have me do3 and therein ,i differ from the gods1 that ,i am not able to rule hearts2 for were it in my power to place affection by appointment1 ,i 7#ce7 would make such evil appetites1 such inordinate lusts1 such corsed desires1 as all the world should be filled both with superstitious heats and extreme love4 ,tellus4 ,unhappy ,tellus1 whose desires are 7#dj7 so desperate that they are neither to be conceived of any creature1 nor to be cured by any art6 ,dipsas4 ,this ,i can3 breed slackness in love1 though never root it out4 ,what is he whom 7#de7 you love1 and what she that he honoureth8 ,tellus4 ,endymion1 sweet ,endymion is he that hath my heart2 and ,cynthia1 too1 too fair ,cynthia1 the miracle of nature1 of time1 of fortune1 is the lady that he delights in1 and 7#ej7 dotes on every day1 and dies for ten thousand times a day4 ,dipsas4 ,would you have his love either by absence or sickness aslaked8#ag ,would you that ,cynthia should mistrust him1 or be jealous 7#ee7 of him without colour8 ,tellus4 ,it is the only thing ,i crave1 that1 seeing my love to ,endymion1 unspotted1 cannot be accepted1 his truth to ,cynthia1 though it be unspeakable1 may be suspected4 #fj ,dipsas4 ,i will undertake it1 and overtake#ah him1 that all his love shall be doubted of1 and therefore become desperate3 but this will wear out with time that treadeth all things down but truth4 #fe ,tellus4 ,let us go4 ,dipsas4 ,i follow4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#ai ,enter ,,endymion4 ,endymion4 ,o fair ,cynthia6 ,o unfortunate ,endymion6 ,why was not thy birth as high as thy thoughts1 or her beauty less than heavenly2 or why are not thine honours as rare as her beauty1 or thy fortunes as great as thy deserts8 7#e7 ,sweet ,cynthia1 how wouldst thou be pleased1 how possessed8 ,will labours1 patient of all extremities1 obtain thy love8 ,there is no mountain so steep that ,i will not climb1 no monster so cruel that ,i will not tame1 no action 7#aj7 so desperate that ,i will not attempt4 ,desirest thou the passions of love1 the sad and melancholy moods of perplexed minds1 the not-to-be-expressed torments of racked thoughts8 ,behold my sad tears1 my deep sighs1 my hollow 7#ae7 eyes1 my broken sleeps1 my heavy countenance4 ,wouldst thou have me vow'd only to thy beauty and consume every minute of time in thy service8 ,remember my solitary life almost these seven years4 ,whom have ,i entertained 7#bj7 but mine own thoughts and thy virtues8 ,what company have ,i used but contemplation8 ,whom have ,i wond'red at but thee8 ,nay1 whom have ,i not contemned for thee8 ,have ,i not crept to those on whom ,i might have trodden1 7#be7 only because thou didst shine upon them8 ,have not injuries been sweet to me1 if thou vouchsafest ,i should bear them8 ,have ,i not spent my golden years in hopes1 waxing old with wishing1 yet wishing nothing but thy love8 7#cj7 ,with ,tellus1 fair ,tellus1 have ,i dissembled1 using her but as a cloak for mine affections1 that others1 seeing my mangled and disordered mind1 might think it were for one that loveth me1 not for ,cynthia1 whose perfection alloweth 7#ce7 no companion nor comparison4 ,in the midst of these distemp'red thoughts of mine thou art not only jealous of my truth1 but careless1 suspicious1 and secure2 which strange humour maketh my mind as desperate as thy conceits are #dj doubtful4 ,i am none of those wolves that bark most when thou shinest brightest1 but that fish 7thy fish1#bj ,cynthia1 in the flood ,araris7 which at thy waxing is as white as the driven snow1 and at thy waning as black as deepest darkness4 7#de7 ,i am that ,endymion1 sweet ,cynthia1 that have carried my thoughts in equal balance with my actions1 being always as free from imagining ill as enterprising2 that ,endymion whose eyes never esteemed anything fair but thy 7#ej7 face1 whose tongue termed nothing rare but thy virtues1 and whose heart imagined nothing miraculous but thy government2 yea1 that ,endymion1 who1 divorcing himself from the amiableness of all ladies1 the bravery of all courts1 7#ee7 the company of all men1 hath chosen in a solitary cell to live1 only by feeding on thy favour1 accounting in the world--but thyself--nothing excellent1 nothing immortal3 thus mayest thou see every vein1 sinew1 muscle1 and artery of 7#fj7 my love1 in which there is no flattery1 nor deceit1 error1 nor art4 ,but soft1 here cometh ,tellus4 ,i must turn my other face to her1 like ,janus1 lest she be as suspicious as ,juno4 ,enter ,,tellus1 ,,floscula1 and ,,dipsas4 ,tellus4 ,yonder ,i espy ,endymion4 ,i will 7#fe7 seem to suspect nothing1 but soothe him1 that seeing ,i cannot obtain the depth of his love1 ,i may learn the height of his dissembling4 ,floscula and ,dipsas1 withdraw yourselves out of our sight1 yet be within the hearing of our 7#gj7 saluting4 ,,floscula and ,,dipsas withdraw4 ,how now1 ,endymion1 always solitary8 ,no company but your own thoughts1 no friend but melancholy fancies8 ,end4 ,you know1 fair ,tellus1 that the 7#ge7 sweet remembrance of your love is the only companion of my life1 and thy presence1 my paradise2 so that ,i am not alone when nobody is with me1 and in heaven itself when thou art with me4 #hj ,tellus4 ,then you love me1 ,endymion8 ,end4 ,or else ,i live not1 ,tellus4 ,tellus4 ,is it not possible for you1 ,endymion1 to dissemble8 ,end4 ,not1 ,tellus1 unless ,i could make me 7#he7 a woman4 ,tellus4 ,why1 is dissembling joined to their sex inseparable1 as heat to fire1 heaviness to earth1 moisture to water1 thinness to air8 ,end4 ,no1 but found in their sex as common 7#ij7 as spots upon doves1 moles upon faces1 caterpillars upon sweet apples1 cobwebs upon fair windows4 ,tellus4 ,do they all dissemble8 ,end4 ,all but one4 #ie ,tellus4 ,who is that8 ,end4 ,i dare not tell2 for if ,i should say you1 then would you imagine my flattery to be extreme2 if another1 then would you think my love to be but indifferent4 #ajj ,tellus4 ,you will be sure ,i shall take no vantage of your words4 ,but1 in sooth1 ,endymion1 without more ceremonies1 is it not ,cynthia8 ,end4 ,you know1 ,tellus1 that of the gods we are forbidden to dispute1 because their deities 7#aje7 come not within the compass of our reasons2 and of ,cynthia we are allowed not to talk but to wonder1 because her virtues are not within the reach of our capacities4 ,tellus4 ,why1 she is but a woman4 #aaj ,end4 ,no more was ,venus4 ,tellus4 ,she is but a virgin4 ,end4 ,no more was ,vesta4 ,tellus4 ,she shall have an end4 ,end4 ,so shall the world4 #aae ,tellus4 ,is not her beauty subject to time8 ,end4 ,no more than time is to standing still4 ,tellus4 ,wilt thou make her immortal8 ,end4 ,no1 but incomparable4 ,tellus4 ,take heed1 ,endymion1 lest like 7#abj7 the wrestler in ,olympia1 that striving to lift an impossible weight catch'd an incurable strain1 thou1 by fixing thy thoughts above thy reach1 fall into a disease without all recure4 ,but ,i see thou art now in love with ,cynthia4 #abe ,end4 ,no1 ,tellus1 thou knowest that the stately cedar1 whose top reacheth unto the clouds1 never boweth his head to the shrubs that grow in the valley2 nor ivy1 that climbeth up by the elm1 can ever get hold of the 7#acj7 beams of the sun4 ,cynthia ,i honour in all humility1 whom none ought or dare adventure to love1 whose affections are immortal1 and virtues infinite4 ,suffer me1 therefore1 to gaze on the moon1 at whom1 were it not for thyself1 ,i would 7#ace7 die with wondering4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ba ,enter ,,dares1 ,,samias1 ,,scintilla1 and ,,favilla4 ,dar4 ,come1 ,samias1 didst thou ever hear such a sighing1 the one for ,cynthia1 the other for ,semele1 and both for moonshine in the water8 ,sam4 ,let them sigh1 and let us sing4 ,how 7#e7 say you1 gentlewomen1 are not our masters too far in love8 ,scint4 ,their tongues1 haply1 are dipp'd to the root in amorous words and sweet discourses1 but ,i think their hearts are scarce tipp'd on 7#aj7 the side with constant desires4 ,dar4 ,how say you1 ,favilla1 is not love a lurcher1#bb that taketh men's stomachs away that they cannot eat1 their spleen that they cannot laugh1 their hearts that they cannot fight1 7#ae7 their eyes that they cannot sleep1 and leaveth nothing but livers to make nothing but lovers6 ,favil4 ,away1 peevish boy2 a rod were better under thy girdle than love in thy mouth6 ,it will be a forward cock that croweth in the #bj shell4 ,dar4 ,alas1 good old gentlewoman1 how it becometh you to be grave6 ,scint4 ,favilla1 though she be but a spark1 yet is she fire4 #be ,favil4 ,and you1 ,scintilla1 be not much more than a spark1 though you would be esteemed a flame4 ,sam4 ,aside to ,dares4 ,it were good sport to see the fight between two sparks4 #cj ,dar4 ,aside to ,samias4 ,let them to it1 and we will warm us by their words4 ,scint4 ,you are not angry1 ,favilla8 ,favil4 ,that is1 ,scintilla1 as you list to take it4 #ce ,sam4 ,that1 that6 ,scint4 ,this it is to be matched with girls1 who coming but yesterday from making of babies1#bc would before to-morrow be accounted matrons4 ,favil4 ,i cry your matronship mercy4 ,because 7#dj7 your pantables#bd be higher with cork1 therefore your feet must needs be higher in the insteps4 ,you will be mine elder because you stand upon a stool and ,i on the floor4 ,sam4 ,good1 good6 #de ,dar4 ,to ,samias4 ,let them alone1 and see with what countenance they will become friends4 ,scint4 ,nay1 you think to be the wiser1 because you mean to have the last word4 #ej ,sam4 ,to ,dares4 ,step between them lest they scratch4--,in faith1 gentlewomen1 seeing we came out to be merry1 let not your jarring mar our jests2 be friends4 ,how say you8 ,scint4 ,i am not angry1 but it spited me to 7#ee7 see how short she was4 ,favil4 ,i meant nothing till she would needs cross me4 ,dar4 ,then1 so let it rest4 ,scint4 ,i am agreed4 #fj ,favil4 ,and ,i4 ,yet ,i never took anything so unkindly in my life4 ,weeps4 ,scint4 ',tis ,i have the cause1 that never offered the occasion4 ,weeps4 ,dar4 ,excellent1 and right like a woman4 #fe ,sam4 ,a strange sight to see water come out of fire4 ,dar4 ,it is their property to carry in their eyes fire and water1 tears and torches1 and in their mouths honey and gall4 #gj ,enter at the opposite side ,,sir ,,tophas and ,,epiton4 ,scint4 ,you will be a good one if you live4 ,but what is yonder formal fellow8 ,dar4 ,sir ,tophas1 ,sir ,tophas1 of whom we told you4 ,if you be good wenches1 make as though you love him1 and wonder at him4 #ge ,favil4 ,we will do our parts4 ,dar4 ,but first let us stand aside1 and let him use his garb1#be for all consisteth in his gracing4 ,the four retire4 ,top4 ,epi6 ,epi4 ,at hand1 sir4 #hj ,top4 ,how likest thou this martial life1 where nothing but blood besprinkleth our bosoms8 ,let me see1 be our enemies#bf fat8 ,epi4 ,passing fat3 and ,i would not change this life to be a lord2 and yourself passeth all 7#he7 comparison1 for other captains kill and beat1 and there is nothing you kill1 but you also eat4 ,top4 ,i will draw out their guts out of their bellies1 and tear the flesh with my teeth1 so mortal is my hate1 and so eager my #ij unstaunched stomach4 ,epi4 ,aside4 ,my master thinks himself the valiantest man in the world if he kill a wren2 so warlike a thing he accounteth to take away life1 though it be from a lark4 #ie ,top4 ,epi1 ,i find my thoughts to swell and my spirit to take wings1 insomuch that ,i cannot continue within the compass of so slender combats4 ,favil4 ,this passeth6 #ajj ,scint4 ,why1 is he not mad8 ,aside4 ,sam4 ,no1 but a little vainglorious4 ,top4 ,epi6 ,epi4 ,sir4 ,top4 ,i will encounter that black and cruel 7#aje7 enemy that beareth rough and untewed#bg locks upon his body1 whose sire throweth down the strongest walls1 whose legs are as many as both ours1 on whose head are placed most horrible horns by nature as a defence from all harms4 #aaj ,epi4 ,what mean you1 master1 to be so desperate8 ,top4 ,honour inciteth me1 and very hunger compelleth me4 ,epi4 ,what is that monster8 #aae ,top4 ,the monster ,ovis4 ,i have said1--let thy wits work4 ,epi4 ,i cannot imagine it4 ,yet let me see1--a 8black enemy0 with 8rough locks40 ,it may be a sheep1 and ,ovis is a sheep4 ,his sire so 7#abj7 strong3 a ram is a sheep's sire1 that being also an engine of war4 ,horns he hath1 and four legs1--so hath a sheep4 ,without doubt1 this monster is a black sheep4 ,is it not a sheep that you mean8 #abe ,top4 ,thou hast hit it3 that monster will ,i kill and sup with4 ,sam4 ,aside4 ,come let us take him off4 ,,samias1 ,,dares1 ,,favilla1 and ,,scintilla come forward4 ,sir ,tophas1 all hail6 #acj ,top4 ,welcome1 children2 ,i seldom cast mine eyes so low as to the crowns of your heads1 and therefore pardon me that ,i spake not all this while4 ,dar4 ,no harm done4 ,here be fair ladies 7#ace7 come to wonder at your person1 your valour1 your wit1 the report whereof hath made them careless of their own honours1 to glut their eyes and hearts upon yours4 ,top4 ,report cannot but injure me1 for that 7#adj7 not knowing fully what ,i am1 ,i fear she hath been a niggard in her praises4 ,scint4 ,no1 gentle knight1 report hath been prodigal1 for she hath left you no equal1 nor herself credit1 so much hath she told1 yet no 7#ade7 more than we now see4 ,dar4 ,a good wench4 ,favil4 ,if there remain as much pity toward women as there is in you courage against your enemies1 then shall we be happy1 who1 #aej hearing of your person1 came to see it1 and seeing it1 are now in love with it4 ,top4 ,love me1 ladies8 ,i easily believe it1 but my tough heart receiveth no impression with sweet words4 ,mars may pierce it1 #aee ,venus shall not paint on it4 ,favil4 ,a cruel saying4 ,sam4 ,aside4 ,there's a girl4 ,dar4 ,will you cast these ladies away1 and all for a little love8 ,do but speak kindly4 #afj ,top4 ,there cometh no soft syllable within my lips2 custom hath made my words bloody and my heart barbarous4 ,that pelting#bh word love1 how waterish it is in my mouth2 it carrieth no sound4 ,hate1 horror1 death1 are 7#afe7 speeches that nourish my spirits4 ,i like honey1 but ,i care not for the bees2 ,i delight in music1 but ,i love not to play on the bagpipes2 ,i can vouchsafe to hear the voice of women1 but to touch their bodies1 ,i disdain it as a 7#agj7 thing childish and fit for such men as can digest nothing but milk4 ,scint4 ,a hard heart6 ,shall we die for your love and find no remedy8 ,top4 ,i have already taken a surfeit4 #age ,epi4 ,good master1 pity them4 ,top4 ,pity them1 ,epi8 ,no1 ,i do not think that this breast shall be pest'red with such a foolish passion4 ,what is that the gentlewoman carrieth in a chain8 #ahj ,epi4 ,why1 it is a squirrel4 ,top4 ,a squirrel8 ,o gods1 what things are made for money6 ,dar4 ,is not this gentleman over-wise8 ,favil4 ,i could stay all day with him1 if 7#ahe7 ,i feared not to be shent4#bi ,scint4 ,is it not possible to meet again8 ,dar4 ,yes1 at any time4 ,favil4 ,then let us hasten home4 ,scint4 ,sir ,tophas1 the god of war deal 7#aij7 better with you than you do with the god of love4 ,favil4 ,our love we may dissemble1 digest we cannot2 but ,i doubt not but time will hamper you and help us4 #aie ,top4 ,i defy time1 who hath no interest in my heart4 ,come1 ,epi1 let me to the battle with that hideous beast4 ,love is pap1 and hath no relish in my taste because it is not terrible4 ,exeunt ,,sir ,,tophas and ,,epiton4 ,dar4 ,indeed a black sheep is a perilous 7#bjj7 beast2 but let us in till another time4 ,favil4 ,i shall long for that time4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cj ,enter ,,endymion4 ,end4 ,no rest1 ,endymion6 ,still uncertain how to settle thy steps by day or thy thoughts by night6 ,thy truth is measured by thy fortune1 and thou art judged unfaithful because thou art unhappy4 ,i will see if ,i can beguile 7#e7 myself with sleep1 and if no slumber will take hold in my eyes1 yet will ,i embrace the golden thoughts in my head1 and wish to melt by musing2 that as ebony1 which no fire can scorch1 is yet consumed with sweet savours1 so my heart1 #aj which cannot be bent by the hardness of fortune1 may be bruised by amorous desires4 ,on yonder bank never grew anything but lunary1#ca and hereafter ,i will never have any bed but that bank4 ,o ,endymion1 ,tellus was fair4 ,but 7#ae7 what availeth beauty without wisdom8 ,nay1 ,endymion1 she was wise4 ,but what availeth wisdom without honour8 ,she was honourable1 ,endymion2 belie her not4 ,ay1 but how obscure is honour without fortune4 ,was she not fortunate 7#bj7 whom so many followed8 ,yes1 yes1 but base is fortune without majesty3 thy majesty1 ,cynthia1 all the world knoweth and wondereth at1 but not one in the world that can imitate it or comprehend it4 ,no more1 ,endymion4 ,sleep 7#be7 or die4 ,nay1 die1 for to sleep1 it is impossible2--and yet ,i know not how it cometh to pass1 ,i feel such a heaviness both in mine eyes and heart that ,i am suddenly benumbed1 yea1 in every joint4 ,it may be weariness1 for when 7#cj7 did ,i rest8 ,it may be deep melancholy1 for when did ,i not sigh8 ,cynthia6 ,ay1 so2--,i say1 ,cynthia6 ,he falls asleep4 ,enter ,,dipsas and ,,bagoa4 ,dipsas4 ,little dost thou know1 ,endymion1 when thou shalt wake1 for hadst thou placed 7#ce7 thy heart as low in love as thy head lieth now in sleep1 thou mightest have commanded ,tellus1 whom now1 instead of a mistress1 thou shalt find a tomb4 ,these eyes must ,i seal up by art1 not nature1 which are to be opened neither by 7#dj7 art nor nature4 ,thou that layest down with golden locks shalt not awake until they be turned to silver hairs2 and that chin on which scarcely appeareth soft down shall be filled with bristles as hard as broom4 ,thou shalt sleep 7#de7 out thy youth and flowering time1 and become dry hay before thou knewest thyself green grass2 and ready by age to step into the grave when thou wakest1 that was youthful in the court when thou laidest thee down to sleep4 7#ej7 ,the malice of ,tellus hath brought this to pass1 which if she could not have intreated of me by fair means1 she would have commanded by menacing1 for from her gather we all our simples to maintain our sorceries4 ,to ,,bagoa4 7#ee7 ,fan with this hemlock over his face1 and sing the enchantment for sleep1 whilst ,i go in and finish those ceremonies that are required in our art4 ,take heed ye touch not his face1 for the fan is so seasoned that whoso it toucheth with 7#fj7 a leaf shall presently die1 and over whom the wind of it breatheth1 he shall sleep forever4 ,bagoa4 ,let me alone2 ,i will be careful4 ,exit ,,dipsas4 ,what hap hadst thou1 ,endymion1 to come under the hands of ,dipsas8 ,o fair ,endymion1 7#fe7 how it grieveth me that that fair face must be turned to a withered skin and taste the pains of death before it feel the reward of love6 ,i fear ,tellus will repent that which the heavens themselves seemed to rue4 ,but ,i hear ,dipsas 7#gj7 coming6 ,i dare not repine1 lest she make me pine1 and rock me into such a deep sleep that ,i shall not awake to my marriage4 ,re-enter ,,dipsas4 ,dipsas4 ,how now1 have you finished8 ,bagoa4 ,yea4 #ge ,dipsas4 ,well then1 let us in2 and see that you do not so much as whisper that ,i did this1 for if you do1 ,i will turn thy hairs to adders and all thy teeth in thy head to tongues4 ,come away1 come away4 ,exeunt ,,dipsas and ,,bagoa4 #hj ,a ,,dumb ,,show#cb representing the dream of ,endymion4 ,music sounds4 ,three ladies enter3 one with a knife and a looking-glass1 who1 by the procurement of one of the other two1 offers to stab ,endymion as he sleeps2 but the third wrings her hands1 lamenteth1 offering still to prevent it1 but dares 7#he7 not4 ,at last1 the first lady looking in the glass1 casts down the knife4 ,exeunt4 ,enters an ancient man with books with three leaves2 offers the same twice4 ,endymion refuseth4 ,he rendeth#cc two1 and offers the third1 #ij where he stands awhile2 and then ,endymion offers to take it4 ,exit the ,old ,man4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#cd ,enter ,,cynthia1 ,,tellus1 ,,semele1 ,,eumenides1 ,,corsites1 ,,panelion1 and ,,zontes4 ,cynthia4 ,is the report true1 that ,endymion is stricken into such a dead sleep that nothing can either wake him or move him8 ,eum4 ,too true1 madam1 and as much to be pitied as wondered at4 #e ,tellus4 ,as good sleep and do no harm as wake and do no good4 ,cynth4 ,what maketh you1 ,tellus1 to be so short8 ,the time was ,endymion only was4 ,eum4 ,it is an old saying1 madam1 that a 7#aj7 waking dog doth afar off bark at a sleeping lion4 ,sem4 ,it were good1 ,eumenides1 that you took a nap with your friend1 for your speech beginneth to be heavy4 7#ae7 ,eum4 ,contrary to your nature1 ,semele1 which hath been always accounted light4 ,cynth4 ,what1 have we here before my face these unseemly and malapert overthwarts6#ce ,i will tame your tongues and your thoughts1 7#bj7 and make your speeches answerable to your duties1 and your conceits fit for my dignity1 else will ,i banish you both my person and the world4 ,eum4 ,pardon1 ,i humbly ask2 but such is my unspotted faith to ,endymion that whatsoever 7#be7 seemeth a needle to prick his finger is a dagger to wound my heart4 ,cynth4 ,if you be so dear to him1 how happeneth it you neither go to see him1 nor search for remedy for him8 #cj ,eum4 ,i have seen him to my grief1 and sought recure with despair1 for that ,i cannot imagine who should restore him that is the wonder to all men4 ,your ,highness1 on whose hands the compass of the earth is at command1 though 7#ce7 not in possession1 may show yourself both worthy your sex1 your nature1 and your favour1 if you redeem that honourable ,endymion1 whose ripe years foretell rare virtues1 and whose unmellowed conceits promise ripe counsel4 #dj ,cynth4 ,i have had trial of ,endymion1 and conceive greater assurance of his age than ,i could hope of his youth4 ,tellus4 ,but timely1 madam1 crooks that tree that will be a cammock1#cf and young it pricks 7#de7 that will be a thorn2 and therefore he that began without care to settle his life1 it is a sign without amendment he will end it4 ,cynth4 ,presumptuous girl1 ,i will make thy tongue an example of unrecoverable displeasure4 7#ej7 ,corsites1 carry her to the castle in the desert1 there to remain and weave4 ,cors4 ,shall she work stories or poetries8 ,cynth4 ,it skilleth#cg not which4 ,go to1 in both2 for she shall find examples infinite in either 7#ee7 what punishment long tongues have4 ,eumenides1 if either the soothsayers in ,egypt1 or the enchanters in ,thessaly1 or the philosophers in ,greece1 or all the sages of the world can find remedy1 ,i will procure it2 therefore1 dispatch 7#fj7 with all speed3 you1 ,eumenides1 into ,thessaly2 you1 ,zontes1 into ,greece1 because you are acquainted in ,athens2 you1 ,panelion1 to ,egypt2 saying that ,cynthia sendeth1 and if you will1 commandeth4 7#fe7 ,eum4 ,on bowed knee ,i give thanks1 and with wings on my legs1 ,i fly for remedy4 ,zon4 ,we are ready at your highness' command1 and hope to return to your full content4 ,cynth4 ,it shall never be said that ,cynthia1 7#gj7 whose mercy and goodness filleth the heavens with joys and the world with marvels1 will suffer either ,endymion or any to perish1 if he may be protected4 ,eum4 ,your ,majesty's words have been always 7#ge7 deeds1 and your deeds virtues4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ch ,enter ,,corsites and ,,tellus4 ,cors4 ,here is the castle1 fair ,tellus1 in which you must weave1 till either time end your days1 or ,cynthia her displeasure4 ,i am sorry so fair a face should be subject to so hard a fortune1 and that the flower of beauty1 which is honoured 7#e7 in courts1 should here wither in prison4 ,tellus4 ,corsites1 ,cynthia may restrain the liberty of my body1 of my thoughts she cannot2 and therefore do ,i esteem myself most free1 though ,i am in greatest bondage4 #aj ,cors4 ,can you then feed on fancy1 and subdue the malice of envy by the sweetness of imagination8 ,tellus4 ,corsites1 there is no sweeter music to the miserable than despair2 and therefore 7#ae7 the more bitterness ,i feel1 the more sweetness ,i find2 for so vain were liberty1 and so unwelcome the following of higher fortune1 that ,i choose rather to pine in this castle than to be a prince in any other court4 #bj ,cors4 ,a humour contrary to your years and nothing agreeable to your sex2 the one commonly allured with delights1 the other always with sovereignty4 ,tellus4 ,i marvel1 ,corsites1 that you being 7#be7 a captain1 who should sound nothing but terror and suck nothing but blood1 can find in your heart to talk such smooth words1 for that it agreeth not with your calling to use words so soft as that of love4 #cj ,cors4 ,lady1 it were unfit of wars to discourse with women1 into whose minds nothing can sink but smoothness2 besides1 you must not think that soldiers be so rough-hewn1 or of such knotty mettle1 that beauty cannot allure1 7#ce7 and you1 being beyond perfection1 enchant4 ,tellus4 ,good ,corsites1 talk not of love1 but let me to my labour4 ,the little beauty ,i have shall be bestowed on my loom1 which ,i now mean to make my lover4 #dj ,cors4 ,let us in1 and what favor ,corsites can show1 ,tellus shall command4 ,tellus4 ,the only favour ,i desire is now and then to walk4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#ci ,enter ,sir ,,tophas and ,,epiton4 ,tophas4 ,epi6 ,epi4 ,here1 sir4 ,tophas4 ,unrig me4 ,heigho6 ,epi4 ,what's that8 ,tophas4 ,an interjection1 whereof some are 7#e7 of mourning3 as eho1 vah4#dj ,epi4 ,i understand you not4 ,tophas4 ,thou seest me4 ,epi4 ,ay4 ,tophas4 ,thou hearest me4 #aj ,epi4 ,ay4 ,tophas4 ,thou feelest me4 ,epi4 ,ay4 ,tophas4 ,and not understand'st me8 ,epi4 ,no4 #ae ,tophas4 ,then am ,i but three-quarters of a noun substantive4 ,but alas1 ,epi1 to tell thee the troth4 ,i am a noun adjective4 ,epi4 ,why8 ,tophas4 ,because ,i cannot stand without 7#bj7 another4 ,epi4 ,who is that8 ,tophas4 ,dipsas4 ,epi4 ,are you in love8 ,tophas4 ,no2 but love hath1 as it were1 7#be7 milk'd my thoughts and drained from my heart the very substance of my accustomed courage2 it worketh in my head like new wine1 so as ,i must hoop my sconce with iron1 lest my head break1 and so ,i bewray#da my brains4 ,but1 ,i 7#cj7 pray thee1 first discover me in all parts1 that ,i may be like a lover1 and then will ,i sigh and die4 ,take my gun and give me a gown3 ,cedant arma tog4#db ,epi4 ,here4 #ce ,tophas4 ,take my sword and shield and give me beard-brush and scissors3 ,bella gerant alii1 tu ,pari semper ama4#dc ,epi4 ,will you be trimm'd1 sir8 ,tophas4 ,not yet2 for ,i feel a contention 7#dj7 within me whether ,i shall frame the bodkin beard or the bush4 ,but take my pike and give me pen3 ,dicere qu puduit1 scribere jussit amor4#dd ,epi4 ,i will furnish you1 sir4 ,tophas4 ,now1 for my bow and bolts give 7#de7 me ink and paper1 for my smiter a pen-knife2 for ,scalpellum1 calami1 atramentum1 charta1 libelli1 ,sint semper studiis arma parata meis4#de ,epi4 ,sir1 will you give over wars and play 7#ej7 with that bauble called love8 ,tophas4 ,give over wars8 ,no1 ,epi1 ,militat omnis amans1 et habet sua castra ,cupido4#df ,epi4 ,love hate made you very eloquent1 but your face is nothing fair4 #ee ,tophas4 ,non formosus erat1 sed erat facundus ,ulysses4#dg ,epi4 ,nay1 ,i must seek a new master if you can speak nothing but verses4 ,tophas4 ,quicquid conabar dicere1 versus 7#fj7 erat4#dh ,epi1 ,i feel all ,ovid ,de ,arte ,amandi lie as heavy at my heart as a load of logs4 ,oh1 what a fine1 thin hair hath ,dipsas6 ,what a pretty low forehead6 ,what a tall and stately nose6 ,what little hollow eyes6 ,what great #fe and goodly lips6 ,how harmless she is1 being toothless1--her fingers fat and short1 adorned with long nails like a bittern6 ,in how sweet a proportion her cheeks hang down to her breasts like dugs and her paps to her waist like bags6 7#gj7 ,what a low stature she is1 and yet what a great foot she carrieth6 ,how thrifty must she be in whom there is no waist6 ,how virtuous is she like to be1 over whom no man can be jealous6 ,epi4 ,stay1 master1 you forget yourself4 #ge ,tophas4 ,o ,epi1 even as a dish melteth by the fire1 so doth my wit increase by love4 ,epi4 ,pithily1 and to the purpose6 ,but what1 begin you to nod8 ,tophas4 ,good ,epi1 let me take a nap2 for 7#hj7 as some man may better steal a horse than another look over the hedge1 so divers shall be sleepy when they would fainest take rest4 ,he sleeps4 ,epi4 ,who ever saw such a woodcock6#di ,love ,dipsas6 ,without doubt all the world will 7#he7 account him valiant1 that ventureth on her whom none durst undertake4 ,but here cometh two wags4 ,enter ,,dares and ,,samias4 ,sam4 ,thy master hath slept his share4 ,dar4 ,i think he doth it because he would 7#ij7 not pay me my board-wages4 ,sam4 ,it is a thing most strange3 and ,i think mine will never return1 so that we must both seek new masters1 for we shall never live by our manners4 #ie ,epi4 ,if you want masters1 join with me and serve ,sir ,tophas2 who must needs keep more men1 because he is toward marriage4 ,sam4 ,what1 ,epi1 where's thy master8 ,epi4 ,yonder1 sleeping in love4 #ajj ,dar4 ,is it possible8 ,epi4 ,he hath taken his thoughts a hole lower1 and saith1 seeing it is the fashion of the world1 he will vail#ej bonnet to beauty4 ,sam4 ,how is he attired8 #aje ,epi4 ,lovely4 ,dar4 ,whom loveth this amorous knight8 ,epi4 ,dipsas4 ,sam4 ,that ugly creature8 ,why1 she is a fool1 a scold1 fat1 without fashion1 and quite 7#aaj7 without favour4 ,epi4 ,tush1 you be simple2 my master hath a good marriage4 ,dar4 ,good6 ,as how8 ,epi4 ,why1 in marrying ,dipsas he shall 7#aae7 have every day twelve dishes of meat to his dinner1 though there be none but ,dipsas with him3 four of flesh1 four of fish1 four of fruit4 ,sam4 ,as how1 ,epi8 ,epi4 ,for flesh these3 woodcock1 goose1 7#abj7 bittern1 and rail4 ,dar4 ,indeed1 he shall not miss1 if ,dipsas be there4 ,epi4 ,for fish these3 crab1 carp1 lump1 and pouting4 #abe ,sam4 ,excellent1 for of my word she is both crabbish1 lumpish1 and carping4 ,epi4 ,for fruit these3 fritters1 medlars1 hartichokes1 and lady-longings4 ,thus you see he shall fare like a king1 though he be but a 7#acj7 beggar4 ,dar4 ,well1 ,epi1 dine thou with him1 for ,i had rather fast than see her face4 ,but see1 thy master is asleep2 let us have a song to wake this amorous knight4 #ace ,epi4 ,agreed4 ,sam4 ,content4 ,,the ,,first ,,song4#ea ,epi4 ,here snores ,tophas1 ,that amorous ass1 ,who loves ,dipsas1 #adj ,with face so sweet1 ,nose and chin meet4 ,all three4 ,at sight of her each ,fury skips ,and flings into her lap their whips4 ,dar4 ,holla1 holla in his ear4 #ade ,sam4 ,the witch1 sure1 thrust her fingers there4 ,epi4 ,cramp him1 or wring the fool by th' nose2 ,dar4 ,or clap some burning flax to his toes4 ,sam4 ,what music's best to wake him8 ,epi4 ,bow-wow1 let bandogs shake him6 #aej ,dar4 ,let adders hiss in 's ear2 ,sam4 ,else earwigs wriggle there4 ,epi4 ,no1 let him batten#eb2 when his tongue ,once goes1 a cat is not worse strung4 ,all three4 ,but if he ope nor mouth nor eyes1 #aee ,he may in time sleep himself wise4 ,top4 ,sleep is a binding of the senses1 love a loosing4 ,epi4 ,aside4 ,let us hear him awhile4 ,top4 ,there appeared in my sleep a goodly 7#afj7 owl1 who1 sitting upon my shoulder1 cried 8,twit1 twit02 and before mine eyes presented herself the express image of ,dipsas4 ,i marvelled what the owl said1 till at the last ,i perceived 8,twit1 twit10 8,to it1 to it10 only #afe by contraction admonished by this vision to make account of my sweet ,venus4 ,sam4 ,sir ,tophas1 you have overslept yourself4 ,top4 ,no1 youth1 ,i have but slept over 7#agj7 my love4 ,dar4 ,love8 ,why1 it is impossible that into so noble and unconquered a courage love should creep1 having first a head as hard to pierce as steel1 then to pass to a heart 7#age7 arm'd with a shirt of mail4 ,epi4 ,ay1 but my master yawning one day in the sun1 ,love crept into his mouth before he could close it1 and there kept such a tumbling in his body that he was glad to untruss#ec 7#ahj7 the points of his heart and entertain ,love as a stranger4 ,top4 ,if there remain any pity in you1 plead for me to ,dipsas4 ,dar4 ,plead6 ,nay1 we will press her to it4 7#ahe7 ,aside to ,,samias4 ,let us go with him to ,dipsas1 and there shall we have good sport4--,but1 ,sir ,tophas1 when shall we go8 ,for ,i find my tongue voluble1 and my heart venturous1 and all myself like myself4 #aij ,sam4 ,aside to ,,dares4 ,come1 ,dares1 let us not lose him until we find our masters1 for as long as he liveth1 we shall lack neither mirth nor meat4 ,epi4 ,we will traverse4#ed ,will you go1 sir8 #aie ,top4 ,i pr1 sequar4#ee ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#ef ,enter ,,eumenides and ,,geron4 ,eum4 ,father1 your sad music being tuned on the same key that my hard fortune is1 hath so melted my mind that ,i wish to hang at your mouth's end till my life end4 ,ger4 ,these tunes1 gentleman1 have ,i been 7#e7 accustomed with these fifty winters1 having no other house to shroud myself but the broad heavens2 and so familiar with me hath use made misery that ,i esteem sorrow my chiefest solace1 and welcomest is that guest to me 7#aj7 that can rehearse the saddest tale or the bloodiest tragedy4 ,eum4 ,a strange humour4 ,might ,i inquire the cause8 ,ger4 ,you must pardon me if ,i deny to tell 7#ae7 it1 for knowing that the revealing of griefs is1 as it were1 a renewing of sorrow1 ,i have vowed therefore to conceal them1 that ,i might not only feel the depth of everlasting discontentment1 but despair of remedy4 ,but whence are you8 7#bj7 ,what fortune hath thrust you to this distress8 ,eum4 ,i am going to ,thessaly1 to seek remedy for ,endymion1 my dearest friend1 who hath been cast into a dead sleep almost these twenty years1 waxing old and ready for the grave1 7#be7 being almost but newly come forth of the cradle4 ,ger4 ,you need not for recure travel far1 for whoso can clearly see the bottom of this fountain shall have remedy for anything4 ,eum4 ,that methinketh is impossible4 ,why1 7#cj7 what virtue can there be in water8 ,ger4 ,yes1 whosoever can shed the tears of a faithful lover shall obtain anything he would4 ,read these words engraven about the brim4 ,eum4 ,have you known this by experience1 7#ce7 or is it placed here of purpose to delude men8 ,ger4 ,i only would have experience of it1 and then should there be an end of my misery2 and then would ,i tell the strangest discourse that ever yet was heard4 7#dj7 ,eum4 ,ah1 ,eumenides6 ,ger4 ,what lack you1 gentleman2 are you not well8 ,eum4 ,yes1 father1 but a qualm that often cometh over my heart doth now take hold of 7#de7 me4 ,but did never any lovers come hither8 ,ger4 ,lusters1 but not lovers2 for often have ,i seen them weep1 but never could ,i hear they saw the bottom4 ,eum4 ,came there women also8 #ej ,ger4 ,some4 ,eum4 ,what did they see8 ,ger4 ,they all wept1 that the fountain overflowed with tears1 but so thick became the water with their tears that ,i could scarce #ee discern the brim1 much less behold the bottom4 ,eum4 ,be faithful lovers so scant8 ,ger4 ,it seemeth so1 for yet heard ,i never of any4 ,eum4 ,ah1 ,eumenides1 how art thou perplexed6 7#fj7 ,call to mind the beauty of thy sweet mistress and the depth of thy never-dying affections4 ,how oft hast thou honoured her1 not only without spot1 but suspicion of falsehood6 ,and how hardly hath she rewarded thee without 7#fe7 cause or colour of despite4 ,how secret hast thou been these seven years1 that hast not1 nor once darest not to name her1 for discontenting her4 ,how faithful1 that hast offered to die for her1 to please her6 ,unhappy ,eumenides6 #gj ,ger4 ,why1 gentleman1 did you once love8 ,eum4 ,once8 ,ay1 father1 and ever shall4 ,ger4 ,was she unkind and you faithful8 ,eum4 ,she of all women the most froward1 and ,i of all creatures the most fond4 #ge ,ger4 ,you doted then1 not loved1 for affection is grounded on virtue1 and virtue is never peevish2 or on beauty1 and beauty loveth to be praised4 ,eum4 ,ay1 but if all virtuous ladies should 7#hj7 yield to all that be loving1 or all amiable gentlewomen entertain all that be amorous1 their virtues would be accounted vices1 and their beauties deformities2 for that love can be but between two1 and that not proceeding of him 7#he7 that is most faithful but most fortunate4 ,ger4 ,i would you were so faithful that your tears might make you fortunate4 ,eum4 ,yea1 father1 if that my tears clear not this fountain1 then may you swear it is but a 7#ij7 mere mockery4 ,ger4 ,so saith every one yet that wept4 ,eum4 ,ah1 ,i faint1 ,i die6 ,ah1 sweet ,semele1 let me alone1 and dissolve1 by weeping1 into water4 ,he gazes into the fountain4 #ie ,ger4 ,this affection seemeth strange3 if he see nothing1 without doubt this dissembling passeth1 for nothing shall draw me from the belief4 ,eum4 ,father1 ,i plainly see the bottom1 7#ajj7 and there in white marble engraven these words3 ,ask one for all1 and but one thing at all4 ,ger4 ,o fortunate ,eumenides1 7for so have ,i heard thee call thyself17 let me see4 ,i cannot discern any such thing4 ,i think thou dreamest4 7#aje7 ,eum4 ,ah1 father1 thou art not a faithful lover1 and therefore canst not behold it4 ,ger4 ,then ask1 that ,i may be satisfied by the event1 and thyself blessed4 ,eum4 ,ask8 ,so ,i will4 ,and what shall ,i 7#aaj7 do but ask1 and whom should ,i ask but ,semele1 the possessing of whose person is a pleasure that cannot come within the compass of comparison2 whose golden locks seem most curious when they seem most careless2 whose sweet looks #aae seem most alluring when they are most chaste2 and whose words the more virtuous they are1 the more amorous they be accounted8 ,i pray thee4 ,fortune1 when ,i shall first meet with fair ,semele1 dash my delight with some light disgrace1 7#abj7 lest embracing sweetness beyond measure1 ,i take a surfeit without recure4 ,let her practise her accustomed coyness that ,i may diet myself upon my desires2 otherwise the fulness of my joys will diminish the sweetness1 and 7#abe7 ,i shall perish by them before ,i possess them4 ,why do ,i trifle the time in words8 ,the least minute being spent in the getting of ,semele is more worth than the whole world2 therefore let me ask4 ,what now1 ,eumenides6 ,whither 7#acj7 art thou drawn8 ,hast thou forgotten both friendship and duty1 care of ,endymion1 and the commandment of ,cynthia8 ,shall he die in a leaden sleep because thou sleepest in a golden dream8 ,ay1 let him sleep ever1 so ,i slumber 7#ace7 but one minute with ,semele4 ,love knoweth neither friendship nor kindred4 ,shall ,i not hazard the loss of a friend for the obtaining of her for whom ,i would often lose myself8 ,fond#eg ,eumenides1 shall the enticing beauty of a 7#adj7 most disdainful lady be of more force than the rare fidelity of a tried friend8 ,the love of men to women is a thing common and of course2 the friendship of man to man infinite and immortal4 ,tush6 ,semele doth possess my love4 ,ay1 7#ade7 but ,endymion hath deserved it4 ,i will help ,endymion4 ,i found ,endymion unspotted in his truth4 ,ay1 but ,i shall find ,semele constant in her love4 ,i will have ,semele4 ,what shall ,i do8 ,father1 thy gray hairs are embassadors of 7#aej7 experience4 ,which shall ,i ask8 ,ger4 ,eumenides1 release ,endymion1 for all things1 friendship excepted1 are subject to fortune3 love is but an eye-worm1 which only tickleth the head with hopes and wishes2 7#aee7 friendship the image of eternity1 in which there is nothing movable1 nothing mischievous4 ,as much difference as there is between beauty and virtue1 bodies and shadows1 colours and life1 so great odds is there between love and #afj friendship4 ,love is a chameleon1 which draweth nothing into the mouth but air1 and nourisheth nothing in the body but lungs4 ,believe me1 ,eumenides1 desire dies in the same moment that beauty 7#afe7 sickens1 and beauty fadeth in the same instant that it flourisheth4 ,when adversities flow1 then love ebbs2 but friendship standeth stiffly in storms4 ,time draweth wrinkles in a fair face1 but addeth fresh colours to a fast friend1 7#agj7 which neither heat1 nor cold1 nor misery1 nor place1 nor destiny1 can alter or diminish4 ,o friendship1 of all things the most rare1 and therefore most rare because most excellent1 whose comforts in misery is always sweet1 7#age7 and whose counsels in prosperity are ever fortunate6 ,vain love1 that1 only coming near to friendship in name1 would seem to be the same or better in nature6 ,eum4 ,father1 ,i allow your reasons1 and 7#ahj7 will therefore conquer mine own4 ,virtue shall subdue affections1 wisdom lust1 friendship beauty4 ,mistresses are in every place1 and as common as hares on ,athos1 bees in ,hybla1 fowls in the air2 but friends to be found #ahe are like the phnix in ,arabia1 but one2 or the philadelphi in ,arays1 never above two4 ,i will have ,endymion4 ,sacred fountain1 in whose bowels are hidden divine secrets1 ,i have increased your waters with the tears of unspotted 7#aij7 thoughts1 and therefore let me receive the reward you promise4 ,endymion1 the truest friend to me1 and faithfulest lover to ,cynthia1 is in such a dead sleep that nothing can wake or move him4 #aie ,ger4 ,dost thou see anything8 ,eum4 ,i see in the same pillar these words3 ,when she whose figure of all is the perfectest1 and never to be measured2 always one1 yet never the same2 still inconstant1 yet never wavering2 7#bjj7 shall come and kiss ,endymion in his sleep1 he shall then rise1 else never4 ,this is strange4 ,ger4 ,what see you else8 ,eum4 ,there cometh over mine eyes either a dark mist1 or upon the fountain a deep 7#bje7 thickness1 for ,i can perceive nothing4 ,but how am ,i deluded1 or what difficult1 nay impossible thing is this8 ,ger4 ,methinketh it easy4 ,eum4 ,good father1 and how8 #baj ,ger4 ,is not a circle of all figures the perfectest8 ,eum4 ,yes4 ,ger4 ,and is not ,cynthia of all circles the most absolute8 #bae ,eum4 ,yes4 ,ger4 ,is it not impossible to measure her1 who still worketh by her influence1 never standing at one stay8 ,eum4 ,yes4 #bbj ,ger4 ,is she not always ,cynthia1 yet seldom in the same bigness2 always wavering in her waxing or waning1 that our bodies might the better be governed1 our seasons the dailier give their increase2 yet never to be removed from her 7#bbe7 course1 as long as the heavens continue theirs8 ,eum4 ,yes4 ,ger4 ,then who can it be but ,cynthia1 whose virtues being all divine must needs bring things to pass that be miraculous8 ,go1 humble thyself 7#bcj7 to ,cynthia2 tell her the success1 of which myself shall be a witness4 ,and this assure thyself1 that she that sent to find means for his safety will now work her cunning4 ,eum4 ,how fortunate am ,i1 if ,cynthia be 7#bce7 she that may do it6 ,ger4 ,how fond#eh art thou1 if thou do not believe it6 ,eum4 ,i will hasten thither that ,i may entreat on my knees for succour1 and embrace in 7#bdj7 mine arms my friend4 ,ger4 ,i will go with thee1 for unto ,cynthia must ,i discover all my sorrows1 who also must work in me a contentment4 ,eum4 ,may ,i now know the cause8 #bde ,ger4 ,that shall be as we walk1 and ,i doubt not but the strangeness of my tale will take away the tediousness of our journey4 ,eum4 ,let us go4 ,ger4 ,i follow4 ,exeunt4 #bej ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#ei ,enter ,,tellus4 ,tellus4 ,i marvel ,corsites giveth me so much liberty1--all the world knowing his charge to be so high and his nature to be most strange1--who hath so ill entreated ladies of great honour that he hath not suffered them to look out 7#e7 of windows1 much less to walk abroad4 ,it may be he is in love with me1 for 7,endymion1 hard-hearted ,endymion1 excepted7 what is he that is not enamour'd of my beauty8 ,but what respectest thou the love of all the world8 ,endymion #aj hates thee4 ,alas1 poor ,endymion1 my malice hath excepded my love1 and thy faith to ,cynthia quenched my affections4 ,quenched1 ,tellus8 ,nay1 kindled them afresh2 insomuch that ,i find scorching flames for dead embers1 7#ae7 and cruel encounters of war in my thoughts instead of sweet parleys4 ,ah1 that ,i might once again see ,endymion6 ,accursed girl1 what hope hast thou to see ,endymion1 on whose head already are grown gray hairs1 and whose life 7#bj7 must yield to nature1 before ,cynthia end her displeasure4 ,wicked ,dipsas1 and most devilish ,tellus1 the one for cunning too exquisite1 the other for hate too intolerable6 ,thou wast commanded to weave the stories and poetries 7#be7 wherein were showed both examples and punishments of tattling tongues1 and thou hast only embroidered the sweet face of ,endymion1 devices of love1 melancholy imaginations1 and what not1 out of thy work1 that thou shouldst 7#cj7 study to pick out of thy mind4 ,but here cometh ,corsites4 ,i must seem yielding and stout2 full of mildness1 yet tempered with a majesty3 for if ,i be too flexible1 ,i shall give him more hope than ,i mean2 if too froward1 enjoy less liberty #ce than ,i would4 ,love him ,i cannot1 and therefore will practise that which is most contrary#fj to our sex1 to dissemble4 ,enter ,,corsites4 ,cor4 ,fair ,tellus1 ,i perceive you rise with the lark1 and to yourself sing with the 7#dj7 nightingale4 ,tellus4 ,my lord1 ,i have no playfellow but fancy2 being barred of all company1 ,i must question with myself1 and make my thoughts my friends4 #de ,cor4 ,i would you would account my thoughts also your friends1 for they be such as are only busied in wondering at your beauty and wisdom2 and some such as have esteemed your fortune too hard2 and divers of that kind 7#ej7 that offer to set you free1 if you will set them free4 ,tellus4 ,there are no colours so contrary as white and black1 nor elements so disagreeing as fire and water1 nor anything so opposite as 7#ee7 men's thoughts and their words4 ,cor4 ,he that gave ,cassandra the gift of prophesying1 with the curse that1 spake she never so true1 she should never be believed1 hath ,i think poisoned the fortune of men1 7#fj7 that uttering the extremities of their inward passions are always suspected of outward perjuries4 ,tellus4 ,well1 ,corsites1 ,i will flatter myself and believe you4 ,what would you do to enjoy 7#fe7 my love8 ,cor4 ,set all the ladies of the castle free1 and make you the pleasure of my life3 more ,i cannot do1 less ,i will not4 ,tellus4 ,these be great words1 and fit your 7#gj7 calling2 for captains must promise things impossible4 ,but will you do one thing for all8 ,cor4 ,anything1 sweet ,tellus1 that am ready for all4 ,tellus4 ,you know that on the lunary bank 7#ge7 sleepeth ,endymion4 ,cor4 ,i know it4 ,tellus4 ,if you will remove him from that place by force1 and convey him into some obscure cave by policy1 ,i give you here the 7#hj7 faith of an unspotted virgin that you only shall possess me as a lover1 and in spite of malice have me for a wife4 ,cor4 ,remove him1 ,tellus6 ,yes1 ,tellus1 he shall be removed1 and that so soon as#fa thou 7#he7 shalt as much commend my diligence as my force4 ,i go4 ,tellus4 ,stay1 will yourself attempt it8 ,cor4 ,ay1 ,tellus2 as ,i would have none partaker of my sweet love1 so shall none be 7#ij7 partners of my labors4 ,but ,i pray thee go at your best leisure1 for ,cynthia beginneth to rise1 and if she discover our love1 we both perish1 for nothing pleaseth her but the fairness of virginity4 ,all things must be not only without 7#ie7 lust but without suspicion of lightness4 ,tellus4 ,i will depart1 and go you to ,endymion4 ,cor4 ,i fly1 ,tellus1 being of all men the most fortunate4 ,exit4 #ajj ,tellus4 ,simple ,corsites1 ,i have set thee about a task1 being but a man1 that the gods themselves cannot perform1 for little dost thou know how heavy his head lies1 how hard his fortune2 but such shifts must women have to deceive 7#aje7 men1 and under colour of things easy1 entreat that which is impossible2 otherwise we should be cumb'red with importunities1 oaths1 sighs1 letters1 and all implements of love1 which to one resolved to the contrary are most loathsome4 7#aaj7 ,i will in1 and laugh with the other ladies at ,corsites' sweating4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#fb ,enter ,,samias and ,,dares4 ,sam4 ,will thy master never awake8 ,dar4 ,no2 ,i think he sleeps for a wager4 ,but how shall we spend the time8 ,sir ,tophas is so far in love that he pineth in his bed and cometh not abroad4 #e ,sam4 ,but here cometh ,epi in a pelting chafe4#fc ,enter ,,epiton4 ,epi4 ,a pox of all false proverbs1 and were a proverb a page1 ,i would have him by the ears6 ,sam4 ,why art thou angry8 ,epi4 ,why8 ,you know it is said1 8,the 7#aj7 tide tarrieth no man40 ,sam4 ,true4 ,epi4 ,a monstrous lie2 for ,i was tied two hours1 and tarried for one to unloose me4 ,dar4 ,alas1 poor ,epi6 #ae ,epi4 ,poor6 ,no1 no1 you base-conceited slaves1 ,i am a most complete gentleman1 although ,i be in disgrace with ,sir ,tophas4 ,dar4 ,art thou out with him8 ,epi4 ,ay1 because ,i cannot get him a lodging 7#bj7 with ,endymion4 ,he would fain take a nap for forty or fifty years4 ,dar4 ,a short sleep1 considering our long life4 ,sam4 ,is he still in love8 ,epi4 ,in love8 ,why he doth nothing but 7#be7 make sonnets4 ,sam4 ,canst thou remember any one of his poems8 ,epi4 ,ay1 this is one3-- ,the beggar1 ,love1 that knows not where to lodge1 #cj ,at last within my heart1 when ,i slept1 ,he crept1 ,i wak'd1 and so my fancies began to fodge4#fd ,sam4 ,that's a very long verse4 ,epi4 ,why1 the other was short4 ,the first 7#ce7 is called from the thumb to the little finger2 the second from the little finger to the elbow2 and some he hath made to reach to the crown of his head1 and down again to the sole of his foot4 ,it is set to the tune of the black 7#dj7 ,saunce#fe2 ratio est1 because ,dipsas is a black saint4 ,dar4 ,very wisely4 ,but pray thee1 ,epi1 how art thou complete2 and being from thy master1 what occupation wilt thou take8 #de ,epi4 ,know1#ff my hearts4 ,i am an absolute ,microcosmus1 a petty world of myself3 my library is my head1 for ,i have no other books but my brains2 my wardrobe on my back1 for ,i have no more apparel than is on my body2 7#ej7 my armory at my fingers' ends1 for ,i use no other artillery than my nails2 my treasure in my purse4 ,sic omnia mea mecum porto4#fg ,dar4 ,good6 ,epi4 ,know1#fh sirs1 my palace is pav'd with 7#ee7 grass1 and tiled with stars1 for ,clo tegitur qui non habet urnam1#fi--;he that hath no house must lie in the yard4 ,sam4 ,a brave resolution6 ,but how wilt thou spend thy time8 #fj ,epi4 ,not in any melancholy sort2 for mine exercise ,i will walk horses4 ,dar4 ,too bad6 ,epi4 ,why1 is it not said1 8,it is good walking when one hath his horse in his hand08 #fe ,sam4 ,worse and worse6 ,but how wilt thou live8 ,epi4 ,by angling4 ,oh1 'tis a stately occupation to stand four hours in a cold morning1 and to have his nose bitten with frost before his 7#gj7 bait be mumbled with a fish4 ,dar4 ,a rare attempt6 ,but wilt thou never travel8 ,epi4 ,yes1 in a western barge1 when with a good wind and lusty pugs1#gj one may go ten 7#ge7 miles in two days4 ,sam4 ,thou art excellent at thy choice4 ,but what pastime wilt thou use8 ,none8 ,epi4 ,yes1 the quickest of all4 ,sam4 ,what1 dice8 #hj ,epi4 ,no1 when ,i am in haste1 one-and-twenty games at chess1 to pass a few minutes4 ,dar4 ,a life for a little lord1 and full of quickness4 ,epi4 ,tush1 let me alone6 ,but ,i must 7#he7 needs see if ,i can find where ,endymion lieth1 and then go to a certain fountain hard by1 where they say faithful lovers shall have all things they will ask4 ,if ,i can find out any of these1 ,ego et magister meus erimus in tuto1 ,i 7#ij7 and my master shall be friends4 ,he is resolved to weep some three or four pailfuls to avoid the rheum of love that wambleth#ga in his stomach4 ,enter ,master ,constable and ,two ,watchmen4 ,sam4 ,shall we never see thy master1 ,dares8 ,dar4 ,yes2 let us go now1 for to-morrow 7#ie7 ,cynthia will be there4 ,epi4 ,i will go with you2--but how shall we see for the ,watch8 ,sam4 ,tush1 let me alone6 ,i'll begin to them4 ,masters1 ,god speed you4 #ajj #a ,watch4 ,sir boy1 we are all sped already4 ,epi4 ,aside4 ,so methinks1 for they smell all of drink1 like a beggar's beard4 ,dar4 ,but ,i pray1 sirs1 may we see ,endymion8 #aje #b ,watch4 ,no1 we are commanded in ,cynthia's name1 that no man shall see him4 ,sam4 ,no man6 ,why1 we are but boys4 #a ,watch4 ,mass1 neighbours1 he says true1 for if ,i swear ,i will never drink my liquor by 7#aaj7 the quart1 and yet call for two pints1 ,i think with a safe conscience ,i may carouse both4 ,dar4 ,pithily1 and to the purpose4 #b ,watch4 ,tush1 tush1 neighbours1 take me with you4#gb #aae ,sam4 ,aside4 ,this will grow hot4 ,dar4 ,aside4 ,let them alone4 #b ,watch4 ,if ,i say to my wife1 8,wife1 ,i will have no raisins in my pudding10 she puts in currants2 small raisins are raisins1 and boys 7#abj7 are men3 even as my wife should have put no raisins in my pudding1 so shall there no boys see ,endymion4 ,dar4 ,learnedly4 ,epi4 ,let ,master ,constable speak2 ,i think 7#abe7 he is the wisest among you4 ,master ,constable4 ,you know1 neighbours1 'tis an old said saw1 8,children and fools speak true40 ,all4 ,true4 #acj ,mast4 ,const4 ,well1 there you see the men be the fools1 because it is provided from the children4 ,dar4 ,good4 ,mast4 ,const4 ,then1 say ,i1 neighbours1 that 7#ace7 children must not see ,endymion1 because children and fools speak true4 ,epi4 ,o wicked application6 ,sam4 ,scurvily brought about6 #a ,watch4 ,nay1 he says true1 and therefore 7#adj7 till ,cynthia have been here1 he shall not be uncovered4 ,therefore1 away6 ,dar4 ,aside to ,sam4 and ,epi4 ,a watch1 quoth you6 ,a man may watch seven years for a wise word1 and yet go without it4 ,their wits #ade are all as rusty as their bills4--,but come on1 ,master ,constable1 shall we have a song before we go8 ,mast4 ,const4 ,with all my heart4 ,,the ,,second ,,song#gc ,watch4 ,stand6 ,who goes there8 #aej ,we charge you appear ',fore our constable here1 ,in the name of the ,man in the ,moon4 ,to us billmen relate ,why you stagger so late1 #aee ,and how you come drunk so soon4 ,pages4 ,what are ye1 scabs8 ,watch4 ,the ,watch2 ,this the ,constable4 ,pages4 ,a patch4#gd ,const4 ,knock 'em down unless they all stand ,if any run away1 #afj ',tis the old watchman's play4 ,to reach him a bill of his hand4 ,pages4 ,o gentlemen1 hold4 ,your gowns freeze with cold1 ,and your rotten teeth dance in your head2 #afe ,epi4 ,wine1 nothing shall cost ye2 ,sam4 ,nor huge fires to roast ye4 ,dares4 ,then soberly let us be led4 ,const4 ,come1 my brown bills1 we'll roar1#ge ,bounce loud at tavern door4 #agj ,omnes4 ,and i' th' morning steal all to bed4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#gf ,,corsites solus4 ,,endymion lies asleep on the lunary bank4 ,corsites4 ,i am come in sight of the lunary bank4 ,without doubt ,tellus doteth upon me1 and cunningly1 that ,i might not perceive her love1 she hath set me to a task that is done before it is begun4 ,endymion1 you must change 7#e7 your pillow1 and if you be not weary of sleep1 ,i will carry you where at ease you shall sleep your fill4 ,it were good that without more ceremonies ,i took him1 lest being espied1 ,i be entrapt1 and so incur the displeasure of ,cynthia1 who 7#aj7 commonly setteth watch that ,endymion have no wrong4 ,he tries to lift ,endymion4 ,what now1 is your mastership so heavy1 or are you nail'd to the ground8 ,not stir one whit6 ,then use all thy force1 though he feel it and wake4 7#ae7 ,what1 stone-still8 ,turn'd1 ,i think1 to earth with lying so long on the earth4 ,didst not thou1 ,corsites1 before ,cynthia1 pull up a tree that forty years was fast'ned with roots and wreathed in knots to the ground8 ,didst not 7#bj7 thou1 with main force1 pull open the iron gates which no ram or engine could move8 ,have my weak thoughts made brawn-fallen my strong arms1 or is it the nature of love1 or the quintessence of the mind1 to breed numbness or 7#be7 litherness1#gg or ,i know not what languishing in my joints and sinews1 being but the base strings of my body8 ,or doth the remembrance of ,tellus so refine my spirits into a matter so subtle and divine that the other fleshy parts 7#cj7 cannot work whilst they muse8 ,rest thyself1 rest thyself2 nay1 rend thyself in pieces1 ,corsites1 and strive1 in spite of love1 fortune1 and nature1 to lift up this dulled body1 heavier than dead and more senseless than death4 #ce ,enter ,fairies4 ,but what are these so fair fiends that cause my hairs to stand upright and spirits to fall down8 ,hags1--out alas1 nymphs1 ,i crave pardon4 ,ay me1 out6 what do ,i hear6 ,the ,fairies dance1 and with a song pinch him1 and he falleth asleep4 ,they kiss ,endymion and depart4 ,,the ,,third ,,song#gh ,,by ,,fairies ,omnes4 ,pinch him1 pinch him1 black and blue1 #dj ,saucy mortals must not view ,what the ,queen of ,stars is doing1 ,nor pry into our fairy wooing4 #a ,fairy4 ,pinch him blue1 #b ,fairy4 ,and pinch him black2 #de #c ,fairy4 ,let him not lack ,sharp nails to pinch him blue and red1 ,till sleep has rock'd his addle head4 #d ,fairy4 ,for the trespass he hath done1 ,spots o'er all his flesh shall run4 #ej ,kiss ,endymion1 kiss his eyes1 ,then to our midnight heidegyes4#gi ,exeunt ,fairies4 ,enter1 at the side of the stage#hj opposite ,,corsites1 ,,cynthia1 ,,floscula1 ,,semele1 ,,panelion1 ,,zontes1 ,,pythagoras1 and ,,gyptes4 ,,corsites sleeps still4 ,cynth4 ,you see1 ,pythagoras1 what ridiculous opinions you hold1 and ,i doubt not but you are now of another mind4 #ee ,pythag4 ,madam1 ,i plainly perceive that the perfection of your brightness hath pierced through the thickness that covered my mind2 insomuch that ,i am no less glad to be reformed than ashamed to remember my 7#fj7 grossness4 ,gyptes4 ,they are thrice fortunate that live in your palace where truth is not in colours but life1 virtues not in imagination but execution4 ,cynth4 ,i have always studied to have rather 7#fe7 living virtues than painted gods1 the body of truth than the tomb4 ,but let us walk to ,endymion2 it may be it lieth in your arts to deliver him2 as for ,eumenides1 ,i fear he is dead4 #gj ,pythag4 ,i have alleged all the natural reasons ,i can for such a long sleep4 ,gyptes4 ,i can do nothing till ,i see him4 ,cynth4 ,come1 ,floscula2 ,i am sure you are glad that you shall behold ,endymion4 #ge ,flosc4 ,i were blessed1 if ,i might have him recovered4 ,cynth4 ,are you in love with his person8 ,flosc4 ,no1 but with his virtue4 ,cynth4 ,what say you1 ,semele8 #hj ,sem4 ,madam1 ,i dare say nothing for fear ,i offend4 ,cynth4 ,belike you cannot speak except you be spiteful2 but as good be silent as saucy4 ,panelion1 what punishment were fit for #he ,semele1 in whose speech and thoughts is only contempt and sourness8 ,panel4 ,i love not1 madam1 to give any judgment2 yet1 sith ,your ,highness commandeth1 ,i think to commit her tongue close prisoner #ij to her mouth4 ,cynth4 ,agreed4 ,semele1 if thou speak this twelvemonth1 thou shalt forfeit thy tongue4 ,behold ,endymion6#ha ,alas1 poor gentleman1 hast thou spent thy youth in sleep1 that once 7#ie7 vowed all to my service6 ,hollow eyes1 gray hairs1 wrinkled cheeks1 and decayed limbs6 ,is it destiny or deceit that hath brought this to pass8 ,if the first1 who could prevent thy wretched stars8 ,if the latter1 ,i would ,i 7#ajj7 might know thy cruel enemy4 ,i favoured thee1 ,endymion1 for thy honour1 thy virtues1 thy affections2 but to bring thy thoughts within the compass of thy fortunes1 ,i have seemed strange1 that ,i might have thee staid2 and 7#aje7 now are thy days ended before my favour begin4 ,but whom have we here8 ,is it not ,corsites8 ,zon4 ,it is1 but more like a leopard than a man4 ,cynth4 ,awake him4 ,zontes wakens ,corsites4 ,how now1 ,corsites1 what make you here8 7#aaj7 ,how came you deformed8 ,look on thy hands1 and then thou seest the picture of thy face4 ,cors4 ,miserable wretch1 and accursed6 ,how am ,i deluded6 ,madam1 ,i ask pardon for my offence1 and you see my fortune deserveth pity4 #aae ,cynth4 ,speak on2 thy offence cannot deserve greater punishment3 but see thou rehearse the truth1 else shalt thou not find me as thou wishest me4 ,cors4 ,madam1 as it is no offence to be in 7#abj7 love1 being a man mortal1 so ,i hope can it be no shame to tell with whom1 my lady being heavenly4 ,your ,majesty committed to my charge fair ,tellus1 whose beauty in the same moment took my heart captive that ,i undertook to carry 7#abe7 her body prisoner4 ,since that time have ,i found such combats in my thoughts between love and duty1 reverence and affection1 that ,i could neither endure the conflict1 nor hope for the conquest4 #acj ,cynth4 ,in love8 ,a thing far unfitting the name of a captain1 and 7as ,i thought7 the tough and unsmoothed nature of ,corsites4 ,but forth6 ,cors4 ,feeling this continual war1 ,i thought 7#ace7 rather by parley to yield than by certain danger to perish4 ,i unfolded to ,tellus the depth of my affections1 and framed my tongue to utter a sweet tale of love1 that was wont to sound nothing but threats of war4 ,she1 too fair to be 7#adj7 true and too false for one so fair1 after a nice denial1 practised a notable deceit1 commanding me to remove ,endymion from this cabin1 and carry him to some dark cave2 which ,i1 seeking to accomplish1 found impossible2 and so by 7#ade7 fairies or fiends have been thus handled4 ,cynth4 ,how say you1 my lords1 is not ,tellus always practising of some deceits8 ,in sooth1 ,corsites1 thy face is now too foul for a lover1 and thine heart too fond for a soldier4 ,you 7#aej7 see when warriors become wantons how their manners alter with their faces4 ,is it not a shame1 ,corsites1 that having lived so long in ,mars his camp1 thou shouldst now be rocked in ,venus's cradle8 ,dost thou wear ,cupid's 7#aee7 quiver at thy girdle and make lances of looks8 ,well1 ,corsites1 rouse thyself and be as thou hast been2 and let ,tellus1 who is made all of love1 melt herself in her own looseness4 ,cors4 ,madam1 ,i doubt not but to recover 7#afj7 my former state1 for ,tellus's beauty never wrought such love in my mind as now her deceit hath despite2 and yet to be revenged of a woman were a thing than love itself more womanish4 ,gyptes4 ,these spots1 gentleman1 are to be 7#afe7 worn out1 if you rub them over with this lunary2 so that in place where you received this maim you shall find a medicine4 ,cors4 ,i thank you for that4 ,the gods bless me from love and these pretty ladies that 7#agj7 haunt this green4 ,flosc4 ,corsites1 ,i would ,tellus saw your amiable face4 ,,semele laughs4 ,zont4 ,how spitefully ,semele laugheth1 that dare not speak4 #age ,cynth4 ,could you not stir ,endymion with that doubled strength of yours8 ,cors4 ,not so much as his finger with all my force4 ,cynth4 ,pythagoras and ,gyptes1 what 7#ahj7 think you of ,endymion8 ,what reason is to be given1 what remedy8 ,pyth4 ,madam1 it is impossible to yield reason for things that happen not in compass of nature4 ,it is most certain that some strange enchantment 7#ahe7 hath bound all his senses4 ,cynth4 ,what say you1 ,gyptes8 ,gyptes4 ,with ,pythagoras1 that it is enchantment1 and that so strange that no art can undo it1 for that heaviness argueth a malice unremovable 7#aij7 in the enchantress1 and that no power can end it1 till she die that did it1 or the heavens show some means more than miraculous4 ,flosc4 ,o ,endymion1 could spite itself devise a mischief so monstrous as to make thee dead 7#aie7 with life1 and living1 being altogether dead8 ,where others number their years1 their hours1 their minutes1 and step to age by stairs1 thou only hast thy years and times in a cluster1 being old before thou rememb'rest thou wast young4 #bjj ,cynth4 ,no more1 ,floscula2 pity doth him no good3 ,i would anything else might2 and ,i vow by the unspotted honour of a lady he should not miss it4 ,but is this all1 ,gyptes1 that is to be done8 #bje ,gyptes4 ,all as yet4 ,it may be that either the enchantress shall die or else be discovered2 if either happen1 ,i will then practise the utmost of my art4 ,in the mean season1 about this grove would ,i have a watch1 and the first living 7#baj7 thing that toucheth ,endymion to be taken4 ,cynth4 ,corsites1 what say you1 will you undertake this8 ,cors4 ,good madam1 pardon me6 ,i was overtaken#hb too late4 ,i should rather break into 7#bae7 the midst of a main battle than again fall into the hands of those fair babies4 ,cynth4 ,well1 ,i will provide others4 ,pythagoras and ,gyptes1 you shall yet remain in my court1 till ,i hear what may be done in this 7#bbj7 matter4 ,pyth4 ,we attend4 ,cynth4 ,let us go in4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#hc ,enter ,,samias and ,,dares4 ,samias4 ,eumenides hath told such strange tales as ,i may well wonder at them1 but never believe them4 ,dar4 ,the other old man1 what a sad speech used he1 that caused us almost all to weep4 7#e7 ,cynthia is so desirous to know the experiment of her own virtue1 and so willing to ease ,endymion's hard fortune1 that she no sooner heard the discourse but she made herself in a readiness to try the event4 #aj ,sam4 ,we will also see the event4 ,but whist6 here cometh ,cynthia with all her train4 ,let us sneak in amongst them4 ,enter ,,cynthia1 ,,floscula1 ,,semele1 ,,eumenides1 ,,panelion1 etc4 ,cynth4 ,eumenides1 it cannot sink into my head that ,i should be signified by that sacred 7#ae7 fountain1 for many things are there in the world to which those words may be applied4 ,eum4 ,good madam1 vouchsafe but to try2 else shall ,i think myself most unhappy that ,i asked not my sweet mistress4 #bj ,cynth4 ,will you not yet tell me her name8 ,eum4 ,pardon me1 good madam1 for if ,endymion awake1 he shall2 myself have sworn never to reveal it4 ,cynth4 ,well1 let us to ,endymion4 ,i will 7#be7 not be so stately1 good ,endymion1 not to stoop to do thee good2 and if thy liberty consist in a kiss from me1 thou shalt have it2 and although my mouth hath been heretofore as untouched as my thoughts1 yet now to recover thy life1 7#cj7 though to restore thy youth it be impossible1 ,i will do that to ,endymion which yet never mortal man could boast of heretofore1 nor shall ever hope for hereafter4 ,she kisseth him4 ,eum4 ,madam1 he beginneth to stir4 #ce ,cynth4 ,soft1 ,eumenides2 stand still4 ,eum4 ,ah1 ,i see his eyes almost open4 ,cynth4 ,i command thee once again1 stir not4 ,i will stand behind him4 ,pan4 ,what do ,i see8 ,endymion almost 7#dj7 awake8 ,eum4 ,endymion1 ,endymion1 art thou deaf or dumb1 or hath this long sleep taken away thy memory8 ,ah1 my sweet ,endymion1 seest thou not ,eumenides1 thy faithful friend1 thy faithful 7#de7 ,eumenides1 who for thy safety hath been careless of his own content8 ,speak1 ,endymion6 ,endymion6 ,endymion6 ,end4 ,endymion8 ,i call to mind such a name4 #ej ,eum4 ,hast thou forgotten thyself1 ,endymion8 ,then do ,i not marvel thou rememb'rest not thy friend4 ,i tell thee thou art ,endymion1 and ,i ,eumenides4 ,behold also ,cynthia1 by whose favour thou art awaked1 and by whose 7#ee7 virtue thou shalt continue thy natural course4 ,cynth4 ,endymion1 speak1 sweet ,endymion6 ,knowest thou not ,cynthia8 ,end4 ,o heavens1 whom do ,i behold8 ,fair ,cynthia1 divine ,cynthia8 #fj ,cynth4 ,i am ,cynthia1 and thou ,endymion4 ,end4 8,endymion06 ,what do ,i hear#hd8 ,what1 a gray beard1 hollow eyes1 withered body1 decayed limbs1--and all in one night8 ,eum4 ,one night6 ,thou hast here slept 7#fe7 forty years1--by what enchantress as yet it is not known1--and behold1 the twig to which thou laid'st thy head is now become a tree4 ,callest thou not ,eumenides to remembrance8 ,end4 ,thy name ,i do remember by the 7#gj7 sound1 but thy favour#he ,i do not yet call to mind2 only divine ,cynthia1 to whom time1 fortune1 destiny1 and death are subject1 ,i see and remember1 and in all humility ,i regard and reverence4 #ge ,cynth4 ,you have good cause to remember ,eumenides1 who hath for thy safety forsaken his own solace4 ,end4 ,am ,i that ,endymion who was wont in court to lead my life1 and in justs1 tourneys1 7#hj7 and arms1 to exercise my youth8 ,am ,i that ,endymion8 ,eum4 ,thou art that ,endymion1 and ,i ,eumenides3 wilt thou not yet call me to remembrance8 #he ,end4 ,ah1 sweet ,eumenides1 ,i now perceive thou art he1 and that myself have the name of ,endymion2 but that this should be my body ,i doubt1 for how could my curled locks be turned to gray hairs and my strong body to a dying 7#ij7 weakness1 having waxed old1 and not knowing it4 ,cynth4 ,well1 ,endymion1 arise4 ,endymion1 trying to rise1 sinks back4 ,a while sit down1 for that thy limbs are stiff and not able to stay 7#ie7 thee1 and tell what hast thou seen in thy sleep all this while1--what dreams1 visions1 thoughts1 and fortunes2 for it is impossible but in so long time thou shouldst see things strange4 ,end4 ,fair ,cynthia1 ,i will rehearse what 7#ajj7 ,i have seen1 humbly desiring that when ,i exceed in length1 you give me warning1 that ,i may end2 for to utter all ,i have to speak would be troublesome1 although haply the strangeness may somewhat abate the tediousness4 #aje ,cynth4 ,well1 ,endymion1 begin4 ,end4 ,methought ,i saw a lady passing fair1 but very mischievous1 who in the one hand carried a knife with which she offered to cut my throat1 and in the other a looking-glass1 7#aaj7 wherein seeing how ill anger became ladies1 she refrained from intended violence4 ,she was accompanied with other damsels1 one of which1 with a stern countenance1 and as it were with a settled malice engraven in her eyes1 7#aae7 provoked her to execute mischief2 another1 with visage sad1 and constant only in sorrow1 with her arms crossed1 and watery eyes1 seemed to lament my fortune1 but durst not offer to prevent the force4 ,i started in my sleep1 7#abj7 feeling my very veins to swell and my sinews to stretch with fear1 and such a cold sweat bedewed all my body that death itself could not be so terrible as the vision4 ,cynth4 ,a strange sight6 ,gyptes1 at our 7#abe7 better leisure1 shall expound it4 ,end4 ,after long debating with herself1 mercy overcame anger1 and there appeared in her heavenly face such a divine majesty mingled with a sweet mildness that ,i was ravished 7#acj7 with the sight above measure1 and wished that ,i might have enjoyed the sight without end3 and so she departed with the other ladies1 of which the one retained still an unmovable cruelty1 the other a constant pity4 #ace ,cynth4 ,poor ,endymion1 how wast thou affrighted6 ,what else8 ,end4 ,after her1 immediately appeared an aged man with a beard as white as snow1 carrying in his hand a book with three leaves1 #adj and speaking1 as ,i remember1 these words3 8,endymion1 receive this book with three leaves1 in which are contained counsels1 policies1 and pictures10 and with that he offered me the book1 which ,i rejected2 wherewith1 7#ade7 moved with a disdainful pity1 he rent the first leaf in a thousand shivers4 ,the second time he offered it1 which ,i refused also2 at which1 bending his brows1 and pitching his eyes fast to the ground1 as though they were fixed 7#aej7 to the earth and not again to be removed1 then suddenly casting them up to the heavens1 he tore in a rage the second leaf1 and offered the book only with one leaf4 ,i know not whether fear to offend or desire to know some 7#aee7 strange thing moved me3 ,i took the book1 and so the old man vanished4 ,cynth4 ,what didst thou imagine was in the last leaf8 ,end4 ,there portray'd to life1 with a cold 7#afj7 quaking in every joint1 ,i beheld many wolves barking at thee1 ,cynthia1 who having ground their teeth to bite1 did with striving bleed themselves to death4 ,there might ,i see ,ingratitude with an hundred eyes gazing for benefits1 7#afe7 and with a thousand teeth gnawing on the bowels wherein she was bred2 ,treachery stood all clothed in white1 with a smiling countenance1 but both her hands bathed in blood2 ,envy with a pale and meagre face 7whose body 7#agj7 was so lean that one might tell all her bones1 and whose garment was so tatter'd that it was easy to number every thread7 stood shooting at stars1 whose darts fell down again on her own face4 ,there might ,i behold drones or #age beetles--,i know not how to term them--creeping under the wings of a princely eagle1 who1 being carried into her nest1 sought there to suck that vein that would have killed the eagle4 ,i mused that things so base should 7#ahj7 attempt a fact so barbarous1 or durst imagine a thing so bloody4 ,and many other things1 madam1 the repetition whereof may at your better leisure seem more pleasing1 for bees surfeit sometimes with honey1 and the gods are 7#ahe7 glutted with harmony1 and your highness may be dulled with delight4 ,cynth4 ,i am content to be dieted2 therefore1 let us in4 ,eumenides1 see that ,endymion be well tended1 lest either eating immoderately or 7#aij7 sleeping again too long1 he fall into a deadly surfeit or into his former sleep4 ,see this also be proclaimed3 that whosoever will discover this practice shall have of ,cynthia infinite thanks and no small rewards4 #aie ,exeunt all except ,,endymion1 ,,eumenides1 ,,floscula and ,,semele4 ,flosc4 ,ah1 ,endymion1 none so joyful as ,floscula of thy restoring4 ,eum4 ,yes1 ,floscula1 let ,eumenides be somewhat gladder1 and do not that wrong to the settled friendship of a man as to compare it 7#bjj7 with the light affection of a woman4 ,ah1 my dear friend ,endymion1 suffer me to die with gazing at thee4 ,end4 ,eumenides1 thy friendship is immortal and not to be conceived2 and thy good 7#bje7 will1 ,floscula1 better than ,i have deserved2 but let us all wait on ,cynthia4 ,i marvel ,semele speaketh not a word4 ,eum4 ,because if she do1 she loseth her tongue4 #baj ,end4 ,but how prospereth your love8 ,eum4 ,i never yet spake word since your sleep4 ,end4 ,i doubt not but your affection is old and your appetite cold4 #bae ,eum4 ,no1 ,endymion1 thine hath made it stronger1 and now are my sparks grown to flames and my fancies almost to frenzies3 but let us follow1 and within we will debate all this matter at large4 ,exeunt4 #bbj ,,scene ,,ii4#hf ,enter ,sir ,,tophas and ,,epiton4 ,top4 ,epi1 ,love hath justled my liberty from the wall1 and taken the upper hand of my reason4 ,epi4 ,let me then trip up the heels of your affection and thrust your good will into the 7#e7 gutter4 ,top4 ,no1 ,epi1 ,love is a lord of misrule and keepeth ,christmas in my corps4 ,epi4 ,no doubt there is good cheer3 what dishes of delight doth his lordship feast you 7#aj7 withal8 ,top4 ,first1 with a great platter of plum porridge of pleasure1 wherein is stewed the mutton of distrust4 ,epi4 ,excellent love-pap4#hg #ae ,top4 ,then cometh a pie of patience1 a hen of honey1 a goose of gall1 a capon of care1 and many other viands1 some sweet and some sour1 which proveth love to be1 as it was said of in old years1 ,dulce venenum4 #bj ,epi4 ,a brave banquet6 ,top4 ,but1 ,epi1 ,i pray thee feel on my chin2 something pricketh me4 ,what dost thou feel or see8 ,epi4 ,there are three or four little hairs4 #be ,top4 ,i pray thee call it my beard4 ,how shall ,i be troubled when this young spring#hh shall grow to a great wood6 ,epi4 ,oh1 sir1 your chin is but a quiller#hi yet2 you will be most majestical when it is full-fledged4 7#cj7 ,but ,i marvel that you love ,dipsas1 that old crone4 ,top4 ,agnosco veteris vestigia flamm#ij2 ,i love the smoke of an old fire4 ,epi4 ,why she is so cold that no fire can 7#ce7 thaw her thoughts4 ,top4 ,it is an old goose1 ,epi1 that will eat no oats2 old kine will kick1 old rats gnaw cheese1 and old sacks will have much patching4 ,i prefer an old coney before a rabbit-sucker1#ia 7#dj7 and an ancient hen before a young chicken-peeper4 ,epi4 ,aside4 ,argumentum ab antiquitate2 my master loveth antique work4 ,top4 ,give me a pippin that is withered 7#de7 like an old wife6 ,epi4 ,good1 sir4 ,top4 ,then1--a contrario sequitur argumentum1--give me a wife that looks like an old pippin4 #ej ,epi4 ,aside4 ,nothing hath made my master a fool but flat scholarship4 ,top4 ,knowest thou not that old wine is best8 ,epi4 ,yes4 ,top4 ,and thou knowest that like will to#ib 7#ee7 like8 ,epi4 ,ay4 ,top4 ,and thou knowest that ,venus loved the best wine8 ,epi4 ,so4 #fj ,top4 ,then ,i conclude that ,venus was an old woman in an old cup of wine1 for est ,venus in vinis1 ignis in igne fuit4#ic ,epi4 ,o lepidum caput4#id ,o madcap master6 ,you were worthy to win ,dipsas1 were she as 7#fe7 old again1 for in your love you have worn the nap of your wit quite off and made it threadbare4 ,but soft1 who comes here8 ,enter ,,samias and ,,dares4 ,top4 ,my solicitors4 ,sam4 ,all hail1 ,sir ,tophas2 how feel you 7#gj7 yourself8 ,top4 ,stately in every joint1 which the common people term stiffness4 ,doth ,dipsas stoop8 ,will she yield8 ,will she bend8 ,dar4 ,oh1 sir1 as much as you would wish1 7#ge7 for her chin almost toucheth her knees4 ,epi4 ,master1 she is bent1 ,i warrant you4 ,top4 ,what conditions doth she ask8 ,sam4 ,she hath vowed she will never love any that hath not a tooth in his head less than 7#hj7 she4 ,top4 ,how many hath she8 ,dar4 ,one4 ,epi4 ,that goeth hard1 master1 for then you must have none4 #he ,top4 ,a small request1 and agreeable to the gravity of her years4 ,what should a wise man do with his mouth full of bones like a charnel-house8 ,the turtle true hath ne'er a tooth4 ,sam4 ,aside4 ,thy master is in a notable 7#ij7 vein1 that will lose his teeth to be like a turtle4 ,epi4 ,aside4 ,let him lose his tongue1 too2 ,i care not4 ,dar4 ,nay1 you must also have no nails1 for she long since hath cast hers4 #ie ,top4 ,that ,i yield to4 ,what a quiet life shall ,dipsas and ,i lead when we can neither bite nor scratch6 ,you may see1 youths1 how age provides for peace4 ,sam4 ,aside4 ,how shall we do to make 7#ajj7 him leave his love1 for we never spake to her8 ,dar4 ,aside4 ,let me alone4 ,to ,sir ,,tophas4 ,she is a notable witch1 and hath turned her maid ,bagoa to an aspen tree1 for bewraying her secrets4 #aje ,top4 ,i honour her for her cunning1 for now when ,i am weary of walking on two legs1 what a pleasure may she do me to turn me to some goodly ass1 and help me to four4 ,dar4 ,nay1 then ,i must tell you the 7#aaj7 truth4 ,her husband1 ,geron1 is come home1 who this fifty years hath had her to wife4 ,top4 ,what do ,i hear8 ,hath she an husband8 ,go to the sexton and tell him ,desire is dead1 and will him to dig his grave4 ,o 7#aae7 heavens1 an husband6 ,what death is agreeable to my fortune8 ,sam4 ,be not desperate1 and we will help you to find a young lady4 ,top4 ,i love no grissels#ie2 they are so brittle 7#abj7 they will crack like glass1 or so dainty that if they be touched they are straight of the fashion of wax2 animus majoribus instat4#if ,i desire old matrons4 ,what a sight would it be to embrace one whose hair were as orient as 7#abe7 the pearl1 whose teeth shall be so pure a watchet#ig that they shall stain the truest turquoise1 whose nose shall throw more beams from it than the fiery carbuncle1 whose eyes shall be environ'd about with redness exceeding 7#acj7 the deepest coral1 and whose lips might compare with silver for the paleness6 ,such a one if you can help me to1 ,i will by piecemeal curtail my affections towards ,dipsas1 and walk my swelling thoughts till they be cold4 #ace ,epi4 ,wisely provided4 ,how say you1 my friends1 will you angle for my master's cause8 ,sam4 ,most willingly4 ,dar4 ,if we speed him not shortly1 ,i will burn my cap4 ,we will serve him of the spades1 7#adj7 and dig an old wife out of the grave that shall be answerable to his gravity4 ,top4 ,youths1 adieu2 he that bringeth me first news1 shall possess mine inheritance4 ,exit ,sir ,,tophas4 ,dar4 ,what1 is thy master landed8 #ade ,epi4 ,know you not that my master is liber tenens8 ,sam4 ,what 's that8 ,epi4 ,a freeholder4 ,but ,i will after him4 ,sam4 ,and we to hear what news of ,endymion 7#aej7 for the conclusion4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#ih ,enter ,,panelion and ,,zontes4 ,pan4 ,who would have thought that ,tellus1 being so fair by nature1 so honourable by birth1 so wise by education1 would have entered into a mischief to the gods so odious1 to men so detestable1 and to her friend so malicious4 #e ,zon4 ,if ,bagoa had not bewrayed it1 how then should it have come to light8 ,but we see that gold and fair words are of force to corrupt the strongest men1 and therefore able to work silly women like wax4 #aj ,pan4 ,i marvel what ,cynthia will determine in this cause4 ,zon4 ,i fear1 as in all causes3--hear of it in justice1 and then judge of it in mercy2 for how can it be that she that is unwilling to punish 7#ae7 her deadliest foes with disgrace1 will revenge injuries of her train with death4 ,pan4 ,that old witch1 ,dipsas1 in a rage1 having understood her practice to be discovered1 turned poor ,bagoa to an aspen tree4 ,but let 7#bj7 us make haste and bring ,tellus before ,cynthia1 for she was coming out after us4 ,zon4 ,let us go4 ,exeunt4 ,enter1 ,,cynthia1 ,,semele1 ,,floscula1 ,,dipsas1 ,,endymion1 ,,eumenides1 ,,geron1 ,,pythagoras1 ,,gyptes1 and ,,sir ,,tophas4 ,cynth4 ,dipsas1 thy years are not so many as thy vices1 yet more in number than commonly 7#be7 nature doth afford or justice should permit4 ,hast thou almost these fifty years practised that detested wickedness of witchcraft8 ,wast thou1 so simple as for to know the nature of simples1 of all creatures to be most sinful8 ,thou hast #cj threat'ned to turn my course awry and alter by thy damnable art the government that ,i now possess by the eternal gods2 but know thou1 ,dipsas1 and let all the enchanters know1 that ,cynthia1 being placed for light on earth1 is also 7#ce7 protected by the powers of heaven4 ,breathe out thou mayest words2 gather thou mayest herbs2 find out thou mayest stones agreeable to thine art2 yet of no force to appal my heart1 in which courage is so rooted1 and constant 7#dj7 persuasion of the mercy of the gods so grounded1 that all thy witchcraft ,i esteem as weak as the world doth thy case wretched4 ,this noble gentleman1 ,geron1 once thy husband but now thy mortal hate1 didst thou procure to live in 7#de7 a desert1 almost desperate2 ,endymion1 the flower of my court and the hope of succeeding time1 hast thou bewitched by art1 before thou wouldst suffer him to flourish by nature4 ,dipsas4 ,madam1 things past may be repented1 7#ej7 not recalled3 there is nothing so wicked that ,i have not done1 nor anything so wished for as death2 yet among all the things that ,i committed1 there is nothing so much tormenteth my rented and ransack'd thoughts as that in 7#ee7 the prime of my husband's youth ,i divorced him by my devilish art2 for which if to die might be amends1 ,i would not live till to-morrow2 if to live and still be more miserable would better content him1 ,i would wish of all creatures to 7#fj7 be oldest and ugliest4 ,geron4 ,dipsas1 thou hast made this difference between me and ,endymion1 that being both young1 thou hast caused me to wake in melancholy1 losing the joys of my youth1 and him 7#fe7 to sleep1 not rememb'ring youth4 ,cynth4 ,stay1 here cometh ,tellus2 we shall now know all4 ,re-enter ,,panelion and ,,zontes1 with ,,corsites and ,,tellus4 ,cors4 ,i would to ,cynthia thou couldst make as good an excuse in truth as to me thou hast 7#gj7 done by wit4 ,tellus4 ,truth shall be mine answer1 and therefore ,i will not study for an excuse4 ,cynth4 ,is it possible1 ,tellus1 that so few years should harbour so many mischiefs8 ,thy 7#ge7 swelling pride have ,i borne1 because it is a thing that beauty maketh blameless1 which the more it exceedeth fairness in measure1 the more it stretcheth itself in disdain4 ,thy devices against ,corsites ,i smile at1 for that wits1 the sharper #hj they are1 the shrewder#ii they are2 but this unacquainted#ajj and most unnatural practice with a vile enchantress against so noble a gentleman as ,endymion ,i abhor as a thing most malicious1 and will revenge as a deed most monstrous4 7#he7 ,and as for you1 ,dipsas1 ,i will send you into the desert amongst wild beasts1 and try whether you can cast lions1 tigers1 boars1 and bears into as dead a sleep as you did ,endymion1 or turn them to trees1 as you have done ,bagoa4 ,but tell me1 7#ij7 ,tellus1 what was the cause of this cruel part1 far unfitting thy sex1 in which nothing should be but simpleness1 and much disagreeing from thy face1 in which nothing seemed to be but softness4 #ie ,tellus4 ,divine ,cynthia1 by whom ,i receive my life and am content to end it1 ,i can neither excuse my fault without lying1 nor confess it without shame2 yet were it possible that in so heavenly thoughts as yours there could fall 7#ajj7 such earthly motions as mine1 ,i would then hope1 if not to be pardoned without extreme punishment1 yet to be heard without great marvel4 ,cynth4 ,say on1 ,tellus2 ,i cannot imagine any thing that can colour such a cruelty4 #aje ,tellus4 ,endymion1 that ,endymion1 in the prime of his youth1 so ravish'd my heart with love1 that to obtain my desires ,i could not find means1 nor to resist them reason4 ,what was she that favoured not ,endymion1 being 7#aaj7 young1 wise1 honourable1 and virtuous2 besides1 what metal was she made of 7be she mortal7 that is not affected with the spice1 nay1 infected with the poison of that not-to-be-expressed yet always-to-be-felt love1 which breaketh the 7#aae7 brains and never bruiseth the brow1 consumeth the heart and never toucheth the skin1 and maketh a deep scar to be seen before any wound at all be felt4#aja ,my heart1 too tender to withstand such a divine fury1 yielded to 7#abj7 love4 ,madam1 ,i1 not without blushing1 confess ,i yielded to love4 ,cynth4 ,a strange effect of love1 to work such an extreme hate4 ,how say you1 ,endymion8 ,all this was for love8 #abe ,end4 ,i say1 madam1 then the gods send me a woman's hate4 ,cynth4 ,that were as bad1 for then by contrary you should never sleep4 ,but on1 ,tellus2 let us hear the end4 #acj ,tellus4 ,feeling a continual burning in all my bowels1 and a bursting almost in every vein1 ,i could not smother the inward fire1 but it must needs be perceived by the outward smoke2 and by the flying abroad of divers sparks1 7#ace7 divers judged of my scalding flames4 ,endymion1 as full of art as wit1 marking mine eyes1 7in which he might see almost his own17 my sighs1 7by which he might ever hear his name sounded17 aimed at my heart1 in which he 7#adj7 was assured his person was imprinted1 and by questions wrung out that which was ready to burst out4 ,when he saw the depth of my affections1 he swore that mine in respect of his were as fumes to tna1 valleys to ,alps1 ants 7#ade7 to eagles1 and nothing could be compared to my beauty but his love and eternity4 ,thus drawing a smooth shoe upon a crooked foot1 he made me believe that 7which all of our sex willingly acknowledge7 ,i was beautiful1 and 7#aej7 to wonder 7which indeed is a thing miraculous7 that any of his sex should be faithful4 ,cynth4 ,endymion1 how will you clear yourself8 ,end4 ,madam1 by mine own accuser4 #aee ,cynth4 ,well1 ,tellus1 proceed2 but briefly1 lest taking delight in uttering thy love1 thou offend us with the length of it4 ,tellus4 ,i will1 madam1 quickly make an end of my love and my tale4 ,finding continual 7#afj7 increase of my tormenting thoughts1 and that the enjoying of my love made deeper wounds than the entering into it1 ,i could find no means to ease my grief but to follow ,endymion1 and continually to have him in the object of 7#afe7 mine eyes who had me slave and subject to his love4 ,but in the moment that ,i feared his falsehood and tried myself most in mine affections1 ,i found--ah1 grief1 even then ,i lost myself6--,i found him in most melancholy and desperate 7#agj7 terms cursing his stars1 his state1 the earth1 the heavens1 the world1 and all for the love of-- ,cynth4 ,of whom8 ,tellus1 speak boldly4 ,tellus4 ,madam1 ,i dare not utter1 for fear to offend4 #age ,cynth4 ,speak1 ,i say2 who dare take offence1 if thou be commanded by ,cynthia8 ,tellus4 ,for the love of ,cynthia4 ,cynth4 ,for my love1 ,tellus8 ,that were strange4 ,endymion1 is it true8 #ahj ,end4 ,in all things1 madam1 ,tellus doth not speak false4 ,cynth4 ,what will this breed to in the end8 ,well1 ,endymion1 we shall hear all4 ,tellus4 ,i1 seeing my hopes turned to mishaps1 7#ahe7 and a settled dissembling towards me1 and an immovable desire to ,cynthia1 forgetting both myself and my sex1 fell into this unnatural hate2 for knowing your virtues1 ,cynthia1 to be immortal1 ,i could not have an imagination to withdraw 7#aij7 him2 and finding mine own affections unquenchable1 ,i could not carry the mind that any else should possess what ,i had pursued4 ,for though in majesty1 beauty1 virtue1 and dignity1 ,i always humbled and yielded myself 7#aie7 to ,cynthia1 yet in affections ,i esteemed myself equal with the goddesses1 and all other creatures1 according to their states1 with myself2 for stars to their bigness have their lights1 and the sun hath no more1 and little pitchers1 when 7#bjj7 they can hold no more1 are as full as great vessels that run over4 ,thus1 madam1 in all truth have ,i uttered the unhappiness of my love and the cause of my hate1 yielding wholly to that divine judgment which never erred for want of 7#bje7 wisdom or envied for too much partiality4 ,cynth4 ,how say you1 my lords1 to this matter8 ,but what say you1 ,endymion2 hath ,tellus told truth8 ,end4 ,madam1 in all things but in that 7#baj7 she said ,i loved her and swore to honour her4 ,cynth4 ,was there such a time whenas for my love thou didst vow thyself to death1 and in respect of it loathed thy life8 ,speak1 ,endymion2 ,i will not revenge it with hate4 #bae ,end4 ,the time was1 madam1 and is1 and ever shall be1 that ,i honoured your highness above all the world1 but to stretch it so far as to call it love ,i never durst4 ,there hath none pleased mine eye but ,cynthia1 none delighted 7#bbj7 mine ears but ,cynthia1 none possessed my heart but ,cynthia4 ,i have forsaken all other fortunes to follow ,cynthia1 and here ,i stand ready to die1 if it please ,cynthia4 ,such a difference hath the gods set between our states that all must be 7#bbe7 duty1 loyalty1 and reverence2 nothing 7without it vouchsafe your highness7 be termed love4 ,my unspotted thoughts1 my languishing body1 my discontented life1 let them obtain by princely favour that which to challenge they 7#bcj7 must not presume1 only wishing of impossibilities2 with imagination of which ,i will spend my spirits1 and to myself1 that no creature may hear1 softly call it love2 and if any urge to utter what ,i whisper1 then will ,i name it honour4 #bce ,from this sweet contemplation if ,i be not driven1 ,i shall live of all men the most content1 taking more pleasure in mine aged thoughts than ever ,i did in my youthful actions4 ,cynth4 ,endymion1 this honourable respect 7#bdj7 of thine shall be christened love in thee1 and my reward for it1 favour4 ,persevere1 ,endymion1 in loving me1 and ,i account more strength in a true heart than in a walled city4 ,i have laboured to win all1 and study to keep such as ,i 7#bde7 have won2 but those that neither my favour can move to continue constant1 nor my offered benefits get to be faithful1 the gods shall either reduce to truth1 or revenge their treacheries with justice4 ,endymion1 continue as thou hast 7#bej7 begun1 and thou shalt find that ,cynthia shineth not on thee in vain4 ,end4 ,your ,highness hath blessed me1 and your words have again restored my youth2 methinks ,i feel my joints strong and these #bee mouldy hairs to moult1 and all by your virtue1 ,cynthia1 into whose hands the balance that weigheth time and fortune are committed4 ,cynth4 ,what1 young again6 ,then it is pity to punish ,tellus4 #bfj ,tellus4 ,ah1 ,endymion1 now ,i know thee and ask pardon of thee2 suffer me still to wish thee well4 ,end4 ,tellus1 ,cynthia must command what she will4 #bfe ,flosc4 ,endymion1 ,i rejoice to see thee in thy former estate4 ,end4 ,good ,floscula1 to thee also am ,i in my former affections4 ,eum4 ,endymion1 the comfort of my life1 7#bgj7 how am ,i ravished with a joy matchless1 saving only the enjoying of my mistress4 ,cynth4 ,endymion1 you must now tell who ,eumenides shrineth for his saint4 ,end4 ,semele1 madam4 #bge ,cynth4 ,semele1 ,eumenides8 ,is it ,semele1 the very wasp of all women1 whose tongue stingeth as much as an adder's tooth8 ,eum4 ,it is ,semele1 ,cynthia1 the possessing of whose love must only prolong my life4 #bhj ,cynth4 ,nay1 sith ,endymion is restored1 we will have all parties pleased4 ,semele1 are you content after so long trial of his faith1 such rare secrecy1 such unspotted love1 to take ,eumenides8 ,why speak you not8 ,not a word8 #bhe ,end4 ,silence1 madam1 consents2 that is most true4 ,cynth4 ,it is true1 ,endymion4 ,eumenides1 take ,semele2 take her1 ,i say4 ,eum4 ,humble thanks1 madam2 now only 7#bij7 do ,i begin to live4 ,sem4 ,a hard choice1 madam1 either to be married if ,i say nothing1 or to lose my tongue if ,i speak a word4 ,yet do ,i rather choose to have my tongue cut out than my heart distempered3 7#bie7 ,i will not have him4 ,cynth4 ,speaks the parrot6 ,she shall nod hereafter with signs4 ,cut off her tongue1 nay her head1 that having a servant of honourable birth1 honest manners1 and true love1 will not be 7#cjj7 persuaded4 ,sem4 ,he is no faithful lover1 madam1 for then would he have asked his mistress4 ,ger4 ,had he not been faithful1 he had never seen into the fountain1 and so lost his friend 7#cje7 and mistress4 ,eum4 ,thine own thoughts1 sweet ,semele1 witness against thy words1 for what hast thou found in my life but love8 ,and as yet what have ,i found in my love but bitterness8 7#caj7 ,madam1 pardon ,semele1 and let my tongue ransom hers4 ,cynth4 ,thy tongue1 ,eumenides6 ,what1 shouldst thou live wanting a tongue to blaze the beauty of ,semele6 ,well1 ,semele1 ,i will 7#cae7 not command love1 for it cannot be enforced2 let me entreat it4 ,sem4 ,i am content your highness shall command1 for now only do ,i think ,eumenides faithful1 that is willing to lose his tongue for my 7#cbj7 sake2 yet loath1 because it should do me better service4 ,madam1 ,i accept of ,eumenides4 ,cynth4 ,i thank you1 ,semele4 ,eum4 ,ah1 happy ,eumenides1 that hast a friend so faithful and a mistress so fair6 7#cbe7 ,with what sudden mischief will the gods daunt this excess of joy8 ,sweet ,semele1 ,i live or die as thou wilt4 ,cynth4 ,what shall become of ,tellus8 ,tellus1 you know ,endymion is vowed to a service 7#ccj7 from which death cannot remove him4 ,corsites casteth still a lovely look towards you4 ,how say you1 will you have your ,corsites1 and so receive pardon for all that is past8 ,tellus4 ,madam1 most willingly4 #cce ,cynth4 ,but ,i cannot tell whether ,corsites be agreed4 ,cors4 ,ay1 madam1 more happy to enjoy ,tellus than the monarchy of the world4 ,eum4 ,why1 she caused you to be pinch'd 7#cdj7 with fairies4 ,cors4 ,ay1 but her fairness hath pinched my heart more deeply4 ,cynth4 ,well1 enjoy thy love4 ,but what have you wrought in the castle1 ,tellus8 7#cde7 ,tellus4 ,only the picture of ,endymion4 ,cynth4 ,then so much of ,endymion as his picture cometh to1 possess and play withal4 ,cors4 ,ah1 my sweet ,tellus1 my love shall be as thy beauty is1 matchless4 #cej ,cynth4 ,now it resteth1 ,dipsas1 that if thou wilt forswear that vile art of enchanting1 ,geron hath promised again to receive thee2 otherwise1 if thou be wedded to that wickedness1 ,i must and will see it punished to the uttermost4 #cee ,dipsas4 ,madam1 ,i renounce both substance and shadow of that most horrible and hateful trade1 vowing to the gods continual penance1 and to your highness obedience4 ,cynth4 ,how say you1 ,geron2 will you admit 7#cfj7 her to your wife8 ,ger4 ,ay1 with more joy than ,i did the first day1 for nothing could happen to make me happy but only her forsaking that lewd#ajb and detestable course4 ,dipsas1 ,i embrace thee4 #cfe ,dipsas4 ,and ,i thee1 ,geron1 to whom ,i will hereafter recite the cause of these my first follies4 ,cynth4 ,well1 ,endymion1 nothing resteth now but that we depart4 ,thou hast my favour2 7#cgj7 ,tellus her friend1 ,eumenides in ,paradise with his ,semele2 ,geron content with ,dipsas4 ,sir ,top4 ,nay1 soft2 ,i cannot handsomely go to bed without ,bagoa4 ,cynth4 ,well1 ,sir ,tophas1 it may be there 7#cge7 are more virtues in me than myself knoweth of1 for ,endymion ,i awaked1 and at my words he waxed young4 ,i will try whether ,i can turn this tree again to thy true love4 ,top4 ,turn her to a true love or false1 so 7#chj7 she be a wench ,i care not4 ,cynth4 ,bagoa1 ,cynthia putteth an end to thy hard fortunes2 for1 being turn'd to a tree for revealing a truth1 ,i will recover thee again1 if in my power be the effect of truth4 #che ,,bagoa recovers human shape4 ,top4 ,bagoa1 a bots#ajc upon thee6 ,cynth4 ,come1 my lords1 let us in4 ,you1 ,gyptes and ,pythagoras1 if you can content yourselves in our court1 to fall from vain follies of philosophers to such virtues as are here practised1 7#cij7 you shall be entertained according to your deserts1 for ,cynthia is no stepmother to strangers4 ,pythag4 ,i had rather in ,cynthia's court spend ten years than in ,greece one hour4 ,gyptes4 ,and ,i choose rather to live by 7#cie7 the sight of ,cynthia than by the possessing of all ,egypt4 ,cynth4 ,then follow4 ,eum4 ,we all attend4 ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,epilogue ,a ,,man walking abroad1 the ,wind and ,sun strove for sovereignty1 the one with his blast1 the other with his beams4 ,the ,wind blew hard2 the man wrapped his garment about him harder3 it blust'red more strongly2 he then girt it fast to him4 8,i cannot prevail10 said the ,wind4 ,the ,sun1 casting her crystal beams1 began to warm the man2 he unloosed his gown3 yet it shined brighter2 he then put it off4 8,i yield10 said the ,wind1 8for if thou continue shining1 he will also put off 7#e7 his coat40 ,dread ,sovereign1 the malicious that seek to overthrow us with threats1 do but stiffen our thoughts1 and make them sturdier in storms2 but if your highness vouchsafe with your favourable beams to glance upon us1 we shall not only stoop1 but with all humility lay both our hands and hearts at your majesty's feet4 #aj ,,the ,,old ,,wives ,,tale ,,by ,,george ,,peele ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,sacrapant4 ,first ,brother1 named ,,calypha4 ,second ,brother1 named ,,thelea4 ,,eumenides4 ,,erestus4 ,,lampriscus4 ,,huanebango4 ,,corebus4 ,,wiggen4 ,churchwarden4 ,sexton4 ,ghost of ,,jack4 ,friar1 ,harvest-men1 ,furies1 ,fiddlers1 c4 ,,delia1 sister to ,,calypha and ,,thelea4 ,,venelia1 betrothed to ,,erestus4 ,,zantippa1 ,,celanta1 daughters to ,,lampriscus4 ,hostess4 ,,antic4 ,,frolic4 ,,fantastic4 ,,clunch1 a smith4 ,,madge1 his wife4 ,enter ,,antic1 ,,frolic1 and ,,fantastic4 ,ant4 ,how now1 fellow ,frolic6#ajd ,what1 all amort8#aje ,doth this sadness become thy madness8 ,what though we have lost our way in the woods1 yet never hang the head as though thou hadst no hope to live till to-morrow2 for 7#e7 ,fantastic and ,i will warrant thy life to-night for twenty in the hundred4 ,fro4 ,antic and ,fantastic1 as ,i am frolic franion1#ajf never in all my life was ,i so dead slain4 ,what1 to lose our way in the wood1 #aj without either fire or candle1 so uncomfortable6 ,o clum6 ,o terra6 ,o ,maria6 ,o ,neptune6 ,fan4 ,why makes thou it so strange1 seeing ,cupid hath led our young master to the fair lady1 and she is the only saint that he hath #ae sworn to serve8 ,fro4 ,what resteth1 then1 but we commit him to his wench1 and each of us take his stand up in a tree1 and sing out our ill fortune to the tune of 8,o man in desperation08 #bj ,ant4 ,desperately spoken1 fellow ,frolic1 in the dark2 but seeing it falls out thus1 let us rehearse the old proverb3 8,three merry men1 and three merry men1 ,and three merry men be we2 #be ,i in the wood1 and thou on the ground1 ,and ,jack sleeps in the tree40 ,fan4 ,hush6 a dog in the wood1 or a wooden#ajg dog6 ,o comfortable hearing6 ,i had even as lief the chamberlain of the ,white ,horse had #cj called me up to bed4 ,fro4 ,either hath this trotting cur gone out of his circuit1 or else are we near some village1 which should not be far off1 for ,i perceive 7,enter ,,clunch a smith1 with a lantern and candle47 the glimmering of a glow-worm1 a candle1 or a 7#ce7 cat's eye1 my life for a halfpenny6 ,in the name of my own father1 be thou ox or ass that appearest1 tell us what thou art4 ,smith4 ,what am ,i8 ,why1 ,i am ,clunch the smith4 ,what are you8 ,what make you in 7#dj7 my territories at this time of the night8 ,ant4 ,what do we make1 dost thou ask8 ,why1 we make faces for fear2 such as if thy mortal eyes could behold1 would make thee water the long seams of thy side slops1#ajh 7#de7 smith4 ,fro4 ,and1 in faith1 sir1 unless your hospitality do relieve us1 we are like to wander1 with a sorrowful heigh-ho1 among the owlets and hobgoblins of the forest4 ,good ,vulcan1 for 7#ej7 ,cupid's sake that hath cozened us all1 befriend us as thou mayst2 and command us howsoever1 wheresoever1 whensoever1 in whatsoever1 for ever and ever4 ,smith4 ,well1 masters1 it seems to me you 7#ee7 have lost your way in the wood2 in consideration whereof1 if you will go with ,clunch to his cottage1 you shall have house-room and a good fire to sit by1 although we have no bedding to put you in4 #fj ,all4 ,o blessed smith1 ,o bountiful ,clunch6 ,smith4 ,for your further entertainment1 it shall be as it may be1 so and so4 ,a dog barks within4 ,hark6#aji this is ,ball my dog1 that bids you all welcome in his own language4 ,come1 take 7#fe7 heed for stumbling on the threshold4--,open door1 ,madge2 take in guests4 ,enter ,,madge1 an old woman4 ,madge4#aaj ,welcome1 ,clunch1 and good fellows all1 that come with my good-man4 ,for my good-man's sake1 come on1 sit down2 here is #gj a piece of cheese1 and a pudding of my own making4 ,ant4 ,thanks1 gammer2 a good example for the wives of our town4 ,fro4 ,gammer1 thou and thy good-man sit 7#ge7 lovingly together2 we come to chat1 and not to eat4 ,smith4 ,well1 masters1 if you will eat nothing1 take away4 ,come1 what do we to pass away the time8 ,lay a crab in the fire to roast for 7#hj7 lamb's-wool4#aaa ,what1 shall we have a game at trump#aab or ruff#aab to drive away the time8 ,how say you8 ,fan4 ,this smith leads a life as merry as a king with ,madge his wife4 ,sirrah ,frolic1 ,i 7#he7 am sure thou art not without some round or other2 no doubt but ,clunch can bear his part4 ,fro4 ,else think you me ill brought up2 so set to it when you will4 ,they sing4 ,,song4 ,whenas the rye reach to the chin1 #ij ,and chopcherry1 chopcherry ripe within1 ,strawberries swimming in the cream1 ,and school-boys playing in the stream2 ,then1 ,o1 then1 ,o1 then1 ,o1 my true-love said1 ,till that time come again #ie ,she could not live a maid4 ,ant4 ,this sport does well2 but methinks1 gammer1 a merry winter's tale would drive away the time trimly4 ,come1 ,i am sure you are not without a score4 7#ajj7 ,fan4 ,i'faith1 gammer1 a tale of an hour long were as good as an hour's sleep4 ,fro4 ,look you1 gammer1 of the giant and the king's daughter1 and ,i know not what4 ,i have seen the day1 when ,i was a little one1 #aje you might have drawn me a mile after you with such a discourse4 ,madge4 ,well1 since you be so importunate1 my good-man shall fill the pot and get him to bed2 they that ply their work must keep #aaj good hours4 ,one of you go lie with him2 he is a clean-skinned man ,i tell you1 without either spavin or wind-gall3 so ,i am content to drive away the time with an old wives' winter's tale4 ,fan4 ,no better hay in ,devonshire2 o' my 7#aae7 word1 gammer1 ,i 'll be one of your audience4 ,fro4 ,and ,i another1 that 's flat4 ,ant4 ,then must ,i to bed with the good-man4--,bona nox1 gammer4--,good night1 ,frolic4 ,smith4 ,come on1 my lad1 thou shalt take 7#abj7 thy unnatural rest with me4 ,exit ,,antic and the smith4 ,fro4 ,yet this vantage shall we have of them in the morning1 to be ready at the sight thereof extempore4 ,madge4 ,now this bargain1 my masters1 7#abe7 must ,i make with you1 that you will say hum and ha to my tale1 so shall ,i know you are awake4 ,both4 ,content1 gammer1 that will we do4 ,madge4 ,once upon a time1 there was a 7#acj7 king1 or a lord1 or a duke1 that had a fair daughter1 the fairest that ever was1 as white as snow and as red as blood2 and once upon a time his daughter was stolen away2 and he sent all his men to seek out his daughter2 and he 7#ace7 sent so long1 that he sent all his men out of his land4 ,fro4 ,who drest his dinner1 then8 ,madge4 ,nay1 either hear my tale1 or kiss my tail4 #adj ,fan4 ,well said6 ,on with your tale1 gammer4 ,madge4 ,o ,lord1 ,i quite forgot6 ,there was a conjurer1 and this conjurer could do any thing1 and he turned himself into a great dragon1 and carried the king's daughter away in his 7#ade7 mouth to a castle that he made of stone2 and there he kept her ,i know not how long1 till at last all the king's men went out so long that her two brothers went to seek her4 ,o1 ,i forget6 ,she 7he1 ,i would say17 turned a proper#aac 7#aej7 young man to a bear in the night1 and a man in the day1 and keeps#aad by a cross that parts three several ways2 and he made his lady run mad1--,gods me bones1 who comes here8 ,enter the ,two ,brothers4 ,fro4 ,soft1 gammer1 here some come to 7#aee7 tell your tale for you4 ,fan4 ,let them alone2 let us hear what they will say4 #a ,bro4 ,upon these chalky cliffs of ,albion ,we are arrived now with tedious toil2 #afj ,and compassing the wide world round about1 ,to seek our sister1 to seek fair ,delia forth1 ,yet cannot we so much as hear of her4 #b ,bro4 ,o fortune cruel1 cruel and unkind6 ,unkind in that we cannot find our sister1 #afe ,our sister1 hapless in her cruel chance6 ,soft6 who have we here8 ,enter ,senex ,,erestus at the cross1 stooping to gather4 #a ,bro4 ,now1 father1 ,god be your speed6 ,what do you gather there8 ,erest4#aae ,hips and haws1 and sticks and 7#agj7 straws1 and things that ,i gather on the ground1 my son4 #a ,bro4 ,hips and haws1 and sticks and straws6 ,why1 is that all your food1 father8 ,erest4 ,yea1 son4 #age #b ,bro4 ,father1 here is an alms-penny for me2 and if ,i speed in that ,i go for1 ,i will give thee as good a gown of grey as ever thou didst wear4 #a ,bro4 ,and1 father1 here is another alms-penny 7#ahj7 for me2 and if ,i speed in my journey1 ,i will give thee a palmer's staff of ivory1 and a scallop-shell of beaten gold4 ,erest4 ,was she fair8 #b ,bro4 ,ay1 the fairest for white1 and the 7#ahe7 purest for red1 as the blood of the deer1 or the driven snow4 ,erest4 ,then hark well1 and mark well1 my old spell3 ,be not afraid of every stranger2 ,start not aside at every danger2 #aij ,things that seem are not the same2 ,blow a blast at every flame2 ,for when one flame of fire goes out1 ,then comes your wishes well about3 ,if any ask who told you this good1 #aie ,say1 the white bear of ,england's wood4 #a ,bro4 ,brother1 heard you not what the old man said8 8,be not afraid of every stranger2 ,start not aside for every danger2 ,things that seem are not the same2 #bjj ,blow a blast at every flame2 ,for when one flame of fire goes out1 ,then comes your wishes well about3 ,if any ask who told you this good1 ,say1 the white bear of ,england's wood40 #bje #b ,bro4 ,well1 if this do us any good1 ,well fare the white bear of ,england's wood6 ,exeunt the ,two ,brothers4 ,erest4 ,now sit thee here1 and tell a heavy tale1 ,sad in thy mood1 and sober in thy cheer2 ,here sit thee now1 and to thyself relate #baj ,the hard mishap of thy most wretched state4 ,in ,thessaly ,i liv'd in sweet content1 ,until that fortune wrought my overthrow2 ,for there ,i wedded was unto a dame1 ,that liv'd in honour1 virtue1 love1 and fame4 #bae ,but ,sacrapant1 that cursed sorcerer1 ,being besotted with my beauteous love1 ,my dearest love1 my true betrothed wife1 ,did seek the means to rid me of my life4 ,but worse than this1 he with his chanting spells #bbj ,did turn me straight unto an ugly bear2 ,and when the sun doth settle in the west1 ,then ,i begin to don my ugly hide4 ,and all the day ,i sit1 as now you see4 ,and speak in riddles1 all inspired with rage1 #bbe ,seeming an old and miserable man1 ,and yet ,i am in ,april of my age4 ,enter ,,venelia his lady1 mad2 and goes in again4 ,see where ,venelia1 my betrothed love1 ,runs madding1 all enrag'd1 about the woods1 ,all by his cursed and enchanting spells4-- #bcj ,enter ,,lampriscus with a pot of honey4 ,but here comes ,lampriscus1 my discontented neighbour4 ,how now1 neighbour6 ,you look toward the ground as well as ,i2 you muse on something4 ,lamp4 ,neighbour1 on nothing but on the 7#bce7 matter ,i so often moved to you4 ,if you do anything for charity1 help me2 if for neighbourhood or brotherhood1 help me3 never was one so cumbered as is poor ,lampriscus2 and to begin1 ,i pray receive this pot of honey1 to 7#bdj7 mend your fare4 ,erest4 ,thanks1 neighbour1 set it down2 honey is always welcome to the bear4 ,and now1 neighbour1 let me hear the cause of your coming4 #bde ,lamp4 ,i am1 as you know1 neighbour1 a man unmarried2 and lived so unquietly with my two wives1 that ,i keep every year holy the day wherein ,i buried them both3 the first was on ,saint ,andrew's day1 the other on ,saint 7#bej7 ,luke's4 ,erest4 ,and now1 neighbour1 you of this country say1 your custom is out4 ,but on with your tale1 neighbour4 ,lamp4 ,by my first wife1 whose tongue 7#bee7 wearied me alive1 and sounded in my ears like the clapper of a great bell1 whose talk was a continual torment to all that dwelt by her or lived nigh her1 you have heard me say ,i had a handsome daughter4 #bfj ,erest4 ,true1 neighbour4 ,lamp4 ,she it is that afflicts me with her continual clamours1 and hangs on me like a bur4 ,poor she is1 and proud she is2 as poor as a sheep new-shorn1 and as proud of her hopes 7#bfe7 as a peacock of her tail well-grown4 ,erest4 ,well said1 ,lampriscus6 ,you speak it like an ,englishman4 ,lamp4 ,as curst as a wasp1 and as froward as a child new-taken from the mother's teat2 7#bgj7 she is to my age as smoke to the eyes or as vinegar to the teeth4 ,erest4 ,holily praised1 neighbour4 ,as much for the next4 ,lamp4 ,by my other wife ,i had a daughter 7#bge7 so hard-favoured1 so foul and ill-faced1 that ,i think a grove full of golden trees1 and the leaves of rubies and diamonds1 would not be a dowry answerable to her deformity4 ,erest4 ,well1 neighbour1 now you have 7#bhj7 spoke1 hear me speak4 ,send them to the well for the water of life2 there shall they find their fortunes unlooked for4 ,neighbour1 farewell4 ,exit4 ,lamp4 ,farewell1 and a thousand6 ,and 7#bhe7 now goeth poor ,lampriscus to put in execution this excellent counsel4 ,exit4 ,fro4 ,why1 this goes round without a fiddling-stick3 but1 do you hear1 gammer1 was this the man that was a bear in the night and a man 7#bij7 in the day8 ,madge4 ,ay1 this is he2 and this man that came to him was a beggar1 and dwelt upon a green4 ,but soft6 who comes here8 ,o1 these are the harvest-men2 ten to one they sing a 7#bie7 song of mowing4 ,enter the ,harvest-men a-singing1 with this song double repeated4 ,all ye that lovely lovers be1 ,pray you for me4 ,lo1 here we come a-sowing1 a-sowing1 ,and sow sweet fruits of love2 #cjj ,in your sweet hearts well may it prove6 ,exeunt4 ,enter ,,huanebango with his two-hand sword1 and ,,booby1#aaf the clown4 ,fan4 ,gammer1 what is he8 ,madge4 ,o1 this is one that is going to the conjurer4 ,let him alone2 hear what he says4 ,huan4 ,now1 by ,mars and ,mercury1 7#cje7 ,jupiter and ,janus1 ,sol and ,saturnus1 ,venus and ,vesta1 ,pallas and ,proserpina1 and by the honour of my house1 ,polimackeroeplacidus1 it is a wonder to see what this love will make silly fellows adventure1 even in the wane of their #caj wits and infancy of their discretion4 ,alas1 my friend6 what fortune calls thee forth to seek thy fortune among brazen gates1 enchanted towers1 fire and brimstone1 thunder and lightning8 ,beauty1 ,i tell thee1 is peerless1 and 7#cae7 she precious whom thou affectest4 ,do off these desires1 good countryman2 good friend1 run away from thyself2 and1 so soon as thou canst1 forget her1 whom none must inherit but he that can monsters tame1 labours achieve1 riddles 7#cbj7 absolve1 loose enchantments1 murder magic1 and kill conjuring1--and that is the great and mighty ,huanebango4 ,booby4 ,hark you1 sir1 hark you4 ,first know ,i have here the flurting feather1 and have 7#cbe7 given the parish the start for the long stock3#aag now1 sir1 if it be no more but running through a little lightning and thunder1 and 8riddle me1 riddle me what 's this80 ,i 'll have the wench from the conjurer1 if he were ten conjurers4 #ccj ,huan4 ,i have abandoned the court and honourable company1 to do my devoir against this sore sorcerer and mighty magician3 if this lady be so fair as she is said to be1 she is mine1 she is mine2 meus1 mea1 meum1 in contemptum 7#cce7 omnium grammaticorum4 ,booby4 ,o falsum ,latinum6 ,the fair maid is minum4 ,cum apurtinantibus gibletis and all4 ,huan4 ,if she be mine1 as ,i assure myself 7#cdj7 the heavens will do somewhat to reward my worthiness1 she shall be allied to none of the meanest gods1 but be invested in the most famous stock of ,huanebango1--,polimackeroeplacidus my grandfather1 my father ,pergopolineo1 7#cde7 my mother ,dionora de ,sardinia1 famously descended4 ,booby4 ,do you hear1 sir8 ,had not you a cousin that was called ,gusteceridis8 ,huan4 ,indeed1 ,i had a cousin that sometime 7#cej7 followed the court infortunately1 and his name ,bustegusteceridis4 ,cor4 ,o ,lord1 ,i know him well6 ,he is the knight of the neat's-feet4 ,huan4 ,o1 he loved no capon better6 ,he 7#cee7 hath oftentimes deceived his boy of his dinner2 that was his fault1 good ,bustegusteceridis4 ,booby4 ,come1 shall we go along8 ,enter ,,erestus at the cross4 ,soft6 here is an old man at the cross2 let us ask him the way thither4--,ho1 you gaffer6 7#cfj7 ,i pray you tell where the wise man the conjurer dwells4 ,huan4 ,where that earthly goddess keepeth her abode1 the commander of my thoughts1 and fair mistress of my heart4 #cfe ,erest4 ,fair enough1 and far enough from thy fingering1 son4 ,huan4 ,i will follow my fortune after mine own fancy1 and do according to mine own discretion4 #cgj ,erest4 ,yet give something to an old man before you go4 ,huan4 ,father1 methinks a piece of this cake might serve your turn4 ,erest4 ,yea1 son4 #cge ,huan4 ,huanebango giveth no cakes for alms2 ask of them that give gifts for poor beggars4--,fair lady1 if thou wert once shrined in this bosom1 ,i would buckler thee haratantara4 ,exit4 ,booby4 ,father1 do you see this man8 ,you 7#chj7 little think he 'll run a mile or two for such a cake1 or pass#aah for a pudding4 ,i tell you1 father1 he has kept such a begging of me for a piece of this cake6 ,whoo6 he comes upon me with 8a superfantial substance1 and the foison#aai of 7#che7 the earth10 that ,i know not what he means4 ,if he came to me thus1 and said1 8,my friend ,booby10 or so1 why1 ,i could spare him a piece with all my heart2 but when he tells me how ,god hath enriched me above other fellows 7#cij7 with a cake1 why1 he makes me blind and deaf at once4 ,yet1 father1 here is a piece of cake for you1 as hard as the world goes4#abj ,gives cake4 ,erest4 ,thanks1 son1 but list to me2 ,he shall be deaf when thou shalt not see4 #cie ,farewell1 my son3 things may so hit1 ,thou mayst have wealth to mend thy wit4 ,cor4 ,farewell1 father1 farewell2 for ,i must make haste after my two-hand sword that is gone before4 ,exeunt omnes4 #djj ,enter ,,sacrapant in his study4 ,sac4 ,the day is clear1 the welkin bright and grey1 ,the lark is merry and records#aba her notes2 ,each thing rejoiceth underneath the sky1 ,but only ,i1 whom heaven hath in hate1 ,wretched and miserable ,sacrapant4 #dje ,in ,thessaly was ,i born and brought up2 ,my mother ,meroe hight1#abb a famous witch1 ,and by her cunning ,i of her did learn ,to change and alter shapes of mortal men4 ,there did ,i turn myself into a dragon1 #daj ,and stole away the daughter to the king1 ,fair ,delia1 the mistress of my heart2 ,and brought her hither to revive the man ,that seemeth young and pleasant to behold1 ,and yet is aged1 crooked1 weak1 and numb4 #dae ,thus by enchanting spells ,i do deceive ,those that behold and look upon my face2 ,but well may ,i bid youthful years adieu4 ,enter ,,delia with a pot in her hand4 ,see where she comes from whence my sorrows grow6 ,how now1 fair ,delia6 where have you been8 #dbj ,del4 ,at the foot of the rock for running water1 and gathering roots for your dinner1 sir4 ,sac4 ,ah1 ,delia1 fairer art thou than the running water1 yet harder far than steel or adamant6 #dbe ,del4 ,will it please you to sit down1 sir8 ,sac4 ,ay1 ,delia1 sit and ask me what thou wilt1 ,thou shalt have it brought into thy lap4 ,del4 ,then1 ,i pray you1 sir1 let me have the best meat from the ,king of ,england's table1 7#dcj7 and the best wine in all ,france1 brought in by the veriest knave in all ,spain4 ,sac4 ,delia1 ,i am glad to see you so pleasant4 ,well1 sit thee down4-- ,spread1 table1 spread1 #dce ,meat1 drink1 and bread1 ,ever may ,i have ,what ,i ever crave1 ,when ,i am spread1 ,for meat for my black cock1 #ddj ,and meat for my red4 ,enter a ,friar with a chine of beef and a pot of wine4 ,here1 ,delia1 will ye fall to8 ,del4 ,is this the best meat in ,england8 ,sac4 ,yea4 ,del4 ,what is it8 #dde ,sac4 ,a chine of ,english beef1 meat for a king and a king's followers4 ,del4 ,is this the best wine in ,france8 ,sac4 ,yea4 ,del4 ,what wine is it8 #dej ,sac4 ,a cup of neat wine of ,orleans1 that never came near the brewers in ,england4 ,del4 ,is this the veriest knave in all ,spain8 ,sac4 ,yea4 ,del4 ,what1 is he a friar8 #dee ,sac4 ,yea1 a friar indefinite1 and a knave infinite4 ,del4 ,then1 ,i pray ye1 ,sir ,friar1 tell me before you go1 which is the most greediest ,englishman8 #dfj ,fri4 ,the miserable and most covetous usurer4 ,sac4 ,hold thee there1 friar4 7,exit ,friar47 ,but1 soft6 ,who have we here8 ,delia1 away1 be gone6 ,enter the ,two ,brothers4 ,delia1 away6 for beset are we4-- ,but heaven or hell shall rescue her for me4 #dfe ,exeunt ,,delia and ,,sacrapant4 #a ,bro4 ,brother1 was not that ,delia did appear1 ,or was it but her shadow that was here8 #b ,bro4 ,sister1 where art thou8 ,delia1 come again6 ,he calls1 that of thy absence doth complain4-- ,call out1 ,calypha1 that she may hear1 #dgj ,and cry aloud1 for ,delia is near4 ,echo4 ,near4 #a ,bro4 ,near6 ,o1 where8 ,hast thou any tidings8 ,echo4 ,tidings4 #b ,bro4 ,which way is ,delia1 then2 or that1 or this8 #dge ,echo4 ,this4 #a ,bro4 ,and may we safely come where ,delia is8 ,echo4 ,yes4 #b ,bro4 ,brother1 remember you the white bear of ,england's wood8 #dhj 8,start not aside for every danger1 ,be not afeard of every stranger2 ,things that seem are not the same40 #a ,bro4 ,brother1 ,why do we not1 then1 courageously enter8 #dhe #b ,bro4 ,then1 brother1 draw thy sword and follow me4 ,re-enter ,,sacrapant the ,conjurer3 it lightens and thunders2 the ,second ,brother falls down4 #a ,bro4 ,what1 brother1 dost thou fall8 ,sac4 ,ay1 and thou too1 ,calypha4 ,the ,first ,brother falls down4 ,enter ,two ,furies4 ,adeste1 dmones6 ,away with them3 ,go carry them straight to ,sacrapanto's cell1 #dij ,there in despair and torture for to dwell4 ,exeunt ,furies with the ,two ,brothers4 ,these are ,thenores' sons of ,thessaly1 ,that come to seek ,delia their sister forth2 ,but1 with a potion ,i to her have given1 ,my arts have made her to forget herself4 #die ,removes a turf1 and shows a light in a glass4 ,see here the thing which doth prolong my life1 ,with this enchantment ,i do any thing2 ,and till this fade1 my skill shall still endure1 ,and never none shall break this little glass1 ,but she that 's neither wife1 widow1 nor maid4 #ejj ,then cheer thyself2 this is thy destiny1 ,never to die but by a dead man's hand4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,eumenides1 the wandering knight1 and ,,erestus the old man at the cross4 ,eum4 ,tell me1 ,time1 ,tell me1 just ,time1 when shall ,i ,delia see8 ,when shall ,i see the loadstar of my life8 #eje ,when shall my wand'ring course end with her sight1 ,or ,i but view my hope1 my heart's delight8 ,seeing ,erestus4 ,father1 ,god speed6 ,if you tell fortunes1 ,i pray1 good father1 tell me mine4 ,erest4 ,son1 ,i do see in thy face #eaj ,thy blessed fortune work apace4 ,i do perceive that thou hast wit2 ,beg of thy fate to govern it1 ,for wisdom govern'd by advice1 ,makes many fortunate and wise4 #eae ,bestow thy alms1 give more than all1 ,till dead men's bones come at thy call4 ,farewell1 my son6 ,dream of no rest1 ,till thou repent that thou didst best4 ,exit4 ,eum4 ,this man hath left me in a labyrinth3 #ebj ,he biddeth me give more than all1 ,till dead men's bones come at my call2 ,he biddeth me dream of no rest4 ,till ,i repent that ,i do best4 ,lies down and sleeps4 ,enter ,,wiggen1 ,,corebus1#abc ,churchwarden1 and ,sexton4 ,wig4 ,you may be ashamed1 you whoreson 7#ebe7 scald ,sexton and ,churchwarden1 if you had any shame in those shameless faces of yours1 to let a poor man lie so long above ground unburied4 ,a rot on you all1 that have no more compassion of a good fellow when he is gone6 #ecj ,church4#abd ,what1 would you have us to bury him1 and to answer it ourselves to the parish8 ,sex4 ,parish me no parishes2 pay me my fees1 and let the rest run on in the quarter's accounts1 and put it down for one of your good #ece deeds1 o' ,god's name6 for ,i am not one that curiously stands upon merits4 ,cor4 ,you whoreson1 sodden-headed sheep's-face1 shall a good fellow do less service and more honesty to the parish1 and will you not1 #edj when he is dead1 let him have ,christmas burial8 ,wig4 ,peace1 ,corebus6 ,as sure as ,jack was ,jack1 the frolic'st franion amongst you1 and ,i1 ,wiggen1 his sweet sworn brother1 ,jack shall have his funerals1 or some of them shall lie 7#ede7 on ,god's dear earth for it1 that's once4#abe ,church4 ,wiggen1 ,i hope thou wilt do no more than thou dar'st answer4 ,wig4 ,sir1 sir1 dare or dare not1 more or less1 answer or not answer1 do this1 or have this4 #eej ,sex4 ,help1 help1 help6 ,,wiggen sets upon the parish with a pike-staff3#abf ,,eumenides awakes and comes to them4 ,eum4 ,hold thy hands1 good fellow4 ,cor4 ,can you blame him1 sir1 if he take ,jack's part against this shake-rotten parish that will not bury ,jack8 #eee ,eum4 ,why1 what was that ,jack8 ,cor4 ,who1 ,jack1 sir8 ,who1 our ,jack1 sir8 ,as good a fellow as ever trod upon neat's-leather4 ,wig4 ,look you1 sir2 he gave fourscore 7#efj7 and nineteen mourning gowns to the parish when he died1 and because he would not make them up a full hundred1 they would not bury him3 was not this good dealing8 ,church4 ,o ,lord1 sir1 how he lies6 ,he was 7#efe7 not worth a halfpenny1 and drunk out every penny2 and now his fellows1 his drunken companions1 would have us to bury him at the charge of the parish4 ,an we make many such matches1 we may pull down the steeple1 sell 7#egj7 the bells1 and thatch the chancel4 ,he shall lie above ground till he dance a galliard about the church-yard1 for ,steven ,loach4 ,wig4 ,sic argumentaris1 ,domine ,loach2--8an we make many such matches1 we may 7#ege7 pull down the steeple1 sell the bells1 and thatch the chancel60--in good time1 sir1 and hang yourselves in the bell-ropes1 when you have done4 ,domine1 opponens prpono tibi hanc qustionem1 whether will you have the 7#ehj7 ground broken or your pates broken first8 ,for one of them shall be done presently1 and to begin mine1#abg ,i'll seal it upon your coxcomb4 ,eum4 ,hold thy hands1 ,i pray thee1 good fellow2 be not too hasty4 #ehe ,cor4 ,you capon's face1 we shall have you turned out of the parish one of these days1 with never a tatter to your arse2 then you are in worse taking than ,jack4 ,eum4 ,faith1 and he is bad enough4 ,this 7#eij7 fellow does but the part of a friend1 to seek to bury his friend4 ,how much will bury him8 ,wig4 ,faith1 about some fifteen or sixteen shillings will bestow him honestly4 ,sex4 ,ay1 even thereabouts1 sir4 #eie ,eum4 ,here1 hold it1 then3--aside4 and ,i have left me but one poor three half-pence4 ,now do ,i remember the words the old man spake at the cross1 8,bestow all thou hast10 and this is all1 8till dead men's bones come 7#fjj7 at thy call40--,here1 hold it gives money2 and so farewell4 ,wig4 ,god1 and all good1 be with you1 sir6 ,exit ,,eumenides4 ,nay1 you cormorants1 ,i'll bestow one peal of#abh ,jack at mine own #fje proper costs and charges4 ,cor4 ,you may thank ,god the long staff and the bilbo-blade crossed nor your coxcomb4--,well1 we'll to the church-stile#abi and have a pot1 and so trill-lill4 ,exit with ,,wiggen4 #faj ,church4 ,sex4 ,come1 let's go4 ,exeunt4 ,fan4 ,but1 hark you1 gammer1 me thinks this ,jack bore a great sway in the parish4 ,madge4 ,o1 this ,jack was a marvellous 7#fae7 fellow6 he was but a poor man1 but very well beloved4 ,you shall see anon what this ,jack will come to4 ,enter the ,harvest-men singing1 with women in their hands4 ,fro4 ,soft6 who have we here8 ,our amorous harvesters4 #fbj ,fan4 ,ay1 ay1 let us sit still1 and let them alone4 ,here they begin to sing1 the song doubled4 ,lo1 here we come a-reaping1 a-reaping1 ,to reap our harvest-fruit6 ,and thus we pass the year so long1 #fbe ,and never be we mute ,exeunt the ,harvest-men4 ,enter ,,huanebango and ,,corebus1 the clown4 ,fro4 ,soft6 who have we here8 ,madge4 ,o1 this is a choleric gentleman6 ,all you that love your lives1 keep out of the smell of his two-hand sword4 ,now goes he to the 7#fcj7 conjurer4 ,fan4 ,methinks the conjurer should put the fool into a juggling-box4 ,huan4 ,fee1 fa1 fum1 ,here is the ,englishman1-- #fce ,conquer him that can1-- ,come for his lady bright1 ,to prove himself a knight1 ,and win her love in fight4 ,cor4 ,who-haw1 ,master ,bango1 are you 7#fdj7 here8 ,hear you1 you had best sit down here1 and beg an alms with me4 ,huan4 ,hence1 base cullion6 ,here is he that commandeth ingress and egress with his weapon1 and will enter at his voluntary1 #fde whosoever saith no4 ,a voice and flame of fire2 ,,huanebango falleth down4 ,voice4 ,no4 ,madge4 ,so with that they kissed1 and spoiled the edge of as good a two-hand sword as ever ,god put life in4 ,now goes ,corebus in1 spite #fej of the conjurer4 ,enter ,,sacrapant the ,conjurer and ,two ,furies4 ,sac4 ,away with him into the open fields1 ,to be a ravening prey to crows and kites3 ,,huan4 is carried out by the ,two ,furies4 ,and for this villain1 let him wander up and down1 ,in naught but darkness and eternal night4 #fee ,strikes ,,corebus blind4 ,cor4 ,here hast thou slain ,huan1 a slashing knight1 ,and robbed poor ,corebus of his sight4 ,exit4 ,sac4 ,hence1 villain1 hence6--,now ,i have unto ,delia ,given a potion of forgetfulness1 ,that1 when she comes1 she shall not know her brothers4 #ffj ,lo1 where they labour1 like to country-slaves1 ,with spade and mattock1 on this enchanted ground6 ,now will ,i call her by another name2 ,for never shall she know herself again1 ,until that ,sacrapant hath breath'd his last4 #ffe ,see where she comes4 ,enter ,,delia4 ,come hither1 ,delia1 take this goad2 here hard ,at hand two slaves do work and dig for gold3 ,gore them with this1 and thou shalt have enough4 ,gives her a goad4 ,del4 ,good sir1 ,i know not what you mean4 #fgj ,sac4 aside4 ,she hath forgotten to be ,delia1 ,but not forgot the same she should forget2 ,but ,i will change her name4-- ,fair ,berecynthia1 so this country calls you1 ,go ply these strangers1 wench2 they dig for gold4 ,exit4 #fge ,del4 ,o heavens1 how ,am ,i beholding to this fair young man6 ,but ,i must ply these strangers to their work3 ,see where they come4 ,enter the ,two ,brothers in their shirts1 with spades1 digging4 #a ,bro4 ,o brother1 see where ,delia is6 #fhj #b ,bro4 ,o ,delia1 ,happy are we to see thee here6 ,del4 ,what tell you me of ,delia1 prating swains8 ,i know no ,delia1 nor know ,i what you mean4 ,ply you your work1 or else you 're like to smart4 #fhe #a ,bro4 ,why1 ,delia1 know'st thou not thy brothers here8 ,we come from ,thessaly to seek thee forth2 ,and thou deceiv'st thyself1 for thou art ,delia4 ,del4 ,yet more of ,delia8 ,then take this1 and smart4 ,pricks them with the goad4 ,what1 feign you shifts for to defer your labour8 #fij ,work1 villains1 work2 it is for gold you dig4 #b ,bro4 ,peace1 brother1 peace3 this vild#acj enchanter ,hath ravisht ,delia of her senses clean1 ,and she forgets that she is ,delia4 #a ,bro4 ,leave1 cruel thou1 to hurt the miserable4-- #fie ,dig1 brother1 dig1 for she is hard as steel4 ,here they dig1 and descry a light in a glass under a little hill4 #b ,bro4 ,stay1 brother2 what hast thou descried8 ,del4 ,away1 and touch it not2 'tis something that ,my lord hath hidden there4 ,covers the light again4 ,re-enter ,,sacrapant4 ,sac4 ,well said6#aca thou plyest these pioners#acb well-- #gjj ,go get you in1 you labouring slaves4 ,exeunt the ,two ,brothers4 ,come1 ,berecynthia1 let us in likewise1 ,and hear the nightingale record her notes4 ,exeunt4 ,enter ,,zantippa1 the curst daughter1 to the ,well of ,life1 with a pot in her hand4 ,zan4 ,now for a husband1 house1 and home3 ,god send a good one or none1 ,i pray ,god6 7#gje7 ,my father hath sent me to the well for the water of life1 and tells me1 if ,i give fair words1 ,i shall have a husband4 ,but here comes ,enter ,,celanta1 the foul wench1 to the ,well for water with a pot in her hand4 ,celanta1 my sweet sister4 ,i 'll stand by and hear what she says4 #gaj ,cel4 ,my father hath sent me to the well for water1 and he tells me1 if ,i speak fair1 ,i shall have a husband1 and none of the worst4 ,well1 though ,i am black1#acc ,i am sure all the world will not forsake me2 and1 as the old proverb 7#gae7 is1 though ,i am black1 ,i am not the devil4 ,zan4 ,marry-gup with a murrain1#acd ,i know wherefore thou speakest that3 but go thy ways home as wise as thou camest1 or ,i 'll set thee home with a wanion4#ace #gbj ,here she strikes her pitcher against her sister's1 and breaks them both1 and then exit4 ,cel4 ,i think this be the curstest quean in the world4 ,you see what she is1 a little fair1 but as proud as the devil1 and the veriest vixen that lives upon ,god's earth4 ,well1 ,i 'll let her alone1 and go home and get another pitcher1 and1 7#gbe7 for all this1 get me to the well for water4 ,exit4 ,enter two ,furies out of the ,conjurer's cell and lay ,,huanebango by the ,well of ,life and then exeunt4 ,re-enter ,,zantippa with a pitcher to the well4 ,zan4 ,once again for a husband2 and1 in faith1 ,celanta1 ,i have got the start of you2 belike husbands grow by the well-side4 ,now my father says ,i must rule my tongue4 ,why1 alas1 7#gcj7 what am ,i1 then8 ,a woman without a tongue is as a soldier without his weapon4 ,but ,i 'll have my water1 and be gone4 ,here she offers to dip her pitcher in1 and a ,head speaks in the well4 ,head4 ,gently dip1 but not too deep4 ,for fear you make the golden beard to weep4 #gce ,fair maiden1 white and red1 ,stroke me smooth1 and comb my head1 ,and thou shalt have some cockell-bread4#acf ,zan4 ,what is this8 8,fair maiden1 white and red1 #gdj ,comb me smooth1 and stroke my head4 ,and thou shalt have some cockell-bread08 8,cockell0 callest thou it1 boy8 ,faith1 ,i 'll give you cockell-bread4 ,she breaks her pitcher upon the ,head3 then it thunders and lightens2 and ,,huanebango1 who is deaf and cannot hear1 rises up4 ,huan4 ,philida1 phileridos1 pamphilida1 florida1 flortos3 #gde ,dub dub-a-dub1 bounce1 quoth the guns1 with a sulphurous huff-snuff3#acg ,wakt with a wench1 pretty peat1 pretty love1 and my sweet pretty pigsnie1#ach ,just by thy side shall sit surnamed great ,huanebango3 ,safe in my arms will ,i keep thee1 threat ,mars or thunder ,olympus4 ,zan4 aside4 ,foh1 what greasy groom 7#gej7 have we here8 ,he looks as though he crept out of the backside of the well1 and speaks like a drum perisht at the west end4 ,huan4 ,o1 that ,i might1--but ,i may not1 woe to my destiny therefore6--#aci ,kiss that ,i clasp6 but ,i cannot4 ,tell me1 my destiny1 wherefore8 #gee ,zan4 aside4 ,whoop6 now ,i have my dream4 ,did you never hear so great a wonder as this8 ,three blue beans in a blue bladder1 rattle1 bladder1 rattle4 ,huan4 aside4 ,i 'll now set my countenance1 7#gfj7 and to her in prose1 it may be1 this rim-ram-ruff#adj is too rude an encounter4--,let me1 fair lady1 if you be at leisure1 revel with your sweetness1 and rail upon that cowardly conjurer1 that hath cast me1 or congealed me 7#gfe7 rather1 into an unkind sleep1 and polluted my carcass4 ,zan4 aside4 ,laugh1 laugh1 ,zantippa2 thou hast thy fortune1 a fool and a husband under one4 ,huan4 ,truly1 sweet-heart1 as ,i seem1 7#ggj7 about some twenty years1 the very ,april of mine age4 ,zan4 aside4 ,why1 what a prating ass is this6 ,huan4 ,her coral lips1 her crimson chin1 ,her silver teeth so white within1 #gge ,her golden locks1 her rolling eye1 ,her pretty parts1 let them go by1 ,heigh-ho1 hath wounded me1 ,that ,i must die this day to see6 ,zan4 ,by ,gogs-bones1 thou art a flouting 7#ghj7 knave4 8,her coral lips1 her crimson chin06 ka1#ada wilshaw6 ,huan4 ,true1 my own1 and my own because mine1 and mine because mine1 ha1 ha6 ,above a thousand pounds in possibility1 and things #ghe fitting thy desire in possession4 ,zan4 aside4 ,the sot thinks ,i ask of his lands4 ,lob#adb be your comfort1 and cuckold be your destiny6--,hear you1 sir2 an if you will have us1 you had best say so betime4 #gij ,huan4 ,true1 sweet-heart1 and will royalize thy progeny with my pedigree4 ,exeunt4 ,enter ,,eumenides1 the wandering knight4 ,eum4 ,wretched ,eumenides1 still unfortunate1 ,envied by fortune and forlorn by fate1 ,here pine and die1 wretched ,eumenides1 #gie ,die in the spring1 the ,april of my age6 ,here sit thee down1 repent what thou hast done3 ,i would to ,god that it were ne'er begun6 ,enter the ,,ghost ,,of ,,jack4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,you are well overtaken1 sir4 ,eum4 ,who 's that8 #hjj ,g4 of ,jack4 ,you are heartily well met1 sir4 ,eum4 ,forbear1 ,i say2 who is that which pincheth me8 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,trusting in ,god1 good ,master ,eumenides1 that you are in so good health as 7#hje7 all your friends were at the making hereof1 ,god give you good morrow1 sir6 ,lack you not a neat1 handsome1 and cleanly young lad1 about the age of fifteen or sixteen years1 that can run by your horse1 and1 for a need1 make 7#haj7 your mastership's shoes as black as ink8 ,how say you1 sir8 ,eum4 ,alas1 pretty lad1 ,i know not how to keep myself1 and much less a servant1 my pretty boy2 my state is so bad4 #hae ,g4 of ,jack4 ,content yourself1 you shall not be so ill a master but ,i 'll be as bad a servant4 ,tut1 sir1 ,i know you1 though you know not me4 ,are not you the man1 sir1 deny it if you can1 sir1 that came from a strange place 7#hbj7 in the land of ,catita1 where ,jack-an-apes flies with his tail in his mouth1 to seek out a lady as white as snow and as red as blood8 ,ha1 ha6 have ,i touched you now8 ,eum4 aside4 ,i think this boy be a 7#hbe7 spirit4--,how knowest thou all this8 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,tut1 are not you the man1 sir1 deny it if you can1 sir1 that gave all the money you had to the burying of a poor man1 and but one three half-pence left in your 7#hcj7 purse8 ,content you1 sir1 ,i 'll serve you1 that is flat4 ,eum4 ,well1 my lad1 since thou art so importunate1 ,i am content to entertain thee1 not as a servant1 but a copartner in my journey1 7#hce7 ,but whither shall we go8 for ,i have not any money more than one bare three half-pence4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,well1 master1 content yourself1 for if my divination be not out1 that shall be spent at the next inn or alehouse we come 7#hdj7 to3 for1 master1 ,i know you are passing hungry2 therefore ,i 'll go before and provide dinner until that you come2 no doubt but you 'll come fair and softly after4 ,eum4 ,ay1 go before2 ,i 'll follow thee4 #hde ,g4 of ,jack4 ,but do you hear1 master8 ,do you know my name8 ,eum4 ,no1 ,i promise thee1 not yet4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,why1 ,i am ,jack4 ,exit4 ,eum4 ,jack6 ,why1 be it so1 then4 #hej ,enter the ,,hostess and ,,jack1 setting meat on the table3 and ,fiddlers come to play4 ,,eumenides walketh up and down1 and will eat no meat4 ,host4 ,how say you1 sir8 ,do you please to sit down8 ,eum4 ,hostess1 ,i thank you1 ,i have no great stomach4 ,host4 ,pray1 sir1 what is the reason your 7#hee7 master is so strange8 ,doth not this meat please him8 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,yes1 hostess1 but it is my master's fashion to pay before he eats2 therefore1 a reckoning1 good hostess4 #hfj ,host4 ,marry1 shall you1 sir1 presently4 ,exit4 ,eum4 ,why4 ,jack1 what dust thou mean8 ,thou knowest ,i have not any money2 therefore1 sweet ,jack1 tell me what shall ,i do8 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,well1 master1 look in your 7#hfe7 purse4 ,eum4 ,why1 faith1 it is a folly1 for ,i have no money4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,why1 look you1 master2 do so much for me4 #hgj ,eum4 looking into his purse4 ,alas1 ,jack1 my purse is full of money6 ,g4 of ,jack4 8,alas10 master6 does that word belong to this accident8 ,why1 methinks ,i should have seen you cast away your cloak1 7#hge7 and in a bravado dance a galliard round about the chamber4 ,why1 master1 your man can teach you more wit than this4 ,re-enter ,hostess4 ,come1 hostess1 cheer up my master4 ,host4 ,you are heartily welcome2 and if it 7#hhj7 please you to eat of a fat capon1 a fairer bird1 a finer bird1 a sweeter bird1 a crisper bird1 a neater bird1 your worship never eat of4 ,eum4 ,thanks1 my fine1 eloquent hostess4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,but hear you1 master1 one 7#hhe7 word by the way4 ,are you content ,i shall be halves in all you get in your journey8 ,eum4 ,i am4 ,jack1 here is my hand4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,enough1 master1 ,i ask no more4 ,eum4 ,come1 hostess1 receive your money2 7#hij7 and ,i thank you for my good entertainment4 ,gives money4 ,host4 ,you are heartily welcome1 sir4 ,eum4 ,come1 ,jack1 whither go we now8 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,marry1 master1 to the conjurer's presently4 #hie ,eum4 ,content1 ,jack4--,hostess1 farewell4 ,exeunt4 ,enter ,,corebus blind1 and ,,celanta1 the foul wench1 to the ,well for water4 ,cor4 ,come1 my duck1 come3 ,i have now got a wife4 ,thou art fair1 art thou not8 ,cel4 ,my ,corebus1 the fairest alive2 make no doubt of that4 #ijj ,cor4 ,come1 wench1 are we almost at the well8 ,cel4 ,ay1 ,corebus1 we are almost at the well now4 ,i 'll go fetch some water2 sit down while ,i dip my pitcher in4 ,voice4 ,gently dip1 but not too deep1 #ije ,for fear you make the golden beard to weep4 ,a ,head comes up with ears of corn1 and she combs them into her lap4 ,fair maiden1 white and red1 ,comb me smooth1 and stroke my head4 ,and thou shalt have some cockell-bread4 ,a ,second ,head comes up full of gold2 she combs it into her lap4#adc ,sec4 ,head4 ,gently dip1 but not too deep1 #iaj ,for fear thou make the golden beard to weep4 ,fair maid1 white and red1 ,comb me smooth1 and stroke my head1 ,and every hair a sheaf shall be1 ,and every sheaf a golden tree4 #iae ,cel4 ,o1 see1 ,corebus1 ,i have comb'd a great deal of gold into my lap1 and a great deal of corn6 ,cor4 ,well said1#add wench6 now we shall have just enough4 ,god send us coiners to coin our 7#ibj7 gold4 ,but come1 shall we go home1 sweet-heart8 ,cel4 ,nay1 come1 ,corebus1 ,i will lead you4 ,cor4 ,so1 ,corebus1 things have well hit2 ,thou hast gotten wealth to mend thy wit4 ,exeunt4 ,enter the ,,ghost ,,of ,,jack and ,,eumenides the wandering knight4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,come away1 master1 come4 #ibe ,eum4 ,go along4 ,jack1 ,i 'll follow thee4 ,jack1 they say it is good to go cross-legged1 and say his prayers backward2 how sayest thou8 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,tut1 never fear1 master2 let me alone4 ,here sit you still2 speak not a word2 7#icj7 and because you shall not be enticed with his enchanting speeches1 with this same wool ,i 'll stop your ears3 and so1 master1 sit still1 for ,i must to the conjurer4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,sacrapant the ,conjurer to the wandering knight4 ,sac4 ,how now6 ,what man art thou that sits so sad8 #ice ,why dost thou gaze upon these stately trees ,without the leave and will of ,sacrapant8 ,what1 not a word but mum8 ,then1 ,sacrapant1 ,thou art betray'd4 ,re-enter the ,,ghost ,,of ,,jack invisible1 and takes off ,,sacrapant',s wreath from his head1 and his sword out of his hand4 ,what hand invades the head of ,sacrapant8 #idj ,what hateful ,fury doth envy my happy state8 ,then1 ,sacrapant1 these are thy latest days4 ,alas1 my veins are numb'd1 my sinews shrink4 ,my blood is pierc'd1 my breath fleeting away4 ,and now my timeless date is come to end6 #ide ,he in whose life his actions hath#ade been so foul1 ,now in his death to hell descends his soul4 ,he dieth4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,o1 sir1 are you gone8 ,now ,i hope we shall have some other coil4--,now1 master1 how like you this8 ,the conjurer he is #iej dead1 and vows never to trouble us more4 ,now get you to your fair lady1 and see what you can do with her4--,alas1 he heareth me not all this while2 but ,i will help that4 ,pulls the wool out of the ears of ,,eumenides4 ,eum4 ,how now4 ,jack6 ,what news8 #iee ,g4 of ,jack4 ,here1 master1 take this sword1 and dig with it at the foot of this hill4 ,,eumenides digs1 and spies a light in a glass4 ,eum4 ,how now1 ,jack6 ,what is this8 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,master1 without this the conjurer could do nothing2 and so long as this 7#ifj7 light lasts1 so long doth his art endure1 and this being out1 then doth his art decay4 ,eum4 ,why1 then1 ,jack1 ,i will soon put out this light4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,ay1 master1 how8 #ife ,eum4 ,why1 with a stone ,i 'll break the glass1 and then blow it out4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,no1 master1 you may as soon break the smith's anvil as this little vial2 nor the biggest blast that ever ,boreas blew cannot 7#igj7 blow out this little light2 but she that is neither maid1 wife1 nor widow4 ,master1 wind this horn1 and see what will happen4 ,,eumenides winds the horn4 ,here enters ,,venelia1 and breaks the glass1 and blows out the light1 and goeth in again4 ,so1 master1 how like you this8 ,this is she that ran madding in the woods1 his betrothed love 7#ige7 that keeps the cross2 and now1 this light being out1 all are restored to their former liberty4 ,and now1 master1 to the lady that you have so long looked for4 ,the ,,ghost ,,of ,,jack draweth a curtain1 and there ,,delia sitteth asleep4 ,eum4 ,god speed1 fair maid1 sitting alone1--there 7#ihj7 is once2 ,god speed1 fair maid1--there is twice2 ,god speed1 fair maid1--that is thrice4 ,del4 ,not so1 good sir1 for you are by4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,enough1 master1 she hath 7#ihe7 spoke2 now ,i will leave her with you4 ,exit4 ,eum4 ,thou fairest flower of these western parts1 ,whose beauty so reflecteth in my sight ,as doth a crystal mirror in the sun2 ,for thy sweet sake ,i have crost the frozen ,rhine2#adf #iij ,leaving fair ,po1 ,i sail'd up ,danuby ,as far as ,saba1 whose enhancing streams ,cut twixt the ,tartars and the ,russians2 ,these have ,i crost for thee1 fair ,delia3 ,then grant me that which ,i have su'd for long4 #iie ,del4 ,thou gentle knight1 whose fortune is so good ,to find me out and set my brothers free1 ,my faith1 my heart1 my hand ,i give to thee4 ,eum4 ,thanks1 gentle madam2 but here comes ,jack3 thank him1 for he is the 7#ajjj7 best friend that we have4 ,re-enter the ,,ghost ,,of ,,jack1 with a head in his hand4 ,how now4 ,jack6 ,what hast thou there8 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,marry1 master1 the head of the conjurer4 ,eum4 ,why1 ,jack1 that is impossible2 he 7#ajje7 was a young man4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,ah1 master1 so he deceived them that beheld him6 ,but he was a miserable1 old1 and crooked man1 though to each man's eye he seemed young and fresh2 for1 7#ajaj7 master1 this conjurer took the shape of the old man that kept the cross1 and that old man was in the likeness of the conjurer4 ,but now1 master1 wind your horn4 ,,eumenides winds his horn4 ,enter ,,venelia1 the ,two ,brothers1 and ,,erestus he that was at the cross4 ,eum4 ,welcome1 ,erestus6 welcome1 fair ,venelia6 #ajae ,welcome1 ,thelea and ,calypha both6 ,now have ,i her that ,i so long have sought2 ,so saith fair ,delia1 if we have your consent4 #a ,bro4 ,valiant ,,eumenides1 thou well deservest ,to have our favours2 so let us rejoice #ajbj ,that by thy means we are at liberty4 ,here may we joy each in other's sight1 ,and this fair lady have her wandering knight4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,so1 master1 now ye think you have done2 but ,i must have a saying to 7#ajbe7 you4 ,you know you and ,i were partners1 ,i to have half in all you got4 ,eum4 ,why1 so thou shalt4 ,jack4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,why1 then1 master1 draw your sword1 part your lady1 let me have half of 7#ajcj7 her presently4 ,eum4 ,why1 ,i hope4 ,jack1 thou dost but jest4 ,i promised thee half ,i got1 but not half my lady4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,but what else1 master8 7#ajce7 ,have you not gotten her8 ,therefore divide her straight1 for ,i will have half2 there is no remedy4 ,eum4 ,well1 ere ,i will falsify my word unto my friend1 take her all4 ,here1 ,jack1 ,i'll 7#ajdj7 give her thee4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,nay1 neither more nor less1 master1 but even just half4 ,eum4 ,before ,i will falsify my faith unto my friend1 ,i will divide her4 ,jack1 thou shalt 7#ajde7 have half4 #a ,bro4 ,be not so cruel unto our sister1 gentle knight4 #b ,bro4 ,o1 spare fair ,delia6 ,she deserves no death4 #ajej ,eum4 ,content yourselves2 my word is passed to him4--,therefore prepare thyself1 ,delia1 for thou must die4 ,del4 ,then farewell1 world6 ,adieu1 ,eumenides6 ,,eumenides offers to strike1 and the ,,ghost ,,of ,,jack stays him4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,stay1 master2 it is sufficient 7#ajee7 ,i have tried your constancy4 ,do you now remember since you paid for the burying of a poor fellow8 ,eum4 ,ay1 very well1 ,jack4 ,g4 of ,jack4 ,then1 master1 thank that 7#ajfj7 good deed for this good turn2 and so ,god be with you all6 ,leaps down in the ground4 ,eum4 ,jack1 what1 art thou gone8 ,then farewell4 ,jack6-- ,come1 brothers1 and my beauteous ,delia1 ,erestus1 and thy dear ,venelia1 #ajfe ,we will to ,thessaly with joyful hearts4 ,all4 ,agreed3 we follow thee and ,delia4 ,exeunt all except ,,frolic1 ,,fantastic1 and ,,madge4 ,fan4 ,what1 gammer1 asleep8 ,madge4 ,by the mass1 son1 't is almost day2 and my windows shut at the cock's-crow4 #ajgj ,fro4 ,do you hear1 gammer8 ,methinks this ,jack bore a great sway amongst them4 ,madge4 ,o1 man1 this was the ghost of the poor man that they kept such a coil to bury2 and that makes him to help the wandering #ajge knight so much4 ,but come1 let us in3 we will have a cup of ale and a toast this morning1 and so depart4#adg ,fan4 ,then you have made an end of your tale1 gammer8 #ajhj ,madge4 ,yes1 faith3 when this was done1 ,i took a piece of bread and cheese1 and came my way2 and so shall you have1 too1 before you go1 to your breakfast4 ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,honourable ,,history ,,of ,,friar ,,bacon ,,and ,,friar ,,bungay ,,by ,,robert ,,greene ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,king ,,henry ,,the ,,third4 ,,edward1 ,prince of ,wales1 his son4 ,,emperor ,,of ,,germany4 ,,king ,,of ,,castile4 ,,lacy1 ,earl of ,lincoln4 ,,warren1 ,earl of ,sussex4 ,,ermsby1 a gentleman4 ,,ralph ,,simnell1 the ,king's ,fool4 ,,friar ,,bacon4 ,,miles1 ,friar ,bacon's poor scholar4 ,,friar ,,bungay4 ,,jaques ,,vandermast1 a ,german4 ,,burden1 ,,mason1 ,doctors of ,oxford4 ,,clement1 ,,lambert1 gentlemen4 ,,serlsby1 ,two ,scholars1 their sons4 ,the ,keeper of ,fressingfield4 ,,thomas1 farmers' sons4 ,,richard1 ,constable4 ,a ,post4 ,lords1 ,country ,clowns1 c4 ,,elinor1 daughter to the ,king of ,castile4 ,,margaret1 the ,keeper's daughter of ,fressingfield4 ,,joan1 a country wench4 ,hostess of the ,bell at ,henley4 ,a ,,devil4 ,spirit in the shape of ,,hercules4 ,a dragon shooting fire4 ,,scene ,i4#adh ,enter ,,prince ,,edward malcontented1 with ,,lacy1 ,,warren1 ,,ermsby1 and ,,ralph ,,simnell4 ,lacy4 ,why looks my lord like to a troubled sky ,when heaven's bright shine is shadow'd with a fog8 ,alate#adi we ran the deer1 and through the lawns ,stripp'd#aej with our nags the lofty frolic bucks ,that scudded 'fore the teasers#aea like the wind4 ,ne'er was the deer of merry ,fressingfield #f ,so lustily pull'd down by jolly mates1 ,nor shar'd the farmers such fat venison1 ,so frankly dealt1 this hundred years before2 ,nor have ,i seen my lord more frolic in the chase1 #aj ,and now--chang'd to a melancholy dump4 ,war4 ,after the prince got to the ,keeper's lodge1 ,and had been jocund in the house awhile1 ,tossing off ale and milk in country cans1 ,whether it was the country's sweet content1 #ae ,or else the bonny damsel fill'd us drink1 ,that seem'd so stately in her stammel#aeb red1 ,or that a qualm did cross his stomach then1-- ,but straight he fell into his passions4 ,erms4 ,sirrah ,ralph1 what say you to your master8 #bj ,shall he thus all amort#aec live malcontent8 ,ralph4 ,hearest thou1 ,ned8--,nay1 look if he will speak to me6 ,p4 ,edw4 ,what say'st thou to me1 fool8 ,ralph4 ,i prithee1 tell me1 ,ned1 art thou in 7#be7 love with the ,keeper's daughter8 ,p4 ,edw4 ,how if ,i be1 what then8 ,ralph4 ,why1 then1 sirrah1 ,i'll teach thee how to deceive ,love4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,how1 ,ralph8 7#cj7 ,ralph4 ,marry1 ,sirrah ,ned1 thou shalt put on my cap and my coat and my dagger1 and ,i will put on thy clothes and thy sword2 and so thou shalt be my fool4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,and what of this8 #ce ,ralph4 ,why1 so thou shalt beguile ,love3 for ,love is such a proud scab1 that he will never meddle with fools nor children4 ,is not ,ralph's counsel good1 ,ned8 ,p4 ,edw4 ,tell me1 ,ned ,lacy1 didst thou mark the maid1 #dj ,how lively in her country-weeds she look'd8 ,a bonnier wench all ,suffolk cannot yield3-- ,all ,suffolk6 nay1 all ,england holds none such4 ,ralph4 ,sirrah ,will ,ermsby1 ,ned is deceived4 ,erms4 ,why1 ,ralph8 #de ,ralph4 ,he says all ,england hath no such1 and ,i say1 and ,i 'll stand to it1 there is one better in ,warwickshire4 ,war4 ,how provest thou that1 ,ralph8 ,ralph4 ,why is not the abbot a learned man1 7#ej7 and hath read many books1 and thinkest thou he hath not more learning than thou to choose a bonny wench8 ,yes1 ,i warrant thee1 by his whole grammar4 ,erms4 ,a good reason1 ,ralph4 #ee ,p4 ,edw4 ,i tell thee1 ,lacy1 that her sparkling eyes ,do lighten forth sweet love's alluring fire2 ,and in her tresses she doth fold the looks ,of such as gaze upon her golden hair2 #fj ,her bashful white1 mix'd with the morning's red1 ,luna doth boast upon her lovely cheeks2 ,her front is beauty's table1 where she paints ,the glories of her gorgeous excellence2 ,her teeth are shelves of precious marguerites1#aed ,richly enclos'd with ruddy coral cliffs4 #fe ,tush1 ,lacy1 she is ,beauty's over-match4 ,if thou survey'st her curious imagery4#aee ,lacy4 ,i grant1 my lord1 the damsel is as fair ,as simple ,suffolk's homely towns can yield2 ,but in the court be quainter dames than she1 #gj ,whose faces are enrich'd with honour's taint1#aef ,whose beauties stand upon the stage of ,fame1 ,and vaunt their trophies in the ,courts of ,love4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,ah1 ,ned1 but hadst thou watch'd her as myself1 ,and seen the secret beauties of the maid1 #ge ,their courtly coyness1 were but foolery4 ,erms4 ,why1 how watch'd you her1 my lord8 ,p4 ,edw4 ,whenas she swept like ,venus through the house4 ,and in her shape fast folded up my thoughts1 ,into the milk-house went ,i with the maid1 #hj ,and there amongst the cream-bowls she did shine ,as ,pallas 'mongst her princely huswifery1 ,she turn'd her smock over her lily arms1 ,and div'd them into milk to run her cheese2 ,but1 whiter than the milk1 her crystal skin1 #he ,checked with lines of azure1 made her blush#aeg ,that art or nature durst bring for compare4 ,ermsby1 if thou hadst seen1 as ,i did note it well1 ,how ,beauty play'd the huswife1 how this girl1 ,like ,lucrece1 laid her fingers to the work1 #ij ,thou wouldst1 with ,tarquin1 hazard ,rome and all ,to win the lovely maid of ,fressingfield4 ,ralph4 ,sirrah ,ned1 wouldst fain have her8 ,p4 ,edw4 ,ay1 ,ralph4 ,ralph4 ,why1 ,ned1 ,i have laid the plot in 7#ie7 my head2 thou shalt have her already4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,i'll give thee a new coat1 an learn me that4 ,ralph4 ,why1 ,sirrah ,ned1 we'll ride to ,oxford to ,friar ,bacon4 ,o1 he is a brave scholar1 7#ajj7 sirrah2 they say he is a brave necromancer1 that he can make women of devils1 and he can juggle cats into costermongers4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,and how then1 ,ralph8 ,ralph4 ,marry1 sirrah1 thou shalt go to 7#aje7 him3 and because thy father ,harry shall not miss thee1 he shall turn me into thee2 and ,i'll to the court1 and ,i'll prince it out2 and he shall make thee either a silken purse full of gold1 or else a fine wrought smock4 #aaj ,p4 ,edw4 ,but how shall ,i have the maid8 ,ralph4 ,marry1 sirrah1 if thou be'st a silken purse full of gold1 then on ,sundays she'll hang thee by her side1 and you must not say a word4 ,now1 sir1 when she comes into a great 7#aae7 press of people1 for fear of the cutpurse1 on a sudden she'll swap thee into her plackerd2#aeh then1 sirrah1 being there1 you may plead for yourself4 ,erms4 ,excellent policy6 #abj ,p4 ,edw4 ,but how if ,i be a wrought smock8 ,ralph4 ,then she'll put thee into her chest and lay thee into lavender1 and upon some good day she'll put thee on2 and at night when you go to bed1 then being turned from a smock 7#abe7 to a man1 you may make up the match4 ,lacy4 ,wonderfully wisely counselled1 ,ralph4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,ralph shall have a new coat4 ,ralph4 ,god thank you when ,i have it on my back1 ,ned4 #acj ,p4 ,edw4 ,lacy1 the fool hath laid a perfect plot2 ,for-why#aei our country ,margaret is so coy1 ,and stands so much upon her honest points1 ,that marriage or no market with the maid4 ,ermsby1 it must be necromantic spells #ace ,and charms of art that must enchain her love1 ,or else shall ,edward never win the girl4 ,therefore1 my wags1 we'll horse us in the morn4 ,and post to ,oxford to this jolly friar3 #adj ,bacon shall by his magic do this deed4 ,war4 ,content1 my lord2 and that's a speedy way ,to wean these headstrong puppies from the teat4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,i am unknown1 not taken for the prince2 ,they only deem us frolic courtiers1 ,that revel thus among our liege's game2 #ade ,therefore ,i have devis'd a policy4 ,lacy1 thou know'st next ,friday is ,saint ,james'1#afj ,and then the country flocks to ,harleston fair2 ,then will the ,keeper's daughter frolic there1 ,and over-shine the troop of all the maids #aej ,that come to see and to be seen that day4 ,haunt thee disguis'd among the country-swains1 ,feign thou 'rt a farmer's son1 not far from thence1 ,espy her loves1 and who she liketh best2 ,cote#afa him1 and court her1 to control#afb the clown2 #aee ,say that the courtier tired all in green4 ,that help'd her handsomely to run her cheese1 ,and fill'd her father's lodge with venison1 ,commends him1 and sends fairings to herself4 ,buy something worthy of her parentage1 #afj ,not worth her beauty2 for1 ,lacy1 then the fair ,affords no jewel fitting for the maid4 ,and when thou talk'st of me1 note if she blush2 ,o1 then she loves3 but if her cheeks wax pale1 ,disdain it is4 ,lacy1 send how she fares1 #afe ,and spare no time nor cost to win her loves4 ,lacy4 ,i will1 my lord1 so execute this charge ,as if that ,lacy were in love with her4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,send letters speedily to ,oxford of the news4 ,ralph4 ,and1 ,sirrah ,lacy1 buy me a thousand 7#agj7 thousand million of fine bells4 ,lacy4 ,what wilt thou do with them1 ,ralph8 ,ralph4 ,marry1 every time that ,ned sighs for the ,keeper's daughter1 ,i'll tie a bell about him2 and so within three or four days ,i will send 7#age7 word to his father ,harry that his son and my master ,ned is become ,love's morris-dance4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,well1 ,lacy1 look with care unto thy charge1 ,and ,i will haste to ,oxford to the friar1 ,that he by art and thou by secret gifts #ahj ,mayst make me lord of merry ,fressingfield4 ,lacy4 ,god send your honour your heart's desire4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#afc ,enter ,,friar ,,bacon1 with ,,miles his poor ,scholar1 with books under his arm2 with them ,,burden1 ,,mason1 and ,,clement1 three ,doctors4 ,bacon4 ,miles1 where are you8 ,miles4 ,hic sum1 doctissime et reverendissime doctor4 ,bacon4 ,attulisti nos libros meos de necromantia8 #e ,miles4 ,ecce quam bonum et quam jucundum habitare libros in unum6 ,bacon4 ,now1 masters of our academic state1 ,that rule in ,oxford1 viceroys in your place1 ,whose heads contain maps of the liberal arts1 #aj ,spending your time in depth of learned skill1 ,why flock you thus to ,bacon's secret cell1 ,a friar newly stall'd in ,brazen-nose8 ,say what's your mind1 that ,i may make reply4 ,burd4 ,bacon1 we hear that long we have suspect1 #ae ,that thou art read in magic's mystery2 ,in pyromancy1 to divine by flames2 ,to tell1 by hydromatic1 ebbs and tides2 ,by aeromancy to discover doubts4 ,to plain out questions1 as ,apollo did4 #bj ,bacon4 ,well1 ,master ,burden1 what of all this8 ,miles4 ,marry1 sir1 he doth but fulfil1 by rehearsing of these names1 the fable of the ,fox and the ,grapes2 that which is above us pertains nothing to us4 #be ,burd4 ,i tell thee1 ,bacon1 ,oxford makes report1 ,nay1 ,england1 and the court of ,henry says1 ,thou 'rt making of a brazen head by art1 ,which shall unfold strange doubts and aphorisms1 ,and read a lecture in philosophy2 #cj ,and1 by the help of devils and ghastly fiends1 ,thou mean'st1 ere many years or days be past1 ,to compass ,england with a wall of brass4 ,bacon4 ,and what of this8 ,miles4 ,what of this1 master6 ,why1 he doth 7#ce7 speak mystically2 for he knows1 if your skill fail to make a brazen head1 yet ,mother ,waters' strong ale will fit his turn to make him have a copper nose4 ,clem4 ,bacon1 we come not grieving at thy skill1 #dj ,but joying that our acadmy yields ,a man suppos'd the wonder of the world2 ,for if thy cunning work these miracles1 ,england and ,europe shall admire thy fame1 ,and ,oxford shall in characters of brass1 #de ,and statues1 such as were built up in ,rome1 ,etrnize ,friar ,bacon for his art4 ,mason4 ,then1 gentle friar1 tell us thy intent4 ,bacon4 ,seeing you come as friends unto the friar1 ,resolve you1#afd doctors1 ,bacon can by books #ej ,make storming ,boreas thunder from his cave1 ,and dim fair ,luna to a dark eclipse4 ,the great arch-ruler1 potentate of hell1 ,trembles when ,bacon bids him or his fiends ,bow to the force of his pentagonon4#afe #ee ,what art can work1 the frolic friar knows2 ,and therefore will ,i turn my magic books1 ,and strain out necromancy to the deep4 ,i have contriv'd and fram'd a head of brass 7,i made ,belcephon hammer out the stuff71 #fj ,and that by art shall read philosophy2 ,and ,i will strengthen ,england by my skill1 ,that if ten ,csars liv'd and reign'd in ,rome1 ,with all the legions ,europe doth contain1 ,they should not touch a grass of ,english ground4 #fe ,the work that ,ninus rear'd at ,babylon1 ,the brazen walls fram'd by ,semiramis1 ,carv'd out like to the portal of the sun1 ,shall not be such as rings the ,english strand ,from ,dover to the market-place of ,rye4 #gj ,burd4 ,is this possible8 ,miles4 ,i'll bring ye two or three witnesses4 ,burd4 ,what be those8 ,miles4 ,marry1 sir1 three or four as honest devils and good companions as any be in hell4 #ge ,mason4 ,no doubt but magic may do much in this2 ,for he that reads but mathematic rules ,shall find conclusions that avail to work ,wonders that pass the common sense of men4 ,burd4 ,but ,bacon roves#aff a bow beyond his reach1 #hj ,and tells of more than magic can perform1 ,thinking to get a fame by fooleries4 ,have ,i not pass'd as far in state of schools1 ,and read of many secrets8 ,yet to think ,that heads of brass can utter any voice1 #he ,or more1 to tell of deep philosophy1-- ,this is a fable sop had forgot4 ,bacon4 ,burden1 thou wong'st me in detracting thus2 ,bacon loves not to stuff himself with lies4 ,but tell me 'fore these doctors1 if thou dare1 #ij ,of certain questions ,i shall move to thee4 ,burd4 ,i will3 ask what thou can4 ,miles4 ,marry1 sir1 he'll straight be on your pick-pack1#afg to know-whether the feminine or the masculine gender be most worthy4 #ie ,bacon4 ,were you not yesterday1 ,master ,burden1 at ,henley upon the ,thames8 ,burd4 ,i was2 what then8 ,bacon4 ,what book studied you thereon all night8 #ajj ,burd4 ,i6 none at all2 ,i read not there a line4 ,bacon4 ,then1 doctors1 ,friar ,bacon's art knows naught4 ,clem4 ,what say you to this1 ,master ,burden8 ,doth he not touch you8 ,burd4 ,i pass not of#afh his frivolous speeches4 #aje ,miles4 ,nay1 ,master ,burden1 my master1 ere he hath done with you1 will turn you from a doctor to a dunce1 and shake you so small1 that he will leave no more learning in you than is in ,balaam's ass4 #aaj ,bacon4 ,masters1 for that learned ,burden's skill is deep1 ,and sore he doubts of ,bacon's cabalism1 ,i'll show you why he haunts to ,henley oft3 ,not1 doctors1 for to taste the fragrant air1 ,but there to spend the night in alchemy1 #aae ,to multiply with secret spells of art2 ,thus private steals he learning from us all4 ,to prove my sayings true1 ,i'll show you straight ,the book he keeps at ,henley for himself4 ,miles4 ,nay1 now my master goes to conjuration1 take heed4 #abj ,bacon4 ,masters1 stand still1 fear not1 ,i'll show you but his book4 ,here he conjures4 ,per omnes deos infernales1 ,belcephon6 ,enter a ,woman with a shoulder of mutton on a spit1 and a ,devil4 ,miles4 ,o master1 cease your conjuration1 or you spoil all2 for here's a she-devil come 7#abe7 with a shoulder of mutton on a spit4 ,you have marr'd the devil's supper2 but no doubt he thinks our college fare is slender1 and so hath sent you his cook with a shoulder of mutton1 to make it exceed4 #acj ,hostess4 ,o1 where am ,i1 or what's become of me8 ,bacon4 ,what art thou8 ,hostess4 ,hostess at ,henley1 mistress of the ,bell4 ,bacon4 ,how camest thou here8 ,hostess4 ,as ,i was in the kitchen 'mongst the maids1 #ace ,spitting the meat 'gainst supper for my guests1 ,a motion#afi mov'd me to look forth of door3 ,no sooner had ,i pried into the yard1 ,but straight a whirlwind hoisted me from thence1 ,and mounted me aloft unto the clouds4 #adj ,as in a trance1 ,i thought nor feared naught1 ,nor know ,i where or whither ,i was ta'en1 ,nor where ,i am nor what these persons be4 ,bacon4 ,no8 ,know you not ,master ,burden8 ,hostess4 ,o1 yes1 good sir1 he is my daily guest4-- #ade ,what1 ,master ,burden6 't was but yesternight ,that you and ,i at ,henley play'd at cards4 ,burd4 ,i know not what we did4--,a pox of all conjuring friars6 ,clem4 ,now1 jolly friar1 tell us1 is this the book #aej ,that ,burden is so careful to look on8 ,bacon4 ,it is4--,but1 ,burden1 tell me now1 ,think'st thou that ,bacon's necromantic skill ,cannot perform his head and wall of brass1 ,when he can fetch thine hostess in such post8 #aee ,miles4 ,i'll warrant you1 master1 if ,master ,burden could conjure as well as you1 he would have his hook every night from ,henley to study on at ,oxford4 ,mason4 ,burden1 #afj ,what1 are you mated#agj by this frolic friar8-- ,look how he droops2 his guilty conscience ,drives him to bash1#aga and makes his hostess blush4 ,bacon4 ,well1 mistress1 for ,i will not have you miss'd4 ,you shall to ,henley to cheer up your guests #afe ',fore supper gin4--,burden1 bid her adieu2 ,say farewell to your hostess 'fore she goes4-- ,sirrah1 away1 and set her safe at home4 ,hostess4 ,master ,burden1 when shall we see you at ,henley8 #agj ,exeunt ,hostess and ,devil4 ,burd4 ,the devil take thee and ,henley too4 ,miles4 ,master1 shall ,i make a good motion8 ,bacon4 ,what's that8 ,miles4 ,marry1 sir1 now that my hostess is gone to provide supper1 conjure up another 7#age7 spirit1 and send ,doctor ,burden flying after4 ,bacon4 ,thus1 rulers of our academic state1 ,you have seen the friar frame his art by proof2 ,and as the college called ,brazen-nose ,is under him1 and he the master there1 #ahj ,so surely shall this head of brass be fram'd1 ,and yield forth strange and uncouth aphorisms1 ,and hell and ,hecate shall fail the friar4 ,but ,i will circle ,england round with brass4 ,miles4 ,so be it et nunc et semper1 amen4 ,exeunt4 #ahe ,,scene ,,iii4#agb ,enter ,,margaret1 the fair maid of ,fressingfield1 and ,,joan2 ,,thomas1 ,,richard1 and other ,clowns2 and ,,lacy disguised in country apparel4 ,thom4 ,by my troth1 ,margaret1 here's a weather is able to make a man call his father 8whoreson03 if this weather hold1 we shall have hay good cheap1 and butter and cheese at ,harleston will hear no price4 #e ,mar4 ,thomas1 maids when they come to see the fair ,count not to make a cope#agc for dearth of hay2 ,when we have turn'd our butter to the salt1 ,and set our cheese safely upon the racks1 ,then let our fathers price it as they please4 #aj ,we country sluts of merry ,fressingfield ,come to buy needless naughts to make us fine1 ,and look that young men should be frank this day1 ,and court us with such fairings as they can4 ,phbus is blithe1 and frolic looks from heaven1 ,as when he courted lovely ,semele1 #af ,swearing the pedlars shall have empty packs1 ,if that fair weather may make chapmen buy4 ,lacy4 ,but1 lovely ,peggy1 ,semele is dead1 ,and therefore ,phbus from his palace pries1 #bj ,and1 seeing such a sweet and seemly saint1 ,shows all his glories for to court yourself4 ,mar4 ,this is a fairing1 gentle sir1 indeed1 ,to soothe me up with such smooth flattery2 ,but learn of me1 your scoff's too broad before4--#agd #be ,well1 ,joan1 our beauties must abide their jests2 ,we serve the turn in jolly ,fressingfield4 ,joan4 ,margaret1 a farmer's daughter for a farmer's son3 ,i warrant you1 the meanest of us both ,shall have a mate to lead us from the church4 ,but1 ,thomas1 what's the news8 ,what1 in a dump8 #ca ,give me your hand1 we are near a pedlar's shop2 ,out with your purse1 we must have fairings now4 ,thom4 ,faith1 ,joan1 and shall4 ,i'll bestow a fairing on you1 and then we will to the tavern1 7#ce7 and snap off a pint of wine or two4 ,all this while ,,lacy whispers ,,margaret in the ear4 ,mar4 ,whence are you1 sir8 ,of ,suffolk8 ,for your terms ,are finer than the common sort of men4 ,lacy4 ,faith1 lovely girl1 ,i am of ,beccles by1 ,your neighbour1 not above six miles from hence1 #dj ,a farmer's son1 that never was so quaint#age ,but that he could do courtesy to such dames4 ,but trust me1 ,margaret1 ,i am sent in charge ,from him that revell'd in your father's house1 ,and fill'd his lodge with cheer and venison1 #de ,tired in green4 ,he sent you this rich purse1 ,his token that he help'd you run your cheese1 ,and in the milkhouse chatted with yourself4 ,mar4 ,to me8 ,lacy4 ,you forget yourself2#agf #ej ,women are often weak in memory4 ,mar4 ,o1 pardon1 sir1 ,i call to mind the man4 ',t were little manners to refuse his gift1 ,and yet ,i hope he sends it not for love2 ,for we have little leisure to debate of that4 #ee ,joan4 ,what1 ,margaret6 blush not2 maids must have their loves4 ,thom4 ,nay1 by the mass1 she looks pale as if she were angry4 ,rich4 ,sirrah1 are you of ,beccles8 ,i pray1 how doth ,goodman ,cob8 ,my father bought a 7#fj7 horse of him4--,i'll tell you1 ,margaret1 'a were good to be a gentleman's jade1 for of all things the foul hilding#agg could not abide a doong-cart4 ,mar4 aside4 ,how different is this farmer from the rest #fe ,that erst as yet have pleas'd my wand'ring sight6 ,his words are witty1 quickened with a smile1 ,his courtesy gentle1 smelling of the court2 ,facile and debonair in all his deeds1 ,proportion'd as was ,paris1 when1 in grey1#agh #gj ,he courted non in the vale by ,troy4 ,great lords have come and pleaded for my love3 ,who but the ,keeper's lass of ,fressingfield8 ,and yet methinks this farmer's jolly son ,passeth the proudest that hath pleas'd mine eye4 #ge ,but1 ,peg1 disclose not that thou art in love1 ,and show as yet no sign of love to him1 ,although thou well wouldst wish him for thy love2 ,keep that to thee till time doth serve thy turn1 ,to show the grief wherein thy heart doth burn4-- #hj ,come1 ,joan and ,thomas1 shall we to the fair8-- ,you1 ,beccles man1 will not forsake us now8 ,lacy4 ,not whilst ,i may have such quaint girls as you4 ,mar4 ,well1 if you chance to come by ,fressingfield1 ,make but a step into the ,keeper's lodge1 #he ,and such poor fare as woodmen can afford1 ,butter and cheese1 cream and fat venison1 ,you shall have store1 and welcome therewithal4 ,lacy4 ,gramercies1 ,peggy2 look for me ere long4 ,exeunt4 ,scene ,,iv4#agi ,enter ,,king ,,henry ,,the ,,third1 the ,,emperor1 the ,,king ,,of ,,castile1 ,,elinor1 his daughter1 and ,,vandermast1 a ,german4 ,k4 ,hen4 ,great men of ,europe1 monarchs of the west1 ,ring'd with the walls of old ,oceanus1 ,whose lofty surge is like the battlements ,that compass'd high-built ,babel in with towers1 ,welcome1 my lords1 welcome1 brave western kings1 #e ,to ,england's shore1 whose promontory cliffs ,show ,albion is another little world2 ,welcome says ,english ,henry to you all2 ,chiefly unto the lovely ,elinor1 ,who dar'd for ,edward's sake cut through the seas1 #aj ,and venture as ,agenor's damsel through the deep1 ,to get the love of ,henry's wanton son4 ,k4 of ,cast4 ,england's rich monarch1 brave ,plantagenet1 ,the ,pyren ,mounts swelling above the clouds1 ,that ward the wealthy ,castile in with walls1 #ae ,could not detain the beauteous ,elinor2 ,but1 hearing of the fame of ,edward's youth1 ,she dar'd to brook ,neptunus' haughty pride1 ,and bide the brunt of froward olus4 #ai ,then may fair ,england welcome her the more4 ,elin4 ,after that ,english ,henry by his lords ,had sent ,prince ,edward's lovely counterfeit1 ,a present to the ,castile ,elinor1 ,the comely portrait of so brave a man1 ,the virtuous fame discoursed of his deeds1 #be ,edward's courageous resolution1 ,done at the ,holy ,land 'fore ,damas' walls1 ,led both mine eye and thoughts in equal links ,to like so of the ,english monarch's son1 ,that ,i attempted perils for his sake4 #cj ,emp4 ,where is the prince1 my lord8 ,k4 ,hen4 ,he posted down1 not long since1 from the court1 ,to ,suffolk side1 to merry ,framlingham1 ,to sport himself amongst my fallow deer2 ,from thence1 by packets sent to ,hampton-house1 #ce ,we hear the prince is ridden with his lords ,to ,oxford1 in the acadmy there ,to hear dispute amongst the learned men4 ,but we will send forth letters for my son1 ,to will him come from ,oxford to the court4 #dj ,emp4 ,nay1 rather1 ,henry1 let us1 as we be1 ,ride for to visit ,oxford with our train4 ,fain would ,i see your universities1 ,and what learn'd men your acadmy yields4 ,from ,hapsburg have ,i brought a learned clerk ,to hold dispute with ,english orators4 #df ,this doctor1 surnam'd ,jaques ,vandermast1 ,a ,german born1 pass'd into ,padua1 ,to ,florence and to fair ,bologna1 ,to ,paris1 ,rheims1 and stately ,orleans1 #ej ,and1 talking there with men of art1 put down ,the chiefest of them all in aphorisms1#ahj ,in magic1 and the mathematic rules3 ,now let us1 ,henry1 try him in your schools4 ,k4 ,hen4 ,he shall1 my lord2 this motion likes me well4 #ee ,we'll progress straight to ,oxford with our trains1 ,and see what men our acadmy brings4-- ,and1 wonder ,vandermast1 welcome to me4 ,in ,oxford shalt thou find a jolly friar ,call'd ,friar ,bacon1 ,england's only flower3 #fj ,set him but nonplus in his magic spells1 ,and make him yield in mathematic rules1 ,and for thy glory ,i will bind thy brows1 ,not with a poet's garland made of bays1 ,but with a coronet of choicest gold4 #fe ,whilst1#aha then1 we set#ahb to ,oxford with our troops1 ,let's in and banquet in our ,english court4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#ahc ,enter ,,ralph ,,simnell in ,,prince ,,edward',s apparel2 and ,,prince ,,edward1 ,,warren1 and ,,ermsby1 disguised4 ,ralph4 ,where be these vagabond knaves1 that they attend no better on their master8 ,p4 ,edw4 ,if it please your honour1 we are all ready at an inch4#ahd ,ralph4 ,sirrah ,ned1 ,i'll have no more post-horse 7#e7 to ride on3 ,i'll have another fetch4#ahe ,erms4 ,i pray you1 how is that1 my lord8 ,ralph4 ,marry1 sir1 ,i'll send to the ,isle of ,ely for four or five dozen of geese1 and ,i'll have them tied six and six together with whip-cord1 7#aj7 ,now upon their backs will ,i have a fair field-bed with a canopy2 and so1 when it is my pleasure1 ,i'll flee into what place ,i please4 ,this will be easy4 ,war4 ,your honour hath said well2 but 7#ae7 shall we to ,brazen-nose ,college before we pull off our boots8 ,erms4 ,warren1 well motion'd2 we will to the friar ,before we revel it within the town4-- ,ralph1 see you keep your countenance like a prince4 #bj ,ralph4 ,wherefore have ,i such a company of cutting#ahf knaves to wait upon me1 but to keep and defend my countenance against all mine enemies8 ,have you not good swords and bucklers8 #be ,enter ,,friar ,,bacon and ,,miles4 ,erms4 ,stay1 who comes here8 ,war4 ,some scholar2 and we'll ask him where ,friar ,bacon is4 ,bacon4 ,why1 thou arrant dunce1 shall ,i never make thee good scholar8 ,doth not all the 7#cj7 town cry out and say1 ,friar ,bacon's subsizer#ahg is the greatest blockhead in all ,oxford8 ,why1 thou canst not speak one word of true ,latin4 ,miles4 ,no1 sir8 yes4 ,what is this else8 ,ego sum tuus homo1 8,i am your man03 ,i warrant 7#ce7 you1 sir1 as good ,tully's phrase as any is in ,oxford4 ,bacon4 ,come on1 sirrah2 what part of speech is ,ego8 ,miles4 ,ego1 that is 8,i02 marry1 nomen 7#dj7 substantivo4 ,bacon4 ,how prove you that8 ,miles4 ,why1 sir1 let him prove himself an 'a will2 ,i can be heard1 felt1 and understood4 ,bacon4 ,o gross dunce6 ,beats him4 #de ,p4 ,edw4 ,come1 let us break off this dispute between these two4--,sirrah1 where is ,brazen-nose ,college8 ,miles4 ,not far from ,coppersmith's ,hall4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,what1 dost thou mock me8 #ej ,miles4 ,not ,i1 sir3 but what would you at ,brazen-nose8 ,erms4 ,marry1 we would speak with ,friar ,bacon4 ,miles4 ,whose men be you8 #ee ,erms4 ,marry1 scholar1 here 's our master4 ,ralph4 ,sirrah1 ,i am the master of these good fellows2 mayst thou not know me to be a lord by my reparrel8 #ei ,miles4 ,then here 's good game for the hawk2 for here's the master-fool and a covey of coxcombs4 ,one wise man1 ,i think1 would spring you all4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,gog's wounds6 ,warren1 kill him4 ,war4 ,why1 ,ned1 ,i think the devil be in 7#fe7 my sheath2 ,i cannot get out my dagger4 ,erms4 ,nor ,i mine4 ',swounds1 ,ned1 ,i think ,i am bewitcht4 ,miles4 ,a company of scabs6 ,the proudest of you all draw your weapon1 if he can4--7#gj7 ,aside4 ,see how boldly ,i speak1 now my master is by4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,i strive in vain2 but if my sword be shut ,and conjur'd fast by magic in my sheath1 ,villain1 here is my fist4 ,strikes ,,miles a box on the ear4 ,miles4 ,o1 ,i beseech you conjure his hands 7#ge7 too1 that he may not lift his arms to his head1 for he is light-fingered6 ,ralph4 ,ned1 strike him2 ,i'll warrant thee by mine honour4 ,bacon4 ,what means the ,english prince to wrong my man8 #hj ,p4 ,edw4 ,to whom speak'st thou8 ,bacon4 ,to thee4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,who art thou8 ,bacon4 ,could you not judge when all your swords grew fast1 ,that ,friar ,bacon was not far from hence8 #he ,edward1 ,king ,henry's son and ,prince of ,wales1 ,thy fool disguis'd cannot conceal thyself4 ,i know both ,ermsby and the ,sussex ,earl1 ,else ,friar ,bacon had but little skill4 ,thou com'st in post from merry ,fressingfield1 #ij ,fast-fancied#ahh to the ,keeper's bonny lass1 ,to crave some succour of the jolly friar2 ,and ,lacy1 ,earl of ,lincoln1 hast thou left ,to treat#ahi fair ,margaret to allow thy loves2 #id ,but friends are men1 and love can baffle lords2 ,the earl both woos and courts her for himself4 ,war4 ,ned1 this is strange2 the friar knoweth all4 ,erms4 ,apollo could not utter more than this4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,i stand amaz'd to hear this jolly friar ,tell even the very secrets of my thoughts4-- ,but1 learned ,bacon1 since thou know'st the cause #aja ,why ,i did post so fast from ,fressingfield1 ,help1 friar1 at a pinch1 that ,i may have ,the love of lovely ,margaret to myself1 #ajd ,and1 as ,i am true ,prince of ,wales1 ,i'll give ,living and lands to strength thy college state4 ,war4 ,good friar1 help the prince in this4 ,ralph4 ,why1 servant ,ned1 will not the friar do it8 ,were not my sword glued to my scabbard by conjuration1 ,i would cut off his #aaj head1 and make him do it by force4 ,miles4 ,in faith1 my lord1 your manhood and your sword is all alike2 they are so fast conjured that we shall never see them4 ,erms4 ,what1 doctor1 in a dump8 ,tush1 help the prince1 #aae ,and thou shalt see how liberal he will prove4 ,bacon44 ,crave not such actions greater dumps than these8 ,i will1 my lord1 strain out my magic spells2 ,for this day comes the earl to ,fressingfield1 #aai ,and 'fore that night shuts in the day with dark1 ,they'll be betrothed each to other fast4 ,but come with me2 we'll to my study straight1 ,and in a glass prospective ,i will show ,what's done this day in merry ,fressingfield4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,gramercies1 ,bacon2 ,i will quite thy pain4 #abe ,bacon4 ,but send your train1 my lord1 into the town2 ,my scholar shall go bring them to their inn4 ,meanwhile we'll see the knavery of the earl4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,warren1 leave me3--and1 ,ermsby1 take the fool2 ,let him be master1 and go revel it1 #acj ,till ,i and ,friar ,bacon talk awhile4 ,war4 ,we will1 my lord4 ,ralph4 ,faith1 ,ned1 and ,i'll lord it out till thou comest4 ,i'll be ,prince of ,wales over all the black-pots#aij in ,oxford4 ,exeunt4 #ace ,scene ,,vi4#aia ,,friar ,,bacon and ,,prince ,,edward go into the study4#aib ,bacon4 ,now1 frolic ,edward1 welcome to my cell2 ,here tempers ,friar ,bacon many toys4 ,and holds this place his consistory-court1 ,wherein the devils plead homage to his words4 ,within this glass prospective thou shalt see #e ,this day what's done in merry ,fressingfield ',twixt lovely ,peggy and the ,lincoln ,earl4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,friar1 thou glad'st me4 ,now shall ,edward try ,how ,lacy meaneth to his sovereign lord4 ,bacon4 ,stand there and look directly in the glass4 #aj ,enter ,,margaret and ,,friar ,,bungay4 ,what sees my lord8 ,p4 ,edw4 ,i see the ,keeper's lovely lass appear1 ,as brightsome#aic as the paramour of ,mars1 ,only attended by a jolly friar4 ,bacon4 ,sit still1 and keep the crystal in your eye4 #ae ,mar4 ,but tell me4 ,friar ,bungay1 is it true#aid ,that this fair courteous country swain1 ,who says his father is a farmer nigh1 ,can be ,lord ,lacy1 ,earl of ,lincolnshire8 ,bun4 ,peggy1 't is true1 't is ,lacy for my life1 #bj ,or else mine art and cunning both doth fail1 ,left by ,prince ,edward to procure his loves2 ,for he in green1 that help you run your cheese1 ,is son to ,henry and the ,prince of ,wales4 ,mar4 ,be what he will1 his lure is but for lust4 #be ,but did ,lord ,lacy like poor ,margaret1 ,or would he deign to wed a country lass1 ,friar1 ,i would his humble handmaid be1 ,and for great wealth quite him with courtesy4 #bi ,bun4 ,why1 ,margaret1 dost thou love him8 ,mar4 ,his personage1 like the pride of vaunting ,troy1 ,might well avouch to shadow#aie ,helen's scape3#aif ,his wit is quick and ready in conceit1 ,as ,greece afforded in her chiefest prime3 ,courteous1 ah friar1 full of pleasing smiles6 #ce ,trust me1 ,i love too much to tell thee more2 ,suffice to me he's ,england's paramour4 ,bun4 ,hath not each eye that view'd thy pleasing face ,surnamed thee ,fair ,maid of ,fressingfield8 ,mar4 ,yes1 ,bungay2 and would ,god the lovely earl #dj ,had that in esse that so many sought4 ,bun4 ,fear not1 the friar will not be behind ,to show his cunning to entangle love4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,i think the friar courts the bonny wench2 ,bacon1 methinks he is a lusty churl4 #de ,bacon4 ,now look1 my lord4 ,enter ,,lacy disguised as before4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,gog's wounds1 ,bacon1 here comes ,lacy6 ,bacon4 ,sit still1 my lord1 and mark the comedy4 ,bun4 ,here's ,lacy1 ,margaret2 step aside awhile4 ,they withdraw4 ,lacy4 ,daphne1 the damsel that caught ,phbus fast1 #ea ,and lock'd him in the brightness of her looks1 ,was not so beauteous in ,apollo's eyes ,as is fair ,margaret to the ,lincoln ,earl4 ,recant thee1 ,lacy1 thou art put in trust3 #ee ,edward1 thy sovereign's son1 hath chosen thee1 ,a secret friend1 to court her for himself1 ,and dar'st thou wrong thy prince with treachery8 ,lacy1 love makes no exception of a friend1 ,nor deems it of a prince but as a man4 #fj ,honour bids thee control#aig him in his lust2 ,his wooing is not for to wed the girl1 ,but to entrap her and beguile the lass4 ,lacy1 thou lov'st1 then brook not such abuse1 ,but wed her1 and abide thy prince's frown2 #fe ,for better die than see her live disgrac'd4 ,mar4 ,come1 friar1 ,i will shake him from his dumps4--,comes forward4 ,how cheer you1 sir8 ,a penny for your thought6 ,you 're early up1 pray ,god it be the near4#aih ,what1 come from ,beccles in a morn so soon8 #gj ,lacy4 ,thus watchful are such men as live in love1 ,whose eyes brook broken slumbers for their sleep4 ,i tell thee1 ,peggy1 since last ,harleston fair ,my mind hath felt a heap of passions4 ,mar4 ,a trusty man1 that court it for your friend4 #ge ,woo you still for the courtier all in green8 ,i marvel that he sues not for himself4 ,lacy4 ,peggy1 ,i pleaded first to get your grace for him2 ,but when mine eyes survey'd your beauteous looks1 #hj ,love1 like a wag1 straight div'd into my heart1 ,and there did shrine the idea of yourself4 ,pity me1 though ,i be a farmer's son1 ,and measure not my riches1 but my love4 #hd ,mar4 ,you are very hasty2 for to garden well1 ,seeds must have time to sprout before they spring3 ,love ought to creep as doth the dial's shade1 ,for timely#aii ripe is rotten too-too soon4 ,bun4 coming forward4 ,deus hic2 room for a merry friar6 ,what1 youth of ,beccles1 with the ,keeper's lass8 #ij ',t is well2 but tell me1 hear you any news8 ,mar4 ,no1 friar4 ,what news8 ,bun4 ,hear you not how the pursuivants do post ,with proclamations through each country-town8 #id ,lacy4 ,for what1 gentle friar8 ,tell the news4 ,bun4 ,dwell'st thou in ,beccles1 and hear'st not of these news8 ,lacy1 the ,earl of ,lincoln1 is late fled ,from ,windsor court1 disguised like a swain1 ,and lurks about the country here unknown4 ,henry suspects him of some treachery1 #ajj ,and therefore doth proclaim in every way1 ,that who can take the ,lincoln ,earl shall have1 ,paid in the ,exchequer1 twenty thousand crowns4 ,lacy4 ,the ,earl of ,lincoln6 ,friar1 thou art mad4 ,it was some other2 thou mistak'st the man4 #aje ,the ,earl of ,lincoln6 ,why1 it cannot be4 ,mar4 ,yes1 very well1 my lord1 for you are he3 ,the ,keeper's daughter took you prisoner4 ,lord ,lacy1 yield1 ,i'll be your gaoler once4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,how familiar they be1 ,bacon6 #aaj ,bacon4 ,sit still1 and mark the sequel of their loves4 ,lacy4 ,then am ,i double prisoner to thyself4 ,peggy1 ,i yield4 ,but are these news in jest8 ,mar4 ,in jest with you1 but earnest unto me2 ,for-why#bjj these wrongs do wring me at the heart4 #aae ,ah1 how these earls and noblemen of birth ,flatter and feign to forge poor women's ill6 ,lacy4 ,believe me1 lass1 ,i am the ,lincoln ,earl2 ,i not deny but1 tired thus in rags1 ,i liv'd disguis'd to win fair ,peggy's love4 #abj ,mar4 ,what love is there where wedding ends not love8 ,lacy4 ,i meant1 fair girl1 to make thee ,lacy's wife4 ,mar4 ,i little think that earls will stoop so low4 ,lacy4 ,say1 shall ,i make thee countess ere ,i sleep8 ,mar4 ,handmaid unto the earl1 so please himself2 #abe ,a wife in name1 but servant in obedience4 ,lacy4 ,the ,lincoln ,countess1 for it shall be so3 ,i'll plight the bands1 and seal it with a kiss4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,gog's wounds1 ,bacon1 they kiss6 ,i'll stab them4 #acj ,bacon4 ,o1 hold your hands1 my lord1 it is the glass6 ,p4 ,edw4 ,choler to see the traitors gree so well4 ,made me think the shadows substances4 ,bacon4 ',t were a long poniard1 my lord1 to reach between ,oxford and ,fressingfield2 but sit still and see more4 #ace ,bun4 ,well1 ,lord of ,lincoln1 if your loves be knit1 ,and that your tongues and thoughts do both agree1 ,to avoid ensuing jars1 ,i'll hamper up the match4 ,i'll take my portace#bja forth and wed you here3 ,then go to bed and seal#bjb up your desires4 #adj ,lacy4 ,friar1 content4--,peggy1 how like you this8 ,mar4 ,what likes my lord is pleasing unto me4 ,bun4 ,then hand-fast hand1 and ,i will to my book4 ,bacon4 ,what sees my lord now8 ,p4 ,edw4 ,bacon1 ,i see the lovers hand in hand1 #ade ,the friar ready with his portace there ,to wed them both3 then am ,i quite undone4 ,bacon1 help now1 if e'er thy magic serv'd2 ,help1 ,bacon6 ,stop the marriage now1 ,if devils or necromancy may suffice1 #aej ,and ,i will give thee forty thousand crowns4 ,bacon4 ,fear not1 my lord1 ,i'll stop the jolly friar ,for#bjc mumbling up his orisons this day4 ,lacy4 ,why speak'st not1 ,bungay8 ,friar1 to thy book4 ,bungay is mute1 crying1 8,hud1 hud40 ,mar4 ,how look'st thou1 friar1 as a man distraught8 #aee ,reft of thy senses1 ,bungay8 ,show by signs1 ,if thou be dumb1 what passions holdeth thee4 ,lacy4 ,he's dumb indeed4 ,bacon hath with his devils ,enchanted him1 or else some strange disease ,or apoplexy hath possess'd his lungs4 #afj ,but1 ,peggy1 what he cannot with his book1 ,we'll 'twixt us both unite it up in heart4 ,mar4 ,else let me die1 my lord1 a miscreant4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,why stands ,friar ,bungay so amaz'd8 ,bacon4 ,i have struck him dumb1 my lord2 and1 if your honour please1 #afe ,i'll fetch this ,bungay straightway from ,fressingfield ,and he shall dine with us in ,oxford here4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,bacon1 do that1 and thou contentest me4 ,lacy4 ,of courtesy1 ,margaret1 let us lead the friar ,unto thy father's lodge1 to comfort him #agj ,with broths1 to bring him from this hapless trance4 ,mar4 ,or else1 my lord1 we were passing unkind ,to leave the friar so in his distress4 ,enter a ,devil1 who carries off ,,bungay on his back4 ,o1 help1 my lord6 a devil1 a devil1 my lord6 ,look how he carries ,bungay on his back6 #age ,let's hence1 for ,bacon's spirits be abroad4 ,exit with ,,lacy4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,bacon1 ,i laugh to see the jolly friar ,mounted upon the devil1 and how the earl ,flees with his bonny lass for fear4 ,as soon as ,bungay is at ,brazen-nose1 #ahj ,and ,i have chatted with the merry friar1 ,i will in post hie me to ,fressingfield1 ,and quite these wrongs on ,lacy ere 't be long4 ,bacon4 ,so be it1 my lord2 but let us to our dinner2 ,for ere we have taken our repast awhile1 #ahe ,we shall have ,bungay brought to ,brazen-nose4 ,exeunt4 ,scene ,,vii4#bjd ,enter three doctors1 ,,burden1 ,,mason1 and ,,clement4 ,mason4 ,now that we are gathered in the ,regent-house1 ,it fits us talk about the king's repair1#bje ,for he1 trooped with all the western kings1 ,that lie alongst the ,dantzic seas by east1 ,north by the clime of frosty ,germany1 #e ,the ,almain monarch1 and the ,saxon duke1 ,castile and lovely ,elinor with him1 ,have in their jests resolv'd for ,oxford town4 ,burd4 ,we must lay plots of stately tragedies ,strange comic shows1 such as proud ,roscius #aj ,vaunted before the ,roman emperors1 ,to welcome all the western potentates4 ,clem4 ,but more2 the king by letters hath foretold ,that ,frederick1 the ,almain emperor1 ,hath brought with him a ,german of esteem1 #ae ,whose surname is ,don ,jaques ,vandermast1 ,skilful in magic and those secret arts4 ,mason4 ,then must we all make suit unto the friar1 ,to ,friar ,bacon1 that he vouch this task1 ,and undertake to countervail in skill #bj ,the ,german2 else there's none in ,oxford can ,match and dispute with learned ,vandermast4 ,burd4 ,bacon1 if he will hold the ,german play1 ,will teach him what an ,english friar can do4 ,the devil1 ,i think1 dare not dispute with him4 #be ,clem4 ,indeed1 ,mas doctor1 he displeasur'd you1 ,in that he brought your hostess with her spit ,from ,henley1 posting unto ,brazen-nose4 ,burd4 ,a vengeance on the friar for his pains6 ,but leaving that1 let's hie to ,bacon straight1 #cj ,to see if he will take this task in hand4 ,clem4 ,stay1 what rumour is this8 ,the town is up in a mutiny4 ,what hurly-burly is this8 ,enter a ,constable1 with ,,ralph ,,simnell1 ,,warren1 ,,ermsby1 all three disguised as before1 and ,,miles4 ,cons4 ,nay1 masters1 if you were ne'er so good1 you shall before the doctors to answer 7#ce7 your misdemeanour4 ,burd4 ,what's the matter1 fellow8 ,cons4 ,marry1 sir1 here's a company of rufflers1 that1 drinking in the tavern1 have made a great brawl1 and almost killed the vintner4 #dj ,miles4 ,salve1 ,doctor ,burden6 ,this lubberly lurden1#bjf ,ill-shap'd and ill-faced1 ,disdain'd and disgraced1 ,what he tells unto vobis #de ,mentitur de nobis4 ,burd4 ,who is the master and chief of this crew8 ,miles4 ,ecce asinum mundi ,fugura rotundi1 #ej ,neat1 sheat1#bjg and fine1 ,as brisk as a cup of wine4 ,burd4 ,what are you8 ,ralph4 ,i am1 father doctor1 as a man would say1 the bell-wether of this company2 these 7#ee7 are my lords1 and ,i the ,prince of ,wales4 ,clem4 ,are you ,edward1 the king's son8 ,ralph4 ,sirrah ,miles1 bring hither the tapster that drew the wine1 and1 ,i warrant1 when they see how soundly ,i have broke his head1 #fj they'll say 't was done by no less man than a prince4 ,mason4 ,i cannot believe that this is the ,prince of ,wales4 ,war4 ,and why so1 sir8 #fe ,mason4 ,for they say the prince is a brave and a wise gentleman4 ,war4 ,why1 and think'st thou1 doctor1 that he is not so8 ,dar'st thou detract and derogate from him1 ,being so lovely and so brave a youth8 #gj ,erms4 ,whose face1 shining with many a sug'red smile1 ,bewrays that he is bred of princely race4 ,miles4 ,and yet1 master doctor1 ,to speak like a proctor1 ,and tell unto you #ge ,what is veriment and true2 ,to cease of this quarrel1 ,look but on his apparel2 ,then mark but my talis4 ,he is great ,prince of ,walis1 #hj ,the chief of our gregis1 ,and filius regis3 ,then 'ware what is done1 ,for he is ,henry's white#bjh son4 ,ralph4 ,doctors1 whose doting night-caps are 7#he7 not capable of my ingenious dignity1 know that ,i am ,edward ,plantagenet1 whom if you displease will make a ship that shall hold all your colleges1 and so carry away the niniversity with a fair wind to the ,bankside in ,southwark4 7#ij7 --,how sayest thou1 ,ned ,warren1 shall ,i not do it8 ,war4 ,yes1 my good lord2 and1 if it please your lordship1 ,i will gather up all your old pantofles1 and with the cork#bji make you a 7#ie7 pinnace of five-hundred ton1 that shall serve the turn marvellous well1 my lord4 ,erms4 ,and ,i1 my lord1 will have pioners to undermine the town1 that the very gardens and orchards be carried away for your #ajj summerwalks4 ,miles4 ,and ,i1 with scientia ,and great diligentia1 ,will conjure and charm1 ,to keep you from harm2 #aje ,that utrum horum mavis1 ,your very great navis1 ,like ,barclay's#baj ship1 ,from ,oxford do skip ,with colleges and schools1 #aaj ,full-loaden with fools4 ,quid dicis ad hoc1 ,worshipful ,domine ,dawcock8 ,clem4 ,why1 hare-brain'd courtiers1 are you drunk or mad1 ,to taunt us up with such scurrility8 #aae ,deem you us men of base and light esteem1 ,to bring us such a fop for ,henry's son8-- ,call out the beadles and convey them hence ,straight to ,bocardo3#baa let the roisters lie ,close clapt in bolts1 until their wits be tame4 #abj ,erms4 ,why1 shall we to prison1 my lord8 ,ralph4 ,what sayest1 ,miles1 shall ,i honour the prison with my presence8 ,miles4 ,no1 no3 out with your blades1 ,and hamper these jades2 #abe ,have a flurt and a crash1 ,now play revel-dash1 ,and teach these sacerdos ,that the ,bocardos1 ,like peasants and elves1 #acj ,are meet for themselves4 ,mason4 ,to the prison with them1 constable4 ,war4 ,well1 doctors1 seeing ,i have sported me ,with laughing at these mad and merry wags1 ,know that ,prince ,edward is at ,brazen-nose1 #ace ,and this1 attired like the ,prince of ,wales1 ,is ,ralph1 ,king ,henry's only loved fool2 ,i1 ,earl of ,sussex1 and this ,ermsby1 ,one of the privy-chamber to the king2 ,who1 while the prince with ,friar ,bacon stays1 ,have revell'd it in ,oxford as you see4 #ada ,mason4 ,my lord1 pardon us1 we knew not what you were3 ,but courtiers may make greater scapes than these4 ,wilt please your honour dine with me to-day8 ,war4 ,i will1 ,master doctor1 and satisfy 7#ade7 the vintner for his hurt2 only ,i must desire you to imagine him all this forenoon the ,prince of ,wales4 ,mason4 ,i will1 sir4 ,ralph4 ,and upon that ,i will lead the way2 7#aej7 only ,i will have ,miles go before me1 because ,i have heard ,henry say that wisdom must go before majesty4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,viii4#bab ,enter ,,prince ,,edward with his poniard in his hand1 ,,lacy1 and ,,margaret4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,lacy1 thou canst not shroud thy traitorous thoughts1 ,nor cover1 as did ,cassius1 all his wiles2 ,for ,edward hath an eye that looks as far ,as ,lynceus from the shores of ,grcia4 ,did not ,i sit in ,oxford by the friar1 #e ,and see thee court the maid of ,fressingfield1 ,sealing thy flattering fancies with a kiss8 ,did not proud ,bungay draw his portace forth1 ,and1 joining hand in hand1 had married you1 ,if ,friar ,bacon had not struck him dumb1 #aj ,and mounted him upon a spirit's back1 ,that we might chat at ,oxford with the friar8 ,traitor1 what answer'st8 ,is not all this true8 ,lacy4 ,truth all1 my lord2 and thus ,i make reply3 ,at ,harleston fair1 there courting for your grace1 ,whenas mine eye survey'd her curious shape1 #af ,and drew the beauteous glory of her looks ,to dive into the centre of my heart1 ,love taught me that your honour did but jest1 ,that princes were in fancy#bac but as men2 #bj ,how that the lovely maid of ,fressingfield ,was fitter to be ,lacy's wedded wife ,than concubine unto the ,prince of ,wales4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,injurious ,lacy1 did ,i love thee more ,than ,alexander his ,hephstion8 #be ,did ,i unfold the passions of my love1 ,and lock them in the closet of thy thoughts8 ,wert thou to ,edward second to himself1 ,sole friend1 and partner of his secret loves8 ,and could a glance of fading beauty break #cj ,th' enchained fetters of such private friends8 ,base coward1 false1 and too effeminate ,to be corrival#bad with a prince in thoughts6 ,from ,oxford have ,i posted since ,i din'd1 ,to quite a traitor 'fore that ,edward sleep4 #ce ,mar4 ',t was ,i1 my lord1 not ,lacy stept awry3 ,for oft he su'd and courted for yourself1 ,and still woo'd for the courtier all in green2 ,but ,i1 whom fancy made but over-fond1 ,pleaded myself with looks as if ,i lov'd2 #dj ,i fed mine eye with gazing on his face1 ,and still bewitch'd lov'd ,lacy with my looks2 ,my heart with sighs1 mine eyes pleaded with tears1 ,my face held pity and content at once1 ,and more ,i could not cipher-out by signs1 #de ,but that ,i lov'd ,lord ,lacy with my heart4 ,then1 worthy ,edward1 measure with thy mind ,if women's favours will not force men fall1 ,if beauty1 and if darts of piercing love1 ,are not of force to bury thoughts of friends4 #ej ,p4 ,edw4 ,i tell thee1 ,peggy1 ,i will have thy loves2 ,edward or none shall conquer ,margaret ,in frigates bottom'd with rich ,sethin#bae planks1 ,topt with the lofty firs of ,lebanon1 ,stemm'd and incas'd with burnish'd ivory1 #ee ,and over-laid with plates of ,persian wealth1 ,like ,thetis shalt thou wanton on the waves1 ,and draw the dolphins to thy lovely eyes1 ,to dance lavoltas in the purple streams3 ,sirens1 with harps and silver psalteries1 #fj ,shall wait with music at thy frigate's stem1 ,and entertain fair ,margaret with their lays4 ,england and ,england's wealth shall wait on thee2 ,britain shall bend unto her prince's love1 ,and do due homage to thine excellence1 #fe ,if thou wilt be but ,edward's ,margaret4 ,mar4 ,pardon1 my lord3 if ,jove's great royalty ,sent me such presents as to ,dana2 ,if ,phbus1 tired in ,latona's webs1 ,come courting from the beauty of his lodge2 #gj ,the dulcet tunes of frolic ,mercury1-- ,nor all the wealth heaven's treasury affords ,should make me leave ,lord ,lacy or his love4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,i have learn'd at ,oxford1 then1 this point of schools1-- ,ablata causa1 tollitur effectus3 #ge ,lacy1 the cause that ,margaret cannot love ,nor fix her liking on the ,english prince1 ,take him away1 and then th' effects will fail4 ,villain1 prepare thyself2 for ,i will bathe ,my poniard in the bosom of an earl4 #hj ,lacy4 ,rather than live1 and miss fair ,margaret's love1 ,prince ,edward1 stop not at the fatal doom1 ,but stab it home3 end both my loves and life4 ,mar4 ,brave ,prince of ,wales1 honoured for royal deeds1 ',twere sin to stain fair ,venus' courts with blood2 #he ,love's conquest ends1 my lord1 in courtesy4 ,spare ,lacy1 gentle ,edward2 let me die1 ,for so both you and he do cease your loves4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,lacy shall die as traitor to his lord4 ,lacy4 ,i have deserv'd it1 ,edward2 act it well4 #ij ,mar4 ,what hopes the prince to gain by ,lacy's death8 ,p4 ,edw4 ,to end the loves 'twixt him and ,margaret4 ,mar4 ,why1 thinks ,king ,henry's son that ,margaret's love ,hangs in th' uncertain balance of proud time8 ,that death shall make a discord of our thoughts8 #ie ,no1 stab the earl1 and1 'fore the morning sun ,shall vaunt him thrice over the lofty east1 ,margaret will meet her ,lacy in the heavens4 ,lacy4 ,if aught betides to lovely ,margaret ,that wrongs or wrings her honour from content1 #ajj ,europe's rich wealth nor ,england's monarchy ,should not allure ,lacy to over-live4 ,then1 ,edward1 short my life1 and end her loves4 ,mar4 ,rid#baf me1 and keep a friend worth many loves4 ,lacy4 ,nay1 ,edward1 keep a love worth many friends4 #aje ,mar4 ,an if thy mind be such as fame hath blaz'd1 ,then1 princely ,edward1 let us both abide ,the fatal resolution of thy rage4 ,banish thou fancy and embrace revenge1 ,and in one tomb knit both our carcases1 #aaj ,whose hearts were linked in one perfect love4 ,p4 ,edw4 aside4 ,edward1 art thou that famous ,prince of ,wales1 ,who at ,damasco beat the ,saracens1 ,and brought'st home triumph on thy lance's point8 ,and shall thy plumes be pull'd by ,venus down8 #aae ,is't princely to dissever lovers' leagues1 ,to part such friends as glory in their loves8 ,leave1 ,ned1 and make a virtue of this fault1 ,and further ,peg and ,lacy in their loves3 ,so in subduing fancy's passion1 #abj ,conquering thyself1 thou gett'st the richest spoil4----- ,lacy1 rise up4 ,fair ,peggy1 here's my hand4 ,the ,prince of ,wales hath conquered all his thoughts1 ,and all his loves he yields unto the earl4 ,lacy1 enjoy the maid of ,fressingfield2 #abe ,make her thy ,lincoln ,countess at the church1 ,and ,ned1 as he is true ,plantagenet1 ,will give her to thee frankly for thy wife4 ,lacy4 ,humbly ,i take her of my sovereign1 ,as if that ,edward gave me ,england's right1 #acj ,and rich'd me with the ,albion diadem4 ,mar4 ,and doth the ,english prince mean true8 ,will he vouchsafe to cease his former loves1 ,and yield the title of a country maid ,unto ,lord ,lacy8 #ace ,p4 ,edw4 ,i will1 fair ,peggy1 as ,i am true lord4 ,mar4 ,then1 lordly sir1 whose conquest is as great1 ,in conquering love1 as ,caesar's victories1 ,margaret1 as mild and humble in her thoughts ,as was ,aspasia unto ,cyrus' self1 #adj ,yields thanks1 and1 next ,lord ,lacy1 doth enshrine ,edward the second secret in her heart4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,gramercy1 ,peggy4 ,now that vows are past1 ,and that your loves are not to be revolt1#bag ,once1 ,lacy1 friends again4 ,come1 we will post ,to ,oxford2 for this day the king is there1 #ade ,and brings for ,edward ,castile ,elinor4 ,peggy1 ,i must go see and view my wife3 ,i pray ,god ,i like her as ,i loved thee4 ,beside1 ,lord ,lincoln1 we shall hear dispute #aej ',twixt ,friar ,bacon and learned ,vandermast4 ,peggy1 we'll leave you for a week or two4 ,mar4 ,as it please ,lord ,lacy2 but love's foolish looks ,think footsteps miles and minutes to be hours4 ,lacy4 ,i'll hasten1 ,peggy1 to make short return4---- #aee ,but please your honour go unto the lodge1 ,we shall have butter1 cheese1 and venison2 ,and yesterday ,i brought for ,margaret ,a lusty bottle of neat claret-wine3 ,thus can we feast and entertain your grace4 #afj ,p4 ,edw4 ',tis cheer1 ,lord ,lacy1 for an emperor1 ,if he respect the person and the place4 ,come1 let us in2 for ,i will all this night ,ride post until ,i come to ,bacon's cell4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ix4#bah ,enter ,,king ,,henry1 the ,,emperor1 the ,,king ,,of ,,castile1 ,,elinor1 ,,vandermast1 and ,,bungay4 ,emp4 ,trust me1 ,plantagenet1 these ,oxford schools ,are richly seated near the river-side3 ,the mountains full of fat and fallow deer1 ,the battling#bai pastures lade with kine and flocks1 ,the town gorgeous with high-built colleges1 #e ,and scholars seemly in their grave attire1 ,learned in searching principles of art4---- ,what is thy judgment1 ,jaques ,vandermast8 ,van4 ,that lordly are the buildings of the town1 #i ,spacious the rooms1 and full of pleasant walks2 ,but for the doctors1 how that they be learned1 ,it may be meanly1 for aught ,i can hear4 ,bun4 ,i tell thee1 ,german1 ,hapsburg holds none such1 ,none read so deep as ,oxenford contains4 ,there are within our academic state #ae ,men that may lecture it in ,germany ,to all the doctors of your ,belgic schools4 ,k4 ,hen4 ,stand to him1 ,bungay1 charm this ,vandermast1 ,and ,i will use thee as a royal king4 ,van4 ,wherein darest thou dispute with me8 #bj ,bun4 ,in what a doctor and a friar can4 ,van4 ,before rich ,europe's worthies put thou forth ,the doubtful question unto ,vandermast4 ,bun4 ,let it be this1--,whether the spirits of pyromancy or geomancy be most predominant 7#be7 in magic8 ,van4 ,i say1 of pyromancy4 ,bun4 ,and ,i1 of geomancy4 ,van4 ,the cabalists that write of magic spells1 ,as ,hermes1 ,melchie1 and ,pythagoras1 #cj ,affirm that1 'mongst the quadruplicity ,of elemental essence1 terra is but thought ,to be a punctum squared#bbj to the rest2 ,and that the compass of ascending elements ,exceed in bigness as they do in height2 #ce ,judging the concave circle of the sun ,to hold the rest in his circumference4 ,if1 then1 as ,hermes says1 the fire be great'st1 ,purest1 and only giveth shape to spirits1 ,then must these dmones that haunt that place ,be every way superior to the rest4 #da ,bun4 ,i reason not of elemental shapes1 ,nor tell ,i of the concave latitudes1 ,noting their essence nor their quality1 ,but of the spirits that pyromancy calls1 #de ,and of the vigour of the geomantic fiends4 ,i tell thee1 ,german1 magic haunts the ground1 ,and those strange necromantic spells1 ,that work such shows and wondering in the world1 ,are acted by those geomantic spirits #ej ,that ,hermes calleth terr filii4 ,the fiery spirits are but transparent shades1 ,that lightly pass as heralds to bear news2 ,but earthly fiends1 clos'd in the lowest deep1 ,dissever mountains1 if they be but charg'd1 #ee ,being more gross and massy in their power4 ,van4 ,rather these earthly geomantic spirits ,are dull and like the place where they remain2 ,for when proud ,lucifer fell from the heavens1 ,the spirits and angels that did sin with him1 #fj ,retain'd their local essence as their faults1 ,all subject under ,luna's continent4 ,they which offended less hang in the fire1 ,and second faults did rest within the air2 ,but ,lucifer and his proud-hearted fiends #fe ,were thrown into the centre of the earth1 ,having less understanding than the rest1 ,as having greater sin and lesser grace4 ,therefore such gross and earthly spirits do serve ,for jugglers1 witches1 and vile sorcerers2 #gj ,whereas the pyromantic genii ,are mighty1 swift1 and of far-reaching power4 ,but grant that geomancy hath most force2 ,bungay1 to please these mighty potentates1 ,prove by some instance what thy art can do4 #ge ,bun4 ,i will4 ,emp4 ,now1 ,english ,harry1 here begins the game2 ,we shall see sport between these learned men4 ,van4 ,what wilt thou do8 ,bun4 ,show thee the tree1 leav'd with refined gold1 #hj ,whereon the fearful dragon held his seat1 ,that watch'd the garden call'd ,hesperides1 ,subdu'd and won by conquering ,hercules4 ,van4 ,well done6 ,here ,,bungay conjures1 and the tree appears with the dragon shooting fire4 ,k4 ,hen4 ,what say you1 royal lordings1 to my friar8 #he ,hath he not done a point of cunning skill8 ,van4 ,each scholar in the necromantic spells ,can do as much as ,bungay hath perform'd4 ,but as ,alcmena's bastard raz'd this tree1 ,so will ,i raise him up as when he liv'd1 #ij ,and cause him pull the dragon from his seat1 ,and tear the branches piecemeal from the root4-- ,hercules6 ,prodi1 prodi1 ,hercules6 ,,hercules appears in his lion's skin4 ,her4 ,quis me vult8 ,van4 ,jove's bastard son1 thou ,libyan ,hercules1 #ie ,pull off the sprigs from off the ,hesperian tree1 ,as once thou didst to win the golden fruit4 ,her4 ,fiat4 ,begins to break the branches4 ,van4 ,now1 ,bungay1 if thou canst by magic charm ,the fiend1 appearing like great ,hercules1 #ajj ,from pulling down the branches of the tree1 ,then art thou worthy to be counted learned4 ,bun4 ,i cannot4 ,van4 ,cease1 ,hercules1 until ,i give thee charge4-- ,mighty commander of this ,english isle1 #aje ,henry1 come from the stout ,plantagenets1 ,bungay is learn'd enough to be a friar2 ,but to compare with ,jaques ,vandermast1 ,oxford and ,cambridge must go seek their cells ,to find a man to match him in his art4 #aaj ,i have given nonplus to the ,paduans1 ,to them of ,sien1 ,florence1 and ,bologna1 ,rheims1 ,louvain1 and fair ,rotterdam1 ,frankfort1 ,lutetia1#bba and ,orleans3 ,and now must ,henry1 if he do me right1 #aae ,crown me with laurel1 as they all have done4 ,enter ,,bacon4 ,bacon4 ,all hail to this royal company1 ,that sit to hear and see this strange dispute6-- ,bungay1 how stand'st thou as a man amaz'd8 ,what1 hath the ,german acted more than thou8 #abj ,van4 ,what art thou that questions thus8 ,bacon4 ,men call me ,bacon4 ,van4 ,lordly thou look'st1 as if that thou wert learn'd2 ,thy countenance as if science held her seat ,between the circled archers of thy brows4 #abe ,k4 ,hen4 ,now1 monarchs1 hath the ,german found his match4 ,emp4 ,bestir thee1 ,jaques1 take not now the foil1 ,lest thou dost lose what foretime thou didst gain4 ,van4 ,bacon1 wilt thou dispute8 ,bacon4 ,no1 #acj ,unless he were more learn'd than ,vandermast3 ,for yet1 tell me1 what hast thou done8 ,van4 ,rais'd ,hercules to ruinate that tree ,that ,bungay mounted by his magic spells4 ,bacon4 ,set ,hercules to work4 #ace ,van4 ,now1 ,hercules1 ,i charge thee to thy task2 ,pull off the golden branches from the root4 ,her4 ,i dare not4 ,see'st thou not great ,bacon here1 ,whose frown doth act more than thy magic can8 ,van4 ,by all the thrones1 and dominations1 #adj ,virtues1 powers1 and mighty hierarchies1 ,i charge thee to obey to ,vandermast4 ,her4 ,bacon1 that bridles headstrong ,belcephon1 ,and rules ,asmenoth1 guider of the north1 ,binds me from yielding unto ,vandermast4 #ade ,k4 ,hen4 ,how now1 ,vandermast6 ,have you met with your match8 ,van4 ,never before was't known to ,vandermast ,that men held devils in such obedient awe4 ,bacon doth more than art1 or else ,i fail4 #aej ,emp4 ,why1 ,vandermast1 art then overcome8-- ,bacon1 dispute with him1 and try his skill4 ,bacon4 ,i come not1 monarchs1 for to hold dispute ,with such a novice as is ,vandermast2 ,i came to have your royalties to dine #aee ,with ,friar ,bacon here in ,brazen-nose2 ,and1 for this ,german troubles but the place1 ,and holds this audience with a long suspence1 ,i'll send him to his academy hence4---- #aei ,thou ,hercules1 whom ,vandermast did raise1 ,transport the ,german unto ,hapsburg straight1 ,that he may learn by travail1 'gainst the spring1 ,more secret dooms and aphorisms of art4 ,vanish the tree1 and thou away with him6 ,exit the spirit of ,,hercules with ,,vandermast and the tree4 ,emp4 ,why1 ,bacon1 whither dost thou send him8 7#afe7 ,bacon4 ,to ,hapsburg2 there your highness at return ,shall find the ,german in his study safe4 ,k4 ,hen4 ,bacon1 thou hast honour'd ,england with thy skill1 ,and made fair ,oxford famous by thine art2 ,i will be ,english ,henry to thyself4 #agj ,but tell me1 shall we dine with thee to-day8 ,bacon4 ,with me1 my lord2 and while ,i fit my cheer1 ,see where ,prince ,edward comes to welcome you4 ,gracious as the morning-star of heaven4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,prince ,,edward1 ,,lacy1 ,,warren1 ,,ermsby4 ,emp4 ,is this ,prince ,edward1 ,henry's royal son8 #age ,how martial is the figure of his face6 ,yet lovely and beset with amorets4#bbb ,k4 ,hen4 ,ned1 where hast thou been8 ,p4 ,edw4 ,at ,framlingham1 my lord1 to try your bucks ,if they could scape the teasers#bbc or the toil4 #ahj ,but hearing of these lordly potentates ,landed1 and progress'd up to ,oxford town1 ,i posted to give entertain to them3 ,chief1 to the ,almain monarch2 next to him1 ,and joint with him1 ,castile and ,saxony #ahe ,are welcome as they may be to the ,english court4 ,thus for the men3 but see1 ,venus appears1 ,or one that overmatcheth ,venus in her shape6 ,sweet ,elinor1 beauty's high-swelling pride1 ,rich nature's glory and her wealth at once1 #aij ,fair of all fairs1 welcome to ,albion2 ,welcome to me1 and welcome to thine own1 ,if that thou deign'st the welcome from myself4 ,elin4 ,martial ,plantagenet1 ,henry's high-minded son1 ,the mark that ,elinor did count her aim1 #aie ,i lik'd thee 'fore ,i saw thee3 now ,i love1 ,and so as in so short a time ,i may2 ,yet so as time shall never break that so1 ,and therefore so accept of ,elinor4 ,k4 of ,cast4 ,fear not1 my lord1 this couple will agree1 #bjj ,if love may creep into their wanton eyes3---- ,and therefore1 ,edward1 ,i accept thee here1 ,without suspence1 as my adopted son4 ,k4 ,hen4 ,let me that joy in these consorting greets1 ,and glory in these honours done to ,ned1 #bje ,yield thanks for all these favours to my son1 ,and rest a true ,plantagenet to all4 ,enter ,,miles with a cloth and trenchers and salt4 ,miles4 ,salvete1 omnes reges1 ,that govern your greges ,in ,saxony and ,spain1 #baj ,in ,england and in ,almain6 ,for all this frolic rabble ,must ,i cover the table ,with trenchers1 salt1 and cloth2 ,and then look for your broth4 #bae ,emp4 ,what pleasant fellow is this8 ,k4 ,hen4 ',tis1 my lord1 ,doctor ,bacon's poor scholar4 ,miles4 aside4 ,my master hath made me sewer#bbd of these great lords2 and1 ,god knows1 7#bbj7 ,i am as serviceable at a table as a sow is under an apple-tree4 ',t is no matter2 their cheer shall not be great1 and therefore what skills where the salt stand1 before or behind8 ,exit4 ,k4 of ,cast4 ,these scholars know more skill in axioms1 #bbe ,how to use quips and sleights of sophistry1 ,than for to cover courtly for a king4 ,re-enter ,,miles with a mess of pottage and broth2 and1 after him1 ,,bacon4 ,miles4 ,spill1 sir8 why1 do you think ,i never carried twopenny chop#bbe before in my life8---- ,by your leave1 nobile decus1 #bcj ,for here comes ,doctor ,bacon's pecus1 ,being in his full age ,to carry a mess of pottage4 ,bacon4 ,lordings1 admire#bbf not if your cheer be this1 ,for we must keep our academic fare2 #bce ,no riot where philosophy doth reign3 ,and therefore1 ,henry1 place these potentates1 ,and bid them fall unto their frugal cates4 ,emp4 ,presumptuons friar6 ,what1 scoff'st thou at a king8 ,what1 dost thou taunt us with thy peasants' fare1 #bdj ,and give us cates fit for country swains8---- ,henry1 proceeds this jest of thy consent1 ,to twit us with#bbg a pittance of such price8 ,tell me and ,frederick will not grieve thee long4 ,k4 ,hen4 ,by ,henry's honour1 and the royal faith #bde ,the ,english monarch beareth to his friend1 ,i knew not of the friar's feeble fare1 ,nor am ,i pleas'd he entertains you thus4 ,bacon4 ,content thee1 ,frederick1 for ,i show'd the cates1 ,to let thee see how scholars use to feed2 #bej ,how little meat refines our ,english wits4---- ,miles1 take away1 and let it be thy dinner4 ,miles4 ,marry1 sir1 ,i will4 ,this day shall be a festival-day with me2 ,for ,i shall exceed in the highest degree4 ,exit4 ,bacon4 ,i tell thee1 monarch1 all the ,german peers #bef ,could not afford thy entertainment such1 ,so royal and so full of majesty1 ,as ,bacon will present to ,frederick4 ,the basest waiter that attends thy cups #bfj ,shall be in honours greater than thyself2 ,and for thy cates1 rich ,alexandria drugs1#bbh ,fetch'd by carvels from ,egypt's richest straits1 ,found in the wealthy strand of ,africa1 ,shall royalize the table of my king2 #bfe ,wines richer than th' ,egyptian courtesan ,quaff'd to ,augustus' kingly countermatch1 ,shall be carous'd in ,english ,henry's feast2 ,candy shall yield the richest of her canes2 ,persia1 down her ,volga by canoes1 #bgj ,send down the secrets of her spicery2 ,the ,afric dates1 myrobalans#bbi of ,spain1 ,conserves and suckets#bcj from ,tiberias1 ,cates from ,judaea1 choicer than the lamp#bca ,that fired ,rome with sparks of gluttony1 #bge ,shall beautify the board for ,frederick3 ,and therefore grudge not at a friar's feast4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,x4#bcb ,enter two gentlemen1 ,,lambert and ,,serlsby1 with the ,keeper4 ,lam4 ,come1 frolic ,keeper of our liege's game1 ,whose table spread hath ever venison ,and jacks#bcc of wine to welcome passengers1 ,know ,i'm in love with jolly ,margaret1 ,that overshines our damsels as the moon #e ,dark'neth the brightest sparkles of the night4 ,in ,laxfield here my land and living lies3 ,i'll make thy daughter jointer#bcd of it all1 ,so thou consent to give her to my wife2 ,and ,i can spend five hundred marks a-year4 #aj ,ser4 ,i am the lands-lord4 ,keeper1 of thy holds1 ,by copy all thy living lies in me2 ,laxfield did never see me raise my due3 ,i will enfeoff fair ,margaret in all1 ,so she will take her to a lusty squire4 #ae ,keep4 ,now1 courteous gentles1 if the ,keeper's girl ,hath pleas'd the liking fancy of you both1 ,and with her beauty hath subdu'd your thoughts1 ',tis doubtful to decide the question4 ,it joys me that such men of great esteem #bj ,should lay their liking on this base estate1 ,and that her state should grow so fortunate ,to be a wife to meaner men than you4 ,but sith such squires will stoop to keeper's fee1#bce ,i will1 to avoid displeasure of you both1 #be ,call ,margaret forth1 and she shall make her choice4 ,exit4 ,lam4 ,content1 ,keeper2 send her unto us4 ,why1 ,serlsby1 is thy wife so lately dead1 ,are all thy loves so lightly passed over1 ,as thou canst wed before the year be out8 #cj ,ser4 ,i live not1 ,lambert1 to content the dead1 ,nor was ,i wedded but for life to her3 ,the grave ends and begins a married state4 ,enter ,,margaret4 ,lam4 ,peggy1 the lovely flower of all towns1 ,suffolk's fair ,helen1 and rich ,england's star1 #ce ,whose beauty1 tempered with her huswifery1 ,makes ,england talk of merry ,fressingfield6 ,ser4 ,i cannot trick it up with poesies1 ,nor paint my passions with comparisons1 ,nor tell a tale of ,phbus and his loves3 #dj ,but this believe me1--,laxfield here is mine1 ,of ancient rent seven hundred pounds a-year1 ,and if thou canst but love a country squire1 ,i will enfeoff thee1 ,margaret1 in all4 ,i cannot flatter2 try me1 if thou please4 #de ,mar4 ,brave neighbouring squires1 the stay of ,suffolk's clime1 ,a keeper's daughter is too base in gree#bcf ,to match with men accounted of such worth3 ,but might ,i not displease1 ,i would reply4 ,lam4 ,say1 ,peggy2 naught shall make us discontent4 #ej ,mar4 ,then1 gentles1 note that love hath little stay1 ,nor can the flames that ,venus sets on fire ,be kindled but by fancy's motion3 ,then pardon1 gentles1 if a maid's reply1 ,be doubtful1 while#bcg ,i have debated with myself1 #ee ,who1 or of whom1 love shall constrain me like4 ,ser4 ,let it be me2 and trust me1 ,margaret1 ,the meads environed with the silver streams1 ,whose battling pastures fatt'neth all my flocks1 ,yielding forth fleeces stapled with such wool #fj ,as ,leominster#bch cannot yield more finer stuff1 ,and forty kine with fair and burnish'd heads1 ,with strouting#bci dugs that paggle#bdj to the ground1 ,shall serve thy dairy1 if thou wed with me4 ,lam4 ,let pass the country wealth1 as flocks and kine1 #fe ,and lands that wave with ,ceres' golden sheaves1 ,filling my barns with plenty of the fields2 ,but1 ,peggy1 if thou wed thyself to me1 ,thou shalt have garments of embroid'red silk1 ,lawns1 and rich net-works for thy head-attire3 #gj ,costly shall be thy fair habiliments1 ,if thou wilt be but ,lambert's loving wife4 ,mar4 ,content you1 gentles1 you have proffer'd fair1 ,and more than fits a country maid's degree2 ,but give me leave to counsel me a time1 #ge ,for fancy blooms not at the first assault2 ,give me but ten days' respite1 and ,i will reply1 ,which or to whom myself affectionates4 ,ser4 ,lambert1 ,i tell thee1 thou'rt importunate2 ,such beauty fits not such a base esquire3 #hj ,it is for ,serlsby to have ,margaret4 ,lam4 ,think'st thou with wealth to overreach me8 ,serlsby1 ,i scorn to brook thy country braves4 ,i dare thee1 coward1 to maintain this wrong1 ,at dint of rapier1 single in the field4 #he ,ser4 ,i'll answer1 ,lambert1 what ,i have avouch'd4---- ,margaret1 farewell2 another time shall serve4 ,exit4 ,lam4 ,i'll follow4--,peggy1 farewell to thyself2 ,listen how well ,i'll answer for thy love4 ,exit4 ,mar4 ,how ,fortune tempers lucky haps with frowns1 #ij ,and wrongs me with the sweets of my delight6 ,love is my bliss1 and love is now my bale4 ,shall ,i be ,helen in my froward#bda fates1 ,as ,i am ,helen in my matchless hue1 ,and set rich ,suffolk with my face afire8 #ie ,if lovely ,lacy were but with his ,peggy1 ,the cloudy darkness of his bitter frown ,would check the pride of these aspiring squires4 ,before the term of ten days be expired1 ,whenas they look for answer of their loves1 #ajj ,my lord will come to merry ,fressingfield1 ,and end their fancies and their follies both3 ,till when1 ,peggy1 be blithe and of good cheer4 ,enter a ,post with a letter and a bag of gold4 ,post4 ,fair lovely damsel1 which way leads this path8 ,how might ,i post me unto ,fressingfield8 #aje ,which footpath leadeth to the ,keeper's lodge8 ,mar4 ,your way is ready1 and this path is right2 ,myself do dwell hereby in ,fressingfield1 ,and if the ,keeper be the man you seek1 ,i am his daughter3 may ,i know the cause8 #aaj ,post4 ,lovely1 and once beloved of my lord1-- ,no marvel if his eye was lodg'd so low1 ,when brighter beauty is not in the heavens1-- ,the ,lincoln ,earl hath sent you letters here1 ,and1 with them1 just an hundred pounds in gold4 #aae ,sweet1 bonny wench1 read them1 and make reply4 ,mar4 ,the scrolls that ,jove sent ,dana1 ,wrapt in rich closures of fine burnish'd gold1 ,were not more welcome than these lines to me4 ,tell me1 whilst that ,i do unrip the seals1 #abj ,lives ,lacy well8 ,how fares my lovely lord8 ,post4 ,well1 if that wealth may make men to live well4 ,mar4 7reads7 ,the blooms of the almond-tree grow in a night1 and vanish in a morn2 the flies hmer1#bdb fair ,peggy1 take life with the sun1 7#abe7 and die with the dew2 fancy that slippeth in with a gaze1 goeth out with a wink2 and too timely#bdc loves have ever the shortest length4 ,i write this as thy grief1 and my folly1 who at ,fressingfield loved that which time hath taught me to be but mean 7#acj7 dainties4 ,eyes are dissemblers1 and fancy is but queasy2 therefore know1 ,margaret1 ,i have chosen a ,spanish lady to be my wife1 chief waiting-woman to the ,princess ,elinor2 a lady fair1 and no less fair than thyself1 honourable and wealthy4 ,in 7#ace7 that ,i forsake thee1 ,i leave thee to thine own liking3 and for thy dowry ,i have sent thee an hundred pounds2 and ever assure thee of my favour1 which shall avail thee and thine much4 ,farewell4 ,not thine1 nor his own1 7#adj7 ,,edward ,,lacy4 ,fond ,ate1 doomer of bad-boding fates1 ,that wraps proud ,fortune in thy snaky locks1 ,didst thou enchant my birth-day with such stars ,as light'ned mischief from their infancy8 #ade ,if heavens had vow'd1 if stars had made decree1 ,to show on me their froward influence1 ,if ,lacy had but lov'd1 heavens1 hell1 and all ,could not have wrong'd the patience of my mind4 ,post4 ,it grieves me1 damsel2 but the earl is forc'd #aej ,to love the lady by the king's command4 ,mar4 ,the wealth combin'd within the ,english shelves1 ,europe's commander1 nor the ,english king1 ,should not have mov'd the love of ,peggy from her lord4 ,post4 ,what answer shall ,i return to my lord8 #aee ,mar4 ,first1 for thou cam'st from ,lacy whom ,i lov'd1-- ,ah1 give me leave to sigh at every thought6-- ,take thou1 my friend1 the hundred pound he sent1 ,for ,margaret's resolution craves no dower4 ,the world shall be to her as vanity2 #afj ,wealth1 trash2 love1 hate2 pleasure1 despair3 ,for ,i will straight to stately ,framlingham1 ,and in the abbey there be shorn a nun1 ,and yield my loves and liberty to ,god4 ,fellow1 ,i give thee this1 not for the news1 #afe ,for those be hateful unto ,margaret1 ,but for thou 'rt ,lacy's man1 once ,margaret's love4 ,post4 ,what ,i have heard1 what passions ,i have seen1 ,i'll make report of them unto the earl4 ,mar4 ,say that she joys his fancies be at rest1 #agj ,and prays that his misfortune may be hers4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,xi4#bdd ,enter ,,friar ,,bacon drawing the curtains with a white stick1 a book in his hand1 and a lamp lighted by him2 and the ,brazen ,head1 and ,,miles with weapons by him4 ,bacon4 ,miles1 where are you8 ,miles4 ,here1 sir4 ,bacon4 ,how chance you tarry so long8 ,mil4 ,think you that the watching of the ,brazen ,head craves no furniture8 ,i warrant 7#e7 you1 sir1 ,i have so armed myself that if all your devils come1 ,i will not fear them an inch4 ,bacon4 ,miles1 ,thou know'st that ,i have dived into hell1 ,and sought the darkest palaces of fiends2 #aj ,that with my magic spells great ,belcephon ,hath left his lodge and kneeled at my cell2 ,the rafters of the earth rent from the poles1 ,and three-form'd ,luna hid her silver looks1 ,trembling upon her concave continent1 #ae ,when ,bacon read upon his magic book4 ,with seven years' tossing necromantic charms1 ,poring upon dark ,hecat's principles1 ,i have fram'd out a monstrous head of brass1 ,that1 by the enchanting forces of the devil1 #bj ,shall tell out strange and uncouth aphorisms1 ,and girt fair ,england with a wall of brass4 ,bungay and ,i have watch'd these threescore days1 ,and now our vital spirits crave some rest4 ,if ,argus liv'd1 and had his hundred eyes1 #be ,they could not over-watch ,phobetor's night4 ,now1 ,miles1 in thee rests ,friar ,bacon's weal3 ,the honour and renown of all his life ,hangs in the watching of this ,brazen ,head2 ,therefore ,i charge thee by the immortal ,god1 #cj ,that holds the souls of men within his fist1 ,this night thou watch2 for ere the morning-star ,sends out his glorious glister on the north1 ,the head will speak3 then1 ,miles1 upon thy life1 ,wake me2 for then by magic art ,i'll work #ce ,to end my seven years' task with excellence4 ,if that a wink but shut thy watchful eye1 ,then farewell ,bacon's glory and his fame6 ,draw close the curtains1 ,miles3 now1 for thy life1 ,be watchful1 and-- ,here he falleth asleep4 #dj ,miles4 ,so2 ,i thought you would talk yourself asleep anon2 and 't is no marvel1 for ,bungay on the days1 and he on the nights1 have watched just these ten and fifty days3 now this is the night1 and 'tis my task1 and no more4 ,now1 7#de7 ,jesus bless me1 what a goodly head it is6 and a nose6 you talk of nos autem glorificare2 but here's a nose that ,i warrant may be called nos autem populare for the people of the parish4 ,well1 ,i am furnished with weapons3 now1 7#ej7 sir1 ,i will set me down by a post1 and make it as good as a watchman to wake me1 if ,i chance to slumber4 ,i thought1 ,goodman ,head1 ,i would call you out of your memento4444 ,passion o',god1 ,i have almost broke my pate6 ,up1 ,miles1 to 7#ee7 your task2 take your brown-bill#bde in your hand2 here's some of your master's hobgoblins abroad4 ,with this a great noise4 ,the ,head speaks4 ,the ,brazen ,head4 ,time is6 ,miles4 ,time is6 ,why1 ,master ,brazen-head1 have you such a capital nose1 and answer 7#fj7 you with syllables1 8,time is08 ,is this all my master's cunning1 to spend seven years' study about 8,time is08 ,well1 sir1 it may be we shall have some better orations of it anon4 ,well1 ,i'll watch you as narrowly as ever you were 7#fe7 watched1 and ,i'll play with you as the nightingale with the slow-worm2 ,i'll set a prick against my breast4 ,now rest there1 ,miles4 ,lord have mercy upon me1 ,i have almost killed myself6 ,a great noise4 ,up1 ,miles2 list how 7#gj7 they rumble4 ,the ,brazen ,head4 ,time was6 ,miles4 ,well4 ,friar ,bacon1 you spent your seven-years' study well1 that can make your head speak but two words at once1 8,time 7#ge7 was40 ,yea1 marry1 time was when my master was a wise man1 but that was before he began to make the ,brazen ,head4 ,you shall lie while#bdf your arse ache1 an your head speak no better4 ,well1 ,i will watch1 and walk up and down1 7#hj7 and be a peripatetian and a philosopher of ,aristotle's stamp4 ,a great noise4 ,what1 a fresh noise8 ,take thy pistols in hand1 ,miles4 ,here the ,head speaks1 and a lightning flashes forth1 and a hand appears that breaks down the ,head with a hammer4 ,the ,brazen ,head4 ,time is past6 ,miles4 ,master1 master1 up6 ,hell's broken 7#he7 loose6 ,your head speaks2 and there's such a thunder and lightning1 that ,i warrant all ,oxford is up in arms4 ,out of your bed1 and take a brown-bill in your hand2 the latter day is come4 #ij ,bacon4 ,miles1 ,i come4 ,o1 passing warily watch'd6 ,bacon will make thee next himself in love4 ,when spake the head8 ,miles4 ,when spake the head6 ,did not you say that he should tell strange principles of 7#ie7 philosophy8 ,why1 sir1 it speaks but two words at a time4 ,bacon4 ,why1 villain1 hath it spoken oft8 ,miles4 ,oft6 ay1 marry1 hath it1 thrice2 but in all those three times it hath uttered but 7#ajj7 seven words4 ,bacon4 ,as how8 ,miles4 ,marry1 sir1 the first time he said 8,time is10 as if ,fabius ,cumentator should have pronounced a sentence2 the second 7#aje7 time he said1 8,time was02 and the third time1 with thunder and lightning1 as in great choler1 he said1 8,time is past40 ,bacon4 ',tis past indeed4 ,ah1 villain6 time is past3 ,my life1 my fame1 my glory1 all are past4-- #aaj ,bacon1 the turrets of thy hope are ruin'd down1 ,thy seven years' study lieth in the dust3 ,thy ,brazen ,head lies broken through a slave ,that watch'd1 and would not when the head did will4-- ,what said the head first8 #aae ,miles4 ,even1 sir1 8,time is40 ,bacon4 ,villain1 if thou hadst call'd to ,bacon then1 ,if thou hadst watch'd1 and wak'd the sleepy friar1 ,the ,brazen ,head had uttered aphorisms1 ,and ,england had been circled round with brass3 #abj ,but proud ,asmenoth1 ruler of the north1 ,and ,demogorgon1 master of the fates1 ,grudge that a mortal man should work so much4 ,hell trembled at my deep-commanding spells1 ,fiends frown'd to see a man their over-match2 #abe ,bacon might boast more than a man might boast4 ,but now the braves of ,bacon hath an end1 ,europe's conceit of ,bacon hath an end1 ,his seven years' practice sorteth to ill end3 ,and1 villain1 sith my glory hath an end1 #acj ,i will appoint thee to some fatal end4 ,villain1 avoid6 get thee from ,bacon's sight6 ,vagrant1 go roam and range about the world1 ,and perish as a vagaboud on earth6 ,miles4 ,why1 then1 sir1 you forbid me your service8 7#ace7 ,bacon4 ,my service1 villain6 with a fatal curse1 ,that direful plagues and mischief fall on thee4 ,miles4 ',tis no matter1 ,i am against you with the old proverb1--,the more the fox is cursed1#bdg the better he fares4 ,god be with you1 #adj sir4 ,i ',,ii take but a book in my hand1 a wide-sleeved gown on my back1 and a crowned cap on my head1 and see if ,i can want promotion4 ,bacon4 ,some fiend or ghost haunt on thy weary steps1 ,until they do transport thee quick to hell2 #ade ,for ,bacon shall have never merry day1 ,to lose the fame and honour of his head4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,xii4#bdh ,enter the ,,emperor1 the ,,king ,,of ,,castile1 ,,king ,,henry1 ,,elinor1 ,,prince ,,edward1 ,,lacy1 and ,,ralph ,,simnell4 ,emp4 ,now1 lovely prince1 the prime of ,albion's wealth1 ,how fare the ,lady ,elinor and you8 ,what1 have you courted and found ,castile fit ,to answer ,england in equivalence8 #d ,will't be a match 'twixt bonny ,nell and thee8 ,p4 ,edw4 ,should ,paris enter in the courts of ,greece1 ,and not lie fettered in fair ,helen's looks8 ,or ,phbus scape those piercing amorets ,that ,daphne glanced at his deity8 ,can ,edward1 then1 sit by a flame and freeze1 #aj ,whose heat puts ,helen and fair ,daphne down8 ,now1 monarchs1 ask the lady if we gree4 ,k4 ,hen4 ,what1 madam1 hath my son found grace or no8 ,elin4 ,seeing1 my lord1 his lovely connterfeit1 ,and hearing how his mind and shape agreed1 #ae ,i come not1 troop'd with all this warlike train1 ,doubting of love1 but so affectionate ,as ,edward hath in ,england what he won in ,spain4 ,k4 of ,cast4 ,a match1 my lord2 these wantons needs must love3 ,men must have wives1 and women will be wed4 #bj ,let's haste the day to honour up the rites4 ,ralph4 ,sirrah ,harry1 shall ,ned marry ,nell8 ,k4 ,hen4 ,ay1 ,ralph3 how then8 ,ralph4 ,marry1 ,harry1 follow my counsel3 send for ,friar ,bacon to marry them1 for he'll 7#be7 so conjure him and her with his necromancy1 that they shall love together like pig and lamb whilst they live4 ,k4 of ,cast4 ,but hearest thou1 ,ralph1 art thou content to have ,elinor to thy lady8 #cj ,ralph4 ,ay1 so she will promise me two things4 ,k4 of ,cast4 ,what's that1 ,ralph8 ,ralph4 ,that she will never scold with ,ned1 nor fight with me4--,sirrah ,harry1 ,i have put her down with a thing impossible4 #ce ,k4 ,hen4 ,what's that1 ,ralph8 ,ralph4 ,why1 ,harry1 didst thou ever see that a woman could both hold her tongue and her hands8 ,no3 but when egg-pies grows on apple-trees1 then will thy grey mare prove a 7#dj7 bagpiper4 ,emp4 ,what say the ,lord of ,castile and the ,earl of ,lincoln1 that they are in such earnest and secret talk8 ,k4 of ,cast4 ,i stand1 my lord1 amazed at his talk1 #de ,how he discourseth of the constancy ,of one surnam'd1 for beauty's excellence1 ,the ,fair ,maid of merry ,fressingfield4 ,k4 ,hen4 ',tis true1 my lord1 'tis wondrous for to hear2 ,her beauty passing ,mars's paramour1 #ej ,her virgin's right as rich as ,vesta's was1 ,lacy and ,ned hath told me miracles4 ,k4 of ,cast4 ,what says ,lord ,lacy8 ,shall she be his wife8 ,lacy4 ,or else ,lord ,lacy is unfit to live4-- ,may it please your highness give me leave to post #ee ,to ,fressingfield4 ,i'll fetch the bonny girl1 ,and prove1 in true appearance at the court1 ,what ,i have vouched often with my tongue4 ,k4 ,hen4 ,lacy1 go to the 'querry of my stable1 ,and take such coursers as shall fit thy turn2 #fj ,hie thee to ,fressingfield1 and bring home the lass2 ,and1 for her fame flies through the ,english coast1 ,if it may please the ,lady ,elinor1 ,one day shall match your excellence and her4 ,elin4 ,we ,castile ladies are not very coy2 #fe ,your highness may command a greater boon3 ,and glad were ,i to grace the ,lincoln ,earl ,with being partner of his marriage-day4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,gramercy1 ,nell1 for ,i do love the lord1 ,as he that's second to myself in love4 #gj ,ralph4 ,you love her8--,madam ,nell1 never believe him you1 though he swears he loves you4 ,elin4 ,why1 ,ralph8 ,ralph4 ,why1 his love is like unto a tapster's glass that is broken with every touch2 for 7#ge7 he loved the fair maid of ,fressingfield once out of all ho4#bdi--,nay1 ,ned1 never wink upon me2 ,i care not1 ,i4 ,k4 ,hen4 ,ralph tells all2 you shall have a good secretary of him4-- #hj ,but1 ,lacy1 haste thee post to ,fressingfield2 ,for ere thou hast fitted all things for her state1 ,the solemn marriage-day will be at hand4 ,lacy4 ,i go1 my lord4 ,exit4 ,emp4 ,how shall we pass this day1 my lord8 #he ,k4 ,hen4 ,to horse1 my lord2 the day is passing fair1 ,we'll fly the partridge1 or go rouse the deer4 ,follow1 my lords2 you shall not want for sport4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,xiii4#bej ,enter ,,friar ,,bacon with ,,friar ,,bungay to his cell4 ,bun4 ,what means the friar that frolick'd it of late1 ,to sit as melancholy in his cell ,as if he had neither lost nor won to-day8 ,bacon4 ,ah1 ,bungay1 my ,brazen ,head is spoil'd1 ,my glory gone1 my seven years' study lost6 #e ,the fame of ,bacon1 bruited through the world1 ,shall end and perish with this deep disgrace4 ,bun4 ,bacon hath built foundation of his fame ,so surely on the wings of true report1 ,with acting strange and uncouth miracles1 #aj ,as this cannot infringe what he deserves4 ,bacon4 ,bungay1 sit down1 for by prospective skill ,i find this day shall fall out ominous3 ,some deadly act shall 'tide me ere ,i sleep2 ,but what and wherein little can ,i guess4 #ae ,my mind is heavy1 whatsoe'er shall hap4 ,enter two ,scholars1 sons to ,lambert and ,serlsby4 ,knock4 ,bacon4 ,who 's that knocks8 ,bun4 ,two scholars that desire to speak with you4 ,bacon4 ,bid them come in4-- ,now1 my youths1 what would you have8 #bj ,first ,schol4 ,sir1 we are ,suffolk-men and neighbouring friends2 ,our fathers in their countries lusty squires2 ,their lands adjoin3 in ,cratfield mine doth dwell1 ,and his in ,laxfield4 ,we are college-mates1 ,sworn brothers1 as our fathers live as friends4 #be ,bacon4 ,to what end is all this8 ,second ,schol4 ,hearing your worship kept within your cell ,a glass prospective1 wherein men might see ,whatso their thoughts or hearts' desire could wish1 ,we come to know how that our fathers fare4 #cj ,bacon4 ,my glass is free for every honest man4 ,sit down1 and you shall see ere long1 how ,or in what state your friendly fathers live4 ,meanwhile1 tell me your names4 ,first ,schol4 ,mine ,lambert4 #ce ,second ,schol4 ,and mine ,serlsby4 ,bacon4 ,bungay1 ,i smell there will be a tragedy4 ,enter ,,lambert and ,,serlsby with rapiers and daggers4 ,lam4 ,serlsby1 thou hast kept thine hour like a man3 ,thou'rt worthy of the title of a squire1 ,that durst1 for proof of thy affection #dj ,and for thy mistress' favour1 prize#bea thy blood4 ,thou know'st what words did pass at ,fressingfield1 ,such shameless braves as manhood cannot brook3 ,ay1 for ,i scorn to bear such piercing taunts1 ,prepare thee1 ,serlsby2 one of us will die4 #de ,ser4 ,thou see'st ,i single meet thee in the field1 ,and what ,i spake1 ,i'll maintain with my sword4 ,stand on thy guard1 ,i cannot scold it out4 ,an if thou kill me1 think ,i have a son1 ,that lives in ,oxford in the ,broadgates-hall1 #ej ,who will revenge his father's blood with blood4 ,lam4 ,and1 ,serlsby1 ,i have there a lusty boy1 ,that dares at weapon buckle with thy son1 ,and lives in ,broadgates too1 as well as thine4 ,but draw thy rapier1 for we'll have a bout4 #ee ,bacon4 ,now1 lusty younkers1 look within the glass1 ,and tell me if you can decern your sires4 ,first ,schol4 ,serlsby1 'tis hard2 thy father offers wrong4 ,to combat with my father in the field4 ,second ,schol4 ,lambert1 thou liest1 my father's is th' abuse1 #fj ,and thou shalt find it1 if my father harm4 ,bun4 ,how goes it1 sirs8 ,first ,schol4 ,our fathers are in combat hard by ,fressingfield4 ,bacon4 ,sit still1 my friends1 and see the event4 ,lam4 ,why stand'st thou1 ,serlsby8 ,doubt'st thou of thy life8 #fe ,a veney1#beb man6 fair ,margaret craves so much4 ,ser4 ,then this for her4 ,first ,schol4 ,ah1 well thrust6 ,second ,schol4 ,but mark the ward4 ,,lambert and ,,serlsby fight and kill each other4 ,lam4 ,o1 ,i am slain6 #gj ,ser4 ,and ,i1--,lord have mercy on me6 ,first ,schol4 ,my father slain6--,serlsby1 ward that4 ,second ,schol4 ,and so is mine6--,lambert1 ,i'll quite thee well4 ,the two ,scholars stab each other and die4 ,bun4 ,o strange stratagem6 ,bacon4 ,see1 friar1 where the fathers both lie dead6-- #ge ,bacon1 thy magic doth effect this massacre3 ,this glass prospective worketh many woes2 ,and therefore seeing these brave lusty ,brutes1#bec ,these friendly youths1 did perish by thine art1 ,end all thy magic and thine art at once4 #hj ,the poniard that did end the fatal#bed lives1 ,shall break the cause efficient of their woes4 ,so fade the glass1 and end with it the shows ,that necromancy did infuse the crystal with4 ,breaks the glass4 ,bun4 ,what means learn'd ,bacon thus to break his glass8 #he ,bacon4 ,i tell thee1 ,bungay1 it repents me sore ,that ever ,bacon meddled in this art4 ,the hours ,i have spent in pyromantic spells1 ,the fearful tossing in the latest night ,of papers full of necromantic charms1 #ij ,conjuring and adjuring devils and fiends1 ,with stole and alb and strange pentagonon2 ,the wresting of the holy name of ,god1 ,as ,soter1 ,eloim1 and ,adonai1 ,alpha1 ,manoth1 and ,tetragrammaton1 #ie ,with praying to the five-fold powers of heaven1 ,are instances that ,bacon must be damn'd ,for using devils to countervail his ,god4-- ,yet1 ,bacon1 cheer thee1 drown not in despair3 ,sins have their salves1 repentance can do much3 #ajj ,think ,mercy sits where ,justice holds her seat1 ,and from those wounds those bloody ,jews did pierce1 ,which by thy magic oft did bleed afresh1 ,from thence for thee the dew of mercy drops1 ,to wash the wrath of high ,jehovah's ire1 #aje ,and make thee as a new-born babe from sin4-- ,bungay1 ,i'll spend the remnant of my life ,in pure devotion1 praying to my ,god ,that he would save what ,bacon vainly lost4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,xiv4#bee ,enter ,,margaret in nun's apparel1 the ,keeper1 her father1 and their ,friend4 ,keeper4 ,margaret1 be not so headstrong in these vows3 ,o1 bury not such beauty in a cell1 ,that ,england hath held famous for the hue6 ,thy father's hair1 like to the silver blooms ,that beautify the shrubs of ,africa1 #e ,shall fall before the dated time of death1 ,thus to forgo his lovely ,margaret4 ,mar4 ,ah1 father1 when the harmony of heaven ,soundeth the measures of a lively faith1 ,the vain illusions of this flattering world #aj ,seem odious to the thoughts of ,margaret4 ,i loved once1--,lord ,lacy was my love2 ,and now ,i hate myself for that ,i lov'd1 ,and doted more on him than on my ,god2 ,for this ,i scourge myself with sharp repents4 #ae ,but now the touch of such aspiring sins ,tells me all love is lust but love of heavens2 ,that beauty us'd for love is vanity3 ,the world contains naught but alluring baits1 ,pride1 flattery1 and inconstant thoughts4 #bj ,to shun the pricks of death1 ,i leave the world1 ,and vow to meditate on heavenly bliss1 ,to live in ,framlingham a holy nun1 ,holy and pure in conscience and in deed2 ,and for to wish all maids to learn of me #be ,to seek heaven's joy before earth's vanity4 ,friend4 ,and will you1 then1 ,margaret1 be shorn a nun1 and so leave us all8 ,mar4 ,now farewell world1 the engine of all woe6 ,farewell to friends and father6 ,welcome ,christ6 #cj ,adieu to dainty robes6 ,this base attire ,better befits an humble mind to ,god ,than all the show of rich habiliments4 ,love--,o love6 and1 with fond love1 farewell ,sweet ,lacy1 whom ,i loved once so dear6 #ce ,ever be well1 but never in my thoughts1 ,lest ,i offend to think on ,lacy's love3 ,but even to that1 as to the rest1 farewell6 ,enter ,,lacy1 ,,warren1 and ,,ermsby1 booted and spurred4 ,lacy4 ,come on1 my wags1 we're near the ,keeper's lodge4 ,here have ,i oft walk'd in the watery meads1 #dj ,and chatted with my lovely ,margaret4 ,war4 ,sirrah ,ned1 is not this the ,keeper8 ,lacy4 ',tis the same4 ,erm4 ,the old lecher hath gotten holy mutton#bef to him3 a nun1 my lord4 #de ,lacy4 ,keeper1 how far'st thou8 ,holla1 man1 what cheer8 ,how doth ,peggy1 thy daughter and my love8 ,keeper4 ,ah1 good my lord6 ,o1 woe is me for ,peggy6 ,see where she stands clad in her nun's attire1 ,ready for to be shorn in ,framlingham2 #ej ,she leaves the world because she left your love4 ,o1 good my lord1 persuade her if you can6 ,lacy4 ,why1 how now1 ,margaret6 ,what1 a malcontent8 ,a nun8 ,what holy father taught you this1 ,to task yourself to such a tedious life #ee ,as die a maid8 ',t were injury to me1 ,to smother up such beauty in a cell4 ,mar4 ,lord ,lacy1 thinking of thy former miss1 ,how fond#beg the prime of wanton years were spent ,in love 7,o1 fie upon that fond conceit1 #fj ,whose hap and essence hangeth in the eye671 ,i leave both love and love's content at once1 ,betaking me to ,him that is true love1 ,and leaving all the world for love of ,him4 ,lacy4 ,whence1 ,peggy1 comes this metamorphosis8 #fe ,what1 shorn a nun1 and ,i have from the court ,posted with coursers to convey thee hence ,to ,windsor1 where our marriage shall be kept6 ,thy wedding-robes are in the tailor's hands4 ,come1 ,peggy1 leave these peremptory vows4 #gj ,mar4 ,did not my lord resign his interest1 ,and make divorce 'twixt ,margaret and him8 ,lacy4 ',t was but to try sweet ,peggy's constancy4 ,but will fair ,margaret leave her love and lord8 ,mar4 ,is not heaven's joy before earth's fading bliss1 #ge ,and life above sweeter than life in love8 ,lacy4 ,why1 then1 ,margaret will be shorn a nun8 ,mar4 ,margaret hath made a vow which may not be revok'd4 ,war4 ,we cannot stay1 my lord2 an if she be so strict1 ,our leisure grants us not to woo afresh4 #hj ,erms4 ,choose you1 fair damsel1 yet the choice is yours1-- ,either a solemn nunnery or the court1 ,god or ,lord ,lacy4 ,which contents you best1 ,to be a nun or else ,lord ,lacy's wife8 ,lacy4 ,a good motion4--,peggy1 your answer must be short4 #he ,mar4 ,the flesh is frail3 my lord doth know it well1 ,that when he comes with his enchanting face1 ,whatsoe'er betide1 ,i cannot say him nay4 ,off goes the habit of a maiden's heart1 ,and1 seeing fortune will1 fair ,framlingham1 #ij ,and all the show of holy nuns1 farewell6 ,lacy for me1 if he will be my lord4 ,lacy4 ,peggy1 thy lord1 thy love1 thy husband4 ,trust me1 by truth of knighthood1 that the king ,stays for to marry matchless ,elinor1 #ie ,until ,i bring thee richly to the court1 ,that one day may both marry her and thee4-- ,how say'st thou1 ,keeper8 ,art thou glad of this8 ,keep4 ,as if the ,english king had given ,the park and deer of ,fressingfield to me4 #ajj ,erm4 ,i pray thee1 my ,lord of ,sussex1 why art thou in a brown study8 ,war4 ,to see the nature of women2 that be they never so near ,god1 yet they love to die in a man's arms4 #aje ,lacy4 ,what have you fit for breakfast8 ,we have hied ,and posted all this night to ,fressingfield4 ,mar4 ,butter and cheese1 and umbles of a deer1 ,such as poor keepers have within their lodge4 ,lacy4 ,and not a bottle of wine8 #aaj ,mar4 ,we'll find one for my lord4 ,lacy4 ,come1 ,sussex1 let us in3 we shall have more1 ,for she speaks least1 to hold her promise sure4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,xv4#beh ,enter a ,devil to seek ,,miles4 ,dev4 ,how restless are the ghosts of hellish spirits1 ,when every charmer with his magic spells ,calls us from nine-fold-trenched ,phlegethon1 ,to scud and over-scour the earth in post ,upon the speedy wings of swiftest winds6 #e ,now ,bacon hath rais'd me from the darkest deep1 ,to search about the world for ,miles his man1 ,for ,miles1 and to torment his lazy bones ,for careless watching of his ,brazen ,head4 ,see where he comes4 ,o1 he is mine6 #aj ,enter ,,miles with a gown and a corner-cap4 ,miles4 ,a scholar1 quoth you6 marry1 sir1 ,i would ,i had been made a bottle-maker when ,i was made a scholar2 for ,i can get neither to be a deacon1 reader1 nor schoolmaster1 no1 not the clerk of a parish4 ,some call me dunce2 7#ae7 another saith1 my head is as full of ,latin as an egg 's full of oatmeal4 ,thus ,i am tormented1 that the devil and ,friar ,bacon haunts me4--,good ,lord1 here's one of my master's devils6 ,i'll go speak to him4--,what1 ,master ,plutus1 7#bj7 how cheer you8 ,dev4 ,dost thou know me8 ,miles4 ,know you1 sir6 ,why1 are not you one of my master's devils1 that were wont to come to my master1 ,doctor ,bacon1 at #be ,brazen-nose8 ,dev4 ,yes1 marry1 am ,i4 ,miles4 ,good ,lord1 ,master ,plutus1 ,i have seen you a thousand times at my master's1 and yet ,i had never the manners to make you #cj drink4 ,but1 sir1 ,i am glad to see how conformable you are to the statute4--,i warrant you1 he's as yeomanly a man as you shall see3 mark you1 masters1 here 's a plain honest man1 without welt or guard4#bei ,but ,i pray you1 sir1 7#ce7 do you come lately from hell8 ,dev4 ,ay1 marry3 how then8 ,miles4 ,faith1 'tis a place ,i have desired long to see4 ,have you not good tippling-houses there8 ,may not a man have a lusty fire there1 a 7#dj7 pot of good ale1 a pair#bfj of cards1 a swinging piece of chalk1 and a brown toast that will clap a white waistcoat#bfa on a cup of good drink8 ,dev4 ,all this you may have there4 ,miles4 ,you are for me1 friend1 and ,i am for 7#de7 you4 ,but ,i pray you1 may ,i not have an office there8 ,dev4 ,yes1 a thousand4 ,what wouldst thou be8 ,miles4 ,by my troth1 sir1 in a place where ,i may profit myself4 ,i know hell is a hot place1 7#ej7 and men are marvellous dry1 and much drink is spent there2 ,i would be a tapster4 ,dev4 ,thou shalt4 ,miles4 ,there 's nothing lets me from going with you1 but that 'tis a long journey1 and 7#ee7 ,i have never a horse4 ,dev4 ,thou shall ride on my back4 ,miles4 ,now surely here's a courteous devil1 that1 for to pleasure his friend1 will not stick to make a jade of himself4--,but ,i pray #fj you1 goodman friend1 let me move a question to you4 ,dev4 ,what's that8 ,miles4 ,i pray you1 whether is your pace a trot or an amble8 #fe ,dev4 ,an amble4 ,miles4 ',t is well2 but take heed it be not a trot3 but 'tis no matter1 ,i'll prevent it4 ,dev4 ,what dost8 ,miles4 ,marry1 friend1 ,i put on my spurs2 7#gj7 for if ,i find your pace either a trot or else uneasy1 ,i'll put you to a false gallop2 ,i'll make you feel the benefit of my spurs4 ,dev4 ,get up upon my back4 ,,miles mounts on the ,devil's back4 ,miles4 ,o ,lord1 here's even a goodly marvel1 7#ge7 when a man rides to hell on the devil's back6 ,exeunt1 roaring4 ,,scene ,,xvi4#bfb ,enter the ,,emperor with a pointless sword2 next the ,,king ,,of ,,castile carrying a sword with a point2 ,,lacy carrying the globe2 ,,prince ,,edward2 ,,warren carrying a rod of gold with a dove on it2 ,,ermsby with a crown and sceptre2 the ,,queen2 ,,princess ,,elinor with the ,fair ,maid of ,fressingfield on her left hand2 ,,king ,,henry2 ,,bacon42 with other ,lords attending4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,great potentates1 earth's miracles for state1 ,think that ,prince ,edward humbles at your feet1 ,and1 for these favours1 on his martial sword ,he vows perpetual homage to yourselves1 ,yielding these honours unto ,elinor4 #e ,k4 ,hen4 ,gramercies1 lordings2 old ,plantagenet1 ,that rules and sways the ,albion diadem1 ,with tears discovers these conceived joys1 ,and vows requital1 if his men-at-arms1 ,the wealth of ,england1 or due houours done #aj ,to ,elinor1 may quite his favourites4 ,but all this while what say you to the dames ,that shine like to the crystal lamps of heaven8 ,emp4 ,if but a third were added to these two1 ,they did surpass those gorgeous images #ae ,that gloried ,ida with rich beauty's wealth4 ,mar4 ',tis ,i1 my lords1 who humbly on my knee ,must yield her orisons to mighty ,jove ,for lifting up his handmaid to this state1 ,brought from her homely cottage to the court1 #bj ,and grac'd with kings1 princes1 and emperors2 ,to whom 7next to the noble ,lincoln ,earl7 ,i vow obedience1 and such humble love ,as may a handmaid to such mighty men4 ,p4 ,elin4 ,thou martial man that wears the ,almain crown1 #be ,and you the western potentates of might1 ,the ,albion princess1 ,english ,edward's wife1 ,proud that the lovely star of ,fressingfield1 ,fair ,margaret1 ,countess to the ,lincoln ,earl1 #bi ,attends on ,elinor1--gramercies1 lord1 for her1-- ',tis ,i give thanks for ,margaret to you all1 ,and rest for her due bounden to yourselves4 ,k4 ,hen4 ,seeing the marriage is solmnized1 ,let's march in triumph to the royal feast4-- ,but why stands ,friar ,bacon here1 so mute8 #ce ,bacon4 ,repentant for the follies of my youth1 ,that magic's secret mysteries misled1 ,and joyful that this royal marriage ,portends such bliss unto this matchless realm4 ,k4 ,hen4 ,why1 ,bacon1 #dj ,what strange event shall happen to this land8 ,or what shall grow from ,edward and his queen8 ,bacon4 ,i find by deep prescience of mine art1 ,which once ,i temp'red in my secret cell1 ,that here where ,brute did build his ,troynovant1 #de ,from forth the royal garden of a king ,shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud#bfc ,whose brightness shall deface proud ,phbus' flower1 ,and over-shadow ,albion with her leaves4 ,till then ,mars shall be master of the field1 #ej ,but then the stormy threats of wars shall cease3 ,the horse shall stamp as careless of the pike1 ,drums shall he turn'd to timbrels of delight2 ,with wealthy favours plenty shall enrich ,the strand that gladded wand'ring ,brute to see1 #ee ,and peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves ,that gorgeous beautifies this matchless flower3 ,apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop1 ,and ,venus' hyacinth shall vail#bfd her top2 ,juno shall shut her gilliflowers up1 #fj ,and ,pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green2 ,ceres' carnation1 in consrt with those1 ,shall stoop and wonder at ,diana's rose4 ,k4 ,hen4 ,this prophecy is mystical4-- ,but1 glorious commanders of ,europa's love1 #fe ,that make fair ,england like that wealthy isle ,circled with ,gihon and swift#bfe ,euphrates1 ,in royalizing ,henry's ,albion ,with presence of your princely mightiness1-- ,let's march3 the tables all are spread1 #gj ,and viands1 such as ,england's wealth affords1 ,are ready set to furnish out the boards4 ,you shall have welcome1 mighty potentates3 ,it rests to furnish up this royal feast1 ,only your hearts be frolic2 for the time #ge ,craves that we taste of naught but jouissance4 ,thus glories ,england over all the west4 ,exeunt omnes4 ,omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci4 ,,tamburlaine ,,the ,,great ,,by ,,christopher ,,marlowe ,,part ,,the ,,first ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,mycetes1 ,king of ,persia4 ,,cosroe1 his ,brother4 ,,ortygius1 ,,ceneus1 ,,meander1 ,persian ,lords and ,captains4 ,,menaphon1 ,,theridamas1 ,,tamburlaine1 a ,scythian ,shepherd4 ,,techelles1 ,,usumcasane1 his ,followers4 ,,bajazeth1 ,emperor of the ,turks4 ,,king ,,of ,,arabia4 ,,king ,,of ,,fez4 ,,king ,,of ,,morocco4 ,,king ,,of ,,argier 7,algiers74 ,,soldan ,,of ,,egypt4 ,,governor ,,of ,,damascus4 ,,agydas1 ,,magnetes1 ,median ,lords4 ,,capolin1 an ,egyptian ,captain4 ,,philemus1 a ,messenger4 ,bassoes1 ,lords1 ,citizens1 ,moors1 ,soldiers1 and ,attendants4 ,,zenocrate1 ,daughter of the ,soldan of ,egypt4 ,,anippe1 her ,maid4 ,,zabina1 ,wife of ,bajazeth4 ,,ebea1 her ,maid4 ,virgins of ,damascus4 ,,the ,,prologue ,from jigging veins of rhyming mother wits1 ,and such conceits as clownage keeps in pay1 ,we'll lead you to the stately tent of war1 ,where you shall hear the ,scythian ,tamburlaine ,threat'ning the world with high astounding terms1 ,and scourging kingdoms with his conquering sword4 ,view but his picture in this tragic glass1 ,and then applaud his fortunes as you please4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4 ,enter ,,mycetes1 ,,cosroe1 ,,meander1 ,,theridamas1 ,,ortygius1 ,,ceneus1 ,,menaphon1 with others4 ,myc4 ,brother ,cosroe1 ,i find myself aggriev'd1 ,yet insufficient to express the same1 ,for it requires a great and thund'ring speech3 ,good brother1 tell the cause unto my lords2 ,i know you have a better wit than ,i4 #e ,cos4 ,unhappy ,persia1 that in former age ,hast been the seat of mighty conquerors1 ,that1 in their prowess and their policies1 ,have triumph'd over ,afric and the bounds ,of ,europe1 where the sun dares scarce appear #aj ,for freezing meteors and congealed cold1 ,now to be rul'd and governed by a man ,at whose birthday ,cynthia with ,saturn join'd1 ,and ,jove1 the ,sun1 and ,mercury denied ,to shed their influence in his fickle brain6 #ae ,now ,turks and ,tartars shake their swords at thee1 ,meaning to mangle all thy provinces4 ,myc4 ,brother1 ,i see your meaning well enough1 ,and through your planets ,i perceive you think ,i am not wise enough to be a king2 #bj ,but ,i refer me to my noblemen ,that know my wit1 and can be witnesses4 ,i might command you to be slain for this3 ,meander1 might ,i not8 ,meand4 ,not for so small a fault1 my sovereign lord4 #be ,myc4 ,i mean it not1 but yet ,i know ,i might2 ,yet live2 yea1 live1 ,mycetes wills it so4 ,meander1 thou1 my faithful counsellor1 ,declare the cause of my conceived grief1 ,which is1 ,god knows1 about that ,tamburlaine1 ,that1 like a fox in midst of harvest time1 #ca ,doth prey upon my flocks of passengers2 ,and1 as ,i hear1 doth mean to pull my plumes3 ,therefore 'tis good and meet for to be wise4 ,meand4 ,oft have ,i heard your majesty complain #ce ,of ,tamburlaine1 that sturdy ,scythian thief1 ,that robs your merchants of ,persepolis ,trading by land unto the ,western ,isles1 ,and in your confines with his lawless train ,daily commits incivil#bff outrages1 #dj ,hoping 7misled by dreaming prophecies7 ,to reign in ,asia1 and with barbarous arms ,to make himself the monarch of the ,east2 ,but ere he march in ,asia or display ,his vagrant ensign in the ,persian fields1 #de ,your grace hath taken order by ,theridamas ,charg'd with a thousand horse1 to apprehend ,and bring him captive to your highness' throne4 ,myc4 ,full true thou speak'st1 and like thyself1 my lord1 ,whom ,i may term a ,damon for thy love3 #ej ,therefore 'tis best1 if so it like you all1 ,to send my thousand horse incontinent#bfg ,to apprehend that paltry ,scythian4 ,how like you this1 my honourable lords8 ,is it not a kingly resolution8 #ee ,cos4 ,it cannot choose1 because it comes from you4 ,myc4 ,then hear thy charge1 valiant ,theridamas1 ,the chiefest captain of ,mycetes' host1 ,the hope of ,persia1 and the very legs ,whereon our ,state doth lean as on a staff1 #fj ,that holds us up1 and foils our neighbour foes4 ,thou shalt be leader of this thousand horse1 ,whose foaming pall with rage and high disdain ,have sworn the death of wicked ,tamburlaine4 ,go frowning forth2 but come thou smiling home1 #fe ,as did ,sir ,paris with the ,grecian dame2 ,return with speed--time passeth swift away2 ,our life is frail1 and we may die to-day4 ,ther4 ,before the moon renew her borrowed light1 ,doubt not1 my lord and gracious sovereign1 #gj ,but ,tamburlaine and that ,tartarian rout1 ,shall either perish by our warlike hands1 ,or plead for mercy at your highness' feet4 ,myc4 ,go1 stout ,theridamas1 thy words are swords1 #gd ,and with thy looks thou conquerest all thy foes2 ,i long to see thee back return from thence1 ,that ,i may view these milk-white steeds of mine ,all loaden with the heads of killed men4 ,and from their knees e'en to their hoofs below ,besmear'd with blood that makes a dainty show4 #hj ,ther4 ,then now1 my lord1 ,i humbly take my leave4 ,myc4 ,theridamas1 farewell6 ten thousand times4 ,exit ,,theridamas4 ,ah1 ,menaphon1 why stay'st thou thus behind1 ,when other men press forward for renown8 ,go1 ,menaphon1 go into ,scythia2 #he ,and foot by foot follow ,theridamas4 ,cos4 ,nay1 pray you let him stay2 a greater task ,fits ,menaphon than warring with a thief4 ,create him ,prorex#bfh of all ,africa1 ,that he may win the ,babylonians' hearts #ij ,which will revolt from ,persian government1 ,unless they have a wiser king than you4 ,myc4 8,unless they have a wiser king than you60 ,these are his words2 ,meander1 set them down4 ,cos4 ,and add this to them--that all ,asia #ie ,laments to see the folly of their king4 ,myc4 ,well1 here ,i swear by this my royal seat1-- ,cos4 ,you may do well to kiss it then4 ,myc4 ,emboss'd with silk as best beseems my state1 ,to be reveng'd for these contemptuous words4 ,oh1 where is duty and allegiance now8 #aja ,fled to the ,caspian or the ,ocean main8 ,what shall ,i call thee8 ,brother8--,no1 a foe2 ,monster of nature6 ,shame unto thy stock ,that dar'st presume thy sovereign for to mock6 ,meander1 come3 ,i am abus'd1 ,meander4 #ajf ,exeunt all but ,,cosroe and ,,menaphon4 ,men4 ,how now1 my lord8 ,what1 mated#bfi and amaz'd ,to hear the king thus threaten like himself6 ,cos4 ,ah1 ,menaphon1 ,i pass#bgj not for his threats2 ,the plot is laid by ,persian noblemen #aaj ,and captains of the ,median garrisons ,to crown me ,emperor of ,asia2 ,but this it is that doth excruciate ,the very substance of my vexed soul-- #aad ,to see our neighbours that were wont to quake ,and tremble at the ,persian monarch's name1 ,now sit and laugh our regiment#bga to scorn2 ,and that which might resolve#bgb me into tears1 ,men from the farthest equinoctial line #aai ,have swarm'd in troops into the ,eastern ,india1 ,lading their ships with gold and precious stones1 ,and made their spoils from all our provinces4 ,men4 ,this should entreat your highness to rejoice1 ,since ,fortune gives you opportunity ,to gain the title of a conqueror #abe ,by curing of this maimed empery4 ,afric and ,europe bordering on your land1 ,and continent to your dominions1 ,how easily may you1 with a mighty host1 ,pass into ,grcia1 as did ,cyrus once1 #acj ,and cause them to withdraw their forces home1 ,lest you subdue the pride of ,christendom4 ,trumpet within4 ,cos4 ,but1 ,menaphon1 what means this trumpet's sound8 ,men4 ,behold1 my lord1 ,ortygius and the rest ,bringing the crown to make you ,emperor6 #ace ,enter ,,ortygius and ,,ceneus bearing a crown with others4 ,orty4 ,magnificent and mighty ,prince ,cosroe1 ,we1 in the name of other ,persian states#bgc ,and commons of this mighty monarchy1 ,present thee with th' imperial diadem4 ,cen4 ,the warlike soldiers and the gentlemen1 ,that heretofore have fill'd ,persepolis #ada ,with ,afric captains taken in the field1 ,whose ransom made them march in coats of gold1 ,with costly jewels hanging at their ears1 ,and shining stones upon their lofty crests1 #ade ,now living idle in the walled towns1 ,wanting both pay and martial discipline1 ,begin in troops to threaten civil war1 ,and openly exclaim against the king3 ,therefore1 to stay all sudden mutinies1 #aej ,we will invest your highness ,emperor1 ,whereat the soldiers will conceive more joy ,than did the ,macedonians at the spoil ,of great ,darius and his wealthy host4 ,cos4 ,well1 since ,i see the state of ,persia droop #aee ,and languish in my brother's government1 ,i willingly receive th' imperial crown1 ,and vow to wear it for my country's good1 ,in spite of them shall malice my estate4 ,orty4 ,and in assurance of desir'd success1 #afj ,we here do crown thee monarch of the ,east1 ,emperor of ,asia and ,persia2 ,great ,lord of ,media and ,armenia2 ,duke of ,africa and ,albania1 ,mesopotamia and of ,parthia1 #afe ,east ,india and the late-discovered isles2 ,chief ,lord of all the wide1 vast ,euxine sea1 ,and of the ever-raging ,caspian lake4 ,long live ,cosroe1 mighty ,emperor6 ,cos4 ,and ,jove may#bgd never let me longer live ,than ,i may seek to gratify your love1 #aga ,and cause the soldiers that thus honour me ,to triumph over many provinces6 ,by whose desires of discipline in arms ,i doubt not shortly but to reign sole king1 #age ,and with the army of ,theridamas1 7,whither we presently will fly1 my lords7 ,to rest secure against my brother's force4 ,orty4 ,we knew1 my lord1 before we brought the crown1 ,intending your investion#bge so near #ahj ,the residence of your despised brother1 ,the lords would not be too exasperate ,to injure or suppress your worthy title2 ,or1 if they would1 there are in readiness ,ten thousand horse to carry you from hence1 ,in spite of all suspected enemies4 #ahe ,cos4 ,i know it well1 my lord1 and thank you all4 ,orty4 ,sound up the trumpets then4 ,god save the ,king6 ,trumpets sound4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4 ,enter ,,tamburlaine leading ,,zenocrate1 ,,techelles1 ,,usumcasane1 ,,agydas1 ,,magnetes and other ,lords1 and ,soldiers1 loaden with treasure4 ,tamb4 ,come1 lady1 let not this appal your thoughts2 ,the jewels and the treasure we have ta'en ,shall be reserv'd1 and you in better state1 ,than if you were arriv'd in ,syria1 ,even in the circle of your father's arms1 #e ,the mighty ,soldan of ,egyptia4 ,zeno4 ,ah1 shepherd6 pity my distressed plight1 7,if1 as thou seemst1 thou art so mean a man17 ,and seek not to enrich thy followers ,by lawless rapine from a silly maid1 #aj ,who travelling with these ,median lords ,to ,memphis1 from my uncle's country1 ,media1#bgf ,where all my youth ,i have been governed1 ,have pass'd the army of the mighty ,turk1 ,bearing his privy signet and his hand #ae ,to safe conduct us thorough ,africa4 ,mag4 ,and since we have arriv'd in ,scythia1 ,besides rich presents from the puissant ,cham1 ,we have his highness' letters to command ,aid and assistance1 if we stand in need4 #bj ,tamb4 ,but now you see these letters and commands ,are countermanded by a greater man2 ,and through my provinces you must expect ,letters of conduct from my mightiness1 ,if you intend to keep your treasure safe4 #be ,but1 since ,i love to live at liberty1 ,as easily may you get the ,soldan's crown ,as any prizes out of my precinct2 ,for they are friends that help to wean my state ,till men and kingdoms help to strengthen it1 #cj ,and must maintain my life exempt from servitude4-- ,but1 tell me1 madam1 is your grace betroth'd8 ,zeno4 ,i am--my lord--for so you do import4 ,tamb4 ,i am a lord1 for so my deeds shall prove3 ,and yet a shepherd by my parentage4 #ce ,but1 lady1 this fair face and heavenly hue ,must grace his bed that conquers ,asia1 ,and means to be a terror to the world1 ,measuring the limits of his empery ,by east and west1 as ,phbus doth his course4 #dj ,lie here ye weeds that ,i disdain to wear6 ,this complete armour and this curtle-axe#bgg ,are adjuncts more beseeming ,tamburlaine4 ,and1 madam1 whatsoever you esteem ,of this success and loss unvalued1#bgh #de ,both may invest you ,empress of the ,east2 ,and these that seem but silly country swains ,may have the leading of so great an host1 ,as with their weight shall make the mountains quake1 ,even as when windy exhalations #ej ,fighting for passage1 tilt within the earth4 ,tech4 ,as princely lions1 when they rouse themselves1 ,stretching their paws1 and threat'ning herds of beasts1 ,so in his armour looketh ,tamburlaine4 ,methinks ,i see kings kneeling at his feet1 #ee ,and he with frowning brows and fiery looks1 ,spurning their crowns from off their captive heads4 ,usum4 ,and making thee and me1 ,techelles1 kings1 ,that even to death will follow ,tamburlaine4 ,tamb4 ,nobly resolv'd1 sweet friends and followers6 #fj ,these lords1 perhaps do scorn our estimates1 ,and think we prattle with distempered spirits2 ,but since they measure out deserts so mean1 ,that in conceit bear empires on our spears1 ,affecting thoughts coequal with the clouds1 #fe ,they shall be kept our forced followers1 ,till with their eyes they view us emperors4 ,zeno4 ,the gods1 defenders of the innocent1 ,will never prosper your intended drifts1 ,that thus oppress poor friendless passengers4 #gj ,therefore at least admit us liberty1 ,even as thou hop'st to be eternised1 ,by living ,asia's mighty ,emperor4 ,agyd4 ,i hope our lady's treasure and our own ,may serve for ransom to our liberties4 #ge ,return our mules and empty camels back1 ,that we may travel into ,syria1 ,where her betrothed lord ,alcidamas1 ,expects th' arrival of her highness' person4 ,mag4 ,and wheresoever we repose ourselves1 #hj ,we will report but well of ,tamburlaine4 ,tamb4 ,disdains ,zenocrate to live with me8 ,or you1 my lords1 to be my followers8 ,think you ,i weigh this treasure more than you8 ,not all the gold in ,india's wealthy arms #he ,shall buy the meanest soldier in my train4 ,zenocrate1 lovelier than the love of ,jove1 ,brighter than is the silver ,rhodope4 ,fairer than whitest snow on ,scythian hills1-- ,thy person is more worth to ,tamburlaine1 #ij ,than the possession of the ,persian crown1 ,which gracious stars have promis'd at my birth4 ,a hundred ,tartars shall attend on thee1 ,mounted on steeds swifter than ,pegasus2 ,thy garments shall be made of ,median silk1 #ie ,enchas'd with precious jewels of mine own1 ,more rich and valurous#bgi than ,zenocrate's4 ,with milk-white harts upon an ivory sled1 ,thou shalt be drawn amidst the frozen pools1 ,and scale the icy mountains' lofty tops1 #ajj ,which with thy beauty will be soon resolv'd4 ,my martial prizes with five hundred men1 ,won on the fifty-headed ,volga's waves1 ,shall we all offer to ,zenocrate1-- ,and then myself to fair ,zenocrate4 #aje ,tech4 ,what now6--in love8 ,tamb4 ,techelles1 women must be flattered3 ,but this is she with whom ,i am in love4 ,enter a ,soldier4 ,sold4 ,news6 news6 ,tamb4 ,how now1 what's the matter8 #aaj ,sold4 ,a thousand ,persian horsemen are at hand1 ,sent from the king to overcome us all4 ,tamb4 ,how now1 my lords of ,egypt1 and ,zenocrate6 ,how6--must your jewels be restor'd again1 ,and ,i that triumph'd so be overcome8 #aae ,how say you1 lordings1--is not this your hope8 ,agyd4 ,we hope yourself will willingly restore them4 ,tamb4 ,such hope1 such fortune1 have the thousand horse4 ,soft ye1 my lords1 and sweet ,zenocrate6 ,you must be forced from me ere you go4 #abj ,a thousand horsemen6--,we five hundred foot6-- ,an odds too great for us to stand against4 ,but are they rich8 ,and is their armour good8 ,sold4 ,their plumed helms are wrought with beaten gold1 #abd ,their swords enamell'd1 and about their necks ,hangs massy chains of gold1 down to the waist1 ,in every part exceeding brave#bhj and rich4 ,tamb4 ,then shall we fight courageously with them8 ,or look you ,i should play the orator8 ,tech4 ,no2 cowards and faint-hearted runaways #acj ,look for orations when the foe is near4 ,our swords shall play the orator for us4 ,usum4 ,come6 let us meet them at the mountain foot1 ,and with a sudden and an hot alarum1 ,drive all their horses headlong down the hill4 #ace ,tech4 ,come1 let us march6 ,tamb4 ,stay1 ,techelles6 ask a parley first4 ,the ,soldiers enter4 ,open the mails1#bha yet guard the treasure sure2 ,lay out our golden wedges to the view1 #aci ,that their reflections may amaze the ,persians2 ,and look we friendly on them when they come2 ,but if they offer word or violence1 ,we'll fight five hundred men-at-arms to one1 ,before we part with our possession4 #add ,and 'gainst the general we will lift our swords1 ,and either lance his greedy thirsting throat1 ,or take him prisoner1 and his chain shall serve ,for manacles1 till he be ransom'd home4 ,tech4 ,i hear them come2 shall we encounter them8 ,tamb4 ,keep all your standings and not stir a foot1 #aej ,myself will bide the danger of the brunt4 ,enter ,,theridamas with others4 ,ther4 ,where is this ,scythian ,tamburlaine8 ,tamb4 ,whom seek'st thou1 ,persian8--,i am ,tamburlaine4 ,ther4 ,tamburlaine6-- ,a ,scythian shepherd so embellished #aee ,with nature's pride and richest furniture6 ,his looks do menace ,heaven and dare the gods3 ,his fiery eyes are fix'd upon the earth1 ,as if he now devis'd some stratagem1 #aei ,or meant to pierce ,avernus' darksome vaults ,to pull the triple-headed dog from hell4 ,tamb4 ,noble and mild this ,persian seems to be1 ,if outward habit judge the inward man4 ,tech4 ,his deep affections make him passionate4 ,tamb4 ,with what a majesty he rears his looks6 #afe ,in thee1 thou valiant man of ,persia1 ,i see the folly of thy emperor4 ,art thou but captain of a thousand horse1 ,that by characters graven in thy brows1 ,and by thy martial face and stout aspect1 #agj ,deserv'st to have the leading of an host6 ,forsake thy king1 and do but join with me1 ,and we will triumph over all the world4 ,i hold the ,fates bound fast in iron chains1 ,and with my hand turn ,fortune's wheel about3 ,and sooner shall the sun fall from his sphere #agf ,than ,tamburlaine be slain or overcome4 ,draw forth thy sword1 thou mighty man-at-arms1 ,intending but to raze my charmed skin1 ,and ,jove himself will stretch his hand from ,heaven #ahj ,to ward the blow and shield me safe from harm4 ,see how he rains down heaps of gold in showers1 ,as if he meant to give my soldiers pay6 ,and as a sure and grounded argument1 ,that ,i shall be the monarch of the ,east1 #ahe ,he sends this ,soldan's daughter rich and brave1 ,to be my ,queen and portly ,emperess4 ,if thou wilt stay with me1 renowmed man1 ,and lead thy thousand horse with my conduct1 ,besides thy share of this ,egyptian prize1 #aij ,those thousand horse shall sweat with martial spoil ,of conquered kingdoms and of cities sack'd4 ,both we will walk upon the lofty clifts1 ,and ,christian merchants#bhb that with ,russian stems ,plough up huge furrows in the ,caspian sea1 #aie ,shall vail#bhc to us1 as lords of all the lake4 ,both we will reign as consuls of the earth1 ,and mighty kings shall be our senators4 ,jove sometimes masked in a shepherd's weed1 ,and by those steps that he hath scal'd the ,heavens #bjj ,may we become immortal like the gods4 ,join with me now in this my mean estate1 7,i call it mean because1 being yet obscure1 ,the nations far remov'd admire me not17 #bjd ,and when my name and honour shall be spread ,as far as ,boreas claps his brazen wings1 ,or fair ,botes sends his cheerful light1 ,then shalt thou be competitor#bhd with me1 ,and sit with ,tamburlaine in all his majesty4 ,ther4 ,not ,hermes1 prolocutor to the gods1 #baj ,could use persuasions more pathetical4 ,tamb4 ,nor are ,apollo's oracles more true1 ,than thou shalt find my vaunts substantial4 ,tech4 ,we are his friends1 and if the ,persian king ,should offer present dukedoms to our state1 #bae ,we think it loss to make exchange for that ,we are assur'd of by our friend's success4 ,usum4 ,and kingdoms at the least we all expect1 ,besides the honour in assured conquests1 ,where kings shall crouch unto our conquering swords1 #bbj ,and hosts of soldiers stand amaz'd at us2 ,when with their fearful tongues they shall confess ,these are the men that all the world admires4 ,ther4 ,what strong enchantments 'tice my yielding soul6 ,are these resolved nobles#bhe ,scythians8 #bbe ,but shall ,i prove a traitor to my king8 ,tamb4 ,no1 but the trusty friend of ,tamburlaine4 ,ther4 ,won with thy words1 and conquered with thy looks1 ,i yield myself1 my men1 and horse to thee1 ,to be partaker of thy good or ill1 #bcj ,as long as life maintains ,theridamas4 ,tamb4 ,theridamas1 my friend1 take here my hand1 ,which is as much as if ,i swore by ,heaven ,and call'd the gods to witness of my vow4 ,thus shall my heart be still combin'd with thine ,until our bodies turn to elements1 #bcf ,and both our souls aspire celestial thrones4 ,techelles and ,casane1 welcome him6 ,tech4 ,welcome1 renowmed ,persian1 to us all6 ,usum4 ,long may ,theridamas remain with us6 #bdj ,tamb4 ,these are my friends1 in whom ,i more rejoice ,than doth the ,king of ,persia in his crown1 ,and by the love of ,pylades and ,orestes1 ,whose statues we adore in ,scythia1 ,thyself and them shall never part from me #bde ,before ,i crown you kings in ,asia4 ,make much of them1 gentle ,theridamas1 ,and they will never leave thee till the death4 ,ther4 ,nor thee nor them1 thrice noble ,tamburlaine1 ,shall want my heart to be with gladness pierc'd ,to do you honour and security4 #bea ,tamb4 ,a thousand thanks1 worthy ,theridamas4 ,and now fair madam1 and my noble lords1 ,if you will willingly remain with me ,you shall have honours as your merits be2 #bee ,or else you shall be forc'd with slavery4 ,agyd4 ,we yield unto thee1 happy ,tamburlaine4 ,tamb4 ,for you then1 madam1 ,i am out of doubt4 ,zeno4 ,i must be pleas'd perforce4 ,wretched ,zenocrate6 ,exeunt4 #bfj ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4 ,enter ,,cosroe1 ,,menaphon1 ,,ortygius1 ,,ceneus1 with other ,soldiers4 ,cos4 ,thus far are we towards ,theridamas1 ,and valiant ,tamburlaine1 the man of fame1 ,the man that in the forehead of his fortune ,bears figures of renown and miracle4 ,but tell me1 that hast seen him1 ,menaphon1 #e ,what stature wields he1 and what personage8 ,men4 ,of stature tall1 and straightly fashioned1 ,like his desire1 lift upwards and divine2 ,so large of limbs1 his joints so strongly knit1 ,such breadth of shoulders as might mainly bear ,old ,atlas' burden2 'twixt his manly pitch1#bhf #aa ,a pearl1 more worth than all the world1 is plac'd1 ,wherein by curious sovereignty of art ,are fix'd his piercing instruments of sight1 ,whose fiery circles bear encompassed #ae ,a heaven of heavenly bodies in their spheres1 ,that guides his steps and actions to the throne1 ,where honour sits invested royally3 ,pale of complexion1 wrought in him with passion1 ,thirsting with sovereignty and love of arms2 #bj ,his lofty brows in folds do figure death1 ,and in their smoothness amity and life2 ,about them hangs a knot of amber hair1 ,wrapped in curls1 as fierce ,achilles' was1 ,on which the breath of ,heaven delights to play1 #be ,making it dance with wanton majesty4-- ,his arms and fingers1 long1 and sinewy1#bhg ,betokening valour and excess of strength-- ,in every part proportioned like the man ,should make the world subdu'd to ,tamburlaine4 #cj ,cos4 ,well hast thou pourtray'd in thy terms of life ,the face and personage of a wondrous man2 ,nature doth strive with ,fortune and his stars ,to make him famous in accomplish'd worth2 ,and well his merits show him to be made #ce ,his fortune's master and the king of men1 ,that could persuade at such a sudden pinch1 ,with reasons of his valour and his life1 ,a thousand sworn and overmatching foes4 ,then1 when our powers in points of swords are join'd #dj ,and clos'd in compass of the killing bullet1 ,though strait the passage and the port#bhh be made ,that leads to palace of my brother's life1 ,proud is his fortune if we pierce it not4 ,and when the princely ,persian diadem #de ,shall overweigh his weary witless head1 ,and fall like mellowed fruit with shakes of death1 ,in fair ,persia1 noble ,tamburlaine ,shall be my regent and remain as king4 ,orty4 ,in happy hour we have set the crown #ej ,upon your kingly head1 that seeks our honour ,in joining with the man ordain'd by ,heaven1 ,to further every action to the best4 ,cen4 ,he that with shepherds and a little spoil ,durst1 in disdain of wrong and tyranny1 #ee ,defend his freedom 'gainst a monarchy1 ,what will he do supported by a king1 ,leading a troop of gentlemen and lords1 ,and stuff'd with treasure for his highest thoughts6 ,cos4 ,and such shall wait on worthy ,tamburlaine4 #fj ,our army will be forty thousand strong1 ,when ,tamburlaine and brave ,theridamas ,have met us by the river ,araris2 ,and all conjoin'd to meet the witless king1 ,that now is marching near to ,parthia1 #fe ,and with unwilling soldiers faintly arm'd1 ,to seek revenge on me and ,tamburlaine1 ,to whom1 sweet ,menaphon1 direct me straight4 ,men4 ,i will1 my lord4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4 ,enter ,,mycetes1 ,,meander1 with other ,lords and ,soldiers4 ,myc4 ,come1 my ,meander1 let us to this gear4 ,i tell you true1 my heart is swoln with wrath ,on this same thievish villain1 ,tamburlaine1 ,and on that false ,cosroe1 my traitorous brother4 ,would it not grieve a king to be so abus'd #e ,and have a thousand horsemen ta'en away8 ,and1 which is worst1 to have his diadem ,sought for by such scald#bhi knaves as love him not8 ,i think it would2 well then1 by ,heavens ,i swear1 ,aurora shall not peep out of her doors1 #aj ,but ,i will have ,cosroe by the head1 ,and kill proud ,tamburlaine with point of sword4 ,tell you the rest1 ,meander2 ,i have said4 ,meand4 ,then having past ,armenian deserts now1 #ad ,and pitch'd our tents under the ,georgian hills1 ,whose tops are covered with ,tartarian thieves1 ,that lie in ambush1 waiting for a prey1 ,what should we do but bid them battle straight1 ,and rid the world of those detested troops8 ,lest1 if we let them linger here awhile1 #bj ,they gather strength by power of fresh supplies4 ,this country swarms with vile outrageous men ,that live by rapine and by lawless spoil1 ,fit soldiers for the wicked ,tamburlaine2 ,and he that could with gifts and promises #be ,inveigle him that led a thousand horse1 ,and make him false his faith unto his king1 ,will quickly win such as are like himself4 ,therefore cheer up your minds2 prepare to fight2 ,he that can take or slaughter ,tamburlaine #cj ,shall rule the province of ,albania3 ,who brings that traitor's head1 ,theridamas1 ,shall have a government in ,media1 ,beside the spoil of him and all his train3 ,but if ,cosroe1 7as our spials#bij say1 #ce ,and as we know7 remains with ,tamburlaine1 ,his highness' pleasure is that he should live1 ,and be reclaim'd with princely lenity4 ,enter a ,spy4 ,a ,spy4 ,a hundred horsemen of my company ,scouting abroad upon these champaign plains #dj ,have view'd the army of the ,scythians1 ,which make reports it far exceeds the king's4 ,meand4 ,suppose they be in number infinite1 ,yet being void of martial discipline ,all running headlong after greedy spoils1 #de ,and more regarding gain than victory1 ,like to the cruel brothers of the earth1 ,sprung of the teeth of dragons venomous1 ,their careless swords shall lance their fellows' throats1 ,and make us triumph in their overthrow4 #ej ,myc4 ,was there such brethren1 sweet ,meander1 say1 ,that sprung of teeth of dragons venomous8 ,meand4 ,so poets say1 my lord4 ,myc4 ,and 't is a pretty toy to be a poet4 ,well1 well1 ,meander1 thou art deeply read1 #ee ,and having thee1 ,i have a jewel sure4 ,go on1 my lord1 and give your charge1 ,i say2 ,thy wit will make us conquerors to-day4 ,meand4 ,then1 noble soldiers1 to entrap these thieves1 ,that live confounded in disordered troops1 #fj ,if wealth or riches may prevail with them1 ,we have our camels laden all with gold1 ,which you that be but common soldiers ,shall fling in every corner of the field2 ,and while the base-born ,tartars take it up1 #fe ,you1 fighting more for honour than for gold1 ,shall massacre those greedy-minded slaves2 ,and when their scattered army is subdu'd1 ,and you march on their slaughtered carcases1 ,share equally the gold that bought their lives1 #gj ,and live like gentlemen in ,persia4 ,strike up the drum and march courageously6 ,fortune herself doth sit upon our crests4 ,myc4 ,he tells you true1 my masters3 so he does4 ,drums1 why sound ye not1 when ,meander speaks8 #ge ,exeunt drums sounding4 ,,scene ,,iii4 ,enter ,,cosroe1 ,,tamburlaine1 ,,theridamas1 ,,techelles1 ,,usumcasane1 and ,,ortygius1 with others4 ,cos4 ,now1 worthy ,tamburlaine1 have ,i repos'd ,in thy approved fortunes all my hope4 ,what think'st thou1 man1 shall come of our attempts8 ,for even as from assured oracle1 ,i take thy doom for satisfaction4 #e ,tamb4 ,and so mistake you not a whit1 my lord2 ,for fates and oracles of ,heaven have sworn ,to royalise the deeds of ,tamburlaine1 ,and make them blest that share in his attempts4 ,and doubt you not but1 if you favour me1 #aj ,and let my fortunes and my valour sway ,to some direction in your martial deeds1 ,the world will strive with hosts of men-at-arms1 ,to swarm unto the ensign ,i support3 ,the host of ,xerxes1 which by fame is said #ae ,to drink the mighty ,parthian ,araris1 ,was but a handful to that we will have4 ,our quivering lances1 shaking in the air1 ,and bullets1 like ,jove's dreadful thunderbolts1 ,enroll'd in flames and fiery smouldering mists1 #bj ,shall threat the gods more than ,cyclopian wars3 ,and with our sun-bright armour as we march1 ,we'll chase the stars from ,heaven and dim their eyes ,that stand and muse at our admired arms4 ,ther4 ,you see1 my lord1 what working words he hath2 #be ,but when you see his actions top#bia his speech1 ,your speech will stay or so extol his worth ,as ,i shall be commended and excus'd ,for turning my poor charge to his direction4 ,and these his two renowmed friends1 my lord1 #cj ,would make one thirst and strive to be retain'd ,in such a great degree of amity4 ,tech4 ,with duty and with amity we yield ,our utmost service to the fair ,cosroe4 ,cos4 ,which ,i esteem as portion of my crown4 ,usumcasane and ,techelles both1 #cf ,when she#bib that rules in ,rhamnus' golden gates1 ,and makes a passage for all prosperous arms1 ,shall make me solely ,emperor of ,asia1 ,then shall your meeds and valours be advanc'd ,to rooms of honour and nobility4 #da ,tamb4 ,then haste1 ,cosroe1 to be king alone1 ,that ,i with these1 my friends1 and all my men ,may triumph in our long-expected fate4 ,the king1 your brother1 is now hard at hand2 #de ,meet with the fool1 and rid your royal shoulders ,of such a burden as outweighs the sands ,and all the craggy rocks of ,caspia4 ,enter a ,messenger4 ,mes4 ,my lord1 we have discovered the enemy ,ready to charge you with a mighty army4 #ej ,cos4 ,come1 ,tamburlaine6 now whet thy winged sword4 ,and lift thy lofty arm into the clouds1 ,that it may reach the ,king of ,persia's crown1 ,and set it safe on my victorious head4 #ed ,tamb4 ,see where it is1 the keenest curtle-axe ,that e'er made passage thorough ,persian arms4 ,these are the wings shall make it fly as swift ,as doth the lightning or the breath of ,heaven1 ,and kill as sure as it swiftly flies4 #ei ,cos4 ,thy words assure me of kind success2 ,go1 valiant soldier1 go before and charge ,the fainting army of that foolish king4 ,tamb4 ,usumcasane and ,techelles1 come6 ,we are enow to scare the enemy1 ,and more than needs to make an emperor4 #fe ,exeunt to the battle4 ,,scene ,,iv4 ,,mycetes comes out alone with his crown in his hand1 offering to hide it4 ,myc4 ,accurs'd be he that first invented war6 ,they knew not1 ah1 they knew not1 simple men1 ,how those were hit by pelting cannon shot1 ,stand staggering like a quivering aspen leaf ,fearing the force of ,boreas' boisterous blasts4 #e ,in what a lamentable case were ,i ,if ,nature had not given me wisdom's lore6 ,for kings are clouts#bic that every man shoots at1 ,our crown the pin#bid that thousands seek to cleave2 ,therefore in policy ,i think it good #aj ,to hide it close2 a goodly stratagem1 ,and far from any man that is a fool3 ,so shall ,i not be known2 or if ,i be1 ,they cannot take away my crown from me4 ,here will ,i hide it in this simple hole4 #ae ,enter ,,tamburlaine4 ,tamb4 ,what1 fearful coward1 straggling from the camp1 ,when kings themselves are present in the field8 ,myc4 ,thou liest4 ,tamb4 ,base villain6 darest thou give the lie8 ,myc4 ,away2 ,i am the king2 go2 touch me not4 #bj ,thou break'st the law of arms1 unless thou kneel ,and cry me 8mercy1 noble king40 ,tamb4 ,are you the witty ,king of ,persia8 ,myc4 ,ay1 marry am ,i3 have you any suit to me8 ,tamb4 ,i would entreat you speak but three wise words4 #be ,myc4 ,so ,i can when ,i see my time4 ,tamb4 ,is this your crown8 ,myc4 ,ay1 didst thou ever see a fairer8 ,tamb4 ,you will not sell it1 will you8 ,myc4 ,such another word and ,i will have 7#cj7 thee executed4 ,come1 give it me6 ,tamb4 ,no2 ,i took it prisoner4 ,myc4 ,you lie2 ,i gave it you4 ,tamb4 ,then 't is mine4 ,myc4 ,no2 ,i mean ,i let you keep it4 #ce ,tamb4 ,well2 ,i mean you shall have it again4 ,here2 take it for a while3 ,i lend it thee1 ',till ,i may see thee hemm'd with armed men2 ,then shalt thou see me pull it from thy head3 ,thou art no match for mighty ,tamburlaine4 #dj ,exit4 ,myc4 ,o gods6 ,is this ,tamburlaine the thief8 ,i marvel much he stole it not away4 ,trumpets sound to the battle1 and he runs in4 ,,scene ,v4 ,enter ,,cosroe1 ,,tamburlaine1 ,,theridamas1 ,,menaphon1 ,,meander1 ,,ortygius1 ,,techelles1 ,,usumcasane1 with others4 ,tamb4 ,hold thee1 ,cosroe6 wear two imperial crowns2 ,think thee invested now as royally1 ,even by the mighty hand of ,tamburlaine1 ,as if as many kings as could encompass thee #d ,with greatest pomp1 had crown'd thee emperor4 ,cos4 ,so do ,i1 thrice renowmed man-at-arms1 ,and none shall keep the crown but ,tamburlaine4 ,thee do ,i make my regent of ,persia1 ,and general lieutenant of my armies4 ,meander1 you1 that were our brother's guide1 #aj ,and chiefest counsellor in all his acts1 ,since he is yielded to the stroke of war1 ,on your submission we with thanks excuse1 ,and give you equal place in our affairs4 ,meand4 ,most happy ,emperor1 in humblest terms1 #ae ,i vow my service to your majesty1 ,with utmost virtue of my faith and duty4 ,cos4 ,thanks1 good ,meander3 then1 ,cosroe1 reign1 ,and govern ,persia in her former pomp6 ,now send embassage to thy neighbour kings1 #bj ,and let them know the ,persian king is chang'd1 ,from one that knew not what a king should do1 ,to one that can command what 'longs thereto4 ,and now we will to fair ,persepolis1 ,with twenty thousand expert soldiers4 #be ,the lords and captains of my brother's camp ,with little slaughter take ,meander's course1 ,and gladly yield them to my gracious rule4 ,ortygius and ,menaphon1 my trusty friends1 ,now will ,i gratify your former good1 #cj ,and grace your calling with a greater sway4 ,orty4 ,and as we ever aim'd at your behoof1 ,and sought your state all honour it deserv'd1 ,so will we with our powers and our lives ,endeavour to preserve and prosper it4 #ce ,cos4 ,i will not thank thee1 sweet ,ortygius2 ,better replies shall prove my purposes4 ,and now1 ,lord ,tamburlaine1 my brother's camp ,i leave to thee and to ,theridamas1 ,to follow me to fair ,persepolis4 #dj ,then will we march to all those ,indian mines1 ,my witless brother to the ,christians lost1 ,and ransom them with fame and usury4 ,and till thou overtake me1 ,tamburlaine1 7,staying to order all the scattered troops17 #de ,farewell1 lord regent and his happy friends6 ,i long to sit upon my brother's throne4 ,meand4 ,your majesty shall shortly have your wish1 ,and ride in triumph through ,persepolis4 ,exeunt all but ,,tamburlaine1 ,,techelles1 ,,theridamas1 and ,,usumcasane4 ,tamb4 8,and ride in triumph through ,persepolis60 #ej ,is it not brave to be a king1 ,techelles8 ,usumcasane and ,theridamas1 ,is it not passing brave to be a king1 8,and ride in triumph through ,persepolis08 ,tech4 ,o1 my lord1 't is sweet and full of pomp4 ,usum4 ,to be a king is half to be a god4 #ef ,ther4 ,a god is not so glorious as a king4 ,i think the pleasure they enjoy in ,heaven1 ,cannot compare with kingly joys in earth4 ,to wear a crown enchas'd with pearl and gold1 ,whose virtues carry with it life and death2 #fa ,to ask and have1 command and be obeyed2 ,when looks breed love1 with looks to gain the prize1-- ,such power attractive shines in princes' eyes6 ,tamb4 ,why say1 ,theridamas1 wilt thou be a king8 #fe ,ther4 ,nay1 though ,i praise it1 ,i can live without it4 ,tamb4 ,what says my other friends8 ,will you be kings8 ,tech4 ,i1 if ,i could1 with all my heart1 my lord4 ,tamb4 ,why1 that 's well said1 ,techelles2 so would ,i1 ,and so would you1 my masters1 would you not8 ,usum4 ,what then1 my lord8 #ga ,tamb4 ,why then1 ,casane1 shall we wish for aught ,the world affords in greatest novelty1 ,and rest attemptless1 faint1 and destitute8 ,methinks we should not3 ,i am strongly mov'd4 ,that if ,i should desire the ,persian crown1 #gf ,i could attain it with a wondrous ease4 ,and would not all our soldiers soon consent1 ,if we should aim at such a dignity8 ,ther4 ,i know they would with out persuasions4 #hj ,tamb4 ,why then1 ,theridamas1 ,i'll first assay ,to get the ,persian kingdom to myself2 ,then thou for ,parthia2 they for ,scythia and ,media2 ,and1 if ,i prosper1 all shall be as sure ,as if the ,turk1 the pope1 ,afric1 and ,greece1 #he ,came creeping to us with their crowns apace4#bie ,tech4 ,then shall we send to this triumphing king1 ,and bid him battle for his novel crown8 ,usum4 ,nay1 quickly then1 before his room be hot4 ,tamb4 ',t will prove a pretty jest1 in faith1 my friends4 #ij ,ther4 ,a jest to charge on twenty thousand men6 ,i judge the purchase#bif more important far4 ,tamb4 ,judge by thyself1 ,theridamas1 not me2 ,for presently ,techelles here shall haste ,to bid him battle ere he pass too far1 #ie ,and lose more labour than the game will quite4#big ,then shalt thou see this ,scythian ,tamburlaine ,make but a jest to win the ,persian crown4 ,techelles1 take a thousand horse with thee1 ,and bid him turn him back to war with us1 #ajj ,that only made him king to make us sport4 ,we will not steal upon him cowardly1 ,but give him warning and more warriors4 ,haste thee1 ,techelles2 we will follow thee4 ,exit ,,techelles4 ,what saith ,theridamas8 #aje ,ther4 ,go on for me4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,vi4 ,enter ,,cosroe1 ,,meander1 ,,ortygius1 ,,menaphon1 with other ,soldiers4 ,cos4 ,what means this devilish shepherd to aspire ,with such a giantly presumption ,to cast up hills against the face of ,heaven1 ,and dare the force of angry ,jupiter8 ,but as he thrust them underneath the hills1 #e ,and press'd out fire from their burning jaws1 ,so will ,i send this monstrous slave to hell1 ,where flames shall ever feed upon his soul4 ,meand4 ,some powers divine1 or else infernal1 mix'd ,their angry seeds at his conception2 #aj ,for he was never sprung of human race1 ,since with the spirit of his fearful pride ,he dare so doubtlessly resolve of rule1 ,and by profession be ambitious4 ,orty4 ,what god1 or fiend1 or spirit of the earth1 #ae ,or monster turned to a manly shape1 ,or of what mould or mettle he be made1 ,what star or state#bih soever govern him1 ,let us put on our meet encount'ring minds ,and in detesting such a devilish thief1 #bj ,in love of honour and defence of right1 ,be arm'd against the hate of such a foe1 ,whether from earth1 or hell1 or ,heaven1 he grow4 ,cos4 ,nobly resolv'd1 my good ,ortygius2 ,and since we all have suck'd one wholesome air1 ,and with the same proportion of elements #be ,resolve1 ,i hope we are resembled1 ,vowing our loves to equal death and life4 ,let's cheer our soldiers to encounter him1 ,that grievous image of ingratitude1 #cj ,that fiery thirster after sovereignty1 ,and burn him in the fury of that flame1 ,that none can quench but blood and empery4 ,resolve1 my lords and loving soldiers1 now ,to save your king and country from decay4 #ce ,then strike up1 drum2 and all the stars that make ,the loathsome circle of my dated life4 ,direct my weapon to his barbarous heart1 ,that thus opposeth him against the gods1 ,and scorns the powers that govern ,persia6 #dj ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,vii4 ,enter to the battle1 and after the battle enter ,,cosroe1 wounded1 ,,tamburlaine1 ,,theridamas1 ,,techelles1 ,,usumcasane1 with others4 ,cos4 ,barbarous and bloody ,tamburlaine1 ,thus to deprive me of my crown and life6 ,treacherous and false ,theridamas1 ,even at the morning of my happy state1 ,scarce being seated in my royal throne1 #e ,to work my downfall and untimely end6 ,an uncouth pain torments my grieved soul1 ,and death arrests the organ of my voice1 ,who1 ent'ring at the breach thy sword hath made1 ,sacks every vein and artier#bii of my heart4-- #aj ,bloody and insatiate ,tamburlaine6 ,tamb4 ,the thirst of reign and sweetness of a crown ,that caus'd the eldest son of heavenly ,ops1 ,to thrust his doting father from his chair1 ,and place himself in the empyreal ,heaven1 #ae ,mov'd me to manage arms against thy state4 ,what better precedent than mighty ,jove8 ,nature that fram'd us of four elements1 ,warring within our breasts for regiment1#cjj ,doth teach us all to have aspiring minds3 #bj ,our souls1 whose faculties can comprehend ,the wondrous architecture of the world1 ,and measure every wand'ring planet's course1 ,still climbing after knowledge infinite1 ,and always moving as the restless spheres1 #be ,wills us to wear ourselves1 and never rest1 ,until we reach the ripest fruit of all1 ,that perfect bliss and sole felicity1 ,the sweet fruition of an earthly crown4 ,ther4 ,and that made me to join with ,tamburlaine3 #cj ,for he is gross and like the massy earth1 ,that moves not upwards1 nor by princely deeds ,doth mean to soar above the highest sort4 ,tech4 ,and that made us the friends of ,tamburlaine1 ,to lift our swords against the ,persian king4 #ce ,usum4 ,for as1 when ,jove did thrust old ,saturn down1 ,neptune and ,dis gain'd each of them a crown1 ,so do we hope to reign in ,asia1 ,if ,tamburlaine be plac'd in ,persia4 ,cos4 ,the strangest men that ever nature made6 #dj ,i know not how to take their tyrannies4 ,my bloodless body waxeth chill and cold1 ,and with my blood my life slides through my wound2 ,my soul begins to take her flight to hell1 ,and summons all my senses to depart4-- #de ,the heat and moisture1 which did feed each other1 ,for want of nourishment to feed them both1 ,is dry and cold2 and now doth ghastly death1 ,with greedy talons gripe my bleeding heart1 ,and like a harpy tires#cja on my life4 #ej ,theridamas and ,tamburlaine1 ,i die3 ,and fearful vengeance light upon you both6 ,,cosroe dies4 ,,tamburlaine takes the crown and puts it on4 ,tamb4 ,not all the curses which the ,furies breathe1 ,shall make me leave so rich a prize as this4 ,theridamas1 ,techelles1 and the rest1 #ee ,who think you now is ,king of ,persia8 ,all4 ,tamburlaine6 ,tamburlaine6 ,tamb4 ,though ,mars himself1 the angry god of arms1 ,and all the earthly potentates conspire ,to dispossess me of this diadem4 #fj ,yet will ,i wear it in despite of them1 ,as great commander of this eastern world1 ,if you but say that ,tamburlaine shall reign4 ,all4 ,long live ,tamburlaine and reign in ,asia6 ,tamb4 ,so now it is more surer on my head1 #fe ,than if the gods had held a parliament1 ,and all pronounc'd me ,king of ,persia4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4 ,enter ,,bajazeth1 the ,,kings of ,,fez1 ,,morocco1 and ,,argier1#cjb with others in great pomp4 ,baj4 ,great ,kings of ,barbary and my portly bassoes1#cjc ,we hear the ,tartars and the eastern thieves1 ,under the conduct of one ,tamburlaine1 ,presume a bickering with your emperor1 #d ,and thinks to rouse us from our dreadful siege ,of the famous ,grecian ,constantinople4 ,you know our army is invincible2 ,as many circumcised ,turks we have1 ,and warlike bands of ,christians renied1#cjd ,as hath the ocean or the ,terrene sea#cje #aj ,small drops of water when the moon begins ,to join in one her semicircled horns4 ,yet would we not be brav'd with foreign power1 ,nor raise our siege before the ,grecians yield1 ,or breathless lie before the city walls4 #ae ,k4 of ,fez4 ,renowmed ,emperor1 and mighty general1 ,what1 if you sent the bassoes of your guard ,to charge him to remain in ,asia1 ,or else to threaten death and deadly arms ,as from the mouth of mighty ,bajazeth4 #bj ,baj4 ,hie thee1 my basso1 fast to ,persia1 ,tell him thy ,lord1 the ,turkish ,emperor1 ,dread ,lord of ,afric1 ,europe1 and ,asia1 ,great ,king and conqueror of ,grcia1 ,the ocean1 ,terrene1 and the ,coal-black sea1#cjf #be ,the high and highest monarch of the world1 ,wills and commands 7for say not ,i entreat71 ,not once to set his foot on ,africa1 ,or spread his colours forth in ,grcia1 ,lest he incur the fury of my wrath4 #cj ,tell him ,i am content to take a truce1 ,because ,i hear he bears a valiant mind3 ,but if1 presuming on his silly power1 ,he be so mad to manage arms with me1 ,then stay thou with him2 say1 ,i bid thee so3 #ce ,and if1 before the sun have measured ,heaven ,with triple circuit1 thou regreet us not1 ,we mean to take his morning's next arise ,for messenger he will not be reclaim'd1 ,and mean to fetch thee in despite of him4 #dj ,bas4 ,most great and puissant monarch of the earth1 ,your basso will accomplish your behest1 ,and show your pleasure to the ,persian1 ,as fits the legate of the stately ,turk4 ,exit4 ,k4 of ,arg4 ,they say he is the ,king of ,persia2 ,but1 if he dare attempt to stir your siege1 #df ',t were requisite he should be ten times more1 ,for all flesh quakes at your magnificence4 ,baj4 ,true1 ,argier2 and tremble at my looks4 ,k4 of ,mor4 ,the spring is hind'red by your smothering host1 #ej ,for neither rain can fall upon the earth1 ,nor sun reflex his virtuous beams thereon4 ,the ground is mantled with such multitudes4 ,baj4 ,all this is true as holy ,mahomet2 ,and all the trees are blasted with our breaths4 ,k4 of ,fez4 ,what thinks your greatness best to be achiev'd #ef ,in pursuit of the city's overthrow8 ,baj4 ,i will the captive pioners of ,argier ,cut off the water that by leaden pipes ,runs to the city from the mountain ,carnon4 #fj ,two thousand horse shall forage up and down1 ,that no relief or succour come by land3 ,and all the sea my galleys countermand4 ,then shall our footmen lie within the trench1 ,and with their cannons mouth'd like ,orcus' gulf1 #fe ,batter the walls1 and we will enter in2 ,and thus the ,grecians shall be conquered4 ,,scene ,,ii4 ,enter ,,zenocrate1 ,,agydas1 ,,anippe1 with others4 ,agyd4 ,madam ,zenocrate1 may ,i presume ,to know the cause of these unquiet fits1 ,that work such trouble to your wonted rest8 ',t is more than pity such a heavenly face ,should by heart's sorrow wax so wan and pale1 #e ,when your offensive rape by ,tamburlaine1 7,which of your whole displeasures should be most17 ,hath seem'd to be digested long ago4 ,zeno4 ,although it be digested long ago1 ,as his exceeding favours have deserv'd1 #aj ,and might content the ,queen of ,heaven1 as well ,as it hath chang'd my first conceiv'd disdain1 ,yet since a farther passion feeds my thoughts ,with ceaseless and disconsolate conceits1 ,which dyes my looks so lifeless as they are1 #ae ,and might1 if my extremes had full events1 ,make me the ghastly counterfeit of death4 ,agyd4 ,eternal heaven sooner be dissolv'd1 ,and all that pierceth ,phbus' silver eye1 ,before such hap fall to ,zenocrate6 #bj ,zeno4 ,ah1 life and soul1 still hover in his breast ,and leave my body senseless as the earth1 ,or else unite you to his life and soul1 ,that ,i may live and die with ,tamburlaine6 ,enter behind ,,tamburlaine1 ,,techelles1 and others4 ,agyd4 ,with ,tamburlaine6 ,ah1 fair ,zenocrate1 #be ,let not a man so vile and barbarous1 ,that holds you from your father in despite1 ,and keeps you from the honours of a queen1 7,being suppos'd his worthless concubine17 ,be honoured with your love but for necessity4 #cj ,so1 now the mighty ,soldan hears of you1 ,your highness needs not doubt but in short time ,he will with ,tamburlaine's destruction ,redeem you from this deadly servitude4 ,zeno4 ,agydas1 leave to wound me with these words1 #ce ,and speak of ,tamburlaine as he deserves4 ,the entertainment we have had of him ,is far from villany#cjg or servitude1 ,and might in noble minds be counted princely4 ,agyd4 ,how can you fancy one that looks so fierce1 #dj ,only dispos'd to martial stratagems8 ,who1 when he shall embrace you in his arms1 ,will tell how many thousand men he slew2 ,and when you look for amorous discourse1 ,will rattle forth his facts#cjh of war and blood1 #de ,too harsh a subject for your dainty ears4 ,zeno4 ,as looks the ,sun through ,nilus' flowing stream1 ,or when the ,morning holds him in her arms1 ,so looks my lordly love1 fair ,tamburlaine2 ,his talk much sweeter than the ,muses' song #ej ,they sung for honour 'gainst ,pierides2 ,or when ,minerva did with ,neptune strive3 ,and higher would ,i rear my estimate ,than ,juno1 sister to the highest god1 ,if ,i were match'd with mighty ,tamburlaine4 #ee ,agyd4 ,yet be not so inconstant in your love2 ,but let the young ,arabian live in hope ,after your rescue to enjoy his choice4 ,you see though first the ,king of ,persia1 ,being a shepherd1 seem'd to love you much1 #fj ,now in his majesty he leaves those looks1 ,those words of favour1 and those comfortings1 ,and gives no more than common courtesies4 ,zeno4 ,thence rise the tears that so distain my cheeks1 ,fearing his love through my unworthiness4-- #fe ,,tamburlaine goes to her and takes her away lovingly by the hand1 looking wrathfully on ,,agydas1 and says nothing4 ,exeunt all but ,,agydas4 ,agyd4 ,betray'd by fortune and suspicious love1 ,threat'ned with frowning wrath and jealousy1 ,surpris'd with fear of hideous revenge1 ,i stand aghast2 but most astonid#cji ,to see his choler shut in secret thoughts1 #gj ,and wrapt in silence of his angry soul4 ,upon his brows was portray'd ugly death2 ,and in his eyes the furies of his heart ,that shone as comets1 menacing revenge1 ,and casts a pale complexion on his checks4 #ge ,as when the seaman sees the ,hyades ,gather an array of ,cimmerian clouds1 7,auster and ,aquilon with winged steeds1 ,all sweating1 tilt about the watery ,heavens1 ,with shivering spears enforcing thunderclaps1 #hj ,and from their shields strike flames of lightning17 ,all fearful folds his sails and sounds the main1 ,lifting his prayers to the ,heavens for aid ,against the terror of the winds and waves1 ,so fares ,agydas for the late-felt frowns1 #he ,that sent a tempest to my daunted thoughts1 ,and makes my soul divine her overthrow4 ,re-enter ,,techelles with a naked dagger4 ,tech4 ,see you1 ,agydas1 how the king salutes you8 ,he bids you prophesy what it imports4 ,exit4 ,agyd4 ,i prophesied before1 and now ,i prove #ij ,the killing frowns of jealousy and love4 ,he needed not with words confirm my fear1 ,for words are vain where working tools present ,the naked action of my threat'ned end3 ,it says1 ,agydas1 thou shalt surely die1 #ie ,and of extremities elect the least2 ,more honour and less pain it may procure ,to die by this resolved hand of thine1 ,than stay the torments he and ,heaven have sworn4 #ii ,then haste1 ,agydas1 and prevent the plagues ,which thy prolonged fates may draw on thee4 ,go1 wander1 free from fear of tyrant's rage1 ,removed from the torments and the hell ,wherewith he may excruciate thy soul1 ,and let ,agydas by ,agydas die1 #aje ,and with this stab slumber eternally4 ,stabs himself4 ,re-enter ,,techelles with ,,usumcasane4 ,tech4 ,usumcasane1 see1 how right the man ,hath hit the meaning of my lord1 the king4 ,usum4 ,faith1 and ,techelles1 it was manly done2 ,and since he was so wise and honourable1 #aaj ,let us afford him now the bearing hence1 ,and crave his triple-worthy burial4 ,tech4 ,agreed1 ,casane2 we will honour him4 ,exeunt bearing out the body4 ,,scene ,,iii4 ,enter ,,tamburlaine1 ,,techelles1 ,,usumcasane1 ,,theridamas1 a ,basso1 ,,zenocrate1 ,,anippe1 with others4 ,tamb4 ,basso1 by this thy lord and master knows ,i mean to meet him in ,bithynia3 ,see how he comes6 ,tush1 ,turks are full of brags1 ,and menace more than they can well perform4 ,he meet me in the field1 and fetch thee hence6 ,alas6 poor ,turk6 his fortune is too weak #f ,to encounter with the strength of ,tamburlaine4 ,view well my camp1 and speak indifferently2 ,do not my captains and my soldiers look ,as if they meant to conquer ,africa8 #aj ,bas4 ,your men are valiant1 but their number few1 ,and cannot terrify his mighty host4 ,my lord1 the great commander of the world1 ,besides fifteen contributory kings1 ,hath now in arms ten thousand ,janissaries1 #ae ,mounted on lusty ,mauritanian steeds1 ,brought to the war by men of ,tripoli2 ,two hundred thousand footmen that have serv'd ,in two set battles fought in ,grcia3 ,and for the expedition of this war1 #bj ,if he think good1 can from his garrisons ,withdraw as many more to follow him4 ,tech4 ,the more he brings the greater is the spoil1 ,for when they perish by our warlike hands1 ,we mean to seat our footmen on their steeds1 #be ,and rifle all those stately ,janisars4 ,tamb4 ,but will those kings accompany your lord8 ,bas4 ,such as his highness please2 but some must stay ,to rule the provinces he late subdu'd4 ,tamb4 ,to his ,officers4 ,then fight courageously3 their crowns are yours2 #cj ,this hand shall set them on your conquering heads1 ,that made me ,emperor of ,asia4 ,usum4 ,let him bring millions infinite of men1 ,unpeopling ,western ,africa and ,greece1 ,yet we assure us of the victory4 #ce ,ther4 ,even he that in a trice vanquish'd two kings1 ,more mighty than the ,turkish emperor1 ,shall rouse him out of ,europe1 and pursue ,his scattered army till they yield or die4 ,tamb4 ,well said1 ,theridamas2 speak in that mood2 #dj ,for will and shall best fitteth ,tamburlaine1 ,whose smiling stars give him assured hope ,of martial triumph ere he meet his foes4 ,i that am term'd the scourge and wrath of ,god1 ,the only fear and terror of the world1 #de ,will first subdue the ,turk1 and then enlarge ,those ,christian captives1 which you keep as slaves1 ,burdening their bodies with your heavy chains1 ,and feeding them with thin and slender fare2 ,that naked row about the ,terrene sea1 #ej ,and when they chance to breathe and rest a space1 ,are punish'd with bastones#caj so grievously1 ,that they lie panting on the galley's side1 ,and strive for life at every stroke they give4 ,these are the cruel pirates of ,argier1 #ee ,that damned train1 the scum of ,africa1 ,inhabited with straggling runagates1 ,that make quick havoc of the ,christian blood2 ,but1 as ,i live1 that town shall curse the time ,that ,tamburlaine set foot in ,africa4 #fj ,enter ,,bajazeth with his ,bassoes1 and contributory ,,kings of ,,fez1 ,,morocco1 and ,,argier2 ,,zabina and ,,ebea4 ,baj4 ,bassoes and ,janissaries of my guard1 ,attend upon the person of your lord1 ,the greatest potentate of ,africa4 ,tamb4 ,techelles and the rest1 prepare your swords2 ,i mean to encounter with that ,bajazeth4 #fe ,baj4 ,kings of ,fez1 ,moroccus1 and ,argier1 ,he calls me ,bajazeth1 whom you call ,lord6 ,note the presumption of this ,scythian slave6 ,i tell thee1 villain1 those that lead my horse ,have to their names titles of dignity1 #gj ,and dar'st thou bluntly call me ,bajazeth8 ,tamb4 ,and know1 thou ,turk1 that those which lead my horse1 ,shall lead thee captive thorough ,africa2 ,and dar'st thou bluntly call me ,tamburlaine8 ,baj4 ,by ,mahomet my kinsman's sepulchre1 ,and by the holy ,alcoran ,i swear1 #gf ,he shall be made a chaste and lustless eunuch1 ,and in my sarell#caa tend my concubines2 ,and all his captains that thus stoutly stand1 ,shall draw the chariot of my emperess1 #hj ,whom ,i have brought to see their overthrow4 ,tamb4 ,by this my sword1 that conquer'd ,persia1 ,thy fall shall make me famous through the world4 ,i will not tell thee how ,i'll handle thee1 ,but every common soldier of my camp #he ,shall smile to see thy miserable state4 ,k4 of ,fez4 ,what means the mighty ,turkish emperor1 ,to talk with one so base as ,tamburlaine8 ,k4 of ,mor4 ,ye ,moors and valiant men of ,barbary1 ,how can ye suffer these indignities8 #ij ,k4 of ,arg4 ,leave words1 and let them feel your lances' points ,which glided through the bowels of the ,greeks4 ,baj4 ,well said1 my stout contributory kings3 ,your threefold army and my hugy#cab host ,shall swallow up these base-born ,persians4 #ie ,tech4 ,puissant1 renowmed1 and mighty ,tamburlaine1 ,why stay we thus prolonging all their lives8 ,ther4 ,i long to see those crowns won by our swords1 ,that we may reign as kings of ,africa4 ,usum4 ,what coward would not fight for such a prize8 #ajj ,tamb4 ,fight all courageously1 and be you kings2 ,i speak it1 and my words are oracles4 ,baj4 ,zabina1 mother of three braver boys ,than ,hercules1 that in his infancy ,did pash#cac the jaws of serpents venomous2 #aje ,whose hands are made to gripe a warlike lance1 ,their shoulders broad for complete armour fit1 ,their limbs more large1 and of a bigger size1 ,than all the brats ysprung from ,typhon's loins2 ,who1 when they come unto their father's age1 ,will batter turrets with their manly fists2-- #aaa ,sit here upon this royal chair of state1 ,and on thy head wear my imperial crown1 ,until ,i bring this sturdy ,tamburlaine1 ,and all his captains bound in captive chains4 #aae ,zab4 ,such good success happen to ,bajazeth6 ,tamb4 ,zenocrate1 the loveliest maid alive1 ,fairer than rocks of pearl and precious stone1 ,the only paragon of ,tamburlaine1 ,whose eyes are brighter than the lamps of ,heaven #abj ,and speech more pleasant than sweet harmony6 ,that with thy looks canst clear the darkened sky1 ,and calm the rage of thund'ring ,jupiter1 ,sit down by her1 adorned with my crown1 ,as if thou wert the ,empress of the world4 #abe ,stir not1 ,zenocrate1 until thou see ,me march victoriously with all my men1 ,triumphing over him and these his kings1 ,which ,i will bring as vassals to thy feet2 ,till then take thou my crown1 vaunt of my worth1 #acj ,and manage words with her1 as we will arms4 ,zeno4 ,and may my love1 the ,king of ,persia1 ,return with victory and free from wound6 ,baj4 ,now shalt thou feel the force of ,turkish arms1 ,which lately made all ,europe quake for fear4 #ace ,i have of ,turks1 ,arabians1 ,moors1 and ,jews1 ,enough to cover all ,bithynia4 ,let thousands die2 their slaughtered carcasses ,shall serve for walls and bulwarks to the rest ,and as the heads of ,hydra1 so my power1 #adj ,subdued1 shall stand as mighty as before4 ,if they should yield their necks unto the sword1 ,thy soldiers' arms could not endure to strike ,so many blows as ,i have heads for thee4 ,thou know'st not1 foolish1 hardy ,tamburlaine1 ,what 't is to meet me in the open field1 #adf ,that leave no ground for thee to march upon4 ,tamb4 ,our conquering swords shall marshal us the way ,we use to march upon the slaughtered foe1 #adi ,trampling their bowels with our horses' hoofs2 ,brave horses bred on the white ,tartarian hills2 ,my camp is like to ,julius ,csar's host1 ,that never fought but had the victory2 ,nor in ,pharsalia was there such hot war ,as these1 my followers1 willingly would have4 #aee ,legions of spirits fleeting#cad in the air ,direct our bullets and our weapons' points1 ,and make your#cae strokes to wound the senseless lure1#caf ,and when she sees our bloody colours spread1 ,then ,victory begins to take her flight1 #afj ,resting herself upon my milk-white tent4 ,but come1 my lords1 to weapons let us fall1 ,the field is ours1 the ,turk1 his wife1 and all4 ,exit with his followers4 ,baj4 ,come1 kings and bassoes1 let us glut our swords1 ,that thirst to drink the feeble ,persians' blood4 ,exit with his followers4 ,zab4 ,base concubine1 must thou be plac'd by me1 ,that am the empress of the mighty ,turk8 ,zeno4 ,disdainful ,turkess and unreverend boss6#cag ,call'st thou me concubine1 that am betroth'd ,unto the great and mighty ,tamburlaine8 #agj ,zab4 ,to ,tamburlaine1 the great ,tartarian thief6 ,zeno4 ,thou wilt repent these lavish words of thine1 ,when thy great basso-master and thyself ,must plead for mercy at his kingly feet1 ,and sue to me to be your advocate4 #age ,zab4 ,and sue to thee6 ,i tell thee1 shameless girl1 ,thou shalt be laundress to my waiting maid6-- ,how lik'st thou her1 ,ebea8 ,will she serve8 ,ebea4 ,madam1 she thinks1 perhaps1 she is too fine4 ,but ,i shall turn her into other weeds1 #ahj ,and make her dainty fingers fall to work4 ,zeno4 ,hear'st thou1 ,anippe1 how thy drudge doth talk8 ,and how my slave1 her mistress1 menaceth8 ,both for their sauciness shall be employed #ahd ,to dress the common soldiers' meat and drink1 ,for we will scorn they should come near ourselves4 ,anip4 ,yet sometimes let your highness send for them ,to do the work my chambermaid disdains4 ,they sound the battle within4#cah ,zeno4 ,ye gods and powers that govern ,persia1 ,and made my lordly love her worthy king1 #aij ,now strengthen him against the ,turkish ,bajazeth1 ,and let his foes1 like flocks of fearful roes ,pursu'd by hunters1 fly his angry looks1 ,that ,i may see him issue conqueror6 ,zab4 ,now4 ,mahomet1 solicit ,god himself1 #aie ,and make him rain down murdering shot from ,heaven ,to dash the ,scythians' brains1 and strike them dead1 ,that dare to manage arms with him ,that offered jewels to thy sacred shrine1 ,when first he warr'd against the ,christians6 #bjj ,they sound to the battle again4 ,zeno4 ,by this the ,turks lie welt'ring in their blood1 ,and ,tamburlaine is ,lord of ,africa4 ,zab4 ,thou art deceiv'd4--,i heard the trumpets sound ,as when my emperor overthrew the ,greeks1 ,and led them captive into ,africa4 #bje ,straight will ,i use thee as thy pride deserves3 ,prepare thyself to live and die my slave4 ,zeno4 ,if ,mahomet should come from ,heaven and swear ,my royal lord is slain or conquered1 ,yet should he not persuade me otherwise #baj ,but that he lives and will be conqueror4 ,,bajazeth flies and ,,tamburlaine pursues him4 ,the battle short1 and they enter4 ,,bajazeth is overcome4 ,tamb4 ,now1 king of bassoes1 who is conqueror8 ,baj4 ,thou1 by the fortune of this damned foil4#cai ,tamb4 ,where are your stout contributory kings8 ,re-enter ,,techelles1 ,,theridamas1 and ,,usumcasane4 ,tech4 ,we have their crowns1 their bodies strow the field4 #bae ,tamb4 ,each man a crown6 ,why1 kingly fought1 i' faith4 ,deliver them into my treasury4 ,zeno4 ,now let me offer to my gracions lord ,his royal crown again so highly won4 ,tamb4 ,nay1 take the ,turkish crown from her1 ,zenocrate1 #bbj ,and crown me ,emperor of ,africa4 ,zab4 ,no1 ,tamburlaine3 though now thou gat the best1 ,thou shalt not yet be lord of ,africa4 ,ther4 ,give her the crown1 ,turkess3 you were best4 ,he takes it from her1 and gives it to ,,zenocrate4 ,zab4 ,injurious villains6 thieves6 runagates6 ,how dare you thus abuse my majesty8 #bbf ,ther4 ,here1 madam1 you are ,empress2 she is none4 ,tamb4 ,not now1 ,theridamas2 her time is past4 ,the pillars that have bolstered up those terms1 ,are fallen in clusters at my conquering feet4 #bcj ,zab4 ,though he be prisoner1 he may be ransomed4 ,tamb4 ,not all the world shall ransom ,bajazeth4 ,baj4 ,ah1 fair ,zabina6 we have lost the field2 ,and never had the ,turkish emperor ,so great a foil by any foreign foe4 #bce ,now will the ,christian miscreants be glad1 ,ringing with joy their superstitious bells1 ,and making bonfires for my overthrow4 ,but1 ere ,i die1 those foul idolaters ,shall make me bonfires with their filthy bones4 ,for though the glory of this day be lost1 #bda ,afric and ,greece have garrisons enough ,to make me sovereign of the earth again4 ,tamb4 ,those walled garrisons will ,i subdue1 ,and write myself great lord of ,africa4 #bde ,so from the ,east unto the furthest ,west ,shall ,tamburlaine extend his puissant arm4 ,the galleys and those pilling#cbj brigandines1 ,that yearly sail to the ,venetian gulf1 ,and hover in the ,straits for ,christians' wrack1 ,shall lie at anchor in the isle ,asant1#cba #bea ,until the ,persian fleet and men of war1 ,sailing along the oriental sea1 ,have fetch'd about the ,indian continent1 ,even from ,persepolis to ,mexico1 #bee ,and thence unto the straits of ,jubalter2#cbb ,where they shall meet and join their force in one ,keeping in awe the bay of ,portingale1#cbc ,and all the ocean by the ,british shore2 ,and by this means ,i'll win the world at last4 #bfj ,baj4 ,yet set a ransom on me1 ,tamburlaine4 ,tamb4 ,what1 think'st thou ,tamburlaine esteems thy gold8 ,i'll make the kings of ,india1 ere ,i die1 ,offer their mines to sue for peace to me1 ,and dig for treasure to appease my wrath4 #bfe ,come1 bind them both1 and one lead in the ,turk2 ,the ,turkess let my love's maid lead away4 ,thy bind them4 ,baj4 ,ah1 villains6--dare you touch my sacred arms8 ,o ,mahomet6--,o sleepy ,mahomet6 ,zab4 ,o cursed ,mahomet1 that makes us thus ,the slaves to ,scythians rude and barbarous6 #bga ,tamb4 ,come1 bring them in2 and for this happy conquest4 ,triumph and solemnise a martial feast4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4 ,enter the ,,soldan of ,,egypt1 with three or four ,,lords1 ,,capolin1 and a ,messenger4 ,sold4 ,awake1 ye men of ,memphis6 ,hear the clang ,of ,scythian trumpets6 ,hear the basilisks#cbd ,that1 roaring1 shake ,damascus' turrets down6 ,the rogue of ,volga holds ,zenocrate1 ,the ,soldan's daughter1 for his concubine1 #e ,and with a troop of thieves and vagabonds1 ,hath spread his colours to our high disgrace1 ,while you1 faint-hearted1 base ,egyptians1 ,lie slumbering on the flowery banks of ,nile1 ,as crocodiles that unaffrighted rest1 #aj ,while thund'ring cannons rattle on their skins4 ,mess4 ,nay1 mighty ,soldan1 did your greatness see ,the frowning looks of fiery ,tamburlaine1 ,that with his terror and imperious eyes ,commands the hearts of his associates1 #ae ,it might amaze your royal majesty4 ,sold4 ,villain1 ,i tell thee1 were that ,tamburlaine ,as monstrous#cbe as ,gorgon1#cbf prince of hell1 ,the ,soldan would not start a foot from him4 ,but speak1 what power hath he8 ,mess4 ,mighty lord1 #bj ,three hundred thousand men in armour clad1 ,upon their prancing steeds disdainfully ,with wanton paces trampling on the ground3 ,five hundred thousand footmen threat'ning shot1 ,shaking their swords1 their spears1 and iron bills1 ,environing their standard round1 that stood #bf ,as bristle-pointed as a thorny wood3 ,their warlike engines and munition ,exceed the forces of their martial men4 ,sold4 ,nay1 could their numbers countervail the stars1 #cj ,or ever-drizzling drops of ,april showers1 ,or withered leaves that ,autumn shaketh down ,yet would the ,soldan by his conquering power1 ,so scatter and consume them in his rage1 ,that not a man should live to rue their fall4 #ce ,capo4 ,so might your highness1 had you time to sort ,your fighting men1 and raise your royal host2 ,but ,tamburlaine1 by expedition1 ,advantage takes of your unreadiness4 #ci ,sold4 ,let him take all th' advantages he can4 ,were all the world conspir'd to fight for him1 ,nay1 were he devil1 as he is no man1 ,yet in revenge of fair ,zenocrate1 ,whom he detaineth in despite of us1 ,this arm should send him down to ,erebus1 #de ,to shroud his shame in darkness of the night4 ,mess4 ,pleaseth your mightiness to understand1 ,his resolution far exceedeth all4 ,the first day when he pitcheth down his tents1 ,white is their hue1 and on his silver crest1 #ej ,a snowy feather spangled white he bears1 ,to signify the mildness of his mind1 ,that1 satiate with spoil1 refuseth blood4 ,but when ,aurora mounts the second time ,as red as scarlet is his furniture2 #ee ,then must his kindled wrath be quench'd with blood1 ,not sparing any that can manage arms2 ,but if these threats move not submission1 ,black are his colours1 black pavilion2 ,his spear1 his shield1 his horse1 his armour1 plumes1 #fj ,and jetty feathers menace death and hell6 ,without respect of sex1 degree1 or age1 ,he razeth all his foes with fire and sword4 ,sold4 ,merciless villain6 ,peasant1 ignorant ,of lawful arms or martial discipline6 #fe ,pillage and murder are his usual trades2 ,the slave usurps the glorious name of war4 ,see1 ,capolin1 the fair ,arabian king1 ,that hath been disappointed by this slave ,of my fair daughter and his princely love1 #gj ,may have fresh warning to go war with us1 ,and be reveng'd for her disparagement4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4 ,enter ,,tamburlaine1 ,,techelles1 ,,theridamas1 ,,usumcasane1 ,,zenocrate1 ,,anippe1 two ,,moors drawing ,,bajazeth in his cage1 and his wife ,,zabina following him4 ,tamb4 ,bring out my footstool4 ,they take him out of the cage4 ,baj4 ,ye holy priests of heavenly ,mahomet1 ,that1 sacrificing1 slice and cut your flesh1 ,staining his altars with your purple blood2 ,make ,heaven to frown and every fixed star #e ,to suck up poison from the moorish fens1 ,and pour it in this glorious#cbg tyrant's throat6 ,tamb4 ,the chiefest ,god1 first mover of that sphere1 ,enchas'd with thousands ever-shining lamps1 ,will sooner burn the glorious frame of ,heaven1 #aj ,than it should so conspire my otherthrow4 ,but1 villain6 thou that wishest this to me1 ,fall prostrate on the low disdainful earth1 ,and be the footstool of great ,tamburlaine1 ,that ,i may rise into my royal throne4 #ae ,baj4 ,first shalt thou rip my bowels with thy sword1 ,and sacrifice my heart to death and hell1 ,before ,i yield to such a slavery4 ,tamb4 ,base villain1 vassal1 slave to ,tamburlaine6 ,unworthy to embrace or touch the ground1 #bj ,that bears the honour of my royal weight2 ,stoop1 villain1 stoop6--,stoop6 for so he bids ,that may command thee piecemeal to be torn1 ,or scattered like the lofty cedar trees ,struck with the voice of thund'ring ,jupiter4 #be ,baj4 ,then1 as ,i look down to the damned fiends1 ,fiends look on me6 and thou1 dread god of hell1 ,with ebon sceptre strike this hateful earth1 ,and make it swallow both of us at once6 ,,tamburlaine gets up upon him to his chair4 ,tamb4 ,now clear the triple region of the air1 #cj ,and let the majesty of ,heaven behold ,their scourge and terror tread on emperors4 ,smile stars1 that reign'd at my nativity1 ,and dim the brightness of their neighbour lamps6 ,disdain to borrow light of ,cynthia6 #ce ,for ,i1 the chiefest lamp of all the earth1 ,first rising in the ,east with mild aspect1 ,but fixed now in the meridian line1 ,will send up fire to your turning spheres1 ,and cause the sun to borrow light of you4 #dj ,my sword struck fire from his coat of steel1 ,even in ,bithynia1 when ,i took this ,turk2 ,as when a fiery exhalation1 ,wrapt in the bowels of a freezing cloud ,fighting for passage1 makes the welkin crack1 ,and casts a flash of lightning to the earth3 #df ,but ere ,i march to wealthy ,persia1 ,or leave ,damascus and th' ,egyptian fields1 ,as was the fame of ,clymene's brain-sick son1 ,that almost brent the axle-tree of ,heaven1 #ej ,so shall our swords1 our lances1 and our shot ,fill all the air with fiery meteors3 ,then1 when the sky shall wax as red as blood1 ,it shall be said ,i made it red myself1 ,to make me think of nought but blood and war4 #ee ,zab4 ,unworthy king1 that by thy cruelty ,unlawfully unsurp'st the ,persian seat1 ,dar'st thou1 that never saw an emperor ,before thou met my husband in the field1 ,being thy captive1 thus abuse his state1 #fj ,keeping his kingly body in a cage1 ,that roofs of gold and sun-bright palaces ,should have prepar'd to entertain his grace8 ,and treading him beneath thy loathsome feet1 ,whose feet the kings of ,africa have kiss'd4 #fe ,tech4 ,you must devise some torment worse1 my lord1 ,to make these captives rein their lavish tongues4 ,tamb4 ,zenocrate1 look better to your slave4 ,zeno4 ,she is my handmaid's slave1 and she shall look ,that these abuses flow not from her tongue3 #gj ,chide her1 ,anippe4 ,anip4 ,let these be warnings for you then1 my slave1 ,how you abuse the person of the king2 ,or else ,i swear to have you whipt1 stark-nak'd4 ,baj4 ,great ,tamburlaine1 great in my over-throw1 #ge ,ambitious pride shall make thee fall as low1 ,for treading on the back of ,bajazeth1 ,that should be horsed on four mighty kings4 ,tamb4 ,thy names and titles and thy dignities ,are fled from ,bajazeth and remain with me1 #hj ,that will maintain 't against a world of kings4 ,put him in again4 ,they put him back into the cage4 ,baj4 ,is this a place for mighty ,bajazeth8 ,confusion light on him that helps thee thus6 ,tamb4 ,there1 whiles he lives1 shall ,bajazeth be kept2 #he ,and1 where ,i go1 he thus in triumph drawn2 ,and thou1 his wife1 shalt feed him with the scraps ,my servitors shall bring thee from my board2 ,for he that gives him other food than this ,shall sit by him and starve to death himself2 #ij ,this is my mind and ,i will have it so4 ,not all the kings and emperors of the earth1 ,if they would lay their crowns before my feet1 ,shall ransom him or take him from his cage4 ,the ages that shall talk of ,tamburlaine1 #ie ,even from this day to ,plato's wondrous year1 ,shall talk how ,i have handled ,bajazeth2 ,these ,moors1 that drew him from ,bithynia ,to fair ,damascus1 where we now remain1 ,shall lead him with us wheresoe'er we go4 #ajj ,techelles1 and loving followers1 ,now may we see ,damascus' lofty towers1 ,like to the shadows of ,pyramides1 ,that with their beauties grac'd the ,memphian fields4 ,the golden statue#cbh of their feathered bird #aje ,that spreads her wings upon the city walls ,shall not defend it from our battering shot4 ,the townsmen mask in silk and cloth of gold1 ,and every house is as a treasury3 ,the men1 the treasure1 and the town is ours4 ,ther4 ,your tents of white now pitch'd before the gates1 #aaa ,and gentle flags of amity display'd1 ,i doubt not but the governor will yield1 ,offering ,damascus to your majesty4 ,tamb4 ,so shall he have his life and all the rest4 #aae ,but if he stay until the bloody flag ,be once advanc'd on my vermilion tent1 ,he dies1 and those that kept us out so long4 ,and when they see me march in black array1 ,with mournful streamers hanging down their heads1 #abj ,were in that city all the world contain'd1 ,not one should scape1 but perish by our swords4 ,zeno4 ,yet would you have some pity for my sake1 ,because it is my country's1 and my father's4 ,tamb4 ,not for the world1 ,zenocrate1 if ,i've sworn4 #abe ,come2 bring in the ,turk4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4 ,enter the ,,soldan1 the ,,king of ,,arabia1 ,,capolin1 with streaming colours and ,soldiers4 ,sold4 ,methinks we march as ,meleager did1 ,environed with brave ,argolian knights1 ,to chase the savage ,calydonian boar1 ,or ,cephalus with lusty ,theban youths ,against the wolf that angry ,themis sent #e ,to waste and spoil the sweet ,aonian fields1 ,a monster of five hundred thousand heads1 ,compact of rapine1 piracy1 and spoil4 ,the scum of men1 the hate and scourge of ,god1 ,raves in ,egyptia and annoyeth us4 #aj ,my lord1 it is the bloody ,tamburlaine1 ,a sturdy felon and a base-bred thief1 ,by murder raised to the ,persian crown1 ,that dares control us in our territories4 ,to tame the pride of this presumptuous beast1 #ae ,join your ,arabians with the ,soldan's power1 ,let us unite our royal bands in one1 ,and hasten to remove ,damascus' siege4 ,it is a blemish to the majesty ,and high estate of mighty emperors1 #bj ,that such a base usurping vagabond ,should brave a king1 or wear a princely crown4 ,k4 of ,arab4 ,renowmed ,soldan1 have you lately heard ,the overthrow of mighty ,bajazeth ,about the confines of ,bithynia8 #be ,the slavery wherewith he persecutes ,the noble ,turk and his great emperess8 ,sold4 ,i have1 and sorrow for his bad success2 ,but1 noble lord of great ,arabia1 ,be so persuaded that the ,soldan is #cj ,no more dismay'd with tidings of his fall ,than in the haven when the pilot stands ,and views a stranger's ship rent in the winds1 ,and shivered against a craggy rock2 ,yet in compassion of his wretched state1 #ce ,a sacred vow to ,heaven and him ,i make1 ,confirming it with ,ibis' holy name1 ,that ,tamburlaine shall rue the day1 the hour1 ,wherein he wrought such ignominious wrong ,unto the hallowed person of a prince1 #dj ,or kept the fair ,zenocrate so long ,as concubine1 ,i fear1 to feed his lust4 ,k4 of ,arab4 ,let grief and fury hasten on revenge2 ,let ,tamburlaine for his offences feel ,such plagues as ,heaven and we can pour on him4 #de ,i long to break my spear upon his crest1 ,and prove the weight of his victorious arm2 ,for ,fame1 ,i fear1 hath been too prodigal ,in sounding through the world his partial praise4 ,sold4 ,capolin1 hast thou survey'd our powers8 #ej ,capol4 ,great ,emperors of ,egypt and ,arabia1 ,the number of your hosts united is ,a hundred and fifty thousand horse2 ,two hundred thousand foot1 brave men-at-arms1 ,courageous1 and full of hardiness1 #ee ,as frolic as the hunters in the chase ,of savage beasts amid the desert woods4 ,k4 of ,arab4 ,my mind presageth fortunate success2 ,and1 ,tamburlaine1 my spirit doth foresee ,the utter ruin of thy men and thee4 #fj ,sold4 ,then rear your standards2 let your sounding drums ,direct our soldiers to ,damascus' walls4 ,now1 ,tamburlaine1 the mighty ,soldan comes1 ,and leads with him the great ,arabian king1 ,to dim thy baseness and obscurity1 #fe ,famous for nothing but for theft and spoil2 ,to raze and scatter thy inglorious crew ,of ,scythians and slavish ,persians4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4 ,the ,banquet2 and to it cometh ,,tamburlaine1 all in scarlet1 ,,zenocrate1 ,,theridamas1 ,,techelles1 ,,usumcasane1 the ,,turk ,,bajazeth in his cage1 ,,zabina1 with others4 ,tamb4 ,now hang our bloody colours by ,damascus1 ,reflexing hues of blood upon their heads1 ,while they walk quivering on their city walls1 ,half dead for fear before they feel my wrath2 ,then let us freely banquet and carouse #e ,full bowls of wine unto the god of war ,that means to fill your helmets full of gold1 ,and make ,damascus spoils as rich to you1 ,as was to ,jason ,colchos' golden fleece4-- ,and now1 ,bajazeth1 hast thou any stomach8 #aj ,baj4 ,ay1 such a stomach1 cruel ,tamburlaine1 as ,i could willingly feed upon thy blood-raw heart4 ,tamb4 ,nay thine own is easier to come by2 pluck out that1 and 't will serve thee and thy 7#ae7 wife4 ,well1 ,zenocrate1 ,techelles1 and the rest1 fall to your victuals4 ,baj4 ,fall to1 and never may your meat digest6 ,ye ,furies1 that can mask invisible1 ,dive to the bottom of ,avernus' pool1 #bj ,and in your hands bring hellish poison up ,and squeeze it in the cup of ,tamburlaine6 ,or1 winged snakes of ,lerna1 cast your stings1 ,and leave your venoms in this tyrant's dish6 ,zab4 ,and may this banquet prove as ominous ,as ,progne's to th' adulterous ,thracian king1 #bf ,that fed upon the substance of his child4 ,zeno4 ,my lord1 how can you tamely#cbi suffer these ,outrageous curses by these slaves of yours8 ,tamb4 ,to let them see1 divine ,zenocrate1 #cj ,i glory in the curses of my foes1 ,having the power from the imperial ,heaven ,to turn them all upon their proper heads4 ,tech4 ,i pray you give them leave1 madam2 this speech is a goodly refreshing to them4 #ce ,ther4 ,but if his highness would let them be fed1 it would do them more good4 ,tamb4 ,sirrah1 why fall you not to8 ,are you so daintily brought up1 you cannot eat your own flesh8 #dj ,baj4 ,first1 legions of devils shall tear thee in pieces4 ,usum4 ,villain1 know'st thou to whom thou speakest8 ,tamb4 ,o1 let him alone4 ,here2 eat1 sir2 7#de7 take it from my sword's point1 or ,i'll thrust it to thy heart4 ,bajazeth takes it and stamps upon it4 ,ther4 ,he stamps it under his feet1 my lord4 ,tamb4 ,take it up1 villain1 and eat it2 or ,i will make thee slice the brawns of thy arms 7#ej7 into carbonadoes#ccj and eat them4 ,usum4 ,nay1 'twere better he kill'd his wife1 and then she shall be sure not to be starv'd4 ,and he be provided for a month's victual beforehand4 #ee ,tamb4 ,here is my dagger3 despatch her while she is fat2 for if she live but a while longer1 she will fall into a consumption with fretting1 and then she will not be worth the eating4 ,ther4 ,dost thou think that ,mahomet will 7#fj7 suffer this8 ,tech4 ',tis like he will when he cannot let#cca it4 ,tamb4 ,go to2 fall to your meat4--,what1 not a bit6 ,belike he hath not been watered today2 7#fe7 give him some drink4 ,they give ,bajazeth water to drink1 and he flings it on the ground4 ,tamb4 ,fast1 and welcome1 sir1 while#ccb hunger make you eat4 ,how now1 ,zenocrate1 doth not the ,turk and his wife make a goodly show at a banquet8 #gj ,zeno4 ,yes1 my lord4 ,ther4 ,methinks1 'tis a great deal better than a consort#ccc of music4 ,tamb4 ,yet music would do well to cheer up ,zenocrate4 ,pray thee tell why thou art so 7#ge7 sad8 ,if thou wilt have a song1 the ,turk shall strain his voice4 ,but why is it8 ,zeno4 ,my lord1 to see my father's town besieg'd1 ,the country wasted where myself was born1 ,how can it but afflict my very soul8 #hj ,if any love remain in you1 my lord1 ,or if my love unto your majesty ,may merit favour at your highness' hands1 ,then raise your siege from fair ,damascus' walls1 ,and with my father take a friendly truce4 #he ,tamb4 ,zenocrate1 were ,egypt ,jove's own land1 ,yet would ,i with my sword make ,jove to stoop4 ,i will confute those blind geographers ,that make a triple region in the world1 ,excluding regions which ,i mean to trace1 #ij ,and with this pen#ccd reduce them to a map1 ,calling the provinces1 cities1 and towns1 ,after my name and thine1 ,zenocrate4 ,here at ,damascus will ,i make the point ,that shall begin the perpendicular2 #ie ,and would'st thou have me buy thy father's love ,with such a loss8--,tell me1 ,zenocrate4 ,zeno4 ,honour still wait on happy ,tamburlaine6 ,yet give me leave to plead for him1 my lord4 ,tamb4 ,content thyself3 his person shall be safe #ajj ,and all the friends of fair ,zenocrate1 ,if with their lives they will be pleas'd to yield1 ,or may be forc'd to make me ,emperor2 ,for ,egypt and ,arabia must be mine4-- ,feed1 you slave6 ,thou may'st think thyself #aje happy to be fed from my trencher4 ,baj4 ,my empty stomach1 full of idle heat1 ,draws bloody humours from my feeble parts1 ,preserving life by hasting cruel death4 ,my veins are pale1 my sinews hard and dry1 #aaj ,my joints benumb'd3 unless ,i eat1 ,i die4 ,zab4 ,eat1 ,bajazeth4 ,let us live in spite of them1 looking#cce some happy power will pity and enlarge#ccf us4 ,tamb4 ,here1 ,turk2 wilt thou have a clean 7#aae7 trencher8 ,baj4 ,ay1 tyrant1 and more meat4 ,tamb4 ,soft1 sir2 you must be dieted2 too much eating will make you surfeit4 ,ther4 ,so it would1 my lord1 specially having 7#abj7 so small a walk and so little exercise4 ,enter a second course of crowns4 ,tamb4 ,theridamas1 ,techelles1 and ,casane1 here are the cates you desire to finger1 are they not8 ,ther4 ,ay1 my lord2 but none save kings must feed with these4 #abe ,tech4 ',t is enough for us to see them1 and for ,tamburlaine only to enjoy them4 ,tamb4 ,well2 here is now to the ,soldan of ,egypt1 the ,king of ,arabia1 and the ,governor 7#acj7 of ,damascus4 ,now take these three crowns1 and pledge me1 my contributory kings4 ,i crown you here1 ,theridamas1 ,king of ,argier2 ,techelles1 ,king of ,fez2 and ,usumcasane1 ,king of ,moroccus4 ,how say you to this1 ,turk8 ,these are 7#ace7 not your contributory kings4 ,baj4 ,nor shall they long be thine1 ,i warrant them4 ,tamb4 ,kings of ,argier1 ,moroccus1 and of ,fez1 ,you that have march'd with happy ,tamburlaine ,as far as from the frozen plage#ccgof ,heaven #adj ,unto the watery morning's ruddy bower1#cch ,and thence by land unto the torrid zone1 ,deserve these titles ,i endow you with ,by valour#cci and by magnanimity4 ,your births shall be no blemish to your fame1 #ade ,for virtue is the fount whence honour springs1 ,and they are worthy she investeth kings4 ,ther4 ,and since your highness hath so well vouchsaf'd1 ,if we deserve them not with higher meeds ,than erst our states and actions have retain'd #aej ,take them away again and make us slaves4 ,tamb4 ,well said1 ,theridamas2 when holy fates ,shall 'stablish me in strong ,egyptia1 ,we mean to travel to th' antartic pole1 ,conquering the people underneath our feet1 #aee ,and be renowm'd as never emperors were4 ,zenocrate1 ,i will not crown thee yet1 ,until with greater honours ,i be grac'd4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4 ,enter the ,,governor of ,,damascus1 with three or four ,citizens1 and four ,virgins1 with branches of laurel in their hands4 ,gov4 ,still doth this man1 or rather god of war1 ,batter our walls and beat our turrets down2 ,and to resist with longer stubbornness ,or hope of rescue from the ,soldan's power1 ,were but to bring our wilful overthrow1 #e ,and make us desperate of our threat'ned lives4 ,we see his tents have now been altered ,with terrors to the last and cruellest hue4 ,his coal-black colours everywhere advanc'd ,threaten our city with a general spoil2 #aj ,and if we should with common rites of arms ,offer our safeties to his clemency1 ,i fear the custom1 proper to his sword1 ,which he observes as parcel of his fame1 ,intending so to terrify the world1 #ae ,by any innovation or remorse ,will never be dispens'd with till our deaths4 ,therefore1 for these our harmless virgins' sakes1 ,whose honours and whose lives rely on him1 ,let us have hope that their unspotted prayers1 #bj ,their blubbered cheeks1 and hearty1 humble moans1 ,will melt his fury into some remorse1#cdj ,and use us like a loving conqueror4 #a ,virg4 ,if humble suits or imprecations1#cda 7,uttered with tears of wretchedness and blood #be ,shed from the heads and hearts of all our sex1 ,some made your wives and some your children7 ,might have entreated your obdurate breasts ,to entertain some care of our securities ,whiles only danger beat upon our walls1 #cj ,these more than dangerous warrants of our death ,had never been erected as they be1 ,nor you depend on such weak helps as we4 ,gov4 ,well1 lovely virgins1 think our country's care1 ,our love of honour1 loath to be inthrall'd #ce ,to foreign powers and rough imperious yokes1 ,would not with too much cowardice or fear1 7,before all hope of rescue were denied7 ,submit yourselves and us to servitude4 ,therefore in that your safeties and our own1 #dj ,your honours1 liberties1 and lives were weigh'd ,in equal care and balance with our own1 ,endure as we the malice of our stars1 ,the wrath of ,tamburlaine1 and power of wars2 ,or be the means the overweighing heavens #de ,have kept to qualify#cdb these hot extremes1 ,and bring us pardon in your cheerful looks4 #b ,virg4 ,then here before the majesty of ,heaven ,and holy patrons of ,egyptia1 ,with knees and hearts submissive we entreat #ej ,grace to our words and pity to our looks ,that this device may prove propitious1 ,and through the eyes and ears of ,tamburlaine ,convey events of mercy to his heart2 ,grant that these signs of victory we yield #ee ,may bind the temples of his conquering head1 ,to hide the folded furrows of his brows1 ,and shadow his displeased countenance ,with happy looks of ruth and lenity4 ,leave us1 my lord1 and loving countrymen2 #fj ,what simple virgins may persuade1 we will4 ,gov4 ,farewell1 sweet virgins1 on whose safe return ,depends our city1 liberty1 and lives4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4 ,enter ,,tamburlaine1 all in black and very melancholy1 ,,techelles1 ,,theridamas1 ,,usumcasane1 with others4 ,tamb4 ,what1 are the turtles fray'd#cdc out of their nests8 ,alas1 poor fools6 must you be first shall feel ,the sworn destruction of ,damascus8 ,they knew my custom2 could they not as well ,have sent ye out when first my milk-white flags1 #e ,through which sweet ,mercy threw her gentle beams1 ,reflexing#cdd them on your disdainful eyes1 ,as now1 when fury and incensed hate ,flings slaughtering terror from my coal-black tents1 #i ,and tells for truth submission#cde comes too late8 #a ,virg4 ,most happy ,king and ,emperor of the earth1 ,image of honour and nobility1 ,for whom the powers divine have made the world1 ,and on whose throne the holy ,graces sit2 ,in whose sweet person is compris'd the sum #ae ,of ,nature's skill and heavenly majesty2 ,pity our plights6 ,o pity poor ,damascus6 ,pity old age1 within whose silver hairs ,honour and reverence evermore have reign'd6 ,pity the marriage bed1 where many a lord1 #bj ,in prime and glory of his loving joy1 ,embraceth now with tears of ruth and blood ,the jealous body of his fearful wife1 ,whose cheeks and hearts1 so punish'd with conceit ,to think thy puissant1 never-stayed arm #be ,will part their bodies1 and prevent their souls ,from heavens of comfort yet their age might bear1 ,now wax all pale and withered to the death1 ,as well for grief our ruthless governor ,hath thus refus'd the mercy of thy hand1 #cj 7,whose sceptre angels kiss and furies dread17 ,as for their liberties1 their loves1 or lives6 ,o then for these1 and such as we ourselves1 ,for us1 our infants1 and for all our bloods1 ,that never nourish'd thought against thy rule1 ,pity4 ,o pity1 sacred ,emperor1 #cf ,the prostrate service of this wretched town1 ,and take in sign thereof this gilded wreath2 ,whereto each man of rule hath given his hand1 ,and wish'd1 as worthy subjects1 happy means ,to be investers of thy royal brows #da ,even with the true ,egyptian diadem6 ,tamb4 ,virgins1 in vain ye labour to prevent ,that which mine honour swears shall be perform'd4 ,behold my sword6 what see you at the point8 #a ,virg4 ,nothing but fear and fatal steel1 my lord4 #df ,tamb4 ,your fearful minds are thick and misty then2 ,for there sits ,death1 there sits imperious ,death ,keeping his circuit#cdf by the slicing edge4 ,but ,i am pleas'd you shall not see him there2 ,he now is seated on my horsemen's spears1 #ea ,and on their points his fleshless body feeds4 ,techelles1 straight go charge a few of them ,to charge these dames1 and show my servant1 ,death1 ,sitting in scarlet on their armed spears4 #ee ,virgins4 ,o pity us6 ,tamb4 ,away with them1 ,i say1 and show them ,death4 ,they take them away4 ,i will not spare these proud ,egyptians1 ,nor change my martial observations ,for all the wealth of ,gihon's golden waves1 #fj ,or for the love of ,venus1 would she leave ,the angry god of arms and lie with me4 ,they have refus'd the offer of their lives1 ,and know my customs are as peremptory ,as wrathful planets1 death1 or destiny4 #fe ,re-enter ,,techelles4 ,what1 have your horsemen shown the virgins ,death8 ,tech4 ,they have1 my lord1 and on ,damascus' walls ,have hoisted up their slaughtered carcases4 ,tamb4 ,a sight as baneful to their souls1 ,i think1 ,as are ,thessalian drugs or mithridate3#cdg #gj ,but go1 my lords1 put the rest to the sword4 ,exeunt all except ,,tamburlaine4 ,ah1 fair ,zenocrate6 divine ,zenocrate6 ,fair is too foul an epithet for thee1 ,that in thy passion#cdh for thy country's love1 ,and fear to see thy kingly father's harm1 #ge ,with hair dishevell'd wip'st thy watery cheeks2 ,and1 like to ,flora in her morning's pride ,shaking her silver tresses in the air1 ,rain'st on the earth resolved#cdi pearl in showers1 ,and sprinklest sapphires on thy shining face1 #hj ,where ,beauty1 mother to the ,muses1 sits ,and comments volumes with her ivory pen1 ,taking instructions from thy flowing eyes2 ,eyes when that ,ebena steps to ,heaven1 ,in silence of thy solemn evening's walk1 #he ,making the mantle of the richest night1 ,the moon1 the planets1 and the meteors1 light2 ,there angels in their crystal armours fight ,a doubtful battle with my tempted thoughts ,for ,egypt's freedom1 and the ,soldan's life2 #ij ,his life that so consumes ,zenocrate1 ,whose sorrows lay more siege unto my soul1 ,than all my army to ,damascus' walls3 ,and neither ,persia's sovereign1 nor the ,turk ,troubled my senses with conceit of foil#cej #ie ,so much by much as doth ,zenocrate4 ,what is beauty1 saith my sufferings1 then8 ,if all the pens that ever poets held ,had fed the feeling of their masters' thoughts1 ,and every sweetness that inspir'd their hearts1 ,their minds1 and muses on admired themes2 #aja ,if all the heavenly quintessence they still#cea ,from their immortal flowers of poesy1 ,wherein1 as in a mirror1 we perceive ,the highest reaches of a human wit2 #aje ,if these had made one poem's period1 ,and all combin'd in beauty's worthiness1 ,yet should there hover in their restless heads ,one thought1 one grace1 one wonder1 at the least1 ,which into words no virtue can digest4 #aaj ,but how unseemly is it for my sex1 ,my discipline of arms and chivalry1 ,my nature1 and the terror of my name1 ,to harbour thoughts effeminate and faint6 ,save only that in beauty's just applause1 #aae ,with whose instinct the soul of man is touch'd2-- ,and every warrior that is rapt with love ,of fame1 of valour1 and of victory1 ,must needs have beauty beat on his conceits3 ,i thus conceiving and subduing both #abj ,that which hath stoop'd the chiefest#ceb of the gods1 ,even from the fiery-spangled veil of ,heaven1 ,to feel the lowly#cec warmth of shepherds' flames1 ,and mask#ced in cottages of strowed reeds1#cee ,shall give the world to note1 for all my birth1 ,that virtue solely is the sum of glory1 #abf ,and fashions men with true nobility4-- ,who's within there8 ,enter two or three ,attendants4 ,hath ,bajazeth been fed to-day8 ,atten4 ,ay1 my lord4 #acj ,tamb4 ,bring him forth2 and let us know if the town be ransack'd4 ,exeunt ,attendants4 ,enter ,,techelles1 ,,theridamas1 ,,usumcasane1 and others4 ,tech4 ,the town is ours1 my lord1 and fresh supply ,of conquest and of spoil is offered us4 ,tamb4 ,that's well1 ,techelles2 what's the news8 #ace ,tech4 ,the ,soldan and the ,arabian king together1 ,march on us with such eager violence1 ,as if there were no way but one with us4 ,tamb4 ,no more there is not1 ,i warrant thee1 ,techelles4 ,they bring in the ,turk and ,,zabina4 ,ther4 ,we know the victory is ours1 my lord2 ,but let us save the reverend ,soldan's life1 #ada ,for fair ,zenocrate that so laments his state4 ,tamb4 ,that will we chiefly see unto1 ,theridamas1 ,for sweet ,zenocrate1 whose worthiness ,deserves a conquest over every heart4 #ade ,and now1 my footstool1 if ,i lose the field1 ,you hope of liberty and restitution8 ,here let him stay1 my masters1 from the tents1 ,till we have made us ready for the field4 ,pray for us1 ,bajazeth3 we are going4 #aej ,exeunt all except ,,bajazeth and ,,zabina4 ,baj4 ,go1 never to return with victory6 ,millions of men encompass thee about1 ,and gore thy body with as many wounds6 ,sharp1 forked arrows light upon thy horse6 ,furies from the black ,cocytus lake #aee ,break up the earth1 and with their firebrands ,enforce thee run upon the baneful pikes6 ,volleys of shot pierce through thy charmed skin1 ,and every bullet dipt in poisoned drugs6 ,or roaring cannons sever all thy joints1 #afj ,making thee mount as high as eagles soar6 ,zab4 ,let all the swords and lances in the field ,stick in his breast as in their proper rooms6 ,at every pore let blood come dropping forth1 ,that ling'ring pains may massacre his heart1 #afe ,and madness send his damned soul to hell6 ,baj4 ,all1 fair ,zabina6 we may curse his power1 ,the heavens may frown1 the earth for anger quake1 ,but such a star hath influence in his sword1 #afi ,as rules the skies and countermands the gods ,more than ,cimmerian ,styx or ,destiny2 ,and then shall we in this detested guise1 ,with shame1 with hunger1 and with horror stay1#cef ,griping our bowels with retorqued#ceg thoughts1 ,and have no hope to end our ecstasies4 #age ,zab4 ,then is there left no ,mahomet1 no ,god1 ,no ,fiend1 no ,fortune1 nor no hope of end ,to our infamous1 monstrous slaveries4 ,gape1 earth1 and let the fiends infernal view ,a hell as hopeless and as full of fear #ahj ,as are the blasted banks of ,erebus1 ,where shaking ghosts with ever-howling groans ,hover about the ugly ferryman1 ,to get a passage to ,elysium6 ,why should we live8 ,o1 wretches1 beggars1 slaves6 #ahe ,why live we1 ,bajazeth1 and build up nests ,so high within the region of the air ,by living long in this oppression1 ,that all the world will see and laugh to scorn ,the former triumphs of our mightiness #aij ,in this obscure infernal servitude8 ,baj4 ,o life1 more loathsome to my vexed thoughts ,than noisome parbreak#ceh of the ,stygian snakes1 ,which fills the nooks of hell with standing air1 ,infecting all the ghosts with cureless griefs6 #aie ,o dreary engines#cei of my loathed sight1 ,that sees my crown1 my honour1 and my name ,thrust under yoke and thraldom of a thief1 ,why feed ye still on day's accursed beams ,and sink not quite into my tortur'd soul8 #bjj ,you see my wife1 my queen1 and emperess1 ,brought up and propped by the hand of fame1 ,queen of fifteen contributory queens1 ,now thrown to rooms of black abjection1 ,smeared with blots of basest drudgery1 #bje ,and villainess#cfj to shame1 disdain1 and misery4 ,accursed ,bajazeth1 whose words of ruth1 7,that would with pity cheer ,zabina's heart1 ,and make our souls resolve#cfa in ceaseless tears27 ,sharp hunger bites upon1 and gripes the root #baj ,from whence the issues of my thoughts do break2 ,o poor ,zabina6 ,o my queen6 my queen6 ,fetch me some water for my burning breast1 ,to cool and comfort me with longer date1 ,that in the short'ned sequel of my life #bae ,i may pour forth my soul into thine arms ,with words of love1 whose moaning intercourse ,hath hitherto been stay'd with wrath and hate ,of our expressless bann'd inflictions4 ,zab4 ,sweet ,bajazeth1 ,i will prolong thy life1 ,as long as any blood or spark of breath #bba ,can quench or cool the torments of my grief4 ,she goes out4 ,baj4 ,now1 ,bajazeth1 abridge thy baneful days1 ,and beat thy brains out of thy conquer'd head1 ,since other means are all forbidden me #bbe ,that may be ministers of my decay4 ,o1 highest lamp of ever-living ,jove1 ,accursed day6 infected with my griefs1 ,hide now thy stained face in endless night1 ,and shut the windows of the lightsome heavens6 #bcj ,let ugly ,darkness with her rusty coach1 ,engirt with tempests1 wrapt in pitchy clouds1 ,smother the earth with never-fading mists1 ,and let her horses from their nostrils breathe ,rebellious winds and dreadful thunder-claps1 #bce ,that in this terror ,tamburlaine may live1 ,and my pin'd soul1 resolv'd in liquid air1 ,may still excruciate his tormented thoughts6 ,then let the stony dart of senseless cold ,pierce through the centre of my withered heart1 ,and make a passage for my loathed life6 #bda ,he brains himself against the cage4 ,re-enter ,,zabina4 ,zab4 ,what do mine eyes behold8 ,my husband dead6 ,his skull all riven in twain6 ,his brains dash'd out1 ,the brains of ,bajazeth1 my lord and sovereign6 ,o ,bajazeth1 my husband and my lord6 #bde ,o ,bajazeth6 ,o ,turk6 ,o ,emperor6 ,give him his liquor8 ,not ,i4 ,bring milk and fire1 and my blood ,i bring him again4--,tear me in pieces6 ,give me the sword with a ball of wildfire upon it4--,down with him6 ,down with 7#bej7 him6--,go to my child6 ,away6 ,away6 ,away6 ,ah1 save that infant6 save him1 save him6--,i1 even ,i1 speak to her4--,the sun was down2 streamers white1 red1 black1 here1 here1 here6--,fling the meat in his face--,tamburlaine1 ,tamburlaine6--,let the soldiers be 7#bef7 buried4--,hell6 ,death6 ,tamburlaine6 ,hell6--,make ready my coach1 my chair1 my jewels4 ,i come6 ,i come6 ,i come6 ,she runs against the cage and brains herself4 ,enter ,,zenocrate with ,,anippe4 ,zeno4 ,wretched ,zenocrate6 that liv'st to see ,damascus' walls dy'd with ,egyptians' blood1 #bfa ,thy father's subjects and thy countrymen2 ,thy streets strow'd with dissevered joints of men ,and wounded bodies gasping yet for life3 ,but most accurst1 to see the sun-bright troop #bfe ,of heavenly virgins and unspotted maids1 7,whose looks might make the angry god of arms ,to break his sword and mildly treat of love7 ,on horsemen's lances to be hoisted up ,and guiltlessly endure a cruel death3 #bgj ,for every fell and stout ,tartarian steed1 ,that stampt on others with their thund'ring hoofs1 ,when all their riders charg'd their quivering spears1 ,began to check the ground and rein themselves1 ,gazing upon the beauty of their looks4 #bge ,ah ,tamburlaine6 wert thou the cause of this ,that term'st ,zenocrate thy dearest love8 ,whose lives were dearer to ,zenocrate ,than her own life1 or aught save thine own love4 ,but see another bloody spectacle6 #bhj ,ah1 wretched eyes1 the enemies of my heart1 ,how are ye glutted with these grievous objects1 ,and tell my soul more tales of bleeding ruth6 ,see1 see1 ,anippe1 if they breathe or no4 ,anippe4 ,no breath1 nor sense1 nor motion in them both2 #bhe ,ah1 madam6 this their slavery hath enforc'd1 ,and ruthless cruelty of ,tamburlaine4 ,zeno4 ,earth1 cast up fountains from thy entrails1 ,and wet thy cheeks for their untimely deaths6 ,shake with their weight in sign of fear and grief6 #bij ,blush1 ,heaven1 that gave them houour at their birth ,and let them die a death so barbarous6 ,those that are proud of fickle empery ,and place their chiefest good in earthly pomp1 ,behold the ,turk and his great ,emperess6 #bie ,ah1 ,tamburlaine6 my love6 sweet ,tamburlaine6 ,that fight'st for sceptres and for slippery crowns1 ,behold the ,turk and his great ,emperess6 ,thou1 that in conduct of thy happy stars ,sleep'st every night with conquests on thy brows1 #cjj ,and yet would'st shun the wavering turns of war1 ,in fear and feeling of the like distress ,behold the ,turk and his great ,emperess6 ,ah1 mighty ,jove and holy ,mahomet1 ,pardon my love6--,o1 pardon his contempt #cje ,of earthly fortune and respect of pity1 ,and let not conquest1 ruthlessly pursu'd1 ,be equally against his life incens'd ,in this great ,turk and hapless ,emperess6 ,and pardon me that was not mov'd with ruth ,to see them live so long in misery6 #caa ,ah1 what may chance to thee1 ,zenocrate8 ,anippe4 ,madam1 content yourself1 and be resolv'd ,your love hath ,fortune so at his command1 ,that she shall stay and turn her wheel no more1 ,as long as life maintains his mighty arm #caf ,that fights for honour to adorn your head4 ,enter ,,philemus1 a ,messenger4 ,zeno4 ,what other heavy news now brings ,philemus8 ,phil4 ,madam1 your father1 and the ,arabian king1 ,the first affecter of your excellence1 #cbj ,comes now1 as ,turnus 'gainst neas did1 ,armed with lance into the ,egyptian fields1 ,ready for battle 'gainst my lord1 the king4 ,zeno4 ,now shame and duty1 love1 and fear presents ,a thousand sorrows to my martyred soul4 #cbe ,whom should ,i wish the fatal victory ,when my poor pleasures are divided thus ,and rack'd by duty from my cursed heart8 ,my father and my first-betrothed love ,must fight against my life and present love2 #ccj ,wherein the change ,i use condemns my faith1 ,and makes my deeds infamous through the world3 ,but as the gods1 to end the ,troyans' toil1 ,prevented ,turnus of ,lavinia ,and fatally enrich'd neas' love1 #cce ,so1 for a final issue to my griefs1 ,to pacify my country and my love ,must ,tamburlaine by their resistless powers ,with virtue of a gentle victory ,conclude a league of honour to my hope2 #cdj ,then1 as the ,powers divine have pre-ordain'd1 ,with happy safety of my father's life ,send like defence of fair ,arabia4 ,they sound to the battle within3 and ,,tamburlaine enjoys the victory4 ,after1 the ,,king of ,,arabia enters wounded4 ,k4 of ,arab4 ,what cursed power guides the murdering hands ,of this infamous tyrant's soldiers #cde ,that no escape may save their enemies1 ,nor fortune keep themselves from victory8 ,lie down1 ,arabia1 wounded to the death1 ,and let ,zenocrate's fair eyes behold ,that1 as for her thou bear'st these wretched arms1 #cej ,even so for her thou diest in these arms1 ,leaving thy blood for witness of thy love4 ,zeno4 ,too dear a witness for such love1 my lord1 ,behold ,zenocrate6 the cursed object1 ,whose fortunes never mastered her griefs2 #cee ,behold her wounded1 in conceit1 for thee1 ,as much as thy fair body is for me4 ,k4 of ,arab4 ,then shall ,i die with full1 contented heart1 ,having beheld divine ,zenocrate1 ,whose sight with joy would take away my life ,as now it bringeth sweetness to my wound1 #cfa ,if ,i had not been wounded as ,i am4 ,ah6 that the deadly pangs ,i suffer now1 ,would lend an hour's licence to my tongue1 ,to make discourse of some sweet accidents #cfe ,have chanc'd thy merits in this worthless bondage2 ,and that ,i might be privy to the state ,of thy deserv'd contentment1 and thy love2 ,but1 making now a virtue of thy sight ,to drive all sorrow from my fainting soul1 #cgj ,since death denies me farther cause of joy1 ,depriv'd of care1 my heart with comfort dies1 ,since thy desired hand shall close mine eyes4 ,he dies4 ,re-enter ,,tamburlaine1 leading the ,,soldan1 ,,techelles1 ,,theridamas1 ,,usumcasane1 with others4 ,tamb4 ,come1 happy father of ,zenocrate1 ,a title higher than thy ,soldan's name2 #cge ,though my right hand have thus enthralled thee1 ,thy princely daughter here shall set thee free2 ,she that hath calm'd the fury of my sword1 ,which had ere this been bath'd in streams of blood ,as vast and deep as ,euphrates or ,nile4 #chj ,zeno4 ,o sight thrice welcome to my joyful soul1 ,to see the king1 my father1 issue safe ,from dangerous battle of my conquering love6 ,sold4 ,well met1 my only dear ,zenocrate1 #chd ,though with the loss of ,egypt and my crown4 ,tamb4 ',t was ,i1 my lord1 that got the victory1 ,and therefore grieve not at your overthrow1 ,since ,i shall render all into your hands1 ,and add more strength to your dominions ,than ever yet confirm'd th' ,egyptian crown4 ,the god of war resigns his room to me1 #cia ,meaning to make me general of the world4 ,jove1 viewing me in arms1 looks pale and wan1 ,fearing my power should pull him from his throne4 ,where'er ,i come the ,fatal ,sisters sweat1 #cie ,and grisly ,death1 by running to and fro1 ,to do their ceaseless homage to my sword2 ,and here in ,afric1 where it seldom rains1 ,since ,i arriv'd with my triumphant host1 ,have swelling clouds1 drawn from wide-gasping wounds1 #djj ,been oft resolv'd in bloody purple showers1 ,a meteor that might terrify the earth1 ,and make it quake at every drop it drinks4 ,millions of souls sit on the banks of ,styx1 ,waiting the back return of ,charon's boat2 #dje ,hell and ,elysium swarm with ghosts of men1 ,that ,i have sent from sundry foughten fields1 ,to spread my fame through hell and up to ,heaven4 ,and see1 my lord1 a sight of strange import1 #dji ,emperors and kings lie breathless at my feet4 ,the ,turk and his great ,empress1 as it seems1 ,left to themselves while we were at the fight1 ,have desperately despatch'd their slavish lives2 ,with them ,arabia1 too1 hath left his life2 ,all sights of power to grace my victory3 #dae ,and such are objects fit for ,tamburlaine2 ,wherein1 as in a mirror1 may be seen ,his honour1 that consists in shedding blood1 ,when men presume to manage arms with him4 ,sold4 ,mighty hath ,god and ,mahomet made thy hand1 #dbj ,renowmed ,tamburlaine6 to whom all kings ,of force must yield their crowns and emperies2 ,and ,i am pleas'd with this my overthrow1 ,if1 as beseems a person of thy state1 ,thou hast with honour us'd ,zenocrate4 #dbe ,tamb4 ,her state and person wants no pomp1 you see2 ,and for all blot of foul inchastity ,i record ,heaven her heavenly self is clear4 ,then let me find no further time to grace #dbi ,her princely temples with the ,persian crown4 ,but here these kings that on my fortunes wait1 ,and have been crown'd for proved worthiness1 ,even by this hand that shall establish them1 ,shall now1 adjoining all their hands with mine1 ,invest her here my ,queen of ,persia4 #dce ,what saith the noble ,soldan and ,zenocrate6 ,sold4 ,i yield with thanks and protestations ,of endless honour to thee for her love4 ,tamb4 ,then doubt ,i not but fair ,zenocrate ,will soon consent to satisfy us both4 #ddj ,zeno4 ,else should ,i much forget myself1 my lord4 ,ther4 ,then let us set the crown upon her head1 ,that long hath ling'red for so high a seat4 ,tech4 ,my hand is ready to perform the deed2 ,for now her marriage-time shall work us rest4 ,usum4 ,and here's the crown1 my lord2 help set it on4 #ddf ,tamb4 ,then sit thou down1 divine ,zenocrate2 ,and here we crown thee ,queen of ,persia1 ,and all the kingdoms and dominions ,that late the power of ,tamburlaine subdu'd4 ,as ,juno1 when the giants were suppress'd1 #dea ,that darted mountains at her brother ,jove1 ,so looks my love1 shadowing in her brows ,triumphs and trophies for my victories2 ,or as ,latona's daughters1 bent to arms1 #dee ,adding more courage to my conquering mind4 ,to gratify the sweet ,zenocrate1 ,egyptians1 ,moors1 and men of ,asia1 ,from ,barbary unto the western ,india1 ,shall pay a yearly tribute to thy sire2 #dfj ,and from the bounds of ,afric to the banks ,of ,ganges shall his mighty arm extend4 ,and now1 my lords and loving followers1 ,that purchas'd kingdoms by your martial deeds1 ,cast off your armour1 put on scarlet robes1 #dfe ,mount up your royal places of estate1 ,environed with troops of noblemen1 ,and there make laws to rule your provinces4 ,hang up your weapons on ,alcides' post1 ,for ,tamburlaine takes truce with all the world4 ,thy first-betrothed love1 ,arabia1 #dga ,shall we with honour1 as beseems1 entomb1 ,with this great ,turk and his fair ,emperess4 ,then1 after all these solemn exequies1 ,we will our#cfb rites of marriage solemnise4 #dge ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,tragical ,,history ,,of ,,dr4 ,,faustus ,,by ,,christopher ,,marlowe ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,the ,,pope4 ,,cardinal ,,of ,,lorrain4 ,,emperor ,,of ,,germany4 ,,duke ,,of ,,vanholt4 ,,faustus4 ,,valdes and ,,cornelius1 ,friends to ,,faustus4 ,,wagner1 ,servant to ,,faustus4 ,clown4 ,,robin4 ,,ralph4 ,vintner4 ,horse-,courser4 ,knight4 ,old ,man4 ,scholars1 ,friars1 and ,attendants4 ,,duchess ,,of ,,vanholt4 ,,lucifer4 ,,belzebub4 ,,mephistophilis4 ,good ,angel4 ,evil ,angel4 ,the ,seven ,deadly ,sins4 ,devils4 ,spirits in the shape of ,,alexander ,,the ,,great1 of his ,paramour1 and of ,,helen ,,of ,,troy4 ,,chorus4 ,enter ,,chorus ,chorus4 ,not marching now in fields of ,thrasimene1 ,where ,mars did mate#cfc the ,carthaginians2 ,nor sporting in the dalliance of love1 ,in courts of kings where state is overturn'd2 ,nor in the pomp of proud audacious deeds1 #e ,intends our ,muse to vaunt his heavenly verse3 ,only this1 gentlemen1--we must perform ,the form of ,faustus' fortunes1 good or bad4 ,to patient judgments we appeal our plaud1#cfd ,and speak for ,faustus in his infancy4 #aj ,now is he born1 his parents base of stock1 ,in ,germany1 within a town call'd ,rhodes2#cfe ,of riper years to ,wittenberg he went1 ,whereas his kinsmen chiefly brought him up4 ,so soon he profits in divinity1 #ae ,the fruitful plot of scholarism grac'd1#cff ,that shortly he was grac'd with doctor's name1 ,excelling all whose sweet delight disputes ,in heavenly matters of theology2 ,till swollen with cunning1#cfg of a self-conceit1 #bj ,his waxen wings#cfh did mount above his reach1 ,and1 melting1 ,heavens conspir'd his overthrow2 ,for1 falling to a devilish exercise1 ,and glutted now with learning's golden gifts1 ,he surfeits upon cursed necromancy4 #be ,nothing so sweet as magic is to him1 ,which he prefers before his chiefest bliss4 ,and this the man that in his study sits6 ,exit4 ,,scene ,i4 ,enter ,,faustus in his ,study ,faust4 ,settle my studies1 ,faustus1 and begin ,to sound the depth of that thou wilt profess#cfi2 ,having commenc'd1 be a divine in show4 ,yet level#cgj and at the end of every art1 ,and live and die in ,aristotle's works4 #e ,sweet ,analytics1#cga 'tis thou hast ravish'd me1 ,bene disserere est finis logices4 ,is to dispute well logic's chiefest end8 ,affords this art no greater miracle8 ,then read no more1 thou hast attain'd the end2 ,a greater subject fitteth ,faustus' wit4 #aa ,bid #cgb farewell2 ,galen come1 ,seeing ,ubi desinit ,philosophus1 ibi incipit ,medicus2#cgc ,be a physician1 ,faustus1 heap up gold1 ,and be eternis'd for some wondrous cure4 #ae ,summum bonum medicin sanitas1#cgd 8,the end of physic is our body's health40 ,why1 ,faustus1 hast thou not attain'd that end8 ,is not thy common talk sound ,aphorisms8#cge ,are not thy bills#cgf hung up as monuments1 #bj ,whereby whole cities have escap'd the plague1 ,and thousand desperate maladies been eas'd8 ,yet art thou still but ,faustus and a man4 ,wouldst thou make men to live eternally1 ,or1 being dead1 raise them to life again8 #be ,then this profession were to be esteem'd4 ,physic1 farewell4--,where is ,justinian8 ,reads4 ,si una eademque res legatur duobus1 alter rem1 alter valorem rei1 c4#cgg ,a pretty case of paltry legacies6 ,reads4 ,exhreditare filium non potest pater nisi1 c4#cgh #cj ,such is the subject of the ,institute#cgi ,and universal ,body of the ,law4#chj ,his#cha study fits a mercenary drudge1 ,who aims at nothing but external trash2 ,too servile and illiberal for me4 #ce ,when all is done1 divinity is best2 ,jerome's ,bible1#chb ,faustus1 view it well4 ,reads4 ,stipendium peccati mors est4 ,ha6 ,stipendium1 c4 8,the reward of sin is death40 ,that's hard4 ,reads4 ,si peccasse negamus1 fallimur1 et nulla est in nobis veritas4 #dj 8,if we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves1 and there's no truth in us40 ,why then1 belike we must sin and so consequently die4 ,ay1 we must die an everlasting death4 ,what doctrine call you this1 ,che sera sera1 #de 8,what will be shall be80 ,divinity1 adieu6 ,these metaphysics of magicians ,and necromantic books are heavenly2 ,lines1 circles1 scenes1 letters1 and characters1 #di ,ay1 these are those that ,faustus most desires4 ,o what a world of profit and delight1 ,of power1 of honour1 of omnipotence ,is promis'd to the studious artisan6 ,all things that move between the quiet poles ,shall be at my command4 ,emperors and kings ,are but obeyed in their several provinces1 #ef ,nor can they raise the wind or rend the clouds2 ,but his dominion that exceeds#chc in this ,stretcheth as far as doth the mind of man4 ,a sound magician is a mighty god3 #fj ,here1 ,faustus1 try thy#chd brains to gain a deity4 ,wagner6 ,enter ,,wagner4 ,commend me to my dearest friends1 ,the ,german ,valdes and ,cornelius2 ,request them earnestly to visit me4 ,wag4 ,i will1 sir4 ,exit4 #fe ,faust4 ,their conference will be a greater help to me ,than all my labours1 plod ,i ne'er so fast4 ,enter ,,good ,,angel and ,,evil ,,angel4 ,g4 ,ang4 ,o ,faustus6 lay that damned book aside1 ,and gaze not upon it lest it tempt thy soul1 ,and heap ,god's heavy wrath upon thy head4 #gj ,read1 read the ,scriptures3 that is blasphemy4 ,e4 ,ang4 ,go forward1 ,faustus1 in that famous art1 ,wherein all ,nature's treasure is contain'd3 ,be thou on earth as ,jove is in the sky1 ,lord and commander of these elements4 #ge ,exeunt ,angels4 ,faust4 ,how am ,i glutted with conceit#che of this6 ,shall ,i make spirits fetch me what ,i please1 ,resolve me of all ambiguities1 ,perform what desperate enterprise ,i will8 ,i'll have them fly to ,india for gold1 #hj ,ransack the ocean for orient pearl1 ,and search all corners of the new-found world ,for pleasant fruits and princely delicates2 ,i'll have them read me strange philosophy ,and tell the secrets of all foreign kings2 #he ,i'll have them wall all ,germany with brass1 ,and make swift ,rhine circle fair ,wittenberg2 ,i'll have them fill the public schools with silk1#chf ,wherewith the students shall be bravely clad2 ,i'll levy soldiers with the coin they bring1 #ij ,and chase the ,prince of ,parma from our land1#chg ,and reign sole king of all the provinces2 ,yea1 stranger engines for the brunt of war ,than was the fiery keel#chh at ,antwerp's bridge1 ,i'll make my servile spirits to invent4 #ie ,come1 ,german ,valdes and ,cornelius1 ,and make me blest with your sage conference4 ,enter ,,valdes and ,,cornelius4#chi ,valdes1 sweet ,valdes1 and ,cornelius1 ,know that your words have won me at the last ,to practise magic and concealed arts3 #ajj ,yet not your words only1 but mine own fantasy1 ,that will receive no object1 for my head ,but ruminates on necromantic skill4 ,philosophy is odious and obscure1 ,both law and physic are for petty wits2 #aje ,divinity is basest of the three1 ,unpleasant1 harsh1 contemptible1 and vile3 ',tis magic1 magic1 that hath ravish'd me4 ,then1 gentle friends1 aid me in this attempt2 ,and ,i that have with concise syllogisms #aaj ,gravell'd the pastors of the ,german church1 ,and made the flow'ring pride of ,wittenberg ,swarm to my problems1 as the infernal spirits ,on sweet ,musus1#cij when he came to hell1 ,will be as cunning as ,agrippa was1 #aae ,whose shadows made all ,europe honour him4 ,vald4 ,faustus1 these books1 thy wit1 and our experience ,shall make all nations to cannise us4 ,as ,indian ,moors#cia obey their ,spanish lords1 ,so shall the subjects#cib of every element #abj ,be always serviceable to us three2 ,like lions shall they guard us when we please2 ,like ,almain rutters#cic with their horsemen's staves1 ,or ,lapland giants1 trotting by our sides2 ,sometimes like women or unwedded maids1 #abe ,shadowing more beauty in their airy brows ,than have the white breasts of the queen of love3 ,from ,venice shall they drag huge argosies1 ,and from ,america the golden fleece ,that yearly stuffs old ,philip's treasury2 #acj ,if learned ,faustus will be resolute4 ,faust4 ,valdes1 as resolute am ,i in this ,as thou to live2 therefore object it not4 ,corn4 ,the miracles that magic will perform ,will make thee vow to study nothing else4 #ace ,he that is grounded in astrology1 ,enrich'd with tongues1 well seen#cid in minerals1 ,hath all the principles magic doth require4 ,then doubt not1 ,faustus1 but to be renowm'd1 ,and more frequented for this mystery #adj ,than heretofore the ,delphian ,oracle4 ,the spirits tell me they can dry the sea1 ,and fetch the treasure of all foreign wracks1 ,ay1 all the wealth that our forefathers hid ,within the massy entrails of the earth2 #ade ,then tell me1 ,faustus1 what shall we three want8 ,faust4 ,nothing1 ,cornelius6 ,o this cheers my soul6 ,come show me some demonstrations magical1 ,that ,i may conjure in some lusty grove1 ,and have these joys in full possession4 #aej ,vald4 ,then haste thee to some solitary grove1 ,and bear wise ,bacon's#cie and ,albanus's#cif works1 ,the ,hebrew ,psalter and ,new ,testament2 ,and whatsoever else is requisite #aed ,we will inform thee ere our conference cease4 ,corn4 ,valdes1 first let him know the words of art2 ,and then1 all other ceremonies learn'd1 ,faustus may try his cunning by himself4 ,vald4 ,first ,i'll instruct thee in the rudiments1 ,and then wilt thou be perfecter than ,i4 #afj ,faust4 ,then come and dine with me1 and after meat1 ,we'll canvass every quiddity#cig thereof2 ,for ere ,i sleep ,i'll try what ,i can do3 ,this night ,i'll conjure though ,i die therefore4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cih ,enter two ,,scholars4 #a ,schol4 ,i wonder what's become of ,faustus that was wont to make our schools ring with sic probo8#cii #b ,schol4 ,that shall we know1 for see here comes his boy4 #e ,enter ,,wagner4 #a ,schol4 ,how now1 sirrah6 ,where's thy master8 ,wag4 ,god in heaven knows6 #b ,schol4 ,why1 dost not thou know8 ,wag4 ,yes1 ,i know4 ,but that follows not4 #aj #a ,schol4 ,go to1 sirrah6 ,leave your jesting1 and tell us where he is4 ,wag4 ,that follows not necessary by force of argument1 that you1 being licentiate1 should stand upon 't3 therefore1 acknowledge your #ae error and be attentive4 #b ,schol4 ,why1 didst thou not say thou knew'st8 ,wag4 ,have you any witness on 't8 #a ,schol4 ,yes1 sirrah1 ,i heard you4 #bj ,wag4 ,ask my fellow if ,i be a thief4 #b ,schol4 ,well1 you will not tell us8 ,wag4 ,yes1 sir1 ,i will tell you2 yet if you were not dunces1 you would never ask me such a question2 for is not he corpus naturale8#djj and is not that mobile8 ,then wherefore should #bf you ask me such a question8 ,but that ,i am by nature phlegmatic1 slow to wrath1 and prone to lechery 7to love1 ,i would say71 it were not for you to come within forty foot of the place 7#cj7 of execution1 although ,i do not doubt to see you both hang'd the next sessions4 ,thus having triumph'd over you1 ,i will set my countenance like a precisian1#dja and begin to speak thus3--,truly1 my dear brethren1 my master is within at dinner1 with ,valdes and ,cornelius1 as this #cf wine1 if it could speak1 would inform your worships2 and so the ,lord bless you1 preserve you1 and keep you1 my dear brethren1 my dear brethren4 ,exit4 #dj #a ,schol4 ,nay1 then1 ,i fear he has fallen into that damned ,art1 for which they two are infamous through the world4 #b ,schol4 ,were he a stranger1 and not allied to me1 yet should ,i grieve for him4 ,but come1 let us go and inform the ,rector1 and see if he 7#df7 by his grave counsel can reclaim him4 #a ,schol4 ,o1 ,i fear me nothing can reclaim him4 #b ,schol4 ,yet let us try what we can do4 #ej ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#djb ,enter ,,faustus to conjure4 ,faust4 ,now that the gloomy shadow of the earth ,longing to view ,orion's drizzling look1 ,leaps from th' antarctic world unto the sky1 ,and dims the welkin with her pitchy breath1 ,faustus1 begin thine incantations1 #e ,and try if devils will obey thy hest1 ,seeing thou hast pray'd and sacrific'd to them4 ,within this circle is ,jehovah's name1 ,forward and backward anagrammatis'd1 ,the breviated names of holy saints1 #aj ,figures of every adjunct#djc to the ,heavens1 ,and characters of signs and erring stars1#djd ,by which the spirits are enforc'd to rise3 ,then fear not1 ,faustus1 but be resolute1 ,and try the uttermost magic can perform4 #ae ,sint mihi ,dei ,acherontis propitii6 ,valeat numen triplex ,jehovae6 ,ignei1 aerii1 aquatani spiritus1 salvete6 ,orientis princeps ,belzebub1 inferni ardentis monarcha1 et ,demogorgon1 propitiamus vos1 ut appareat et surgat ,mephistophilis4 7#bj7 ,quid tu moraris8 ,per ,jehovam1 ,gehennam1 et consecratum aquam quam nunc spargo1 signumque crucis quod nunc facio1 et per vota nostra1 ipse nunc surgat nobis dicatus ,mephistophilis6#dje #be ,enter ,,mephistophilis a ,devil4 ,i charge thee to return and change thy shape2 ,thou art too ugly to attend on me4 ,go1 and return an old ,franciscan friar2 ,that holy shape becomes a devil best4 ,exit ,devil4 ,i see there's virtue in my heavenly words2 #cj ,who would not be proficient in this art8 ,how pliant is this ,mephistophilis1 ,full of obedience and humility6 ,such is the force of magic and my spells4 ,now1 ,faustus1 thou art conjuror laureate1 #ce ,thou canst command great ,mephistophilis3 ,quin regis ,mephistophilis fratris imagine4#djf ,re-enter ,,mephistophilis like a ,franciscan ,friar4 ,meph4 ,now1 ,faustus1 what would'st thou have me do8 ,faust4 ,i charge thee wait upon me whilst ,i live1 ,to do whatever ,faustus shall command1 #dj ,be it to make the moon drop from her sphere1 ,or the ocean to overwhelm the world4 ,meph4 ,i am a servant to great ,lucifer1 ,and may not follow thee without his leave2 ,no more than he commands must we perform4 #de ,faust4 ,did he not charge thee to appear to me8 ,meph4 ,no1 ,i came hither of mine own accord4 ,faust4 ,did not my conjuring speeches raise thee8 ,speak3 ,meph4 ,that was the cause1 but yet per accidens2 ,for when we hear one rack#djg the name of ,god1 ,abjure the ,scriptures and his ,saviour ,christ1 #ea ,we fly in hope to get his glorious soul2 ,nor will we come1 unless he use such means ,whereby he is in danger to be damn'd3 ,therefore the shortest cut for conjuring #ee ,is stoutly to abjure the ,trinity1 ,and pray devoutly to the ,prince of ,hell4 ,faust4 ,so ,faustus hath ,already done2 and holds this principle1 ,there is no chief but only ,belzebub1 #fj ,to whom ,faustus doth dedicate himself4 ,this word 8damnation0 terrifies not him1 ,for he confounds hell in ,elysium2#djh ,his ghost be with the old philosophers6 ,but1 leaving these vain trifles of men's souls1 #fe ,tell me what is that ,lucifer thy lord8 ,meph4 ,arch-regent and commander of all spirits4 ,faust4 ,was not that ,lucifer an angel once8 ,meph4 ,yes1 ,faustus1 and most dearly lov'd of ,god4 ,faust4 ,how comes it then that he is ,prince of devils8 #gj ,meph4 ,o1 by aspiring pride and insolence2 ,for which ,god threw him from the face of ,heaven4 ,faust4 ,and what are you that you live with ,lucifer8 ,meph4 ,unhappy spirits that fell with ,lucifer1 ,conspir'd against our ,god with ,lucifer1 #ge ,and are for ever damn'd with ,lucifer4 ,faust4 ,where are you damn'd8 ,meph4 ,in hell4 ,faust4 ,how comes it then that thou art out of hell8 ,meph4 ,why this is hell1 nor am ,i out of it4 #hj ,think'st thou that ,i who saw the face of ,god1 ,and tasted the eternal joys of ,heaven1 ,am not tormented with ten thousand hells1 ,in being depriv'd of everlasting bliss8 ,o ,faustus6 leave these frivolous demands1 #he ,which strike a terror to my fainting soul4 ,faust4 ,what1 is great ,mephistophilis so passionate#dji ,for being depriv'd of the joys of ,heaven8 ,learn thou of ,faustus manly fortitude1 ,and scorn those joys thou never shalt possess4 ,go bear these tidings to great ,lucifer3 #ia ,seeing ,faustus hath incurr'd eternal death ,by desperate thoughts against ,jove's deity1 ,say he surrenders up to him his soul1 ,so he will spare him four and twenty years1 #ie ,letting him live in all voluptuousness2 ,having thee ever to attend on me2 ,to give me whatsoever ,i shall ask1 ,to tell me whatsoever ,i demand1 ,to slay mine enemies1 and aid my friends1 #ajj ,and always be obedient to my will4 ,go and return to mighty ,lucifer1 ,and meet me in my study at midnight1 ,and then resolve#daj me of thy master's mind4 ,meph4 ,i will1 ,faustus4 ,exit4 #aje ,faust4 ,had ,i as many souls as there be stars1 ,i'd give them all for ,mephistophilis4 ,by him ,i'll be great ,emperor of the world1 ,and make a bridge through the moving air1 ,to pass the ocean with a band of men2 #aaj ,i'll join the hills that bind the ,afric shore1 ,and make that country continent to ,spain1 ,and both contributory to my crown4 ,the ,emperor shall not live but by my leave1 ,nor any potentate of ,germany4 #aae ,now that ,i have obtain'd what ,i desire1 ,i'll live in speculation#daa of this art ,till ,mephistophilis return again4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iv4#dab ,enter ,,wagner and the ,,clown4 ,wag4 ,sirrah1 boy1 come hither4 ,clown4 ,how1 boy6 ,swowns1 boy6 ,i hope you have seen many boys with such pickadevaunts#dac as ,i have4 ,boy1 quotha6 ,wag4 ,tell me1 sirrah1 hast thou any comings in8 #f ,clown4 ,ay1 and goings out too4 ,you may see else4 ,wag4 ,alas1 poor slave6 ,see how poverty jesteth in his nakedness6 ,the villain is bare and 7#aj7 out of service1 and so hungry that ,i know he would give his soul to the devil for a shoulder of mutton1 though it were blood-raw4 ,clown4 ,how8 ,my soul to the ,devil for a shoulder of mutton1 though 'twere blood-raw6 7#ae7 ,not so1 good friend4 ,by 'r ,lady1 ,i had need have it well roasted and good sauce to it1 if ,i pay so dear4 ,wag4 ,well1 wilt thou serve me1 and ,i'll make thee go like ,qui mihi discipulus8#dad #bj ,clown4 ,how1 in verse8 ,wag4 ,no1 sirrah2 in beaten silk and stavesacre4#dae ,clown4 ,how1 how4 ,knave's acre6#daf ,ay1 ,i thought that was all the land his father left 7#be7 him4 ,do you hear8 ,i would be sorry to rob you of your living4 ,wag4 ,sirrah1 ,i say in stavesacre4 ,clown4 ,oho6 ,oho6 ,stavesacre6 ,why1 then1 belike if ,i were your man ,i should be full of vermin4 #ca ,wag4 ,so thou shalt1 whether thou beest with me or no4 ,but1 sirrah1 leave your jesting1 and bind yourself presently unto me for seven years1 or ,i'll turn all the lice about thee into familiars1 and they shall tear thee in pieces4 #cf ,clown4 ,do you hear1 sir8 ,you may save that labour1 they are too familiar with me already4 ,swowns6 they are as bold with my flesh as if they had paid for their meat and 7#dj7 drink4 ,wag4 ,well1 do you hear1 sirrah8 ,hold1 take these guilders4 ,gives money4 ,clown4 ,gridirons6 what be they8 ,wag4 ,why1 ,french crowns4 #de ,clown4 ,mass1 but for the name of ,french crowns1 a man were as good have as many ,english counters4 ,and what should ,i do with these8 ,wag4 ,why1 now1 sirrah1 thou art at an 7#ej7 hour's warning1 whensoever and wheresoever the ,devil shall fetch thee4 ,clown4 ,no1 no4 ,here1 take your gridirons again4 ,wag4 ,truly ,i'll none of them4 #ee ,clown4 ,truly but you shall4 ,wag4 ,bear witness ,i gave them him4 ,clown4 ,bear witness ,i give them you again4 ,wag4 ,well1 ,i will cause two devils presently to fetch thee away--,baliol and ,belcher4 #fj ,clown4 ,let your ,baliol and your ,belcher come here1 and ,i'll knock them1 they were never so knockt since they were devils4 ,say ,i should kill one of them1 what would folks say8 8,do you see yonder tall fellow in the round 7#fe7 slop8#dag--;he has kill'd the devil40 ,so ,i should be call'd ,kill-devil all the parish over4 ,enter two ,,devils3 the ,,clown runs up and down crying4 ,wag4 ,baliol and ,belcher6 ,spirits1 away6 ,exeunt ,devils4 ,clown4 ,what1 are they gone8 ,a vengeance on them1 they have vile long nails6 ,there 7#gj7 was a he-devil1 and a she-devil6 ,i'll tell you how you shall know them3 all he-devils has horns1 and all she-devils has clifts and cloven feet4 ,wag4 ,well1 sirrah1 follow me4 ,clown4 ,but1 do you hear--if ,i should serve you1 would you teach me to raise up ,banios 7#gf7 and ,belcheos8 ,wag4 ,i will teach thee to turn thyself to anything2 to a dog1 or a cat1 or a mouse1 or a rat1 or anything4 #hj ,clown4 ,how6 a ,christian fellow to a dog or a cat1 a mouse or a rat6 ,no1 no1 sir4 ,if you turn me into anything1 let it be in the likeness of a little pretty frisky flea1 that ,i may be here and there and everywhere4 ,oh1 ,i'll tickle 7#he7 the pretty wenches' plackets2 ,i'll be amongst them1 i' faith4 ,wag4 ,well1 sirrah1 come4 ,clown4 ,but1 do you hear1 ,wagner8 ,wag4 ,how6--,baliol and ,belcher6 #ij ,clown4 ,o ,lord6 ,i pray1 sir1 let ,banio and ,belcher go sleep4 ,wag4 ,villain--call me ,master ,wagner1 and let thy left eye be diametarily#dah fixt upon my right heel1 with quasi vestigias nostras insistere4#dai ,exit4 ,clown4 ,god forgive me1 he speaks ,dutch 7#ie7 fustian4 ,well1 ,i'll follow him1 ,i'll serve him1 that's flat4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,v4 ,enter ,,faustus in his study4 ,faust4 ,now1 ,faustus1 must ,thou needs be damn'd1 and canst thou not be sav'd3 ,what boots it then to think of ,god or ,heaven8 ,away with such vain fancies1 and despair3 ,despair in ,god1 and trust in ,belzebub1 #e ,now go not backward3 no1 ,faustus1 be resolute4 ,why waverest thou8 ,o1 something soundeth in mine ears 8,abjure this magic1 turn to ,god again60 ,ay1 and ,faustus will turn to ,god again4 ,to ,god8--,he loves thee not-- #aj ,the ,god thou serv'st is thine own appetite1 ,wherein is fix'd the love of ,belzebub2 ,to him ,i'll build an altar and a church1 ,and offer lukewarm blood of new-born babes4 ,enter ,,good ,,angel and ,,evil ,,angel ,g4 ,ang4 ,sweet ,faustus1 leave that execrable art4 #ae ,faust4 ,contrition1 prayer1 repentance6 ,what of them8 ,g4 ,ang4 ,o1 they are means to bring thee unto ,heaven4 ,e4 ,ang4 ,rather illusions1 fruits of lunacy1 ,that makes men foolish that do trust them most4 ,g4 ,ang4 ,sweet ,faustus1 think of ,heaven1 and heavenly things4 #bj ,e4 ,ang4 ,no1 ,faustus1 think of honour and of wealth4 ,exeunt ,,angels4 ,faust4 ,of wealth6 ,why1 the signiory of ,emden#dbj shall be mine4 ,when ,mephistophilis shall stand by me1 ,what ,god can hurt thee1 ,faustus8 ,thou art safe2 #be ,cast no more doubts4 ,come1 ,mephistophilis1 ,and bring glad tidings from great ,lucifer2-- ,is't not midnight8 ,come1 ,mephistophilis2 ,veni1 veni1 ,mephistophile6 ,enter ,,mephistophilis4 ,now tell me1 what says ,lucifer thy lord8 #cj ,meph4 ,that ,i shall wait on ,faustus whilst he lives1 ,so he will buy my service with his soul4 ,faust4 ,already ,faustus hath hazarded that for thee4 ,meph4 ,but1 ,faustus1 thou must bequeath it solemnly1 ,and write a deed of gift with thine own blood1 ,for that security craves great ,lucifer4 #cf ,if thou deny it1 ,i will back to hell4 ,faust4 ,stay1 ,mephistophilis6 and tell me what good ,will my soul do thy lord4 ,meph4 ,enlarge his kingdom4 ,faust4 ,is that the reason why he tempts us thus8 #dj ,meph4 ,solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris4#dba ,faust4 ,why1 have you any pain that torture others8 ,meph4 ,as great as have the human souls of men4 ,but tell me1 ,faustus1 shall ,i have thy soul8 ,and ,i will be thy slave1 and wait on thee1 #de ,and give thee more than thou hast wit to ask4 ,faust4 ,ay1 ,mephistophilis1 ,i give it thee4 ,meph4 ,then ,faustus1 stab thine arm courageously4 ,and bind thy soul that at some certain day ,great ,lucifer may claim it as his own2 #ej ,and then be thou as great as ,lucifer4 ,faust4 stabbing his arm4 ,lo1 ,mephistophilis1 for love of thee1 ,i cut mine arm1 and with my proper blood ,assure my soul to be great ,lucifer's1 ,chief lord and regent of perpetual night6 #ee ,view here the blood that trickles from mine arm1 ,and let it be propitious for my wish4 ,meph4 ,but1 ,faustus1 thou must ,write it in manner of a deed of gift4 ,faust4 ,ay1 so ,i will4 ,writes4 ,but1 ,mephistophilis1 #fj ,my blood congeals1 and ,i can write no more4 ,meph4 ,i'll fetch thee fire to dissolve it straight4 ,exit4 ,faust4 ,what might the staying of my blood portend8 ,is it unwilling ,i should write this bill8 ,why streams it not that ,i may write afresh8 #fe ,faustus gives to thee his soul4 ,ah1 there it stay'd4 ,why should'st thou not8 ,is not thy soul thine own8 ,then write again1 ,faustus gives to thee his soul4 ,re-enter ,,mephistophilis with a chafer of coals4 ,meph4 ,here's fire4 ,come1 ,faustus1 set it on4 ,faust4 ,so now the blood begins to clear again2 #gj ,now will ,i make an end immediately4 ,writes4 ,meph4 ,o what will not ,i do to obtain his soul4 ,aside4 ,faust4 ,consummatum est3#dbb this bill is ended1 ,and ,faustus hath bequeath'd his soul to ,lucifer-- ,but what is this inscription on mine arm8 #ge ,homo1 fuge6#dbc ,whither should ,i fly8 ,if unto ,god1 he'll throw me down to hell4 ,my senses are deceiv'd2 here 's nothing writ3-- ,i see it plain2 here in this place is writ ,homo1 fuge6 ,yet shall not ,faustus fly4 #hj ,meph4 ,i'll fetch him somewhat to delight his mind4 ,exit4 ,re-enter ,,mephistophilis with ,devils1 giving crowns and rich apparel to ,,faustus1 and dance1 and then depart4 ,faust4 ,speak1 ,mephistophilis1 what means this show8 ,meph4 ,nothing1 ,faustus1 but to delight thy mind withal1 ,and to show thee what magic can perform4 ,faust4 ,but may ,i raise up spirits when ,i please8 7#he7 ,meph4 ,ay1 ,faustus1 and do greater things than these4 ,faust4 ,then there's enough for a thousand souls4 ,here1 ,mephistophilis1 receive this scroll1 ,a deed of gift of body and of soul3 ,but yet conditionally that thou perform #ij ,all articles prescrib'd between us both4 ,meph4 ,faustus1 ,i swear by hell and ,lucifer ,to effect all promises between us made4 ,faust4 ,then hear me read them3 ,on these conditions following4 ,first1 that ,faustus may 7#ie7 be a spirit in form and substance4 ,secondly1 that ,mephistophilis shall be his servant1 and at his command4 ,thirdly1 that ,mephistophilis shall do for him and bring him whatsoever he desires4 ,fourthly1 that he shall be in his chamber or 7#ajj7 house invisible4 ,lastly1 that he shall appear to the said ,john ,faustus1 at all times1 in what form or shape soever he pleases4 ,i1 ,john ,faustus1 of ,wittenberg1 ,doctor1 by these presents do give both body and soul to ,lucifer1 ,prince of the ,east1 7#aje7 and his minister1 ,mephistophilis2 and furthermore grant unto them1 that twenty-four years being expired1 the articles above written inviolate1 full power to fetch or carry the said ,john ,faustus1 body and soul1 flesh1 blood1 or goods1 into their 7#aaj7 habitation wheresoever4 ,by me1 ,john ,faustus4 ,meph4 ,speak1 ,faustus1 do you deliver this as your deed8 ,faust4 ,ay1 take it1 and the ,devil give thee good on't4 ,meph4 ,now1 ,faustus1 ask what thou wilt4 #aad ,faust4 ,first will ,i question with thee about hell4 ,tell me where is the place that men call hell8 ,meph4 ,under the heavens4 ,faust4 ,ay1 but whereabout8 ,meph4 ,within the bowels of these elements1 ,where we are tortur'd and remain for ever2 #abj ,hell hath no limits1 nor is circumscrib'd ,in one self place2 for where we are is hell1 ,and where hell is there must we ever be3 ,and1 to conclude1 when all the world dissolves1 ,and every creature shall be purified1 #abe ,all places shall be hell that is not ,heaven4 ,faust4 ,come1 ,i think hell's a fable4 ,meph4 ,ay1 think so still1 till experience change thy mind4 ,faust4 ,why1 think'st thou then that ,faustus shall be damn'd8 #abi ,meph4 ,ay1 of necessity1 for here's the scroll ,wherein thou hast given thy soul to ,lucifer4 ,faust4 ,ay1 and body too2 but what of that8 ,think'st thou that ,faustus is so fond#dbd to imagine ,that1 after this life1 there is any pain8 ,tush2 these are trifles1 and mere old-wives' tales4 #ace ,meph4 ,but1 ,faustus1 ,i am an instance to prove the contrary1 ,for ,i am damned1 and am now in hell6 ,faust4 ,how6 now in hell6 ,nay1 an this be hell1 ,i'll willingly be damn'd here2 ,what8 walking1 disputing1 c48 #adj ,but1 leaving off this1 let me have a wife1 ,the fairest maid in ,germany2 ,for ,i am wanton and lascivious1 ,and cannot live without a wife4 ,meph4 ,how--a wife8 #ade ,i prithee1 ,faustus1 talk not of a wife4 ,faust4 ,nay1 sweet ,mephistophilis1 fetch me one1 for ,i will have one4 ,meph4 ,well--thou wilt have one4 ,sit there till ,i come3 ,i'll fetch thee a wife in the ,devil's name4 ,exit4 ,re-enter ,,mephistophilis with a ,devil dressed like a woman1 with fireworks4 ,meph4 ,tell me1 ,faustus1 how dost thou like thy wife8 #aej ,faust4 ,a plague on her for a hot whore6 ,meph4 ,tut1 ,faustus1 ,marriage is but a ceremonial toy2 ,and if thou lovest me1 think no more of it4 ,i'll cull thee out the fairest courtesans1 #aee ,and bring them every morning to thy bed2 ,she whom thine eye shall like1 thy heart shall have1 ,be she as chaste as was ,penelope1 ,as wise as ,saba1#dbe or as beautiful ,as was bright ,lucifer before his fall4 #afj ,here1 take this book1 peruse it thoroughly3 ,gives a book4 ,the iterating#dbf of these lines brings gold2 ,the framing of this circle on the ground ,brings whirlwinds1 tempests1 thunder and lightning2 ,pronounce this thrice devoutly to thyself1 #afe ,and men in armour shall appear to thee1 ,ready to execute what thou desir'st4 ,faust4 ,thanks1 ,mephistophilis2 yet fain would ,i have a book wherein ,i might behold all spells and incantations1 that ,i might raise #agj up spirits when ,i please4 ,meph4 ,here they are1 in this book4 ,turns to them4 ,faust4 ,now would ,i have a book where ,i might see all characters and planets of the heavens1 that ,i might know their motions and #age dispositions4 ,meph4 ,here they are too4 ,turns to them4 ,faust4 ,nay1 let me have one book more1-- and then ,i have done1--wherein ,i might see all plants1 herbs1 and trees that grow upon 7#ahj7 the earth4 ,meph4 ,here they be4 ,faust4 ,o1 thou art deceived4 ,meph4 ,tut1 ,i warrant thee4 ,turns to them4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,vi4#dbg ,enter ,,faustus and ,,mephistophilis4 ,faust4 ,when ,i behold the heavens1 then ,i repent1 ,and curse thee1 wicked ,mephistophilis1 ,because thou hast depriv'd me of those joys4 ,meph4 ,why1 ,faustus1 ,thinkest thou ,heaven is such a glorious thing8 #e ,i tell thee 't is not half so fair as thou1 ,or any man that breathes on earth4 ,faust4 ,how provest thou that8 ,meph4 ',t was made for man1 therefore is man more excellent4 ,faust4 ,if it were made for man1 't was made for me2 #aj ,i will renounce this magic and repent4 ,enter ,,good ,,angel and ,,evil ,,angel4 ,g4 ,ang4 ,faustus1 repent2 yet ,god will pity thee4 ,e4 ,ang4 ,thou art a spirit2 ,god cannot pity thee4 ,faust4 ,who buzzeth in mine ears ,i am a spirit8 ,be ,i a devil1 yet ,god may pity me2 #ae ,ay1 ,god will pity me if ,i repent4 ,e4 ,ang4 ,ay1 but ,faustus never shall repent4 ,exeunt ,,angels4 ,faust4 ,my heart's so hard'ned ,i cannot repent4 ,scarce can ,i name salvation1 faith1 or heaven1 ,but fearful echoes thunder in mine ears #bj 8,faustus1 thou art damn'd60 ,then swords and knives1 ,poison1 gun1 halters1 and envenom'd steel ,are laid before me to despatch myself1 ,and long ere this ,i should have slain myself1 ,had not sweet pleasure conquer'd deep despair4 ,have ,i not made blind ,homer sing to me #be ,of ,alexander's love and non's death8 ,and hath not he that built the walls of ,thebes ,with ravishing sound of his melodious harp1 ,made music with my ,mephistophilis8 #cj ,why should ,i die then1 or basely despair8 ,i am resolv'd3 ,faustus shall ne'er repent4 ,come1 ,mephistophilis1 let us dispute again1 ,and argue of divine astrology4 ,tell me1 are there many heavens above the moon8 #ce ,are all celestial bodies but one globe1 ,as is the substance of this centric earth8 ,meph4 ,as are the elements1 such are the spheres ,mutually folded in each other's orb1 ,and1 ,faustus1 #dj ,all jointly move upon one axletree ,whose terminine is term'd the world's wide pole2 ,nor are the names of ,saturn1 ,mars1 or ,jupiter ,feign'd1 but are erring stars4 ,faust4 ,but tell me1 have they all one motion1 both situ et tempore8#dbh #df ,meph4 ,all jointly move from east to west in twenty-four hours upon the poles of the world2 but differ in their motion upon the poles of the zodiac4 #ej ,faust4 ,tush6 ,these slender trifles ,wagner can decide2 ,hath ,mephistophilis no greater skill8 ,who knows not the double motion of the planets8 ,the first is finish'd in a natural day2 #ee ,the second thus3 as ,saturn in thirty years2 ,jupiter in twelve2 ,mars in four2 the ,sun1 ,venus1 and ,mercury in a year2 the moon in twenty-eight days4 ,tush1 these are freshmen's suppositions4 ,but tell me1 hath every sphere a dominion or intelligentia8 #fa ,meph4 ,ay4 ,faust4 ,how many heavens1 or spheres1 are there8 ,meph4 ,nine3 the seven planets1 the firmament1 and the empyreal heaven4 #ff ,faust4 ,well1 resolve me in this question3 ,why have we not conjunctions1 oppositions1 aspects1 eclipses1 all at one time1 but in some years we have more1 in some less8 #gj ,meph4 ,per inqualem motum respecta totius4#dbi ,faust4 ,well1 ,i am answered4 ,tell me who made the world4 ,meph4 ,i will not4 ,faust4 ,sweet ,mephistophilis1 tell me4 ,meph4 ,move me not1 for ,i will not tell thee4 ,faust4 ,villain1 have ,i not bound thee to tell me anything8 #gf ,meph4 ,ay1 that is not against our kingdom2 but this is4 ,think thou on hell1 ,faustus1 for thou art damn'd4 ,faust4 ,think1 ,faustus1 upon ,god that made the world4 ,meph4 ,remember this4 #hj ,faust4 ,ay1 go1 accursed spirit1 to ugly hell4 ',t is thou hast damn'd distressed ,faustus' soul4 ,is't not too late8 ,re-enter ,,good ,,angel and ,,evil ,,angel4 ,e4 ,ang4 ,too late4 ,g4 ,ang4 ,never too late1 if ,faustus can repent4 ,e4 ,ang4 ,if thou repent1 devils shall tear thee in pieces4 #hf ,g4 ,ang4 ,repent1 and they shall never raze thy skin4 ,exeunt ,,angels4 ,faust4 ,ah1 ,christ1 my ,saviour1 ,seek to save distressed ,faustus' soul4 ,enter ,,lucifer1 ,,belzebub1 and ,,mephistophilis4 ,luc4 ,christ cannot save thy soul1 for he is just2 #ij ,there's none but ,i have interest in the same4 ,faust4 ,o1 who art thou that look'st so terrible8 ,luc4 ,i am ,lucifer1 ,and this is my companion-prince in hell4 ,faust4 ,o ,faustus6 they are come to fetch away thy soul6 #ie ,luc4 ,we come to tell thee thou dost injure us2 ,thou talk'st of ,christ contrary to thy promise2 ,thou should'st not think of ,god3 think of the ,devil1 ,and of his dam1 too4 ,faust4 ,nor will ,i henceforth3 pardon me in this1 #ajj ,and ,faustus vows never to look to ,heaven1 ,never to name ,god1 or to pray to him1 ,to burn his ,scriptures1 slay his ministers1 ,and make my spirits pull his churches down4 ,luc4 ,do so1 and we will highly gratify thee4 ,faustus1 we are come from hell to show thee 7#ajf7 some pastime4 ,sit down1 and thou shalt see all the ,seven ,deadly ,sins appear in their proper shapes4 ,faust4 ,that sight will be pleasing unto me1 ,as ,paradise was to ,adam the first day #aaa ,of his creation4 ,luc4 ,talk not of ,paradise nor creation1 but mark this show3 talk of the ,devil1 and nothing else4--,come away6 #aae ,enter the ,,seven ,,deadly ,,sins4 ,now1 ,faustus1 examine them of their several names and dispositions4 ,faust4 ,what art thou--the first8 ,pride4 ,i am ,pride4 ,i disdain to have any parents4 ,i am like to ,ovid's flea3 ,i can 7#abj7 creep into every corner of a wench2 sometimes1 like a periwig1 ,i sit upon her brow2 or like a fan of feathers1 ,i kiss her lips2 indeed ,i do--what do ,i not8 ,but1 fie1 what a scent is here6 ,i'll not speak another word1 except the 7#abe7 ground were perfum'd1 and covered with cloth of arras4 ,faust4 ,what art thou--the second8 ,covet4 ,i am ,covetousness1 begotten of an old churl in an old leathern bag2 and might ,i 7#acj7 have my wish ,i would desire that this house and all the people in it were turn'd to gold1 that ,i might lock you up in my good chest4 ,o1 my sweet gold6 ,faust4 ,what art thou--the third8 #ace ,wrath4 ,i am ,wrath4 ,i had neither father nor mother3 ,i leapt out of a lion's mouth when ,i was scarce half an hour old2 and ever since ,i have run up and down the world with this case#dcj of rapiers wounding myself when ,i 7#adj7 had nobody to fight withal4 ,i was born in hell2 and look to it1 for some of you shall be my father4 ,faust4 ,what art thou--the fourth8 ,envy4 ,i am ,envy1 begotten of a chimney 7#ade7 sweeper and an oyster-wife4 ,i cannot read1 and therefore wish all books were burnt4 ,i am lean with seeing others eat4 ,o that there would come a famine through all the world1 that all might die1 and ,i live alone6 then thou 7#aej7 should'st see how fat ,i would be4 ,but must thou sit and ,i stand6 ,come down with a vengeance6 ,faust4 ,away1 envious rascal6 ,what art thou--the fifth8 ,glut4 ,who1 ,i1 sir8 ,i am ,gluttony4 ,my 7#aee7 parents are all dead1 and the devil a penny they have left me1 but a bare pension1 and that is thirty meals a day and ten bevers#dca--;a small trifle to suffice nature4 ,o1 ,i come of a royal parentage6 ,my grandfather was a ,gammon 7#afj7 of ,bacon1 my grandmother a ,hogshead of ,claret-wine1 my godfathers were these1 ,peter ,pickleherring1 and ,martin ,martlemas-beef4#dcb ,o1 but my godmother1 she was a jolly gentlewoman1 and well beloved in every good town and 7#afe7 city2 her name was ,mistress ,margery ,march-beer4 ,now1 ,faustus1 thou hast heard all my progeny1 wilt thou bid me to supper8 ,faust4 ,no1 ,i'll see thee hanged3 thou wilt eat up all my victuals4 #agj ,glut4 ,then the ,devil choke thee6 ,faust4 ,choke thyself1 glutton6 ,who art thou--the sixth8 ,sloth4 ,i am ,sloth4 ,i was begotten on a sunny bank1 where ,i have lain ever since2 and 7#age7 you have done me great injury to bring me from thence3 let me be carried thither again by ,gluttony and ,lechery4 ,i'll not speak another word for a king's ransom4 ,faust4 ,what are you1 ,mistress ,minx1 the seventh and last8 #ahj ,lech4 ,who1 ,i1 sir8 ,i am one that loves an inch of raw mutton better than an ell of fried stockfish2 and the first letter of my name begins with ,lechery4 ,luc4 ,away to hell1 to hell6 7,exeunt the ,,sins47 ,now1 ,faustus1 how dost thou like this8 #ahf ,faust4 ,o1 this feeds my soul6 ,luc4 ,tut1 ,faustus1 in hell is all manner of delight4 ,faust4 ,o might ,i see hell1 and return again4 ,how happy were ,i then6 #aij ,luc4 ,thou shalt2 ,i will send for thee at midnight4 ,in meantime take this book2 peruse it throughly1 ,and thou shalt turn thyself into what shape thou wilt4 ,faust4 ,great thanks1 mighty ,lucifer6 ,this will ,i keep as chary as my life4 #aie ,luc4 ,farewell1 ,faustus1 and think on the ,devil4 ,faust4 ,farewell1 great ,lucifer6 ,come1 ,mephistophilis4 ,exeunt omnes4 ,enter ,,wagner4#dcc ,wagner4 ,learned ,faustus1 ,to know the secrets of astronomy1 ,graven in the book of ,jove's high firmament1 ,did mount himself to scale ,olympus' top1 #bjj ,being seated in a chariot burning bright1 ,drawn by the strength of yoky dragons' necks4 ,he now is gone to prove cosmography1 ,and1 as ,i guess1 will first arrive at ,rome1 #bje ,to see the ,pope and manner of his court1 ,and take some part of holy ,peter's feast1 ,that to this day is highly solemnis'd4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,vii4#dcd ,enter ,,faustus and ,,mephistophilis4 ,faust4 ,having now1 my good ,mephistophilis1 ,past with delight the stately town of ,trier1#dce ,environ'd round with airy mountain-tops1 ,with walls of flint1 and deep entrenched lakes1 ,not to be won by any conquering prince2 #e ,from ,paris next1 coasting the realm of ,france1 ,we saw the river ,maine fall into ,rhine1 ,whose banks are set with groves of fruitful vines2 ,then up to ,naples1 rich ,campania1 ,whose buildings fair and gorgeous to the eye1 #aj ,the streets straight forth1 and pav'd with finest brick1 ,quarter the town in four equivalents4 ,there saw we learned ,maro's#dcf golden tomb1 ,the way he cut1 an ,english mile in length1 ,thorough a rock of stone in one night's space2 #ae ,from thence to ,venice1 ,padua1 and the rest1 ,in one of which a sumptuous temple stands1 ,that threats the stars with her aspiring top1 ,thus hitherto has ,faustus spent his time3 ,but tell me1 now1 what resting-place is this8 #bj ,hast thou1 as erst ,i did command1 ,conducted me within the walls of ,rome8 ,meph4 ,faustus1 ,i have2 and because we will not be unprovided1 ,i have taken up#dcg his ,holiness' privy-chamber for our use4 #be ,faust4 ,i hope his ,holiness will bid us welcome4 ,meph4 ,tut1 'tis no matter1 man1 we'll be bold with his good cheer4 ,and now1 my ,faustus1 that thou may'st perceive ,what ,rome containeth to delight thee with1 #cj ,know that this city stands upon seven hills ,that underprop the groundwork of the same4 ,just through the midst runs flowing ,tiber's stream1 ,with winding banks that cut it in two parts3 ,over the which four stately bridges lean1 #ce ,that make safe passage to each part of ,rome3 ,upon the bridge call'd ,ponto ,angelo ,erected is a castle passing strong1 ,within whose walls such store of ordnance are1 ,and double cannons1 fram'd of carved brass1 #dj ,as match the days within one cmplete year2 ,besides the gates and high pyramides1 ,which ,julius ,csar brought from ,africa4 ,faust4 ,now by the kingdoms of infernal rule1 ,of ,styx1 of ,acheron1 and the fiery ,lake #de ,of ever-burning ,phlegethon1 ,i swear ,that ,i do long to see the monuments ,and situation of bright-splendent ,rome3 ,come therefore1 let's away4 ,meph4 ,nay1 ,faustus1 stay2 ,i know you'd fain see the ,pope1 #ej ,and take some part of holy ,peter's feast1 ,where thou shalt see a troop of bald-pate friars1 ,whose summum bonum is in belly-cheer4 ,faust4 ,well1 ,i'm content to compass then some sport1 ,and by their folly make us merriment4 #ee ,then charm me1 ,mephistophilis1 that ,i ,may be invisible1 to do what ,i please ,unseen of any whilst ,i stay in ,rome4 ,,mephistophilis charms him4 ,meph4 ,so1 ,faustus1 now #ei ,do what thou wilt1 thou shalt not be discern'd4 ,sound a sennet4#dch ,enter the ,,pope and the ,,cardinal of ,,lorrain to the banquet1 with ,,friars attending4 ,pope4 ,my ,lord of ,lorrain1 wilt please you draw near8 ,faust4 ,fall to1 and the devil choke you an#dci you spare6 ,pope4 ,how now6 ,who's that which spake8--,friars1 look about4 #a ,friar4 ,here's nobody1 if it like your ,holiness4 #fd ,pope4 ,my lord1 here is a dainty dish was sent me from the ,bishop of ,milan4 ,faust4 ,i thank you1 sir4 ,snatches it4 ,pope4 ,how now6 ,who's that which snatch'd the meat from me8 ,will no man look8 ,my 7#fi7 ,lord1 this dish was sent me from the ,cardinal of ,florence4 ,faust4 ,you say true2 ,i'll ha't4 ,snatches it4 ,pope4 ,what1 again6 ,my lord1 ,i'll drink to your ,grace4 ,faust4 ,i'll pledge your ,grace4 ,snatches the cup4 #ge ,c4 of ,lor4 ,my lord1 it may be some ghost newly crept out of purgatory1 come to beg a pardon of your ,holiness4 ,pope4 ,it may be so4 ,friars1 prepare a dirge to lay the fury of this ghost4 ,once again1 my 7#hj7 lord1 fall to4 ,the ,,pope crosseth himself4 ,faust4 ,what1 are you crossing of yourself8 ,well1 use that trick no more ,i would advise you4 ,the ,,pope crosses himself again4 ,well1 there's the second time4 ,aware the third4 ,i give you fair warning4 #he ,the ,,pope crosses himself again1 and ,,faustus hits him a box of the ear2 and they all run away4 ,come on1 ,mephistophilis1 what shall we do8 ,meph4 ,nay1 ,i know not4 ,we shall be curs'd with bell1 book1 and candle4 ,faust4 ,how6 bell1 book1 and candle1--candle1 book1 and bell1 ,forward and backward to curse ,faustus to hell6 ,anon you shall hear a hog grunt1 a calf bleat1 and an ass bray1 #ij ,because it is ,saint ,peter's holiday4 ,re-enter all the ,,friars to sing the ,dirge4 #a ,friar4 ,come1 brethren1 let's about our business with good devotion4 ,they sing3 ,cursed be he that stole away his ,holiness' meat from the table6 ,maledicat ,dominus6#ddj ,cursed be he that struck his ,holiness a blow on the face6 ,maledicat ,dominus6 #ie ,cursed be he that took ,friar ,sandelo a blow on the pate6 ,maledicat ,dominus6 ,cursed be he that disturbeth our holy dirge6 ,maledicat ,dominus6 ,cursed be he that took away his ,holiness' wine6 ,maledicat ,dominus6 ,et omnes sancti6#dda ,amen6 ,,mephistophilis and ,,faustus beat the ,,friars1 and fling fireworks among them3 and so exeunt4 ,enter ,,chorus4 ,chorus4 ,when ,faustus had with pleasure ta'en the view ,of rarest things1 and royal courts of kings1 #ajj ,he stay'd his course1 and so returned home2 ,where such as bear his absence but with grief1 ,i mean his friends1 and near'st companions1 ,did gratulate his safety with kind words1 ,and in their conference of what befell1 #aje ,touching his journey through the world and air1 ,they put forth questions of ,astrology1 ,which ,faustus answer'd with such learned skill1 ,as they admir'd and wond'red at his wit4 ,now is his fame spread forth in every land2 #aaj ,amongst the rest the ,emperor is one1 ,carolus the ,fifth1 at whose palace now ,faustus is feasted 'mongst his noblemen4 ,what there he did in trial of his art1 #aad ,i leave untold--your eyes shall see perform'd4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,viii4#ddb ,enter ,,robin the ,ostler with a book in his hand4 ,robin4 ,o1 this is admirable6 here ,i ha' stolen one of ,dr4 ,faustus1 conjuring books1 and i' faith ,i mean to search some circles for my own use4 ,now will ,i make all the maidens in our parish dance at my pleasure1 stark naked 7#e7 before me2 and so by that means ,i shall see more than e'er ,i felt or saw yet4 ,enter ,,ralph calling ,robin4 ,ralph4 ,robin1 prithee come away2 there's a gentleman tarries to have his horse1 and he would have his things rubb'd and made clean4 #aj ,he keeps such a chafing with my mistress about it2 and she has sent me to look thee out4 ,prithee come away4 ,robin4 ,keep out1 keep out1 or else you are blown up2 you are dismemb'red1 ,ralph3 keep 7#ae7 out1 for ,i am about a roaring piece of work4 ,ralph4 ,come1 what dost thou with that same book8 ,thou canst not read4 ,robin4 ,yes1 my master and mistress shall find that ,i can read1 he for his forehead1 she 7#bj7 for her private study2 she's born to bear with me1 or else my art fails4 ,ralph4 ,why1 ,robin1 what book is that8 ,robin4 ,what book6 ,why1 the most intolerable book for conjuring that e'er was invented by any brimstone devil4 #be ,ralph4 ,canst thou conjure with it8 ,robin4 ,i can do all these things easily with it3 first1 ,i can make thee drunk with ippocras#ddc at any tavern in ,europe for nothing2 that's one of my conjuring works4 #ca ,ralph4 ,our ,master ,parson says that's nothing4 ,robin4 ,true1 ,ralph2 and more1 ,ralph1 if them hast any mind to ,nan ,spit1 our kitchenmaid1 then turn her and wind her to thy own use #ce as often as thou wilt1 and at midnight4 ,ralph4 ,o brave ,robin1 shall ,i have ,nan ,spit1 and to mine own use8 ,on that condition ,i'll feed thy devil with horsebread as long as he lives1 of free cost4 #dj ,robin4 ,no more1 sweet ,ralph3 let's go and make clean our boots1 which lie foul upon our hands1 and then to our conjuring in the ,devil's name4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ix4#ddd ,enter ,,robin and ,,ralph with a silver goblet4 ,robin4 ,come1 ,ralph1 did not ,i tell thee we were for ever made by this ,doctor ,faustus' book8 ,ecce signum1 here's a simple purchase#dde for horsekeepers2 our horses shall eat no hay as long as this lasts4 #e ,enter the ,,vintner4 ,ralph4 ,but1 ,robin1 here comes the vintner4 ,robin4 ,hush6 ,i'll gull him supernaturally4 ,drawer1 ,i hope all is paid3 ,god be with you4 ,come1 ,ralph4 ,vint4 ,soft1 sir2 a word with you4 ,i must 7#aj7 yet have a goblet paid from you1 ere you go4 ,robin4 ,i1 a goblet1 ,ralph2 ,i1 a goblet6 ,i scorn you1 and you are but a#ddf c4 ,i1 a goblet6 search me4 ,vint4 ,i mean so1 sir1 with your favour4 ,searches him4 #ae ,robin4 ,how say you now8 ,vint4 ,i must say somewhat to your fellow4 ,you1 sir6 ,ralph4 ,me1 sir6 me1 sir6 search your fill4 ,,vintner searches him4 ,now1 sir1 you may be ashamed to burden honest men with a matter 7#ba7 of truth4 ,vint4 ,well1 t' one of you hath this goblet about you4 ,robin4 ,aside4 ,you lie1 drawer1 'tis afore 7#be7 me4--,sirrah you1 ,i'll teach ye to impeach honest men2 stand by2--,i'll scour you for a goblet6--stand aside you had best4 ,i charge you in the name of ,belzebub4 ,look to the goblet1 ,ralph4 ,aside to ,,ralph4 #cj ,vint4 ,what mean you1 sirrah8 ,robin4 ,i'll tell you what ,i mean4 ,reads from a book4 ,sanctobulorum1 ,periphrasticon--,nay1 ,i'll tickle you1 vintner4 ,look to the goblet1 ,ralph4 ,aside to ,,ralph4 7#ce7 ,polypragmos ,belseborams framanto pacostiphos tostu1 ,mephistophilis1 c4 ,reads4 ,enter ,,mephistophilis1 sets squibs at their backs1 and then exit4 ,they run about4 ,vint4 ,o nomine ,domini6#ddg what meanest thou1 ,robin8 ,thou hast no goblet4 ,ralph4 ,peccatum peccatorum6#ddh ,here's 7#dj7 thy goblet1 good vintner4 ,gives the goblet to ,,vintner1 who exit4 ,robin4 ,misericordia pro nobis6#ddi ,what shall ,i do8 ,good ,devil1 forgive me now1 and ,i'll never rob thy library more4 ,re-enter to them ,,mephistophilis4 ,meph4 ,monarch of hell1 under whose black survey #de ,great potentates do kneel with awful fear1 ,upon whose altars thousand souls do lie1 ,how am ,i vexed with these villains' charms8 ,from ,constantinople am ,i hither come ,only for pleasure of these damned slaves4 #ej ,robin4 ,how from ,constantinople8 ,you have had a great journey4 ,will you take sixpence in your purse to pay for your supper1 and begone8 ,meph4 ,well1 villains1 for your presumption1 7#ee7 ,i transform thee into an ape1 and thee into a dog2 and so begone4 ,exit4 ,robin4 ,how1 into an ape8 ,that's brave6 ,i'll have fine sport with the boys4 ,i'll get nuts and apples enow4 #fj ,ralph4 ,and ,i must be a dog4 ,robin4 ,i' faith thy head will never be out of the pottage pot4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,x4#dej ,enter ,,emperor1 ,,faustus1 and a ,,knight with attendants4 ,emp4 ,master ,doctor ,faustus1 ,i have heard strange report of thy knowledge in the black art1 how that none in my empire nor in the whole world can compare with thee for the rare effects of magic2 they say thou hast a familiar 7#e7 spirit1 by whom thou canst accomplish what thou list4 ,this1 therefore1 is my request1 that thou let me see some proof of thy skill1 that mine eyes may be witnesses to confirm what mine ears have heard reported2 and here ,i 7#aj7 swear to thee by the honour of mine imperial crown1 that1 whatever thou doest1 thou shalt be no ways prejudiced or endamaged4 ,knight4 ,i'faith he looks much like a conjuror4 ,aside4 #ae ,faust4 ,my gracious sovereign1 though ,i must confess myself far inferior to the report men have published1 and nothing answerable#dea to the honour of your imperial majesty1 yet for that love and duty binds me thereunto1 ,i am content 7#bj7 to do whatsoever your majesty shall command me4 ,emp4 ,then1 ,doctor ,faustus1 mark what ,i shall say4 ,as ,i was sometime solitary set ,within my closet1 sundry thoughts arose #be ,about the honour of mine ancestors1 ,how they had won by prowess such exploits1 ,got such riches1 subdued so many kingdoms1 ,as we that do succeed1 or they that shall ,hereafter possess our throne1 shall #cj 7,i fear me7 ne'er attain to that degree ,of high renown and great authority2 ,amongst which kings is ,alexander the ,great1 ,chief spectacle of the world's pre-eminence1 ,the bright shining of whose glorious acts #ce ,lightens the world with his#deb reflecting beams1 ,as1 when ,i heard but motion#dec made of him1 ,it grieves my soul ,i never saw the man4 ,if1 therefore1 thou by cunning of thine art #dj ,canst raise this man from hollow vaults below1 ,where lies entomb'd this famous conqueror1 ,and bring with him his beauteous paramour1 ,both in their right shapes1 gesture1 and attire ,they us'd to wear during their time of life1 ,thou shalt both satisfy my just desire1 #de ,and give me cause to praise thee whilst ,i live4 ,faust4 ,my gracious lord1 ,i am ready to accomplish your request so far forth as by art1 and power of my ,spirit1 ,i am able to perform4 #ej ,knight4 ,i' faith that's just nothing at all4 ,aside4 ,faust4 ,but1 if it like your ,grace1 it is not in my ability to present before your eyes the true substantial bodies of those two deceased princes1 which long since are consumed to dust4 #ee ,knight4 ,ay1 marry4 ,master ,doctor1 now there's a sign of grace in you1 when you will confess the truth4 ,aside4 ,faust4 ,but such spirits as can lively resemble ,alexander and his paramour shall appear before your ,grace in that manner that they best 7#fa7 liv'd in1 in their most flourishing estate2 which ,i doubt not shall sufficiently content your imperial majesty4 ,emp4 ,go to1 ,master ,doctor1 let me see them presently4 #ff ,knight4 ,do you hear1 ,master ,doctor8 ,you bring ,alexander and his paramour before the ,emperor6 ,faust4 ,how then1 sir8 #gj ,knight4 ,i' faith that's as true as ,diana turn'd me to a stag6 ,faust4 ,no1 sir1 but when ,acton died1 he left the horns for you4 ,mephistophilis1 begone4 ,exit ,,mephistophilis4 #ge ,knight4 ,nay1 an you go to conjuring1 ,i'll begone4 ,exit4 ,faust4 ,i'll meet with you anon for interrupting me so4 ,here they are1 my gracious lord4 #hj ,re-enter ,,mephistophilis with ,,spirits in the shape of ,,alexander and his ,,paramour4 ,emp4 ,master ,doctor1 ,i heard this lady while she liv'd had a wart or mole in her neck3 how shall ,i know whether it be so or no8 ,faust4 ,your ,highness may boldly go and see4 ,exeunt ,,spirits4 ,emp4 ,sure these are no spirits1 but the 7#he7 true substantial bodies of those two deceased princes4 ,faust4 ,will't please your ,highness now to send for the knight that was so pleasant with me here of late8 #ij ,emp4 ,one of you call him forth4 ,exit ,attendant4 ,re-enter the ,,knight with a pair of horns on his head4 ,how now1 sir knight6 why ,i had thought thou had'st been a bachelor1 but now ,i see thou hast a wife1 that not only gives thee horns1 but makes thee wear them4 ,feel on thy head4 #ie ,knight4 ,thou damned wretch and execrable dog1 ,bred in the concave of some monstrous rock1 ,how darest thou thus abuse a gentleman8 ,villain1 ,i say1 undo what thou hast done6 ,faust4 ,o1 not so fast1 sir2 there's no haste2 7#ajj7 but1 good1 are you rememb'red how you crossed me in my conference with the ,emperor8 ,i think ,i have met with you for it4 ,emp4 ,good ,master ,doctor1 at my entreaty release him2 he hath done penance sufficient4 #aje ,faust4 ,my gracious lord1 not so much for the injury he off'red me here in your presence1 as to delight you with some mirth1 hath ,faustus worthily requited this injurious knight2 7#aji7 which1 being all ,i desire1 ,i am content to release him of his horns3 and1 sir knight1 hereafter speak well of scholars4 ,mephistophilis1 transform him straight4 ,,mephistophilis removes the horns4 ,now1 my good lord1 having done my duty ,i humbly take my leave4 #aae ,emp4 ,farewell1 ,master ,doctor2 yet1 ere you go1 ,expect from me a bounteous reward4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,xi4#ded ,enter ,,faustus and ,,mephistophilis4 ,faust4 ,now1 ,mephistophilis1 the restless course ,that ,time doth run with calm and silent foot1 ,short'ning my days and thread of vital life1 ,calls for the payment of my latest years2 ,therefore1 sweet ,mephistophilis1 let us #e ,make haste to ,wittenberg4 ,meph4 ,what1 will you go on horseback or on foot8 ,faust4 ,nay1 till ,i'm past this fair and pleasant green1 ,i'll walk on foot4 ,enter a ,,horse-,,courser4 ,horse-,c4 ,i have been all this day seeking 7#aj7 one ,master ,fustian3 mass1 see where he is6 ,god save you4 ,master ,doctor6 ,faust4 ,what1 horse-courser6 ,you are well met4 ,horse-,c4 ,do you hear1 sir8 ,i have brought 7#ae7 you forty dollars for your horse4 ,faust4 ,i cannot sell him so3 if thou likest him for fifty1 take him4 ,horse-,c4 ,alas1 sir1 ,i have no more4--,i pray you speak for me4 #bj ,meph4 ,i pray you let him have him1 he is an honest fellow1 and he has a great charge1 neither wife nor child4 ,faust4 ,well1 come1 give me your money4 ,,horse-,,courser gives ,,faustus the money4 7#be7 ,my boy will deliver him to you4 ,but ,i must tell you one thing before you have him2 ride him not into the water at any hand4 ,horse-,c4 ,why1 sir1 will he not drink of all waters8 #cj ,faust4 ,o yes1 he will drink of all waters1 but ride him not into the water3 ride him over hedge or ditch1 or where thou wilt1 but not into the water4 ,horse-,c4 ,well1 sir4--,now ,i am made man 7#ce7 forever4 ,i'll not leave my horse for forty4 ,if he had but the quality of hey-ding-ding1 hey-ding-ding1 ,i'd make a brave living on him3 he has a buttock as slick as an eel4 ,aside4 ,well1 ,god b' wi' ye1 sir1 your boy will deliver him me3 but 7#dj7 hark ye1 sir2 if my horse be sick or ill at ease1 if ,i bring his water to you1 you'll tell me what it is8 ,exit ,,horse-,,courser4 ,faust4 ,away1 you villain2 what1 dost think ,i am a horse-doctor8 ,what art thou1 ,faustus1 but a man condemn'd to die8 #de ,thy fatal time doth draw to final end2 ,despair doth drive distrust unto my thoughts3 ,confound these passions with a quiet sleep3 ,tush1 ,christ did call the thief upon the cross2 ,then rest thee1 ,faustus1 quiet in conceit4 #ej ,sleeps in his chair4 ,re-enter ,,horse-,,courser1 all wet1 crying4 ,horse-,c4 ,alas1 alas6 ,doctor ,fustian1 quotha8 ,mass1 ,doctor ,lopus#dee was never such a doctor4 ,has given me a purgation has purg 'd me of forty dollars2 ,i shall never see them more4 ,but yet1 like an ass as ,i was1 ,i would not be ruled 7#ee7 by him1 for he bade me ,i should ride him into no water4 ,now ,i1 thinking my horse had had some rare quality that he would not have had me known of1 ,i1 like a venturous youth1 rid him into the deep pond at the town's end4 ,i was 7#fj7 no sooner in the middle of the pond1 but my horse vanish'd away1 and ,i sat upon a bottle of hay1 never so near drowning in my life4 ,but ,i'll seek out my ,doctor1 and have my forty dollars again1 or ,i'll make it the dearest horse6--,o1 7#fe7 yonder is his snipper-snapper4--,do you hear8 ,you hey-pass1#def where's your master8 ,meph4 ,why1 sir1 what would you8 ,you cannot speak with him4 ,horse-,c4 ,but ,i will speak with him4 #gj ,meph4 ,why1 he's fast asleep4 ,come some other time4 ,horse-,c4 ,i'll speak with him now1 or ,i'll break his glass windows about his ears4 ,meph4 ,i tell thee he has not slept this 7#ge7 eight nights4 ,horse-,c4 ,an he have not slept this eight weeks1 ,i'll speak with him4 ,meph4 ,see where he is1 fast asleep4 #gi ,horse-,c4 ,ay1 this is he4 ,god save you1 ,master ,doctor6 ,master ,doctor4 ,master ,doctor ,fustian6--,forty dollars1 forty dollars for a bottle of hay6 ,meph4 ,why1 thou seest he hears thee not4 ,horse-,c4 ,so ho1 ho6--so ho1 ho6 7,hollas in 7#he7 his ear47 ,no1 will you not wake8 ,i'll make you wake ere ,i go4 7,pulls ,,faustus by the leg1 and pulls it away47 ,alas1 ,i am undone6 ,what shall ,i do8 ,faust4 ,o my leg1 my leg6 ,help1 ,mephistophilis6 7#ij7 call the officers4 ,my leg1 my leg6 ,meph4 ,come1 villain1 to the constable4 ,horse-,c4 ,o lord1 sir1 let me go1 and ,i'll give you forty dollars more4 ,meph4 ,where be they8 #ie ,horse-,c4 ,i have none about me4 ,come to my ostry#deg and ,i'll give them you4 ,meph4 ,begone quickly4 ,,horse-,,courser runs away4 ,faust4 ,what1 is he gone8 ,farewell he6 7#ii7 ,faustus has his leg again1 and the horse-courser1 ,i take it1 a bottle of hay for his labour4 ,well1 this trick shall cost him forty dollars more4 ,enter ,,wagner4 ,how now1 ,wagner1 what's the news with thee8 ,wag4 ,sir1 the ,duke of ,vanholt doth earnestly 7#aje7 entreat your company4 ,faust4 ,the ,duke of ,vanholt6 an honourable gentleman1 to whom ,i must be no niggard of my cunning4 ,come1 ,mephistophilis1 let's away to him4 ,exeunt4 #aaj ,,scene ,,xii4#deh ,enter the ,,duke of ,,vanholt1 the ,,duchess1 ,,faustus1 and ,,mephistophilis4 ,duke4 ,believe me1 ,master ,doctor1 this merriment hath much pleased me4 ,faust4 ,my gracious lord1 ,i am glad it contents you so well4--,but it may be1 madam1 you take no delight in this4 ,i have heard that great-bellied 7#e7 women do long for some dainties or other4 ,what is it1 madam8 ,tell me1 and you shall have it4 ,duchess4 ,thanks1 good ,master ,doctor2 and for ,i see your courteous intent to pleasure 7#aj7 me1 ,i will not hide from you the thing my heart desires2 and were it now summer1 as it is ,january and the dead time of the winter1 ,i would desire no better meat than a dish of ripe grapes4 ,faust4 ,alas1 madam1 that's nothing6 7#ae7 ,mephistophilis1 begone4 7,exit ,,mephistophilis47 ,were it a greater thing than this1 so it would content you1 you should have it4 ,re-enter ,,mephistophilis with the grapes4 ,here they be1 madam2 wilt please you taste on them8 #bj ,duke4 ,believe me1 ,master ,doctor1 this makes me wonder above the rest1 that being in the dead time of winter1 and in the month of ,january1 how you should come by these grapes4 ,faust4 ,if it like your ,grace1 the year is 7#be7 divided into two circles over the whole world1 that1 when it is here winter with us1 in the contrary circle it is summer with them1 as in ,india1 ,saba1 and farther countries in the ,east2 and by means of a swift spirit that ,i have1 7#cj7 ,i had them brought hither1 as ye see4--,how do you like them1 madam2 be they good8 ,duchess4 ,believe me4 ,master ,doctor1 they be the best grapes that ,i e'er tasted in my life before4 #ce ,faust4 ,i am glad they content you so1 madam4 ,duke4 ,come1 madam1 let us in1 where you must well reward this learned man for the great kindness he hath show'd to you4 ,duchess4 ,and so ,i will1 my lord2 and 7#dj7 whilst ,i live1 rest beholding for this courtesy4 ,faust4 ,i humbly thank your ,grace4 ,duke4 ,come1 ,master ,doctor1 follow us and receive your reward4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,xiii4#dei ,enter ,,wagner1 solus4 ,wag4 ,i think my master means to die shortly1 ,for he hath given to me all his goods2 ,and yet1 methinks1 if that death were near1 ,he would not banquet and carouse and swill ,amongst the students1 as even now he doth1 #e ,who are at supper with such belly-cheer ,as ,wagner ne'er beheld in all his life4 ,see where they come6 ,belike the feast is ended4 ,enter ,,faustus1 with two or three ,,scholars and ,,mephistophilis4 #a ,schol4 ,master ,doctor ,faustus1 since our conference about fair ,ladies1 which was the 7#aj7 beautifullest in all the world1 we have determined with ourselves that ,helen of ,greece was the admirablest lady that ever lived1 therefore1 ,master ,doctor1 if you will do us that favour1 as to let us see that peerless dame of ,greece1 7#ae7 whom all the world admires for majesty1 we should think ourselves much beholding unto you4 ,faust4 ,gentlemen1 ,for that ,i know your friendship is unfeigned1 ,and ,faustus' custom is not to deny #bj ,the just requests of those that wish him well1 ,you shall behold that peerless dame of ,greece1 ,no otherways for pomp and majesty ,than when ,sir ,paris cross'd the seas with her1 ,and brought the spoils to rich ,dardania4 #be ,be silent1 then1 for danger is in words4 ,music sounds1 and ,,helen passeth over the stage4 #b ,schol4 ,too simple is my wit to tell her praise1 ,whom all the world admires for majesty4 #c ,schol4 ,no marvel though the angry ,greeks pursu'd ,with ten years' war the rape of such a queen1 #cj ,whose heavenly beauty passeth all compare4 #a ,schol4 ,since we have seen the pride of ,nature's works1 ,and only paragon of excellence1 ,enter an ,,old ,,man4 ,let us depart2 and for this glorious deed ,happy and blest be ,faustus evermore4 #ce ,faustus4 ,gentlemen1 farewell--the same ,i wish to you4 ,exeunt ,,scholars and ,,wagner4 ,old ,man4 ,ah1 ,doctor ,faustus1 that ,i might prevail ,to guide thy steps unto the way of life1 ,by which sweet path thou may'st attain the goal ,that shall conduct thee to celestial rest6 #dj ,break heart1 drop blood1 and mingle it with tears1 ,tears falling from repentant heaviness ,of thy most vile and loathsome filthiness1 ,the stench whereof corrupts the inward soul ,with such flagitious crimes of heinous sins #de ,as no commiseration may expel1 ,but mercy1 ,faustus1 of thy ,saviour sweet1 ,whose blond alone must wash away thy guilt4 ,faust4 ,where art thou1 ,faustus8 ,wretch1 what hast thou done8 ,damn'd art thou1 ,faustus1 damn'd2 despair and die6 #ej ,hell calls for right1 and with a roaring voice ,says 8,faustus6 come6 thine hour is almost come60 ,and ,faustus now will come to do thee right4 ,,mephistophilis gives him a dagger4 ,old ,man4 ,ah stay1 good ,faustus1 stay thy desperate steps6 ,i see an angel hovers o'er thy head1 #ee ,and1 with a vial full of precious grace1 ,offers to pour the same into thy soul3 ,then call for mercy1 and avoid despair4 ,faust4 ,ah1 my sweet friend1 ,i feel ,thy words do comfort my distressed soul4 #fj ,leave me a while to ponder on my sins4 ,old ,man4 ,i go1 sweet ,faustus1 but with heavy cheer1 ,fearing the ruin of thy hopeless soul4 ,exit4 ,faust4 ,accursed ,faustus1 where is mercy now8 ,i do repent2 and yet ,i do despair2 #fe ,hell strives with grace for conquest in my breast3 ,what shall ,i do to shun the snares of death8 ,meph4 ,thou traitor1 ,faustus1 ,i arrest thy soul ,for disobedience to my sovereign lord2 ,revolt1 or ,i'll in piecemeal tear thy flesh4 #gj ,faust4 ,sweet ,mephistophilis1 entreat thy lord ,to pardon my unjust presumption1 ,and with my blood again ,i will confirm ,my former vow ,i made to ,lucifer4 ,meph4 ,do it now then quickly1 with unfeigned heart1 #ge ,lest danger do attend thy drift4 ,,faustus stabs his arm and writes on a paper with his blood4 ,faust4 ,torment1 sweet friend1 that base and crooked age1#dfj ,that durst dissuade me from my ,lucifer1 ,with greatest torments that our hell affords4 ,meph4 ,his faith is great1 ,i cannot touch his soul2 #hj ,but what ,i may afflict his body with ,i will attempt1 which is but little worth4 ,faust4 ,one thing1 good servant1 let me crave of thee1 ,to glut the longing of my heart's desire1-- ,that ,i might have unto my paramour #he ,that heavenly ,helen1 which ,i saw of late1 ,whose sweet embracings may extinguish clean ,these thoughts that do dissuade me from my vow1 ,and keep mine oath ,i made to ,lucifer4 ,meph4 ,faustus1 this or what else thou shalt desire #ij ,shall be perform'd in twinkling of an eye4 ,re-enter ,,helen4 ,faust4 ,was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships1 ,and burnt the topless#dfa towers of ,ilium8 ,sweet ,helen1 make me immortal with a kiss4 ,kisses her4 ,her lips suck#dfb forth my soul2 see where it flies6-- #ie ,come1 ,helen1 come1 give me my soul again4 ,here will ,i dwell1 for ,heaven be in these lips1 ,and all is dross that is not ,helena4 ,enter ,,old ,,man4 ,i will be ,paris1 and for love of thee1 ,instead of ,troy1 shall ,wittenberg be sack'd2 #ajj ,and ,i will combat with weak ,menelaus1 ,and wear thy colours on my plumed crest2 ,yea1 ,i will wound ,achilles in the heel1 ,and then return to ,helen for a kiss4 ,oh1 thou art fairer than the evening air #aje ,clad in the beauty of a thousand stars2 ,brighter art thou than flaming ,jupiter ,when he appear'd to hapless ,semele3 ,more lovely than the monarch of the sky ,in wanton ,arethusa's azur'd arms3 #aaj ,and none but thou shalt be my paramour4 ,exeunt4 ,old ,man4 ,accursed ,faustus1 miserable man1 ,that from thy soul exclud'st the grace of ,heaven1 ,and fly'st the throne of his tribunal seat6 ,enter ,,devils4 ,satan begins to sift me with his pride3 #aae ,as in this furnace ,god shall try my faith1 ,my faith1 vile hell1 shall triumph over thee4 ,ambitious friends ,i see how the heavens smiles ,at your repulse1 and laughs your state to scorn6 ,hence1 hell6 for hence ,i fly unto my ,god4 ,exeunt4 #abj ,,scene ,,xiv4#dfc ,enter ,,faustus with the ,,scholars4 ,faust4 ,ah1 gentlemen6 #a ,schol4 ,what ails ,faustus8 ,faust4 ,ah1 my sweet chamber-fellow1 had ,i lived with thee1 then had ,i lived still6 but now ,i die eternally4 ,look1 comes he not1 comes he not8 #e #b ,schol4 ,what means ,faustus8 #c ,schol4 ,belike he is grown into some sickness by being over solitary4 #a ,schol4 ,if it be so1 we'll have physicians to 7#aj7 cure him4 ',t is but a surfeit4 ,never fear1 man4 ,faust4 ,a surfeit of deadly sin that hath damn'd both body and soul4 #b ,schol4 ,yet1 ,faustus1 look up to ,heaven2 remember ,god's mercies are infinite4 #ae ,faust4 ,but ,faustus' offences can never be pardoned3 the serpent that tempted ,eve may be sav'd1 but not ,faustus4 ,ah1 gentlemen1 hear me with patience1 and tremble not at my speeches6 ,though my heart pants and quivers 7#bj7 to remember that ,i have been a student here these thirty years1 oh1 would ,i had never seen ,wittenberg1 never read book6 ,and what wonders ,i have done1 all ,germany can witness1 yea1 the world2 for which ,faustus hath lost both 7#be7 ,germany and the world1 yea ,heaven itself1 ,heaven1 the seat of ,god1 the throne of the blessed1 the kingdom of joy2 and must remain in hell for ever1 hell1 ah1 hell1 for ever6 ,sweet friends6 what shall become of ,faustus being in hell for ever8 #ca #c ,schol4 ,yet1 ,faustus1 call on ,god4 ,faust4 ,on ,god1 whom ,faustus hath abjur'd6 on ,god1 whom ,faustus hath blasphemed6 ,ah1 my ,god1 ,i would weep1 but the ,devil draws 7#ce7 in my tears4 ,gush forth blood instead of tears6 ,yea1 life and soul6 ,oh1 he stays my tongue6 ,i would lift up my hands1 but see1 they hold them1 they hold them6 ,all4 ,who1 ,faustus8 #dj ,faust4 ,lucifer and ,mephistophilis4 ,ah1 gentlemen1 ,i gave them my soul for my cunning6 ,all4 ,god forbid6 ,faust4 ,god forbade it indeed2 but ,faustus 7#de7 hath done it4 ,for vain pleasure of twenty-four years hath ,faustus lost eternal joy and felicity4 ,i writ them a bill with mine own blood3 the date is expired2 the time will come1 and he will fetch me4 #ej #a ,schol4 ,why did not ,faustus tell us of this before1 that divines might have prayed for thee8 ,faust4 ,oft have ,i thought to have done so2 but the ,devil threat'ned to tear me in pieces if ,i nam'd ,god2 to fetch both body and soul if ,i 7#ee7 once gave ear to divinity3 and now 't is too late4 ,gentlemen1 away6 lest you perish with me4 #b ,schol4 ,oh1 what shall we do to save ,faustus8 ,faust4 ,talk not of me1 but save yourselves1 and depart4 #fj #c ,schol4 ,god will strengthen me4 ,i will stay with ,faustus4 #a ,schol4 ,tempt not ,god1 sweet friend2 but let us into the next room1 and there pray for him4 ,faust4 ,ay1 pray for me1 pray for me6 and 7#fe7 what noise soever ye hear1 come not unto me1 for nothing can rescue me4 #b ,schol4 ,pray thou1 and we will pray that ,god may have mercy upon thee4 ,faust4 ,gentlemen1 farewell6 ,if ,i live till 7#gj7 morning ,i'll visit you3 if not--,faustus is gone to hell4 ,all4 ,faustus1 farewell6 ,exeunt ,,scholars4 ,the clock strikes eleven4 ,faust4 ,ah1 ,faustus1 ,now hast thou but one bare hour to live1 #ge ,and then thou must be damn'd perpetually6 ,stand still1 you ever-moving spheres of ,heaven1 ,that time may cease1 and midnight never come2 ,fair ,nature's eye1 rise1 rise again and make ,perpetual day2 or let this hour be but #hj ,a year1 a month1 a week1 a natural day1 ,that ,faustus may repent and save his soul6 ,o lente1 lente1 currite noctis equi6#dfd ,the stars move still1#dfe time runs1 the clock will strike1 ,the ,devil will come1 and ,faustus must be damn'd4 #he ,o1 ,i'll leap up to my ,god6 ,who pulls me down8 ,see1 see where ,christ's blood streams in the firmament6 ,one drop would save my soul--half a drop3 ah1 my ,christ6 ,ah1 rend not my heart for naming of my ,christ6 #hi ,yet will ,i call on him3 ,o spare me1 ,lucifer6-- ,where is it now8 ',t is gone2 and see where ,god ,stretcheth out his arm1 and bends his ireful brows6 ,mountain and hills come1 come and fall on me1 ,and hide me from the heavy wrath of ,god6 ,no6 no6 #ie ,then will ,i headlong run into the earth2 ,earth gape6 ,o no1 it will not harbour me6 ,you stars that reign'd at my nativity1 ,whose influence hath allotted death and hell1 ,now draw up ,faustus like a foggy mist #ajj ,into the entrails of yon labouring clouds1 ,that when they vomit forth into the air1 ,my limbs may issue from their smoky mouths1 ,so that my soul may but ascend to ,heaven4 ,the watch strikes the half hour4 ,ah1 half the hour is past6 ',t will all be past anon6 #aje ,o ,god6 ,if thou wilt not have mercy on my soul1 ,yet for ,christ's sake whose blood hath ransom'd me1 ,impose some end to my incessant pain2 ,let ,faustus live in hell a thousand years-- #aaj ,a hundred thousand1 and at last be sav'd6 ,o1 no end is limited to damned souls6 ,why wert thou not a creature wanting soul8 ,or why is this immortal that thou hast8 ,ah1 ,pythagoras' metempsychosis6 were that true1 #aae ,this soul should fly from me1 and ,i be chang'd ,unto some brutish beast6 ,all beasts are happy1 ,for1 when they die1 ,their souls are soon dissolv'd in elements2 #aai ,but mine must live1 still to be plagu'd in hell4 ,curst be the parents that engend'red me6 ,no1 ,faustus3 curse thyself3 curse ,lucifer ,that hath depriv'd thee of the joys of ,heaven4 ,the clock striketh twelve4 ,o1 it strikes1 it strikes6 ,now1 body1 turn to air1 ,or ,lucifer will bear thee quick to hell4 #abe ,thunder and lightning4 ,o soul1 be chang'd into little water-drops1 ,and fall into the ocean--ne'er be found4 ,my ,god6 my ,god6 look not so fierce on me6 ,enter ,,devils4 ,adders and serpents1 let me breathe awhile6 ,ugly hell1 gape not6 come not1 ,lucifer6 #acj ,i'll burn my books6--,ah ,mephistophilis6 ,exeunt ,,devils with ,,faustus4 ,enter ,,chorus4 ,cho4 ,cut is the branch that might have grown full straight1 ,and burned is ,apollo's laurel bough1 ,that sometimes grew within this learned man4 ,faustus is gone2 regard his hellish fall1 #ace ,whose fiendful fortune may exhort the wise ,only to wonder at unlawful things1 ,whose deepness doth entice such forward wits ,to practise more than heavenly power permits4 ,exit4 ,terminat hora diem1 terminat author opus4 #adj ,,the ,,jew ,,of ,,malta ,,by ,,christopher ,,marlowe ,,dramatis ,,personae4 ,,barabas1 a wealthy ,jew4 ,,ferneze1 ,governor of ,malta4 ,,don ,,lodowick1 his ,son4 ,,selim ,,calymath1 ,son of the ,grand ,seignior4 ,,martin ,,del ,,bosco1 ,vice-,admiral of ,spain4 ,,don ,,mathias1 a ,gentleman4 ,,ithamore1 slave of ,barabas4 ,,jacomo1 ,,barnardine1 ,friars4 ,,pilia-,,borsa1 a ,bully4 ,two ,merchants4 ,three ,jews4 ,knights1 ,bassoes1 ,officers1 ,reader1 ,guard1 ,messengers1 ,slaves1 and ,carpenters4 ,,katherine1 mother of ,,mathias4 ,,abigail1 ,daughter of ,,barabas4 ,,bellamira1 a ,courtesan4 ,abbess4 ,two ,nuns4 ,,machiavel1 ,speaker of the ,prologue4 ,scene4--,malta4 ,,the ,,prologue4 ,,machiavel4 ,albeit the world think ,machiavel is dead1 ,yet was his soul but flown beyond the ,alps1 ,and1 now the ,guise#dff is dead1 is come from ,france ,to view this land and frolic with his friends4 ,to some perhaps my name is odious1 #e ,but such as love me guard me from their tongues2 ,and let them know that ,i am ,machiavel1 ,and weigh not men1 and therefore not men's words4 ,admir'd ,i am of those that hate me most4 ,though some speak openly against my books1 #aj ,yet will they read me1 and thereby attain ,to ,peter's chair2 and when they cast me off1 ,are poison'd by my climbing followers4 ,i count religion but a childish toy1 ,and hold there is no sin but ignorance4 #ae 8,birds of the air will tell of murders past60 ,i am asham'd to hear such fooleries4 ,many will talk of title to a crown3 ,what right had ,csar to the empery8#dfg ,might first made kings1 and laws were then most sure #bj ,when1 like the ,draco's1 they were writ in blood4 ,hence comes it that a strong-built citadel ,commands much more than letters can import2 ,which maxim had but ,phalaris observ'd1 ,he had never bellowed1 in a brazen bull1 #be ,of great ones' envy4 ,o' the poor petty wights ,let me be envi'd and not pitied6 ,but whither am ,i bound8 ,i come not1 ,i1 ,to read a lecture here in ,britain1 ,but to present the tragedy of a ,jew1 #cj ,who smiles to see how full his bags are cramm'd1 ,which money was not got without my means4 ,i crave but this--grace him as he deserves1 ,and let him not be entertain'd the worse ,because he favours me4 ,exit4 #ce ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4 ,enter ,,barabas in his counting-house1 with heaps of gold before him4 ,bar4 ,so that of thus much that return was made3 ,and of the third part of the ,persian ships1 ,there was the venture summ'd and satisfied4 ,as for those ,samnites1#dfh and the men of ,uz1 ,that bought my ,spanish oils and wines of ,greece1 #e ,here have ,i purs'd their paltry silverlings4 ,fie1 what a trouble 't is to count this trash6 ,well fare the ,arabians1 who so richly pay ,the things they traffic for with wedge of gold4 ,whereof a man may easily in a day #aj ,tell#dfi that which may maintain him all his life4 ,the needy groom that never fing'red groat1 ,would make a miracle of thus much coin2 ,but he whose steel-barr'd coffers are cramm'd full1 ,and all his lifetime hath been tired1 #ae ,wearying his fingers' ends with telling it1 ,would in his age be loth to labour so1 ,and for a pound to sweat himself to death4 ,give me the merchants of the ,indian mines1 ,that trade in metal of the purest mould2 #bj ,the wealthy ,moor1 that in the eastern rocks ,without control can pick his riches up1 ,and in his house heap pearl like pebble-stones1 ,receive them free1 and sell them by the weight2 ,bags of fiery opals1 sapphires1 amethysts1 #be ,jacinths1 hard topaz1 grass-green emeralds1 ,beauteous rubies1 sparkling diamonds1 ,and seld-seen#dgj costly stones of so great price ,as one of them indifferently rated1 ,and of a carat of this quantity1 #cj ,may serve in peril of calamity ,to ransom great kings from captivity4 ,this is the ware wherein consists my wealth2 ,and thus methinks should men of judgment frame ,their means of traffic from the vulgar trade1 #ce ,and as their wealth increaseth1 so inclose ,infinite riches in a little room4 ,but now how stands the wind8 ,into what corner peers my halcyon's bill8#dga ,ha6 to the east8 ,yes4 ,see1 how stands the vanes8 #dj ,east and by south3 why1 then1 ,i hope my ships ,i sent for ,egypt and the bordering isles ,are gotten up by ,nilus' winding banks2 ,mine argosy from ,alexandria1 ,loaden with spice and silks1 now under sail1 #de ,are smoothly gliding down by ,candy shore ,to ,malta1 through our ,mediterranean sea4 ,but who comes here8 ,how now8 ,enter a ,merchant4 ,merch4 ,barabas1 thy ships are safe4 ,riding in ,malta-road3 and all the merchants #ej ,with other merchandise are safe arriv'd1 ,and have sent me to know whether yourself ,will come and custom#dgb them4 ,bar4 ,the ships are safe thou say'st1 and richly fraught8 ,merch4 ,they are4 ,bar4 ,why then go bid them come ashore1 ,and bring with them their bills of entry4 #ef ,i hope our credit in the custom-house ,will serve as well as ,i were present there4 ,go send 'em threescore camels1 thirty mules1 ,and twenty waggons to bring up the ware4 #fj ,but art thou master in a ship of mine1 ,and is thy credit not enough for that8 ,merch4 ,the very custom barely comes to more ,than many merchants of the town are worth1 ,and therefore far exceeds my credit1 sir4 #fe ,bar4 ,go tell 'em the ,jew of ,malta sent thee1 man3 ,tush6 who amongst 'em knows not ,barabas8 ,merch4 ,i go4 ,bar4 ,so then1 there's somewhat come4 ,sirrah1 which of my ships art thou master of8 ,merch4 ,of the ,speranza1 sir4 ,bar4 ,and saw'st thou not ,mine argosy at ,alexandria8 #ga ,thou could'st not come from ,egypt1 or by ,caire1 ,but at the entry there into the sea1 ,where ,nilus pays his tribute to the main1 ,thou needs must sail by ,alexandria4 #ge ,merch4 ,i neither saw them1 nor inquir'd of them3 ,but this we heard some of our seamen say1 ,they wond'red how you durst with so much wealth ,trust such a crazed vessel1 and so far4 ,bar4 ,tush1 they are wise6 ,i know her and her strength4 #hj ,but go1 go thou thy ways1 discharge thy ship1 ,and bid my factor bring his loading in4 ,exit ,merch4 ,and yet ,i wonder at this argosy4 ,enter a second ,merchant4 #b ,merch4 ,thine argosy from ,alexandria1 ,know1 ,barabas1 doth ride in ,malta-road1 #he ,laden with riches1 and exceeding store ,of ,persian silks1 of gold1 and orient pearl4 ,bar4 ,how chance you came not with those other ships ,that sail'd by ,egypt8 #b ,merch4 ,sir1 we saw 'em not4 ,bar4 ,belike they coasted round by ,candy shore #ij ,about their oils1 or other businesses4 ,but 't was ill done of you to come so far ,without the aid or conduct of their ships4 #b ,merch4 ,sir1 we were wafted by a ,spanish fleet1 ,that never left us till within a league1 #ie ,that had the galleys of the ,turk in chase4 ,bar4 ,o6 they were going up to ,sicily4-- ,well1 go1 ,and bid the merchants and my men despatch ,and come ashore1 and see the fraught discharg'd4 #ajj #b ,merch4 ,i go4 ,exit4 ,bar4 ,thus trowls our fortune in by land and sea1 ,and thus are we on every side enrich'd4 ,these are blessings promis'd to the ,jews1 ,and herein was old ,abram's happiness4 #aje ,what more may ,heaven do for earthly man ,than thus to pour out plenty in their laps1 ,ripping the bowels of the earth for them1 ,making the sea their servant1#dgc and the winds ,to drive their substance with successful blasts8 ,who hateth me but for my happiness8 #aaa ,or who is honour'd now but for his wealth8 ,rather had ,i1 a ,jew1 be hated thus1 ,than pitied in a ,christian poverty2 ,for ,i can see no fruits in all their faith1 #aae ,but malice1 falsehood1 and excessive pride1 ,which methinks fits not their profession4 ,haply some hapless man hath conscience1 ,and for his conscience lives in beggary4 ,they say we are a scatter'd nation3 #abj ,i cannot tell1 but we have scambled#dgd up ,more wealth by far than those that brag of faith4 ,there 's ,kirriah ,jairim1 the great ,jew of ,greece1 ,obed in ,bairseth1 ,nones in ,portugal1 ,myself in ,malta1 some in ,italy1 #abe ,many in ,france1 and wealthy every one2 ,ay1 wealthier far than any ,christian4 ,i must confess we come not to be kings2 ,that's not our fault3 alas1 our number's few1 ,and crowns come either by succession1 #acj ,or urg'd by force2 and nothing violent ,oft have ,i heard tell1 can be permanent4 ,give us a peaceful rule1 make ,christians kings1 ,that thirst so much for principality4 ,i have no charge1#dge nor many children1 #ace ,but one sole daughter1 whom ,i hold as dear ,as ,agamemnon did his ,iphigen2 ,and all ,i have is hers4 ,but who comes here8 ,enter three ,jews4#dgf #a ,jew4 ,tush1 tell not me2 't was done of policy4 #b ,jew4 ,come1 therefore1 let us go to ,barabas1 #adj ,for he can counsel best in these affairs2 ,and here he comes4 ,bar4 ,why1 how now1 countrymen6 ,why flock you thus to me in multitudes8 ,what accident's betided to the ,jews8 #a ,jew4 ,a fleet of warlike galleys1 ,barabas1 #ade ,are come from ,turkey1 and lie in our road2 ,and they this day sit in the council-house ,to entertain them and their embassy4 ,bar4 ,why1 let 'em come1 so they come not to war2 ,or let 'em war1 so we be conquerors3-- #aej ,nay1 let 'em combat1 conquer1 and kill all6 ,so they spare me1 my daughter1 and my wealth4 ,aside4 #a ,jew4 ,were it for confirmation of a league1 ,they would not come in warlike manner thus4 #b ,jew4 ,i fear their coming will afflict us all4 ,bar4 ,fond#dgg men6 what dream you of their multitudes8 #aef ,what need they treat of peace that are in league8 ,the ,turks and those of ,malta are in league4 ,tut1 tut1 there is some other matter in 't4 #a ,jew4 ,why1 ,barabas1 they come for peace or war4 #afj ,bar4 ,haply for neither1 but to pass along ,towards ,venice by the ,adriatic ,sea2 ,with#dgh whom they have attempted many times1 ,but never could effect their stratagem4 #c ,jew4 ,and very wisely said4 ,it may be so4 #b ,jew4 ,but there's a meeting in the senate-house1 #aff ,and all the ,jews in ,malta must be there4 ,bar4 ,hum2 all the ,jews in ,malta must be there8 ,ay1 like enough4 ,why1 then1 let every man ,provide him1 and be there for fashion-sake1 #agj ,if anything shall there concern our state1 ,assure yourselves ,i'll look--unto myself4 ,aside4 #a ,jew4 ,i know you will4 ,well1 brethren1 let us go4 #b ,jew4 ,let's take our leaves4 ,farewell1 good ,barabas4 ,bar4 ,do so4 ,farewell1 ,zaareth2 farewell1 ,temainte4 ,exeunt ,jews4 #age ,and1 ,barabas1 now search this secret out2 ,summon thy senses1 call thy wits together3 ,these silly men mistake the matter clean4 ,long to the ,turk did ,malta contribute2 ,which tribute1 all in policy1 ,i fear1 #ahj ,the ,turks have let increase to such a sum ,as all the wealth of ,malta cannot pay2 ,and now by that advantage thinks1 belike1 ,to seize upon the town3 ay1 that he seeks4 ,howe'er the world go1 ,i'll make sure for one1 ,and seek in time to intercept the worst1 #ahe ,warily guarding that which ,i ha' got4 ,ego mihimet sum semper proximus4#dgi ,why1 let 'em enter1 let 'em take the town4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#dhj ,enter ,,ferneze1 ,governor of ,malta1 ,knights1 and ,officers2 met by ,bassoes of the ,turk2 ,,calymath4 ,fern4 ,now1 ,bassoes1#dha what demand you at our hands8 #a ,bas4 ,know1 ,knights of ,malta1 that we came from ,rhodes1 ,from ,cyprus1 ,candy1 and those other ,isles ,that lie betwixt the ,mediterranean seas4 ,fern4 ,what 's ,cyprus1 ,candy1 and those other ,isles #e ,to us or ,malta8 ,what at our hands demand ye8 ,cal4 ,the ten years' tribute that remains unpaid4 ,fern4 ,alas6 my lord1 the sum is over-great4 ,i hope your highness will consider us4 ,cal4 ,i wish1 grave governor1 't were in my power #aj ,to favour you1 but 't is my father's cause1 ,wherein ,i may not1 nay1 ,i dare not dally4 ,fern4 ,then give us leave1 great ,selim ,calymath4 ,consults apart with the ,knights4 ,cal4 ,stand all aside1 and let the knights determine1 ,and send to keep our galleys under sail1 #ae ,for happily#dhb we shall not tarry here4-- ,now1 governor1 how are you resolv'd8 ,fern4 ,thus3 since your hard conditions are such ,that you will needs have ten years' tribute past1 ,we may have time to make collection #bj ,amongst the inhabitants of ,malta for 't4 #a ,bas4 ,that's more than is in our commission4 ,cal4 ,what1 ,callipine6 a little courtesy4 ,let 's know their time1 perhaps it is not long2 ,and 't is more kingly to obtain by peace #be ,than to enforce conditions by constraint4 ,what respite ask you1 governors8 ,fern4 ,but a month4 ,cal4 ,we grant a month1 but see you keep your promise4 ,now launch our galleys back again to sea1 ,where we'll attend#dhc the respite you have ta'en1 ,and for the money send our messenger4 #ca ,farewell1 great governor and brave ,knights of ,malta4 ,fern4 ,and all good fortune wait on ,calymath6 ,exeunt ,,calymath and ,bassoes4 ,go one and call those ,jews of ,malta hither3 ,were they not summon'd to appear to-day8 #ce ,off4 ,they were1 my lord1 and here they come4 ,enter ,,barabas and three ,jews4 #a ,knight4 ,have you determined what to say to them8 ,fern4 ,yes1 give me leave3--and1 ,hebrews1 now come near4 ,from the ,emperor of ,turkey is arriv'd ,great ,selim ,calymath1 his highness' son1 #dj ,to levy of us ten years' tribute past1 ,now then1 here know that it concerneth us-- ,bar4 ,then1 good my lord1 to keep your quiet still1 ,your lordship shall do well to let them have it4 ,fern4 ,soft1 ,barabas1 there's more longs to 't than so4 #de ,to what this ten years' tribute will amount1 ,that we have cast1#dhd but cannot compass it ,by reason of the wars that robb'd our store2 ,and therefore are we to request your aid4 ,bar4 ,alas1 my lord1 we are no soldiers2 #ej ,and what's our aid against so great a prince8 #a ,knight4 ,tut1 ,jew1 we know thou art no soldier2 ,thou art a merchant and a monied man1 ,and 't is thy money1 ,barabas1 we seek4 #ed ,bar4 ,how1 my lord6 my money8 ,fern4 ,thine and the rest4 ,for1 to be short1 amongst you 't must be had4 #a ,jew4 ,alas1 my lord1 the most of us are poor4 ,fern4 ,then let the rich increase your portions4 ,bar4 ,are strangers with your tribute to be tax'd8 #b ,knight4 ,have strangers leave with us to get their wealth8 #fj ,then let them with us contribute4 ,bar4 ,how6 ,equally8 ,fern4 ,no1 ,jew1 like infidels4 ,for through our sufferance of your hateful lives1 ,who stand accursed in the sight of ,heaven1 ,these taxes and afflictions are befall'n1 #fe ,and therefore thus we are determined4 ,read there the articles of our decrees4 ,reader4 8,first1 the tribute-money of the ,turks shall all be levied amongst the ,jews1 and each of them to pay one half of his estate40 #gj ,bar4 ,how1 half his estate8 ,i hope you mean not mine4 ,aside4 ,fern4 ,read on4 ,reader4 8,secondly1 he that denies#dhe to pay shall straight become a ,christian40 ,bar4 ,how1 a ,christian8 ,hum1 what's here to do8 ,aside4 #ge ,reader4 8,lastly1 he that denies this shall absolutely lose all he has40 ,all three ,jews4 ,o my lord1 we will give half4 ,bar4 ,o earth-mettl'd villains1 and no ,hebrews born6 ,and will you basely thus submit yourselves #hj ,to leave your goods to their arbitrament8 ,fern4 ,why1 ,barabas1 wilt thou be christened8 ,bar4 ,no1 governor1 ,i will be no convertite4#dhf ,fern4 ,then pay thy half4 ,bar4 ,why1 know you what you did by this device8 #he ,half of my substance is a city's wealth4 ,governor1 it was not got so easily2 ,nor will ,i part so slightly therewithal4 ,fern4 ,sir1 half is the penalty of our decree1 ,either pay that1 or we will seize on all4 #ij ,bar4 ,corpo di ,dio6 stay6 you shall have half2 ,let me be us'd but as my brethren are4 ,fern4 ,no1 ,jew1 thou hast denied the articles1 ,and now it cannot be recall'd4 ,exeunt ,officers1 on a sign from ,,ferneze4 ,bar4 ,will you then steal my goods8 #ie ,is theft the ground of your religion8 ,fern4 ,no1 ,jew1 we take particularly thine ,to save the ruin of a multitude2 ,and better one want for the common good ,than many perish for a private man4 #ajj ,yet1 ,barabas1 we will not banish thee1 ,but here in ,malta1 where thou gott'st thy wealth1 ,live still2 and1 if thou canst1 get more4 ,bar4 ,christians1 what or how can ,i multiply8 ,of naught is nothing made4 #aje #a ,knight4 ,from naught at first thou cam'st to little wealth1 ,from little unto more1 from more to most4 ,if your first curse fall heavy on thy head1 ,and make thee poor and scorn'd of all the world1 ',t is not our fault1 but thy inherent sin4 #aaj ,bar4 ,what1 bring you ,scripture to your wrongs8 ,preach me not out of my possessions4 ,some ,jews are wicked1 as all ,christians are2 ,but say the tribe that ,i descended of ,were all in general cast away for sin1 #aae ,shall ,i be tried by their transgression8 ,the man that dealeth righteously shall live2 ,and which of you can charge me otherwise8 ,fern4 ,out1 wretched ,barabas6 ,sham'st thou not thus to justify thyself1 #abj ,as if we knew not thy profession8 ,if thou rely upon thy righteousness1 ,be patient and thy riches will increase4 ,excess of wealth is cause of covetousness3 ,and covetousness1 ,o1 'tis a monstrous sin4 #abe ,bar4 ,ay1 but theft is worse4 ,tush6 take not from me then1 ,for that is theft2 and if you rob me thus1 ,i must be forc'd to steal and compass more4 #a ,knight4 ,grave governor1 list not to his exclaims4 ,convert his mansion to a nunnery2 #acj ,re-enter ,officers4 ,his house will harbour many holy nuns4 ,fern4 ,it shall be so4 ,now1 officers1 have you done8 ,off4 ,ay1 my lord1 we have seiz'd upon the goods ,and wares of ,barabas1 which being valued1 ,amount to more than all the wealth in ,malta4 #ace ,and of the other we have seized half4 ,fern4 ,then we'll take order for the residue4 ,bar4 ,well then1 my lord1 say1 are you satisfied8 ,you have my goods1 my money1 and my wealth1 ,my ships1 my store1 and all that ,i enjoy'd2 #adj ,and1 having all1 you can request no more2 ,unless your unrelenting flinty hearts ,suppress all pity in your stony breasts1 ,and now shall move you to bereave my life4 ,fern4 ,no1 ,barabas1 to stain our hands with blood #ade ,is far from us and our profession4 ,bar4 ,why1 ,i esteem the injury far less ,to take the lives of miserable men ,than be the causers of their misery4 ,you have my wealth1 the labour of my life1 #aej ,the comfort of mine age1 my children's hope1 ,and therefore ne'er distinguish of the wrong4 ,fern4 ,content thee1 ,barabas1 thou hast naught but right4 ,bar4 ,your extreme right does me exceeding wrong3 ,but take it to you1 i' the devil's name4 #aee ,fern4 ,come1 let us in1 and gather of these goods ,the money for this tribute of the ,turk4 #a ,knight4 ',tis necessary that be look'd unto2 ,for if we break our day1 we break the league1 ,and that will prove but simple#dhg policy4 #afj ,exeunt all except ,,barabas and the ,jews4 ,bar4 ,ay1 policy6 that's their profession1 ,and not simplicity1 as they suggest4 ,the plagues of ,egypt1 and the curse of ,heaven1 ,earth's barrenness1 and all men's hatred ,inflict upon them1 thou great ,primus ,motor6 #afe ,and here upon my knees1 striking the earth1 ,i ban their souls to everlasting pains ,and extreme tortures of the fiery deep1 ,that thus have dealt with me in my distress4 #a ,jew4 ,o yet be patient1 gentle ,barabas4 #agj ,bar4 ,o silly brethren1 born to see this day1 ,why stand you thus unmov'd with my laments8 ,why weep you not to think upon my wrongs8 ,why pine not ,i1 and die in this distress8 #a ,jew4 ,why1 ,barabas1 as hardly can we brook #age ,the cruel handling of ourselves in this2 ,thou seest they have taken half our goods4 ,bar4 ,why did you yield to their extortion8 ,you were a multitude1 and ,i but one2 ,and of me only have they taken all4 #ahj #a ,jew4 ,yet1 ,brother ,barabas1 remember ,job4 ,bar4 ,what tell you me of ,job8 ,i wot his wealth ,was written thus3 he had seven thousand sheep1 ,three thousand camels1 and two hundred yoke ,of labouring oxen1 and five hundred #ahe ,she-asses3 but for every one of those1 ,had they been valued at indifferent rate1 ,i had at home1 and in mine argosy1 ,and other ships that came from ,egypt last1 ,as much as would have bought his beasts and him1 #aij ,and yet have kept enough to live upon3 ,so that not he1 but ,i may curse the day1 ,thy fatal birth-day1 forlorn ,barabas2 ,and henceforth wish for an eternal night1 #aid ,that clouds of darkness may inclose my flesh1 ,and hide these extreme sorrows from mine eyes3 ,for only ,i have toil'd to inherit here ,the months of vanity and loss of time1 ,and painful nights1 have been appointed me4#dhh #b ,jew4 ,good ,barabas1 be patient4 #bjj ,bar4 ,ay2 ,pray1 leave me in my patience4 ,you that ,were ne'er possess'd of wealth1 are pleas'd with want2 ,but give him liberty at least to mourn1 ,that in a field amidst his enemies #bje ,doth see his soldiers slain1 himself disarm'd1 ,and knows no means of his recovery4 ,ay1 let me sorrow for this sudden chance2 ',tis in the trouble of my spirit ,i speak2 ,great injuries are not so soon forgot4 #baj #a ,jew4 ,come1 let us leave him2 in his ireful mood ,our words will but increase his ecstasy4#dhi #b ,jew4 ,on1 then2 but trust me 't is a misery ,to see a man in such affliction4-- ,farewell1 ,barabas6 ,exeunt the three ,jews4 ,bar4 ,ay1 fare you well4 #bae ,see the simplicity of these base slaves1 ,who1 for the villains have no wit themselves1 ,think me to be a senseless lump of clay ,that will with every water wash to dirt4 ,no1 ,barabas is born to better chance1 #bbj ,and fram'd of finer mould than common men1 ,that measure naught but by the present time4 ,a reaching thought will search his deepest wits1 ,and cast#dij with cunning for the time to come3 ,for evils are apt to happen every day4-- #bbe ,enter ,,abigail4#dia ,but wither wends my beauteous ,abigail8 ,o6 what has made my lovely daughter sad8 ,what1 woman6 moan not for a little loss3 ,thy father has enough in store for thee4 ,abig4 ,not for myself1 but aged ,barabas2 #bcj ,father1 for thee lamenteth ,abigail4 ,but ,i will learn to leave these fruitless tears1 ,and1 urg'd thereto with my afflictions1 ,with fierce exclaims run to the senate-house1 ,and in the senate reprehend them all1 #bce ,and rend their hearts with tearing of my hair1 ,till they reduce#dib the wrongs done to my father4 ,bar4 ,no1 ,abigail1 things past recovery ,are hardly cur'd with exclamations4 ,be silent1 daughter1 sufferance breeds ease1 #bdj ,and time may yield us an occasion ,which on the sudden cannot serve the turn4 ,besides1 my girl1 think me not all so fond#dic ,as negligently to forego so much ,without provision for thyself and me3 #bde ,ten thousand portagues1#did besides great pearls1 ,rich costly jewels1 and stones infinite1 ,fearing the worst of this before it fell1 ,i closely hid4 ,abig4 ,where1 father8 ,bar4 ,in my house1 my girl4 ,abig4 ,then shall they ne'er be seen of ,barabas3 #bej ,for they have seiz'd upon thy house and wares4 ,bar4 ,but they will give me leave once more1 ,i trow1 ,to go into my house4 ,abig4 ,that may they not3 ,for there ,i left the governor placing nuns1 ,displacing me2 and of thy house they mean #bee ,to make a nunnery1 where none but their own sect#die ,must enter in2 men generally barr'd4 ,bar4 ,my gold6 my gold6 and all my wealth is gone6 ,you partial heavens1 have ,i deserv'd this plague8 ,what1 will you thus oppose me1 luckless stars1 #bfj ,to make me desperate in my poverty8 ,and knowing me impatient in distress1 ,think me so mad as ,i will hang myself1 ,that ,i may vanish o'er the earth in air1 ,and leave no memory that e'er ,i was8 #bfe ,no1 ,i will live2 nor loathe ,i this my life3 ,and1 since you leave me in the ocean thus ,to sink or swim1 and put me to my shifts1 ,i'll rouse my senses and awake myself4 #bfi ,daughter1 ,i have it6 ,thou perceiv'st the plight ,wherein these ,christians have oppressed me4 ,be rul'd by me1 for in extremity ,we ought to make bar of no policy4 ,abig4 ,father1 whate'er it be to injure them ,that have so manifestly wronged us1 #bge ,what will not ,abigail attempt8 ,bar4 ,why1 so2 ,then thus1 thou told'st me they have turn'd my house ,into a nunnery1 and some nuns are there8 ,abig4 ,i did4 ,bar4 ,then1 ,abigail1 there must my girl ,entreat the abbess to be entertain'd4 #bhj ,abig4 ,how1 as a nun8 ,bar4 ,ay1 daughter1 for religion ,hides many mischiefs from suspicion4 ,abig4 ,ay1 but1 father1 they will suspect me there4 ,bar4 ,let 'em suspect2 but be thou so precise ,as they may think it done of holiness4 #bhe ,entreat 'em fair1 and give them friendly speech1 ,and seem to them as if thy sins were great1 ,till thou has gotten to be entertain'd4 ,abig4 ,thus1 father1 shall ,i much dissemble4 ,bar4 ,tush6 ,as good dissemble that thou never mean'st1 #bij ,as first mean truth and then dissemble it4 ,a counterfeit profession is better ,than unseen hypocrisy4 ,abig4 ,well1 father1 say that ,i be entertain'd4 ,what then shall follow8 ,bar4 ,this shall follow then3 ,there have ,i hid1 close underneath the plank #bif ,that runs along the upper-chamber floor1 ,the gold and jewels which ,i kept for thee4 ,but here they come2 be cunning1 ,abigail4 ,abig4 ,then1 father1 go with me4 ,bar4 ,no1 ,abigail1 in this ,it is not necessary ,i be seen2 #cja ,for ,i will seem offended with thee for 't4 ,be close1#dif my girl1 for this must fetch my gold4 ,they retire4 ,enter ,friars ,,jacomo and ,,barnardine1 ,abbess1 and a ,nun4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,sisters1 #cjd ,we now are almost at the new-made nunnery4 ,abb4 ,the better2 for we love not to be seen4 ',t is thirty winters long since some of us ,did stray so far amongst the multitude4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,but1 madam1 this house ,and waters#dig of this new-made nunnery #caj ,will much delight you4 ,abb4 ,it may be so2 but who comes here8 ,,abigail comes forward4 ,abig4 ,grave abbess1 and you1 happy virgins' guide1 ,pity the state of a distressed maid4 ,abb4 ,what art thou1 daughter8 #cae ,abig4 ,the hopeless daughter of a hapless ,jew1 ,the ,jew of ,malta1 wretched ,barabas2 ,sometimes the owner of a goodly house1 ,which they have now turn'd to a nunnery4 ,abb4 ,well1 daughter1 say1 what is thy suit with us8 #cbj ,abig4 ,fearing the afflictions which my father feels ,proceed from sin1 or want of faith in us1 ,i 'd pass away my life in penitence1 ,and be a novice in your nunnery1 ,to make atonement for my labouring soul4 #cbe ,f4 ,jac4 ,no doubt1 brother1 but this proceedeth of the spirit4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,ay1 and a moving spirit too1 brother2 but come1 ,let us entreat she may be entertain'd4 ,abb4 ,well1 daughter1 we admit you for a nun4 #cbi ,abig4 ,first let me as a novice learn to frame ,my solitary life to your strait laws1 ,and let me lodge where ,i was wont to lie4 ,i do not doubt1 by your divine precepts ,and mine own industry1 but to profit much4 ,bar4 ,as much1 ,i hope1 as all ,i hid is worth4 ,aside4 ,abb4 ,come1 daughter1 follow us4 #ccf ,bar4 coming forward4 ,why1 how now1 ,abigail1 what makest thou ,amongst these hateful ,christians8 ,f4 ,jac4 ,hinder her not1 thou man of little faith1 #cci ,for she has mortified herself4 ,bar4 ,how6 mortified8 ,f4 ,jac4 ,and is admitted to the sisterhood4 ,bar4 ,child of perdition1 and thy father's shame6 ,what wilt thou do among these hateful fiends8 ,i charge thee on my blessing that thou leave ,these devils1 and their damned heresy4 #cde ,abig4 ,father1 give me-- ,she goes to him4 ,bar4 7,whispers to her47 ,nay1 back1 ,abigail1-- ,and think upon the jewels and the gold2 ,the board is marked thus that covers it4-- ,away1 accursed1 from thy father's sight4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,barabas1 although thou art in misbelief1 #cej ,and wilt not see thine own afflictions1 ,yet let thy daughter be no longer blind4 ,bar4 ,blind friar1 ,i reck not thy persuasions1-- 7,the board is marked thus that covers it47 ,aside to ,,abigail in a whisper4 ,for ,i had rather die than see her thus4 #cee ,wilt thou forsake me too in my distress1 ,seduced daughter8 7,go1 forget not67 ,aside4 ,becomes it ,jews to be so credulous8-- 7,to-morrow early ,i'll be at the door47 ,aside4 ,no1 come not at me2 if thou wilt be damn'd1 ,forget me1 see me not1 and so be gone4-- #cfa 7,farewell1 remember to-morrow morning47-- ,aside4 ,out1 out1 thou wretch6 ,exeunt1 on one side ,,barabas1 on the other side ,friars1 ,abbess1 ,,nun1 and ,,abigail2 as they are going out1 ,enter ,,mathias4 ,math4 ,who's this8 ,fair ,abigail1 the rich ,jew's daughter1 ,become a nun6 ,her father's sudden fall #cfe ,has humbled her and brought her down to this4 ,tut1 she were fitter for a tale of love1 ,than to be tired out with orisons2 ,and better would she far become a bed1 ,embraced in a friendly lover's arms1 #cgj ,than rise at midnight to a solemn mass4 ,enter ,,lodowick4 ,lod4 ,why1 how now1 ,don ,mathias6 in a dump8 ,math4 ,believe me1 noble ,lodowick1 ,i have seen ,the strangest sight1 in my opinion1 ,that ever ,i beheld4 ,lod4 ,what was 't ,i pritbee8 #cge ,math4 ,a fair young maid1 scarce fourteen years of age1 ,the sweetest flower in ,cytherea's field1 ,cropt from the pleasures of the fruitful earth1 ,and strangely metamorphos'd to a nun4 ,lod4 ,but say1 what was she8 ,math4 ,why1 the rich ,jew's daughter4 ,lod4 ,what1 ,barabas1 whose goods were lately seiz'd8 #cha ,is she so fair8 ,math4 ,and matchless beautiful1 ,as1 had you seen her1 't would have mov'd your heart1 ,though countermin'd with walls of brass1 to love1 ,or at the least to pity4 #che ,lod4 ,and if she be so fair as you report1 ',t were time well spent to go and visit her4 ,how say you1 shall we8 ,math4 ,i must and will1 sir2 there 's no remedy4 ,lod4 ,and so will ,i too1 or it shall go hard4 ,farewell1 ,mathias4 ,math4 ,farewell1 ,lodowick4 #cia ,exeunt severally4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#dih ,enter ,,barabas with a light4 ,bar4 ,thus1 like the sad presaging raven1 that tolls ,the sick man's passport in her hollow beak1 ,and in the shadow of the silent night ,doth shake contagion from her sable wings1 ,vex'd and tormented runs poor ,barabas #e ,with fatal curses towards these ,christians4 ,the incertain pleasures of swift-footed ,time ,have ta'en their flight1 and left me in despair2 ,and of my former riches rests no more ,but bare remembrance1 like a soldier's scar1 #aj ,that has no further comfort for his maim4 ,o thou1 that with a fiery pillar led'st ,the sons of ,israel through the dismal shades1 ,light ,abraham's offspring1 and direct the hand ,of ,abigail this night2 or let the day #ae ,turn to eternal darkness after this6 ,no sleep can fasten on my watchful eyes1 ,nor quiet enter my distemper'd thoughts1 ,till ,i have answer of my ,abigail4 ,enter ,,abigail1 above4 ,abig4 ,now have ,i happily espi'd a time #bj ,to search the plank my father did appoint2 ,and here behold1 unseen1 where ,i have found ,the gold1 the pearls1 and jewels1 which he hid4 ,bar4 ,now ,i remember those old women's words1 #bd ,who in my wealth#dii would tell me winter's tales1 ,and speak of spirits and ghosts that glide by night ,about the place where treasure hath been hid3 ,and now methinks that ,i am one of those2 ,for whilst ,i live1 here lives my soul's sole hope1 ,and1 when ,i die1 here shall my spirit walk4 #cj ,abig4 ,now that my father's fortune were so good ,as but to be about this happy place6 ',t is not so happy3 yet when we parted last1 ,he said he would attend me in the morn4 ,then1 gentle sleep1 where'er his body rests1 #ce ,give charge to ,morpheus that he may dream ,a golden dream1 and of the sudden walk1#ejj ,come and receive the treasure ,i have found4 ,bar4 ,bueno para todos mi ganado no era4#eja ,as good go on as sit so sadly thus4 #dj ,but stay1 what star shines yonder in the east8 ,the loadstar of my life1 if ,abigail4 ,who's there8 ,abig4 ,who's that8 ,bar4 ,peace1 ,abigail1 't is ,i4 ,abig4 ,then1 father1 here receive thy happiness4 ,bar4 ,hast thou 't8 ,she throws down bags4 ,abig4 ,here1 hast thou 't8 ,there's more1 and more1 and more4 #de ,bar4 ,o my girl1 ,my gold1 my fortune1 my felicity6 ,strength to my soul1 death to mine enemy6 ,welcome the first beginner of my bliss6 #ej ,o ,abigail1 ,abigail1 that ,i had thee here too6 ,then my desires were fully satisfied3 ,but ,i will practise thy enlargement thence4 ,o girl6 ,o gold6 ,o beauty6 ,o my bliss6 ,hugs his bags4 ,abig4 ,father1 it draweth towards midnight now1 #ee ,and 'bout this time the nuns begin to wake2 ,to shun suspicion1 therefore1 let us part4 ,bar4 ,farewell1 my joy1 and by my fingers take ,a kiss from him that sends it from his soul4 ,exit ,,abigail1 above4 ,now ,phbus ope the eyelids of the day1 #fj ,and for the raven wake the morning lark1 ,that ,i may hover with her in the air2 ,singing o'er these1 as she does o'er her young1 ,hermoso placer de los dineros4#ejb ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ejc ,enter ,governor ,,ferneze1 ,,del ,,bosco1 and ,knights4 ,fern4 ,now1 captain1 tell us whither thou art bound8 ,whence is thy ship that anchors in our road8 ,and why thou cam'st ashore without our leave8 ,bosc4 ,governor of ,malta1 hither am ,i bound2 ,my ,ship1 ,the ,flying ,dragon1 is of ,spain1 #e ,and so am ,i3 del ,bosco is my name2 ,vice-admiral unto the ,catholic ,king4 #a ,knight4 ',t is true1 my lord1 therefore entreat him well4 ,bosc4 ,our fraught#ejd is ,grecians1 ,turks1 and ,afric ,moors4 ,for late upon the coast of ,corsica1 #aj ,because we vail'd#eje not to the ,turkish#ejf fleet1 ,their creeping galleys had us in the chase3 ,but suddenly the wind began to rise1 ,and then we luff'd and tack'd#ejg and fought at ease3 ,some have we fir'd1 and many have we sunk2 #ae ,but one amongst the rest became our prize4 ,the captain's slain1 the rest remain our slaves1 ,of whom we would make sale in ,malta here4 ,fern4 ,martin del ,bosco1 ,i have heard of thee3 ,welcome to ,malta1 and to all of us2 #bj ,but to admit a sale of these thy ,turks ,we may not1 nay1 we dare not give consent ,by reason of a tributary league4 #a ,knight4 ,del ,bosco1 as thou lov'st and honour'st us1 ,persuade our governor against the ,turk2 #be ,this truce we have is but in hope of gold1 ,and with that sum he craves might we wage war4 ,bosc4 ,will ,knights of ,malta be in league with ,turks1 ,and buy it basely too for sums of gold8 ,my lord1 remember that1 to ,europe's shame1 #cj ,the ,christian ,isle of ,rhodes1 from whence you came1 ,was lately lost1 and you were stated#ejh here ,to be at deadly enmity with ,turks4 ,fern4 ,captain1 we know it1 but our force is small4 ,bosc4 ,what is the sum that ,calymath requires8 #ce ,fern4 ,a hundred thousand crowns4 ,bosc4 ,my lord and king hath title to this isle1 ,and he means quickly to expel you hence2 ,therefore be rul'd by me1 and keep the gold4 ,i'll write unto his majesty for aid1 #dj ,and not depart until ,i see you free4 ,fern4 ,on this condition shall thy ,turks be sold4 ,go1 officers1 and set them straight in show4 ,exeunt ,officers4 ,bosco1 thou shalt be ,malta's general2 ,we and our warlike ,knights will follow thee #de ,against these barbarous misbelieving ,turks4 ,bosc4 ,so shall you imitate those you succeed3 ,for when their hideous force environ'd ,rhodes1 ,small though the number was that kept the town1 ,they fought it out1 and not a man surviv'd #ej ,to bring the hapless news to ,christendom4 ,fern4 ,so will we fight it out4 ,come1 let's away6 ,proud daring ,calymath1 instead of gold1 ,we 'll send thee bullets wrapt in smoke and fire4 ,claim tribute where thou wilt1 we are resolv'd1 ,honour is bought with blood and not with gold4 #ef ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#eji ,enter ,officers with ,,ithamore and other ,slaves4 #a ,off4 ,this is the market-place1 here let 'em stand3 ,fear not their sale1 for they 'll be quickly bought4 #b ,off4 ,every one's price is written on his back1 ,and so much must they yield or not be sold4 #a ,off4 ,here comes the ,jew2 had not his goods been seiz'd1 #e ,he 'd give us present money for them all4 ,enter ,,barabas4 ,bar4 ,in spite of these swine-eating ,christians1-- ,unchosen nation1 never circumcis'd1 ,such as 7poor villains67 were ne'er thought upon1 ,till ,titus and ,vespasian conquer'd us1-- #aj ,am ,i become as wealthy as ,i was4 ,they hop'd my daughter would ha' been a nun2 ,but she 's at home1 and ,i have bought a house ,as great and fair as is the governor's2 ,and there in spite of ,malta will ,i dwell1 #ae ,having ,ferneze's hand1 whose heart ,i 'll have2 ,ay1 and his son's too1 or it shall go hard4 ,i am not of the tribe of ,levi1 ,i1 ,that can so soon forget an injury4 #ai ,we ,jews can fawn like spaniels when we please2 ,and when we grin we bite1 yet are our looks ,as innocent and harmless as a lamb's4 ,i learn'd in ,florence how to kiss my hand1 ,heave up my shoulders when they call me dog1 ,and duck as low as any barefoot friar2 #be ,hoping to see them starve upon a stall1 ,or else be gather'd for in our synagogue1 ,that1 when the offering-basin comes to me1 ,even for charity ,i may spit into 't4 ,here comes ,don ,lodowick1 the governor's son1 ,one that ,i love for his good father's sake4 #ca ,enter ,,lodowick4 ,lod4 ,i hear the wealthy ,jew walked this way4 ,i'll seek him out1 and so insinuate1 ,that ,i may have a sight of ,abigail2 ,for ,don ,mathias tells me she is fair4 #ce ,bar4 ,aside4 ,now will ,i show myself ,to have more of the serpent than the dove2 ,this is--more knave than fool4 ,lod4 ,yond' walks the ,jew2 now for fair ,abigail4 ,bar4 ,aside4 ,ay1 ay1 no doubt but she's at your command4 #dj ,lod4 ,barabas1 thou know'st ,i am the governor's son4 ,bar4 ,i would you were his father1 too1 sir3 ,that 's all the harm ,i wish you4 ,aside4 ,the slave looks ,like a hog's-cheek new singed4 ,lod4 ,whither walk'st thou1 ,barabas8 #de ,bar4 ,no further3 't is a custom held with us1 ,that when we speak with ,gentiles like to you1 ,we turn into the air to purge ourselves3 ,for unto us the promise doth belong4 ,lod4 ,well1 ,barabas1 canst help me to a diamond8 #ej ,bar4 ,o1 sir1 your father had my diamonds4 ,yet ,i have one left that will serve your turn3-- ,i mean my daughter3 but ere he shall have her ,i 'll sacrifice her on a pile of wood4 ,i ha' the poison of the city for him1 #ee ,and the white leprosy4 ,aside4 ,lod4 ,what sparkle does it give without a foil8#eaj ,bar4 ,the diamond that ,i talk of ne'er was foil'd3--#eaa ,aside4 ,but when he touches it1 it will be foil'd3-- ,lord ,lodowick1 it sparkles bright and fair4 #fj ,lod4 ,is it square or pointed1 pray let me know4 ,bar4 ,pointed it is1 good sir--but not for you4 ,aside4 ,lod4 ,i like it much the better4 ,bar4 ,so do ,i too4 ,lod4 ,how shows it by night8 ,bar4 ,outshines ,cynthia's rays3 --,you 'll like it better far o' nights than days4 ,aside4 #fe ,lod4 ,and what 's the price8 ,bar4 ,aside4 ,your life an if you have it4--,o my lord1 ,we will not jar about the price2 come to my house ,and ,i will give 't your honour--with a vengeance4 ,aside4 ,lod4 ,no1 ,barabas1 ,i will deserve it first4 #gj ,bar4 ,good sir1 ,your father has deserv'd it at my hands1 ,who1 of mere charity and ,christian ruth1 ,to bring me to religious purity1 ,and as it were in catechising sort1 #ge ,to make me mindful of my mortal sins1 ,against my will1 and whether ,i would or no1 ,seiz'd all ,i had1 and thrust me out o' doors1 ,and made my house a place for nuns most chaste4 ,lod4 ,no doubt your soul shall reap the fruit of it4 #hj ,bar4 ,ay1 but1 my lord1 the harvest is far off4 ,and yet ,i know the prayers of those nuns ,and holy friars1 having money for their pains1 ,are wondrous2--and indeed do no man good--,aside4 ,and seeing they are not idle1 but still doing1 #he ',tis likely they in time may reap some fruit1 ,i mean in fulness of perfection4 ,lod4 ,good ,barabas1 glance#eab not at our holy nuns4 ,bar4 ,no1 but ,i do it through a burning zeal1-- ,hoping ere long to set the house afire2 #ij ,for though they do a while increase and multiply ,i 'll have a saying to that nunnery4--,aside4 ,as for the diamond1 sir1 ,i told you of1 ,come home and there 's no price shall make us part1 ,even for your honourable father's sake4-- #ie ,it shall go hard but ,i will see your death4--,aside4 ,but now ,i must be gone to by a slave4 ,lod4 ,and1 ,barabas1 ,i 'll bear thee company4 ,bar4 ,come then--here 's the market-place4 ,what 's the price of this slave8 ,two hundred crowns6 #ajj ,do the ,turks weigh so much8 #a ,off4 ,sir1 that 's his price4 ,bar4 ,what1 can he steal that you demand so much8 ,belike he has some new trick for a purse2 ,and if he has1 he is worth three hundred plates1#eac ,so that1 being bought1 the town-seal might be got #aje ,to keep him for his lifetime from the gallows4 ,the sessions day is critical to thieves1 ,and few or none 'scape but by being purg'd4 ,lod4 ,rat'st thou this ,moor but at two hundred plates8 #a ,off4 ,no more1 my lord4 #aaj ,bar4 ,why should this ,turk be dearer than that ,moor8 #a ,off4 ,because he is young and has more qualities4 ,bar4 ,what1 hast thou the philosopher's stone8 ,an thou hast1 break my head with it1 ,i 'll forgive thee4 #aae ,slave4 ,no1 sir2 ,i can cut and shave4 ,bar4 ,let me see1 sirrah1 are you not an old shaver8 ,slave4 ,alas1 sir6 ,i am a very youth4 ,bar4 ,a youth8 ,i 'll buy you1 and marry 7#abj7 you to ,lady ,vanity1 if you do well4 ,slave4 ,i will serve you1 sir4 ,bar4 ,some wicked trick or other4 ,it may be1 under colour of shaving1 thou 'lt cut my throat for my goods4 ,tell me1 hast thou thy health well8 #abf ,slave4 ,ay1 passing well4 ,bar4 ,so much the worse2 ,i must have one that 's sickly1 an 't be but for sparing victuals3 't is not a stone of beef a day will maintain 7#acj7 you in these chops2 let me see one that 's somewhat leaner4 #a ,off4 ,here 's a leaner1 how like you him8 ,bar4 ,where wast thou born8 ,itha4 ,in ,thrace2 brought up in ,arabia4 #ace ,bar4 ,so much the better1 thou art for my turn4 ,an hundred crowns8 ,i 'll have him2 there 's the coin4 ,gives money4 #a ,off4 ,then mark him1 sir1 and take him hence4 ,bar4 ,ay1 mark him1 you were best1 for this is he ,that by my help shall do much villainy4 ,aside4 #adj ,my lord1 farewell4 ,come1 sirrah1 you are mine4 ,as for the diamond1 it shall be yours2 ,i pray1 sir1 be no stranger at my house1 ,all that ,i have shall be at your command4 ,enter ,,mathias and his ,mother ,,katherine ,math4 ,what makes the ,jew and ,lodowick so private8 #ade ,i fear me 't is about fair ,abigail4 ,aside4 ,bar4 ,yonder comes ,don ,mathias1 let us stay2#ead ,exit ,,lodowick4 ,he loves my daughter1 and she holds him dear3 ,but ,i have sworn to frustrate both their hopes1 ,and be reveng'd upon the governor4 #aej ,kath4 ,this ,moor is comeliest1 is he not8 ,speak1 son4 ,math4 ,no1 this is the better1 mother2 view this well4 ,bar4 ,seem not to know me here before your mother1 ,lest she mistrust the match that is in hand4 ,when you have brought her home1 come to my house2 #aee ,think of me as thy father2 son1 farewell4 ,math4 ,but wherefore talk'd ,don ,lodowick with you8 ,bar4 ,tush6 man1 we talk'd of diamonds1 not of ,abigail4 ,kath4 ,tell me1 ,mathias1 is not that the ,jew8 ,bar4 ,as for the comment on the ,maccabees1 ,i have it1 sir1 and 't is at your command4 #afa ,math4 ,yes1 madam1 and my talk with him was ,about the borrowing of a book or two4 ,kath4 ,converse not with him1 he 's cast off from heaven4 ,thou hast thy crowns1 fellow2 come1 let 's away4 #afe ,math4 ,sirrah1 ,jew1 remember the book4 ,bar4 ,marry will ,i1 sir4 ,exeunt ,,mathias and his ,mother4 ,off4 ,come1 ,i have made ,a reasonable market2 let 's away4 ,exeunt ,officers with ,slaves4 ,bar4 ,now let me know thy name1 and therewithal ,thy birth1 condition1 and profession4 #agj ,itha4 ,faith1 sir1 my birth is but mean2 my name 's ,ithamore2 my profession what you please4 ,bar4 ,hast thou no trade8 ,then listen to my words1 ,and ,i will teach thee that shall stick by thee3 ,first be thou void of these affections1 #age ,compassion1 love1 vain hope1 and heartless fear2 ,be mov'd at nothing1 see thou pity none1 ,but to thyself smile when the ,christians moan4 ,itha4 ,o1 brave6 ,master1 ,i worship your nose#eae for this4 ,bar4 ,as for myself1 ,i walk abroad o' nights ,and kill sick people groaning under walls2 #aha ,sometimes ,i go about and poison wells2 ,and now and then1 to cherish ,christian thieves1 ,i am content to lose some of my crowns1 ,that ,i may1 walking in my gallery1 #ahe ,see 'em go pinion'd along by my door4 ,being young1 ,i studied physic1 and began ,to practise first upon the ,italian2 ,there ,i enrich'd the priests with burials1 ,and always kept the sextons' arms in ure#eaf #aij ,with digging graves and ringing dead men's knells3 ,and after that was ,i an engineer1 ,and in the wars 'twixt ,france and ,germany1 ,under pretence of helping ,charles the ,fifth1 ,slew friend and enemy with my stratagems4 #aie ,then after that was ,i an usurer1 ,and with extorting1 cozening1 forfeiting1 ,and tricks belonging unto brokery1 ,i fill'd the jails with bankrupts in a year1 ,and with young orphans planted hospitals1 #bjj ,and every moon made some or other mad1 ,and now and then one hang himself for grief1 ,pinning upon his breast a long great scroll ,how ,i with interest tormented him4 ,but mark how ,i am blest for plaguing them2 ,i have as much coin as will buy the town4 #bjf ,but tell me now1 how hast thou spent thy time8 ,itha4 ',faith1 master1 ,in setting ,christian villages on fire1 ,chaining of eunuchs1 binding galley-slaves1 #baj ,one time ,i was an ostler in an inn1 ,and in the night-time secretly would ,i steal ,to travellers' chambers1 and there cut their throats4 ,once at ,jerusalem1 where the pilgrims kneel'd1 ,i strowed powder on the marble stones1 #bae ,and therewithal their knees would rankle so1 ,that ,i have laugh'd a-good#eag to see the cripples ,go limping home to ,christendom on stilts4 ,bar4 ,why this is something4 ,make account of me ,as of thy fellow1 we are villains both2 #bbj ,both circumcised1 we hate ,christians both4 ,be true and secret1 thou shalt want no gold4 ,but stand aside1 here comes ,don ,lodowick4 ,enter ,,lodowick4 ,lod4 ,o ,barabas1 well met2 ,where is the diamond you told me of8 #bbe ,bar4 ,i have it for you1 sir2 please you walk in with me4 ,what ho1 ,abigail6 open the door1 ,i say4 ,enter ,,abigail with letters4 ,abig4 ,in good time1 father2 here are letters come ,from ,ormus1 and the post stays here within4 ,bar4 ,give me the letters4--,daughter1 do you hear1 #bcj ,entertain ,lodowick the governor's son ,with all the courtesy you can afford2 ,provided that you keep your maidenhead4 ,use him as if he were a ,philistine1 ,dissemble1 swear1 protest1 vow love to him1 #bce ,he is not of the seed of ,abraham4--,aside4 ,i am a little busy1 sir1 pray pardon me4 ,abigail1 bid him welcome for my sake4 ,abig4 ,for your sake and his own he's welcome hither4 ,bar4 ,daughter1 a word more2 kiss him2 speak him fair1 #bdj ,and like a cunning ,jew so cast about1 ,that ye be both made sure#eah ere you come out4 ,aside4 ,abig4 ,o father6 ,don ,mathias is my love4 ,bar4 ,i know it3 yet ,i say1 make love to him2 ,do1 it is requisite it should be so--,aside4 ,nay1 on my life1 it is my factor's hand-- #bdf ,but go you in1 ,i 'll think upon the account4 ,exeunt ,,abigail and ,,lodowick into the house4 ,the account is made1 for ,lodowick--dies4 ,my factor sends me word a merchant 's fled ,that owes me for a hundred tun of wine4 #bej ,i weigh it thus much snapping his fingers2 ,i have wealth enough4 ,for now by this has he kiss'd ,abigail2 ,and she vows love to him1 and he to her4 ,as sure as ,heaven rain'd manna for the ,jews1 ,so sure shall he and ,don ,mathias die3 #bee ,his father was my chiefest enemy4 ,enter ,,mathias4 ,whither goes ,don ,mathias8 ,stay awhile4 ,math4 ,whither1 but to my fair love ,abigail8 ,bar4 ,thou know'st1 and ,heaven can witness it is true1 ,that ,i intend my daughter shall be thine4 #bfj ,math4 ,ay1 ,barabas1 or else thou wrong'st me much4 ,bar4 ,o1 ,heaven forbid ,i should have such a thought4 ,pardon me though ,i weep3 the governor's son ,will1 whether ,i will or no1 have ,abigail3 ,he sends her letters1 bracelets1 jewels1 rings4 ,math4 ,does she receive them8 #bff ,bar4 ,she8 ,no1 ,mathias1 no1 but sends them back4 ,and when he comes1 she locks herself up fast2 ,yet through the keyhole will he talk to her1 ,while she runs to the window looking out1 #bgj ,when you should come and hale him from the door4 ,math4 ,o treacherous ,lodowick6 ,bar4 ,even now as ,i came home1 he slipt me in1 ,and ,i am sure he is with ,abigail4 ,math4 ,i 'll rouse him thence4 #bge ,bar4 ,not for all ,malta1 therefore sheathe your sword4 ,if you love me1 no quarrels in my house2 ,but steal you in1 and seem to see him not2 ,i 'll give him such a warning ere he goes ,as he shall have small hopes of ,abigail4 #bhj ,away1 for here they come4 ,re-enter ,,lodowick and ,,abigail4 ,math4 ,what1 hand in hand6 ,i cannot suffer this4 ,bar4 ,mathias1 as thou lov'st me1 not a word4 ,math4 ,well1 let it pass1 another time shall serve4 ,exit into the house4 ,lod4 ,barabas1 is not that the widow's son8 ,bar4 ,ay1 and take heed1 for he hath sworn your death4 #bhf ,lod4 ,my death8 ,what1 is the base-born peasant mad8 ,bar4 ,no1 no1 but happily he stands in fear ,of that which you1 ,i think1 ne'er dream upon1 ,my daughter here1 a paltry silly girl4 #bij ,lod4 ,why1 loves she ,don ,mathias8 ,bar4 ,doth she not with her smiling answer you8 ,abig4 ,aside4 ,he has my heart2 ,i smile against my will4 ,lod4 ,barabas1 thou know'st ,i've lov'd thy daughter long4 ,bar4 ,and so has she done you1 even from a child4 #bhe ,lod4 ,and now ,i can no longer hold my mind4 ,bar4 ,nor ,i the affection that ,i bear to you4 ,lod4 ,this is thy diamond1 tell me shall ,i have it8 ,bar4 ,win it1 and wear it1 it is yet unfoil'd4#eai ,o6 but ,i know your lordship would disdain #cjj ,to marry with the daughter of a ,jew2 ,and yet ,i 'll give her many a golden cross#ebj ,with ,christian posies round about the ring4 ,lod4 ',t is not thy wealth1 but her that ,i esteem4 ,yet crave ,i thy consent4 #cje ,bar4 ,and mine you have1 yet let me talk to her4-- ,this offspring of ,cain1 this ,jebusite1 ,that never tasted of the ,passover1 ,nor e'er shall see the land of ,canaan1 ,nor our ,messias that is yet to come2 #caj ,this gentle maggot1 ,lodowick1 ,i mean1 ,must be deluded4 ,let him have thy hand1 ,but keep thy heart till ,don ,mathias comes4 ,aside4 ,abig4 ,what1 shall ,i be betroth'd to ,lodowick8 ,bar4 ,it 's no sin to deceive a ,christian2 #cae ,for they themselves hold it a principle1 ,faith is not to be held with heretics2 ,but all are heretics that are not ,jews2 ,this follows well1 and therefore1 daughter1 fear not4--,aside4 ,i have entreated her1 and she will grant4 #cbj ,lod4 ,then1 gentle ,abigail1 plight thy faith to me4 ,abig4 ,i cannot choose1 seeing my father bids4 ,nothing but death shall part my love and me4 ,lod4 ,now have ,i that for which my soul hath long'd4 #cbd ,bar4 ,so have not ,i1 but yet ,i hope ,i shall4 ,aside4 ,abig4 ,aside4 ,o wretched ,abigail1 what hast thou done8 ,lod4 ,why on the sudden is your colour chang'd8 ,abig4 ,i know not1 but farewell1 ,i must be gone4 ,bar4 ,stay her1 but let her not speak one word more4 ,lod4 ,mute o' the sudden6 ,here 's a sudden change4 #ccj ,bar4 ,o1 muse not at it1 't is the ,hebrews' guise1 ,that maidens new betroth'd should weep awhile4 ,trouble her not2 sweet ,lodowick1 depart3 ,she is thy wife1 and thou shalt be mine heir4 ,lod4 ,o1 is 't the custom8 ,then ,i am resolv'd3#eba #cce ,but rather let the brightsome heavens be dim1 ,and nature's beauty choke with stifling clouds1 ,than my fair ,abigail should frown on me4-- ,there comes the villain1 now ,i 'll be reveng'd4 ,re-enter ,,mathias4 ,bar4 ,be quiet1 ,lodowick1 it is enough #cdj ,that ,i have made thee sure#ebb to ,abigail4 ,lod4 ,well1 let him go4 ,exit4 ,bar4 ,well1 but for me1 as you went in at doors ,you had been stabb'd1 but not a word on 't now2 ,here must no speeches pass1 nor swords be drawn4 #cde ,math4 ,suffer me1 ,barabas1 but to follow him4 ,bar4 ,no2 so shall ,i1 if any hurt be done1 ,be made an accessory of your deeds4 ,revenge it on him when you meet him next4 ,math4 ,for this ,i 'll have his heart4 #cej ,bar4 ,do so2 lo1 here ,i give thee ,abigail4 ,math4 ,what greater gift can poor ,mathias have8 ,shall ,lodowick rob me of so fair a love8 ,my life is not so dear as ,abigail4 ,bar4 ,my heart misgives me1 that1 to cross your love1 #cee ,he 's with your mother2 therefore after him4 ,math4 ,what1 is he gone unto my mother8 ,bar4 ,nay1 if you will1 stay till she comes herself4 ,math4 ,i cannot stay2 for if my mother come1 ,she 'll die with grief4 #cfj ,exit4 ,abig4 ,i cannot take my leave of him for tears4 ,father1 why have you thus incens'd them both8 ,bar4 ,what's that to thee8 ,abig4 ,i'll make 'em friends again4 ,bar4 ,you'll make 'em friends6 ,are there not ,jews enow #cfd ,in ,malta1 but thou must dote upon a ,christian8 ,abig4 ,i will have ,don ,mathias2 he is my love4 ,bar4 ,yes1 you shall have him4--,go1 put her in4 ,itha4 ,ay1 ,i'll put her in4 ,puts ,,abigail in4 ,bar4 ,now tell me1 ,ithamore1 how lik'st thou this8 ,itha4 ,faith1 master1 ,i think by this #cgj ,you purchase both their lives2 is it not so8 ,bar4 ,true2 and it shall be cunningly perform'd4 ,itha4 ,o master1 that ,i might have a hand in this4 ,bar4 ,ay1 so thou shalt1 't is thou must do the deed4 ,take this1 and bear it to ,mathias straight1 ,gives a letter4 #cge ,and tell him that it comes from ,lodowick4 ,itha4 ',t is poison'd1 is it not8 ,bar4 ,no1 no1 and yet it might be done that way4 ,it is a challenge feign'd from ,lodowick4 #cgi ,itha4 ,fear not2 ,i will so set his heart afire1 ,that he shall verily think it comes from him4 ,bar4 ,i cannot choose but like thy readiness3 ,yet be not rash1 but do it cunningly4 ,itha4 ,as ,i behave myself in this1 employ me hereafter4 ,bar4 ,away then4 ,exit ,,ithamore4 ,so1 now will ,i go in to ,lodowick1 #chf ,and1 like a cunning spirit1 feign some lie1 ,till ,i have set 'em both at enmity4 ,exit4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#ebc ,enter ,,bellamira1 a ,courtesan4 ,bell4 ,since this town was besieg'd1 my gain grows cold4 ,the time has been that1 but for one bare night1 ,a hundred ducats have been freely given3 ,but now against my will ,i must be chaste2 ,and yet ,i know my beauty doth not fail4 #e ,from ,venice merchants1 and from ,padua ,were wont to come rare-witted gentlemen1 ,scholars ,i mean1 learned and liberal2 ,and now1 save ,pilia-,borsa1 comes there none1 ,and he is very seldom from my house2 #aj ,and here he comes4 ,enter ,,pilia-,,borsa4 ,pilia4 ,hold thee1 wench1 there's something for thee to spend4 ,shews a bag of silver4 ,bell4 ',t is silver4 ,i disdain it4 ,pilia4 ,ay1 but the ,jew has gold1 #ae ,and ,i will have it1 or it shall go hard4 ,court4 ,tell me1 how cam'st thou by this8 ,pilia4 ,faith1 walking the back-lanes1 through the gardens1 ,i chanc'd to cast mine eye up to the ,jew's counting-house1 where ,i saw some 7#bj7 bags of money1 and in the night ,i clamber'd up with my hooks1 and1 as ,i was taking my choice1 ,i heard a rumbling in the house2 so ,i took only this1 and run my way4 ,but here's the ,jew's man4 #be ,enter ,,ithamore4 ,bell4 ,hide the bag4 ,pilia4 ,look not towards him1 let's away4 ,zoons1 what a looking thou keep'st2 thou'lt betray 's anon4 ,exeunt ,,bellamira and ,,pilia-,,borsa4 ,itha4 ,o the sweetest face that ever ,i beheld6 ,i know she is a courtesan by her attire4 ,now 7#cj7 would ,i give a hundred of the ,jew's crowns that ,i had such a concubine4 ,well1 ,i have deliver'd the challenge in such sort1 ,as meet they will1 and fighting die2 brave sport6 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ebd ,enter ,,mathias4 ,math4 ,this is the place2 now ,abigail shall see ,whether ,mathias holds her dear or no4 ,enter ,,lodowick4 ,math4 reading4#ebe ,what1 dares the villain write in such base terms8 ,lod4 ,i did it2 and revenge it if thou dar'st4 ,they fight4 ,enter ,,barabas1 above on a balcony4 ,bar4 ,o6 bravely fought2 and yet they thrust not home4 #e ,now1 ,lodovico6 now1 ,mathias6 ,so----,both fall4 ,so now they have show'd themselves to be tall#ebf fellows4 ,cries within4 ,part 'em1 part 'em4 ,bar4 ,ay1 part 'em now they are dead4 ,farewell1 farewell4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,ferneze4 ,,katherine and ,attendants4 ,fern4 ,what sight is this6--my ,lodowick slain8 #aj ,these arms of mine shall be thy sepulchre4 ,kath4 ,who is this8 ,my son ,mathias slain6 ,fern4 ,o ,lodowick6 had'st thou perish'd by the ,turk1 ,wretched ,ferneze might have veng'd thy death4 ,kath4 ,thy son slew mine1 and ,i'll revenge his death4 #ae ,fern4 ,look4 ,katherine1 look6--thy son gave mine these wounds4 ,kath4 ,o leave to grieve me1 ,i am griev'd enough4 ,fern4 ,o6 that my sighs could turn to lively breath2 ,and these my tears to blood1 that he might live4 ,kath4 ,who made them enemies8 #bj ,fern4 ,i know not1 and that grieves me most of all4 ,kath4 ,my son lov'd thine4 ,fern4 ,and so did ,lodowick him4 ,kath4 ,lend me that weapon that did kill my son1 ,and it shall murder me4 ,fern4 ,nay1 madam1 stay2 that weapon was my son's1 #be ,and on that rather should ,ferneze die4 ,kath4 ,hold1 let's inquire the causers of their deaths1 ,that we may venge their blood upon their heads4 ,fern4 ,then take them up1 and let them be interr'd ,within one sacred monument of stone2 #cj ,upon which altar ,i will offer up ,my daily sacrifice of sighs and tears4 ,and with my prayers pierce impartial heavens1 ,till they reveal the causers of our smarts1 ,which forc'd their hands divide united hearts4 ,come1 ,katherina1 our losses equal are2 #ce ,then of true grief let us take equal share4 ,exeunt with the bodies4 ,,scene ,,iii4#ebg ,enter ,,ithamore4 ,itha4 ,why1 was there ever seen such villany1 ,so neatly plotted1 and so well perform'd8 ,both held in hand1 and flatly both beguil'd8 ,enter ,,abigail4 ,abig4 ,why1 how now1 ,ithamore1 why laugh'st thou so8 ,itha4 ,o mistress1 ha6 ha6 ha6 #e ,abig4 ,why1 what ail'st thou8 ,itha4 ,o my master6 ,abig4 ,ha6 ,itha4 ,o mistress6 ,i have the bravest1 gravest1 secret1 subtle1 bottle-nos'd knave to my master1 that ever gentleman had4 #aa ,abig4 ,say1 knave1 why rail'st upon my father thus8 ,itha4 ,o1 my master has the bravest policy4 ,abig4 ,wherein8 ,itha4 ,why1 know you not8 ,abig4 ,why1 no4 #af ,itha4 ,know you not of ,mathias' and ,don ,lodowick's disaster8 ,abig4 ,no1 what was it8 ,itha4 ,why1 the devil invented a challenge1 7#bj7 my master writ it1 and ,i carried it1 first to ,lodowick1 and imprimis to ,mathias4 ,and then they met1 and1 as the story says1 ,in doleful wise they ended both their days4 ,abig4 ,and was my father furtherer of their deaths8 #be ,itha4 ,am ,i ,ithamore8 ,abig4 ,yes4 ,itha4 ,so sure did your father write1 and ,i carry the challenge4 ,abig4 ,well1 ,ithamore1 let me request thee this3 #cj ,go to the new-made nunnery1 and inquire ,for any of the friars of ,saint ,jacques1 ,and say1 ,i pray them come and speak with me4 ,itha4 ,i pray1 mistress1 will you answer me but one question8 #ce ,abig4 ,well1 sirrah1 what is't8 ,itha4 ,a very feeling one3 have not the nuns fine sport with the friars now and then8 ,abig4 ,go to1 sirrah sauce1 is this your question8 ,get ye gone4 #dj ,itha4 ,i will1 forsooth1 mistress4 ,exit4 ,abig4 ,hard-hearted father1 unkind ,barabas6 ,was this the pursuit#ebh of thy policy6 ,to make me show them favour severally1 #dd ,that by my favour they should both be slain8 ,admit thou lov'dst not ,lodowick for his sire1#ebi ,yet ,don ,mathias ne'er offended thee3 ,but thou wert set upon extreme revenge1 ,because the sire#ecj dispossess'd thee once1 ,and could'st not venge it1 but upon his son1 #ej ,nor on his son1 but by ,mathias' means2 ,nor on ,mathias1 but by murdering me4 ,but ,i perceive there is no love on earth1 ,pity in ,jews1 nor piety in ,turks4 #ed ,but here comes cursed ,ithamore1 with the friar4 ,enter ,,ithamore and ,friar ,,jacomo4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,virgo1 salve4 ,itha4 ,when6 duck you6 ,abig4 ,welcome1 grave friar2 ,ithamore1 begone4 ,exit ,,ithamore4 ,know1 holy sir1 ,i am bold to solicit thee4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,wherein8 #fj ,abig4 ,to get me be admitted for a nun4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,why1 ,abigail1 it is not yet long since ,that ,i did labour thy admission1 ,and then thou did'st not like that holy life4 ,abig4 ,then were my thoughts so frail and unconfirm'd1 #fe ,and ,i was chain'd to follies of the world3 ,but now experience1 purchased with grief1 ,has made me see the difference of things4 ,my sinful soul1 alas1 hath pac'd too long ,the fatal labyrinth of misbelief1 #gj ,far from the ,sun#eca that gives eternal life4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,who taught thee this8 ,abig4 ,the abbess of the house4 ,whose zealous admonition ,i embrace3 ,o1 therefore1 ,jacomo1 let me be one1 ,although unworthy1 of that sisterhood4 #ge ,f4 ,jac4 ,abigail1 ,i will1 but see thou change no more4 ,for that will be most heavy to thy soul4 ,abig4 ,that was my father's fault4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,thy father's6 how8 ,abig4 ,nay1 you shall pardon me4 ,aside4 ,o ,barabas1 ,though thou deservest hardly at my hands1 #hj ,yet never shall these lips bewray#ecb thy life4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,come1 shall we go8 ,abig4 ,my duty waits on you4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#ecc ,enter ,,barabas1 reading a letter4 ,bar4 ,what1 ,abigail become a nun again6 ,false and unkind#ecd2 what1 hast thou lost thy father8 ,and all unknown1 and unconstrain'd of me1 ,art thou again got to the nunnery8 ,now here she writes1 and wills me to repent4 #e ,repentance6 ,spurca6 what pretendeth#ece this8 ,i fear she knows--'t is so--of my device ,in ,don ,mathias' and ,lodovico's deaths4 ,if so1 't is time that it be seen into2 ,for she that varies from me in belief #aj ,gives great presumption that she loves me not2 ,or loving1 doth dislike of something done4 ,but who comes here8 ,enter ,,ithamore4 ,o ,ithamore1 come near2 ,come near1 my love2 come near1 thy master's life4 ,my trusty servant1 nay1 my second self3#ecf #ae ,for ,i have now no hope but even in thee1 ,and on that hope my happiness is built4 ,when saw'st thou ,abigail8 ,itha4 ,to-day4 ,bar4 ,with whom8 ,itha4 ,a friar4 ,bar4 ,a friar6 false villain1 he hath done the deed4 #bj ,itha4 ,how1 sir8 ,bar4 ,why1 made mine ,abigail a nun4 ,itha4 ,that's no lie1 for she sent me for him4 ,bar4 ,o unhappy day6 ,false1 credulous1 inconstant ,abigail6 ,but let 'em go3 and1 ,ithamore1 from hence #be ,ne'er shall she grieve me more with her disgrace2 ,ne'er shall she live to inherit aught of mine1 ,be blest of me1 nor come within my gates1 ,but perish underneath my bitter curse1 ,like ,cain by ,adam for his brother's death4 #cj ,itha4 ,o master6 ,bar4 ,ithamore1 entreat not for her1 ,i am mov'd1 ,and she is hateful to my soul and me3 ,and 'less#ecg thou yield to this that ,i entreat1 ,i cannot think but that thou hat'st my life4 #ce ,itha4 ,who1 ,i1 master8 ,why1 ,i'll run to some rock1 ,and throw myself headlong into the sea2 ,why1 ,i'll do anything for your sweet sake4 ,bar4 ,o trusty ,ithamore1 no servant1 but my friend1 ,i here adopt thee for mine only heir1 #dj ,all that ,i have is thine when ,i am dead1 ,and whilst ,i live use half2 spend as myself4 ,here take my keys1--,i'll give 'em thee anon4 ,go buy thee garments2 but thou shalt not want3 ,only know this1 that thus thou art to do3 #de ,but first go fetch me in the pot of rice ,that for our supper stands upon the fire4 ,itha4 ,aside4 ,i hold my head my master's hungry4--,i go1 sir4 ,exit4 ,bar4 ,thus every villain ambles after wealth1 ,although he ne'er be richer than in hope4 #ej ,but1 hush 't6 ,re-enter ,,ithamore with the pot4 ,itha4 ,here 't is1 master4 ,bar4 ,well said1 ,ithamore4 ,what1 hast thou brought the ladle with thee too8 ,itha4 ,yes1 sir1 the proverb says he that eats with the devil had need of a long spoon4 ,i have brought you a ladle4 #ee ,bar4 ,very well1 ,ithamore1 then now be secret2 ,and for thy sake1 whom ,i so dearly love1 ,now shalt thou see the death of ,abigail1 ,that thou may'st freely live to be my heir4 ,itha4 ,why1 master1 will you poison her 7#fj7 with a mess of rice porridge8 ,that will preserve life1 make her round and plump1 and batten#ech more than you are aware4 ,bar4 ,ay1 but1 ,ithamore1 seest thou this8 ,it is a precious powder that ,i bought #fe ,of an ,italian in ,ancona once1 ,whose operation is to bind1 infect1 ,and poison deeply1 yet not appear ,in forty hours after it is ta'en4 ,itha4 ,how1 master8 #gj ,bar4 ,thus1 ,ithamore4 ,this even they use in ,malta here1--'t is called ,saint ,jacques' ,even1--and then ,i say they use ,to send their alms unto the nunneries4 ,among the rest bear this1 and set it there2 #ge ,there's a dark entry where they take it in1 ,where they must neither see the messenger1 ,nor make inquiry who hath sent it them4 ,itha4 ,how so8 ,bar4 ,belike there is some ceremony in 't4 #hj ,there1 ,ithamore1 must thou go place this pot6 ,stay1 let me spice it first4 ,itha4 ,pray do1 and let me help you1 master4 ,pray let me taste first4 ,bar4 ,prythee do ,,ithamore tastes4 ,what say'st thou now8 #he ,itha4 ,troth1 master1 ,i'm loth such a pot of pottage should be spoil'd4 ,bar4 ,peace1 ,ithamore1 't is better so than spar'd4 ,assure thyself thou shalt have broth by the eye1#eci ,my purse1 my coffer1 and myself is thine4 #ij ,itha4 ,well1 master1 ,i go4 ,bar4 ,stay1 first let me stir it1 ,ithamore4 ,as fatal be it to her as the draught ,of which great ,alexander drunk and died3 ,and with her let it work like ,borgia's wine1 #ie ,whereof his sire1 the ,pope1 was poisoned4 ,in few1#edj the blood of ,hydra1 ,lerna's bane1 ,the juice of hebon1#eda and ,cocytus' breath1 ,and all the poisons of the ,stygian pool ,break from the fiery kingdom2 and in this #ajj ,vomit your venom and invenom her ,that like a fiend hath left her father thus4 ,itha4 ,aside4 ,what a blessing has he given 't6 ,was ever pot of rice porridge so sauc'd6--,what shall ,i do with it8 #aje ,bar4 ,o1 my sweet ,ithamore1 go set it down1 ,and come again so soon as thou hast done1 ,for ,i have other business for thee4 ,itha4 ,here 's a drench to poison a whole stable of ,flanders mares4 ,i'll carry 't to the nuns 7#aaj7 with a powder4 ,bar4 ,and the horse pestilence to boot2 away6 ,itha4 ,i am gone4 ,pay me my wages1 for my work is done4 ,exit4 ,bar4 ,i'll pay thee with a vengeance1 ,ithamore4 ,exit4 #aae ,,scene ,v4#edb ,enter ,,ferneze1 ,,del ,,bosco1 ,knights1 and ,basso4 ,fern4 ,welcome1 great basso2 how fares ,calymath8 ,what wind drives you thus into ,malta-road8 ,bas4 ,the wind that bloweth all the world besides1-- ,desire of gold4 ,fern4 ,desire of gold1 great sir8 ,that's to be gotten in the ,western ,ind3 #e ,in ,malta are no golden minerals4 ,bas4 ,to you of ,malta thus saith ,calymath3 ,the time you took for respite is at hand1 ,for the performance of your promise pass'd1 ,and for the tribute-money ,i am sent4 #aj ,fern4 ,basso1 in brief1 shalt have no tribute here1 ,nor shall the heathens live upon our spoil4 ,first will we raze the city walls ourselves1 ,lay waste the island1 hew the temples down1 ,and1 shipping off our goods to ,sicily1 #ae ,open an entrance for the wasteful sea1 ,whose billows beating the resistless banks1 ,shall overflow it with their refluence4 ,bas4 ,well1 ,governor1 since thou hast broke the league ,by flat denial of the promis'd tribute1 #bj ,talk not of razing down your city walls4 ,you shall not need trouble yourselves so far1 ,for ,selim ,calymath shall come himself1 ,and with brass bullets batter down your towers1 ,and turn proud ,malta to a wilderness #be ,for these intolerable wrongs of yours2 ,and so farewell4 ,fern4 ,farewell4 ,exit ,basso4 ,and now1 you men of ,malta1 look about1 ,and let's provide to welcome ,calymath4 #cj ,close your portcullis1 charge your basilisks1#edc ,and as you profitably take up arms1 ,so now courageously encounter them2 ,for by this answer1 broken is the league1 ,and naught is to be look'd for now but wars1 #ce ,and naught to us more welcome is than wars4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,vi4#edd ,enter ,friar ,,jacomo and ,friar ,,barnardine4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,o1 brother1 brother1 all the nuns are sick1 ,and physic will not help them2 they must die4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,the abbess sent for me to be confess'd3 ,o1 what a sad confession will there be6 ,f4 ,jac4 ,and so did fair ,maria send for me4 #e ,i'll to her lodging2 hereabouts she lies4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,abigail4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,what1 all dead1 save only ,abigail8 ,abig4 ,and ,i shall die too1 for ,i feel death coming4 ,where is the friar that convers'd with me8 #i ,f4 ,barn4 ,o1 he is gone to see the other nuns4 ,abig4 ,i sent for him1 but seeing you are come1 ,be you my ghostly father3 and first know1 ,that in this house ,i liv'd religiously1 ,chaste1 and devout1 much sorrowing for my sins2 ,but ere ,i came---- #ae ,f4 ,barn4 ,what then8 ,abig4 ,i did offend high ,heaven so grievously1 ,as ,i am almost desperate for my sins2 ,and one offence torments me more than all4 ,you knew ,mathias and ,don ,lodowick8 #bj ,f4 ,barn4 ,yes1 what of them8 ,abig4 ,my father did contract me to 'em both3 ,first to ,don ,lodowick2 him ,i never lov'd2 ,mathias was the man that ,i held dear1 ,and for his sake did ,i become a nun4 #be ,f4 ,barn4 ,so1 say how was their end8 ,abig4 ,both jealous of my love1 envied#ede each other1 ,and by my father's practice1#edf which is there ,set down at large1 the gallants were both slain4 ,gives a written paper4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,o monstrous villainy6 #cj ,abig4 ,to work my peace1 this ,i confess to thee2 ,reveal it not1 for then my father dies4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,know that confession must not be reveal'd1 ,the canon law forbids it1 and the priest ,that makes it known1 being degraded first1 #ce ,shall be condemn'd1 and then sent to the fire4 ,abig4 ,so ,i have heard2 pray1 therefore keep it close4#edg ,death seizeth on my heart3 ah1 gentle friar1 ,convert my father that he may be sav'd1 ,and witness that ,i die a ,christian4 ,dies4 #dj ,f4 ,barn4 ,ay1 and a virgin too2 that grieves me most4 ,but ,i must to the ,jew and exclaim on him1 ,and make him stand in fear of me4 ,re-enter ,friar ,,jacomo4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,o brother1 all the nuns are dead1 let's bury them4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,first help to bury this1 then go with me #de ,and help me to exclaim against the ,jew4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,why1 what has he done8 ,f4 ,barn4 ,a thing that makes me tremble to unfold4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,what1 has he crucified a child8 ,f4 ,barn4 ,no1 but a worse thing1 't was told me in shrift1 #ej ,thou know'st 'tis death an if it be reveal'd4 ,come1 let's away4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#edh ,enter ,,barabas and ,,ithamore4 ,bells within4 ,bar4 ,there is no music to#edi a ,christian's knell3 ,how sweet the bells ring now the nuns are dead1 ,that sound at other times like tinker's pans6 ,i was afraid the poison had not wrought2 ,or1 though it wrought1 it would have done no good1 #e ,for every year they swell1 and yet they live2 ,now all are dead1 not one remains alive4 ,itha4 ,that's brave1 master1 but think you it will not be known8 ,bar4 ,how can it1 if we two be secret8 #aj ,itha4 ,for my part fear you not4 ,bar4 ,i'd cut thy throat if ,i did4 ,itha4 ,and reason too4 ,but here's a royal monastery hard by2 ,good master1 let me poison all the monks4 #ae ,bar4 ,thou shalt not need1 for now the nuns are dead ,they'll die with grief4 ,itha4 ,do you not sorrow for your daughter's death8 ,bar4 ,no1 but ,i grieve because she liv'd so long4 ,an ,hebrew born1 and would become a ,christian6 #bj ,cazzo1#eej diabolo4 ,enter ,friar ,,jacomo and ,friar ,,barnardine4 ,itha4 ,look1 look1 master1 here come two religious caterpillars4 ,bar4 ,i smelt 'em ere they came4 #bd ,itha4 ,god-a-mercy1 nose6 ,come1 let's begone4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,stay1 wicked ,jew1 repent1 ,i say1 and stay4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,thou hast offended1 therefore must be damn'd4 ,bar4 ,i fear they know we sent the poison'd broth4 ,itha4 ,and so do ,i1 master2 therefore speak 'em fair4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,barabas1 thou hast---- #cj ,f4 ,jac4 ,ay1 that thou hast---- ,bar4 ,true1 ,i have money1 what though ,i have8 ,f4 ,barn4 ,thou art a---- ,f4 ,jac4 ,ay1 that thou art1 a---- ,bar4 ,what needs all this8 ,i know ,i am a ,jew4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,thy daughter---- #cf ,f4 ,jac4 ,ay1 thy daughter---- ,bar4 ,o speak not of her6 then ,i die with grief4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,remember that---- ,f4 ,jac4 ,ay1 remember that---- #dj ,bar4 ,i must needs say that ,i have been a great usurer4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,thou hast committed---- ,bar4 ,fornification--but that was in another country2 and besides1 the wench is dead4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,ay1 but1 ,barabas1 #de ,remember ,mathias and ,don ,lodowick4 ,bar4 ,why1 what of them8 ,f4 ,barn4 ,i will not say that by a forg'd challenge they met4 ,bar4 ,aside4 ,she has confest1 and we are both undone1-- ,my bosom inmates6----but ,i must dissemble4--,aside4 ,o holy friars1 the burden of my sins #ea ,lie heavy on my soul2 then pray you tell me1 ,is't not too late now to turn ,christian8 ,i have been zealous in the ,jewish faith1 ,hard-hearted to the poor1 a covetous wretch1 #ee ,that would for lucre's sake have sold my soul4 ,a hundred for a hundred ,i have ta'en2 ,and now for store of wealth may ,i compare ,with all the ,jews of ,malta2 but what is wealth8 ,i am a ,jew1 and therefore am ,i lost4 #fj ,would penance serve to atone#eea for this my sin1 ,i could afford to whip myself to death---- ,itha4 ,and so could ,i2 but penance will not serve4 ,bar4 ,to fast1 to pray1 and wear a shirt of hair1 ,and on my knees creep to ,jerusalem4 #fe ,cellars of wine1 and sollars#eeb full of wheat1 ,warehouses stuff'd with spices and with drugs1 ,whole chests of gold1 in bullion1 and in coin1 ,besides ,i know not how much weight in pearl1 ,orient and round1 have ,i within my house2 #gj ,at ,alexandria1 merchandise unsold3 ,but yesterday two ships went from this town1 ,their voyage will be worth ten thousand crowns4 ,in ,florence1 ,venice1 ,antwerp1 ,london1 ,seville1 ,frankfort1 ,lubeck1 ,moscow1 and where not1 #ge ,have ,i debts owing2 and in most of these1 ,great sums of money lying in the banco2 ,all this ,i'll give to some religious house ,so ,i may be baptiz'd1 and live therein4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,o good ,barabas1 come to our house4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,o no1 good ,barabas1 come to our house2 #ha ,and1 ,barabas1 you know---- ,bar4 ,i know that ,i have highly sinn'd4 ,you shall convert me1 you shall have all my wealth4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,o ,barabas1 their laws are strict4 #he ,bar4 ,i know they are1 and ,i will be with you4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,they wear no shirts1 and they go barefoot too4 ,bar4 ,then 't is not for me2 and ,i am resolv'd ,you shall confess me1 and have all my goods4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,good ,barabas1 come to me4 #ij ,bar4 ,you see ,i answer him1 and yet he stays2 ,rid him away1 and go you home with me4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,i'll be with you to-night4 ,bar4 ,come to my house at one o'clock this night4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,you hear your answer1 and you may be gone4 #ie ,f4 ,barn4 ,why1 go1 get you away4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,i will not go for thee4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,not6 then ,i'll make thee1 rogue4#eec ,f4 ,jac4 ,how1 dost call me rogue8 ,they fight4 ,itha4 ,part 'em1 master1 part 'em4 #ajj ,bar4 ,this is mere frailty1 brethren2 be content4 ,friar ,barnardine1 go you with ,ithamore3 ,you know my mind1 let me alone with him4 ,aside to ,f4 ,,barnardine4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,why does he go to thy house8 ,let him be gone4 ,bar4 ,i'll give him something and so stop his mouth4 #aje ,exit ,,ithamore with ,friar ,,barnardine ,i never heard of any man but he ,malign'd the order of the ,jacobins3 ,but do you think that ,i believe his words8 ,why1 brother1 you converted ,abigail2 ,and ,i am bound in charity to requite it1 #aaj ,and so ,i will4 ,o ,jacomo1 fail not1 but come4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,but1 ,barabas1 who shall be your godfathers8 ,for presently you shall be shriv'd4 ,bar4 ,marry1 the ,turk#eed shall be one of my godfathers1 ,but not a word to any of your covent4#eee #aae ,f4 ,jac4 ,i warrant thee1 ,barabas4 ,exit4 ,bar4 ,so1 now the fear is past1 and ,i am safe1 ,for he that shriv'd her is within my house2 ,what if ,i murder'd him ere ,jacomo comes8 ,now ,i have such a plot for both their lives #abj ,as never ,jew nor ,christian knew the like3 ,one turn'd my daughter1 therefore he shall die2 ,the other knows enough to have my life1 ,therefore 'tis not requisite he should live4 ,but are not both these wise men to suppose #abe ,that ,i will leave my house1 my goods1 and all1 ,to fast and be well whipt8 ,i'll none of that4 ,now1 ,friar ,barnardine1 ,i come to you1 ,i'll feast you1 lodge you1 give you fair words1 ,and after that1 ,i and my trusty ,turk-- #acj ,no more1 but so3 it must and shall be done4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#eef ,enter ,,barabas and ,,ithamore4 ,bar4 ,ithamore1 tell me1 is the friar asleep8 ,itha4 ,yes2 and ,i know not what the reason is4 ,do what ,i can he will not strip himself1 ,nor go to bed1 but sleeps in his own clothes4 ,i fear me he mistrusts what we intend4 #e ,bar4 ,no1 't is an order which the friars use4 ,yet1 if he knew our meanings1 could he scape8 ,itha4 ,no1 none can hear him1 cry he ne'er so loud4 ,bar4 ,why1 true1 therefore did ,i place him there4 ,the other chambers open towards the street4 #aj ,itha4 ,you loiter1 master2 wherefore stay we thus8 ,o how ,i long to see him shake his heels4 ,bar4 ,come on1 sirrah4 ,off with your girdle1 make a handsome noose4 ,,ithamore takes off his girdle and ties a noose in it4 ,friar1 awake6 #ae ,they put the noose round the ,friar's neck4 ,f4 ,barn4 ,what1 do you mean to strangle me8 ,itha4 ,yes1 'cause you use to confess4 ,bar4 ,blame not us but the proverb1 8,confess and be hanged40 ,pull hard6 ,f4 ,barn4 ,what1 will you have#eeg my life8 #bj ,bar4 ,pull hard1 ,i say4--,you would have had my goods4 ,itha4 ,ay1 and our lives too1 therefore pull amain4 ,they strangle him4 ',t is neatly done1 sir1 here 's no print at all4 ,bar4 ,then is it as it should be2 take him up4 ,itha4 ,nay1 master1 be rul'd by me a little1 7#be7 ,stands the body upright against the wall and puts a staff in its hand4 ,so1 let him lean upon his staff4 ,excellent6 he stands as if he were begging of bacon4#eeh ,bar4 ,who would not think but that this friar liv'd8 #cj ,what time o' night is't now1 sweet ,ithamore8 ,itha4 ,towards one4 ,bar4 ,then will not ,jacomo be long from hence4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#eei ,enter ,friar ,,jacomo4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,this is the hour wherein ,i shall proceed2#efj ,o happy hour wherein ,i shall convert ,an infidel1 and bring his gold into ,our treasury6 ,but soft1 is not this ,barnardine8 ,it is2 #e ,and1 understanding ,i should come this way1 ,stands here a purpose1 meaning me some wrong1 ,and intercept my going to the ,jew4-- ,barnardine6 ,wilt thou not speak8 ,thou think'st ,i see thee not2 #aj ,away1 ,i 'd wish thee1 and let me go by4 ,no1 wilt thou not8 ,nay1 then1 ,i'll force my way2 ,and see1 a staff stands ready for the purpose3 ,as thou lik'st that1 stop me another time4 ,takes the staff and strikes the body1 which falls down4 ,enter ,,barabas and ,,ithamore4 ,bar4 ,why1 how now1 ,jacomo1 what hast thou done8 7#ae7 ,f4 ,jac4 ,why1 stricken him that would have struck at me4 ,bar4 ,who is it8 ,barnardine6 ,now out1 alas1 he's slain6 ,itha4 ,ay1 master1 he's slain2 look how his brains drop out ou 's nose4 #ai ,f4 ,jac4 ,good sirs1 ,i have done't1 but nobody knows it but you two2 ,i may escape4 ,bar4 ,so might my man and ,i hang with you for company4 ,itha4 ,no1 let us bear him to the magistrates4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,good ,barabas1 let me go4 #be ,bar4 ,no1 pardon me2 the law must have its course4 ,i must be forc'd to give in evidence1 ,that being importun'd by this ,barnardine ,to be a ,christian1 ,i shut him out1 ,and there he sat4 ,now ,i1 to keep my word1 #cj ,and give my goods and substance to your house1 ,was up thus early2 with intent to go ,unto your friary1 because you stay'd4#efa ,itha4 ,fie upon 'em1 master2 will you turn ,christian when holy friars turn devils and 7#ce7 murder one another8 ,bar4 ,no1 for this example ,i'll remain a ,jew3 ,heaven bless me6 ,what1 a friar a murderer6 ,when shall you see a ,jew commit the like8 ,itha4 ,why1 a ,turk could ha' done no more4 7#dj7 ,bar4 ,to-morrow is the sessions2 you shall to it4 ,come1 ,ithamore1 let's help to take him hence4 ,f4 ,jac4 ,villains1 ,i am a sacred person2 touch me not4 ,bar4 ,the law shall touch you1 we'll but lead you1 we4 ',las1 ,i could weep at your calamity6 #de ,take in the staff too1 for that must be shown3 ,law wills that each particular be known4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#efb ,enter ,,courtesan ,,bellamira and ,,pilia-,,borsa4 ,bell4 ,pilia-,borsa1 did'st thou meet with ,ithamore8 ,pilia4 ,i did4 ,bell4 ,and did'st thou deliver my letter8 ,pilia4 ,i did4 ,bell4 ,and what think'st thou8 ,will he come8 #e ,pilia4 ,i think so1 and yet ,i cannot tell2 for at the reading of the letter he look'd like a man of another world4 ,bell4 ,why so8 ,pilia4 ,that such a base slave as he should 7#aj7 be saluted by such a tall#efc man as ,i am1 from such a beautiful dame as you4 ,bell4 ,and what said he8 ,pilia4 ,not a wise word1 only gave me a nod1 as who should say1 8,is it even so80 and so ,i 7#ae7 left him1 being driven to a non-plus at the critical aspect of my terrible countenance4 ,bell4 ,and where didst meet him8 ,pilia4 ,upon mine own freehold1 within forty feet of the gallows1 conning his neck-verse1 7#bj7 ,i take it1 looking of#efd a friar's execution1 whom ,i saluted with an old hempen proverb1 ,hodie tibi1 cras mihi1 and so ,i left him to the mercy of the hangman3 but the exercise#efe being done1 see where he comes4 #be ,enter ,,ithamore4 ,itha4 ,i never knew a man take his death so patiently as this friar4 ,he was ready to leap off ere the halter was about his neck2 and when the hangman had put on his hempen tippet1 he made such haste to his prayers1 as if he had 7#cj7 had another cure to serve4 ,well1 go whither he will1 ,i'll be none of his followers in haste3 and1 now ,i think on 't1 going to the execution1 a fellow met me with a muschatoes#eff like a raven's wing1 and a dagger with a hilt like a 7#ce7 warming-pan1 and he gave me a letter from one ,madam ,bellamira1 saluting me in such sort as if he had meant to make clean my boots with his lips2 the effect was1 that ,i should come to her house4 ,i wonder what the reason is2 it 7#dj7 may be she sees more in me than ,i can find in myself3 for she writes further1 that she loves me ever since she saw me1 and who would not requite such love8 ,here's her house1 and here she comes1 and now would ,i were gone2 ,i am 7#de7 not worthy to look upon her4 ,pilia4 ,this is the gentleman you writ to4 ,itha4 ,aside4 ,gentleman6 he flouts me2 what gentry can be in a poor ,turk of tenpence8 ,i'll be gone4 #ej ,bell4 ,is't not a sweet-fac'd youth1 ,pilia8 ,itha4 ,aside4 ,again1 8sweet youth60--,did not you1 sir1 bring the sweet youth a letter8 ,pilia4 ,i did1 sir1 and from this gentlewoman1 who1 as myself1 and the rest of the family1 7#ee7 stand or fall at your service4 ,bell4 ,though woman's modesty should hale me back1 ,i can withhold no longer2 welcome1 sweet love4 ,itha4 ,aside4 ,now am ,i clean1 or rather foully1 out of the way4 #fj ,bell4 ,whither so soon8 ,itha4 ,aside4 ,i'll go steal some money from my master to make me handsome4--,pray pardon me1 ,i must go and see a ship discharg'd4 ,bell4 ,canst thou be so unkind to leave me thus8 #fe ,pilia4 ,an ye did but know how she loves you1 sir4 ,itha4 ,nay1 ,i care not how much she loves me--,sweet ,bellamira1 would ,i had my master's wealth for thy sake6 ,pilia4 ,and you can have it1 sir1 an if you please4 #gj ,itha4 ,if 'twere above ground1 ,i could and would have it2 but he hides and buries it up1 as partridges do their eggs1 under the earth4 ,pilia4 ,and is't not possible to find it out8 ,itha4 ,by no means possible4 #ge ,bell4 ,aside to ,,pilia-,,borsa4 ,what shall we do with this base villain then8 ,pilia4 ,aside to her4 ,let me alone2 do but you speak him fair4 ,but1 sir1 you know some secrets of the ,jew1 ,which1 if they were reveal'd1 would do him harm4 #gi ,itha4 ,ay1 and such as--,go to1 no more6 ,i'll make him send me half he has1 and glad he scapes so too4 ,pen and ink6 ,i'll write unto him2 we'll have money straight4 ,pilia4 ,send for a hundred crowns at least4 ,,ithamore writes4 ,itha4 ,ten hundred thousand crowns4 8,master ,barabas40 #he ,pilia4 ,write not so submissively1 but threat'ning him4 ,itha4 writing4 8,sirrah1 ,barabas1 send me a hundred crowns40 ,pilia4 ,put in two hundred at least4 ,itha4 writing4 8,i charge thee send me three hundred by this bearer1 and this shall be 7#ij7 your warrant3 if you do not--no more1 but so40 ,pilia4 ,tell him you will confess4 ,itha4 writing4 8,otherwise ,i'll confess all40--,vanish1 and return in a twinkle4 ,pilia4 ,let me alone2 ,i'll use him in his kind4 #ie ,exit ,,pilia-,,borsa with the letter4 ,itha4 ,hang him1 ,jew6 ,bell4 ,now1 gentle ,ithamore1 lie in my lap4-- ,where are my maids8 ,provide a running#efg banquet2 ,send to the merchant1 bid him bring me silks1 ,shall ,ithamore1 my love1 go in such rags8 #ajj ,itha4 ,and bid the jeweller come hither too4 ,bell4 ,i have no husband1 sweet2 ,i'll marry thee4 ,itha4 ,content3 but we will leave this paltry land1 ,and sail from hence to ,greece1 to lovely ,greece4 ,i'll be thy ,jason1 thou my golden fleece2 #aje ,where painted carpets o'er the meads are hurl'd1 ,and ,bacchus' vineyards overspread the world2 ,where woods and forests go in goodly green1 ,i'll be ,adonis1 thou shalt be ,love's ,queen4 ,the meads1 the orchards1 and the primrose-lanes1 #aaj ,instead of sedge and reed1 bear sugar-canes2 ,thou in those groves1 by ,dis above1 ,shalt live with me and be my love4 ,bell4 ,whither will ,i not go with gentle ,ithamore8 ,re-enter ,,pilia-,,borsa4 ,itha4 ,how now6 hast thou the gold8 #aae ,pilia4 ,yes4 ,itha4 ,but came it freely8 ,did the cow give down her milk freely8 ,pilia4 ,at reading of the letter1 he star'd and stamp'd and turn'd aside4 ,i took him by 7#abj7 the beard1 and look'd upon him thus2 told him he were best to send it2 then he hugg'd and embrac'd me4 ,itha4 ,rather for fear than love4 ,pilia4 ,then1 like a ,jew1 he laugh'd and 7#abe7 jeer'd1 and told me he lov'd me for your sake1 and said what a faithful servant you had been4 ,itha4 ,the more villain he to keep me thus4 ,here's goodly 'parel1 is there not8 #abi ,pilia4 ,to conclude1 he gave me ten crowns4 ,gives the money to ,,ithamore4 ,itha4 ,but ten8 ,i'll not leave him worth a grey groat4 ,give me a ream#efh of paper2 we'll have a kingdom of gold for 't4 ,pilia4 ,write for five hundred crowns4 #acd ,itha4 writing4 8,sirrah1 ,jew1 as you love your life send me five hundred crowns1 and give the bearer one hundred40 ,tell him ,i must have 't4 ,pilia4 ,i warrant your worship shall have 't4 ,itha4 ,and if he ask why ,i demand so much1 tell him ,i scorn to write a line under a hundred crowns4 #ada ,pilia4 ,you'd make a rich poet1 sir4 ,i am gone4 ,exit4 ,itha4 ,take thou the money2 spend it for my sake4 ,bell4 ',t is not thy money1 but thyself ,i weigh2 ,thus ,bellamira esteems of gold4 #ade ,throws it aside4 ,but thus of thee4 ,kisses him4 ,itha4 ,that kiss again6 she runs division#efi of my lips4 ,what an eye she casts on me6 ,it twinkles like a star4 ,bell4 ,come1 my dear love1 let's in and sleep together4 #adi ,itha4 ,o1 that ten thousand nights were put in one1 that we might sleep seven years together afore we wake6 ,bell4 ,come1 amorous wag1 first banquet1 and then sleep4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#egj ,enter ,,barabas1 reading a letter4 ,bar4 8,barabas1 send me three hundred crowns4--0 ,plain ,barabas6 ,o1 that wicked courtesan6 ,he was not wont to call me ,barabas4 8,or else ,i will confess30 ay1 there it goes3 ,but1 if ,i get him1 coupe de gorge for that4 #e ,he sent a shaggy totter'd#ega staring slave1 ,that when he speaks draws out his grisly beard1 ,and winds it twice or thrice about his ear2 ,whose face has been a grindstone for men's swords2 ,his hands are hack'd1 some fingers cut quite off2 #aj ,who1 when he speaks1 grunts like a hog1 and looks ,like one that is employ'd in catzerie#egb ,and crossbiting4#egc--such a rogue ,as is the husband to a hundred whores3 ,and ,i by him must send three hundred crowns6 ,well1 my hope is1 he will not stay there still2 #ae ,and when he comes1--,o1 that he were but here6 ,enter ,,pilia-,,borsa4 ,pilia4 ,jew1 ,i must ha' more gold4 ,bar4 ,why1 want'st thou any of thy tale8#egd ,pilia4 ,no2 but three hundred will not serve his turn4 #ba ,bar4 ,not serve his turn1 sir8 ,pilia4 ,no1 sir2 and1 therefore1 ,i must have five hundred more4 ,bar4 ,i'll rather---- #be ,pilia4 ,o good words1 sir1 and send it you were hest6 ,see1 there's his letter4 ,gives letter4 ,bar4 ,might he not as well come as send8 ,pray bid him come and fetch it2 what he writes for you1 ye shall have straight4 #cj ,pilia4 ,ay1 and the rest too1 or else---- ,bar4 ,aside4 ,i must make this villain away4--,please you dine with me1 sir2--and you shall be most heartily poison'd4 ,aside4 ,pilia4 ,no1 ,god-a-mercy4 ,shall ,i have these crowns8 #ce ,bar4 ,i cannot do it4 ,i have lost my keys4 ,pilia4 ,o1 if that be all1 ,i can pick ope your locks4 ,bar4 ,or climb up to my counting-house window3 you know my meaning4 ,pilia4 ,i know enough1 and therefore talk not to me of your counting-house4 ,the gold6 or 7#da7 know1 ,jew1 it is in my power to hang thee4 ,bar4 ,aside4 ,i am betray'd4-- ',t is not five hundred crowns that ,i esteem1 ,i am not mov'd at that3 this angers me1 #de ,that he1 who knows ,i love him as myself1 ,should write in this imperious vein4 ,why1 sir1 ,you know ,i have no child1 and unto whom ,should ,i leave all but unto ,ithamore8 ,pilia4 ,here's many words1 but no crowns4 ,the crowns6 #ej ,bar4 ,commend me to him1 sir1 most humbly1 ,and unto your good mistress1 as unknown4 ,pilia4 ,speak1 shall ,i have 'em1 sir8 ,bar4 ,sir1 here they are4--,gives money4 ,o1 that ,i should part with so much gold6-- ,here1 take 'em1 fellow1 with as good a will---- ,aside1 ,as ,i would see thee hang'd4--,o1 love stops my breath3 #ef ,never lov'd man servant as ,i do ,ithamore6 ,pilia4 ,i know it1 sir4 ,bar4 ,pray1 when1 sir1 shall ,i see you at my house8 ,pilia4 ,soon enough1 to your cost1 sir4 ,fare you well4 ,exit4 #fj ,bar4 ,nay1 to thine own cost1 villain1 if thou com'st6 ,was ever ,jew tormented as ,i am8 ,to have a shag-rag knave to come1-- ,three hundred crowns1--and then five hundred crowns6 ,well1 ,i must seek a means to rid 'em all1 #fe ,and presently3 for in his villany ,he will tell all he knows1 and ,i shall die for't4 ,i have it3 ,i will in some disguise go see the slave1 #fi ,and how the villain revels with my gold4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,vi4#ege ,enter ,courtezan ,,bellamira1 ,,ithamore1 and ,,pilia-,,borsa4 ,bell4 ,i'll pledge thee1 love1 and therefore drink it off4 ,itha4 ,say'st thou me so8 ,have at it2 and1 do you hear8 ,whispers4 ,bell4 ,go to1 it shall be so4 ,itha4 ,of that condition ,i will drink it up4 ,here's to thee6 ,bell4 ,nay1 ,i'll have all or none4 #e ,itha4 ,there1 if thou lov'st me1 do not leave a drop4 ,bell4 ,love thee6 fill me three glasses4 ,itha4 ,three and fifty dozen1 ,i'll pledge thee4 ,pilia4 ,knavely spoke1 and like a knight-at-arms4 ,itha4 ,hey1 ,rivo ,castiliano6#egf a man's a man6 ,bell4 ,now to the ,jew4 #aa ,itha4 ,ha6 to the ,jew1 and send me money he were best4 ,pilia4 ,what would 'st thou do if he should send thee none8 ,itha4 ,do nothing2 but ,i know what ,i know2 he's a murderer4 #ae ,bell4 ,i had not thought he had been so brave a man4 ,itha4 ,you knew ,mathias and the governor's son2 he and ,i killed 'em both1 and yet never touch'd 'em4 ,pilia4 ,o1 bravely done4 #bj ,itha4 ,i carried the broth that poison'd the nuns2 and he and ,i1 snickle hand too fast1#egg strangled a friar4 ,bell4 ,you two alone8 ,itha4 ,we two2 and 't was never known1 nor never shall be for me4 #be ,pilia4 ,aside to ,,bellamira4 ,this shall with me unto the governor4 ,bell4 ,aside to ,,pilia-,,borsa4 ,and fit it should3 but first let's ha' more gold1--,come1 gentle ,ithamore1 lie in my lap4 ,itha4 ,love me little1 love me long4 ,let music rumble #cj ,whilst ,i in thy incony#egh lap do tumble4 ,enter ,b,a,r,a,b,as1 with a lute1 disguis'd4 ,bell4 ,a ,french musician6 ,come1 let's hear your skill4 ,bar4 ,must tuna my lute for sound1 twang1 twang1 first4 ,itha4 ,wilt drink1 ,frenchman8 ,here's to 7#ce7 thee with a----,pox on this drunken hiccup6 ,bar4 ,gramercy1 monsieur4 ,bell4 ,prythee1 ,pilia-,borsa1 bid the fiddler give me the posy in his hat there4 ,pilia4 ,sirrah1 you must give my mistress your posy4 #da ,bar4 votre commandement1 madame4 ,bell4 ,how sweet1 my ,ithamore1 the flowers smell6 ,itha4 ,like thy breath1 sweetheart2 no violet like 'em4 #de ,pilia4 ,foh6 methinks they stink like a hollyhock4 ,bar4 ,aside4 ,so1 now ,i am reveng'd upon 'em all4 ,the scent thereof was death2 ,i poison'd it4 ,itha4 ,play1 fiddler1 or ,i'll cut your cat's guts into chitterlings4 #ea ,bar4 ,pardonnez moi1 be no in tune yet2 so now1 now all be in4 ,itha4 ,give him a crown1 and fill me out more wine4 ,pilia4 ,there's two crowns for thee2 play4 #ee ,bar4 7,aside47 ,how liberally the villain gives me mine own gold6 ,plays4 ,pilia4 ,methinks he fingers very well4 ,bar4 7,aside47 ,so did you when you stole my gold4 #fj ,pilia4 ,how swift he runs6 ,bar4 7,aside47 ,you run swifter when you threw my gold out of my window4 ,bell4 ,musician1 hast been in ,malta long8 ,bar4 ,two1 three1 four month1 madame4 #fe ,itha4 ,dost not know a ,jew1 one ,barabas8 ,bar4 ,very mush2 monsieur1 you no be his man8 ,pilia4 ,his man8 ,itha4 ,i scorn the peasant2 tell him so4 #gj ,bar4 ,aside4 ,he knows it already4 ,itha4 ',tis a strange thing of that ,jew1 he lives upon pickled grasshoppers and sauc'd mushrooms4 ,bar4 7,aside47 ,what a slave's this8 ,the governor feeds not as ,i do4 #gf ,itha4 ,he never put on clean shirt since he was circumcis'd4 ,bar4 7,aside47 ,o rascal6 ,i change myself twice a day4 #hj ,itha4 ,the hat he wears1 ,judas left under the elder when he hang'd himself4#egi ,bar4 7,aside47 ',t was sent me for a present from the great ,cham4 ,pilia4 ,a musty#ehj slave he is2--,whither now1 fiddler8 #hf ,bar4 ,pardonnez moi1 monsieur1 me be no well4 ,exit4 ,pilia4 ,farewell1 fiddler6 ,one letter more to the ,jew4 ,bell4 ,prythee1 sweet love1 one more1 and write it sharp4 #ij ,itha4 ,no1 ,i'll send by word of mouth now4--,bid him deliver thee a thousand crowns1 by the same token1 that the nuns lov'd rice1 that ,friar ,barnardine slept in his own clothes2 any of 'em will do it4 #ie ,pilia4 ,let me alone to urge it1 now ,i know the meaning4 ,itha4 ,the meaning has a meaning4 ,come let's in4 ,to undo a ,jew is charity1 and not sin4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#eha ,enter ,,ferneze1 ,knights1 ,,del ,,bosco1 and ,officers4 ,fern4 ,now1 gentlemen1 betake you to your arms1 ,and see that ,malta be well fortifi'd2 ,and it behoves you to be resolute2 ,for ,calymath1 having hover'd here so long1 ,will win the town1 or die before the walls4 #e #a ,knight4 ,and die he shall1 for we will never yield4 ,enter ,,courtesan ,,bellamira and ,,pilia-,,borsa4 ,bell4 ,o1 bring us to the governor4 ,fern4 ,away with her6 she is a courtesan4 ,bell4 ,whate'er ,i am1 yet1 governor1 hear me speak2 #i ,i bring thee news by whom thy son was slain3 ,mathias did it not2 it was the ,jew4 ,pilia4 ,who1 besides the slaughter of these gentlemen1 ,poison'd his own daughter and the nuns1 ,strangled a friar and ,i know not what #ad ,mischief beside4 ,fern4 ,had we but proof of this---- ,bell4 ,strong proof1 my lord2 his man 's now at my lodging1 ,that was his agent2 he'll confess it all4 ,fern4 ,go fetch him straight ,exeunt ,officers4 ,i always fear'd that ,jew4 ,enter ,officers with ,,barabas and ,,ithamore4 ,bar4 ,i'll go alone2 dogs6 do not hale me thus4 ,itha4 ,nor me neither1 ,i cannot outrun you1 constable3--,o my belly6 #ba ,bar4 ,aside4 ,one dram of powder more had made all sure4 ,what a damn'd slave was ,i6 ,fern4 ,make fires1 heat irons1 let the rack be fetch'd4 #a ,knight4 ,nay1 stay1 my lord2 't may be he will confess4 #be ,bar4 ,confess6 what mean you1 lords8 ,who should confess8 ,fern4 ,thou and thy ,turk2 't was you that slew my son4 ,itha4 ,guilty1 my lord1 ,i confess4 ,your son and ,mathias were both contracted unto ,abigail2 he forg'd a counterfeit challenge4 #cj ,bar4 ,who carried that challenge8 ,itha4 ,i carried it1 ,i confess2 but who writ it8 ,marry1 even he that strangled ,barnardine1 poison'd the nuns and his own daughter4 ,fern4 ,away with him6 his sight is death to me4 #ce ,bar4 ,for what1 you men of ,malta8 ,hear me speak3 ,she is a courtesan1 and he a thief1 ,and he my bondman4 ,let me have law1 ,for none of this can prejudice my life4 ,fern4 ,once more1 away with him2 you shall have law4 #dj ,bar4 ,aside4 ,devils1 do your worst6 ,i'll live in spite of you4-- ,as these have spoke1 so be it to their souls6-- ,aside4 ,i hope the poison'd flowers will work anon4 ,exeunt ,officers with ,,barabas and ,,ithamore1 ,,bellamira and ,,pilia-,,borsa4 ,enter ,,katherine4#ehb ,kath4 ,was my ,mathias murder'd by the ,jew8 ,ferneze1 't was thy son that murder'd him4 #de ,fern4 ,be patient1 gentle madam1 it was he2 ,he forg'd the daring challenge made them fight4 ,kath4 ,where is the ,jew8 ,where is that murderer8 ,fern4 ,in prison till the law has pass'd on him4 ,re-enter ,first ,officer4 #a ,off4 ,my lord1 the courtesan and her man are dead3 #ej ,so is the ,turk and ,barabas the ,jew4 ,fern4 ,dead6 #a ,off4 ,dead1 my lord1 and here they bring his body4 ,bosco4 ,this sudden death of his is very strange4 ,fern4 ,wonder not at it1 sir1 the ,heavens are just2 #ee ,their deaths were like their lives1 then think not of 'em4 ,since they are dead1 let them be buried2 ,for the ,jew's body1 throw that o'er the walls4 ,to be a prey for vultures and wild beasts4-- ,so now away1 and fortify the town4 ,exeunt4 #fj ,,scene ,,ii4 ,,barabas discovered rising4#ehc ,bar4 ,what1 all alone8 ,well fare1 sleepy drink4 ,i'll be reveng'd on this accursed town3 ,for by my means ,calymath shall enter in4 ,i'll help to slay their children and their wives1 ,to fire the churches1 pull their houses down1 #e ,take my goods too1 and seize upon my lands4 ,i hope to see the governor a slave1 ,and1 rowing in a galley1 whipt to death4 ,enter ,,calymath1 ,bassoes1 and ,turks4 ,caly4 ,whom have we there1 a spy8 ,bar4 ,yes1 my good lord1 one that can spy a place #aj ,where you may enter1 and surprise the town3 ,my name is ,barabas3 ,i am a ,jew4 ,caly4 ,art thou that ,jew whose goods we heard were sold ,for tribute-money8 ,bar4 ,the very same1 my lord3 ,and since that time they have hir'd a slave1 my man1 #ae ,to accuse me of a thousand villanies3 ,i was imprison'd1 but escap'd their hands4 ,caly4 ,did'st break prison8 ,bar4 ,no1 no2 ,i drank of poppy and cold mandrake juice2 #bj ,and being asleep1 belike they thought me dead1 ,and threw me o'er the walls3 so1 or how else1 ,the ,jew is here1 and rests at your command4 ,caly4 ',t was bravely done3 but tell me1 ,barabas1 #bd ,canst thou1 as thou report'st1 make ,malta ours8 ,bar4 ,fear not1 my lord1 for here against the sluice#ehd ,the rock is hollow1 and of purpose digg'd ,to make a passage for the running streams ,and common channels of the city4 ,now1 whilst you give assault unto the walls1 #cj ,i'll lead five hundred soldiers through the vault1 ,and rise with them i' th' middle of the town1 ,open the gates for you to enter in2 ,and by this means the city is your own4 #cd ,caly4 ,if this be true1 ,i'll make thee governor4 ,bar4 ,and if it be not true1 then let me die4 ,caly4 ,thou'st doom'd thyself4 ,assault it presently4#ehe ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#ehf ,alarums4 ,enter ,,calymath1 ,bassoes1 ,turks1 and ,,barabas1 with ,,ferneze and ,knights prisoners4 ,caly4 ,now vail#ehg your pride1 you captive ,christians1 ,and kneel for mercy to your conquering foe4 ,now where 's the hope you had of haughty ,spain8 ,ferneze1 speak1 had it not been much better #d ,to keep#ehh thy promise than be thus surpris'd8 ,fern4 ,what should ,i say8 ,we are captives and must yield4 ,caly4 ,ay1 villains1 you must yield1 and under ,turkish yokes ,shall groaning bear the burden of our ire2 ,and1 ,barabas1 as erst we promis'd thee1 ,for thy desert we make thee governor2 #aj ,use them at thy discretion4 ,bar4 ,thanks1 my lord4 ,fern4 ,o fatal day1 to fall into the hands ,of such a traitor and unhallowed ,jew6 ,what greater misery could ,heaven inflict8 ,caly4 ',t is our command3 and1 ,barabas1 we give #ae ,to guard thy person these our ,janizaries3 ,entreat them well1 as we have used thee4 ,and now1 brave bassoes1 come1 we'll walk about ,the ruin'd town1 and see the wrack we made3-- #ai ,farewell1 brave ,jew--farewell1 great ,barabas6 ,exeunt ,,calymath and ,bassoes4 ,bar4 ,may all good fortune follow ,calymath6 ,and now1 as entrance to our safety1 ,to prison with the governor and these ,captains1 his consorts and confederates4 ,fern4 ,o villain6 ,heaven will be reveng'd on thee4 #be ,exeunt ,turks1 with ,,ferneze and ,knights4 ,bar4 ,away6 no more2 let him not trouble me4#ehi ,thus hast thou gotten1 by thy policy1 ,no simple place1 no small authority4 ,i now am governor of ,malta2 true1-- ,but ,malta hates me1 and1 in hating me1 #cj ,my life 's in danger1 and what boots it thee1 ,poor ,barabas1 to be the governor1 ,whenas thy life shall be at their command8 ,no1 ,barabas1 this must be look'd into2 ,and since by wrong thou got'st authority1 #ce ,maintain it bravely by firm policy1 ,at least unprofitably lose it not3 ,for he that liveth in authority1 ,and neither gets him friends1 nor fills his bags1 ,lives like the ass1 that ,aesop speaketh of1 #dj ,that labours with a load of bread and wine1 ,and leaves it off to snap on thistle-tops3 ,but ,barabas will be more circumspect4 ,begin betimes2 occasion's bald behind2 ,slip not thine opportunity1 for fear too late #de ,thou seek'st for much1 but canst not compass it4-- ,within here6 ,enter ,,ferneze1 with a ,guard4 ,fern4 ,my lord8 ,bar4 ,ay1 8lord20 thus slaves will learn4 ,now1 governor2--stand by there1 wait within4 ,exeunt ,guard4 ,this is the reason that ,i sent for thee3 ,thou seest thy life and ,malta's happiness #ej ,are at my arbitrement2 and ,barabas ,at his discretion may dispose of both2 ,now tell me1 governor1 and plainly too1 ,what think'st thou shall become of it and thee8 ,fern4 ,this1 ,barabas2 since things are in thy power1 #ee ,i see no reason but of ,malta's wrack1 ,nor hope of thee but extreme cruelty2 ,nor fear ,i death1 nor will ,i flatter thee4 ,bar4 ,governor1 good words2 be not so furious4 ',t is not thy life which can avail me aught2 #fj ,yet you do live1 and live for me you shall3 ,and1 as for ,malta's ruin1 think you not ',t were slender policy for ,barabas ,to dispossess himself of such a place8 ,for sith1 as once you said1 't is in#eij this isle1 #fe ,in ,malta here1 that ,i have got my goods1 ,and in this city still have had success1 ,and now at length am grown your governor1 ,yourselves shall see it shall not be forgot3 ,for1 as a friend not known but in distress1 #gj ,i 'll rear up ,malta1 now remediless4 ,fern4 ,will ,barabas recover ,malta's loss8 ,will ,barabas be good to ,christians8 ,bar4 ,what wilt thou give me1 governor1 to procure ,a dissolution of the slavish bands #ge ,wherein the ,turk hath yok'd your land and you8 ,what will you give me if ,i render you ,the life of ,calymath1 surprise his men1 ,and in an outhouse of the city shut ,his soldiers1 till ,i have consum'd 'em all with fire8 #hj ,what will you give him that procureth this8 ,fern4 ,do but bring this to pass which thou pretendest1 ,deal truly with us as thou intimatest1 ,and ,i will send amongst the citizens1 ,and by my letters privately procure #he ,great sums of money for thy recompense3 ,nay more1 do this1 and live thou governor still4 ,bar4 ,nay1 do thou this1 ,ferneze1 and be free2 ,governor1 ,i enlarge thee2 live with me1 ,go walk about the city1 see thy friends3 #ij ,tush1 send not letters to 'em1 go thyself1 ,and let me see what money thou canst make4 ,here is my hand that ,i 'll set ,malta free3 ,and thus we cast it3 to a solemn feast ,i will invite young ,selim ,calymath1 #ie ,where be thou present only to perform ,one stratagem that ,i 'll impart to thee1 ,wherein no danger shall betide thy life1 ,and ,i will warrant ,malta free for ever4 #ii ,fern4 ,here is my hand2 believe me1 ,barabas1 ,i will be there1 and do as thou desirest4 ,when is the time8 ,bar4 ,governor1 presently3 ,for ,calymath1 when he hath view'd the town1 ,will take his leave and sail toward ,ottoman4 ,fern4 ,then will ,i1 ,barabas1 about his coin1 #aje ,and bring it with me to thee in the evening4 ,bar4 ,do so1 but fail not2 now farewell1 ,ferneze6--,exit ,,ferneze4 ,and thus far roundly goes the business3 ,thus loving neither1 will ,i live with both1 ,making a profit of my policy2 #aaj ,and he from whom my most advantage comes ,shall be my friend4 ,this is the life we ,jews are us'd to lead2 ,and reason too1 for ,christians do the like4 ,well1 now about effecting this device2 #aae ,first to surprise great ,selim's soldiers1 ,and then to make provision for the feast1 ,that at one instant all things may be done4 ,my policy detests prevention3 ,to what event my secret purpose drives1 #abj ,i know2 and they shall witness with their lives4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iv4#eia ,enter ,,calymath and ,bassoes4 ,caly4 ,thus have we view'd the city1 seen the sack ,and caus'd the ruins to be new-repair'd4 ,which with our bombards'#eib shot and basilisk ,we rent in sunder at our entry3 ,and now ,i see the situation1 #e ,and how secure this conquer'd island stands ,environ'd with the ,mediterranean ,sea1 ,strong-countermin'd with other petty isles2 ,and1 toward ,calabria1 back'd by ,sicily1 ,where ,syracusian ,dionysius reign'd1 #aj ,two lofty turrets that command the town4 ,i wonder how it could be conquer'd thus4 ,enter a ,messenger4 ,mess4 ,from ,barabas1 ,malta's governor1 ,i bring ,a message unto mighty ,calymath2 ,hearing his sovereign was bound for sea1 #ae ,to sail to ,turkey1 to great ,ottoman1 ,he humbly would entreat your majesty ,to come and see his homely citadel1 ,and banquet with him ere thou leav'st the isle4 ,caly4 ,to banquet with him in his citadel8 #bj ,i fear me1 messenger1 to feast my train ,within a town of war so lately pillag'd ,will be too costly and too troublesome3 ,yet would ,i gladly visit ,barabas1 ,for well has ,barabas deserv'd of us4 #be ,mess4 ,selim1 for that1 thus saith the governor1 ,that he hath in his store a pearl so big1 ,so precious1 and withal so orient1 ,as1 be it valued but indifferently1 ,the price thereof will serve to entertain #cj ,selim and all his soldiers for a month2 ,therefore he humbly would entreat your highness ,not to depart till he has feasted you4 ,caly4 ,i cannot feast my men in ,malta-walls1 ,except he place his tables in the streets4 #ce ,mess4 ,know1 ,selim1 that there is a monastery ,which standeth as an outhouse to the town3 ,there will he banquet them2 but thee at home1 ,with all thy bassoes and brave followers4 ,caly4 ,well1 tell the governor we grant his suit1 #dj ,we'll in this summer evening feast with him4 ,mess4 ,i shall1 my lord4 ,exit4 ,caly4 ,and now1 bold bassoes1 let us to our tents1 ,and meditate how we may grace us best ,to solemnize our governor's great feast4 ,exeunt4 #de ,,scene ,v4#eic ,enter ,,ferneze1 ,knights1 and ,,del ,,bosco4 ,fern4 ,in this1 my countrymen1 be rul'd by me1 ,have special care that no man sally forth ,till you shall hear a culverin discharg'd ,by him that bears the linstock1 kindled thus2 ,then issue out and come to rescue me1 #e ,for happily ,i shall be in distress1 ,or you released of this servitude4 #a ,knight4 ,rather than thus to live as ,turkish thralls1 ,what will we not adventure8 ,fern4 ,on then1 begone4 ,knights4 ,farewell1 grave governor6 7#aj7 ,exeunt on one side ,knights and ,,del ,,bosco2 on the other ,,ferneze4 ,,scene ,,vi4#eid ,enter1 above1 ,,barabas1 with a hammer1 very busy2 and ,carpenters4 ,bar4 ,how stands the cords8 ,how hang these hinges8 ,fast8 ,are all the cranes and pulleys sure8 #a ,carp4 ,all fast4 ,bar4 ,leave nothing loose1 all levell'd to my mind4 ,why now ,i see that you have art indeed4 ,there1 carpenters1 divide that gold amongst you3 ,gives money4 #e ,go swill in bowls of sack and muscadine6 ,down to the cellar1 taste of all my wines4 #a ,carp4 ,we shall1 my lord1 and thank you4 ,exeunt ,carpenters4 ,bar4 ,and1 if you like them1 drink your fill and die3 ,for so ,i live1 perish may all the world6 #aj ,now1 ,selim ,calymath1 return me word ,that thou wilt come1 and ,i am satisfied4 ,enter ,messenger4 ,now1 sirrah1 what1 will he come8 ,mess4 ,he will2 and has commanded all his men ,to come ashore1 and march through ,malta streets1 #ae ,that thou may'st feast them in thy citadel4 ,bar4 ,then now are all things as my wish would have 'em1 ,there wanteth nothing but the governor's pelf1 ,and see1 he brings it4 ,enter ,,ferneze4 ,now1 governor1 the sum4 ,fern4 ,with free consent1 a hundred thousand pounds4 #bj ,bar4 ,pounds1 say'st thou1 governor8 ,well1 since it is no more1 ,i'll satisfy myself with that2 nay1 keep it still1 ,for if ,i keep not promise1 trust not me1 ,and1 governor1 now partake my policy3 ,first1 for his army2 they are sent before1 #be ,enter'd the monastery1 and underneath ,in several places are field-pieces pitch'd1 ,bombards1 whole barrels full of gunpowder ,that on the sudden shall dissever it1 ,and batter all the stones about their ears1 #cj ,whence none can possibly escape alive4 ,now as for ,calymath and his consorts ,here have ,i made a dainty gallery1 ,the floor whereof1 this cable being cut1 ,doth fall asunder2 so that it doth sink #ce ,into a deep pit past recovery4 ,here1 hold that knife throws down a knife1 and when thou seest he comes1 ,and with his bassoes shall be blithely set1 ,a warning-piece shall be shot off from the tower1 ,to give thee knowledge when to cut the cord #dj ,and fire the house2 say1 will not this be brave8 ,fern4 ,o excellent6 here1 hold thee1 ,barabas1 ,i trust thy word1 take what ,i promis'd thee4 ,bar4 ,no1 governor1 ,i'll satisfy thee first1 ,thou shalt not live in doubt of anything4 #de ,stand close1#eie for here they come ,,ferneze retires4 ,why1 is not this ,a kingly kind of trade to purchase towns ,by treachery and sell 'em by deceit8 ,now tell me1 worldlings1 underneath the sun ,if greater falsehood ever has been done8 #ej ,enter ,,calymath and ,bassoes4 ,caly4 ,come1 my companion bassoes2 see1 ,i pray1 ,how busy ,barabas is there above ,to entertain us in his gallery2 ,let us salute him4 ,save thee1 ,barabas6 ,bar4 ,welcome1 great ,calymath6 #ee ,fern4 ,aside4 ,how the slave jeers at him4 ,bar4 ,will't please thee1 mighty ,selim ,calymath1 ,to ascend our homely stairs8 ,caly4 ,ay1 ,barabas2-- ,come bassoes1 attend4#eif ,fern4 coming forward4 ,stay1 ,calymath6 #fj ,for ,i will show thee greater courtesy ,than ,barabas would have afforded thee4 ,knight within4 ,sound a charge there6 ,a charge sounded within4 ,,ferneze cuts the cord3 the floor of the gallery gives way1 and ,,barabas falls into a caldron4 ,enter ,,del ,,bosco and ,knights4 ,caly4 ,how now6 what means this8 ,bar4 ,help1 help me6 ,christians1 help6 #fe ,fern4 ,see1 ,calymath1 this was devis'd for thee6 ,caly4 ,treason6 treason6 bassoes1 fly6 ,fern4 ,no1 ,selim1 do not fly2 ,see his end first1 and fly then if thou canst4 #fi ,bar4 ,o help me1 ,selim6 help me1 ,christians6 ,governor1 why stand you all so pitiless8 ,fern4 ,should ,i in pity of thy plaints or thee1 ,accursed ,barabas1 base ,jew1 relent8 ,no1 thus ,i'll see thy treachery repaid1 ,but wish thou hadst behav'd thee otherwise4 #ge ,bar4 ,you will not help me1 then8 ,fern4 ,no1 villain1 no4 ,bar4 ,and1 villains1 know you cannot help me now4-- ,then1 ,barabas1 breathe forth thy latest hate1#eig ,and in the fury of thy torments strive ,to end thy life with resolution4 #hj ,know1 governor1 't was ,i that slew thy son2 ,i fram'd the challenge that did make them meet4 ,know1 ,calymath1 ,i aim'd thy overthrow1 ,and had ,i but escap'd this stratagem1 ,i would have brought confusion on you all1 #he ,damn'd ,christians1 dogs1 and ,turkish infidels6 ,but now begins the extremity of heat ,to pinch me with intolerable pangs4 ,die1 life6 fly1 soul6 tongue1 curse thy fill1 and die6 ,dies4 ,caly4 ,tell me1 you ,christians1 what doth this portend8 #ij ,fern4 ,this train he laid to have entrapp'd thy life4 ,now1 ,selim1 note the unhallowed deeds of ,jews3 ,thus he determin'd to have handled thee1 ,but ,i have rather chose to save thy life4 ,caly4 ,was this the banquet he prepared for us8 #ie ,let's hence1 lest further mischief be pretended4#eih ,fern4 ,nay1 ,selim1 stay2 for since we have thee here1 ,we will not let thee part so suddenly3 ,besides1 if we should let thee go1 all's one4 ,for with thy galleys could'st thou not get hence1 #ajj ,without fresh men to rig and furnish them4 ,caly4 ,tush1 governor1 take thou no care for that1 ,my men are all aboard1 ,and do attend my coming there by this4 ,fern4 ,why heard's thou not the trumpet sound a charge8 #aje ,caly4 ,yes1 what of that8 ,fern4 ,why then the house was fir'd1 ,blown up1 and all thy soldiers massacred4 ,caly4 ,o monstrous treason6 ,fern4 ,a ,jew's courtesy3 ,for he that did by treason work our fall1 ,by treason hath delivered thee to us4 #aaj ,know1 therefore1 till thy father hath made good ,the ruins done to ,malta and to us1 ,thou canst not part2 for ,malta shall be freed1 ,or ,selim ne'er return to ,ottoman4 ,caly4 ,nay1 rather1 ,christians1 let me go to ,turkey1 #aae ,in person there to mediate#eii your peace2 ,to keep me here will naught advantage you4 ,fern4 ,content thee1 ,calymath1 here thou must stay1 ,and live in ,malta prisoner2 for come all the world ,to rescue thee1 so will we guard us now1 #abj ,as sooner shall they drink the ocean dry ,than conquer ,malta1 or endanger us4 ,so march away1 and let due praise be given ,neither to ,fate nor ,fortune1 but to ,heaven4 ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,troublesome ,,reign ,,and ,,lamentable ,,death ,,of ,,edward ,,the ,,second ,,by ,,christopher ,,marlowe4 ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,king ,,edward ,,the ,,second4 ,,prince ,,edward1 his ,son1 afterwards ,king ,edward the ,third4 ,,earl ,,of ,,kent1 ,brother to ,king ,edward the ,second4 ,,gaveston4 ,,archbishop ,,of ,,canterbury4 ,,bishop ,,of ,,coventry4 ,,bishop ,,of ,,winchester4 ,,warwick4 ,,lancaster4 ,,pembroke4 ,,arundel4 ,,leicester4 ,,berkeley4 ,,mortimer1 the elder4 ,,mortimer1 the younger1 his ,nephew4 ,,spencer1 the elder4 ,,spencer1 the younger1 his ,son4 ,,baldock4 ,,beaumont4 ,,trussel4 ,,gurney4 ,,matrevis4 ,,lightborn4 ,,sir ,,john ,,of ,,hainault4 ,,levune4 ,,rice ,,ap ,,howell4 ,abbot1 ,monks1 ,herald1 ,lords1 ,poor ,men1 ,,james1 ,mower1 ,champion1 ,messengers1 ,soldiers1 and ,attendants4 ,,queen ,,isabella1 ,wife to ,king ,edward the ,second4 ,niece to ,king ,edward the ,second1 daughter to the ,duke of ,gloucester4 ,ladies4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#fjj ,enter ,,gaveston1 reading on a letter that was brought him from the ,king4 ,gaveston4 8,my father is deceas'd6 ,come1 ,gaveston1 ,and share the kingdom with thy dearest friend40 ,ah6 words that make me surfeit with delight6 ,what greater bliss can hap to ,gaveston ,than live and be the favourite of a king6 #e ,sweet prince1 ,i come2 these1 these thy amorous lines ,might have enforc'd me to have swum from ,france1 ,and1 like ,leander1 gasp'd upon the sand1 ,so thou would'st smile1 and take me in thine arms4 ,the sight of ,london to my exil'd eyes #aj ,is as ,elysium to a new-come soul2 ,not that ,i love the city1 or the men1 ,but that it harbours him ,i hold so dear-- ,the king1 upon whose bosom let me die1#fja ,and with the world be still at enmity4 #ae ,what need the arctic people love starlight1 ,to whom the sun shines both by day and night8 ,farewell base stooping to the lordly peers6 ,my knee shall bow to none but to the king4 ,as for the multitude1 that are but sparks #bj ,rak'd up in embers of their poverty2-- ,tanti4#fjb ,i'll fawn first on the wind ,that glanceth at my lips1 and flyeth away4 ,enter three ,poor ,men4 ,but how now1 what are these8 ,poor ,men4 ,such as desire your worship's service4 #be ,gav4 ,what canst thou do8 #a ,p4 ,man4 ,i can ride4 ,gav4 ,but ,i have no horses4--,what art thou8 #b ,p4 ,man4 ,a traveller4 ,gav4 ,let me see3 thou would'st do well #cj ,to wait at my trencher and tell me lies at dinner time2 ,and as ,i like your discoursing1 ,i'll have you4-- ,and what art thou8 #c ,p4 ,man4 ,a soldier that hath serv'd against the ,scot4 ,gav4 ,why1 there are hospitals for such as you4 #ce ,i have no war1 and therefore1 sir1 begone4 #c ,p4 ,man4 ,farewell1 and perish by a soldier's hand1 ,that would'st reward them with an hospital4 ,gav4 ,ay1 ay1 these words of his move me as much ,as if a goose should play the porpentine1 #dj ,and dart her plumes1 thinking to pierce my breast4 ,but yet it is no pain to speak men fair2 ,i'll flatter these1 and make them live in hope4--,aside4 ,you know that ,i came lately out of ,france1 ,and yet ,i have not view'd my lord the king2 #de ,if ,i speed well1 ,i'll entertain you all4 ,all4 ,we thank your worship4 ,gav4 ,i have some business3 leave me to myself4 ,all4 ,we will wait here about the court4 ,exeunt4 ,gav4 ,do4--,these are not men for me3 #ej ,i must have wanton poets1 pleasant wits1 ,musicians1 that with touching of a string ,may draw the pliant king which way ,i please4 ,music and poetry is his delight2 ,therefore ,i'll have ,italian masks by night1 #ee ,sweet speeches1 comedies1 and pleasing shows2 ,and in the day1 when he shall walk abroad1 ,like sylvan nymphs my pages shall be clad2 ,my men1 like satyrs grazing on the lawns1 ,shall with their goat-feet dance an antic hay4#fjc ,sometime a lovely boy in ,dian's shape1 #fa ,with hair that gilds the water as it glides1 ,crownets of pearl about his naked arms1 ,and in his sportful hands an olive tree1 ,to hide those parts which men delight to see1 #fe ,shall bathe him in a spring2 and there hard by1 ,one like ,actaeon peeping through the grove ,shall by the angry goddess be transform'd1 ,and running in the likeness of an hart ,by yelping hounds pull 'd down1 and seem to die2-- #gj ,such things as these best please his majesty1 ,my lord4--,here comes the king1 and the nobles ,from the parliament4 ,i'll stand aside4 ,retires4 ,enter ,,king ,,edward1 ,,lancaster1 the ,elder ,,mortimer1 ,young ,,mortimer2 ,,edmund1 ,,earl of ,,kent2 ,,guy1 ,,earl of ,,warwick1 and ,attendants4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,lancaster6 ,lan4 ,my lord4 #ge ,gav4 ,that ,earl of ,lancaster do ,i abhor4 ,aside4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,will you not grant me this8--,in spite of them ,i'll have my will2 and these two ,mortimers1 ,that cross me thus1 shall know ,i am displeas'd4 ,aside4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,if you love us1 my lord1 hate ,gaveston4 #hj ,gav4 ,that villain ,mortimer6 ,i'll be his death4 ,aside4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,mine uncle here1 this earl1 and ,i myself ,were sworn to your father at his death1 ,that he should ne'er return into the realm2 ,and know1 my lord1 ere ,i will break my oath1 ,this sword of mine1 that should offend your foes1 #hf ,shall sleep within the scabbard at thy need1 ,and underneath thy banners march who will1 ,for ,mortimer will hang his armour up4 ,gav4 ,mort ,dieu6 ,aside4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,well1 ,mortimer1 ,i'll make thee rue these words4 #ia ,beseems it thee to contradict thy king8 ,frown'st thou thereat1 aspiring ,lancaster8 ,the sword shall plane the furrows of thy brows1 ,and hew these knees that now are grown so stiff4 #ie ,i will have ,gaveston2 and you shall know ,what danger 't is to stand against your king4 ,gav4 ,well done1 ,ned6 ,aside4 ,lan4 ,my lord1 why do you thus incense your peers1 ,that naturally would love and honour you #ajj ,but for that base and obscure ,gaveston8 ,four earldoms have ,i1 besides ,lancaster-- ,derby1 ,salisbury1 ,lincoln1 ,leicester1-- ,these will ,i sell1 to give my soldiers pay1 ,ere ,gaveston shall stay within the realm2 #aje ,therefore1 if he be come1 expel him straight4 ,kent4 ,barons and earls1 your pride hath made me mute2 ,but now ,i'll speak1 and to the proof1 ,i hope4 ,i do remember1 in my father's days1 ,lord ,percy of the north1 being highly mov'd1 ,braved ,moubery#fjd in presence of the king2 #aaa ,for which1 had not his highness lov'd him well1 ,he should have lost his head2 but with his look ,the undaunted spirit of ,percy was appeas'd1 ,and ,moubery and he were reconcil'd3 #aae ,yet dare you brave the king unto his face8-- ,brother1 revenge it1 and let these their heads ,preach upon poles1 for trespass of their tongues4 ,war4 ,o1 our heads6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,ay1 yours2 and therefore ,i would wish you grant-- #abj ,war4 ,bridle thy anger1 gentle ,mortimer4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,i cannot1 nor ,i will not2 ,i must speak4-- ,cousin1 our hands ,i hope shall fence our heads1 ,and strike off his that makes you threaten us4 #abd ,come1 uncle1 let us leave the brain-sick king1 ,and henceforth parle with our naked swords4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,wiltshire hath men enough to save our heads4 ,war4 ,all ,warwickshire will love him for my sake4#fje ,lan4 ,and northward ,gaveston hath many friends4-- ,adieu1 my lord2 and either change your mind1 #acj ,or look to see the throne1 where you should sit1 ,to float in blood2 and at thy wanton head1 ,the glozing#fjf head of thy base minion thrown4 ,exeunt all except ,,king ,,edward1 ,,kent1 ,,gaveston1 and ,attendants4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,i cannot brook these haughty menaces4 ,am ,i a king1 and must be overrul'd8-- #ace ,brother1 display my ensigns in the field2 ,i'll bandy#fjg with the barons and the earls1 ,and either die or live with ,gaveston4 ,gav4 ,i can no longer keep me from my lord4 ,comes forward4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,what1 ,gaveston6 welcome6--,kiss not my hand-- #adj ,embrace me1 ,gaveston1 as ,i do thee4 ,why should'st thou kneel8 ,know'st thou not who ,i am8 ,thy friend1 thyself1 another ,gaveston6 ,not ,hylas was more mourn'd of ,hercules1 ,than thou hast been of me since thy exile4 #ade ,gav4 ,and since ,i went from hence1 no soul in hell ,hath felt more torment than poor ,gaveston4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,i know it4--,brother1 welcome home my friend4 ,now let the treacherous ,mortimers conspire1 ,and that high-minded ,earl of ,lancaster3 #aej ,i have my wish1 in that ,i joy thy sight2 ,and sooner shall the sea o'erwhelm my land1 ,than bear the ship that shall transport thee hence4 ,i here create thee ,lord ,high ,chamberlain1 ,chief ,secretary to the state and me1 #aee ,earl of ,cornwall1 ,king and ,lord of ,man4 ,gav4 ,my lord1 these titles far exceed my worth4 ,kent4 ,brother1 the least of these may well suffice ,for one of greater birth than ,gaveston4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,cease1 brother1 for ,i cannot brook these words4 #afj ,thy worth1 sweet friend1 is far above my gifts4 ,therefore1 to equal it1 receive my heart4 ,if for these dignities thou be enved1 ,i'll give thee more2 for1 but to honour thee1 ,is ,edward pleas'd with kingly regiment4#fjh #afe ,fear'st#fji thou thy person8 ,thou ,shalt have a guard4 ,wantest thou gold8 ,go to my treasury4 ,wouldst thou be lov'd and fear'd8 ,receive my seal2 ,save or condemn1 and in our name command ,whatso thy mind effects1 or fancy likes4 #agj ,gav4 ,it shall suffice me to enjoy your love1 ,which whiles ,i have1 ,i think myself as great ,as ,caesar riding in the ,roman street1 ,with captive kings at his triumphant car4 ,enter the ,,bishop ,,of ,,coventry4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,whither goes my lord of ,coventry so fast8 #age ,b4 of ,cov4 ,to celebrate your father's exequies4 ,but is that wicked ,gaveston return'd8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,ay1 priest1 and lives to be reveng'd on thee4 ,that wert the only cause of his exile4 ,gav4 ',t is true2 and but for reverence of these robes1 #ahj ,thou should'st not plod one foot beyond this place4 ,b4 of ,cov4 ,i did no more than ,i was bound to do2 ,and1 ,gaveston1 unless thou be reclaim'd1 ,as then ,i did incense the parliament1 ,so will ,i now1 and thou shalt back to ,france4 ,gav4 ,saving your reverence1 you must pardon me4 #ahf ,k4 ,edw4 ,throw off his golden mitre1 rend his stole4 ,and in the channel#faj christen him anew4 ,kent4 ,ah1 brother1 lay not violent hands on him6 ,for he'll complain unto the see of ,rome4 #aij ,gav4 ,let him complain unto the see of hell2 ,i'll be reveng'd on him for my exile4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,no1 spare his life1 but seize upon his goods4 ,be thou lord bishop and receive his rents1 ,and make him serve thee as thy chaplain4 #aie ,i give him thee--here1 use him as thou wilt4 ,gav4 ,he shall to prison1 and there die in bolts4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,ay1 to the ,tower1 the ,fleet1 or where thou wilt4 ,b4 of ,cov4 ,for this offence1 be thou accurst of ,god6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,who 's there8 ,convey this priest to the ,tower4 #bjj ,b4 of ,cov4 ,true1 true4#faa ,k4 ,edw4 ,but in the meantime1 ,gaveston1 away1 ,and take possession of his house and goods4 ,come1 follow me1 and thou shalt have my guard ,to see it done1 and bring thee safe again4 #bje ,gav4 ,what should a priest do with so fair a house8 ,a prison may best beseem his holiness4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#fab ,enter on one side both the ,,mortimers2 on the other1 ,,warwick and ,,lancaster4 ,war4 ',tis true1 the bishop is in the ,tower1 ,and goods and body given to ,gaveston4 ,lan4 ,what6 will they tyrannise upon the church8 ,ah1 wicked king6 accursed ,gaveston6 ,this ground1 which is corrupted with their steps1 #e ,shall be their timeless#fac sepulchre or mine4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,well1 let that peevish ,frenchman guard him sure2 ,unless his breast be sword-proof he shall die4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,how now6 why droops the ,earl of ,lancaster8 ,y4 ,mor4 ,wherefore is ,guy of ,warwick discontent8 #aj ,lan4 ,that villain ,gaveston is made an earl4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,an earl6 ,war4 ,ay1 and besides ,lord ,chamberlain of the realm4 ,and ,secretary too1 and ,lord of ,man4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,we may not1 nor we will not suffer this4 #ae ,y4 ,mor4 ,why post we not from hence to levy men8 ,lan4 8,my ,lord of ,cornwall0 now at every word6 ,and happy is the man whom he vouchsafes1 ,for vailing of his bonnet1#fad one good look4 ,thus1 arm in arm1 the king and he doth march3 ,nay more1 the guard upon his lordship waits2 #ba ,and all the court begins to flatter him4 ,war4 ,thus leaning on the shoulder of the king1 ,he nods and scorns and smiles at those that pass4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,doth no man take exceptions at the slave8 #be ,lan4 ,all stomach#fae him1 but none dare speak a word4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,ah1 that bewrays#faf their baseness1 ,lancaster6 ,were all the earls and barons of my mind1 ,we'll hale him from the bosom of the king1 ,and at the court-gate hang the peasant up1 #cj ,who1 swoln with venom of ambitious pride1 ,will be the ruin of the realm and us4 ,enter the ,,arch,,bishop of ,,canterbury and an ,attendant4 ,war4 ,here comes my lord of ,canterbury's grace4 ,lan4 ,his countenance bewrays he is displeas'd4 ,a4 of ,cant4 ,first were his sacred garments rent and torn1 #be ,then laid they violent hands upon him2 next ,himself imprisoned1 and his goods asseiz'd3 ,this certify the ,pope2--away1 take horse1 ,exit ,attend4 ,lan4 ,my lord1 will you take arms against the king8 ,a4 of ,cant4 ,what need ,i8 ,god himself is up in arms1 #dj ,when violence is offered to the church4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,then will you join with us1 that be his peers1 ,to banish or behead that ,gaveston8 ,a4 of ,cant4 ,what else1 my lords8 for it concerns me near2 ,the bishopric of ,coventry is his4 #de ,enter ,,queen ,,isabella4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,madam1 whither walks your majesty so fast8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,unto the forest1 gentle ,mortimer1 ,to live in grief and baleful discontent2 ,for now my lord the king regards me not1 ,but dotes upon the love of ,gaveston4 #ej ,he claps his cheeks1 and hangs about his neck1 ,smiles in his face1 and whispers in his ears2 ,and when ,i come he frowns1 as who should say1 8,go whither thou wilt1 seeing ,i have ,gaveston40 ,e4 ,mor4 ,is it not strange that he is thus bewitch'd8 #ee ,y4 ,mor4 ,madam1 return unto the court again4 ,that sly inveigling ,frenchman we'll exile1 ,or lose our lives2 and yet1 ere that day come1 ,the king shall lose his crown2 for we have power1 ,and courage too1 to be reveng'd at full4 #fj ,q4 ,isab4 ,but yet lift not your swords against the king4 ,lan4 ,no2 but we will lift ,gaveston from hence4 ,war4 ,and war must be the means1 or he'll stay still4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,then let him stay2 for rather than my lord ,shall be oppress'd by civil mutinies1 #fe ,i will endure a melancholy life1 ,and let him frolic with his minion4 ,a4 of ,cant4 ,my lords1 to ease all this1 but hear me speak3-- ,we and the rest1 that are his counsellors1 ,will meet1 and with a general consent #gj ,confirm him banishment with our hands and seals4 ,lan4 ,what we confirm the king will frustrate4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,then may we lawfully revolt from him4 ,war4 ,but say1 my lord1 where shall this meeting be8 ,a4 of ,cant4 ,at the ,new ,temple4 #ge ,y4 ,mor4 ,content4 ,a4 of ,cant4 ,and1 in the meantime1 ,i'll entreat you all ,to cross to ,lambeth1 and there stay with me4 ,lan4 ,come then1 let's away4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,madam1 farewell6 #hj ,q4 ,isab4 ,farewell1 sweet ,mortimer1 and1 for my sake1 ,forbear to levy arms against the king4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,ay1 if words will serve2 if not1 ,i must4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#fag ,enter ,,gaveston and ,,kent4 ,gav4 ,edmund1 the mighty ,prince of ,lancaster1 ,that hath more earldoms than an ass can bear1 ,and both the ,mortimers1 two goodly men1 ,with ,guy of ,warwick1 that redoubted knight1 ,are gone toward ,lambeth--there let them remain6 ,exeunt4 #e ,,scene ,,iv4#fah ,enter ,nobles ,,lancaster1 ,,warwick1 ,,pembroke1 the ,elder ,,mortimer1 ,young ,,mortimer1 the ,,archbishop of ,,canterbury and ,attendants4 ,lan4 ,here is the form of ,gaveston's exile3 ,may it please your lordship to subscribe your name4 ,a4 of ,cant4 ,give me the paper4 ,he subscribes1 as do the others after him4 ,lan4 ,quick1 quick1 my lord2 ,i long to write my name4 ,war4 ,but ,i long more to see him banish'd hence4 #e ,y4 ,mor4 ,the name of ,mortimer shall fright the king1 ,unless he be declin'd from that base peasant4 ,enter ,,king ,,edward1 ,,gaveston1 and ,,kent4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,what1 are you mov'd that ,gaveston sits here8 ,it is our pleasure2 we will have it so4 ,lan4 ,your grace doth well to place him by your side1 #aj ,for nowhere else the new earl is so safe4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,what man of noble birth can brook this sight8 ,quam male conveniunt6#fai ,see what a scornful look the peasant casts6 ,pem4 ,can kingly lions fawn on creeping ants8 #ae ,war4 ,ignoble vassal1 that like ,phaeton ,aspir'st unto the guidance of the sun6 ,y4 ,mor4 ,their downfall is at hand1 their forces down2 ,we will not thus be fac'd and over-peer'd4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,lay hands on that traitor ,mortimer6 ,e4 ,mor4 ,lay hands on that traitor ,gaveston6 #ba ,kent4 ,is this the duty that you owe your king8 ,war4 ,we know our duties--let him know his peers4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,whither will you bear him8 ,stay1 or ye shall die4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,we are no traitors2 therefore threaten not4 #be ,gav4 ,no1 threaten not1 my lord1 but pay them home6 ,were ,i a king-- ,y4 ,mor4 ,thou villain1 wherefore talk'st thou of a king1 ,that hardly art a gentleman by birth8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,were he a peasant1 being my minion1 #cj ,i'll make the proudest of you stoop to him4 ,lan4 ,my lord1 you may not thus disparage us4-- ,away1 ,i say1 with hateful ,gaveston6 ,e4 ,mor4 ,and with the ,earl of ,kent that favours him4 ,attendants remove ,,kent and ,,gaveston4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,nay1 then1 lay violent hands upon your king4 #ce ,here1 ,mortimer1 sit thou in ,edward's throne2 ,warwick and ,lancaster1 wear you my crown4 ,was ever king thus over-rul'd as ,i8 ,lan4 ,learn then to rule us better1 and the realm4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,what we have done1 our heart-blood shall maintain4 #dj ,war4 ,think you that we can brook this upstart pride8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,anger and wrathful fury stops my speech4 ,a4 of ,cant4 ,why are you mov'd8 ,be patient1 my lord1 ,and see what we your counsellors have done4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,my lords1 now let us all be resolute1 #de ,and either have our wills1 or lose our lives4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,meet you for this1 proud overdaring peers8 ,ere my sweet ,gaveston shall part from me1 ,this isle shall fleet#fbj upon the ocean1 ,and wander to the unfrequented ,inde4 #ej ,a4 of ,cant4 ,you know that ,i am legate to the ,pope4 ,on your allegiance to the see of ,rome1 ,subscribe1 as we have done1 to his exile4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,curse him1 if he refuse2 and then may we ,depose him and elect another king4 #ee ,k4 ,edw4 ,ay1 there it goes6 but yet ,i will not yield4 ,curse me1 depose me1 do the worst you can4 ,lan4 ,then linger not1 my lord1 but do it straight4 ,a4 of ,cant4 ,remember how the bishop was abus'd6 #ei ,either banish him that was the cause thereof1 ,or ,i will presently discharge these lords ,of duty and allegiance due to thee4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,aside4 ,it boots me not to threat2 ,i must speak fair4-- ,the legate of the ,pope will be obey'd4 ,my lord1 you shall be ,chancellor of the realm2 ,thou1 ,lancaster1 ,high ,admiral of our fleet2 #ff ,young ,mortimer and his uncle shall be earls2 ,and you1 ,lord ,warwick1 ,president of the ,north2 ,and thou1 of ,wales4 ,if this content you not1 ,make several kingdoms of this monarchy1 #gj ,and share it equally amongst you all1 ,so ,i may have some nook or corner left1 ,to frolic with my dearest ,gaveston4 ,a4 of ,cant4 ,nothing shall alter us1 we are resolv'd4 ,lan4 ,come1 come1 subscribe4 #ge ,y4 ,mor4 ,why should you love him whom the world hates so8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,because he loves me more than all the world4 ,ah1 none but rude and savage-minded men ,would seek the ruin of my ,gaveston2 ,you that be noble-born should pity him4 #hj ,war4 ,you that are princely-born should shake him off4 ,for shame subscribe1 and let the lown#fba depart4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,urge him1 my lord4 ,a4 of ,cant4 ,are you content to banish him the realm8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,i see ,i must1 and therefore am content4 #he ,instead of ink1 ,i'll write it with my tears4 ,subscribes4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,the king is love-sick for his minion4 ,k4 ,edw4 ',t is done2 and now1 accursed hand1 fall off6 ,lan4 ,give it me2 ,i'll have it publish'd in the streets4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,i'll see him presently despatch'd away4 #ij ,a4 of ,cant4 ,now is my heart at ease4 ,war4 ,and so is mine4 ,pem4 ,this will be good news to the common sort4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,be it or no1 he shall not linger here4 ,exeunt all except ,,king ,,edward4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,how fast they run to banish him ,i love6 ,they would not stir1 were it to do me good4 #ie ,why should a king be subject to a priest8 ,proud ,rome6 that hatchest such imperial grooms1 ,for these thy superstitious taper-lights1 ,wherewith thy antichristian churches blaze1 ,i'll fire thy crazed buildings1 and enforce #ajj ,the papal towers to kiss the lowly ground6 ,with slaughtered priests make ,tiber's channel swell1 ,and banks rais'd higher with their sepulchres6 ,as for the peers1 that back the clergy thus1 ,if ,i be king1 not one of them shall live4 #aje ,re-enter ,,gaveston4 ,gav4 ,my lord1 ,i hear it whispered everywhere1 ,that ,i am banish'd1 and must fly the land4 ,k4 ,edw4 ',t is true1 sweet ,gaveston--,o6 were it false6 ,the legate of the ,pope will have it so1 ,and thou must hence1 or ,i shall be depos'd4 #aaj ,but ,i will reign to be reveng'd of them2 ,and therefore1 sweet friend1 take it patiently4 ,live where thou wilt1 ,i'll send thee gold enough2 ,and long thou shalt not stay1 or if thou dost1 #aad ,i'll come to thee2 my love shall ne'er decline4 ,gav4 ,is all my hope turn'd to this hell of grief8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,rend not my heart with thy too piercing words3 ,thou from this land1 ,i from myself am banish'd4 ,gav4 ,to go from hence grieves not poor ,gaveston2 ,but to forsake you1 in whose gracious looks #abj ,the blessedness of ,gaveston remains1 ,for nowhere else seeks he felicity4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,and only this torments my wretched soul ,that1 whether ,i will or no1 thou must depart4 ,be governor of ,ireland in my stead1 #abe ,and there abide till fortune call thee home4 ,here take my picture1 and let me wear thine2 ,they exchange pictures4 ,o1 might ,i keep thee here as ,i do this1 ,happy were ,i6 but now most miserable6 #abi ,gav4 ',tis something to be pitied of a king4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,thou shalt not hence--,i'll hide thee1 ,gaveston4 ,gav4 ,i shall be found1 and then 't will grieve me more4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,kind words and mutual talk makes our grief greater2 ,therefore1 with dumb embracement1 let us part4-- ,stay1 ,gaveston1 ,i cannot leave thee thus4 #ace ,gav4 ,for every look1 my lord#fbb drops down a tear4 ,seeing ,i must go1 do not renew my sorrow4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,the time is little that thou hast to stay1 ,and1 therefore1 give me leave to look my fill4 ,but come1 sweet friend1 ,i'll bear thee on thy way4 #adj ,gav4 ,the peers will frown4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,i pass#fbc not for their anger4--,come let's go2 ,o that we might as well return as go4 ,enter ,,edmund and ,,queen ,,isabella4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,whither goes my lord8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,fawn not on me1 ,french strumpet6 ,get thee gone6 #ade ,q4 ,isab4 ,on whom but on my husband should ,i fawn8 ,gav4 ,on ,mortimer6 with whom1 ungentle queen-- ,i say no more4 ,judge you the rest1 my lord4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,in saying this1 thou wrong'st me1 ,gaveston4 #adi ,is't not enough that thou corrupt'st my lord1 ,and art a bawd to his affections4 ,but thou must call mine honour thus in question8 ,gav4 ,i mean not so2 your grace must pardon me4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,thou art too familiar with that ,mortimer1 ,and by thy means is ,gaveston exil'd2 #aee ,but ,i would wish thee reconcile the lords1 ,or thou shalt ne'er be reconcil'd to me4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,your highness knows it lies not in my power4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,away then6 touch me not4--,come1 ,gaveston4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,villain6 't is thou that robb'st me of my lord4 #afj ,gav4 ,madam1 't is you that rob me of my lord4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,speak not unto her2 let her droop and pine4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,wherein1 my lord1 have ,i deserv'd these words8 ,witness the tears that ,isabella sheds1 ,witness this heart1 that1 sighing for thee1 breaks1 #afe ,how dear my lord is to poor ,isabel4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,and witness ,heaven how dear thou art to me6 ,there weep2 for till my ,gaveston be repeal'd4 ,assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight4 ,exeunt ,,edward and ,,gaveston4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,o miserable and distressed queen6 ,would1 when ,i left sweet ,france and was embark'd1 #aga ,that charming ,circes1 walking on the waves1 ,had chang'd my shape1 or at the marriage-day ,the cup of ,hymen had been full of poison1 ,or with those arms that twin'd about my neck ,i had been stifled1 and not liv'd to see #agf ,the king my lord thus to abandon me6 ,like frantic ,juno will ,i fill the earth ,with ghastly murmur of my sighs and cries2 ,for never doted ,jove on ,ganymede #ahj ,so much as he on cursed ,gaveston4 ,but that will more exasperate his wrath2 ,i must entreat him1 ,i must speak him fair1 ,and be a means to call home ,gaveston4 ,and yet he'll ever dote on ,gaveston2 #ahe ,and so am ,i for ever miserable4 ,re-enter ,nobles ,,lancaster1 ,,warwick1 ,,pembroke1 the ,elder ,,mortimer1 and ,young ,,mortimer to the ,queen4 ,lan4 ,look where the sister of the ,king of ,france ,sits wringing of her hands1 and beats her breast6 ,war4 ,the king1 ,i fear1 hath ill-entreated her4 ,pem4 ,hard is the heart that injures such a saint4 #aij ,y4 ,mor4 ,i know 't is 'long of ,gaveston she weeps4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,why8 ,he is gone4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,madam1 how fares your grace8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,ah1 ,mortimer6 now breaks the king's hate forth1 ,and he confesseth that he loves me not4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,cry quittance1 madam1 then2 and love not him4 #aie ,q4 ,isab4 ,no1 rather will ,i die a thousand deaths6 ,and yet ,i love in vain2--he'll ne'er love me4 ,lan4 ,fear ye not1 madam2 now his minion's gone1 ,his wanton humour will be quickly left4 #aii ,q4 ,isab4 ,o never1 ,lancaster6 ,i am enjoin'd ,to sue upon you all for his repeal2 ,this wills my lord1 and this must ,i perform1 ,or else be banish'd from his highness' presence4 ,lan4 ,for his repeal8 ,madam1 he comes not back1 ,unless the sea cast up his shipwrack'd body4 #bje ,war4 ,and to behold so sweet a sight as that1 ,there's none here but would run his horse to death4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,but1 madam1 would you have us call him home8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,ay4 ,mortimer1 for till he be restor'd1 ,the angry king hath banish'd me the court2 #baj ,and1 therefore1 as thou lov'st and tend'rest me1 ,be thou my advocate unto these peers4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,what6 would you have me plead for ,gaveston8 ,e4 ,mor4 ,plead for him he that will1 ,i am resolv'd4 ,lan4 ,and so am ,i1 my lord4 ,dissuade the queen4 #bae ,q4 ,isab4 ,o ,lancaster6 let him dissuade the king1 ,for 't is against my will he should return4 ,war4 ,then speak not for him1 let the peasant go4 ,q4 ,isab4 ',t is for myself ,i speak1 and not for him4 ,pem4 ,no speaking will prevail1 and therefore cease4 #bbj ,y4 ,mor4 ,fair queen1 forbear to angle for the fish ,which1 being caught1 strikes him that takes it dead2 ,i mean that vile torpedo1 ,gaveston1 ,that now1 ,i hope1 floats on the ,irish seas4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,sweet ,mortimer1 sit down by me awhile1 #bbe ,and ,i will tell thee reasons of such weight ,as thou wilt soon subscribe to his repeal4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,it is impossible2 but speak your mind4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,then thus1--but none shall hear it but ourselves4 ,talks to ,young ,,mortimer apart4 ,lan4 ,my lords1 albeit the queen win ,mortimer1 #bcj ,will you be resolute1 and hold with me8 ,e4 ,mor4 ,not ,i1 against my nephew4 ,pem4 ,fear not1 the queen's words cannot alter him4 ,war4 ,no8 ,do but mark how earnestly she pleads6 ,lan4 ,and see how coldly his looks make denial6 #bce ,war4 ,she smiles2 now for my life his mind is chang'd6 ,lan4 ,i'll rather lose his friendship1 ,i1 than grant4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,well1 of necessity it must be so4 ,my lords1 that ,i abhor base ,gaveston1 ,i hope your honours make no question1 #bdj ,and therefore1 though ,i plead for his repeal1 ',t is not for his sake1 but for our avail2 ,nay for the realm's behoof1 and for the king's4 ,lan4 ,fie1 ,mortimer1 dishonour not thyself6 ,can this be true1 't was good to banish him8 #bde ,and is this true1#fbd to call him home again8 ,such reasons make white black1 and dark night day4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,my lord of ,lancaster1 mark the respect4#fbe ,lan4 ,in no respect can contraries be true4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,yet1 good my lord1 hear what he can allege4 #bej ,war4 ,all that he speaks is nothing2 we are resolv'd4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,do you not wish that ,gaveston were dead8 ,pem4 ,i would he were6 ,y4 ,mor4 ,why1 then1 my lord1 give me but leave to speak4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,but1 nephew1 do not play the sophister4 #bee ,y4 ,mor4 ,this which ,i urge is of a burning zeal ,to mend the king1 and do our country good4 ,know you not ,gaveston hath store of gold1 ,which may in ,ireland purchase him such friends ,as he will front the mightiest of us all8 #bfj ,and whereas he shall live and be belov'd1 ',t is hard for us to work his overthrow4 ,war4 ,mark you but that1 my lord of ,lancaster4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,but were he here1 detested as he is1 ,how easily might some base slave be suborn'd ,to greet his lordship with a poniard1 #bff ,and none so much as blame the murderer1 ,but rather praise him for that brave attempt1 ,and in the chronicle enrol his name ,for purging of the realm of such a plague6 #bgj ,pem4 ,he saith true4 ,lan4 ,ay1 but how chance this was not done before8 ,y4 ,mor4 ,because1 my lords1 it was not thought upon4 ,nay1 more1 when he shall know it lies in us ,to banish him1 and then to call him home1 #bge ',t will make him vail#fbf the top-flag of his pride1 ,and fear to offend the meanest nobleman4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,but bow if he do not1 nephew8 ,y4 ,mor4 ,then may we with some colour#fbg rise in arms2 ,for howsoever we have borne it out1 #bhj ',t is treason to be up against the king4 ,so we shall have the people of our side1 ,which for his father's sake lean to the king1 ,but cannot brook a night-grown mushroom1 ,such a one as my lord of ,cornwall is1 #bhe ,should bear us down of the nobility4 ,and when the commons and the nobles join1 ',tis not the king can buckler ,gaveston2 ,we'll pull him from the strongest hold he hath4 ,my lords1 if to perform this ,i be slack1 #bij ,think me as base a groom as ,gaveston4 ,lan4 ,on that condition1 ,lancaster will grant4 ,war4 ,and so will ,pembroke and ,i4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,and ,i4 #bid ,y4 ,mor4 ,in this ,i count me highly gratified1 ,and ,mortimer will rest at your command4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,and when this favour ,isabel forgets1 ,then let her live abandon'd and forlorn4-- ,but see1 in happy time1 my lord the king1 ,having brought the ,earl of ,cornwall on his way1 #cjj ,is new return'd4 ,this news will glad him much1 ,yet not so much as me4 ,i love him more ,than he can ,gaveston2 would he lov'd me ,but half so much1 then were ,i treble-blest4 ,re-enter ,,king ,,edward1 mourning4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,he's gone1 and for his absence thus ,i mourn4 #cje ,did never sorrow go so near my heart ,as doth the want of my sweet ,gaveston2 ,and could my crown's revenue bring him back1 ,i would freely give it to his enemies1 ,and think ,i gain'd1 having bought so dear a friend4 #caj ,q4 ,isab4 ,hark6 how he harps upon his minion4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,my heart is as an anvil unto sorrow1 ,which beats upon it like the ,cyclops' hammers1 ,and with the noise turns up my giddy brain1 ,and makes me frantic for my ,gaveston4 #cae ,ah6 had some bloodless ,fury rose from hell1 ,and with my kingly sceptre struck me dead1 ,when ,i was forc'd to leave my ,gaveston6 ,lan4 ,diablo6 ,what passions call you these8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,my gracious lord1 ,i come to bring you news4 #cbj ,k4 ,edw4 ,that you have parley'd with your ,mortimer6 ,q4 ,isab4 ,that ,gaveston1 my lord1 shall be repeal'd4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,repeal'd6 ,the news is too sweet to be true8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,but will you love me1 if you find it so8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,if it be so1 what will not ,edward do8 #cbe ,q4 ,isab4 ,for ,gaveston1 but not for ,isabel4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,for thee1 fair queen1 if thou lov'st ,gaveston1 ,i'll hang a golden tongue about thy neck1 ,seeing thou hast pleaded with so good success4 #cbi ,q4 ,isab4 ,no other jewels hang about my neck ,than these1 my lord2 nor let me have more wealth ,than ,i may fetch from this rich treasury4 ,o how a kiss revives poor ,isabel6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,once more receive my hand2 and let this be ,a second marriage 'twixt thyself and me4 #cce ,q4 ,isab4 ,and may it prove more happy than the first6 ,my gentle lord1 bespeak these nobles fair1 ,that wait attendance for a gracious look1 ,and on their knees salute your majesty4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,courageous ,lancaster1 embrace thy king6 #cdj ,and1 as gross vapours perish by the sun1 ,even so let hatred with thy sovereign's smile4 ,live thou with me as my companion4 ,lan4 ,this salutation overjoys my heart4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,warwick shall be my chiefest counsellor3 #cde ,these silver hairs will more adorn my court ,than gaudy silks1 or rich embroidery4 ,chide me1 sweet ,warwick1 if ,i go astray4 ,war4 ,slay me1 my lord1 when ,i offend your grace4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,in solemn triumphs1 and in public shows1 #cej ,pembroke shall bear the sword before the king4 ,pem4 ,and with this sword ,pembroke will fight for you4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,but wherefore walks young ,mortimer aside8 ,be thou commander of our royal fleet2 ,or1 if that lofty office like thee not1 #cee ,i make thee here ,lord ,marshal of the realm4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,my lord1 ,i'll marshal so your enemies1 ,as ,england shall be quiet1 and you safe4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,and as for you1 ,lord ,mortimer of ,chirke1 #cfj ,whose great achievements in our foreign war ,deserves no common place nor mean reward1 ,be you the general of the levied troops1 ,that now are ready to assail the ,scots4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,in this your grace hath highly honoured me1 ,for with my nature war doth best agree4 #cfe ,q4 ,isab4 ,now is the ,king of ,england rich and strong1 ,having the love of his renowned peers4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,ay1 ,isabel1 ne'er was my heart so light4 ,clerk of the crown1 direct our warrant forth ,for ,gaveston to ,ireland3 ,enter ,,beaumont with warrant4 ,beaumont1 fly #cgj ,as fast as ,iris or ,jove's ,mercury4 ,beau4 ,it shall be done1 my gracious lord4 ,exit4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,lord ,mortimer1 we leave you to your charge4 ,now let us in1 and feast it royally4 #cgd ,against our friend the ,earl of ,cornwall comes1 ,we'll have a general tilt and tournament2 ,and then his marriage shall be solemnis'd4 ,for wot you not that ,i have made him sure#fbh ,unto our cousin1 the ,earl of ,gloucester's heir8 ,lan4 ,such news we hear1 my lord4 #chj ,k4 ,edw4 ,that day1 if not for him1 yet for my sake1 ,who in the triumph will be challenger1 ,spare for no cost2 we will requit your love4 ,war4 ,in this1 or aught1 your highness shall command us4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,thanks1 gentle ,warwick3 come1 let's in and revel4 #che ,exeunt all except the ,,mortimers4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,nephew1 ,i must to ,scotland2 thou stayest here4 ,leave now t' oppose thyself against the king4 ,thou seest by nature he is mild and calm1 ,and seeing his mind so dotes on ,gaveston1 ,let him without controlment have his will1 #cij ,the mightiest kings have had their minions3 ,great ,alexander loved ,hephestion2 ,the conquering ,hercules#fbi for ,hylas wept2 ,and for ,patroclus stern ,achilles droopt3 ,and not kings only1 but the wisest men3 #cie ,the ,roman ,tully lov'd ,octavius2 ,grave ,socrates1 wild ,alcibiades4 ,then let his grace1 whose youth is flexible1 ,and promiseth as much as we can wish1 ,freely enjoy that vain1 light-headed earl2 #djj ,for riper years will wean him from such toys4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,uncle1 his wanton humour grieves not me2 ,but this ,i scorn1 that one so basely born ,should by his sovereign's favour grow so pert1 ,and riot it with the treasure of the realm4 #dje ,while soldiers mutiny for want of pay1 ,he wears a lord's revenue on his back1 ,and ,midas-like1 he jets#fcj it in the court1 ,with base outlandish cullions#fca at his heels1 #dji ,whose proud fantastic liveries make such show ,as if that ,proteus1 god of shapes1 appear'd4 ,i have not seen a dapper ,jack so brisk2 ,he wears a short ,italian hooded cloak ,larded with pearl1 and1 in his ,tuscan cap1 ,a jewel of more value than the crown4 #dae ,while others walk below1 the king and he ,from out a window laugh at such as we1 ,and flout our train1 and jest at our attire4 ,uncle1 'tis this that makes me impatient4 ,e4 ,mor4 ,but1 nephew1 now you see the king is chang'd4 #dbj ,y4 ,mor4 ,then so am ,i1 and live to do him service3 ,but whiles ,i have a sword1 a hand1 a heart1 ,i will not yield to any such upstart4 ,you know my mind2 come1 uncle1 let 's away4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#fcb ,enter ,young ,,spencer and ,,baldock4 ,bald4 ,spencer1 seeing that our lord th' ,earl of ,gloucester's dead1 ,which of the nobles dost thou mean to serve8 ,y4 ,spen4 ,not ,mortimer1 nor any of his side1 ,because the king and he are enemies4 ,baldock1 learn this of me1 a factious lord #e ,shall hardly do himself good1 much less us2 ,but he that hath the favour of a king1 ,may with one word advance us while we live4 ,the liberal ,earl of ,cornwall is the man #i ,on whose good fortune ,spencer's hope depends4 ,bald4 ,what1 mean you then to be his follower8 ,y4 ,spen4 ,no1 his companion2 for he loves me well1 ,and would have once preferr'd me to the king4#fcc ,bald4 ,but he is banish'd2 there's small hope of him4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,ay1 for a while2 but1 ,baldock1 mark the end4 #ae ,a friend of mine told me in secrecy ,that he's repeal'd1 and sent for back again2 ,and even now a post came from the court ,with letters to our lady from the king2 ,and as she read she smil'd1 which makes me think #bj ,it is about her lover ,gaveston4 ,bald4 ',tis like enough2 for since he was exil'd ,she neither walks abroad1 nor comes in sight4 ,but ,i had thought the match had been broke off1 #bd ,and that his banishment had chang'd her mind4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,our lady's first love is not wavering2 ,my life for thine1 she will have ,gaveston4 ,bald4 ,then hope ,i by her means to be preferr'd1 ,having read unto her since she was a child4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,then1 ,baldock1 you must cast the scholar off1 #cj ,and learn to court it like a gentleman4 ',t is not a black coat and a little band1 ,a velvet-cap'd coat1 fac'd before with serge1 ,and smelling to a nosegay all the day1 ,or holding of a napkin in your hand1 #ce ,or saying a long grace at a table's end1 ,or making low legs#fcd to a nobleman1 ,or looking downward with your eyelids close1 ,and saying1 8,truly1 an't may please your honour10 ,can get you any favour with great men2 #dj ,you must be proud1 bold1 pleasant1 resolute1 ,and now and then stab1 as occasion serves4 ,bald4 ,spencer1 thou know'st ,i hate such formal toys1 ,and use them but of mere hypocrisy4 ,mine old lord whiles he liv'd was so precise1 #de ,that he would take exceptions at my buttons1 ,and being like pin's heads1 blame me for the bigness2 ,which made me curate-like in mine attire1 ,though inwardly licentious enough ,and apt for any kind of villainy4 #ej ,i am none of these common pedants1 ,i1 ,that cannot speak without propterea quod4#fce ,y4 ,spen4 ,but one of those that saith quandoquidem1#fcf ,and hath a special gift to form a verb4 ,bald4 ,leave off this jesting1 here my lady comes4 #ee ,enter the ,lady ,,king ,,edward',s ,niece4 ,niece4 ,the grief for his exile was not so much ,as is the joy of his returning home4 ,this letter came from my sweet ,gaveston3-- ,what need'st thou1 love1 thus to excuse thyself8 ,i know thou couldst not come and visit me4 #fj ,reads4 8,i will not long be from thee1 though ,i die40 ,this argues the entire love of my lord2 ,reads4 8,when ,i forsake thee1 death seize on my heart30 ,but stay thee here where ,gaveston shall sleep4 ,puts the letter into her bosom4 ,now to the letter of my lord the king4-- #fe ,he wills me to repair unto the court1 ,and meet my ,gaveston4 ,why do ,i stay1 ,seeing that he talks thus of my marriage-day8 ,who's there8 ,baldock6 ,see that my coach be ready1 ,i must hence4 #gj ,bald4 ,it shall be done1 madam4 ,niece4 ,and meet me at the park-pale presently4 ,exit ,,baldock4 ,spencer1 stay you and bear me company1 ,for ,i have joyful news to tell thee of4 ,my lord of ,cornwall is a-coming over1 #ge ,and will be at the court as soon as we4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,i knew the king would have him home again4 ,niece4 ,if all things sort#fcg out as ,i hope they will1 ,thy service1 ,spencer1 shall be thought upon4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,i humbly thank your ladyship4 #hj ,niece4 ,come1 lead the way2 ,i long till ,i am there4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#fch ,enter ,,king ,,edward1 ,,queen ,,isabella1 ,,kent1 ,,lancaster1 ,young ,,mortimer1 ,,warwick1 ,,pembroke1 and ,attendants4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,the wind is good1 ,i wonder why he stays2 ,i fear me he is wrack'd upon the sea4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,look1 ,lancaster1 how passionate#fci he is1 ,and still his mind runs on his minion6 ,lan4 ,my lord1-- #e ,k4 ,edw4 ,how now6 what news8 ,is ,gaveston arriv'd8 ,y4 ,mor4 ,nothing but ,gaveston6--,what means your grace8 ,you have matters of more weight to think upon2 ,the ,king of ,france sets foot in ,normandy4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,a trifle6 we'll expel him when we please4 #aj ,but tell me1 ,mortimer1 what's thy device ,against the stately triumph we decreed8 ,y4 ,mor4 ,a homely one1 my lord1 not worth the telling4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,pray thee let me know it4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,but1 seeing you are so desirous1 thus it is3 #ae ,a lofty cedar-tree1 fair flourishing1 ,on whose top-branches kingly eagles perch1 ,and by the bark a canker#fdj creeps me up1 ,and gets into the highest bough of all3 ,the motto1 ,aeque tandem4#fda #bj ,k4 ,edw4 ,and what is yours1 my lord of ,lancaster8 ,lan4 ,my lord1 mine's more obscure than ,mortimer's4 ,pliny reports there is a flying fish ,which all the other fishes deadly hate1 ,and therefore1 being pursued1 it takes the air3 ,no sooner is it up1 but there's a fowl #bf ,that seizeth it2 this fish1 my lord1 ,i bear3 ,the motto this3 ,undique mors est4#fdb ,k4 ,edw4 ,proud ,mortimer6 ungentle ,lancaster6 ,is this the love you bear your sovereign8 #cj ,is this the fruit your reconcilement bears8 ,can you in words make show of amity1 ,and in your shields display your rancorous minds6 ,what call you this but private libelling ,against the ,earl of ,cornwall and my brother8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,sweet husband1 be content1 they all love you4 #cf ,k4 ,edw4 ,they love me not that hate my ,gaveston4 ,i am that cedar1 shake me not too much2 ,and you the eagles2 soar ye ne'er so high1 ,i have the jesses#fdc that will pull you down2 #dj ,and ,aeque tandem shall that canker cry ,unto the proudest peer of ,britainy4 ,though thou compar'st him to a flying fish1 ,and threatenest death whether he rise or fall1 ',t is not the hugest monster of the sea1 #de ,nor foulest harpy that shall swallow him4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,if in his absence thus he favours him1 ,what will he do whenas he shall be present8 ,lan4 ,that shall we see2 look where his lordship comes4 ,enter ,,gaveston4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,my ,gaveston6 #ej ,welcome to ,tynemouth6 ,welcome to thy friend6 ,thy absence made me droop and pine away2 ,for1 as the lovers of fair ,danae1 ,when she was lock'd up in a brazen tower1 ,desir'd her more1 and wax'd outrageous1 #ee ,so did it fare#fdd with me2 and now thy sight ,is sweeter far than was thy parting hence ,bitter and irksome to my sobbing heart4 ,gav4 ,sweet lord and king1 your speech preventeth#fde mine1 ,yet have ,i words left to express my joy3 #fj ,the shepherd nipt with biting winter's rage ,frolics not more to see the painted spring1 ,than ,i do to behold your majesty4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,will none of you salute my ,gaveston8 ,lan4 ,salute him8 yes4 ,welcome1 ,lord ,chamberlain6 #fe ,y4 ,mor4 ,welcome is the good ,earl of ,cornwall6 ,war4 ,welcome1 ,lord ,governor of the ,isle of ,man6 ,pem4 ,welcome1 ,master ,secretary6 ,kent4 ,brother1 do you hear them8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,still will these earls and barons use me thus4 #gj ,gav4 ,my lord1 ,i cannot brook these injuries4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,aside4 ,aye me1 poor soul1 when these begin to jar4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,return it to their throats1 ,i'll be thy warrant4 ,gav4 ,base1 leaden earls1 that glory in your birth1 ,go sit at home and eat your tenants' beef2 #ge ,and come not here to scoff at ,gaveston1 ,whose mounting thoughts did never creep so low ,as to bestow a look on such as you4 ,lan4 ,yet ,i disdain not to do this for you4 ,draws his sword and offers to stab ,,gaveston4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,treason6 treason6 where's the traitor8 #hj ,pem4 ,here6 here6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,convey hence ,gaveston2 they'll murder him4 ,gav4 ,the life of thee shall salve this foul disgrace4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,villain6 thy life1 unless ,i miss mine aim4 ,wounds ,,gaveston4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,ah6 furious ,mortimer1 what hast thou done8 #he ,y4 ,mor4 ,no more than ,i would answer1 were he slain4 ,exit ,,gaveston with ,attendants4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,yes1 more than thou canst answer1 though he live4 ,dear shall you both abye#fdf this riotous deed4 ,out of my presence6 ,come not near the court4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,i'll not be barr'd the court for ,gaveston4 #ij ,lan4 ,we'll hale him by the ears unto the block4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,look to your own heads2 his is sure enough4 ,war4 ,look to your own crown1 if you back him thus4 ,kent4 ,warwick1 these words do ill beseem thy years4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,nay1 all of them conspire to cross me thus2 #ie ,but if ,i live1 ,i'll tread upon their heads ,that think with high looks thus to tread me down4 ,come1 ,edmund1 let's away and levy men1 ',t is war that must abate these barons' pride4 ,exeunt ,,king ,,edward1 ,,queen ,,isabella and ,,kent4 ,war4 ,let's to our castles1 for the king is mov'd4 #ajj ,y4 ,mor4 ,mov'd may he be1 and perish in his wrath6 ,lan4 ,cousin1 it is no dealing with him now1 ,he means to make us stoop by force of arms2 ,and therefore let us jointly here protest1 ,to persecute that ,gaveston to the death4 #aje ,y4 ,mor4 ,by heaven1 the abject villain shall not live6 ,war4 ,i'll have his blood1 or die in seeking it4 ,pem4 ,the like oath ,pembroke takes4 ,lan4 ,and so doth ,lancaster4 ,now send our heralds to defy the king2 #aaj ,and make the people swear to put him down4 ,enter a ,messenger4#fdg ,y4 ,mor4 ,letters6 ,from whence8 ,mess4 ,from ,scotland1 my lord4 ,giving letters to ,,mortimer4 ,lan4 ,why1 how now1 cousin1 how fares all our friends8 ,y4 ,mor4 ,my uncle's taken prisoner by the ,scots4 #aae ,lan4 ,we'll have him ransom'd1 man2 be of good cheer4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,they rate his ransom at five thousand pound4 ,who should defray the money but the king1 ,seeing he is taken prisoner in his wars8 ,i'll to the king4 #abj ,lan4 ,do1 cousin1 and ,i'll bear thee company4 ,war4 ,meantime1 my lord of ,pembroke and myself ,will to ,newcastle here1 and gather head4#fdh ,y4 ,mor4 ,about it then1 and we will follow you4 ,lan4 ,be resolute and full of secrecy3 #abe ,war4 ,i warrant you4 ,exit with ,,pembroke4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,cousin1 and if he will not ransom him1 ,i'll thunder such a peal into his ears1 ,as never subject did unto his king4 ,lan4 ,content1 ,i'll bear my part--,holla6 who's there8 #acj ,enter ,guard4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,ay1 marry1 such a guard as this doth well4 ,lan4 ,lead on the way4 ,guard4 ,whither will your lordships8 ,y4 ,mor4 ,whither else but to the king4 #acd ,guard4 ,his highness is dispos'd to be alone4 ,lan4 ,why1 so he may1 but we will speak to him4 ,guard4 ,you may not in1 my lord4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,may we not8 ,enter ,,king ,,edward and ,,kent4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,how now6 ,what noise is this8 ,who have we there8 ,is't you8 ,going4 #adj ,y4 ,mor4 ,nay1 stay1 my lord1 ,i come to bring you news2 ,mine uncle's taken prisoner by the ,scots4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,then ransom him4 ,lan4 ',t was in your wars2 you should ransom him4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,and you shall ransom him1 or else-- #ade ,kent4 ,what6 ,mortimer1 you will not threaten him8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,quiet yourself1 you shall have the broad seal1 ,to gather for him thoroughout the realm4 ,lan4 ,your minion ,gaveston hath taught you this4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,my lord1 the family of the ,mortimers #aej ,are not so poor1 but1 would they sell their land1 ',t would levy men enough to anger you4 ,we never beg1 but use such prayers as these4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,shall ,i still be haunted thus8 ,y4 ,mor4 ,nay1 now you're here alone1 ,i'll speak my mind4 #aee ,lan4 ,and so will ,i1 and then1 my lord1 farewell4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,the idle triumphs1 masques1 lascivious shows1 ,and prodigal gifts bestow'd on ,gaveston1 ,have drawn thy treasury dry1 and made thee weak2 ,the murmuring commons1 overstretched1 break4#fdi #afj ,lan4 ,look for rebellion1 look to be depos'd4 ,thy garrisons are beaten out of ,france1 ,and1 lame and poor1 lie groaning at the gates1 ,the wild ,o',neill1 with swarms of ,irish kerns1#fej ,lives uncontroll'd within the ,english pale4 #afe ,unto the walls of ,york the ,scots made road1 ,and unresisted drave away rich spoils4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,the haughty ,dane commands the narrow seas1 ,while in the harbour ride thy ships unrigg'd4 ,lan4 ,what foreign prince sends thee ambassadors8 #agj ,y4 ,mor4 ,who loves thee1 but a sort#fea of flatterers8 ,lan4 ,thy gentle queen1 sole sister to ,valois1 ,complains that thou hast left her all forlorn4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,thy court is naked1 being bereft of those #agd ,that make a king seem glorious to the world2 ,i mean the peers1 whom thou should'st dearly love4 ,libels are cast again thee in the street2 ,ballads and rhymes made of thy overthrow4 ,lan4 ,the ,northern borderers seeing their houses burnt1 ,their wives and children slain1 run up and down1 #ahj ,cursing the name of thee and ,gaveston4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,when wert thou in the field with banner spread1 ,but once8 and then thy soldiers marcht like players1 ,with garish robes1 not armour2 and thyself1 ,bedaub'd with gold1 rode laughing at the rest1 ,nodding and shaking of thy spangled crest1 #ahf ,where women's favours hung like labels down4 ,lan4 ,and therefore came it1 that the fleering#feb ,scots1 ,to ,england's high disgrace1 have made this jig2 8,maids of ,england1 sore may you mourn1-- #aij ,for your lemans#fec you have lost at ,bannocksbourn1--#fed ,with a heave and a ho6 ,what weeneth the ,king of ,england1 ,so soon to have won ,scotland8-- ,with a rombelow0 #aie ,y4 ,mor4 ,wigmore#fee shall fly1 to set my uncle free4 ,lan4 ,and when 't is gone1 our swords shall purchase more4 ,if ye be mov'd1 revenge it as you can2 ,look next to see us with our ensigns spread4 ,exit with ,young ,,mortimer4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,my swelling heart for very anger breaks6 #bjj ,how oft have ,i been baited by these peers1 ,and dare not be reveng'd1 for their power is great6 ,yet1 shall the crowing of these cockerels ,affright a lion8 ,edward1 unfold thy paws1 ,and let their lives' blood slake thy fury's hunger4 #bje ,if ,i be cruel and grow tyrannous1 ,now let them thank themselves1 and rue too late4 ,kent4 ,my lord4 ,i see your love to ,gaveston ,will be the ruin of the realm and you1 ,for now the wrathful nobles threaten wars1 #baj ,and therefore1 brother1 banish him for ever4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,art thou an enemy to my ,gaveston8 ,kent4 ,ay1 and it grieves me that ,i favoured him4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,traitor1 begone6 whine thou with ,mortimer4 #bad ,kent4 ,so will ,i1 rather than with ,gaveston4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,out of my sight1 and trouble me no more6 ,kent4 ,no marvel though thou scorn thy noble peers1 ,when ,i thy brother am rejected thus4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,away6 ,exit ,,kent4 ,poor ,gaveston1 that has no friend but me1 #bbj ,do what they can1 we'll live in ,tynemouth here1 ,and1 so ,i walk with him about the walls1 ,what care ,i though the earls begirt us round8-- ,here comes she that is cause of all these jars4 ,enter ,,queen ,,isabella with ,,king ,,edward',s ,niece1 two ,ladies1 ,,gaveston1 ,,baldock and ,young ,,spencer4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,my lord1 'tis thought the earls are up in arms4 #bbe ,k4 ,edw4 ,ay1 and 'tis likewise thought you favour 'em4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,thus do you still suspect me without cause8 ,niece4 ,sweet uncle6 speak more kindly to the queen4 ,gav4 ,my lord1 dissemble with her1 speak her fair4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,pardon me1 sweet1 ,i forgot myself4 #bcj ,q4 ,isab4 ,your pardon is quickly got of ,isabel4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,the younger ,mortimer is grown so brave1 ,that to my face he threatens civil wars4 ,gav4 ,why do you not commit him to the ,tower8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,i dare not1 for the people love him well4 #bce ,gav4 ,why1 then we'll have him privily made away4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,would ,lancaster and he had both carous'd ,a bowl of poison to each other's health6 ,but let them go1 and tell me what are these8 ,niece4 ,two of my father's servants whilst he liv'd1-- #bdj ,mayst please your grace to entertain them now4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,tell me1 where wast thou born8 ,what is thine arms8 ,bald4 ,my name is ,baldock1 and my gentry ,i fetcht from ,oxford1 not from heraldry4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,the fitter art thou1 ,baldock1 for my turn4 #bde ,wait on me1 and ,i'll see thou shalt not want4 ,bald4 ,i humbly thank your majesty4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,knowest thou him1 ,gaveston8 ,gav4 ,ay1 my lord2 ,his name is ,spencer1 he is well allied2 ,for my sake1 let him wait upon your grace2 #bej ,scarce shall you find a man of more desert4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,then1 ,spencer1 wait upon me2 for his sake ,i'll grace thee with a higher style ere long4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,no greater titles happen unto me1 ,than to be favoured of your majesty4 #bee ,k4 ,edw4 ,cousin1 this day shall be your marriage-feast4 ,and1 ,gaveston1 think that ,i love thee well ,to wed thee to our niece1 the only heir ,unto the ,earl of ,gloucester late deceas'd4 ,gav4 ,i know1 my lord1 many will stomach#fef me1 #bfj ,but ,i respect neither their love nor hate4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,the headstrong barons shall not limit me3 ,he that ,i list to favour shall be great4 ,come1 let's away2 and when the marriage ends1 ,have at the rebels1 and their 'complices6 #bfe ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#feg ,enter ,,kent1 ,,lancaster1 ,young ,,mortimer1 ,,warwick1 ,,pembroke1 and others4 ,kent4 ,my lords1 of love to this our native land ,i come to join with you and leave the king2 ,and in your quarrel and the realm's behoof ,will be the first that shall adventure life4 ,lan4 ,i fear me1 you are sent of policy1 #e ,to undermine us with a show of love4 ,war4 ,he is your brother1 therefore have we cause ,to cast#feh the worst1 and doubt of your revolt4 ,kent4 ,mine honour shall be hostage of my truth2 ,if that will not suffice1 farewell1 my lords4 #aj ,y4 ,mor4 ,stay1 ,edmund2 never was ,plantagenet ,false to his word1 and therefore trust we thee4 ,pem4 ,but what's the reason you should leave him now8 ,kent4 ,i have inform'd the ,earl of ,lancaster4 ,lan4 ,and it sufficeth4 ,now1 my lords1 know this1 #ae ,that ,gaveston is secretly arriv'd1 ,and here in ,tynemouth frolics with the king4 ,let us with these our followers scale the walls1 ,and suddenly surprise them unawares4 #ai ,y4 ,mor4 ,i'll give the onset4 ,war4 ,and ,i'll follow thee4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,this tottered#fei ensign of my ancestors1 ,which swept the desert shore of that dead sea ,whereof we got the name of ,mortimer1 ,will ,i advance upon these castle-walls4 ,drums1 strike alarum1 raise them from their sport1 #be ,and ring aloud the knell of ,gaveston6 ,lan4 ,none be so hardy as to touch the king2 ,but neither spare you ,gaveston nor his friends4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#ffj ,enter ,,king ,,edward and ,young ,,spencer4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,o tell me1 ,spencer1 where is ,gaveston8 ,spen4 ,i fear he is slain1 my gracious lord4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,no1 here he comes2 now let them spoil and kill4 ,enter ,,queen ,,isabella1 ,,king ,,edward',s ,niece1 ,,gaveston1 and ,nobles4 ,fly1 fly1 my lords1 the earls have got the hold2 ,take shipping and away to ,scarborough2 #e ,spencer and ,i will post away by land4 ,gav4 ,o stay1 my lord1 they will not injure you4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,i will not trust them2 ,gaveston1 away6 ,gav4 ,farewell1 my lord4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,lady1 farewell4 #aj ,niece4 ,farewell1 sweet uncle1 till we meet again4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,farewell1 sweet ,gaveston2 and farewell1 niece4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,no farewell to poor ,isabel thy queen8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,yes1 yes1 for ,mortimer1 your lover's sake4 ,exeunt all but ,,queen ,,isabella4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,heavens can witness ,i love none but you6 #ae ,from my embracements thus he breaks away4 ,o that mine arms could close this isle about1 ,that ,i might pull him to me where ,i would6 ,or that these tears that drizzle from mine eyes ,had power to mollify his stony heart1 #bj ,that when ,i had him we might never part4 ,enter the ,barons1 ,,lancaster1 ,,warwick1 ,young ,,mortimer1 and others4 ,alarums4 ,lan4 ,i wonder how he scap'd6 ,y4 ,mor4 ,who's this8 ,the queen6 ,q4 ,isab4 ,ay1 ,mortimer1 the miserable queen4 ,whose pining heart her inward sighs have blasted1 ,and body with continual mourning wasted4 #be ,these hands are tir'd with haling of my lord ,from ,gaveston1 from wicked ,gaveston1 ,and all in vain2 for1 when ,i speak him fair1 ,he turns away1 and smiles upon his minion4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,cease to lament1 and tell us where's the king8 #cj ,q4 ,isab4 ,what would you with the king8 ,is't him you seek8 ,lan4 ,no1 madam1 but that cursed ,gaveston4 ,far be it from the thought of ,lancaster ,to offer violence to his sovereign4 ,we would but rid the realm of ,gaveston3 #ce ,tell us where he remains1 and he shall die4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,he 's gone by water unto ,scarborough2 ,pursue him quickly1 and he cannot scape2 ,the king hath left him1 and his train is small4 ,war4 ,foreslow#ffa no time1 sweet ,lancaster2 let's march4 #dj ,y4 ,mor4 ,how comes it that the king and he is parted8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,that thus your army1 going several ways1 ,might be of lesser force2 and with the power ,that he intendeth presently to raise1 ,be easily suppress'd2 therefore be gone4 #de ,y4 ,mor4 ,here in the river rides a ,flemish hoy2#ffb ,let's all aboard1 and follow him amain4 ,lan4 ,the wind that bears him hence will fill our sails4 ,come1 come aboard1 't is but an hour's sailing4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,madam1 stay you within this castle here4 #ej ,q4 ,isab4 ,no1 ,mortimer1 ,i'll to my lord the king4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,nay1 rather sail with us to ,scarborough4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,you know the king is so suspicious1 ,as if he hear ,i have but talk'd with you1 ,mine honour will be call'd in question2 #ee ,and therefore1 gentle ,mortimer1 be gone4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,madam1 ,i cannot stay to answer you1 ,but think of ,mortimer as he deserves4 ,exeunt all except ,,queen ,,isabella4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,so well hast thou deserv'd sweet ,mortimer1 ,as ,isabel could live with thee for ever6 #fj ,in vain ,i look for love at ,edward's hand1 ,whose eyes are fix'd on none but ,gaveston2 ,yet once more ,i'll importune him with prayers4 ,if he be strange and not regard my words1 ,my son and ,i will over into ,france1 #fe ,and to the king my brother there complain1 ,how ,gaveston hath robb'd me of his love3 ,but yet ,i hope my sorrows will have end1 ,and ,gaveston this blessed day be slain4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,v4#ffc ,enter ,,gaveston1 pursued4 ,gav4 ,yet1 lusty lords1 ,i have escap'd your hands1 ,your threats1 your 'larums1 and your hot pursuits2 ,and though divorced from ,king ,edward's eyes1 ,yet liveth ,pierce of ,gaveston unsurpris'd1#ffd ,breathing1 in hope 7malgrado#ffe all your beards1 #e ,that muster rebels thus against your king71 ,to see his royal sovereign once again4 ,enter the ,nobles1 ,,warwick1 ,,lancaster1 ,,pembroke1 ,young ,,mortimer1 ,soldiers1 ,,james1 and other ,attendants of ,,pembroke4 ,war4 ,upon him1 soldiers1 take away his weapons4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,thou proud disturber of thy country's peace1 ,corrupter of thy king1 cause of these broils1 #aj ,base flatterer1 yield6 and were it not for shame1 ,shame and dishonour to a soldier's name1 ,upon my weapon's point here shouldst thou fall1 ,and welter in thy gore4 ,lan4 ,monster of men6 ,that1 like the ,greekish strumpet1#fff train'd#ffg to arms #ae ,and bloody wars so many valiant knights2 ,look for no other fortune1 wretch1 than death6 ,king ,edward is not here to buckler thee4 ,war4 ,lancaster1 why talk'st thou to the slave8 #ai ,go1 soldiers1 take him hence1 for1 by my sword1 ,his head shall off4 ,gaveston1 short warning ,shall serve thy turn2 it is our country's cause ,that here severely we will execute ,upon thy person4 ,hang him at a bough4 #bd ,gav4 ,my lord6-- ,war4 ,soldiers1 have him away2-- ,but for thou wert the favourite of a king1 ,thou shalt have so much honour at our hands-- ,gav4 ,i thank you all1 my lords3 then ,i perceive1 ,that heading is one1 and hanging is the other1 ,and death is all4 #cj ,enter ,earl of ,,arundel4 ,lan4 ,how now1 my lord of ,arundel8 ,arun4 ,my lords1 ,king ,edward greets you all by me4 ,war4 ,arundel1 say your message4 ,arun4 ,his majesty1 ,hearing that you had taken ,gaveston1 ,entreateth you by me1 yet but he may #ce ,see him before he dies2 for why1 he says1 ,and sends you word1 he knows that die he shall2 ,and if you gratify his grace so far1 ,he will be mindful of the courtesy4 #ci ,war4 ,how now8 ,gav4 ,renowmed ,edward1 how thy name ,revives poor ,gaveston6 ,war4 ,no1 it needeth not2 ,arundel1 we will gratify the king ,in other matters2 he must pardon us in this4 ,soldiers1 away with him6 ,gav4 ,why1 my lord of ,warwick1 ,will not these delays beget my hopes8 #de ,i know it1 lords1 it is this life you aim at1 ,yet grant ,king ,edward this4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,shalt thou appoint ,what we shall grant8 ,soldiers1 away with him6 ,thus we'll gratify the king3 ,we'll send his head by thee2 let him bestow #ej ,his tears on that1 for that is all he gets ,of ,gaveston1 or else his senseless trunk4 ,lan4 ,not so1 my lords1 lest he bestow more cost ,in burying him than he hath ever earn'd4 ,arun4 ,my lords1 it is his majesty's request1 #ee ,and in the honour of a king he swears1 ,he will but talk with him1 and send him back4 ,war4 ,when8 can you tell8 ,arundel1 no2 we wot ,he that the care of his realm remits1 ,and drives his nobles to these exigents#ffh #fj ,for ,gaveston1 will1 if he sees#ffi him once1 ,violate any promises to possess him4 ,arun4 ,then if you will not trust his grace in keep1 ,my lords1 ,i will be pledge for his return4 #fd ,y4 ,mor4 ',t is honourable in thee to offer this2 ,but for we know thou art a noble gentleman1 ,we will not wrong thee so1 to make away ,a true man for a thief4 ,gav4 ,how mean'st thou1 ,mortimer8 ,that is over-base4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,away1 base groom1 robber of king's renown6 #gj ,question with thy companions and thy mates4 ,pem4 ,my ,lord ,mortimer1 and you1 my lords1 each one1 ,to gratify the king's request therein1 ,touching the sending of this ,gaveston1 ,because his majesty so earnestly #ge ,desires to see the man before his death1 ,i will upon mine honour undertake ,to carry him1 and bring him back again2 ,provided this1 that you my lord of ,arundel #gi ,will join with me4 ,war4 ,pembroke1 what wilt thou do8 ,cause yet more bloodshed8 ,is it not enough ,that we have taken him1 but must we now ,leave him on 8had ,i wist10#fgj and let him go8 ,pem4 ,my lords1 ,i will not over-woo your honours1 ,but if you dare trust ,pembroke with the prisoner1 #he ,upon mine oath1 ,i will return him back4 ,arun4 ,my lord of ,lancaster1 what say you in this8 ,lan4 ,why1 ,i say1 let him go on ,pembroke's word4 ,pem4 ,and you1 ,lord ,mortimer8 #hi ,y4 ,mor4 ,how say you1 my lord of ,warwick8 ,war4 ,nay1 do your pleasures1 ,i know how 't will prove4 ,pem4 ,then give him me4 ,gav4 ,sweet sovereign1 yet ,i come ,to see thee ere ,i die4 ,war4 ,yet not perhaps1 ,if ,warwick's wit and policy prevail4 ,aside4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,my lord of ,pembroke1 we deliver him you2 #ie ,return him on your honour4 ,sound1 away6 ,exeunt all except ,,pembroke1 ,,arundel1 ,,gaveston1 ,,james1 and other ,attendants of ,,pembroke4 ,pem4 ,my lord ,arundel1 you shall go with me4 ,my house is not far hence2 out of the way ,a little1 but our men shall go along4 ,we that have pretty wenches to our wives1 #ajj ,sir1 must not come so near and baulk their lips4 ,arun4 ',t is very kindly spoke1 my lord of ,pembroke2 ,your honour hath an adamant of power ,to draw a prince4 ,pem4 ,so1 my lord4 ,come hither1 ,james3 ,i do commit this ,gaveston to thee1 #aje ,be thou this night his keeper2 in the morning ,we will discharge thee of thy charge4 ,be gone4 ,gav4 ,unhappy ,gaveston1 whither goest thou now8 ,exit with ,,james and the other ,attendants4 ,horse-boy4 ,my lord1 we'll quickly be at ,cobham4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#fga ,enter ,,gaveston mourning1 ,,james and other ,attendants of ,,pembroke4 ,gav4 ,o treacherous ,warwick6 thus to wrong thy friend4 ,james4 ,i see it is your life these arms pursue4 ,gav4 ,weaponless must ,i fall1 and die in bands8 ,o6 must this day be period of my life8 ,centre of all my bliss6 ,an ye be men1 #e ,speed to the king4 ,enter ,,warwick and his company4 ,war4 ,my lord of ,pembroke's men1 ,strive you no longer--,i will have that ,gaveston4 ,james4 ,your lordship does dishonour to yourself1 ,and wrong our lord1 your honourable friend4 ,war4 ,no1 ,james1 it is my country's cause ,i follow4 #aj ,go1 take the villain2 soldiers1 come away4 ,we'll make quick work4 ,commend me to your master1 ,my friend1 and tell him that ,i watch'd it well4 ,come1 let thy shadow#fgb parley with ,king ,edward4 ,gav4 ,treacherous earl1 shall ,i not see the king8 #ae ,war4 ,the king of ,heaven1 perhaps2 no other king4 ,away6 ,exeunt ,,warwick and his men with ,,gaveston4 ,james4 ,come1 fellows1 it booted not for us to strive4 ,we will in haste go certify our lord4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#fgc ,enter ,,king ,,edward and ,young ,,spencer1 ,,baldock1 and ,nobles of the ,,king',s side1 and ,soldiers with drums and fifes4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,i long to hear an answer from the barons ,touching my friend1 my dearest ,gaveston4 ,ah6 ,spencer1 not the riches of my realm ,can ransom him6 ,ah1 he is mark'd to die6 ,i know the malice of the younger ,mortimer1 #e ,warwick ,i know is rough1 and ,lancaster ,inexorable1 and ,i shall never see ,my lovely ,pierce1 my ,gaveston again6 ,the barons overbear me with their pride4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,were ,i ,king ,edward1 ,england's sovereign1 #aj ,son to the lovely ,eleanor of ,spain1 ,great ,edward ,longshanks' issue1 would ,i bear ,these braves1 this rage1 and suffer uncontroll'd ,these barons thus to beard me in my land1 ,in mine own realm8 ,my lord1 pardon my speech3 #ae ,did you retain your father's magnanimity1 ,did you regard the honour of your name1 ,you would not suffer thus your majesty ,be counterbuff'd of#fgd your nobility4 ,strike off their heads1 and let them preach on poles6 #bj ,no doubt1 such lessons they will teach the rest1 ,as by their preachments they will profit much1 ,and learn obedience to their lawful king4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,yea1 gentle ,spencer1 we have been too mild1 ,too kind to them2 but now have drawn our sword1 #be ,and if they send me not my ,gaveston1 ,we'll steel it#fge on their crest1 and poll their tops4 ,bald4 ,this haught#fgf resolve becomes your majesty1 ,not to be tied to their affection1 ,as though your highness were a schoolboy still1 ,and must be aw'd and govern'd like a child4 #ca ,enter the ,elder ,,spencer1 with his truncheon and ,soldiers4 ,e4 ,spen4 ,long live my sovereign1 the noble ,edward1 ,in peace triumphant1 fortunate in wars6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,welcome1 old man1 com'st thou in ,edward's aid8 ,then tell thy prince of whence1 and what thou art4 #ce ,e4 ,spen4 ,lo1 with a band of bowmen and of pikes1 ,brown bills and targeteers1 four hundred strong1 ,sworn to defend ,king ,edward's royal right1 ,i come in person to your majesty1 ,spencer1 the father of ,hugh ,spencer there1 #dj ,bound to your highness everlastingly1 ,for favour done1 in him1 unto us all4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,thy father1 ,spencer8 ,y4 ,spen4 ,true1 an it like your grace1 ,that pours1 in lieu of all your goodness shown1 ,his life1 my lord1 before your princely feet4 #de ,k4 ,edw4 ,welcome ten thousand times1 old man1 again4 ,spencer1 this love1 this kindness to thy king1 ,argues thy noble mind and disposition4 ,spencer1 ,i here create thee ,earl of ,wiltshire1 ,and daily will enrich thee with our favour1 #ej ,that1 as the sunshine1 shall reflect o'er thee4 ,beside1 the more to manifest our love1 ,because we hear ,lord ,bruce doth sell his land1 ,and that the ,mortimers are in hand#fgg withal1 ,thou shalt have crowns of us t' outbid the barons3 #ee ,and1 ,spencer1 spare them not1 but lay it on4 ,soldiers1 a largess1 and thrice welcome all6 ,y4 ,spen4 ,my lord1 here comes the queen4 ,enter ,,queen ,,isabella1 and her son ,,prince ,,edward1 and ,,levune1 a ,frenchman4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,madam1 what news8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,news of dishonour1 lord1 and discontent4 #fj ,our friend ,levune1 faithful and full of trust1 ,informeth us1 by letters and by words1 ,that ,lord ,valois our brother1 ,king of ,france1 ,because your highness hath been slack in homage1 ,hath seized ,normandy into his hands4 #fe ,these be the letters1 this the messenger4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,welcome1 ,levune4 ,tush1 ,sib1 if this be all ,valois and ,i will soon be friends again4-- ,but to my ,gaveston2 shall ,i never see1 ,never behold thee now8--,madam in this matter1 #gj ,we will employ you and your little son2 ,you shall go parley with the king of ,france4-- ,boy1 see you bear you bravely to the king1 ,and do your message with a majesty4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,commit not to my youth things of more weight #ge ,than fits a prince so young as ,i to bear1 ,and fear not1 lord and father1 ,heaven's great beams ,on ,atlas' shoulder shall not lie more safe1 ,than shall your charge committed to my trust4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,ah1 boy6 this towardness makes thy mother fear #hj ,thou art not mark'd to many days on earth4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,madam1 we will that you with speed be shipp'd1 ,and this our son2 ,levune shall follow you ,with all the haste we can despatch him hence4 ,choose of our lords to bear you company1 #he ,and go in peace2 leave us in wars at home4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,unnatural wars1 where subjects brave their king2 ,god end them once6 ,my lords1 ,i take my leave1 ,to make my preparation for ,france4 ,exit with ,,prince ,,edward4 ,enter ,,arundel4#fgh ,k4 ,edw4 ,what1 ,lord ,arundel1 dost thou come alone8 #ij ,arun4 ,yea1 my good lord1 for ,gaveston is dead4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,ah1 traitors6 have they put my friend to death8 ,tell me1 ,arundel1 died he ere thou cam'st4 ,or didst thou see my friend to take his death8 ,arun4 ,neither1 my lord2 for as he was surprised1 #ie ,begirt with weapons and with enemies round1 ,i did your highness' message to them all2 ,demanding him of them1 entreating rather1 ,and said1 upon the honour of my name1 ,that ,i would undertake to carry him #ajj ,unto your highness1 and to bring him back4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,and tell me1 would the rebels deny me that8 ,y4 ,spen4 ,proud recreants6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,yea1 ,spencer1 traitors all4 ,arun4 ,i found them at the first inexorable2 ,the ,earl of ,warwick would not bide the hearing1 #aje ,mortimer hardly2 ,pembroke and ,lancaster ,spake least3 and when they flatly had denied1 ,refusing to receive me pledge for him1 ,the ,earl of ,pembroke mildly thus bespake2 8,my lords1 because our sovereign sends for him1 #aaj ,and promiseth he shall be safe return'd1 ,i will this undertake1 to have him hence1 ,and see him re-delivered to your hands40 ,k4 ,edw4 ,well1 and how fortunes it that he came not8 ,y4 ,spen4 ,some treason1 or some villainy1 was cause4 #aae ,arun4 ,the ,earl of ,warwick seiz'd him on his way2 ,for being delivered unto ,pembroke's men1 ,their lord rode home thinking his prisoner safe2 ,but ere he came1 ,warwick in ambush lay1 ,and bare him to his death2 and in a trench #abj ,strake off his head1 and march'd unto the camp4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,a bloody part1 flatly 'gainst law of arms6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,o shall ,i speak1 or shall ,i sigh and die6 ,y4 ,spen4 ,my lord1 refer your vengeance to the sword ,upon these barons2 hearten up your men2 #abe ,let them not unreveng'd murder your friends6 ,advance your standard1 ,edward1 in the field1 ,and march to fire them from their starting holes4 ,k4 ,edw4 7kneeling47 ,by earth1 the common mother of us all1 ,by ,heaven1 and all the moving orbs thereof1 #acj ,by this right hand1 and by my father's sword1 ,and all the honours 'longing to my crown1 ,i will have heads and lives for him1 as many ,as ,i have manors1 castles1 towns1 and towers6--,rises4 ,treacherous ,warwick6 traitorous ,mortimer6 #ace ,if ,i be ,england's king1 in lakes of gore ,your headless trunks1 your bodies will ,i trail1 ,that you may drink your fill1 and quaff in blood1 ,and stain my royal standard with the same1 ,that so my bloody colours may suggest #adj ,remembrance of revenge immortally ,on your accursed traitorous progeny4 ,you villains1 that have slain my ,gaveston6 ,and in this place of honour and of trust1 ,spencer1 sweet ,spencer1 ,i adopt thee here3 #ade ,and merely of our love we do create thee ,earl of ,gloucester1 and ,lord ,chamberlain1 ,despite of times1 despite of enemies4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,my lord1 here's a messenger from the barons1 ,desires access unto your majesty4 #aej ,k4 ,edw4 ,admit him near4 ,enter the ,herald from the ,barons with his coat of arms4 ,her4 ,long live ,king ,edward1 ,england's lawful lord6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,so wish not they1 ,i wis1 that sent thee hither4 ,thou com'st from ,mortimer and his 'complices1 ,a ranker rout of rebels never was4 #aee ,well1 say thy message4 ,her4 ,the barons up in arms1 by me salute ,your highness with long life and happiness2 ,and bid me say1 as plainer to your grace1 ,that if without effusion of blood #afj ,you will this grief have ease and remedy1 ,that from your princely person you remove ,this ,spencer1 as a putrifying branch1 ,that deads the royal vine1 whose golden leaves ,empale your princely head1 your diadem1 #afe ,whose brightness such pernicious upstarts dim1 ,say they2 and lovingly advise your grace1 ,to cherish virtue and nobility1 ,and have old servitors in high esteem1 ,and shake off smooth dissembling flatterers4 #agj ,this granted1 they1 their honours1 and their lives1 ,are to your highness vow'd and consecrate4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,ah1 traitors6 will they still display their pride8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,away1 tarry no answer1 but be gone6 ,rebels1 will they appoint their sovereign #age ,his sports1 his pleasures1 and his company8 ,yet1 ere thou go1 see how ,i do divorce ,embraces ,,spencer4 ,spencer from me4--,now get thee to thy lords1 ,and tell them ,i will come to chastise them ,for murdering ,gaveston2 hie thee1 get thee gone6 #ahj ,edward with fire and sword follows at thy heels4 ,exit ,herald4 ,my lords1 perceive you how these rebels swell8 ,soldiers1 good hearts1 defend your sovereign's right1 ,for now1 even now1 we march to make them stoop4 ,away6 ,exeunt4 ,alarums1 excursions1 a great fight1 and a retreat sounded1 within4 ,,scene ,,iii4#fgi ,re-enter ,,king ,,edward1 the ,elder ,,spencer1 ,young ,,spencer1 and ,noblemen of the ,,king',s side4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,why do we sound retreat8 ,upon them1 lords6 ,this day ,i shall pour vengeance with my sword ,on those proud rebels that are up in arms ,and do confront and countermand their king4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,i doubt it not1 my lord1 right will prevail4 #e ,e4 ,spen4 ',tis not amiss1 my liege1 for either part ,to breathe awhile2 our men1 with sweat and dust ,all chokt well near1 begin to faint for heat2 ,and this retire refresheth horse and man4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,here come the rebels4 #aj ,enter the ,barons1 ,young ,,mortimer1 ,,lancaster1 ,,warwick1 ,,pembroke1 and others4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,look1 ,lancaster1 yonder is ,edward ,among his flatterers4 ,lan4 ,and there let him be ,till he pay dearly for their company4 ,war4 ,and shall1 or ,warwick's sword shall smite in vain4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,what1 rebels1 do you shrink and sound retreat8 #ae ,y4 ,mor4 ,no1 ,edward1 no2 thy flatterers faint and fly4 ,lan4 ,thou'd best betimes forsake them1 and their trains1#fhj ,for they'll betray thee1 traitors as they are4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,traitor on thy face1 rebellious ,lancaster6 ,pem4 ,away1 base upstart1 brav'st thou nobles thus8 #bj ,e4 ,spen4 ,a noble attempt and honourable deed1 ,is it not1 trow ye1 to assemble aid1 ,and levy arms against your lawful king6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,for which ere long their heads shall satisfy1 ,t' appease the wrath of their offended king4 #be ,y4 ,mor4 ,then1 ,edward1 thou wilt fight it to the last1 ,and rather bathe thy sword in subjects' blood1 ,than banish that pernicious company8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,ay1 traitors all1 rather than thus be brav'd1 ,make ,england's civil towns huge heaps of stones1 #cj ,and ploughs to go about our palace-gates4 ,war4 ,a desperate and unnatural resolution6 ,alarum6 to the fight6 ,st4 ,george for ,england1 and the barons' right6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,saint ,george for ,england1 and ,king ,edward's right6 #ce ,alarums4 ,exeunt the two parties severally4 ,,scene ,,iv4#fha ,enter ,,king ,,edward and his followers1 with the ,barons and ,,kent1 captives4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,now1 lusty lords1 now1 not by chance of war1 ,but justice of the quarrel and the cause4 ,vail'd#fhb is your pride2 methinks you hang the heads1 ,but we'll advance#fhc them1 traitors4 ,now't is time ,to be aveng'd on you for all your braves1 #e ,and for the murder of my dearest friend1 ,to whom right well you knew our soul was knit1 ,good ,pierce of ,gaveston1 my sweet favourite4 ,ah1 rebels6 recreants6 you made him away4 ,kent4 ,brother1 in regard of thee1 and of thy land1 #aj ,did they remove that flatterer from thy throne4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,so1 sir1 you have spoke2 away1 avoid our presence6 ,exit ,,kent4 ,accursed wretches1 was't in regard of us1 ,when we had sent our messenger to request ,he might be spar'd to come to speak with us1 ,and ,pembroke undertook for his return1 #ae ,that thou1 proud ,warwick1 watch'd the prisoner1 ,poor ,pierce1 and headed him 'gainst law of arms8 ,for which thy head shall overlook the rest1 ,as much as thou in rage outwent'st the rest4 #bj ,war4 ,tyrant1 ,i scorn thy threats and menaces2 ,it is but temporal that thou canst inflict4 ,lan4 ,the worst is death1 and better die to live ,than live in infamy under such a king4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,away with them1 my lord of ,winchester6 #be ,these lusty leaders1 ,warwick and ,lancaster1 ,i charge you roundly--off with both their heads6 ,away6 ,war4 ,farewell1 vain world6 ,lan4 ,sweet ,mortimer1 farewell4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,england1 unkind to thy nobility1 #cj ,groan for this grief1 behold how thou art maim'd6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,go take that haughty ,mortimer to the ,tower1 ,there see him safe bestow'd2 and for the rest1 ,do speedy execution on them all4 ,begone6 #ce ,y4 ,mor4 ,what1 ,mortimer6 can ragged stony walls ,immure thy virtue that aspires to ,heaven8 ,no1 ,edward1 ,england's scourge1 it may not be2 ,mortimer's hope surmounts his fortune far4 ,the captive ,barons are led off4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,sound drums and trumpets6 ,march with me1 my friends1 #dj ,edward this day hath crown'd him king anew4 ,exeunt all except ,young ,,spencer1 ,,levune1 and ,,baldock4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,levune1 the trust that we repose in thee1 ,begets the quiet of ,king ,edward's land4 ,therefore begone in haste1 and with advice ,bestow that treasure on the lords of ,france1 #de ,that1 therewith all enchanted1 like the guard ,that suffered ,jove to pass in showers of gold ,to ,dana1 all aid may be denied ,to ,isabel1 the queen1 that now in ,france ,makes friends1 to cross the seas with her young son1 #ej ,and step into his father's regiment4#fhd ,levune4 ,that's it these barons and the subtle queen ,long levell'd at4 ,bal4 ,yea1 but1 ,levune1 thou seest ,these barons lay their heads on blocks together2 ,what they intend1 the hangman frustrates clean4 #ee ,levune4 ,have you no doubt1 my lords1 ,i'll clap so close ,among the lords of ,france with ,england's gold1 ,that ,isabel shall make her plaints in vain1 ,and ,france shall be obdurate with her tears4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,then make for ,france amain2 ,levune1 away6 #fj ,proclaim ,king ,edward's wars and victories4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#fhe ,enter ,,kent4 ,kent4 ,fair blows the wind for ,france2 blow gentle gale1 ,till ,edmund be arriv'd for ,england's good6 ,nature1 yield to my country's cause in this4 ,a brother8 ,no1 a butcher of thy friends6 ,proud ,edward1 dost thou banish me thy presence8 #e ,but ,i'll to ,france1 and cheer the wronged queen1 ,and certify what ,edward's looseness is4 ,unnatural king6 to slaughter noblemen ,and cherish flatterers6 ,mortimer1 ,i stay #i ,thy sweet escape3 stand gracious1 gloomy night1 ,to his device4 ,enter ,young ,,mortimer1 disguised4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,holla6 who walketh there8 ,is 't you1 my lord8 ,kent4 ,mortimer1 'tis ,i2 ,but hath thy potion wrought so happily8 ,y4 ,mor4 ,it hath1 my ,lord2 the warders all asleep1 ,i thank them1 gave me leave to pass in peace4 #ae ,but hath your grace got shipping unto ,france8 ,kent4 ,fear it not4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#fhf ,enter ,,queen ,,isabella and her son ,,prince ,,edward4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,ah1 boy6 our friends do fail us all in ,france4 ,the lords are cruel1 and the king unkind2 ,what shall we do8 ,p4 ,edw4 ,madam1 return to ,england1 ,and please my father well1 and then a fig ,for all my uncle's friendship here in ,france4 #e ,i warrant you1 ,i'll win his highness quickly2 ',a loves me better than a thousand ,spencers4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,ah1 boy1 thou art deceiv'd1 at least in this1 ,to think that we can yet be tun'd together2 ,no1 no1 we jar too far4 ,unkind ,valois6 #aj ,unhappy ,isabel6 when ,france rejects1 ,whither1 oh6 whither dost thou bend thy steps8 ,enter ,,sir ,,john of ,,hainault4 ,sir ,j4 ,madam1 what cheer8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,ah6 good ,sir ,john of ,hainault1 ,never so cheerless1 nor so far distrest4 ,sir ,j4 ,i hear1 sweet lady1 of the king's unkindness2 #ae ,but droop not1 madam2 noble minds contemn ,despair4 ,will your grace with me to ,hainault1 ,and there stay time's advantage with your son8 ,how say you1 my lord1 will you go with your friends1 ,and share of#fhg all our fortunes equally8 #bj ,p4 ,edw4 ,so pleaseth the queen1 my mother1 me it likes4 ,the ,king of ,england1 nor the court of ,france1 ,shall have me from my gracious mother's side1 ,till ,i be strong enough to break a staff2 #bd ,and then have at the proudest ,spencer's head4 ,sir ,j4 ,well said1 my lord4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,o1 my sweet heart1 how do ,i moan thy wrongs1 ,yet triumph in the hope of thee1 my joy6 ,ah1 sweet ,sir ,john6 even to the utmost verge ,of ,europe1 or the shore of ,tanais1 #cj ,will we with thee to ,hainault--so we will3-- ,the marquis is a noble gentleman2 ,his grace1 ,i dare presume1 will welcome me4 ,but who are these8 ,enter ,,kent and ,young ,,mortimer4 ,kent4 ,madam1 long may you live1 ,much happier than your friends in ,england do6 ,q4 ,isab4 ,lord ,edmund and ,lord ,mortimer alive6 #ce ,welcome to ,france6 ,the news was here1 my lord1 ,that you were dead1 or very near your death4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,lady1 the last was truest of the twain2 ,but ,mortimer1 reserv'd for better hap1 #dj ,hath shaken off the thraldom of the ,tower1 ,and lives t' advance your standard1 good my lord4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,how mean you8 ,an#fhh the king1 my father1 lives8 ,no1 my ,lord ,mortimer1 not ,i1 ,i trow4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,not1 son6 why not8 ,i would it were no worse4 #de ,but1 gentle lords1 friendless we are in ,france4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,monsieur le ,grand1 a noble friend of yours1 ,told us1 at our arrival1 all the news3 ,how hard the nobles1 how unkind the king ,hath show'd himself2 but1 madam1 right makes room #ej ,where weapons want2 and1 though a many friends ,are made away1 away1 as ,warwick1 ,lancaster1 ,and others of our party and faction2 ,yet have we friends1 assure your grace1 in ,england ,would cast up caps1 and clap their hands for joy1 #ee ,to see us there1 appointed#fhi for our foes4 ,kent4 ,would all were well1 and ,edward well reclaim'd1 ,for ,england's honour1 peace1 and quietness4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,but by the sword1 my lord1 't must be deserv'd2#fij ,the king will ne'er forsake his flatterers4 #fj ,sir ,j4 ,my lord of ,england1 sith th' ungentle king ,of ,france refuseth to give aid of arms ,to this distressed queen his sister here1 ,go you with her to ,hainault4 ,doubt ye not1 #fd ,we will find comfort1 money1 men1 and friends ,ere long1 to bid the ,english king a base4#fia ,how say1 young prince8 ,what think you of the match8 ,p4 ,edw4 ,i think ,king ,edward will outrun us all4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,nay1 son1 not so2 and you must not discourage ,your friends1 that are so forward in your aid4 #gj ,kent4 ,sir ,john of ,hainault1 pardon us1 ,i pray2 ,these comforts that you give our woful queen ,bind us in kindness all at your command4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,yea1 gentle brother2 and the ,god of heaven ,prosper your happy motion1 good ,sir ,john4 #ge ,y4 ,mor4 ,this noble gentleman1 forward in arms1 ,was born1 ,i see1 to be our anchor-hold4 ,sir ,john of ,hainault1 be it thy renown1 ,that ,england's queen and nobles in distress1 ,have been by thee restor'd and comforted4 #hj ,sir ,j4 ,madam1 along1 and you my lords1 with me1 ,that ,england's peers may ,hainault's welcome see4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#fib ,enter ,,king ,,edward1 ,,arundel1 the ,elder and ,younger ,,spencer1 with others4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,thus after many threats of wrathful war1 ,triumpheth ,england's ,edward with his friends2 ,and triumph1 ,edward1 with his friends uncontroll'd6 ,my lord of ,gloucester1 do you hear the news8 ,y4 ,spen4 ,what news1 my lord8 #e ,k4 ,edw4 ,why1 man1 they say there is great execution ,done through the realm2 my lord of ,arundel1 ,you have the note1 have you not8 ,arun4 ,from the ,lieutenant of the ,tower1 my lord4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,i pray let us see it4 ,takes the note4 ,what have we there8 #aj ,read it1 ,spencer4 ,hands the note to ,young ,,spencer who reads the names4 ,why1 so2 they bark'd apace a month ago3 ,now1 on my life1 they'll neither bark nor bite4 ,now1 sirs1 the news from ,france8 ,gloucester1 ,i trow ,the lords of ,france love ,england's gold so well ,as ,isabella gets no aid from thence4 #af ,what now remains8 ,have you proclaim'd1 my lord1 ,reward for them can bring in ,mortimer8 ,y4 ,spen4 ,my lord1 we have2 and if he be in ,england1 ',a will be had ere long1 ,i doubt it not4 #bj ,k4 ,edw4 ,if1 dost thou say8 ,spencer1 as true as death1 ,he is in ,england's ground2 our portmasters ,are not so careless of their king's command4 ,enter a ,post4 ,how now1 what news with thee8 ,from whence come these8 ,post4 ,letters1 my lord1 and tidings forth of ,france2-- #be ,to you1 my lord of ,gloucester1 from ,levune4 ,gives letters to ,young ,,spencer ,k4 ,edw4 ,read4 ,y4 ,spen4 7reads74 8,my duty to your honour premised1 c1 ,i have1 according to instructions in that behalf1 dealt with the ,king of ,france his lords1 and 7#cj7 effected that the queen1 all discontented and discomforted1 is gone3 whither1 if you ask1 with ,sir ,john of ,hainault1 brother to the marquis1 into ,flanders4 ,with them are gone ,lord ,edmund1 and the ,lord ,mortimer1 having in their 7#ce7 company divers of your nation1 and others2 and1 as constant report goeth1 they intend to give ,king ,edward battle in ,england1 sooner than he can look for them4 ,this is all the news of import4 #dj ,your honour's in all service1 ,,levune40 ,k4 ,edw4 ,ah1 villains6 hath that ,mortimer escap'd8 ,with him is ,edmund gone associate8 ,and will ,sir ,john of ,hainault lead the round8 ,welcome1 a' ,god's name1 madam1 and your son2 ,england shall welcome you and all your rout4 #df ,gallop apace1 bright ,phoebus1 through the sky1 ,and dusky night1 in rusty iron car1 ,between you both shorten the time1 ,i pray1 ,that ,i may see that most desired day #ej ,when we may meet these traitors in the field4 ,ah1 nothing grieves me but my little boy ,is thus misled to countenance their ills4 ,come1 friends1 to ,bristow1#fic there to make us strong2 ,and1 winds1 as equal be to bring them in1 #ee ,as you injurious were to bear them forth6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#fid ,enter ,,queen ,,isabella1 her son1 ,,prince ,,edward1 ,,kent1 ,young ,,mortimer1 and ,,sir ,,john of ,,hainault4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,now1 lords1 our loving friends and countrymen1 ,welcome to ,england all1 with prosperous winds6 ,our kindest friends in ,belgia have we left1 ,to cope with friends at home2 a heavy case ,when force to force is knit1 and sword and glaive #e ,in civil broils make kin and countrymen ,slaughter themselves in others1 and their sides ,with their own weapons gor'd6 ,but what's the help8 ,misgoverned kings are cause of all this wrack2 ,and1 ,edward1 thou art one among them all1 #aj ,whose looseness hath betray'd thy land to spoil1 ,who made the channels overflow with blood4 ,of thine own people patron shouldst thou be1 ,but thou-- #ad ,y4 ,mor4 ,nay1 madam1 if you be a warrior4 ,you must not grow so passionate in speeches4 ,lords1 ,sith that we are by sufferance of ,heaven ,arriv'd and armed in this prince's right1 ,here for our country's cause swear we to him #bj ,all homage1 fealty1 and forwardness2 ,and for the open wrongs and injuries ,edward hath done to us1 his queen and land1 ,we come in arms to wreak it with the sword2 ,that ,england's queen in peace may repossess ,her dignities and honours2 and withal #bf ,we may remove these flatterers from the king1 ,that havocs ,england's wealth and treasury4 ,sir ,j4 ,sound trumpets1 my lord1 and forward let us march4 ,edward will think we come to flatter him4 #cj ,kent4 ,i would he never had been flattered more4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#fie ,enter ,,king ,,edward1 ,,baldock1 and ,young ,,spencer1 flying about the stage4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,fly1 fly1 my lord6 the queen is over-strong2 ,her friends do multiply1 and yours do fail4 ,shape we our course to ,ireland1 there to breathe4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,what6 was ,i born to fly and run away1 ,and leave the ,mortimers conquerors behind8 #e ,give me my horse1 and let's reinforce our troops3 ,and in this bed of honour die with fame4 ,bald4 ,o no1 my lord1 this princely resolution ,fits not the time2 away6 we are pursu'd4 ,exeunt4 ,enter ,,kent1 with sword and target4 ,kent4 ,this way he fled1 but ,i am come too late4 #aj ,edward1 alas6 my heart relents for thee4 ,proud traitor1 ,mortimer1 why dost thou chase ,thy lawful king1 thy sovereign1 with thy sword8 ,vile wretch6 and why hast thou1 of all unkind1 ,borne arms against thy brother and thy king8 ,rain showers of vengeance on my cursed head1 ,thou ,god1 to whom in justice it belongs #ag ,to punish this unnatural revolt6 ,edward1 this ,mortimer aims at thy life6 ,o fly him1 then6 ,but1 ,edmund1 calm this rage1 ,dissemble1 or thou diest2 for ,mortimer #ba ,and ,isabel do kiss1 while they conspire2 ,and yet she bears a face of love forsooth4 ,fie on that love that hatcheth death and hate6 ,edmund1 away6 ,bristow to ,longshanks' blood ,is false4 ,be not found single for suspect2#fif #bf ,proud ,mortimer pries near unto thy walks4 ,enter ,,queen ,,isabella1 ,,prince ,,edward1 ,young ,,mortimer1 and ,,sir ,,john of ,,hainault4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,successful battle gives the ,god of kings ,to them that fight in right and fear his wrath4 ,since then successfully we have prevailed1 #cj ,thanked be ,heaven's great architect1 and you4 ,ere farther we proceed1 my noble lords1 ,we here create our well-beloved son1 ,of love and care unto his royal person1 ,lord ,warden of the realm1 and sith the fates #ce ,have made his father so unfortunate1 ,deal you1 my lords1 in this1 my loving lords1 ,as to your wisdoms fittest seems in all4 ,kent4 ,madam1 without offence1 if ,i may ask1 ,how will you deal with ,edward in his fall8 #dj ,p4 ,edw4 ,tell me1 good uncle1 what ,edward do you mean8 ,kent4 ,nephew1 your father2 ,i dare not call him king4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,my lord of ,kent1 what needs these questions8 ',t is not in her controlment1 nor in ours1 ,but as the realm and parliament shall please1 #de ,so shall your brother be disposed of4-- ,i like not this relenting mood in ,edmund4 ,madam1 'tis good to look to him betimes4 ,aside to the ,,queen4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,my lord1 the ,mayor of ,bristol knows our mind4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,yea1 madam1 and they scape not easily #ej ,that fled the field4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,baldock is with the king1 ,a goodly chancellor1 is he not1 my lord8 ,sir ,j4 ,so are the ,spencers1 the father and the son4 ,kent4 ,this ,edward is the ruin of the realm4 ,enter ,,rice ,,ap ,,howell and the ,mayor of ,bristol1 with the ,elder ,,spencer prisoner1 and ,attendants4 ,rice4 ,god save ,queen ,isabel1 and her princely son6 #ee ,madam1 the mayor and citizens of ,bristol1 ,in sign of love and duty to this presence1 ,present by me this traitor to the state1 ,spencer1 the father to that wanton ,spencer1 ,that1 like the lawless ,catiline of ,rome1 #fj ,revelled in ,england's wealth and treasury4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,we thank you all4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,your loving care in this ,deserveth princely favours and rewards4 ,but where's the king and the other ,spencer fled8 ,rice4 ,spencer the son1 created ,earl of ,gloucester1 #fe ,is with that smooth-tongu'd scholar ,baldock gone ,and shipt but late for ,ireland with the king4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,aside4 ,some whirlwind fetch them back or sink them all6-- ,they shall be started thence1 ,i doubt it not4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,shall ,i not see the king my father yet8 #gj ,kent4 ,aside4 ,unhappy's ,edward1 chas'd from ,england's bounds4 ,sir ,j4 ,madam1 what resteth1 why stand you in a muse8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,i rue my lord's ill-fortune2 but alas6 ,care of my country call'd me to this war4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,madam1 have done with care and sad complaint2 #ge ,your king hath wrong'd your country and himself1 ,and we must seek to right it as we may4 ,meanwhile1 have hence this rebel to the block4 ,your lordship cannot privilege your head4 ,e4 ,spen4 ,rebel is he that fights against his prince2 #hj ,so fought not they that fought in ,edward's right4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,take him away1 he prates4 ,exeunt ,attendants with the ,elder ,,spencer4 ,you1 ,rice ap ,howell1 ,shall do good service to her majesty1 ,being of countenance in your country here1 ,to follow these rebellious runagates4 #he ,we in meanwhile1 madam1 must take advice ,how ,baldock1 ,spencer1 and their complices ,may in their fall be followed to their end4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,vi4#fig ,enter the ,abbot1 ,monks1 ,,king ,,edward1 ,young ,,spencer1 and ,,baldock the three latter disguised4 ,abbot4 ,have you no doubt1 my lord2 have you no fear2 ,as silent and as careful we will be1 ,to keep your royal person safe with us1 ,free from suspect and fell invasion ,of such as have your majesty in chase1 #e ,yourself1 and those your chosen company1 ,as danger of this stormy time requires4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,father1 thy face should harbour no deceit4 ,o6 hadst thou ever been a king1 thy heart1 ,pierced deeply with sense of my distress1 #aj ,could not but take compassion of my state4 ,stately and proud1 in riches and in train1 ,whilom ,i was1 powerful1 and full of pomp3 ,but what is he whom rule and empery ,have not in life or death made miserable8 #ae ,come1 ,spencer2 come1 ,baldock1 come1 sit down by me2 ,make trial now of that philosophy1 ,that in our famous nurseries of arts ,thou suck'dst from ,plato and from ,aristotle4 ,father1 this life contemplative is ,heaven4 #bj ,o that ,i might this life in quiet lead6 ,but we1 alas6 are chas'd2 and you1 my friends1 ,your lives and my dishonour they pursue4 ,yet1 gentle monks1 for treasure1 gold1 nor fee1 ,do you betray us and our company4 #be ,monks4 ,your grace may sit secure1 if none but we ,do wot of your abode4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,not one alive2 but shrewdly ,i suspect ,a gloomy fellow in a mead below1 ',a gave a long look after us1 my lord2 #cj ,and all the land ,i know is up in arms1 ,arms that pursue our lives with deadly hate4 ,bald4 ,we were embark'd for ,ireland1 wretched we6 ,with awkward winds and with sore tempests driven ,to fall on shore1 and here to pine in fear #ce ,of ,mortimer and his confederates4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,mortimer6 who talks of ,mortimer8 ,who wounds me with the name of ,mortimer1 ,that bloody man8 ,good father1 on thy lap ,lay ,i this head1 laden with mickle care4 #dj ,o might ,i never open these eyes again6 ,never again lift up this drooping head6 ,o never more lift up this dying heart6 ,y4 ,spen4 ,look up1 my lord4--,baldock1 this drowsiness ,betides no good2 here even we are betray'd4 #de ,enter1 with ,welsh hooks4 ,,rice ,,ap ,,howell1 a ,mower1 and ,,leicester4 ,mow4 ,upon my life1 these be the men ye seek4 ,rice4 ,fellow1 enough4--,my lord1 ,i pray be short1 ,a fair commission warrants what we do4 ,leices4 ,the queen's commission1 urged by ,mortimer2 ,what cannot gallant ,mortimer with the queen8 ,alas6 see where he sits1 and hopes unseen #ea ,t' escape their hands that seek to reave his life4 ,too true it is1 ,quem dies vidit veniens superbum1 ,hunc dies vidit fugiens jacentem4#fih ,but1 ,leicester1 leave to grow so passionate4 #ee ,spencer and ,baldock1 by no other names1 ,i do arrest you of high treason here4 ,stand not on titles1 but obey th' arrest2 ',t is in the name of ,isabel the queen4 ,my lord1 why droop you thus8 #fj ,k4 ,edw4 ,o day1 the last of all my bliss on earth6 ,centre of all misfortune6 ,o my stars1 ,why do you lour unkindly on a king8 ,comes ,leicester1 then1 in ,isabella's name ,to take my life1 my company from me8 #fe ,here1 man1 rip up this panting breast of mine1 ,and take my heart in rescue of my friends6 ,rice4 ,away with them6 ,y4 ,spen4 ,it may become thee yet ,to let us take our farewell of his grace4 ,abbot4 ,my heart with pity earns#fii to see this sight1-- #gj ,aside4 ,a king to bear these words and proud commands4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,spencer1 ah1 sweet ,spencer1 thus then must we part8 ,y4 ,spen4 ,we must1 my lord1 so will the angry ,heavens4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,nay1 so will hell and cruel ,mortimer2 ,the gentle ,heavens have not to do in this4 #ge ,bald4 ,my lord1 it is in vain to grieve or storm4 ,here humbly of your grace we take our leaves2 ,our lots are cast2 ,i fear me1 so is thine4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,in ,heaven we may1 in earth ne'er shall we meet3 #gi ,and1 ,leicester1 say1 what shall become of us8 ,leices4 ,your majesty must go to ,killingworth4#gjj ,k4 ,edw4 ,must6 it is somewhat hard1 when kings must go4 ,leices4 ,here is a litter ready for your grace1 ,that waits your pleasure1 and the day grows old4 ,rice4 ,as good be gone1 as stay and be benighted4 #he ,k4 ,edw4 ,a litter hast thou8 ,lay me in a hearse1 ,and to the gates of hell convey me hence2 ,let ,pluto's bells ring out my fatal knell1 ,and hags howl for my death at ,charon's shore1 ,for friends hath ,edward none but these and these1 #ij ,and these must die under a tyrant's sword4 ,rice4 ,my lord1 be going2 care not for these1 ,for we shall see them shorter by the heads4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,well1 that shall be1 shall be3 part we must6 #id ,sweet ,spencer1 gentle ,baldock1 part we must6 ,hence feigned weeds6 unfeigned are my woes3 ,throws off his disguise4 ,father1 farewell6 ,leicester1 thou stay'st for me1 ,and go ,i must4 ,life1 farewell1 with my friends4 ,exeunt ,,edward and ,,leicester4 ,y4 ,spen4 ,o6 is he gone8 ,is noble ,edward gone8 ,parted from hence1 never to see us more8 #ajj ,rent1 sphere of ,heaven6 and1 fire1 forsake thy orb6 ,earth1 melt to air6 gone is my sovereign1 ,gone1 gone1 alas6 never to make return4 ,bald4 ,spencer1 ,i see our souls are fleeted hence2 ,we are depriv'd the sunshine of our life3 #aje ,make for a new life1 man2 throw up thy eyes1 ,and heart1 and hand to ,heaven's immortal throne2 ,pay nature's debt with cheerful countenance2 ,reduce we all our lessons unto this3 #aji ,to die1 sweet ,spencer1 therefore live we all2 ,spencer1 all live to die1 and rise to fall4 ,rice4 ,come1 come1 keep these preachments till you come to the place appointed4 ,you1 and such as you are1 have made wise work in ,england4 ,will your lordships away8 #aae ,mow4 ,your lordship1 ,i trust1 will remember me8 ,rice4 ,remember thee1 fellow6 what else8 ,follow me to the town4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#gja ,enter ,,king ,,edward1 ,,leicester1 the ,,bishop of ,,winchester for the crown and ,,trussel4 ,leices4 ,be patient1 good my lord1 cease to lament2 ,imagine ,killingworth ,castle were your court1 ,and that you lay for pleasure here a space1 ,not of compulsion or necessity4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,leicester1 if gentle words might comfort me1 #e ,thy speeches long ago had eas'd my sorrows2 ,for kind and loving hast thou always been4 ,the griefs of private men are soon allay'd1 ,but not of kings4 ,the forest deer1 being struck1 ,runs to an herb that closeth up the wounds2 #aj ,but1 when the imperial lion's flesh is gor'd1 ,he rends and tears it with his wrathful paw1 ,and highly scorning that the lowly earth ,should drink his blood1 mounts up into the air4 ,and so it fares with me1 whose dauntless mind ,the ambitious ,mortimer would seek to curb1 #ae ,and that unnatural queen1 false ,isabel1 ,that thus hath pent and mew'd me in a prison2 ,for such outrageous passions cloy my soul1 ,as with the wings of rancour and disdain #bj ,full often am ,i soaring up to ,heaven1 ,to plain me to the gods against them both4 ,but when ,i call to mind ,i am a king1 ,methinks ,i should revenge me of my wrongs1 ,that ,mortimer and ,isabel have done4 #be ,but what are kings1 when regiment#gjb is gone1 ,but perfect shadows in a sunshine day8 ,my nobles rule1 ,i bear the name of king2 ,i wear the crown1 but am controll'd by them1 ,by ,mortimer1 and my unconstant queen1 #cj ,who spots my nuptial bed with infamy2 ,whilst ,i am lodg'd within this cave of care1 ,where sorrow at my elbow still attends1 ,to company my heart with sad laments1 ,that bleeds within me for this strange exchange4 #ce ,but tell me1 must ,i now resign my crown1 ,to make usurping ,mortimer a king8 ,b4 of ,win4 ,your grace mistakes2 it is for ,england's good1 ,and princely ,edward's right we crave the crown4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,no1 't is for ,mortimer1 not ,edward's head3 #dj ,for he's a lamb1 encompassed by wolves1 ,which in a moment will abridge his life4 ,but if proud ,mortimer do wear this crown1 ,heavens turn it to a blaze of quenchless fire6 ,or like the snaky wreath of ,tisiphon1 #de ,engirt the temples of his hateful head2 ,so shall not ,england's vine be perished1 ,but ,edward's name survives1 though ,edward dies4 ,leices4 ,my lord1 why waste you thus the time away8 ,they stay your answer2 will you yield your crown8 #ej ,k4 ,edw4 ,ah1 ,leicester1 weigh how hardly ,i can brook ,to lose my crown and kingdom without cause2 ,to give ambitious ,mortimer my right1 ,that like a mountain overwhelms my bliss1 #ed ,in which extreme my mind here murdered is4 ,but what the heavens appoint1 ,i must obey6 ,here1 take my crown2 the life of ,edward too2 ,taking off the crown4 ,two kings in ,england cannot reign at once4 ,but stay awhile1 let me be king till night1 ,that ,i may gaze upon this glittering crown2 #fj ,so shall my eyes receive their last content1 ,my head1 the latest honour due to it1 ,and jointly both yield up their wished right4 ,continue ever thou celestial sun2 ,let never silent night possess this clime3 #fe ,stand still you watches of the element2 ,all times and seasons1 rest you at a stay1 ,that ,edward may be still fair ,england's king6 ,but day's bright beam doth vanish fast away1 ,and needs ,i must resign my wished crown4 #gj ,inhuman creatures6 nurs'd with tiger's milk6 ,why gape you for your sovereign's overthrow6 ,my diadem ,i mean1 and guiltless life4 ,see1 monsters1 see1 ,i'll wear my crown again6 ,he puts on the crown4 ,what1 fear you not the fury of your king8 #ge ,but1 hapless ,edward1 thou art fondly#gjc led2 ,they pass#gjd not for thy frowns as late they did1 ,but seek to make a new-elected king2 ,which fills my mind with strange despairing thoughts1 ,which thoughts are martyred with endless torments1 #hj ,and in this torment comfort find ,i none1 ,but that ,i feel the crown upon my head2 ,and therefore let me wear it yet awhile4 ,trus4 ,my lord1 the parliament must have present news1 ,and therefore say1 will you resign or no8 #he ,the ,,king rageth4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,i'll not resign1 but whilst ,i live be king4#gje ,traitors1 be gone and join with ,mortimer6 ,elect1 conspire1 install1 do what you will3-- ,their blood and yours shall seal these treacheries6 ,b4 of ,win4 ,this answer we'll return1 and so farewell4 ,going with ,,trussel4 #ij ,leices4 ,call them again1 my lord1 and speak them fair2 ,for if they go1 the prince shall lose his right4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,call thou them back1 ,i have no power to speak4 ,leices4 ,my lord1 the king is willing to resign4 ,b4 of ,win4 ,if he be not1 let him choose4 #ie ,k4 ,edw4 ,o would ,i might1 but heavens and earth conspire ,to make me miserable6 ,here receive my crown2 ,receive it8 ,no1 these innocent hands of mine ,shall not be guilty of so foul a crime4 ,he of you all that most desires my blood1 #ajj ,and will be call'd the murderer of a king1 ,take it4 ,what1 are you mov'd8 ,pity you me8 ,then send for unrelenting ,mortimer1 ,and ,isabel1 whose eyes1 being turn'd to steel1 ,will sooner sparkle fire than shed a tear4 #aje ,yet stay1 for rather than ,i'll look on them1 ,here1 here6 ,gives the crown4 ,now1 sweet ,god of ,heaven1 ,make me despise this transitory pomp1 ,and sit for aye enthronized in ,heaven6 ,come1 death1 and with thy fingers close my eyes1 #aaj ,or if ,i live1 let me forget myself4 ,b4 of ,win4 ,my lord-- ,k4 ,edw4 ,call me not lord2 away--out of my sight6 ,ah1 pardon me3 grief makes me lunatic6 ,let not that ,mortimer protect my son2 #aae ,more safety is there in a tiger's jaws1 ,than his embracements4 ,bear this to the queen1 ,wet with my tears1 and dried again with sighs2 ,gives a handkerchief4 ,if with the sight thereof she be not mov'd1 ,return it back and dip it in my blood4 #abj ,commend me to my son1 and bid him rule ,better than ,i4 ,yet how have ,i transgress'd1 ,unless it be with too much clemency8 ,trus4 ,and thus most humbly do we take our leave4 #abd ,k4 ,edw4 ,farewell2 ,exeunt the ,,bishop of ,,winchester and ,,trussel4 ,i know the next news that they bring ,will be my death2 and welcome shall it be2 ,to wretched men1 death is felicity4 ,enter ,,berkeley1#gjf who gives a paper to ,,leicester4 ,leices4 ,another post6 what news brings he8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,such news as ,i expect--come1 ,berkeley1 come1 ,and tell thy message to my naked breast4 #acj ,berk4 ,my lord1 think not a thought so villainous ,can harbour in a man of noble birth4 ,to do your highness service and devoir1 ,and save you from your foes1 ,berkeley would die4 ,leices4 ,my lord1 the council of the queen commands #ace ,that ,i resign my charge4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,and who must keep me now8 ,must you1 my lord8 ,berk4 ,ay1 my most gracious lord2 so 't is decreed4 ,k4 ,edw4 taking the paper4 ,by ,mortimer1 whose name is written here6 #aci ,well may ,i rend his name that rends my heart6 ,tears it4 ,this poor revenge has something eas'd my mind4 ,so may his limbs be torn1 as is this paper6 ,hear me1 immortal ,jove1 and grant it too6 ,berk4 ,your grace must hence with me to ,berkeley straight4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,whither you will2 all places are alike1 #ade ,and every earth is fit for burial4 ,leices4 ,favour him1 my lord1 as much as lieth in you4 ,berk4 ,even so betide my soul as ,i use him4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,mine enemy hath pitied my estate1 ,and that's the cause that ,i am now remov'd4 ,berk4 ,and thinks your grace that ,berkeley will be cruel8 #aea ,k4 ,edw4 ,i know not2 but of this am ,i assured1 ,that death ends all1 and ,i can die but once4 ,leicester1 farewell6 ,leices4 ,not yet1 my lord2 ,i'll bear you on your way4 ,exeunt4 #aee ,,scene ,,ii4#gjg ,enter ,,queen ,,isabella and ,young ,,mortimer4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,fair ,isabel1 now have we our desire2 ,the proud corrupters of the light-brain'd king ,have done their homage to the lofty gallows1 ,and he himself lies in captivity4 ,be rul'd by me1 and we will rule the realm4 #e ,in any case take heed of childish fear1 ,for now we hold an old wolf by the ears1 ,that1 if he slip1 will seize upon us both1 ,and gripe the sorer1 being gript himself4 ,think therefore1 madam1 that imports us much ,to erect#gjh your son with all the speed we may1 #aa ,and that ,i be protector over him2 ,for our behoof will bear the greater sway ,whenas a king's name shall be under writ4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,sweet ,mortimer1 the life of ,isabel1 ,be thou persuaded that ,i love thee well1 #af ,and therefore1 so the prince my son be safe1 ,whom ,i esteem as dear as these mine eyes1 ,conclude against his father what thou wilt1 ,and ,i myself will willingly subscribe4 #bj ,y4 ,mar4 ,first would ,i hear news that he were depos'd1 ,and then let me alone to handle him4 ,enter ,messenger4 ,letters6 from whence8 ,mess4 ,from ,killingworth1 my lord4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,how fares my lord the king8 ,mess4 ,in health1 madam1 but full of pensiveness1 #bd ,q4 ,isab4 ,alas1 poor soul1 would ,i could ease his grief6 ,enter the ,,bishop of ,,winchester with the crown4 ,thanks1 gentle ,winchester4 ,to the ,messenger4 ,sirrah1 be gone4 ,exit ,messenger4 ,b4 of ,win4 ,the king hath willingly resign'd his crown4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,o happy news6 send for the prince1 my son4 ,b4 of ,win4 ,further1 or this letter was seal'd1 ,lord ,berkeley came1 #cj ,so that he now is gone from ,killingworth2 ,and we have heard that ,edmund laid a plot ,to set his brother free2 no more but so4 ,the lord of ,berkeley is so pitiful ,as ,leicester that had charge of him before4 #ce ,q4 ,isab4 ,then let some other be his guardian4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,let me alone1 here is the privy seal4 ,exit the ,,bishop of ,,winchester4 ,who's there8--,call hither ,gurney and ,matrevis4 ,to ,attendants within4 ,to dash the heavy-headed ,edmund's drift1 #ci ,berkeley shall be discharg'd1 the king remov'd1 ,and none but we shall know where he lieth4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,but1 ,mortimer1 as long as he survives1 ,what safety rests for us1 or for my son8 ,y4 ,mor4 ,speak1 shall he presently be despatch'd and die8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,i would he were1 so 't were not by my means4 #de ,enter ,,matrevis and ,,gurney4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,enough4-- ,matrevis1 write a letter presently ,unto the lord of ,berkeley from ourself ,that he resign the king to thee and ,gurney2 #di ,and when 't is done1 we will subscribe our name4 ,mat4 ,it shall be done1 my lord4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,gurney4 ,gur4 ,my lord4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,as thou intend'st to rise by ,mortimer1 ,who now makes ,fortune's wheel turn as he please1 ,seek all the means thou canst to make him droop1 #ed ,and neither give him kind word nor good look4 ,gur4 ,i warrant you1 my lord4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,and this above the rest3 because we hear ,that ,edmund casts#gji to work his liberty1 ,remove him still from place to place by night1 ,till at the last he come to ,killingworth1 #fj ,and then from thence to ,berkeley back again2 ,and by the way1 to make him fret the more1 ,speak curstly to him1 and in any case ,let no man comfort him2 if he chance to weep1 ,but amplify his grief with bitter words4 #fe ,mat4 ,fear not1 my lord1 we'll do as you command4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,so now away2 post thitherwards amain4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,whither goes this letter8 ,to my lord the king8 ,commend me humbly to his majesty1 ,and tell him that ,i labour all in vain #gj ,to ease his grief1 and work his liberty2 ,and bear him this as witness of my love4 ,gives a ring4 ,mat4 ,i will1 madam4 ,exit with ,,gurney4 ,enter ,,prince ,,edward1 and ,,kent talking with him4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,finely dissembled4 ,do so still1 sweet queen4 ,here comes the young prince with the ,earl of ,kent4 #ge ,q4 ,isab4 ,something he whispers in his childish ears4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,if he have such access unto the prince1 ,our plots and stratagems will soon be dash'd4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,use ,edmund friendly1 as if all were well4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,how fares my honourable lord of ,kent8 #hj ,kent4 ,in health1 sweet ,mortimer4 ,how fares your grace8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,well1 if my lord your brother were enlarg'd4 ,kent4 ,i hear of late he hath depos'd himself4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,the more my grief4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,and mine4 ,kent4 ,aside4 ,ah1 they do dissemble6 ,q4 ,isab4 ,sweet son1 come hither1 ,i must talk with thee4 #he ,y4 ,mor4 ,you being his uncle1 and the next of blood1 ,do look1 to be protector o'er the prince4 ,kent4 ,not ,i1 my lord2 who should protect the son1 ,but she that gave him life8 ,i mean the queen4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,mother1 persuade me not to wear the crown3 #ij ,let him be king--,i am too young to reign4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,but be content1 seeing 't is his highness' pleasure4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,let me but see him first1 and then ,i will4 ,kent4 ,ay1 do1 sweet nephew4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,brother1 you know it is impossible4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,why1 is he dead8 #ie ,q4 ,isab4 ,no1 ,god forbid6 ,kent4 ,i would those words proceeded from your heart4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,inconstant ,edmund1 dost thou favour him1 ,that wast the cause of his imprisonment8 #ajj ,kent4 ,the more cause have ,i now to make amends4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,aside to ,q4 ,isab4 ,i tell thee1 'tis not meet that one so false ,should come about the person of a prince4-- ,my lord1 he hath betray'd the king his brother1 ,and therefore trust him not4 #aje ,p4 ,edw4 ,but he repents1 and sorrows for it now4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,come1 son1 and go with this gentle lord and me4 ,p4 ,edw4 ,with you ,i will1 but not with ,mortimer4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,why1 youngling1 'sdain'st thou so of ,mortimer8 ,then ,i will carry thee by force away4 #aaj ,p4 ,edw4 ,help1 uncle ,kent6 ,mortimer will wrong me4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,brother ,edmund1 strive not2 we are his friends2 ,isabel is nearer than the ,earl of ,kent4 ,kent4 ,sister1 ,edward is my charge1 redeem him4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,edward is my son1 and ,i will keep him4 #aae ,kent4 ,mortimer shall know that he hath wrong'd me6-- ,aside4 ,hence will ,i haste to ,killingworth ,castle1 ,and rescue aged ,edward from his foes4 ,to be reveng'd on ,mortimer and thee4 ,exeunt on one side ,,queen ,,isabella1 ,,prince ,,edward1 and ,young ,,mortimer2 on the other ,,kent4 ,,scene ,,iii4#gaj ,enter ,,matrevis and ,,gurney and ,soldiers1 with ,,king ,,edward4 ,mat4 ,my lord1 be not pensive1 we are your friends2 ,men are ordain'd to live in misery4 ,therefore come1--dalliance dangereth our lives4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,friends1 whither must unhappy ,edward go8 ,will hateful ,mortimer appoint no rest8 #e ,must ,i be vexed like the nightly bird1 ,whose sight is loathsome to all winged fowls8 ,when will the fury of his mind assuage8 ,when will his heart be satisfied with blood8 ,if mine will serve1 unbowel straight1 this breast1 ,and give my heart to ,isabel and him2 #aa ,it is the chiefest mark they level#gaa at4 ,gur4 ,not so my liege1 the queen hath given this charge ,to keep your grace in safety2 ,your passions make your dolours to increase4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,this usage makes my misery to increase4 #af ,but can my air of life continue long ,when all my senses are annoy'd with stench8 ,within a dungeon ,england's king is kept1 ,where ,i am starv'd for want of sustenance4 #bj ,my daily diet is heart-breaking sobs1 ,that almost rents the closet of my heart4 ,thus lives old ,edward not reliev'd by any1 ,and so must die1 though pitied by many4 ,o1 water1 gentle friends1 to cool my thirst1 #be ,and clear my body from foul excrements6 ,mat4 ,here's channel#gab water1 as our charge is given4 ,sit down1 for we'll be barbers to your grace4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,traitors1 away6 ,what1 will you murder me1 ,or choke your sovereign with puddle water8 #cj ,gur4 ,no2 but wash your face1 and shave away your beard1 ,lest you be known and so be rescued4 ,mat4 ,why strive you thus8 ,your labour is in vain6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,the wren may strive against the lion's strength1 ,but all in vain3 so vainly do ,i strive #ce ,to seek for mercy at a tyrant's hand4 ,they wash him with puddle water1 and shave his beard away4 ,immortal powers6 that knows the painful cares ,that wait upon my poor distressed soul1 ,o level all your looks upon these daring men1 ,that wrongs their liege and sovereign1 ,england's king6 #dj ,o ,gaveston1 't is for thee ,i am wrong'd1 ,for me1 both thou and both the ,spencers died6 ,and for your sakes a thousand wrongs ,i'll take4 ,the ,spencers' ghosts1 wherever they remain1 #dd ,wish well to mine2 then tush1 for them ,i'll die4 ,mat4 ',twixt theirs and yours shall be no enmity4 ,come1 come away2 now put the torches out1 ,we'll enter in by darkness to ,killingworth4 ,enter ,,kent4 ,gur4 ,how now1 who comes there8 ,mat4 ,guard the king sure3 it is the ,earl of ,kent4 #ej ,k4 ,edw4 ,o gentle brother1 help to rescue me6 ,mat4 ,keep them asunder2 thrust in the king4 ,kent4 ,soldiers1 let me but talk to him one word4 ,gur4 ,lay hands upon the earl for this assault4 ,kent4 ,lay down your weapons1 traitors6 ,yield the king6 #ee ,mat4 ,edmund1 yield thou thyself1 or thou shalt die4 ,kent4 ,base villains1 wherefore do you gripe me thus8 ,gur4 ,bind him and so convey him to the court4 ,kent4 ,where is the court but here8 ,here is the king2 ,and ,i will visit him2 why stay you me8 #fj ,mat4 ,the court is where ,lord ,mortimer remains2 ,thither shall your honour go2 and so farewell4 ,exeunt ,,matrevis and ,,gurney1 with ,,king ,,edward4 ,kent4 ,o miserable is that commonweal1 ,where lords keep courts1 and kings are lockt in prison6 ,sol4 ,wherefore stay we8 ,on1 sirs1 to the court6 #fe ,kent4 ,ay1 lead me whither you will1 even to my death1 ,seeing that my brother cannot be releas'd4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#gac ,enter ,young ,,mortimer1 alone4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,the king must die1 or ,mortimer goes down2 ,the commons now begin to pity him4 ,yet he that is the cause of ,edward's death1 ,is sure to pay for it when his son's of age2 ,and therefore will ,i do it cunningly4 #e ,this letter1 written by a friend of ours1 ,contains his death1 yet bids them save his life4 ,reads4 8,edwardum occidere nolite timere1 bonum est3 ,fear not to kill the king1 'tis good he die40 ,but read it thus1 and that's another sense3 #aj 8,edwardum occidere nolite1 timere bonum est3 ,kill not the king1 'tis good to fear the worst40 ,unpointed as it is1 thus shall it go1 ,that1 being dead1 if it chance to be found1 ,matrevis and the rest may bear the blame1 #ae ,and we be quit that caus'd it to be done4 ,within this room is lock'd the messenger ,that shall convey it1 and perform the rest2 ,and by a secret token that he bears1 ,shall he be murdered when the deed is done4-- ,lightborn1 come forth6 #ba ,enter ,,lightborn4 ,art thou as resolute as thou wast8 ,light4 ,what else1 my lord8 ,and far more resolute4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,and hast thou cast#gad how to accomplish it8 ,light4 ,ay1 ay1 and none shall know which way he died4 #be ,y4 ,mor4 ,but at his looks1 ,lightborn1 thou wilt relent4 ,light4 ,relent6 ha1 ha6 ,i use much to relent4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,well1 do it bravely1 and be secret4 ,light4 ,you shall not need to give instructions2 ',tis not the first time ,i have kill'd a man4 #cj ,i learn'd in ,naples how to poison flowers2 ,to strangle with a lawn#gae thrust through the throat2 ,to pierce the windpipe with a needle's point2 ,or whilst one is asleep1 to take a quill ,and blow a little powder in his ears2 #ce ,or open his mouth and pour quicksilver down4 ,and yet ,i have a braver way than these4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,what's that8 ,light4 ,nay1 you shall pardon me2 none shall know my tricks4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,i care not how it is1 so it be not spied4 #dj ,deliver this to ,gurney and ,matrevis4 ,gives letter4 ,at every ten mile end thou hast a horse4 ,take this2 ,gives money away6 and never see me more4 ,light4 ,no8 ,y4 ,mor4 ,no2 #de ,unless thou bring me news of ,edward's death4 ,light4 ,that will ,i quickly do4 ,farewell1 my lord4 ,exit4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,the prince ,i rule1 the queen do ,i command1 ,and with a lowly cong to the ground1 ,the proudest lords salute me as ,i pass2 #ej ,i seal1 ,i cancel1 ,i do what ,i will4 ,fear'd am ,i more than lov'd2--let me be fear'd1 ,and when ,i frown1 make all the court look pale4 ,i view the prince with ,aristarchus' eyes1 ,whose looks were as a breeching to a boy4 #ee ,they thrust upon me the protectorship1 ,and sue to me for that that ,i desire4 ,while at the council-table1 grave enough1 ,and not unlike a bashful puritan1 ,first ,i complain of imbecility1 #fj ,saying it is onus quam gravissimum1#gaf ,till being interrupted by my friends1 ,suscepi that provinciam#gag as they term it2 ,and to conclude1 ,i am ,protector now4 ,now is all sure3 the queen and ,mortimer #fe ,shall rule the realm1 the king2 and none rule us4 ,mine enemies will ,i plague1 my friends advance2 ,and what ,i list command who dare control8 ,major sum quam cui possit fortuna nocere4#gah ,and that this be the coronation-day1 #gj ,it pleaseth me1 and ,isabel the queen4 ,trumpets within4 ,the trumpets sound1 ,i must go take my place4 ,enter the young ,,king1 ,,queen ,,isabella1 the ,,archbishop of ,,canterbury1 ,champion and ,nobles4 ,a4 of ,cant4 ,long live ,king ,edward1 by the grace of ,god ,king of ,england and ,lord of ,ireland6 ,cham4 ,if any ,christian1 ,heathen1 ,turk1 or ,jew1 #ge ,dares but affirm that ,edward's not true king1 ,and will avouch his saying with the sword1 ,i am the champion that will combat him4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,none comes1 sound trumpets4 ,trumpets sound4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,champion1 here's to thee4 ,gives a purse4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,lord ,mortimer1 now take him to your charge4 #hj ,enter ,soldiers1 with ,,kent prisoner4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,what traitor have we there with blades and bills8 ,sol4 ,edmund1 the ,earl of ,kent4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,what hath he done8 ,sol4 ',a would have taken the king away perforce1 ,as we were bringing him to ,killingworth4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,did you attempt this rescue1 ,edmund8 ,speak4 #he ,kent4 ,mortimer1 ,i did2 he is our king1 ,and thou compell'st this prince to wear the crown4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,strike off his head6 he shall have martial law4 ,kent4 ,strike off my head6 ,base traitor1 ,i defy thee6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,my lord1 he is my uncle1 and shall live4 #ij ,y4 ,mor4 ,my lord1 he is your enemy1 and shall die4 ,kent4 ,stay1 villains6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,sweet mother1 if ,i cannot pardon him1 ,entreat my ,lord ,protector for his life4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,son1 be content2 ,i dare not speak a word4 #ie ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,nor ,i1 and yet methinks ,i should command2 ,but1 seeing ,i cannot1 ,i'll entreat for him-- ,my lord1 if you will let my uncle live1 ,i will requite it when ,i come to age4 ,y4 ,mor4 ',t is for your highness' good1 and for the realm's4-- #ajj ,how often shall ,i bid you bear him hence8 ,kent4 ,art thou king8 ,must ,i die at thy command8 ,y4 ,mor4 ,at our command--,once more away with him4 ,kent4 ,let me but stay and speak2 ,i will not go4 ,either my brother or his son is king1 #aje ,and none of both them thirst for ,edmund's blood3 ,and therefore1 soldiers1 whither will you hale me8 ,soldiers hale ,,kent away1 and carry him to be beheaded4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,what safety may ,i look for at his hands1 ,if that my uncle shall be murdered thus8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,fear not1 sweet boy1 ,i'll guard thee from thy foes2 #aaj ,had ,edmund liv'd1 he would have sought thy death4 ,come1 son1 we'll ride a-hunting in the park4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,and shall my uncle ,edmund ride with us8 ,q4 ,isab4 ,he is a traitor2 think not on him2 come4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#gai ,enter ,,matrevis and ,,gurney4 ,mat4 ,gurney1 ,i wonder the king dies not1 ,being in a vault up to the knees in water1 ,to which the channels of the castle run1 ,from whence a damp continually ariseth1 ,that were enough to poison any man1 #e ,much more a king brought up so tenderly4 ,gur4 ,and so do ,i1 ,matrevis3 yesternight ,i opened but the door to throw him meat1 ,and ,i was almost stifled with the savour4 ,mat4 ,he hath a body able to endure #aj ,more than we can inflict3 and therefore now ,let us assail his mind another while4 ,gur4 ,send for him out thence1 and ,i will anger him4 ,mat4 ,but stay1 who's this8 ,enter ,,lightborn4 ,light4 ,my ,lord ,protector greets you4 ,gives letter4 ,gur4 ,what's here8 ,i know not how to construe it4 #ae ,mat4 ,gurney1 it was left unpointed for the nonce2#gbj 8,edwardum occidere nolite timere10 ,that's his meaning4 ,light4 ,know ye this token8 ,i must have the king4 ,gives token4 ,mat4 ,ay1 stay awhile1 thou shalt have answer straight4-- #bj ,aside4 ,this villain's sent to make away the king4 ,gur4 ,aside4 ,i thought as much4 ,mat4 ,aside4 ,and when the murder's done1 ,see how he must be handled for his labour4 ,pereat iste6#gba ,let him have the king4-- #bd ,what else8 ,here is the keys1 this is the lake1#gbb ,do as you are commanded by my lord4 ,light4 ,i know what ,i must do4 ,get you away4 ,yet be not far off1 ,i shall need your help2 ,see that in the next room ,i have a fire1 ,and get me a spit1 and let it be red-hot4 #cj ,mat4 ,very well4 ,gur4 ,need you anything besides8 ,light4 ,what else8 ,a table and a feather-bed4 ,gur4 ,that's all8 ,light4 ,ay1 ay2 so1 when ,i call you1 bring it in4 ,mat4 ,fear not thou that4 #ce ,gur4 ,here's a light1 to go into the dungeon4 ,gives a light2 and then exit with ,,matrevis4 ,light4 ,so now ,must ,i about this gear2#gbc ne'er was there any ,so finely handled as this king shall be4 #ci ,for1 here's a place indeed1 with all my heart6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,who's there8 ,what light is that8 ,wherefore com'st thou8 ,light4 ,to comfort you1 and bring you joyful news4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,small comfort finds poor ,edward in thy looks4 ,villain1 ,i know thou com'st to murder me4 #dd ,light4 ,to murder you1 my most gracious lord6 ,far is it from my heart to do you harm4 ,the queen sent me to see how you were used1 ,for she relents at this your misery3 ,and what eyes can refrain from shedding tears1 ,to see a king in this most piteous state8 #ej ,k4 ,edw4 ,weep'st thou already8 ,list awhile to me ,and then thy heart1 were it as ,gurney's is1 ,or as ,matrevis'1 hewn from the ,caucasus1 ,yet will it melt1 ere ,i have done my tale4 #ed ,this dungeon where they keep me is the sink ,wherein the filth of all the castle falls4 ,light4 ,o villains6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,and there in mire and puddle have ,i stood ,this ten days' space2 and1 lest that ,i should sleep4 ,one plays continually upon a drum4 #fj ,they give me bread and water1 being a king2 ,so that1 for want of sleep and sustenance1 ,my mind's distempered1 and my body's numb'd1 ,and whether ,i have limbs or no ,i know not4 #fd ,o1 would my blood dropp'd out from every vein1 ,as doth this water from my tattered robes4 ,tell ,isabel1 the queen1 ,i look'd not thus1 ,when for her sake ,i ran at tilt in ,france1 ,and there unhors'd the ,duke of ,cleremont4 ,light4 ,o speak no more1 my lord6 this breaks my heart4 #gj ,lie on this bed1 and rest yourself awhile4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,these looks of thine can harbour nought but death3 ,i see my tragedy written in thy brows4 ,yet stay awhile2 forbear thy bloody hand1 ,and let me see the stroke before it comes1 #ge ,that even then when ,i shall lose my life1 ,my mind may be more steadfast on my ,god4 ,light4 ,what means your highness to mistrust me thus8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,what mean'st thou to dissemble with me thus8 ,light4 ,these hands were never stain'd with innocent blood1 #hj ,nor shall they now be tainted with a king's4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,forgive my thought for having such a thought4 ,one jewel have ,i left2 receive thou this4 ,giving jewel4 ,still fear ,i1 and ,i know not what's the cause1 ,but every joint shakes as ,i give it thee4 #he ,o1 if thou harbour'st murder in thy heart1 ,let this gift change thy mind1 and save thy soul6 ,know that ,i am a king3 ,o1 at that name ,i feel a hell of grief6 ,where is my crown8 ,gone1 gone6 and do ,i remain alive8 #ij ,light4 ,you're overwatch'd1#gbd my lord2 lie down and rest4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,but that grief keeps me waking1 ,i should sleep2 ,for not these ten days have these eye-lids clos'd4 ,now as ,i speak they fall1 and yet with fear ,open again4 ,o wherefore sitt'st thou here8 #ie ,light4 ,if you mistrust me1 ,i'll begone1 my lord4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,no1 no1 for if thou mean'st to murder me1 ,thou wilt return again1 and therefore stay4 ,light4 ,he sleeps4 ,k4 ,edw4 waking4 ,o let me not die yet6 ,stay1 ,o stay a while6 #ajj ,light4 ,how now1 my lord8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,something still buzzeth in mine ears1 ,and tells me if ,i sleep ,i never wake2 ,this fear is that which makes me tremble thus4 ,and therefore tell me1 wherefore art thou come8 ,light4 ,to rid thee of thy life4--,matrevis1 come6 #ajf ,enter ,,matrevis and ,,gurney4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,i am too weak and feeble to resist3-- ,assist me1 sweet ,god1 and receive my soul6 ,light4 ,run for the table4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,o spare me1 or despatch me in a trice4 ,,matrevis brings in a table4 #aaj ,light4 ,so1 lay the table down1 and stamp on it1 ,but not too hard1 lest that you bruise his body4 ,,king ,,edward is murdered4 ,mat4 ,i fear me that this cry will raise the town1 ,and therefore1 let us take horse and away4 #aad ,light4 ,tell me1 sirs1 was it not bravely done8 ,gur4 ,excellent well3 take this for thy reward4 ,,gurney stabs ,,lightborn who dies4 ,come1 let us cast the body in the moat1 ,and bear the king's to ,mortimer our lord3 ,away6 ,exeunt with the bodies4 ,,scene ,,vi4#gbe ,enter ,young ,,mortimer and ,,matrevis4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,is't done1 ,matrevis1 and the murderer dead8 ,mat4 ,ay1 my good lord2 ,i would it were undone6 ,y4 ,mor4 ,matrevis1 if thou now growest penitent ,i'll be thy ghostly father2 therefore choose1 ,whether thou wilt be secret in this1 #e ,or else die by the hand of ,mortimer4 ,mat4 ,gurney1 my lord1 is fled1 and will1 ,i fear1 ,betray us both1 therefore let me fly4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,fly to the savages6 ,mat4 ,i humbly thank your honour4 ,exit4 #aj ,y4 ,mor4 ,as for myself1 ,i stand as ,jove's huge tree1 ,and others are but shrubs compar'd to me4 ,all tremble at my name1 and ,i fear none2 ,let's see who dare impeach me for his death6 ,enter ,,queen ,,isabella4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,ah1 ,mortimer1 the king my son hath news #ae ,his father's dead1 and we have murdered him6 ,y4 ,mor4 ,what if he have8 ,the king is yet a child4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,ay1 but he tears his hair1 and wrings his hands1 ,and vows to be reveng'd upon us both4 ,into the council-chamber he is gone1 #bj ,to crave the aid and succour of his peers4 ,ay me6 see here he comes1 and they with him4 ,now1 ,mortimer1 begins our tragedy4 ,enter ,,king ,,edward ,,the ,,third1 ,,lords and ,attendants4 #a ,lord4 ,fear not1 my lord1 know that you are a king4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,villain6-- #be ,y4 ,mor4 ,how now1 my lord6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,think not that ,i am frighted with thy words6 ,my father's murdered through thy treachery2 ,and thou shalt die1 and on his mournful hearse ,thy hateful and accursed head shall lie1 #cj ,to witness to the world1 that by thy means ,his kingly body was too soon interr'd4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,weep not1 sweet son6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,forbid me not to weep1 he was my father2 ,and1 had you lov'd him half so well as ,i1 #ce ,you could not bear his death thus patiently4 ,but you1 ,i fear1 conspir'd with ,mortimer4 #a ,lord4 ,why speak you not unto my lord the king8 ,y4 ,mor4 ,because ,i think scorn to be accused4 ,who is the man dares say ,i murdered him8 #dj ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,traitor6 in me my loving father speaks1 ,and plainly saith1 't was thou that murd'redst him4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,but has your grace no other proof than this8 ,e4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,yes1 if this be the hand of ,mortimer4 ,shewing letter4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,aside4 ,false ,gurney hath betray'd me and himself4 #de ,q4 ,isab4 ,aside4 ,i fear'd as much2 murder cannot be hid4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,it is my hand2 what gather you by this8 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,that thither thou didst send a murderer4 ,y4 ,mor4 ,what murderer8 ,bring forth the man ,i sent4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,ah1 ,mortimer1 thou knowest that he is slain2 #ej ,and so shalt thou be too4--,why stays he here8 ,bring him unto a hurdle1 drag him forth2 ,hang him1 ,i say1 and set his quarters up2 ,but bring his head back presently to me4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,for my sake1 sweet son1 pity ,mortimer6 #ee ,y4 ,mor4 ,madam1 entreat not1 ,i will rather die1 ,than sue for life unto a paltry boy4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,hence with the traitor6 with the murderer6 ,y4 ,mor4 ,base ,fortune1 now ,i see1 that in thy wheel ,there is a point1 to which when men aspire1 #fj ,they tumble headlong down3 that point ,i touch'd1 ,and1 seeing there was no place to mount up higher1 ,why should ,i grieve at my declining fall8-- ,farewell1 fair queen2 weep not for ,mortimer1 ,that scorns the world1 and1 as a traveller1 #fe ,goes to discover countries yet unknown4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,what6 suffer you the traitor to delay8 ,young ,,mortimer is taken away by #a ,lord and ,attendants4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,as thou receivedst thy life from me1 ,spill not the blood of gentle ,mortimer6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,this argues that you spilt my father's blood1 #gj ,else would you not entreat for ,mortimer4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,i spill his blood8 ,no6 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,ay1 madam1 you2 for so the rumour runs4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,that rumour is untrue2 for loving thee1 ,is this report rais'd on poor ,isabel4 #ge ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,i do not think her so unnatural4 #b ,lord4 ,my lord1 ,i fear me it will prove too true4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,mother1 you are suspected for his death1 ,and therefore we commit you to the ,tower ,till farther trial may be made thereof2 #hj ,if you be guilty1 though ,i be your son1 ,think not to find me slack or pitiful4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,nay1 to my death1 for too long have ,i liv'd ,whenas my son thinks to abridge my days4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,away with her1 her words enforce these tears1 #he ,and ,i shall pity her if she speak again4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,shall ,i not mourn for my beloved lord1 ,and with the rest accompany him to his grave8 #b ,lord4 ,thus1 madam1 't is the king's will you shall hence4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,he hath forgotten me2 stay1 ,i am his mother4 #ij #b ,lord4 ,that boots not2 therefore1 gentle madam1 go4 ,q4 ,isab4 ,then come1 sweet death1 and rid me of this grief4 ,exit4 ,re-enter #a ,lord1 with the head of ,young ,,mortimer4 #a ,lord4 ,my lord1 here is the head of ,mortimer4 ,k4 ,edw4 ,third4 ,go fetch my father's hearse1 where it shall lie2 ,and bring my funeral robes4 ,exeunt ,attendants4 ,accursed head1 #ie ,could ,i have rul'd thee then1 as ,i do now1 ,thou had'st not hatch'd this monstrous treachery6-- ,here comes the hearse2 help me to mourn1 my lords4 ,re-enter ,attendants with the hearse and funeral robes4 ,sweet father1 here unto thy murdered ghost ,i offer up this wicked traitor's head2 #ajj ,and let these tears1 distilling from mine eyes1 ,be witness of my grief and innocency4 ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,spanish ,,tragedy ,,or ,,hieronimo ,,is ,,mad ,,again ,,by ,,thomas ,,kyd ,,dramatis ,,personae ,ghost of ,andrea1 a ,spanish nobleman1 ,revenge1 ,chorus4 ,,king ,,of ,,spain4 ,,don ,,cyprian1 ,,duke ,,of ,,castile1 his brother4 ,,lorenzo1 the ,duke's son4 ,,bel-,,imperia1 ,lorenzo's sister4 ,,viceroy ,,of ,,portugal4 ,,balthazar1 his son4 ,,don ,,pedro1 the ,viceroy's brother4 ,,hieronimo1 ,marshal of ,spain4 ,,isabella1 his wife4 ,,horatio1 their son4 ,spanish ,general4 ,deputy4 ,,don ,,bazulto1 an old man4 ,three ,citizens4 ,portuguese ,ambassador4 ,,alexandro1 ,,villuppo1 ,portuguese ,noblemen4 ,two ,portuguese4 ,,pedringano1 ,bel-imperia's servant4 ,,christophil1 ,bel-imperia's custodian4 ,lorenzo's ,page4 ,,serberine1 ,balthazar's servant4 ,isabella's ,maid4 ,messenger4 ,hangman4 ,,soliman1 ,sultan of ,turkey 7,balthazar71 ,,erastus1 ,knight of ,rhodes 7,lorenzo71 ,in ,,the ,,bashaw 7,hieronimo71 ,hieronimo's ,,perseda1 7,bel-imperia71 ,play4 ,three ,kings and three ,knights in the first ,dumb-show4 ,hymen and two torch-bearers in the second4 ,,bazardo1 a ,painter1 ,in the additions to ,,pedro and ,,jaques1 ,hieronimo's servants1 the play4 ,army1 ,royal ,suites1 ,noblemen1 ,halberdiers1 ,officers1 ,three ,watchmen1 ,servants1 etc4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i3 ,,induction4 ,enter the ,,ghost ,,of ,,andrea1 and with him ,,revenge4 ,ghost4 ,when this eternal substance of my soul ,did live imprison'd in my wanton flesh1 ,each in their function serving other's need1 ,i was a courtier in the ,spanish court4 ,my name was ,don ,andrea2 my descent1 #e ,though not ignoble1 yet inferior far ,to gracious fortunes of my tender youth3 ,for there in prime and pride of all my years1 ,by duteous service and deserving love1 ,in secret ,i possess'd a worthy dame1 #aj ,which hight sweet ,bel-imperia by name4 ,but in the harvest of my summer joys ,death's winter nipp'd the blossoms of my bliss1 ,forcing divorce betwixt my love and me4 ,for in the late conflict with ,portingale #ae ,my valour drew me into danger's mouth ,till life to death made passage through my wounds4 ,when ,i was slain1 my soul descended straight ,to pass the flowing stream of ,acheron2 ,but churlish ,charon1 only boatman there1 #bj ,said that1 my rites of burial not perform'd1 ,i might not sit amongst his passengers4 ,ere ,sol had slept three nights in ,thetis' lap1 ,and slak'd his smoking chariot in her flood1 ,by ,don ,horatio1 our knight marshal's son1 #be ,my funerals and obsequies were done4 ,then was the ferryman of hell content ,to pass me over to the slimy strand1 ,that leads to fell ,avernus' ugly waves4 ,there1 pleasing ,cerberus with honey'd speech1 #cj ,i pass'd the perils of the foremost porch1 ,not far from hence1 amidst ten thousand souls1 ,sat ,minos1 ,aeacus1 and ,rhadamanth2 ,to whom no sooner 'gan ,i make approach1 ,to crave a passport for my wand'ring ghost1 #ce ,but ,minos1 in graven leaves of lottery1 ,drew forth the manner of my life and death4 8,this knight10 quoth he1 8both liv'd and died in love2 ,and for his love tried fortune of the wars2 ,and by war's fortune lost both love and life40 #dj 8,why then10 said ,aeacus1 8convey him hence1 ,to walk with lovers in our fields of love1 ,and spend the course of everlasting time ,under green myrtle-trees and cypress shades40 8,no1 no10 said ,rhadamanth1 8it were not well1 #de ,with loving souls to place a martialist4 ,he died in war1 and must to martial fields1 ,where wounded ,hector lives in lasting pain1 ,and ,achilles' ,myrmidons do scour the plain40 ,then ,minos1 mildest censor of the three1 #ej ,made this device to end the difference3 8,send him10 quoth he1 8to our infernal king1 ,to doom him as best seems his majesty40 ,to this effect my passport straight was drawn4 ,in keeping on my way to ,pluto's court1 #ee ,through dreadful shades of ever-glooming night1 ,i saw more sights than thousand tongues can tell1 ,or pens can write1 or mortal hearts can think4 ,three ways there were3 that on the right-hand side ,was ready way unto the 'foresaid fields1 #fj ,where lovers live and bloody martialists2 ,but either sort contain'd within his bounds4 ,the left-hand path1 declining fearfully1 ,was ready downfall to the deepest hell1 ,where bloody ,furies shakes their whips of steel1 #fe ,and poor ,ixion turns an endless wheel2 ,where usurers are chok'd with melting gold1 ,and wantons are embrac'd with ugly snakes1 ,and murderers groan with never-killing wounds1 ,and perjur'd wights scalded in boiling lead1 #gj ,and all foul sins with torments overwhelm'd4 ',twixt these two ways ,i trod the middle path1 ,which brought me to the fair ,elysian green1 ,in midst whereof there stands a stately tower1 ,the walls of brass1 the gates of adamant4 #ge ,here finding ,pluto with his ,proserpine1 ,i show'd my passport1 humbled on my knee2 ,whereat fair ,proserpine began to smile1 ,and begg'd that only she might give my doom4 ,pluto was pleas'd1 and seal'd it with a kiss4 #hj ,forthwith1 ,revenge1 she rounded#gbf thee in th' ear1 ,and bade thee lead me through the gates of horn1#gbg ,where dreams have passage in the silent night4 ,no sooner had she spoke1 but we were here-- ,i wot not how--in twinkling of an eye4 #he ,revenge4 ,then know1 ,andrea1 that thou art arriv'd ,where thou shalt see the author of thy death1 ,don ,balthazar1 the prince of ,portingale1 ,depriv'd of life by ,bel-imperia4 ,here sit we down to see the mystery1 #ij ,and serve for ,chorus in this tragedy4 ,,scene ,,ii4#gbh ,enter ,,spanish ,,king1 ,,general1 ,,castile1 and ,,hieronimo4 ,king4 ,now say1 lord ,general1 how fares our camp8 ,gen4 ,all well1 my sovereign liege1 except some few ,that are deceas'd by fortune of the war4 ,king4 ,but what portends thy cheerful countenance1 ,and posting to our presence thus in haste8 #e ,speak1 man1 hath fortune given us victory8 ,gen4 ,victory1 my liege1 and that with little loss4 ,king4 ,our ,portingals will pay us tribute then8 ,gen4 ,tribute and wonted homage therewithal4 ,king4 ,then bless'd be heaven and guider of the heavens1 #aj ,from whose fair influence such justice flows4 ,cast4 ,o multum dilecte ,deo1 tibi militat aether1 ,et conjuratae curvato poplite gentes ,succumbunt3 recti soror est victoria juris4#gbi ,king4 ,thanks to my loving brother of ,castile4 #ae ,but1 ,general1 unfold in brief discourse ,your form of battle and your war's success1 ,that1 adding all the pleasure of thy news ,unto the height of former happiness1 ,with deeper wage and greater dignity #bj ,we may reward thy blissful chivalry4 ,gen4 ,where ,spain and ,portingale do jointly knit ,their frontiers1 leaning on each other's bound1 ,there met our armies in their proud array2 ,both furnish'd well1 both full of hope and fear1 #be ,both menacing alike with daring shows1 ,both vaunting sundry colours of device1 ,both cheerly sounding trumpets1 drums1 and fifes1 ,both raising dreadful clamours to the sky1 ,that valleys1 hills1 and rivers made rebound1 #cj ,and heav'n itself was frighted with the sound4 ,our battles both were pitch'd in squadron form1 ,each corner strongly fenc'd with wings of shot2 ,but ere we join'd and came to push of pike1 ,i brought a squadron of our readiest shot #ce ,from out our rearward to begin the fight3 ,they brought another wing t' encounter us4 ,meanwhile1 our ordnance play'd on either side1 ,and captains strove to have their valours tried4 ,don ,pedro1 their chief horsemen's colonel1 #dj ,did with his cornet#gcj bravely make attempt ,to break the order of our battle ranks3 ,but ,don ,rogero1 worthy man of war1 ,march'd forth against him with our musketeers1 ,and stopp'd the malice of his fell approach4 #de ,while they maintain hot skirmish to and fro1 ,both battles join1 and fall to handy-blows1 ,their violent shot resembling th' ocean's rage1 ,when1 roaring loud1 and with a swelling tide1 ,it beats upon the rampiers of huge rocks1 #ej ,and gapes to swallow neighbour-bounding lands4 ,now1 while ,bellona rageth here and there1 ,thick storms of bullets ran like winter's hail1 ,and shivered lances dark the troubled air4 ,pede pes et cuspide cuspis2 #ee ,arma sonant armis1 vir petiturque viro4#gca ,on every side drop captains to the ground1 ,and soldiers1 some ill-maim'd1 some slain outright3 ,here falls a body sund'red from his head1 ,there legs and arms lie bleeding on the grass1 #fj ,mingled with weapons and unbowell'd steeds1 ,that scattering overspread the purple plain4 ,in all this turmoil1 three long hours and more1 ,the victory to neither part inclin'd2 ,till ,don ,andrea1 with his brave lanciers1 #fe ,in their main battle made so great a breach1 ,that1 half dismay'd1 the multitude retir'd3 ,but ,balthazar1 the ,portingals' young prince1 ,brought rescue1 and encourag'd them to stay4 ,here-hence the fight was eagerly renew'd1 #gj ,and in that conflict was ,andrea slain3 ,brave man at arms1 but weak to ,balthazar4 ,yet while the prince1 insulting over him1 ,breath'd out proud vaunts1 sounding to our reproach1 ,friendship and hardy valour join'd in one #ge ,prick'd forth ,horatio1 our knight marshal's son1 ,to challenge forth that prince in single fight4 ,not long between these twain the fight endur'd1 ,but straight the prince was beaten from his horse1 ,and forc'd to yield him prisoner to his foe4 #hj ,when he was taken1 all the rest they fled1 ,and our carbines pursu'd them to the death1 ,till1 ,phoebus waving#gcb to the western deep1 ,our trumpeters were charg'd to sound retreat4 ,king4 ,thanks1 good lord ,general1 for these good news2 #he ,and for some argument of more to come1 ,take this and wear it for thy sovereign's sake4 ,gives him his chain4 ,but tell me now1 hast thou confirm'd a peace8 ,gen4 ,no peace1 my liege1 but peace conditional1 ,that if with homage tribute be well paid1 #ij ,the fury of your forces will be stay'd3 ,and to this peace their viceroy hath subscrib'd1 ,gives the ,king a paper4 ,and made a solemn vow that1 during life1 ,his tribute shall be truly paid to ,spain4 ,king4 ,these words1 these deeds1 become thy person well4 #ie ,but now1 knight marshal1 frolic with thy king1 ,for 'tis thy son that wins this battle's prize4 ,hier4 ,long may he live to serve my sovereign liege1 ,and soon decay1 unless he serve my liege4 ,king4 ,nor thou1 nor he1 shall die without reward4 ,a tucket#gcc afar off4 #ajj ,what means this warning of this trumpet's sound8 ,gen4 ,this tells me that your grace's men of war1 ,such as war's fortune hath reserv'd from death1 ,come marching on towards your royal seat1 ,to show themselves before your majesty2 #aje ,for so ,i gave in charge at my depart4 ,whereby by demonstration shall appear ,that all1 except three hundred or few more1 ,are safe return'd1 and by their foes enrich'd4 ,the ,army enters2 ,,balthazar1 between ,,lorenzo and ,,horatio1 captive4 ,king4 ,a gladsome sight6 ,i long to see them here4 ,they enter and pass by4 #aaj ,was that the warlike prince of ,portingale1 ,that by our nephew was in triumph led8 ,gen4 ,it was1 my liege1 the prince of ,portingale4 ,king4 ,but what was he that on the other side ,held him by th' arm1 as partner of the prize8 #aae ,hier4 ,that was my son1 my gracious sovereign2 ,of whom though from his tender infancy ,my loving thoughts did never hope but well1 ,he never pleas'd his father's eyes till now1 ,nor fill'd my heart with over-cloying joys4 #abj ,king4 ,go1 let them march once more about these walls1 ,that1 staying them1 we may confer and talk ,with our brave prisoner and his double guard4 ,exit a messenger4 ,hieronimo1 it greatly pleaseth us ,that in our victory thou have a share1 #abe ,by virtue of thy worthy son's exploit4 ,enter again4 ,bring hither the young prince of ,portingale3 ,the rest march on2 but1 ere they be dismiss'd1 ,we will bestow on every soldier ,two ducats and on every leader ten1 #acj ,that they may know our largess welcomes them4 ,exeunt all but the ,,king1 ,,balthazar1 ,,lorenzo and ,,horatio4 ,welcome1 ,don ,balthazar6 welcome1 nephew6 ,and then1 ,horatio1 thou art welcome too4 ,young prince1 although thy father's hard misdeeds1 ,in keeping back the tribute that he owes1 #ace ,deserve but evil measure at our hands1 ,yet shalt thou know that ,spain is honourable4 ,bal4 ,the trespass that my father made in peace ,is now controll'd#gcd by fortune of the wars2 ,and cards once dealt1 it boots not ask why so4 #adj ,his men are slain1 a weakening to his realm2 ,his colours seiz'd1 a blot unto his name1 ,his son distress'd1 a cor'sive#gce to his heart3 ,these punishments may clear his late offence4 ,king4 ,ay1 ,balthazar1 if he observe this truce1 #ade ,our peace will grow the stronger for these wars4 ,meanwhile live thou1 though not in liberty1 ,yet free from bearing any servile yoke2 ,for in our hearing thy deserts were great1 ,and in our sight thyself art gracious4 #aej ,bal4 ,and ,i shall study to deserve this grace4 ,king4 ,but tell me--for their holding makes me doubt-- ,to which of these twain art thou prisoner8 ,lor4 ,to me1 my liege4 ,hor4 ,to me1 my sovereign4 ,lor4 ,this hand first took his courser by the reins4 #aee ,hor4 ,but first my lance did put him from his horse4 ,lor4 ,i seiz'd his weapon1 and enjoy'd it first4 ,hor4 ,but first ,i forc'd him lay his weapons down4 ,king4 ,let go his arm1 upon our privilege4 ,they let him go4 ,say1 worthy prince1 to whether did'st thou yield8 #afj ,bal4 ,to him in courtesy1 to this perforce4 ,he spake me fair1 this other gave me strokes2 ,he promis'd life1 this other threat'ned death2 ,he won my love1 this other conquer'd me1 ,and1 truth to say1 ,i yield myself to both4 #afe ,hier4 ,but that ,i know your grace for just and wise1 ,and might seem partial in this difference1 ,enforc'd by nature and by law of arms ,my tongue should plead for young ,horatio's right4 ,he hunted well that was a lion's death1 #agj ,not he that in a garment wore his skin2 ,so hares may pull dead lions by the beard4 ,king4 ,content thee1 marshal1 thou shalt have no wrong2 ,and1 for thy sake1 thy son shall want no right4 ,will both abide the censure of my doom8 #age ,lor4 ,i crave no better than your grace awards4 ,hor4 ,nor ,i1 although ,i sit beside my right4 ,king4 ,then by my judgment1 thus your strife shall end3 ,you both deserve1 and both shall have reward4 ,nephew1 thou took'st his weapon and his horse3 #ahj ,his weapons and his horse are thy reward4 ,horatio1 thou didst force him first to yield3 ,his ransom therefore is thy valour's fee2 ,appoint the sum1 as you shall both agree4 ,but1 nephew1 thou shalt have the prince in guard1 #ahe ,for thine estate best fitteth such a guest3 ,horatio's house were small for all his train4 ,yet1 in regard thy substance passeth his1 ,and that just guerdon may befall desert1 ,to him we yield the armour of the prince4 #aij ,how likes ,don ,balthazar of this device8 ,bal4 ,right well1 my liege1 if this proviso were1 ,that ,don ,horatio bear us company1 ,whom ,i admire and love for chivalry4 ,king4 ,horatio1 leave him not that loves thee so4-- #aie ,now let us hence to see our soldiers paid1 ,and feast our prisoner as our friendly guest4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#gcf ,enter ,,viceroy1 ,,alexandro1 ,,villuppo4 ,vic4 ,is our ambassador despatch'd for ,spain8 ,alex4 ,two days1 my liege1 are past since his depart4 ,vic4 ,and tribute-payment gone along with him8 ,alex4 ,ay1 my good lord4 #d ,vic4 ,then rest we here awhile in our unrest1 ,and feed our sorrows with some inward sighs1 ,for deepest cares break never into tears4 ,but wherefore sit ,i in a regal throne8 ,this better fits a wretch's endless moan4 ,falls to the ground4 ,yet this is higher than my fortunes reach1 #aj ,and therefore better than my state deserves4 ,ay1 ay1 this earth1 image of melancholy1 ,seeks him whom fates adjudge to misery4 ,here let me lie2 now am ,i at the lowest4 ,qui jacet in terra1 non habet unde cadat4 #ae ,in me consumpsit vires fortuna nocendo2 ,nil superest ut jam possit obesse magis4#gcg ,yes1 ,fortune may bereave me of my crown3 ,here1 take it now2--let ,fortune do her worst1 ,she will not rob me of this sable weed4 #bj ,o no1 she envies none but pleasant things4 ,such is the folly of despiteful chance6 ,fortune is blind1 and sees not my deserts2 ,so is she deaf1 and hears not my laments2 ,and could she hear1 yet is she wilful-mad1 #be ,and therefore will not pity my distress4 ,suppose that she could pity me1 what then8 ,what help can be expected at her hands ,whose foot is standing on a rolling stone1 ,and mind more mutable than fickle winds8 #cj ,why wail ,i1 then1 where's hope of no redress8 ,o yes1 complaining makes my grief seem less4 ,my late ambition hath distain'd my faith2 ,my breach of faith occasion'd bloody wars2 ,those bloody wars have spent my treasury2#gch #ce ,and with my treasury#gch my people's blood2 ,and with their blood1 my joy and best belov'd1 ,my best belov'd1 my sweet and only son4 ,o1 wherefore went ,i not to war myself8 ,the cause was mine2 ,i might have died for both4 #dj ,my years were mellow1 his but young and green2 ,my death were natural1 but his was forc'd4 ,alex4 ,no doubt1 my liege1 but still the prince survives4 ,vic4 ,survives6 ,ay1 where8 ,alex4 ,in ,spain1 a prisoner by mischance of war4 #de ,vic4 ,then they have slain him for his father's fault4 ,alex4 ,that were a breach to common law of arms4 ,vic4 ,they reck no laws that meditate revenge4 ,alex4 ,his ransom's worth will stay from foul revenge4 ,vic4 ,no2 if he liv'd1 the news would soon be here4 #ej ,alex4 ,nay1 evil news fly faster still than good4 ,vic4 ,tell me no more of news1 for he is dead4 ,vil4 ,my sovereign1 pardon the author of ill news1 ,and ,i'll bewray#gci the fortune of thy son4 ,vic4 ,speak on1 ,i'll guerdon thee1 whate'er it be4 #ee ,mine ear is ready to receive ill news2 ,my heart grown hard 'gainst mischief's battery4 ,stand up1 ,i say1 and tell thy tale at large4 ,vil4 ,then hear that truth which these mine eyes have seen4 ,when both the armies were in battle join'd1 #fj ,don ,balthazar1 amidst the thickest troops1 ,to win renown did wondrous feats of arms4 ,amongst the rest1 ,i saw him1 hand to hand1 ,in single fight with their lord-general2 ,till ,alexandro1 that here counterfeits #fe ,under the colour of a duteous friend1 ,discharg'd his pistol at the prince's back ,as though he would have slain their general3 ,but therewithal ,don ,balthazar fell down2 ,and when he fell1 then we began to fly3 #gj ,but1 had he liv'd1 the day had sure been ours4 ,alex4 ,o wicked forgery6 ,o traitorous miscreant6 ,vic4 ,hold thou thy peace6 ,but now1 ,villuppo1 say1 ,where then became#gdj the carcase of my son8 ,vil4 ,i saw them drag it to the ,spanish tents4 ,vic4 ,ay1 ay1 my nightly dreams have told me this4-- #gf ,thou false1 unkind1 unthankful1 traitorous beast1 ,wherein had ,balthazar offended thee1 ,that thou shouldst thus betray him to our foes8 ,was't ,spanish gold that bleared so thine eyes #hj ,that thou couldst see no part of our deserts8 ,perchance1 because thou art ,terceira's#gda lord1 ,thou hadst some hope to wear this diadem1 ,if first my son and then myself were slain2 ,but thy ambitious thought shall break thy neck4 #he ,ay1 this was it that made thee spill his blood2 ,takes the crown and puts it on again4 ,but ,i'll now wear it till thy blood be spilt4 ,alex4 ,vouchsafe1 dread sovereign1 to hear me speak4 ,vic4 ,away with him6 ,his sight is second hell4 ,keep him till we determine of his death3 #ij ,they take him out4#gdb ,if ,balthazar be dead1 he shall not live4 ,villuppo1 follow us for thy reward4 ,exit ,viceroy4 ,vil4 ,thus have ,i with an envious1 forged tale ,deceiv'd the king1 betray'd mine enemy1 ,and hope for guerdon of my villany4 ,exit4 #ie ,,scene ,,iv4#gdc ,enter ,,horatio and ,,bel-,,imperia4 ,bel4 ,signior ,horatio1 this is the place and hour1 ,wherein ,i must entreat thee to relate ,the circumstance of ,don ,andrea's death1 ,who1 living1 was my garland's sweetest flower1 ,and in his death hath buried my delights4 #e ,hor4 ,for love of him and service to yourself1 ,i nill#gdd refuse this heavy doleful charge2 ,yet tears and sighs1 ,i fear1 will hinder me4 ,when both our armies were enjoin'd in fight1 ,your worthy chevalier amidst the thick'st1 #aj ,for glorious cause still aiming at the fairest1 ,was at the last by young ,don ,balthazar ,encount'red hand to hand4 ,their fight was long1 ,their hearts were great1 their clamours menacing1 ,their strength alike1 their strokes both dangerous1 #ae ,but wrathful ,nemesis1 that wicked power1 ,envying at ,andrea's praise and worth1 ,cut short his life1 to end his praise and worth4 ,she1 she herself1 disguis'd in armour's mask-- ,as ,pallas was before proud ,pergamus-- #bj ,brought in a fresh supply of halberdiers1 ,which paunch'd#gde his horse1 and ding'd#gdf him to the ground4 ,then young ,don ,balthazar with ruthless rage1 ,taking advantage of his foe's distress1 ,did finish what his halberdiers begun1 #be ,and left not1 till ,andrea's life was done4 ,then1 though too late1 incens'd with just remorse1#gdg ,i with my band set forth against the prince1 ,and brought him prisoner from his halberdiers4 ,bel4 ,would thou hadst slain him that so slew my love6 #cj ,but then was ,don ,andrea's carcase lost8 ,hor4 ,no1 that was it for which ,i chiefly strove1 ,nor stepp'd ,i back till ,i recover'd him4 ,i took him up1 and wound him in mine arms2 ,and wielding#gdh him unto my private tent1 #ce ,there laid him down1 and dew'd him with my tears1 ,and sigh'd and sorrowed as became a friend4 ,but neither friendly sorrow1 sighs1 nor tears ,could win pale ,death from his usurped right4 ,yet this ,i did1 and less ,i could not do3 #dj ,i saw him honoured with due funeral4 ,this scarf ,i pluck'd from off his lifeless arm1 ,and wear it in remembrance of my friend4 ,bel4 ,i know the scarf3 would he had kept it still6 ,for had he liv'd1 he would have kept it still1 #de ,and worn it for his ,bel-imperia's sake2 ,for 't was my favour at his last depart4 ,but now wear thou it both for him and me2 ,for after him thou hast deserv'd it best4 ,but for thy kindness in his life and death1 #ej ,be sure1 while ,bel-imperia's life endures1 ,she will be ,don ,horatio's thankful friend4 ,hor4 ,and1 madam1 ,don ,horatio will not slack ,humbly to serve fair ,bel-imperia4 ,but now1 if your good liking stand thereto1 #ee ,i'll crave your pardon to go seek the prince2 ,for so the duke1 your father1 gave me charge4 ,bel4 ,ay1 go1 ,horatio1 leave me here alone2 ,for solitude best fits my cheerless mood4 ,exit ,,horatio4 ,yet what avails to wail ,andrea's death1 #fj ,from whence ,horatio proves my second love8 ,had he not lov'd ,andrea as he did1 ,he could not sit in ,bel-imperia's thoughts4 ,but how can love find harbour in my breast ,till ,i revenge the death of my belov'd8 #fe ,yes1 second love shall further my revenge6 ,i'll love ,horatio1 my ,andrea's friend1 ,the more to spite the prince that wrought his end2 ,and where ,don ,balthazar1 that slew my love1 ,himself now pleads for favour at my hands1 #gj ,he shall1 in rigour of my just disdain1 ,reap long repentance for his murderous deed4 ,for what was't else but murderous cowardice1 ,so many to oppress one valiant knight1 ,without respect of honour in the fight8 #ge ,and here he comes that murd'red my delight4 ,enter ,,lorenzo and ,,balthazar4 ,lor4 ,sister1 what means this melancholy walk8 ,bel4 ,that for a while ,i wish no company4 ,lor4 ,but here the prince is come to visit you4 ,bel4 ,that argues that he lives in liberty4 #hj ,bal4 ,no1 madam1 but in pleasing servitude4 ,bel4 ,your prison then1 belike1 is your conceit4 ,bal4 ,ay1 by conceit my freedom is enthrall'd4 ,bel4 ,then with conceit enlarge yourself again4 ,bal4 ,what1 if conceit have laid my heart to gage8 #he ,bel4 ,pay that you borrowed1 and recover it4 ,bal4 ,i die1 if it return from whence it lies4 ,bel4 ,a heartless man1 and live8 ,a miracle6 ,bal4 ,ay1 lady1 love can work such miracles4 ,lor4 ,tush1 tush1 my lord6 let go these ambages1#gdi #ij ,and in plain terms acquaint her with your love4 ,bel4 ,what boots complaint1 when there's no remedy8 ,bal4 ,yes1 to your gracious self must ,i complain1 ,in whose fair answer lies my remedy1 ,on whose perfection all my thoughts attend1 #ie ,on whose aspect mine eyes find beauty's bower1 ,in whose translucent breast my heart is lodg'd4 ,bel4 ,alas1 my lord1 these are but words of course4#gej ,and but devis'd#gea to drive me from this place4 ,she1 in going in1 lets fall her glove1 which ,,horatio1 coming out1 takes up4 ,hor4 ,madam1 your glove4 #ajj ,bel4 ,thanks1 good ,horatio2 take it for thy pains4 ,bal4 ,signior ,horatio stoop'd in happy time6 ,hor4 ,i reap'd more grace than ,i deserv'd or hop'd4 ,lor4 ,my lord1 be not dismay'd for what is past2 ,you know that women oft are humorous4#geb #aje ,these clouds will overblow with little wind2 ,let me alone1 ,i'll scatter them myself4 ,meanwhile1 let us devise to spend the time ,in some delightful sports and revelling4 ,hor4 ,the king1 my lords1 is coming hither straight1 #aaj ,to feast the ,portingal ambassador2 ,things were in readiness before ,i came4 ,bal4 ,then here it fits us to attend the king1 ,to welcome hither our ambassador1 #aad ,and learn my father and my country's health4 ,,scene ,v4#gec ,enter the ,banquet1 ,trumpets1 the ,,king1 and ,ambassador4 ,king4 ,see1 lord ,ambassador1 how ,spain entreats ,their prisoner ,balthazar1 thy viceroy's son4 ,we pleasure more in kindness than in wars4 ,amb4 ,sad is our king1 and ,portingale laments1 ,supposing that ,don ,balthazar is slain4 #e ,bal4 ,so am ,i6--slain by beauty's tyranny4 ,you see1 my lord1 how ,balthazar is slain3 ,i frolic with the ,duke of ,castile's son1 ,wrapp'd every hour in pleasures of the court1 ,and grac'd with favours of his majesty4 #aj ,king4 ,put off your greetings1 till our feast be done2 ,now come and sit with us1 and taste our cheer4 ,sit to the banquet4 ,sit down1 young prince1 you are our second guest2 ,brother1 sit down2 and1 nephew1 take your place4 ,signior ,horatio1 wait thou upon our cup2 #ae ,for well thou hast deserved to be honoured4 ,now1 lordings1 fall to2 ,spain is ,portugal1 ,and ,portugal is ,spain3 we both are friends2 ,tribute is paid1 and we enjoy our right4 ,but where is old ,hieronimo1 our marshal8 #bj ,he promis'd us1 in honour of our guest1 ,to grace our banquet with some pompous#ged jest4 ,enter ,,hieronimo1 with a drum1 three knights1 each his scutcheon2 then he fetches three kings2 they take their crowns and them captive4 ,hieronimo1 this masque contents mine eye1 ,although ,i sound not well the mystery4 ,hier4 ,the first arm'd knight1 that hung his scutcheon up1 #be ,he takes the scutcheon and gives it to the ,,king4 ,was ,english ,robert1 ,earl of ,gloucester1 ,who1 when ,king ,stephen bore sway in ,albion1 ,arriv'd with five and twenty thousand men ,in ,portingale1 and by success of war ,enforc'd the king1 then but a ,saracen1 #cj ,to bear the yoke of the ,english monarchy4 ,king4 ,my lord of ,portingale1 by this you see ,that which may comfort both your king and you1 ,and make your late discomfort seem the less4 ,but say1 ,hieronimo1 what was the next8 #ce ,hier4 ,the second knight1 that hung his scutcheon up1 ,he doth as he did before4 ,was ,edmund1 ,earl of ,kent in ,albion1 ,when ,english ,richard wore the diadem4 ,he came likewise1 and razed ,lisbon walls1 ,and took the ,king of ,portingale in fight2 #dj ,for which and other such-like service done ,he after was created ,duke of ,york4 ,king4 ,this is another special argument1 ,that ,portingale may deign to bear our yoke1 ,when it by little ,england hath been yok'd4 #de ,but now1 ,hieronimo1 what were the last8 ,hier4 ,the third and last1 not least1 in our account1 ,doing as before4 ,was1 as the rest1 a valiant ,englishman1 ,brave ,john of ,gaunt1 the ,duke of ,lancaster1 ,as by his scutcheon plainly may appear4 #ej ,he with a puissant army came to ,spain1 ,and took our ,king of ,castile prisoner4 ,amb4 ,this is an argument for our viceroy ,that ,spain may not insult for her success1 ,since ,english warriors likewise conquered ,spain1 #ee ,and made them bow their knees to ,albion4 ,king4 ,hieronimo1 ,i drink to thee for this device1 ,which hath pleas'd both the ambassador and me3 ,pledge me1 ,hieronimo1 if thou love the king4 ,takes the cup of ,horatio4 ,my lord1 ,i fear we sit but over-long1 #fj ,unless our dainties were more delicate2 ,but welcome are you to the best we have4 ,now let us in1 that you may be despatch'd3 ,i think our council is already set4 ,exeunt omnes4 ,,chorus4 ,andrea4 ,come we for this from depth of underground1 #fe ,to see him feast that gave me my death's wound8 ,these pleasant sights are sorrow to my soul3 ,nothing but league1 and love1 and banqueting8 ,revenge4 ,be still1 ,andrea2 ere we go from hence1 ,i'll turn their friendship into fell despite1 #gj ,their love to mortal hate1 their day to night1 ,their hope into despair1 their peace to war1 ,their joys to pain1 their bliss to misery4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#gee ,enter ,,lorenzo and ,,balthazar4 ,lor4 ,my lord1 though ,bel-imperia seem thus coy1 ,let reason hold you in your wonted joy4 ,in time the savage bull sustains the yoke1#gef ,in time all haggard#geg hawks will stoop to lure1 ,in time small wedges cleave the hardest oak1 #e ,in time the flint is pierc'd with softest shower1 ,and she in time will fall from her disdain1 ,and rue the sufferance of your friendly pain4 ,bal4 ,no1 she is wilder1 and more hard withal1 ,than beast1 or bird1 or tree1 or stony wall4 #aj ,but wherefore blot ,i ,bel-imperia's name8 ,it is my fault1 not she1 that merits blame4 ,my feature is not to content her sight1 ,my words are rude and work her no delight4 ,the lines ,i send her are but harsh and ill1 #ae ,such as do drop from ,pan and ,marsyas' quill4 ,my presents are not of sufficient cost1 ,and being worthless1 all my labour's lost4 ,yet might she love me for my valiancy3 ,ay1 but that's sland'red by captivity4 #bj ,yet might she love me to content her sire3 ,ay1 but her reason masters his desire4 ,yet might she love me as her brother's friend3 ,ay1 but her hopes aim at some other end4 ,yet might she love me to uprear her state3 #be ,ay1 but perhaps she hopes some nobler mate4 ,yet might she love me as her beauty's thrall3 ,ay1 but ,i fear she cannot love at all4 ,lor4 ,my lord1 for my sake leave this ecstasy1 ,and doubt not but we'll find some remedy4 #cj ,some cause there is that lets you not be lov'd2 ,first that must needs be known1 and then remov'd4 ,what1 if my sister love some other knight8 ,bal4 ,my summer's day will turn to winter's night4 ,lor4 ,i have already found a stratagem #ce ,to sound the bottom of this doubtful theme4 ,my lord1 for once you shall be rul'd by me2 ,hinder me not1 whate'er you hear or see4 ,by force or fair means will ,i cast about ,to find the truth of all this question out4 #dj ,ho1 ,pedringano6 ,ped4 ,signior6 ,lor4 ,vien qui presto4 ,enter ,,pedringano4 ,ped4 ,hath your lordship any service to command me8 ,lor4 ,ay1 ,pedringano1 service of import2 ,and--not to spend the time in trifling words-- ,thus stands the case3 it is not long1 thou know'st1 #de ,since ,i did shield thee from my father's wrath1 ,for thy conveyance#geh in ,andrea's love1 ,for which thou wert adjudg'd to punishment4 ,i stood betwixt thee and thy punishment1 ,and since1 thou knowest how ,i have favoured thee4 #ej ,now to these favours will ,i add reward1 ,not with fair words1 but store of golden coin1 ,and lands and living join'd with dignities1 ,if thou but satisfy my just demand4 #ed ,tell truth1 and have me for thy lasting friend4 ,ped4 ,whate'er it be your lordship shall demand1 ,my bounden duty bids me tell the truth1 ,if case#gei it lie in me to tell the truth4 ,lor4 ,then1 ,pedringano1 this is my demand3 ,whom loves my sister ,bel-imperia8 #fj ,for she reposeth all her trust in thee4 ,speak1 man1 and gain both friendship and reward3 ,i mean1 whom loves she in ,andrea's place8 ,ped4 ,alas1 my lord1 since ,don ,andrea's death ,i have no credit with her as before1 #fe ,and therefore know not1 if she love or no4 ,lor4 ,nay1 if thou dally1 then ,i am thy foe1 ,draws his sword4 ,and fear shall force what friendship cannot win4 ,thy death shall bury what thy life conceals2 ,thou diest for more esteeming her than me4 #gj ,ped4 ,o1 stay1 my lord6 ,lor4 ,yet speak the truth1 and ,i will guerdon thee1 ,and shield thee from whatever can ensue1 ,and will conceal whate'er proceeds from thee4 ,but if thou dally once again1 thou diest4 #ge ,ped4 ,if madam ,bel-imperia be in love---- ,lor4 ,what1 villain6 ,ifs and ands8 ,offers to kill him4 ,ped4 ,o1 stay1 my lord6 ,she loves ,horatio4 ,,balthazar starts back4 ,lor4 ,what1 ,don ,horatio1 our knight marshal's son8 ,ped4 ,even him1 my lord4 #hj ,lor4 ,now say but how know'st thou he is her love1 ,and thou shalt find me kind and liberal4 ,stand up1 ,i say1 and fearless tell the truth4 ,ped4 ,she sent him letters1 which myself perus'd1 ,full-fraught with lines and arguments of love1 ,preferring him before ,prince ,balthazar4 #he ,lor4 ,swear on this cross#gfj that what thou say'st is true1 ,and that thou wilt conceal what thou hast told4 ,ped4 ,i swear to both1 by him that made us all4 ,lor4 ,in hope thine oath is true1 here's thy reward2 #ij ,but if ,i prove thee perjur'd and unjust1 ,this very sword whereon thou took'st thine oath ,shall be the worker of thy tragedy4 ,ped4 ,what ,i have said is true1 and shall--for me-- ,be still conceal'd from ,bel-imperia4 #ie ,besides1 your honour's liberality ,deserves my duteous service1 even till death4 ,lor4 ,let this be all that thou shalt do for me3 ,be watchful when and where these lovers meet1 ,and give me notice in some secret sort4 #ajj ,ped4 ,i will1 my lord4 ,lor4 ,then shalt thou find that ,i am liberal4 ,thou know'st that ,i can more advance thy state ,than she2 be therefore wise1 and fail me not4 ,go and attend her1 as thy custom is1 #aje ,lest absence make her think thou dost amiss4 ,exit ,,pedringano4 ,why so3 tam armis quam ingenio3 ,where words prevail not1 violence prevails2 ,but gold doth more than either of them both4 ,how likes ,prince ,balthazar this stratagem8 #aaj ,bal4 ,both well and ill2 it makes me glad and sad3 ,glad1 that ,i know the hinderer of my love2 ,sad1 that ,i fear she hates me whom ,i love3 ,glad1 that ,i know on whom to be reveng'd2 ,sad1 that she'll fly me1 if ,i take revenge4 #aae ,yet must ,i take revenge1 or die myself1 ,for love resisted grows impatient4 ,i think ,horatio be my destin'd plague3 ,first1 in his hand he brandished a sword1 ,and with that sword he fiercely waged war1 #abj ,and in that war he gave me dangerous wounds1 ,and by those wounds he forced me to yield1 ,and by my yielding ,i became his slave4 ,now in his mouth he carries pleasing words1 ,which pleasing words do harbour sweet conceits1 #abe ,which sweet conceits are lim'd with sly deceits1 ,which sly deceits smooth ,bel-imperia's ears1 ,and through her ears dive down into her heart1 ,and in her heart set him1 where ,i should stand4 ,thus hath he ta'en my body by his force1 #acj ,and now by sleight would captivate my soul2 ,but in his fall ,i'll tempt the destinies1 ,and either lose my life1 or win my love4 ,lor4 ,let's go1 my lord2 your staying stays revenge4 ,do you but follow me1 and gain your love3 #ace ,her favour must be won by his remove4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#gfa ,enter ,,horatio and ,,bel-,,imperia4 ,hor4 ,now1 madam1 since by favour of your love ,our hidden smoke is turn'd to open flame1 ,and that with looks and words we feed our thought 7,two chief contents1 where more cannot be had72 ,thus1 in the midst of love's fair blandishments1 ,why show you sign of inward languishments4 #f ,,pedringano showeth all to the ,,prince and ,,lorenzo1 placing them in secret4 ,bel4 ,my heart1 sweet friend1 is like a ship at sea3 ,she wisheth port1 where1 riding all at ease1 ,she may repair what stormy times have worn1 ,and leaning on the shore1 may sing with joy #aj ,that pleasure follows pain1 and bliss annoy4 ,possession of thy love is th' only port1 ,wherein my heart1 with fears and hopes long toss'd1 ,each hour doth wish and long to make resort1 ,there to repair the joys that it hath lost1 #ae ,and1 sitting safe1 to sing in ,cupid's choir ,that sweetest bliss is crown of love's desire4 ,,balthazar and ,,lorenzo above4 ,bal4 ,o sleep1 mine eyes1 see not my love profan'd2 ,be deaf1 my ears1 hear not my discontent2 ,die1 heart2 another joys what thou deserv'st4 #bj ,lor4 ,watch still1 mine eyes1 to see this love disjoin'd2 ,hear still1 mine ears1 to hear them both lament2 ,live1 heart1 to joy at fond ,horatio's fall4 ,bel4 ,why stands ,horatio speechless all this while8 #bd ,hor4 ,the less ,i speak1 the more ,i meditate4 ,bel4 ,but whereon dost thou chiefly meditate8 ,hor4 ,on dangers past1 and pleasures to ensue4 ,bal4 ,on pleasures past1 and dangers to ensue4 ,bel4 ,what dangers and what pleasures dost thou mean8 ,hor4 ,dangers of war1 and pleasures of our love4 #cj ,lor4 ,dangers of death1 but pleasures none at all4 ,bel4 ,let dangers go1 thy war shall be with me3 ,but such a war as breaks no bond of peace4 ,speak thou fair words1 ,i'll cross them with fair words2 ,send thou sweet looks1 ,i'll meet them with sweet looks2 #ce ,write loving lines1 ,i'll answer loving lines2 ,give me a kiss1 ,i'll countercheck thy kiss3 ,be this our warring peace1 or peaceful war4 ,hor4 ,but1 gracious madam1 then appoint the field1 ,where trial of this war shall first be made4 #dj ,bal4 ,ambitious villain1 how his boldness grows6 ,bel4 ,then be thy father's pleasant bower the field1 ,where first we vow'd a mutual amity3 ,the court were dangerous1 that place is safe4 ,our hour shall be1 when ,vesper 'gins to rise1 #de ,that summons home distressful travellers4#gfb ,there none shall hear us but the harmless birds2 ,haply the gentle nightingale ,shall carol us asleep1 ere we be ware1 ,and1 singing with the prickle at her breast1 #ej ,tell our delight and mirthful dalliance4 ,till then each hour will seem a year and more4 ,hor4 ,but1 honey-sweet and honourable love1 ,return we now into your father's sight2 ,dangerous suspicion waits on our delight4 #ee ,lor4 ,ay1 danger mixed with jealous#gfc despite ,shall send thy soul into eternal night4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#gfd ,enter ,,king ,,of ,,spain1 ,,portingale ,,ambassador1 ,,don ,,cyprian1 etc4 ,king4 ,brother of ,castile1 to the prince's love ,what says your daughter ,bel-imperia8 ,cyp4 ,although she coy it1#gfe as becomes her kind1 ,and yet dissemble that she loves the prince1 ,i doubt not1 ,i1 but she will stoop in time4 #e ,and were she froward1 which she will not be1 ,yet herein shall she follow my advice1 ,which is to love him1 or forgo my love4 ,king4 ,then1 lord ,ambassador of ,portingale1 ,advise thy king to make this marriage up1 #aj ,for strengthening of our late-confirmed league2 ,i know no better means to make us friends4 ,her dowry shall be large and liberal3 ,besides that she is daughter and half-heir ,unto our brother here1 ,don ,cyprian1 #ae ,and shall enjoy the moiety of his land1 ,i'll grace her marriage with an uncle's gift1 ,and this it is1 in case the match go forward3 ,the tribute which you pay1 shall be releas'd2 ,and if by ,balthazar she have a son1 #bj ,he shall enjoy the kingdom after us4 ,amb4 ,i'll make the motion to my sovereign liege1 ,and work it1 if my counsel may prevail4 ,king4 ,do so1 my lord1 and if he give consent1 ,i hope his presence here will honour us1 #be ,in celebration of the nuptial day2 ,and let himself determine of the time4 ,amb4 ,will't please your grace command me aught beside8 ,king4 ,commend me to the king1 and so farewell4 ,but where's ,prince ,balthazar to take his leave8 ,amb4 ,that is perform'd already1 my good lord4 #ca ,king4 ,amongst the rest of what you have in charge1 ,the prince's ransom must not be forgot3 ,that's none of mine1 but his that took him prisoner2 ,and well his forwardness deserves reward4 #ce ,it was ,horatio1 our knight marshal's son4 ,amb4 ,between us there's a price already pitch'd1 ,and shall be sent with all convenient speed4 ,king4 ,then once again farewell1 my lord4 ,amb4 ,farewell1 my lord of ,castile1 and the rest4 ,exit4 #dj ,king4 ,now1 brother1 you must take some little pains ,to win fair ,bel-imperia from her will4 ,young virgins must be ruled by their friends4 ,the prince is amiable1 and loves her well2 ,if she neglect him and forgo his love1 #de ,she both will wrong her own estate and ours4 ,therefore1 whiles ,i do entertain the prince ,with greatest pleasure that our court affords1 ,endeavour you to win your daughter's thought3 ,if she give back1#gff all this will come to naught4 #ej ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#gfg ,enter ,,horatio1 ,,bel-,,imperia1 and ,,pedringano4 ,hor4 ,now that the night begins with sable wings ,to overcloud the brightness of the sun1 ,and that in darkness pleasures may be done3 ,come1 ,bel-imperia1 let us to the bower1 ,and there in safety pass a pleasant hour4 #e ,bel4 ,i follow thee1 my love1 and will not back1 ,although my fainting heart controls#gfh my soul4 ,hor4 ,why1 make you doubt of ,pedringano's faith8 ,bel4 ,no1 he is as trusty as my second self4-- ,go1 ,pedringano1 watch without the gate1 #aj ,and let us know if any make approach4 ,ped4 ,aside4 ,instead of watching1 ,i'll deserve more gold ,by fetching ,don ,lorenzo to this match4 ,exit ,,pedringano4 ,hor4 ,what means thy love8 ,bel4 ,i know not what myself2 ,and yet my heart foretells me some mischance4 ,hor4 ,sweet1 say not so2 fair fortune is our friend1 #ae ,and heavens have shut up day to pleasure us4 ,the stars1 thou see'st1 hold back their twinkling shine1 ,and ,luna hides herself to pleasure us4 ,bel4 ,thou hast prevail'd2 ,i'll conquer my misdoubt1 #bj ,and in thy love and counsel drown my fear4 ,i fear no more2 love now is all my thoughts4 ,why sit we not8 for pleasure asketh ease4 ,hor4 ,the more thou sitt'st within these leafy bowers1 ,the more will ,flora deck it with her flowers4 #be ,bel4 ,ay1 but if ,flora spy ,horatio here1 ,her jealous eye will think ,i sit too near4 ,hor4 ,hark1 madam1 how the birds record#gfi by night1 ,for joy that ,bel-imperia sits in sight4 ,bel4 ,no1 ,cupid counterfeits the nightingale1 #cj ,to frame sweet music to ,horatio's tale4 ,hor4 ,if ,cupid sing1 then ,venus is not far3 ,ay1 thou art ,venus1 or some fairer star4 ,bel4 ,if ,i be ,venus1 thou must needs be ,mars2 ,and where ,mars reigneth1 there must needs be wars4 #ce ,hor4 ,then thus begin our wars3 put forth thy hand1 ,that it may combat with my ruder hand4 ,bel4 ,set forth thy foot to try the push of mine4 ,hor4 ,but first my looks shall combat against thine4 ,bel4 ,then ward thyself3 ,i dart this kiss at thee4 #dj ,hor4 ,thus ,i retort the dart thou threw'st at me4 ,bel4 ,nay1 then to gain the glory of the field1 ,my twining arms shall yoke and make thee yield4 ,hor4 ,nay1 then my arms are large and strong withal3 ,thus elms by vines are compass'd1 till they fall4 #de ,bel4 ,o1 let me go2 for in my troubled eyes ,now may'st thou read that life in passion dies4 ,hor4 ,o1 stay a while1 and ,i will die with thee2 ,so shalt thou yield1 and yet have conquer'd me4 ,bel4 ,who's there8 ,pedringano8 ,we are betray'd6 #ej ,enter ,,lorenzo1 ,,balthazar1 ,,serberine1 ,,pedringano1 disguised4 ,lor4 ,my lord1 away with her1 take her aside4-- ,o1 sir1 forbear3 your valour is already tried4 ,quickly despatch1 my masters4 ,they hang him in the arbour4 ,hor4 ,what1 will you murder me8 ,lor4 ,ay1 thus1 and thus3 these are the fruits of love4 ,they stab him4 ,bel4 ,o1 save his life1 and let me die for him6 ,o1 save him1 brother3 save him1 ,balthazar3 #ef ,i lov'd ,horatio2 but he lov'd not me4 ,bal4 ,but ,balthazar loves ,bel-imperia4 ,lor4 ,although his life were still ambitious1 proud1 ,yet is he at the highest now he is dead4 #fj ,bel4 ,murder6 murder6 ,help1 ,hieronimo1 help6 ,lor4 ,come1 stop her mouth2 away with her4 ,exeunt4 ,enter ,,hieronimo in his shirt1 etc4 ,hier4 ,what outcries pluck me from my naked bed1 ,and chill my throbbing heart with trembling fear1 ,which never danger yet could daunt before8 ,who calls ,hieronimo8 ,speak1 here ,i am4 #ff ,i did not slumber2 therefore 't was no dream4 ,no1 no1 it was some woman cried for help1 ,and here within this garden did she cry1 ,and in this garden mast ,i rescue her4-- #gj ,but stay1 what murd'rous spectacle is this8 ,a man hang'd up and all the murderers gone6 ,and in my bower1 to lay the guilt on me6 ,this place was made for pleasure1 not for death4 ,he cuts him down4 ,those garments that he wears ,i oft have seen-- #ge ,alas1 it is ,horatio1 my sweet son6 ,o no1 but he that whilom was my son6 ,o1 was it thou that call'dst me from my bed8 ,o speak1 if any spark of life remain3 ,i am thy father2 who hath slain my son8 #hj ,what savage monster1 not of human kind1 ,hath here been glutted with thy harmless blood1 ,and left thy bloody corpse dishonoured here1 ,for me1 amidst these dark and deathful shades1 ,to drown thee with an ocean of my tears8 #he ,o heavens1 why made you night to cover sin8 ,by day this deed of darkness had not been4 ,o earth1 why didst thou not in time devour ,the vild#ggj profaner of this sacred hower8 ,o poor ,horatio1 what hadst thou misdone1 #ij ,to leese#gga thy life1 ere life was new begun8 ,o wicked butcher1 whatsoe'er thou wert1 ,how could thou strangle virtue and desert8 ,ay me most wretched1 that have lost my joy1 ,in leesing my ,horatio1 my sweet boy6 #ie ,enter ,,isabella4 ,isab4 ,my husband's absence makes my heart to throb3-- ,hieronimo6 ,hier4 ,here1 ,isabella1 help me to lament2 ,for sighs are stopp'd1 and all my tears are spent4 ,isab4 ,what world of grief6 my son ,horatio6 ,o1 where's the author of this endless woe8 #aja ,hier4 ,to know the author were some ease of grief1 ,for in revenge my heart would find relief4 ,isab4 ,then is he gone8 and is my son gone too8 ,o1 gush out1 tears1 fountains and floods of tears2 #aje ,blow1 sighs1 and raise an everlasting storm2 ,for outrage fits our cursed wretchedness4 #ggb;,ay me1 ,hieronimo1 sweet husband1 speak6 ,hier4 ,he supp'd with us to-night1 frolic and merry4 ,and said he would go visit ,balthazar #aaj ,at the duke's palace3 there the prince doth lodge4 ,he had no custom to stay out so late3 ,he may be in his chamber2 some go see4 ,roderigo1 ho6 ,enter ,,pedro and ,,jaques4 ,isab4 ,ay me1 he raves6--,sweet ,hieronimo6 #aae ,hier4 ,true1 all ,spain takes note of it4 ,besides1 he is so generally belov'd2 ,his majesty the other day did grace him ,with waiting on his cup3 these be favours1 ,which do assure me he cannot be short-liv'd4 #abj ,isab4 ,sweet ,hieronimo6 ,hier4 ,i wonder how this fellow got his clothes6-- ,sirrah1 sirrah1 ,i'll know the truth of all4 ,jaques1 run to the ,duke of ,castile's presently1 ,and bid my son ,horatio to come home3 #abe ,i and his mother have had strange dreams to-night4 ,do ye hear me1 sir6 ,jaques4 ,ay1 sir4 ,hier4 ,well1 sir1 be gone4 ,pedro1 come hither3 know'st thou who this is8 ,ped4 ,too well1 sir4 ,hier4 ,too well6 ,who1 who is it8 ,peace1 ,isabella6 ,nay1 blush not1 man4 ,ped4 ,it is my lord ,horatio4 #aca ,hier4 ,ha1 ha1 ,st4 ,james6 but this doth make me laugh1 ,that there are more deluded than myself4 ,ped4 ,deluded8 ,hier4 ,ay3 ,i would have sworn myself1 within this hour1 #ace ,that this had been my son ,horatio3 ,his garments are so like4 ,ha6 are they not great persuasions8 ,isab4 ,o1 would to ,god it were not so6 ,hier4 ,were not1 ,isabella8 ,dost thou dream it is8 ,can thy soft bosom entertain a thought #ada ,that such a black deed of mischief should be done ,on one so pure and spotless as our son8 ,away1 ,i am ashamed4 ,isab4 ,dear ,hieronimo1 ,cast a more serious eye upon thy grief3 #ade ,weak apprehension gives but weak belief4 ,hier4 ,it was a man1 sure1 that was hang'd up here2 ,a youth1 as ,i remember3 ,i cut him down4 ,if it should prove my son now after all-- ,say you8 say you8--,light6 lend me a taper2 ,let me look again4--,o ,god6 #aea ,confusion1 mischief1 torment1 death and hell1 ,drop all your stings at once in my cold bosom1 ,that now is stiff with horror3 kill me quickly6 ,be gracious to me1 thou infective#ggc night4 #aee ,and drop this deed of murder down on me2 ,gird in my waste of grief with thy large darkness4 ,and let me not survive to see the light ,may put me in the mind ,i had a son4 ,isab4 ,o sweet ,horatio6 ,o my dearest son6 #afj ,hier4 ,how strangely had ,i lost my way to grief6 ,sweet1 lovely rose1 ill-pluckt before thy time1 ,fair1 worthy son1 not conquer'd1 but betray'd1 ,i'll kiss thee now1 for words with tears are stay'd4 ,isab4 ,and ,i'll close up the glasses of his sight1 ,for once these eyes were only my delight4 #aff ,hier4 ,see'st thou this handkercher besmear'd with blood8 ,it shall not from me1 till ,i take revenge4 ,see'st thou those wounds that yet are bleeding fresh8 ,i'll not entomb them1 till ,i have reveng'd4 #agj ,then will ,i joy amidst my discontent2 ,till then my sorrow never shall be spent4 ,isab4 ,the heavens are just2 murder cannot be hid3 ,time is the author both of truth and right1 ,and time will bring this treachery to light4 #age ,hier4 ,meanwhile1 good ,isabella1 cease thy plaints4 ,or1 at the least1 dissemble them awhile3 ,so shall we sooner find the practice out1 ,and learn by whom all this was brought about4 ,come1 ,isabel1 now let us take him up1 #ahj ,they take him up4 ,and bear him in from out this cursed place4 ,i'll say his dirge2 singing fits not this case4 ,o aliquis mihi quas pulchrum ver educal herbas4 ,hieronimo sets his breast unto his sword4 ,misceat1 et nostro detur medicina dolori2 ,aut1 si qui faciunt annorum oblivia1 succos #ahe ,praebeat3 ipse metam magnum quaecunque per orbem ,gramina ,sol pulchras effert in luminis oras2 ,ipse bibam quicquid meditatur saga veneni1 ,quicquid et herbarum vi caeca nenia nectit ,omnia perpetiar1 lethum quoque1 dum semel omnis ,noster in extincto moriatur pectore sensus4-- #aia ,ergo tuos oculos nunquam1 mea vita1 videbo1 ,et tua perpetuus sepelivit lumina somnus8 ,emoriar tecum3 sic1 juvat ire sub umbras4-- ,at tamen absistam properato cedere letho1 #aie ,ne mortem vindicta tuam tam nulla sequatur4#ggd ,here he throws it from him and bears the body away4 ,,chorus4 ,andrea4 ,brought'st thou me hither to increase my pain8 ,i look'd that ,balthazar should have been slain2 ,but 't is my friend ,horatio that is slain1 ,and they abuse fair ,bel-imperia1 #bjj ,on whom ,i doted more than all the world1 ,because she lov'd me more than all the world4 ,revenge4 ,thou talk'st of harvest1 when the corn is green3 ,the end is crown of every work well done2 ,the sickle comes not1 till the corn be ripe1 #bje ,be still2 and ere ,i lead thee from this place1 ,i'll show thee ,balthazar in heavy case4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#gge ,enter ,,viceroy ,,of ,,portingale1 ,nobles1 ,,alexandro1 ,,villuppo4 ,vic4 ,infortunate condition of kings4 ,seated amidst so many helpless doubts6 ,first we are plac'd upon extremest height1 ,and oft supplanted with exceeding hate1 ,but ever subject to the wheel of chance2 #e ,and at our highest never joy we so ,as we both doubt and dread our overthrow4 ,so striveth not the waves with sundry winds ,as ,fortune toileth in the affairs of kings1 ,that would be fear'd1 yet fear to be belov'd1 #aj ,sith fear or love to kings is flattery4 ,for instance1 lordings1 look upon your king1 ,by hate deprived of his dearest son1 ,the only hope of our successive line4 ,nob4 ,i had not thought that ,alexandro's heart #ae ,had been envenom'd with such extreme hate2 ,but now ,i see that words have several works1 ,and there's no credit in the countenance4 ,vil4 ,no2 for1 my lord1 had you beheld the train#ggf ,that feigned love had colour'd in his looks1 #bj ,when he in camp consorted#ggg ,balthazar1 ,far more inconstant had you thought the sun1 ,that hourly coasts#ggh the centre of the earth1 ,than ,alexandro's purpose to the prince4 ,vic4 ,no more1 ,villuppo1 thou hast said enough1 #be ,and with thy words thou slay'st our wounded thoughts4 ,nor shall ,i longer dally with the world1 ,procrastinating ,alexandro's death4 ,go some of you1 and fetch the traitor forth1 ,that1 as he is condemned1 he may die4 #cj ,enter ,,alexandro with a ,nobleman and halberts4 ,nob4 ,in such extremes will nought but patience serve4 ,alex4 ,but in extremes what patience shall ,i use8 ,nor discontents it me to leave the world1 ,with whom there nothing can prevail but wrong4 ,nob4 ,yet hope the best4 ,alex4 ',t is heaven is my hope4 #ce ,as for the earth1 it is too much infect ,to yield me hope of any of her mould4 ,vic4 ,why linger ye8 ,bring forth that daring fiend4 ,and let him die for his accursed deed4 ,alex4 ,not that ,i fear the extremity of death 7,for nobles cannot stoop to servile fear7 #da ,do ,i1 ,o king1 thus discontented live4 ,but this1 ,o this1 torments my labouring soul1 ,that thus ,i die suspected of a sin ,whereof1 as heav'ns have known my secret thoughts1 #de ,so am ,i free from this suggestion4 ,vic4 ,no more1 ,i say6 to the tortures6 ,when8#ggi ,bind him1 and burn his body in those flames4 ,they bind him to a stake4 ,that shall prefigure those unquenched fires ,of ,phlegethon1 prepared for his soul4 #ej ,alex4 ,my guiltless death will be aveng'd on thee1 ,on thee1 ,villuppo1 that hath malic'd#ghj thus1 ,or for thy meed hast falsely me accus'd4 ,vil4 ,nay1 ,alexandro1 if thou menace me1 ,i'll lend a hand to send thee to the lake #ee ,where those thy words shall perish with thy works1 ,injurious traitor6 monstrous homicide6 ,enter ,,ambassador4 ,amb4 ,stay1 hold a while2 ,and here--with pardon of his majesty-- ,lay hands upon ,villuppo4 ,vic4 ,ambassador1 #fj ,what news hath urg'd this sudden entrance8 ,amb4 ,know1 sovereign lord1 that ,balthazar doth live4 ,vic4 ,what say'st thou8 ,liveth ,balthazar our son8 ,amb4 ,your highness' son1 ,lord ,balthazar1 doth live2 ,and1 well entreated in the court of ,spain1 #fe ,humbly commends him to your majesty4 ,these eyes beheld2 and these my followers1 ,with these1 the letters of the king's commends1 ,gives him letters4 ,are happy witnesses of his highness' health4 ,the ,king looks on the letters1 and proceeds4 ,vic4 8,thy son doth live1 your tribute is receiv'd2 #gj ,thy peace is made1 and we are satisfied4 ,the rest resolve upon as things propos'd ,for both our honours and thy benefit40 ,amb4 ,these are his highness' farther articles4 ,he gives him more letters4 ,vic4 ,accursed wretch1 to intimate these ills #ge ,against the life and reputation ,of noble ,alexandro6 ,come1 my lord1 unbind him4-- ,let him unbind thee1 that is bound to death4 ,to make a quital#gha for thy discontent4 ,they unbind him4 ,alex4 ,dread lord1 in kindness#ghb you could do no less #hj ,upon report of such a damned fact2 ,but thus we see our innocence hath sav'd ,the hopeless life which thou1 ,villuppo1 sought ,by thy suggestions to have massacred4 ,vic4 ,say1 false ,villuppo1 wherefore didst thou thus #he ,falsely betray ,lord ,alexandro's life8 ,him whom thou know'st that no unkindness else ,but even the slaughter of our dearest son ,could once have mov'd us to have misconceiv'd4 ,alex4 ,say1 treacherous ,villuppo1 tell the king3 #ij ,wherein#ghc hath ,alexandro us'd thee ill8 ,vil4 ,rent with remembrance of so foul a deed1 ,my guilty soul submits me to thy doom2 ,for not for ,alexandro's injuries1 ,but for reward and hope to be preferr'd1 #ie ,thus have ,i shamelessly hazarded his life4 ,vic4 ,which1 villain1 shall be ransom'd with thy death2 ,and not so mean#ghd a torment as we here ,devis'd for him who1 thou said'st1 slew our son1 ,but with the bitt'rest torments and extremes #ajj ,that may be yet invented for thine end4 ,,alexandro seems to entreat4 ,entreat me not2 go1 take the traitor hence3 ,exit ,,villuppo4 ,and1 ,alexandro1 let us honour thee ,with public notice of thy loyalty4-- ,to end those things articulated here #aje ,by our great lord1 the mighty ,king of ,spain1 ,we with our council will deliberate4 ,come1 ,alexandro1 keep us company4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ghe ,enter ,,hieronimo4 ,hier4 ,o eyes6 no eyes1 but fountains fraught with tears2 ,o life6 no life1 but lively form of death2 ,o world6 no world1 but mass of public wrongs1 ,confus'd and fill'd with murder and misdeeds6 ,o sacred heav'ns6 if this unhallowed deed1 #e ,if this inhuman and barbarous attempt1 ,if this incomparable murder thus ,of mine1 but now no more my son1 ,shall unreveal'd and unrevenged pass1 ,how should we term your dealings to be just1 #aj ,if you unjustly deal with those that in your justice trust8 ,the night1 sad secretary to my moans1 ,with direful visions wake my vexed soul1 ,and with the wounds of my distressful son ,solicit me for notice of his death4 #ae ,the ugly fiends do sally forth of hell1 ,and frame my steps to unfrequented paths1 ,and fear my heart with fierce inflamed thoughts4 ,the cloudy day my discontents records1 ,early begins to register my dreams1 #bj ,and drive me forth to seek the murderer4 ,eyes1 life1 world1 heav'ns1 hell1 night1 and day1 ,see1 search1 shew1 send some man1 some mean1 that may-- ,a letter falleth4 ,what's here8 a letter8 ,tush6 it is not so6-- ,a letter written to ,hieronimo6 ,red ink4 #be 8,for want of ink1 receive this bloody writ4 ,me hath my hapless brother hid from thee2 ,revenge thyself on ,balthazar and him3 ,for these were they that murdered thy son4 ,hieronimo1 revenge ,horatio's death1 #cj ,and better fare than ,bel-imperia doth40 ,what means this unexpected miracle8 ,my son slain by ,lorenzo and the prince6 ,what cause had they ,horatio to malign8 ,or what might move thee1 ,bel-imperia1 #ce ,to accuse thy brother1 had he been the mean8 ,hieronimo1 beware6--thou art betray'd1 ,and to entrap thy life this train is laid4 ,advise thee therefore1 be not credulous3 ,this is devised to endanger thee1 #dj ,that thou1 by this1 ,lorenzo shouldst accuse2 ,and he1 for thy dishonour done1 should draw ,thy life in question and thy name in hate4 ,dear was the life of my beloved son1 ,and of his death behoves me be reveng'd2 #de ,then hazard not thine own1 ,hieronimo1 ,but live t' effect thy resolution4 ,i therefore will by circumstances#ghf try1 ,what ,i can gather to confirm this writ2 ,and1 heark'ning near the ,duke of ,castile's house1 #ej ,close1 if ,i can1 with ,bel-imperia1 ,to listen more1 but nothing to bewray4 ,enter ,,pedringano4 ,now1 ,pedringano6 ,ped4 ,now1 ,hieronimo6 ,hier4 ,where 's thy lady8 ,ped4 ,i know not2 here 's my lord4 ,enter ,,lorenzo4 ,lor4 ,how now1 who's this8 ,hieronimo8 ,hier4 ,my lord4 ,ped4 ,he asketh for my lady ,bel-imperia4 #ef ,lor4 ,what to do1 ,hieronimo8 ,the duke1 my father1 hath ,upon some disgrace awhile remov'd her hence2 ,but1 if it be ought ,i may inform her of1 ,tell me1 ,hieronimo1 and ,i'll let her know it4 #fj ,hier4 ,nay1 nay1 my lord1 ,i thank you2 it shall not need4 ,i had a suit unto her1 but too late1 ,and her disgrace makes me unfortunate4 ,lor4 ,why so1 ,hieronimo8 ,use me4 ,hier4 ,o no1 lord1 ,i dare not2 it must not be4 #fe ,i humbly thank your lordship4 #ghg;,hier4 ,who8 ,you1 my lord8 ,i reserve your favour for a greater honour2 ,this is a very toy1 my lord1 a toy4 ,lor4 ,all's one1 ,hieronimo1 acquaint me with it4 ,hier4 ,i' faith1 my lord1 it is an idle thing2 #gj ,i must confess ,i ha' been too slack1 too tardy1 ,too remiss unto your honour4 ,lor4 ,how now1 ,hieronimo8 ,hier4 ,in troth1 my lord1 it is a thing of nothing3 ,the murder of a son1 or so---- ,a thing of nothing1 my lord6 ,lor4 ,why then1 farewell4 #ge ,hier4 ,my grief no heart1 my thoughts no tongue can tell4 ,exit4 ,lor4 ,come hither1 ,pedringano1 see'st thou this8 ,ped4 ,my lord1 ,i see it1 and suspect it too4 ,lor4 ,this is that damned villain ,serberine ,that hath1 ,i fear1 reveal'd ,horatio's death4 #hj ,ped4 ,my lord1 he could not1 't was so lately done2 ,and since he hath not left my company4 ,lor4 ,admit he have not1 his condition's such1 ,as fear or flattering words may make him false4 ,i know his humour1 and therewith repent #he ,that e'er ,i us'd him in this enterprise4 ,but1 ,pedringano1 to prevent the worst1 ,and 'cause ,i know thee secret as my soul1 ,here1 for thy further satisfaction1 take thou this1 ,gives him more gold4 ,and hearken to me--thus it is devis'd3 #ij ,this night thou must 7and1 prithee1 so resolve71 ,meet ,serberine at ,saint ,luigi's ,park-- ,thou know'st 't is here hard by behind the house2 ,there take thy stand1 and see thou strike him sure1 ,for die he must1 if we do mean to live4 #ie ,ped4 ,but how shall ,serberine be there1 my lord8 ,lor4 ,let me alone2 ,i 'll send to him to meet ,the prince and me1 where thou must do this deed4 ,ped4 ,it shall be done1 my lord1 it shall be done2 ,and ,i 'll go arm myself to meet him there4 #ajj ,lor4 ,when things shall alter1 as ,i hope they will1 ,then shalt thou mount for this2 thou know'st my mind4 ,exit ,,pedringano4 ,che le ,ieron6#ghh ,enter ,,page4 ,page4 ,my lord8 ,lor4 ,go1 sirrah1 ,to ,serberine1 and bid him forthwith meet ,the prince and me at ,saint ,luigi's ,park1 #aje ,behind the house2 this evening1 boy6 ,page4 ,i go1 my lord4 ,lor4 ,but1 sirrah1 let the hour be eight o'clock3 ,bid him not fail4 ,page4 ,i fly1 my lord4 ,exit4 ,lor4 ,now to confirm the complot thou hast cast ,of all these practices1 ,i 'll spread the watch1 #aaj ,upon precise commandment from the king1 ,strongly to guard the place where ,pedringano ,this night shall murder hapless ,serberine4 ,thus must we work that will avoid distrust2 ,thus must we practise to prevent mishap1 #aae ,and thus one ill another must expulse4 ,this sly enquiry of ,hieronimo ,for ,bel-imperia breeds suspicion1 ,and this suspicion bodes a further ill4 ,as for myself1 ,i know my secret fault1 #abj ,and so do they2 but ,i have dealt for them3 ,they that for coin their souls endangered1 ,to save my life1 for coin shall venture theirs2 ,and better it 's that base companions#ghi die ,than by their life to hazard our good haps4 #abe ,nor shall they live1 for me to fear their faith3 ,i 'll trust myself1 myself shall be my friend2 ,for die they shall1-- ,slaves are ordained to no other end4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#gij ,enter ,,pedringano1 with a pistol4 ,ped4 ,now1 ,pedringano1 bid thy pistol hold1 ,and hold on1 ,fortune6 once more favour me2 ,give but success to mine attempting spirit1 ,and let me shift for taking of mine aim4 ,here is the gold3 this is the gold propos'd2 #e ,it is no dream that ,i adventure for1 ,but ,pedringano is possess'd thereof4 ,and he that would not strain his conscience ,for him that thus his liberal purse hath stretch'd1 ,unworthy such a favour1 may he fail1 #aj ,and1 wishing1 want when such as ,i prevail4 ,as for the fear of apprehension1 ,i know1 if need should be1 my noble lord ,will stand between me and ensuing harms2 ,besides1 this place is free from all suspect3 #ae ,here therefore will ,i stay and take my stand4 ,enter the ,watch4 #a ,watch4 ,i wonder much to what intent it is ,that we are thus expressly charg'd to watch4 #b ,watch4 ',t is by commandment in the king's own name4 #c ,watch4 ,but we were never wont to watch and ward #bj ,so near the duke his brother's house before4 #b ,watch4 ,content yourself1 stand close1 there 's somewhat in 't4 ,enter ,,serberine4 ,ser4 ,here1 ,serberine1 attend and stay thy pace2 ,for here did ,don ,lorenzo's page appoint ,that thou by his command shouldst meet with him4 #be ,how fit a place--if one were so dispos'd-- ,methinks this corner is to close with one4 ,ped4 ,here comes the bird that ,i must seize upon4 ,now1 ,pedringano1 or never1 play the man6 ,ser4 ,i wonder that his lordship stays so long1 #cj ,or wherefore should he send for me so late8 ,ped4 ,for this1 ,serberine6--and thou shalt ha 't4 ,shoots the dag4#gia ,so1 there he lies2 my promise is perform'd4 ,the ,watch4 #a ,watch4 ,hark1 gentlemen1 this is a pistol shot4 #b ,watch4 ,and here 's one slain2--stay the murderer4 #ce ,ped4 ,now by the sorrows of the souls in hell4 ,he strives with the ,watch4 ,who first lays hand on me1 ,i 'll be his priest4#gib #c ,watch4 ,sirrah1 confess1 and therein play the priest1 ,why hast thou thus unkindly kill'd the man8 ,ped4 ,why8 ,because he walk'd abroad so late4 #dj #c ,watch4 ,come1 sir1 you had been better kept your bed1 ,than have committed this misdeed so late4 #b ,watch4 ,come1 to the marshal's with the murderer6 #a ,watch4 ,on to ,hieronimo's6 help me here ,to bring the murd'red body with us too4 #de ,ped4 ,hieronimo8 ,carry me before whom you will4 ,whate'er he be1 ,i'll answer him and you2 ,and do your worst1 for ,i defy you all4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#gic ,enter ,,lorenzo and ,,balthazar4 ,bal4 ,how now1 my lord1 what makes you rise so soon8 ,lor4 ,fear of preventing our mishaps too late4 ,bal4 ,what mischief is it that we not mistrust8 ,lor4 ,our greatest ills we least mistrust1 my lord1 ,and inexpected harms do hurt us most4 #e ,bal4 ,why1 tell me1 ,don ,lorenzo1 tell me1 man1 ,if ought concerns our honour and your own4 ,lor4 ,nor you1 nor me1 my lord1 but both in one2 ,for ,i suspect--and the presumption's great-- ,that by those base confederates in our fault #aj ,touching the death of ,don ,horatio1 ,we are betray'd to old ,hieronimo4 ,bal4 ,betray'd1 ,lorenzo8 ,tush6 it cannot be4 ,lor4 ,a guilty conscience1 urged with the thought ,of former evils1 easily cannot err4 #ae ,i am persuaded--and dissuade me not-- ,that all 's revealed to ,hieronimo4 ,and therefore know that ,i have cast it thus3-- ,enter ,page4 ,but here's the page4 ,how now8 what news with thee8 ,page4 ,my lord1 ,serberine is slain4 ,bal4 ,who8 ,serberine1 my man8 #bj ,page4 ,your highness' man1 my lord4 ,lor4 ,speak1 page1 who murdered him8 ,page4 ,he that is apprehended for the fact4#gid ,lor4 ,who8 ,page4 ,pedringano4 ,bal4 ,is ,serberine slain1 that lov'd his lord so well8 ,injurious villain1 murderer of his friend6 #be ,lor4 ,hath ,pedringano murdered ,serberine8 ,my lord1 let me entreat you to take the pains ,to exasperate and hasten his revenge ,with your complaints unto my lord the king4 ,this their dissension breed a greater doubt4 #cj ,bal4 ,assure thee1 ,don ,lorenzo1 he shall die1 ,or else his highness hardly shall deny4#gie ,meanwhile ,i'll haste the marshal-sessions1 ,for die he shall for this his damned deed4 ,exit ,,balthazar4 ,lor4 ,why so1 this fits our former policy1 #ce ,and thus experience bids the wise to deal4 ,i lay the plot2 he prosecutes the point3 ,i set the trap2 he breaks the worthless twigs1 ,and sees not that wherewith the bird was lim'd4#gif ,thus hopeful men1 that mean to hold their own1 #dj ,must look like fowlers to their dearest friends4 ,he runs to kill whom ,i have holp#gig to catch1 ,and no man knows it was my reaching fetch4#gih ',t is hard to trust unto a multitude1 ,or any one1 in mine opinion1 #de ,when men themselves their secrets will reveal4 ,enter a ,messenger with a letter4 ,boy6 ,page4 ,my lord4 ,lor4 ,what's he8 ,mes4 ,i have a letter to your lordship4 ,lor4 ,from whence8 ,mes4 ,from ,pedringano that's imprison'd4 ,lor4 ,so he is in prison then8 ,mes4 ,ay1 my good lord4 #ej ,lor4 ,what would he with us8--,he writes us here1 ,to stand good lord1 and help him in distress4-- ,tell him ,i have his letters1 know his mind2 ,and what we may1 let him assure him of4 ,fellow1 begone2 my boy shall follow thee4 #ee ,exit ,messenger4 ,this works like wax2 yet once more try thy wits4 ,boy1 go1 convey this purse to ,pedringano2 ,thou know'st the prison1 closely#gii give it him1 ,and be advis'd that none be there about4 ,bid him be merry still1 but secret2 #fj ,and though the marshal-sessions be to-day1 ,bid him not doubt of his delivery4 ,tell him his pardon is already sign'd1 ,and thereon bid him boldly be resolv'd3 ,for1 were he ready to be turned off--#hjj #fe ,as 't is my will the uttermost be tried-- ,thou with his pardon shalt attend him still4 ,show him this box1 tell him his pardon 's in 't2 ,but open 't not1 an if thou lov'st thy life1 ,but let him wisely keep his hopes unknown4 #gj ,he shall not want while ,don ,lorenzo lives4 ,away6 ,page4 ,i go1 my lord1 ,i run4 ,lor4 ,but1 sirrah1 see that this be cleanly#hja done4 ,exit ,page4 ,now stands our fortune on a tickle point1 ,and now or never ends ,lorenzo's doubts4 #ge ,one only thing is uneffected yet1 ,and that's to see the executioner4 ,but to what end8 ,i list not trust the air ,with utterance of our pretence#hjb therein1 ,for fear the privy whisp'ring of the wind #hj ,convey our words amongst unfriendly ears1 ,that lie too open to advantages4 ,e quel che voglio io1 nessun lo sa2 ,intendo io3 quel mi baster4 ,exit4 ,scene ,v4#hjc ,enter ,boy with the box4 ,boy4 ,my master hath forbidden me to look in this box2 and1 by my troth1 't is likely1 if he had not warned me1 ,i should not have had so much idle time2 for we men's-kind in our minority are like women in their uncertainty3 7#e7 that they are most forbidden1 they will soonest attempt3 so ,i now4----,by my bare honesty1 here's nothing but the bare empty box6 ,were it not sin against secrecy1 ,i would say it were a piece of gentlemanlike knavery4 ,i must go 7#aj7 to ,pedringano1 and tell him his pardon is in this box2 nay1 ,i would have sworn it1 had ,i not seen the contrary4 ,i cannot choose but smile to think how the villain will flout the gallows1 scorn the audience1 and descant on the 7#ae7 hangman1 and all presuming of his pardon from hence4 ,will 't not be an odd jest for me to stand and grace every jest he makes1 pointing my finger at this box1 as who would say1 8,mock on1 here's thy warrant40 ,is 't not a scurvy jest 7#bj7 that a man should jest himself to death8 ,alas6 poor ,pedringano1 ,i am in a sort sorry for thee2 but if ,i should be hanged with thee1 ,i cannot weep4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,vi4#hjd ,enter ,,hieronimo and the ,deputy4 ,hier4 ,thus must we toil in other men's extremes1 ,that know not how to remedy our own2 ,and do them justice1 when unjustly we1 ,for all our wrongs1 can compass no redress4 ,but shall ,i never live to see the day1 #e ,that ,i may come1 by justice of the heavens1 ,to know the cause that may my cares allay8 ,this toils my body1 this consumeth age1 ,that only ,i to all men just must be1 ,and neither gods nor men be just to me4 #aj ,dep4 ,worthy ,hieronimo1 your office asks ,a care to punish such as do transgress4 ,hier4 ,so is 't my duty to regard his death ,who1 when he liv'd1 deserv'd my dearest blood4 ,but come1 for that we came for3 let's begin1 #ae ,for here lies that which bids me to be gone4 ,enter ,officers1 ,boy1 and ,,pedringano1 with a letter in his hand1 bound4 ,dep4 ,bring forth the prisoner1 for the court is set4 ,ped4 ,gramercy1 boy1 but it was time to come2 ,for ,i had written to my lord anew ,a nearer matter that concerneth him1 #bj ,for fear his lordship had forgotten me4 ,but sith he hath rememb'red me so well-- ,come1 come1 come on1 when shall we to this gear8#hje ,hier4 ,stand forth1 thou monster1 murderer of men4 ,and here1 for satisfaction of the world1 #be ,confess thy folly1 and repent thy fault2 ,for there's thy place of execution4 ,ped4 ,this is short work4 ,well1 to your marshalship ,first ,i confess--nor fear ,i death therefore-- ,i am the man1 't was ,i slew ,serberine4 #cj ,but1 sir1 then you think this shall be the place1 ,where we shall satisfy you for this gear8 ,dep4 ,ay1 ,pedringano4 ,ped4 ,now ,i think not so4 ,hier4 ,peace1 impudent2 for thou shalt find it so2 #cd ,for blood with blood shall1 while ,i sit as judge1 ,be satisfied1 and the law discharg'd4 ,and though myself cannot receive the like1 ,yet will ,i see that others have their right4 ,despatch3 the fault's approved#hjf and confess'd1 ,and by our law he is condemn'd to die4 #dj ,hangm4 ,come on1 sir1 are you ready8 ,ped4 ,to do what1 my fine1 officious knave8 ,hangm4 ,to go to this gear4 ,ped4 ,o sir1 you are too forward3 thou wouldst fain furnish me with a halter1 to 7#de7 disfurnish me of my habit4#hjg ,so ,i should go out of this gear1 my raiment1 into that gear1 the rope4 ,but1 hangman1 now ,i spy your knavery1 ,i'll not change without boot1#hjh that's flat4 ,hangm4 ,come1 sir4 #ej ,ped4 ,so1 then1 ,i must up8 ,hangm4 ,no remedy4 ,ped4 ,yes1 but there shall be for my coming down4 ,hangm4 ,indeed1 here's a remedy for that4 #ee ,ped4 ,how8 ,be turn'd off8 ,hangm4 ,ay1 truly4 ,come1 are you ready8 ,i pray1 sir1 despatch2 the day goes away4 ,ped4 ,what1 do you hang by the hour8 ,if you do1 ,i may chance to break your old custom4 7#fa7 ,hangm4 ,faith1 you have reason2 for ,i am like to break your young neck4 ,ped4 ,dost thou mock me1 hangman8 ,pray ,god1 ,i be not preserved to break your knave's pate for this4 7#ff7 ,hangm4 ,alas1 sir6 you are a foot too low to reach it1 and ,i hope you will never grow so high while ,i am in the office4 ,ped4 ,sirrah1 dost see yonder boy with 7#gj7 the box in his hand8 ,hangm4 ,what1 he that points to it with his finger8 ,ped4 ,ay1 that companion4 ,hangm4 ,i know him not2 but what of 7#ge7 him8 ,ped4 ,dost thou think to live till his old doublet will make thee a new truss8 ,hangm4 ,ay1 and many a fair year after1 to truss up many an honester man than either thou or he4 #ha ,ped4 ,what hath he in his box1 as thou think'st8 ,hangm4 ,faith1 ,i cannot tell1 nor ,i care not greatly2 methinks you should rather hearken to your soul's health4 #he ,ped4 ,why1 sirrah1 hangman1 ,i take it that that is good for the body is likewise good for the soul3 and it may be1 in that box is balm for both4 #ij ,hangm4 ,well1 thou art even the merriest piece of man's flesh that e'er groan'd at my office door6 ,ped4 ,is your roguery become an office with a knave's name8 #ie ,hangm4 ,ay1 and that shall all they witness that see you seal it with a thief's name4 ,ped4 ,i prithee1 request this good company to pray with me4 ,hangm4 ,ay1 marry1 sir1 this is a good motion4 ,my masters1 you see here's a good fellow4 #aja ,ped4 ,nay1 nay1 now ,i remember me1 let them alone till some other time2 for now ,i have no great need4 ,hier4 ,i have not seen a wretch so impudent4 ,o monstrous times1 where murder's set so light1 #ajf ,and where the soul1 that should be shrin'd in heaven1 ,solely delights in interdicted things1 ,still wand'ring in the thorny passages1 ,that intercepts itself of#hji happiness4 #aaj ,murder6 ,o bloody monster6 ,god forbid ,a fault so foul should 'scape unpunished4 ,despatch1 and see this execution done6-- ,this makes me to remember thee1 my son4 ,exit ,,hieronimo4 ,ped4 ,nay1 soft1 no haste4 #aae ,dep4 ,why1 wherefore stay you8 ,have you hope of life8 ,ped4 ,why1 ay6 ,hangm4 ,as how8 ,ped4 ,why1 rascal1 by my pardon from the king4 ,hangm4 ,stand you on that8 ,then you shall off with this4 ,he turns him off4 ,dep4 ,so1 executioner2--convey him hence2 ,but let his body be unburied3 #aba ,let not the earth be choked or infect ,with that which heav'n contemns1 and men neglect4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,vii4#haj ,enter ,,hieronimo4 ,hier4 ,where shall ,i run to breathe abroad my woes1 ,my woes1 whose weight hath wearied the earth8 ,or mine exclaims1 that have surcharg'd the air ,with ceaseless plaints for my deceased son8 ,the blust'ring winds1 conspiring with my words1 #e ,at my lament have mov'd the leafless trees1 ,disrob'd the meadows of their flow'red green1 ,made mountains marsh with spring-tides of my tears1 ,and broken through the brazen gates of hell4 ,yet still tormented is my tortured soul #aj ,with broken sighs and restless passions1 ,that1 winged1 mount2 and1 hovering in the air1 ,beat at the windows of the brightest heavens1 ,soliciting for justice and revenge3 ,but they are plac'd in those empyreal#haa heights1 #ae ,where1 countermur'd#hab with walls of diamond1 ,i find the place impregnable2 and they ,resist my woes1 and give my words no way4 ,enter ,hangman with a letter4 ,hangm4 ,o lord1 sir6 ,god bless you1 sir6 the man1 sir1 ,petergade1 sir1 he that was so full 7#bj7 of merry conceits-- ,hier4 ,well1 what of him8 ,hangm4 ,o lord1 sir1 he went the wrong way2 the fellow had a fair commission to the contrary4 ,sir1 here is his passport2 ,i pray you1 sir1 we 7#be7 have done him wrong4 ,hier4 ,i warrant thee1 give it me4 ,hangm4 ,you will stand between the gallows and me8 ,hier4 ,ay1 ay4 ,hangm4 ,i thank your lord worship4 #cj ,exit ,hangman4 ,hier4 ,and yet1 though somewhat nearer me concerns1 ,i will1 to ease the grief that ,i sustain1 ,take truce with sorrow while ,i read on this4 8,my lord1 ,i write1#hac as mine extremes requir'd1 ,that you would labour my delivery3 #ce ,if you neglect1 my life is desperate1 ,and in my death ,i shall reveal the troth4 ,you know1 my lord1 ,i slew him for your sake1 ,and was confed'rate with the prince and you2 ,won by rewards and hopeful promises1 #dj ,i holp to murder ,don ,horatio too40-- ,holp he to murder mine ,horatio8 ,and actors in th' accursed tragedy ,wast thou1 ,lorenzo1 ,balthazar and thou1 ,of whom my son1 my son deserv'd so well8 #de ,what have ,i heard1 what have mine eyes beheld8 ,o sacred heavens1 may it come to pass ,that such a monstrous and detested deed1 ,so closely smother'd1 and so long conceal'd1 ,shall thus by this be venged or reveal'd8 #ej ,now see ,i what ,i durst not then suspect1 ,that ,bel-imperia's letter was not feign'd4 ,nor feigned she1 though falsely they have wrong'd ,both her1 myself1 ,horatio1 and themselves4 ,now may ,i make compare 'twixt hers and this1 ,of every accident ,i ne'er could find #ee ,till now1 and now ,i feelingly perceive ,they did what heav'n unpunish'd would not leave4 ,o false ,lorenzo6 are these thy flattering looks8 ,is this the honour that thou didst my son8 #fj ,and ,balthazar--bane to thy soul and me6-- ,was this the ransom he reserv'd thee for8 ,woe to the cause of these constrained wars6 ,woe to thy baseness and captivity1 ,woe to thy birth1 thy body1 and thy soul1 #fe ,thy cursed father1 and thy conquer'd self6 ,and bann'd with bitter execrations be ,the day and place where he did pity thee6 ,but wherefore waste ,i mine unfruitful words1 ,when nought but blood will satisfy my woes8 #gj ,i will go plain me to my lord the king1 ,and cry aloud for justice through the court1 ,wearing the flints with these my withered feet2 ,and either purchase justice by entreats1 ,or tire them all with my revenging threats4 #ge ,exit4 ,,scene ,,viii4#had ,enter ,,isabella and her ,maid4 ,isab4 ,so that you say this herb will purge the eye1 ,and this1 the head8-- ,ah6--but none of them will purge the heart6 ,no1 there 's no medicine left for my disease1 ,nor any physic to recure the dead4 #e ,she runs lunatic4 ,horatio6 ,o1 where 's ,horatio8 ,maid4 ,good madam1 affright not thus yourself ,with outrage#hae for your son ,horatio3 ,he sleeps in quiet in the ,elysian fields4 ,isab4 ,why1 did ,i not give you gowns and goodly things1 #aj ,bought you a whistle and a whipstalk too1 ,to be revenged on their villanies8 ,maid4 ,madam1 these humours do torment my soul4 ,isab4 ,my soul--poor soul1 thou talk'st#haf of things ,thou know'st not what--my soul hath silver wings1 #ae ,that mounts me up unto the highest heavens2 ,to heaven8 ,ay1 there sits my ,horatio1 ,back'd with a troop of fiery ,cherubins1 ,dancing about his newly healed wounds1 #ai ,singing sweet hymns and chanting heav'nly notes1 ,rare harmony to greet his innocence1 ,that died1 ay died1 a mirror in our days4 ,but say1 where shall ,i find the men1 the murderers1 ,that slew ,horatio8 ,whither shall ,i run ,to find them out that murdered my son8 #be ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ix4#hag ,,bel-,,imperia at a window4 ,bel4 ,what means this outrage that is off'red me8 ,why am ,i thus sequest'red from the court8 ,no notice6 ,shall ,i not know the cause ,of these my secret and suspicious ills8 ,accursed brother1 unkind murderer1 #e ,why bend'st#hah thou thus thy mind to martyr me8 ,hieronimo1 why writ ,i of thy wrongs1 ,or why art thou so slack in thy revenge8 ,andrea1 ,o ,andrea6 that thou saw'st ,me for thy friend ,horatio handled thus1 #aj ,and him for me thus causeless murdered6-- ,well1 force perforce1 ,i must constrain myself ,to patience1 and apply me#hai to the time1 ,till heaven1 as ,i have hop'd1 shall set me free4 ,enter ,,christophil4 ,chris4 ,come1 madam ,bel-imperia1 this may not be4 ,exeunt4 #ae ,,scene ,x4#hbj ,enter ,,lorenzo1 ,,balthazar1 and the ,page4 ,lor4 ,boy1 talk no further2 thus far things go well4 ,thou art assur'd that thou sawest him dead8 ,page4 ,or else1 my lord1 ,i live not4 ,lor4 ,that's enough4 ,as for his resolution in his end1 ,leave that to him with whom he sojourns now4 #e ,here1 take my ring and give it ,christophil1 ,and bid him let my sister be enlarg'd1 ,and bring her hither straight4-- ,exit ,page4 ,this that ,i did was for a policy1 ,to smooth and keep the murder secret1 #aj ,which1 as a nine-days' wonder1 being o'erblown1 ,my gentle sister will ,i now enlarge4 ,bal4 ,and time1 ,lorenzo3 for my lord the duke1 ,you heard1 enquired for her yester-night4 ,lor4 ,why1 and my lord1 ,i hope you heard me say #ae ,sufficient reason why she kept away2 ,but that's all one4 ,my lord1 you love her8 ,bal4 ,ay4 ,lor4 ,then in your love beware2 deal cunningly3 ,salve all suspicions1 only soothe#hba me up2 ,and if she hap to stand on terms#hbb with us-- #bj ,as for her sweetheart and concealment so-- ,jest with her gently3 under feigned jest ,are things conceal'd that else would breed unrest4 ,but here she comes4 ,enter ,,bel-,,imperia4 ,now1 sister1-- ,bel4 ,sister8 ,no6 ,thou art no brother1 but an enemy2 #be ,else wouldst thou not have us'd thy sister so3 ,first1 to affright me with thy weapons drawn1 ,and with extremes abuse my company2#hbc ,and then to hurry me1 like whirlwind's rage1 ,amidst a crew of thy confederates1 #cj ,and clap me up where none might come at me1 ,nor ,i at any to reveal my wrongs4 ,what madding fury did possess thy wits8 ,or wherein is 't that ,i offended thee8 ,lor4 ,advise you better1 ,bel-imperia1 #ce ,for ,i have done you no disparagement2 ,unless1 by more discretion than deserv'd1 ,i sought to save your honour and mine own4 ,bel4 ,mine honour8 ,why1 ,lorenzo1 wherein is't ,that ,i neglect my reputation so1 #dj ,as you1 or any1 need to rescue it8 ,lor4 ,his highness and my father were resolv'd ,to come confer with old ,hieronimo ,concerning certain matters of estate ,that by the viceroy was determined4 #de ,bel4 ,and wherein was mine honour touch'd in that8 ,bal4 ,have patience1 ,bel-imperia2 hear the rest4 ,lor4 ,me1 next in sight1 as messenger they sent ,to give him notice that they were so nigh3 ,now when ,i came1 consorted with the prince1 #ej ,and unexpected in an arbour there ,found ,bel-imperia with ,horatio-- ,bel4 ,how then8 ,lor4 ,why1 then1 remembering that old disgrace1 ,which you for ,don ,andrea had endur'd1 #ee ,and now were likely longer to sustain1 ,by being found so meanly accompanied1 ,thought rather--for ,i knew no readier mean-- ,to thrust ,horatio forth my father's way4 ,bal4 ,and carry you obscurely somewhere else1 #fj ,lest that his highness should have found you there4 ,bel4 ,ev'n so1 my lord8 ,and you are witness ,that this is true which he entreateth of8 ,you1 gentle brother1 forg'd this for my sake1 ,and you1 my lord1 were made his instrument8 ,a work of worth1 worthy the noting too6 #ff ,but what's the cause that you conceal'd me since8 ,lor4 ,your melancholy1 sister1 since the news ,of your first favourite ,don ,andrea's death1 ,my father's old wrath hath exasperate4 #gj ,bal4 ,and better was't for you1 being in disgrace1 ,to absent yourself1 and give his fury place4 ,bel4 ,but why had ,i no notice of his ire8 ,lor4 ,that were to add more fuel to your fire1 ,who burnt like ,aetna for ,andrea's loss4 #ge ,bel4 ,hath not my father then enquir'd for me8 ,lor4 ,sister1 he hath1 and thus excus'd ,i thee4 ,he whispereth in her ear4 ,but ,bel-imperia1 see the gentle prince2 ,look on thy love1 behold young ,balthazar1 ,whose passions by thy presence are increas'd2 #hj ,and in whose melancholy thou may'st see ,thy hate1 his love2 thy flight1 his following thee4 ,bel4 ,brother1 you are become an orator-- ,i know not1 ,i1 by what experience-- ,too politic for me1 past all compare1 #he ,since last ,i saw you2 but content yourself3 ,the prince is meditating higher things4 ,bal4 ',t is of thy beauty1 then1 that conquers kings2 ,of those thy tresses1 ,ariadne's twines1 ,wherewith my liberty thou hast surpris'd2 #ij ,of that thine ivory front1 my sorrow's map1 ,wherein ,i see no haven to rest my hope4 ,bel4 ,to love and fear1 and both at once1 my lord1 ,in my conceit1 are things of more import ,than women's wits are to be busied with4 #ie ,bal4 ',t is ,i that love4 ,bel4 ,whom8 ,bal4 ,bel-imperia4 ,bel4 ,but ,i that fear4 ,bal4 ,whom8 ,bel4 ,bel-imperia4 ,lor4 ,fear yourself8 ,bel4 ,ay1 brother4 ,lor4 ,how8 ,bel4 ,as those ,that what they love are loth and fear to lose4 ,bal4 ,then1 fair1 let ,balthazar your keeper be4 #ajj ,bel4 ,no1 ,balthazar doth fear as well as we3 ,et#hbd tremulo metui pavidum junxere timorem-- ,est#hbe vanum stolidae proditionis opus4 ,lor4 ,nay1 and you argue things so cunningly1 ,we'll go continue this discourse at court4 #aje ,bal4 ,led by the loadstar of her heavenly looks1 ,wends poor oppressed ,balthazar1 ,as o'er the mountains walks the wanderer1 ,incertain to effect his pilgrimage4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,xi4#hbf ,enter two ,,portingales1 and ,,hieronimo meets them4 #a ,port4 ,by your leave1 sir4 ,hier4 #hbg',t is neither as you think1 nor as you think1 ,nor as you think3 you're wide all4 ,these slippers are not mine1 they were my son ,horatio's4 ,my son8 and what's a son8 ,a thing begot #e ,within a pair of minutes--thereabout2 ,a lump bred up in darkness1 and doth serve ,to ballace#hbh these light creatures we call women3 ,and1 at nine months' end1 creeps forth to light4 ,what is there yet in a son1 #aj ,to make a father dote1 rave1 or run mad8 ,being born1 it pouts1 cries1 and breeds teeth4 ,what is there yet in a son8 ,he must be fed1 ,be taught to go1 and speak4 ,ay1 or yet ,why might not a man love a calf as well8 #ae ,or melt in passion o'er a frisking kid1 ,as for a son8 ,methinks1 a young bacon1 ,or a fine little smooth horse colt1 ,should move a man as much as doth a son3 ,for one of these1 in very little time1 #bj ,will grow to some good use1 whereas a son1 ,the more he grows in stature and in years1 ,the more unsquar'd1 unbevell'd1#hbi he appears1 ,reckons his parents among the rank of fools1 ,strikes care upon their heads with his mad riots1 #be ,makes them look old before they meet with age4 ,this is a son6--,and what a loss were this1 ,consider'd truly8--,o1 but my ,horatio ,grew out of reach of these insatiate humours3 ,he lov'd his loving parents3 #cj ,he was my comfort1 and his mother's joy1 ,the very arm that did hold up our house3 ,our hopes were stored up in him1 ,none but a damned murderer could hate him4 ,he had not seen the back of nineteen year1 #ce ,when his strong arm unhors'd ,the proud ,prince ,balthazar1 and his great mind1 ,too full of honour1 took him unto#hcj mercy4 ,that valiant1 but ignoble ,portingale6 ,well1 heaven is heaven still6 #dj ,and there is ,nemesis1 and ,furies1 ,and things call'd whips1 ,and they sometimes do meet with murderers3 ,they do not always scape1 that is some comfort4 ,ay1 ay1 ay3 and then time steals on1 #de ,and steals1 and steals1 till violence leaps forth ,like thunder wrapt in a ball of fire1 ,and so doth bring confusion to them all4 ,good leave have you3 nay1 ,i pray you go1 ,for ,i'll leave you1 if you can leave me so4 #ej #b ,port4 ,pray you1 which is the next way to my lord the duke's8 ,hier4 ,the next way from me4 #a ,port4 ,to his house1 we mean4 ,hier4 ,o1 hard by3 't is yon house that you see4 #b ,port4 ,you could not tell us if his son were there8 ,hier4 ,who1 my ,lord ,lorenzo8 #a ,port4 ,ay1 sir4 ,he goeth in at one door and comes out at another4 ,hier4 ,o1 forbear6 ,for other talk for us far fitter were4 #ef ,but if you be importunate to know ,the way to him1 and where to find him out1 ,then list to me1 and ,i'll resolve your doubt4 ,there is a path upon your left-hand side #fj ,that leadeth from a guilty conscience ,unto a forest of distrust and fear-- ,a darksome place1 and dangerous to pass3 ,there shall you meet with melancholy thoughts1 ,whose haleful humours if you but uphold1 #fe ,it will conduct you to despair and death-- ,whose rocky cliffs when you have once beheld1 ,within a hugy dale of lasting night1 ,that1 kindled with the world's iniquities1 ,doth cast up filthy and detested fumes3-- #gj ,not far from thence1 where murderers have built ,a habitation for their cursed souls1 ,there1 in a brazen cauldron1 fix'd by ,jove1 ,in his fell wrath1 upon a sulphur flame1 ,yourselves shall find ,lorenzo bathing him #ge ,in boiling lead and blood of innocents4 #a ,port4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,hier4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,why1 ha1 ha1 ha6 ,farewell1 good ha1 ha1 ha6 ,exit4 #b ,port4 ,doubtless this man is passing lunatic1 ,or imperfection of his age doth make him dote4 ,come1 let 's away to seek my lord the duke4 #ha ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,xii4#hca ,enter ,,hieronimo1 with a poniard in one hand and a rope in the other4 ,hier4 ,now1 sir1 perhaps ,i come and see the king2 ,the king sees me1 and fain would hear my suit3 ,why1 is not this a strange and seld-seen#hcb thing1 ,that standers-by with toys should strike me mute8 ,go to1 ,i see their shifts1 and say no more4 #e ,hieronimo1 't is time for thee to trudge4 ,down by the dale that flows with purple gore ,standeth a fiery tower2 there sits a judge ,upon a seat of steel and molten brass1 ,and 'twixt his teeth he holds a fire-brand1 #aj ,that leads unto the lake where hell doth stand4 ,away1 ,hieronimo6 to him be gone2 ,he'll do thee justice for ,horatio's death4 ,turn down this path3 thou shalt be with him straight2 ,or this1 and then thou need'st not take thy breath3 #ae ,this way or that way8----,soft and fair1 not so3 ,for if ,i hang or kill myself1 let's know ,who will revenge ,horatio's murder then8 ,no1 no6 fie1 no6 pardon me1 ,i'll none of that4 ,he flings away the dagger and halter4 ,this way ,i'll take1 and this way comes the king3 #bj ,he takes them up again4 ,and here ,i'll have a fling at him1 that's flat2 ,and1 ,balthazar1 ,i'll be with thee to bring1#hcc ,and thee1 ,lorenzo6 ,here's the king--nay1 stay2 ,and here1 ay here--there goes the hare away4#hcd ,enter ,,king1 ,,ambassador1 ,,castile1 and ,,lorenzo4 ,king4 ,now show1 ambassador1 what our viceroy saith3 #be ,hath he receiv'd the articles we sent8 ,hier4 ,justice1 ,o justice to ,hieronimo4 ,lor4 ,back6 see'st thou not the king is busy8 ,hier4 ,o1 is he so8 ,king4 ,who is he that interrupts our business8 ,hier4 ,not ,i4 ,aside4 ,hieronimo1 beware6 go by1 go by6 #cj ,amb4 ,renowned ,king1 he hath receiv'd and read ,thy kingly proffers1 and thy promis'd league2 ,and1 as a man extremely over-joy'd ,to hear his son so princely entertain'd1 ,whose death he had so solemnly bewail'd1 #ce ,this for thy further satisfaction ,and kingly love he kindly lets thee know3 ,first1 for the marriage of his princely son ,with ,bel-imperia1 thy beloved niece1 ,the news are more delightful to his soul1 #dj ,than myrrh or incense to the offended heavens4 ,in person1 therefore1 will he come himself1 ,to see the marriage rites solemnized1 ,and1 in the presence of the court of ,spain1 ,to knit a sure inexplicable#hce band #de ,of kingly love and everlasting league ,betwixt the crowns of ,spain and ,portingal4 ,there will he give his crown to ,balthazar1 ,and make a queen of ,bel-imperia4 ,king4 ,brother1 how like you this our viceroy's love8 #ej ,cast4 ,no doubt1 my lord1 it is an argument ,of honourable care to keep his friend1 ,and wondrous zeal to ,balthazar his son2 ,nor am ,i least indebted to his grace1 ,that bends his liking to my daughter thus4 #ee ,amb4 ,now last1 dread lord1 here hath his highness sent 7,although he send not that his son return7 ,his ransom due to ,don ,horatio4 ,hier4 ,horatio6 who calls ,horatio8 ,king4 ,and well rememb'red3 thank his majesty4 #fj ,here1 see it given to ,horatio4 ,hier4 ,justice1 ,o1 justice1 justice1 gentle king6 ,king4 ,who is that8 ,hieronimo8 ,hier4 ,justice1 ,o1 justice6 ,o my son1 my son6 ,my son1 whom naught can ransom or redeem6 ,lor4 ,hieronimo1 you are not well-advis'd4 #fe ,hier4 ,away1 ,lorenzo1 hinder me no more2 ,for thou hast made me bankrupt of my bliss4 ,give me my son6 you shall not ransom him6 ,away6 ,i'll rip the bowels of the earth1 #gj ,he diggeth with his dagger4 ,and ferry over to th' ,elysian plains1 ,and bring my son to show his deadly wounds4 ,stand from about me6 ,i'll make a pickaxe of my poniard1 ,and here surrender up my marshalship2 #ge ,for ,i'll go marshal up the fiends in hell1 ,to be avenged on you all for this4 ,king4 ,what means this outrage8 ,will none of you restrain his fury8 ,hier4 ,nay1 soft and fair6 you shall not need to strive4 #hj ,needs must he go that the devils drive4 ,exit4 ,king4 ,what accident hath happ'd ,hieronimo8 ,i have not seen him to demean him so4 ,lor4 ,my gracious lord1 he is with extreme pride1 ,conceiv'd of young ,horatio his son #he ,and covetous of having to himself ,the ransom of the young prince ,balthazar1 ,distract1 and in a manner lunatic4 ,king4 ,believe me1 nephew1 we are sorry for 't3 ,this is the love that fathers bear their sons4 #ij ,but1 gentle brother1 go give to him this gold1 ,the prince's ransom2 let him have his due4 ,for what he hath1 ,horatio shall not want2 ,haply ,hieronimo hath need thereof4 ,lor4 ,but if he be thus helplessly distract1 #ie ',t is requisite his office be resign'd1 ,and giv'n to one of more discretion4 ,king4 ,we shall increase his melancholy so4 ',t is best that we see further in it first1 ,till when1 ourself will execute#hcf the place4 #ajj ,and1 brother1 now bring in the ambassador1 ,that he may be a witness of the match ',twixt ,balthazar and ,bel-imperia1 ,and that we may prefix a certain time1 ,wherein the marriage shall be solemniz'd1 #aje ,that we may have thy lord1 the viceroy1 here4 ,amb4 ,therein your highness highly shall content ,his majesty1 that longs to hear from hence4 ,king4 ,on1 then1 and hear you1 lord ambassador---- ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,x,i,ia4#hcg #hch;,enter ,,jaques and ,,pedro4 ,jaq4 ,i wonder1 ,pedro1 why our master thus ,at midnight sends us with our torches light1 ,when man1 and bird1 and beast1 are all at rest1 ,save those that watch for rape and bloody murder4 ,ped4 ,o ,jaques1 know thou that our matter's mind #e ,is much distraught1 since his ,horatio died1 ,and--now his aged years should sleep in rest1 ,his heart in quiet--like a desperate man1 ,grows lunatic and childish for his son4 ,sometimes1 as he doth at his table sit1 #aj ,he speaks as if ,horatio stood by him2 ,then starting in a rage1 falls on the earth1 ,cries out1 8,horatio1 where is my ,horatio80 ,so that with extreme grief and cutting sorrow ,there is not left in him one inch of man3 #ae ,see1 where he comes4 ,enter ,,hieronimo4 ,hier4 ,i pry through every crevice of each wall1 ,look on each tree1 and search through every brake1 ,beat at the bushes1 stamp our grandam earth1 ,dive in the water1 and stare up to heaven1 #bj ,yet cannot ,i behold my son ,horatio-- ,how now1 who's there8 ,spirits1 spirits8 ,ped4 ,we are your servants that attend you1 sir4 ,hier4 ,what make you with your torches in the dark8 ,ped4 ,you bid us light them1 and attend you here4 ,hier4 ,no1 no1 you are deceiv'd6 not ,i2--you are deceiv'd6 #be ,was ,i so mad to bid you light your torches now8 ,light me your torches at the mid of noon1 ,when-as the sun-god rides in all his glory2 ,light me your torches then4 ,ped4 ,then we burn#hci daylight4 ,hier4 ,let it be burnt2 ,night is a murderous slut1 #ca ,that would not have her treasons to be seen2 ,and yonder pale-fac'd ,hecate there1 the moon1 ,doth give consent to that is done in darkness2 ,and all those stars that gaze upon her face1 #ce ,are aglets#hdj on her sleeve1 pins on her train2 ,and those that should be powerful and divine1 ,do sleep in darkness when they most should shine4 ,ped4 ,provoke them not1 fair sir1 with tempting words3 ,the heav'ns are gracious1 and your miseries #dj ,and sorrow makes you speak you know not what4 ,hier4 ,villain1 thou liest6 and thou dost nought ,but tell me ,i am mad4 ,thou liest1 ,i am not mad6 ,i know thee to be ,pedro1 and he ,jaques4 #dd ,i'll prove it to thee3 and were ,i mad1 how could ,i8 ,where was she that same night when my ,horatio ,was murd'red8 ,she should have shone3 search thou the book4 ,had the moon shone1 in my boy's face there was a kind of grace1 ,that ,i know--nay1 ,i do know--had the murderer seen him1 #di ,his weapon would have fall'n and cut the earth1 ,had he been fram'd of naught but blood and death4 ,alack6 when mischief doth it knows not what1 ,what shall we say to mischief8 ,enter ,,isabella4 ,isab4 ,dear ,hieronimo1 come in a-doors2 ,o1 seek not means so to increase thy sorrow4 #ee ,hier4 ,indeed1 ,isabella1 we do nothing here2 ,i do not cry3 ask ,pedro1 and ask ,jaques2 ,not ,i indeed2 we are very merry1 very merry4 ,isab4 ,how8 be merry here1 be merry here8 ,is not this the place1 and this the very tree1 #fj ,where my ,horatio died1 where he was murdered8 ,hier4 ,was--do not say what3 let her weep it out4 ,this was the tree3 ,i set it of a kernel3 ,and when our hot ,spain could not let it grow1 ,but that the infant and the human sap #fe ,began to wither1 duly twice a morning ,would ,i be sprinkling it with fountain-water4 ,at last it grew and grew1 and bore and bore1 ,till at the length ,it grew a gallows1 and did bear our son2 #gj ,it bore thy fruit and mine--,o wicked1 wicked plant6 ,one knocks within at the door4 ,see1 who knocks there4 ,ped4 ,it is a painter1 sir4 ,hier4 ,bid him come in1 and paint some comfort1 ,for surely there's none lives but painted comfort4 ,let him come in6--,one knows not what may chance3 #ge ,god's will that ,i should set this tree6--but even so ,masters ungrateful servants rear from nought1 ,and then they hate them that did bring them up4 ,enter the ,painter4 ,paint4 ,god bless you1 sir4 #gi ,hier4 ,wherefore8 ,why1 thou scornful villain8 ,how1 where1 or by what means should ,i be bless'd8 ,isab4 ,what wouldst thou have1 good fellow8 ,paint4 ,justice1 madam4 ,hier4 ,o ambitious beggar6 ,wouldst thou have that that lives not in the world8 ,why1 all the undelved mines cannot buy #he ,an ounce of justice6 ',t is a jewel so inestimable4 ,i tell thee1 ,god hath engross'd all justice in his hands1 ,and there is none but what comes from him4 ,paint4 ,o1 then ,i see ,that ,god must right me for my murd'red son4 #ij ,hier4 ,how1 was thy son murdered8 ,paint4 ,ay1 sir2 no man did hold a son so dear4 ,hier4 ,what1 not as thine8 ,that's a lie1 ,as massy as the earth4 ,i had a son ,whose least unvalued hair did weigh #ie ,a thousand of thy sons3 and he was murdered4 ,paint4 ,alas1 sir4 ,i had no more but he4 ,hier4 ,nor ,i1 nor ,i3 but this same one of mine ,was worth a legion4 ,but all is one4 ,pedro1 ,jaques1 go in a-doors2 ,isabella1 go1 #ajj ,and this good fellow here and ,i ,will range this hideous orchard up and down1 ,like to two lions reaved of their young4 ,go in a-doors1 ,i say4 ,exeunt4 ,the painter and he sits down4 ,come1 let's talk wisely now4 ,was thy son murdered8 ,paint4 ,ay1 sir4 ,hier4 ,so was mine1 #aje ,how dost take it8 ,art thou not sometimes mad8 ,is there no tricks#hda that comes before thine eyes8 ,paint4 ,o ,lord1 yes1 sir4 ,hier4 ,art a painter8 ,canst paint me a tear1 or a wound1 a groan1 or a sigh8 ,canst paint me such 7#aaj7 a tree#hdb as this8 ,paint4 ,sir1 ,i am sure you have heard of my painting3 my name's ,bazardo4 ,hier4 ,bazardo6 ,afore ,god1 an excellent fellow4 ,look you1 sir1 do you see8 ,i'd have you paint me 7#aae7 for my gallery1 in your oil-colours matted1#hdc and draw me five years younger than ,i am--do ye see1 sir1 let five years go3 let them go like the marshal of ,spain--my wife ,isabella standing by me1 with a speaking look to my son ,horatio1 which should 7#abj7 intend to this or some such-like purpose3 8,god bless thee1 my sweet son10 and my hand leaning upon his head1 thus1 sir3 do you see8 ,may it be done8 ,paint4 ,very well1 sir4 ,hier4 ,nay1 ,i pray1 mark me1 sir4 ,then1 sir1 7#abe7 would ,i have you paint me this tree1 this very tree4 ,canst paint a doleful cry8 ,paint4 ,seemingly1 sir4 ,hier4 ,nay1 it should cry2 but all is one4 ,well1 sir1 paint me a youth run through and through 7#acj7 with villains' swords1 hanging upon this tree4 ,canst thou draw a murderer8 ,paint4 ,i'll warrant you1 sir3 ,i have the pattern of the most notorious villains that ever lived in all ,spain4 7#ace7 ,hier4 ,o1 let them be worse1 worse3 stretch thine art1 and let their beards be of ,judas his own colour3 and let their eye-brows jutty over3 in any case observe that4 ,then1 sir1 after some violent noise1 bring me forth in my shirt1 and my gown under 7#adj7 mine arm1 with my torch in my hand1 and my sword reared up1 thus3--and with these words3 8,what noise is this8 ,who calls ,hieronimo80 ,may it be done8 ,paint4 ,yea1 sir4 #ade ,hier4 ,well1 sir2 then bring me forth1 bring me through alley and alley1 still with a distracted countenance going along1 and let my hair heave up my night-cap4 ,let the clouds scowl1 make the moon dark1 the stars extinct1 the winds blowing1 the bells 7#aej7 tolling1 the owls shrieking1 the toads croaking1 the minutes jarring1#hdd and the clock striking twelve4 ,and then at last1 sir1 starting1 behold a man hanging1 and tottering and tottering1 as you know the wind will wave a man1 and ,i with a trice to cut him 7#aee7 down4 ,and looking upon him by the advantage of my torch1 find it to be my son ,horatio4 ,there you may show a passion1 there you may show a passion6 ,draw me like old ,priam of ,troy1 crying1 8,the house is a-fire1 the house is a-fire1 as 7#afj7 the torch over my#hde head60 ,make me curse1 make me rave1 make me cry1 make me mad1 make me well again1 make me curse hell1 invocate heaven1 and in the end leave me in a trance--and so forth4 ,paint4 ,and is this the end8 #afe ,hier4 ,o no1 there is no end2 the end is death and madness6 ,as ,i am never better than when ,i am mad3 then methinks ,i am a brave fellow1 then ,i do wonders2 but reason abuseth me1 and there's the torment1 there's the hell4 ,at the last1 sir1 bring me to 7#agj7 one of the murderers3 were he as strong as ,hector1 thus would ,i tear and drag him up and down4 ,he beats the painter in1 then comes out again1 with a book in his hand4 ,,scene ,,xiii4#hdf ,enter ,,hieronimo1 with a book in his hand4 ,hier4 ,vindicta mihi6 ,ay1 heaven will be reveng'd of every ill2 ,nor will they suffer murder unrepaid4 ,then stay1 ,hieronimo1 attend their will3 ,for mortal men may not appoint their time6 #e 8,per scelus semper tutum est sceleribus iter40 ,strike1 and strike home1 where wrong is off'red thee2 ,for evils unto ills conductors be1 ,and death's the worst of resolution4 ,for he that thinks with patience to contend #aj ,to quiet life1 his life shall easily end4-- 8,fata si miseros juvant1 habes salutem3 ,fata si vitam negant1 habes sepulchrum03 ,if destiny thy miseries do ease1 ,then hast thou health1 and happy shalt thou be2 ,if destiny deny thee life1 ,hieronimo1 #af ,yet shalt thou be assured of a tomb2 ,if neither1 yet let this thy comfort be3 ,heaven covereth him that hath no burial4 ,and to conclude1 ,i will revenge his death6 #bj ,but how8 ,not as the vulgar wits of men1 ,with open1 but inevitable ills1#hdg ,as by a secret1 yet a certain mean1 ,which under kindship#hdh will be cloaked best4 ,wise men will take their opportunity1 #be ,closely and safely fitting things to time1 ,but in extremes advantage hath no time2 ,and therefore all times fit not for revenge4 ,thus therefore will ,i rest me in unrest1 ,dissembling quiet in unquietness1 #cj ,not seeming that ,i know their villanies1 ,that my simplicity may make them think ,that ignorantly ,i will let all slip2 ,for ignorance1 ,i wot1 and well they know1 ,remedium malorum iners est4#hdi #ce ,nor ought avails it me to menace them1 ,who1 as a wintry storm upon a plain1 ,will bear me down with their nobility4 ,no1 no1 ,hieronimo1 thou must enjoin ,thine eyes to observation1 and thy tongue #dj ,to milder speeches than thy spirit affords1 ,thy heart to patience1 and thy hands to rest1 ,thy cap to courtesy1 and thy knee to bow1 ,till to revenge thou know when1 where1 and how4 ,a noise within4 ,how now1 what noise8 ,what coil#hej is that you keep8 #de ,enter a ,servant4 ,serv4 ,here are a sort#hea of poor petitioners1 ,that are importunate1 and it shall please you1 sir1 ,that you should plead their cases to the king4 ,hier4 ,that ,i should plead their several actions8 ,why1 let them enter1 and let me see them4 #ej ,enter three ,citizens and an ,old ,man4 #a ,cit4 ,so1 ,i tell you this3 for learning and for law1 ,there is not any advocate in ,spain ,that can prevail1 or will take half the pain ,that he will1 in pursuit of equity4 ,hier4 ,come near1 you men1 that thus importune me4-- #ee ,aside4 ,now must ,i bear a face of gravity2 ,for thus ,i us'd1 before my marshalship1 ,to plead in causes as corregidor4#heb-- ,come on1 sirs1 what's the matter8 #b ,cit4 ,sir1 an action4 ,hier4 ,of battery8 #a ,cit4 ,mine of debt4 ,hier4 ,give place4 #b ,cit4 ,no1 sir1 mine is an action of the case4#hec #c ,cit4 ,mine an ejectione firmae#hed by a lease4 #fb ,hier4 ,content you1 sirs2 are you determined ,that ,i should plead your several actions8 #a ,cit4 ,ay1 sir1 and here 's my declaration4 #fe #b ,cit4 ,and here's my band4 #c ,cit4 ,and here's my lease4 ,they give him papers4 ,hier4 ,but wherefore stands yon silly man so mute1 ,with mournful eyes and hands to heaven uprear'd8 ,come hither1 father1 let me know thy cause4 ,senex4 ,o worthy sir1 my cause1 but slightly known1 #gj ,may move the hearts of warlike ,myrmidons1 ,and melt the ,corsic rocks with ruthful tears4 ,hier4 ,say1 father1 tell me1 what's thy suit8 ,senex4 ,no1 sir1 could my woes ,give way unto my most distressful words1 ,then should ,i not in paper1 as you see1 #gf ,with ink bewray what blood began in me4 ,hier4 ,what's here8 8,the humble supplication ,of ,don ,bazulto for his murd'red son40 ,senex4 ,ay1 sir4 ,hier4 ,no1 sir1 it was my murd'red son3 ,o my son1 my son1 ,o my son ,horatio6 #hj ,but mine1 or thine4 ,bazulto1 be content4 ,here1 take my handkercher and wipe thine eyes1 ,whiles wretched ,i in thy mishaps may see ,the lively portrait of my dying self4 ,he draweth out a bloody napkin4 ,o no1 not this2 ,horatio1 this was thine2 #he ,and when ,i dy'd it in thy dearest blood1 ,this was a token 'twixt thy soul and me1 ,that of thy death revenged ,i should be4 ,but here1 take this1 and this--what1 my purse8-- ,ay1 this1 and that1 and all of them are thine2 ,for all as one are our extremities4 #ia #a ,cit4 ,o1 see the kindness of ,hieronimo6 #b ,cit4 ,this gentleness shows him a gentleman4 ,hier4 ,see1 see1 ,o see thy shame1 ,hieronimo6 ,see here a loving father to his son6 #ie ,behold the sorrows and the sad laments1 ,that he delivereth for his son's decease6 ,if love's effects so strive#hee in lesser things1 ,if love enforce such moods in meaner wits1 ,if love express such power in poor estates1 #ajj ,hieronimo1 as when#hef a raging sea1 ,toss'd with the wind and tide1 o'erturneth#heg then ,the upper billows1 course of waves to keep1 ,whilst lesser waters labour in the deep1 ,then sham'st thou not1 ,hieronimo1 to neglect ,the sweet revenge of thy ,horatio8 #aje ,though on this earth justice will not be found1 ,i 'll down to hell1 and in this passion ,knock at the dismal gates of ,pluto's court1 ,getting by force1 as once ,alcides did1 #aaj ,a troop of ,furies and tormenting hags ,to torture ,don ,lorenzo and the rest4 ,yet lest the triple-headed porter should ,deny my passage to the slimy strand1 ,the ,thracian poet thou shalt counterfeit4 #aae ,come on1 old father1 be my ,orpheus1 ,and if thou canst#heh no notes upon the harp1 ,then sound the burden of thy sore heart's grief1 ,till we do gain that ,proserpine may grant ,revenge on them that murdered my son4 #abj ,then will ,i rent and tear them1 thus and thus1 ,shivering their limbs in pieces with my teeth4 ,tears the papers4 #a ,cit4 ,o sir1 my declaration6 ,exit ,hieronimo1 and they after4 #b ,cit4 ,save my bond6 ,enter ,,hieronimo4 #b ,cit4 ,save my bond6 #c ,cit4 ,alas1 my lease6 it cost me ten pound1 ,and you1 my lord1 have torn the same4 #abe ,hier4 ,that cannot be1 ,i gave it never a wound4 ,show me one drop of blood fall from the same6 ,how is it possible ,i should slay it then8 ,tush1 no2 run after1 catch me if you can4 #acj ,exeunt all but the ,old ,man4 ,,bazulto remains till ,,hieronimo enters again1 who staring him in the face1 speaks4 ,hier4 ,and art thou come1 ,horatio1 from the depth1 ,to ask for justice in this upper earth1 ,to tell thy father thou art unreveng'd1 ,to wring more tears from ,isabella's eyes1 ,whose lights are dimm'd with over-long laments8 #ace ,go back1 my son1 complain to ,aeacus1 ,for here 's no justice2 gentle boy1 begone1 ,for justice is exiled from the earth3 ,hieronimo will bear thee company4 ,thy mother cries on righteous ,rhadamanth #adj ,for just revenge against the murderers4 ,senex4 ,alas1 my lord1 whence springs this troubled speech8 ,hier4 ,but let me look on my ,horatio4 ,sweet boy1 how art thou chang'd in death's black shade6 ,had ,proserpine no pity on thy youth1 #ade ,but suffered thy fair crimson-colour'd spring ,with withered winter to be blasted thus8 ,horatio1 thou art older than thy father4 ,ah1 ruthless fate1#hei that favour thus transforms6 ,baz4 ,ah1 my good lord1 ,i am not your young son4 #aej ,hier4 ,what1 not my son8 ,thou then a ,fury art1 ,sent from the empty kingdom of black night ,to summon me to make appearance ,before grim ,minos and just ,rhadamanth1 ,to plague ,hieronimo that is remiss1 #aee ,and seeks not vengeance for ,horatio's death4 ,baz4 ,i am a grieved man1 and not a ghost1 ,that came for justice for my murdered son4 ,hier4 ,ay1 now ,i know thee1 now thou nam'st thy son4 ,thou art the lively image of my grief2 #afj ,within thy face my sorrows ,i may see4 ,thy eyes are gumm'd with tears1 thy cheeks are wan1 ,thy forehead troubled1 and thy mutt'ring lips ,murmur sad words abruptly broken off4 ,by force of windy sighs thy spirit breathes2 #afe ,and all this sorrow riseth for thy son3 ,and selfsame sorrow feel ,i for my son4 ,come in1 old man1 thou shalt to ,isabel4 ,lean on my arm3 ,i thee1 thou me1 shalt stay1 ,and thou1 and ,i1 and she will sing a song1 #agj ,three parts in one1 but all of discords fram'd--3 ,talk not of chords1 but let us now be gone1 ,for with a cord ,horatio was slain4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,xiv4#hfj ,enter ,,king ,,of ,,spain1 the ,,duke1 ,,viceroy1 and ,,lorenzo1 ,,balthazar1 ,,don ,,pedro1 and ,,bel-,,imperia4 ,king4 ,go1 brother1 it is the ,duke of ,castile's cause2 ,salute the ,viceroy in our name4 ,cast4 ,i go4 ,vic4 ,go forth1 ,don ,pedro1 for thy nephew's sake1 ,and greet the ,duke of ,castile4 ,ped4 ,it shall be so4 ,king4 ,and now to meet these ,portuguese3 #e ,for as we now are1 so sometimes were these1 ,kings and commanders of the western ,indies4 ,welcome1 brave ,viceroy1 to the court of ,spain1 ,and welcome all his honourable train6 ',t is not unknown to us for why you come1 #aj ,or have so kingly cross'd the seas3 ,sufficeth it1 in this we note the troth ,and more than common love you lend to us4 ,so is it that mine honourable niece 7,for it beseems us now that it be known7 #ae ,already is betroth'd to ,balthazar3 ,and by appointment and our condescent#hfa ,to-morrow are they to be married4 ,to this intent we entertain thyself1 ,thy followers1 their pleasure1 and our peace4 #bj ,speak1 men of ,portingal1 shall it be so8 ,if ay1 say so2 if not1 say flatly no4 ,vic4 ,renowmed ,king1 ,i come not1 as thou think'st1 ,with doubtful followers1 unresolved men1 ,but such as have upon thine articles #be ,confirm'd thy motion1 and contented me4 ,know1 sovereign1 ,i come to solemnize ,the marriage of thy beloved niece1 ,fair ,bel-imperia1 with my ,balthazar1-- ,with thee1 my son2 whom sith ,i live to see1 #cj ,here take my crown1 ,i give it her and thee2 ,and let me live a solitary life1 ,in ceaseless prayers1 ,to think how strangely heaven hath thee preserv'd4 ,king4 ,see1 brother1 see1 how nature strives in him6 #ce ,come1 worthy ,viceroy1 and accompany ,thy friend with thine extremities2#hfb ,a place more private fits this princely mood4 ,vic4 ,or here1 or where your highness thinks it good4 ,exeunt all but ,,castile and ,,lorenzo4 ,cast4 ,nay1 stay1 ,lorenzo1 let me talk with you4 #dj ,see'st thou this entertainment of these kings8 ,lor4 ,i do1 my lord1 and joy to see the same4 ,cast4 ,and know'st thou why this meeting is8 ,lor4 ,for her1 my lord1 whom ,balthazar doth love1 ,and to confirm their promised marriage4 #de ,cast4 ,she is thy sister8 ,lor4 ,who1 ,bel-imperia8 ,ay1 ,my gracious lord1 and this is the day1 ,that ,i have long'd so happily to see4 ,cast4 ,thou wouldst be loth that any fault of thine ,should intercept her in her happiness8 #ej ,lor4 ,heavens will not let ,lorenzo err so much4 ,cast4 ,why then1 ,lorenzo1 listen to my words3 ,it is suspected1 and reported too1 ,that thou1 ,lorenzo1 wrong'st ,hieronimo1 ,and in his suite towards his majesty #ee ,still keep'st him back1 and seek'st to cross his suit4 ,lor4 ,that ,i1 my lord----8 ,cast4 ,i tell thee1 son1 myself have heard it said1 ,when 7to my sorrow7 ,i have been ashamed ,to answer for thee1 though thou art my son4 #fj ,lorenzo1 know'st thou not the common love ,and kindness that ,hieronimo hath won ,by his deserts within the court of ,spain8 ,or see'st thou not the king my brother's care ,in his behalf1 and to procure his health8 #fe ,lorenzo1 shouldst thou thwart his passions1 ,and he exclaim against thee to the king1 ,what honour were 't in this assembly1 ,or what a scandal were 't among the kings ,to hear ,hieronimo exclaim on thee8 #gj ,tell me--and look thou tell me truly too-- ,whence grows the ground of this report in court8 ,lor4 ,my lord1 it lies not in ,lorenzo's power ,to stop the vulgar1 liberal of their tongues4 ,a small advantage makes a water-breach1 #ge ,and no man lives that long contenteth all4 ,cast4 ,myself have seen thee busy to keep back ,him and his supplications from the king4 ,lor4 ,yourself1 my lord1 hath seen his passions1 ,that ill beseem'd the presence of a king3 #hj ,and1 for ,i pitied him in his distress1 ,i held him thence with kind and courteous words ,as free from malice to ,hieronimo ,as to my soul1 my lord4 ,cast4 ,hieronimo1 my son1 mistakes thee then4 ,lor4 ,my gracious father1 believe me1 so he doth4 #hf ,but what's a silly man1 distract in mind ,to think upon the murder of his son8 ,alas6 how easy is it for him to err6 ,but for his satisfaction and the world's1 #ij ',t were good1 my lord1 that ,hieronimo and ,i ,were reconcil'd1 if he misconster me4 ,cast4 ,lorenzo1 thou hast said2 it shall be so4 ,go one of you1 and call ,hieronimo4 ,enter ,,balthazar and ,,bel-,,imperia4 ,bal4 ,come1 ,bel-imperia1 ,balthazar's content1 ,my sorrow's ease and sovereign of my bliss1 #if ,sith heaven hath ordain'd thee to be mine3 ,disperse those clouds and melancholy looks1 ,and clear them up with those thy sun-bright eyes1 ,wherein my hope and heaven's fair beauty lies4 ,bel4 ,my looks1 my lord1 are fitting for my love1 #aja ,which1 new-begun1 can show no brighter yet4 ,bal4 ,new-kindled flames should burn as morning sun4 ,bel4 ,but not too fast1 lest heat and all be done4 ,i see my lord my father4 ,bal4 ,truce1 my love2 #aje ,i will go salute him4 ,cast4 ,welcome1 ,balthazar1 ,welcome1 brave prince1 the pledge of ,castile's peace6 ,and welcome1 ,bel-imperia6--,how now1 girl8 ,why com'st thou sadly to salute us thus8 ,content thyself1 for ,i am satisfied3 #aaj ,it is not now as when ,andrea liv'd2 ,we have forgotten and forgiven that1 ,and thou art graced with a happier love4 ,but1 ,balthazar1 here comes ,hieronimo2 ,i'll have a word with him4 #aae ,enter ,,hieronimo and a ,servant4 ,hier4 ,and where's the duke8 ,serv4 ,yonder4 ,hier4 ,even so4-- ,what new device have they devised1 trow8#hfc ,pocas palabras6#hfd mild as the lamb6 ,is 't ,i will be reveng'd8 ,no1 ,i am not the man4 ,cast4 ,welcome1 ,hieronimo4 #acj ,lor4 ,welcome1 ,hieronimo4 ,bal4 ,welcome1 ,hieronimo4 ,hier4 ,my lords1 ,i thank you for ,horatio4 ,cast4 ,hieronimo1 the reason that ,i sent ,to speak with you1 is this4 ,hier4 ,what1 so short8 #abe ,then ,i'll be gone1 ,i thank you for 't4 ,cast4 ,nay1 stay1 ,hieronimo6--go call him1 son4 ,lor4 ,hieronimo1 my father craves a word with you4 ,hier4 ,with me1 sir8 ,why1 my lord1 ,i thought you had done4 ,lor4 ,no2 ,aside would he had6 ,cast4 ,hieronimo1 ,i hear ,you find yourself aggrieved at my son1 #aca ,because you have not access unto the king2 ,and say 't is he that intercepts your suits4 ,hier4 ,why1 is not this a miserable thing1 my lord8 ,cast4 ,hieronimo1 ,i hope you have no cause1 ,and would be loth that one of your deserts #acf ,should once have reason to suspect my son1 ,considering how ,i think of you myself4 ,hier4 ,your son ,lorenzo6 ,whom1 my noble lord8 ,the hope of ,spain1 mine honourable friend8 #adj ,grant me the combat of them1 if they dare3 ,draws out his sword4 ,i'll meet him face to face1 to tell me so6 ,these be the scandalous reports of such ,as love not me1 and hate my lord too much4 ,should ,i suspect ,lorenzo would prevent #ade ,or cross my suit1 that lov'd my son so well8 ,my lord1 ,i am asham'd it should be said4 ,lor4 ,hieronimo1 ,i never gave you cause4 ,hier4 ,my good lord1 ,i know you did not4 ,cast4 ,there then pause2 ,and for the satisfaction of the world1 #aej ,hieronimo1 frequent my homely house1 ,the ,duke of ,castile1 ,cyprian's ancient seat2 ,and when thou wilt1 use me1 my son1 and it3 ,but here1 before ,prince ,balthazar and me1 ,embrace each other1 and be perfect friends4 #aee ,hier4 ,ay1 marry1 my lord1 and shall4 ,friends1 quoth he8 ,see1 ,i'll be friends with you all3 ,especially with you1 my lovely lord2 ,for divers causes it is fit for us ,that we be friends3 the world's suspicious1 #afj ,and men may think what we imagine not4 ,bal4 ,why1 this is friendly done1 ,hieronimo4 ,lor4 ,and that ,i hope old grudges are forgot4 ,hier4 ,what else8 ,it were a shame it should not be so4 ,cast4 ,come on1 ,hieronimo1 at my request2 #afe ,let us entreat your company to-day4 ,exeunt4 ,hier4 ,your lordship's to command4--,pah6 keep your way3 ,chi mi fa pi carezze che non suole1 ,tradito mi ha1 o tradir mi vuole4 ,exit4 ,,chorus4 ,enter ,,ghost and ,,revenge4 ,ghost4 ,awake1 ,erichtho6 ,cerberus1 awake6 ,solicit ,pluto1 gentle ,proserpine6 #aga ,to combat1 ,acheron and ,erebus6 ,for ne'er1 by ,styx and ,phlegethon in hell1#hfe ,nor ferried ,charon to the fiery lakes ,such fearful sights1 as poor ,andrea sees4#hff #age ,revenge1 awake6 ,revenge4 ,awake8 ,for why8 ,ghost4 ,awake1 ,revenge2 for thou art ill-advis'd ,to sleep away what thou art warn'd to watch6 ,revenge4 ,content thyself1 and do not trouble me4 ,ghost4 ,awake1 ,revenge1 if love--as love hath had-- #ahj ,have yet the power or prevalence in hell6 ,hieronimo with ,lorenzo is join'd in league1 ,and intercepts our passage to revenge4 ,awake1 ,revenge1 or we are woe-begone6 ,revenge4 ,thus worldlings ground what they have dream'd upon4#hfg #ahe ,content thyself1 ,andrea3 though ,i sleep1 ,yet is my mood soliciting their souls4 ,sufficeth thee that poor ,hieronimo ,cannot forget his son ,horatio4 ,nor dies ,revenge1 although he sleep awhile2 ,for in unquiet1 quietness is feign'd1 #aia ,and slumb'ring is a common worldly wile4 ,behold1 ,andrea1 for an instance1 how ,revenge hath slept1 and then imagine thou1 ,what 't is to be subject to destiny4 #aie ,enter a ,dumb-,show4 ,ghost4 ,awake1 ,revenge2 reveal this mystery4 ,revenge4 ,lo6 the two first the nuptial torches bore ,as brightly burning as the mid-day's sun2 ,but after them doth ,hymen hie as fast1 ,clothed in sable and a saffron robe1 #bjj ,and blows them out1 and quencheth them with blood1 ,as discontent that things continue so4 ,ghost4 ,sufficeth me2 thy meaning's understood1 ,and thanks to thee and those infernal powers ,that will not tolerate a lover's woe4 #bje ,rest thee1 for ,i will sit to see the rest4 ,revenge4 ,then argue not1 for thou hast thy request4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#hfh ,enter ,,bel-,,imperia and ,,hieronimo4 ,bel4 ,is this the love thou bear'st ,horatio8 ,is this the kindness that thou counterfeits8 ,are these the fruits of thine incessant tears8 ,hieronimo1 are these thy passions1 ,thy protestations and thy deep laments1 #e ,that thou wert wont to weary men withal8 ,o unkind father6 ,o deceitful world6 ,with what excuses canst thou show thyself#hfi ,from this dishonour and the hate of men1 ,thus to neglect the loss and life of him #aj ,whom both my letters and thine own belief ,assures thee to be causeless slaughtered8 ,hieronimo1 for shame1 ,hieronimo1 ,be not a history to after-times ,of such ingratitude unto thy son4 #ae ,unhappy mothers of such children then6 ,but monstrous fathers to forget so soon ,the death of those whom they with care and cost ,have tend'red so1 thus careless should be lost4 ,myself1 a stranger in respect of thee1 #bj ,so lov'd his life1 as still ,i wish their deaths4 ,nor shall his death be unreveng'd by me1 ,although ,i bear it out for fashion's sake2 ,for here ,i swear1 in sight of heaven and earth1 ,shouldst thou neglect the love thou shouldst retain1 #be ,and give it over and devise no more1 ,myself should send their hateful souls to hell ,that wrought his downfall with extremest death4 ,hier4 ,but may it be that ,bel-imperia ,vows such revenge as she hath deign'd to say8 #cj ,why1 then ,i see that heaven applies our drift1#hgj ,and all the saints do sit soliciting ,for vengeance on those cursed murderers4 ,madam1 't is true1 and now ,i find it so1 ,i found a letter1 written in your name1 #ce ,and in that letter1 how ,horatio died4 ,pardon1 ,o pardon1 ,bel-imperia1 ,my fear and care in not believing it2 ,nor think ,i thoughtless think upon a mean ,to let his death be unreveng'd at full1 #dj ,and here ,i vow--so you but give consent1 ,and will conceal my resolution-- ,i will ere long determine of their deaths ,that causeless thus have murdered my son4 ,bel4 ,hieronimo1 ,i will consent1 conceal1 #de ,and ought that may effect for thine avail1 ,join with thee to revenge ,horatio's death4 ,hier4 ,on1 then2 and whatsoever ,i devise1 ,let me entreat you1 grace my practices1 ,for-why#hga the plot's already in mine head4 #ej ,here they are4 ,enter ,,balthazar and ,,lorenzo4 ,bal4 ,how now1 ,hieronimo8 ,what1 courting ,bel-imperia8 ,hier4 ,ay1 my lord2 ,such courting as1 ,i promise you1 ,she hath my heart1 but you1 my lord1 have hers4 ,lor4 ,but now1 ,hieronimo1 or never1 #ee ,we are to entreat your help4 ,hier4 ,my help8 ,why1 my good lords1 assure yourselves of me2 ,for you have giv'n me cause1--ay1 by my faith have you6 ,bal4 ,it pleas'd you1 at the entertainment of the ambassador1 ,to grace the king so much as with a show4 #fj ,now1 were your study so well furnished1 ,as1 for the passing of the first night's sport1 ,to entertain my father with the like1 ,or any such-like pleasing motion1 ,assure yourself1 it would content them well4 #fe ,hier4 ,is this all8 ,bal4 ,ay1 this is all4 ,hier4 ,why then1 ,i'll fit you2 say no more4 ,when ,i was young1 ,i gave my mind ,and plied myself to fruitless poetry2 ,which though it profit the professor naught1 #gj ,yet is it passing pleasing to the world4 ,lor4 ,and how for that8 ,hier4 ,marry1 my good lord1 thus3-- ,and yet methinks1 you are too quick with us-- ,when in ,toledo there ,i studied1 ,it was my chance to write a tragedy1 #ge ,see here1 my lords-- ,he shows them a book4 ,which1 long forgot1 ,i found this other day4 ,now would your lordships favour me so much ,as but to grace me with your acting it-- ,i mean each one of you to play a part-- #hj ,assure you it will prove most passing strange1 ,and wondrous plausible#hgb to that assembly4 ,bal4 ,what1 would you have us play a tragedy8 ,hier4 ,why1 ,nero thought it no disparagement1 ,and kings and emperors have ta'en delight #he ,to make experience of their wits in plays4 ,lor4 ,nay1 be not angry1 good ,hieronimo2 ,the prince but ask'd a question4 ,bal4 ,in faith1 ,hieronimo1 an you be in earnest1 ,i'll make one4 ,lor4 ,and ,i another4 #ij ,hier4 ,now1 my good lord1 could you entreat ,your sister ,bel-imperia to make one8 ,for what's a play without a woman in it8 ,bel4 ,little entreaty shall serve me1 ,hieronimo2 ,for ,i must needs be employed in your play4 #ie ,hier4 ,why1 this is well4 ,i tell you1 lordings4 ,it was determined to have been acted ,by gentlemen and scholars too1 ,such as could tell what to speak4 ,bal4 ,and now ,it shall be play'd by princes and courtiers1 #ajj ,such as can tell how to speak3 ,if1 as it is our country manner1 ,you will but let us know the argument4 ,hier4 ,that shall ,i roundly4 ,the chronicles of ,spain ,record this written of a knight of ,rhodes3 #aje ,he was betroth'd1 and wedded at the length1 ,to one ,perseda1 an ,italian dame1 ,whose beauty ravish'd all that her beheld4 ,especially the soul of ,soliman1 ,who at the marriage was the chiefest guest4 #aaj ,by sundry means sought ,soliman to win ,perseda's love1 and could not gain the same4 ,then 'gan he break his passions to a friend1 ,one of his bashaws1#hgc whom he held full dear4 ,her had this bashaw long solicited1 #aae ,and saw she was not otherwise to be won1 ,but by her husband's death1 this knight of ,rhodes1 ,whom presently by treachery he slew4 ,she1 stirr'd with an exceeding hate therefore1 ,as cause of this slew ,soliman1 #abj ,and1 to escape the bashaw's tyranny1 ,did stab herself3 and this the tragedy4 ,lor4 ,o excellent6 ,bel4 ,but say1 ,hieronimo1 ,what then became of him that was the bashaw8 ,hier4 ,marry1 thus3 mov'd with remorse of his misdeeds1 #abe ,ran to a mountain-top1 and hung himself4 ,bal4 ,but which of us is to perform that part8 ,hier4 ,o1 that will ,i1 my lords2 make no doubt of it4 ,i'll play the murderer1 ,i warrant you2 ,for ,i already have conceited that4 #acj ,bal4 ,and what shall ,i8 ,hier4 ,great ,soliman1 the ,turkish emperor4 ,lor4 ,and ,i8 ,hier4 ,erastus1 the knight of ,rhodes4 ,bel4 ,and ,i8 ,hier4 ,perseda1 chaste and resolute4 ,and here1 my lords1 are several abstracts drawn1 #ace ,for each of you to note your parts1 ,and act it1 as occasion 's off'red you4 ,you must provide a ,turkish cap1 ,a black mustachio and a falchion2 ,gives a paper to ,,balthazar4 ,you with a cross1 like to a knight of ,rhodes2 #adj ,gives another to ,,lorenzo4 ,and1 madam1 you must attire yourself ,he giveth ,,bel-,,imperia another4 ,like ,phoebe1 ,flora1 or the huntress ,dian1#hgd ,which to your discretion shall seem best4 ,and as for me1 my lords1 ,i'll look to one1 ,and1 with the ransom that the viceroy sent1 #ade ,so furnish and perform this tragedy1 ,as all the world shall say1 ,hieronimo ,was liberal in gracing of it so4 ,bal4 ,hieronimo1 methinks a comedy were better4 ,hier4 ,a comedy8 #aej ,fie6 comedies are fit for common wits2 ,but to present a kingly troop withal1 ,give me a stately-written tragedy2 ,tragoedia cothurnata1 fitting kings1 ,containing matter1 and not common things4 #aee ,my lords1 all this must be performed1 ,as fitting for the first night's revelling1 ,the ,italian tragedians were so sharp of wit4 ,that in one hour's meditation ,they would perform anything in action4 #afj ,lor4 ,and well it may2 for ,i have seen the like ,in ,paris 'mongst the ,french tragedians4 ,hier4 ,in ,paris8 mass6 and well remembered6 ,there 's one thing more that rests for us to do4 ,bal4 ,what's that1 ,hieronimo8 ,forget not anything4 #afe ,hier4 ,each one of us ,must act his part in unknown languages1 ,that it may breed the more variety3 ,as you1 my lord1 in ,latin1 ,i in ,greek1 ,you in ,italian2 and for because ,i know #agj ,that ,bel-imperia hath practised the ,french1 ,in courtly ,french shall all her phrases be4 ,bel4 ,you mean to try my cunning then1 ,hieronimo8 ,bal4 ,but this will be a mere confusion ,and hardly shall we all be understood4 #age ,hier4 ,it must be so2 for the conclusion ,shall prove the invention#hge and all was good3 ,and ,i myself in an oration1 ,and with a strange and wondrous show besides1 ,that ,i will have there behind a curtain1 #ahj ,assure yourself1 shall make the matter known2 ,and all shall be concluded in one scene1 ,for there 's no pleasure ta'en in tediousness4 ,bal4 ,how like you this8 ,lor4 ,why1 thus my lord3 ,we must resolve to soothe his humours up4 #ahe ,bal4 ,on then1 ,hieronimo2 farewell till soon4 ,hier4 ,you'll ply this gear8 ,lor4 ,i warrant you4 ,exeunt all but ,,hieronimo4 ,hier4 ,why so3 ,now shall ,i see the fall of ,babylon1 ,wrought by the heavens in this confusion4 ,and if the world like not this tragedy1 #aij ,hard is the hap of old ,hieronimo4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#hgf ,enter ,,isabella with a weapon4 ,isab4 ,tell me no more6--,o monstrous homicides6 ,since neither piety or pity moves ,the king to justice or compassion1 ,i will revenge myself upon this place1 ,where thus they murdered my beloved son4 #e ,she cuts down the arbour4 ,down with these branches and these loathsome boughs ,of this unfortunate and fatal pine6 ,down with them1 ,isabella2 rent them up4 ,and burn the roots from whence the rest is sprung6 ,i will not leave a root1 a stalk1 a tree1 #aj ,a bough1 a branch1 a blossom1 nor a leaf1 ,no1 not an herb within this garden-plot1-- ,accursed complot#hgg of my misery6 ,fruitless for ever may this garden be1 ,barren the earth1 and blissless whosoever #ae ,imagines not to keep it unmanur'd6#hgh ,an eastern wind1 commix'd with noisome airs1 ,shall blast the plants and the young saplings2 ,the earth with serpents shall be pestered1 ,and passengers1 for fear to be infect1 #bj ,shall stand aloof1 and1 looking at it1 tell3 8,there1 murd'red1 died the son of ,isabel40 ,ay1 here he died1 and here ,i him embrace3 ,see1 where his ghost solicits with his wounds ,revenge on her that should revenge his death4 #be ,hieronimo1 make haste to see thy son2 ,for sorrow and despair hath cited me ,to hear ,horatio plead with ,rhadamanth4 ,make haste1 ,hieronimo1 to hold excus'd#hgi ,thy negligence in pursuit of their deaths #cj ,whose hateful wrath bereav'd him of his breath4 ,ah1 nay1 thou dost delay their deaths1 ,forgives the murderers of thy noble son1 ,and none but ,i bestir me--to no end6 ,and as ,i curse this tree from further fruit1 #ce ,so shall my womb be cursed for his sake2 ,and with this weapon will ,i wound the breast1 ,the hapless breast1 that gave ,horatio suck4 ,she stabs herself4 ,,scene ,,iii4#hhj ,enter ,,hieronimo2 he knocks up the curtain4 ,enter the ,,duke of ,,castile4 ,cast4 ,how now1 ,hieronimo1 where's your fellows1 ,that you take all this pain8 ,hier4 ,o sir1 it is for the author's credit1 ,to look that all things may go well4 ,but1 good my lord1 let me entreat your grace1 #e ,to give the king the copy of the play3 ,this is the argument of what we show4 ,cast4 ,i will1 ,hieronimo4 ,hier4 ,one thing more1 my good lord4 ,cast4 ,what's that8 ,hier4 ,let me entreat your grace #aj ,that1 when the train are pass'd into the gallery1 ,you would vouchsafe to throw me down the key4 ,cast4 ,i will1 ,hieronimo4 ,exit ,,castile4 ,hier4 ,what1 are you ready1 ,balthazar8 ,bring a chair and a cushion for the king4 #ae ,enter ,,balthazar1 with a chair4 ,well done1 ,balthazar6 hang up the title3 ,our scene is ,rhodes4 ,what1 is your beard on8 ,bal4 ,half on2 the other is in my hand4 ,hier4 ,despatch for shame2 are you so long8 ,exit ,,balthazar4 ,bethink thyself1 ,hieronimo1 #bj ,recall thy wits1 recount thy former wrongs ,thou hast receiv'd by murder of thy son1 ,and lastly1 not least6 how ,isabel1 ,once his mother and thy dearest wife1 ,all woe-begone for him1 hath slain herself4 #be ,behoves thee then1 ,hieronimo1 to be reveng'd6 ,the plot is laid of dire revenge3 ,on1 then1 ,hieronimo1 pursue revenge2 ,for nothing wants but acting of revenge6 ,exit ,hieronimo4 ,,scene ,,iv4#hha ,enter ,spanish ,,king1 ,,viceroy1 the ,,duke ,,of ,,castile1 and their train to the gallery4#hhb ,king4 ,now1 ,viceroy1 shall we see the tragedy ,of ,soliman1 the ,turkish emperor1 ,perform'd of pleasure by your son the prince1 ,my nephew ,don ,lorenzo1 and my niece4 #d ,vic4 ,who8 ,bel-imperia8 ,king4 ,ay1 and ,hieronimo1 our marshal1 ,at whose request they deign to do 't themselves4 ,these be our pastimes in the court of ,spain4 ,here1 brother1 you shall be the bookkeeper3 ,this is the argument of that they show4 ,he giveth him a book4 ,gentlemen1 this play of ,hieronimo1 in sundry 7#aj7 languages1 was thought good to be set down in ,english1 more largely1 for the easier understanding to every public reader4 ,enter ,,balthazar1 ,,bel-,,imperia1 and ,,hieronimo4 ,bal4 ,bashaw1 that ,rhodes is ours1 yield heavens the honour1 ,and holy ,mahomet1 our sacred prophet6 #ae ,and be thou grac'd with every excellence ,that ,soliman can give1 or thou desire4 ,but thy desert in conquering ,rhodes is less ,than in reserving this fair ,christian nymph1 ,perseda1 blissful lamp of excellence1 #bj ,whose eyes compel1 like powerful adamant1 ,the warlike heart of ,soliman to wait4 ,king4 ,see1 ,viceroy1 that is ,balthazar1 your son1 ,that represents the emperor ,soliman3 ,how well he acts his amorous passion6 #be ,vic4 ,ay1 ,bel-imperia hath taught him that4 ,cast4 ,that's because his mind runs all on ,bel-imperia4 ,hier4 ,whatever joy earth yields1 betide your majesty4 ,bal4 ,earth yields no joy without ,perseda's love4 ,hier4 ,let then ,perseda on your grace attend4 #cj ,bal4 ,she shall not wait on me1 but ,i on her3 ,drawn by the influence of her lights1 ,i yield4 ,but let my friend1 the ,rhodian knight1 come forth4 ,erasto1 dearer than my life to me1 ,that he may see ,perseda1 my belov'd4 #ce ,enter ,,erasto4 ,king4 ,here comes ,lorenzo3 look upon the plot1 ,and tell me1 brother1 what part plays he8 ,bel4 ,ah1 my ,erasto1 welcome to ,perseda4 ,lor4 ,thrice happy is ,erasto that thou liv'st2 ,rhodes' loss is nothing to ,erasto's joy2 #dj ,sith his ,perseda lives1 his life survives4 ,bal4 ,ah1 bashaw1 here is love between ,erasto ,and fair ,perseda1 sovereign of my soul4 ,hier4 ,remove ,erasto1 mighty ,soliman1 ,and then ,perseda will be quickly won4 #de ,bal4 ,erasto is my friend2 and while he lives1 ,perseda never will remove her love4 ,hier4 ,let not ,erasto live to grieve great ,soliman4 ,bal4 ,dear is ,erasto in our princely eye4 ,hier4 ,but if he be your rival1 let him die4 #ej ,bal4 ,why1 let him die6--so love commandeth me4 ,yet grieve ,i that ,erasto should so die4 ,hier4 ,erasto1 ,soliman saluleth thee1 ,and lets thee wit by me his highness' will1 ,which is1 thou shouldst be thus employ'd4 ,stabs him4 ,bel4 ,ay me6 ,erasto6 ,see1 ,soliman1 ,erasto's slain6 #ef ,bal4 ,yet liveth ,soliman to comfort thee4 ,fair queen of beauty1 let not favour die1 ,but with a gracious eye behold his grief ,that with ,perseda's beauty is increas'd1 #fj ,if by ,perseda his grief be not releas'd4 ,bel4 ,tyrant1 desist soliciting vain suits2 ,relentless are mine ears to thy laments1 ,as thy butcher is pitiless and base1 ,which seiz'd on my ,erasto1 harmless knight4 #fe ,yet by thy power thou thinkest to command1 ,and to thy power ,perseda doth obey2 ,but1 were she able1 thus she would revenge ,thy treacheries on thee1 ignoble prince3 ,stabs him4 ,and on herself she would be thus reveng'd4 #gj ,stabs herself4 ,king4 ,well said6--,old marshal1 this was bravely done6 ,hier4 ,but ,bel-imperia plays ,perseda well6 ,vic4 ,were this in earnest1 ,bel-imperia1 ,you would be better to my son than so4 #gd ,king4 ,but now what follows for ,hieronimo8 ,hier4 ,marry1 this follows for ,hieronimo3 ,here break we off our sundry languages1 ,and thus conclude ,i in our vulgar tongue4 ,haply you think--but bootless are your thoughts-- ,that this is fabulously counterfeit1 #hj ,and that we do as all tragedians do1-- ,to die to-day1 for fashioning our scene1 ,the death of ,ajax or some ,roman peer1 ,and in a minute starting up again1 ,revive to please to-morrow's audience4 #he ,no1 princes2 know ,i am ,hieronimo1 ,the hopeless father of a hapless son1 ,whose tongue is tun'd to tell his latest tale1 ,not to excuse gross errors in the play4 #hi ,i see1 your looks urge instance of these words2 ,behold the reason urging me to this6 ,shows his dead son4 ,see here my show1 look on this spectacle6 ,here lay my hope1 and here my hope hath end2 ,here lay my heart1 and here my heart was slain2 ,here lay my treasure1 here my treasure lost2 #ie ,here lay my bliss1 and here my bliss bereft3 ,but hope1 heart1 treasure1 joy1 and bliss1 ,all fled1 fail'd1 died1 yea1 all decay'd with this4 ,from forth these wounds came breath that gave me life2 ,they murd'red me that made these fatal marks4 #ajj ,the cause was love1 whence grew this mortal hate2 ,the hate1 ,lorenzo and young ,balthazar2 ,the love1 my son to ,bel-imperia4 ,but night1 the coverer of accursed crimes1 ,with pitchy silence hush'd these traitors' harms1 #aje ,and lent them leave1 for they had sorted#hhc leisure ,to take advantage in my garden-plot ,upon my son1 my dear ,horatio4 ,there merciless they butcher'd up my boy1 #aji ,in black1 dark night1 to pale1 dim1 cruel death4 ,he shrieks3 ,i heard--and yet1 methinks1 ,i hear-- ,his dismal outcry echo in the air4 ,with soonest speed ,i hasted to the noise1 ,where hanging on a tree ,i found my son1 ,through-girt#hhd with wounds1 and slaught'red as you see4 #aae ,and griev'd ,i1 think you1 at this spectacle8 ,speak1 ,portuguese1 whose loss resembles mine3 ,if thou canst weep upon thy ,balthazar1 ',t is like ,i wail'd for my ,horatio4 ,and you1 my lord1 whose reconciled son #abj ,march'd in a net1 and thought himself unseen1 ,and rated me for brainsick lunacy1 ,with 8,god amend that mad ,hieronimo60-- ,how can you brook our play's catastrophe8 ,and here behold this bloody handkercher1 #abe ,which at ,horatio's death ,i weeping dipp'd ,within the river of his bleeding wounds3 ,it as propitious1 see1 ,i have reserved1 ,and never hath it left my bloody heart1 ,soliciting remembrance of my vow #acj ,with these1 ,o1 these accursed murderers3 ,which now perform'd1 my heart is satisfied4 ,and to this end the bashaw ,i became ,that might revenge me on ,lorenzo's life1 ,who therefore was appointed to the part1 #ace ,and was to represent the knight of ,rhodes1 ,that ,i might kill him more conveniently4 ,so1 ,viceroy1 was this ,balthazar1 thy son1 ,that ,soliman which ,bel-imperia1 ,in person of ,perseda1 murdered2 #adj ,solely appointed to that tragic part ,that she might slay him that offended her4 ,poor ,bel-imperia miss'd her part in this3 ,for though the story saith she should have died1 ,yet ,i of kindness1 and of care to her1 #ade ,did otherwise determine of her end2 ,but love of him whom they did hate too much ,did urge her resolution to be such4 ,and1 princes1 now behold ,hieronimo1 ,author and actor in this tragedy1 #aej ,bearing his latest fortune in his fist2 ,and will as resolute conclude his part1 ,as any of the actors gone before4 ,and1 gentles1 thus ,i end my play2 ,urge no more words3 ,i have no more to say4 #aee ,he runs to hang himself4 ,king4 ,o hearken1 ,viceroy6 ,hold1 ,hieronimo6 ,brother1 my nephew and thy son are slain6 ,vic4 ,we are betray'd2 my ,balthazar is slain6 ,break ope the doors2 run1 save ,hieronimo4 ,they break in and hold ,hieronimo4 ,hieronimo1 do but inform the king of these events2 #afj ,upon mine honour1 thou shalt have no harm4 ,hier4 ,viceroy1 ,i will not trust thee with my life1 ,which ,i this day have offered to my son4 ,accursed wretch6 #afd ,why stay'st thou him that was resolv'd to die8 ,king4 ,speak1 traitor6 damned1 bloody murderer1 speak6 ,for now ,i have thee1 ,i will make thee speak4 ,why hast thou done this undeserving deed8 ,vic4 ,why hast thou murdered my ,balthazar8 ,cast4 ,why hast thou butchered both my children thus8 #agj ,hier4 ,o1 good words6 ,as dear to me was my ,horatio ,as yours1 or yours1 or yours1 my lord1 to you4 ,my guiltless son was by ,lorenzo slain1 ,and by ,lorenzo and that ,balthazar #age ,am ,i at last revenged thoroughly1 ,upon whose souls may heavens be yet aveng'd ,with greater far than these afflictions4 ,cast4 ,but who were thy confederates in this8 ,vic4 ,that was thy daughter ,bel-imperia2 #ahj ,for by her hand my ,balthazar was slain3 ,i saw her stab him4 ,king4 ,why speak'st thou not8 ,hier4 ,what lesser liberty can kings afford ,than harmless silence8 ,then afford it me4 ,sufficeth1 ,i may not1 nor ,i will not tell thee4 #ahe ,king4 ,fetch forth the tortures3 traitor as thou art1 ,i'll make thee tell4 ,hier4 ,indeed1 ,thou may'st torment me as his wretched son ,hath done in murd'ring my ,horatio2 ,but never shalt thou force me to reveal #aij ,the thing which ,i have vow'd inviolate4 ,and therefore1 in despite of all thy threats1 ,pleas'd with their deaths1 and eas'd with their revenge1 ,first take my tongue1 and afterwards my heart4 ,he bites out his tongue4 #hhe;,hier4 ,but are you sure they are dead8 ,cast4 ,ay1 slave1#hhf too sure4 ,hier4 ,what1 and yours too8 #aie ,vic4 ,ay1 all are dead3 not one of them survive4 ,hier4 ,nay1 then ,i care not2 come1 and we shall be friends3 ,let us lay our heads together3 ,see1 here's a goodly noose wilt hold them all4 #bjj ,vic4 ,o damned devil1 how secure#hhg he is6 ,hier4 ,secure8 ,why1 dost thou wonder at it8 ,i tell thee1 ,viceroy1 this day ,i have seen revenge1 ,and in that sight am grown a prouder monarch1 ,than ever sat under the crown of ,spain4 #bje ,had ,i as many lives as there be stars1 ,as many heavens to go to1 as those lives1 ,i'd give them all1 ay1 and my soul to boot1 ,but ,i would see thee ride in this red pool4 ,cast4 ,but who were thy confederates in this8 #baj ,vic4 ,that was thy daughter ,bel-imperia2 ,for by her hand my ,balthazar was slain3 ,i saw her stab him4 ,hier4 ,o1 good words6 ,as dear to me was my ,horatio1 #bae ,as yours1 or yours1 or yours1 my lord1 to you4 ,my guiltless son was by ,lorenzo slain1 ,and by ,lorenzo and that ,balthazar ,am ,i at last revenged thoroughly1 ,upon whose souls may heavens be yet avenged #bbj ,with greater far than these afflictions4 ,methinks1 since ,i grew inward with revenge1 ,i cannot look with scorn enough on death4 ,king4 ,what1 dost thou mock us1 slave8--,bring tortures forth4 #bbd ,hier4 ,do1 do1 do3 and meantime ,i'll torture you4 ,you had a son1 as ,i take it2 and your son ,should ha' been married to your daughter3 ,ha1 was it not so8--,you had a son too1 ,he was my liege's nephew3 he was proud ,and politic2 had he liv'd1 he might ha' come #bcj ,to wear the crown of ,spain1 ,i think 't was so3-- ',t was ,i that kill'd him3 look you1 this same hand4 ',t was it that stabb'd his heart--do ye see8 this hand-- ,for one ,horatio1 if you ever knew him3 a youth1 ,one that they hang'd up in his father's garden3 #bce ,one that did force your valiant son to yield1 ,while your more valiant son did take him prisoner4 ,vic4 ,be deaf1 my senses3 ,i can hear no more4 ,king4 ,fall1 heaven1 and cover us with thy sad ruins4 #bci ,cast4 ,roll all the world within thy pitchy cloud4 ,hier4 ,now do ,i applaud what ,i have acted4 ,nunc iners cadat#hhh manus6 ,now to express the rupture of my part1-- ,first take my tongue1 and afterward my heart4 ,king4 ,o monstrous resolution of a wretch6 #bde ,see1 ,viceroy1 he hath bitten forth his tongue1 ,rather than to reveal what we requir'd4 ,cast4 ,yet can he write4 ,king4 ,and if in this he satisfy us not1 ,we will devise th' extremest kind of death #bej ,that ever was invented for a wretch4 ,then he makes signs for a knife to mend his pen4 ,cast4 ,o1 he would have a knife to mend his pen4 ,vic4 ,here1 and advise thee that thou write the troth4-- ,look to my brother6 save ,hieronimo6 ,he with a knife stabs the ,,duke and himself4 ,king4 ,what age hath ever heard such monstrous deeds8 #bee ,my brother1 and the whole succeeding hope ,that ,spain expected after my decease6 ,go1 bear his body hence1 that we may mourn ,the loss of our beloved brother's death1 ,that he may be entomb'd whate'er befall4 #bfj ,i am the next1 the nearest1 last of all4 ,vic4 ,and thou1 ,don ,pedro1 do the like for us3 ,take up our hapless son1 untimely slain2 ,set me with him1 and he with woeful me1 ,upon the main-mast of a ship unmann'd1 #bfe ,and let the wind and tide haul me along ,to ,scylla's barking and untamed gulf1 ,or to the loathsome pool of ,acheron1 ,to weep my want for my sweet ,balthazar3 ,spain hath no refuge for a ,portingale4 #bgj ,the trumpets sound a dead march2 the ,,king ,,of ,,spain mourning after his brother's body1 and the ,,king ,,of ,,portingal bearing the body of his son4 ,,chorus4 ,enter ,,ghost and ,,revenge4 ,ghost4 ,ay1 now my hopes have end in their effects1 ,when blood and sorrow finish my desires3 ,horatio murdered in his father's bower2 ,vild ,serberine by ,pedringano slain2 ,false ,pedringano hang'd by quaint device2 #e ,fair ,isabella by herself misdone2 ,prince ,balthazar by ,bel-imperia stabb'd2 ,the ,duke of ,castile and his wicked son ,both done to death by old ,hieronimo2 ,my ,bel-imperia fall'n as ,dido fell1 #aj ,and good ,hieronimo slain by himself3 ,ay1 these were spectacles to please my soul6 ,now will ,i beg at lovely ,proserpine ,that1 by the virtue of her princely doom1 ,i may consort#hhi my friends in pleasing sort1 #ae ,and on my foes work just and sharp revenge4 ,i'll lead my friend ,horatio through those fields1 ,where never-dying wars are still inur'd2#hij ,i'll lead fair ,isabella to that train1 ,where pity weeps1 but never feeleth pain2 #bj ,i'll lead my ,bel-imperia to those joys1 ,that vestal virgins and fair queens possess2 ,i'll lead ,hieronimo where ,orpheus plays1 ,adding sweet pleasure to eternal days4 #bd ,but say1 ,revenge1 for thou must help1 or none1 ,against the rest how shall my hate be shown8 ,rev4 ,this hand shall hale them down to deepest hell1 ,where none but ,furies1 bugs1#hia and tortures dwell4 ,ghost4 ,then1 sweet ,revenge1 do this at my request3 ,let me be judge1 and doom them to unrest4 #cj ,let loose poor ,tityus from the vulture's gripe1 ,and let ,don ,cyprian supply his room2 ,place ,don ,lorenzo on ,ixion's wheel1 ,and let the lover's endless pains surcease #cd 7,juno forgets old wrath1 and grants him ease72 ,hang ,balthazar about ,chimaera's neck1 ,and let him there bewail his bloody love1 ,repining at our joys that are above2 ,let ,serberine go roll the fatal stone1 ,and take from ,sisyphus his endless moan2 #dj ,false ,pedringano1 for his treachery1 ,let him be dragg'd through boiling ,acheron1 ,and there live1 dying still in endless flames1 ,blaspheming gods and all their holy names4 ,rev4 ,then haste we down to meet thy friends and foes3 #de ,to place thy friends in ease1 the rest in woes2 ,for here though death hath end their misery1 ,i'll there begin their endless tragedy4 ,exeunt4 ,,bussy ,d',,ambois ,,by ,,george ,,chapman ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,henry ,,iii41 ,king of ,france4 ,monsieur1 his brother4 ,the ,,duke ,,of ,,guise4 ,,montsurry1 a ,count4 ,,bussy ,d',,ambois4 ,,barrisor1 ,l',,anou1 ,courtiers2 enemies of ,d',ambois4 ,,pyrrhot1 ,,brisac1 ,,melynell1 ,courtiers2 friends of ,d',ambois4 ,,friar ,,comolet4 ,,maffe1 steward to ,monsieur4 ,,nuntius4 ,murderers4 ,,behemoth1 ,,cartophylax1 ,spirits4 ,,umbra of ,,friar4 ,,elenor1 ,duchess of ,guise4 ,,tamyra1 ,countess of ,montsurry4 ,,beaupre1 niece to ,elenor4 ,,pero1 maid to ,tamyra4 ,,charlotte1 maid to ,beaupre4 ,,pyra1 a court lady4 ,,annabelle1 maid to ,elenor4 ,lords1 ,ladies1 ,pages1 c4 ,,scene4--,paris4 ,,prologue ,not out of confidence that none but we#hib ,are able to present this tragedy1 ,not out of envy at the grace of late ,it did receive1 nor yet to derogate ,from their deserts who#hic give out boldly that #e ,they move with equal feet on the same flat2 ,neither for all nor any of such ends ,we offer it1 gracious and noble friends1 ,to your review2 we1 far from emulation ,and 7charitably judge7 from imitation1 #aj ,with this work entertain you1 a piece known ,and still believ'd in ,court to be our own4 ,to quit our claim1 doubting our right or merit1 ,would argue in us poverty of spirit ,which we must not subscribe to4 ,field#hid is gone1 #ae ,whose action first did give it name1 and one#hie ,who came the nearest to him1 is denied ,by his gray beard to show the height and pride ,of ,d',ambois' youth and bravery2 yet to hold ,our title still a-foot1 and not grow cold #bj ,by giving it o'er1 a third man#hif with his best ,of care and pains defends our interest2 ,as ,richard#hig he was lik'd1 nor do we fear ,in personating ,d',ambois he'll appear ,to faint1 or go less1 so#hih your free consent1 #be ,as heretofore1 give him encouragement4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#hii ,enter ,,bussy ,d',,ambois1 poor4 ,bu4 ,fortune1 not ,reason1 rules the state of things1 ,reward goes backwards1 ,honour on his head2 ,who is not poor1 is monstrous2 only need ,gives form and worth to every human seed4 ,as cedars beaten with continual storms1 #e ,so great men flourish2 and do imitate ,unskilful statuaries1 who suppose1 ,in forming a ,colossus1 if they make him ,straddle enough1 strut1 and look big1 and gape1 ,their work is goodly3 so men merely great #aj ,in their affected gravity of voice1 ,sourness of countenance1 manners' cruelty1 ,authority1 wealth1 and all the spawn of fortune1 ,think they bear all the kingdom's worth before them2 ,yet differ not from those colossic statues1 #ae ,which1 with heroic forms without o'erspread1 ,within are nought but mortar1 flint1 and lead4 ,man is a torch borne in the wind2 a dream ,but of a shadow1 summ'd with all his substance2 ,and as great seamen1 using all their wealth #bj ,and skills in ,neptune's deep invisible paths1 ,in tall ships richly built and ribb'd with brass1 ,to put a girdle round about the world1 ,when they have done it 7coming near their haven7 ,are glad to give a warning-piece1#ijj and call #be ,a poor1 staid fisherman1 that never past ,his country's sight1 to waft and guide them in3 ,so when we wander furthest through the waves ,of glassy ,glory1 and the gulfs of ,state1 #bi ,topt with all titles1 spreading all our reaches1 ,as if each private arm would sphere the earth1 ,we must to ,virtue for her guide resort1 ,or we shall shipwrack in our safest port4 ,procumbit4 ,enter ,monsieur1 with two ,pages4 ,mo4 ,there is no second place in numerous state#ija ,that holds more than a cipher2 in a king #ce ,all places are contain'd4 ,his word and looks ,are like the flashes and the bolts of ,jove2 ,his deeds inimitable1 like the sea #ch ,that shuts still as it opes1 and leaves no tracts ,nor prints of precedent for mean men's facts3#ijb ,there's but a thread betwixt me and a crown3 ,i would not wish it cut1 unless by nature2 ,yet to prepare me for that possible fortune1 ',tis good to get resolved spirits about me4 ,i follow'd ,d',ambois to this green retreat2 #de ,a man of spirit beyond the reach of fear1 ,who 7discontent with his neglected worth7 ,neglects the light1 and loves obscure abodes2 ,but he is young and haughty1 apt to take ,fire at advancement1 to bear state and flourish2 #ej ,in his rise therefore shall my bounties shine4 ,none loathes the world so much1 nor loves to scoff it1 ,but gold and grace will make him surfeit of it4 ,what1 ,d',ambois8 ,bu4 ,he1 sir4 ,mo4 ,turn'd to earth1 alive8 ,up1 man2 the sun shines on thee4 ,bu4 ,let it shine3 ,i am no mote to play in 't1 as great men are4 #ef ,mo4 ,call'st thou men great in state1 motes in the sun8 ,they say so that would have thee freeze in shades1 ,they 7like the gross ,sicilian gourmandist7 ,empty their noses in the cates#ijc they love1 #fj ,that none may eat but they4 ,do thou but bring ,light to the banquet ,fortune sets before thee1 ,and thou wilt loathe lean darkness like thy death4 ,who would believe thy mettle could let sloth ,rust and consume it8 ,if ,themistocles #fe ,had liv'd obscur'd thus in th' ,athenian ,state1 ,xerxes had made both him and it his slaves4 ,if brave ,camillus had lurkt so in ,rome1 ,he had not five times been ,dictator there1 ,nor four times triumpht4 ,if ,epaminondas #gj 7,who liv'd twice twenty years obscur'd in ,thebes7 ,had liv'd so still1 he had been still unnam'd1 ,and paid his country nor himself their right2 ,but putting forth his strength1 he rescu'd both ,from imminent ruin2 and1 like burnisht steel1 #ge ,after long-use he shin'd2 for as the light ,not only serves to show1 but render us ,mutually profitable2 so our lives ,in acts exemplary1 not only win ,ourselves good names1 but do to others give #hj ,matter for virtuous deeds1 by which we live4 ,bu4 ,what would you wish me8 ,mo4 ,leave the troubled streams1 ,and live1 as thrivers do1 at the well-head4 ,bu4 ,at the well-head8 ,alas1 what should ,i do ,with that enchanted glass8 ,see devils there8 ,or1 like a strumpet1 learn to set my looks #hf ,in an eternal brake1#ijd or practise juggling1 ,to keep my face still fast1 my heart still loose2 ,or bear 7like dame's schoolmistresses their riddles7 ,two tongues1 and be good only for a shift2#ije #ij ,flatter great lords1 to put them still in mind ,why they were made lords2 or please humorous#ijf ladies ,with a good carriage1 tell them idle tales ,to make their physic work2 spend a man's life ,in sights and visitations1 that will make #ie ,his eyes as hollow as his mistress' heart3 ,to do none good1 but those that have no need2 ,to gain being forward1 though you break for haste ,all the commandments ere you break your fast2 ,but believe backwards1 make your period #ajj ,and creed's last article1 8,i believe in ,god 02 ,and 7hearing villanies preacht7 t'unfold their art1 ,learn to commit them3 'tis a great man's part4 ,shall ,i learn this there8 ,mo4 ,no1 thou need'st not learn1 ,thou hast the theory2 now go there and practise4 #aje ,bu4 ,ay1 in a threadbare suit2 when men come there1 ,they must have high naps1#ijg and go from thence bare3 ,a man may drown the parts#ijh of ten rich men ,in one poor suit2 brave barks#iji and outward gloss ,attract ,court loves1 be in parts ne'er so gross4 ,mo4 ,thou shalt have gloss enough1 and all things fit #aaa ,t'enchase in all show thy long-smothered spirit3 ,be rul'd by me then4 ,the old ,scythians ,painted blind ,fortune's powerful hands with wings1 ,to show her gifts come swift and suddenly1 #aae ,which1 if her favourite be not swift to take1 ,he loses them for ever4 ,then be wise3 ,stay but awhile here1 and ,i'll send to thee4 ,exit ,monsieur with ,pages4 ,bu4 ,what will he send8 ,some crowns8 ,it is to sow them #aai ,upon my spirit1 and make them spring a crown ,worth millions of the seed-crowns he will send4 ,like to disparking#iaj noble husbandmen1 ,he'll put his plow into me1 plow me up4 ,but his unsweating thrift is policy1 ,and learning-hating policy is ignorant #abe ,to fit his seed-land soil2 a smooth plain ground ,will never nourish any politic seed4 ,i am for honest actions1 not for great3 ,if ,i may bring up a new fashion1 ,and rise in ,court for virtue1 speed his plow6 #acj ,the ,king hath known me long as well as he1 ,yet could my fortune never fit the length ,of both their understandings till this hour4 ,there is a deep nick in ,time's restless wheel ,for each man's good1 when which nick comes1 it strikes2 #ace ,as rhetoric yet works not persuasion1 ,but only is a mean to make it work1 ,so no man riseth by his real merit1 ,but when it cries 8clink0 in his raiser's spirit1 ,many will say1 that cannot rise at all1 #adj ,man's first hour's rise is first step to his fall4 ,i'll venture that2 men that fall low must die1 ,as well as men cast headlong from the sky4 ,enter ,,maffe4 ,ma4 ,humour of princes6 ,is this wretch endu'd ,with any merit worth a thousand crowns8 #ade ,will my lord have me be so ill a steward ,of his revenue1 to dispose a sum ,so great with so small cause as shows in him8 ,i must examine this4 ,is your name ,d',ambois8 ,bu4 ,sir8 ,ma4 ,is your name ,d',ambois8 ,bu4 ,who have we here8 #aej ,serve you the ,monsieur8 ,ma4 ,how8 ,bu4 ,serve you the ,monsieur8 ,ma4 ,sir1 y'are very hot4 ,i do serve the ,monsieur2 ,but in such place as gives me the command ,of all his other servants4 ,and because ,his grace's pleasure is to give your good #aee ,his pass#iaa through my command1 methinks you might ,use me with more respect4 ,bu4 ,cry you mercy6#iab ,now you have opened my dull eyes1 ,i see you1 ,and would be glad to see the good you speak of4 ,what might ,i call your name8 ,ma4 ,monsieur ,maffe4 ,bu4 ,monsieur ,maffe8 ,then1 good ,monsieur ,maffe1 #afa ,pray let me know you better4 ,ma4 ,pray do so1 ,that you may use me better4 ,for yourself1 ,by your no better outside1 ,i would judge you ,to be some poet2 have you given my lord #afe ,some pamphlet8 ,bu4 ,pamphlet8 ,ma4 ,pamphlet1 sir1 ,i say4 ,bu4 ,did your great master's goodness leave the good ,that is to pass your charge to my poor use1 ,to your discretion8 ,ma4 ,though he did not1 sir1 ,i hope 'tis no rude office to ask reason #agj ,how that his grace gives me in charge1 goes from me8 ,bu4 ,that's very perfect1 sir4 ,ma4 ,why1 very good1 sir2 ,i pray then give me leave2 if for no pamphlet1 ,may ,i not know what other merit in you1 #agd ,makes his compunction willing to relieve you8 ,bu4 ,no merit in the world1 sir4 ,ma4 ,that is strange4 ,y'are a poor soldier1 are you8 ,bu4 ,that ,i am1 sir4 ,ma4 ,and have commanded8 ,bu4 ,ay1 and gone without1 sir4 ,ma4 ,aside4 ,i see the man2 a hundred crowns will make him #agi ,swagger and drink healths to his grace's bounty1 ,and swear he could not be more bountiful2 ,so there's nine hundred crowns sav'd4--,here1 tall soldier1 ,his grace hath sent you a whole hundred crowns4 ,bu4 ,a hundred1 sir8 ,nay1 do his highness right2 ,i know his hand is larger1 and perhaps #ahe ,i may deserve more than my outside shows4 ,i am a scholar1 as ,i am a soldier1 ,and ,i can poetise2 and 7being well encourag'd7 ,may sing his fame for giving2 yours for delivering #ahi 7,like a most faithful steward7 what he gives4 ,ma4 ,what shall your subject be8 ,bu4 ,i care not much ,if to his bounteous grace ,i sing the praise ,of fair great noses1 and to you of long ones4 ,what qualities have you1 sir1 beside your chain#iac ,and velvet jacket8#iac ,can your worship dance8 ,ma4 ,a pleasant fellow1 faith2 it seems my lord #aif ,will have him for his jester2 and by 'r lady1 ,such men are now no fools2 'tis a knight's place4 ,if ,i 7to save his grace some crowns7 should urge him ,t' abate his bounty1 ,i should not be heard2 #bjj ,i would to heaven ,i were an errant ass1 ,for then ,i should be sure to have the ears ,of these great men1 where now their jesters have them4 ',tis good to please him1 yet ,i'll take no notice ,of his preferment1 but in policy #bje ,will still be grave and serious1 lest he think ,i fear his wooden dagger4#iad ,here1 sir ,ambo6 ,bu4 ,how1 ,ambo1 sir8 ,ma4 ,ay1 is not your name ,ambo8 ,bu4 ,you call'd me lately ,d',ambois2 has your worship ,so short a head8 ,ma4 ,i cry thee mercy1 ,d',ambois4 ,a thousand crowns ,i bring you from my lord4 ,if you be thrifty1 and play the good husband1 you may make #bab ,this a good standing living3 'tis a bounty ,his highness might perhaps have bestow'd better4 ,bu4 ,go1 y'are a rascal2 hence1 away1 you rogue6 #bae ,ma4 ,what mean you1 sir8 ,bu4 ,hence6 prate no more6 ,or1 by thy villain's blood1 thou prat'st thy last6 ,a barbarous groom grudge at his master's bounty6 ,but since ,i know he would as much abhor #baj ,his hind should argue what he gives his friend1 ,take that1 sir1 for your aptness to dispute4 ,strikes him4 ,exit4 ,ma4 ,these crowns are set in blood2 blood be their fruit4 ,exit4 ,scene ,,ii4#iae ,enter ,,henry1 ,,guise1 ,,montsurry1 ,,elenor1 ,,tamyra1 ,,beaupre1 ,,pero1 ,,charlotte1 ,,pyra1 ,,annabelle4 ,he4 ,duchess of ,guise1 your grace is much enricht ,in the attendance of that ,english virgin1 ,that will initiate her prime of youth 7,dispos'd to ,court conditions7 under the hand ,of your preferr'd instructions and command1 #e ,rather than any in the ,english ,court1 ,whose ladies are not matcht in ,christendom ,for graceful and confirm'd behaviours2 ,more than the ,court1 where they are bred1 is equall'd4 ,gu4 ,i like not their ,court fashion2 it is too crestfall'n #aj ,in all observance1 making demigods ,of their great nobles2 and of their old queen1 ,an ever-young and most immortal goddess4 ,mo4 ,no question she's the rarest queen in ,europe4 ,gu4 ,but what's that to her immortality8 #ae ,he4 ,assure you1 cousin ,guise1 so great a courtier1 ,so full of majesty and royal parts1 ,no queen in ,christendom may vaunt herself4 ,her ,court approves it1 that's a ,court indeed1 ,not mixt with clowneries us'd in common houses1 #bj ,but1 as ,courts should be1 th' abstracts of their kingdoms1 ,in all the beauty1 state1 and worth they hold2 ,so is hers1 amply1 and by her inform'd4 ,the world is not contracted in a man ,with more proportion and expression1 #be ,than in her ,court1 her kingdom4 ,our ,french ,court ,is a mere mirror of confusion to it3 ,the king and subject1 lord and every slave1 ,dance a continual hay2#iaf our rooms of state ,kept like our stables2 no place more observ'd ,than a rude market-place3 and though our custom #ca ,keep this assur'd confusion from our eyes1 ',tis ne'er the less essentially unsightly1 ,which they would soon see1 would they change their form #cd ,to this of ours1 and then compare them both2 ,which we must not affect1#iag because in kingdoms ,where the king's change doth breed the subject's terror1 ,pure innovation is more gross than error4 ,mo4 ,no question we shall see them imitate 7,though afar off7 the fashions of our ,courts1 #dj ,as they have ever ap'd us in attire4 ,never were men so weary of their skins1 ,and apt to leap out of themselves as they2 ,who1 when they travel#iah to bring forth rare men1 ,come home1 delivered of a fine ,french suit4 #de ,their brains lie with their tailors1 and get babies ,for their most complete issue2 he's sole heir ,to all the moral virtues that first greets ,the light with a new fashion1 which becomes them ,like apes1 disfigur'd with the attires of men4 #ej ,he4 ,no question they much wrong their real worth ,in affectation of outlandish scum2 ,but they have faults1 and we more2 they foolish-proud ,to jet#iai in others' plumes so haughtily2 ,we proud1 that they are proud of foolery1 #ee ,holding our worths more complete for their vaunts4 ,enter ,monsieur1 ,d',,ambois4 ,mo4 ,come1 mine own sweetheart1 ,i will enter thee4-- ,sir1 ,i have brought a gentleman to ,court1 ,and pray you would vouchsafe to do him grace4 ,he4 ,d',ambois1 ,i think8 ,bu4 ,that's still my name1 my lord1 #fj ,though ,i be something altered in attire4 ,he4 ,we like your alteration1 and must tell you ,we have expected th' offer of your service2 ,for we 7in fear to make mild virtue proud7 ,use not to seek her out in any man4 #fe ,bu4 ,nor doth she use to seek out any man3 ,he that will win must woo her2 she's not shameless4#ibj ,mo4 ,i urg'd her modesty in him1 my lord1 ,and gave her those rites that he says she merits4 ,he4 ,if you have woo'd and won1 then1 brother1 wear him4 #gj ,mo4 ,th' art mine1 sweetheart4 ,see1 here's the ,guise's ,duchess1 ,the ,countess of ,montsurreau1 ,beaupre4 ,come1 ,i'll enseam#iba thee4 ,ladies1 y'are too many ,to be in council2 ,i have here a friend ,that ,i would gladly enter in your graces4 #ge ,bu4 ,save you1 ladies4 ,du4 ,if you enter him in our graces1 my lord1 methinks by his blunt behaviour he should come out of himself4 ,ta4 ,has he never been courtier1 my lord8 #hj ,mo4 ,never1 my lady4 ,be4 ,and why did the toy take him in th' head now8 ,bu4 ',tis leap-year1 lady1 and therefore very good to enter a courtier4 #he ,he4 ,mark1 ,duchess of ,guise1 there is one is not bashful4 ,du4 ,no1 my lord1 he is much guilty of the bold extremity4 ,ta4 ,the man's a courtier at first sight4 ,bu4 ,i can sing pricksong1#ibb lady1 at first sight2 and why not be a courtier as suddenly8 #ij ,be4 ,here's a courtier rotten before he be ripe4 ,bu4 ,think me not impudent1 lady2 ,i am yet no courtier2 ,i desire to be one1 and would gladly take entrance1 madam1 under your princely colours4 #ie ,enter ,,barrisor1 ,l',,anou1 ,,pyrrhot4 ,du4 ,soft1 sir1 you must rise by degrees1 first being the servant#ibc of some common lady1 or knight's wife2 then a little higher to a lord's wife2 next a little higher to a countess2 yet a little higher to a duchess1 and then turn the ladder4 #aja ,bu4 ,do you allow a man1 then1 four mistresses when the greatest mistress is allowed but three servants8 ,du4 ,where find you that statute1 sir8 #aje ,bu4 ,why1 be judged by the groom-porters4#ibd ,du4 ,the groom-porters8 ,bu4 ,ay1 madam2 must not they judge of all gamings i' th' ,court8 ,du4 ,you talk like a gamester4 #aaj ,gu4 ,sir1 know you me8 ,bu4 ,my lord8 ,gu4 ,i know not you4 ,whom do you serve8 ,bu4 ,serve1 my lord8 ,gu4 ,go to1 companion1#ibe your courtship's too saucy4 #aaf ,bu4 ,aside4 ,saucy6 ,companion6 ',tis the ,guise1 but yet those terms might have been spared of the guiserd4#ibf ,companion6 ,he's jealous1 by this light4 ,are you blind of that side1 duke8 ,i'll to her again for that4--,forth1 7#aba7 princely mistress1 for the honour of courtship4 ,another riddle6 ,gu4 ,cease your courtship1 or by heaven ,i'll cut your throat4 #abe ,bu4 ,cut my throat8 ,cut a whetstone1 young ,accius ,naevius4#ibg ,do as much with your tongue1 as he did with a razor4 ,cut my throat6 ,ba4 ,what new-come gallant have we here1 that dares mate#ibh the ,guise thus8 #acj ,l',a4 ',sfoot1 'tis ,d',ambois4 ,the duke mistakes him1 on my life1 for some knight of the new edition4#ibi ,bu4 ,cut my throat6 ,i would the king fear'd thy cutting of his throat no more than ,i fear thy cutting of mine4 #acf ,gu4 ,i'll do't1 by this hand4 ,bu4 ,that hand dares not do't4 ,y'ave cut too many throats already1 ,guise2 and robb'd the realm of many thousand souls1 more precious than thine own4--,come madam1 talk on4 7#ada7 ',sfoot1 can you not talk8 ,talk on1 ,i say2 another riddle4 ,py4 ,here's some strange distemper4 ,ba4 ,here's a sudden transmigration with ,d',ambois1--out of the knight's ward#icj into the duchess' bed4 ,l',a4 ,see what a metamorphosis a brave suit can work4 #adi ,py4 ',slight1 step to the ,guise and discover him4 ,ba4 ,by no means2 let the new suit work1 we'll see the issue4 ,gu4 ,leave your courting4 #aed ,bu4 ,i will not4--,i say1 mistress1 and ,i will stand unto it1 that if a woman may have three servants1 a man may have three-score mistresses4 ,gu4 ,sirrah1 ,i'll have you whipt out of the ,court for this insolence4 #afj ,bu4 ,whipt8 ,such another syllable out a th' presence1 if thou dar'st1 for thy dukedom4 ,gu4 ,remember1 poltroon4 ,mo4 ,pray thee1 forbear4 #afd ,bu4 ,passion of death6 ,were not the king here1 he should strow the chamber like a rush4 ,mo4 ,but leave courting his wife1 then4 ,bu4 ,i will not4 ,i'll court her in despite of him4 ,not court her6 ,come1 madam1 talk on1 fear me nothing4 ,to ,guise4 ,well may'st thou drive thy master from the ,court1 but never 7#aga7 ,d',ambois4 ,mo4 ,his great heart will not down2 'tis like the sea1 ,that partly by his own internal heat1 ,partly the stars' daily and nightly motion1 #age ,their heat and light1 and partly of the place1 ,the divers frames1 but chiefly by the moon1 ,bristled with surges1 never will be won 7,no1 not when th' hearts of all those powers are burst7 ,to make retreat into his settled home1 #ahj ,till he be crown'd with his own quiet foam4 ,he4 ,you have the mate4#ica ,another8 ,gu4 ,no more4 ,flourish short4 ,exit ,,guise1 after him the ,king1 ,monsieur whispering4 ,ba4 ,why1 here's the lion1 scar'd with the throat of a dunghill cock1 a fellow that has 7#ahe7 newly shak'd off his shackles2 now does he crow for that victory4 ,l',a4 ',tis one of the best jigs that ever was acted4 #ahi ,py4 ,whom does the ,guise suppose him to be1 trow8 ,l',a4 ,out of doubt1 some new denizen'd lord1 and thinks that suit newly drawn out a' th' mercer's books4 #aid ,ba4 ,i have heard of a fellow1 that by a fixt imagination looking upon a bull-baiting1 had a visible pair of horns grew out of his forehead2 and ,i believe this gallant1 overjoyed with the conceit of ,monsieur's cast#icb suit1 imagines himself to be the ,monsieur4 #bjj ,l',a4 ,and why not2 as well as the ass1 stalking in the lion's case1#icc bare himself like a lion1 braying all the huger beasts out of the forest8 ,py4 ,peace1 he looks this way4 #bjd ,ba4 ,marry1 let him look1 sir4 ,what will you say now if the ,guise be gone to fetch a blanket#icd for him8 ,l',a4 ,faith1 ,i believe it for his honour sake4 ,py4 ,but1 if ,d',ambois carry it clean8#ice ,exeunt ,ladies4 ,ba4 ,true1 when he curvets in the blanket4 ,py4 ,ay1 marry1 sir4 #baa ,l',a4 ',sfoot1 see how he stares on 's4 ,ba4 ,lord bless us1 let's away4 ,bu4 ,now1 sir1 take your full view2 how does the object please ye8 #bae ,ba4 ,if you ask my opinion1 sir1 ,i think your suit sits as well as if 't had been made for you4 ,bu4 ,so1 sir1 and was that the subject of your ridiculous jollity8 ,l',a4 ,what's that to you1 sir8 #bbj ,bu4 ,sir1 ,i have observ'd all your fleerings2#icf and resolve yourselves ye shall give a strict account for't4 ,enter ,,brisac1 ,,melynell4 ,ba4 ,oh1 miraculous jealousy6#icg ,do you think yourself such a singular subject for laughter 7#bbe7 that none can fall into the matter of our merriment but you8 ,l',a4 ,this jealousy of yours1 sir1 confesses some close defect in yourself1 that we never dream'd of4 #bcj ,py4 ,we held discourse of a perfum'd ass1 that being disguis'd in a lion's case1 imagin'd himself a lion4 ,i hope that toucht not you4 ,bu4 ,so1 sir2 your descants#ich do marvellous well fit this ground4 ,we shall meet where 7#bce7 your buffoonly laughters will cost ye the best blood in your bodies4 ,ba4 ,for life's sake let's be gone2 he'll kill 's outright else4 ,bu4 ,go1 at your pleasures1 ,i'll be your ghost to haunt you2 an ye sleep an 't1 hang me4 #bda ,l',a4 ,go1 go1 sir2 court your mistress4 ,py4 ,and be advis'd2 we shall have odds against you4 ,bu4 ,tush6 valour stands not in number2 ,i'll maintain it1 that one man may beat three 7#bdf7 boys4 ,br4 ,nay1 you shall have no odds of him in number1 sir2 he's a gentleman as good as the proudest of you1 and ye shall not wrong him4 ,ba4 ,not1 sir8 #bea ,me4 ,not1 sir3 though he be not so rich1 he's a better man than the best of you2 and ,i will not endure it4 ,l',a4 ,not you1 sir8 #bee ,br4 ,no1 sir1 not ,i4 ,bu4 ,i should thank you for this kindness1 if ,i thought these perfum'd musk-cats 7being out of this privilege7 durst but once mew at us4 ,ba4 ,does your confident spirit doubt that1 sir8 ,follow us and try4 #bfa ,l',a4 ,come1 sir1 we'll lead you a dance4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#ici ,enter ,,henry1 ,,guise1 ,,montsurry1 and ,attendants4 ,he4 ,this desperate quarrel sprung out of their envies ,to ,d',ambois' sudden bravery1#idj and great spirit4 ,gu4 ,neither is worth their envy4 ,he4 ,less than either ,will make the gall of envy overflow4 ,she feeds on outcast entrails like a kite2 #e ,in which foul heap1 if any ill lies hid1 ,she sticks her beak into it1 shakes it up1 ,and hurls it all abroad1 that all may view it4 ,corruption is her nutriment2 but touch her ,with any precious ointment1 and you kill her4 ,where she finds any filth in men1 she feasts1 #aa ,and with her black throat bruits it through the world 7,being sound and healthful74 ,but if she but taste ,the slenderest pittance of commended virtue1 ,she surfeits on it1 and is like a fly #ae ,that passes all the body's soundest parts1 ,and dwells upon the gores2 or if her squint eye ,have power to find none there1 she forges some4 ,she makes that crooked ever which is straight2 ,calls valour giddiness1 justice tyranny2 #bj ,a wise man may shun her1 she not herself2 ,whithersoever she flies from her harms1 ,she bears her foes still claspt in her own arms3 ,and therefore1 ,cousin ,guise1 let us avoid her4 ,enter ,nuntius4 ,nu4 ,what ,atlas or ,olympus lifts his head #be ,so far past covert1 that with air enough ,my words may be inform'd1 and from their height ,i may be seen1 and heard through all the world8 ,a tale so worthy1 and so fraught with wonder ,sticks in my jaws1 and labours with event4 #cj ,he4 ,comest thou from ,d',ambois8 ,nu4 ,from him1 and the rest1 ,his friends and enemies2 whose stern fight ,i saw1 ,and heard their words before and in the fray4 ,he4 ,relate at large what thou hast seen and heard4 ,nu4 ,i saw fierce ,d',ambois and his two brave friends #ce ,enter the field1 and at their heels their foes2 ,which were the famous soldiers1 ,barrisor1 ,l',anou1 and ,pyrrhot1 great in deeds of arms3 ,all which arriv'd at the evenest piece of earth ,the field afforded1 the three challengers #dj ,turn'd head1 drew all their rapiers1 and stood rankt3 ,when face to face the three defendants met them1 ,alike prepar'd1 and resolute alike4 ,like bonfires of contributory wood ,every man's look show'd1 fed with either's spirit2 #de ,as one had been a mirror to another1 ,like forms of life and death1 each took from other2 ,and so were life and death mixt at their heights1 ,that you could see no fear of death1 for life1 ,nor love of life1 for death2 but in their brows #ej ,pyrrho's opinion in great letters shone3 ,that life and death in all respects are one4 ,he4 ,past there no sort of words at their encounter8 ,nu4 ,as ,hector1 'twixt the hosts of ,greece and ,troy1 #ed 7,when ,paris and the ,spartan king should end ,the nine years' war7 held up his brazen lance ,for signal that both hosts should cease from arms1 ,and hear him speak3 so ,barrisor advis'd1#ida ,advanc'd his naked rapier 'twixt both sides1 ,ript#idb up the quarrel1 and compar'd six lives #fj ,then laid in balance with six idle words2 ,offer'd remission and contrition too2 ,or else that he and ,d',ambois might conclude ,the others' dangers4 ,d',ambois lik'd the last2 ,but ,barrisor's friends 7being equally engag'd #fe ,in the main quarrel7 never would expose ,his life alone to that they all deserv'd4 ,and1 for the other offer of remission1 ,d',ambois 7that like a laurel put in fire ,sparkl'd and spit7 did much more than scorn #gj ,that his wrong should incense him so like chaff ,to go so soon out2 and like lighted paper ,approve his spirit at once both fire and ashes4 ,so drew they lots and in them fates appointed ,that ,barrisor should fight with fiery ,d',ambois2 #ge ,pyrrhot with ,melynell2 with ,brisac ,l',anou3 ,and then like flame and powder they commixt1 ,so spritely1 that ,i wisht they had been spirits1 ,that the ne'er-shutting wounds1 they needs must open1 ,might as they open'd shut1 and never kill4 #hj ,but ,d',ambois' sword 7that light'ned as it flew7 ,shot like a pointed comet at the face ,of manly ,barrisor2 and there it stuck4 ,thrice pluckt he#idc at it1 and thrice drew on thrusts1 ,from him#idd that of himself was free as fire3 #he ,who#idd thrust still as he#idc pluckt1 yet 7past belief7 ,he#idc with his subtle eye1 hand1 body1 scapt4 ,at last1 the deadly hitten point tugg'd off1 ,on fell his yet undaunted foe so fiercely ,that 7only made more horrid with his wound7 #ij ,great ,d',ambois shrunk1 and gave a little ground2 ,but soon return'd1 redoubled#ide in his danger1 ,and at the heart of ,barrisor seal'd his anger4 ,then1 as in ,arden ,i have seen an oak ,long shook with tempests1 and his lofty top #ie ,bent to his root1 which being at length made loose ,even groaning with his weight7 he 'gan to nod ,this way and that1 as loth his curled brows 7,which he had oft wrapt in the sky with storms7 #ii ,should stoop3 and yet1 his radical fibres burst1 ,storm-like he fell1 and hid the fear-cold earth2 ,so fell stout ,barrisor1 that had stood the shocks ,of ten set battles in your highness' war1 ',gainst the sole soldier of the world1 ,navarre4 ,gu4 ,oh1 piteous and horrid murder6 ,mont4 ,such a life ,methinks had metal in it to survive #aje ,an age of men4 ,he4 ,such often soonest end4 ,thy felt report calls on1 we long to know ,on what events the other have arriv'd4 ,nu4 ,sorrow and fury1 like two opposite fumes ,met in the upper region of a cloud1 #aaa ,at the report made by this worthy's fall1 ,brake from the earth1 and with them rose ,revenge1 ,ent'ring with fresh powers his two noble friends2 ,and under that odds fell surcharged#idf ,brisac1 #aae ,the friend of ,d',ambois1 before fierce ,l',anou2 ,which ,d',ambois seeing1 as ,i once did see1 ,in my young travels through ,armenia1 ,an angry unicorn in his full career ,charge with too swift a foot a jeweller #abj ,that watcht him for the treasure of his brow1#idg ,and1 ere he could get shelter of a tree1 ,nail him with his rich antler to the earth2 ,so ,d',ambois ran upon reveng'd ,l',anou1 ,who eying th' eager point borne in his face1 #abe ,and giving back1 fell back1 and in his fall ,his foe's uncurbed sword stopt in his heart2 ,by which time all the life-strings of the tw' other ,were cut1 and both fell as their spirits flew ,upwards2 and still hunt honour at the view3 #acj ,and now1 of all the six1 sole ,d',ambois stood ,untoucht1 save only with the others' blood4 ,he4 ,all slain outright8 ,nu4 ,all slain outright but he1 ,who kneeling in the warm life of his friends1 7,all freckled with the blood his rapier rain'd7 #ace ,he kist their pale cheeks1 and bade both farewell2 ,and see the bravest man the ,french earth bears6 ,exit ,nuntius4 ,enter ,monsieur ,d',,ambois bare4#idh ,bu4 ,now is the time2 y'are princely vow'd my friend2 ,perform it princely1 and obtain my pardon4 ,mo4 ,else heaven forgive not me6 ,come on1 brave friend6-- #adj ,if ever nature held herself her own1 ,when the great trial of a king and subject ,met in one blood1 both from one belly springing2 ,now prove her virtue and her greatness one1 ,or make the t' one the greater with t' other1 #ade 7,as true kings should7 and for your brother's love1 7,which is a special species of true virtue7 ,do that you could not do1 not being a king4 ,he4 ,brother1 ,i know your suit2 these wilful murders ,are ever past our pardon4 ,mo4 ,manly slaughter #aej ,should never bear th' account of wilful murder2 ,it being a spice#idi of justice1 where with life ,offending past law1#iej equal life is laid ,in equal balance1 to scourge that offence ,by law of reputation1 which to men #aee ,exceeds all positive law1 and what that#iea leaves ,to true men's valours 7not prefixing rights ,of satisfaction1 suited to their wrongs7 ,a free man's eminence may supply and take4 ,he4 ,this would make every man that thinks him wrong'd #afj ,or is offended1 or in wrong or right1 ,lay on this violence1 and all vaunt themselves ,law-menders and suppliers1#ieb though mere butchers2 ,should this fact#iec 7though of justice#ied7 be forgiven8 ,mo4 ,oh1 no1 my lord2 it would make cowards fear #afe ,to touch the reputatious of true men ,when only they are left to imp#iee the law4 ,justice will soon distinguish murderous minds ,from just revengers4 ,had my friend been slain1 7,his enemy surviving7 he should die1 #agj ,since he had added to a murder'd fame 7,which was in his intent7 a murdered man1 ,and this had worthily been wilful murder2 ,but my friend only sav'd his fame's dear life1 ,which is above life1 taking th' under value1 #age ,which in the wrong it did1 was forfeit to him2 ,and in this fact only preserves a man ,in his uprightness2 worthy to survive ,millions of such as murder men alive4 ,he4 ,well1 brother1 rise1 and raise your friend withal #ahj ,from death to life2 and ,d',ambois1 let your life 7,refin'd1 by passing through this merited death7 ,be purg'd from more such foul pollution2 ,nor on your scape nor valour more presuming ,to be again so daring4 ,bu4 ,my lord1 #ahe ,i loathe as much a deed of unjust death ,as law itself doth2 and to tyrannize1 ,because ,i have a little spirit to dare ,and power to do1 as to be tyranniz'd4 ,this is a grace that 7on my knees redoubled#ief71 ,i crave to double this1 my short life's gift2 #aia ,and shall your royal bounty centuple1 ,that ,i may so make good what ,law and nature ,have given me for my good2 since ,i am free1 7,offending no just law71 let no law make #aie ,by any wrong it does1 my life her slave3 ,when ,i am wrong'd1 and that law fails to right me1 ,let me be king myself 7as man was made71 ,and do a justice that exceeds the law2 ,if my wrong pass the power of single valour #bjj ,to right and expiate1 then be you my king1 ,and do a right1 exceeding law and nature4 ,who to himself is law1 no law doth need1 ,offends no law1 and is a king indeed4 ,he4 ,enjoy what thou entreat'st2 we give but ours4 #bje ,bu4 ,what you have given1 my lord1 is ever yours4 ,exit ,rex cum ,,montsurry4 ,gu4 ,mort dieu6 who would have pardon'd such a murder8 ,exit4 ,mo4 ,now vanish horrors into ,court attractions1 ,for which let this balm make thee fresh and fair4 ,and now forth with thy service to the duchess1 #baj ,as my long love will to ,montsurry's countess4 ,exit4 ,bu4 ,to whom my love hath long been vow'd in heart1 ,although in hand for show ,i held the duchess4 ,and now through blood and vengeance1 deeds of height ,and hard to be achiev'd1 'tis fit ,i make #bae ,attempt of her perfection4 ,i need fear ,no check in his rivality1#ieg since her virtues ,are so renown'd1 and he of all dames hated4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ieh ,,montsurry1 ,,tamyra1 ,,beaupre1 ,,pero1 ,,charlotte1 ,,pyra4 ,mont4 ,he will have pardon1 sure4 ,ta4 ',t were pity1 else3 ,for though his great spirit something overflow1 ,all faults are atill borne that from greatness grow2 ,but such a sudden courtier saw ,i never4 ,be4 ,he was too sudden1 which indeed was rudeness4 #e ,ta4 ,true1 for it argued his no due conceit#iei ,both of the place and greatness of the persons1 ,nor of our sex3 all which 7we all being strangers ,to his encounter7 should have made more manners #i ,deserve more welcome4 ,mont4 ,all this fault is found ,because he lov'd the duchess and left you4 ,ta4 ,alas1 love give her joy2 ,i am so far ,from envy of her honour1 that ,i swear1 ,had he encounter'd me with such proud slight1 ,i would have put that project#ifj face of his #ae ,to a more test than did her duchesship4 ,be4 ,why 7by your leave1 my lord7 ,i 'll speak it here1 ,although she be my aunt1 she scarce was modest1 ,when she percerv'd the duke her husband take ,those late exceptions to her servant's courtship1 #bj ,to entertain him4 ,ta4 ,ay1 and stand him still1 ,letting her husband give her servant place4 ,though he did manly1 she should be a woman4 ,enter ,,guise4 ,gu4 ,d',ambois is pardon'd6 ,where's a king8 ,where law8 ,see how it runs1 much like a turbulent sea1 #be ,here high and glorious as it did contend ,to wash the heavens and make the stars more pure1 ,and here so low1 it leaves the mud of hell ,to every common view2 come1 ,count ,montsurry1 #bi ,we must consult of this4 ,ta4 ,stay not1 sweet lord4 ,mont4 ,be pleas'd1 ,i 'll straight return4 ,exit cum ,,guise4 ,ta4 ,would that would please me6 ,be4 ,i 'll leave you1 madam1 to your passions2 ,i see there 's change of weather in your looks4 ,exit cum suis4 ,ta4 ,i cannot cloak it2 but1 as when a fume1 ,hot1 dry1 and gross1 within the womb of earth ,or in her superficies begot1 #cf ,when extreme cold hath struck it to her heart1 ,the more it is comprest1 the more it rageth2 ,exceeds his prison's strength that should contain it1 ,and then it tosseth temples in the air1 #dj ,all bars made engines to his insolent fury2 ,so1 of a sudden1 my licentious fancy ,riots within me3 not my name and house ,nor my religion1 to this hour observ'd1 ,can stand above it4 ,i must utter that #de ,that will in parting break more strings in me ,than death when life parts2 and that holy man ,that1 from my cradle1 counsell'd for my soul1 ,i now must make an agent for my blood4#ifa #di ,enter ,,monsieur4 ,mo4 ,yet1 is my mistress gracious8 ,ta4 ,yet unanswered8 ,mo4 ,pray thee regard thine own good1 if not mine1 ,and cheer my love for that2 you do not know ,what you may be by me1 nor what without me2 ,i may have power t' advance and pull down any4 ,ta4 ,that 's not my study4 ,one way ,i am sure #ee ,you shall not pull down me2 my husband's height ,is crown to all my hopes2 and his retiring ,to any mean state1 shall be my aspiring2 ,my honour 's in mine own hands1 spite of kings4 ,mo4 ,honour1 what 's that8 ,your second maidenhead3 #fj ,and what is that8 ,a word4 ,the word is gone1 ,the thing remains3 the rose is pluckt1 the stalk ,abides2 an easy loss where no lack's found4 ,believe it1 there 's as small lack in the loss ,as there is pain i' th' losing2 archers ever #fe ,have two strings to a bow2 and shall great ,cupid 7,archer of archers both in men and women17 ,be worse provided than a common archer8 ,a husband and a friend all wise wives have4 ,ta4 ,wise wives they are that on such strings depend1 #gj ,with a firm husband joining a loose friend6 ,mo4 ,still you stand on your husband1 so do all ,the common sex of you1 when y' are encounter'd ,with one ye cannot fancy4 ,all men know #gd ,you live in ,court1 here1 by your own election1 ,frequenting all our common sports and triumphs1 ,all the most youthful company of men3 ,and wherefore do you this8 ,to please your husband8 ',t is gross and fulsome3 if your husband's pleasure ,be all your object1 and you aim at honour #hj ,in living close to him1 get you from ,court2 ,you may have him at home2 these common put-offs ,for common women serve3 8,my honour6 ,husband60 ,dames maritorious#ifb ne'er were meritorious4 ,speak plain1 and say1 8,i do not like you1 sir1 #he ,y' are an ill-favour'd fellow in my eye20 ,and ,i am answer'd4 ,ta4 ,then1 ,i pray1 be answer'd3 ,for in good faith1 my lord1 ,i do not like you ,in that sort#ifc you like4 ,mo4 ,then have at you1 here6 ,take 7with a politic hand7 this rope of pearl1 #ij ,and though you be not amorous1 yet be wise3 ,take me for wisdom2 he that you can love ,is ne'er the further from you4 ,ta4 ,now it comes ,so ill prepar'd1 that ,i may take a poison1 ,under a medicine as good cheap as it2 #ie ,i will not have it were it worth the world4 ,mo4 ,horror of death2 could ,i but please your eye1 ,you would give me the like1 ere you would lose me4 8,honour and husband60 ,ta4 ,by this light1 my lord1 ,y' are a vile fellow1 and ,i 'll tell the king #ajj ,your occupation of dishonouring ladies ,and of his ,court4 ,a lady cannot live ,as she was born1 and with that sort of pleasure ,that fits her state1 but she must be defam'd ,with an infamous lord's detraction4 #aje ,who would endure the ,court if these attempts ,of open and profest lust must be borne8 ,who 's there8 ,come on1 dame2 you are at your book ,when men are at your mistress2 have ,i taught you ,any such waiting-woman's quality8 #aaj ,mo4 ,farewell1 good 8husband40 ,exit ,monsieur4 ,mont4 ,farewell1 wicked lord4 ,enter ,,montsurry4 ,mont4 ,was not the ,monsieur here8 ,ta4 ,yes1 to good purpose2 ,and your cause is as good to seek him too1 ,and haunt his company4 ,mont4 ,why1 what 's the matter8 ,ta4 ,matter of death1 were ,i some husbands' wife4 #aae ,i cannot live at quiet in my chamber1 ,for opportunities#ifd almost to rapes ,offer'd me by him4 ,mont4 ,pray thee bear with him4 ,thou know'st he is a bachelor and a courtier1 ,ay1 and a prince2 and their prerogatives #abj ,are to their laws1 as to their pardons are ,their reservations1 after ,parliaments-- ,one quits another2 form gives all their essence4 ,that prince doth high in virtue's reckoning stand ,that will entreat a vice1 and not command4 #abe ,so far bear with him2 should another man ,trust to his privilege1 he should trust to death4 ,take comfort1 then1 my comfort1 nay1 triumph ,and crown thyself1 thou part'st with victory2#ife ,my presence is so only dear to thee #acj ,that other men's appear worse than they be4 ,for this night yet1 bear with my forced absence2 ,thou know'st my business2 and with how much weight4 ,my vow hath charg'd it4 ,ta4 ,true1 my lord1 and never ,my fruitless love shall let#iff your serious honour2 ,yet1 sweet lord1 do not stay2 you know my soul #acf ,is so long time without me1 and ,i dead1 ,as you are absent4 ,mont4 ,by this kiss1 receive ,my soul for hostage1 till ,i see my love4 ,ta4 ,the morn shall let me see you4 ,mont4 ,with the sun ,i 'll visit thy more comfortable#ifg beauties4 #ada ,ta4 ,this is my comfort1 that the sun hath left ,the whole world's beauty ere my sun leaves me4 ,mont4 ',t is late night now indeed2 farewell1 my light4 ,exit4 ,ta4 ,farewell1 my light and life2--but not in him1 #ade ,in mine own dark love and light bent to another4 ,alas that in the wane#ifh of our affections ,we should supply it with a full dissembling1 ,in which each youngest maid is grown a mother2 ,frailty is fruitful1 one sin gets another4 #aej ,our loves like sparkles are that brightest shine ,when they go out1 most vice shows most divine4-- ,go1 maid1 to bed2 lend me your book1 ,i pray2 ,not like yourself for form2 ,i 'll this night trouble ,none of your services4 ,make sure the doors1 #aee ,and call your other fellows to their rest4 ,pe4 ,i will1--,aside4 yet ,i will watch to know why you watch4 ,exit4 ,ta4 ,now all ye peaceful regents of the night1 ,silently-gliding exhalations1 ,languishing winds1 and murmuring falls of waters1 #afj ,sadness of heart and ominous secureness1 ,enchantments1 dead sleeps1 all the friends of rest1 ,that ever wrought upon the life of man1 ,extend your utmost strengths2 and this charm'd hour #afd ,fix like the centre2#ifi make the violent wheels ,of ,time and ,fortune stand2 and great ,existence 7,the ,maker's treasury7 now not seem to be1 ,to all but my approaching friends and me4 ,they come1 alas1 they come6 ,fear1 fear and hope ,of one thing1 at one instant fight in me2 #agj ,i love what most ,i loathe1 and cannot live ,unless ,i compass that which holds my death2 ,for life 's mere death1 loving one that loathes me1 ,and he ,i love will loath me1 when he sees ,i fly my sex1 my virtue1 my renown1 #age ,to run so madly on a man unknown4 ,the vault opens4 ,see1 see1 a vault is opening that was never ,known to my lord and husband1 nor to any ,but him that brings the man ,i love1 and me4 ,how shall ,i look on him8 ,how shall ,i live1 ,and not consume in blushes8 ,i will in1 #aha ,and cast myself off1#igj as ,i ne'er had been4#iga ,exit4 ,ascendit ,friar and ,d',,ambois4 ,fr4 ,come1 worthiest son1 ,i am past measure glad1 ,that you 7whose worth ,i have approv'd so long7 ,should be the object of her fearful love2 #ahe ,since both your wit and spirit can adapt ,their full force to supply her utmost weakness4 ,you know her worths and virtues1 for report ,of all that know is to a man a knowledge3 #ahi ,you know besides1 that our affections' storm1 ,rais'd in our blood1 no reason can reform4 ,though she seek then their satisfaction 7,which she must needs1 or rest unsatisfied7 ,your judgment will esteem her peace thus wrought1 #aid ,nothing less dear than if yourself had sought2 ,and 7with another colour1 which my art ,shall teach you to lay on7 yourself must seem ,the only agent1 and the first orb move#igb ,in this our set and cunning world of love4 ,bu4 ,give me the colour1 my most honour'd father1 #bjj ,and trust my cunning then to lay it on4 ,fr4 ',t is this1 good son2 ,lord ,barrisor 7whom you slew7 ,did love her dearly1 and with all fit means ,hath urg'd his acceptation1 of all which ,she keeps one letter written in his blood4 #bje ,you must say thus1 then1 that you heard from me ,how much herself was toucht in conscience ,with a report 7which is in truth disperst7 ,that your main quarrel grew about her love1 ,lord ,barrisor imagining your courtship #baj ,of the great ,guise's ,duchess in the presence1 ,was by you made to his elected mistress2 ,and so made me your mean now to resolve her1 ,choosing 7by my direction7 this night's depth ,for the more clear avoiding of all note #bae ,of your presumed presence3 and with this 7,to clear her hands of such a lover's blood7 ,she will so kindly thank and entertain you1 ,methinks ,i see how1 ay1 and ten to one1 ,show you the confirmation in his blood1 #bbj ,lest you should think report and she did feign1 ,that you shall so have circumstantial means ,to come to the direct1 which must be used3 ,for the direct is crooked2 love comes flying2 ,the height of love is still won with denying4 #bbe ,bu4 ,thanks1 honour'd father4 ,fr4 ,she must never know ,that you know anything of any love ,sustain'd on her part3 for1 learn this of me1 ,in anything a woman does alone1 ,if she dissemble1 she thinks 'tis not done2 #bcj ,if not dissemble1#igc nor a little chide1 ,give her her wish1 she is not satisfi'd2 ,to have a man think that she never seeks1 ,does her more good than to have all she likes3 ,this frailty sticks in them beyond their sex1 ,which to reform1 reason is too perplex3 #bcf ,urge reason to them1 it will do no good2 ,humour 7that is the chariot of our food ,in everybody7 must in them be fed1 ,to carry their affections by it bred4 #bdj ,stand close4 ,enter ,,tamyra with a book4 ,ta4 ,alas1 ,i fear my strangeness will retire him4 ,if he go back1 ,i die2 ,i must prevent it1 ,and cheer his onset with my sight at least1 ,and that's the most2 though every step he takes #bde ,goes to my heart4 ,i 'll rather die than seem ,not to be strange to that ,i most esteem4 ,fr4 ,madam4 ,ta4 ,ah6 ,fr4 ,you will pardon me1 ,i hope1 ,that so beyond your expectation1 ,and at a time for visitants so unfit1 #bej ,i 7with my noble friend here7 visit you4 ,you know that my access at any time ,hath ever been admitted2 and that friend ,that my care will presume to bring with me ,shall have all circumstance of worth in him #bee ,to merit as free welcome as myself4 ,ta4 ,oh1 father6 but at this suspicious hour ,you know how apt best men are to suspect us1 ,in any cause that makes suspicious shadow ,no greater than the shadow of a hair3 #bfj ,and y' are to blame4 ,what though my lord and husband ,lie forth to-night1 and1 since ,i cannot sleep ,when he is absent1 ,i sit up to-night2 ,though all the doors are sure1 and all our servants ,as sure bound with their sleeps2 yet there is ,one #bfe ,that wakes above1 whose eye no sleep can bind4 ,he sees through doors1 and darkness1 and our thoughts2 ,and therefore as we should avoid with fear ,to think amiss ourselves before his search1 ,so should we be as curious to shun #bgj ,all cause that other think not ill of us4 ,bu4 ,madam1 't is far from that2 ,i only heard ,by this my honour'd father1 that your conscience ,made some deep scruple with a false report ,that ,barrisor's blood should something touch your honour1 #bge ,since he imagin'd ,i was courting you1 ,when ,i was bold to change words with the duchess1 ,and therefore made his quarrel2 his long love ,and service1 as ,i hear1 being deeply vowed #bgi ,to your perfections1 which my ready presence1 ,presum'd on with my father at this season ,for the more care of your so curious#igd honour1 ,can well resolve#ige your conscience1 is most false4 ,ta4 ,and is it therefore that you come1 good sir8 #bhd ,then crave ,i now your pardon and my father's1 ,and swear your presence does me so much good1 ,that all ,i have it hinds to your requital4 ,indeed1 sir1 't is most true that a report ,is spread1 alleging that his love to me ,was reason of your quarrel1 and because #bij ,you shall not think ,i feign it for my glory ,that he importun'd me for his court service1#igf ,i 'll show you his own hand1 set down in blood ,to that vain purpose4 ,good sir1 then come in4 ,father1 ,i thank you now a thousand-fold4 #bie ,exit ,,tamyra and ,d',,ambois4 ,fr4 ,may it be worth it to you1 honour'd daughter4 ,descendit ,friar4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#igg ,enter ,d',,ambois1 ,,tamyra1 with a chain of pearl4 ,bu4 ,sweet mistress1 cease6 ,your conscience is too nice1#igh ,and bites too hotly of the ,puritan spice4 ,ta4 ,oh1 my dear servant1#igi in thy close embraces1 ,i have set open all the doors of danger ,to my encompast honour1 and my life4 #e ,before ,i was secure against death and hell1 ,but now am subject to the heartless fear ,of every shadow and of every breath1 ,and would change firmness with an aspen leaf2 ,so confident a spotless conscience is1 #aj ,so weak a guilty4 ,oh1 the dangerous siege ,sin lays about us1 and the tyranny ,he exercises when he hath expugn'd6#ihj ,like to the horror of a winter's thunder1 ,mixt with a gushing storm1 that suffer nothing ,to stir abroad on earth but their own rages1 #af ,is sin1 when it hath gathered head above us3 ,no roof1 no shelter can secure us so1 ,but he will drown our cheeks in fear or woe4 ,bu4 ,sin is a coward1 madam1 and insults #bj ,but on our weakness1 in his truest valour2#iha ,and so our ignorance tames us1 that we let ,his shadows fright us3 and like empty clouds1 ,in which our faulty apprehensions forge ,the forms of dragons1 lions1 elephants1 #be ,when they hold no proportion1 the sly charms ,of the witch1 ,policy1 makes him like a monster ,kept only to show men for servile money4 ,that false hag often paints him in her cloth ,ten times more monstrous than he is in troth4 #cj ,in three of us1 the secret of our meeting ,is only guarded1 and three friends as one ,have ever been esteem'd3 as our three powers ,that in our one soul are as one united3 ,why should we fear then8 ,for myself ,i swear #ce ,sooner shall torture be the sire to pleasure1 ,and health be grievous to one long time sick1 ,than the dear jewel of your fame in me ,be made an outcast to your infamy2 ,nor shall my value 7sacred to your virtues7 #dj ,only give free course to it1 from myself3 ,but make it fly out of the mouths of kings ,in golden vapours and with awful wings4 ,ta4 ,it rests#ihb as all kings' seals were set in thee4 ,now let us call my father1 whom ,i swear #de ,i could extremely chide1 but that ,i fear ,to make him so suspicious of my love ,of which1 sweet servant1 do not let him know ,for all the world4 ,bu4 ,alas6 he will not think it4 #di ,ta4 ,come1 then--ho6 ,father1 ope1 and take your friend4 ,ascendit ,friar4 ,fr4 ,now1 honour'd daughter1 is your doubt resolv'd8 ,ta4 ,ay1 father1 but you went away too soon4 ,fr4 ,too soon8 ,ta4 ,indeed you did1 you should have stayed2 ,had not your worthy friend been of your bringing1 ,and that contains all laws to temper me1 #ee ,not all the fearful danger that besieged us1 ,had aw'd my throat from exclamation4 ,fr4 ,i know your serious disposition well4 ,come1 son1 the morn comes on4 ,bu4 ,now1 honour'd mistress1 ,till farther service call1 all bliss supply you4 #fj ,ta4 ,and you this chain of pearl1 and my love only4 ,descendit ,friar and ,d',,ambois4 ,it is not ,i1 but urgent destiny1 ,that 7as great statesmen for their general end ,in politic justice1 make poor men offend7 ,enforceth my offence to make it just4 #fe ,what shall weak dames do1 when th' whole work of nature ,hath a strong finger in each one of us8 ,needs must that sweep away the silly cobweb ,of our still-undone labours2 that lays still ,our powers to it3 as to the line1 the stone1 #gj ,not to the stone1 the line should be oppos'd2#ihc ,we cannot keep our constant course in virtue3 ,what is alike at all parts8 ,every day ,differs from other3 every hour and minute1 ,ay1 every thought in our false clock of life #ge ,ofttimes inverts the whole circumference3 ,we must be sometimes one1 sometimes another4 ,our bodies are but thick clonds to our souls1 ,through which they cannot shine when they desire3 ,when all the stars1 and even the sun himself1 #hj ,must stay the vapours' times that he exhales ,before he can make good his beams to us2 ,oh1 how can we1 that are but motes to him1 ,wand'ring at random in his ordered rays1 ,disperse our passions' fumes1 with our weak labours1 #he ,that are more thick and black than all earth's vapours8 ,enter ,,montsurry4 ,mont4 ,good day1 my love2 what1 up and ready#ihd too6 ,ta4 ,both1 my dear lord2 not all this night made ,i ,myself unready1 or could sleep a wink4 ,mont4 ,alas6 what troubled my true love1 my peace1 #ij ,from being at peace within her better self8 ,or how could sleep forbear to seize thine eyes ,when he might challenge them as his just prize8 ,ta4 ,i am in no power earthly1 but in yours2 ,to what end should ,i go to bed1 my lord1 #ie ,that wholly mist the comfort of my bed8 ,or how should sleep possess my faculties1 ,wanting the proper closer of mine eyes8 ,mont4 ,then will ,i never more sleep night from thee4 ,all mine own business1 all the king's affairs1 #ajj ,shall take the day to serve them2 every night ,i'll ever dedicate to thy delight4 ,ta4 ,nay1 good my lord1 esteem not my desires ,such doters on their humours that my judgment ,cannot subdue them to your worthier pleasure2 ,a wife's pleas'd husband must her object be #ajf ,in all her acts1 not her sooth'd fantasy4 ,mont4 ,then come1 my love1 now pay those rites to sleep ,thy fair eyes owe him2 shall we now to bed8 ,ta4 ,oh1 no1 my lord2 your holy friar says #aaj ,all couplings in the day that touch the bed ,adulterous are1 even in the married2 ,whose grave and worthy doctrine1 well ,i know1 ,your faith in him will liberally allow4#ihe #aad ,mont4 ,he's a most learned and religious man2 ,come to the presence then1 and see great ,d',ambois 7,fortune's proud mushroom shot up in a night7 ,stand like an ,atlas under our ,king's arm2 ,which greatness#ihf with him ,monsieur now envies ,as bitterly and deadly as the ,guise4 #abj ,ta4 ,what1 he that was but yesterday his maker1 ,his raiser and preserver8 ,mont4 ,even the same4 ,each natural agent works but to this end1 ,to render that it works on like itself2 ,which since the ,monsieur in his act on ,d',ambois #abe ,cannot to his ambitious end effect1 ,but that1 quite opposite1 the ,king hath power ,in his love borne to ,d',ambois1 to convert ,the point of ,monsieur's aim on his own breast1 ,he turns his outward love to inward hate4 #acj ,a prince's love is like the lightning's fume1 ,which no man can embrace1 but must consume4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ihg ,enter ,,henry1 ,d',,ambois1 ,monsieur1 ,,guise1 ,duchess1 ,,annabelle1 ,,charlotte1 ,attendants4 ,he4 ,speak home1 my ,bussy2 thy impartial words ,are like brave falcons that dare truss#ihh a fowl ,much greater than themselves2 flatterers are kites ,that check at#ihi sparrows2 thou shalt be my eagle1 ,and bear my thunder underneath thy wings2 ,truth's words like jewels hang in th' ears of kings4 #f ,bu4 ,would ,i might live to see no ,jews hang there ,instead of jewels2 sycophants1 ,i mean1 ,who use truth like the devil1 his true foe1 ,cast by the angel to the pit of fears1 #aj ,and bound in chains2 truth seldom decks kings' ears4 ,slave ,flattery 7like a rippier's#iij legs roll'd up ,in boots of hay ropes7 with kings' soothed guts ,swaddl'd and strappl'd1#iia now lives only free4 ,oh1 'tis a subtle knave2 how like the plague #ae ,unfelt he strikes into the brain of man1 ,and rageth in his entrails1 when he can1 ,worse than the poison of a red-hair'd man6#iib ,he4 ,fly at him and his brood2 ,i cast thee off1 ,and once more give thee surname of mine eagle4 #bj ,bu4 ,i'll make you sport enough1 then2 let me have ,my lucerns#iic too1 or dogs inur'd to hunt ,beasts of most rapine1 but to put them up1#iid ,and if ,i truss not1 let me not be trusted4 ,show me a great man by the people's voice1 #be ,which is the voice of ,god that by his greatness ,bombasts#iie his private roofs with public riches2 ,that affects royalty1 rising from a clapdish2#iif ,that rules so much more by#iig his suffering king1 ,that he makes kings of his subordinate slaves3 #cj ,himself and them graduate like woodmongers1 ,piling a stack of billets from the earth1 ,raising each other into steeples' heights2 ,let him convey this on the turning props ,of ,protean law1 and1 his own counsel keeping1 ,keep all upright2 let me but hawk at him1 #ce ,i'll play the vulture1 and so thump his liver1 ,that1 like a huge unlading ,argosy1 ,he shall confess all1 and you then may hang him4 ,show me a clergyman1 that is in voice #dj ,a lark of heaven1 in heart a mole of earth2 ,that hath good living1 and a wicked life2 ,a temperate look1 and a luxurious gut2 ,turning the rents of his superfluous cures ,into your pheasants and your partridges2 #de ,venting their quintessence as men read ,hebrew2#iih ,let me but hawk at him1 and1 like the other1 ,he shall confess all1 and you then may hang him4 ,show me a lawyer that turns sacred law 7,the equal rend'rer of each man his own1 #ej ,the scourge of rapine and extortion1 ,the sanctuary and impregnable defence ,of retir'd learning and besieged virtue7 ,into a harpy1 that eats all but's own1 ,into the damned sins it punisheth2 #ee ,into the synagogue of thieves and atheists1 ,blood into gold1 and justice into lust2 ,let me but hawk at him1 as at the rest1 ,he shall confess all1 and you then may hang him4 ,enter ,,montsurry1 ,,tamyra1 and ,,pero4 ,gu4 ,where will you find such game as you would hawk at8 #fj ,bu4 ,i'll hawk about your house for one of them4 ,gu4 ,come1 y' are a glorious#iii ruffian1 and run proud ,of the ,king's headlong graces4 ,hold your breath1 ,or1 by that poison'd vapour1 not the ,king ,shall back your murderous valour against me4 ,bu4 ,i would the ,king would make his presence free #ff ,but for one bout betwixt us3 by the reverence ,due to the sacred space 'twixt kings and subjects1 ,here would ,i make thee cast that popular purple1 ,in which thy proud soul sits and braves thy sovereign4 #gj ,mo4 ,peace1 peace1 ,i pray thee peace4 ,bu4 ,let him peace first ,that made the first war4 ,mo4 ,he's the better man4 ,bu4 ,and therefore may do worst8 ,mo4 ,he has more titles4 ,bu4 ,so ,hydra had more heads4 ,mo4 ,he's greater known4 ,bu4 ,his greatness is the people's2 mine's mine own4 #ge ,mo4 ,he's nobler#ajjj born4 ,bu4 ,he is not1 ,i am noble2 ,and noblesse in his blood hath no gradation1 ,but in his merit4 ,gu4 ,th' art not nobly born1 ,but bastard to the ,cardinal of ,ambois4 ,bu4 ,thou liest1 proud ,guiserd4 ,let me fly1 my lord4 #hj ,he4 ,not in my face1 my eagle2 violence flies ,the sanctuaries of a prince's eyes4 ,bu4 ,still shall we chide and foam upon this bit8 ,is the ,guise only great in faction8 ,stands he not by himself8 ,proves he th' opinion #he ,that men's souls are without them8 ,be a duke1 ,and lead me to the field4 ,gu4 ,come1 follow me4 ,he4 ,stay them6 ,stay1 ,d',ambois4 ,cousin ,guise1 ,i wonder ,your honour'd disposition brooks so ill ,a man so good1 that only would uphold #ij ,man in his native noblesse1 from whose fall ,all our dimensions rise2 that in himself 7,without the outward patches of our frailty1 ,riches and honour7 knows he comprehends ,worth with the greatest4 ,kings had never borne #ie ,such boundless empire over other men1 ,had all maintain'd the spirit and state of ,d',ambois2 ,nor had the full impartial hand of nature ,that all things gave in her original#ajja #ii ,without these definite terms of mine and thine1 ,been turn'd unjustly to the hand of ,fortune1 ,had all preserv'd her in her prime1 like ,d',ambois4 ,no envy1 no disjunction had dissolv'd1 ,or pluck'd one stick out of the golden faggot ,in which the world of ,saturn#ajjb bound our lives1 ,had all been held together with the nerves1 #ajf ,the genius1 and th' ingenious#ajjc soul of ,d',ambois4 ,let my hand therefore be the ,hermean rod#ajjd ,to part and reconcile1 and so conserve you1 ,as my combin'd embracers and supporters4 #aaj ,bu4 ',tis our king's motion1 and we shall not seem ,to worst eyes womanish1 though we change thus soon ,never so great grudge for his greater pleasure4 ,gu4 ,i seal to that2 and1 so the manly freedom ,that you so much profess1 hereafter prove not #aae ,a bold and glorious license to deprave1#ajje ,to me his hand shall hold the ,hermean virtue ,his grace affects1 in which submissive sign ,on this his sacred right hand ,i lay mine4 ,bu4 ',tis well1 my lord1 and so your worthy greatness #abj ,decline not to the greater insolence1 ,nor make you think it a prerogative ,to rack men's freedoms with the ruder wrongs2 ,my hand 7stuck full of laurel1 in true sign ',tis wholly dedicate to righteous peace7 #abe ,in all submission kisseth th' other side4 ,he4 ,thanks to ye both2 and kindly ,i invite ye ,both to a banquet1 where we'll sacrifice ,full cups to confirmation of your loves2 #abi ,at which1 fair ladies1 ,i entreat your presence2 ,and hope you1 madam1 will take one carouse ,for reconcilement of your lord and servant4 ,du4 ,if ,i should fail1 my lord1 some other lady ,would be found there to do that for my servant4 ,mo4 ,any of these here8 ,du4 ,nay1 ,i know not that4 ,bu4 ,think your thoughts like my mistress'1 honour'd lady8 #ace ,ta4 ,i think not on you1 sir2 y' are one ,i know not4 ,bu4 ,cry you mercy1 madam4 ,mont4 ,oh1 sir1 has she met you8 ,exeunt ,,henry1 ,d',,ambois1 ,ladies4 ,mo4 ,what had my bounty drunk when it rais'd him8 ,gu4 ,y'ave stuck us up a very worthy flag1 #adj ,that takes more wind than we with all our sails4 ,mo4 ,oh1 so he spreads and flourishes4 ,gu4 ,he must down2 ,upstarts should never perch too near a crown4 ,mo4 ',tis true1 my lord2 and as this doting hand1 #add ,even out of earth1 like ,juno1 struck this giant1 ,so ,jove's great ordinance shall be here impli'd ,to strike him under th' ,etna of his pride2 ,to which work lend your hands1 and let us cast#ajjf ,where we may set snares for his ranging greatness4 #adi ,i think it best1 amongst our greatest women2 ,for there is no such trap to catch an upstart ,as a loose downfall2 for you know their falls ,are th' ends of all men's rising4 ,if great men ,and wise make scapes#ajjg to please advantage#ajjh ',tis with a woman3 women that worst may #aee ,still hold men's candles2#ajji they direct and know ,all things amiss in all men2 and their women#ajaj ,all things amiss in them2 through whose charm'd mouths1 ,we may see all the close scapes#ajaa of the ,court4 ,when the most royal beast of chase1 the hart1 7,being old and cunning in his lairs and haunts7 ,can never be discovered to the bow1 #afb ,the piece1#ajab or hound2 yet where1 behind some quitch1#ajac ,he breaks his gall1 and rutteth with his hind1 ,the place is markt1 and by his venery #afe ,he still is taken4 ,shall we then attempt ,the chiefest mean to that discovery here1 ,and court our greatest ladies' chiefest women ,with shows of love and liberal promises8 #afi ',tis but our breath4 ,if something given in hand ,sharpens their hopes of more1 't will be well ventur'd4 ,gu4 ,no doubt of that2 and 'tis the cunning'st point ,of your devis'd investigation4 ,mo4 ,i have broken ,the ice to it already with the woman ,of your chaste lady1 and conceive good hope #age ,i shall wade thorough to some wished shore ,at our next meeting4 ,mont4 ,nay1 there's small hope there4 ,gu4 ,take say#ajad of her1 my lord1 she comes most fitly4 ,mo4 ,starting back8 ,enter ,,charlotte1 ,,annabelle1 ,,pero4 ,gu4 ,y'are engag'd1 indeed4 #ahj ,an4 ,nay1 pray1 my lord1 forbear4 ,mont4 ,what1 skittish1 servant8 ,an4 ,no1 my lord1 ,i am not so fit for your service4 ,ch4 ,pray pardon me now1 my lord2 my lady excepts me4 #ahf ,gu4 ,i'll satisfy her expectation1 as far as an uncle may4 ,mo4 ,well said2 a spirit of courtship of all hands4 ,now mine own ,pero1 hast thou rememb'red 7#aij7 me for the discovery ,i entreated thee make of thy mistress8 ,speak boldly1 and be sure of all things ,i have sworn to thee4 ,pe4 ,building on that assurance1 my lord1 ,i may speak2 and much the rather1 because 7#aie7 my lady hath not trusted me with that ,i can tell you2 for now ,i cannot be said to betray her4 ,mo4 ,that's all one1 so we reach our objects4 ,forth1 ,i beseech thee4 ,pe4 ,to tell you truth1 my lord1 ,i have made a strange discovery4 7#bja7 ,mo4 ,excellent1 ,pero1 thou reviv'st me4 ,may ,i sink quick to perdition if my tongue discover#ajae it4 ,pe4 ',tis thus1 then3 this last night1 my lord lay forth1 and ,i watching my lady's sitting 7#bjf7 up1 stole up at midnight from my pallet2 and 7having before made a hole both through the wall and arras to her inmost chamber7 ,i saw ,d',ambois and herself reading a letter4 #baj ,mo4 ,d',ambois8 ,pe4 ,even he1 my lord4 ,mo4 ,dost thou not dream1 wench8 ,pe4 ,i swear he is the man4 ,mo4 ,the devil he is1 and thy lady his 7#baf7 dam6 ,why1 this was the happiest shot that ever flew6 ,the just plague of hypocrisy levell'd it4 ,oh1 the infinite regions betwixt a woman's tongue and her heart6 ,is this our goddess of 7#bai7 chastity8 ,i thought ,i could not be so slighted if she had not her fraught besides1 and therefore plotted this with her woman1 never dreaming of ,d',ambois4 ,dear ,pero1 ,i will advance thee for ever2 but tell me now1--,god's precious1 it transforms me with admiration#ajaf-- 7#bbe7 sweet ,pero1 whom should she trust with this conveyance8 ,or1 all the doors being made sure1 how should his conveyance be made8 ,pe4 ,nay1 my lord1 that amazes#ajag me2 ,i cannot by any study so much as guess at it4 #bcj ,mo4 ,well1 let's favour our apprehensions with forbearing that a little2 for if my heart were not hoopt with adamant1 the conceit#ajah of this would have burst it4 ,but hark thee4 ,whispers4 ,ch4 ,i swear to you grace1 all that ,i can 7#bce7 conjecture touching my lady your niece1 is a strong affection she bears to the ,english ,mylor4 ,gu4 ,all1 quod you8 ',tis enough1 ,i assure you1 but tell me4#ajai ,mont4 ,i pray thee1 resolve me3 the duke 7#bdj7 will never imagine that ,i am busy about 's wife3 hath ,d',ambois any privy access to her8 ,an4 ,no1 my lord2 ,d',ambois neglects her1 as she takes it1 and is therefore suspicious that either your lady1 or the ,lady ,beaupre #bde hath closely#ajbj entertain'd him4 ,mont4 ,by 'r lady1 a likely suspicion1 and very near the life1 if she marks it1#ajba especially of my wife4 ,mo4 ,come1 we'll disguise all with seeming 7#bej7 only to have courted4---,away1 dry palm#ajbb sh'as a liver as dry as a biscuit2 a man may go a whole voyage with her1 and get nothing but tempests from her windpipe4 ,gu4 ,here's one1 ,i think1 has swallowed a 7#bee7 porcupine1 she casts pricks from her tongue so4 ,mont4 ,and here's a peacock seems to have devour'd one of the ,alps she has so swelling a spirit1 and is so cold of her kindness4 #bei ,ch4 ,we are no windfalls1 my lord2 ye must gather us with the ladder of matrimony1 or we'll hang till we be rotten4 ,mo4 ,indeed1 that's the way to make ye right openarses4#ajbc ,but1 alas6 ye have no portions fit for such husbands as we wish you4 #bfe ,pe4 ,portions1 my lord8 ,yes1 and such portions as your principality cannot purchase4 ,mo4 ,what1 woman8 what are those portions8 ,pe4 ,riddle my riddle1 my lord4 ,mo4 ,ay1 marry1 wench1 ,i think thy portion 7#bgj7 is a right riddle1 a man shall never find it out4 ,but let's hear it4 ,pe4 ,you shall1 my lord4 ,what's that1 that being most rare's most cheap8 ,that when you sow1 you never reap8 #bge ,that when it grows most1 most you thin#ajbd it8 ,and still you lose it when you win it2 ,that when 'tis commonest1 'tis dearest1 ,and when 'tis farthest off1 'tis nearest8 ,mo4 ,is this your great portion8 #bhj ,pe4 ,even this1 my lord4 ,mo4 ,believe me1 ,i cannot riddle it4 ,pe4 ,no1 my lord3 'tis my chastity1 which you shall neither riddle nor fiddle4 ,mo4 ,your chastity8 ,let me begin with the 7#bhe7 end of it2 how is a woman's chastity nearest a man when 'tis furthest off8 ,pe4 ,why1 my lord1 when you cannot get it1 it goes to th' heart on you3 and that1 ,i think1 comes most near you3 and ,i am sure it #bij shall be far enough off4 ,and so we leave you to our mercies4 ,exeunt ,women4 ,mo4 ,farewell1 riddle4 ,gu4 ,farewell1 medlar4 ,mont4 ,farewell1 winter plum4 #bie ,mo4 ,now1 my lords1 what fruit of our inquisition8 ,feel you nothing budding yet8 ,speak1 good my ,lord ,montsurry4 ,mont4 ,nothing but this3 ,d',ambois is thought negligent in observing the duchess1 and 7#cjj7 therefore she is suspicious that your niece or my wife closely entertains him4 ,mo4 ,your wife1 my lord8 ,think you that possible8 ,mont4 ,alas1 ,i know she flies him like her last hour4 #cjf ,mo4 ,her last hour8 ,why1 that comes upon her the more she flies it4 ,does ,d',ambois so1 think you8 ,mont4 ,that's not worth the answering4 ',tis miraculous to think with what monsters 7#caa7 women's imaginations engross them when they are once enamour'd1 and what wonders they will work for their satisfaction4 ,they will make sheep valiant1 a lion fearful4 #cae ,mo4 ,aside4 ,and an ass confident4--,well1 my lord1 more will come forth shortly2 get you to the banquet4 ,gu4 ,come1 my lord2 ,i have the blind side of one of them4 ,exit ,,guise cum ,,montsurry4 #cbj ,mo4 ,oh1 the unsounded sea of women's bloods1 ,that when 'tis calmest1 is most dangerous2 ,not any wrinkle creaming in their faces ,when in their hearts are ,scylla and ,charybdis1 ,which still are hid in dark and standing fogs1 #cbe ,where never day shines1 nothing never grows ,but weeds and poisons1 that no statesman knows1 ,nor ,cerberus ever saw the damned nooks ,hid with the veils of women's virtuous looks4 #ajbe;,but what a cloud of sulphur have ,i drawn #ccj ,up to my bosom in this dangerous secret6 ,which if my haste with any spark should light1 ,ere ,d',ambois were engag'd in some sure plot1 ,i were blown up2 he would be sure my death4 ,would ,i had never known it1 for before #cce ,i shall persuade th' importance to ,montsurry1 ,and make him with some studied stratagem ,train ,d',ambois to his wreak1 his maid may tell it1 ,or ,i 7out of my fiery thirst to play ,with the fell tiger1 up in darkness tied1 #cdj ,and give it some light7 make it quite break loose4 ,i fear it1 afore heaven1 and will not see ,d',ambois again1 till ,i have told ,montsurry ,and set a snare with him to free my fears3 ,who's there8 ,enter ,,maffe4 ,ma4 ,my lord8 ,mo4 ,go call the ,count ,montsurry1 ,and make the doors fast2 ,i will speak with none #cdf ,till he come to me4 ,ma4 ,well1 my lord4 ,exiturus4 ,mo4 ,or else ,send you some other1 and see all the doors ,made safe yourself1 ,i pray2 haste1 fly about it4 ,ma4 ,you'll speak with none but with the ,count ,montsurry8 #cea ,mo4 ,with none but he1 except it be the ,guise4 ,ma4 ,see even by this1 there's one exception more6 ,your grace must be more firm in the command1 ,or else shall ,i as weakly execute4 #cee ,the ,guise shall speak with you8 ,mo4 ,he shall1 ,i say4 ,ma4 ,and ,count ,montsurry8 ,mo4 ,ay1 and ,count ,montsurry4 ,ma4 ,your grace must pardon me1 that ,i am bold ,to urge the clear and full sense of your pleasure2 ,which whensoever ,i have known1 ,i hope #cfj ,your grace will say1 ,i hit it to a hair4 ,mo4 ,you have4 ,ma4 ,i hope so1 or ,i would be glad-- ,mo4 ,i pray thee get thee gone1 thou art so tedious ,in the strict form of all thy services ,that ,i had better have one negligent4 #cfe ,you hit my pleasure well1 when ,d',ambois hit you2 ,did you not1 think you8 ,ma4 ,d',ambois8 ,why1 my lord-- ,mo4 ,i pray thee talk no more1 but shut the doors3 ,do what ,i charge thee4 ,ma4 ,i will1 my lord1 and yet ,i would be glad the wrong ,i had of ,d',ambois-- ,mo4 ,precious6 then it is a fate that plagues me #cga ,in this man's foolery2 ,i may be murdered ,while he stands on protection of his folly4 ,avaunt about thy charge4 ,ma4 ,i go1 my lord4-- ,i had my head broke in his faithful service2 #cge ,i had no suit the more1 nor any thanks1 ,and yet my teeth must still be hit with ,d',ambois3 ,d',ambois1 my lord1 shall know-- ,mo4 ,the devil and ,d',ambois6 ,exit ,,maffe4 ,how am ,i tortur'd with this trusty fool6 ,never was any curious in his place #chj ,to do things justly1 but he was an ass2 ,we cannot find one trusty that is witty1#ajbf ,and therefore bear their disproportion4 ,grant thou1 great star and angel of my life1 ,a sure lease of it but for some few days1 #che ,that ,i may clear my bosom of the snake ,i cherisht there1 and ,i will then defy ,all check to it but ,nature's1 and her altars ,shall crack with vessels crown'd with every liquor ,drawn from her highest and most bloody humours4 #cij ,i fear him strangely1 his advanced valour ,is like a spirit rais'd without a circle1 ,endangering him that ignorantly rais'd him1 ,and for whose fury he hath learnt no limit4 ,enter ,,maffe hastily4 ,ma4 ,i cannot help it3 what should ,i do more8 #cie ,as ,i was gathering a fit guard to make ,my passage to the doors1 and the doors sure1 ,the man of blood is enter'd4 ,mo4 ,rage of death6 ,if ,i had told the secret1 and he knew it1 ,thus had ,i been endanger'd4 ,enter ,d',,ambois4 ,my sweet heart6 ,how now1 what leap'st thou at8 ,bu4 ,o royal object6 ,mo4 ,thou dream'st1 awake2 object in th' empty air8 #djb ,bu4 ,worthy the brows of ,titan1 worth his chair4 ,mo4 ,pray thee1 what mean'st thou8 ,bu4 ,see you not a crown ,impale the forehead of the great ,king ,monsieur8 #dje ,mo4 ,oh1 fie upon thee6 ,bu4 ,prince1 that is the subject ,of all these your retir'd and sole discourses4 ,mo4 ,wilt thou not leave that wrongful supposition8 ,bu4 ,why wrongful1 to suppose the doubtless right ,to the succession worth the thinking on8 #daj ,mo4 ,well1 leave these jests4 ,how ,i am overjoyed ,with thy wish'd presence1 and how fit thou com'st1 ,for of mine honour ,i was sending for thee4 ,bu4 ,to what end8 ,mo4 ,only for thy company1 ,which ,i have still in thought2 but that's no payment #dae ,on thy part made with personal appearance4 ,thy absence so long suffered1 oftentimes ,put me in some little doubt thou dost not love me4 ,wilt thou do one thing therefore now sincerely8 ,bu4 ,ay1 anything1 but killing of the ,king4 ,mo4 ,still in that discord1 and ill-taken note8 ,how most unseasonable thou play'st the cuckoo1 #dbb ,in this thy fall of friendship6 ,bu4 ,then do not doubt1 ,that there is any act within my nerves ,but killing of the ,king1 that is not yours4 #dbe ,mo4 ,i will not1 then2 to prove which by my love ,shown to thy virtues1 and by all fruits else ,already sprung from that still-flourishing tree1 ,with whatsoever may hereafter spring1 ,i charge thee utter 7even with all the freedom ,both of thy noble nature and thy friendship7 #dca ,the full and plain state of me in thy thoughts4 ,bu4 ,what1 utter plainly what ,i think of you8 ,mo4 ,plain as truth4 ,bu4 ,why1 this swims quite against the stream of greatness2 #dce ,great men would rather hear their flatteries1 ,and if they be not made fools1 are not wise4 ,mo4 ,i am no such great fool1 and therefore charge thee ,even from the root of thy free heart1 display me4 ,bu4 ,since you affect#ajbg it in such serious terms1 ,if yourself first will tell me what you think #dda ,as freely and as heartily of me1 ,i'll be as open in my thoughts of you4 ,mo4 ,a bargain1 of mine honour2 and make this1 ,that prove we in our full dissection #dde ,never so foul1 live still the sounder friends4 ,bu4 ,what else1 sir8 ,come1 pay me home2 ,i'll bide it bravely4 ,mo4 ,i will swear4 ,i think thee then a man ,that dares as much as a wild horse or tiger2 ,as headstrong and as bloody2 and to feed #dej ,the ravenous wolf of thy most cannibal valour1 7,rather than not employ it7 thou wouldst turn ,hackster#ajbh to any whore1 slave to a ,jew ,or ,english usurer1 to force possessions 7,and cut men's throats7 of mortgaged estates2 ,or thou wouldst 'tire thee like a tinker's strumpet1 #def ,and murder market-folks1 quarrel with sheep1 ,and run as mad as ,ajax2 serve a butcher1 ,do anything but killing of the ,king2 ,that in thy valour th'art like other naturals#ajbi ,that have strange gifts in nature1 but no soul #dfa ,diffus'd quite through1 to make them of a piece1 ,but stop at humours that are more absurd1 ,childish and villanous than that hackster1 whore1 ,slave1 cut-throat1 tinker's bitch1 compar'd before2 #dfe ,and in those humours wouldst envy1 betray1 ,slander1 blaspheme1 change each hour a religion2 ,do anything but killing of the ,king3 ,that in thy valour 7which is still the dung-hill1 ,to which hath reference all filth in thy house7 ,th'art more ridiculous and vain-glorious #dga ,than any mountebank1 and impudent ,than any painted bawd2 which1 not to soothe ,and glorify thee like a ,jupiter ,hammon1 ,thou eat'st thy heart in vinegar2 and thy gall ,turns all thy blood to poison1 which is cause #dgf ,of that toad-pool that stands in thy complexion1 ,and makes thee with a cold and earthy moisture1 7,which is the dam of putrefaction7 ,as plague to thy damn'd pride1 rot as thou liv'st2 #dhj ,to study calumnies and treacheries2 ,to thy friends' slaughters like a screech-owl sing1 ,and do all mischiefs--but to kill the ,king4 ,bu4 ,so6 have you said8 ,mo4 ,how think'st thou8 ,do ,i flatter8 ,speak ,i not like a trusty friend to thee8 #dhe ,bu4 ,that ever any man was blest withal4 ,so here's for me4 ,i think you are 7at worst7 ,no devil1 since y'are like to be no king2 ,of which1 with any friend of yours1 ,i'll lay ,this poor stillado#ajcj here1 'gainst all the stars1 ,ay1 and 'gainst all your treacheries1 which are more2 #dia ,that you did never good1 but to do ill2 ,but ill of all sorts1 free and for itself3 ,that 7like a murdering piece1 making lanes in armies1 ,the first man of a rank1 the whole rank falling7 ,if you have wrong'd one man1 you are so far #die ,from making him amends that all his race1 ,friends1 and associates1 fall into your chase3 ,that y'are for perjuries the very prince ,of all intelligencers2#ajca and your voice #ejj ,is like an eastern wind1 that where it flies ,knits nets of caterpillars1 with which you catch ,the prime of all the fruits the kingdom yields4 ,that your political head is the curst fount ,of all the violence1 rapine1 cruelty1 #eje ,tyranny1 and atheism flowing through the realm4 ,that y'ave a tongue so scandalous1 't will cut ,the purest crystal2 and a breath that will ,kill to#ajcb that wall a spider4 ,you will jest ,with ,god1 and your soul to the devil tender #eaj ,for lust2 kiss horror1 and with death engender4 ,that your foul body is a ,lernean fen ,of all the maladies breeding in all men2 ,that you are utterly without a soul2 #ead ,and1 for your life1 the thread of that was spun ,when ,clotho slept1 and let her breathing rock#ajcc ,fall in the dirt2 and ,lachesis still draws it1 ,dipping her twisting fingers in a bowl ,defil'd1 and crown'd with virtue's forced soul4 ,and lastly 7which ,i must for gratitude #ebj ,ever remember7 that of all my height ,and dearest life1 you are the only spring1 ,only in royal hope to kill the king4 ,mo4 ,why1 now ,i see thou lov'st me4 ,come to the banquet4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#ajcd ,enter ,,henry1 ,monsieur1 with a letter2 ,,guise1 ,,montsurry1 ,,bussy1 ,,elenor1 ,,tamyra1 ,,beaupre1 ,,pero1 ,,charlotte1 ,,annabelle1 ,,pyra1 with four ,pages4 ,he4 ,ladies1 ye have not done our banquet right1 ,nor lookt upon it with those cheerful rays ,that lately turn'd your breaths to floods of gold2 ,your looks1 methinks1 are not drawn out with thoughts ,so clear and free as heretofore1 but foul1 #e ,as if the thick complexions of men ,govern'd within them4 ,bu4 ',tis not like1 my lord1 ,that men in women rule1 but contrary2 ,for as the moon 7of all things ,god created7 ,not only is the most appropriate image #aj ,or glass to show them how they wax and wane1 ,but in her height and motion likewise bears ,imperial influences that command ,in all their powers1 and make them wax and wane2 #ad ,so women1 that 7of all things made of nothing7 ,are the most perfect idols of the moon1 ,or still-unwean'd sweet moon-calves with white faces1 ,not only are patterns of change to men1 ,but as the tender moonshine of their beauties ,clears or is cloudy1 make men glad or sad2 #bj ,so then they rule in men1 not men in them4 ,mo4 ,but here the moons are chang'd1 7as the ,king notes7 ,and either men rule in them1 or some power ,beyond their voluntary faculty1 ,for nothing can recover their lost faces4 #be ,mont4 ,none can be always one3 our griefs and joys ,hold several sceptres in us1 and have times ,for their divided empires3 which grief now1 in them ,doth prove as proper to his diadem4 ,bu4 ,and grief's a natural sickness of the blood1 #cj ,that time to part asks1 as his coming had2 ,only slight fools griev'd suddenly are glad4 ,a man may say t' a dead man1 8,be reviv'd10 ,as well as to one sorrowful1 8,be not griev'd10 ,and therefore1 princely mistress1#ajce in all wars #ce ,against these base foes that insult on weakness1 ,and still fight hous'd behind the shield of ,nature1 ,of privilege1 law1 treachery1 or beastly need1 ,your servant#ajcf cannot help2 authority here ,goes with corruption3 something like some states1 #dj ,that back worst men3 valour to them must creep ,that1 to themselves left1 would fear him asleep4 ,du4 ,ye all take that for granted that doth rest ,yet to be prov'd2 we all are as we were1 ,as merry and as free in thought as ever4 #de ,gu4 ,and why then can ye not disclose your thoughts8 ,ta4 ,methinks the man hath answer'd for us well4 ,mo4 ,the man8 ,why1 madam1 d' ye not know his name8 ,ta4 ,man is a name of honour for a king3 #di ,additions#ajcg take away from each chief thing3 ,the school of modesty not to learn learns dames3 ,they sit in high forms#ajch there1 that know men's names4 ,mo4 to ,,bussy4 ,hark6 sweetheart1 here's a bar set to your valour2 ,it cannot enter here2 no1 not to notice #ed ,of what your name is4 ,your great eagle's beak 7,should you fly at her7 had as good encounter ,an ,albion cliff1 as her more craggy liver4#ajci ,bu4 ,i'll not attempt her1 sir2 her sight and name 7,by which ,i only know her7 doth deter me4 #ei ,he4 ,so do they all men else4 ,mo4 ,you would say so ,if you knew all4 ,ta4 ,knew all1 my lord8 ,what mean you8 ,mo4 ,all that ,i know1 madam4 ,ta4 ,that you know8 ,speak it4 ,mo4 ,no1 'tis enough4 ,i feel it4 ,he4 ,but1 methinks ,her courtship is more pure than heretofore2 #fd ,true courtiers should be modest1 but not nice2#ajdj ,bold1 but not impudent2 pleasure love1 not vice4 ,mo4 ,sweetheart6 come hither1 what if one should make ,horns at ,montsurry8 ,would it not strike him jealous ,through all the proofs of his chaste lady's virtues8 ,bu4 ,if he be wise1 not4 #gj ,mo4 ,what8 ,not if ,i should name the gardener ,that ,i would have him think hath grafted him8 ,bu4 ,so the large licence that your greatness uses ,to jest at all men may be taught indeed ,to make a difference of the grounds you play on1 #ge ,both in the men you scandal1 and the matter4 ,mo4 ,as how8 as how8 ,bu4 ,perhaps led with a train1 ,where you may have your nose made less and slit1 ,your eyes thrust out4 ,mo4 ,peace1 peace1 ,i pray thee peace4 #gi ,who dares do that8 ,the brother of his king8 ,bu4 ,were your king brother in you2 all your powers 7,stretcht in the arms of great men and their bawds71 ,set close down by you2 all your stormy laws ,spouted with lawyers' mouths1 and gushing blood ,like to so many torrents2 all your glories #he ,making you terrible1 like enchanted flames ,fed with bare cockscombs#ajda and with crooked hams2#ajda ,all your prerogatives1 your shames1 and tortures2 ,all daring heaven1 and opening hell about you2-- #hi ,were ,i the man ye wrong'd so and provok'd1 ,though ne'er so much beneath you1 like a box-tree ,i would out of the roughness of my root ,ram hardness1 in my lowness1 and like death ,mounted on earthquakes1 ,i would trot through all ,honours and horrors1 thorough foul and fair1 #ie ,and from your whole strength toss you into the air4 ,mo4 ,go1 th'art a devil2 such another spirit ,could not be 'still'd from all th' ,armenian dragons4 ,o my love's glory6 ,heir to all ,i have1 7,that's all ,i can say1 and that all ,i swear7 #ajj ,if thou outlive me1 as ,i know thou must1 ,or else hath nature no proportion'd end ,to her great labours2 she hath breath'd a mind ,into thy entrails1 of desert to swell ,into another great ,augustus ,csar2 #aje ,organs and faculties fitted to her greatness2 ,and should that perish like a common spirit1 ,nature's a courtier and regards no merit4 ,he4 ,here's nought but whispering with us2 like a calm ,before a tempest1 when the silent air #aaj ,lays her soft ear close to the earth to hearken ,for that she fears steals on to ravish her2 ,some fate doth join our ears to hear it coming4 ,come1 my brave eagle1 let's to covert fly2 ,i see almighty ,aether in the smoke #aae ,of all his clouds descending2 and the sky ,hid in the dim ostents#ajdb of tragedy4 ,exit ,,henry with ,d',,ambois and ,ladies4 ,gu4 ,now stir the humour1 and begin the brawl4 ,mont4 ,the ,king and ,d',ambois now are grown all one4 #aai ,mo4 ,nay1 they are two1#ajdc my lord4 ,mont4 ,how's that8 ,mo4 ,no more4 ,mont4 ,i must have more1 my lord4 ,mo4 ,what1 more than two8 ,mont4 ,how monstrous is this6 ,mo4 ,why8 ,mont4 ,you make me horns4 ,mo4 ,not ,i2 it is a work without my power1 ,married men's ensigns are not made with fingers2 ,of divine fabric they are1 not men's hands4 #abe ,your wife1 you know1 is a mere#ajdd ,cynthia1 ,and she must fashion horns out of her nature4 ,mont4 ,but doth she--dare you charge her8 ,speak1 false prince4 ,mo4 ,i must not speak1 my lord2 but if you'll use ,the learning of a nobleman1 and read1 #acj ,here's something to those points2 soft1 you must pawn#ajde ,your honour having read it to return it4 ,mont4 ,not ,i4 ,i pawn my honour for a paper6 ,mo4 ,you must not buy it under4 ,exeunt ,,guise and ,monsieur4 ,mont4 ,keep it then1 ,and keep fire in your bosom4 ,ta4 ,what says he8 ,mont4 ,you must make good the rest4 ,ta4 ,how fares my lord8 ,takes my love anything to heart he says8 #acg ,mont4 ,come y' are a---- ,ta4 ,what1 my lord8 ,mont4 ,the plague of ,herod ,feast in his rotten entrails4 ,ta4 ,will you wreak ,your anger's just cause given by him1 on me8 ,mont4 ,by him8 ,ta4 ,by him1 my lord4 ,i have admir'd#ajdf ,you could all this time be at concord with him1 ,that still hath play'd such discords on your honour4 #adc ,mont4 ,perhaps 'tis with some proud string of my wife's4 ,ta4 ,how's that1 my lord8 ,mont4 ,your tongue will still admire1 #ade ,till my head be the miracle of the world4 ,ta4 ,oh1 woe is me6 ,she seems to swound4 ,pe4 ,what does your lordship mean8 ,madam1 be comforted2 my lord but tries you4 ,madam6 ,help1 good my lord1 are you not mov'd8 ,do your set looks print in your words your thoughts8 #aej ,sweet lord1 clear up those eyes1 ,unbend that masking forehead2 whence is it ,you rush upon her with these ,irish wars1 ,more full of sound than hurt8 ,but it is enough2 ,you have shot home1 your words are in her heart2 #aee ,she has not liv'd to bear a trial now4 ,mont4 ,look up1 my love1 and by this kiss receive ,my soul amongst the spirits for supply ,to thine1 chas'd with my fury4 ,ta4 ,oh1 my lord1 ,i have too long liv'd to hear this from you4 #afj ,mont4 ',t was from my troubled blood1 and not from me4 ,i know not how ,i fare2 a sudden night ,flows through my entrails1 and a headlong chaos ,murmurs within me1 which ,i must digest1 ,and not drown her in my confusions1 #afe ,that was my life's joy1 being best inform'd4 ,sweet1 you must needs forgive me1 that my love 7,like to a fire disdaining his suppression7 ,rag'd being discourag'd2 my whole heart is wounded #agj ,when any least thought in you is but toucht1 ,and shall be till ,i know your former merits2 ,your name and memory altogether crave ,in just oblivion their eternal grave2 ,and then you must hear from me1 there's no mean ,in any passion ,i shall feel for you4 #agf ,love is a razor1 cleansing being well us'd1 ,but fetcheth blood still being the least abus'd4 ,to tell you briefly all3 the man that left me ,when you appear'd1 did turn me worse than woman1 ,and stabb'd me to the heart thus1 with his fingers4#ajdg #ahj ,ta4 ,oh1 happy woman6 ,comes my stain from him1 ,it is my beauty1 and that innocence proves ,that slew ,chimaera1 rescued ,peleus ,from all the savage beasts in ,pelion2 ,and rais'd the chaste ,athenian prince#ajdh from hell2 #ahe ,all suffering with me1 they for women's lusts1 ,i for a man's1 that the ,augean stable ,of his foul sin would empty in my lap4 ,how his guilt shunn'd me1 sacred innocence ,that where thou fear'st1 art dreadful6#ajdi and his face #aij ,turn'd in flight from thee1 that had thee in chase6 ,come1 bring me to him2 ,i will tell the serpent ,even to his venom'd teeth 7from whose curst seed ,a pitcht field starts up 'twixt my lord and me7 ,that his throat lies1 and he shall curse his fingers1 #aie ,for being so govern'd by his filthy soul4 ,mont4 ,i know not if himself will vaunt t' have been ,the princely author of the slavish sin1 ,or any other2 he would have resolv'd#ajej me ,had you not come2 not by his word1 but writing1 ,would ,i have sworn to give it him again1 #bja ,and pawn'd mine honour to him for a paper4 ,ta4 ,see how he flies me still2 'tis a foul heart ,that fears his own hand4 ,good my lord1 make haste ,to see the dangerous paper2 papers hold ,oft-times the forms and copies of our souls1 #bjf ,and1 though the world despise them1 are the prizes ,of all our honours2 make your honour then ,a hostage for it1 and with it confer ,my nearest woman here1 in all she knows2 #baj ,who 7if the sun or ,cerberus could have seen ,any stain in me7 might as well as they2 ,and1 ,pero1 here ,i charge thee by my love1 ,and all proofs of it 7which ,i might call bounties71 ,by all that thou hast seen seem good in me1 #bae ,and all the ill which thou shouldst spit from thee1 ,by pity of the wound this touch hath given me1 ,not as thy mistress now1 but a poor woman1 ,to death given over1 rid me of my pains1 #bai ,pour on thy powder2 clear thy breast of me2 ,my lord is only here2 here speak thy worst1 ,thy best will do me mischief4 ,if thou spar'st me1 ,never shine good thought on thy memory6 ,resolve1 my lord1 and leave me desperate4 ,pe4 ,my lord6 ,my lord hath play'd a prodigal's part1 #bbe ,to break his stock for nothing2 and an insolent1 ,to cut a gordian when he could not loose it4 ,what violence is this1 to put true fire ,to a false train8 to blow up long-crown'd peace ,with sudden outrage1 and believe a man #bcj ,sworn to the shame of women1 'gainst a woman1 ,born to their honours8 ,but ,i will to him4 ,ta4 ,no1 ,i will write 7for ,i shall never more ,meet with the fugitive7 where ,i will defy him1 ,were he ten times the brother of my king4 #bce ,to him1 my lord1 and ,i'll to cursing him4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ajea ,enter ,d',,ambois and ,friar4 ,bu4 ,i am suspicious1 my most honour'd father1 ,by some of ,monsieur's cunning passages1 ,that his still ranging and contentious nostrils1 ,to scent the haunts of mischief have so us'd ,the vicious virtue of his busy sense1 #e ,that he trails hotly of him1 and will rouse him1 ,driving him all enrag'd and foaming1 on us2 ,and therefore have entreated your deep skill ,in the command of good aerial spirits1 ,to assume these magic rites1 and call up one #aj ,to know if any have reveal'd unto him ,anything touching my dear love and me4 ,fr4 ,good son1 you have amaz'd me but to make ,the least doubt of it1 it concerns so nearly ,the faith and reverence of my name and order4 ,yet will ,i justify1 upon my soul1 #ae ,all ,i have done4 ,if any spirit i' the earth or air ,can give you the resolve1#ajeb do not despair4 ,music4 ,,tamyra enters with ,,pero1 her maid1 bearing a letter4 ,ta4 ,away1 deliver it3 ,exit ,,pero4 ,o may my lines ,fill'd with the poison of a woman's hate #ba ,when he shall open them1 shrink up his curst eyes ,with torturous darkness1 such as stands in hell1 ,stuck full of inward horrors1 never lighted2 ,with which are all things to be fear'd1 affrighted2 #be ,father6 ,ascendit ,,bussy with ,friar4#ajec ,bu4 ,how is it with my honour'd mistress8 ,ta4 ,o servant1 help1 and save me from the gripes ,of shame and infamy4 ,our love is known3 ,your ,monsieur hath a paper where is writ ,some secret tokens that decipher it4 #cj ,bu4 ,what cold dull northern brain1 what fool but he ,durst take into his ,epimethean breast ,a box of such plagues as the danger yields ,incurr'd in this discovery8 ,he had better ,ventur'd his breast in the consuming reach #ce ,of the hot surfeits cast out of the clouds1 ,or stood the bullets that 7to wreak the sky7 ,the ,cyclops ram in ,jove's artillery4 ,fr4 ,we soon will take the darkness from his face ,that did that deed of darkness2 we will know #dj ,what now the ,monsieur and your husband do2 ,what is contain'd within the secret paper ,offer'd by ,monsieur1 and your love's events3 ,to which ends1 honour'd daughter1 at your motion1 ,i have put on these exorcising rites1 #de ,and1 by my power of learned holiness ,vouchsaft me from above1 ,i will command ,our resolution#ajed of a raised spirit4 ,ta4 ,good father1 raise him in some beauteous form ,that with least terror ,i may brook his sight4 #ej ,fr4 ,stand sure together1 then1 whate'er ye see1 ,and stir not1 as ye tender all our lives4 ,he puts on his robes4 ,occidentalium legionum spiritualium imperator 7magnus ille ,behemoth7 veni1 veni1 comitatus cum ,asaroth locotenente invicto ,adjurote per ,stygis 7#ee7 inscrutabilia arcana1 per ipsos irremeabiles anfractus ,averni3 adesto o ,behemoth1 tu cui pervia sunt ,magnatum scrinia2 veni1 per ,noctis tenebrarum abdita profundissima2 per labentia sidera1 per ipsos motus horarum furtivos1 ,hecatesque altum dentium4 #fj ,appare in forma spiritali1 lucente1 splendida amabili4 ,thunder4 ,ascendit ,behemoth with ,cartophylax and other spirits4 ,beh4 ,what would the holy ,friar8 ,fr4 ,i would see ,what now the ,monsieur and ,montsurry do2 ,and see the secret paper that the ,monsieur #fe ,offer'd to ,count ,montsurry1 longing much ,to know on what events the secret loves ,of these two honour'd persons shall arrive4 ,beh4 ,why call'dst thou me to this accursed light ,to these light purposes8 ,i am emperor #gj ,of that inscrutable darkness where are hid ,all deepest truths1 and secrets never seen1 ,all which ,i know2 and command legions ,of knowing spirits that can do more than these4 ,any of this my guard that circle me #ge ,in these blue fires1 and out of whose dim fumes ,vast murmurs use to break1 and from their sounds ,articulate voices1 can do ten parts more ,than open such slight truths as you require4 ,fr4 ,from the last night's black depth ,i call'd up one #hj ,of the inferior ablest ministers1 ,and he could not resolve me4 ,send one then ,out of thine own command1 to fetch the paper ,that ,monsieur hath to show to ,count ,montsurry4 ,beh4 ,i will4 ,cartophylax1 thou that properly ,hast in thy power all papers so inscrib'd1 #hf ,glide through all bars to it and fetch that paper4 ,cartoph4 ,i will4 ,a torch removes4 ,fr4 ,till he returns1 great prince of darkness1 ,tell me if ,monsieur and the ,count ,montsurry ,are yet encounter'd8 ,beh4 ,both them and the ,guise ,are now together4 ,fr4 ,show us all their persons1 #ia ,and represent the place1 with all their actions4 ,beh4 ,the spirit will straight return2 and then ,i'll show thee4 ,see1 he is come2 why brought'st thou not the paper8 ,cartoph4 ,he hath prevented me1 and got a spirit ,rais'd by another1 great in our command1 #if ,to take the guard of it before ,i came4 ,beh4 ,this is your slackness1 not t' invoke our powers ,when first your acts set forth to their effects2 ,yet shall you see it and themselves4 ,behold ,they come here1 and the ,earl now holds the paper4 #aja ,enter ,monsieur1 ,,guise1 ,,montsurry1 with a paper4 ,bu4 ,may we not hear them8 ,fr4 ,no1 be still and see4 ,bu4 ,i will go fetch the paper4 ,fr4 ,do not stir2 ,there's too much distance and too many locks ',twixt you and them1 how near soe'er they seem1 ,for any man to interrupt their secrets4 #ajf ,ta4 ,o honour'd spirit1 fly into the fancy ,of my offended lord1 and do not let him ,believe what there the wicked man hath written4 ,beh4 ,persuasion hath already enter'd him #aaj ,beyond reflection2 peace till their departure6 ,mo4#ajee ,there is a glass of ink#ajef where you may see ,how to make ready black-fac'd tragedy4 ,you now discern1 ,i hope1 through all her paintings1 ,her gasping wrinkles1 and fame's sepulchres4 #aae ,gu4 ,think you he feigns1 my lord8 ,what hold you now8 ,do we malign your wife1 or honour you8 ,mo4 ,what1 stricken dumb6 ,nay fie1 lord1 be not daunted2 ,your case is common2 were it ne'er so rare1 ,bear it as rarely4 ,now to laugh were manly4 #abj ,a worthy man should imitate the weather ,that sings in tempests1 and being clear is silent4 ,gu4 ,go home1 my lord1 and force your wife to write ,such loving lines to ,d',ambois as she us'd ,when she desir'd his presence4 ,mo4 ,do1 my lord1 #abe ,and make her name her conceal'd messenger1 ,that close and most inennerable#ajeg pander1 ,that passeth all our studies to exquire2#ajeh ,by whom convey the letter to her love3 ,and so you shall be sure to have him come #acj ,within the thirsty reach of your revenge2 ,before which1 lodge an ambush in her chamber ,behind the arrras1 of your stoutest men ,all close#ajei and soundly arm'd2 and let them share ,a spirit amongst them that would serve a thousand4 #ace ,enter ,,pero with a letter4 ,gu4 ,yet stay a little2 see1 she sends for you4 ,mo4 ,poor1 loving lady2 she'll make all good yet1 ,think you not so1 my lord8 ,,montsurry stabs ,,pero and exit4 ,gu4 ,alas1 poor soul6 ,mo4 ,that was cruelly done1 i' faith4 ,pe4 ',t was nobly done4 ,and ,i forgive his lordship from my soul4 #adj ,mo4 ,then much good do't thee1 ,pero6 ,hast a letter8 ,pe4 ,i hope it rather be a bitter volume ,of worthy curses for your perjury4 ,gu4 ,to you1 my lord4 ,mo4 ,to me8 ,now1 out upon her4 ,gu4 ,let me see1 my lord4 #ade ,mo4 ,you shall presently4 ,how fares my ,pero8 ,enter ,servant4 ,who's there8 ,take in this maid1 sh'as caught a clap1 ,and fetch my surgeon to her4 ,come1 my lord1 ,we'll now peruse our letter4 ,exeunt ,monsieur1 ,,guise4 ,lead her out4 ,pe4 ,furies rise ,out of the black lines1 and torment his soul4 #aej ,ta4 ,hath my lord slain my woman8 ,beh4 ,no1 she lives4 ,fr4 ,what shall become of us8 ,beh4 ,all ,i can say1 ,being call'd thus late is brief1 and darkly this3 ,if ,d',ambois' mistress dye not her#ajfj white hand ,in her forc'd blood1 he shall remain untoucht3 ,so1 father1 shall yourself1 but by yourself4 #aef ,to make this augury plainer3 when the voice ,of ,d',ambois shall invoke me1 ,i will rise1 ,shining in greater light3 and show him all ,that will betide ye all4 ,meantime be wise1 ,and curb his valour with your policies4 #afa ,descendit cum suis4 ,bu4 ,will he appear to me when ,i invoke him8 ,fr4 ,he will1 be sure4 ,bu4 ,it must be shortly then3 ,for his dark words have tied my thoughts on knots1 ,till he dissolve1 and free them4 ,ta4 ,in meantime1 #afe ,dear servant1 till your powerful voice revoke#ajfa him1 ,be sure to use the policy he advis'd2 ,lest fury in your too quick knowledge taken ,of our abuse1 and your defence of me1 ,accuse me more than any enemy2 #agj ,and1 father1 you must on my lord impose ,your holiest charges1 and the ,church's power ,to temper his hot spirit and disperse ,the cruelty and the blood ,i know his hand ,will shower upon our heads1 if you put not #age ,your finger to the storm1 and hold it up1 ,as my dear servant here must do with ,monsieur4 ,bu4 ,i 'll soothe his plots1 and strow my hate with smiles1 ,till all at once the close mines of my heart ,rise at full date1 and rush into his blood4 #ahj ,i 'll bind his arm in silk1 and rub his flesh1 ,to make the vein swell1 that his soul may gush ,into some kennel1 where it longs to lie1 ,and policy shall be flankt#ajfb with policy4 ,yet shall the feeling centre where we meet #ahe ,groan with the weight of my approaching feet2 ,i 'll make th' inspired thresholds of his court ,sweat with the weather of my horrid steps1 ,before ,i enter2 yet will ,i appear ,like calm security before a ruin4 #aij ,a politician must1 like lightning1 melt ,the very marrow1 and not taint the skin3 ,his ways must not be seen2 the superficies ,of the green centre#ajfc must not taste his feet1 ,when hell is plow'd up with his wounding tracts2 ,and all his harvest reapt by hellish facts4 #aif ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#ajfd ,,montsurry bare1 unbraced1 pulling ,,tamyra in by the hair2 ,friar4 ,one bearing light1 a standish#ajfe and paper1 which sets a table4 ,ta4 ,oh1 help me1 father4 ,fr4 ,impious earl1 forbear4 ,take violent hand from her1 or by mine order ,the ,king shall force thee4 ,mont4 ',t is not violent2 ,come you not willingly8 ,ta4 ,yes1 good my lord4 ,fr4 ,my lord1 remember that your soul must seek #e ,her peace1 as well as your revengeful blood4 ,you ever to this hour have prov'd yourself ,a noble1 zealous1 and obedient son1 ,t' our holy mother2 be not an apostate4 ,your wife's offence serves not1 were it the worst #aj ,you can imagine1 without greater proofs1 ,to sever your eternal bonds and hearts2 ,much less to touch her with a bloody hand2 ,nor is it manly1 much less husbandly1 ,to expiate any frailty in your wife #ae ,with churlish strokes or beastly odds of strength4 ,the stony birth of clouds#ajff will touch no laurel1 ,nor any sleeper2 your wife is your laurel1 ,and sweetest sleeper2 do not touch her then2 ,be not more rude than the wild seed of vapour1 #bj ,to her that is more gentle than that rude2 ,in whom kind nature suffer'd one offence ,but to set off her other excellence4 ,mont4 ,good father1 leave us2 interrupt no more ,the course ,i must run for mine honour sake4 #be ,rely on my love to her1 which her fault ,cannot extinguish4 ,will she but disclose ,who was the secret minister of her love1 ,and through what maze he serv'd it1 we are friends4 ,fr4 ,it is a damn'd work to pursue those secrets #cj ,that would ope more sin1 and prove springs of slaughter2 ,nor is 't a path for ,christian feet to tread1 ,but out of all way to the health of souls1 ,a sin impossible to be forgiven2 ,which he that dares commit---- #ce ,mont4 ,good father1 cease your terrors2 ,tempt not a man distracted2 ,i am apt ,to outrages that ,i shall ever rue2 ,i will not pass the verge that bounds a ,christian1 ,nor break the limits of a man nor husband4 #dj ,fr4 ,then ,heaven inspire you both with thoughts and deeds ,worthy his high respect1 and your own souls4 ,ta4 ,father6 ,fr4 ,i warrant thee1 my dearest daughter1 ,he will not touch thee2 think'st thou him a pagan8 ,his honour and his soul lies for thy safety4 #de ,exit4 ,mont4 ,who shall remove the mountain from my breast8 ,stand in#ajfg the opening furnace of my thoughts1 ,and set fit outcries for a soul in hell8 ,,montsurry turns a key4 ,for now it nothing fits my woes to speak ,but thunder1 or to take into my throat #ej ,the trump of heaven1 with whose determinate#ajfh blast ,the winds shall burst1 and the devouring seas ,be drunk up in his sounds2 that my hot woes 7,vented enough7 ,i might convert to vapour1 ,ascending from my infamy unseen2 #ee ,shorten the world1 preventing#ajfi the last breath ,that kills the living and regenerates death4#ajgj ,ta4 ,my lord1 my fault 7as you may censure#ajga it ,with too strong arguments7 is past your pardon3 ,but how the circumstances may excuse me #fj ,heaven knows1 and your more temperate mind hereafter ,may let my penitent miseries make you know4 ,mont4 ,hereafter8 ',t is a suppos'd infinite1 ,that from this point will rise eternally4 ,fame grows in going2 in the scapes#ajgb of virtue #fj ,excuses damn her3 they be fires in cities ,enrag'd with those winds that less lights extinguish4 ,come1 syren1 sing1 and dash against my rocks ,thy ruffian galley1 rigg'd with quench for lust2 ,sing1 and put all the nets into thy voice #gj ,with which thou drew'st into thy strumpet's lap ,the spawn of ,venus2 and in which ye danc'd2 ,that1 in thy lap's stead1 ,i may dig his tomb1 ,and quit his manhood with a woman's sleight1 ,who never is deceiv'd in her deceit4 #ge ,sing 7that is1 write71 and then take from mine eyes ,the mists that hide the most inscrutable pander ,that ever lapt up#ajgc an adulterous vomit1 ,that ,i may see the devil1 and survive ,to be a devil1 and then learn to wive2 #hj ,that ,i may hang him1 and then cut him down1 ,then cut him up1 and with my soul's beams search ,the cranks and caverns of his brain1 and study ,the errant wilderness of a woman's face2 ,where men cannot get out1 for#ajgd all the comets #he ,that have been lighted at it2 though they know ,that adders lie a-sunning in their smiles1 ,that basilisks drink their poison from their eyes1 ,and no way there to coast out to their hearts2 ,yet still they wander there1 and are not stay'd #ij ,till they be fetter'd1 nor secure before ,all cares devour them2 nor in human consort ,till they embrace within their wife's two breasts ,all ,pelion and ,cythaeron with their beasts4 #id ,why write you not8 ,ta4 ,o good my lord1 forbear ,in wreak#ajge of great faults1 to engender greater1 ,and make my love's corruption generate murder4 ,mont4 ,it follows needfully as child and parent2 ,the chain-shot of thy lust is yet aloft1 ,and it must murder2 'tis thine own dear twin3 #ajj ,no man can add height to a woman's sin4 ,vice never doth her just hate so provoke1 ,as when she rageth under virtue's cloak4 ,write6 for it must be--by this ruthless steel1 ,by this impartial torture1 and the death #aje ,thy tyrannies have invented in my entrails1 ,to quicken life in dying1 and hold up ,the spirits in fainting1 teaching to preserve1 ,torments in ashes1 that will ever last4 #aji ,speak6 ,will you write8 ,ta4 ,sweet lord1 enjoin my sin ,some other penance than what makes it worse2 ,hide in some gloomy dungeon my loath'd face1 ,and let condemned murderers let me down 7,stopping their noses7 my abhorred food3 ,hang me in chains1 and let me eat these arms ,that have offended2 bind me face to face #aaf ,to some dead woman1 taken from the cart ,of execution1 till death and time ,in grains of dust dissolve me2 ,i'll endure2 ,or any torture that your wrath's invention #abj ,can fright all pity from the world withal2 ,but to betray a friend with show of friendship1 ,that is too common for the rare revenge ,your rage affecteth4 ,here then are my breasts1 ,last night your pillows2 here my wretched arms1 #abe ,as late the wished confines of your life2 ,now break them as you please1 and all the bounds ,of manhood1 noblesse1 and religion4 ,mont4 ,where all these have been broken1 they are kept1 ,in doing their justice there with any show #acj ,of the like cruel cruelty2 thine arms have lost ,their privilege in lust1 and in their torture ,thus they must pay it4 ,stabs her4 ,ta4 ,o ,lord6 ,mont4 ,till thou writest1 ,i'll write in wounds 7my wrong's fit characters7 ,thy right of sufferance4 ,write4 ,ta4 ,oh1 kill me1 kill me2 #ace ,dear husband1 be not crueller than death4 ,you have beheld some ,gorgon2 feel1 oh1 feel ,how you are turn'd to stone4 ,with my heart-blood ,dissolve yourself again1 or you will grow ,into the image of all tyranny4 #adj ,mont4 ,as thou art of adultery2 ,i will ever ,prove thee my parallel1 being most a monster2 ,thus ,i express thee yet4 ,stabs her again4 ,ta4 ,and yet ,i live4 ,mont4 ,ay1 for thy monstrous idol is not done yet2 ,this tool hath wrought enough2 now1 torture1 use #ade ,enter ,servants4 ,this other engine#ajgf on th' habituate powers ,of her thrice-damn'd and whorish fortitude4 ,use the most madding pains in her that ever ,thy venoms soak'd through1 making most of death2 ,that she may weigh her wrongs with them1 and then #aej ,stand vengeance on thy steepest rock1 a victor4 ,ta4 ,oh1 who is turn'd into my lord and husband8 ,husband6 ,my lord6 ,none but my lord and husband6 ,heaven1 ,i ask thee remission of my sins1 ,not of my pains2 husband1 oh1 help me1 husband6 #aee ,ascendit ,friar with a sword drawn4 ,fr4 ,what rape of honour and religion-- ,oh1 wrack of nature6 ,falls and dies4 ,ta4 ,poor man2 oh1 my father4 ,father1 look up2 oh1 let me down1 my lord1 ,and ,i will write4 ,mont4 ,author of prodigies6 ,what new flame breaks out of the firmament1 #afj ,that turns up counsels never known before8 ,now is it true1 earth moves1 and heaven stands still2 ,even heaven itself must see and suffer ill4 ,the too huge bias of the world hath sway'd ,her back part upwards1 and with that she braves #afe ,this hemisphere1 that long her mouth hath mockt2 ,the gravity of her religious face1 7,now grown too weighty with her sacrilege1 ,and here discern'd sophisticate enough7 ,turns to th' antipodes2 and all the forms #agj ,that her illusions have imprest in her1 ,have eaten through her back2 and now all see1 ,how she is riveted with hypocrisy4 ,was this the way8 ,was he the mean betwixt you8 ,ta4 ,he was1 he was1 kind worthy man1 he was4 #age ,mont4 ,write1 write a word or two4 ,ta4 ,i will1 ,i will4 ,i'll write1 but with my blood1 that he may see ,these lines come from my wounds1 and not from me4 ,writes4 ,mont4 ,well might he die for thought2 methinks the frame ,and shaken joints of the whole world should crack #ahj ,to see her parts so disproportionate2 ,and that his#ajgg general beauty cannot stand ,without these stains in the particular man4 ,why wander ,i so far8 ,here1 here was she ,that was a whole world without spot to me1 ,though now a world of spots4 ,oh1 what a lightning #ahe ,is man's delight in women6 ,what a bubble ,he builds his state1 fame1 life on1 when he marries6 ,since all earth's pleasures are so short and small1 ,the way t' enjoy it1 is t' abjure it all4 #aij ,enough6 ,i must be messenger myself1 ,disguis'd like this strange creature4 ,in1 ,i'll after1 ,to see what guilty light gives this cave eyes1 ,and to the world sing new impieties4 ,he puts the ,friar in the vault and follows4 ,she wraps herself in the arras4 ,exeunt servants4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ajgh ,enter ,monsieur and ,,guise4 ,mo4 ,now shall we see that ,nature hath no end ,in her great works responsive to their worths1 ,that she1 that makes so many eyes and souls ,to see and foresee1 is stark blind herself2 ,and as illiterate men say ,latin prayers #e ,by rote of heart and daily iteration1 ,not knowing what they say1#ajgi so ,nature lays ,a deal of stuff together1 and by use1 ,or by the mere necessity of matter1 ,ends such a work1 fills it1 or leaves it empty #aj ,of strength or virtue1 error or clear truth1 ,not knowing what she does2 but usually ,gives that which she calls merit to a man1 ,and belief must arrive#ajhj him on huge riches1 ,honour1 and happiness1 that effects his ruin2 #ae ,even as in ships of war1 whose lasts#ajha of powder ,are laid1 men think1#ajhb to make them last1 and guard them1 ,when a disorder'd spark1 that powder taking1 ,blows up with sudden violence and horror ,ships that kept empty2 had sail'd long1 with terror4#ajhc #bj ,gu4 ,he that observes1 but like a worldly man1 ,that which doth oft succeed1 and by th' events ,values the worth of things1 will think it true ,that ,nature works at random1 just with you2 ,but with as much proportion she may make #be ,a thing that from the feet up to the throat ,hath all the wondrous fabric man should have1 ,and leave it headless1 for a perfect man1 ,as give a full man valour1 virtue1 learning1 ,without an end more excellent than those1 #cj ,on whom she no such worthy part bestows4 ,mo4 ,yet shall you see it here2 here will be one ,young1 learned1 valiant1 virtuous1 and full mann'd2 ,one on whom ,nature spent so rich a hand ,that with an ominous eye she wept to see #ce ,so much consum'd her virtuous treasury4#ajhd ,yet1 as the winds sing through a hollow tree1 ,and 7since it lets them pass through7 lets it stand2 ,but a tree solid 7since it gives no way ,to their wild rage7 they rend up by the root2 #dj ,so this whole man1 7,that will not wind with every crooked way1 ,trod by the servile world7 shall reel and fall ,before the frantic puffs of blind-born chance1 ,that pipes through empty men1 and makes them dance4 #de ,not so the sea raves on the ,lybian sands1 ,tumbling her billows in each other's neck2 ,not so the surges of the ,euxine sea 7,near to the frosty pole1 where free ,botes ,from those dark deep waves turns his radiant team7 #ej ,swell1 being enrag'd even from their inmost drop1 ,as ,fortune swings about the restless state ,of virtue1 now thrown into all men's hate4 ,enter ,,montsurry disguis'd with the ,murderers4 ,away1 my lord1 you are perfectly disguis'd1 #ed ,leave us to lodge your ambush4 ,mont4 ,speed me1 vengeance4 ,exit4 ,mo4 ,resolve1 my masters1 you shall meet with one ,will try what proofs your privy coats#ajhe are made on2 ,when he is ent'red1 and you hear us stamp1 ,approach1 and make all sure4 ,murd4 ,we will1 my lord4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#ajhf ,d',,ambois with two ,pages with tapers4 ,bu4 ,sit up to-night1 and watch2 ,i'll speak with none ,but the old ,friar1 who bring to me4 ,pa4 ,we will1 sir4 ,exeunt4 ,bu4 ,what violent heat is this8 ,methinks the fire ,of twenty lives doth on a sudden flash ,through all my faculties2 the air goes high #e ,in this close chamber1 and the frighted earth ,thunder4 ,trembles1 and shrinks beneath me2 the whole house ,nods with his shaken burthen4 ,enter ,umbra ,friar4 ,bless me1 heaven6 ,um4 ,note what ,i want1 dear son1 and be forewarn'd2 ,o there are bloody deeds past and to come4 #aj ,i cannot stay2 a fate doth ravish me2 ,i'll meet thee in the chamber of thy love4 ,exit4 ,bu4 ,what dismal change is here2 the good old ,friar ,is murder'd2 being made known to serve my love2 #ad ,and now his restless spirit would forewarn me ,of some plot dangerous and imminent4 ,note what he wants8 ,he wants his upper weed1 ,he wants his life and body2 which of these ,should be the want he means1 and may supply me #ai ,with any fit forewarning8 ,this strange vision 7,together with the dark prediction ,us'd by the ,prince of ,darkness that was rais'd ,by this embodied shadow7 stir my thoughts ,with reminiscion#ajhg of the spirit's promise1 ,who told me that by any invocation #be ,i should have power to raise him1 though it wanted ,the powerful words and decent rights of art4 ,never had my set brain such need of spirit ,t' instruct and cheer it2 now1 then1 ,i will claim ,performance of his free and gentle vow #cj ,t' appear in greater light1 and make more plain ,his rugged oracle4 ,i long to know ,how my dear mistress fares1 and be inform'd ,what hand she now holds on the troubled blood ,of her incensed lord4 ,methought the spirit #ce 7,when he had utter'd his perplext presage7 ,threw his chang'd countenance headlong into clouds1 ,his forehead bent1 as it would hide his face1 ,he knockt his chin against his dark'ned breast1 ,and struck a churlish silence through his powers4 #dj ,terror of darkness6 ,o1 thou king of flames6 ,that with thy music-footed horse dost strike ,the clear light out of crystal on dark earth1 ,and hurl'st instructive fire about the world1 #dd ,wake1 wake the drowsy and enchanted night1 ,that sleeps with dead eyes in this heavy riddle6 ,or thou great prince of shades1 where never sun ,sticks his far-darted beams1 whose eyes are made ,to shine in darkness1 and see ever best ,where men are blindest1 open now the heart #ej ,of thy abashed oracle1 that1 for fear ,of some ill it includes1 would fain lie hid1 ,and rise thou with it in thy greater light4 ,thunders4 ,surgit ,spiritus cum suis4 ,beh4 ,thus to observe my vow of apparition ,in greater light1 and explicate thy fate1 #ee ,i come2 and tell thee that if thou obey ,the summons that thy mistress next will send thee1 ,her hand shall be thy death4 ,bu4 ,when will she send8 ,beh4 ,soon as ,i set again1 where late ,i rose4 #ei ,bu4 ,is the old ,friar slain8 ,beh4 ,no1 and yet lives not4 ,bu4 ,died he a natural death8 ,beh4 ,he did4 ,bu4 ,who then ,will my dear mistress send8 ,beh4 ,i must not tell thee4 ,bu4 ,who lets#ajhh thee8 ,beh4 ,fate4 ,bu4 ,who are fate's ministers8 ,beh4 ,the ,guise and ,monsieur4 ,bu4 ,a fit pair of shears ,to cut the threads of kings and kingly spirits1 ,and consorts fit to sound forth harmony1 #fe ,set to the falls of kingdoms3 shall the hand ,of my kind mistress kill me8 ,beh4 ,if thou yield ,to her next summons1 y'are fair-warn'd3 farewell6 ,thunders4 ,exit4 ,bu4 ,i must fare well1 however1 though ,i die1 ,my death consenting#ajhi with his augury4 #ga ,should not my powers obey when she commands1 ,my motion must be rebel to my will1 ,my will to life3 if1 when ,i have obey'd1 ,her hand should so reward me1 they must arm it1 #ge ,bind me or force it3 or1 ,i lay my life1 ,she rather would convert it many times ,on her own bosom1 even to many deaths2 ,but were there danger of such violence1 ,i know 'tis far from her intent to send2 #hj ,and who she should send is as far from thought1 ,since he is dead1 whose only mean she us'd4 ,knocks4 ,who's there6 ,look to the door1 and let him in1 ,though politic ,monsieur or the violent ,guise4 ,enter ,,montsurry1 like the ,friar1 with a letter written in blood4 ,mont4 ,hail to my worthy son4 ,bu4 ,oh1 lying spirit6#ajij ,to say the ,friar was dead2 ,i'll now believe #hf ,nothing of all his forg'd predictions4 ,my kind and honour'd father1 well reviv'd1 ,i have been frighted with your death and mine1 ,and told my mistress' hand should be my death ,if ,i obey'd this summons4 ,mont4 ,i believ'd #ia ,your love had been much clearer than to give ,any such doubt a thought1 for she is clear1 ,and having freed her husband's jealousy 7,of which her much abus'd hand here is witness7 ,she prays1 for urgent cause1 your instant presence4 #if ,bu4 ,why1 then your prince of spirits may be call'd ,the prince of liars4 ,mont4 ,holy ,writ so calls him4 ,bu4 ,what1 writ in blood8 ,mont4 ,ay1 'tis the ink of lovers4 ,bu4 ,o1 'tis a sacred witness of her love4 #ajj ,so much elixir of her blood as this ,dropt in the lightest dame1 would make her firm ,as heat to fire2 and1 like to all the signs1#ajia ,commands the life confin'd in all my veins4 ,o1 how it multiplies my blood with spirit1 #aje ,and makes me apt t' encounter death and hell4 ,but come1 kind father1 you fetch me to heaven1 ,and to that end your holy weed was given4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#ajib ,thunder4 ,intrat ,umbra ,friar1 and discovers ,,tamyra4 ,um4 ,up with these stupid thoughts1 still loved daughter1 ,and strike away this heartless trance of anguish4 ,be like the sun1 and labour in eclipses2 ,look to the end of woes3 oh1 can you sit ,mustering the horrors of your servant's slaughter #e ,before your contemplation1 and not study#ajic ,how to prevent it8 ,watch when he shall rise1 ,and with a sudden outcry of his murder1 ,blow#ajid his retreat before he be revenged4 ,ta4 ,o father1 have my dumb woes wak'd your death8 #aj ,when will our human griefs be at their height8 ,man is a tree that hath no top in cares1 ,no root in comforts2 all his power to live ,is given to no end1 but t' have power to grieve4 ,um4 ,it is the misery of our creation4 #ae ,your true friend1 ,led by your husband1 shadowed in my weed1 ,now enters the dark vault4 ,ta4 ,but1 my dearest father1 ,why will not you appear to him yourself1 ,and see that none of these deceits annoy him8 ,um4 ,my power is limited2 alas6 ,i cannot4 #ba ,all that ,i can do--,see1 the cave opens4 ,exit4 ,d',,ambois at the gulf4 ,ta4 ,away1 my love1 away2 thou wilt be murder'd6 ,enter ,monsieur and ,,guise above4 ,bu4 ,murder'd2 ,i know not what that ,hebrew means3 ,that word had ne'er been nam'd had all been ,d',ambois4 #be ,murder'd8 ,by heaven he is my murderer ,that shows me not a murderer2 what such bug#ajie ,abhorreth not the very sleep of ,d',ambois8 ,murder'd8 ,who dares give all the room ,i see ,to ,d',ambois' reach8 or look with any odds #cj ,his fight i' th' face1 upon whose hand sits death2 ,whose sword hath wings1 and every feather pierceth8 ,if ,i scape ,monsieur's 'pothecary shops1 ,foutre#ajif for ,guise's shambles6 ',t was ill plotted2 ,they should have maul'd me here1 #ce ,when ,i was rising4 ,i am up and ready4 ,let in my politic visitants1 let them in1 ,though ent'ring like so many moving armours1 ,fate is more strong than arms and sly than treason1 ,and ,i at all parts huckl'd in my fate4 #dj ,mo4 ,why enter not the coward villains8 ,gu4 ,bu4 ,dare they not come8 ,enter ,murderers with ,friar at the other door4 ,ta4 ,they come4 #a ,mur4 ,come all at once4 ,um4 ,back1 coward murderers1 back4 ,omn4 ,defend us1 heaven4 ,exeunt all but the first4 #a ,mur4 ,come ye not on8 ,bu4 ,no1 slave1 nor goest thou off4 ,strikes at him4 ,stand you so firm8 ,will it not enter here8 #de ,you have a face yet2 so in thy life's flame ,i burn the first rites to my mistress' fame4 ,um4 ,breathe thee1 brave son1 against the other charge4 ,bu4 ,oh1 is it true then that my sense first told me8 ,is my kind father dead8 ,ta4 ,he is1 my love4 #ej ',t was the ,earl1 my husband1 in his weed that brought thee4 ,bu4 ,that was a speeding sleight1#ajig and well resembled4 ,where is that angry ,earl8 ,my lord1 come forth ,and show your own face in your own affair2 ,take not into your noble veins the blood #ee ,of these base villains1 nor the light reports ,of blister'd tongues for clear and weighty truth3 ,but me against the world1 in pure defence ,of your rare lady1 to whose spotless name ,i stand here as a bulwark1 and project #fj ,a life to her renown1 that ever yet ,hath been untainted1 even in envy's eye1 ,and where it would protect a sanctuary4 ,brave ,earl1 come forth1 and keep your scandal in2 ',tis not our fault if you enforce the spot #fe ,nor the wreak#ajih yours if you perform it not4 ,enter ,,montsurry1 with all the ,murderers4 ,mont4 ,cowards1 a fiend or spirit beat ye off6 ,they are your own faint spirits that have forg'd ,the fearful shadows that your eyes deluded4 #fi ,the fiend was in you2 cast him out then1 thus4 ,d',,ambois hath ,,mont4 down4 ,ta4 ,favour my lord1 my love1 ,o1 favour him6 ,bu4 ,i will not touch him3 take your life1 my lord1 ,and be appeas'd4 ,pistols shot within4 ,o1 then the coward ,fates ,have maim'd themselves1 and ever lost their honour4 ,um4 ,what have ye done1 slaves8 ,irreligious lord6 #gf ,bu4 ,forbear them1 father2 'tis enough for me ,that ,guise and ,monsieur1 death and destiny1 ,come behind ,d',ambois4 ,is my body1 then1 ,but penetrable flesh8 ,and must my mind ,follow my blood8 ,can my divine part add ,no aid to th' earthly in extremity8 #ha ,then these divines are but for form1 not fact4#ajii ,man is of two sweet courtly friends compact1 ,a mistress and a servant2 let my death ,define life nothing but a courtier's breath4 #he ,nothing is made of nought1 of all things made1 ,their abstract being a dream but of a shade4 ,i'll not complain to earth yet1 but to heaven1 ,and1 like a man1 look upwards even in death4 ,and if ,vespasian thought in majesty #ij ,an emperor might die standing1 why not ,i8 ,she offers to help him4 ,nay1 without help1 in which ,i will exceed him2 ,for he died splinted with his chamber grooms4 ,prop me1 true sword1 as thou hast ever done3 ,the equal thought ,i bear of life and death #ie ,shall make me faint on no side2 ,i am up4 ,here like a ,roman statue ,i will stand ,till death hath made me marble4 ,oh1 my fame1 ,live in despite of murder2 take thy wings ,and haste thee where the grey-ey'd morn perfumes #ajj ,her rosy chariot with ,sabaean spices2 ,fly1 where the evening from th' ,iberian vales1 ,takes on her swarthy shoulders ,hecate1 ,crown'd with a grove of oaks2 fly where men feel ,the burning axletree2 and those that suffer #aje ,beneath the chariot of the snowy ,bear2 ,and tell them all that ,d',ambois now is hasting ,to the eternal dwellers2 that a thunder ,of all their sighs together 7for their frailties ,beheld in me7 may quit my worthless fall #aaj ,with a fit volley for my funeral4 ,um4 ,forgive thy murderers4 ,bu4 ,i forgive them all2 ,and you1 my lord1 their fautor2#aajj for true sign ,of which unfeign'd remission1 take my sword2 ,take it1 and only give it motion1 #aae ,and it shall find the way to victory ,by his own brightness1 and th' inherent valour ,my fight hath 'still'd into 't1 with charms of spirit4 ,now let me pray you that my weighty blood ,laid in one scale of your impartial spleen1 #abj ,may sway the forfeit of my worthy love ,weigh'd in the other2 and be reconcil'd ,with all forgiveness to your matchless wife4 ,ta4 ,forgive thou me1 dear servant1 and this hand ,that led thy life to this unworthy end2 #abe ,forgive it1 for the blood with which 'tis stain'd1 ,in which ,i writ the summons of thy death2 ,the forced summons1 by this bleeding wound1 ,by this here in my bosom2 and by this ,that makes me hold up both my hands imbru'd #acj ,for thy dear pardon4 ,bu4 ,o1 my heart is broken4 ,fate1 nor these murderers1 ,monsieur1 nor the ,guise1 ,have any glory in my death1 but this1 ,this killing spectacle1 this prodigy4 ,my sun is turn'd to blood1 in whose red beams ,pindus and ,ossa1 hid in drifts of snow #acf ,laid on my heart and liver1 from their veins ,melt like two hungry torrents1 eating rocks ,into the ocean of all human life1 ,and make it bitter1 only with my blood4 #adj ,o frail condition of strength1 valour1 virtue1 ,in me 7like warning fire upon the top ,of some steep beacon on a steeper hill7 ,made to express it3 like a falling star ,silently glanc'd1 that like a thunderbolt #ade ,lookt to have struck#aaja and shook the firmament4 ,moritur4 ,um4 ,my terrors are struck inward1 and no more ,my penance will allow they shall enforce ,earthly afflictions but upon myself4#aajb ,farewell1 brave relics of a complete man6 #aej ,look up and see thy spirit made a star1 ,join flames with ,hercules1 and when thou sett'st ,thy radiant forehead in the firmament1 ,make the vast crystal crack with thy receipt2 ,spread to a world of fire2 and th' aged sky #aee ,cheer with new sparks of old humanity4 ,to ,,mont4 ,son of the earth1 whom my unrested soul1 ,rues t' have begotten in the faith of heaven2 ,since thy revengeful spirit hath rejected ,the charity it commands1 and the remission #afj ,to serve and worship the blind rage of blood#aajb ,assay to gratulate#aajc and pacify ,the soul fled from this worthy by performing ,the ,christian reconcilement he besought #afd ,betwixt thee and thy lady4 ,let her wounds ,manlessly#aajd digg'd in her1 be eas'd and cur'd ,with balm of thine own tears2 or be assur'd ,never to rest free from my haunt and horror4 ,mont4 ,see how she merits this1 still kneeling by1 #afi ,and mourning his fall more than her own fault4 ,um4 ,remove1 dear daughter1 and content thy husband2 ,so piety wills thee1 and thy servant's peace4 ,ta4 ,o wretched piety1 that art so distract ,in thine own constancy1 and in thy right ,must be unrighteous4 ,if ,i right my friend1 #age ,i wrong my husband2 if his wrong ,i shun1 ,the duty of my friend ,i leave undone4 ,ill plays on both sides2 here and there it riseth2 ,no place1 no good1 so good but ill compriseth4 ,my soul more scruple breeds1 than my blood1 sin1 #ahj ,virtue imposeth more than any stepdame2#aaje ,o had ,i never married but for form1 ,never vow'd faith but purpos'd to deceive1 ,never made conscience of any sin4 ,but cloak'd it privately and made it common2 ,nor never honour'd been in blood or mind1 #ahf ,happy had ,i been then1 as others are ,of the like licence2 ,i had then been honour'd2 ,liv'd without envy2 custom had benumb'd ,all sense of scruple1 and all note of frailty2 #aij ,my fame had been untouch'd1 my heart unbroken3 ,but 7shunning all7 ,i strike on all offence1 ,o husband6 ,dear friend6 ,o my conscience6 ,mo4 ,come1 let's away2 my senses are not proof #aid ,against those plaints4 ,exeunt ,,guise1 ,monsieur3 ,d',,ambois is borne off4 ,mont4 ,i must not yield to pity1 nor to love ,so servile and so traitorous4 ,cease1 my blood1 ,to wrastle with my honour1 fame1 and judgment4-- ,away6 ,forsake my house2 forbear complaints ,where thou hast bred them3 here all things are full #bjj ,of their own shame and sorrow2 leave my house4 ,ta4 ,sweet lord1 forgive me1 and ,i will be gone1 ,and till these wounds1 that never balm shall close ,till death hath enter'd at them1 so ,i love them1 ,being opened by your hands1 by death be cur'd1 ,i never more will grieve you with my sight1 #bjf ,never endure that any roof shall part ,mine eyes and heaven2 but to the open deserts 7,like to a hunted tigress7 ,i will fly1 ,eating my heart1 shunning the steps of men1 ,and look on no side till ,i be arriv'd4 #baa ,mont4 ,i do forgive thee1 and upon my knees1 ,with hands held up to heaven1 wish that mine honour ,would suffer reconcilement to my love2 ,but since it will not1 honour never serve ,my love with flourishing object till it sterve3#aajf ,and as this taper1 though it upwards look1 #bag ,downwards must needs consume1 so let our love2 ,as having lost his honey1 the sweet taste ,runs into savour1 and will needs retain #bbj ,a spice of his first parents1 till1 like life1 ,it sees and dies2 so let our love2 and lastly1 ,as when the flame is suffer'd to look up1 ,it keeps his lustre1 but1 being thus turn'd down1 7,his natural course of useful light inverted71 #bbe ,his own stuff puts it out2 so let our love4 ,now turn from me1 as here ,i turn from thee1 ,and may both points of heaven's straight axletree ,conjoin in one1 before thyself and me4 ,exeunt severally4 ,,epilogue ,with many hands you have seen ,d',ambois slain1 ,yet by your grace he may revive again1 ,and every day grow stronger in his skill ,to please1 as we presume he is in will4 ,the best deserving actors of the time #e ,had their ascents1 and by degrees did climb ,to their full height1 a place to study due4 ,to make him tread in their path lies in you2 ,he'll not forget his makers1 but still prove ,his thankfulness as you increase your love4 #aj ,,every ,,man ,,in ,,his ,,humour ,,by ,,ben ,,jonson ,,the ,,persons ,,of ,,the ,,play ,,knowell1 an old ,gentleman4 ,,edward ,,knowell1 his ,son4 ,,brainworm1 the ,father's ,man4 ,,george ,,downright1 a plain ,squire4 ,,wellbred1 his ,half-,brother4 ,,kitely1 a ,merchant4 ,,captain ,,bobadill1 a ,paul's ,man4#aajg ,,master ,,stephen1 a ,country ,gull4 ,,master ,,mathew1 the ,town ,gull4 ,,thomas ,,cash1 ,kitely's ,man4 ,,oliver ,,cob1 a ,water-bearer4 ,,justice ,,clement1 an old merry ,magistrate4 ,,roger ,,formal1 his ,clerk4 ,wellbred's ,servant4 ,,dame ,,kitely1 ,kitely's ,wife4 ,,mistress ,,bridget1 his ,sister4 ,,tib1 ,cob's ,wife4 ,servants1 etc4 ,,scene4--,london4 ,,prologue ,though need make many poets1 and some such ,as art and nature have not better'd much2 ,yet ours for want hath not so lov'd the stage1 ,as he dare serve th' ill customs of the age1 ,or purchase your delight at such a rate1 #e ,as1 for it1 he himself must justly hate3 ,to make a child now swaddled1 to proceed ,man1 and then shoot up1 in one beard and weed1 ,past threescore years2 or1 with three rusty swords1 ,and help of some few foot-and-half-foot words1 #aj ,fight over ,york and ,lancaster's long jars1 ,and in the tyring-house#aajh bring wounds to scars4 ,he rather prays you will be pleas'd to see ,one such to-day1 as other plays should be2 ,where neither chorus wafts you o'er the seas1 #ae ,nor creaking throne comes down the boys to please2 ,nor nimble squib is seen to make afeard ,the gentlewomen2 nor roll'd bullet heard ,to ,bay1 it thunders2 nor tempestuous drum ,rumbles1 to tell you when the storm doth come2 #bj ,but deeds1 and language1 such as men do use1 ,and persons1 such as comedy would choose1 ,when she would shew an image of the tunes1 ,and sport with human follies1 not with crimes2 ,except we make 'em such1 by loving still #be ,our popular errors1 when we know they're ill4 ,i mean such errors as you'll all confess1 ,by laughing at them1 they deserve no less3 ,which when you heartily do1 there's hope left then1 ,you1 that have so grac'd monsters1 may like men4 #cj ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#aaji ,enter ,,knowell1 at the door of his house4 ,know4 ,a goodly day toward1 and a fresh morning4-- ,brainworm6 ,enter ,,brainworm4 ,call up your young master3 bid him rise1 sir4 ,tell him1 ,i have some business to employ him4 ,brai4 ,i will1 sir1 presently4 ,know4 ,but hear you1 sirrah1 ,if he be at his book1 disturb him not4 #f ,brai4 ,well1 sir4 ,exit4 ,know4 ,how happy yet should ,i esteem myself1 ,could ,i1 by any practice1 wean the boy ,from one vain course of study he affects4 #aj ,he is a scholar1 if a man may trust ,the liberal voice of fame in her report1 ,of good account in both our ,universities1 ,either of which hath favour'd him with graces3 ,but their indulgence must not spring in me #ae ,a fond#aaaj opinion that he cannot err4 ,myself was once a student1 and1 indeed1 ,fed with the self-same humour he is now1 ,dreaming on nought but idle poetry1 ,that fruitless and unprofitable art1 #bj ,good unto none1 but least to the professors2 ,which then ,i thought the mistress of all knowledge2 ,but since1 time and the truth have wak'd my judgment1 ,and reason taught me better to distinguish ,the vain from th' useful learnings4 ,enter ,,master ,,stephen4 ,cousin ,stephen1 #be ,what news with you1 that you are here so early8 ,step4 ,nothing1 but e'en come to see how you do1 uncle4 ,know4 ,that's kindly done2 you are welcome1 coz4 #cj ,step4 ,ay1 ,i know that1 sir2 ,i would not ha' come else4 ,how does my cousin ,edward1 uncle8 ,know4 ,o1 well1 coz2 go in and see2 ,i doubt he be scarce stirring yet4 #cd ,step4 ,uncle1 afore ,i go in1 can you tell me1 an he have e'er a book of the sciences of hawking and hunting2 ,i would fain borrow it4 ,know4 ,why1 ,i hope you will not a hawking now1 will you8 #ci ,step4 ,no1 wusse2#aaaa--;but ,i'll practise against next year1 uncle4 ,i have bought me a hawk1 and a hood1 and bells1 and all2 ,i lack nothing but a book to keep it by4 ,know4 ,oh1 most ridiculous6 ,step4 ,nay1 look you now1 you are angry1 7#de7 uncle4--,why1 you know an a man have not skill in the hawking and hunting languages now-a-days1 ,i'll not give a rush for him3 they are more studied than the ,greek1 or the ,latin4 7#di7 ,he is for no gallant's company without 'em2 and by gadslid#aaab ,i scorn it1 ,i1 so ,i do1 to be a consort for every humdrum3 hang 'em1 scroyles6#aaac there's nothing in 'em i' the world4 ,what do you talk on it8 ,because ,i dwell at ,hogsden4#aaad 7#ed7 ,i shall keep company with none but the archers of ,finsbury1 or the citizens that come a ducking to ,islington ponds6 ,a fine jest1 i' faith6 ',slid1#aaab a gentleman mun#aaae show himself like a gentleman4 ,uncle1 ,i pray you be not angry2 ,i know what ,i have to do1 ,i trow1 ,i am no 7#fj7 novice4 ,know4 ,you are a prodigal1 absurd coxcomb1 go to6 ,nay1 never look at me1 'tis ,i that speak2 ,take't as you will1 sir1 ,i'll not flatter you4 ,ha' you not yet found means enow to waste #fe ,that which your friends have left you1 but you must ,go cast away your money on a kite1 ,and know not how to keep it1 when you ha' done8 ,o1 it's comely6 ,this will make you a gentleman6 #fi ,well1 cousin1 well1 ,i see you are e'en past hope ,of all reclaim4--,ay1 so1 now you are told on't1 ,you look another way4 ,step4 ,what would you ha' me do8 ,know4 ,what would ,i have you do8 ,i'll tell you1 kinsman2 ,learn to be wise1 and practise how to thrive2 ,that would ,i have you do3 and not to spend #ge ,your coin on every bauble that you fancy1 ,or every foolish brain that humours you4 ,i would not have you to invade each place1 ,nor thrust yourself on all societies1 ,till men's affections1 or your own desert1 #hj ,should worthily invite you to your rank4 ,he that is so respectless in his courses1 ,oft sells his reputation at cheap market4 ,nor would ,i you should melt away yourself ,in flashing bravery1#aaaf lest1 while you affect#aaag #he ,to make a blaze of gentry to the world1 ,a little puff of scorn extinguish it2 ,and you be left like an unsavoury snuff1 ,whose property is only to offend4 ,i'd ha' you sober1 and contain yourself1 #ij ,not that your sail be bigger than your boat2 ,but moderate your expenses now1 at first1 ,as you may keep the same proportion still3 ,nor stand so much on your gentility1 ,which is an airy and mere borrow'd thing1 #ie ,from dead men's dust and bones2 and none of yours1 ,except you make1 or hold it4 ,who comes here8 ,,scene ,,ii4#aaah ,,knowell1 ,,stephen4 ,enter a ,servant4 ,serv4 ,save you1 gentlemen6 ,step4 ,nay1 we do not stand much on our gentility1 friend2 yet you are welcome3 and ,i assure you mine uncle here is a man of a thousand a year1 ,middlesex land4 ,he has but one son in 7#e7 all the world1 ,i am his next heir1 at the common law1 master ,stephen1 as simple as ,i stand here1 if my cousin die1 as there's hope he will4 ,i have a pretty living o' mine own too1 beside1 hard by here4 #aj ,serv4 ,in good time1 sir4 ,step4 ,in good time1 sir6 ,why1 and in very good time1 sir6 ,you do not flout1 friend1 do you8 ,serv4 ,not ,i1 sir4 ,step4 ,not you1 sir6 you were not best1 sir2 7#ae7 an you should1 here be them can perceive it1 and that quickly too2 go to3 and they can give it again soundly too1 an need be4 ,serv4 ,why1 sit1 let this satisfy you2 good faith1 ,i had no such intent4 #bj ,step4 ,sir1 an ,i thought you had1 ,i would talk with you1 and that presently4#aaai ,serv4 ,good master ,stephen1 so you may1 sir1 at your pleasure4 ,step4 ,and so ,i would1 sir1 good my saucy 7#be7 companion6 ,an you were out o' mine uncle's ground1 ,i can tell you2 though ,i do not stand upon my gentility neither1 in 't4 ,know4 ,cousin1 cousin1 will this ne'er be left8 ,step4 ,whoreson1 base fellow6 a mechanical 7#cj7 serving-man6 ,by this cudgel1 an 'twere not for shame1 ,i would---- ,know4 ,what would you do1 you peremptory gull8#aabj ,if you cannot be quiet1 get you hence4 ,you see the honest man demeans himself #ce ,modestly tow'rds you1 giving no reply ,to your unseason'd1 quarrelling1 rude fashion2 ,and still you huff#aaba it1 with a kind of carriage ,as void of wit1 as of humanity4 ,go1 get you in2 'fore heaven1 ,i am asham'd #dj ,thou hast a kinsman's interest in me4 ,exit ,,master ,,stephen4 ,serv4 ,i pray1 sir1 is this master ,knowell's house8 ,know4 ,yes1 marry is it1 sir4 #dd ,serv4 ,i should inquire for a gentleman here1 one master ,edward ,knowell2 do you know any such1 sir1 ,i pray you8 ,know4 ,i should forget myself else1 sir4 ,serv4 ,are you the gentleman8 ,cry you mercy1 sir3 ,i was requir'd by a gentleman i' the 7#ej7 city1 as ,i rode out at this end o' the town1 to deliver you this letter1 sir4 ,know4 ,to me1 sir6 ,what do you mean8 pray you remember your court'sy4#aabb ,reads4 ,to his most selected friend1 master ,edward ,knowell4 7#ee7 ,what might the gentleman's name be1 sir1 that sent it8 ,nay1 pray you be cover'd4 ,serv4 ,one master ,wellbred1 sir4 ,know4 ,master ,wellbred6 a young gentleman1 is he not8 #fj ,serv4 ,the same1 sir2 master ,kitely married his sister2 the rich merchant i' the ,old ,jewry4 ,know4 ,you say very true4--,brainworm6 ,enter ,,brainworm4 ,brai4 ,sir4 #fd ,know4 ,make this honest friend drink here3 pray you1 go in4 ,exeunt ,,brainworm and ,servant4 ,this letter is directed to my son2 ,yet ,i am ,edward ,knowell too1 and may1 ,with the safe conscience of good manners1 use ,the fellow's error to my satisfaction4 #gj ,well1 ,i will break it ope 7old men are curious71 ,be it but for the style's sake and the phrase1 ,to see if both do answer my son's praises1 ,who is almost grown the idolater ,of this young ,wellbred4 ,what have we here8 ,what's this8 #ge ,reads4 ,why1 ,ned1 ,i beseech thee1 hast thou forsworn all thy friends i' the ,old ,jewry8 or dost thou think us all ,jews that inhabit there8 ,yet1 if thou dost1 come over1 and but see our #gi frippery2#aabc change an old shirt for a whole smock with us3 do not conceive that antipathy between us and ,hogsden1 as was between ,jews and hogs-flesh4 ,leave thy vigilant father alone1 to number over his green apricots1 evening and 7#hd7 morning1 o' the north-west wall4 ,an ,i had been his son1 ,i had sav'd him the labour long since1 if taking in all the young wenches that pass by at the back-door1 and coddling#aabd every kernel of the fruit for 'em1 would ha' serv'd4 ,but 7#hi7 prithee1 come over to me quickly this morning2 ,i have such a present for thee6--our ,turkey company never sent the like to the ,grand ,signior4 ,one is a rhymer1 sir1 o' your own batch1 your own leaven2 but doth think himself poet-major o' the town1 willing to be shown1 and 7#ie7 worthy to be seen4 ,the other--,i will not venture his description with you1 till you come1 because ,i would ha' you make hither with an appetite4 ,if the worst of 'em be not worth your journey1 draw your bill fit of charges1 as unconscionable 7#ajj7 as any ,guildhall verdict will give it you1 and you shall be allow'd your viaticum4#aabe ,from the ,windmill4#aabf ,from the ,bordello it might come as well1 ,the ,spittle1 or ,pict-hatch4#aabg ,is this the man ,my son hath sung so1 for the happiest wit1 #aje ,the choicest brain1 the times have sent us forth6 ,i know not what he may be in the arts1 ,nor what in schools2 but1 surely1 for his manners1 ,i judge him a profane and dissolute wretch2 ,worse by possession of such great good gifts1 #aaj ,being the master of so loose a spirit4 ,why1 what unhallow'd ruffian would have writ ,in such a scurrilous manner to a friend6 ,why should he think ,i tell#aabh my apricots1 ,or play the ,hesperian dragon with my fruit1 #aae ,to watch it8 ,well1 my son1 ,i'd thought ,you'd had more judgment t' have made election ,of your companions1 than t' have ta'en on trust ,such petulant1 jeering gamesters1 that can spare ,no argument or subject from their jest4 #abj ,but ,i perceive affection makes a fool ,of any man too much the father4--,brainworm6 ,enter ,,brainworm4 ,brai4 ,sir4 ,know4 ,is the fellow gone that brought this letter8 ,brai4 ,yes1 sir1 a pretty while since4 ,know4 ,and where's your young master8 #abe ,brai4 ,in his chamber1 sir4 ,know4 ,he spake not with the fellow1 did he8 ,brai4 ,no1 sir1 he saw him not4 ,know4 ,take you this letter1 and deliver it my son2 but with no notice that ,i have open'd it1 on your life4 #aca ,brai4 ,o ,lord1 sir6 that were a jest indeed4 ,exit4 ,know4 ,i am resolv'd ,i will not stop his journey1 ,nor practise any violent means to stay ,the unbridled course of youth in him2 for that #ace ,restrain'd grows more impatient2 and in kind ,like to the eager1 but the generous#aabi greyhound1 ,who ne'er so little from his game withheld1 ,turns head1 and leaps up at his holder's throat4 ,there is a way of winning more by love #adj ,and urging of the modesty1 than fear3 ,force works on servile natures1 not the free4 ,he that's compell'd to goodness1 may be good1 ,but 'tis but for that fit2 where others1 drawn ,by softness and example1 get a habit4 #ade ,then1 if they stray1 but warn 'em1 and the same ,they should for virtue 've done1 they'll do for shame4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#aacj ,enter ,e4 ,,knowell1 with a letter in his hand1 followed by ,,brainworm4 ,e4 ,know4 ,did he open it1 say'st thou8 ,brai4 ,yes1 o' my word1 sir1 and read the contents4 ,e4 ,know4 ,that scarce contents me4 ,what countenance1 prithee1 made he i' the reading of it8 ,was he angry or pleas'd8 #f ,brai4 ,nay1 sir1 ,i saw him not read it1 nor open it1 ,i assure your worship4 ,e4 ,know4 ,no6 ,how know'st thou then that he did either8 #aj ,brai4 ,marry1 sir1 because he charg'd me1 on my life1 to tell nobody that he open'd it2 which1 unless he had done1 he would never fear to have it reveal'd4 ,e4 ,know4 ,that's true3 well1 ,i thank thee1 ,brainworm4 #ae ,enter ,,stephen4 ,step4 ,o1 ,brainworm1 didst thou not see a fellow here in what-sha'-call-him doublet8 ,he brought mine uncle a letter e'en now4 ,brai4 ,yes1 master ,stephen2 what of him8 #bj ,step4 ,o1 ,i ha' such a mind to beat him----where is he1 canst thou tell8 ,brai4 ,faith1 he is not of that mind3 he is gone1 master ,stephen4 ,step4 ,gone6 which way8 ,when went he8 ,how long since8 #be ,brai4 ,he is rid hence2 he took horse at the street-door4 ,step4 ,and ,i staid i' the fields6 ,whoreson ,scanderbag#aaca rogue6 ,o that ,i had but a horse to fetch him back again6 #ca ,brai4 ,why1 you may ha' my master's gelding1 to save your longing1 sir4 ,step4 ,but ,i ha' no boots1 that's the spite on't4 ,brai4 ,why1 a fine wisp of hay1 roll'd hard1 master ,stephen4 #cf ,step4 ,no1 faith1 it's no boot to follow him now3 let him e'en go and hang4 ,prithee1 help to truss#aacb me a little3 he does so vex me---- ,brai4 ,you'll be worst vex'd when you are 7#dj7 truss'd1 master ,stephen4 ,best keep unbrac'd1 and walk yourself till you be cold2 your choler may founder you else4 ,step4 ,by my faith1 and so ,i will1 now thou tell'st me on't4 ,how dost thou like my leg1 ,brainworm8 #df ,brai4 ,a very good leg1 master ,stephen2 but the woollen stocking does not commend it so well4 #di ,step4 ,foh6 the stockings be good enough1 now summer is coming on1 for the dust3 ,i'll have a pair of silk again'#aacc winter1 that ,i go to dwell in the town4 ,i think my leg would shew in a silk hose---- #ed ,brai4 ,believe me1 master ,stephen1 rarely well4 ,step4 ,in sadness1#aacd ,i think it would2 ,i have a reasonable good leg4 ,brai4 ,you have an excellent good leg1 master ,stephen2 but ,i cannot stay to praise it longer now1 and ,i am very sorry for it4 ,exit4 #fj ,step4 ,another time will serve1 ,brainworm1 ,gramercy for this4 ,e4 ,know4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 7,laughs1 having read the letter47 ,step4 ',slid1 ,i hope he laughs not at me2 an he do---- #fe ,e4 ,know4 ,here was a letter indeed1 to be intercepted by a man's father1 and do him good with him6 ,he cannot but think most virtuously1 both of me1 and the sender1 sure1 that make the careful costermonger of him in our familiar 7#gj7 epistles4 ,well1 if he read this with patience ,i'll be gelt1 and troll ballads for ,master ,john ,trundle#aace yonder1 the rest of my mortality4 ,it is true1 and likely1 my father may have as much patience as another man1 for he takes much 7#ge7 physic2 and oft taking physic makes a man very patient4 ,but would your packet1 ,master ,wellbred1 had arriv'd at him in such a minute of his patience6 then we had known the end of it1 which now is doubtful1 and threatens----sees ,,master ,,stephen4 ,what1 my wise 7#ha7 cousin6 ,nay1 then ,i'll furnish our feast with one gull more toward the mess4 ,he writes to me of a brace1 and here's one1 that's three3 oh1 for a fourth6 ,fortune1 if ever thou'lt use thine eyes1 ,i entreat thee---- #hf ,step4 ,oh1 now ,i see who he laughed at3 he laughed at somebody in that letter4 ,by this good light1 an he had laughed at me---- #hi ,e4 ,know4 ,how now1 cousin ,stephen1 melancholy8 ,step4 ,yes1 a little3 ,i thought you had laughed at me1 cousin4 ,e4 ,know4 ,why1 what an ,i had1 coz8 ,what would you ha' done8 #ie ,step4 ,by this light1 ,i would ha' told mine uncle4 ,e4 ,know4 ,nay1 if you would ha' told your uncle1 ,i did laugh at you1 coz4 ,step4 ,did you1 indeed8 #ajj ,e4 ,know4 ,yes1 indeed4 ,step4 ,why then---- ,e4 ,know4 ,what then8 ,step4 ,i am satisfied2 it is sufficient4 #ajd ,e4 ,know4 ,why1 be so1 gentle coz3 and1 ,i pray you1 let me entreat a courtesy of you4 ,i am sent for this morning by a friend i' the ,old ,jewry1 to come to him2 it is but crossing over the fields to ,moorgate4 ,will you bear me company8 ,i protest it is not to draw you into bond or any plot against the state1 coz4 #aaa ,step4 ,sir1 that's all one an 'twere2 you shall command me twice so far as ,moorgate1 to do you good in such a matter4 ,do you think ,i would leave you8 ,i protest---- #aae ,e4 ,know4 ,so1 no1 you shall not protest1 coz4 ,step4 ,by my fackings1#aacf but ,i will1 by your leave3--,i'll protest more to my friend1 than ,i'll speak of at this time4 ,e4 ,know4 ,you speak very well1 coz4 #abj ,step4 ,nay1 not so neither1 you shall pardon me3 but ,i speak to serve my turn4 ,e4 ,know4 ,your turn1 coz6 ,do you know what you say8 ,a gentleman of your sort1#aacg parts1 7#abd7 carriage1 and estimation1 to talk o' your turn#aach i' this company1 and to me alone1 like a tankard-bearer at a conduit6 fie6 ,a wight that1 hitherto1 his every step hath left the stamp of a great foot behind him1 as every word the 7#abi7 savour of a strong spirit1 and he6 this man6 so grac'd1 gilded1 or1 to use a more fit metaphor1 so tin-foil'd by nature1 as not ten housewives' pewter again' a good time1#aaci shows more bright to the world than he6 and he6 7as ,i said last1 so ,i say again1 and still shall say it7 this 7#ace7 man6 to conceal such real ornaments as these1 and shadow their glory1 as a milliner's wife does her wrought stomacher1 with a smoky lawn1 or a black ,cyprus6#aadj ,o1 coz6 it cannot be answer'd2 7#aci7 go not about it4 ,drake's old ship#aada at ,deptford may sooner circle the world again4 ,come1 wrong not the quality of your desert1 with looking downward1 coz2 but hold up your head1 so3 and let the idea of what you are be portrayed i' your face1 that men may read i' your physnomy1 ,here within this place is to be seen the true1 rare1 7#ade7 and accomplished monster1 or miracle of nature1 which is all one4 ,what think you of this1 coz8 ,step4 ,why1 ,i do think of it3 and ,i will be more proud1 and melancholy1 and gentleman-like1 than ,i have been1 ,i'll insure you4 #aea ,e4 ,know4 ,why1 that's resolute1 master ,stephen6--,aside4 ,now1 if ,i can but hold him up to his height1 as it is happily begun1 it will do well for a suburb humour3 we may hap have a match with the city1 and play him for forty 7#aef7 pound4--,come1 coz4 ,step4 ,i'll follow you4 ,e4 ,know4 ,follow me6 ,you must go before4 ,step4 ,nay1 an ,i must1 ,i will4 ,pray you shew me1 good cousin4 ,exeunt4 #afa ,,scene ,,iv4#aadb ,enter ,,master ,,mathew4 ,mat4 ,i think this be the house4 ,what1 ho6 ,enter ,,cob4 ,cob4 ,who's there8 ,o1 master ,mathew6 gi' your worship good morrow4 ,mat4 ,what1 ,cob6 how dost thou1 good ,cob8 ,dust thou inhabit here1 ,cob8 #e ,cob4 ,ay1 sir4 ,i and my lineage ha' kept a poor house here1 in our days4 ,mat4 ,thy lineage1 monsieur ,cobb6 ,what lineage1 what lineage8 ,cob4 ,why4 sir1 an ancient lineage1 and a 7#aj7 princely4 ,mine ance'try came from a king's belly no worse man2 and yet no man either1 by your worship's leave1 ,i did lie in that1 but herring1 the king of fish 7from his belly ,i proceed71 one o' the monarchs o' the world1 ,i assure you4 7#ae7 ,the first red herring that was broil'd in ,adam and ,eve's kitchen1 do ,i fetch my pedigree from1 by the harrot's#aadc book4 ,his cob#aadd was my great1 great1 mighty-great grandfather4 ,mat4 ,why mighty1 why mighty1 ,i pray thee8 #ba ,cob4 ,o1 it was a mighty while ago1 sir1 and a mighty great cob4 ,mat4 ,how know'st thou that8 ,cob4 ,how know ,i6 why1 ,i smell his ghost ever and anon4 #bf ,mat4 ,smell a ghost6 ,o unsavoury jest6 and the ghost of a herring cob8 ,cob4 ,ay1 sir4 ,with favour of your worship's nose1 master ,mathew1 why not the ghost of 7#cj7 a herring cob1 as well as the ghost of ,rasher ,bacon8 ,mat4 ,roger ,bacon1 thou would'st say4 ,cob4 ,i say ,rasher ,bacon4 ,they were both broil'd o' the coals2 and a man may smell broil'd meat1 ,i hope6 ,you are a scholar2 upsolve #cf me that now4 ,mat4 ,o raw ignorance6--,cob1 canst thou shew me of a gentleman1 one captain ,bobadill1 where his lodging is8 #dj ,cob4 ,o1 my guest1 sir1 you mean4 ,mat4 ,thy guest6 alas1 ha1 ha6 ,cob4 ,why do you laugh1 sir8 ,do you not mean captain ,bobadill8 ,mat4 ,cob1 pray thee advise thyself well2 do 7#de7 not wrong the gentleman1 and thyself too4 ,i dare be sworn1 he scorns thy house2 he6 he lodge in such a base obscure place as thy house6 ,tut1 ,i know his disposition so well1 he would not lie in thy bed if thou 'dst gi' it him4 #ej ,cob4 ,i will not give it him though1 sir4 ,mass1 ,i thought somewhat was in 't1 we could not get him to bed all night4 ,well1 sir1 though he lie not o' my bed1 he lies o' my bench2 an 't please you to go up1 sir1 you shall find him with two cushions under his head1 and his cloak 7#ef7 wrapt about him1 as though he had neither won nor lost2 and yet1 ,i warrant1 he ne'er cast#aade better in his life1 than he has done to-night4 ,mat4 ,why1 was he drunk8 #fj ,cob4 ,drunk1 sir6 you hear not me say so4 ,perhaps he swallow'd a tavern-token1#aadf or some such device1 sir2 ,i have nothing to do withal4 ,i deal with water and not with wine4--,gi' me my tankard there1 ho6--,god b' wi' you1 sir4 ,it's six o'clock3 ,i should ha' carried two 7#fe7 turns by this4 ,what ho6 my stopple6#aadg come4 ,enter ,,tib with a water-tankard4 ,mat4 ,lie in a water-bearer's house6 a gentleman of his havings6 ,well1 ,i'll tell him my mind4 #gj ,cob4 ,what1 ,tib2 shew this gentleman up to the captain4 ,exit ,,tib with ,,master ,,mathew4 ,oh1 an my house were the ,brazen-head#aadh now6 faith it would e'en speak ,moe#aadi fools yet4 ,you should have some now would take this ,master 7#ge7 ,mathew to be a gentleman1 at the least4 ,his father's an honest man1 a worshipful fishmonger1 and so forth2 and now does he creep and wriggle into acquaintance with all the brave gallants about the town1 such as my guest is 7,o1 my guest is a fine man671 and they flout him 7#ha7 invincibly4 ,he useth every day to a merchant's house where ,i serve water1 one master ,kitely's1 i' the ,old ,jewry2 and here's the jest1 he is in love with my master's sister1 ,mrs4 ,bridget1 and calls her 8,mistress02 and there he will sit 7#hf7 you a whole afternoon sometimes1 reading o' these same abominable1 vile 7a pox on 'em6 ,i cannot abide them71 rascally verses1 poyetry1 poyetry1 and speaking of interludes2 't will #ij make a man burst to hear him4 ,and the wenches1 they do so jeer1 and ti-he at him4--,well1 should they do so much to me1 ,i'd forswear them all1 by the foot of ,pharaoh6 ,there's an oath6 ,how many water-bearers shall you 7#ie7 hear swear such an oath8 ,o1 ,i have a guest--he teaches me--he does swear the legiblest of any man christ'ned3 ,by ,st4 ,george6 ,the foot of ,pharaoh6 ,the body of me6 ,as ,i am a gentleman and a soldier6 such dainty oaths6 and withal 7#ajj7 he does take this same filthy roguish tobacco1 the finest and cleanliest6 ,it would do a man good to see the fumes come forth at 's tonnels4#aaej--,well1 he owes me forty shillings1 my wife lent him out of her purse1 by sixpence a time1 besides his lodging3 ,i would ,i had it6 ,i shall ha' it1 he says1 the next action4 ,helter skelter1 hang 7#ajg7 sorrow1 care 'll kill a cat1 up-tails all1 and a louse for the hangman6 ,exit4 ,,scene ,v4#aaea ,,bobadill is discovered lying on his bench4 ,bob4 ,hostess1 hostess6 ,enter ,,tib4 ,tib4 ,what say you1 sir8 ,bob4 ,a cup o' thy small beer1 sweet hostess4 ,tib4 ,sir1 there's a gentleman below would speak with you4 #e ,bob4 ,a gentleman6 'odso1 ,i am not within4 ,tib4 ,my husband told him you were1 sir4 ,bob4 ,what a plague--what meant he8 ,mat4 7below47 ,captain ,bobadill6 ,bob4 ,who's there6--,take away the bason1 good hostess2--,come up1 sir4 #aa ,tib4 ,he would desire you to come up1 sir4 ,you come into a cleanly house1 here6 ,enter ,,mathew4 ,mat4 ,save you1 sir2 save you1 captain6 ,bob4 ,gentle master ,mathew6 ,is it you1 sir8 ,please you sit down4 #af ,mat4 ,thank you1 good captain2 you may see ,i am somewhat audacious4 ,bob4 ,not so1 sir4 ,i was requested to supper last night by a sort#aaeb of gallants1 where you 7#bj7 were wish'd for1 and drunk to1 ,i assure you4 ,mat4 ,vouchsafe me1 by whom1 good captain8 ,bob4 ,marry1 by young ,wellbred1 and others4--,why1 hostess1 a stool here for this gentleman4 ,mat4 ,no haste1 sir1 'tis very well4 #be ,bob4 ,body o' me6 it was so late ere we parted last night1 ,i can scarce open my eyes yet2 ,i was but new risen1 as you came4 ,how passes the day abroad1 sir8 you can tell4 ,mat4 ,faith1 some half hour to seven4 ,now1 7#cj7 trust me1 you have an exceeding fine lodging here1 very neat1 and private4 ,bob4 ,ay1 sir3 sit down1 ,i pray you4 ,master ,mathew1 in any case possess no gentlemen of our acquaintance with notice of my lodging4 #ce ,mat4 ,who8 ,i1 sir8 ,no4 ,bob4 ,not that ,i need to care who know it1 for the cabin is convenient2 but in regard ,i would not be too popular1 and generally visited1 as some are4 #dj ,mat4 ,true1 captain1 ,i conceive you4 ,bob4 ,for1 do you see1 sir1 by the heart of valour in me1 except it be to some peculiar and choice spirits1 to whom ,i am extraordinarily engag'd1 as yourself1 or so1 ,i could not extend 7#de7 thus far4 ,mat4 ,o ,lord1 sir6 ,i resolve#aaec so4 ,bob4 ,i confess ,i love a cleanly and quiet privacy1 above all the tumult and roar of fortune4 ,what new book ha' you there8 ,what6 8,go 7#ej7 by1 ,hieronymo80#aaed ,mat4 ,ay3 did you ever see it acted8 ,is't not well penn'd8 ,bob4 ,well penn'd6 ,i would fain see all the poets of these times pen such another play 7#ee7 as that was3 they'll prate and swagger1 and keep a stir of art and devices1 when1 as ,i am a gentleman1 read 'em1 they are the most shallow1 pitiful1 barren fellows that live upon the face of the earth again4 #fj ,mat4 ,indeed here are a number of fine speeches in this book4 ,o eyes1 no eyes1 but fountains fraught with tears6 ,there's a conceit6 ,fountains fraught with tears6 ,o life1 no life1 but lively form of death6--another4 ,o world1 no 7#fe7 world1 but mass of public wrongs6--a third4 ,confused and fill'd with murder and misdeeds6--a fourth4 ,o1 the muses6 ,is't not excellent8 ,is't not simply the best that ever you heard1 captain8 ,ha6 how do you like it8 #gj ,bob4 ',tis good4 ,mat4 ,to thee1 the purest object to my sense1 ,the most refined essence heaven covers1 ,send ,i these lines1 wherein ,i do commence ,the happy state of turtle-billing lovers4 #ge ,if they prove rough1 unpolish'd1 harsh1 and rude1 ,haste made the waste3 thus mildly ,i conclude4 ,bob4 ,nay1 proceed1 proceed4 ,where's this8 ,,bobadill is making himself ready all this while4 ,mat4 ,this1 sir6 a toy o' mine own1 in my nonage2 the infancy of my muses4 ,but 7#hj7 when will you come and see my study8 ,good faith1 ,i can shew you some very good things ,i have done of late4--,that boot becomes your leg passing well1 captain1 methinks4 ,bob4 ,so1 so2 it's the fashion gentlemen 7#he7 now use4 ,mat4 ,troth1 captain1 and now you speak o' the fashion1 master ,wellbred's elder brother and ,i are fall'n out exceedingly4 ,this other day1 ,i happ'ned to enter into some discourse 7#ij7 of a hanger1#aaee which1 ,i assure you1 both for fashion and workmanship1 was most peremptory#aaef beautiful and gentlemanlike3 yet he condemn'd1 and cri'd it down for the most pied#aaeg and ridiculous that he ever saw4 #ie ,bob4 ,squire ,downright1 the half-brother1 was't not8 ,mat4 ,ay1 sir1 he4 ,bob4 ,hang him1 rook6#aaeh he6 why he has no more judgment than a malt-horse4 ,by ,st4 7#ajj7 ,george1 ,i wonder you'd lose a thought upon such an animal2 the most peremptory#aaef absurd clown of ,christendom1 this day1 he is holden4 ,i protest to you1 as ,i am a gentleman and a soldier1 ,i ne'er chang'd words with his like4 #aje ,by his discourse1 he should eat nothing but hay2 he was born for the manger1 pannier1 or packsaddle4 ,he has not so much as a good phrase in his belly1 but all old iron and rusty proverbs3 a good commodity for some smith to make 7#aaj7 hob-nails of4 ,mat4 ,ay1 and he thinks to carry it away#aaei with his manhood still1 where he comes3 he brags he will gi' me the bastinado1 as ,i hear4 ,bob4 ,how6 he the bastinado6 ,how came 7#aae7 he by that word1 trow8 ,mat4 ,nay1 indeed1 he said cudgel me2 ,i term'd it so1 for my more grace4 ,bob4 ,that may be2 for ,i was sure it was none of his word3 but when1 when said he so8 #abj ,mat4 ,faith1 yesterday1 they say2 a young gallant1 a friend of mine1 told me so4 ,bob4 ,by the foot of ,pharaoh1 an 'twere my case now1 ,i should send him a chartel#aafj presently4 ,the bastinado6 a most proper and sufficient 7#abe7 dependence1#aafa warranted by the great ,caranza4#aafb ,come hither1 you shall chartel him2 ,i'll show you a trick or two you shall kill him with at pleasure2 the first stoccata1#aafc if you will1 by this air4 #acj ,mat4 ,indeed1 you have absolute knowledge i' the mystery1 ,i have heard1 sir4 ,bob4 ,of whom1 of whom1 ha' you heard it1 ,i beseech you8 ,mat4 ,troth1 ,i have heard it spoken of divers1 7#ace7 that you have very rare1 and un-in-one-breath-utterable skill1 sir4 ,bob4 ,by heaven1 no1 not ,i2 no skill i' the earth2 some small rudiments i' the science1 as to know my time1 distance1 or so4 ,i have profest 7#adj7 it more for noblemen and gentlemen's use1 than mine own practice1 ,i assure you4--,hostess1 accommodate us with another bed-staff here quickly4 ,enter ,,tib4 ,lend us another bed-staff--the woman does not understand the words 7#ade7 of action4--,look you1 sir3 exalt not your point above this state1 at any hand1 and let your poniard maintain your defence1 thus3--give it the gentleman1 and leave us4 ,exit ,,tib4 ,so1 sir4 ,come on3 ,o1 twine your body more about1 7#aej7 that you may fall to a more sweet1 comely1 gentleman-like guard2 so6 indifferent3 hollow your body more1 sir1 thus3 now1 stand fast o' your left leg1 note your distance1 keep your due proportion of time4--,oh1 you disorder your 7#aee7 point most irregularly6 ,mat4 ,how is the bearing of it now1 sir8 ,bob4 ,o1 out of measure ill4 ,a well experienc'd hand would pass upon you at pleasure4 ,mat4 ,how mean you1 sir1 pass upon me8 #afj ,bob4 ,why1 thus1 sir1--make a thrust at me--,,master ,,mathew pushes at ,,bobadill come in upon the answer1 control your point1 and make a full career at the body4 ,the best-practis'd gallants of the time name it the passado2 a most desperate thrust1 believe it4 #aff ,mat4 ,well1 come1 sir4 ,bob4 ,why1 you do not manage your weapon with any facility or grace to invite me4 ,i have no spirit to play with you2 your dearth of #agj judgment renders you tedious4 ,mat4 ,but one venue1#aafd sir4 ,bob4 8,venue60 fie2 the most gross denomination as ever ,i heard4 ,o1 the 8stoccata10 while you live1 sir2 note that4--,come put #age on your cloak1 and we'll go to some private place where you are acquainted2 some tavern1 or so--and have a bit4 ,i'll send for one of these fencers1 and he shall breathe#aafe you1 by my direction2 and then ,i will teach you your 7#ahj7 trick3 you shall kill him with it at the first1 if you please4 ,why1 ,i will learn you1 by the true judgment of the eye1 hand1 and foot1 to control any enemy's point i' the world4 ,should your adversary confront you with a pistol1 'twere 7#ahe7 nothing1 by this hand6 ,you should1 by the same rule1 control his bullet1 in a line1 except it were hail shot1 and spread4 ,what money have you about you1 master ,mathew8 ,mat4 ,faith1 ,i ha' not past a two shillings 7#aij7 or so4 ,bob4 ',tis somewhat with the least2 but come2 we will have a bunch of radish and salt to taste our wine1 and a pipe of tobacco to close the orifice of the stomach3 and then we'll 7#aie7 call upon young ,wellbred4 ,perhaps we shall meet the ,corydon#aaff his brother there1 and put him to the question4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#aafg ,enter ,,kitely1 ,,cash1 ,,downright4 ,kit4 ,thomas1 come hither4 ,there lies a note within upon my desk2 ,here take my key3 it is no matter neither4-- ,where is the boy8 ,cash4 ,within1 sir1 i' the warehouse4 ,kit4 ,let him tell over straight that ,spanish gold1 #e ,and weigh it1 with th' pieces of eight4#aafh ,do you ,see the delivery of those silver stuffs ,to ,master ,lucar3 tell him1 if he will1 ,he shall ha' the grograns#aafi at the rate ,i told him1 ,and ,i will meet him on the ,exchange anon4 #aj ,cash4 ,good1 sir4 ,exit4 ,kit4 ,do you see that fellow1 brother ,downright8 ,dow4 ,ay1 what of him8 ,kit4 ,he is a jewel1 brother4 ,i took him of a child up at my door1 ,and christ'ned him1 gave him mine own name1 ,thomas3 #ae ,since bred him at the ,hospital2#aagj where proving ,a toward imp1 ,i call'd him home1 and taught him ,so much1 as ,i have made him my cashier1 ,and giv'n him1 who had none1 a surname1 ,cash3 ,and find him in his place so full of faith1 #bj ,that ,i durst trust my life into his hands4 ,dow4 ,so would not ,i in any bastard's1 brother1 ,as it is like he is1 although ,i knew ,myself his father4 ,but you said you'd somewhat ,to tell me1 gentle brother3 what is't1 what is't8 ,kit4 ,faith1 ,i am very loath to utter it1 #be ,as fearing it may hurt your patience2 ,but that ,i know your judgment is of strength1 ,against the nearness of affection---- ,dow4 ,what need this circumstance8#aaga ,pray you1 be direct4 #cj ,kit4 ,i will not say how much ,i do ascribe ,unto your friendship1 nor in what regard ,i hold your love2 but let my past behaviour1 ,and usage of your sister1 both#aagb confirm ,how well ,i've been affected to your---- #ce ,dow4 ,you are too tedious2 come to the matter1 the matter4 ,kit4 ,then1 without further ceremony1 thus4 ,my brother ,wellbred1 sir1 ,i know not how1 ,of late is much declin'd in what he was1 ,and greatly alter'd in his disposition4 #dj ,when he came first to lodge here in my house1 ,ne'er trust me if ,i were not proud of him3 ,methought he bare himself in such a fashion1 ,so full of man1 and sweetness in his carriage1 ,and what was chief1 it show'd not borrowed in him1 #de ,but all he did became him as his own1 ,and seem'd as perfect1 proper1 and possest1 ,as breath with life1 or colour with the blood4 ,but now1 his course is so irregular1 ,so loose1 affected1 and depriv'd of grace1 #ej ,and he himself withal so far fall'n off ,from that first place1 as scarce no note remains1 ,to tell men's judgments where he lately stood4 ,he's grown a stranger to all due respect1 ,forgetful of his friends2 and1 not content #ee ,to stale#aagc himself in all societies1 ,he makes my house here common as a mart1 ,a theatre1 a public receptacle ,for giddy humour1 and diseased riot2 ,and here1 as in a tavern or a stews1 #fj ,he and his wild associates spend their hours1 ,in repetition of lascivious jests1 ,swear1 leap1 drink1 dance1 and revel night by night1 ,control my servants2 and1 indeed1 what not8 ,dow4 ',sdeins1#aagd ,i know not what ,i should 7#fe7 say to him1 i' the whole world6 ,he values me at a crack'd three-farthings1 for aught ,i see4 ,it will never out o' the flesh that's bred i' the bone4 ,i have told him enough1 one would think1 if that would serve2 but counsel to him is as good 7#gj7 as a shoulder of mutton to a sick horse4 ,well6 he knows what to trust to1 for#aage ,george3 let him spend1 and spend1 and domineer1 till his heart ache2 an he think to be reliev'd by me1 when he is got into one o' your city pounds1 the 7#ge7 counters1 he has the wrong sow by the ear1 i' faith2 and claps his dish#aagf at the wrong man's door4 ,i'll lay my hand o' my halfpenny1 ere ,i part with 't to fetch him out1 ,i'll assure him4 ,kit4 ,nay1 good brother1 let it not trouble you thus4 #hj ,dow4 ',sdeath6 he mads me3 ,i could eat my very spur-leathers for anger6 ,but1 why are you so tame8 ,why do you not speak to him1 and tell him how he disquiets your house8 ,kit4 ,o1 there are divers reasons to dissuade1 brother4 #he ,but1 would yourself vouchsafe to travail in it 7,though but with plain and easy circumstance71 ,it would both come much better to his sense1 ,and savour less of stomach1#aagg or of passion4 ,you are his elder brother1 and that title #ij ,both gives and warrants you authority1 ,which1 by your presence seconded1 must breed ,a kind of duty in him1 and regard2 ,whereas1 if ,i should intimate the least1 ,it would but add contempt to his neglect1 #ie ,heap worse on ill1 make up a pile of hatred1 ,that in the rearing would come tott'ring down1 ,and in the ruin bury all our love4 ,nay1 more than this1 brother2 if ,i should speak1 ,he would be ready1 from his heat of humour1#aagh ,and overflowing of the vapour in him1 #aja ,to blow the ears of his familiars ,with the false breath of telling what disgraces ,and low disparagements ,i had put upon him3 ,whilst they1 sir1 to relieve him in the fable1#aagi #aje ,make their loose comments upon every word1 ,gesture1 or look1 ,i use2 mock me all over1 ,from my flat cap#aahj unto my shining shoes2#aahj ,and1 out of their impetuous rioting phant'sies1 ,beget some slander that shall dwell with me4 #aaj ,and what would that be1 think you8 ,marry1 this3 ,they would give out1 because my wife is fair1 ,myself but lately married1 and my sister ,here sojourning a virgin in my house1 ,that ,i were jealous6--nay1 as sure as death1 #aae ,that they would say2 and1 how that ,i had quarrell'd ,my brother purposely1 thereby to find ,an apt pretext to banish them my house4 ,dow4 ,moss1 perhaps so2 they're like enough to do it4 ,kit4 ,brother1 they would1 believe it2 so should ,i1 #abj ,like one of these penurious quack-salvers1 ,but set the bills up#aaha to mine own disgrace1 ,and try experiments upon myself2 ,lend scorn and envy opportunity ,to stab my reputation and good name---- #abe ,,scene ,,ii4#aahb ,,kitely1 ,,downright4 ,enter ,,mathew struggling with ,,bobadill4 ,mat4 ,i will speak to him4 ,bob4 ,speak to him6 away6 ,by the foot of ,pharaoh1 you shall not6 you shall not do him that grace4--,the time of day to you1 gentleman o' the house4 ,is master ,wellbred stirring8 ,dow4 ,how then8 ,what should he do8 #f ,bob4 ,gentleman of the house1 it is to you4 ,is he within1 sir8 ,kit4 ,he came not to his lodging to-night1 sir1 ,i assure you4 #aj ,dow4 ,why1 do you hear8 ,you6 ,bob4 ,the gentleman citizen hath satisfied me2 ,i'll talk to no scavenger4 ,exeunt ,,bob4 and ,,mat4 ,dow4 ,how6 scavenger6 ,stay1 sir1 stay6 ,kit4 ,nay1 brother ,downright4 #ae ,dow4 ',heart6 stand you away1 an you love me4 ,kit4 ,you shall not follow him now1 ,i pray you1 brother1 good faith you shall not2 ,i will overrule you4 ,dow4 ,ha6 scavenger6 ,well1 go to1 ,i say 7#bj7 little2 but1 by this good day 7,god forgive me ,i should swear71 if ,i put it up#aahc so1 say ,i am the rankest cow that ever pist4 ',sdeins1 an ,i swallow this1 ,i'll ne'er draw my sword in the sight of ,fleet-street again while ,i live2 ,i'll sit in a 7#be7 barn with madge-howlet1 and catch mice first4 ,scavenger6 heart6--and ,i'll go near to fill that huge tumbrel-slop#aahd of yours with somewhat1 an ,i have good luck3 your ,garagantua breech cannot carry it away so4 #cj ,kit4 ,oh1 do not fret yourself thus2 never think on 't4 ,dow4 ,these are my brother's consorts1 these6 ,these are his cam'rades1 his walking mates6 ,he's a gallant1 a cavaliero too1 right hangman cut6 ,let me not live1 an ,i could not find in 7#ce7 my heart to swinge the whole ging#aahe of 'em1 one after another1 and begin with him first4 ,i am griev'd it should be said he is my brother1 and take these courses4 ,well1 as he brews1 so shall he drink1 for ,george1 again4 ,yet he shall 7#dj7 hear on 't1 and that tightly too1 an ,i live1 i' faith4 ,kit4 ,but1 brother1 let your reprehension1 then1 ,run in an easy current1 not o'er high ,carried with rashness1 or devouring choler2 ,but rather use the soft persuading way1 #de ,whose powers will work more gently1 and compose ,th' imperfect thoughts you labour to reclaim2 ,more winning than enforcing the consent4 ,dow4 ,ay1 ay1 let me alone for that1 ,i warrant you4 #di ,kit4 ,how now6 7,bell rings47 ,oh1 the bell rings to breakfast4 ,brother1 ,i pray you go in1 and bear my wife company till ,i come2 ,i'll but give order for some despatch of business to my servants4 ,exit ,,downright4 ,,scene ,,iii4#aahf ,,kitely1 ,enter ,,cob4 ,kit4 ,what1 ,cob6 our maids will have you by the back1 i' faith1 for coming so late this morning4 ,cob4 ,perhaps so1 sir2 take heed somebody have not them by the belly1 for walking so late in the evening4 #e ,he passes by with his tankard4 ,kit4 ,well2 yet my troubled spirit's somewhat eas'd1 ,though not repos'd in that security ,as ,i could wish3 but ,i must be content1 ,howe'er ,i set a face on 't to the world4 #aj ,would ,i had lost this finger at a venture1 ,so ,wellbred had ne'er lodged within my house4 ,why 't cannot be1 where there is such resort ,of wanton gallants and young revellers1 ,that any woman should be honest long4 #ae ,is't like that factious beauty will preserve ,the public weal of chastity unshaken1 ,when such strong motives muster and make head#aahg ,against her single peace8 ,no1 no3 beware4 ,when mutual appetite doth meet to treat1 #bj ,and spirits of one kind and quality ,come once to parley in the pride of blood1 ,it is no slow conspiracy that follows4 ,well1 to be plain1 if ,i but thought the time ,had answer'd their affections1#aahh all the world #be ,should not persuade me but ,i were a cuckold4 ,marry1 ,i hope they ha' not got that start2 ,for opportunity hath balk'd 'em yet1 ,and shall do still1 while ,i have eyes and ears ,to attend the impositions of my heart4 #cj ,my presence shall be as an iron bar ',twixt the conspiring motions of desire3 ,yea1 every look or glance mine eye ejects ,shall check occasion1 as one doth his slave1 ,when he forgets the limits of prescription4 #ce ,enter ,,dame ,,kitely4 ,dame ,k4 ,sister ,bridget1 pray you fetch down the rose-water1 above in the closet4--,sweetheart1 will you come in to breakfast8 ,kit4 ,an she have overheard me now6---- ,dame ,kit4 ,i pray thee1 good muss1#aahi we stay for you4 #da ,kit4 ,by heaven1 ,i would not for a thousand angels4#aaij ,dame ,k4 ,what ail you1 sweet-heart8 are you not well8 ,speak1 good muss4 #df ,kit4 ,troth my head aches extremely on a sudden4 ,dame ,k4 putting her hand to his forehead4 ,o1 the ,lord6 ,kit4 ,how now6 ,what8 #ej ,dame ,k4 ,alas1 how it burns6 ,muss1 keep you warm2 good truth it is this new disease1#aaia there's a number are troubled withal4 ,for love's sake1 sweet-heart1 come in out of the air4 ,kit4 ,how simple1 and how subtle are her answers6 #ee ,a new disease1 and many troubled with it8 ,why true2 she heard me1 all the world to nothing4 ,dame ,k4 ,i pray thee1 good sweet-heart1 come in2 the air will do you harm1 in troth4 ,kit4 ,the air6 she has me i' the wind4#aaib-- 7#fj7 ,sweet-heart1 ,i'll come to you presently2 't will away1 ,i hope4 ,dame ,k4 ,pray ,heaven it do4 ,exit4 ,kit4 ,a new disease6 ,i know not1 new or old1 ,but it may well be call'd poor mortals' plague2 #fe ,for1 like a pestilence1 it doth infect ,the houses of the brain4 ,first it begins ,solely to work upon the phantasy1 ,filling her seat with such pestiferous air ,as soon corrupts the judgment2 and from thence #gj ,sends like contagion to the memory3 ,still each to other giving the infection1 ,which as a subtle vapour spreads itself ,confusedly through every sensive part1 ,till not a thought or motion in the mind #ge ,be free from the black poison of suspect4#aaic ,ah6 but what misery is it to know this8 ,or1 knowing it1 to want the mind's erection ,in such extremes8 ,well1 ,i will once more strive1 ,in spite of this black cloud1 myself to be1 #hj ,and shake the fever off that thus shakes me4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iv4#aaid ,enter ,,brainworm disguised like a maimed ,soldier4 ,brai4 ',slid1 ,i cannot choose but laugh to see myself translated thus1 from a poor creature to a creator2 for now must ,i create an intolerable sort#aaie of lies1 or my present profession loses the grace3 and yet the lie1 to a man of my coat1 is 7#e7 as ominous a fruit as the fico4#aaif ,o1 sir1 it holds for good polity ever1 to have that outwardly in vilest estimation1 that inwardly is most dear to us3 so much for my borrowed shape4 ,well1 the troth is1 my old master intends to follow my 7#aj7 young master1 dry-foot1#aaig2 over ,moorfields to ,london1 this morning2 now1 ,i knowing of this hunting-match1 or rather conspiracy1 and to insinuate with my young master 7for so must we that are blue waiters1#aaih and men of hope and 7#ae7 service do1 or perhaps we may wear motley at the year's end1 and who wears motley1#aaii--you know71 have got me afore in this disguise1 determining here to lie in ambuscado1 and intercept him in the mid-way4 ,if ,i can but get his 7#bj7 cloak1 his purse1 and his hat1 nay1 any thing to cut him off1 that is1 to stay his journey1 ,veni1 vidi1 vici1 ,i may say with ,captain ,caesar1 ,i am made for ever1 i' faith4 ,well1 now ,i must practise to get the true garb of one of these lance-knights1 7#be7 my arm here1 and my----,odso6 my young master1 and his cousin1 master ,stephen1 as ,i am true counterfeit man of war1 and no soldier6 ,exit4 ,enter ,e4 ,,knowell and ,,stephen4 ,e4 ,know4 ,so1 sir6 and how then1 coz8 #cj ,step4 ',sfoot6 ,i have lost my purse1 ,i think4 ,e4 ,know4 ,how6 lost your purse8 ,where8 ,when had you it8 ,step4 ,i cannot tell2 stay4 ,brai4 ',slid1 ,i am afraid they will know me3 would ,i could get by them6 #ce ,e4 ,know4 ,what1 ha' you it8 ,step4 ,no2 ,i think ,i was bewitcht1 ,i----,cries4 ,e4 ,know4 ,nay1 do not weep the loss3 hang it1 let it go4 #dj ,step4 ,oh1 it's here4 ,no1 an it had been lost1 ,i had not car'd1 but for a jet ring mistress ,mary sent me4 ,e4 ,know4 ,a jet ring6 ,o the posy1 the posy8 ,step4 ,fine1 i' faith4-- #de ,though ,fancy sleep1 ,my love is deep4 ,meaning1 that though ,i did not fancy her1 yet she loved me dearly4 ,e4 ,know4 ,most excellent6 #ej ,step4 ,and then ,i sent her another1 and my poesie was1 ,the deeper the sweeter1 ,i'll be judg'd by ,st4 ,peter4 ,e4 ,know4 ,how1 by ,st4 ,peter8 ,i do not 7#ee7 conceive that4 ,step4 ,marry1 ,st4 ,peter1 to make up the metre4 ,e4 ,know4 ,well1 there the saint was your good patron1 he help'd you at your need2 thank him1 thank him4 #fj ,re-enter ,,brainworm4 ,brai4 ,i cannot take leave on 'em so2 ,i will venture1 come what will4--,gentlemen1 please you change a few crowns for a very excellent good blade here8 ,i am a poor gentleman1 a soldier1 one that1 in the better state of my fortunes1 7#fe7 scorn'd so mean a refuge2 but now it is the humour of necessity to have it so4 ,you seem to be gentlemen well affected to martial men1 else ,i should rather die with silence1 than live with shame3 however1 vouchsafe to remember 7#gj7 it is my want speaks1 not myself2 this condition agrees not with my spirit---- ,e4 ,know4 ,where hast thou serv'd8 ,brai4 ,may it please you1 sir1 in all the late wars of ,bohemia1 ,hungary1 ,dalmatia1 ,poland1--where 7#ge7 not1 sir8 ,i have been a poor servitor by sea and land any time this fourteen years1 and follow'd the fortunes of the best commanders in ,christendom4 ,i was twice shot at the taking of ,aleppo1 once at the relief 7#hj7 of ,vienna2 ,i have been at ,marseilles1 ,naples1 and the ,adriatic gulf1 a gentleman-slave in the galleys1 thrice2 where ,i was most dangerously shot in the head1 through both the thighs2 and yet1 being thus maim'd1 ,i am void of maintenance1 7#he7 nothing left me but my scars1 the noted marks of my resolution4 ,step4 ,how will you sell this rapier1 friend8 ,brai4 ,generous sir1 ,i refer it to your own judgment2 you are a gentleman1 give me 7#ij7 what you please4 ,step4 ,true1 ,i am a gentleman1 ,i know that1 friend2 but what though8 ,i pray you say1 what would you ask8 ,brai4 ,i assure you1 the blade may become 7#ie7 the side or thigh of the best prince in ,europe4 ,e4 ,know4 ,ay1 with a velvet scabbard1 ,i think4 ,step4 ,nay1 an't be mine1 it shall have a velvet scabbard1 coz1 that's flat2 ,i'd not wear it1 as it is1 an you would give me an angel4 #ajj ,brai4 ,at your worship's pleasure1 sir2 ,,stephen examines the blade nay1 'tis a most pure ,toledo4 ,step4 ,i had rather it were a ,spaniard4 ,but tell me1 what shall ,i give you for it8 ,an it had a silver hilt---- #ajf ,e4 ,know4 ,come1 come1 you shall not buy it4 ,hold1 there's a shilling1 fellow2 take thy rapier4 ,step4 ,why1 but ,i will buy it now1 because you say so2 and there's another shilling1 fellow2 ,i scorn to be out-bidden4 ,what1 shall ,i walk 7#aaa7 with a cudgel1 like ,higginbottom1 and may have a rapier for money6 ,e4 ,know4 ,you may buy one in the city4 ,step4 ,tut6 ,i'll buy this i' the field1 so ,i will3 ,i have a mind to 't1 because 'tis a field 7#aaf7 rapier4 ,tell me your lowest price4 ,e4 ,know4 ,you shall not buy it1 ,i say4 ,step4 ,by this money1 but ,i will1 though ,i give more than 'tis worth4 #abj ,e4 ,know4 ,come away1 you are a fool4 ,step4 ,friend1 ,i am a fool1 that's granted2 but ,i'll have it1 for that word's sake4 ,follow me for your money4 ,brai4 ,at your service1 sir4 ,exeunt4 #abe ,,scene ,v4#abjj ,enter ,,knowell4 ,know4 ,i cannot lose the thought yet of this letter ,sent to my son2 nor leave t' admire#abja the change ,of manners1 and the breeding of our youth ,within the kingdom1 since myself was one4-- ,when ,i was young1 he liv'd not in the stews1 #e ,durst have conceiv'd a scorn1 and utter'd it1 ,on a gray head2 age was authority ,against a buffoon1 and a man had then ,a certain reverence paid unto his years1 ,that had none due unto his life3 so much #aj ,the sanctity of some prevail'd for others4 ,but now we all are fall'n2 youth1 from their fear1 ,and age1 from that which bred it1 good example4 ,nay1 would ourselves were not the first1 e'en parents1 #ad ,that did destroy the hopes in our own children2 ,or they not learn'd our vices in their cradles1 ,and suck'd in our ill customs with their milk6 ,ere all their teeth be born1 or they can speak1 ,we make their palates cunning2 the first words ,we form their tongues with1 are licentious jests3 ,can it call 8whore08 cry 8bastard08 ,o1 then1 kiss it6 #ba ,a witty child6 ,can't swear8 ,the father's darling6 ,give it two plums4 ,nay1 rather than 't shall learn ,no bawdy song1 the mother herself will teach it6 ,but this is in the infancy1 the days #be ,of the long coat2 when it puts on the breeches1 ,it will put off all this4 ,ay1 it is like1 ,when it is gone into the bone already6 ,no1 no2 this dye goes deeper than the coat1 ,or shirt1 or skin2 it stains into the liver #cj ,and heart1 in some3 and1 rather than it should not1 ,note what we fathers do6 ,look how we live6 ,what mistresses we keep6 at what expense6 ,in our sons' eyes1 where they may handle our gifts1 ,hear our lascivious courtships1 see our dalliance1 ,taste of the same provoking meats with us1 #cf ,to ruin of our states6 ,nay1 when our own ,portion is fled1 to prey on the remainder1 ,we call them into fellowship of vice2 ,bait 'em with the young chamber-maid1 to seal1#abjb ,and teach 'em all bad ways to buy affliction4 #da ,this is one path2 but there are millions more1 ,in which we spoil our own1 with leading them4 ,well1 ,i thank heaven1 ,i never yet was he ,that travell'd with my son1 before sixteen1 #de ,to shew him the ,venetian courtesans2 ,nor read the grammar of cheating ,i had made1 ,to my sharp boy1 at twelve2 repeating still ,the rule1 ,get money2 still1 get money1 boy2 ,no matter by what means2 money will do #ej ,more1 boy1 than my lord's letter4 ,neither have ,i ,drest snails or mushrooms curiously before him1 ,perfum'd my sauces1 and taught him how to make 'em2 ,preceding still1 with my gray gluttony1 ,at all the ord'naries1 and only fear'd #ee ,his palates should degenerate1 not his manners4 ,these are the trade of fathers now2 however1 ,my son1 ,i hope1 hath met within my threshold ,none of these household precedents1 which are strong ,and swift to rape youth to their precipice4 #fj ,but let the house at home be ne'er so clean ,swept1 or kept sweet from filth1 nay dust and cobwebs1 ,if he will live abroad with his companions1 ,in dung and leystals1#abjc it is worth a fear2 ,nor is the danger of conversing less #fe ,than all that ,i have mention'd of example4 ,enter ,,brainworm1 disguised as before4 ,brai4 ,aside4 ,my master6 nay1 faith1 have at you2 ,i am flesht now1 ,i have sped so well4-- ,worshipful sir1 ,i beseech you1 respect the estate of a poor soldier2 ,i am asham'd of this base 7#gj7 course of life1--,god's my comfort--but extremity provokes me to 't3 what remedy8 ,know4 ,i have not for you1 now4 ,brai4 ,by the faith ,i bear unto truth1 gentleman1 it is no ordinary custom in me1 but 7#ge7 only to preserve manhood4 ,i protest to you1 a man ,i have been3 a man ,i may be1 by your sweet bounty4 ,know4 ,pray thee1 good friend1 be satisfied4 ,brai4 ,good sir1 by that hand1 you may do 7#hj7 the part of a kind gentleman1 in lending a poor soldier the price of two cans of beer1 a matter of small value3 the king of heaven shall pay you1 and ,i shall rest thankful4 ,sweet worship---- ,know4 ,nay1 an you be so importunate---- #he ,brai4 ,oh1 tender sir ,i need will have its course2 ,i was not made to this vile use4 ,well1 the edge of the enemy could not have abated me so much3 it's hard when a man hath serv'd in his prince's cause1 and be thus 7,weeps74 7#ij7 ,honourable worship1 let me derive a small piece of silver from you1 it shall not be given in the course of time4#abjd ,by this good ground1 ,i was fain to pawn my rapier last night for a poor supper2 ,i had suck'd the hilts long before1 ,i am a #ie pagan else4 ,sweet honour---- ,know4 ,believe me1 ,i am taken with some wonder1 ,to think a fellow of thy outward presence1 ,should1 in the frame and fashion of his mind1 ,be so degenerate1 and sordid-base4 #ajj ,art thou a man1 and sham'st thou not to beg8 ,to practise such a servile kind of life8 ,why1 were thy education ne'er so mean1 ,having thy limbs1 a thousand fairer courses ,offer themselves to thy election4 #aje ,either the wars might still supply thy wants1 ,or service of some virtuous gentleman1 ,or honest labour2 nay1 what can ,i name1 ,but would become thee better than to beg3 ,but men of thy condition feed on sloth1 #aaj ,as doth the beetle on the dung she breeds in2 ,nor caring how the metal of your minds ,is eaten with the rust of idleness4 ,now1 afore me1 whate'er he be1 that should ,relieve a person of thy quality1 #aae ,while thou insist'st in this loose desperate course1 ,i would esteem the sin not thine1 but his4 ,brai4 ,faith1 sir1 ,i would gladly find some other course1 if so---- ,know4 ,ay1 you'd gladly find it1 but you will not seek it4 #aba ,brai4 ,alas1 sir1 where should a man seek8 ,in the wars1 there's no ascent by desert in these days2 but----and for service1 would it were as soon purchas'd1#abje as wisht for6 ,the air's my #abe comfort4--,sighs--,i know what ,i would say4 ,know4 ,what's thy name8 ,brai4 ,please you1 ,fitz-,sword1 sir4 ,know4 ,fitz-,sword6 ,say that a man should entertain thee now1 #acj ,wouldst thou be honest1 humble1 just1 and true8 ,brai4 ,sir1 by the place and honour of a soldier---- ,know4 ,nay1 nay1 ,i like not these affected oaths4 ,speak plainly1 man1 what think'st thou of my words8 #ace ,brai4 ,nothing1 sir1 but wish my fortunes were as happy as my service should be honest4 ,know4 ,well1 follow me2 ,i'll prove thee1 if thy deeds ,will carry a proportion to thy words4 ,exit4 ,brai4 ,yes1 sir1 straight2 ,i'll but garter 7#adj7 my hose4 ,oh that my belly were hoopt now1 for ,i am ready to burst with laughing6 never was bottle or hagpipe fuller4 ',slid1 was there ever seen a fox in years to betray himself thus6 ,now shall ,i be possest of all his counsels2 7#ade7 and1 by that conduit1 my young master4 ,well1 he is resolv'd to prove#abjf my honesty2 faith1 and ,i'm resolv'd to prove his patience3 oh1 ,i shall abuse#abjg him intolerably4 ,this small piece of service will bring him clean out of love with 7#aej7 the soldier for ever4 ,he will never come within the sign of it1 the sight of a cassock1#abjh or a musket-rest again4 ,he will hate the musters at ,mile-end for it1 to his dying day4 ,it's no matter1 let the world think me a bad counterfeit1 if ,i cannot give him the slip#abji #aee at an instant4 ,why1 this is better than to have staid his journey4 ,well1 ,i'll follow him4 ,oh1 how ,i long to be employed6 ,exit4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#abaj ,enter ,,master ,,mathew1 ,,wellbred1 and ,,bobadill4 ,mat4 ,yes1 faith1 sir1 we were at your lodging to seek you too4 ,wel4 ,oh1 ,i came not there to-night4 ,bob4 ,your brother delivered us as much4 ,wel4 ,who1 my brother ,downright8 #e ,bob4 ,he4 ,mr4 ,wellbred1 ,i know not in what kind you hold me2 but let me say to you this3 as sure as honour1 ,i esteem it so much out of the sunshine of reputation1 to throw the least beam of regard upon such a---- #aj ,wel4 ,sir1 ,i must hear no ill words of my brother4 ,bob4 ,i protest to you1 as ,i have a thing to be sav'd about me1 ,i never saw any gentleman-like part---- #ae ,wel4 ,good captain1 faces about#abaa to some other discourse4 ,bob4 ,with your leave1 sir1 an there were no more men living upon the face of the earth1 ,i should not fancy him1 by ,st4 ,george6 #bj ,mat4 ,troth1 nor ,i2 he is of a rustical cut4 ,i know not how3 he doth not carry himself like a gentleman of fashion4 ,wel4 ,oh1 master ,mathew1 that's a grace peculiar but to a few1 quos aequus amavit ,jupiter4 #be ,mat4 ,i understand you1 sir4 ,wel4 ,no question1 you do1--,aside4 or do you not1 sir4 ,enter ,e4 ,,knowell1 and ,,stephen4 ,ned ,knowell6 by my soul1 welcome3 how dost thou1 sweet spirit1 my genius8 ',slid1 ,i shall love ,apollo and the mad ,thespian girls#abab the better1 7#ca7 while ,i live1 for this1 my dear ,fury2 now ,i see there's some love in thee4 ,sirrah1 these be the two ,i writ to thee of3 nay1 what a drowsy humour is this now6 ,why dost thou not speak8 #ce ,e4 ,know4 ,oh1 you are a fine gallant2 you sent me a rare letter4 ,wel4 ,why1 was't not rare8 ,e4 ,know4 ,yes1 ,i'll be sworn1 ,i was ne'er guilty of reading the like2 match it in all 7#dj7 ,pliny1 or ,symmachus's epistles1 and ,i'll have my judgment burn'd in the ear for a rogue3 make much of thy vein1 for it is inimitable4 ,but ,i marle#abac what camel it was1 that had the carriage of it2 for1 doubtless1 he was no ordinary beast that brought it4 #df ,wel4 ,why8 ,e4 ,know4 8,why80 say'st thou6 ,why1 dost thou think that any reasonable creature1 especially in the morning1 the sober time of the day too1 could have mista'en my father for me8 #ea ,wel4 ',slid1 you jest1 ,i hope4 ,e4 ,know4 ,indeed1 the best use we can turn it to1 is to make a jest on't1 now3 but ,i'll assure you1 my father had the full view of your #ee flourishing style some hour before ,i saw it4 ,wel4 ,what a dull slave was this6 ,but1 sirrah1 what said he to it1 i' faith8 ,e4 ,know4 ,nay1 ,i know not what he said2 but ,i have a shrewd guess what he thought4 #fj ,wel4 ,what1 what8 ,e4 ,know4 ,marry1 that thou art some strange1 dissolute young fellow1 and ,i--a grain or two better1 for keeping thee company4 ,wel4 ,tut6 that thought is like the moon in 7#fe7 her last quarter1 't will change shortly4 ,but1 sirrah1 ,i pray thee be acquainted with my two hang-by's here2 thou wilt take exceeding pleasure in 'em if thou hear'st 'em once go2 my wind-instruments2 ,i'll wind 'em up----,but 7#gj7 what strange piece of silence is this8 ,the sign of the ,dumb ,man8 ,e4 ,know4 ,oh1 sir1 a kinsman of mine1 one that may make your music the fuller1 an he please2 he has his humour1 sir4 #ge ,wel4 ,oh1 what is't1 what is't8 ,e4 ,know4 ,nay1 ,i'll neither do your judgment nor his folly that wrong1 as to prepare your apprehension2 ,i'll leave him to the mercy o' your search2 if you can take him1 so6 #hj ,wel4 ,well1 captain ,bobadill1 master ,mathew1 pray you know this gentleman here2 he is a friend of mine1 and one that will deserve your affection4--,i know not your name1 sir 7to 7#hd7 ,,stephen71 but ,i shall be glad of any occasion to render me more familiar to you4 ,step4 ,my name is master ,stephen1 sir2 ,i am this gentleman's own cousin1 sir2 his father is mine uncle1 sir4 ,i am somewhat melancholy1 7#hi7 but you shall command me1 sir1 in whatsoever is incident to a gentleman4 ,bob4 7to ,e4 ,,knowell47 ,sir1 ,i must tell you this1 ,i am no general#abad man2 but for master ,wellbred's sake 7you may embrace it at what height of favour you please71 ,i do communicate 7#ie7 with you1 and conceive you to be a gentleman of some parts2 ,i love few words4 ,e4 ,know4 ,and ,i fewer1 sir2 ,i have scarce enough to thank you4 #ii ,mat4 ,but are you1 indeed1 sir1 so given to it8 ,step4 ,ay1 truly1 sir1 ,i am mightily given to melancholy4 ,mat4 ,oh1 it's your only fine humour1 sir3 your true melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit1 sir4 ,i am melancholy myself1 diver times1 sir1 and then do ,i no more but take pen and 7#ajf7 paper presently1 and overflow you half a score1 or a dozen of sonnets at a sitting4 ,e4 ,know4 7,aside47 ,sure he utters them then by the gross4 #aaj ,step4 ,truly1 sir1 and ,i love such things out of measure4 ,e4 ,know4 ,i' faith1 better than in measure1 ,i'll undertake4 ,mat4 ,why1 ,i pray you1 sir1 make use of my study2 it's at your service4 #aaf ,step4 ,i thank you1 sir1 ,i shall be bold ,i warrant you2 have you a stool there to be melancholy upon8 ,mat4 ,that ,i have1 sir1 and some papers 7#abj7 there of mine own doing1 at idle hours1 that you'll say there's some sparks of wit in 'em1 when you see them4 ,wel4 ,aside4 ,would the sparks would kindle once1 and become afire amongst 'em6 ,i 7#abe7 might see self-love burnt for her heresy4 ,step4 ,cousin1 is it well8 ,am ,i melancholy enough8 ,e4 ,know4 ,oh ay1 excellent4 ,wel4 ,captain ,bobadill1 why muse you so8 #acj ,e4 ,know4 ,he is melancholy too4 ,bob4 ,faith1 sir1 ,i was thinking of a most honourable piece of service1 was perform'd tomorrow1 being ,st4 ,mark's day1 shall be some ten years now4 #ace ,e4 ,know4 ,in what place1 captain8 ,bob4 ,why1 at the beleag'ring of ,strigonium1#abae where1 in less than two hours1 seven hundred resolute gentlemen1 as any were in ,europe1 lost their lives upon the breach4 ,i'll tell you1 gentlemen1 7#adj7 it was the first1 but the best leaguer that ever ,i beheld with these eyes1 except the taking in#abaf of--what do you call it8#abag last year1 by the ,genoways2#abah but that1 of all other1 was the most fatal and dangerous exploit that ever ,i was 7#ade7 rang'd in1 since ,i first bore arms before the face of the enemy1 as ,i am a gentleman and a soldier6 ,step4 ,so6 ,i had as lief as an angel ,i could swear as well as that gentleman4 #aej ,e4 ,know4 ,then1 you were a servitor at both1 it seems2 at ,strigonium1 and what do you call't8 ,bob4 ,o lord1 sir6 ,by ,st4 ,george1 ,i was the first man that ent'red the breach2 and had ,i not effected it with resolution1 ,i had been slain if ,i had had a million of lives4 #aef ,e4 ,know4 ',t was pity you had not ten2 a cat's and your own1 i' faith4 ,but1 was it possible8 ,mat4 ,pray you mark this discourse1 sir4 ,step4 ,so ,i do4 #afj ,bob4 ,i assure you1 upon my reputation1 'tis true1 and yourself shall confess4 ,e4 ,know4 ,aside4 ,you must bring me to the rack1 first4 #afd ,bob4 ,observe me judicially1 sweet sir3 they had planted me three demi-culverins#abai just in the mouth of the breach2 now1 sir1 as we were to give on1#abbj their master-gunner 7a man of no mean skill and mark1 you must think71 confronts 7#afi7 me with his linstock1#abba ready to give fire2 ,i1 spying his intendment1 discharg'd my petronel#abbb in his bosom1 and with these single arms1 my poor rapier1 ran violently upon the ,moors that guarded the ordnance1 and put 'em pell-mell to the sword4 #age ,wel4 ,to the sword6 ,to the rapier1 captain4 ,e4 ,know4 ,oh1 it was a good figure observ'd1 sir4 ,but did you all this1 captain1 without hurting your blade8 ,bob4 ,without any impeach o' the earth3 7#ahj7 you shall perceive1 sir4 ,shews his rapier4 ,it is the most fortunate weapon that ever rid on poor gentleman's thigh4 ,shall ,i tell you1 sir8 ,you talk of ,morglay1 ,excalibur1 ,durindana1#abbc or so2 tut6 ,i lend no credit to that is fabled of 'em4 7#ahe7 ,i know the virtue of mine own1 and therefore ,i dare the boldlier maintain it4 ,step4 ,i marle whether it be a ,toledo or no4 ,bob4 ,a most perfect ,toledo1 ,i assure you1 sir4 #aij ,step4 ,i have a countryman of his here4 ,mat4 ,pray you1 let's see1 sir2 yes1 faith1 it is4 ,bob4 ,this a ,toledo6 ,pish6 ,step4 ,why do you pish1 captain8 #aid ,bob4 ,a ,fleming1 by heaven6 ,i'll buy them for a guilder a-piece1 an ,i would have a thousand of them4 ,e4 ,know4 ,how say you1 cousin8 ,i told you thus much4 #aii ,wel4 ,where bought you it1 master ,stephen8 ,step4 ,of a scurvy rogue soldier3 a hundred of lice go with him6 ,he swore it was a ,toledo4 ,bob4 ,a poor provant#abbd rapier1 no better4 ,mat4 ,mass1 ,i think it be indeed1 now ,i look on't better4 #bjf ,e4 ,know4 ,nay1 the longer you look on't1 the worse4 ,put it up1 put it up4 ,step4 ,well1 ,i will put it up3 but by--,i have forgot the captain's oath1 ,i thought to ha' sworn by it--an e'er ,i meet him---- #baj ,wel4 ,o1 it is past help now1 sir2 you must have patience4 ,step4 ,whoreson1 coney-catching#abbe rascal6 ,i could eat the very hilts for anger4 #bad ,e4 ,know4 ,a sign of good digestion2 you have an ostrich stomach1 cousin4 ,step4 ,a stomach6 ,would ,i had him here1 you should see an ,i had a stomach4#abbf ,wel4 ,it's better as 'tis4--,come1 gentlemen1 shall we go8 #bbj ,,scene ,,ii4#abbg ,e4 ,,knowell1 ,,master ,,stephen1 ,,wellbred1 ,,bobadill1 ,,master ,,mathew4 ,enter ,,brainworm1 disguised as before4 ,e4 ,know4 ,a miracle1 cousin2 look here1 look here6 ,step4 ,oh--,god's lid4 ,by your leave1 do you know me1 sir8 ,brai4 ,ay1 sir1 ,i know you by sight4 #e ,step4 ,you sold me a rapier1 did you not8 ,brai4 ,yes1 marry1 did ,i1 sir4 ,step4 ,you said it was a ,toledo1 ha8 ,brai4 ,true1 ,i did so4 ,step4 ,but it is none4 #aj ,brai4 ,no1 sir1 ,i confess it2 it is none4 ,step4 ,do you confess it8 ,gentlemen1 bear witness1 he has confest it3--,by ,god's will1 an you had not confest it---- ,e4 ,know4 ,oh1 cousin1 forbear1 forbear6 #ae ,step4 ,nay1 ,i have done1 cousin4 ,wel4 ,why1 you have done like a gentleman2 he has confest it1 what would you more8 ,step4 ,yet1 by his leave1 he is a rascal1 under his favour1 do you see4 #bj ,e4 ,know4 ,ay1 by his leave1 he is1 and under favour3 a pretty piece of civility6 ,sirrah1 how dost thou like him8 ,wel4 ,oh1 it's a most precious fool1 make much on him4 ,i can compare him to nothing 7#be7 more happily than a drum2 for every one may play upon him4 ,e4 ,know4 ,no1 no1 a child's whistle were far the fitter4 ,brai4 ,shall ,i entreat a word with you8 #cj ,e4 ,know4 ,with me1 sir8 ,you have not another ,toledo to sell1 ha' you8 ,brai4 ,you are conceited1#abbh sir4 ,your name is ,master ,knowell1 as ,i take it8 ,e4 ,know4 ,you are i' the right2 you mean 7#ce7 not to proceed in the catechism1 do you8 ,brai4 ,no1 sir2 ,i am none of that coat4 ,e4 ,know4 ,of as bare a coat1 though4 ,well1 say1 sir4 #ci ,brai4 taking ,e4 ,,know4 aside4 ,faith1 sir1 ,i am but servant to the drum#abbi extraordinary1 and indeed1 this smoky varnish being washt off1 and three or four patches remov'd1 ,i appear your worship's in reversion1 after the decease of your good father1--,brainworm4 #de ,e4 ,know4 ,brainworm6 ',slight1 what breath of a conjurer hath blown thee hither in this shape8 ,brai4 ,the breath o' your letter1 sir1 this morning2 the same that blew you to the ,windmill1 and your father after you4 #ea ,e4 ,know4 ,my father6 ,brai4 ,nay1 never start1 'tis true2 he has follow'd you over the fields by the foot1 as you would do a hare i' the snow4 #ee ,e4 ,know4 ,sirrah ,wellbred1 what shall we do1 sirrah8 ,my father is come over after me4 ,wel4 ,thy father6 ,where is he8 ,brai4 ,at justice ,clement's house1 in ,coleman-street1 where he but stays my return2 and then---- #fa ,wel4 ,who's this8 ,brainworm6 ,brai4 ,the same1 sir4 ,wel4 ,why how1 in the name of wit1 com'st thou transmuted thus8 #fe ,brai4 ,faith1 a device1 a device2 nay1 for the love of reason1 gentlemen1 and avoiding the danger1 stand not here2 withdraw1 and ,i'll tell you all4 #fi ,wel4 ,but art thou sure he will stay thy return8 ,brai4 ,do ,i live1 sir8 ,what a question is that6 ,wel4 ,we'll prorogue his expectation1 then1 a little3 ,brainworm1 thou shalt go with us4--,come on1 gentlemen4--,nay1 ,i pray thee1 #ge sweet ,ned1 droop not2 'heart1 an our wits be so wretchedly dull1 that one old plodding brain can outstrip us all1 would we were e'en prest#abcj to make porters of1 and serve out the remnant of our days in ,thames-street1 or at ,customhouse 7#hj7 quay1 in a civil war against the carmen6 ,brai4 ,amen1 amen1 amen1 say ,i4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#abca ,enter ,,kitely and ,,cash4 ,kit4 ,what says he1 ,thomas8 ,did you speak with him8 ,cash4 ,he will expect you1 sir1 within this half hour4 ,kit4 ,has he the money ready1 can you tell8 ,cash4 ,yes1 sir1 the money was brought in last night4 ,kit4 ,o1 that is well2 fetch me my cloak1 my cloak6--,exit ,,cash4 #e ,stay1 let me see1 an hour to go and come2 ,ay1 that will be the least2 and then 't will be ,an hour before ,i can dispatch with him1 ,or very near2 well1 ,i will say two hours4 ,two hours6 ha6 things never dreamt of yet1 #aj ,may be contriv'd1 ay1 and effected too1 ,in two hours' absence2 well1 ,i will not go4 ,two hours6 ,no1 fleering ,opportunity1 ,i will not give your subtilty that scope4 ,who will not judge him worthy to be robb'd1 #ae ,that sets his doors wide open to a thief1 ,and shews the felon where his treasure lies8 ,again1 what earthy spirit but will attempt ,to taste the fruit of beauty's golden tree1 ,when leaden sleep seals up the dragon's eyes8 ,i will not go4 ,business1 go by for once4 #ba ,no1 beauty1 no2 you are of too good caract#abcb ,to be left so1 without a guard1 or open4 ,your lustre1 too1 'll inflame at any distance1 ,draw courtship to you1 as a jet doth straws2 #be ,put motion in a stone1 strike fire from ice1 ,nay1 make a porter leap you with his burden4 ,you must be then kept up1 close1 and well watch'd1 ,for1 give you opportunity1 no quick-sand ,devours or swallows swifter6 ,he that lends #cj ,his wife1 if she be fair1 or time or place1 ,compels her to be false4 ,i will not go6 ,the dangers are too many3--and then the dressing ,is a most main attractive6 ,our great heads ,within this city never were in safety #ce ,since our wives wore these little caps4 ,i'll change 'em2 ,i'll change 'em straight in mine3 mine shall no more ,wear three-piled#abcc acorns1 to make my horns ache1#abcd ,nor will ,i go2 ,i am resolv'd for that4 ,re-enter ,,cash with a cloak4 ,carry in my cloak again4 ,yet stay4 ,yet do1 too3 ,i will defer going1 on all occasions4 #da ,cash4 ,sir1 ,snare1 your scrivener1 will be there with th' bonds4 ,kit4 ,that's true3 fool on me6 ,i had clean forgot it2 ,i must go4 ,what's a clock8 ,cash4 ,exchange-time1#abce sir4 ,kit4 ',heart1 then will ,wellbred presently be here too1 #de ,with one or other of his loose consorts4 ,i am a knave if ,i know what to say1 ,what course to take1 or which way to resolve4 ,my brain1 methinks1 is like an hour-glass1 ,wherein my imaginations run like sands1 #ej ,filling up time2 but then are turn'd and turn'd3 ,so that ,i know not what to stay upon1 ,and less1 to put in act4--,it shall be so4 ,nay1 ,i dare build upon his secrecy1 ,he knows not to deceive me4--,thomas6 ,cash4 ,sir4 #ee ,kit4 ,yet now ,i have bethought me1 too1 ,i will not4-- ,thomas1 is ,cob within8 ,cash4 ,i think he be1 sir4 ,kit4 ,but he'll prate too1 there is no speech of him4 ,no1 there were no man o' the earth to#abcf ,thomas1 ,if ,i durst trust him2 there is all the doubt4 #fj ,but should he have a chink in him1 ,i were gone4 ,lost i' my fame for ever1 talk for th' ,exchange6 ,the manner he hath stood with1 till this present1 ,doth promise no such change3 what should ,i fear then8 ,well1 come what will1 ,i'll tempt my fortune once4 #fe ,thomas--you may deceive me1 but1 ,i hope-- ,your love to me is more-- ,cash4 ,sir1 if a servant's ,duty1 with faith1 may be call'd love1 you are ,more than in hope1 you are possess'd of it4 ,kit4 ,i thank you heartily1 ,thomas3 give me your hand3 #gj ,with all my heart1 good ,thomas4 ,i have1 ,thomas1 ,a secret to impart unto you--but1 ,when once you have it1 ,i must seal your lips up2 ,so far ,i tell you1 ,thomas4 ,cash4 ,sir1 for that---- ,kit4 ,nay1 hear me out4 ,think ,i esteem you1 ,thomas1 #ge ,when ,i will let you in thus to my private4 ,it is a thing sits nearer to my crest1 ,than thou art 'ware of1 ,thomas2 if thou should'st ,reveal it1 but---- ,cash4 ,how1 ,i reveal it8 ,kit4 ,nay1 ,i do not think thou would'st2 but if thou should'st1 #hj ',twere a great weakness4 ,cash4 ,a great treachery3 ,give it no other name4 ,kit4 ,thou wilt not do 't1 then8 ,cash4 ,sir1 if ,i do1 mankind disclaim me ever6 ,kit4 ,he will not swear1 he has some reservation1 ,some conceal'd purpose1 and close#abcg meaning sure2 #he ,else1 being urg'd so much1 how should he choose ,but lend an oath to all this protestation8 ,he's no precisian1#abch that ,i'm certain of1 ,nor rigid ,roman ,catholic3 he'll play ,at fayles1#abci and tick-tack2#abci ,i have heard him swear4 #ij ,what should ,i think of it8 ,urge him again1 ,and by some other way8 ,i will do so4 ,well1 ,thomas1 thou hast sworn not to disclose3-- ,yes1 you did swear8 ,cash4 ,not yet1 sir1 but ,i will1 ,please you---- ,kit4 ,no1 ,thomas1 ,i dare take thy word1 ,but1 if thou wilt swear1 do as thou think'st good2 #if ,i am resolv'd#abdj without it2 at thy pleasure4 ,cash4 ,by my soul's safety then1 sir1 ,i protest1 ,my tongue shall ne'er take knowledge of a word ,deliver'd me in nature of your trust4 #ajj ,kit4 ,it is too much2 these ceremonies need not2 ,i know thy faith to be as firm as rock4 ,thomas1 come hither1 near2 we cannot be ,too private in this business4 ,so it is1-- ,aside4 ,now he has sworn1 ,i dare the safelier venture4 #aje ,i have of late1 by divers observations---- ,aside4 ,but whether his oath can bind him1 yea1 or no1 ,being not taken lawfully8#abda ,ha6 say you8 ,i will ask council ere ,i do not proceed3-- ,thomas1 it will be now too long to stay1 #aaj ,i'll spy some fitter time soon1 or to-morrow4 ,cash4 ,sir1 at your pleasure4 ,kit4 ,i will think3--and1 ,thomas1 ,i pray you search the books 'gainst my return1 ,for the receipts 'twixt me and ,traps4 ,cash4 ,i will1 sir4 ,kit4 ,and hear you1 if your mistress' brother1 ,wellbred1 #aae ,chance to bring hither any gentlemen ,ere ,i come back1 let one straight bring me word4 ,cash4 ,very well1 sir4 ,kit4 ,to the ,exchange1 do you hear8 ,or here in ,coleman-street1 to justice ,clement's4 ,forget it not1 nor be not out of the way4 #abj ,cash4 ,i will not1 sir4 ,kit4 ,i pray you have a care on 't4 ,or1 whether he come or no1 if any other1 ,stranger1 or else2 fail not to send me word4 ,cash4 ,i shall not1 sir4 ,kit4 ,be 't your special business ,now to remember it4 ,cash4 ,sir1 ,i warrant you4 #abe ,kit4 ,but1 ,thomas1 this is not the secret1 ,thomas1 ,i told you of4 ,cash4 ,no1 sir2 ,i do suppose it4 ,kit4 ,believe me1 it is not4 ,cash4 ,sir1 ,i do believe you4 ,kit4 ,by heaven it is not1 that's enough4 ,but1 ,thomas1 ,i would not you should utter it1 do you see1 #acj ,to any creature living2 yet ,i care not4 ,well1 ,i must hence4 ,thomas1 conceive thus much2 ,it was a trial of you1 when ,i meant ,so deep a secret to you2 ,i mean not this1 #acd ,but that ,i have to tell you2 this is nothing1 this4 ,but1 ,thomas1 keep this from my wife1 ,i charge you4 ,lock'd up in silence1 midnight1 buried here4-- ,no greater hell than to be slave to fear4 ,exit4 ,cash4 ,lock'd up in silence1 midnight1 buried here6 ,whence should this flood of passion1 trow1 take head8 ha6 #adj ,best dream no longer of this running humour1 ,for fear ,i sink2 the violence of the stream ,already hath transported me so far1 ,that ,i can feel no ground at all4 ,but soft-- ,oh1 'tis our water-bearer3 somewhat has crost him now4 #ade ,,scene ,,iv4#abdb ,,cash4 ,enter ,,cob1 hastily4 ,cob4 ,fasting-days6 what tell you me of fasting-days8 ',slid1 would they were all on a light fire for me6 ,they say the whole world shall be consum'd with fire one day1 but would ,i had these ,ember-weeks and villanous ,fridays 7#e7 burnt in the mean time1 and then---- ,cash4 ,why1 how now1 ,cob8 ,what moves thee to this choler1 ha8 ,cob4 ,collar1 master ,thomas6 ,i scorn your collar1 ,i1 sir2 ,i am none o' your cart-horse1 7#aj7 though ,i carry and draw water4 ,an you offer to ride me with your collar or halter either1 ,i may hap shew you a jade's trick1 sir4 ,cash4 ,o1 you'll slip your head out of the collar8 ,why1 goodman ,cob1 you mistake me4 #ae ,cob4 ,nay1 ,i have my rheum1 and ,i can be angry as well as another1 sir4 ,cash4 ,thy rheum1 ,cob6 ,thy humour1 thy humour--thou mistak'st4#abdc ,cob4 ,humour6 mack1#abdd ,i think it be so indeed4 7#bj7 ,what is that humour8 ,some rare thing1 ,i warrant4 ,cash4 ,marry ,i'll tell thee1 ,cob3 it is a gentleman-like monster1 bred in the special gallantry of our time1 by affectation1 and fed by folly4 #be ,cob4 ,how6 must it be fed8 ,cash4 ,oh ay1 humour is nothing if it be not fed2 didst thou never hear that8 ,it's a common phrase1 ,feed my humour4 ,cob4 ,i'll none on it3 humour1 avaunt6 ,i know you not1 be gone6 ,let who will make hungry 7#ca7 meals for your monstership1 it shall not be ,i4 ,feed you1 quoth he6 ',slid4 ,i ha' much ado to feed myself2 especially on these lean rascally days too2 an't had been any other day but a 7#ce7 fasting-day--a plague on them all for me6 ,by this light1 one might have done the commonwealth good service1 and have drown'd them all i' the flood1 two or three hundred thousand years ago4 ,o1 ,i do stomach#abde them hugely4 ,i 7#dj7 have a maw#abdf now1 and 'twere for sir ,bevis his horse1 against 'em4 ,cash4 ,i pray thee1 good ,cob1 what makes thee so out of love with fasting days8 ,cob4 ,marry1 that which will make any man 7#de7 out of love with 'em1 ,i think2 their bad conditions1 an you will needs know4 ,first1 they are of a ,flemish breed1 ,i am sure on't1 for they raven up more butter than all the days of the week beside2 next1 they stink of fish and leek-porridge miserably2 thirdly1 they'll keep a man devoutly #ea hungry all day1 and at night send him supperless to bed4 ,cash4 ,indeed1 these are faults1 ,cob4 #ed ,cob4 ,nay1 an this were all1 'twere something2 but they are the only known enemies to my generation4 ,a fasting-day no sooner comes1 but my lineage goes to wrack2 poor cobs6 they smoke for it1 they are made martyrs o' the gridiron1 they melt in passion3 and your maids #fj too know this1 and yet would have me turn ,hannibal1#abdg and eat my own flesh and blood4 ,my princely coz 7,pulls out a red herring71 fear nothing2 ,i have not the heart to devour you1 an ,i might be made as rich as king ,cophetua4 ,o that ,i had room for my tears1 ,i could weep salt-water 7#ff7 enough now to preserve the lives of ten thousand of my kin6 ,but ,i may curse none but these filthy almanacs2 for an 'twere not for them1 these days of persecution would never 7#gj7 be known4 ,i'll be hang'd an some fishmonger's son do not make of 'em1 and puts in more fasting-days than he should do1 because he would utter#abdh his father's dried stock-fish and stinking conger4 #ge ,cash4 ',slight1 peace6 ,thou'lt be beaten like a stock-fish else4 ,here is master ,mathew4 ,now must ,i look out for a messenger to my master4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#abdi ,enter ,,wellbred1 ,e4 ,,knowell1 ,,brainworm1 ,,mathew1 ,,bobadill1 and ,,stephen4 ,wel4 ,beshrew me1 but it was an absolute good jest1 and exceedingly well carried6 ,e4 ,know4 ,ay1 and our ignorance maintain'd it as well1 did it not8 ,wel4 ,yes1 faith2 but was it possible thou 7#e7 shouldst not know him8 ,i forgive master ,stephen1 for he is stupidity itself4 ,e4 ,know4 ',fore ,god1 not ,i1 an ,i might have been join'd patten#abej with one of the seven wise masters for knowing him4 ,he had so writhen#abea himself into the habit of one of your poor #aa infantry1 your decay'd1 ruinous1 worm-eaten gentlemen of the round2#abeb such as have vowed to sit on the skirts of the city1 let your provost and his half-dozen of halberdiers do what 7#ae7 they can2 and have translated begging out of the old hackney-pace to a fine easy amble1 and made it run as smooth off the tongue as a shove-groat shilling4#abec ,into the likeness of one of these reformados#abed had he moulded himself so perfectly1 7#bj7 observing every trick of their action1 as1 varying the accent1 swearing with an emphasis1 indeed1 all with so special and exquisite a grace1 that1 hadst thou seen him1 thou wouldst have sworn he might have been sergeant-major1#abee if not lieutenant-colonel to the regiment4 #bf ,wel4 ,why1 ,brainworm1 who would have thought thou hadst been such an artificer8 ,e4 ,know4 ,an artificer6 an architect4 ,except a man had studied begging all his life time1 7#cj7 and been a weaver of language from his infancy for the clothing of it1 ,i never saw his rival4 ,wel4 ,where got'st thou this coat1 ,i marle8#abef ,brai4 ,of a ,houndsditch man1 sir1 one of the devil's near kinsmen1 a broker4 #ce ,wel4 ,that cannot be1 if the proverb hold2 for ,a crafty knave needs no broker4 ,brai4 ,true1 sir2 but ,i did need a broker1 ergo---- ,wel4 ,well put off3--no crafty knave1 you'll say4 #da ,e4 ,know4 ,tut1 he has more of these shifts4 ,brai4 ,and yet1 where ,i have one the broker has ten1#abeg sir4 ,re-enter ,,cash4 ,cash4 ,francis6 ,martin6 ,ne'er a one to be found now8 ,what a spite's this6 #df ,wel4 ,how now1 ,thomas8 ,is my brother ,kitely within8 ,cash4 ,no1 sir1 my master went forth e'en now2 but master ,downright is within4--,cob6 what1 ,cob6 ,is he gone too8 #ea ,wel4 ,whither went your master1 ,thomas1 canst thou tell8 ,cash4 ,i know not3 to justice ,clement's1 ,i think1 sir4--,cob6 ,e4 ,know4 ,justice ,clement6 what's he8 #ee ,wel4 ,why1 dost thou not know him8 ,he is a city-magistrate1 a justice here1 an excellent good lawyer1 and a great scholar2 but the only mad1 merry old fellow in ,europe4 ,i show'd him you the other day4 #fa ,e4 ,know4 ,oh1 is that he8 ,i remember him now4 ,good faith1 and he is a very strange presence methinks2 it shows as if he stood out of the rank from other men3 ,i have heard many 7#fe7 of his jests i' the ,university4 ,they say he will commit a man for taking the wall of his horse4 ,wel4 ,ay1 or wearing his cloak on one shoulder1 or serving of ,god2 any thing indeed1 if it come in the way of his humour4 #gj ,,cash goes in and out calling4 ,cash4 ,gasper6 ,martin6 ,cob6 ',heart1 where should they be1 trow8 ,bob4 ,master ,kitely's man1 pray thee vouchsafe us the lighting of this match4 #gd ,cash4 ,fire on your match6 ,no time but now to vouchsafe8--,francis6 ,cob6 ,exit4 ,bob4 ,body o' me6 here's the remainder of seven pound since yesterday was seven-night4 ',tis your right ,trinidado3#abeh did you never take any1 master ,stephen8 #hj ,step4 ,no1 truly1 sir2 but ,i'll learn to take it now1 since you commend it so4 ,bob4 ,sir1 believe me upon my relation1 for what ,i tell you1 the world shall not reprove4 ,i have been in the ,indies1 where this herb grows1 where neither myself1 nor a dozen gentlemen 7#hf7 more of my knowledge1 have received the taste of any other nutriment in the world1 for the space of one-and-twenty weeks1 but the fume of this simple#abei only2 therefore it cannot be but 'tis most divine4 ,further1 take it in the nature1 7#ia7 in the true kind2 so1 it makes an antidote1 that1 had you taken the most deadly poisonous plant in all ,italy1 it should expel it1 and clarify you1 with as much ease as ,i speak4 ,and for 7#ie7 your green wound1--your ,balsamum and your ,st4 ,john's wort1 are all mere gulleries and trash to it1 especially your ,trinidado3 your ,nicotian#abfj is good too4 ,i could say what ,i know of the virtue of it1 for the expulsion of rheums1 7#ajj7 raw humours1 crudities1 obstructions1 with a thousand of this kind2 but ,i profess myself no quacksalver4 ,only thus much2 by ,hercules1 ,i do hold it1 and will affirm it before any prince in ,europe1 to be the most sovereign and precious 7#aje7 weed that ever the earth tend'red to the use of man4 ,e4 ,know4 ,this speech would ha' done decently in a tobacco-trader's mouth4 ,re-enter ,,cash with ,,cob4 ,cash4 ,at justice ,clement's he is1 in the 7#aaj7 middle of ,coleman-street4 ,cob4 ,oh1 oh6 ,bob4 ,where's the match ,i gave thee1 master ,kitely's man8 #aad ,cash4 ,would his match and he1 and pipe and all1 were at ,sancto ,domingo6 ,i had forgot it4 ,exit4 ,cob4 ,by ,god's me1 ,i marle what pleasure or felicity they have in taking this roguish tobacco4 ,it's good for nothing but to choke a man1 and fill him full of smoke and embers4 7#abj7 ,there were four died out of one house last week with taking of it1 and two more the bell went for yesternight2 one of them1 they say1 will ne'er scape it2 he voided a bushel of soot yesterday1 upward and downward4 ,by 7#abe7 the stocks1 an there were no wiser men than ,i1 ,i'd have it present whipping1 man or woman1 that should but deal with a tobacco pipe4 ,why1 it will stifle them all in the end1 as many as use it2 it's little better than ratsbane or rosaker4#abfa #acj ,,bobadill beats him with a cudgel4 ,all4 ,oh1 good captain1 hold1 hold6 ,bob4 ,you base cullion1 you6 ,re-enter ,,cash4 ,cash4 ,sir1 here 's your match4--,come1 thou must needs be talking too1 thou'rt well enough serv'd4 #ace ,cob4 ,nay1 he will not meddle with his match1 ,i warrant you4 ,well1 it shall be a dear beating1 an ,i live4 ,bob4 ,do you prate1 do you murmur8 #aci ,e4 ,know4 ,nay1 good captain1 will you regard the humour of a fool8 ,away1 knave4 ,wel4 ,thomas1 get him away4 ,exit ,,cash with ,,cob4 ,bob4 ,a whoreson filthy slave1 a dung-worm1 an excrement6 ,body o' ,caesar1 but that ,i scorn to let forth so mean a spirit1 ,i'd have stabb'd him to the earth4 #adf ,wel4 ,marry1 the law forbid1 sir6 ,bob4 ,by ,pharaoh's foot1 ,i would have done it4 ,step4 ,oh1 he swears most admirably6 ,by ,pharaoh's foot6 ,body o' ,caesar6--,i shall 7#aej7 never do it1 sure4 ,upon mine honour1 and by ,st4 ,george6--,no1 ,i have not the right grace4 ,mat4 ,master ,stephen1 will you any8 ,by this air1 the most divine tobacco that ever ,i drunk4#abfb #aed ,step4 ,none1 ,i thank you1 sir4 ,o1 this gentleman does it rarely too3 but nothing like the other4 ,by this air6 ,as ,i am a gentleman6 ,by---- ,exeunt ,,bob4 and ,,mat4 ,brai4 ,master1 glance1 glance6 master ,wellbred6 ,,stephen is practising to the post4 #afj ,step4 ,as ,i have somewhat to be saved1 ,i protest-- ,wel4 ,you are a fool2 it needs no affidavit4 ,e4 ,know4 ,cousin1 will you any tobacco8 ,step4 ,i1 sir6 ,upon my reputation---- ,e4 ,know4 ,how now1 cousin6 #afe ,step4 ,i protest1 as ,i am a gentleman1 but no soldier1 indeed---- ,wel4 ,no1 master ,stephen6 ,as ,i remember1 your name is ent'red in the artillery-garden4 #afi ,step4 ,ay1 sir1 that's true4 ,cousin1 may ,i swear 8as ,i am a soldier0 by that8 ,e4 ,know4 ,o yes1 that you may2 it is all you have for your money4 ,step4 ,then1 as ,i am a gentleman and a soldier1 it is 8divine tobacco60 #age ,wel4 ,but soft1 where's master ,mathew8 ,gone8 ,brai4 ,no1 sir2 they went in here4 ,wel4 ,o let's follow them4 ,master ,mathew is gone to salute his mistress in verse2 we shall ha' the happiness to hear some of his poetry 7#ahj7 now2 he never comes unfurnish'd4--,brainworm6 ,step4 ,brainworm6 ,where8 ,is this ,brainworm8 ,e4 ,know4 ,ay1 cousin2 no words of it1 upon your gentility4 #ahe ,step4 ,not ,i1 body o' me6 ,by this air6 ,st4 ,george6 and the foot of ,pharaoh6 ,wel4 ,rare6 ,your cousin's discourse is simply drawn out with oaths4 ,e4 ,know4 ',tis larded with 'em2 a kind of ,french dressing1 if you love it4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,vi4#abfc ,enter ,,kitely1 ,,cob4 ,kit4 ,ha6 how many are there1 sayest thou8 ,cob4 ,marry1 sir1 your brother1 master ,wellbred---- ,kit4 ,tut1 beside him3 what strangers are there1 man8 ,cob4 ,strangers8 let me see1 one1 two2 mass1 ,i know not well1 there are so many4 #e ,kit4 ,how6 so many8 ,cob4 ,ay1 there's some five or six of them at the most4 ,kit4 ,aside4 ,a swarm1 a swarm6 ,spite of the devil1 how they sting my head ,with forked stings1 thus wide and large6--,but1 ,cob1 #aj ,how long hast thou been coming hither1 ,cob8 ,cob4 ,a little while1 sir4 ,kit4 ,didst thou come running8 ,cob4 ,no1 sir4 ,kit4 ,aside4 ,nay1 then ,i am familiar with thy haste4 #ae ,bane to my fortunes6 what meant ,i to marry8 ,i1 that before was rankt in such content1 ,my mind at rest too1 in so soft a peace1 ,being free master of mine own free thoughts1 #ai ,and now become a slave8 ,what6 never sigh1 ,be of good cheer1 man2 for thou art a cuckold3 ',tis done1 'tis done6 ,nay1 when such flowing-store1 ,plenty itself1 falls in to my wife's lap1 ,the cornucopiae will be mine1 ,i know4-- ,but1 ,cob1 #be ,what entertainment had they8 ,i am sure ,my sister and my wife would bid them welcome3 ha8 ,cob4 ,like enough1 sir2 yet ,i heard not a word of it4 ,kit4 ,no2-- ,aside4 ,their lips were seal'd with kisses1 and the voice1 #cj ,drown'd in a flood of joy at their arrival1 ,had lost her motion1 state1 and faculty4-- ,cob1 which of them was't that first kist my wife1 ,my sister1 ,i should say8 ,my wife1 alas6 ,i fear not her2 ha6 who was it say'st thou8 ,cob4 ,by my troth1 sir1 will you have the truth of it8 ,kit4 ,oh1 ay1 good ,cob1 ,i pray thee heartily4 ,cob4 ,then ,i am a vagabond1 and fitter for ,bridewell than your worship's company1 if ,i saw any body to be kist1 unless they would 7#dj7 have kist the post#abfd in the middle of the ware-house2 for there ,i left them all at their tobacco1 with a pox6 ,kit4 ,how6 were they not gone in then ere thou cam'st6 ,cob4 ,o no1 sir4 #de ,kit4 ,spite of the devil6 what do ,i stay here then8 ,cob1 follow me4 ,exit4 ,cob4 ,nay1 soft and fair2 ,i have eggs on the spit2#abfe ,i cannot go yet1 sir4 ,now am ,i1 for some five and fifty reasons1 hammering1 hammering 7#ej7 revenge3 oh for three or four gallons of vinegar1 to sharpen my wits6 ,revenge1 vinegar revenge1 vinegar and mustard revenge6 ,nay1 an he had not lien in my house1 'twould never have griev'd me2 but being my guest1 one that1 7#ee7 ,i'll be sworn1 my wife has lent him her smock off her back1 while his own shirt has been at washing2 pawn'd her neckerchers for clean bands for him2 sold almost all my platters1 to buy him tobacco2 and he to turn monster of 7#fj7 ingratitude1 and strike his lawful host6 ,well1 ,i hope to raise up an host of fury for't3 here comes justice ,clement4 ,,scene ,,vii4#abff ,,cob4 ,enter ,,justice ,,clement1 ,,knowell1 ,,formal4 ,clem4 ,what's master ,kitely gone1 ,roger8 ,form4 ,ay1 sir4 ,clem4 ',heart o' me6 what made him leave us so abruptly8--,how now1 sirrah6 what make you here8 ,what would you have1 ha8 #e ,cob4 ,an't please your worship1 ,i am a poor neighbour of your worship's---- ,clem4 ,a poor neighbour of mine6 ,why1 speak1 poor neighbour4 ,cob4 ,i dwell1 sir1 at the sign of the ,water-tankard1 7#aj7 hard by the ,green ,lattice3#abfg ,i have paid scot and lot#abfh there any time this eighteen years4 ,clem4 ,to the ,green ,lattice8 ,cob4 ,no1 sir1 to the parish4 ,marry1 ,i have 7#ae7 seldom scapt scot-free at the ,lattice4 ,clem4 ,o1 well2 what business has my poor neighbour with me8 ,cob4 ,an't like your worship1 ,i am come to crave the peace of your worship4 #bj ,clem4 ,of me1 knave6 ,peace of me1 knave6 ,did ,i ever hurt thee1 or threaten thee1 or wrong thee1 ha8 ,cob4 ,no1 sir2 but your worship's warrant for one that has wrong'd me1 sir4 ,his arms are at 7#be7 too much liberty1 ,i would fain have them bound to a treaty of peace1 an my credit could compass it1 with your worship4 ,clem4 ,thou goest far enough about for't1 ,i am sure4 #cj ,know4 ,why1 dost thou go in danger of thy life for him1 friend8 ,cob4 ,no1 sir2 but ,i go in danger of my death every hour1 by his means2 an ,i die within a twelve-month and a day1#abfi ,i may swear by the law of the land that he kill'd me4 #cf ,clem4 ,how1 how1 knave1 swear he kill'd thee1 and by the law8 ,what pretence1 what colour1 hast thou for that8 ,cob4 ,marry1 an't please your worship1 both black and blue2 colour enough1 ,i warrant you4 7#da7 ,i have it here to shew your worship4 ,shows his bruises4 ,clem4 ,what is he that gave you this1 sirrah8 ,cob4 ,a gentleman and a soldier1 he says he is1 of the city here4 #de ,clem4 ,a soldier o' the city6 ,what call you him8 ,cob4 ,captain ,bobadill4 ,clem4 ,bobadill6 and why did he bob#abgj and beat you1 sirrah8 ,how began the quarrel betwixt you1 ha8 ,speak truly1 knave1 ,i advise you4 #ej ,cob4 ,marry1 indeed1 an't please your worship1 only because ,i spake against their vagrant tobacco1 as ,i came by 'em when they were taking on't2 for nothing else4 ,clem4 ,ha6 you speak against tobacco8 ,formal1 his name4 #ee ,form4 ,what's your name1 sirrah8 ,cob4 ,oliver1 sir1 ,oliver ,cob1 sir4 ,clem4 ,tell ,oliver ,cob he shall go to the jail1 ,formal4 #fj ,form4 ,oliver ,cob1 my master1 justice ,clement1 says you shall go to the jail4 ,cob4 ,o1 ,i beseech your worship1 for ,god's sake1 dear master justice6 #fd ,clem4 ,god's precious6 an such drunkards and tankards as you are1 come to dispute of tobacco once1 ,i have done4 ,away with him6 ,cob4 ,o1 good master justice6--,sweet old gentleman6 ,to ,,knowell4 ,know4 8,sweet ,oliver10 would ,i could do 7#gj7 thee any good6--,justice ,clement1 let me intreat you1 sir4 ,clem4 ,what6 a thread-bare rascal1 a beggar1 a slave that never drunk out of better than piss-pot metal#abga in his life6 and he to deprave and 7#ge7 abuse the virtue of an herb so generally receiv'd in the courts of princes1 the chambers of nobles1 the bowers of sweet ladies1 the cabins of soldiers6--,roger1 away with him8 ,by ,god's precious--,i say1 go to4 #hj ,cob4 ,dear master justice1 let me be beaten again1 ,i have deserv'd it3 but not the prison1 ,i beseech you4 ,know4 ,alas1 poor ,oliver6 ,clem4 ,roger1 make him a warrant3--he shall not go1 ,i but fear#abgb the knave4 #he ,form4 ,do not stink1 sweet ,oliver1 you shall not go2 my master will give you a warrant4 ,cob4 ,o1 the ,lord maintain his worship1 his worthy worship6 #ij ,clem4 ,away1 dispatch him4 ,exeunt ,,formal and ,,cob4 --,how now1 master ,knowell1 in dumps1 in dumps6 ,come1 this becomes not4 ,know4 ,sir1 would ,i could not feel my cares4 ,clem4 ,your cares are nothing3 they are 7#ie7 like my cap1 soon put on1 and as soon put off4 ,what6 your son is old enough to govern himself2 let him run his course1 it's the only way to make him a staid man4 ,if he were an unthrift1 a ruffian1 a drunkard1 or a licentious liver1 7#ajj7 then you had reason2 you had reason to take care3 but1 being none of these1 mirth's my witness1 an ,i had twice so many cares as you have1 ,i'd drown them all in a cup of sack4 ,come1 come1 let's try it3 ,i muse#abgc your parcel of a 7#aje7 soldier returns not all this while4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#abgd ,enter ,,downright and ,,dame ,,kitely4 ,dow4 ,well1 sister1 ,i tell you true2 and you'll find it so in the end4 ,dame ,k4 ,alas1 brother1 what would you have me to do8 ,i cannot help it2 you see my brother brings 'em in here2 they are his friends4 #e ,dow4 ,his friends6 his fiends6 ',slud6 they do nothing but haunt him up and down like a sort of unlucky spirits1 and tempt him to all manner of villainy that can be thought of4 ,well1 by this light1 a little thing would make me play 7#aj7 the devil with some of 'em3 an 'twere not more for your husband's sake than anything else1 ,i'd make the house too hot for the best on 'em2 they should say1 and swear1 hell were broken loose1 ere they went hence4 ,but1 by ,god's will1 'tis nobody's fault but yours2 for an you had 7#af7 done as you might have done1 they should have been parboil'd1 and bak'd too1 every mother's son1 ere they should ha' come in1 e'er a one of 'em4 #bj ,dame ,k4 ,god's my life6 did you ever hear the like8 ,what a strange man is this6 ,could ,i keep out all them1 think you8 ,i should put myself against half a dozen men1 should ,i8 ,good faith1 you'd mad the patient'st body in the 7#be7 world1 to hear you talk so1 without any sense or reason4 ,,scene ,,ii4#abge ,,downright1 ,,dame ,,kitely4 ,enter ,,mistress ,,bridget1 ,,master ,,mathew1 and ,,bobadill2 followed1 at a distance1 by ,,wellbred1 ,e4 ,,knowell1 ,,stephen1 and ,,brainworm4 ,brid4 ,servant1#abgf in troth you are too prodigal ,of your wit's treasure1 thus to pour it forth ,upon so mean a subject as my worth4 ,mat4 ,you say well1 mistress1 and ,i mean as well4 ,dow4 ,hoy-day1 here is stuff6 #e ,wel4 ,o1 now stand close2#abgg pray ,heaven1 she can get him to read6 ,he should do it of his own natural impudency4 ,brid4 ,servant1 what is this same1 ,i pray you8 ,mat4 ,marry1 an elegy1 an elegy1 an odd toy---- ,dow4 ,to mock an ape withal6#abgh ,o1 ,i could 7#aa7 sew up his mouth1 now4 ,dame ,k4 ,sister1 ,i pray you let's hear it4 ,dow4 ,are you rhyme-given too8 ,mat4 ,mistress1 ,i'll read it1 if you please4 #ae ,brid4 ,pray you do1 servant4 ,dow4 ,o1 here's no foppery6 ,death6 ,i can endure the stocks better4 ,exit4 ,e4 ,know4 ,what ails thy brother8 ,can he not hold his water at reading of a ballad8 #bj ,wel4 ,o1 no2 a rhyme to him is worse than cheese1 or a bag-pipe2 but mark2 you lose the protestation4 ,mat4 ,faith1 ,i did it in a humour2 ,i know not how it is2 but please you come near1 sir4 ,this 7#be7 gentleman has judgment1 he knows how to censure of a----pray you1 sir1 you can judge8 ,step4 ,not ,i1 sir2 upon my reputation1 and by the foot of ,pharaoh6 ,wel4 ,o1 chide your cousin for swearing4 #cj ,e4 ,know4 ,not ,i1 so long as he does not forswear himself4 ,bob4 ,master ,mathew1 you abuse the expectation of your dear mistress1 and her fair sister4 ,fie6 while you live1 avoid this prolixity4 #ce ,mat4 ,i shall1 sir1 well2 incipere dulce4#abgi ,e4 ,know4 ,how1 insipere dulce6 8a sweet thing to be a fool10 indeed6 ,wel4 ,what1 do you take incipere in that sense8 #dj ,e4 ,know4 ,you do not1 you6 ,this was your villainy1 to gull him with a mot4 ,wel4 ,o1 the benchers'#abhj phrase3 pauca verba1 pauca verba6 ,mat4 ,reads4 ,rare creature1 let me speak without offence1 #de ,would ,god my rude words had the influence ,to rule thy thoughts1 as thy fair looks do mine1 ,then shouldst thou be his prisoner1 who is thine4 ,e4 ,know4 ,this is 8,hero and ,leander40 #di ,wel4 ,o1 ay3 peace1 we shall have more of this4 ,mat4 ,be not unkind and fair3 misshapen stuff ,is of behaviour boisterous and rough4 ,wel4 ,how like you that1 sir8 ,,master ,,stephen answers with shaking his head4 ,e4 ,know4 ',slight1 he shakes his head like a bottle1 to feel an there be any brain in it4 #ee ,mat4 ,but observe the catastrophe1 now3 ,and ,i in duty will exceed all other1 ,as you in beauty do excel ,love's mother4 ,e4 ,know4 ,well1 ,i'll have him free of the wit-brokers1 for he utters nothing but stol'n remnants4 #fa ,wel4 ,o1 forgive it him4 ,e4 ,know4 ,a filching#abha rogue1 hang him6--and from the dead6 ,it's worse than sacrilege4 #fd ,,wellbred1 ,e4 ,,knowell1 and ,,master ,,stephen come forward4 ,wel4 ,sister1 what ha' you here8 ,verses8 ,pray you1 let's see4 ,who made these verses8 ,they are excellent good4 ,mat4 ,o1 ,master ,wellbred1 'tis your disposition to say so1 sir4 ,they were good i' the morning3 ,i made them ex tempore this morning4 ,wel4 ,how6 ex tempore8 #ga ,mat4 ,ay1 would ,i might be hang'd else2 ask ,captain ,bobadill2 he saw me write them1 at the----pox on it6--the ,star1 yonder4 ,brai4 ,can he find in his heart to curse the stars so8 #gf ,e4 ,know4 ,faith1 his are even with him2 they ha' curst him enough already4 ,step4 ,cousin1 how do you like this gentleman's verses8 #hj ,e4 ,know4 ,o1 admirable6 the best that ever ,i heard1 coz4 ,step4 ,body o' ,caesar1 they are admirable6 the best that ,i ever heard1 as ,i am a soldier6 #hd ,re-enter ,,downright4 ,dow4 ,i am vext1 ,i can hold ne'er a bone of me still4 ',heart1 ,i think they mean to build and breed here4 ,wel4 ,sister1 you have a simple servant here1 that crowns your beauty with such encomiums 7#hi7 and devices2 you may see what it is to be the mistress of a wit that can make your perfections so transparent1 that every blear eye may look through them1 and see him drown'd over head and ears in the deep well of desire4 ,sister ,kitely1 ,i marvel you get you not a servant that can rhyme1 and do tricks too4 #if ,dow4 ,o monster6 impudence itself6 tricks6 ,dame ,k4 ,tricks1 brother6 what tricks8 ,brid4 ,nay1 speak1 ,i pray you1 what tricks8 ,dame ,k4 ,ay1 never spare any body here2 7#ajj7 but say1 what tricks8 ,brid4 ,passion of my heart1 do tricks6 ,wel4 ',slight1 here 's a trick vied and revied6#abhb ,why1 you monkeys1 you1 what a cater-wauling do you keep6 ,has he not given you rhymes and verses and tricks8 #ajf ,dow4 ,o1 the fiend6 ,wel4 ,nay1 you lamp of virginity1 that take it in snuff#abhc so1 come1 and cherish this tame poetical fury in your servant2 you'll be begg'd 7#aaj7 else shortly for a concealment3#abhd go to1 reward his muse4 ,you cannot give him less than a shilling in conscience1 for the book he had it out of cost him a teston#abhe at least4 ,how now1 gallants6 7#aad7 ,master ,mathew6 ,captain6 what1 all sons of silence8 ,no spirit8 ,dow4 ,come1 you might practise your ruffian tricks somewhere else1 and not here1 ,i wuss2#abhf this is no tavern nor drinking-school1 to vent your exploits in4 #abj ,wel4 ,how now2 whose cow has calv'd8 ,dow4 ,marry1 that has mine1 sir4 ,nay1 boy1 never look askance at me for the matter2 ,i 'll tell you of it1 ,i1 sir2 you and your companions mend yourselves when ,i ha' done4 #abe ,wel4 ,my companions6 ,dow4 ,yes1 sir1 your companions1 so ,i say2 ,i am not afraid of you1 nor them neither2 your hangbyes here4 ,you must have your poets and your potlings1#abhg your soldados and foolados to 7#acj7 follow you up and down the city2 and here they must come to domineer and swagger4--,sirrah1 you ballad-singer1 and ,slops#abhh your fellow there1 get you out1 get you home2 or by this steel1 ,i 'll cut off your ears1 and that presently4 #ace ,wel4 ',slight1 stay1 let 's see what he dare do2 cut off his ears6 cut a whetstone4 ,you are an ass1 do you see8 ,touch any man here1 and by this hand ,i 'll run my rapier to the hilts in you4 #adj ,dow4 ,yea1 that would ,i fain see1 boy4 ,they all draw1 and they of the house make out to part them4 ,dame ,k4 ,o ,jesu6 murder6 ,thomas6 ,gasper6 ,brid4 ,help1 help6 ,thomas6 ,e4 ,know4 ,gentlemen1 forbear1 ,i pray you4 #add ,bob4 ,well1 sirrah1 you ,holofernes2 by my hand1 ,i will pink your flesh full of holes with my rapier for this2 ,i will1 by this good heaven6 ,nay1 let him come1 let him come1 gentlemen2 by the body of ,st4 ,george1 ,i 'll not kill him4 ,offer to fight again1 and are parted4 ,cash4 ,hold1 hold1 good gentlemen4 #aej ,dow4 ,you whoreson1 bragging coystril6#abhi ,,scene ,,iii4#abij ,to them enter ,,kitely4 ,kit4 ,why1 how now6 what's the matter1 what's the stir here8 ,whence springs the quarrel8 ,thomas6 where is he8 ,put up your weapons1 and put off this rage4 ,my wife and sister1 they are the cause of this4 ,what1 ,thomas6 where is the knave8 #e ,cash4 ,here1 sir4 ,wel4 ,come1 let's go2 this is one of my brother's ancient humours1 this4 ,step4 ,i am glad nobody was hurt by his ancient humour4 #aj ,exeunt ,,wellbred1 ,,stephen1 ,e4 ,,knowell1 ,,bobadill1 and ,,brainworm4 ,kit4 ,why1 how now1 brother1 who enforc'd this brawl8 ,dow4 ,a sort#abia of lewd rake-hells1 that care neither for ,god nor the devil4 ,and they must come here to read ballads1 and roguery1 and 7#ae7 trash6 ,i 'll mar the knot of 'em ere ,i sleep1 perhaps2 especially ,bob there1 he that 's all manner of shapes3 and ,songs and ,sonnets1 his fellow4 ,brid4 ,brother1 indeed you are too violent1 ,too sudden in your humour3 and you know #bj ,my brother ,wellbred's temper will not bear ,any reproof1 chiefly in such a presence1 ,where every slight disgrace he should receive ,might wound him in opinion and respect4 #bd ,dow4 ,respect6 what talk you of respect among such as ha' nor spark of manhood nor good manners8 ',sdeins1 ,i am asham'd to hear you6 respect6 ,exit4 ,brid4 ,yes1 there was one a civil gentleman1 ,and very worthily demean'd himself4 #cj ,kit4 ,o1 that was some love of yours1 sister4 ,brid4 ,a love of mine6 ,i would it were no worse1 brother2 ,you 'd pay my portion sooner than you think for4 ,dame ,k4 ,indeed he seem'd to be a gentleman 7#cd7 of a very exceeding fair disposition1 and of excellent good parts4 ,exeunt ,,dame ,,kitely and ,,bridget4 ,kit4 ,her love1 by heaven6 my wife's minion4 ,fair disposition6 excellent good parts6 ,death6 these phrases are intolerable4 ,good parts6 how should she know his parts8 #dj ,his parts6 ,well1 well1 well1 well1 well1 well2 ,it is too plain1 too clear3 ,thomas1 come hither4 ,what1 are they gone8 ,cash4 ,ay1 sir1 they went in4 ,my mistress and your sister---- ,kit4 ,are any of the gallants within8 #de ,cash4 ,no1 sir1 they are all gone4 ,kit4 ,art thou sure of it8 ,cash4 ,i can assure you1 sir4 ,kit4 ,what gentleman was that they prais'd so1 ,thomas8 ,cash4 ,one1 they call him ,master ,knowell1 7#ej7 a handsome young gentleman1 sir4 ,kit4 ,ay1 ,i thought so2 my mind gave me as much4 ,i'll die1 but they have hid him i' the house ,somewhere2 ,i'll go and search2 go with me1 ,thomas3 #ed ,be true to me1 and thou shalt find me a master4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#abib ,enter ,,cob4 ,cob4 knocks at the door4 ,what1 ,tib6 ,tib1 ,i say6 ,tib4 within4 ,how now1 what cuckold is that knocks so hard8 ,enter ,,tib4 ,o1 husband6 is it you8 ,what's the news8 #e ,cob4 ,nay1 you have stunn'd me1 i' faith2 you ha' giv'n me a knock o' the forehead will stick by me4 ,cuckold6 ',slid1 cuckold6 ,tib4 ,away1 you fool6 did ,i know it was you that knockt8 ,come1 come1 you may call me as bad when you list4 #aa ,cob4 ,may ,i8 ,tib1 you are a whore4 ,tib4 ,you lie in your throat1 husband4 ,cob4 ,how1 the lie6 and in my throat too6 do you long to be stabb'd1 ha8 #ae ,tib4 ,why1 you are no soldier1 ,i hope4 ,cob4 ,o1 must you be stabb'd by a soldier8 ,mass1 that's true6 ,when was ,bobadill here1 your captain8 that rogue1 that foist1#abic that fencing ,burgullion8#abid ,i'll tickle him1 i' faith4 ,tib4 ,why1 what's the matter1 trow8 #ba ,cob4 ,o1 he has basted me rarely1 sumptuously6 but ,i have it here in black and white ,pulls out the warrant1 for his black and blue shall pay him4 ,o1 the justice1 the honestest old brave 7#be7 ,trojan in ,london2 ,i do honour the very flea of his dog4 ,a plague on him1 though1 he put me once in a villanous filthy fear2 marry1 it vanished away like the smoke of tobacco2 but ,i was smokt#abie soundly first4 ,i thank the devil1 7#cj7 and his good angel1 my guest4 ,well1 wife1 or ,tib1 which you will1 get you in1 and lock the door2 ,i charge you let nobody in to you1 wife2 nobody in to you2 those are my words3 not ,captain ,bob himself1 nor the fiend in his 7#ce7 likeness4 ,you are a woman1 you have flesh and blood enough in you to be tempted2 therefore keep the door shut upon all comers4 ,tib4 ,i warrant you1 there shall nobody enter here without my consent4 #dj ,cob4 ,nor with your consent1 sweet ,tib2 and so ,i leave you4 ,tib4 ,it's more than you know1 whether you leave me so4 ,cob4 ,how8 #de ,tib4 ,why1 sweet4 ,cob4 ,tut1 sweet or sour1 thou art a flower4 ,keep close thy door1 ,i ask no more4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#abif ,enter ,e4 ,,knowell1 ,,wellbred1 ,,stephen1 and ,,brainworm1 disguised as before4 ,e4 ,know4 ,well1 ,brainworm1 perform this business happily1 and thou makest a purchase of my love for ever4 ,wel4 ,i' faith1 now let thy spirits use their best faculties3 but1 at any hand1 remember 7#e7 the message to my brother2 for there's no other means to start him4 ,brai4 ,i warrant you1 sir2 fear nothing2 ,i have a nimble soul has wakt all forces of my phant'sie by this time1 and put 'em in true 7#aj7 motion4 ,what you have possest#abig me withal1 ,i'll discharge it amply1 sir2 make it no question4 ,exit4 ,wel4 ,forth1 and prosper1 ,brainworm4 ,faith1 ,ned1 how dost thou approve of my abilities in this device8 #af ,e4 ,know4 ,troth1 well1 howsoever2 but it will come excellent if it take4 ,wel4 ,take1 man6 why it cannot choose but take1 if the circumstances miscarry not3 7#bj7 but1 tell me ingenuously1 dost thou affect my sister ,bridget as thou pretend'st8 ,e4 ,know4 ,friend1 am ,i worth belief8 ,wel4 ,come1 do not protest4 ,in faith1 she is a maid of good ornament1 and much modesty2 7#be7 and1 except ,i conceiv'd very worthily of her1 thou should'st not have her4 ,e4 ,know4 ,nay1 that1 ,i am afraid1 will be a question yet1 whether ,i shall have her1 or no4 ,wel4 ',slid1 thou shalt have her2 by this light thou shalt4 #ca ,e4 ,know4 ,nay1 do not swear4 ,wel4 ,by this hand thou shalt have her2 ,i'll go fetch her presently4 ',point but where to meet1 and as ,i am an honest man ,i'll bring her4 ,e4 ,know4 ,hold1 hold1 be temperate4 #cf ,wel4 ,why1 by----what shall ,i swear by8 ,thou shalt have her1 as ,i am---- ,e4 ,know4 ,pray thee1 be at peace1 ,i am satisfied2 and do believe thou wilt omit no 7#dj7 offered occasion to make my desires complete4 ,well4 ,thou shalt see1 and know1 ,i will not4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,vi4#abih ,enter ,,formal and ,,knowell4 ,form4 ,was your man a soldier1 sir8 ,know4 ,ay1 a knave2 ,i took him begging o' the way1 this morning1 ,as ,i came over ,moorfields4 ,enter ,,brainworm1 disguised as before4 ,o1 here he is6--you've made fair speed1 believe me1 ,where1 i' the name of sloth1 could you be thus8 #e ,brai4 ,marry1 peace be my comfort1 where ,i thought ,i should have had little comfort of your worship's service4 ,know4 ,how so8 #i ,brai4 ,o1 sir1 your coming to the city1 your entertainment of me1 and your sending me to watch----indeed all the circumstances either of your charge1 or my employment1 are as open to your son1 as to yourself4 ,know4 ,how should that be1 unless that villain1 ,brainworm1 #ae ,have told him of the letter1 and discovered ,all that ,i strictly charg'd him to conceal8 ',tis so4 ,brai4 ,i am partly o' the faith1 'tis so1 indeed4 ,know4 ,but1 how should he know thee to be my man8 #bj ,brai4 ,nay1 sir1 ,i cannot tell2 unless it be by the black art4 ,is not your son a scholar1 sir8 ,know4 ,yes1 but ,i hope his soul is not allied ,unto such hellish practice3 if it were1 ,i had just cause to weep my part in him1 #be ,and curse the time of his creation4 ,but1 where didst thou find them1 ,fitz-,sword8 ,brai4 ,you should rather ask where they found me1 sir2 for ,i'll be sworn1 ,i was going along in the street1 thinking nothing1 when1 7#cj7 of a sudden1 a voice calls1 8,mr4 ,knowell's man60 another cries1 8,soldier60 and thus half a dozen of 'em1 till they had call'd me within a house1 where ,i no sooner came1 but they seem'd men1 and out flew all their 7#ce7 rapiers at my bosom1 with some three or four score oaths to accompany them2 and all to tell me1 ,i was but a dead man1 if ,i did not confess where you were1 and how ,i was employed1 and about what2 which when they could not get 7#dj7 out of me 7as1 ,i protest1 they must ha' dissected1 and made an anatomy#abii o' me first1 and so ,i told 'em71 they lock'd me up into a room i' the top of a high house1 whence by great miracle 7having a light heart7 ,i slid down by a 7#de7 bottom#acjj of packthread into the street1 and so scapt4 ,but1 sir1 thus much ,i can assure you1 for ,i heard it while ,i was lockt up1 there were a great many rich merchants and brave citizens' wives with 'em at a feast2 and your son1 7#ej7 master ,edward1 withdrew with one of 'em1 and has 'pointed to meet her anon at one ,cob's house1 a water-bearer that dwells by the ,wall4 ,now1 there your worship shall be sure to take him1 for there he preys1 and fail he will not4 #ef ,know4 ,nor will ,i fail to break his match1 ,i doubt not4 ,go thou along with justice ,clement's man1 ,and stay there for me4 ,at one ,cob's house1 say'st thou8 #ei ,brai4 ,ay1 sir1 there you shall have him4 ,exit ,,knowell4 ,yes--invisible6 ,much wench1 or much son6 ',slight1 when he has staid there three or four hours1 travailing with the expectation of wonders1 and at length be deliver'd of air6 ,o the sport that ,i should then 7#fe7 take to look on him1 if ,i durst6 ,but now1 ,i mean to appear no more afore him in this shape3 ,i have another trick to act yet4 ,o that ,i were so happy as to light on a nupson#acja now of this justice's novice6--,sir1 ,i make you stay somewhat long4 #ga ,form4 ,not a whit1 sir4 ,pray you what do you mean1 sir8 ,bra4 ,i was putting up some papers4 ,form4 ,you ha' been lately in the wars1 sir1 it seems4 #gf ,brai4 ,marry have ,i1 sir1 to my loss1 and expense of all1 almost4 ,form4 ,troth1 sir1 ,i would be glad to bestow a bottle of wine o' you1 if it please you to accept it---- #ha ,brai4 ,o1 sir---- ,form4 ,but to hear the manner of your services1 and your devices in the wars4 ,they say they be very strange1 and not like those 7#hf7 a man reads in the ,roman histories1 or sees at ,mile-end4#acjb ,brai4 ,no1 ,i assure you1 sir2 why at any time when it please you1 ,i shall be ready to discourse to you all ,i know2 ,aside4--and more too somewhat4 #ia ,form4 ,no better time than now1 sir2 we'll go to the ,windmill2 there we shall have a cup of neat grist1#acjc we call it4 ,i pray you1 sir1 let me request you to the ,windmill4 ,brai4 ,i'll follow you1 sir2 ,aside4--and make grist o' you1 if ,i have good luck4 ,exeunt4 #ie ,,scene ,,vii4#acjd ,enter ,,mathew1 ,e4 ,,knowell1 ,,bobadill1 ,,stephen4 ,mat4 ,sir1 did your eyes ever taste the like clown of him where we were to-day1 ,mr4 ,wellbred's half-brother8 ,i think the whole earth cannot shew his parallel1 by this daylight4 ,e4 ,know4 ,we were now speaking of him2 7#e7 captain ,bobadill tells me he is fall'n foul o' you too4 ,mat4 ,o1 ay1 sir1 he threat'ned me with the bastinado4 ,bob4 ,ay1 but ,i think1 ,i taught you prevention 7#aj7 this morning1 for that4 ,you shall kill him beyond question1 if you be so generously minded4 ,mat4 ,indeed1 it is a most excellent trick4 ,fences4 ,bob4 ,o1 you do not give spirit enough to 7#ae7 your motion2 you are too tardy1 too heavy6 ,o1 it must be done like lightning1 hay6 ,practises at a post4 ,mat4 ,rare1 captain6 ,bob4 ,tut6 'tis nothing1 an't be not done in a----punto4#acje #bj ,e4 ,know4 ,captain1 did you ever prove yourself upon any of our masters of defence here8 ,mat4 ,o good sir6 yes1 ,i hope he has4 ,bob4 ,i will tell you1 sir4 ,upon my first coming to the city1 after my long travel for knowledge 7#be7 in that mystery only1 there came three or four of 'em to me1 at a gentleman's house1 where it was my chance to be resident at that time1 to intreat my presence at their schools3 and withal so much importun'd me that1 7#cj7 ,i protest to you as ,i am a gentleman1 ,i was asham'd of their rude demeanour out of all measure4 ,well1 ,i told 'em that to come to a public school1 they should pardon me1 it was opposite1 in diameter1 to my humour2 but if 7#ce7 so be they would give their attendance at my lodging1 ,i protested to do them what right or favour ,i could1 as ,i was a gentleman1 and so forth4 ,e4 ,know4 ,so1 sir6 then you tried their skill8 ,bob4 ,alas1 soon tried3 you shall hear1 sir4 7#da7 ,within two or three days after1 they came2 and1 by honesty1 fair sir1 believe me1 ,i grac'd them exceedingly1 shew'd them some two or three tricks of prevention have purchas'd 7#de7 'em since a credit to admiration4 ,they cannot deny this2 and yet now they hate me2 and why8 ,because ,i am excellent2 and for no other vile reason on the earth4 ,e4 ,know4 ,this is strange and barbarous1 7#ej7 as ever ,i heard4 ,bob4 ,nay1 for a more instance of their preposterous natures1 but note1 sir4 ,they have assaulted me some three1 four1 five1 six of them together1 as ,i have walkt alone in divers skirts i' the town1 as ,turnbull1 ,whitechapel1 7#ef7 ,shoreditch1#acjf which were then my quarters2 and since1 upon the ,exchange1 at my lodging1 and at my ordinary3 where ,i have driven them afore me the whole length of a street1 in the 7#fj7 open view of all our gallants1 pitying to hurt them1 believe me4 ,yet all this lenity will not o'ercome their spleen2 they will be doing with the pismire1#acjg raising a hill a man may spurn abroad with his foot at pleasure4 ,by myself1 7#fe7 ,i could have slain them all1 but ,i delight not in murder4 ,i am loth to bear any other than this bastinado for 'em3 yet ,i hold it good polity not to go disarm'd1 for though ,i be skilful1 ,i may be oppress'd with multitudes4 #gj ,e4 ,know4 ,ay1 believe me1 may you1 sir3 and in my conceit1 our whole nation should sustain the loss by it1 if it were so4 ,bob4 ,alas1 no8 what's a peculiar#acjh man to a nation8 ,not seen4 #ge ,e4 ,know4 ,o1 but your skill1 sir4 ,bob4 ,indeed1 that might be some loss2 but who respects it8 ,i will tell you1 sir1 by the way of private1 and under seal2 ,i am a gentleman1 and live here obscure1 and to myself2 but 7#hj7 were ,i known to her majesty and the lords1--observe me1--,i would undertake1 upon this poor head and life1 for the public benefit of the state1 not only to spare the entire lives of her subjects in general2 but to save the one half1 7#he7 nay1 three parts of her yearly charge in holding war1 and against what enemy soever4 ,and how would ,i do it1 think you8 ,e4 ,know4 ,nay1 ,i know not1 nor can ,i conceive4 #ij ,bob4 ,why thus1 sir4 ,i would select nineteen more1 to myself1 throughout the land2 gentlemen they should be of good spirit1 strong and able constitution2 ,i would choose them by an instinct1 a character that ,i have3 and ,i would teach these nineteen the special rules1 as your 7#if7 punto1 your reverso1 your stoccata1 your imbroccato1 your passada1 your montanto2#acji till they could all play very near1 or altogether1 as well as myself4 ,this done1 say the enemy were forty thousand strong1 we twenty would come into the 7#aja7 field the tenth of ,march1 or thereabouts2 and we would challenge twenty of the enemy2 they could not in their honour refuse us3 well1 we would kill them2 challenge twenty more1 kill 7#aje7 them2 twenty more1 kill them2 twenty more1 kill them too2 and thus would we kill every man his twenty a day1 that's twenty score2 twenty score1 that's two hundred2#acaj two hundred a day1 five days a thousand3 forty thousand2 forty times five1 five times forty1 two hundred #aaa days kills them all up by computation4 ,and this will ,i venture my poor gentleman-like carcass to perform1 provided there be no treason practis'd upon us1 by fair and discreet manhood2 7#aae7 that is1 civilly by the sword4 ,e4 ,know4 ,why1 are you so sure of your hand1 captain1 at all times8 ,bob4 ,tut6 never miss thrust1 upon my reputation with you4 #abj ,e4 ,know4 ,i would not stand in ,downright's state then1 an you meet him1 for the wealth of any one street in ,london4 ,bob4 ,why1 sir1 you mistake me3 if he were here now1 by this welkin1 ,i would not draw my weapon on him4 ,let this gentleman do his 7#abf7 mind2 but ,i will bastinado him1 by the bright sun1 wherever ,i meet him4 ,mat4 ,faith1 and ,i'll have a fling at him1 at my distance4 #acj ,e4 ,know4 ',god's so1 look where he is6 yonder he goes4 ,,downright walks over the stage4 ,dow4 ,what peevish luck have ,i1 ,i cannot meet with these bragging rascals8 ,bob4 ,it is not he1 is it8 #ace ,e4 ,know4 ,yes1 faith1 it is he4 ,mat4 ,i'll be hang'd1 then1 if that were he4 ,e4 ,know4 ,sir1 keep your hanging good for some greater matter1 for ,i assure you that was he4 #adj ,step4 ,upon my reputation1 it was he4 ,bob4 ,had ,i thought it had been he1 he must not have gone so3 but ,i can hardly be induc'd to believe it was he yet4 ,e4 ,know4 ,that ,i think1 sir4 #ade ,re-enter ,,downright4 ,but see1 he is come again4 ,dow4 ,o1 ,pharaoh's foot1 have ,i found you8 ,come1 draw1 to your tools2 draw1 gipsy1 or ,i'll thrash you4 ,bob4 ,gentleman of valour1 ,i do believe in thee2 hear me---- #aea ,dow4 ,draw your weapon then4 ,bob4 ,tall#acaa man1 ,i never thought on it till now----body of me1 ,i had a warrant of the peace served on me1 even now as ,i came along1 by a water-bearer2 this gentleman saw it1 7#aef7 ,master ,mathew4 ,dow4 ',s death6 you will not draw then8 ,beats and disarms him4 ,,mathew runs away4 ,bob4 ,hold1 hold6 under thy favour forbear6 ,dow4 ,prate again1 as you like this1 you 7#afj7 whoreson foist#acab you6 ,you'll 8control#acac the point10 you6 ,your consort is gone2 had he staid he had shar'd with you1 sir4 ,exit4 ,bob4 ,well1 gentlemen1 bear witness1 ,i was bound to the peace1 by this good day4 #afe ,e4 ,know4 ,no1 faith1 it's an ill day1 captain1 never reckon it other3 but1 say you were bound to the peace1 the law allows you to defend yourself3 that'll prove but a poor excuse4 ,bob4 ,i cannot tell1 sir3 ,i desire good construction 7#agj7 in fair sort4 ,i never sustain'd the like disgrace1 by heaven6 ,sure ,i was struck with a planet thence1 for ,i had no power to touch my weapon4 ,e4 ,know4 ,ay1 like enough2 ,i have heard of many that have been beaten under a planet3 7#agf7 go1 get you to a surgeon4 ',slid6 an these be your tricks1 your passadas1 and your montantos1 ,i'll none of them4 ,exit ,,bobadill4 ,o1 manners6 that this age should bring forth such 7#ahj7 creatures6 that nature should be at leisure to make them6 ,come1 coz4 ,step4 ,mass1 ,i'll ha' this cloak4 ,e4 ,know4 ',od's will1 'tis ,downright's4 ,step4 ,nay1 it's mine now1 another might have ta'en up as well as ,i3 ,i'll wear it1 so ,i will4 #ahf ,e4 ,know4 ,how an he see it8 ,he'll challenge it1 assure yourself4 ,step4 ,ay1 but he shall not ha' it2 ,i'll say ,i bought it4 #aij ,e4 ,know4 ,take heed you buy it not too dear1 coz4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,viii4#acad ,enter ,,kitely1 ,,wellbred1 ,,dame ,,kitely1 and ,,bridget4 ,kit4 ,now1 trust me1 brother1 you were much to blame1 ,t' incense his anger1 and disturb the peace ,of my poor house1 where there are sentinels ,that every minute watch to give alarms ,of civil war1 without adjection#acae #e ,of your assistance or occasion4 ,wel4 ,no harm done1 brother1 ,i warrant you4 ,since there is no harm done1 anger costs a man nothing2 and a tall man is never his own man till he be angry4 ,to keep his valour in obscurity1 7#aj7 is to keep himself as it were in a cloak-bag4 ,what's a musician1 unless he play8 ,what's a tall mail unless he fight8 ,for1 indeed1 all this my wise brother stands upon absolutely2 and that made me fall in with him so resolutely4 #ae ,dame ,k4 ,ay1 but what harm might have come of it1 brother6 ,wel4 ,might1 sister8 ,so might the good warm clothes your husband wears be poison'd1 for any thing he knows3 or the wholesome wine he #bj drank1 even now at the table4 ,kit4 ,aside4 ,now1 ,god forbid6 ,o me6 now ,i remember ,my wife drank to me last1 and chang'd the cup1 ,and bade me wear this cursed suit to-day4 ,see1 if ,heaven suffer murder undiscover'd6-- #be ,i feel me ill2 give me some mithridate1#acaf ,some mithridate and oil1 good sister1 fetch me2 ,o1 ,i am sick at heart1 ,i burn1 ,i burn4 ,if you will save my life1 go fetch it me4 ,wel4 ,o strange humour6 my very breath 7#cj7 has poison'd him4 ,brid4 ,good brother1 be content1 what do you mean8 ,the strength of these extreme conceits#acag will kill you4 ,dame ,k4 ,beshrew your heart-blood1 brother ,wellbred1 now1 ,for putting such a toy into his head6 #ce ,wel4 ,is a fit simile a toy8 ,will he be poison'd with a simile8 ,brother ,kitely1 what a strange and idle imagination is this6 ,for shame1 be wiser4 ,o' my soul1 there's no such matter4 #ci ,kit4 ,am ,i not sick8 ,how am ,i then not poison'd8 ,am ,i not poison'd8 ,how am ,i then so sick8 ,dame ,k4 ,if you be sick1 your own thoughts make you sick4 ,wel4 ,his jealousy is the poison he has taken4 ,enter ,,brainworm1 disguised like justice ,clement's man4 ,brai4 ,master ,kitely1 my master1 justice 7#dd7 ,clement1 salutes you2 and desires to speak with you with all possible speed4 ,kit4 ,no time but now1 when ,i think ,i am sick1 very sick6 ,well1 ,i will wait upon his worship4 ,thomas6 ,cob6 ,i must seek them out1 and set 'em sentinels till ,i return4 ,thomas6 ,cob6 7#ej7 ,thomas6 ,exit4 ,wel4 ,this is perfectly rare1 ,brainworm2 ,takes him aside4 but how got'st thou this apparel of the justice's man8 #ed ,brai4 ,marry1 sir1 my proper fine pen-man would needs bestow the grist o' me1 at the ,windmill1 to hear some martial discourse2 where ,i so marshall'd him1 that ,i made him drunk with admiration3 and1 because too much heat was the cause of his distemper1 ,i stript #fj him stark naked as he lay along asleep1 and borrowed his suit to deliver this counterfeit message in1 leaving a rusty armour1 and an old brown bill to watch him till my return2 which shall be1 when ,i ha' pawn'd his apparel1 and 7#fe7 spent the better part o' the money1 perhaps4 ,wel4 ,well1 thou art a successful merry knave1 ,brainworm3 his absence will be a good subject for more mirth4 ,i pray thee return to thy young master1 and will him to meet me and my 7#gj7 sister ,bridget at the ,tower#acah instantly2 for here1 tell him1 the house is so stor'd with jealousy1 there is no room for love to stand upright in4 ,we must get our fortunes committed to some larger prison1 say2 and than the ,tower1 ,i 7#ge7 know no better air1 nor where the liberty of the house may do us more present service4 ,away6 ,exit ,,brainworm4 ,re-enter ,,kitely1 talking aside to ,,cash4 ,kit4 ,come hither1 ,thomas4 ,now my secret's ripe1 ,and thou shalt have it3 lay to both thine ears4 ,hark what ,i say to thee4 ,i must go forth1 ,thomas2 #hj ,be careful of thy promise1 keep good watch1 ,note every gallant1 and observe him well1 ,that enters in my absence to thy mistress3 ,if she would shew him rooms1 the jest is stale1 ,follow 'em1 ,thomas1 or else hang on him1 #he ,and let him not go after2 mark their looks2 ,note if she offer but to see his band1 ,or any other amorous toy about him2 ,but praise his leg1 or foot3 or if she say ,the day is hot1 and bid him feel her hand1 #ij ,how hot it is2 ,o1 that's a monstrous thing6 ,note me all this1 good ,thomas1 mark their sighs1 ,and if they do but whisper1 break 'em off3 ,i'll bear thee out in it4 ,wilt thou do this8 ,wilt thou be true1 my ,thomas8 ,cash4 ,as truth's self1 sir4 #ie ,kit4 ,why1 ,i believe thee4 ,where is ,cob1 now8 ,cob6 ,exit4 ,dame ,k4 ,he's ever calling for ,cob3 ,i wonder how he employs ,cob so4 ,wel4 ,indeed1 sister1 to ask how he employs ,cob1 is a necessary question for you that are 7#ajj7 his wife1 and a thing not very easy for you to be satisfied in2 but this ,i'll assure you1 ,cob's wife is an excellent bawd1 sister1 and oftentimes your husband haunts her house2 marry1 to what end8 ,i cannot altogether accuse him2 imagine 7#aje7 you what you think convenient3 but ,i have known fair hides have foul hearts ere now1 sister4 ,dame ,k4 ,never said you truer than that1 brother1 so much ,i can tell you for your learning4 ,thomas1 fetch your cloak and go with me4 #aaj ,exit ,,cash4 ,i'll after him presently3 ,i would to fortune ,i could take him there1 i' faith4 ,i 'd return him his own1 ,i warrant him6 ,exit4 ,wel4 ,so1 let 'em go2 this may make sport anon4 ,now1 my fair sister-in-law1 that you knew but 7#aae7 how happy a thing it were to be fair and beautiful4 ,brid4 ,that touches not me1 brother4 ,wel4 ,that's true2 that's even the fault of it2 for indeed1 beauty stands a woman in no 7#abj7 stead1 unless it procure her touching4--,but1 sister1 whether it touch you or no1 it touches your beauties2 and ,i am sure they will abide the touch2 an they do not1 a plague of all ceruse1#acai say ,i6 and it touches me too in part1 7#abe7 though not in the----,well1 there's a dear and respected friend of mine1 sister1 stands very strongly and worthily affected toward you1 and hath vow'd to inflame whole bonfires of zeal at his heart1 in honour of your perfections4 ,i 7#acj7 have already engag'd my promise to bring you where you shall hear him confirm much more4 ,ned ,knowell is the man1 sister3 there's no exception against the party4 ,you are ripe for a husband2 and a minute's loss to such an #ace occasion is a great trespass in a wise beauty4 ,what say you1 sister8 ,on my soul he loves you2 will you give him the meeting8 ,brid4 ,faith1 ,i had very little confidence in mine own constancy1 brother1 if ,i durst not 7#adj7 meet a man3 but this motion of yours savours of an old knight adventurer's servant a little too much1 methinks4 ,wel4 ,what's that1 sister8 ,brid4 ,marry1 of the squire4#acbj #ade ,wel4 ,no matter if it did1 ,i would be such an one for my friend4 ,but see1 who is return'd to hinder us6 ,re-enter ,,kitely4 ,kit4 ,what villany is this8 ,call'd out on a false message6 ,this was some plot2 ,i was not sent for4--,bridget1 #aej ,where is your sister8 ,brid4 ,i think she be gone forth1 sir4 ,kit4 ,how6 is my wife gone forth8 ,whither1 for ,god's sake8 ,brid4 ,she 's gone abroad with ,thomas4 ,kit4 ,abroad with ,thomas6 oh1 that villain dors#acba me3 ,he hath discover'd all unto my wife4 #aee ,beast that ,i was1 to trust him6 ,whither1 ,i pray you ,went she8 ,brid4 ,i know not1 sir4 ,wel4 ,i'll tell you1 brother1 ,whither ,i suspect she's gone4 ,kit4 ,whither1 good brother8 ,wel4 ,to ,cob's house1 ,i believe3 but1 keep my counsel4 ,kit4 ,i will1 ,i will3 to ,cob's house6 ,doth she haunt ,cob's8 #afj ,she's gone a' purpose now to cuckold me ,with that lewd rascal1 who1 to win her favour1 ,hath told her all4 ,exit4 ,wel4 ,come1 he is once more gone1 ,sister1 let's lose no time2 th' affair is worth it4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ix4#acbb ,enter ,,mathew and ,,bobadill4 ,mat4 ,i wonder1 captain1 what they will say of my going away1 ha8 ,bob4 ,why1 what should they say1 but as of a discreet gentleman2 quick1 wary1 respectful of nature's fair lineaments8 and that's all4 #e ,mat4 ,why so6 but what can they say of your beating8 ,bob4 ,a rude part1 a touch with soft wood1 a kind of gross battery us'd1 laid on strongly1 borne most patiently2 and that's all4 #aj ,mat4 ,ay1 but would any man have offered it in ,venice1 as you say8 ,bob4 ,tut6 ,i assure you1 no3 you shall have there your nobilis1 your gentilezza1 come in bravely upon your reverse1 stand you close1 7#ae7 stand you firm1 stand you fair1 save your retricato with his left leg1 come to the assalto with the right1 thrust with brave steel1 defy your base wood6 ,but wherefore do ,i awake this remembrance8 ,i was fascinated1 by ,jupiter2 fascinated1 but ,i will be unwitch'd and reveng'd by law4 #ba ,mat4 ,do you hear8 ,is it not best to get a warrant1 and have him arrested and brought before justice ,clement8 ,bob4 ,it were not amiss8 ,would we had it6 #be ,enter ,,brainworm disguised as ,,formal4 ,mat4 ,why1 here comes his man2 let's speak to him4 ,bob4 ,agreed1 do you speak4 ,mat4 ,save you1 sir4 ,brai4 ,with all my heart1 sir4 #cj ,mat4 ,sir1 there is one ,downright hath abus'd this gentleman and myself1 and we determine to make our amends by law4 ,now1 if you would do us the favour to procure a warrant to 7#cd7 bring him afore your master1 you shall be well considered1 ,i assure you1 sir4 ,brai4 ,sir1 you know my service is my living2 such favours as these gotten of my master is his only preferment1#acbc and therefore you must 7#ci7 consider me as ,i may make benefit of my place4 ,mat4 ,how is that1 sir8 ,brai4 ,faith1 sir1 the thing is extraordinary1 and the gentleman may be of great account2 yet1 be he what he will1 if you will lay me down a brace of angels in my hand you shall 7#de7 have it1 otherwise not4 ,mat4 ,how shall we do1 captain8 ,he asks a brace of angels2 you have no money8 ,bob4 ,not a cross1#acbd by fortune4 ,mat4 ,nor ,i1 as ,i am a gentleman1 but two-pence 7#ej7 left of my two shillings in the morning for wine and radish3 let's find him some pawn4 ,bob4 ,pawn6 we have none to the value of his demand4 ,mat4 ,o1 yes2 ,i'll pawn this jewel in my 7#ee7 ear1 and you may pawn your silk stockings1 and pull up your boots1 they will ne'er be mist3 it must be done now4 ,bob4 ,well1 an there be no remedy1 ,i'll step aside and pull 'em off4 ,withdraws4 #fj ,mat4 ,do you hear1 sir8 ,we have no store of money at this time1 but you shall have good pawns2 look you1 sir1 this jewel1 and that gentleman's silk stockings2 because we would have it dispatch'd ere we went to our chambers4 #fe ,brai4 ,i am content1 sir2 ,i will get you the warrant presently4#acbe ,what's his name1 say you8 ,downright8 ,mat4 ,ay1 ay1 ,george ,downright4 ,brai4 ,what manner of man is he8 #gj ,mat4 ,a tall big man1 sir2 he goes in a cloak most commonly of silk-russet1 laid about with russet lace4 ,brai4 ',tis very good1 sir4 ,mat4 ,here1 sir1 here's my jewel4 #ge ,bob4 returning4 ,and here are stockings4 ,brai4 ,well1 gentlemen1 ,i'll procure you this warrant presently2 but who will you have to serve it8 ,mat4 ,that's true1 captain3 that must be 7#hj7 consider'd4 ,bob4 ,body o' me1 ,i know not2 'tis service of danger4 ,brai4 ,why1 you were best get one o' the varlets o' the city1#acbf a serjeant3 ,i'll appoint you one1 if you please4 #he ,mat4 ,will you1 sir8 ,why1 we can wish no better4 ,bob4 ,we'll leave it to you1 sir4 ,exeunt ,,bob4 and ,,mat4 ,brai4 ,this is rare6 ,now will ,i go and pawn this cloak of the justice's man's at the broker's 7#ij7 for a varlet's suit1 and be the varlet myself2 and get either more pawns1 or more money of ,downright1 for the arrest4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,x4#acbg ,enter ,,knowell4 ,know4 ,oh1 here it is2 ,i am glad ,i have found it now2 ,ho6 who is within here8 ,tib4 within4 ,i am within1 sir8 ,what's your pleasure8 ,know4 ,to know who is within besides yourself4 ,tib4 ,why1 sir1 you are no constable1 ,i hope8 ,know4 ,o1 fear you the constable8 ,then ,i doubt not #f ,you have some guests within deserve that fear4 ,i'll fetch him straight4 ,enter ,,tib4 ,o' ,god's name1 sir6 ,know4 ,go to2 come tell me1 is not young ,knowell here8 ,tib4 ,young ,knowell6 ,i know none such1 sir1 o' mine honesty4 #aj ,know4 ,your honesty1 dame6 ,it flies too lightly from you4 ,there is no way but fetch the constable4 ,tib4 ,the constable6 the man is mad1 ,i think4 ,exit1 and claps to the door4 ,enter ,,dame ,,kitely and ,,cash4 ,cash4 ,ho6 who keeps house here8 ,know4 ,o1 this is the female copesmate#acbh of my son3 #ae ,now shall ,i meet him straight4 ,dame ,k4 ,knock1 ,thomas1 hard4 ,cash4 ,ho1 goodwife6 ,re-enter ,,tib4 ,tib4 ,why1 what's the matter with you8 ,dame ,k4 ,why1 woman1 grieves it you to ope your door8 ,belike you get something to keep it shut4 ,tib4 ,what mean these questions1 pray ye8 #bj ,dame ,k4 ,so strange you make it6 ,is not my husband here8 ,know4 ,her husband6 ,dame ,k4 ,my tried husband1 master ,kitely8 ,tib4 ,i hope he needs not to be tried here4 ,dame ,k4 ,no1 dame1 he does it not for need1 but pleasure4 #bd ,tib4 ,neither for need nor pleasure is he here4 ,know4 ,this is but a device to balk me withal3 ,enter ,,kitely1 muffled in his cloak4 ,soft1 who is this8 ',tis not my son disguis'd8 ,dame ,k4 7spies her husband come1 and runs to him47 ,o1 sir1 have ,i forestall'd your honest market8 ,found your close#acbi walks8 ,you stand amaz'd now1 do you8 #bi ,i' faith1 ,i am glad ,i have smokt#accj you yet at last4 ,what is your jewel1 trow8 ,in1 come1 let's see her2 ,fetch forth your huswife1 dame2 if she be fairer1 ,in any honest judgment1 than myself1 ,i'll be content with it3 but she is change1 ,she feeds you fat1 she soothes your appetite1 #ce ,and you are well6 ,your wife1 an honest woman1 ,is meat twice sod#acca to you1 sir6 ,o1 you treachour6#accb ,know4 ,she cannot counterfeit thus palpably4 ,kit4 ,out on thy more than strumpet's impudence6 ,steal'st thou thus to thy haunts8 and have ,i taken #dj ,thy bawd and thee1 and thy companion1 7pointing to old ,,knowell7 ,this hoary-headed letcher1 this old goat1 ,close at your villainy1 and would'st thou 'scuse it ,with this stale harlot's jest1 accusing me8 ,o1 old incontinent 7to ,,knowell71 dost thou not shame1 #de ,when all thy powers in chastity is spent1 ,to have a mind so hot1 and to entice1 ,and feed th' enticements of a lustful woman8 ,dame ,k4 ,out1 ,i defy thee1 ,i1 dissembling wretch6 ,kit4 ,defy me1 strumpet6 ,ask thy pander#accc here1 #ej ,can he deny it2 or that wicked elder8 ,know4 ,why1 hear you1 sir4 ,kit4 ,tut1 tut1 tut2 never speak3 ,thy guilty conscience will discover thee4 ,know4 ,what lunacy is this1 that haunts this man8 ,kit4 ,well1 good wife ,,ba',d1#accd ,cob's wife1 and you1 #ee ,that make your husband such a hoddy-doddy2#acce ,and you1 young apple-squire1 and old cuckold-maker2 ,i'll ha' you every one before a justice3 ,nay1 you shall answer it1 ,i charge you go4 ,know4 ,marry1 with all my heart1 sir1 ,i go willingly2 #fj ,though ,i do taste this as a trick put on me1 ,to punish my impertinent search1 and justly1 ,and half forgive my son for the device4 ,kit4 ,come1 will you go8 ,dame ,k4 ,go6 to thy shame believe it4 ,enter ,,cob4 ,cob4 ,why1 what's the matter here1 what's here to do8 #fe ,kit4 ,o1 ,cob1 art thou come8 ,i have been abus'd1 ,and i' thy house2 was never man so wrong'd6 ,cob4 ',slid1 in my house1 my master ,kitely6 ,who wrongs you in my house8 ,kit4 ,marry1 young lust in old1 and old in young here3 #gj ,thy wife's their bawd1 here have ,i taken 'em4 ,cob4 ,how1 bawd6 is my house come to that8 ,am ,i preferr'd thither8 ,did ,i not charge you to keep your doors shut1 ,isbel8 and do you let 'em lie open for all comers8 #ge ,he falls upon his wife and beats her4 ,know4 ,friend1 know some cause1 before thou beat'st thy wife4 ,this 's madness in thee4 ,cob4 ,why1 is there no cause8 ,kit4 ,yes1 ,i'll shew cause before the justice1 ,cob3 ,come1 let her go with me4 ,cob4 ,nay1 she shall go4 ,tib4 ,nay1 ,i will go4 ,i'll see an you may 7#hj7 be allow'd to make a bundle o' hemp#accf o' your right and lawful wife thus1 at every cuckoldy knave's pleasure4 ,why do you not go8 ,kit4 ,a bitter quean6 ,come1 we will ha' you tam'd4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,xi4#accg ,enter ,,brainworm1 disguised as a ,city ,serjeant4 ,brai4 ,well1 of all my disguises yet1 now am ,i most like myself1 being in this serjeant's gown4 ,a man of my present profession never counterfeits1 till he lays hold upon a debtor and says he 'rests him2 for then he brings him to all 7#e7 manner of unrest4 ,a kind of little kings we are1 bearing the diminutive of a mace1 made like a young artichoke1 that always carries pepper and salt in itself4 ,well1 ,i know not what danger ,i undergo by this exploit2 pray ,heaven 7#aj7 ,i come well off6 ,enter ,,mathew and ,,bobadill4 ,mat4 ,see1 ,i think1 yonder is the varlet1 by his gown4 ,bob4 ,let's go in quest of him4 ,mat4 ',save you1 friend6 ,are not you here by appointment of justice ,clement's man8 #ae ,brai4 ,yes1 an't please you1 sir2 he told me two gentlemen had will'd him to procure a warrant from his master1 which ,i have about me1 to be serv'd on one ,downright4 ,mat4 ,it is honestly done of you both2 and 7#bj7 see where the party comes you must arrest2 serve it upon him quickly1 afore he be aware4 ,bob4 ,bear back1 master ,mathew4 ,enter ,,stephen in ,,downright',s cloak4 ,brai4 ,master ,downright1 ,i arrest you i' the queen's name1 and must carry you afore a 7#be7 justice by virtue of this warrant4 ,step4 ,me1 friend6 ,i am no ,downright1 ,i2 ,i am master ,stephen4 ,you do not well to arrest me1 ,i tell you1 truly2 ,i am in nobody's bonds nor books1 ,i would you should know it4 ,a plague 7#cj7 on you heartily1 for making me thus afraid afore my time6 ,brai4 ,why1 now are you deceived1 gentlemen8 ,bob4 ,he wears such a cloak1 and that deceived us3 but see1 here 'a comes indeed2 this 7#ce7 is he1 officer4 ,enter ,,downright4 ,dow4 ,why how now1 signior gull6 ,are you turn'd filcher of late6 ,come1 deliver my cloak4 ,step4 ,your cloak1 sir6 ,i bought it even now1 in open market4 #dj ,brai4 ,master ,downright1 ,i have a warrant ,i must serve upon you1 procur'd by these two gentlemen4 ,dow4 ,these gentlemen6 ,these rascals6 ,offers to beat them4 ,brai4 ,keep the peace1 ,i charge you in her majesty's name4 #de ,dow4 ,i obey thee4 ,what must ,i do1 officer8 ,brai4 ,go before master justice ,clement1 to answer what they can object against you1 sir4 ,i will use you kindly1 sir4 #ej ,mat4 ,come1 let's before1 and make#acch the justice1 captain4 ,bob4 ,the varlet's a tall man1 afore heaven6 ,exeunt ,,bob4 and ,,mat4 ,dow4 ,gull1 you'll gi' me my cloak4 ,step4 ,sir1 ,i bought it1 and ,i'll keep it4 #ee ,dow4 ,you will8 ,step4 ,ay1 that ,i will4 ,dow4 ,officer1 there's thy fee1 arrest him4 ,brai4 ,master ,stephen1 ,i must arrest you4 ,step4 ,arrest me6 ,i scorn it4 ,there1 take your cloak1 ,i'll none on 't4 #fa ,dow4 ,nay1 that shall not serve your turn now1 sir4 ,officer1 ,i'll go with thee to the justice's2 bring him along4 ,step4 ,why1 is not here your cloak8 ,what would you have8 #ff ,dow4 ,i'll ha' you answer it1 sir4 ,brai4 ,sir1 ,i'll take your word1 and this gentleman's too1 for his appearance4 ,dow4 ,i'll ha' no words taken3 bring him along4 ,brai4 ,sir1 ,i may choose to do that1 ,i may 7#ga7 take bail4 ,dow4 ',tis true1 you may take bail1 and choose at another time2 but you shall not now1 varlet4 ,bring him along1 or ,i'll swinge you4 #ge ,brai4 ,sir1 ,i pity the gentleman's case2 here's your money again4 ,dow4 ',sdeins1 tell not me of my money2 bring him away1 ,i say4 ,brai4 ,i warrant you he will go with you of himself1 sir4 #ha ,dow4 ,yet more ado8 ,brai4 ,aside4 ,i have made a fair mash on't4 ,step4 ,must ,i go8 ,brai4 ,i know no remedy1 master ,stephen4 #he ,dow4 ,come along afore me here2 ,i do not love your hanging look behind4 ,step4 ,why1 sir1 ,i hope you cannot hang me for it3 can he1 fellow8 ,brai4 ,i think not1 sir2 it is but a whipping matter1 sure4 #ia ,step4 ,why then let him do his worst1 ,i am resolute4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#acci ,enter ,,clement1 ,,knowell1 ,,kitely1 ,,dame ,,kitely1 ,,tib1 ,,cash1 ,,cob1 ,servants4 ,clem4 ,nay1 but stay1 stay1 give me leave3 my chair1 sirrah4--,you1 master ,knowell1 say you went thither to meet your son8 ,know4 ,ay1 sir4 ,clem4 ,but who directed you thither8 #e ,know4 ,that did mine own man1 sir4 ,clem4 ,where is he8 ,know4 ,nay1 ,i know not now2 ,i left him with your clerk1 and appointed him to stay here for me4 #aj ,clem4 ,my clerk6 about what time was this8 ,know4 ,marry1 between one and two1 as ,i take it4 ,clem4 ,and what time came my man with the false message to you1 master ,kitely8 #ae ,kit4 ,after two1 sir4 ,clem4 ,very good3 but1 mistress ,kitely1 how chance that you were at ,cob's1 ha8 ,dame ,k4 ,an 't please you1 sir1 ,i'll tell you3 my brother ,wellbred told me that ,cob's house was a suspected place---- #ba ,clem4 ,so it appears1 methinks3 but on4 ,dame ,k4 ,and that my husband us'd thither daily4 ,clem4 ,no matter1 so he us'd himself well1 mistress4 #be ,dame ,k4 ,true1 sir3 but you know what grows by such haunts oftentimes4 ,clem4 ,i see rank fruits of a jealous brain1 mistress ,kitely3 but did you find your husband 7#cj7 there1 in that case as you suspected8 ,kit4 ,i found her there1 sir4 ,clem4 ,did you so8 ,that alters the case4 ,who gave you knowledge of your wife's being there8 ,kit4 ,marry1 that did my brother ,wellbred4 #ce ,clem4 ,how1 ,wellbred first tell her2 then tell you after6 ,where is ,wellbred8 ,kit4 ,gone with my sister1 sir1 ,i know not whither4 #ci ,clem4 ,why this is a mere trick1 a device2 you are gull'd in this most grossly all4 ,alas1 poor wench6 wert thou beaten for this8 ,tib4 ,yes1 most pitifully1 an 't please you4 ,cob4 ,and worthily1 ,i hope1 if it shall prove so4 #de ,clem4 ,ay1 that's like1 and a piece of a sentence4-- ,enter a ,servant4 ,how now1 sir6 what's the matter8 ,serv4 ,sir1 there's a gentleman i' the court without1 desires to speak with your worship4 #ej ,clem4 ,a gentleman6 what is he8 ,serv4 ,a soldier1 sir1 he says4 ,clem4 ,a soldier6 ,take down my armour1 my sword quickly4 ,a soldier speak with me6 ,why1 when1 knaves6 ,come on1 come on4 7,arms himself72 7#ee7 hold my cap there1 so2 give me my gorget1#acdj my sword3 stand by1 ,i will end your matters anon4----,let the soldier enter4 ,exit ,servant4 ,,scene ,,ii4#acda ,,clement1 ,,knowell1 etc4 ,enter ,,bobadill1 followed by ,,mathew4 ,now1 sir1 what ha' you to say to me8 #acdb ,bob4 ,by your worship's favour---- ,clem4 ,nay1 keep out1 sir2 ,i know not your pretence4--,you send me word1 sir1 you are a soldier2 why1 sir1 you shall be answer'd here3 #e here be them have been amongst soldiers4 ,sir1 your pleasure4 ,bob4 ,faith1 sir1 so it is1 this gentleman and myself have been most uncivilly wrong'd and beaten by one ,downright1 a coarse fellow #aj about the town here2 and for mine own part1 ,i protest1 being a man in no sort given to this filthy humour of quarrelling1 he hath assaulted me in the way of my peace1 despoil'd me of mine honour1 disarm 'd me of my weapons1 7#ae7 and rudely laid me along in the open streets1 when ,i not so much as once offer'd to resist him4 ,clem4 ,o1 ,god's precious6 is this the soldier8 ,here1 take my armour off quickly1 't will make him swoon1 ,i fear2 he is not fit to look on 't1 7#bj7 that will put up a blow4 ,mat4 ,an't please your worship1 he was bound to the peace4 ,clem4 ,why1 an he were1 sir1 his hands were not bound1 were they8 #be ,re-enter ,servant4 ,serv4 ,there's one of the varlets of the city1 sir1 has brought two gentlemen here2 one1 upon your worship's warrant4 ,clem4 ,my warrant6 ,serv4 ,yes1 sir2 the officer says1 procur'd by these two4 #ca ,clem4 ,bid him come in4 ,exit ,servant4 ,set by this picture4#acdc ,,scene ,,iii4#acdd ,,clement1 ,,bobadill1 etc4 ,enter ,,downright1 ,,stephen1 and ,,brainworm disguised as before4 ,what1 ,master ,downright6 ,are you brought in at ,mr4 ,freshwater's#acde suit here8#acdf ,dow4 ,i' faith1 sir1 and here's another brought at my suit4 ,clem4 ,what are you1 sir8 #e ,step4 ,a gentleman1 sir4 ,o1 uncle6 ,clem4 ,uncle6 ,who8 ,master ,knowell8 ,know4 ,ay1 sir2 this is a wise kinsman of mine4 #i ,step4 ,god's my witness1 uncle1 ,i am wrong'd here monstrously2 he charges me with stealing of his cloak1 and would ,i might never stir1 if ,i did not find it in the street by chance4 ,dow4 ,o1 did you find it now8 ,you said you bought it ere-while4 #ae ,step4 ,and you said1 ,i stole it4 ,nay1 now my uncle is here1 ,i'll do well enough with you4 ,clem4 ,well1 let this breathe awhile4 ,you that have cause to complain there1 stand forth4 ,had you my warrant for this gentleman's #bj apprehension8 ,bob4 ,ay1 an 't please your worship4 ,clem4 ,nay1 do not speak in passion#acdg so4 ,where had you it8 ,bob4 ,of your clerk1 sir4 #be ,clem4 ,that's well6 an my clerk can make warrants1 and my hand not at 'em6 ,where is the warrant--officer1 have you it8 ,brai4 ,no1 sir4 ,your worship's man1 ,master ,formal1 bid me do it for these gentlemen1 7#cj7 and he would be my discharge4 ,clem4 ,why1 ,master ,downright1 are you such a novice1 to be serv'd and never see the warrant8 ,dow4 ,sir1 he did not serve it on me4 #ce ,clem4 ,no6 how then8 ,dow4 ,marry1 sir1 he came to me1 and said he must serve it1 and he would use me kindly1 and so---- #ci ,clem4 ,o1 ,god's pity1 was it so1 sir8 ,he must serve it6 ,give me my long sword there1 and help me off4 ,so1 come on1 sir varlet1 ,i must cut off your legs1 sirrah ,,brainworm kneels2 nay1 stand up1 ,i'll use you kindly2 ,i must cut off your legs1 ,i say4 #de ,flourishes over him with his long sword4 ,brai4 ,o1 good sir1 ,i beseech you2 nay1 good master justice6 ,clem4 ,i must do it1 there is no remedy2 ,i must cut off your legs1 sirrah1 ,i must cut off your ears1 you rascal1 ,i must do it3 ,i must 7#ej7 cut off your nose1 ,i must cut off your head4 ,brai4 ,o1 good your worship6 ,clem4 ,well1 rise2 how dost thou do now8 ,dost thou feel thyself well8 ,hast thou no harm8 #ee ,brai4 ,no1 ,i thank your good worship1 sir4 ,clem4 ,why so6 ,i said ,i must cut off thy legs1 and ,i must cut off thy arms1 and ,i must cut off thy head2 but ,i did not do it3 so you said you must serve this gentleman with my 7#fj7 warrant1 but you did not serve him4 ,you knave1 you slave1 you rogue1 do you say you must1 sirrah6 ,away with him to the jail2 ,i'll teach you a trick for your must1 sir4 ,brai4 ,good sir1 ,i beseech you1 be good to 7#fe7 me4 ,clem4 ,tell him he shall to the jail2 away with him1 ,i say4 ,brai4 ,nay1 sir1 if you will commit me1 it shall be for committing more than this3 ,i will 7#gj7 not lose by my travail any grain of my fame1 certain4 ,throws off his serjeant's gown4 ,clem4 ,how is this8 ,know4 ,my man ,brainworm6 ,step4 ,o1 yes1 uncle3 ,brainworm has been with my cousin ,edward and ,i all this day4 #gf ,clem4 ,i told you all there was some device4 ,brai4 ,nay1 excellent justice1 since ,i have laid myself thus open to you1 now stand strong for me2 both with your sword and your balance4 #hj ,clem4 ,body o' me1 a merry knave6 give me a bowl of sack4 ,if he belong to you1 ,master ,knowell1 ,i bespeak your patience4 ,brai4 ,that is it ,i have most need of4 ,sir1 if you'll pardon me only1 ,i'll glory in all the 7#he7 rest of my exploits4 ,know4 ,sir1 you know ,i love not to have my favours come hard from me4 ,you have your pardon1 though ,i suspect you shrewdly for being of counsel with my son against me4 #ij ,brai4 ,yes1 faith1 ,i have1 sir1 though you retain'd me doubly this morning for yourself3 first1 as ,brainworm2 after1 as ,fitz-,sword4 ,i was your reform'd soldier1 sir4 ',t was ,i sent you to ,cob's upon the errand without end4 #ie ,know4 ,is it possible8 or that thou should'st disguise thy language so as ,i should not know thee8 ,brai4 ,o1 sir1 this has been the day of my metamorphosis4 ,it is not that shape alone 7#ajj7 that ,i have run through to-day4 ,i brought this gentleman1 master ,kitely1 a message too1 in the form of master ,justice's man here1 to draw him out o' the way1 as well as your worship1 while master ,wellbred might make a conveyance 7#aje7 of mistress ,bridget to my young master4 ,kit4 ,how6 my sister stol'n away8 ,know4 ,my son is not married1 ,i hope4 ,brai4 ,faith1 sir1 they are both as sure as love1 a priest1 and three thousand pound1 which 7#aaj7 is her portion1 can make 'em2 and by this time are ready to bespeak their wedding-supper at the ,windmill1 except some friend here prevent 'em1 and invite 'em home4 ,clem4 ,marry1 that will ,i2 ,i thank thee for 7#aae7 putting me in mind on 't4 ,sirrah1 go you and fetch them hither upon my warrant4 ,exit ,servant4 ,neither's friends have cause to be sorry1 if ,i know the young couple aright4 ,here1 ,i drink to thee for thy good news4 ,but ,i pray 7#abj7 thee1 what hast thou done with my man1 ,formal8 ,brai4 ,faith1 sir1 after some ceremony past1 as making him drunk1 first with story1 and then with wine1 7but all in kindness17 and stripping 7#abe7 him to his shirt1 ,i left him in that cool vein2 departed1 sold your worship's warrant to these two1 pawn'd his livery for that varlet's gown1 to serve it in2 and thus have brought myself by my activity to your worship's consideration4 #aca ,clem4 ,and ,i will consider thee in another cup of sack4 ,here's to thee1 which having drunk off this my sentence3 ,pledge me4 ,thou hast done1 or assisted to nothing1 in my 7#ace7 judgment1 but deserves to be pardon'd for the wit of the offence4 ,if thy master1 or any man here1 be angry with thee1 ,i shall suspect his ingine1#acdh while ,i know him1 for 't4 ,how now1 what noise is that8 #adj ,enter ,servant4 ,serv4 ,sir1 it is ,roger is come home4 ,clem4 ,bring him in1 bring him in4 ,,scene ,,iv4#acdi ,to them enter ,,formal in a suit of armour4 ,what6 drunk8 ,in arms against me8 ,your reason1 your reason for this8#acej ,form4 ,i beseech your worship to pardon me2 ,i happen'd into ill company by chance1 that cast me into a sleep1 and stript me of all my #e clothes4 ,clem4 ,well1 tell him ,i am ,justice ,clement1 and do pardon him3 but what is this to your armour8 ,what may that signify8 ,form4 ,an't please you1 sir1 it hung up i' 7#aj7 the room where ,i was stript2 and ,i borrow'd it of one of the drawers#acea to come home in1 because ,i was loth to do penance through the street i' my shirt4 ,clem4 ,well1 stand by a while4 #ae ,,scene ,v4#acdi ,to them enter ,e4 ,,knowell1 ,,wellbred1 and ,,bridget4 ,who be these8 ,o1 the young company2 welcome1 welcome6 ,gi' you joy4 ,nay1 mistress ,bridget1 blush not2 you are not so fresh a bride1 but the news of it is come hither afore you4 ,master bridegroom1 ,i ha' made your peace1 7#e7 give me your hand3 so will ,i for all the rest ere you forsake my roof4#aceb ,e4 ,know4 ,we are the more bound to your humanity1 sir4 ,clem4 ,only these two have so little of man in 'em1 they are no part of my care4 #aa ,wel4 ,yes1 sir1 let me pray you for this gentleman1 he belongs to my sister the bride4 ,clem4 ,in what place1 sir8 ,wel4 ,of her delight1 sir1 below the stairs1 7#ae7 and in public3 her poet1 sir4 ,clem4 ,a poet6 ,i will challenge him myself presently at extempore4 ,mount up thy ,phlegon1#acec ,muse1 and testify ,how ,saturn1 sitting in an ebon cloud1 #bj ,disrobed his podex1 white as ivory1 ,and through the welkin thund'red all aloud4 ,wel4 ,he is not for extempore1 sir3 he is all for the pocket muse2 please you command a sight of it4 #be ,clem4 ,yes1 yes1 search him for a taste of his vein4 ,they search ,,mathew',s pockets4 ,wel4 ,you must not deny the queen's justice1 sir1 under a writ o' rebellion4 #bi ,clem4 ,what6 all this verse8 ,body o' me1 he carries a whole realm1#aced a commonwealth of paper in his hose4 ,let us see some of his subjects4 ,reads4 ,unto the boundless ocean of thy face1 ,runs this poor river1 charg'd with streams of eyes4#acee ,how6 this is stol'n4 #ce ,e4 ,know4 ,a parody6 a parody6 with a kind of miraculous gift1 to make it absurder than it was4 ,clem4 ,is all the rest of this batch8 ,bring me a torch2 lay it together1 and give fire4 7#dj7 ,cleanse the air4 ,sets the papers on fire4 ,here was enough to have infected the whole city1 if it had not been taken in time4 ,see1 see1 how our poet's glory shines6 brighter and brighter6 still it increases6 ,o1 now it's at the highest2 7#de7 and now it declines as fast4 ,you may see1 sic transit gloria mundi6 ,know4 ,there's an emblem for you1 son1 and your studies4 #di ,clem4 ,nay1 no speech or act of mine be drawn against such as profess it worthily4 ,they are not born every year1 as an alderman4 ,there goes more to the making of a good poet1 than a sheriff4 ,master ,kitely1 you look upon me6--though ,i live i' the city here1 amongst you1 ,i 7#ee7 will do more reverence to him1 when ,i meet him1 than ,i will to the mayor out of his year4 ,but these paper-pedlars6 these ink-dabblers6 they cannot expect reprehension or reproach2 they have it with the fact4 #fj ,e4 ,know4 ,sir1 you have sav'd me the labour of a defence4#acef ,clem4 ,it shall be discourse for supper between your father and me1 if he dare undertake 7#fd7 me4 ,but to dispatch away these3 you sign o' the soldier1 and picture o' the poet1 7but both so false1 ,i will not ha' you hang'd out at my door till midnight17 while we are at supper1 you two shall penitently fast it out in my court without2 and1 if you will1 you may pray there 7#gj7 that we may be so merry within as to forgive or forget you when we come out4 ,here's a third1 because we tender your safety1 shall watch you1 he is provided for the purpose4#aceg--,look to your charge1 sir4 #ge ,step4 ,and what shall ,i do8 ,clem4 ,o6 ,i had lost a sheep an he had not bleated3 why1 sir1 you shall give master ,downright his cloak2 and ,i will intreat him to take it4 ,a trencher and a napkin you shall 7#hj7 have i' the buttery1 and keep ,cob and his wife company here2 whom ,i will intreat first to be reconcil'd2 and you to endeavour with your wit to keep 'em so4 ,step4 ,i'll do my best4 #he ,cob4 ,why1 now ,i see thou art honest1 ,tib1 ,i receive thee as my dear and mortal wife again4 ,tib4 ,and ,i you1 as my loving and obedient husband4 #ij ,clem4 ,good compliment6 ,it will be their bridal night too4 ,they are married anew4 ,come1 ,i conjure the rest to put off all discontent4 ,you1 master ,downright1 your anger2 you1 master ,knowell1 your cares2 ,master ,kitely and his wife1 their jealousy4 #if ,for1 ,i must tell you both1 while that is fed1 ,horns i' the mind are worse than o' the head4 ,kit4 ,sir1 thus they go from me2 kiss me1 sweetheart4 #ajj ,see what a drove of horns fly in the air1 ,wing'd with my cleansed and my credulous breath6 ,watch 'em1 suspicious eyes1 watch where they fall4 ,see1 see6 on heads that think they've none at all6 ,o1 what a plenteous world of this will come6 #aje ,when air rains horns1 all may be sure of some4#aceh ,i ha' learn'd so much verse out of a jealous man's part in a play4 ,clem4 ',tis well1 'tis well6 ,this night we'll dedicate to friendship1 love1 and laughter4 7#aaj7 ,master bridegroom1 take your bride and lead2 every one1 a fellow4 ,here is my mistress1 ,brainworm6 to whom all my addresses of courtship shall have their reference3 whose adventures this day1 when our grandchildren shall 7#aae7 hear to be made a fable1 ,i doubt not but it shall find both spectators and applause4 ,exeunt4 ,,sejanus1 ,,his ,,fall ,,by ,,ben ,,jonson ,non hic ,centauros1 non ,gorgonas1 ,harpyiasque ,invenies3 ,hominem pagina nostra sapit4 ,,persons ,,of ,,the ,,play ,,tiberius1 ,emperor4 ,,drusus ,,senior1 ,nephew of ,tiberius4 ,,nero1 ,,drusus ,,junior1 ,sons of ,germanicus4 ,,caligula1 ,,lucius ,,arruntius1 ,,caius ,,silius1 ,gentlemen ,,titius ,,sabinus1 opposed ,,marcus ,,lepidus1 to ,,cremutius ,,cordus1 ,sejanus4 ,,asinius ,,gallus1 ,,regulus1 ,consul4 ,,terentius4 ,,gracinus ,,laco4 ,,eudemus1 a ,physician4 ,,rufus4 ,,sejanus4 ,,latiaris4 ,,varro1 ,consul4 ,,sertorius ,,macro4 ,,cotta4 ,,domitius ,,afer4 ,,haterius4 ,,sanquinius4 ,,pomponius4 ,,julius ,,posthumus4 ,,fulcinus ,,trio1 ,consul4 ,,minutius4 ,,satrius ,,secundus4 ,,pinnarius ,,natta4 ,,opsius4 ,,agrippina1 ,widow of ,germanicus4 ,,livia1 ,wife of ,drusus senior4 ,,sosia1 ,wife of ,c4 ,silius4 ,tribuni4 ,praecones4 ,flamen4 ,tubicines4 ,nuntius4 ,lictores4 ,ministri4 ,tibicines4 ,servus1 etc44 ,,scene4--,rome4 ,,to ,,the ,,no ,,less ,,noble ,,by ,,virtue ,,than ,,blood1 ,,esme1 ,,lord ,,aubigny ,,my ,,lord1--,if ever any ruin were so great as to survive1 ,i think this be one ,i send you1 ,the ,fall of ,sejanus4 ,it is a poem1 that1 if ,i well remember1 in your lordship's sight1 suffer'd no less violence from our people here1 than the subject of it did from the rage of the people of ,rome2 but with a different fate1 as1 ,i hope1 merit2#acfa for this hath outliv'd their malice1 and begot itself a greater favour than he lost1 the love of good men4 ,amongst whom1 if ,i make your lordship the first it thanks1 it is not without a just confession of the bond your benefits have1 and ever shall hold upon me1 ,your ,lordship's most faithful honourer1 ,,ben4 ,,jonson4 ,,to ,,the ,,readers#acfb ,the following and voluntary labours#acfc of my friends1 prefixed to my book1 have relieved me in much whereat1 without them1 ,i should necessarily have touched4 ,now ,i will only use three or four short and needful notes1 and so rest4 ,first1 if it be objected1 that what ,i publish is no true poem1 in the strict laws of time1 ,i confess it3 as also in the want of a proper chorus2 whose habit and moods are such and so difficult1 as not any1 whom ,i have seen1 since the ancients1 no1 not they who have most presently affected laws1 have yet come in the way of4 ,nor is it needful1 or almost possible in these our times1 and to such auditors as commonly things are presented1 to observe the old state and splendour of dramatic poems1 with preservation of any popular delight4 ,but of this ,i shall take more seasonable cause to speak1 in my observations upon ,horace his ,art of ,poetry1 which1 with the text translated1 ,i intend shortly to publish4#acfd ,in the meantime1 if in truth of argument1 dignity of persons1 gravity and height of elocution1 fulness and frequency of sentence1 ,i have discharged the other offices of a tragic writer1 let not the absence of these forms be imputed to me1 wherein ,i shall give you occasion hereafter1 and without my boast1 to think ,i could better prescribe1 than omit the due use for want of a convenient knowledge4 ,the next is1 lest in some nice nostril the quotations might savour affected1 ,i do let you know1 that ,i abhor nothing more2 and ,i have only done it to show my integrity in the story1 and save myself in those common torturers that bring all wit to the rack2 whose noses are ever like swine spoiling and rooting up the ,muses' gardens2 and their whole bodies like moles1 as blindly working under earth1 to cast any1 the least1 hills upon virtue4 ,whereas they are in ,latin1 and the work in ,english1 it was presupposed none but the learned would take the pains to confer them2 the authors themselves being all in the learned tongues1 save one1#acfe with whose ,english side ,i have had little to do4 ,to which it may be required1 since ,i have quoted the page1 to name what editions ,i followed3 ,tacit4 ,lips4 in quarto1 ,antwerp1 edit4 #afjj4 ,dio4 folio1 ,hen4 ,steph4 #aeib4 ,for the rest1 as ,sueton1 ,seneca1 c1 the chapter doth sufficiently direct1 or the edition is not varied4 ,lastly1 ,i would inform you1 that this book1 in all numbers1 is not the same with that which was acted on the public stage2 wherein a second pen#acff had good share3 in place of which1 ,i have rather chosen to put weaker1 and1 no doubt1 less pleasing1 of mine own1 than to defraud so happy a genius of his right by my loathed usurpation4 ,fare you well1 and if you read farther of me1 and like1 ,i shall not be afraid of it1 though you praise me out4 ,neque enim mihi cornea fibra est4 ,but that ,i should plant my felicity in your general saying1 good1 or well1 c41 were a weakness which the better sort of you might worthily contemn1 if not absolutely hate me for4 ,,ben4 ,,jonson2 and no such1 ,quem ,palma negata macrum1 donata reducit opimum4 ,,the ,,argument ,aelius ,sejanus1 son to ,seius ,strabo1 a gentleman of ,rome1 and born at ,vulsinium2 after his long service in court1 first under ,augustus2 afterward1 ,tiberius2 grew into that favour with the latter1 and won him by those arts1 as there wanted nothing but the name to make him a co-partner of the ,empire4 ,which greatness of his1 ,drusus1 the ,emperor's son1 not brooking2 after many smother'd dislikes1 it one day breaking out1 the prince struck him publicly on the face4 ,to revenge which disgrace1 ,livia1 the wife of ,drusus 7being before corrupted by him to her dishonour1 and the discovery of her husband's counsels7 ,sejanus practiseth with1 together with her physician1 called ,eudemus1 and one ,lygdus1 an eunuch1 to poison ,drusus4 ,this their inhuman act having successful and unsuspected passage1 it emboldeneth ,sejanus to farther and more insolent projects1 even the ambition of the ,empire2 where finding the lets#acfg he must encounter to be many and hard1 in respect of the issue of ,germanicus1 who were next in hope for the succession1 he deviseth to make ,tiberius' self his means2 and instils into his ears many doubts and suspicions1 both against the princes1 and their mother ,agrippina2 which ,caesar jealously heark'ning to1 as covetously consenteth to their ruin1 and their friends'4 ,in this time1 the better to mature and strengthen his design1 ,sejanus labours to marry ,livia1 and worketh with all his ingine1#acfh to remove ,tiberius from the knowledge of public business1 with allurements of a quiet and retired life2 the latter of which1 ,tiberius1 out of a proneness to lust1 and a desire to hide those unnatural pleasures which he could not so publicly practise1 embraceth3 the former enkindleth his fears1 and there gives him first cause of doubt or suspect towards ,sejanus3 against whom he raiseth in private a new instrument1 one ,sertorius ,macro1 and by him underworketh1 discovers the other's counsels1 his means1 his ends1 sounds the affections of the senators1 divides1 distracts them3 at last1 when ,sejanus least looketh1 and is most secure2 with pretext of doing him an unwonted honour in the senate1 he trains#acfi him from his guards1 and with a long doubtful letter1 in one day hath him suspected1 accused1 condemned1 and torn in pieces by the rage of the people4 ,this do we advance1 as a mark of terror to all traitors1 and treasons2 to show how just the heavens are1 in pouring and thundering down a weighty vengeance on their unnatural intents1 even to the worst princes2 much more to those1 for guard of whose piety and virtue the angels are in continual watch1 and ,god himself miraculously working4#acgj ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#acga ,enter ,,sabinus and ,,silius1 followed by ,,latiaris4 ,sab4 ,hail1 ,caius ,silius6#acgb ,sil4 ,titius ,sabinus1#acgc hail6 ,you're rarely met in court4 ,sab4 ,therefore1 well met4 ,sil4',t is true3 indeed1 this place is not our sphere4 ,sab4 ,no1 ,silius1 we are no good inginers4#acgd ,we want the fine arts1 and their thriving use #e ,should make us grac'd1 or favour'd of the times3 ,we have no shift of faces1 no cleft tongues1 ,no soft and glutinous bodies1 that can stick1 ,like snails1 on painted walls2 or1 on our breasts1 ,creep up1 to fall from that proud height1 to which #aj ,we did by slavery1#acge not by service climb4 ,we are no guilty men1 and then no great2 ,we have nor place in court1 office in state1 ,that we can say1#acgf we owe unto our crimes3 ,we burn with no black secrets1#acgg which can make #ae ,us dear to the pale authors2 or live fear'd ,of their still waking jealousies1 to raise ,ourselves a fortune1 by subverting theirs4 ,we stand not in the lines1 that do advance ,to that so courted point4 ,enter ,,satrius and ,,natta at a distance4 ,sil4 ,but yonder lean #bj ,a pair that do4 ,sab4salutes ,,latiaris4 ,good cousin ,latiaris4#acgh ,sil4 ,satrius ,secundus1#acgi and ,pinnarius ,natta1#achj ,the great ,sejanus' clients3 there be two1 ,know more than honest counsels2 whose close#acha breasts1 #bd ,were they ripp'd up to light1 it would be found ,a poor and idle#achb sin to which their trunks ,had not been made fit organs4 ,these can lie1 ,flatter1 and swear1 forswear1#achc deprave1 inform1 ,smile1 and betray2 make guilty men2 then beg ,the forfeit lives1 to get their livings2 cut #cj ,men's throats with whisp'rings2 sell to gaping suitors ,the empty smoke that flies about the palace2 ,laugh when their patron laughs2 sweat when he sweats2 ,be hot and cold with him2 change every mood1 ,habit1 and garb1 as often as he varies2 #ce ,observe him1 as his watch observes his clock2#achd ,and1 true as turquoise in the dear lord's ring1#ache ,look well or ill with him3#achf ready to praise ,his lordship1 if he spit1 or but piss fair1 #ci ,have an indifferent stool1 or break wind well2 ,nothing can scape their catch4 ,sab4 ,alas6 these things ,deserve no note1 conferr'd#achg with other vile ,and filthier flatteries1#achh that corrupt the times1 ,when1 not alone our gentries chief are fain ,to make their safety from such sordid acts1 #de ,but all our consuls1#achi and no little part ,of such as have been praetors1 yea1 the most ,of senators1#acij that else not use their voices1 ,start up in public senate1 and there strive ,who shall propound most abject things1 and base2 #ej ,so much1 as oft ,tiberius hath been heard1 ,leaving the court1 to cry1#acia ,o race of men1 ,prepar'd for servitude6--which show'd that he1 ,who least the public liberty could like1 ,as loathly brook'd their flat servility4 #ee ,sil4 ,well1 all is worthy of us1 were it more1 ,who with our riots1 pride1 and civil hate1 ,have so provok'd the justice of the gods3 ,we1 that1 within these fourscore years1 were born ,free1 equal lords of the triumphed world1 #fj ,and knew no masters but affections2 ,to which betraying first our liberties1 ,we since became the slaves to one man's lusts2 ,and now to many3#acib every minist'ring spy ,that will accuse and swear1 is lord of you1 #fe ,of me1 of all1 our fortunes and our lives4 ,our looks are call'd to question1#acic and our words1 ,how innocent soever1 are made crimes2 ,we shall not shortly dare to tell our dreams1 ,or think1 but 't will be treason4 ,sab4 ,tyrants' arts #gj ,are to give flatterers grace2 accusers1 power2 ,that those may seem to kill whom they devour4 ,enter ,,cordus and ,,arruntius4 ,now1 good ,cremutius ,cordus4#acid ,cor4 salutes ,,sabinus4 ,hail to your lordship6 ,nat4 ,who 's that salutes your cousin8 ,lat4 ',t is one ,cordus4 ,they whisper4 ,a gentleman of ,rome3 one that has writ #ge ,annals of late1 they say1 and very well4 ,nat4 ,annals8 ,of what times8 ,lat4 ,i think of ,pompey's1#acie ,and ,caius ,caesar's2 and so down to these4 ,nat4 ,how stands he affected to the present state8 ,is he or ,drusian1#acif or ,germanican1 #hj ,or ours1 or neutral8 ,lat4 ,i know him not so far4 ,nat4 ,those times are somewhat queasy#acig to be toucht4 ,have you or seen or heard part of his work8 ,lat4 ,not ,i2 he means they shall be public shortly4 ,nat4 ,o1 ,cordus do you call him8 ,lat4 ,ay4 ,exeunt ,,natta and ,,satrius4 ,sab4 ,but these our times #he ,are not the same1 ,arruntius4#acih ,arr4 ,times6 ,the men1 ,the men are not the same6 ',t is we are base1 ,poor1 and degenerate from th' exalted strain ,of our great fathers4 ,where is now the soul ,of god-like ,cato8 he1 that durst be good1 #ij ,when ,caesar durst be evil2 and had power1 ,as not to live his slave1 to die his master8 ,or where's the constant ,brutus1 that being proof ,against all charm of benefits1 did strike ,so brave a blow into the monster's heart #ie ,that sought unkindly#acii to captive his country8 ,o1 they are fled the light6 ,those mighty spirits ,lie rak'd up with their ashes in their urns1 ,and not a spark of their eternal fire ,glows in a present bosom4 ,all's but blaze1 #ajj ,flashes1 and smoke1 wherewith we labour so2 ,there's nothing ,roman in us2 nothing good1 ,gallant1 or great4 ',t is true that ,cordus says1 8,brave ,cassius was the last of all that race40 ,,drusus passes by attended by ,,haterius1 etc4 ,sab4 ,stand by6 ,lord ,drusus4#adjj ,hat4 ,th' emp'ror's son6 ,give place1 #aje ,sil4 ,i like the prince well4 ,arr4 ,a riotous youth1#adja ,there's little hope of him4 ,sab4 ,that fault his age ,will1 as it grows1 correct4 ,methinks he bears ,himself each day more nobly than other2 ,and wins no less on men's affections1 #aaj ,than doth his father lose4 ,believe me1 ,i love him2 ,and chiefly for opposing to ,sejanus4#adjb ,sil4 ,and ,i1 for gracing his young kinsmen so1#adjc ,the sons#adjd of prince ,germanicus3#adje it shows ,a gallant clearness in him1 a straight mind1 #aae ,that envies not1 in them1 their father's name4 ,arr4 ,his name was1 while he liv'd1 above all envy2 ,and1 being dead1 without it4 ,o1 that man6 ,if there were seeds of the old virtue left1 #aai ,they liv'd in him4 ,sil4 ,he had the fruits1 ,arruntius1 ,more than the seeds3#adjf ,sabinus and myself ,had means to know him within2 and can report him4 ,we were his followers1 he would call us friends2 ,he was a man most like to virtue2 in all1 ,and every action1 nearer to the gods #abe ,than men1 in nature2 of a body as fair ,as was his mind2 and no less reverend ,in face than fame3#adjg he could so use his state1 ,temp'ring his greatness with his gravity1 ,as it avoided all self-love in him1 #acj ,and spite in others4 ,what his funerals lack'd ,in images and pomp1 they had suppli'd ,with honourable sorrow1 soldiers' sadness1 ,a kind of silent mourning1 such as men1 ,who know no tears but from their captives1 use #ace ,to show in so great losses4 ,cor4 ,i thought once1 ,considering their forms1 age1 manner of deaths1 ,the nearness of the places where they fell1 ,t' have parallel'd him with great ,alexander3 ,for both were of best feature1 of high race1 #adj ,year'd but to thirty1 and1 in foreign lands1 ,by their own people alike made away4 ,sab4 ,i know not1 for his death1 how you might wrest it3 ,but1 for his life1 it did as much disdain ,comparison with that voluptuous1 rash1 #ade ,giddy1 and drunken ,macedon's1 as mine ,doth with my bondman's4 ,all the good in him1 ,his valour1 and his fortune1 he made his2 ,but he had other touches of late ,romans1 #adi ,that more did speak him3#adjh ,pompey's dignity1 ,the innocence of ,cato1 ,caesar's spirit1 ,wise ,brutus' temp'rance3 and every virtue1 ,which1 parted unto others1 gave them name1 ,flow'd mixt in him4 ,he was the soul of goodness2 ,and all our praises of him are like streams #aee ,drawn from a spring1 that still rise full1 and leave ,the part remaining greatest4 ,arr4 ,i am sure ,he was too great for us1#adji and that they knew ,who did remove him hence4 ,sab4 ,when men grow fast ,honour'd and lov'd1 there is a trick in state1 #afj 7,which jealous princes never fail to use7 ,how to decline that growth1 with fair pretext1 ,and honourable colours of employment1 ,either by embassy1 the war1 or such1 ,to shift them forth into another air1 #afe ,where they may purge1 and lessen2 so was he3#adaj ,and had his seconds there1 sent by ,tiberius ,and his more subtile dam1 to discontent him2 ,to breed and cherish mutinies2 detract ,his greatest actions2 give audacious check #agj ,to his commands2 and work to put him out ,in open act of treason4 ,all which snares ,when his wise cares prevented1#adaa a fine poison ,was thought on1 to mature their practices4 ,cor4 ,here comes ,sejanus4#adab ,sil4 ,now observe the stoops1 #age ,the bendings1 and the falls4 ,arr4 ,most creeping base6 ,enter ,,sejanus1 ,,terentius1 ,,satrius1 ,,natta1 etc4 ,they pass over the stage4 ,sej4 ,i note 'em well3 no more4 ,say you8 ,sat4 ,my lord4 ,there is a gentleman of ,rome would buy---- ,sej4 ,how call you him you talk'd with8 ,sat4 ,please your worship1 ,it is ,eudemus1#adac the physician #ahj ,to ,livia1 ,drusus' wife4 ,sej4 ,on with your suit4 ,would buy1 you said---- ,sat4 ,a tribune's place1 my lord4 ,sej4 ,what will he give8 ,sat4 ,fifty sestertia4#adad ,sej4 ,livia's physician1 say you1 is that fellow8 ,sat4 ,it is1 my lord4 ,your lordship's answer8 ,sej4 ,to what8 #ahe ,sat4 ,the place1 my lord4 ',t is for a gentleman ,your lordship will well like of1 when you see him1 ,and one that you may make yours1 by the grant4 ,sej4 ,well1 let him bring his money1 and his name4 ,sat4 ,thank your lordship4 ,he shall1 my lord4 ,sej4 ,come hither4 #aij ,know you this same ,eudemus8 ,is he learn'd8 ,sat4 ,reputed so1 my lord1 and of deep practice4 ,sej4 ,bring him in to me1 in the gallery2 ,and take you cause to leave us there together3 ,i would confer with him1 about a grief4--,on6 ,exeunt ,,sejanus1 ,,satrius1 ,,terentius1 etc4 ,arr4 ,so6 yet another8 yet8 ,o desperate state #aie ,of grov'ling honour6 ,seest thou this1 ,o sun1 ,and do we see thee after8 ,methinks1 day ,should lose his light1 when men do lose their shames1 ,and for the empty circumstance of life1 #bjj ,betray their cause of living4 ,sil4 ,nothing so4#adae ,sejanus can repair1 if ,jove should ruin4 ,he is the now court-god2 and well applied ,with sacrifice of knees1 of crooks1 and cringe1 ,he will do more than all the house of heav'n #bje ,can for a thousand hecatombs4 ',t is he ,makes us our day1 or night2 hell and elysium ,are in his look4 ,we talk of ,rhadamanth1 ,furies1 and firebrands2 but 't is his frown #bji ,that is all these2 where1 on the adverse part1 ,his smile is more than e'er yet poets feign'd ,of bliss1 and shades1 nectar-- ,arr4 ,a serving boy6 ,i knew him1 at ,caius'#adaf trencher1 when for hire ,he prostituted his abused body ,to that great gourmand1 fat ,apicius3 #bae ,and was the noted pathic#adag of the time4 ,sab4 ,and1 now1#adah the second face of the whole world6 ,the partner of the empire1 hath his image ,rear'd equal with ,tiberius1 borne in ensigns2 ,commands1 disposes every dignity4 #bbj ,centurions1 tribunes1 heads of provinces1 ,praetors1 and consuls2 all that heretofore ,rome's general suffrage gave1 is now his sale4 ,the gain1 or rather spoil of all the earth1 ,one1 and his house1 receives4 ,sil4 ,he hath of late #bbe ,made him a strength too1 strangely1 by reducing ,all the praetorian bands into one camp1 ,which he commands3 pretending that the soldier1 ,by living loose and scattered1 fell to riot2 ,and that if any sudden enterprise #bcj ,should be attempted1 their united strength ,would be far more than sever'd2 and their life ,more strict1 if from the city more remov'd4 ,sab4 ,where now he builds what kind of forts he please1 ,is heard to court the soldier by his name1 #bce ,woos1 feasts the chiefest men of action1 ,whose wants1 nor loves1 compel them to be his4 ,and though he ne'er were liberal by kind1#adai ,yet to his own dark ends1 he's most profuse1 ,lavish1 and letting fly he cares not what #bdj ,to his ambition4 ,arr4 ,yet hath he ambition8 ,is there that step in state can make him higher1 ,or more1 or anything he is1 but less8 ,sil4 ,nothing but emp'ror4 ,arr4 ,the name ,tiberius1 ,i hope1 will keep1 howe'er he hath foregone #bde ,the dignity and power4 ,sil4 ,sure1 while he lives4 ,arr4 ,and dead1 it comes to ,drusus4 ,should he fail1 ,to the brave issue of ,germanicus2 ,and they are three3#adbj too many--ha8 for him ,to have a plot upon8 ,sil4 ,i do not know #bej ,the heart of his designs2 but sure their face ,looks farther than the present4 ,arr4 ,by the gods1 ,if ,i could guess he had but such a thought1 ,my sword should cleave him down from head to heart1 ,but ,i would find it out2 and with my hand #bee ,i'd hurl his panting brain about the air ,in mites as small as atomi t' undo ,the knotted bed---- ,sab4 ,you are observ'd1 ,arruntius4 ,arr4 7,turns to ,,sejanus' clients47 ,death6 ,i dare tell him so2 and all his spies4 ,you1 sir1 ,i would1 do you look8 and you4 ,sab4 ,forbear4 #bfj ,,scene ,,ii4#adba ,enter ,,satrius1 ,,eudemus4 ,sat4 ,here he will instant be2 let's walk a turn2 ,you're in a muse1 ,eudemus8 ,eud4 ,not ,i1 sir4 ,aside4 ,i wonder he should mark me out so4 ,well1 ,jove and ,apollo form it for the best6 ,sat4 ,your fortune's made unto you now1 ,eudemus1 #e ,if you can but lay hold upon the means2 ,do but observe his humour1 and--believe it-- ,he is the noblest ,roman1 where he takes-- ,enter ,,sejanus4 ,here comes his lordship4 ,sej4 ,now1 good ,satrius4 ,sat4 ,this is the gentleman1 my lord4 ,sej4 ,is this8 #aj ,give me your hand1 we must be more acquainted4 ,report1 sir1 hath spoke out your art and learning3 ,and ,i am glad ,i have so needful cause1 ,however in itself painful and hard1 ,to make me known to so great virtue--,look1 #ae ,who's that1 ,satrius8 ,exit ,,sat4 ,i have a grief1 sir1 ,that will desire your help4 ,your name's ,eudemus8 ,eud4 ,yes4 ,sej4 ,sir8 ,eud4 ,it is1 my lord4 ,sej4 ,i hear you are ,physician to ,livia1 the princess4 ,eud4 ,i minister unto her1 my good lord4 #bj ,sej4 ,you minister to a royal lady1 then4 ,eud4 ,she is1 my lord1 and fair4 ,sej4 ,that's understood ,of all their sex1 who are or would be so2 ,and those that would be1 physic soon can make 'em3 ,for those that are1 their beauties fear no colours4#adbb #be ,eud4 ,your lordship is conceited4#adbc ,sej4 ,sir1 you know it1 ,and can1 if need be1 read a learned lecture ,on this1 and other secrets4 ',pray you1 tell me1 ,what more of ladies1 besides ,livia1 ,have you your patients8 ,eud4 ,many1 my good lord4 #cj ,the great ,augusta1 ,urgulania1 ,mutilia ,prisca1 and ,plancina2 divers-- ,sej4 ,and all these tell you the particulars ,of every several grief8 how first it grew1 ,and then increas'd2 what action caused that2 ,what passion that2 and answer to each point #cf ,that you will put 'em8 ,eud4 ,else1 my lord1 we know not ,how to prescribe the remedies4 ,sej4 ,go to1 ,you are a subtile nation1 you physicians6 ,and grown the only cabinets in court #dj ,to ladies' privacies4 ,faith1 which of these ,is the most pleasant lady in her physic8 ,come1 you are modest#adbd now4 ,eud4 ',t is fit1 my lord4 ,sej4 ,why1 sir1 ,i do not ask you of their urines1 ,whose smell's most violet1 or whose siege is best1 #de ,or who makes hardest faces on her stool1 ,which lady sleeps with her own face a nights4 ,which puts her teeth off1 with her clothes1 in court1 ,or1 which her hair1 which her complexion1 ,and1 in which box she puts it4 ,these were questions #ej ,that might1 perhaps1 have put your gravity ,to some defence of blush4 ,but1 ,i inquir'd1 ,which was the wittiest1 merriest1 wantonest8 ,harmless interrogatories1 but conceits4---- ,methinks ,augusta should be most perverse1 #ee ,and froward in her fit4 ,eud4 ,she's so1 my lord4 ,sej4 ,i knew it3 and ,mutilia the most jocund4 ,eud4 ',t is very true1 my lord4 ,sej4 ,and why would you ,conceal this from me1 now8 ,come1 what is ,livia8 ,i know she's quick and quaintly spirited1 #fj ,and will have strange thoughts1 when she is at leisure3 ,she tells 'em all to you8 ,eud4 ,my noblest lord1 ,he breathes not in the ,empire1 or on earth1 ,whom ,i would be ambitious to serve 7,in any act that may preserve mine honour7 #fe ,before your lordship4 ,sej4 ,sir1 you can lose no honour1 ,by trusting aught to me4 ,the coarsest act ,done to my service1 ,i can so requite ,as all the world shall style it honourable3 ,your idle1 virtuous definitions1 #gj ,keep honour poor1 and are as scorn'd as vain3 ,those deeds breathe honour that do suck in gain4 ,eud4 ,but1 good my lord1 if ,i should thus betray ,the counsels of my patient1 and a lady's ,of her high place and worth1 what might your lordship1 #ge 7,who presently are to trust me with your own7 ,judge of my faith8 ,sej4 ,only the best1 ,i swear4 ,say now that ,i should utter you my grief1 ,and with it the true cause2 that it were love1 ,and love to ,livia3 you should tell her this3 #hj ,should she suspect your faith8 ,i would you could ,tell me as much from her2 see if my brain ,could be turn'd jealous4#adbe ,eud4 ,happily1#adbf my lord1 ,i could in time tell you as much and more2 ,so ,i might safely promise but the first #he ,to her from you4 ,sej4 ,as safely1 my ,eudemus1 ,i now dare call thee so1 as ,i have put ,the secret into thee4 ,eud4 ,my lord---- ,sej4 ,protest not1 ,thy looks are vows to me2 use only speed1 ,and but affect her with ,sejanus' love1 #ij ,thou art a man made to make consuls4 ,go4 ,eud4 ,my lord1 ,i'll promise you a private meeting4 ,this day together4 ,sej4 ,canst thou8 ,eud4 ,yes4 ,sej4 ,the place8 ,eud4 ,my gardens1 whither ,i shall fetch your lordship4 ,sej4 ,let me adore my ,aesculapius4 #ie ,why1 this indeed is physic6 and outspeaks ,the knowledge of cheap drugs1 or any use ,can be made out of it6 more comforting ,than all your opiates1 juleps1 apozems1#adbg ,magistral#adbh syrups1 or----,begone1 my friend1 ,not barely styled1 but created so2 #aja ,expect things greater than thy largest hopes1 ,to overtake thee4 ,fortune shall be taught ,to know how ill she hath deserv'd thus long1 ,to come behind thy wishes4 ,go1 and speed---- ,exit ,,eudemus4 ,ambition makes more trusty slaves than need4 ,these fellows1 by the favour of their art1 #ajg ,have still the means to tempt2 oft-times the power4 ,if ,livia will be now corrupted1 then ,thou hast the way1 ,sejanus1 to work out #aaj ,his secrets1 who1 thou know'st1 endures thee not1 ,her husband1 ,drusus3 and to work against them4 ,prosper it1 ,pallas1 thou that better'st wit2 ,for ,venus hath the smallest share in it4 ,enter ,,tiberius1 ,,drusus1 attended4 ,one kneels to ,,tiberius4 ,tib4 ,we not endure these flatteries2 let him stand2 #aae ,our empire1 ensigns1 axes1 rods1 and state ,take not away our human nature from us3 ,look up on us1 and fall before the gods4 ,sej4 ,how like a god speaks ,csar6 ,arr4 ,aside to ,,cordus4 ,there1 observe6 ,he can endure that second1 that's no flattery4 ,o1 what is it proud slime will not believe1 #aba ,of his own worth1 to hear it equal prais'd ,thus with the gods6 ,cor4 ,he did not hear it1 sir4 ,arr4 ,he did not8 ,tut1 he must not1 we think meanly4 ',t is your most courtly known confederacy1 #abe ,to have your private parasite redeem ,what he1 in public subtilety1 will lose ,to making him a name4 ,hat4 ,right mighty lord---- ,gives him letters4 ,tib4 ,we must make up our ears 'gainst these assaults ,of charming tongues2 we pray you use no more ,these contumelies to us2 style not us #aca ,or lord1 or mighty1 who profess ourself ,the servant of the senate1 and are proud ,t' enjoy them our good1 just1 and favouring lords4 ,cor4 ,rarely dissembled6 ,arr4 ,prince-like to the life4 #ace ,sab4 ,when power that may command1 so much descends1 ,their bondage1 whom it stoops to1 it intends4 ,tib4 ,whence are these letters8 ,hat4 ,from the senate4 ,tib4 ,so1 ,whence these8 ,,lat4 gives him letters4 ,lat4 ,from thence too4 ,tib4 ,are they sitting now8 ,lat4 ,they stay thy answer1 ,caesar4 ,sil4 ,if this man #adj ,hath but a mind allied unto his words1 ,how blest a fate were it to us1 and ,rome6 ,we could not think#adbi that state for which to change1 ,although the aim were our old liberty3 ,the ghosts of those that fell for that1 would grieve #ade ,their bodies liv'd not1 now1 again to serve4 ,men are deceiv'd1 to think there can be thrall ,beneath a virtuous prince4 ,wish'd liberty ,ne'er lovelier looks1 than under such a crown4 ,but1 when his grace is merely but lip-good1 #aej ,and that no longer than he airs himself ,abroad in public1 there1 to seem to shun ,the strokes and stripes of flatterers1 which within ,are lechery unto him1 and so feed ,his brutish sense with their afflicting sound1 #aee ,as1 dead to virtue1 he permits himself ,be carried like a pitcher by the ears1 ,to every act of vice3 this is a case ,deserves our fear1 and doth presage the nigh ,and close approach of blood and tyranny4 #afj ,flattery is midwife unto prince's rage3 ,and nothing sooner doth help forth a tyrant1 ,than that and whisperers' grace1 who have the time1 ,the place1 the power1 to make all men offenders4 ,arr4 ,he should be told this2 and be bid dissemble #afe ,with fools and blind men3 we that know the evil1 ,should hunt the palace-rats1 or give them bane4#adcj ,fright hence these worse than ravens1 that devour ,the quick1 where they but prey upon the dead3 ,he shall be told it4 ,sab4 ,stay1 ,arruntius1 #agj ,we must abide our opportunity1 ,and practise what is fit1 as what is needful4 ,it is not safe t' enforce a sovereign's ear3 ,princes hear well1 if they at all will hear4 ,arr4 ,ha1 say you so8 well6 ,in the mean time1 ,jove1 #age 7,say not but ,i do call upon thee now17 ,of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant2 ,and of all tame1 a flatterer4 ,sil4 ',t is well pray'd4 ,tib4 having read the letters4 ,return the lords this voice3 ,we are their creature1 ,and it is fit a good and honest prince1 #ahj ,whom they1 out of their bounty1 have instructed ,with so dilate#adca and absolute a power1 ,should owe the office of it to their service1 ,and good of all and every citizen4 ,nor shall it e'er repent us to have wish'd #ahe ,the senate just and fav'ring lords unto us1 ,since their free loves do yield no less defence ,t' a prince's state1 than his own innocence4 ,say then1 there can be nothing in their thought ,shall want to please us1 that hath pleased them2 ,our suffrage rather shall prevent#adcb than stay #aia ,behind their wills3 't is empire to obey1 ,where such1 so great1 so good determine4 ,yet1 for the suit of ,spain t' erect a temple ,in honour of our mother and our self1 #aie ,we must1 with pardon of the senate1 not ,assent thereto4 ,their lordships may object ,our not denying the same late request ,unto the ,asian cities3 we desire ,that our defence for suffering that be known #bjj ,in these brief reasons1 with our after purpose4 ,since deified ,augustus hind'red not ,a temple to be built at ,pergamum1 ,in honour of himself and sacred ,rome2 ,we1 that have all his deeds and words observ'd ,ever1 in place of laws1 the rather follow'd #bjf ,that pleasing precedent1 because with ours1 ,the senate's reverence1 also1 there was join'd4 ,but as1 t' have once receiv'd it1 may deserve ,the gain of pardon2 so1 to be ador'd #baj ,with the continu'd style and note#adcc of gods1 ,through all the provinces1 were wild ambition1 ,and no less pride3 yea1 ev'n ,augustus' name ,would early vanish1 should it be profan'd #bad ,with such promiscuous flatteries4 ,for our part1 ,we here protest it1 and are covetous ,posterity should know it1 we are mortal2 ,and can but deeds of men3 't were glory enough1 ,could we be truly a prince4 ,and they shall add ,abounding grace unto our memory1 #bbj ,that shall report us worthy our forefathers1 ,careful of your affairs1 constant in dangers1 ,and not afraid of any private frown ,for public good4 ,these things shall be to us ,temples and statues1 reared in your minds1 #bbe ,the fairest1 and most during imag'ry3 ,for those of stone or brass1 if they become ,odious in judgment of posterity1 ,are more contemn'd as dying sepulchres1 ,than ta'en for living monuments4 ,we then #bcj ,make here our suit1 alike to gods and men2 ,the one1 until the period of our race1 ,t' inspire us with a free and quiet mind1 ,discerning both divine and human laws2 ,the other1 to vouchsafe us after death1 #bce ,an honourable mention1 and fair praise1 ,t' accompany our actions and our name3 ,the rest of greatness princes may command1 ,and1 therefore1 may neglect2 only1 a long1 ,a lasting1 high1 and happy memory #bdj ,they should1 without being satisfied1 pursue3 ,contempt of fame begets contempt of virtue4 ,nat4 ,rare6 ,sat4 ,most divine6 ,sej4 ,the oracles are ceas'd1 ,that only ,caesar1 with their tongue1 might speak4 ,arr4 ,let me be gone3 most felt and open this6 #bde ,cor4 ,stay4 ,arr4 ,what6 to hear more cunning and fine words1 ,with their sound flatter'd ere their sense be meant8 ,tib4 ,their choice of ,antium1 there to place the gift1 ,vow'd to the goddess#adcd for our mother's health1 ,we will the senate know1 we fairly like2 #bej ,as also of their grant to ,lepidus1 ,for his repairing the ,aemilian place1 ,and restoration of those monuments3 ,their grace1 too1 in confining of ,silanus ,to th' other isle ,cithera1 at the suit #bee ,of his religious sister1 much commends ,their policy1 so temp'red with their mercy4 ,but for the honours which they have decreed ,to our ,sejanus1 to advance#adce his statue ,in ,pompey's theatre1 7whose ruining fire #bfj ,his vigilance and labour kept restrain'd ,in that one loss17 they have therein outgone ,their own great wisdoms1 by their skilful choice ,and placing of their bounties on a man ,whose merit more adorns the dignity #bfe ,than that can him2 and gives a benefit1 ,in taking1 greater than it can receive4 ,blush not1 ,sejanus1 thou great aid of ,rome1 ,associate of our labours1 our chief helper2 ,let us not force thy simple modesty #bgj ,with off'ring at#adcf thy praise1 for more we cannot1 ,since there's no voice can take#adcg it4 ,no man here ,receive our speeches as hyperboles3 ,for we are far from flattering our friend1 ,let envy know1 as from the need to flatter4 #bge ,nor let them ask the causes of our praise3 ,princes have still their grounds rear'd with themselves1 ,above the poor low flats of common men2 ,and who will search the reasons of their acts1 ,must stand on equal bases4 ,lead1 away3 #bhj ,our loves unto the senate4 ,exeunt ,,tib41 ,,sejan41 ,,natta41 ,,hat41 ,,sat41 ,officers1 etc4 ,arr4 ,caesar6 ,sab4 ,peace4 ,cor4 ,great ,pompey's theatre was never ruin'd ,till now1 that proud ,sejanus hath a statue ,rear'd on his ashes4 ,arr4 ,place the shame of soldiers #bhd ,above the best of generals8 ,crack the world1 ,and bruise the name of ,romans into dust1 ,ere we behold it6 ,sil4 ,check your passion2 ,lord ,drusus tarries4 ,dru4 ,is my father mad1 ,weary of life and rule1 lords1 thus to heave #bhi ,an idol up with praise8 ,make him his mate1 ,his rival in the empire8 ,arr4 ,o1 good prince6 ,dru4 ,allow him statues1 titles1 honours1 such ,as he himself refuseth8 ,arr4 ,brave1 brave ,drusus6 ,dru4 ,the first ascents to sovereignty are hard2 ,but ent'red once1 there never wants or means1 ,or ministers1 to help th' aspirer on4 #bif ,arr4 ,true1 gallant ,drusus4 ,dru4 ,we must shortly pray ,to ,modesty1 that he will rest contented-- ,arr4 ,ay1 where he is1 and not write emp'ror4 ,re-enter ,,sejanus1 ,,satrius1 ,,latiaris1 ,clients1 etc4 ,sej4 ,there is your bill1 and yours2 bring you your man4 ,to ,,satrius4 #cjj ,i have mov'd for you1 too1 ,latiaris4 ,dru4 ,what6 ,is your vast greatness grown so blindly bold1 ,that you will over us8 ,sej4 ,why then give way4 ,dru4 ,give way1 ,colossus6 ,do you lift8 ,advance you8 ,take that6 ,strikes him4 ,arr4 ,good6 brave6 excellent1 brave prince6 #cje ,dru4 ,nay1 come1 approach4 ,draws his sword4 ,what1 stand you off8 at gaze8 ,it looks too full of death for thy cold spirits4 ,avoid mine eye1 dull camel1 or my sword ,shall make thy brav'ry fitter for a grave1 ,than for a triumph4 ,i'll advance#adch a statue #caj ,o' your own bulk2 but 't shall be on the cross1 ,where ,i will nail your pride at breadth and length1 ,and crack those sinews1 which are yet but stretch'd ,with your swoln fortune's rage4 ,arr4 ,a noble prince6 ,all4 ,a ,castor1 a ,castor1 a ,castor1 a ,castor4 ,exeunt all but ,,sejanus4 ,sej4 ,he that1 with such wrong mov'd1 can bear it through #caf ,with patience1 and an even mind1 knows how ,to turn it back4 ,wrath cover'd carries fate3 ,revenge is lost1 if ,i profess my hate4 ,what was my practice#adci late1 ,i'll now pursue1 ,as my fell justice3 this hath styl'd it new4 #cba ,exit4 ,,chorus--of musicians4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#addj ,enter ,,sejanus1 ,,livia1 ,,eudemus4 ,sej4 ,physician1 thou art worthy of a province1 ,for the great favours done unto our loves2 ,and1 but that greatest ,livia bears a part ,in the requital of thy services1 ,i should alone despair of aught like means #e ,to give them worthy satisfaction4 ,liv4 ,eudemus1 ,i will see it1 shall receive ,a fit and full reward for his large merit4-- ,but for this potion we intend to ,drusus1 7,no more our husband1 now7 whom shall we choose #aj ,as the most apt and abled instrument1 ,to minister it to him8 ,eud4 ,i say1 ,lygdus4 ,sej4 ,lygdus8 ,what's he8 ,liv4 ,an eunuch ,drusus loves4 ,eud4 ,ay1 and his cup-bearer4 ,sej4 ,name not a second4 ,if ,drusus love him1 and he have that place1 #ae ,we cannot think a fitter4 ,eud4 ,true1 my lord2 ,for free access and trust are two main aids4 ,sej4 ,skilful physician6 ,liv4 ,but he must be wrought ,to th' undertaking1 with some labour'd art4 ,sej4 ,is he ambitious8 ,liv4 ,no4 ,sej4 ,or covetous8 #bj ,liv4 ,neither4 ,eud4 ,yet1 gold is a good general charm4 ,sej4 ,what is he1 then8 ,liv4 ,faith1 only wanton1 light4 ,sej4 ,how6 is he young8 and fair8 ,eud4 ,a delicate youth4 ,sej4 ,send him to me1 ,i'll work him4--,royal lady1 ,though ,i have lov'd you long1 and with that height #bf ,of zeal and duty1 like the fire1 which more ,it mounts it trembles1 thinking nought could add ,unto the fervour which your eye had kindled2 ,yet1 now ,i see your wisdom1 judgment1 strength1 ,quickness1 and will1 to apprehend the means #cj ,to your own good and greatness1 ,i protest ,myself through rarified1 and turn'd all flame ,in your affection4 ,such a spirit as yours1 ,was not created for the idle second ,to a poor flash1 as ,drusus2 but to shine #ce ,bright as the moon among the lesser lights1 ,and share the sov'reignty of all the world4 ,then ,livia triumphs in her proper sphere1 ,when she and her ,sejanus shall divide ,the name of ,caesar1 and ,augusta's star #dj ,be dimm'd with glory of a brighter beam3 ,when ,agrippina's fires are quite extinct1 ,and the scarce-seen ,tiberius borrows all ,as little light from us1 whose folded arms ,shall make one perfect orb6 ,knocking within4 ,who 's that8 ,eudemus1 #de ,look4 ,exit ,,eudemus4 ',t is not ,drusus1 lady1 do not fear4 ,liv4 ,not ,i1 my lord3 my fear and love of him ,left me at once4 ,sej4 ,illustrious lady1 stay---- ,eud4 within4 ,i'll tell his lordship4 ,re-enter ,,eudemus4 ,sej4 ,who is it1 ,eudemus8 ,eud4 ,one of your lordship's servants brings you word #ej ,the emp'ror hath sent for you4 ,sej4 ,o6 where is he8-- ,with your fair leave1 dear princess1 ,i'll but ask ,a question1 and return4 ,he goes out4 ,eud4 ,fortunate princess6 ,how are you blest in the fruition ,of this unequall'd man1 the soul of ,rome1 #ee ,the ,empire's life1 and voice of ,caesar's world6 ,liv4 ,so blessed1 my ,eudemus1 as to know ,the bliss ,i have1 with what ,i ought to owe ,the means that wrought it4 ,how do ,i look today8 ,eud4 ,excellent clear1 believe it4 ,this same fucus#adda #fj ,was well laid on4 ,liv4 ,methinks 't is here not white4 ,eud4 ,lend me your scarlet1 lady4 ',t is the sun1 ,hath giv'n some little taint unto the ceruse2#addb ,you should have us'd of the white oil ,i gave you4 ,sejanus for your love6 his very name #fe ,commandeth above ,cupid or his shafts---- ,paints her cheek4 ,liv4 ,nay1 now you've made it worse4 ,eud4 ,i'll help it straight---- ,and but pronounc'd1 is a sufficient charm ,against all rumour2 and of absolute power ,to satisfy for any lady's honour4---- #gj ,liv4 ,what do you now1 ,eudemus8 ,eud4 ,make a light fucus1 ,to touch you o'er withal4--,honour'd ,sejanus6 ,what act1 though ne'er so strange and insolent1 ,but that addition will at least bear out1 ,if 't do not expiate8 ,liv4 ,here1 good physician4 #ge ,eud4 ,i like this study to preserve the love ,of such a man1 that comes not every hour ,to greet the world4--',t is now well1 lady2 you should ,use of the dentifrice ,i prescrib'd you too1 #gi ,to clear your teeth1 and the prepar'd pomatum1 ,to smooth the skin4--,a lady cannot be ,too curious of her form1 that still would hold ,the heart of such a person1 made her captive1 ,as you have his2 who1 to endear him more ,in your clear eye1 hath put away his wife1 #he ,the trouble of his bed and your delights1 ,fair ,apicata1 and made spacious room ,to your new pleasures4 ,liv4 ,have not we return'd#addc ,that with our hate to ,drusus1 and discovery ,of all his counsels8 ,eud4 ,yes1 and wisely1 lady4 #ij ,the ages that succeed1 and stand far off ,to gaze at your high prudence1 shall admire1 ,and reckon it an act without#addd your sex3 ,it hath that rare appearance4 ,some will think ,your fortune could not yield a deeper sound1 #ie ,than mixt with ,drusus2 but1 when they shall hear ,that and the thunder of ,sejanus meet1 ,sejanus1 whose high name doth strike the stars1 ,and rings about the concave2 great ,sejanus1 ,whose glories1 style1 and titles are himself1 #ajj ,the often iterating of ,sejanus2 ,they then will lose their thoughts1 and be asham'd ,to take acquaintance of them4 ,re-enter ,,sejanus4 ,sej4 ,i must make ,a rude departure1 lady2 ,caesar sends #ajd ,with all his haste both of command and prayer4 ,be resolute in our plot2 you have my soul1 ,as certain yours as it is my body's4 ,and1 wise physician1 so prepare the poison1 ,as you may lay the subtile operation ,upon some natural disease of his3 #aaj ,your eunuch send to me4 ,i kiss your hands1 ,glory of ladies1 and commend my love ,to your best faith and memory4 ,liv4 ,my lord1 ,i shall but change#adde your words4 ,farewell4 ,yet1 this ,remember for your heed1 he loves you not2 #aae ,you know what ,i have told you2 his designs ,are full of grudge and danger2 we must use ,more than a common speed4 ,sej4 ,excellent lady1 ,how you do fire my blood6 ,liv4 ,well1 you must go8 ,the thoughts be best1 are least set forth to show4 ,exit ,,sejanus4 ,eud4 ,when will you take some physic1 lady8 ,liv4 ,when #aba ,i shall1 ,eudemus3 but let ,drusus' drug ,be first prepar'd4 ,eud4 ,were ,lygdus made1#addf that's done2 ,i have it ready4 ,and1 to-morrow morning ,i'll send you a perfume1 first to resolve #abe ,and procure sweat1 and then prepare a bath ,to cleanse and clear the cutis2#addg against when ,i'll have an excellent new fucus made1 ,resistive 'gainst the sun1 the rain1 or wind1 ,which you shall lay on with a breath1 or oil1 #acj ,as you best like1 and last some fourteen hours4 ,this change came timely1 lady1 for your health1 ,and the restoring your complexion1 ,which ,drusus' choler had almost burnt up2 ,wherein your fortune hath prescrib'd you better #ace ,than art could do4 ,liv4 ,thanks1 good physician1 ,i'll use my fortune1 you shall see1 with reverence4 ,is my coach ready8 ,eud4 ,it attends your highness4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#addh ,enter ,,sejanus4 ,sej4 ,if this be not revenge1 when ,i have done ,and made it perfect1 let ,egyptian slaves1 ,parthians1 and barefoot ,hebrews brand my face1 ,and print my body full of injuries4 ,thou lost thyself1 child ,drusus1 when thou thought'st #e ,thou couldst outskip my vengeance1 or outstand ,the power ,i had to crush thee into air4 ,thy follies now shall taste what kind of man ,they have provok'd1 and this thy father's house ,crack in the flame of my incensed rage1 #aj ,whose fury shall admit no shame or mean4-- ,adultery6 it is the lightest ill ,i will commit4 ,a race of wicked acts ,shall flow out of my anger1 and o'erspread ,the world's wide face1 which no posterity #ae ,shall e'er approve1 nor yet keep silent3 things1 ,that for their cunning1 close1#addi and cruel mark ,thy father would wish his1 and shall1 perhaps1 ,carry the empty name1 but we the prize4 ,on1 then1 my soul1 and start not in thy course2 ,though heav'n drop sulphur1 and hell belch out fire1 #ba ,laugh at the idle terrors3 tell proud ,jove1 ,between his power and thine there is no odds3 ',t was only fear first in the world made gods4 ,enter ,,tiberius attended4 ,tib4 ,is yet ,sejanus come8 ,sej4 ,he's here1 dread ,caesar4 ,tib4 ,let all depart that chamber1 and the next4 #be ,exeunt ,attendants4 ,sit down1 my comfort4 ,when the master prince ,of all the world1 ,sejanus1 saith he fears1 ,is it not fatal8 ,sej4 ,yes1 to those are fear'd4 ,tib4 ,and not to him8 ,sej4 ,not if he wisely turn #cj ,that part of fate he holdeth1 first on them4 ,tib4 ,that nature1 blood1 and laws of kind forbid4 ,sej4 ,do policy and state forbid it8 ,tib4 ,no4 ,sej4 ,the rest of poor respects1 then let go by2 ,state#adej is enough to make th' act just1 them guilty4 #ce ,tib4 ,long hate pursues such acts4 ,sej4 ,whom hatred frights1 ,let him not dream of sov'reignty4 ,tib4 ,are rites ,of faith1 love1 piety1 to be trod down1 ,forgotten1 and made vain8 ,sej4 ,all for a crown4 ,the prince who shames a tyrant's name to bear1 ,shall never dare do anything but fear2 #da ,all the command of sceptres quite doth perish1 ,if it begin religious thoughts to cherish3 ,whole empires fall1 sway'd by those nice#adea respects2 ,it is the licence of dark deeds protects #de ,ev'n states most hated1 when no laws resist ,the sword1 but that it acteth what it list4 ,tib4 ,yet so1 we may do all things cruelly1 ,not safely4 ,sej4 ,yes1 and do them thoroughly4 ,tib4 ,knows yet ,sejanus whom we point at8 ,sej4 ,ay1 #ej ,or else my thought1 my sense1 or both do err3 ',t is ,agrippina4 ,tib4 ,she1 and her proud race4 ,sej4 ,proud6 dangerous1 ,caesar3 for in them apace ,the father's spirit shoots up4 ,germanicus ,lives in their looks1 their gait1 their form1 t' upbraid us #ef ,with his close death1 if not revenge the same4 ,tib4 ,the act's not known4 ,sej4 ,not prov'd2 but whisp'ring ,fame ,knowledge and proof doth to the jealous#adeb give1 ,who1 than to fail1#adec would their own thought believe4 ,it is not safe the children draw long breath1 #fj ,that are provoked by a parent's death4 ,tib4 ,it is as dangerous to make them hence1 ,if nothing but their birth be their offence4 ,sej4 ,stay1 till they strike at ,caesar2 then their crime ,will be enough2 but late and out of time #fe ,for him to punish4 ,tib4 ,do they purpose it8 ,sej4 ,you know1 sir1 thunder speaks not till it hit4 ,be not secure2#aded none swiftlier are opprest ,than they whom confidence betrays to rest4 ,let not your daring make your danger such3 #gj ,all power 's to be fear'd1 where 't is too much4 ,the youths are of themselves hot1 violent1 ,full of great thought2 and that male-spirited dame1 ,their mother1 slacks no means to put them on1 ,by large allowance1 popular presentings1 #ge ,increase of train and state1 suing for titles2 ,hath them commended with like prayers1 like vows1 ,to the same gods1 with ,caesar3 days and nights ,she spends in banquets and ambitious feasts ,for the nobility2 where ,caius ,silius1 #hj ,titius ,sabinus1 old ,arruntius1 ,asinius ,gallus1 ,furnius1 ,regulus1 ,and others of that discontented list1 ,are the prime guests4 ,there1 and to these1 she tells ,whose niece she was1 whose daughter1 and whose wife4 #he ,and then must they compare her with ,augusta1 ,ay1 and prefer her too2 commend her form1 ,extol her fruitfulness1 at which a shower ,falls for the memory of ,germanicus1 ,which they blow over straight with windy praise #ij ,and puffing hopes of her aspiring sons2 ,who1 with these hourly ticklings1 grow so pleas'd1 ,and wantonly conceited of themselves1 ,as now they stick not to believe they 're such ,as these do give them out2 and would be thought #ie ,more than competitors1#adee immediate heirs4 ,whilst to their thirst of rule1 they win the rout 7,that's still the friend of novelty7 with hope ,of future freedom1 which on every change ,that greedily1 though emptily expects4 #ajj ,caesar1 't is age in all things breeds neglects1 ,and princes that will keep old dignity ,must not admit too youthful heirs stand by2 ,not their own issue2 but so darkly set ,as shadows are in picture1 to give height #aje ,and lustre to themselves4 ,tib4 ,we will command ,their rank thoughts down1 and with a stricter hand ,than we have yet put forth2 their trains must bate1#adef ,their titles1 feasts1 and factions4 ,sej4 ,or your state4 ,but how1 sir1 will you work8 ,tib4 ,confine 'em4 ,sej4 ,no4 #aaj ,they are too great1 and that too faint a blow ,to give them now2 it would have serv'd at first1 ,when with the weakest touch their knot had burst4 ,but now1 your care must be1 not to detect ,the smallest cord1 or line of your suspect2 #aae ,for such1 who know the weight of princes' fear1 ,will1 when they find themselves discover'd1 rear ,their forces1 like seen snakes1 that else would lie ,roll'd in their circles1 close4 ,nought is more high1 ,daring1 or desperate1 than offenders found2 #abj ,where guilt is1 rage and courage doth abound4 ,the course must be1 to let 'em still swell up1 ,riot1 and surfeit on blind ,fortune's cup2 ,give 'em more place1 more dignities1 more style1 ,call 'em to court1 to senate2 in the while1 #abe ,take from their strength some one or twain or more1 ,of the main fautors#adeg 7it will fright thy store71 ,and1 by some by-occasion4 ,thus1 with sleight ,you shall disarm first2 and they1 in night ,of their ambition1#adeh not perceive the train1 #acj ,till in the engine#adei they are caught and slain4 ,tib4 ,we would not kill1 if we knew how to save2 ,yet1 than a throne1 't is cheaper give a grave4 ,is there no way to bind them by deserts8 ,sej4 ,sir1 wolves do change their hair1 but not their hearts4 #ace ,while thus your thought unto a mean#adfj is tied1 ,you neither dare enough1 nor do provide4 ,all modesty is fond1#adfa and chiefly where ,the subject is no less compell'd to bear1 ,than praise his sov'reign's acts4 ,tib4 ,we can no longer #adj ,keep on our mask to thee1 our dear ,sejanus2 ,thy thoughts are ours1 in all1 and we but prov'd ,their voice1 in our designs1 which by assenting ,hath more confirm'd us1 then if heart'ning ,jove ,had1 from his hundred statues1 bid us strike1 #ade ,and at the stroke clickt all his marble thumbs4 ,but who shall first be struck8 ,sej4 ,first1 ,caius ,silius2 ,he is the most of mark1 and most of danger3 ,in power and reputation equal strong1 ,having commanded an imperial army #aej ,seven years together1 vanquish'd ,sacrovir ,in ,germany1 and thence obtain'd to wear ,the ornaments triumphal4 ,his steep fall1 ,by how much it doth give the weightier crack1 ,will send more wounding terror to the rest1 #aee ,command them stand aloof1 and give more way ,to our surprising of the principal4 ,tib4 ,but what1 ,sabinus8 ,sej4 ,let him grow awhile1 ,his fate is not yet ripe3 we must not pluck ,at all together1 lest we catch ourselves4 #afj ,and there's ,arruntius too1 he only talks4 ,but ,sosia1 ,silius' wife1 would be wound in ,now1 for she hath a fury in her breast1 ,more than hell ever knew3 and would be sent ,thither in time4 ,then is there one ,cremutius ,cordus1 a writing fellow1 they have got #aff ,to gather notes of the precedent times1 ,and make them into ,annals2 a most tart ,and bitter spirit1 ,i hear3 who1 under colour #afi ,of praising those1 doth tax#adfb the present state1 ,censures#adfc the men1 the actions1 leaves no trick1 ,no practice unexamin'd1 parallels ,the times1 the governments2 a profest champion ,for the old liberty---- ,tib4 ,a perishing wretch6 ,as if there were that chaos bred in things1 #age ,that laws and liberty would not rather choose ,to be quite broken1 and ta'en hence by us1 ,than have the stain to be preserv'd by such4 ,have we the means to make these guilty first8 ,sej4 ,trust that to me3 let ,caesar1 by his power1 #ahj ,but cause a formal meeting of the senate1 ,i will have matter and accusers ready4 ,tib4 ,but how8 ,let us consult4 ,sej4 ,we shall misspend ,the time of action4 ,counsels are unfit ,in business where all rest is more pernicious #ahe ,than rashness can be4 ,acts of this close kind ,thrive more by execution than advice4 ,there is no ling'ring in that work begun1 ,which cannot praised be1 until through done4 ,tib4 ,our edict shall forthwith command a court4 #aij ,while ,i can live1 ,i will prevent earth's fury3 4#adfd ,exit4 ,enter ,,julius ,,posthumus4 ,pos4 ,my lord ,sejanus---- ,sej4 ,julius ,posthumus6 ,come with my wish6 ,what news from ,agrippina's8 ,pos4 ,faith1 none4 ,they all lock up themselves a' late1 #aie ,or talk in character2 ,i have not seen ,a company so chang'd4 ,except they had ,intelligence by augury of our practice-- ,sej4 ,when were you there8 ,pos4 ,last night4 ,sej4 ,and what guests found you8 ,pos4 ,sabinus1 ,silius1 7the old list17 ,arruntius1 ,furnius1 and ,gallus4 ,sej4 ,would not these talk8 ,pos4 ,little4 #bja ,and yet we offered choice of argument4#adfe ,satrius was with me4 ,sej4 ,well3 't is guilt enough ,their often meeting4 ,you forgot t' extol ,the hospitable lady8 ,pos4 ,no2 that trick #bje ,was well put home1 and had succeeded too1 ,but that ,sabinus cough'd a caution out2 ,for she began to swell4 ,sej4 ,and may she burst6 ,julius1 ,i would have you go instantly ,unto the palace of the great ,augusta1 #baj ,and1 by your kindest friend1 get swift access2 ,acquaint her with these meetings3 tell the words ,you brought me th' other day1 of ,silius1 ,add somewhat to 'em4 ,make her understand ,the danger of ,sabinus1 and the times1 #bae ,out of his closeness4 ,give ,arruntius' words ,of malice against ,caesar2 so1 to ,gallus3 ,but1 above all1 to ,agrippina4 ,say1 ,as you may truly1 that her infinite pride1 ,propt with the hopes of her too fruitful womb1 ,with popular studies gapes for sovereignty1 #bba ,and threatens ,caesar4 ,pray ,augusta then1 ,that for her own1 great ,caesar's1 and the public ,safety1 she be pleas'd to urge these dangers4 ,caesar is too secure1#adff he must be told1 #bbe ,and best he'll take it from a mother's tongue4 ,alas6 what is 't for us to sound1 t' explore1 ,to watch1 oppose1 plot1 practise1 or prevent1 ,if he1 for whom it is so strongly labour'd1 ,shall1 out of greatness and free spirit1 be #bcj ,supinely negligent8 ,our city 's now ,divided as in time o' th' civil war1 ,and men forbear not to declare themselves ,of ,agrippina's party4 ,every day ,the faction multiplies2 and will do more1 #bce ,if not resisted3 you can best enlarge it1 ,as you find audience4 ,noble ,posthumus1 ,commend me to your ,prisca3 and pray her1 ,she will solicit this great business ,to earnest and most present execution1 #bdj ,with all her utmost credit with ,augusta4 ,pos4 ,i shall not fail in my instructions4 ,exit4 ,sej4 ,this second1 from his mother1 will well urge ,our late design1 and spur on ,caesar's rage2 ,which else might grow remiss4 ,the way to put ,a prince in blood1 is to present the shapes #bde ,of dangers greater than they are1 like late ,or early shadows3 and1 sometimes1 to feign ,where there are none1 only to make him fear4 ,his fear will make him cruel3 and once ent'red ,he doth not easily learn to stop1 or spare #bea ,where he may doubt4 ,this have ,i made my rule ,to thrust ,tiberius into tyranny1 ,and make him toil to turn aside those blocks1 ,which ,i alone could not remove with safety4 #bee ,drusus once gone1 ,germanicus' three sons ,would clog my way2 whose guards have too much faith ,to be corrupted3 and their mother known ,of too unreprov'd#adfg a chastity ,to be attempted1 as light ,livia was4 #bfj ,work then1 my art1 on ,caesar's fears1 as they ,on those they fear1 till all my lets#adfh be clear'd1 ,and he in ruins of his house1 and hate ,of all his subjects1 bury his own state2 ,when with my peace1 and safety1 ,i will rise1 #bfe ,by making him the public sacrifice4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#adfi ,enter ,,satrius1 ,,natta4 ,sat4 ,they 're grown exceeding circumspect1 and wary4 ,nat4 ,they have us in the wind3 and yet ,arruntius ,cannot contain himself4 ,sat4 ,tut1 he 's not yet ,look'd after2 there are others more desir'd1 ,that are more silent4 ,nat4 ,here he comes4 ,away6 ,exeunt4 ,enter ,,sabinus1 ,,arruntius1 ,,cordus4 ,sab4 ,how is it1 that these beagles haunt the house #f ,of ,agrippina8 ,arr4 ,o1 they hunt1 they hunt6 ,there is some game here lodg'd1 which they must rouse1 ,to make the great ones sport4 ,cor4 ,did you observe ,how they inveigh'd 'gainst ,caesar8 ,arr4 ,ay1 baits1 baits1 ,for us to bite at3 would ,i have my flesh #aa ,torn by the public hook1 these qualified hangmen ,should be my company4 ,cor4 ,here comes another4 ,,dom4 ,,afer passes over the stage4 ,arr4 ,ay1 there's a man1 ,afer the orator6 #ad ,one that hath phrases1 figures1 and fine flowers1 ,to strew his rhetoric with1 and doth make haste1 ,to get him note or name by any offer ,where blood or gain be objects2 steeps his words1 ,when he would kill1 in artificial tears3 ,the crocodile of ,tiber6 him ,i love1 #bj ,that man is mine2 he hath my heart and voice ,when ,i would curse6 he1 he4 ,sab4 ,contemn the slaves1 ,their present lives will be their future graves4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#adgj ,enter ,,silius1 ,,agrippina1 ,,nero1 ,,sosia4 ,sil4 ,may't please your highness not forget yourself3 ,i dare not1 with my manners1 to attempt ,your trouble farther4 ,agr4 ,farewell1 noble ,silius6 ,sil4 ,most royal princess4 ,agr4 ,sosia stays with us8 ,sil4 ,she is your servant1 and doth owe your grace #e ,an honest1 but unprofitable love4 ,agr4 ,how can that be1 when there's no gain but virtue's8 ,sil4 ,you take the moral1 not the politic sense4 ,i meant1 as she is bold1 and free of speech1 ,earnest to utter what her zealous thought #aj ,travails withal1 in honour of your house2 ,which act1 as it is simply borne in her1 ,partakes of love and honesty2 but may1 ,by th' over-often1 and unseason'd use1 ,turn to your loss and danger3 for your state #ae ,is waited on by envies1 as by eyes2 ,and every second guest your tables take ,is a fee'd spy1 to observe who goes1 who comes2 ,what conference you have1 with whom1 where1 when1 ,what the discourse is1 what the looks1 the thoughts #bj ,of ev'ry person there1 they do extract1 ,and make into a substance4 ,agr4 ,hear me1 ,silius4 ,were all ,tiberius' body stuck with eyes1 ,and ev'ry wall and hanging in my house ,transparent1 as this lawn ,i wear1 or air2 #be ,yea1 had ,sejanus both his ears as long ,as to my inmost closet1 ,i would hate ,to whisper any thought1 or change an act1 ,to be made ,juno's rival4 ,virtue's forces ,show ever noblest in conspicuous courses4 #cj ,sil4 ',t is great1 and bravely spoken1 like the spirit ,of ,agrippina3 yet1 your highness knows1 ,there is nor loss nor shame in providence2#adga ,few can1 what all should do1 beware enough4 ,you may perceive with what officious face1 #ce ,satrius1 and ,natta1 ,afer1 and the rest ,visit your house of late1 t' inquire the secrets2 ,and with what bold and privileg'd art1 they rail ,against ,augusta1 yea1 and at ,tiberius2 ,tell tricks of ,livia1 and ,sejanus3 all #dj ,t' excite1 and call your indignation on1 ,that they might hear it at more liberty4 ,agr4 ,you're too suspicious1 ,silius4 ,sil4 ,pray the gods1 ,i be so1 ,agrippina2 but ,i fear #dd ,some subtile practice4 ,they that durst to strike ,at so exampless1 and unblam'd a life1 ,as that of the renown'd ,germanicus1 ,will not sit down with that exploit alone3 ,he threatens many that hath injur'd one4 ,nero4 ',t were best rip forth their tongues1 sear out their eyes1 #ej ,when next they come4 ,sos4 ,a fit reward for spies4 ,enter ,,drusus ,,jun4 ,dru4 jun4 ,hear you the rumour8 ,agr4 ,what8 ,dru4 jun4 ,drusus is dying4 ,agr4 ,dying6 ,nero4 ,that's strange6 ,agr4 ,you were with him yesternight4 ,dru4 jun4 ,one met ,eudemus the physician1 ,sent for1 but now2 who thinks he cannot live4 #ee ,sil4 ,thinks6 ,if it be arriv'd at that1 he knows1 ,or none4 ,agr4 ',t is quick6 ,what should be his disease8 ,sil4 ,poison1 poison---- ,agr4 ,how1 ,silius6 ,nero4 ,what's that8 ,sil4 ,nay1 nothing4 ,there was late a certain blow ,giv'n o' the face4 ,nero4 ,ay1 to ,sejanus4 ,sil4 ,true4 #fj ,dru4 jun4 ,and what of that8 ,sil4 ,i'm glad ,i gave it not4 ,nero4 ,but there is somewhat else8 ,sil4 ,yes1 private meetings1 ,with a great lady at a physician's1 ,and a wife turn'd away-- ,nero4 ,ha6 ,sil4 ,toys1 mere toys3 ,what wisdom's now i' th' streets1 i' th' common mouth8 #ff ,dru4 jun4 ,fears1 whisp'rings1 tumults1 noise1 ,i know not what3 ,they say the ,senate sit4 ,sil4 ,i'll thither straight2 ,and see what's in the forge4 ,agr4 ,good ,silius1 do2 ,sosia and ,i will in4 ,sil4 ,haste you1 my lords1 ,to visit the sick prince2 tender your loves1 #gj ,and sorrows to the people4 ,this ,sejanus1 ,trust my divining soul1 hath plots on all3 ,no tree1 that stops his prospect1 but must fall4 ,exeunt4 ,,chorus--of ,musicians4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4 ,the ,senate4 ,enter ,praecones1 ,lictores1 ,,sejanus1 ,,varro1 ,,latiaris1 ,,cotta1 and ,,afer4 ,sej4 ',t is only you must urge against him1 ,varro2 ,nor ,i1 nor ,caesar may appear therein1 ,except in your defence1 who are the consul2 ,and1 under colour of late enmity #d ,between your father and his1 may better do it1 ,as free from all suspicion of a practice4#adgb ,here be your notes1 what points to touch at2 read3 ,be cunning in them4 ,afer has them too4 ,var4 ,but is he summon'd8 ,sej4 ,no4 ,it was debated ,by ,caesar1 and concluded as most fit #aj ,to take him unprepar'd4 ,afer4 ,and prosecute ,all under name of treason4 ,var4 ,i conceive4 ,enter ,,sabinus1 ,,gallus1 ,,lepidus1 and ,,arruntius4 ,sab4 ,drusus being dead1 ,caesar will not be here4 ,gal4 ,what should the business of this senate be8 ,arr4 ,that can my subtle whisperers tell you3 we #ae ,that are the good-dull-noble lookers-on4 ,are only call'd to keep the marble warm4 ,what should we do with those deep mysteries1 ,proper to these fine heads8 ,let them alone4 #ai ,our ignorance may1 perchance1 help us be sav'd ,from whips and furies4 ,gal4 ,see1 see1 see their action6 ,arr4 ,ay1 now their heads do travail1 now they work2 ,their faces run like shittles2 they are weaving ,some curious cobweb to catch flies4 ,sab4 ,observe1 ,they take their places4 ,arr4 ,what1 so low6 ,gal4 ,o yes1 #be ,they must be seen to flatter ,caesar's grief1 ,though but in sitting4 ,var4 ,bid us silence4 ,prae4 ,silence4 ,var4 8,fathers conscript1 may this our present meeting ,turn fair and fortunate to the commonwealth60 ,enter ,,silius and other ,senators4 ,sej4 ,see1 ,silius enters4 ,sil4 ,hail1 grave fathers6 ,lic4 ,stand4 #cj ,silius1 forbear thy place4 ,sen4 ,how6 ,prae4 ,silius1 stand forth1 ,the consul hath to charge thee4 ,lic4 ,room for ,caesar4 ,arr4 ,is he come too6 ,nay then expect a trick4 ,sab4 ,silius accus'd6 ,sure he will answer nobly4 ,enter ,,tiberius attended4 ,tib4 ,we stand amazed1 fathers1 to behold #ce ,this general dejection4 ,wherefore sit ,rome's consuls thus dissolv'd1 as they had lost ,all the remembrance both of style and place8 ,it not becomes4 ,no woes are of fit weight ,to make the honour of the ,empire stoop3 #dj ,though ,i1 in my peculiar self may meet ,just reprehension1 that so suddenly1 ,and in so fresh a grief1 would greet the senate1 ,when private tongues1 of kinsmen and allies1 ,inspir'd with comforts1 lothly are endur'd1 #de ,the face of men not seen1 and scarce the day1 ,to thousands that communicate#adgc our loss4 ,nor can ,i argue these of weakness1 since ,they take but natural ways2 yet ,i must seek #di ,for stronger aids1 and those fair helps draw out ,from warm embraces of the commonwealth4 ,our mother1 great ,augusta1 'a struck with time1 ,our self imprest with aged characters1 ,drusus is gone1 his children young and babes2 ,our aims must now reflect on those that may ,give timely succour to these present ills1 #ef ,and are our only glad-surviving hopes1 ,the noble issue of ,germanicus1 ,nero and ,drusus3 might it please the consul ,honour them in1 they both attend without4 #fj ,i would present them to the senate's care1 ,and raise those sons of joy that should drink up ,these floods of sorrow in your drowned eyes4 ,arr4 ,by ,jove1 ,i am not ,oedipus enough ,to understand this ,sphinx4 ,sab4 ,the princes come4 #fe ,enter ,,nero1 ,,drusus ,,junior4 ,tib4 ,approach you1 noble ,nero1 noble ,drusus4 ,these princes1 fathers1 when their parent died1 ,i gave unto their uncle1 with this prayer1 ,that though he 'd proper issue of his own1 ,he would no less bring up1 and foster these1 #gj ,than that self-blood2 and by that act confirm ,their worths to him1 and to posterity4 ,drusus ta'en hence1 ,i turn my prayers to you1 ,and 'fore our country and our gods1 beseech ,you take1 and rule ,augustus' nephew's sons1 #ge ,sprung of the noblest ancestors2 and so ,accomplish both my duty1 and your own4 ,nero1 and ,drusus1 these shall be to you ,in place of parents1 these your fathers1 these2 ,and not unfitly3 for you are so born1 #hj ,as all your good or ill 's the commonwealth's4 ,receive them1 you strong guardians2 and blest gods4 ,make all their actions answer to their bloods3 ,let their great titles find increase by them1 ,not they by titles4 ,set them1 as in place1 #he ,so in example1 above all the ,romans3 ,and may they know no rivals but themselves4 ,let ,fortune give them nothing1 but attend ,upon their virtue3 and that still come forth #hi ,greater than hope1 and better than their fame4 ,relieve me1 fathers1 with your general voice4 ,senators4 8,may all the gods consent to ,caesar's wish4 ,and add to any honours that may crown ,the hopeful issue of ,germanicus60 ,tib4 ,we thank you1 reverend fathers1 in their right4 #ie ,arr4 ,aside4 ,if this were true1 now6 but the space1 the space ,between the breast and lips6 ,tiberius' heart ,lies a thought farther than another man's4 ,tib4 ,my comforts are so flowing in my joys1 ,as1 in them1 all my streams of grief are lost1 #ajj ,no less than are land-waters in the sea1 ,or showers in rivers2 though their cause was such1 ,as might have sprinkled ev'n the gods with tears3 ,yet1 since the greater doth embrace the less1 ,we covetously obey4 ,arr4 7,aside47#adgd ,well acted1 ,caesar4 #aje ,tib4 ,and now ,i am the happy witness made ,of your so much desir'd affections ,to this great issue1 ,i could wish the ,fates ,would here set peaceful period to my days2 ,however1 to my labours ,i entreat #aaj ,and beg it of this senate1 some fit ease4 ,arr4 7,aside47#adgd ,laugh1 fathers1 laugh3 ha' you no spleens#adge about you8 ,tib4 ,the burden is too heavy ,i sustain ,on my unwilling shoulders2 and ,i pray ,it may be taken off1 and reconferr'd #aae ,upon the consuls1 or some other ,roman1 ,more able1 and more worthy4 ,arr4 7,aside47#adgd ,laugh on still4 ,sab4 ,why1 this doth render all the rest suspected6 ,gal4 ,it poisons all4 ,arr4 ,o1 do you taste it then8 ,sab4 ,it takes away my faith to anything #abj ,he shall hereafter speak4 ,arr4 ,ay1 to pray that1 ,which would be to his head as hot as thunder1 ',gainst which he wears that charm1#adgf should but the court ,receive him at his word4 ,gal4 ,hear6 ,tib4 ,for myself ,i know my weakness1 and so little covet1 #abe ,like some gone past1 the weight that will oppress me1 ,as my ambition is the counter-point4 ,arr4 7,aside47#adgd ,finely maintain'd2 good still6 ,sej4 ,but ,rome1 whose blood1 ,whose nerves1 whose life1 whose very frame relies ,on ,caesar's strength1 no less than heaven on ,atlas1 #acj ,cannot admit it but with general ruin4 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,ah6 are you there to bring him off8 ,sej4 ,let ,caesar ,no more then urge a point so contrary ,to ,caesar's greatness1 the griev'd senate's vows1 ,or ,rome's necessity4 ,gal4 7,aside47 ,he comes about---- #ace ,arr4 7,aside47 ,more nimbly than ,vertumnus4 ,tib4 ,for the public4 ,i may be drawn to show ,i can neglect ,all private aims1 though ,i affect my rest2 ,but if the senate still command me serve1 ,i must be glad to practise my obedience4 #adj ,arr4 7,aside47 ,you must and will1 sir4 ,we do know it4 ,senators4 8,caesar1 ,live long and happy1 great and royal ,caesar2 ,the gods preserve thee and thy modesty1 ,thy wisdom and thy innocence60 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,where is 't8 ,the prayer is made before the subject4 ,senators4 8,guard #ade ,his meekness1 ,jove1 his piety1 his care1 ,his bounty----0 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,and his subtilty1 ,i'll put in3 ,yet he'll keep that himself1 without the gods4 ,all prayers are vain for him4 ,tib4 ,we will not hold ,your patience1 fathers1 with long answer2 but ,shall still contend to be what you desire1 #aea ,and work to satisfy so great a hope4 ,proceed to your affairs4 ,arr4 ,aside4 ,now1 ,silius1 guard thee2 ,the curtain 's drawing4 ,afer advanceth4 ,prae4 ,silence6 ,afer4 ,cite ,caius ,silius4 ,prae4 ,caius ,silius6 ,sil4 ,here4 #aee ,afer4 ,the triumph that thou hadst in ,germany ,for thy late victory on ,sacrovir1 ,thou hast enjoy'd so freely1 ,caius ,silius1 ,as no man it envi'd thee2 nor would ,caesar #aei ,or ,rome admit1 that thou wert then defrauded ,of any honours thy deserts could claim ,in the fair service of the commonwealth2 ,but now1 if after all their loves and graces1 7,thy actions1 and their courses being discover'd7 ,it shall appear to ,caesar and this senate1 #afe ,thon hast defil'd those glories with thy crimes---- ,sil4 ,crimes6 ,afer4 ,patience1 ,silius4 ,sil4 ,tell thy mule of patience2 ,i am a ,roman4 ,what are my crimes8 ,proclaim them4 ,am ,i too rich1 too honest for the times8 ,have ,i or treasure1 jewels1 land1 or houses #agj ,that some informer gapes for8 ,is my strength ,too much to be admitted1 or my knowledge8 ,these now are crimes4 ,afer4 ,nay1 ,silius1 if the name ,of crime so touch thee1 with what impotence ,wilt thou endure the matter to be search'd8 #age ,sil4 ,i tell thee1 ,afer1 with more scorn than fear3 ,employ your mercenary tongue and art4 ,where 's my accuser8 ,var4 ,here4 ,arr4 ,varro1 the consul6 ,is he thrust in8 ,var4 ',t is ,i accuse thee1 ,silius4 ,against the majesty of ,rome and ,caesar1 #ahj ,i do pronounce thee here a guilty cause1 ,first of beginning and occasioning1 ,next1 drawing out the war in ,gallia1 ,for which thou late triumph'st2 dissembling long ,that ,sacrovir to be an enemy1 #ahe ,only to make thy entertainment more3 ,whilst thou1 and thy wife ,sosia1 poll'd#adgg the province2 ,wherein1 with sordid-base desire of gain1 ,thou hast discredited thy actions' worth1 ,and been a traitor to the state4 ,sil4 ,thou liest4 #aij ,arr4 ,i thank thee1 ,silius2 speak so still and often4 ,var4 ,if ,i not prove it1 ,caesar1 but unjustly ,have call'd him into trial1 here ,i bind ,myself to suffer what ,i claim 'gainst him2 #aid ,and yield to have what ,i have spoke1 confirm'd ,by judgment of the court1 and all good men4 ,sil4 ,caesar1 ,i crave to have my cause deferr'd4 ,till this man's consulship be out4 ,tib4 ,we cannot1 ,nor may we grant it4 ,sil4 ,why8 ,shall he design#adgh ,my day of trial8 ,is he my accuser1 #bjj ,and must he be my judge8 ,tib4 ,it hath been usual1 ,and is a right that custom hath allow'd ,the magistrate1 to call forth private men ,and to appoint their day3 which privilege ,we may not in the consul see infring'd1 #bje ,by whose deep watches and industrious care ,it is so labour'd1 as the commonwealth ,receive no loss1 by any oblique course4 ,sil4 ,caesar1 thy fraud is worse than violence4 ,tib4 ,silius1 mistake us not1 we dare not use ,the credit of the consul to thy wrong2 #baa ,but only do preserve his place and power1 ,so far as it concerns the dignity ,and honour of the state4 ,arr4 ,believe him1 ,silius4 ,cot4 ,why1 so he may1 ,arruntius4 ,arr4 ,i say so2 #bae ,and he may choose too4 ,tib4 ,by the ,capitol1 ,and all our gods1 but that the dear republic1 ,our sacred laws1 and just authority ,are interess'd therein1 ,i should be silent4 #bai ,afer4 ,please ,caesar to give way unto his trial1 ,he shall have justice4 ,sil4 ,nay1 ,i shall have law2 ,shall ,i not1 ,afer8 ,speak4 ,afer4 ,would you have moe8 ,sil4 ,no1 my well-spoken man1 ,i would no more2 ,nor less3 might ,i enjoy it natural1 ,not taught to speak unto your present ends1 #bbe ,free from thine1 his1 and all your unkind handling1 ,furious enforcing1 most unjust presuming1 ,malicious1 and manifold applying1 ,foul wresting1 and impossible construction4 ,afer4 ,he raves1 he raves4 ,sil4 ,thou durst not tell me so1 #bcj ,hadst thou not ,caesar's warrant4 ,i can see ,whose power condemns me4 ,var4 ,this betrays his spirit3 ,this doth enough declare him what he is4 ,sil4 ,what am ,i8 speak4 ,var4 ,an enemy to the state4 ,sil4 ,because ,i am an enemy to thee1 #bce ,and such corrupted ministers o' the state4 ,that here art made a present instrument ,to gratify it with thine own disgrace4 ,sej4 ,this1 to the consul1 is most insolent1 ,and impious6 ,sil4 ,ay1 take part4 ,reveal yourselves4 #bdj ,alas6 ,i scent not your confed'racies1 ,your plots1 and combinations6 ,i not know ,minion ,sejanus hates me2 and that all ,this boast of law1 and law1 is but a form1 ,a net of ,vulcan's filing1 a mere ingine1 #bde ,to take that life by a pretext of justice1 ,which you pursue in malice6 ,i want brain ,or nostril to persuade me1 that your ends ,and purposes are made to what they are1 ,before my answer6 ,o1 you equal gods1 #bej ,whose justice not a world of wolf-turn'd men ,shall make me to accuse 7howe'er provoke71 ,have ,i for this so oft engag'd myself8 ,stood in the heat and fervour of a fight1 ,when ,phoebus sooner hath forsook the day #bee ,than ,i the field1 against the blue-ey'd ,gauls1 ,and crisped ,germans8 when our ,roman eagles ,have fann'd the fire with their labouring wings1 ,and no blow dealt1 that left not death behind it8 ,when ,i have charg'd1 alone1 into the troops #bfj ,of curl'd ,sicambrians1 routed them1 and came ,not off with backward ensigns of a slave1 ,but forward marks1 wounds on my breast and face1 ,were meant to thee1 ,o ,caesar1 and thy ,rome8 ,and have ,i this return6 ,did ,i1 for this1 #bfe ,perform so noble1 and so brave defeat1 ,on ,sacrovir6 ,o ,jove1 let it become me ,to boast my deeds1 when he1 whom they concern1 ,shall thus forget them4 ,afer4 ,silius1 ,silius1 #bfi ,these are the common customs of thy blood1 ,when it is high with wine1 as now with rage4 ,this well agrees with that intemperate vaunt1 ,thou lately mad'st at ,agrippina's table1 ,that1 when all other of the troops were prone ,to fall into rebellion1 only yours #bge ,remain'd in their obedience4 ,you were he ,that sav'd the ,empire1 which had then been lost ,had but your legions there rebell'd1 or mutin'd2 ,your virtue met1 and fronted every peril4 #bgi ,you gav'st to ,caesar and to ,rome their surety4 ,their name1 their strength1 their spirit1 and their state1 ,their being was a donative from you4 ,arr4 ,well worded1 and most like an orator4 ,tib4 ,is this true1 ,silius8 ,sil4 ,save thy question1 ,caesar1 ,thy spy of famous credit hath affirm'd it4 #bhe ,arr4 ,excellent ,roman6 ,sab4 ,he doth answer stoutly4 ,sej4 ,if this be so1 there needs no farther cause ,of crime against him4 ,var4 ,what can more impeach ,the royal dignity and state of ,caesar1 ,than to be urged with a benefit #bij ,he cannot pay4 ,cot4 ,in this1 all ,caesar's fortune ,is made unequal to the courtesy4 ,lat4 ,his means are clean destroy'd that should requite4 ,gal4 ,nothing is great enough for ,silius' merit4 ,arr4 ,gallus on that side too8 ,sil4 ,come1 do not hunt1 ,and labour so about for circumstance1 #bif ,to make him guilty1 whom you have foredoom'd3 ,take shorter ways1 ,i 'll meet your purposes4 ,the words were mine1 and more ,i now will say3 ,since ,i have done thee that great service1 ,caesar1 #cjj ,thou still hast fear'd me2 and1 in place of grace1 ,return'd me hatred3 so soon all best turns1 ,with doubtful princes1 turn deep injuries ,in estimation1 when they greater rise ,than can be answer'd4 ,benefits1 with you1 #cje ,are of no longer pleasure1 than you can ,with ease restore them2 that transcended once1 ,your studies are not how to thank1 but kill4 ,it is your nature1 to have all men slaves ,to you1 but you acknowledging to none4 #caj ,the means that makes your greatness1 must not come ,in mention of it2 if it do1 it takes ,so much away1 you think3 and that which help'd ,shall soonest perish1 if it stand in eye1 #cad ,where it may front1 or but upbraid the high4 ,cot4 ,suffer him speak no more4 ,var4 ,note but his spirit4 ,afer4 ,this shows him in the rest4 ,lat4 ,let him be censur'd4#adgi ,sej4 ,he hath spoke enough to prove him ,caesar's foe4 ,cot4 ,his thoughts look through his words4 ,sej4 ,a censure4 ,sil4 ,stay1 ,stay1 most officious senate1 ,i shall straight #cbj ,delude thy fury4 ,silius hath not plac'd ,his guards within him1 against fortune's spite1 ,so weakly but he can escape your gripe ,that are but hands of fortune3 she herself1 #cbd ,when virtue doth oppose1 must lose her threats4 ,all that can happen in humanity1 ,the frown of ,caesar1 proud ,sejanus' hatred1 ,base ,varro's spleen1 and ,afer's bloodying tongue1 ,the senate's servile flattery1 and these ,must'red to kill1 ,i 'm fortified against1 #ccj ,and can look down upon3 they are beneath me4 ,it is not life whereof ,i stand enamour'd ,nor shall my end make me accuse my fate4 ,the coward and the valiant man must fall1 #ccd ,only the cause1 and manner how1 discerns them3 ,which then are gladdest1 when they cost us dearest4 ,romans1 if any here be in this senate1 ,would know to mock ,tiberius' tyranny1 ,look upon ,silius1 and so learn to die4 ,stabs himself4 ,var4 ,o desperate act6 ,arr4 ,an honourable hand6 #cdj ,tib4 ,look1 is he dead8 ,sab4 ',t was nobly struck1 and home4 ,arr4 ,my thought did prompt him to it4 ,farewell1 ,silius4 ,be famous ever for thy great example4 ,tib4 ,we are not pleas'd in this sad accident1 ,that thus hath stalled1#adhj and abus'd our mercy1 ,intended to preserve thee1 noble ,roman1 #cdf ,and to prevent thy hopes4 ,arr4 ,excellent wolf6 ,now he is full he howls4 ,sej4 ,caesar doth wrong ,his dignity and safety thus to mourn ,the deserv'd end of so profest a traitor2 #cej ,and doth1 by this his lenity1 instruct ,others as factious to the like offence4 ,tib4 ,the confiscation merely of his state ,had been enough4 ,arr4 ,o1 that was gap'd for then8 ,var4 ,remove the body4 ,sej4 ,let citation #cee ,go out for ,sosia4 ,gal4 ,let her be proscrib'd3 ,and for the goods1 ,i think it fit that half ,go to the treasure1 half unto the children4 ,lep4 ,with leave of ,caesar1 ,i would think that fourth #cei ,part1 which the law doth cast on the informers1 ,should be enough2 the rest go to the children3 ,wherein the prince shall show humanity1 ,and bounty2 not to force them by their want1 ,which in their parent's trespass they deserv'd1 ,to take ill courses4 ,tib4 ,it shall please us4 ,arr4 ,ay1 #cff ,out of necessity4 ,this ,lepidus ,is grave and honest1 and ,i have observ'd ,a moderation still in all his censures1#adha ,sab4 ,and bending to the better----,stay1 who 's this8 ,cremutius ,cordus6 ,what6 is he brought in8 ,arr4 ,more blood unto the banquet6 ,noble ,cordus1 #cga ,i wish thee good2 be as thy writings1 free ,and honest4 ,tib4 ,what is he8 ,sej4 ,for th' ,annals1 ,caesar4 ,enter ,praeco4 ,,satrius and ,,natta1 with ,,cremutius ,,cordus1 guarded4 ,prae4 ,cremutius ,cordus6 ,cor4 ,here4 ,prae4 ,satrius ,secundus1 ,pinnarius ,natta1 you are his accusers4 #cge ,arr4 ,two of ,sejanus' blood-hounds1 whom he breeds ,with human flesh1 to bay at citizens4 ,afer4 ,stand forth before the ,senate1 and confront him4 ,sat4 ,i do accuse thee here1 ,cremutius ,cordus1 ,to be a man factious and dangerous1 #chj ,a sower of sedition in the state1 ,a turbulent and discontented spirit1 ,which ,i will prove from thine own writings1 here1 ,the ,annals thou hast publish'd2 where thou bit'st ,the present age1 and with a viper's tooth1 #che ,being a member of it1 dar'st that ill ,which never yet degenerous bastard did ,upon his parent4 ,nat4 ,to this ,i subscribe2 ,and1 forth#adhb a world of more particulars1 ,instance in only one3 comparing men #cij ,and times1 thou praisest ,brutus1 and affirm'st ,that ,cassius was the last of all the ,romans4 ,cot4 ,how6 what are we then8 ,var4 ,what is ,caesar6 ,nothing8 ,afer4 ,my lords1 this strikes at every ,roman's private1 ,in whom reigns gentry and estate of spirit1 #cie ,to have a ,brutus brought in parallel1 ,a parricide1 an enemy of his country1 ,rank'd1 and preferr'd to any real worth ,that ,rome now holds4 ,this is most strangely invective1 ,most full of spite1 and insolent upbraiding4 #djj ,nor is 't the time alone is here dispriz'd1 ,but the whole man of time1 yea1 ,caesar's self ,brought in disvalue2 and he aim'd at most1 ,by oblique glance of his licentious pen4 ,caesar1 if ,cassius were the last of ,romans1 #dje ,thou hast no name4 ,tib4 ,let 's hear him answer4 ,silence6 ,cor4 ,so innocent ,i am of fact1 my lords1 ,as but my words are argu'd3 yet those words ,not reaching either prince or prince's parent2 ,the which your law of treason comprehends4 ,brutus and ,cassius ,i am charg'd t' have prais'd2 #daa ,whose deeds1 when many more1 besides myself1 ,have writ1 not one hath mention'd without honour4 ,great ,titus ,livius1 great for eloquence ,and faith amongst us1 in his ,history #dae ,with so great praises ,pompey did extol1 ,as oft ,augustus call'd him a ,pompeian3 ,yet this not hurt their friendship4 ,in his book ,he often names ,scipio1 ,afranius1 ,yea1 the same ,cassius1 and this ,brutus too1 #dbj ,as worthiest men2 not thieves and parricides1 ,which notes upon their fames are now impos'd4 ,asinius ,pollio's writings quite throughout ,give them a noble memory2 so ,messala #dbd ,renown'd his general1 ,cassius3 yet both these ,liv'd with ,augustus1 full of wealth and honours4 ,to ,cicero's book1 where ,cato was heav'd up ,equal with heaven1 what else did ,caesar answer1 ,being then dictator1 but with a penn'd oration1 ,as if before the judges8 ,do but see #dcj ,antonius' letters2 read but ,brutus' pleadings3 ,what vile reproach they hold against ,augustus1 ,false1 ,i confess1 but with much bitterness4 ,the epigrams of ,bibaculus and ,catullus ,are read1 full stuft with spite of both the ,caesars2 #dce ,yet deified ,julius1 and no less ,augustus1 ,both bore them1 and contemn'd them3 ,i not know1 ,promptly to speak it1 whether done with more ,temper1 or wisdom2 for such obloquies ,if they despised be1 they die supprest2 #ddj ,but if with rage acknowledged1 they are confest4 ,the ,greeks ,i slip1 whose licence not alone1 ,but also lust did scape unpunished3 ,or where some one1 by chance1 exception took1 ,he words with words reveng'd4 ,but1 in my work1 #dde ,what could be aim'd more free1#adhc or farther off ,from the time's scandal1 than to write of those ,whom death from grace or hatred had exempted8 ,did ,i1 with ,brutus and with ,cassius1 ,arm'd and possess'd of the ,philippi fields1 #dej ,incense the people in the civil cause1 ,with dangerous speeches8 ,or do they1 being slain ,seventy years since1 as by their images1 ,which not the conqueror hath defac'd1 appears1 ,retain that guilty memory with writers8 #dee ,posterity pays every man his honour3 ,nor shall there want1 though ,i condemned am1 ,that will not only ,cassius well approve1 ,and of great ,brutus' honour mindful be1 ,but that will also mention make of me4 #dfj ,arr4 ,freely and nobly spoken6 ,sab4 ,with good temper2 ,i like him1 that he is not mov'd with passion4 ,arr4 ,he puts 'em to their whisper4 ,tib4 ,take him hence2 ,we shall determine of him at next sitting4 ,exeunt ,officers with ,,cordus4 ,cot4 ,mean time1 give order1 that his books be burnt1 #dfe ,to the aediles4 ,sej4 ,you have well advis'd4 ,afer4 ,it fits not such licentious things should live ,t' upbraid the age4 ,arr4 ,if th' age were good1 they might4 ,lat4 ,let 'em be burnt4 ,gal4 ,all sought1 and burnt to-day4 ,prae4 ,the court is up2 lictors1 resume the fasces4 #dgj ,exeunt all but ,,arruntius1 ,,sabinus1 and ,,lepidus4 ,arr4 ,let them be burnt6 ,o1 how ridiculous ,appear the senate's brainless diligence1 ,who think they can1 with present power1 extinguish ,the memory of all succeeding times6 ,sab4 ',t is true2 when1 contrary1 the punishment #dge ,of wit doth make th' authority increase4 ,nor do they aught1 that use this cruelty ,of interdiction1 and this rage of burning1 ,but purchase to themselves rebuke and shame1 ,and to the writers an eternal name4 #dhj ,lep4 ,it is an argument the times are sore1 ,when virtue cannot safely be advanc'd1 ,nor vice reprov'd4 ,arr4 ,ay1 noble ,lepidus2 ,augustus well foresaw what we should suffer ,under ,tiberius1 when he did pronounce #dhe ,the ,roman race most wretched1 that should live ,between so slow jaws1 and so long a bruising4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#adhd ,enter ,,tiberius and ,,sejanus4 ,tib4 ,this business hath succeeded well1 ,sejanus2 ,and quite remov'd all jealousy of practice#adhe ',gainst ,agrippina1 and our nephews4 ,now1 ,we must bethink us how to plant our ingines ,for th' other pair1 ,sabinus and ,arruntius1 #e ,and ,gallus too2 howe'er he flatter us1 ,his heart we know4 ,sej4 ,give it some respite1 ,caesar4 ,time shall mature1 and bring to perfect crown1 ,what we1 with so good vultures1 have begun3 ,sabinus shall be next4 ,tib4 ,rather ,arruntius4 #aj ,sej4 ,by any means1 preserve him4 ,his frank tongue ,being lent the reins1 would take away all thought ,of malice1 in your course against the rest3 ,we must keep him to stalk with4 ,tib4 ,dearest head1 ,to thy most fortunate design ,i yield it4 #ae ,sej4 ,sir1 ,i have been so long train'd up in grace1 ,first with your father1 great ,augustus2 since1 ,with your most happy bounties so familiar2 ,as ,i not sooner would commit my hopes ,or wishes to the gods1 than to your ears4 #bj ,nor have ,i ever yet been covetous ,of over-bright and dazzling honours2 rather ,to watch and travail in great ,caesar's safety1 ,with the most common soldier4 ,tib4 ',t is confest4 ,sej4 ,the only gain1 and which ,i count most fair #be ,of all my fortunes1 is1 that mighty ,caesar ,has thought me worthy his alliance4 ,hence ,begin my hopes4 ,tib4 ,umph6 ,sej4 ,i have heard1 ,augustus1 ,in the bestowing of his daughter1 thought ,but even of gentlemen of ,rome3 if so-- #cj ,i know not how to hope so great a favour-- ,but if a husband should be sought for ,livia1 ,and ,i be had in mind1 as ,caesar's friend1 ,i would but use the glory of the kindred4 #cd ,it should not make me slothful1 or less caring ,for ,caesar's state3 it were enough to me ,it did confirm1 and strengthen my weak house1 ,against the now-unequal opposition ,of ,agrippina2 and for dear regard ,unto my children1 this ,i wish3 myself #dj ,have no ambition farther than to end ,my days in service of so dear a master4 ,tib4 ,we cannot but commend thy piety1 ,most lov'd ,sejanus1 in acknowledging ,those bounties2 which we1 faintly1 such remember4-- #de ,but to thy suit4 ,the rest of mortal men1 ,in all their drifts and counsels1 pursue profit2 ,princes alone are of a different sort1 ,directing their main actions still to fame3 #di ,we therefore will take time to think and answer4 ,for ,livia she can best1 herself1 resolve ,if she will marry1 after ,drusus1 or ,continue in the family2 besides1 ,she hath a mother1 and a grandam yet1 #ed ,whose nearer counsels she may guide her by3 ,but ,i will simply deal4 ,that enmity ,thou fear'st in ,agrippina1 would burn more1 ,if ,livia's marriage should1 as 't were in parts1 ,divide th' imperial house2 an emulation ,between the women might break forth2 and discord #fj ,ruin the sons and nephews on both hands4 ,what if it cause some present difference8 ,thou art not safe1 ,sejanus1 if thou prove#adhf it4 ,canst thou believe1 that ,livia1 first the wife ,to ,caius ,caesar1 then to ,drusus1 now #fe ,will be contented to grow old with thee1 ,born but a private gentleman of ,rome1 ,and raise thee with her loss1 if not her shame8 ,or say that ,i should wish it1 canst thou think ,the senate1 or the people 7who have seen #gj ,her brother1 father1 and our ancestors1 ,in highest place of empire7 will endure it8 ,the state thou hold'st already1 is in talk2 ,men murmur at thy greatness2 and the nobles ,stick not1 in public1 to upbraid thy climbing #ge ,above our father's favours1 or thy scale3 ,and dare accuse me1 from their hate to thee4 ,be wise1 dear friend4 ,we would not hide these things1 ,for friendship's dear respect3 nor will we stand ,adverse to thine1 or ,livia's designments4 #hj ,what we have purpos'd to thee1 in our thought1 ,and with what near degrees of love to bind thee1 ,and make thee equal to us1 for the present ,we will forbear to speak4 ,only1 thus much ,believe1 our lov'd ,sejanus1 we not know #he ,that height in blood or honour1 which thy virtue ,and mind to us1 may not aspire with merit4 ,and this we 'll publish on all watch'd occasion ,the senate or the people shall present4 ,sej4 ,i am restor'd1 and to my sense again1 #ij ,which ,i had lost in this so blinding suit4 ,caesar hath taught me better to refuse1 ,than ,i knew how to ask4 ,how pleaseth ,caesar ,t' embrace my late advice for leaving ,rome8 ,tib4 ,we are resolv'd4 ,sej4 ,here are some motives more1 #ie ,gives him a paper4 ,which ,i have thought on since1 may more confirm4 ,tib4 ,careful ,sejanus6 we will straight peruse them3 ,go forward in our main design1 and prosper4 ,exit4 ,sej4 ,if those but take1 ,i shall4 ,dull1 heavy ,caesar6 ,wouldst thou tell me1 thy favours were made crimes1 #ajj ,and that my fortunes were esteem'd thy faults1 ,that thou for me wert hated1 and not think ,i would with winged haste prevent that change1 ,when thou might'st win all to thyself again1 ,by forfeiture of me8 ,did those fond words #aje ,fly swifter from thy lips than this my brain1 ,this sparkling forge1 created me an armour ,t' encounter chance and thee8 ,well1 read my charms1 ,and may they lay that hold upon thy senses1 #aji ,as thou hadst snuft up hemlock1 or ta'en down ,the juice of poppy and of mandrakes4 ,sleep1 ,voluptuous ,caesar1 and security ,seize on thy stupid powers1 and leave them dead ,to public cares2 awake but to thy lusts1 ,the strength of which makes thy libidinous soul #aae ,itch to leave ,rome6 and ,i have thrust it on2 ,with blaming of the city business1 ,the multitude of suits1 the confluence ,of suitors3 then their importunacies4 ,the manifold distractions he must suffer1 #abj ,besides ill-rumours1 envies1 and reproaches1 ,all which a quiet and retired life1 ,larded with ease and pleasure1 did avoid3 ,and yet for any weighty and great affair1 #abd ,the fittest place to give the soundest counsels4 ,by this ,i shall remove him both from thought ,and knowledge of his own most dear affairs3 ,draw all dispatches through my private hands2 ,know his designments1 and pursue mine own2 ,make mine own strengths by giving suits and places1 #acj ,conferring dignities and offices2 ,and these that hate me now1 wanting access ,to him1 will make their envy none1 or less3 ,for when they see me arbiter of all1 ,they must observe2 or else with ,caesar fall4 #ace ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#adhg ,enter ,,tiberius4 ,tib4 ,to marry ,livia6 will no less1 ,sejanus1 ,content thy aims8 ,no lower object8 ,well6 ,thou know'st how thou art wrought into our trust2 ,woven in our design2 and think'st we must ,now use thee1 whatso'er thy projects are3 #e ',tis true4 ,but yet with caution and fit care2 ,and1 now we better think--,who's there within8 ,enter an ,officer4 ,off4 ,caesar6 ,tib4 ,aside4 ,to leave our journey off1 were sin ',gainst our decreed delights2 and would appear ,doubt2 or1 what less becomes a prince1 low fear4 #aj ,yet doubt hath law1 and fears have their excuse1 ,where princes' states plead necessary use2 ,as ours doth now3 more in ,sejanus' pride1 ,than all fell ,agrippina's hates beside4 ,those are the dreadful enemies1 we raise #ae ,with favours1 and make dangerous with praise2 ,the injur'd by us may have will alike1 ,but 't is the favourite hath the power to strike2 ,and fury ever boils more high and strong1 ,heat#adhh with ambition1 than revenge of wrong4 #bj ',t is then a part of supreme skill1 to grace ,no man too much2 but hold a certain space ,between th' ascender's rise and thine own flat1#adhi ,lest1 when all rounds be reach'd1 his aim be that4 ',t is thought4--,is ,macro in the palace8 see3 #be ,if not1 go seek him1 to come to us4 ,exit ,officer4 ,he ,must be the organ we must work by now2 ,though none less apt for trust3 need doth allow ,what choice would not4 ,i have heard that aconite1 ,being timely taken1 hath a healing might #cj ,against the scorpion's stroke2 the proof we'll give3 ,that1 while two poisons wrastle1 we may live4 ,he hath a spirit too working to be us'd ,but to th' encounter of his like2 excus'd ,are wiser sov'reigns then1 that raise one ill #ce ,against another1 and both safely kill3 ,the prince that feeds great natures1 they will sway him2 ,who nourisheth a lion1 must obey him4-- ,re-enter ,officer with ,,macro4 ,macro1 we sent for you4 ,mac4 ,i heard so1 ,caesar4 ,tib4 ,leave us a while4 ,exit ,officer4 ,when you shall know1 good ,macro1 ,the causes of our sending1 and the ends1 #da ,you will then hearken nearer2 and be pleas'd ,you stand so high both in our choice and trust1 ,mac4 ,the humblest place in ,caesar's choice or trust4 ,may make glad ,macro proud2 without ambition1 #de ,save to do ,caesar service4 ,tib4 ,leave your courtings4 ,we are in purpose1 ,macro1 to depart ,the city for a time1 and see ,campania2 ,not for our pleasures1 but to dedicate ,a pair of temples1 one to ,jupiter #ej ,at ,capua2 th' other at ,nola1 to ,augustus3 ,in which great work1 perhaps our stay will be ,beyond our will produc'd4 ,now1 since we are ,not ignorant what danger may be born ,out of our shortest absence1 in a state #ee ,so subject unto envy1 and embroil'd ,with hate and faction2 we have thought on thee1 ,amongst a field of ,romans1 worthiest ,macro1 ,to be our eye and ear3 to keep strict watch ,on ,agrippina1 ,nero1 ,drusus2 ay1 #fj ,and on ,sejanus3 not that we distrust ,his loyalty1 or do repent one grace1 ,of all that heap we have conferr'd on him2 ,for that were to disparage our election1 ,and call that judgment now in doubt1 which then #fe ,seem'd as unquestion'd as an oracle-- ,but greatness hath his cankers4 ,worms and moths ,breed out of too fit matter1 in the things ,which after they consume1 transferring quite ,the substance of their makers int' themselves4 ,macro is sharp1 and apprehends3 besides4 #ga ,i know him subtile1 close1 wise1 and well read ,in man1 and his large nature2 he hath studied ,affections1 passions1 knows their springs1 their ends1 ,which way1 and whether they will work3 't is proof #ge ,enough of his great merit that we trust him4 ,then to a point 7because our conference ,cannot be long without suspicion73 ,here1 ,macro1 we assign thee both to spy1 ,inform1 and chastise2 think1 and use thy means1 ,thy ministers1 what1 where1 on whom thou wilt2 #ha ,explore1 plot1 practise3 all thou dost in this ,shall be1 as if the senate or the laws ,had giv'n it privilege1 and thou thence styl'd ,the saviour both of ,caesar and of ,rome4 #he ,we will not take thy answer but in act3 ,whereto1 as thou proceed'st1 we hope to hear ,by trusted messengers4 ,if 't be inquir'd ,wherefore we call'd you1 say you have in charge ,to see our chariots ready1 and our horse4 #ij ,be still our lov'd and1 shortly1 honour'd ,macro4 ,exit4 ,mac4 ,i will not ask why ,caesar bids do this2 ,but joy1 that he bids me4 ,it is the bliss ,of courts to be employ'd1 no matter how2 ,a prince's power makes all his actions virtue4 #ie ,we1 whom he works by1 are dumb instruments1 ,to do1 but not inquire3 his great intents ,are to be serv'd1 not search'd4 ,yet1 as that bow ,is most in hand whose owner best doth know #ii ,t' affect#adij his aims2 so let that statesman hope ,most use1 most price1 can hit his prince's scope4#adia ,nor must he look at what or whom to strike1 ,but loose#adib at all2 each mark must be alike4 ,were it to plot against the fame1 the life ,of one with whom ,i twinn'd2 remove a wife #aje ,from my warm side1 as lov'd as is the air2 ,practise away each parent2 draw mine heir ,in compass1#adic though but one2 work all my kin ,to swift perdition2 leave no untrain'd engine ,for friendship1 or for innocence2 nay1 make #aaj ,the gods all guilty2 ,i would undertake ,this1 being impos'd me1 both with gain and ease3 ,the way to rise is to obey and please4 ,he that will thrive in state1 he must neglect #aad ,the trodden paths that truth and right respect2 ,and prove new1 wilder ways3 for virtue there ,is not that narrow thing she is elsewhere4 ,men's fortune there is virtue2 reason their will2 ,their licence1 law2 and their observance1 skill4 ,occasion is their foil2 conscience1 their stain2 #abj ,profit their lustre2 and what else is1 vain4 ,if then it be the lust of ,caesar's power ,t' have rais'd ,sejanus up1 and in an hour ,o'erturn him1 tumbling1 down from height of all2 ,we are his ready engine3 and his fall #abe ,may be our rise4 ,it is no uncouth#adid thing ,to see fresh buildings from old ruins spring4 ,exit4 ,,chorus--of ,musicians4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#adie ,enter ,,gallus1 ,,agrippina4 ,gal4 ,you must have patience1 royal ,agrippina4 ,agr4 ,i must have vengeance first2 and that were nectar ,unto my famish'd spirits4 ,o1 my fortune1 ,let it be sudden thou prepar'st against me2 ,strike all my powers of understanding blind1 #e ,and ignorant of destiny to come6 ,let me not fear1 that cannot hope4 ,gal4 ,dear princess4 ,these tyrannies on yourself are worse than ,caesar's4 ,agr4 ,is this the happiness of being born great8 ,still to be aim'd at8 still to be suspected8 #aj ,to live the subject of all jealousies8 ,at least the colour#adif made1 if not the ground ,to every painted danger8 ,who would not ,choose once to fall1 than thus to hang for ever8 ,gal4 ,you might be safe if you would---- ,agr4 ,what1 my ,gallus6 #ae ,be lewd ,sejanus' strumpet8 ,or the bawd ,to ,caesar's lusts1 he now is gone to practise8 ,not these are safe1 where nothing is4 ,yourself1 ,while thus you stand but by me1 are not safe4 ,was ,silius safe8 ,or the good ,sosia safe8 #bj ,or was my niece1 dear ,claudia ,pulchra1 safe1 ,or innocent ,furnius8 they that latest have 7,by being made guilty7 added reputation ,to ,afer's eloquence8 ,o1 foolish friends1 ,could not so fresh example warn your loves1 #be ,but you must buy my favours with that loss ,unto yourselves2 and when you might perceive ,that ,caesar's cause of raging must forsake him1 ,before his will6 ,away1 good ,gallus1 leave me4 ,here to be seen1 is danger2 to speak1 treason3 #cj ,to do me least observance1 is call'd faction4 ,you are unhappy in me1 and ,i in all4 ,where are my sons ,nero and ,drusus8 ,we ,are they he shot at2 let us fall apart2 ,not in our ruins sepulchre our friends4 #ce ,or shall we do some action like offence1#adig ,to mock their studies that would make us faulty1 ,and frustrate practice by preventing#adih it8 ,the danger's like3 for what they can contrive1 ,they will make good4 ,no innocence is safe #dj ,when power contests3 nor can they trespass more1 ,whose only being#adii was all crime before4 ,enter ,,nero1 ,,drusus1 and ,,caligula4 ,ner4 ,you hear ,sejanus is come back from ,caesar8 ,gal4 ,no4 ,how8 disgrac'd8 ,dru4 ,more graced now than ever4 ,gal4 ,by what mischance8 ,cal4 ,a fortune like enough ,once to be bad4 ,dru4 ,but turn'd too good to both4 #df ,gal4 ,what was't8 ,ner4 ,tiberius sitting at his meat1 ,in a farm-house they call ,spelunca1 sited ,by the sea-side1 among the ,fundane hills1 ,within a natural cave2 part of the grot1 #ej ,about the entry1 fell1 and overwhelmed ,some of the waiters2 others ran away3 ,only ,sejanus with his knees1 hands1 face1 ,o'erhanging ,caesar1 did oppose himself ,to the remaining ruins1 and was found #ee ,in that so labouring posture by the soldiers ,that came to succour him4 ,with which adventure1 ,he hath so fixt himself in ,caesar's trust1 ,as thunder cannot move him1 and is come ,with all the height of ,caesar's praise to ,rome4 ,agr4 ,and power to turn those ruins all on us1 #fa ,and bury whole posterities beneath them4 ,nero1 and ,drusus1 and ,caligula1 ,your places are the next1 and therefore most ,in their offence4 ,think on your birth and blood1 #fe ,awake your spirits1 meet their violence2 ',t is princely when a tyrant doth oppose1 ,and is a fortune sent to exercise ,your virtue1 as the wind doth try strong trees1 ,who by vexation#aejj grow more sound and firm4 ,after your father's fall1 and uncle's fate1 #ga ,what can you hope1 but all the change of stroke ,that force or sleight can give8 ,then stand upright2 ,and though you do not act1 yet suffer nobly3 #gd ,be worthy of my womb1 and take strong cheer2 ,what we do know will come1 we should not fear4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#aeja ,enter ,,macro4 ,mac4 ,return'd so soon6 ,renew'd in trust and grace6 ,is ,caesar then so weak1 or hath the place ,but wrought this alteration with the air2 ,and he1 on next remove1 will all repair8 ,macro1 thou art engag'd3 and what before #e ,was public1 now must be thy private more4 ,the weal of ,caesar1 fitness did imply2 ,but thine own fate confers necessity ,on thy employment2 and the thoughts borne nearest #i ,unto ourselves1 move swiftest still1 and dearest4 ,if he recover1 thou art lost2 yea1 all ,the weight of preparation to his fall ,will turn on thee1 and crush thee3 therefore strike ,before he settle1 to prevent the like ,upon thyself4 ,he doth his vantage know1 #ae ,that makes it home1#aejb and gives the foremost blow4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#aejc ,enter ,,latiaris1 ,,rufus1 and ,,opsius4 ,lat4 ,it is a service great ,sejanus will ,see well requited1 and accept of nobly4 ,here place yourselves between the roof and ceiling2 ,and when ,i bring him to his words of danger1 ,reveal yourselves1 and take him4 ,ruf4 ,is he come8 #e ,lat4 ,i'll now go fetch him4 ,exit4 ,ops4 ,with good speed4--,i long ,to merit from the state in such an action4 ,ruf4 ,i hope it will obtain the consulship ,for one of us4 ,ops4 ,we cannot think of less1 ,to bring in one so dangerous as ,sabinus4 #aj ,ruf4 ,he was a follower of ,germanicus1 ,and still is an observer#aejd of his wife ,and children1 though they be declin'd in grace2 ,a daily visitant1 keeps them company ,in private and in public1 and is noted #ae ,to be the only client of the house3 ,pray ,jove1 he will be free to ,latiaris4 ,ops4 ,he 's alli'd to him1 and doth trust him well4 ,ruf4 ,and he'll requite his trust6 ,ops4 ,to do an office ,so grateful to the state1 ,i know no man #bj ,but would strain nearer bands than kindred-- ,ruf4 ,list6 ,i hear them come4 ,ops4 ,shift to our holes with silence4 ,they retire4 ,re-enter ,,latiaris1 ,,sabinus4 ,lat4 ,it is a noble constancy you show ,to this afflicted house2 that not like others1 ,the friends of season1 you do follow fortune1 #be ,and1 in the winter of their fate1 forsake ,the place whose glories warm'd you4 ,you are just1 ,and worthy such a princely patron's love1 ,as was the world's renown'd ,germanicus1 ,whose ample merit when ,i call to thought1 #cj ,and see his wife and issue objects made ,to so much envy1 jealousy1 and hate2 ,it makes me ready to accuse the gods ,of negligence1 as men of tyranny4 ,sab4 ,they must be patient1 so must we4 ,lat4 ,o ,jove1 ,what will become of us or of the times1 #cf ,when1 to be high or noble1 are made crimes1 ,when land and treasure are most dangerous faults8 ,sab4 ,nay1 when our table1 yea our bed1 assaults ,our peace and safety8 ,when our writings are ,by any envious instruments1 that dare #da ,apply them to the guilty1 made to speak ,what they will have to fit their tyrannous wreak8 ,when ignorance is scarcely innocence2 ,and knowledge made a capital offence8 #de ,when not so much1 but the bare empty shade ,of liberty1 is reft#aeje us2 and we made ,the prey to greedy vultures and vile spies1 ,that first transfix us with their murdering eyes8 #di ,lat4 ,methinks the genius of the ,roman race ,should not be so extinct1 but that bright flame ,of liberty might be reviv'd again1 7,which no good man but with his life should lose7 ,and we not sit like spent and patient fools1 ,still puffing in the dark at one poor coal1 #ee ,held on by hope1 till the last spark is out4 ,the cause is public1 and the honour1 name1 ,the immortality of every soul1 ,that is not bastard or a slave in ,rome1 ,therein concern'd3 whereto1 if men would change #fj ,the weari'd arm1 and for the weighty shield ,so long sustain'd1 employ the facile sword1 ,we might have soon assurance of our vows4 ,this ass's fortitude doth tire us all3 ,it must be active valour must redeem #fe ,our loss1 or none4 ,the rock and our hard steel ,should meet t' enforce those glorious fires again1 ,whose splendour cheer'd the world1 and heat gave life ,no less than doth the sun's4 ,sab4 ',t were better stay ,in lasting darkness1 and despair of day4 #gj ,no ill should force the subject undertake ,against the sovereign1 more than hell should make ,the gods do wrong4 ,a good man should and must ,sit rather down with loss than rise unjust2 ,though1 when the ,romans first did yield themselves #ge ,to one man's power1 they did not mean their lives1 ,their fortunes1 and their liberties should be ,his absolute spoil1 as purchas'd by the sword4 ,lat4 ,why1 we are worse1 if to be slaves1 and bond #gi ,to ,caesar's slave1 be such1 the proud ,sejanus6 ,he that is all1 does all1 gives ,caesar leave ,to hide his ulcerous and anointed face1 ,with his bald crown at ,rhodes1 while he here stalks ,upon the heads of ,romans and their princes1 ,familiarly to empire4 ,sab4 ,now you touch #hd ,a point indeed1 wherein he shows his art1 ,as well as power4 ,lat4 ,and villany in both4 ,do you observe where ,livia lodges8 ,how ,drusus came dead8 ,what men have been cut off8 ,sab4 ,yes1 those are things remov'd4 ,i nearer lookt #ij ,into his later practice1 where he stands ,declar'd a master in his mystery4 ,first1 ere ,tiberius went1 he wrought his fear ,to think that ,agrippina sought his death4 ,then put those doubts in her2 sent her oft word1 #ie ,under the show of friendship1 to beware ,of ,caesar1 for he laid to poison her3 ,drave them to frowns1 to mutual jealousies1 ,which1 now1 in visible hatred are burst out4 ,since1 he hath had his hired instruments #ajj ,to work on ,nero1 and to heave him up2 ,to tell him ,caesar's old1 that all the people1 ,yea1 all the army have their eyes on him2 ,that both do long to have him undertake #ajd ,something of worth1 to give the world a hope2 ,bids him to court their grace3 the easy youth ,perhaps gives ear1 which straight he writes to ,caesar2 ,and with this comment3 8,see yon dangerous boy2 ,note but the practice of the mother1 there2 ,she's tying him for purposes at hand1 #aaj ,with men of sword40 ,here's ,caesar put in fright ',gainst son and mother4 ,yet he leaves not thus1 ,the second brother1 ,drusus1 a fierce nature1 ,and fitter for his snares1 because ambitious ,and full of envy1 him he clasps and hugs1 #aae ,poisons with praise1 tells him what hearts he wears1 ,how bright he stands in popular expectance2 ,that ,rome doth suffer with him in the wrong ,his mother does him1 by preferring ,nero3 #aai ,thus sets he them asunder1 each 'gainst other4 ,projects the course that serves him to condemn1 ,keeps in opinion of a friend to all1 ,and all drives on to ruin4 ,lat4 ,caesar sleeps1 ,and nods at this4 ,sab4 ,would he might ever sleep1 ,bogg'd in his filthy lusts6 ,,opsius and ,,rufus rush in4 ,ops4 ,treason to ,caesar6 #abe ,ruf4 ,lay hands upon the traitor1 ,latiaris1 ,or take the name thyself4 ,lat4 ,i am for ,caesar4 ,sab4 ,am ,i then catch'd8 ,ruf4 ,how think you1 sir8 ,you are4 ,sab4 ,spies of this head1 so white1 so full of years6 ,well1 my most reverend monsters1 you may live ,to see yourself thus snar'd4 ,ops4 ,away with him6 #aca ,lat4 ,hale him away4 ,ruf4 ,to be a spy for traitors1 ,is honourable vigilance4 ,sab4 ,you do well1 ,my most officious instruments of state1 ,men of all uses4 ,drag me hence1 away4 #ace ,the year is well begun1 and ,i fall fit ,to be an off'ring to ,sejanus4 ,go6 ,ops4 ,cover him with his garments1 hide his face4 ,sab4 ,it shall not need4 ,forbear your rude assault4 ,the fault's not shameful1 villany makes a fault4 ,exeunt4 #adj ,,scene ,,iv4#aejf ,enter ,,macro1 ,,caligula4 ,mac4 ,sir1 but observe how thick your dangers meet ,in his clear drifts6#aejg ,your mother and your brothers1 ,now cited to the senate2 their friend ,gallus1 ,feasted to-day by ,caesar1 since committed6 ,sabinus here we met1 hurried to fetters3 #e ,the senators all struck with fear and silence1 ,save those whose hopes depend not on good means1 ,but force their private prey from public spoil4 ,and you must know1 if here you stay1 your state ,is sure to be the subject of his hate1 #aj ,as now the object4 ,cal4 ,what would you advise me8 ,mac4 ,to go for ,capreae presently2 and there ,give up yourself entirely to your uncle4 ,tell ,caesar 7since your mother is accus'd ,to fly for succours to ,augustus' statue1 #ae ,and to the army1 with your brethren7 you ,have rather chose to place your aids in him ,than live suspected2 or in hourly fear ,to be thrust out1 by bold ,sejanus' plots3 ,which you shall confidently urge to be #bj ,most full of peril to the state1 and ,caesar1 ,as being laid to his peculiar ends1 ,and not to be let run with common safety4 ,all which1 upon the second1 ,i'll make plain1 ,so both shall love and trust with ,caesar gain4 ,cal4 ,away then1 let's prepare us for our journey4 ,exeunt4 #bf ,,scene ,v4#aejh ,enter ,,arruntius4 ,arr4 ,still dost thou suffer1 heaven6 ,will no flame1 ,no heat of sin1 make thy just wrath to boil ,in thy distemp'red bosom1 and o'erflow ,the pitchy blazes of impiety1 ,kindled beneath thy throne6 ,still canst thou sleep1 #e ,patient1 while vice doth make an antic face ,at thy dread power1 and blow dust and smoke ,into thy nostrils6 ,jove1 will nothing wake thee8 ,must vile ,sejanus pull thee by the beard1 ,ere thou wilt open thy black-lidded eye1 #aj ,and look him dead8 ,well6 snore on1 dreaming gods2 ,and let this last of that proud giant-race ,heave mountain upon mountain 'gainst your state4-- ,be good unto me1 ,fortune and you powers1 ,whom ,i1 expostulating1 have profan'd2 #ae ,i see 7what's equal with a prodigy7 ,a great1 a noble ,roman1 and an honest1 ,live an old man6-- ,enter ,,lepidus4#aeji ,o ,marcus ,lepidus1 ,when is our turn to bleed8 ,thyself and ,i1 ,without our boast1 are a'most all the few #bj ,left to be honest in these impious times4 ,lep4 ,what we are left to be1 we will be1 ,lucius2 ,though tyranny did stare as wide as death1 ,to fright us from it4 ,arr4 ',t hath so on ,sabinus4 ,lep4 ,i saw him now drawn from the ,gemonies1#aeaj #bf ,and what increas'd the direness of the fact1 ,his faithful dog1 upbraiding all us ,romans1 ,never forsook the corpse1 but1 seeing it thrown ,into the stream1 leap'd in1 and drown'd with it4 ,arr4 ,o act1 to be envi'd him of us men6 #cj ,we are the next the hook lays hold on4 ,marcus ,what are thy arts1 good patriot1 teach them me1 ,that have preserv'd thy hairs to this white dye1 ,and kept so reverend and so dear a head ,safe on his comely shoulders8 ,lep4 ,arts1 ,arruntius6 #ce ,none1 but the plain and passive fortitude1 ,to suffer and be silent2 never stretch ,these arms against the torrent2 live at home1 ,with my own thoughts and innocence about me1 ,not tempting the wolves' jaws3 these are my arts4 #dj ,arr4 ,i would begin to study 'em1 if ,i thought ,they would secure me4 ,may ,i pray to ,jove ,in secret and be safe8 ay1 or aloud1 ,with open wishes1 so ,i do not mention ,tiberius or ,sejanus8 ,yes1 ,i must1 #de ,if ,i speak out4 ',t is hard1 that4 ,may ,i think1 ,and not be rackt8 ,what danger is 't to dream1 ,talk in one's sleep1 or cough8 ,who knows the law8 ,may ,i shake my head without a comment8 say ,it rains1 or it holds up1 and not be thrown #ej ,upon the ,gemonies8 ,these now are things1 ,whereon men's fortune1 yea1 their fate depends4 ,nothing hath privilege 'gainst the violent ear4 ,no place1 no day1 no hour1 we see1 is free1 7,not our religious and most sacred times7 #ee ,from some one kind of cruelty3 all matter1 ,nay1 all occasion pleaseth4 ,madmen's rage1 ,the idleness of drunkards1 women's nothing1 ,jester's simplicity1 all1 all is good ,that can be catcht at4 ,nor is now th' event #fj ,of any person1 or for any crime1 ,to be expected2#aeaa for 't is always one3 ,death1 with some little difference of place1 ,or time----,what's this8 ,prince ,nero1 guarded6 ,enter ,,laco and ,,nero with ,,guards4 ,lac4 ,on1 lictors1 keep your way4 ,my lords1 forbear4 #fe ,on pain of ,caesar's wrath1 no man attempt ,speech with the prisoner4 ,ner4 ,noble friends1 be safe2 ,to lose yourselves for words1 were as vain hazard1 ,as unto me small comfort4 ,fare you well4 ,would all ,rome's sufferings in my fate did dwell6 #gj ,lac4 ,lictors1 away4 ,lep4 ,where goes he1 ,laco8 ,lac4 ,sir1 ,he's banished into ,pontia by the senate4 ,arr4 ,do ,i see1 and hear1 and feel8 ,may ,i trust sense1 ,or doth my phant'sie form it8 ,lep4 ,where 's his brother8 ,lac4 ,drusus is prisoner in the palace4 ,arr4 ,ha6 #ge ,i smell it now3 't is rank4 ,where's ,agrippina8 ,lac4 ,the princess is confin'd to ,pandataria4 ,arr4 ,bolts1 ,vulcan2 bolts for ,jove6 ,phoebus1 thy bow2 ,stern ,mars1 thy sword2 and1 blue-ey'd ,maid1 thy spear2 ,thy club1 ,alcides3 all the armoury #hj ,of heaven is too little6--,ha6 to guard ,the gods1 ,i meant4 ,fine1 rare dispatch6 ,this same ,was swiftly borne6 ,confin'd1 imprison'd1 banish'd8 ,most tripartite6 ,the cause1 sir8 ,lac4 ,treason4 ,arr4 ,o6 ,the complement of all accusings6 ,that #he ,will hit1 when all else fails4 ,lep4 ,this turn is strange6 ,but yesterday the people would not hear1 ,far less objected1 but cri'd ,caesar's letters ,were false and forg'd2 that all these plots were malice2 ,and that the ruin of the prince's house #ij ,was practis'd 'gainst his knowledge4 ,where are now ,their voices1 now that they behold his heirs ,lock'd up1 disgrac'd1 led into exile8 ,arr4 ,hush'd1 ,drown'd in their bellies4 ,wild ,sejanus' breath ,hath1 like a whirlwind1 scatter'd that poor dust1 #ie ,with his rude blast4--,we'll talk no treason1 sir4 ,turns to ,,laco1 and the rest4 ,if that be it you stand for4 ,fare you well4 ,we have no need of horse-leeches4 ,good spy1 ,now you are spi'd1 be gone4 ,exeunt ,,laco1 ,,nero1 and ,,guards4 ,lep4 ,i fear you wrong him3 ,he has the voice to be an honest ,roman4 #ajj ,arr4 ,and trusted to this office6 ,lepidus1 ,i'd sooner trust ,greek ,sinon than a man ,our state employs4 ,he's gone3 and being gone1 ,i dare tell you1 whom ,i dare better trust1 ,that our night-ey'd ,tiberius doth not see #aje ,his minion's drifts2 or1 if he do1 he 's not ,so arrant subtile1 as we fools do take him2 ,to breed a mongrel up1 in his own house4 ,with his own blood1 and1 if the good gods please1 ,at his own throat flesh him to take a leap4 #aaj ,i do not beg it1 heav'n2 but if the fates ,grant it these eyes1 they must not wink4 ,lep4 ,they must ,not see it1 ,lucius4 ,arr4 ,who should let#aeab 'em8 ,lep4 ,zeal1 ,and duty2 with the thought he is our prince4 ,arr4 ,he is our monster3 forfeited to vice #aae ,so far1 as no rack'd virtue can redeem him4 ,his loathed person fouler than all crimes3 ,an emp'ror only in his lusts4 ,retir'd1 ,from all regard of his own fame1 or ,rome's1 ,into an obscure island1 where he lives #abj ,acting his tragedies with a comic face1 ,amidst his rout of ,chaldees3 spending hours1 ,days1 weeks1 and months1 in the unkind#aeac abuse ,of grave astrology1 to the bane of men1 ,casting the scope of men's nativities1 #abe ,and having found aught worthy in their fortune1 ,kill1 or precipitate them in the sea1 ,and boast he can mock fate4 ,nay1 muse not3 these ,are far from ends of evil1 scarce degrees4 ,he hath his slaughter-house at ,capreae2 #acj ,where he doth study murder as an art2 ,and they are dearest in his grace that can ,devise the deepest tortures4 ,thither1 too1 ,he hath his boys1 and beauteous girls ta'en up ,out of our noblest houses1 the best form'd1 #ace ,best nurtur'd1 and most modest2 what's their good1 ,serves to provoke his bad4 ,some are allur'd1 ,some threat'ned2 others1 by their friends detain'd1 ,are ravish'd hence1 like captives1 and1 in sight ,of their most grieved parents1 dealt away #adj ,unto his spintries1#aead sellaries1#aeae and slaves ,masters of strange and new commented lusts1 ,for which wise nature hath left not a name4 ,to this 7what most strikes us1 and bleeding ,rome7 ,he is1 with all his craft1 become the ward #ade ,to his own vassal1 a stale catamite4#aead ,whom he1 upon our low and suffering necks1 ,hath raised from excrement to side the gods1 ,and have his proper sacrifice in ,rome3 ,which ,jove beholds1 and yet will sooner rive #aej ,a senseless oak with thunder than his trunk6 ,re-enter ,,laco1 ,,pomponius1 ,,minutius4 ,lac4 ,these letters make men doubtful what t' expect1 ,whether his coming1 or his death4 ,pom4 ,troth1 both3 ,and which comes soonest1 thank the gods for4 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,list6 ,their talk is ,caesar2 ,i would hear all voices4 #aee ,,arrunt4 and ,,lepidus stand aside4 ,min4 ,one day1 he's well2 and will return to ,rome2 ,the next day1 sick2 and knows not when to hope it4 ,lac4 ,true2 and to-day1 one of ,sejanus' friends ,honour'd by special writ2 and on the morrow ,another punish'd---- ,pom4 ,by more special writ4 #afj ,min4 ,this man receives his praises of ,sejanus1 ,a second but slight mention1 a third none1 ,a fourth rebukes3 and thus he leaves the senate ,divided and suspended1 all uncertain4 ,lac4 ,these forked tricks1 ,i understand 'em not3 #afe ,would he would tell us whom he loves or hates1 ,that we might follow1 without fear or doubt4 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,good ,heliotrope6 ,is this your honest man8 ,let him be yours so still2 he is my knave4 ,pom4 ,i cannot tell1 ,sejanus still goes on1 #agj ,and mounts1 we see2 new statues are advanc'd1#aeaf ,fresh leaves of titles1 large inscriptions read1 ,his fortune sworn by1 himself new gone out ,caesar's colleague in the fifth consulship2 ,more altars smoke to him than all the gods3 #age ,what would be more8 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,that the dear smoke would choke him1 ,that would ,i more4 ,lep4 ,peace1 good ,arruntius4#aeag ,lat4 ,but there are letters come1 they say1 ev'n now1 ,which do forbid that last4 ,min4 ,do you hear so8 ,lac4 ,yes4 ,pom4 ,by ,castor that's the worst4 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,by ,pollux1 best4 ,min4 ,i did not like the sign1 when ,regulus1 ,whom all we know no friend unto ,sejanus1 #ahb ,did1 by ,tiberius' so precise command1 ,succeed a fellow in the consulship3 ,it boded somewhat4 ,pom4 ,not a mote4 ,his partner1 ,fulcinius ,trio1 is his own1 and sure4-- #ahf ,here comes ,terentius4 ,enter ,,terentius ,he can give us more4 ,they whisper with ,,terentius4 ,lep4 ,i'll ne'er believe but ,caesar hath some scent ,of bold ,sejanus' footing4 ,these cross points ,of varying letters1 and opposing consuls1 #aij ,mingling his honours and his punishments1 ,feigning now ill1 now well1 raising ,sejanus1 ,and then depressing him1 as now of late ,in all reports we have it1 cannot be ,empty of practice3 't is ,tiberius' art1 #aie ,for1 having found his favourite grown too great1 ,and with his greatness strong2 that all the soldiers ,are1 with their leaders1 made at his devotion2 ,that almost all the senate are his creatures1 ,or hold on him their main dependencies1 #bjj ,either for benefit1 or hope1 or fear2 ,and that himself hath lost much of his own1 ,by parting unto him2 and1 by th' increase ,of his rank lusts and rages1 quite disarm'd ,himself of love1 or other public means #bje ,to dare an open contestation2 ,his subtilty hath chose this doubling line1 ,to hold him even in3 not so to fear him1 ,as wholly put him out1 and yet give check ,unto his farther boldness4 ,in mean time1 #baj ,by his employments1 makes him odious ,unto the staggering rout1 whose aid1 in fine1 ,he hopes to use1 as sure1 who1 when they sway1 ,bear down1 o'erturn all objects in their way4 #bad ,arr4 ,you may be a ,lynceus1 ,lepidus3 yet ,i ,see no such cause1 but that a political tyrant1 ,who can so well disguise it1 should have ta'en ,a nearer way3 feign'd honest1 and come home ,to cut his throat1 by law4 ,lep4 ,ay1 but his fear ,would ne'er be mask'd1 all be his vices were4 ,pom4 ,his lordship then is still in grace8 ,ter4 ,assure you1 ,never in more1 either of grace or power4 #bbc ,pom4 ,the gods are wise and just4 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,the fiends they are1 ,to suffer thee belie 'em4 ,ter4 ,i have here ,his last and present letters1 where he writes him1 #bbe 8,the partner of his cares10 and 8his ,sejanus40-- ,lac4 ,but is that true1 if 't is prohibited ,to sacrifice unto him8 ,ter4 ,some such thing ,caesar makes scruple of1 but forbids it not2 ,no more than to himself3 says he could wish ,it were forborne to all4 ,luc4 ,is it no other8 #bca ,ter4 ,no other1 on my trust4 ,for your more surety1 ,here is that letter too4 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,how easily ,do wretched men believe what they would have6 #bcd ,looks this like plot8 ,lep4 7,aside47 ,noble ,arruntius1 stay4 ,lac4 ,he names him here without his titles4 ,lep4 7,aside47 ,note6 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,yes1 and come off your notable fool4 ,i will4 ,lac4 ,no other than ,sejanus4 ,pom4 ,that's but haste ,in him that writes3 here he gives large amends4 ,mar4 ,and with his own hand written8 ,pom4 ,yes4 ,lac4 ,indeed8 ,ter4 ,believe it1 gentlemen1 ,sejanus' breast ,never receiv'd more full contentments in1 #bdb ,than at this present4 ,pom4 ,takes he well th' escape ,of young ,caligula1 with ,macro8 ,ter4 ,faith1 ,at the first air it somewhat troubled him4 #bde ,lep4 7,aside47 ,observe you8 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,nothing2 riddles4 ,till ,i see ,sejanus struck1 no sound thereof strikes me4 ,exeunt ,,arruntius and ,,lepidus4 ,pom4 ,i like it not4 ,i muse he 'd not attempt ,somewhat against him in the consulship1 ,seeing the people 'gin to favour him4 #bej ,ter4 ,he doth repent it now2 but he 's employ'd ,pagonianus after him3 and he holds ,that correspondence there1 with all that are ,near about ,caesar1 as no thought can pass ,without his knowledge1 thence1 in act to front him4 #bee ,pom4 ,i gratulate the news4 ,lac4 ,but how comes ,macro ,so in trust and favour with ,caligula8 ,pom4 ,o1 sir1 he has a wife2 and the young prince ,an appetite3 he can look up and spy ,flies in the roof1 when there are fleas i' bed2 #bfj ,and hath a learned nose t' assure his sleeps4 ,who to be favour'd of the rising sun1 ,would not lend little of his waning moon8 ,it is the saf'st ambition4 ,noble ,terentius6 ,ter4 ,the night grows fast upon us4 ,at your service4 ,exeunt4 #bfe ,,chorus--of ,musicians4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#aeah ,enter ,,sejanus4 ,sej4 ,swell1 swell1 my joys2 and faint not to declare ,yourselves as ample as your causes are4 ,i did not live till now3 this my first hour1 ,wherein ,i see my thoughts reach'd by my power4 ,but this1 and gripe my wishes4 ,great and high1 ,the world knows only two1 that's ,rome and ,i4 #f ,my roof receives me not2 't is air ,i tread2 ,and1 at each step1 ,i feel my advanced head ,knock out a star in heaven6 ,rear'd to this height1 ,all my desires seem modest1 poor1 and slight1 ,that did before sound impudent2 't is place1 #aa ,not blood1 discerns the noble and the base4 ,is there not something more than to be ,caesar8 ,must we rest there8 it irks t' have come so far1 ,to be so near a stay4 ,caligula1 #ae ,would thou stood 'st stiff1 and many in our way6 ,winds lose their strength1 when they do empty fly1 ,unmet of woods or buildings2 great fires die1 ,that want their matter to withstand them3 so1 ,it is our grief1 and will be our loss1 to know #bj ,our power shall want opposites2 unless ,the gods1 by mixing in the cause1 would bless ,our fortune with their conquest4 ,that were worth ,sejanus' strife1 durst fates but bring it forth4 ,enter ,,terentius4 ,ter4 ,safety to great ,sejanus6 ,sej4 ,now1 ,terentius8 #be ,ter4 ,hears not my lord the wonder8 ,sej4 ,speak it2 no4 ,ter4 ,i meet it violent in the people's mouths1 ,who run in routs to ,pompey's theatre1 ,to view your statue2 which1 they say1 sends forth ,a smoke1 as from a furnace1 black and dreadful4 #cj ,sej4 ,some traitor hath put fire in3 you1 go see1 ,and let the head be taken off1 to look ,what 't is4 ,exit ,,terentius4 ,some slave hath practis'd an imposture ,to stir the people4--,how now6 ,why return you8 ,re-enter ,,terentius1 with ,,satrius and ,,natta4 ,sat4 ,the head1 my lord1 already is ta'en off1 #ce ,i saw it2 and1 at opening1 there leapt out ,a great and monstrous serpent4 ,sej4 ,monstrous6 ,why8 ,had it a beard1 and horns8 no heart8 a tongue ,forked as flattery8 ,look'd it of the hue ,to such as live in great men's bosoms8 ,was #dj ,the spirit of it ,macro's8 ,nat4 ,may it please ,the most divine ,sejanus1 in my days1 7,and by his sacred fortune1 ,i affirm it17 ,i have not seen a more extended1 grown1 ,foul1 spotted1 venomous1 ugly---- ,sej4 ,o1 the fates6 #de ,what a wild muster 's here of attributes1 ,t' express a worm1 a snake6 ,ter4 ,but how that should ,come there1 my lord8 ,sej4 ,what1 and you too1 ,terentius6 ,i think you mean to make 't a prodigy ,in your reporting4 ,ter4 ,can the wise ,sejanus #ej ,think heav'n hath meant it less8 ,sej4 ,o1 superstition6 ,why1 then the falling of our bed1 that brake ,this morning1 burd'ned with the populous weight ,of our expecting clients1 to salute us2 ,or running of the cat betwixt our legs1 #ee ,as we set forth unto the ,capitol1 ,were prodigies4 ,ter4 ,i think them ominous3 ,and would they had not happ'ned6 ,as1 to-day1 ,the fate of some your servants3 who declining#aeai ,their way1 not able1 for the throng1 to follow1 ,slipt down the ,gemonies1 and brake their necks6 #fa ,besides1 in taking your last augury1 ,no prosperous bird appear'd2 but croaking ravens ,flagg'd up and down1 and from the sacrifice ,flew to the prison1 where they sat all night1 #fe ,beating the air with their obstreperous beaks6 ,i dare not counsel1 but ,i could entreat1 ,that great ,sejanus would attempt the gods ,once more with sacrifice4 ,sej4 ,what excellent fools ,religion makes of men6 ,believes ,terentius1 #gj ,if these were dangers1 as ,i shame to think them1 ,the gods could change the certain course of fate8 ,or1 if they could they would1 now in a moment1 ,for a beeve's fat1 or less1 be brib'd t' invert ,those long decrees8 ,then think the gods1 like flies1 #ge ,are to be taken with the steam of flesh1 ,or blood1 diffus'd about their altars3 think ,their power as cheap as ,i esteem it small4 ,of all the throng that fill th' ,olympian hall1 ,and1 without pity1 lade poor ,atlas' back1 #hj ,i know not that one deity1 but ,fortune1 ,to whom ,i would throw up1 in begging smoke1 ,one grain of incense2 or whose ear ,i'd buy ,with thus much oil4 ,her ,i indeed adore2 ,and keep her grateful image in my house1 #he ,sometimes belonging to a ,roman king1 ,but now call'd mine1 as by the better style3 ,to her ,i care not1 if1 for satisfying ,your scrupulous phant'sies1 ,i go offer4 ,bid ,our priest prepare us honey1 milk1 and poppy1 #ij ,his masculine odours1 and night-vestments3 say ,our rites are instant2 which perform'd1 you 'll see ,how vain1 and worthy laughter1 your fears be4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#aebj ,enter ,,cotta and ,,pomponius4 ,cot4 ,pomponius1 whither in such speed8 ,pom4 ,i go4 ,to give my lord ,sejanus notice---- ,cot4 ,what8 ,pom4 ,of ,macro4 ,cot4 ,is he come8 ,pom4 ,ent'red but now ,the house of ,regulus4 ,cot4 ,the opposite consul6 ,pom4 ,some half hour since4 ,cot4 ,and by night too6 ,stay1 sir2 #e ,i 'll bear you company4 ,pom4 ,along then4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#aeba ,enter ,,macro1 ,,regulus1 and ,attendant4 ,mac4 ',t is ,caesar's will to have a frequent senate2 ,and therefore must your edict lay deep mulct ,on such as shall be absent4 ,reg4 ,so it doth4 ,bear it my fellow consul to adscribe4#aebb ,mac4 ,and tell him it must early be proclaim'd3 #e ,the place ,apollo's temple4 ,exit ,attendant4 ,reg4 ,that 's rememb'red4 ,mac4 ,and at what hour8 ,reg4 ,yes4 ,mac4 ,you do forget ,to send one for the provost of the watch4 ,reg4 ,i have not3 here he comes4 ,enter ,,laco4 ,mac4 ,gracinus ,laco1 ,you are a friend most welcome3 by and by1 #aj ,i 'll speak with you4--,you must procure this list ,of the praetorian cohorts1 with the names ,of the centurions1 and their tribunes4 ,reg4 ,ay4 ,mac4 ,i bring you letters1 and a health from ,caesar4 ,lac4 ,sir1 both come well4 ,mac4 ,and1 hear you8 with your note1 #ae ,which are the eminent men1 and most of action4 ,reg4 ,that shall be done you too4 ,goes out4 ,mac4 ,most worthy ,laco1-- ,caesar salutes you4--,consul6 death and furies6 ,gone now6--,the argument will please you1 sir4-- ,ho6 ,regulus6 ,the anger of the gods #bj ,follow your diligent legs1 and overtake 'em1 ,in likeness of the gout6 ,re-enter ,,regulus4 ,o1 my good lord1 ,we lackt you present3 ,i would pray you send ,another to ,fulcinius ,trio1 straight1 ,to tell him you will come and speak with him3 #be ,the matter we 'll devise1 to stay him there1 ,while ,i with ,laco do survey the watch4 ,,regulus goes out again4 ,what are your strengths1 ,gracinus8 ,lac4 ,seven cohorts4 ,mac4 ,you see what ,caesar writes2 and--,gone again6 ,h' as sure a vein of mercury in his feet4---- #cj ,know you what store of the praetorian soldiers ,sejanus holds about him1 for his guard8 ,lac4 ,i cannot the just#aebc number2 but ,i think ,three centuries4 ,mac4 ,three6 good4 ,lac4 ,at most not four4 ,mac4 ,and who be those centurions8 ,lac4 ,that the consul #ce ,can best deliver you4 ,mac4 ,when he's away6 ,spite on his nimble industry6--,gracinus1 ,you find what place you hold1 there1 in the trust ,of royal ,caesar8 ,lac4 ,ay1 and ,i am---- ,mac4 ,sir1 #ci ,the honours there propos'd are but beginnings ,of his great favours4 ,lac4 ,they are more---- ,mac4 ,i heard him ,when he did study what to add4 ,lac4 ,my life1 ,and all ,i hold---- ,mac4 ,you were his own first choice6 ,which doth confirm as much as you can speak2 ,and will1 if we succeed1 make more----,your guards #de ,are seven cohorts1 you say8 ,lac4 ,yes4 ,mac4 ,those we must ,hold still in readiness and undischarg'd4 ,lac4 ,i understand so much4 ,but how it can---- ,mac4 ,be done without suspicion1 you'll object8 ,re-enter ,,regulus4 ,reg4 ,what's that4 ,lac4 ,the keeping of the watch in arms1 #ej ,when morning comes4 ,mac4 ,the senate shall be met1 and set ,so early in the temple1 as all mark ,of that shall be avoided4 ,reg4 ,if we need1 ,we have commission to possess the palace1 #ed ,enlarge ,prince ,drusus1 and make him our chief4 ,mac4 7,aside47 ,that secret would have burnt his reverend mouth1 ,had he not spit it out now4----,by the gods4 ,you carry things too----,let me borrow a man ,or two1 to bear these----,that of freeing ,drusus1 ,caesar projected as the last and utmost2 #fj ,not else to be rememb'red4 ,enter ,servants4 ,reg4 ,here are servants4 ,mac4 ,these to ,arruntius1 these to ,lepidus4 ,this bear to ,cotta1 this to ,latiaris4 ,if they demand you of me1 say ,i have ta'en ,fresh horse and am departed4 ,exeunt ,servants4 ,you1 my lord1 #fe ,to your colleague1 and be you sure to hold him ,with long narration of the new fresh favours1 ,meant to ,sejanus1 his great patron2 ,i1 ,with trusted ,laco1 here1 are for the guards3 ,then1 to divide4 ,for night hath many eyes1 #gj ,whereof1 though most do sleep1 yet some are spies4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#aebd ,enter ,praecones1 ,flamen1 ,tubicines1 ,tibicines1 ,ministri1 ,,sejanus1 ,,terentius1 ,,satrius1 ,,natta1 etc4 ,prae4 ,be all profane far hence2 fly1 fly far off3 ,be absent far2 far hence be all profane6 ,tubicines#aebe and ,tibicines#aebf sound while the ,flamen washeth4 ,fla4 ,we have been faulty1 but repent us now4 ,and bring pure hands1 pure vestments1 and pure minds4 #d #a ,min4 ,pure vessels4 #b ,min4 ,and pure offerings4 #c ,min4 ,garlands pure4 ,fla4 ,bestow your garlands3 and1 with reverence place ,the vervain#aebg on the altar4 ,prae4 ,favour your tongues4 ,while they sound again1 the ,flamen takes of the honey with his finger1 and tastes1 then ministers to all the rest3 so of the milk in an earthen vessel1 he deals about2 which done1 he sprinkleth upon the altar1 milk2 then imposeth the honey1 and kindleth his gums1 and after censing about the altar1 placeth his censer thereon1 into which they put several branches of poppy1 and the music ceasing1 proceed4 ,fla4 ,great mother ,fortune1 queen of human state1 ,rectress of action1 arbitress of fate1 ,to whom all sway1 all power1 all empire bows1 ,be present1 and propitious to our vows6 #aa ,prae4 ,favour it with your tongues4 ,min4 ,be present1 and propitious to our vows6 ,accept our off'ring1 and be pleas'd1 great goddess4 #ad ,ter4 ,see1 see1 the image stirs6 ,sat4 ,and turns away6 ,nat4 ,fortune averts her face6 ,fla4 ,avert1 you gods1 ,the prodigy4 ,still6 still6 some pious rite ,we have neglected4 ,yet1 heav'n be appeas'd1 ,and be all tokens false or void1 that speak #ai ,thy present wrath6 ,sej4 ,be thou dumb1 scrupulous priest3 ,and gather up thyself1 with these thy wares1 ,which ,i1 in spite of thy blind mistress1 or ,thy juggling mystery1 religion1 throw ,thus scorned on the earth4 ,overturns the statue and the altar4 ,nay1 hold thy look ,averted till ,i woo thee turn again2 #be ,and thou shalt stand1 to all posterity1 ,th' eternal game and laughter1 with thy neck ,writh'd to thy tail1 like a ridiculous cat4 ,avoid#aebh these fumes1 these superstitious lights1 ,and all these cos'ning#aebi ceremonies2 you1 #cj ,your pure and spiced#aecj conscience6 ,exeunt all but ,,sejanus1 ,,terentius1 ,,satrius1 and ,,natta4 ,i1 the slave ,and mock of fools1 7scorn on my worthy head67 ,that have been titled and ador'd a god1 ,yea sacrific'd unto1 myself1 in ,rome1 ,no less than ,jove3 and ,i be brought to do #ce ,a peevish giglot#aeca rites6 ,perhaps the thought ,and shame of that made ,fortune turn her face1 ,knowing herself the lesser deity1 ,and but my servant4--,bashful queen1 if so1 ,sejanus thanks thy modesty4--,who's that8 #dj ,enter ,,pomponius and ,,minutius4 ,pom4 ,his fortune suffers1 till he hears my news3 ,i have waited here too long4 ,macro1 my lord---- ,sej4 ,speak lower and withdraw4 ,takes him aside4 ,ter4 ,are these things true8 ,min4 ,thousands are gazing at it in the streets4 ,sej4 ,what's that8 ,ter4 ,minutius tells us here1 my lord1 #de ,that a new head being set upon your statue1 ,a rope is since found wreath'd about it6 and1 ,but now1 a fiery meteor in the form ,of a great ball was seen to roll along #di ,the troubled air1 where yet it hangs unperfect1 ,the amazing wonder of the multitude6 ,sej4 ,no more4 ,that ,macro 's come1 is more than all6 ,ter4 ,is ,macro come8 ,pom4 ,i saw him4 ,ter4 ,where8 with whom8 ,pom4 ,with ,regulus4 ,sej4 ,terentius6 ,ter4 ,my lord4 ,sej4 ,send for the tribunes1 we will straight have up #ee ,more of the soldiers for our guard4 ,exit ,,ter4 ,minutius1 ,we pray you go for ,cotta1 ,latiaris1 ,trio the consul1 or what senators ,you know are sure1 and ours4 ,exit ,,min4 ,you1 my good ,natta1 ,for ,laco1 provost of the watch4 ,exit ,,nat4 ,now1 ,satrius1 #fj ,the time of proof comes on2 arm all our servants1 ,and without tumult4 ,exit ,,sat4 ,you1 ,pomponius1 ,hold some good correspondence with the consul3 ,attempt him1 noble friend4 ,exit ,,pomp4 ,these things begin ,to look like dangers1 now1 worthy my fates4 #fe ,fortune1 ,i see thy worst3 let doubtful states1 ,and things uncertain hang upon thy will2 ,me surest death shall render certain still4 ,yet1 why is now my thought turn'd toward death1 ,whom fates have let go on so far in breath1 #gj ,uncheck'd or unreprov'd8 ,i1 that did help ,to fell the lofty cedar of the world ,germanicus2 that at one stroke cut down ,drusus1 that upright elm2 wither'd his vine2 ,laid ,silius and ,sabinus1 two strong oaks1 #ge ,flat on the earth2 besides those other shrubs1 ,cordus and ,sosia1 ,claudia ,pulchra1 ,furnius and ,gallus1 which ,i have grubb'd up2 ,and since1 have set my axe so strong and deep ,into the root of spreading ,agrippine2 #hj ,lopt off and scatter'd her proud branches1 ,nero1 ,drusus2 and ,caius too1 although replanted4 ,if you will1 ,destinies1 that after all1 ,i faint now ere ,i touch my period4 ,you are but cruel2 and ,i already have done #he ,things great enough4 ,all ,rome hath been my slave2 ,the senate sate an idle looker-on1 ,and witness of my power2 when ,i have blush'd ,more to command than it to suffer3#aecb all ,the fathers have sat ready and prepar'd #ij ,to give me empire1 temples1 or their throats1 ,when ,i would ask 'em2 and1 what crowns the top1 ,rome1 senate1 people1 all the world have seen ,jove but my equal2 ,caesar but my second4 ',t is then your malice1 ,fates1 who1 but your own1 #ie ,envy and fear t' have any power long known4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,v4#aecc ,enter ,,terentius and ,tribunes4 ,ter4 ,stay here3 ,i'll give#aecd his lordship you are come4 ,enter ,,minutius1 ,,cotta1 ,,latiaris4 ,min4 ,marcus ,terentius1 pray you tell my lord ,here's ,cotta1 and ,latiaris4 ,ter4 ,sir1 ,i shall4 ,exit4 ,cot4 ,my letter is the very same with yours2 ,only requires me to be present there1 #e ,and give my voice to strengthen his design4 ,lat4 ,names he not what it is8 ,cot4 ,no1 nor to you4 ,lat4 ',t is strange and singular doubtful6 ,cot4 ,so it is1 ,it may be all is left to lord ,sejanus4 ,enter ,,natta and ,,gracinus ,,laco4 ,nat4 ,gentlemen1 where 's my lord8 ,tri4 ,we wait him here4 #aj ,cot4 ,the provost ,laco6 ,what's the news8 ,lat4 ,my lord---- ,enter ,,sejanus4 ,sej4 ,now1 my right dear1 noble1 and trusted friends1 ,how much ,i am a captive to your kindness6 ,most worthy ,cotta1 ,latiaris1 ,laco1 ,your valiant hand2 and1 gentlemen1 your loves4 ,i wish ,i could divide myself unto you2 #ae ,or that it lay within our narrow powers1 ,to satisfy for so enlarged bounty4 ,gracinus1 we must pray you1 hold your guards ,unquit when morning comes4 ,saw you the consul8 #bj ,min4 ,trio will presently be here1 my lord4 ,cot4 ,they are but giving order for the edict1 ,to warn the senate8 ,sej4 ,how6 the senate8 ,lac4 ,yes4 ,this morning in ,apollo's temple-- ,cot4 ,we ,are charg'd by letter to be there1 my lord4 #be ,sej4 ,by letter6 ,pray you let's see4 ,lat4 ,knows not his lordship8 ,cot4 ,it seems so6 ,sej4 ,a senate warn'd6 without my knowledge6 ,and on this sudden6 ,senators by letters ,required to be there6 ,who brought these8 ,cot4 ,macro1 #cj ,sej4 ,mine enemy6 ,and when8 ,cot4 ,this midnight4 ,sej4 ,time1 ,with ev'ry other circumstance1 doth give ,it hath some strain of engine#aece in 't6--,how now8 ,enter ,,satrius4 ,sat4 ,my lord1 ,sertorius ,macro is without1 ,alone1 and prays t' have private conference #ce ,in business of high nature with your lordship1 ,he says to me1 and which regards you much4 ,sej4 ,let him come here4 ,sat4 ,better1 my lord1 withdraw3 ,you will betray what store and strength of friends ,are now about you2 which he comes to spy4 #dj ,sej4 ,is he not arm'd8 ,sat4 ,we'll search him4 ,sej4 ,no2 but take1 ,and lead him to some room1 where you conceal'd ,may keep a guard upon us4 ,exit ,,sat4 ,noble ,laco1 ,you are our trust2 and till our own cohorts ,can be brought up1 your strengths must be our guard4 #de ,now1 good ,minutius1 honour'd ,latiaris1 ,he salutes them humbly4 ,most worthy and my most unwearied friends2 ,i return instantly4 ,exit4 ,lat4 ,most worthy lord6 ,cot4 ,his lordship is turn'd instant kind1 methinks2 ,i have not observ'd it in him heretofore4 #ej #a ,tri4 ',t is true1 and it becomes him nobly4 ,min4 ,i ,am rapt withal4 #b ,tri4 ,by ,mars1 he has my lives1 ,were they a million1 for this only grace4 ,lac4 ,ay1 and to name a man6 ,lat4 ,as he did me6 ,min4 ,and me6 ,lat4 ,who would not spend his life and fortunes ,to purchase but the look of such a lord8 #ee ,lac4 ,aside4 ,he that would nor be lord's fool1 nor the world's4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,vi4#aecf ,enter ,,sejanus1 ,,macro1 and ,,satrius4 ,sej4 ,macro6 most welcome1 as most coveted friend6 ,let me enjoy my longings4 ,when arriv'd you8 ,mac4 ,about the noon of night4 ,sej4 ,satrius1 give leave4 ,exit ,,satrius4 ,mac4 ,i have been1 since ,i came1 with both the consuls1 ,on a particular design from ,caesar4 #e ,sej4 ,how fares it with our great and royal master8 ,mac4 ,right plentifully well2 as with a prince ,that still holds out the great proportion ,of his large favours1 where his judgment hath ,made once divine election3 like the god #aj ,that wants not1 nor is wearied to bestow ,where merit meets his bounty1 as it doth ,in you1 already the most happy1 and1 ere ,the sun shall climb the south1 most high ,sejanus4 ,let not my lord be amus'd4#aecg ,for to this end #ae ,was ,i by ,caesar sent for to the isle1 ,with special caution to conceal my journey2 ,and thence had my despatch as privately ,again to ,rome2 charg'd to come here by night2 ,and only to the consuls make narration #bj ,of his great purpose3 that the benefit ,might come more full1 and striking1 by how much ,it was less look'd for1 or aspir'd by you1 ,or least informed to the common thought4 ,sej4 ,what may this be8 ,part of myself1 dear ,macro1 #be ,if good1 speak out2 and share with your ,sejanus4 ,mac4 ,if bad1 ,i should for ever loathe myself ,to be the messenger to so good a lord4 ,i do exceed my instructions to acquaint ,your lordship with thus much2 but 't is my venture #cj ,on your retentive wisdom3 and because ,i would no jealous scruple should molest ,or rack your peace of thought4 ,for ,i assure ,my noble lord1 no senator yet knows ,the business meant3 though all by several letters #ce ,are warned to be there1 and give their voices1 ,only to add unto the state and grace ,of what is purpos'd4 ,sej4 ,you take pleasure1 ,macro1 ,like a coy wench1 in torturing your lover4 #ci ,what can be worth this suffering8 ,mac4 ,that which follows1 ,the tribunitial dignity and power3 ,both which ,sejanus is to have this day ,conferr'd upon him1 and by public senate4 ,sej4 ,fortune be mine again6 ,aside4 ,thou hast satisfied ,for thy suspected loyalty4 ,mac4 ,my lord1 #de ,i have no longer time1 the day approacheth1 ,and ,i must back to ,caesar4 ,sej4 ,where's ,caligula8 ,mac4 ,that ,i forgot to tell your lordship4 ,why1 ,he lingers yonder about ,capreae1 ,disgrac'd2 ,tiberius hath not seen him yet4 #ej ,he needs would thrust himself to go with me1 ,against my wish or will2 but ,i have quitted ,his forward trouble1#aech with as tardy note ,as my neglect or silence could afford him4 #ed ,your lordship cannot now command me aught1 ,because ,i take no knowledge that ,i saw you2 ,but ,i shall boast to live to serve your lordship2 ,and so take leave4 ,sej4 ,honest and worthy ,macro3 ,your love and friendship4 ,exit ,,macro4 ,who's there8 ,satrius1 ,attend my honourable friend forth4--,o6 #fj ,how vain and vile a passion is this fear1 ,what base uncomely things it makes men do6 ,suspect their noblest friends1 as ,i did this1 ,flatter poor enemies1 entreat their servants1 ,stoop1 court1 and catch at the benevolence #fe ,of creatures unto whom1 within this hour1 ,i would not have vouchsaf'd a quarter-look1 ,or piece of face6 ,by you that fools call gods1 ,hang all the sky with your prodigious signs1 ,fill earth with monsters1 drop the scorpion down #gj ,out of the zodiac1 or the fiercer lion1 ,shake off the loos'ned globe from her long hinge1 ,roll all the world in darkness1 and let loose ,th' enraged winds to turn up groves and towns6 ,when ,i do fear again1 let me be struck #ge ,with forked fire1 and unpitied die2 ,who fears1 is worthy of calamity4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,vii4#aeci ,enter ,,terentius1 ,,minutius1 ,,laco1 ,,cotta1 ,,latiaris1 and ,,pomponius2 ,,regulus1 ,,trio1 and others1 on different sides4 ,pom4 ,is not my lord here8 ,ter4 ,sir1 he will be straight4 ,cot4 ,what news1 ,fulcinius ,trio8 ,tri4 ,good1 good tidings2 ,but keep it to yourself4 ,my lord ,sejanus ,is to receive this day in open senate ,the tribunitial dignity4 ,cot4 ,is't true8 #e ,tri4 ,no words1 not to your thought3 but1 sir1 believe it4 ,lat4 ,what says the consul8 ,cot4 ,speak it not again3 ,he tells me that to-day my lord ,sejanus---- ,tri4 ,i must entreat you1 ,cotta1 on your honour ,not to reveal it4 ,cot4 ,on my life1 sir4 ,lat4 ,say4 #aj ,cot4 ,is to receive the tribunitial power1 ,but1 as you are an honourable man1 ,let me conjure you not to utter it2 ,for it is trusted to me with that bond4 ,lat4 ,i am ,harpocrates4 ,ter4 ,can you assure it8 #ae ,pom4 ,the consul told it me2 but keep it close4 ,min4 ,lord ,latiaris1 what's the news8 ,lat4 ,i'll tell you2 ,but you must swear to keep it secret4 ,enter ,,sejanus4 ,sej4 ,i knew the ,fates had on their distaff left ,more of our thread1 than so4 ,reg4 ,hail1 great ,sejanus6 #bj ,tri4 ,hail1 the most honour'd6 ,cot4 ,happy6 ,lat4 ,high ,sejanus6 ,sej4 ,do you bring prodigies too8 ,tri4 ,may all presage ,turn to those fair effects1 whereof we bring ,your lordship news4 ,reg4 ,may't please my lord withdraw4 ,sej4 ,yes3--,i will speak with you anon4 ,to some that stand by4 ,ter4 ,my lord1 #be ,what is your pleasure for the tribunes8 ,sej4 ,why1 ,let 'em be thankt and sent away4 ,min4 ,my lord----- ,lac4 ,will't please your lordship to command me----- ,sej4 ,no3 ,you are troublesome4 ,min4 ,the mood is chang'd4 ,tri4 ,not speak1 ,nor look6 ,lac4 ,ay1 he is wise1 will make him friends ,of such who never love but for their ends4 ,exeunt4 #ca ,,scene ,,viii4#aedj ,enter ,,arruntius and ,,lepidus1 divers other ,senators passing by them4 ,arr4 ,ay1 go1 make haste2 take heed you be not last ,to tender your 8,all ,hail0 in the wide hall ,of huge ,sejanus3 run a lictor's pace3 ,stay not to put your robes on2 but away ,with the pale troubled ensigns of great friendship #e ,stampt i' your face6 ,now1 ,marcus ,lepidus1 ,you still believe your former augury8 ,sejanus must go downward6 ,you perceive ,his wane approaching fast6 ,lep4 ,believe me1 ,lucius1 ,i wonder at this rising4 ,arr4 ,ay1 and that we #aj ,must give our suffrage to it4 ,you will say1 ,it is to make his fall more steep and grievous4 ,it may be so4 ,but think it1 they that can ,with idle wishes 'say#aeda to bring back time3 ,in cases desperate1 all hope is crime4 #ae ,see1 see6 what troops of his officious friends ,flock to salute my lord1 and start before ,my great proud lord6 to get a lord-like nod6 ,attend my lord unto the senate-house6 #ai ,bring back my lord6 like servile ushers1 make ,way for my lord6 proclaim his idol lordship1 ,more than ten criers1 or six noise of trumpets6#aedb ,make legs1 kiss hands1 and take a scatter'd hair ,from my lord's eminent shoulder6 ,see1 ,sanguinius1 ,with his slow belly1 and his dropsy6 ,look1 #be ,what toiling haste he makes6 ,yet here's another ,retarded with the gout1 will be afore him4 ,get thee ,liburnian porters1 thou gross fool1 ,to bear thy obsequious fatness1 like thy peers4 ,they met6 ,the gout returns1 and his great carriage4 #cj ,lictors1 ,consuls1 ,,regulus and ,,trio ,,sejanus1 ,,satrius1 ,,sanguinius1 ,,haterius1 and many other ,senators pass over the stage4 ,lict4 ,give way1 make place1 room for the consul6 ,san4 ,hail1 ,hail1 great ,sejanus6 ,hat4 ,hail1 my honour'd lord6 ,arr4 ,we shall be markt anon1 for our not ,hail4 ,lep4 ,that is already done4 ,arr4 ,it is a note1 ,of upstart greatness1 to observe and watch #ce ,for these poor trifles1 which the noble mind ,neglects and scorns4 ,lep4 ,ay1 and they think themselves ,deeply dishonour'd where they are omitted1 ,as if they were necessities that helpt ,to the perfection of their dignities2 #dj ,and hate the men that but refrain 'em4 ,arr4 ,o6 ,there is a farther cause of hate4 ,their breasts ,are guilty that we know their obscure springs ,and base beginnings2 thence the anger grows4 ,on4 ,follow4 ,exeunt4 #de ,,scene ,,ix4#aedc ,enter ,,macro and ,,laco4 ,mac4 ,when all are ent'red1 shut the temple doors2 ,and bring your guards up to the gate4 ,lac4 ,i will4 ,mac4 ,if you shall hear commotion in the senate1 ,present yourself3 and charge on any man #d ,shall offer to come forth4 ,lac4 ,i am instructed4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,x4#aedd ,the ,senate4 ,,haterius1 ,,trio1 ,,sanguinius1 ,,cotta1 ,,regulus1 ,,sejanus1 ,,pomponius1 ,,latiaris1 ,,lepidus1 ,,arruntius2 ,praecones1 ,lictores4 ,hat4 ,how well his lordship looks to-day6 ,tri4 ,as if ,he had been born1 or made for this hour's state4 ,cot4 ,your fellow consul's come about1 methinks8 ,tri4 ,ay1 he is wise1 ,san4 ,sejanus trusts him well4 ,tri4 ,sejanus is a noble1 bounteous lord4 #e ,hat4 ,he is so1 and most valiant4 ,lat4 ,and most wise4 #a ,sen4 ,he's everything4 ,lat4 ,worthy of all1 and more ,than bounty can bestow4 ,tri4 ,this dignity ,will make him worthy4 ,pom4 ,above ,caesar4 ,san4 ,tut1 ,caesar is but the rector of an isle1 #aj ,he of the ,empire4 ,tri4 ,now he will have power ,more to reward than ever4 ,cot4 ,let us look ,we be not slack in giving him our voices4 ,lat4 ,not ,i4 ,san4 ,nor ,i4 ,cot4 ,the readier we seem ,to propagate his honours1 will more bind #ae ,his thoughts to ours4 ,hat4 ,i think right with your lordship2 ,it is the way to have us hold our places4 ,san4 ,ay1 and get more4 ,lat4 ,more office and more titles4 ,pom4 ,i will not lose the part ,i hope to share ,in these his fortunes1 for my patrimony4 #bj ,lat4 ,see how ,arruntius sits1 and ,lepidus6 ,tri4 ,let 'em alone1 they will be markt anon4 #a ,sen4 ,i'll do with others4 #b ,sen4 ,so will ,i4 #c ,sen4 ,and ,i4 ,men grow not in the state but as they are planted ,warm in his favours4 ,cot4 ,noble ,sejanus6 #be ,hat4 ,honour'd ,sejanus6 ,lat4 ,worthy and great ,sejanus6 ,arr4 ,gods6 how the sponges open and take in ,and shut again6 ,look1 look6 is not he blest ,that gets a seat in eye-reach of him6 more ,that comes in ear1 or tongue-reach8 ,o but most #cj ,can claw his subtile elbow1 or with a buz ,fly-bow his ears8 ,praet4 ,proclaim the senate's peace1 ,and give last summons by the edict4 ,prae4 ,silence6 ,in the name of ,caesar1 and the senate1 silence6 8,memmius ,regulus1 and ,fulcinius ,trio1 7#ce7 consuls1 these present kalends of ,june1 with the first light1 shall hold a senate in the temple of ,apollo ,palatine3 all that are fathers1 and are regist'red fathers1 that have right of ent'ring the senate1 we warn or command you be frequently 7#dj7 present1 take knowledge the business is the commonwealth's3 whosoever is absent1 his fine or mulct will be taken1 his excuse will not be taken40 ,tri4 ,note who are absent1 and record their names4 #de ,reg4 ,fathers conscript1 may what ,i am to utter ,turn good and happy for the commonwealth6 ,and thou1 ,apollo1 in whose holy house ,we here are met1 inspire us all with truth1 ,and liberty of censure to our thought6 #ej ,the majesty of great ,tiberius ,caesar ,propounds to this grave senate1 the bestowing ,upon the man he loves1 honour'd ,sejanus1 ,the tribunitial dignity and power3 ,here are his letters1 signed with his signet4 #ee ,what pleaseth now the fathers to be done8 ,sen4 ,read1 read 'em1 open1 publicly read 'em4 ,cot4 ,caesar hath honour'd his own greatness much ,in thinking of this act4 ,tri4 ,it was a thought ,happy1 and worthy ,caesar4 ,lat4 ,and the lord #fj ,as worthy it1 on whom it is directed6 ,hat4 ,most worthy6 ,san4 ,rome did never boast the virtue ,that could give envy bounds1 but his3 ,sejanus---- #a ,sen4 ,honour'd and noble6 #b ,sen4 ,good and great ,sejanus6 #fd ,arr4 ,o1 most tame slavery1 and fierce flattery6 ,prae4 ,silence6 7,reads47 8,tiberius ,caesar to the ,senate greeting4 ,if you1 conscript fathers1 with your children1 be in health1 it is abundantly well3 we with our friends here are so4 ,the care of the commonwealth1 howsoever we are remov'd in person1 7#gj7 cannot be absent to our thought3 although1 oftentimes1 even to princes most present1 the truth of their own affairs is hid2 than which nothing falls out more miserable to a state1 or makes the art of governing more difficult4 7#ge7 ,but since it hath been our easeful happiness to enjoy both the aids and industry of so vigilant a senate1 we profess to have been the more indulgent to our pleasures1 not as being careless of our office1 but rather secure of the necessity4 ,neither do these common rumours of many1 7#ha7 and infamous libels published against our retirement1 at all afflict us2 being born more out of men's ignorance than their malice3 and will1 neglected1 find their own grave quickly2 #he whereas1 too sensibly acknowledge1 it would make their obloquy ours4 ,nor do we desire their authors1 though found1 be censur'd1 since in a free state1 as ours1 all men ought to enjoy both their minds and tongues free40 #ij ,arr4 7,aside74 ,the lapwing1 the lapwing6 8,yet in things which shall worthily and more near concern the majesty of a prince1 we shall fear to be so unnaturally cruel to our own fame1 as to neglect them4 ,true it is1 conscript fathers1 that we have raised ,sejanus from obscure1 7#if7 and almost unknown gentry10 ,sen4 7,aside47 ,how1 how6 8to the highest and most conspicuous point of greatness1 and1 we hope1 deservingly2 yet 7#ajj7 not without danger3 it being a most bold hazard in that sov'reign who1 by his particular love to one1 dares adventure the hatred of all his other subjects40 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,this touches2 the blood turns4 8,but we affy#aede in your loves and understandings1 7#ajf7 and do no way suspect the merit of our ,sejanus1 to make our favours offensive to any40 ,sen4 7,aside47 ,o6 good1 good4 #aaj 8,though we could have wished his zeal had run a calmer course against ,agrippina and our nephews1 howsoever the openness of their actions declared them delinquents2 and that he would have rememb'red no innocence is so 7#aae7 safe1 but it rejoiceth to stand in the sight of mercy3 the use of which in us he hath so quite taken away toward them1 by his loyal fury1 as now our clemency would be thought but wearied cruelty1 if we should offer to exercise it40 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,i thank him2 there ,i look'd for 't4 ,a good fox6 #aba 8,some there be that would interpret this his public severity to be particular ambition2 and that1 under a pretext of service to us1 he doth but remove his own lets3#aedf alleging the 7#abe7 strengths he hath made to himself1 by the praetorian soldiers1 by his faction in court and senate1 by the offices he holds himself1 and confers on others1 his popularity and dependents1 his urging and almost driving us to this our unwilling 7#acj7 retirement1 and1 lastly1 his aspiring to be our son-in-law40 ,sen4 7,aside47 ,this is strange6 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,i shall anon believe your vultures1#aedg ,marcus4 8,your wisdoms1 conscript fathers1 are able 7#ace7 to examine1 and censure#aedh these suggestions4 ,but were they left to our absolving voice1 we durst pronounce them1 as we think them1 most malicious40 ,sen4 7,aside47 ,o1 he has restor'd all1 list6 #adj 8,yet are they offer'd to be averr'd1 and on the lives of the informers4 ,what we should say1 or rather what we should not say1 lords of the senate1 if this be true1 our gods and goddesses confound us if we know6 ,only we must think1 7#ade7 we have plac'd our benefits ill2 and conclude1 that in our choice1 either we were wanting to the gods1 or the gods to us40 ,the ,senators shift their places4 ,arr4 7,aside47 ,the place grows hot2 they shift4 8,we have not been covetous1 honourable 7#aej7 fathers1 to change2 neither is it now any new lust that alters our affection1 or old loathing3 but those needful jealousies of state1 that warn wiser princes hourly to provide their safety2 and do teach them how learned a thing it is 7#aee7 to beware of the humblest enemy2 much more of those great ones1 whom their own employ'd favours have made fit for their fears40 #a ,sen4 7,aside47 ,away4 #b ,sen4 7,aside47 ,sit farther4 ,cot4 7,aside47 ,let's remove---- ,arr4 7,aside47 ,gods6 how the leaves drop off1 this little wind6 #afj 8,we therefore desire1 that the offices he holds be first seized by the senate2 and himself suspended from all exercise of place or power----0 ,sen4 7,aside47 ,how6 #afe ,san4 ,thrusting by4 ,by your leave4 ,arr4 ,come1 porpoise4 7,aside47 ,where's ,haterius8 ,his gout keeps him most miserably constant6-- ,your dancing shows a tempest4 ,sej4 ,read no more4 ,reg4 ,lords of the senate1 hold your seats3 read on4 ,sej4 ,these letters1 they are forg'd4 ,reg4 ,a guard6 sit still4 #agj ,enter ,,laco1 with the ,guards4 ,arr4 ,there's change6 ,reg4 ,bid silence1 and read forward4 ,prae4 ,silence6--8and himself suspended from all exercise of place or power1 but till due and mature trial be made of his innocency1 which yet we can faintly apprehend the necessity to 7#age7 doubt4 ,if1 conscript fathers1 to your more searching wisdoms1 there shall appear farther cause--or of farther proceeding1 either to seizure of lands1 goods1 or more--it is not our power that shall limit your authority1 or our favour 7#ahj7 that must corrupt your justice3 either were dishonourable in you1 and both uncharitable to ourself4 ,we would willingly be present with your counsels in this business2 but the danger of so potent a faction1 if it should prove 7#ahe7 so1 forbids our attempting it3 except one of the consuls would be entreated for our safety1 to undertake the guard of us home2 then we should most readily adventure4 ,in the meantime1 it shall not be fit for us to importune 7#aij7 so judicious a senate1 who know how much they hurt the innocent that spare the guilty2 and how grateful a sacrifice to the gods is the life of an ingrateful person4 ,we reflect not in this on ,sejanus1 7notwithstanding1 if you 7#aie7 keep an eye upon him--and there is ,latiaris1 a senator1 and ,pinnarius ,natta1 two of his most trusted ministers2 and so profest1 whom we desire not to have apprehended17 but as the necessity of the cause exacts it40 #bjj ,reg4 ,a guard on ,latiaris6 ,arr4 ,o1 the spy4 ,the reverend spy is caught6 ,who pities him8 ,reward1 sir1 for your service3 now1 you ha' done ,your property4#aedi you see what use is made6 ,exeunt ,,latiaris and ,,natta guarded4 ,hang up the instrument4 ,sej4 ,give leave4 ,lac4 ,stand1 stand6 #bjf ,he comes upon his death1 that doth advance ,an inch toward my point4 ,sej4 ,have we no friends here8 ,arr4 ,husht6 ,where now are all the hails and acclamations8 ,enter ,,macro4 ,mac4 ,hail to the consuls1 and this noble senate6 ,sej4 ,aside4 ,is ,macro here8 ,o1 thou art lost1 ,sejanus6 #baj ,mac4 ,sit still1 and unaffrighted1 reverend fathers2 ,macro1 by ,caesar's grace the new-made provost1 ,and now possest of the praetorian bands1 ,an honour late belong'd to that proud man1 ,bids you be safe3 and to your constant doom#aeej #bae ,of his deservings1 offers you the surety ,of all the soldiers1 tribunes1 and centurions1 ,receiv'd in our command4 ,reg4 ,sejanus1 ,sejanus1 ,stand forth1 ,sejanus6 ,sej4 ,am ,i call'd6 ,mac4 ,ay1 thou1 ,thou insolent monster1 art bid stand4 ,sej4 ,why1 ,macro1 #bbj ,it hath been otherwise between you and ,i2 ,this court1 that knows us both1 hath seen a difference1 ,and can1 if it be pleas'd to speak1 confirm ,whose insolence is most4 ,mac4 ,come down1 ,typhoeus4 ,if mine be most1 lo6 thus ,i make it more2 #bbe ,kick up thy heels in air1 tear off thy robe1 ,play with thy beard and nostrils4 ,thus 't is fit 7,and no man take compassion of thy state7 ,to use th' ingrateful viper1 tread his brains ,into the earth4 ,reg4 ,forbear4 ,mac4 ,if ,i could lose #bcj ,all my humanity now1 't were well to torture ,so meriting a traitor4--,wherefore1 fathers1 ,sit you amaz'd and silent2 and not censure ,this wretch1 who1 in the hour he first rebell'd ',gainst ,caesar's bounty1 did condemn himself8 ,phlegra1 the field where all the sons of earth ,muster'd against the gods1 did ne'er acknowledge #bcg ,so proud and huge a monster4 ,reg4 ,take him hence2 ,and all the gods guard ,caesar6 ,tri4 ,take him hence4 ,hat4 ,hence4 ,cot4 ,to the dungeon with him4 ,san4 ,he deserves it4 #bdj ,sen4 ,crown all our doors with bays4 ,san4 ,and let an ox1 ,with gilded horns and garlands1 straight be led ,unto the ,capitol4 ,hat4 ,and sacrific'd ,to ,jove1 for ,caesar's safety4 ,tri4 ,all our gods ,be present still to ,caesar6 ,cot4 ,phoebus4 ,san4 ,mars4 #bdd ,hat4 ,diana4 ,san4 ,pallas4 ,sen4 ,juno1 ,mercury1 ,all guard him6 ,mac4 ,forth thou prodigy of men4 ,exit ,,sejanus1 guarded4 ,cot4 ,let all the traitor's titles be defac'd4 ,tri4 ,his images and statues be pull'd down4 ,hat4 ,his chariot-wheels be broken4 ,arr4 ,and the legs ,of the poor horses1 that deserved nought1 #bea ,let them be broken too6 ,lep4 ,o violent change1 ,and whirl of men's affections6 ,arr4 ,like1 as both ,their bulks and souls were bound on ,fortune's wheel1 ,and must act only with her motion4 #bee ,exeunt all but ,,lepidus and ,,arruntius4 ,lep4 ,who would depend upon the popular air1 ,or voice of men1 that have to-day beheld ,that which1 if all the gods had fore-declar'd1 ,would not have been believ'd ,sejanus' fall8 ,he that this morn rose proudly as the sun1 #bfj ,and1 breaking through a mist of clients' breath1 ,came on as gaz'd at and admir'd as he1 ,when superstitious ,moors salute his light6 ,that had our servile nobles waiting him ,as common grooms2 and hanging on his look ,no less than human life on destiny6 #bfe ,that had men's knees as frequent as the gods2 ,and sacrifices more than ,rome had altars3 ,and this man fall6 fall8 ay1 without a look ,that durst appear his friend1 or lend so much ,of vain relief1 to his chang'd state1 as pity6 #bga ,arr4 ,they that before1 like gnats1 play'd in his beams1 ,and throng'd to circumscribe him1 now not seen1 ,nor deign to hold a common seat with him6 ,others1 that waited him unto the senate1 #bge ,now inhumanely ravish him to prison1 ,whom but this morn they follow'd as their lord6 ,guard through the streets1 bound like a fugitive4 ,instead of wreaths give fetters1 strokes for stoops3 ,blind shame for honours1 and black taunts for titles6 #bhj ,who would trust slippery ,chance8 ,lep4 ,they that would make ,themselves her spoil2 and foolishly forget1 ,when she doth flatter1 that she comes to prey4 ,fortune1 thou hadst no deity1 if men ,had wisdom3 we have placed thee so high1 #bhe ,by fond belief in thy felicity4 7,shout within47 ,the gods guard ,caesar6 ,all the gods guard ,caesar6 ,re-enter ,,macro1 ,,regulus1 and divers1 ,senators4 ,mac4 ,now1 great ,sejanus1 you that aw'd the state1 ,and sought to bring the nobles to your whip2 ,that would be ,caesar's tutor1 and dispose #bij ,of dignities and offices6 that had ,the public head still bare to your designs1 ,and made the general voice to echo yours6 ,that look'd for salutations twelve score off1 ,and would have pyramids1 yea1 temples1 rear'd ,to your huge greatness2 now you lie as flat #bie ,as was your pride advanc'd6#aeea ,reg4 ,thanks to the gods6 ,sen4 ,and praise to ,macro1 that hath saved ,rome6 ,liberty1 liberty1 liberty6 ,lead on1 ,and praise to ,macro1 that hath saved ,rome6 #cjj ,exeunt all but ,,arruntius and ,,lepidus4 ,arr4 ,i prophesy1 out of the senate's flattery1 ,that this new fellow1 ,macro1 will become ,a greater prodigy in ,rome than he ,that now is fall'n4 ,enter ,,terentius4 ,ter4 ,o you1 whose minds are good1 ,and have not forc'd all mankind from your breasts2 #cje ,that yet have so much stock of virtue left ,to pity guilty states1 when they are wretched3 ,lend your soft ears to hear1 and eyes to weep ,deeds done by men1 beyond the acts of furies4 ,the eager multitude 7who never yet #caj ,knew why to love or hate1 but only pleas'd ,t' express their rage of power7 no sooner heard ,the murmur of ,sejanus in decline1 ,but with that speed and heat of appetite1 ,with which they greedily devour the way #cae ,to some great sports1 or a new theatre1 ,they fill'd the ,capitol1 and ,pompey's ,cirque ,where1 like so many mastiffs biting stones1 ,as if his statues now were sensitive #cai ,of their wild fury2 first1 they tear them down2 ,then fast'ning ropes1 drag them along the streets1 ,crying in scorn1 8,this1 this was that rich head ,was crown'd with garlands1 and with odours1 this ,that was in ,rome so reverenced6 ,now ,the furnace and the bellows shall to work1 #cbe ,the great ,sejanus crack1 and piece by piece ,drop in the founder's pit40 ,lep4 ,o popular rage6 ,ter4 ,the whilst the senate at the temple of ,concord ,make haste to meet again1 and thronging cry1 8,let us condemn him1 tread him down in water1 ,while he doth lie upon the bank2 away60 #cca ,while some1 more tardy1 cry unto their bearers1 8,he will be censur'd ere we come2 run1 knaves10 ,and use that furious diligence1 for fear ,their bondmen should inform against their slackness1 #cce ,and bring their quaking flesh unto the hook4 ,the rout1 they follow with confused voice1 ,crying they're glad1 say they could ne'er abide him2 ,inquire what man he was1 what kind of face1 ,what beard he had1 what nose1 what lips8 protest #cdj ,they ever did presage he'd come to this2 ,they never thought him wise1 nor valiant2 ask ,after his garments1 when he dies1 what death2 ,and not a beast of all the herd demands ,what was his crime1 or who were his accusers1 ,under what proof or testimony he fell4 #cdf ,there came1 says one1 a huge long-worded letter ,from ,capreae against him4 ,did there so8 ,o1 they are satisfied2 no more4 ,lep4 ,alas6 ,they follow ,fortune1 and hate men condemn'd1 ,guilty or not4 ,arr4 ,but had ,sejanus thriv'd #cea ,in his design1 and prosperously opprest ,the old ,tiberius2 then1 in that same minute1 ,these very rascals1 that now rage like furies1 ,would have proclaim'd ,sejanus emperor4 #cee ,lep4 ,but what hath follow'd8 ,ter4 ,sentence by the senate1 ,to lose his head2 which was no sooner off1 ,but that and th' unfortunate trunk were seiz'd ,by the rude multitude2 who not content ,with what the forward justice of the state #cfj ,officiously had done1 with violent rage ,have rent it limb from limb4 ,a thousand heads1 ,a thousand hands1 ten thousand tongues and voices1 ,employ'd at once in several acts of malice6 ,old men not staid with age1 virgins with shame1 ,late wives with loss of husbands1 mothers of children1 #cff ,losing all grief in joy of his sad fall1 ,run quite transported with their cruelty6 ,these mounting at his head1 these at his face1 ,these digging out his eyes1 those with his brain ,sprinkling themselves1 their houses and their friends2 #cga ,others are met1 have ravish'd thence an arm1 ,and deal small pieces of the flesh for favours2 ,these with a thigh1 this hath cut off his hands1 ,and this his feet2 these fingers1 and these toes2 #cge ,that hath his liver1 he his heart3 there wants ,nothing but room for wrath1 and place for hatred6 ,what cannot oft be done1 is now o'erdone4 ,the whole1 and all of what was great ,sejanus1 ,and1 next to ,caesar1 did possess the world1 #chj ,now torn and scatter'd1 as he needs no grave ,each little dust covers a little part3 ,so lies he nowhere1 and yet often buried6 ,enter ,,nuntius4 ,arr4 ,more of ,sejanus8 ,nun4 ,yes4 ,lep4 ,what can be added8 ,we know him dead4 ,nun4 ,then there begin your pity1 #che ,there is enough behind to melt ev'n ,rome1 ,and ,caesar into tears2 since never slave ,could yet so highly offend1 but tyranny1 ,in tormenting him1 would make him worth lamenting4 ,a son and daughter to the dead ,sejanus1 #cij 7,of whom there is not now so much remaining ,as would give fast'ning to the hangman's hook17 ,have they drawn forth for farther sacrifice2 ,whose tenderness of knowledge1 unripe years1 ,and childish silly innocence was such1 #cie ,as scarce would lend them feeling of their danger3 ,the girl so simple1 as she often askt ,where they would lead her8 for what cause they dragg'd her8 ,cried1 she would do no more3 that she could take ,warning with beating4 ,and because our laws #djj ,admit no virgin immature to die1 ,the wittily and strangely cruel ,macro ,deliver'd her to be deflower'd and spoil'd ,by the rude lust of the licentious hangman1 #djd ,then to be strangled with her harmless brother4 ,lep4 ,o1 act most worthy hell1 and lasting night1 ,to hide it from the world6 ,nun4 ,their bodies thrown ,into the ,gemonies1 7,i know not how1 ,or by what accident return'd17 the mother1 ,th' expulsed#aeeb ,apicata1 finds them there2 #daj ,whom when she saw lie spread on the degrees1#aeec ,after a world of fury on herself1 ,tearing her hair1 defacing of her face1 ,beating her breasts and womb1 kneeling amaz'd1 ,crying to heaven1 then to them2 at last1 #dae ,her drowned voice gat up above her woes1 ,and with such black and bitter execrations ,as might affright the gods1 and force the sun ,run backward to the east2 nay1 make the old ,deformed chaos rise again1 t' o'erwhelm #dbj ,them1 us1 and all the world1 she fills the air1 ,upbraids the heavens with their partial dooms1 ,defies their tyrannous powers1 and demands1 ,what she1 and those poor innocents have transgress'd1 ,that they must suffer such a share in vengeance1 #dbe ,whilst ,livia1 ,lygdus1 and ,eudemus live1 ,who1 as she says1 and firmly vows to prove it ,to ,caesar and the senate1 poison'd ,drusus8 ,lep4 ,confederates with her husband6 ,nun4 ,ay4 ,lep4 ,strange act6 ,arr4 ,and strangely open'd4 ,what says now my monster1 #dcj ,the multitude8 ,they reel now1 do they not8 ,nun4 ,their gall is gone1 and now they 'gin to weep ,the mischief they have done4 ,arr4 ,i thank 'em1 rogues4 ,nun4 ,part are so stupid1 or so flexible1 ,as they believe him innocent2 all grieve3 #dce ,and some1 whose hands yet reek with his warm blood1 ,and grip the part which they did tear of him1 ,wish him collected and created new4 ,lep4 ,how ,fortune plies her sports1 when she begins ,to practise 'em6 pursues1 continues1 adds1 #ddj ,confounds with varying her impassion'd moods6 ,arr4 ,dost thou hope1 ,fortune1 to redeem thy crimes1 ,to make amend for thy ill placed favours1 ,with these strange punishments6 ,forbear1 you things ,that stand upon the pinnacles of state1 #dde ,to boast your slippery height2 when you do fall1 ,you pash#aeed yourselves in pieces1 ne'er to rise2 ,and he that lends you pity1 is not wise4 ,ter4 ,let this example move the insolent man ,not to grow proud and careless of the gods4 #dej ,it is an odious wisdom to blaspheme1 ,much more to slighten1 or deny their powers3 ,for whom the morning saw so great and high1 ,thus low and little1 'fore the even doth lie4 ,exeunt4 ,,volpone2 ,,or1 ,,the ,,fox ,,by ,,ben ,,jonson ,,the ,,persons ,,of ,,the ,,play ,,volpone1 a ,magnifico4 ,,mosca1 his ,parasite4 ,,voltore1 an ,advocate4 ,,corbaccio1 an old ,gentleman4 ,,corvino1 a ,merchant4 ,,bonario1 a young ,gentleman1 son to ,corbaccio4 ,,sir ,,politic ,,would-,,be1 a ,knight4 ,,peregrine1 a ,gentleman ,traveller4 ,,nano1 a ,dwarf4 ,,castrone1 an ,eunuch4 ,,androgyno1 an ,hermaphrodite4 ,grege or ,mob4 ,commandadori1 ,officers of ,justice4 ,mercatori1 three ,merchants4 ,avocatori1 four ,magistrates4 ,notario1 the ,register4 ,fine ,madame ,,would-,,be1 the ,knight's ,wife4 ,,celia1 ,corvino the ,merchant's ,wife4 ,servitore1 a ,servant1 two ,waiting- women1 c4 ,,scene4--,venice4 ,,the ,,argument ,v olpone1 childless1 rich1 feigns sick1 despairs1 ,o ffers his state to hopes of several heirs1 ,l ies languishing3 his parasite receives ,p resents of all1 assures1 deludes2 then weaves ,o ther cross plots1 which ope themselves1 are told4 #e ,n ew tricks for safety are sought2 they thrive3 when1 bold1 ,e ach tempts th' other again1 and all are sold4 ,,prologue ,now1 luck yet send us1 and a little wit ,will serve to make our play hit2 ,according to the palates of the season1 ,here is rhyme1 not empty of reason4 ,this we were bid to credit from our poet1 #e ,whose true scope1 if you would know it1 ,in all his poems still hath been this measure1 ,to mix profit with your pleasure2 ,and not as some1 whose throats their envy failing1 ,cry hoarsely1 8,all he writes is railing30 #aj ,and when his plays come forth1 think they can flout them1 ,with saying1 he was a year about them4 ,to this there needs no lie1 but this his creature1 ,which was two months since no feature3 ,and though he dares give them five lives to mend it1 #ae ',t is known1 five weeks fully penn'd it1 ,from his own hand1 without a coadjutor1 ,novice1 journeyman1 or tutor4 ,yet thus much ,i can give you as a token ,of his play's worth1 no eggs are broken1 #bj ,nor quaking custards with fierce teeth affrighted1 ,wherewith your rout are so delighted2 ,nor hales he in a gull1 old ends reciting1 ,to stop gaps in his loose writing2 ,with such a deal of monstrous and forc'd action1 #be ,as might make ,bethlem#aeee a faction3 ,nor made he his play for jests stol'n from each table1 ,but makes jests to fit his fable2 ,and so presents quick comedy refin'd1 ,as best critics have design'd2 #cj ,the laws of time1 place1 persons he observeth1 ,from no needful rule he swerveth4 ,all gall and copperas#aeef from his ink he draineth1 ,only a little salt remaineth1 ,wherewith he 'll rub your cheeks1 till1 red with laughter1 #ce ,they shall look fresh a week after4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#aeeg ,enter ,,volpone1 ,,mosca4 ,volp4 ,good morning to the day2 and next1 my gold6 ,open the shrine1 that ,i may see my saint4 ,,mosca withdraws the curtain1 and discovers piles of gold1 plate1 jewels1 etc4 ,hail the world's soul1 and mine6 ,more glad than is ,the teeming earth to see the long'd-for sun ,peep through the horns of the celestial ,ram1 #e ,am ,i1 to view thy splendour dark'ning his2 ,that lying here1 amongst my other hoards1 ,show'st like a flame by night1 or like the day ,struck out of chaos1 when all darkness fled ,unto the centre4#aeeh ,o thou son of ,sol1 #aj ,but brighter than thy father1 let me kiss1 ,with adoration1 thee1 and every relic ,of sacred treasure in this blessed room4 ,well did wise poets1 by thy glorious name1 ,title that age which they would have the best2 ,thou being the best of things1 and far transcending #af ,all style of joy1 in children1 parents1 friends1 ,or any other waking dream on earth ,thy looks when they to ,venus did ascribe1 ,they should have given her twenty thousand ,cupids2 #bj ,such are thy beauties and our loves6 ,dear saint1 ,riches1 the dumb god1 that giv'st all men tongues1 ,that canst do nought1 and yet mak'st men do all things2 ,the price of souls2 even hell1 with thee to boot1 #bd ,is made worth heaven4 ,thou art virtue1 fame1 ,honour1 and all things else4 ,who can get thee1 ,he shall be noble1 valiant1 honest1 wise----#aeei ,mos4 ,and what he will1 sir4 ,riches are in fortune ,a greater good than wisdom is in nature4 ,volp4 ,true1 my beloved ,mosca4 ,yet ,i glory ,more in the cunning purchase of my wealth1 #ca ,than in the glad possession1 since ,i gain ,no common way2 ,i use no trade1 no venture2 ,i wound no earth with ploughshares1 ,i fat no beasts ,to feed the shambles2 have no mills for iron1 #ce ,oil1 corn1 or men1 to grind them into powder2 ,i blow no subtle glass1 expose no ships ,to threat'nings of the furrow-faced sea2 ,i turn no monies in the public bank1 ,no usure private4 ,mos4 ,no1 sir1 nor devour #dj ,soft prodigals4 ,you shall ha' some will swallow ,a melting heir as glibly as your ,dutch ,will pills of butter1 and ne'er purge for it2 ,tear forth the fathers of poor families ,out of their beds1 and coffin them alive #de ,in some kind clasping prison1 where their bones ,may be forthcoming1 when the flesh is rotten3 ,but your sweet nature doth abhor these courses2 ,you loathe the widow's or the orphan's tears ,should wash your pavements1 or their piteous cries #ej ,ring in your roofs1 and beat the air for vengeance4 ,volp4 ,right1 ,mosca2 ,i do loathe it4 ,mos4 ,and1 besides1 sir1 ,you are not like the thresher that doth stand ,with a huge flail1 watching a heap of corn1 #ed ,and1 hungry1 dares not taste the smallest grain1 ,but feeds on mallows1 and such bitter herbs2 ,nor like the merchant1 who hath fill'd his vaults ,with ,romagnia1 rich and ,candian wines1 ,yet drinks the lees of ,lombard's vinegar3 ,you will not lie in straw1 whilst moths and worms #fj ,feed on your sumptuous hangings and soft beds2 ,you know the use of riches1 and dare give now ,from that bright heap1 to me1 your poor observer1 ,or to your dwarf1 or your hermaphrodite1 ,your eunuch1 or what other household trifle #fe ,your pleasure allows maintenance-- ,vol4 ,hold thee1 ,mosca1 ,take of my hand2 thou strik'st on truth in all1 ,and they are envious term thee parasite4 ,call forth my dwarf1 my eunuch1 and my fool1 ,and let 'em make me sport4 ,exit ,,mos4 ,what should ,i do1 #gj ,but cocker up my genius1 and live free ,to all delights my fortune calls me to8 ,i have no wife1 no parent1 child1 ally1 ,to give my substance to2 but whom ,i make ,must be my heir2 and this makes men observe#aefj me3 #ge ,this draws new clients daily to my house1 ,women and men of every sex and age1 ,that bring me presents1 send me plate1 coin1 jewels1 ,with hope that when ,i die 7which they expect ,each greedy minute7 it shall then return #hj ,tenfold upon them2 whilst some1 covetous ,above the rest1 seek to engross me whole1 ,and counter-work the one unto the other1 ,contend in gifts1 as they would seem in love3 ,all which ,i suffer1 playing with their hopes1 #he ,and am content to coin 'em into profit1 ,and look upon their kindness1 and take more1 ,and look on that2 still bearing them in hand1#aefa ,letting the cherry knock against their lips1 ,and draw it by their mouths1 and back again4-- ,how now6 #ia ,,scene ,,ii4#aefb ,to him re-enter ,,mosca1 with ,,nano1 ,,androgyno1 and ,,castrone4 ,nan4 8,now1 room for fresh gamesters1 who do will you to know1 ,they do bring you neither play nor university show2 ,and therefore do intreat you that whatsoever they rehearse1 ,may not fare a whit the worse1 for the false pace of the verse4 ,if you wonder at this1 you will wonder more ere we pass1 #e ,for know1 here#aefc is inclos'd the soul of ,pythagoras1 ,that juggler divine1 as hereafter shall follow2 ,which soul1 fast and loose1 sir1 came first from ,apollo1 ,and was breath'd into ,aethalides1 ,mercurius his son1 ,where it had the gift to remember all that ever was done4 #aj ,from thence it fled forth1 and made quick transmigration ,to goldy-lock'd ,euphorbus1 who was kill'd in good fashion1 ,at the siege of old ,troy1 by the cuckold of ,sparta4 ,hermotimus was next 7,i find it in my charta71 ,to whom it did pass1 where no sooner it was missing1 #ae ,but with one ,pyrrhus of ,delos it learn'd to go a-fishing2 ,and thence did it enter the sophist of ,greece4 ,from ,pythagore1 she went into a beautiful piece1 ,hight ,aspasia1 the meretrix2 and the next toss of her ,was again of a whore1 she became a philosopher1 ,crates the cynick1 as itself doth relate it3 #ba ,since kings1 knights1 and beggars1 knaves1 lords1 and fools gat it1 ,besides ox and ass1 camel1 mule1 goat1 and brock1#aefd ,in all which it hath spoke1 as in the cobbler's cock4#aefe #bd ,but ,i come not here to discourse of that matter1 ,or his one1 two1 or three1 or his great oath1 ,,by ,,quater6#aeff ,his musics1 his trigon1#aefg his golden thigh1 ,or his telling how elements shift2 but ,i ,would ask1 how of late thou hast suffer'd translation1 ,and shifted thy coat in these days of reformation4 #cj ,and4 ,like one of the reform'd1 a fool1 as you see1 ,counting all old doctrine heresy4 ,nan4 ,but not on thine own forbid meats hast thou ventur'd8 ,and4 ,on fish1 when first a ,carthusian ,i enter'd4 ,nan4 ,why1 then thy dogmatical silence hath left thee8 #ce ,and4 ,of that an obstreperous lawyer bereft me4 ,nan4 ,o wonderful change1 when sir lawyer forsook thee6 ,for ,pythagore's sake1 what body then took thee8 ,and4 ,a good dull mule4 ,nan4 ,and how6 by that means ,thou wert brought to allow of the eating of beans8 #dj ,and4 ,yes4 ,nan4 ,but from the mule into whom didst thou pass8 ,and4 ,into a very strange beast1 by some writers call'd an ass2 ,by others a precise1#aefh pure1 illuminate brother ,of those devour flesh1 and sometimes one another2 ,and will drop you forth a libel1 or a sanctifi'd lie1 ,betwixt every spoonful of a nativity-pie4#aefi #df ,nan4 ,now quit thee1 for heaven1 of that profane nation1 ,and gently report thy next transmigration4 ,and4 ,to the same that ,i am4 ,nan4 ,a creature of delight1 ,and1 what is more than a fool1 an hermaphrodite6 #ej ,now1 prithee1 sweet soul1 in all thy variation1 ,which body wouldst thou choose to keep up thy station8 ,and4 ,troth1 this ,i am in3 even here would ,i tarry4 ,nan4 ',cause here the delight of each sex thou canst vary8 ,and4 ,alas1 those pleasures be stale and forsaken2 #ee ,no1 't is your fool wherewith ,i am so taken1 ,the only one creature that ,i can call blessed2 ,for all other forms ,i have prov'd most distressed4 ,nan4 ,spoke true1 as thou wert in ,pythagoras still4 ,this learned opinion we celebrate will1 #fj ,fellow eunuch1 as behoves us1 with all our wit and art1 ,to dignify that whereof ourselves are so great and special a part40 ,volp4 ,now1 very1 very pretty6 ,mosca1 this ,was thy invention8 ,mos4 ,if it please my patron1 ,not else4 ,volp4 ,it doth1 good ,mosca4 ,mos4 ,then it was1 sir4 #fe ,,nano and ,,castrone sing4 ,song4 8,fools1 they are the only nation ,worth men's envy or admiration2 ,free from care or sorrow-taking1 ,selves and others merry making3 ,all they speak or do is sterling4 #gj ,your fool he is your great man's darling1 ,and your ladies' sport and pleasure2 ,tongue and bauble are his treasure4 ,e'en his face begetteth laughter1 ,and he speaks truth free from slaughter2#aegj #ge ,he's the grace of every feast1 ,and sometimes the chiefest guest2 ,hath his trencher and his stool1 ,when wit waits upon the fool4 ,o1 who would not be #hj ,he1 he1 he80 ,one knocks without4 ,volp4 ,who 's that8 ,away6 ,look1 ,mosca4 ,fool1 begone6 ,exeunt ,,nano1 ,,cast4 and ,,andro4 ,mos4 ',t is ,signior ,voltore1 the advocate2 ,i know him by his knock4 ,volp4 ,fetch me my gown1 ,my furs1 and night-caps2 say my couch is changing #he ,and let him entertain himself awhile ,without i' th' gallery4 ,exit ,,mosca4 ,now1 now my clients ,begin their visitation6 ,vulture1 kite1 ,raven1 and gorcrow1#aega all my birds of prey1 #hi ,that think me turning carcase1 now they come3 ,i am not for 'em yet4 ,re-enter ,,mosca1 with the gown1 etc4 ,how now6 the news8 ,mos4 ,a piece of plate1 sir4 ,volp4 ,of what bigness8 ,mos4 ,huge1 ,massy1 and antique1 with your name inscrib'd1 ,and arms engraven4 ,volp4 ,good6 and not a fox #id ,stretcht on the earth1 with fine delusive sleights1 ,mocking a gaping crow8 ha1 ,mosca6 ,mos4 ,sharp1 sir4 ,volp4 ,give me my furs4 ,puts on his sick dress4 ,why dost thou laugh so1 man8 ,mos4 ,i cannot choose1 sir1 when ,i apprehend ,what thoughts he has without now1 as he walks3 #ii ,that this might be the last gift he should give1 ,that this would fetch you2 if you died to-day1 ,and gave him all1 what he should be to-morrow2 ,what large return would come of all his ventures2 #ajc ,how he should worshipp'd be1 and reverenc'd2 ,ride with his furs1 and foot cloths2 waited on ,by herds of fools and clients2 have clear way ,made for his mule1 as letter'd as himself2 ,be call'd the great and learned advocate3 #ajh ,and then concludes1 there's nought impossible4 ,volp4 ,yes1 to be learned1 ,mosca4 ,mos4 ,o1 no3 rich ,implies it4 ,hood an ass with reverend purple1 ,so you can hide his two ambitious#aegb ears1 ,and he shall pass for a cathedral doctor4 ,volp4 ,my caps1 my caps1 good ,mosca4 ,fetch him in4 #aad ,mos4 ,stay1 sir2 your ointment for your eyes4 ,volp4 ,that 's true2 ,dispatch1 dispatch3 ,i long to have possession ,of my new present4 ,mos4 ,that1 and thousands more1 ,i hope to see you lord of4 ,volp4 ,thanks1 kind ,mosca4 ,mos4 ,and that1 when ,i am lost in blended dust1 ,and hundreds such as ,i am1 in succession-- #abj ,volp4 ,nay1 that were too much1 ,mosca4 ,mos4 ,you shall live ,still to delude these harpies4 ,volp4 ,loving ,mosca6 ',t is well3 my pillow now1 and let him enter4 ,exit ,,mosca4 ,now1 my feign'd cough1 my phthisic1 and my gout1 ,my apoplexy1 palsy1 and catarrhs1 #abe ,help1 with your forced functions1 this my posture1 ,wherein1 this three year1 ,i have milk'd their hopes4 ,he comes2 ,i hear him--,uh6 coughing uh6 uh6 uh6 ,o---- ,,scene ,,iii#aegc ,,volpone2 re-enter ,,mosca1 introducing ,,voltore with a piece of plate4 ,mos4 ,you still are what you were1 sir4 ,only you1 ,of all the rest1 are he commands his love1 ,and you do wisely to preserve it thus1 ,with early visitation1 and kind notes ,of your good meaning to him1 which1 ,i know1 #e ,cannot but come most grateful4 ,patron6 sir6 ,here's ,signior ,voltore is come---- ,volp4 ,faintly4 ,what say you8 ,mos4 ,sir1 ,signior ,voltore is come this morning ,to visit you4 ,volp4 ,i thank him4 ,mos4 ,and hath brought ,a piece of antique plate1 bought of ,st4 ,mark1#aegd ,with which he here presents you4 ,volp4 ,he is welcome4 #aa ,pray him to come more often4 ,mos4 ,yes4 ,volt4 ,what says he8 ,mos4 ,he thanks you1 and desires you see him often4 ,volp4 ,mosca4 ,mos4 ,my patron6 ,volp4 ,bring him near1 where is he8 ,i long to feel his hand4 ,mos4 ,the plate is here1 sir4 #ae ,volt4 ,how fare you1 sir8 ,volp4 ,i thank you1 ,signior ,voltore2 ,where is the plate8 mine eyes are bad4 ,volt4 putting it into his hands4 ,i'm sorry ,to see you still thus weak4 ,mos4 ,aside4 ,that he's not weaker4 ,volp4 ,you are too munificent4 ,volt4 ,no1 sir2 would to heaven ,i could as well give health to you1 as that plate6 #bj ,volp4 ,you give1 sir1 what you can2 ,i thank you4 ,your love ,hath taste in this1 and shall not be unanswer'd3 ,i pray you see me often4 ,volt4 ,yes1 ,i shall1 sir4 ,volp4 ,be not far from me4 ,mos4 ,do you observe that1 sir8 ,volp4 ,hearken unto me still2 it will concern you4 #be ,mos4 ,you are a happy man1 sir2 know your good4 ,volp4 ,i cannot now last long---- ,mos4 7,aside47 ,you are his heir1 sir4 ,volt4 7,aside47 ,am ,i8 ,volp4 ,i feel me going3 ,uh6 uh6 uh6 uh6 ,i'm sailing to my port4 ,uh6 uh6 uh6 uh6 ,and ,i am glad ,i am so near my haven4 #cj ,mos4 ,alas1 kind gentleman6 ,well1 we must all go---- ,volt4 ,but1 ,mosca---- ,mos4 ,age will conquer4 ,volt4 ,prithee1 hear me2 ,am ,i inscrib'd his heir for certain8 ,mos4 ,are you6 ,i do beseech you1 sir1 you will vouchsafe ,to write me i' your family4 ,all my hopes #ce ,depend upon your worship3 ,i am lost ,except the rising sun do shine on me4 ,volt4 ,it shall both shine1 and warm thee1 ,mosca4 ,mos4 ,sir1 ,i am a man that hath not done your love ,all the worst offices3 here ,i wear your keys1 #dj ,see all your coffers and your caskets lock'd1 ,keep the poor inventory of your jewels1 ,your plate1 and monies2 am your steward1 sir1 ,husband your goods here4 ,volt4 ,but am ,i sole heir8 ,mos4 ,without a partner1 sir3 confirm'd this morning3 #de ,the wax is warm yet1 and the ink scarce dry ,upon the parchment4 ,volt4 ,happy1 happy me6 ,by what good chance1 sweet ,mosca8 ,mos4 ,your desert1 sir2 ,i know no second cause4 ,volt4 ,thy modesty ,is loth to know it2 well1 we shall requite it4 #ej ,mos4 ,he ever lik'd your course1 sir2 that first took him4 ,i oft have heard him say how he admir'd ,men of your large profession1 that could speak ,to every cause1 and things mere contraries1 ,till they were hoarse again1 yet all be law2 #ee ,that1 with most quick agility1 could turn1 ,and return2#aege make knots1 and undo them2 ,give forked counsel2 take provoking gold ,on either hand1 and put it up2 these men1 ,he knew1 would thrive with their humility1 #fj ,and1 for his part1 he thought he should be blest ,to have his heir of such a suff'ring spirit1 ,so wise1 so grave1 of so perplex'd a tongue1 ,and loud withal1 that would not wag1 nor scarce ,lie still1 without a fee2 when every word #fe ,your worship but lets fall1 is a chequin6-- ,another knocks4 ,who's that8 one knocks2 ,i would not have you seen1 sir4 ,and yet--pretend you came and went in haste2 ,i'll fashion an excuse--and1 gentle sir1 ,when you do come to swim in golden lard1 #gj ,up to the arms in honey1 that your chin ,is borne up stiff with fatness of the flood1 ,think on your vassal2 but remember me3 ,i ha' not been your worst of clients4 ,volt4 ,mosca6---- ,mos4 ,when will you have your inventory brought1 sir8 #ge ,or see a copy of the will8--,anon6 ,i 'll bring them to you1 sir4 ,away1 begone4 ,put business i' your face4 ,exit ,,voltore4 ,volp4 ,springing up4 ,excellent ,mosca6 ,come hither1 let me kiss thee4 ,mos4 ,keep you still1 sir1 ,here is ,corbaccio4 ,volp4 ,set the plate away3 #hj ,the vulture's gone1 and the old raven's come4 ,scene ,,iv4#aegf ,,mosca1 ,,volpone4 ,mos4 ,betake you to your silence1 and your sleep4 ,stand there and multiply4 ,putting the plate to the rest4 ,now we shall see ,a wretch who is indeed more impotent ,than this can feign to be2 yet hopes to hop ,over his grave4 ,enter ,,corbaccio4 ,signior ,corbaccio6 #e ,you're very welcome1 sir4 ,corb4 ,how does your patron8 ,mos4 ,troth1 as he did1 sir2 no amends4 ,corb4 ,what6 mends he8 ,mos4 ,no1 sir3 he 's rather worse4 ,corb4 ,that 's well4 ,where is he8 ,mos4 ,upon his couch1 sir1 newly fall'n asleep4 ,corb4 ,does he sleep well8 ,mos4 ,no wink1 sir1 all this night1 #aj ,nor yesterday2 but slumbers4 ,corb4 ,good6 he should take ,some counsel of physicians3 ,i have brought him ,an opiate here1 from mine own doctor4 ,mos4 ,he will not hear of drugs4 ,corb4 ,why8 ,i myself ,stood by while 't was made1 saw all th' ingredients2 #ae ,and know it cannot but most gently work3 ,my life for his1 't is but to make him sleep4 ,volp4 ,aside4 ,ay1 his last sleep1 if he would take it4 ,mos4 ,sir1 ,he has no faith in physic4 ,corb4 ,say you1 say you8 ,mos4 ,he has no faith in physic3 he does think #bj ,most of your doctors are the greater danger1 ,and worse disease1 t' escape4 ,i often have ,heard him protest that your physician ,should never be his heir4 ,corb4 ,not ,i his heir8 ,mos4 ,not your physician1 sir4 ,corb4 ,o1 no1 no1 no1 #be ,i do not mean it4 ,mos4 ,no1 sir1 nor their fees ,he cannot brook2 he says they flay a man ,before they kill him4 ,corb4 ,right1 ,i do conceive you4 ,mos4 ,and then they do it by experiment2 ,for which the law not only doth absolve 'em1 ,but gives them great reward3 and he is loth #ca ,to hire his death so4 ,corb4 ,it is true1 they kill ,with as much licence as a judge4 ,mos4 ,nay1 more2 ,for he but kills1 sir1 where the law condemns1 ,and these can kill him too4 ,corb4 ,ay1 or me2 #ce ,or any man4 ,how does his apoplex8 ,is that strong on him still8 ,mos4 ,most violent4 ,his speech is broken1 and his eyes are set1 ,his face drawn longer than 't was wont---- ,corb4 ,how6 how6 ,stronger than he was wont8 ,mos4 ,no1 sir2 his face #dj ,drawn longer than 't was wont4 ,corb4 ,o1 good6 ,mos4 ,his mouth ,is ever gaping1 and his eyelids hang4 ,corb4 ,good4 ,mos4 ,a freezing numbness stiffens all his joints1 ,and makes the colour of his flesh like lead4 ,corb4 ',t is good4 ,mos4 ,his pulse beats slow1 and dull4 ,corb4 ,good symptoms still4 #de ,mos4 ,and from his brain---- ,corb4 ,ha8 ,how8 ,not from his brain8 ,mos4 ,yes1 sir1 and from his brain-- ,corb4 ,i conceive you2 good4 ,mos4 ,flows a cold sweat1 with a continual rheum1 ,forth the resolved corners of his eyes4 ,corb4 ,is 't possible8 ,yet ,i am better1 ha6 #ej ,how does he with the swimming of his head8 ,mos4 ,o1 sir1 't is past the scotomy2#aegg he now ,hath lost his feeling1 and hath left to snort3 ,you hardly can perceive him1 that he breathes4 ,corb4 ,excellent1 excellent6 sure ,i shall outlast him3 #ee ,this makes me young again1 a score of years4 ,mos4 ,i was a-coming for you1 sir4 ,corb4 ,has he made his will8 ,what has he giv'n me8 ,mos4 ,no1 sir4 ,corb4 ,nothing6 ha8 ,mos4 ,he has not made his will1 sir4 ,corb4 ,oh1 oh1 oh6 ,what then did ,voltore1 the lawyer1 here8 #fj ,mos4 ,he smelt a carcase1 sir1 when he but heard ,my master was about his testament2 ,as ,i did urge him to it for your good---- ,corb4 ,he came unto him1 did he8 ,i thought so4 ,mos4 ,yes1 and presented him this piece of plate4 #fe ,corb4 ,to be his heir8 ,mos4 ,i do not know1 sir4 ,corb4 ,true3 ,i know it too4 ,mos4 ,aside4 ,by your own scale1 sir4 ,corb4 ,well1 ,i shall prevent him yet4 ,see1 ,mosca1 look1 ,here ,i have brought a bag of bright chequins1#aegh ,will quite lay down his plate4 ,mos4 taking the bag4 ,yea1 marry1 sir4 #gj ,this is true physic1 this your sacred medicine2 ,no talk of opiates to this great elixir6 ,corb4 ',t is aurum palpabile1 if not potabile4 ,mos4 ,it shall be minister'd to him in his bowl4 ,corb4 ,ay1 do1 do1 do4 ,mos4 ,most blessed cordial6 #ge ,this will recover him4 ,corb4 ,yes1 do1 do1 do4 ,mos4 ,i think it were not best1 sir4 ,corb4 ,what8 ,mos4 ,to recover him4 ,corb4 ,o1 no1 no1 no2 by no means4 ,mos4 ,why1 sir1 this ,will work some strange effect1 if he but feel it4 ,corb4 ',t is true1 therefore forbear2 ,i 'll take my venture3 #hj ,give me 't again4 ,mos4 ,at no hand3 pardon me3 ,you shall not do yourself that wrong1 sir4 ,i ,will so advise you1 you shall have it all4 ,corb4 ,how8 ,mos4 ,all1 sir2 't is your right1 your own2 no man ,can claim a part3 't is yours without a rival1 #he ,decreed by destiny4 ,corb4 ,how1 how1 good ,mosca8 ,mos4 ,i'll tell you1 sir4 ,this fit he shall recover4-- ,corb4 ,i do conceive you4 ,mos4 ,and on first advantage ,of his gain'd sense1 will ,i re-importune him ,unto the making of his testament3 #ij ,and show him this4 ,pointing to the money4 ,corb4 ,good1 good4 ,mos4 ',t is better yet4 ,if you will hear1 sir4 ,corb4 ,yes1 with all my heart4 ,mos4 ,now would ,i counsel you1 make home with speed2 ,there1 frame a will2 whereto you shall inscribe ,my master your sole heir4 ,corb4 ,and disinherit #ie ,my son8 ,mos4 ,o1 sir1 the better3 for that colour#aegi ,shall make it much more taking4 ,corb4 ,o1 but colour8 ,mos4 ,this will1 sir1 you shall send it unto me4 ,now1 when ,i come to inforce1 as ,i will do1 ,your cares1 your watchings1 and your many prayers1 #ajj ,your more than many gifts1 your this day's present1 ,and last1 produce your will2 where1 without thought1 ,or least regard1 unto your proper issue1 ,a son so brave1 and highly meriting1 ,the stream of your diverted love hath thrown you #aje ,upon my master1 and made him your heir2 ,he cannot be so stupid1 or stone-dead1 ,but out of conscience and mere gratitude---- ,corb4 ,he must pronounce me his8 ,mos4 ',t is true4 ,corb4 ,this plot ,did ,i think on before4 ,mos4 ,i do believe it4 #aaj ,corb4 ,do you not believe it8 ,mos4 ,yes1 sir1 ,corb4 ,mine own project4 ,mos4 ,which1 when he hath done1 sir---- ,corb4 ,publish'd me his heir8 ,mos4 ,and you so certain to survive him---- ,corb4 ,ay4 ,mos4 ,being so lusty a man---- ,corb4 ',t is true4 ,mos4 ,yes1 sir---- ,corb4 ,i thought on that too4 ,see1 how he should be #aae ,the very organ to express my thoughts6 ,mos4 ,you have not only done yourself a good---- ,corb4 ,but multipli'd it on my son4 ,mos4 ',t is right1 sir4 ,corb4 ,still1 my invention4 ,mos4 ',las1 sir6 heaven knows1 ,it hath been all my study1 all my care1 #abj 7,i e'en grow gray withal17 now to work things---- ,corb4 ,i do conceive1 sweet ,mosca4 ,mos4 ,you are he ,for whom ,i labour here4 ,corb4 ,ay1 do1 do1 do3 ,i 'll straight about it4 ,going4 ,mos4 ,aside4 ,rook go with you1#aehj raven6 ,corb4 ,i know thee honest4 ,mos4 ,you do lie1 sir6 ,corb4 ,and---- #abe ,mos4 ,your knowledge is no better than your ears1 sir4 ,corb4 ,i do not doubt to be a father to thee4 ,mos4 ,nor ,i to gull my brother of his blessing4 ,corb4 ,i may ha' my youth restor'd to me1 why not8 ,mos4 ,your worship is a precious ass6 ,corb4 ,what sayst thou8 ,mos4 ,i do desire your worship to make haste1 sir4 #aca ,corb4 ',t is done1 't is done2 ,i go4 ,exit ,volp4 leaping from his couch4 ,o1 ,i shall burst6 ,let out my sides1 let out my sides---- ,mos4 ,contain ,your flux of laughter1 sir3 you know this hope ,is such a bait1 it covers any hook4 #ace ,volp4 ,o1 but thy working1 and thy placing it6 ,i cannot hold2 good rascal1 let me kiss thee3 ,i never knew thee in so rare a humour4 ,mos4 ,alas1 sir1 ,i but do as ,i am taught2 ,follow your grave instructions2 give 'em words2 #adj ,pour oil into their ears1 and send them hence4 ,volp4 ',t is true1 't is true4 ,what a rare punishment ,is avarice to itself6 ,mos4 ,ay1 with our help1 sir4 ,volp4 ,so many cares1 so many maladies1 ,so many fears attending on old age4 #ade ,yea1 so often call'd on1 as no wish ,can be more frequent with 'em1 their limbs faint1 ,their senses dull1 their seeing1 hearing1 going1 ,all dead before them2 yea1 their very teeth1 ,their instruments of eating1 failing them3 #aej ,yet this is reckon'd life6 ,nay1 here was one1 ,is now gone home1 that wishes to live longer6 ,feels not his gout1 nor palsy2 feigns himself ,younger by scores of years1 flatters his age ,with confident belying it1 hopes he may #aee ,with charms like ,aeson1 have his youth restor'd2 ,and with these thoughts so battens1 as if fate ,would be as easily cheated on as he1 ,and all turns air6 ,who 's that there1 now8 a third6 ,another knocks4 ,mos4 ,close1 to your couch again2 ,i hear his voice4 #afj ,it is ,corvino1 our spruce merchant4 ,volp4 ,lies down as before4 ,dead4 ,mos4 ,another bout1 sir1 with your eyes ,anointing them4 ,who 's there8 ,,scene ,v4#aeha ,,mosca1 ,,volpone4 ,enter ,,corvino4 ,signior ,corvino6 come most wish'd for6 ,o1 ,how happy were you1 if you knew it1 now6 ,corv4 ,why8 what8 wherein8 ,mos4 ,the tardy hour is come1 sir4 ,corv4 ,he is not dead8 ,mos4 ,not dead1 sir1 but as good2 ,he knows no man4 ,corv4 ,how shall ,i do then8 ,mos4 ,why1 sir8 #e ,corv4 ,i have brought him here a pearl4 ,mos4 ,perhaps he has ,so much remembrance left as to know you1 sir3 ,he still calls on you2 nothing but your name ,is in his mouth4 ,is your pearl orient1#aehb sir8 ,corv4 ,venice was never owner of the like4 #aj ,volp4 faintly4 ,signior ,corvino6 ,mos4 ,hark6 ,volp4 ,signior ,corvino4 ,mos4 ,he calls you2 step and give it him4-- ,he's here1 sir4 ,and he has brought you a rich pearl4 ,corv4 ,how do you1 sir8 ,tell him it doubles the twelve carat4 ,mos4 ,sir1 ,he cannot understand1 his hearing's gone2 #ae ,and yet it comforts him to see you---- ,corv4 ,say ,i have a diamond for him1 too4 ,mos4 ,best show 't1 sir2 ,put it into his hand3 't is only there ,he apprehends3 he has his feeling yet4 ,see how he grasps it6 ,corv4 ',las1 good gentleman6 #bj ,how pitiful the sight is6 ,mos4 ,tut1 forget1 sir4 ,the weeping of an heir should still be laughter ,under a visor4 ,corv4 ,why1 am ,i his heir8 ,mos4 ,sir1 ,i am sworn1 ,i may not show the will ,till he be dead3 but here has been ,corbaccio1 ,here has been ,voltore1 here were others too1 #bf ,i cannot number 'em1 they were so many2 ,all gaping here for legacies3 but ,i1 ,taking the vantage of his naming you1 ,signior ,corvino1 ,signior ,corvino1 took #cj ,paper1 and pen1 and ink1 and there ,i ask'd him ,whom he would have his heir6 ,corvino4 ,who ,should be executor8 ,corvino4 ,and ,to any question he was silent to1 ,i still interpreted the nods he made1 #ce ,through weakness1 for consent3 and sent home th' others1 ,nothing bequeath'd them1 but to cry and curse4 ,corv4 ,o1 my dear ,mosca4 7,they embrace47 ,does he not perceive us8 ,mos4 ,no more than a blind harper4 ,he knows no man1 ,no face of friend1 nor name of any servant1 #dj ,who 't was that fed him last1 or gave him drink4 ,not those he hath begotten1 or brought up1 ,can he remember4 ,corv4 ,has he children8 ,mos4 ,bastards1 ,some dozen1 or more1 that he begot on beggars1 ,gypsies1 and ,jews1 and black-moors1 when he was drunk4 #de ,knew you not that1 sir8 't is the common fable1 ,the dwarf1 the fool1 the eunuch1 are all his2 ,he's the true father of his family1 ,in all save me3--but he has giv'n 'em nothing4 ,corv4 ,that's well1 that's well6 ,art sure he does not hear us8 #ej ,mos4 ,sure1 sir6 why1 look you1 credit your own sense4 ,shouts in ,,vol4's ear4 ,the pox approach1 and add to your diseases1 ,if it would send you hence the sooner1 sir1 ,for your incontinence1 it hath deserv'd it ,throughly and throughly1 and the plague to boot6-- #ee ,you may come near1 sir4--,would you would once close ,those filthy eyes of yours1 that flow with slime ,like two frog-pits2 and those same hanging cheeks1 ,cover'd with hide instead of skin--,nay1 help1 sir#aehc---- ,that look like frozen dish-clouts set on end6 #fj ,corv4 ,or like an old smok'd wall1 on which the rain ,ran down in streaks6 ,mos4 ,excellent1 sir6 speak out3 ,you may be louder yet2 a culverin ,discharged in his ear would hardly bore it4 ,corv4 ,his nose is like a common sewer1 still running4 #fe ,mos4 ',t is good6 ,and what his mouth8 ,corv4 ,a very draught4 ,mos4 ,o1 stop it up---- ,corv4 ,by no means4 ,mos4 ,pray you1 let me3 ,faith ,i could stifle him rarely with a pillow ,as well as any woman that should keep him4 ,corv4 ,do as you will2 but ,i'll begone4 ,mos4 ,be so2 #gj ,it is your presence makes him last so long4 ,corv4 ,i pray you use no violence4 ,mos4 ,no1 sir6 why8 ,why should you be thus scrupulous1 pray you1 sir8 ,corv4 ,nay1 at your discretion4 ,mos4 ,well1 good sir1 be gone4 ,corv4 ,i will not trouble him now to take#aehd my pearl4 #ge ,mos4 ,puh6 nor your diamond4 ,what a needless care ,is this afflicts you8 ,is not all here yours8 ,am not ,i here1 whom you have made your creature8 ,that owe my being to you8 ,corv4 ,grateful ,mosca6 #gi ,thou art my friend1 my fellow1 my companion1 ,my partner1 and shalt share in all my fortunes4 ,mos4 ,excepting one4 ,corv4 ,what's that8 ,mos4 ,your gallant wife1 sir4 ,exit ,,corv4 ,now is he gone3 we had no other means ,to shoot him hence but this4 ,volp4 ,my divine ,mosca6 #he ,thou hast to-day outgone thyself4 ,who's there8 ,another knocks4 ,i will be troubled with no more4 ,prepare ,me music1 dances1 banquets1 all delights2 ,the ,turk is not more sensual in his pleasures ,than will ,volpone4 ,exit ,,mos4 ,let me see2 a pearl6 ,a diamond6 plate6 chequins6 ,good morning's purchase4#aehe #ij ,why1 this is better than rob churches1 yet2 ,or fat1 by eating1 once a month1 a man---- ,re-enter ,,mosca4 ,who is 't8 ,mos4 ,the beauteous ,lady ,would-be1 sir1 ,wife to the ,english knight1 ,sir ,politic ,would-be1 7,this is the style1 sir1 is directed me17 #ie ,hath sent to know how you have slept to-night1 ,and if you would be visited8 ,volp4 ,not now3 ,some three hours hence4 ,mos4 ,i told the squire#aehf so much4 ,volp4 ,when ,i am high with mirth and wine2 then then3 #ii ',fore heaven1 ,i wonder at the desperate valour ,of the bold ,english1 that they dare let loose ,their wives to all encounters6 ,mos4 ,sir1 this knight ,had not his name for nothing1 he is politic1 ,and knows1 howe'er his wife affect strange airs1 ,she hath not yet the face to be dishonest3 #aje ,but had she ,signior ,corvino's wife's face---- ,volp4 ,hath she so rare a face8 ,mos4 ,o1 sir1 the wonder1 ,the blazing star of ,italy6 a wench ,of the first year1 a beauty ripe as harvest6 ,whose skin is whiter than a swan all over1 #aaj ,than silver1 snow1 or lilies2 a soft lip1 ,would tempt you to eternity of kissing6 ,and flesh that melteth in the touch to blood6 ,bright as your gold1 and lovely as your gold6 ,volp4 ,why had not ,i known this before8 ,mos4 ,alas1 sir1 #aae ,myself but yesterday discover'd it4 ,volp4 ,how might ,i see her8 ,mos4 ,o1 not possible2 ,she's kept as warily as is your gold2 ,never does come abroad1 never takes air ,but at a windore4 ,all her looks are sweet1 #abj ,as the first grapes or cherries1 and are watch'd ,as near as they are4 ,volp4 ,i must see her4 ,mos4 ,sir1 ,there is a guard of ten spies thick upon her1 ,all his whole household2 each of which is set ,upon his fellow1 and have all their charge1 #abe ,when he goes out1 when he comes in1 examin'd4 ,volp4 ,i will go see her1 though but at her windore4 ,mos4 ,in some disguise then4 ,volp4 ,that is true2 ,i must ,maintain mine own shape still the same3 we'll think4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#aehg ,enter ,,sir ,,politic ,,would-,,be1 and ,,peregrine4 ,sir ,p4 ,sir1 to a wise man1 all the world's his soil3 ,it is not ,italy1 nor ,france1 nor ,europe1 ,that must bound me1 if my fates call me forth4 ,yet ,i protest1 it is no salt desire ,of seeing countries1 shifting a religion1 #e ,nor any disaffection to the state ,where ,i was bred1 and unto which ,i owe ,my dearest plots1 hath brought me out1 much less ,that idle1 antique1 stale1 grey-headed project ,of knowing men's minds and manners1 with ,ulysses6 #aj ,but a peculiar humour of my wife's ,laid for this height of ,venice1 to observe1 ,to quote1#aehh to learn the language1 and so forth---- ,i hope you travel1 sir1 with licence8 ,per4 ,yes4 ,sir ,p4 ,i dare the safelier converse----,how long1 sir1 #ae ,since you left ,england8 ,per4 ,seven weeks4 ,sir ,p4 ,so lately6 ,you have not been with my lord ambassador8 ,per4 ,not yet1 sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,pray you1 what news1 sir1 vents our climate8 ,i heard last night a most strange thing reported ,by some of my lord's followers1 and ,i long #ba ,to hear how 't will be seconded4 ,per4 ,what was 't1 sir8 ,sir ,p4 ,marry1 sir1 of a raven that should build ,in a ship royal of the king's4 ,per4 ,aside4 ,this fellow1 ,does he gull me1 trow8 or is gull'd8 ,your name1 sir8 ,sir ,p4 ,my name is ,politic ,would-be4 ,per4 ,aside4 ,o1 that speaks him4 #be ,a knight1 sir8 ,sir ,p4 ,a poor knight1 sir4 ,per4 ,your lady ,lies#aehi here in ,venice1 for intelligence ,of tires and fashions1 and behaviour1 ,among the courtesans8 ,the fine ,lady ,would-be8 ,sir ,p4 ,yes1 sir2 the spider and the bee ofttimes #cj ,suck from one flower4 ,per4 ,good ,sir ,politic1 ,i cry you mercy2 ,i have heard much of you3 ',t is true1 sir1 of your raven4 ,sir ,p4 ,on your knowledge8 ,per4 ,yes1 and your lion's whelping in the ,tower4 ,sir ,p4 ,another whelp6#aeij ,per4 ,another1 sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,now heaven6 #ce ,what prodigies be these8 ,the fires at ,berwick6 ,and the new star6 ,these things concurring1 strange4 ,and full of omen6 ,saw you those meteors8 ,per4 ,i did1 sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,fearful6 ,pray you1 sir1 confirm me1 ,were there three porpoises seen above the bridge1 #dj ,as they give out8 ,per4 ,six1 and a sturgeon1 sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,i am astonish'd4 ,per4 ,nay1 sir1 be not so2 ,i 'll tell you a greater prodigy than these4 ,sir ,p4 ,what should these things portend8 ,per4 ,the very day 7,let me be sure7 that ,i put forth from ,london1 ,there was a whale discover'd in the river1 #df ,as high as ,woolwich1 that had waited there1 ,few know how many months1 for the subversion ,of the ,stode fleet4 ,sir ,p4 ,is 't possible8 ,believe it1 ',t was either sent from ,spain1 or the archduke's3 #ej ,spinola's whale1 upon my life1 my credit6 ,will they not leave these projects8 ,worthy sir1 ,some other news4 ,per4 ,faith1 ,stone the fool is dead1 ,and they do lack a tavern fool extremely4 ,sir ,p4 ,is ,mass ,stone dead8 ,per4 ,he 's dead1 sir2 why1 ,i hope #ee ,you thought him not immortal8--,aside4 ,o1 this knight1 ,were he well known1 would be a precious thing ,to fit our ,english stage3 he that should write ,but such a fellow1 should be thought to feign ,extremely1 if not maliciously4 ,sir ,p4 ,stone dead6 #fj ,per4 ,dead4--,lord6 how deeply1 sir1 you apprehend it6 ,he was no kinsman to you8 ,sir ,p4 ,that ,i know of4 ,well6 that same fellow was an unknown fool4 ,per4 ,and yet you knew him1 it seems8 ,sir ,p4 ,i did so4 ,sir1 ,i knew him one of the most dangerous heads #fe ,living within the state1 and so ,i held him4 ,per4 ,indeed1 sir8 ,sir ,p4 ,while he liv'd1 in action1 ,he has receiv'd weekly intelligence1 ,upon my knowledge1 out of the ,low ,countries1 ,for all parts of the world1 in cabbages2 #gj ,and those dispens'd again to ambassadors1 ,in oranges1 musk-melons1 apricots1 ,lemons1 pome-citrons1 and such-like2 sometimes ,in ,colchester oysters1 and your ,selsey cockles4 ,per4 ,you make me wonder4 ,sir ,p4 ,sir1 upon my knowledge4 #ge ,nay1 ,i've observ'd him1 at your public ordinary1 ,take his advertisement#aeia from a traveller1 ,a conceal'd statesman1 in a trencher of meat2 ,and instantly1 before the meal was done1 ,convey an answer in a tooth-pick4 ,per4 ,strange6 #hj ,how could this be1 sir8 ,sir ,p4 ,why1 the meat was cut ,so like his character1 and so laid as he ,must easily read the cipher4 ,per4 ,i have heard1 ,he could not read1 sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,so 't was given out1 ,in policy1 by those that did employ him3 #he ,but he could read1 and had your languages1 ,and to 't1 as sound a noddle---- ,per4 ,i have heard1 sir1 ,that your baboons were spies1 and that they were ,a kind of subtle nation near to ,china4 ,sir ,p4 ,ay1 ay1 your ,mamaluchi4 ,faith1 they had #ij ,their hand in a ,french plot or two2 but they ,were so extremely giv'n to women1 as ,they made discovery of all3 yet ,i ,had my advices here1 on ,wednesday last1 ,from one of their own coat1 they were return'd1 ,made their relations1 as the fashion is1 #if ,and now stand fair for fresh employment4 ,per4 ,aside4 ,heart6 ,this ,sir ,pol will be ignorant of nothing4---- ,it seems1 sir1 you know all4 ,sir ,p4 ,not all1 sir2 but ,i have some general notions4 ,i do love #ajj ,to note and to observe3 though ,i live out1 ,free from the active torrent1 yet ,i 'd mark ,the currents and the passages of things ,for mine own private use2 and know the ebbs ,and flows of state4 ,per4 ,believe it1 sir4 ,i hold #aje ,myself in no small tie#aeib unto my fortunes1 ,for casting me thus luckily upon you1 ,whose knowledge1 if your bounty equal it1 ,may do me great assistance1 in instruction ,for my behaviour1 and my bearing1 which #aaj ,is yet so rude and raw4 ,sir ,p4 ,why8 came you forth ,empty of rules for travel8 ,per4 ,faith1 ,i had ,some common ones1 from out that vulgar grammar1 ,which he that cri'd ,italian to me1 taught me4 ,sir ,p4 ,why1 this it is that spoils all our brave bloods1 #aae ,trusting our hopeful gentry unto pedants1 ,fellows of outside1 and mere bark4 ,you seem ,to be a gentleman of ingenuous race3---- ,i not profess it1 but my fate hath been ,to be1 where ,i have been consulted with1 #abj ,in this high kind1 touching some great men's sons1 ,persons of blood and honour4---- ,per4 ,who be these1 sir8 ,,scene ,,ii4 ,to them enter ,,mosca and ,,nano disguised1 followed by persons with materials for erecting a stage4 ,mos4 ,under that window1 there 't must be4 ,the same4 ,sir ,p4 ,fellows1 to mount a bank4 ,did your instructor ,in the dear tongues1 never discourse to you ,of the ,italian mountebanks8 ,per4 ,yes1 sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,why1 ,here shall you see one4 ,per4 ,they are quacksalvers1 ,fellows that live by venting oils and drugs4 #f ,sir ,p4 ,was that the character he gave you of them8 ,per4 ,as ,i remember4 ,sir4 ,p4 ,pity his ignorance4 ,they are the only knowing men of ,europe6 ,great general scholars1 excellent physicians1 #aj ,most admir'd statesmen1 profest favourites ,and cabinet counsellors to the greatest princes2 ,the only languag'd men of all the world6 ,per4 ,and1 ,i have heard1 they are most lewd#aeic impostors2 ,made all of terms and shreds2 no less beliers #ae ,of great men's favours1 than their own vile medicines2 ,which they will utter upon monstrous oaths2 ,selling that drug for twopence1 ere they part1 ,which they have valu'd at twelve crowns before4 ,sir ,p4 ,sir1 calumnies are answer'd best with silence4 #bj ,yourself shall judge4--,who is it mounts1 my friends8 ,mos4 ,scoto of ,mantua1#aeid sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,is 't he8 ,nay1 then ,i 'll proudly promise1 sir1 you shall behold ,another man than has been phant'sied#aeie to you4 ,i wonder yet1 that he should mount his bank1 #be ,here in this nook1 that has been wont t' appear ,in face of the ,piazza6--,here he comes4 ,enter ,,volpone1 disguised as a mountebank ,doctor1 and followed by a crowd of people4 ,volp4 ,mount1 zany4 ,to ,,nano4 ,mob4 ,follow1 follow1 follow1 follow6 ,sir ,p4 ,see how the people follow him6 he's a man #cj ,may write ten thousand crowns in bank here4 ,note1 ,,volpone mounts the stage4 ,mark but his gesture3--,i do use to observe ,the state he keeps in getting up4 ,per4 ',t is worth it1 sir4 ,volp4 8,most noble gentlemen1 and my 7#cd7 worthy patrons6 ,it may seem strange that ,i1 your ,scoto ,mantuano1 who was ever wont to fix my bank in the face of the public ,piazza1 near the shelter of the ,portico to the ,procuratia1 should now1 after eight months' absence from 7#dj7 this illustrious city of ,venice1 humbly retire myself into an obscure nook of the ,piazza40 ,sir ,p4 ,did not ,i now object the same8 ,per4 ,peace1 sir4 ,volp4 8,let me tell you3 ,i am not1 as your ,lombard proverb saith1 cold on my feet2 or 7#de7 content to part with my commodities at a cheaper rate than ,i am accustom'd3 look not for it4 ,nor that the calumnious reports of that impudent detractor1 and shame to our profession 7,alessandro ,buttone1 ,i mean71 who gave 7#ej7 out1 in public1 ,i was condemn'd a' sforzato#aeif to the galleys1 for poisoning the ,cardinal ,bembo's--cook1 hath at all attach'd1 much less dejected me4 ,no1 no1 worthy gentlemen2 to tell you true1 ,i cannot endure to see the rabble of 7#ee7 these ground ciarlitani1#aeig that spread their cloaks on the pavement1 as if they meant to do feats of activity1 and then come in lamely1 with their mouldy tales out of ,boccacio1 like stale ,tabarin1#aeih the fabulist3 some of them discoursing 7#fj7 their travels1 and of their tedious captivity in the ,turk's galleys1 when1 indeed1 were the truth known1 they were the ,christian's galleys1 where very temperately they eat bread1 and drunk water1 as a wholesome penance1 enjoin'd them 7#fe7 by their confessors1 for base pilferies40 ,sir ,p4 ,note but his bearing1 and contempt of these4 ,volp4 8,these turdy-facy-nasty-paty-lousy-fartical 7#fi7 rogues1 with one poor groat's-worth of unprepar'd antimony1 finely wrapt up in several scartoccios1#aeii are able1 very well1 to kill their twenty a week1 and play2 yet these meagre1 starv'd spirits1 who have half stopt the organs 7#gd7 of their minds with earthy oppilations1#afjj want not their favourers among your shrivell'd salad-eating artisans1 who are overjoy'd that they may have their half-pe'rth of physic2 though it purge 'em into another world1 't makes no matter40 ,sir ,p4 ,excellent6 ha' you heard better language1 sir8 #hj ,volp4 8,well1 let 'em go4 ,and1 gentlemen1 honourable gentlemen1 know1 that for this time1 our bank1 being thus removed from the clamours of the canaglia#afja shall be the scene of pleasure and delight2 for ,i have nothing 7#he7 to sell1 little or nothing to sell40 ,sir ,p4 ,i told you1 sir1 his end4 ,per4 ,you did so1 sir4 ,volp4 8,i protest4 ,i1 and my six servants1 are not able to make of this precious liquor so fast 7#ij7 as it is fetch'd away from my lodging by gentlemen of your city2 strangers of the ,terra-firma2#afjb worshipful merchants2 ay1 and senators too3 who1 ever since my arrival1 have detain'd me to their uses1 by their splendidous liberalities4 7#ie7 ,and worthily2 for1 what avails your rich man to have his magazines stuft with moscadelli1 or of the purest grape1 when his physicians prescribe him1 on pain of death1 to drink 7#ii7 nothing but water cocted#afjc with aniseeds8 ,o health6 health6 the blessing of the rich6 the riches of the poor6 who can buy thee at too dear a rate1 since there is no enjoying this world without thee8 ,be not then so sparing of your purses1 honourable gentlemen1 as to abridge the natural course of life----0 #aje ,per4 ,you see his end4 ,sir ,p4 ,ay1 is't not good8 ,volp4 8,for when a humid flux1 or catarrh1 by the mutability of air1 falls from your head into an arm or shoulder1 or any other part2 take you a ducket1 or your chequin of gold1 and 7#aaj7 apply to the place affected3 see what good effect it can work4 ,no1 no1 't is this blessed unguento1#afjd this rare extraction1 that hath only power to disperse all malignant humours1 that proceed either of hot1 cold1 moist1 or windy causes----0 #aae ,per4 ,i would he had put in dry too4 ,sir ,p4 ,pray you observe4 ,volp4 8,to fortify the most indigest and crude stomach1 ay1 were it of one that1 through extreme weakness1 vomited blood1 applying only 7#abj7 a warm napkin to the place1 after the unction and fricace2#afje--;for the vertigine#afjf in the head1 putting but a drop into your nostrils1 likewise behind the ears2 a most sovereign and approv'd 7#abd7 remedy2 the mal caduco1#afjg cramps1 convulsions1 paralyses1 epilepsies1 tremorcordia1 retir'd nerves1 ill vapours of the spleen1 stoppings of the liver1 the stone1 the strangury1 hernia ventosa1 iliaca passio2#afjh stops a dysenteria immediately2 easeth the torsion#afji of the small 7#acj7 guts2 and cures melancholia hypocondriaca1 being taken and appli'd1 according to my printed receipt4 7,pointing to his bill and his glass47 ,for this is the physician1 this the medicine2 this counsels1 this cures2 this gives the direction1 7#ace7 this works the effect2 and1 in sum1 both together may be term'd an abstract of the theoric and practic in the ,aesculapian art4 ',t will cost you eight crowns4 ,and1--,zan ,fritada1 prithee sing a verse extempore in honour of it40 #adj ,sir ,p4 ,how do you like him1 sir8 ,per4 ,most strangely1 ,i6 ,sir ,p4 ,is not his language rare8 ,per4 ,but alchemy1 ,i never heard the like2 or ,broughton's#afaj books4 ,,nano sings4 ,had old ,hippocrates1 or ,galen1 ,that to their books put med'cines all in1 #ade ,but known this secret1 they had never 7,of which they will be guilty ever7 ,been murderers of so much paper1 ,or wasted many a hurtless taper2 ,no ,indian drug had e'er been fam'd1 #aej ,tobacco1 sassafras not nam'd4 ,ne yet of guacum one small stick1 sir1 ,nor ,raymund ,lully's#afaa great elixir4 ,ne had been known the ,danish ,gonswart1#afab ,or ,paracelsus1 with his long sword4#afac #aee ,per4 ,all this1 yet1 will not do2 eight crowns is high4 ,volp4 8,no more4--,gentlemen1 if ,i had but time to discourse to you the miraculous effects of this my oil1 surnam'd ,oglio del ,scoto2 with the countless catalogue of those ,i have 7#afj7 cur'd of th' aforesaid1 and many more diseases2 the patents and privileges of all the princes and commonwealths of ,christendom2 or but the depositions of those that appear'd on my part1 before the signiory of the ,sanita and most 7#afe7 learned ,college of ,physicians2 where ,i was authoris'd1 upon notice taken of the admirable virtues of my medicaments1 and mine own excellency in matter of rare and unknown secrets1 not only to disperse them publicly in this 7#agj7 famous city1 but in all the territories1 that happily joy under the government of the most pious and magnificent states of ,italy4 ,but may some other gallant fellow say1 ',o1 there be divers that make profession to have as good1 7#age7 and as experimented receipts as yours3 indeed1 very many have assay'd1 like apes1 in imitation of that1 which is really and essentially in me1 to make of this oil2 bestow'd great cost in #agi furnaces1 stills1 alembics1 continual fires1 and preparation of the ingredients 7as indeed there goes to it six hundred several simples1 besides some quantity of human fat1 for the conglutination1 which we buy of the anatomists71 but when these practitioners come to the last decoction1 7#ahe7 blow1 blow1 puff1 puff1 and all flies in fumo3#afad ha1 ha1 ha6 ,poor wretches6 ,i rather pity their folly and indiscretion1 than their loss of time and money2 for those may be recover'd by industry3 but to be a fool born1 is a disease incurable4 #aia 8,for myself1 ,i always from my youth have endeavour'd to get the rarest secrets1 and book them1 either in exchange1 or for money2 ,i spar'd nor cost nor labour1 where anything 7#aie7 was worthy to be learned4 ,and1 gentlemen1 honourable gentlemen1 ,i will undertake1 by virtue of chymical art1 out of the honourable hat that covers your head1 to extract the four elements2 that is to say1 the fire1 air1 water1 7#bjj7 and earth1 and return you your felt without burn or stain4 ,for1 whilst others have been at the ballo1#afae ,i have been at my book2 and am now past the craggy paths of study1 and come to the flowery plains of honour and reputation40 #bje ,sir ,p4 ,i do assure you1 sir1 that is his aim4 ,volp4 8,but to our price----0 ,per4 ,and that withal1 ,sir ,pol4 ,volp4 8,you all know1 honourable gentlemen1 ,i never valu'd this ampulla1 or vial1 at less than eight crowns2 but for this time1 ,i am content 7#baj7 to be depriv'd of it for six2 six crowns is the price1 and less in courtesy ,i know you cannot offer me2 take it or leave it1 howsoever1 both it and ,i am at your service4 ,i ask you not as the value of the thing1 for then ,i should demand 7#bae7 of you a thousand crowns1 so the ,cardinals ,montalto1 ,fernese1 the great ,duke of ,tuscany1 my gossip1#afaf with divers other princes1 have given me2 but ,i despise money4 ,only to show my affection to you1 honourable gentlemen1 7#bbj7 and your illustrious ,state here1 ,i have neglected the messages of these princes1 mine own offices1 fram'd my journey hither1 only to present you with the fruits of my travels4--,tune 7#bbe7 your voices once more to the touch of your instruments1 and give the honourable assembly some delightful recreation40 ,per4 ,what monstrous and most painful circumstance ,is here1 to get some three or four gazettes1#afag ,some threepence i' the whole6 for that 't will come to4 #bcj ,,nano sings4 ,you that would last long1 list to my song1 ,make no more coil1 but buy of this oil4 ,would you be ever fair and young8 ,stout of teeth1 and strong of tongue8 ,tart of palate8 quick of ear8 #bce ,sharp of sight8 of nostril clear8 ,moist of hand8 and light of foot8 ,or1 ,i will come nearer to 't1 ,would you live free from all diseases8 ,do the act your mistress pleases1 #bdj ,yet fright all aches#afah from your bones8 ,here 's a med'cine for the nones4#afai ,volp4 8,well1 ,i am in a humour at this time to make a present of the small quantity my coffer contains2 to the rich in courtesy1 and 7#bde7 to the poor for ,god's sake4 ,wherefore now mark3 ,i ask'd you six crowns2 and six crowns1 at other times1 you have paid me2 you shall not give me six crowns1 nor five1 nor four1 nor three1 nor two1 nor one2 nor half a ducat2 no1 nor a 7#bej7 moccinigo4#afbj ,sixpence it will cost you1 or six hundred pound--expect no lower price1 for1 by the banner of my front1 ,i will not bate a bagatine1#afba--that ,i will have1 only1 a pledge of your loves1 to carry something from amongst you1 to 7#bee7 show ,i am not contemn'd by you4 ,therefore1 now1 toss your handkerchiefs1 cheerfully1 cheerfully2 and be advertis'd1 that the first heroic spirit that deigns to grace me with a handkerchief1 ,i will give it a little remembrance of 7#bfj7 something beside1 shall please it better than if ,i had presented it with a double pistolet40#afbb ,per4 ,will you be that heroic spark1 ,sir ,pol8 ,,celia1 at the window1 throws down her handkerchief4 ,o1 see6 the windore has prevented#afbc you4 ,volp4 8,lady1 ,i kiss your bounty2 and for 7#bfe7 this timely grace you have done your poor ,scoto of ,mantua1 ,i will return you1 over and above my oil1 a secret of that high and inestimable nature1 shall make you forever enamour'd on that minute1 wherein your eye first descended 7#bgj7 on so mean1 yet not altogether to be despis'd1 an object4 ,here is a powder conceal'd in this paper1 of which1 if ,i should speak to the worth1 nine thousand volumes were but as one page1 that page as a line1 that line as a word2 7#bge7 so short is this pilgrimage of man 7which some call life7 to the expressing of it4 ,would ,i reflect on the price8 ,why1 the whole world is but as an empire1 that empire as a province1 that province as a bank1 that bank as a private purse 7#bhj7 to the purchase of it4 ,i will only tell you2 it is the powder that made ,venus a goddess 7given her by ,apollo71 that kept her perpetually young1 clear'd her wrinkles1 firm'd her gums1 fill'd her skin1 colour'd her hair2 from her deriv'd 7#bhe7 to ,helen1 and at the sack of ,troy unfortunately lost3 till now1 in this our age1 it was as happily recover'd1 by a studious antiquary1 out of some ruins of ,asia1 who sent a moiety of it to the court of ,france 7but much 7#bij7 sophisticated71 wherewith the ladies there now colour their hair4 ,the rest1 at this present1 remains with me2 extracted to a quintessence3 so that1 wherever it but touches1 in youth it perpetually preserves1 in age restores the complexion2 7#bie7 seats your teeth1 did they dance like virginal jacks1#afbd firm as a wall3 makes them white as ivory1 that were black as----0 ,,scene ,,iii4#afbe ,to them enter ,,corvino4 ,cor4 ,spite o' the devil1 and my shame6 come down here2 ,come down6--,no house but mine to make your scene8 ,signior ,flaminio1 will you down1 sir8 down8 ,what1 is my wife your ,franciscina1 sir8 ,no windows on the whole ,piazza1 here1 #e ,to make your properties1 but mine8 but mine8 ,beats away ,,volpone1 ,,nano1 etc4 ,heart6 ere to-morrow ,i shall be new christen'd1 ,and called the ,pantalone di ,besogniosi1#afbf ,about the town4 ,per4 ,what should this mean4 ,sir ,pol8 ,sir ,p4 ,some trick of state1 believe it2 ,i will home4 #aj ,per4 ,it may be some design on you4 ,sir ,p4 ,i know not4 ,i 'll stand upon my guard4 ,per4 ,it is your hest1 sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,this three weeks1 all my advices1 all my letters1 ,they have been intercepted4 ,per4 ,indeed1 sir6 ,best have a care4 ,sir ,p4 ,nay1 so ,i will4 ,per4 ,this knight1 #ae ,i may not lose him1 for my mirth1 till night4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4 #afbg ,enter ,,volpone1 ,,mosca4 ,volp4 ,o1 ,i am wounded6 ,mos4 ,where1 sir8 ,volp4 ,not without2 ,those blows were nothing3 ,i could bear them ever4 ,but angry ,cupid1 bolting from her eyes1 ,hath shot himself into me like a flame2 ,where now he flings about his burning heat1 #e ,as in a furnaces an ambitious fire ,whose vent is stopt4 ,the fight is all within me4 ,i cannot live1 except thou help me1 ,mosca2 ,my liver melts1 and ,i1 without the hope ,of some soft air from her refreshing breath1 #aj ,am but a heap of cinders4 ,mos4 ',las1 good sir1 ,would you had never seen her6 ,volp4 ,nay1 would thou ,hadst never told me of her6 ,mos4 ,sir1 't is true2 ,i do confess ,i was unfortunate1 ,and you unhappy2 but ,i 'm bound in conscience1 #ae ,no less than duty1 to effect my best ,to your release of torment1 and ,i will1 sir4 ,volp4 ,dear ,mosca1 shall ,i hope8 ,mos4 ,sir1 more than dear1 ,i will not bid you to despair of aught ,within a human compass4 ,volp4 ,o1 there spoke #bj ,my better angel4 ,mosca1 take my keys1 ,gold1 plate1 and jewels1 all 's at thy devotion2 ,employ them how thou wilt3 nay1 coin me too3 ,so thou in this but crown my longings1 ,mosca4 ,mos4 ,use but your patience4 ,volp4 ,so ,i have4 ,mos4 ,i doubt not1 #be ,to bring success to your desires4 ,volp4 ,nay1 then1 ,i not repent me of my late disguise4 ,mos4 ,if you can horn him1 sir1 you need not4 ,volp4 ,true3 ,besides1 ,i never meant him for my heir4 ,is not the colour o' my beard and eyebrows #cj ,to make me known8 ,mos4 ,no jot4 ,volp4 ,i did it well4 ,mos4 ,so well1 would ,i could follow you in mine1 ,with half the happiness6 and yet ,i would ,escape your epilogue4#afbh ,volp4 ,but were they gull'd ,with a belief that ,i was ,scoto8 ,mos4 ,sir1 #ce ,scoto himself could hardly have distinguish'd6 ,i have not time to flatter you now2 we 'll part3 ,and as ,i prosper1 so applaud my art4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#afbi ,enter ,,corvino1 with his sword in his hand1 dragging in ,,celia4 ,corv4 ,death of mine honour1 with the city's fool6 ,a juggling1 tooth-drawing1 prating mountebank6 ,and at a public windore6 where1 whilst he1 ,with his strain'd action1 and his dole of faces1#afcj ,to his drug-lecture draws your itching ears1 #e ,a crew of old1 unmarri'd1 noted lechers1 ,stood leering up like satyrs3 and you smile ,most graciously1 and fan your favours forth1 ,to give your hot spectators satisfaction6 ,what1 was your mountbank their call8 their whistle8 #aj ,or were you enamour'd on his copper rings1 ,his saffron jewel1 with the toad-stone in 't1 ,or his embroid'red suit1 with the cope-stitch1 ,made of a hearse cloth8 or his old tilt-feather8 ,or his starch'd beard6 ,well1 you shall have him1 yes6 #ae ,he shall come home1 and minister unto you ,the fricace for the mother4#afca ,or1 let me see1 ,i think you 'd rather mount2 would you not mount8 ,why1 if you 'll mount1 you may2 yes1 truly1 you may6 ,and so you may be seen1 down to the foot4 #bj ,get you a cittern1 ,lady ,vanity1 ,and be a dealer with the virtuous man2 ,make one4 ,i 'll but protest myself a cuckold1 ,and save your dowry4 ,i 'm a ,dutchman1 ,i6 ,for if you thought me an ,italian1 #be ,you would be damn'd ere you did this1 you whore6 ,thou 'dst tremble to imagine that the murder ,of father1 mother1 brother1 all thy race1 ,should follow1 as the subject of my justice4 ,cel4 ,good sir1 have patience4 ,corv4 ,what couldst thou propose#afcb #cj ,less to thyself1 than in this heat of wrath1 ,and stung with my dishonour1 ,i should strike ,this steel into thee1 with as many stabs ,as thou wert gaz'd upon with goatish eyes8 ,cel4 ,alas1 sir1 be appeas'd6 ,i could not think ,my being at the windore should more now #cf ,move your impatience than at other times4 ,corv4 ,no6 not to seek and entertain a parley ,with a known knave1 before a multitude6 ,you were an actor with your handkerchief1 #dj ,which he most sweetly kist in the receipt1 ,and might1 no doubt1 return it with a letter1 ,and point the place where you might meet2 your sister's1 ,your mother's1 or your aunt's might serve the turn4 ,cel4 ,why1 dear sir1 when do ,i make these excuses1 #de ,or ever stir abroad1 but to the church8 ,and that so seldom---- ,corv4 ,well1 it shall be less2 ,and thy restraint before was liberty1 ,to what ,i now decree3 and therefore mark me4 ,first1 ,i will have this bawdy light damm'd up3 #ej ,and till 't be done1 some two or three yards off1 ,i'll chalk a line2 o'er which if thou but chance ,to set thy desp'rate foot1 more hell1 more horror1 ,more wild remorseless rage shall seize on thee1 ,than on a conjuror that had heedless left #ee ,his circle's safety ere his devil was laid4 ,then here's a lock which ,i will hang upon thee1 ,and1 now ,i think on 't1 ,i will keep thee backwards2 ,thy lodging shall be backwards3 thy walks backwards2 ,thy prospect1 all be backwards2 and no pleasure1 #fj ,that thou shalt know but backwards3 nay1 since you force ,my honest nature1 know1 it is your own1 ,being too open1 makes me use you thus3 ,since you will not contain your subtle nostrils ,in a sweet room1 but they must snuff the air #fe ,of rank and sweaty passengers4 7,knock within47 ,one knocks4 ,away1 and be not seen1 pain of thy life2 ,nor look toward the windore2 if thou dost---- ,nay1 stay1 hear this----let me not prosper1 whore1 ,but ,i will make thee an anatomy1 #gj ,dissect thee mine own self1 and read a lecture ,upon thee to the city1 and in public4 ,away6-- ,exit ,,celia4 ,enter ,,servant4 ,who 's there8 ,ser4 ',t is ,signior ,mosca1 sir4 ,,scene ,,vi4#afcc ,,corvino4 ,enter ,,mosca4 ,corv4 ,let him come in4 ,his master's dead2 there 's yet ,some good to help the bad4----,my ,mosca1 welcome6 ,i guess your news4 ,mos4 ,i fear you cannot1 sir4 ,corv4 ,is 't not his death8 ,mos4 ,rather the contrary4 ,corv4 ,not his recovery8 ,mos4 ,yes1 sir4 ,corv4 ,i am curs'd1 #e ,i am bewitch'd1 my crosses meet to vex me4 ,how8 how8 how8 how8 ,mos4 ,why1 sir1 with ,scoto's oil2 ,corbaccio and ,voltore brought of it1 ,whilst ,i was busy in an inner room---- ,corv4 ,death6 that damn'd mountebank6 but for the law #aj ,now1 ,i could kill the rascal3 it cannot be ,his oil should have that virtue4 ,ha' not ,i ,known him a common rogue1 come fiddling in ,to the osteria1#afcd with a tumbling whore1 ,and1 when he has done all his forc'd tricks1 been glad #ae ,of a poor spoonful of dead wine1 with flies in 't8 ,it cannot be4 ,all his ingredients ,are a sheep's gall1 a roasted bitch's marrow1 ,some few sod#afce earwigs1 pounded caterpillars1 ,a little capon's grease1 and fasting spittle3 #bj ,i know them to a dram4 ,mos4 ,i know not1 sir2 ,but some on 't1 there1 they pour'd into his ears1 ,some in his nostrils1 and recover'd him2 ,applying but the fricace4 ,corv4 ,pox o' that fricace6 ,mos4 ,and since1 to seem the more officious #be ,and flatt'ring of his health1 there1 they have had1 ,at extreme fees1 the college of physicians ,consulting on him1 how they might restore him2 ,where one would have a cataplasm#afcf of spices1 ,another a flay'd ape clapp'd to his breast1 #cj ,a third would have it a dog1 a fourth an oil1 ,with wild cats' skins3 at last1 they all resolv'd ,that to preserve him1 was no other means ,but some young woman must be straight sought out1 ,lusty1 and full of juice1 to sleep by him2 #ce ,and to this service most unhappily1 ,and most unwillingly1 am ,i now employ'd1 ,which here ,i thought to pre-acquaint you with1 ,for your advice1 since it concerns you most2 ,because ,i would not do that thing might cross ,your ends1 on whom ,i have my whole dependence1 sir2 #da ,yet1 if ,i do it not they may delate#afcg ,my slackness to my patron1 work me out ,of his opinion2 and there all your hopes1 ,ventures1 or whatsoever1 are all frustrate6 #de ,i do but tell you1 sir4 ,besides1 they are all ,now striving who shall first present him2 therefore---- ,i could entreat you1 briefly conclude somewhat2 ,prevent 'em if you can4 ,corv4 ,death to my hopes4 ,this is my villanous fortune6 ,best to hire #ej ,some common courtesan4 ,mos4 ,ay1 ,i thought on that1 sir2 ,but they are all so subtle1 full of art-- ,and age again doting and flexible1 ,so as--,i cannot tell--we may1 perchance1 ,light on a quean may cheat us all4 ,corv4 ',t is true4 #ee ,mos4 ,no1 no3 it must be one that has no tricks1 sir1 ,some simple thing1 a creature made#afch unto it2 ,some wench you may command4 ,ha' you no kinswoman8 ,gods so--,think1 think1 think1 think1 think1 think1 think1 sir4 ,one o' the doctors offer'd there his daughter4 ,corv4 ,how6 ,mos4 ,yes1 ,signior ,lupo1 the physician4 #fa ,corv4 ,his daughter6 ,mos4 ,and a virgin1 sir4 ,why1 alas1 ,he knows the state of 's body1 what it is3 ,that nought can warm his blood1 sir1 but a fever2 ,nor any incantation raise his spirit3 #fe ,a long forgetfulness hath seiz'd that part4 ,besides1 sir1 who shall know it'6 ,some one or two-- ,corv4 ,i pray thee give me leave4 ,walks aside4 ,if any man ,but ,i had had this luck--,the thing in 't self1 ,i know1 is nothing4--,wherefore should not ,i #gj ,as well command my blood and my affections ,as this dull doctor8 ,in the point of honour1 ,the cases are all one of wife and daughter4 ,mos4 ,aside4 ,i hear him coming4#afci ,corv4 ,she shall do 't3 't is done4 ,slight6 if this doctor1 who is not engag'd1 #ge ,unless 't be for his counsel1 which is nothing1 ,offer his daughter1 what should ,i1 that am ,so deeply in8 ,i will prevent him3 ,wretch6 ,covetous wretch6--,mosca1 ,i have determin'd4 ,mos4 ,how1 sir8 #hj ,corv4 ,we'll make all sure4 ,the party you wot of ,shall be mine own wife1 ,mosca4 ,mos4 ,sir1 the thing1 ,but that ,i would not seem to counsel you1 ,i should have motion'd#afdj to you1 at the first3 ,and make your count1#afda you have cut all their throats4#afdb ,why1 't is directly taking a possession6 #he ,and in his next fit1 we may let him go4 ',t is but to pull the pillow from his head1 ,and he is throttled3 it had been done before ,but for your scrupulous doubts4 ,corv4 ,ay1 a plague on 't4 ,my conscience fools my wit6 ,well1 ,i'll be brief1 #ij ,and so be thou1 lest they should be before us4 ,go home1 prepare him1 tell him with what zeal ,and willingness ,i do it3 swear it was ,on the first hearing1 as thou mayst do1 truly1 ,mine own free motion4 ,mos4 ,sir1 ,i warrant you1 #ie ,i'll so possess him with it1 that the rest ,of his starv'd clients shall be banish'd all2 ,and only you receiv'd4 ,but come not1 sir1 ,until ,i send1 for ,i have something else ,to ripen for your good1 you must not know 't4 ,corv4 ,but do not you forget to send now4 ,mos4 ,fear not4 ,exit4 #aja ,,scene ,,vii4#afdc ,,corvino4 ,corv4 ,where are you1 wife8 ,my ,celia6 wife6 ,enter ,,celia4 --,what1 blubb'ring8 ,come1 dry those tears4 ,i think thou thought'st me in earnest2 ,ha6 by this light ,i talk'd so but to try thee3 ,methinks1 the lightness of the occasion ,should have confirm'd thee4 ,come1 ,i am not jealous4 #e ,cel4 ,no8 ,corv4 ,faith ,i am not1 ,i1 nor never was2 ,it is a poor unprofitable humour4 ,do not ,i know1 if women have a will1 ,they'll do 'gainst all the watches o' the world1 ,and that the fiercest spies are tam'd with gold8 ,tut1 ,i am confident in thee1 thou shalt see't2 #aa ,and see ,i 'll give thee cause too1 to believe it4 ,come kiss me4 ,go1 and make thee ready straight1 ,in all thy best attire1 thy choicest jewels1 ,put 'em all on1 and1 with 'em1 thy best looks3 #ae ,we are invited to a solemn feast1 ,at old ,volpone's1 where it shall appear ,how far ,i am free from jealousy or fear4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#afdd ,enter ,,mosca4 ,mos4 ,i fear ,i shall begin to grow in love ,with my dear self1 and my most prosp'rous parts1 ,they do so spring and burgeon2 ,i can feel ,a whimsy i' my blood3 ,i know not how1 ,success hath made me wanton4 ,i could skip #e ,out of my skin now1 like a subtle snake1 ,i am so limber4 ,o6 your parasite ,is a most precious thing1 dropt from above1 ,not bred 'mongst clods and clodpoles1 here on earth4 ,i muse1 the mystery#afde was not made a science1 #aj ,it is so liberally profest6 ,almost ,all the wise world is little else1 in nature1 ,but parasites or sub-parasites4 ,and yet ,i mean not those that have your bare town-art1 ,to know who's fit to feed them2 have no house1 #ae ,no family1 no care1 and therefore mould ,tales for men's ears1 to bait that sense2 or get ,kitchen-invention1 and some stale receipts ,to please the belly1 and the groin2 nor those1 ,with their court dog-tricks1 that can fawn and fleer1 #bj ,make their revenue out of leg#afdf and faces1 ,echo my lord1 and lick away a moth3 ,but your fine elegant rascal1 that can rise ,and stoop1 almost together1 like an arrow2 ,shoot through the air as nimbly as a star2 #be ,turn short as doth a swallow2 and be here1 ,and there1 and here1 and yonder1 all at once2 ,present to any humour1 all occasion2 ,and change a visor swifter than a thought6 #bi ,this is the creature had the art born with him2 ,toils not to learn it1 but doth practise it ,out of most excellent nature3 and such sparks ,are the true parasites1 others but their zanies4 ,,scene ,,ii4#afdg ,,mosca4 ,enter ,,bonario4 ,who's this8 ,bonario1 old ,corbaccio's son8 ,the person ,i was bound to seek4 ,fair sir1 ,you are happ'ly met4 ,bon4 ,that cannot be by thee4 ,mos4 ,why1 sir8 ,bon4 ,nay1 pray thee know thy way1 and leave me3 ,i would be loth to interchange discourse #e ,with such a mate#afdh as thou art4 ,mos4 ,courteous sir1 ,scorn not my poverty4 ,bon4 ,not ,i1 by heaven2 ,but thou shalt give me leave to hate thy baseness4 ,mos4 ,baseness6 ,bon4 ,ay2 answer me1 is not thy sloth ,sufficient argument8 thy flattery8 #aj ,thy means of feeding8 ,mos4 ,heaven be good to me6 ,these imputations are too common1 sir1 ,and easily stuck on virtue when she's poor4 ,you are unequal#afdi to me1 and however ,your sentence may be righteous1 yet you are not1 #ae ,that1 ere you know me1 thus proceed in censure3 ,st4 ,mark bear witness 'gainst you1 't is inhuman4 ,weeps4 ,bon4 ,aside4 ,what6 does he weep8 the sign is soft and good3 ,i do repent me that ,i was so harsh4 ,mos4 ',t is true1 that1 sway'd by strong necessity1 #bj ,i am enforc'd to eat my careful bread ,with too much obsequy2 't is true1 beside1 ,that ,i am fain to spin mine own poor raiment ,out of my mere observance1 being not born ,to a free fortune3 but that ,i have done #be ,base offices1 in rending friends asunder1 ,dividing families1 betraying counsels1 ,whisp'ring false lies1 or mining men with praises1 ,train'd their credulity with perjuries1 ,corrupted chastity1 or am in love #cj ,with mine own tender ease1 but would not rather ,prove the most rugged and laborious course1 ,that might redeem my present estimation1 ,let me here perish1 in all hope of goodness4 ,bon4 ,aside4 ,this cannot be a personated passion4-- #ce ,i was to blame1 so to mistake thy nature2 ,prithee forgive me3 and speak out thy business4 ,mos4 ,sir1 it concerns you2 and though ,i may seem ,at first to make a main offence in manners1 ,and in my gratitude unto my master1 #dj ,yet for the pure love which ,i bear all right1 ,and hatred of the wrong1 ,i must reveal it4 ,this very hour your father is in purpose ,to disinherit you---- ,bon4 ,how6 ,mos4 ,and thrust you forth1 ,as a mere stranger to his blood3 't is true1 sir4 ,the work no way engageth me1 but as #de ,i claim an interest in the general state ,of goodness and true virtue1 which ,i hear ,t' abound in you2 and for which mere respect1 ,without a second aim1 sir1 ,i have done it4 #ej ,bon4 ,this tale hath lost thee much of the late trust ,thou hadst with me2 it is impossible4 ,i know not how to lend it any thought1 ,my father should be so unnatural4 ,mos4 ,it is a confidence that well becomes #ee ,your piety2 and form'd1 no doubt1 it is ,from your own simple innocence1 which makes ,your wrong more monstrous and abhorr'd4 ,but1 sir1 ,i now will tell you more4 ,this very minute1 ,it is1 or will be doing2 and if you #fj ,shall be but pleas'd to go with me1 ,i 'll bring you1 ,i dare not say where you shall see1 but where ,your ear shall be a witness of the deed2 ,hear yourself written bastard1 and profest ,the common issue of the earth4 ,bon4 ,i'm maz'd6 #fe ,mos4 ,sir1 if ,i do it not1 draw your just sword1 ,and score your vengeance on my front and face2 ,mark me your villain3 you have too much wrong1 ,and ,i do suffer for you1 sir4 ,my heart #fi ,weeps blood in anguish---- ,bon4 ,lead2 ,i follow thee4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#afej ,enter ,,volpone1 ,,nano1 ,,androgyno1 ,,castrone4 ,volp4 ,mosca stays long1 methinks4--,bring forth your sports1 ,and help to make the wretched time more sweet4 ,nan4 8,dwarf1 fool1 and eunuch1 well met here we be4 ,a question it were now1 whether of us three1 ,being all the known delicates of a rich man1 #e ,in pleasing him1 claim the precedency can80 ,cas4 8,i claim for myself40 ,and4 8,and so doth the fool40 ,nan4 8',t is foolish indeed3 let me set you both to school4 ,first for your dwarf1 he's little and witty1 ,and everything1 as it is little1 is pretty2 #aj ,else why do men say to a creature of my shape1 ,so soon as they see him1 ',it's a pretty little ape'8 ,and why a pretty ape1 but for pleasing imitation ,of greater men's actions1 in a ridiculous fashion8 #ad ,beside1 this feat#afea body of mine doth not crave ,half the meat1 drink1 and cloth1 one of your bulks will have4 ,admit your fool's face be the mother of laughter1 ,yet1 for his brain1 it must always come after3 ,and though that do feed him1 it 's a pitiful case1 ,his body is beholding to such a bad face40 #bj ,one knocks4 ,volp4 ,who's there8 ,my couch2 away6 look6 ,nano1 see3 ,exeunt ,,and4 and ,,cas4 ,give me my caps first--go1 inquire4 ,exit ,,nano4 ,now1 ,cupid ,send it be ,mosca1 and with fair return6 ,nan4 within4 ,it is the beauteous madam-- ,volp4 ,would-be--is it8 ,nan4 ,the same4 ,volp4 ,now torment on me6 ,squire her in2 #be ,for she will enter1 or dwell here for ever3 ,nay1 quickly4 ,retires to his couch4 ,that my fit were past6 ,i fear ,a second hell too1 that my loathing this ,will quite expel my appetite to the other3 ,would she were taking now her tedious leave4 ,lord1 how it threats me what ,i am to suffer6 #ca ,,scene ,,iv4#afeb ,to him enter ,,nano1 ,,lady ,,politic ,,would-,,be4 ,lady ,p4 ,i thank you1 good sir4 ,pray you signify ,unto your patron ,i am here4--,this band ,shows not my neck enough4--,i trouble you1 sir2 ,let me request you bid one of my women ,come hither to me4 ,in good faith1 ,i am drest #e ,most favourably to-day6 ,it is no matter3 ',t is well enough4 ,enter #a ,waiting-woman4 ,look1 see these petulant things1 ,how they have done this6 ,volp4 ,aside4 ,i do feel the fever ,ent'ring in at mine ears2 ,o1 for a charm1 ,to fright it hence6 ,lady ,p4 ,come nearer3 is this curl #aj ,in his right place1 or this8 ,why is this higher ,than all the rest8 ,you ha' not wash'd your eyes yet6 ,or do they not stand even i' your head8 ,where is your fellow8 call her4 ,exit #a ,woman4 ,nan4 ,now1 ,st4 ,mark ,deliver us6 anon she 'll beat her women1 #ae ,because her nose is red4 ,re-enter #a with #b ,woman4 ,lady ,p4 ,i pray you view ,this tire1#afec forsooth3 are all things apt1 or no8 #a ,wom4 ,one hair a little here sticks out1 forsooth4 ,lady ,p4 ,does 't so1 forsooth6 and where was your dear sight1 ,when it did so1 forsooth6 ,what now6 bird-ey'd8#afed #bj ,and you1 too8 ,pray you1 both approach and mend it4 ,now1 by that light ,i muse you 're not asham'd6 ,i1 that have preach'd these things so oft unto you1 ,read you the principles1 argu'd all the grounds1 ,disputed every fitness1 every grace1 #be ,call'd you to counsel of so frequent dressings-- ,nan4 7,aside47 ,more carefully than of your fame or honour4 ,lady ,p4 ,made you acquainted what an ample dowry ,the knowledge of these things would be unto you1 ,able alone to get you noble husbands #cj ,at your return3 and you thus to neglect it6 ,besides1 you seeing what a curious nation ,th' ,italians are1 what will they say of me8 8,the ,english lady cannot dress herself40 ,here 's a fine imputation to our country6 #ce ,well1 go your ways1 and stay i' the next room4 ,this fucus#afee was too coarse too2 it 's no matter4-- ,good sir1 you 'll give 'em entertainment8 ,exeunt ,,nano and ,waiting-women4 ,volp4 ,the storm comes toward me4 ,lady ,p4 ,goes to the couch4 ,how does my ,volpone8 ,volp4 ,troubl'd with noise1 ,i cannot sleep2 ,i dreamt #dj ,that a strange fury ent'red now my house1 ,and1 with the dreadful tempest of her breath1 ,did cleave my roof asunder4 ,lady ,p4 ,believe me1 and ,i ,had the most fearful dream1 could ,i remember 't3---- ,volp4 ,aside4 ,out on my fate6 ,i have given her the occasion #de ,how to torment me3 she will tell me hers4 ,lady ,p4 ,methought the golden mediocrity1 ,polite1 and delicate---- ,volp4 ,o1 if you do love me1 ,no more3 ,i sweat1 and suffer1 at the mention ,of any dream2 feel how ,i tremble yet4 #ej ,lady ,p4 ,alas1 good soul6 the passion of the heart4 ,seed-pearl were good now1 boil'd with syrup of apples1 ,tincture of gold1 and coral1 citron-pills1 ,your elecampane#afef root1 myrobalanes#afeg---- ,volp4 ,ay me1 ,i have ta'en a grasshopper by the wing6#afeh #ee ,lady ,p4 ,burnt silk and amber4 ,you have muscadel ,good i' the house---- ,volp4 ,you will not drink1 and part8 ,lady ,p4 ,no1 fear not that4 ,i doubt we shall not get ,some ,english saffron1 half a dram would serve2 #ei ,your sixteen cloves1 a little musk1 dried mints2 ,bugloss1 and barley-meal---- ,volp4 ,aside4 ,she 's in again6 ,before ,i feign'd diseases1 now ,i have one4 ,lady ,p4 ,and these appli'd with a right scarlet cloth4 ,volp4 ,aside4 ,another flood of words6 a very torrent6 ,lady ,p4 ,shall ,i1 sir1 make you a poultice8 ,volp4 ,no1 no1 no4 #fe ,i 'm very well1 you need prescribe no more4 ,lady ,p4 ,i have a little studied physic2 but now ,i 'm all for music1 save1 i' the forenoons1 ,an hour or two for painting4 ,i would have ,a lady1 indeed1 to have all letters and arts1 #gj ,be able to discourse1 to write1 to paint1 ,but principal1 as ,plato holds1 your music1 ,and so does wise ,pythagoras1 ,i take it1 ,is your true rapture3 when there is concent#afei ,in face1 in voice1 and clothes3 and is1 indeed1 #ge ,out sex's chiefest ornament4 ,volp4 ,the poet ,as old in time as ,plato1 and as knowing1 ,says that your highest female grace is silence4 ,lady ,p4 ,which of your poets8 ,petrarch1 or ,tasso1 or ,dante8 ,guarini8 ,ariosto8 ,aretine8 #hj ,cieco di ,hadria8 ,i have read them all4 ,volp4 ,aside4 ,is everything a cause to my destruction8 ,lady ,p4 ,i think ,i have two or three of 'em about me4 ,volp4 ,aside4 ,the sun1 the sea1 will sooner both stand still #hd ,than her eternal tongue6 nothing can scape it4 ,lady ,p4 ,here 's ,pastor ,fido---- ,volp4 ,aside4 ,profess obstinate silence2 ,that 's now my safest4 ,lady ,p4 ,all our ,english writers1 ,i mean such as are happy in th' ,italian1 ,will deign to steal out of this author1 mainly2 ,almost as much as from ,montagni3 #ij ,he has so modern and facile a vein1 ,fitting the time1 and catching the court-ear6 ,your ,petrarch is more passionate1 yet he1 ,in days of sonnetting1 trusted 'em with much3 ,dante is hard1 and few can understand him4 #ie ,but for a desperate wit1 there 's ,aretine2 ,only his pictures are a little obscene---- ,you mark me not4 ,volp4 ,alas1 my mind 's perturb'd4 ,lady ,p4 ,why1 in such cases1 we must cure ourselves1 ,make use of our philosophy---- ,volp4 ,oh me6 #ajj ,lady ,p4 ,and as we find our passions do rebel1 ,encounter them with reason1 or divert 'em1 ,by giving scope unto some other humour ,of lesser danger3 as1 in politic bodies1 ,there 's nothing more doth overwhelm the judgment1 #aje ,and cloud the understanding1 than too much ,settling and fixing1 and1 as 't were1 subsiding ,upon one object4 ,for the incorporating ,or these same outward things1 into that part ,which we call mental1 leaves some certain faeces #aaj ,that stop the organs1 and1 as ,plato says1 ,assassinate our knowledge4 ,volp4 ,aside4 ,now1 the spirit ,of patience help me6 ,lady ,p4 ,come1 in faith1 ,i must ,visit you more a days2 and make you well3 ,laugh and be lusty4 ,volp4 ,aside4 ,my good angel save me6 #aae ,lady ,p4 ,there was but one sole man in all the world ,with whom ,i e'er could sympathise2 and he ,would lie you1 often1 three1 four hours together ,to hear me speak2 and be sometime so rapt1 ,as he would answer me quite from the purpose1 #abj ,like you1 and you are like him1 just4 ,i 'll discourse1 ,an 't be but only1 sir1 to bring you asleep1 ,how we did spend our time and loves together1 ,for some six years4 ,volp4 ,oh1 oh1 oh1 oh1 oh1 oh6 ,lady ,p4 ,for we were coaetanei1#affj and brought up---- #abe ,volp4 ,some power1 some fate1 some fortune rescue me6 ,,scene ,v4#affa ,to them enter ,,mosca4 ,mos4 ,god save you1 madam6 ,lady ,p4 ,good sir4 ,volp4 ,mosca6 welcome1 ,welcome to my redemption4 ,mos4 ,why1 sir8 ,volp4 ,oh1 ,rid me of this my torture1 quickly1 there2 ,my madam with the everlasting voice3 ,the bells1 in time of pestilence1 ne'er made #e ,like noise1 or were in that perpetual motion6 ,the ,cock-pit comes not near it4 ,all my house1 ,but now1 steam'd like a bath with her thick breath1 ,a lawyer could not have been heard2 nor scarce ,another woman1 such a hail of words #aj ,she has let fall4 ,for hell's sake1 rid her hence4 ,mos4 ,has she presented8 ,volp4 ,oh1 ,i do not care2 ,i 'll take her absence upon any price1 ,with any loss4 ,mos4 ,madam---- ,lady ,p4 ,i ha' brought your patron ,a toy1 a cap here1 of mine own work4 ,mos4 ',t is well4 #ae ,i had forgot to tell you ,i saw your knight ,where you would little think it4---- ,lady ,p4 ,where8 ,mos4 ,marry1 ,where yet1 if you make haste1 you may apprehend him1 ,rowing upon the water in a gondole1 ,with the most cunning courtesan of ,venice4 #bj ,lady ,p4 ,is 't true8 ,mos4 ,pursue 'em1 and believe your eyes3 ,leave me to make your gift4 ,exit ,,lady ,p4 hastily4 ,i knew 't would take3 ,for1 lightly1 they that use themselves most licence1 ,are still most jealous4 ,volp4 ,mosca1 hearty thanks ,for thy quick fiction1 and delivery of me4 #be ,now to my hopes1 what sayst thou8 ,re-enter ,,lady ,p4 ,,would-,,be4 ,lady ,p4 ,but do you hear1 sir8---- ,volp4 ,again6 ,i fear a paroxysm4 ,lady ,p4 ,which way ,row'd they together8 ,mos4 ,toward the ,rialto4 ,lady ,p4 ,i pray you lend me your dwarf4 #bi ,mos4 ,i pray you take him4 ,exit ,,lady ,p4 ,your hopes1 sir1 are like happy blossoms1 fair1 ,and promise timely fruit1 if you will stay ,but the maturing2 keep you at your couch1 ,corbaccio will arrive straight1 with the will2 ,when he is gone1 ,i'll tell you more4 ,exit4 ,volp4 ,my blood1 #ce ,my spirits are return'd2 ,i am alive3 ,and1 like your wanton gamester at primero1 ,whose thought had whisper'd to him1 not go#affb less1 ,methinks ,i lie1 and draw#affc----;for an encounter4#affc ,,scene ,,vi4#affd ,enter ,,mosca1 ,,bonario4 ,mos4 ,sir1 here conceal'd ,opening a door you may hear all4 ,but1 pray you1 ,have patience1 sir2 ,one knocks4 the same's your father knocks3 ,i am compell'd to leave you4 ,exit4 ,bon4 ,do so4--,yet ,cannot my thought imagine this a truth4 ,goes in4 ,,scene ,,vii4#affe ,enter ,,mosca1 ,,corvino1 ,,celia4-- ,mos4 ,death on me6 you are come too soon1 what meant you8 ,did not ,i say ,i would send8 ,corv4 ,yes1 but ,i fear'd ,you might forget it1 and then they prevent us4 ,mos4 ,prevent6 ,aside4 ,did e'er man haste so for his horns8 ,a courtier would not ply it so for a place4 #e --,well1 now there is no helping it1 stay here2 ,i'll presently return4 ,exit4 ,corv4 ,where are you1 ,celia8 ,you know not wherefore ,i have brought you hither8 ,cel4 ,not well1 except you told me4 ,corv4 ,now ,i will3 ,hark hither4 ,they retire to one side4 ,re-enter ,,mosca4 ,mos4 7to ,,bonario7 ,sir1 your father hath sent word1 ,it will be half an hour ere he come2 #aa ,and therefore1 if you please to walk the while ,into that gallery--at the upper end1 ,there are some books to entertain the time3 ,and ,i'll take care no man shall come unto you1 sir4 #ae ,bon4 ,yes1 ,i will stay there4--,aside4 ,i do doubt this fellow4 ,exit4 ,mos4 ,looking after him4 ,there2 he is far enough2 he can hear nothing3 ,and for his father1 ,i can keep him off4#afff ,corv4 ,nay1 now1 there is no starting back1 and therefore1 ,resolve upon it3 ,i have so decreed4 #bj ,it must be done4 ,nor would ,i move't afore1 ,because ,i would avoid all shifts and tricks1 ,that might deny me4 ,cel4 ,sir1 let me beseech you1 ,affect not these strange trials2 if you doubt ,my chastity1 why1 lock me up for ever2 #be ,make me the heir of darkness4 ,let me live ,where ,i may please your fears1 if not your trust4 ,corv4 ,believe it1 ,i have no such humour1 ,i4 ,all that ,i speak ,i mean2 yet ,i'm not mad2 #bi ,not horn-mad1 you see8 ,go to1 show yourself ,obedient1 and a wife4 ,cel4 ,o heaven6 ,corv4 ,i say it1 ,do so4 ,cel4 ,was this the train8 ,corv4 ,i 've told you reasons2 ,what the physicians have set down2 how much ,it may concern me2 what my engagements are2 ,my means1 and the necessity of those means #ce ,for my recovery3 wherefore1 if you be ,loyal and mine1 be won1 respect my venture4 ,cel4 ,before your honour8 ,corv4 ,honour6 tut1 a breath3 ,there's no such thing in nature2 a mere term ,invented to awe fools4 ,what is my gold #dj ,the worse for touching1 clothes for being look'd on8 ,why1 this's no more4 ,an old decrepit wretch1 ,that has no sense1 no sinew2 takes his meat ,with others' fingers3 only knows to gape ,when you do scald his gums2 a voice1 a shadow2 ,and what can this man hurt you8 ,cel4 ,aside4 ,lord6 what spirit #df ,is this hath ent'red him8 ,corv4 ,and for your fame1 ,that's such a jig2 as if ,i would go tell it1 ,cry it on the ,piazza6 ,who shall know it ,but he that cannot speak it1 and this fellow1 #ej ,whose lips are i' my pocket8 ,save yourself1 7,if you'll proclaim't1 you may17 ,i know no other ,should come to know it4 ,cel4 ,are heaven and saints then nothing8 ,will they be blind or stupid8 ,corv4 ,how6 ,cel4 ,good sir1 ,be jealous still1 emulate them2 and think #ee ,what hate they burn with toward every sin4 ,corv4 ,i grant you3 if ,i thought it were a sin ,i would not urge you4 ,should ,i offer this ,to some young ,frenchman1 or hot ,tuscan blood ,that had read ,aretine1 conn'd all his prints1 #fj ,knew every quirk within lust's labyrinth1 ,and were profest critic in lechery2 ,and ,i would look upon him1 and applaud him1 ,this were a sin3 but here1 't is contrary1 ,a pious work1 mere charity for physic1 #fe ,and honest polity1 to assure mine own4 ,cel4 ,o heaven6 canst thou suffer such a change8 ,volp4 ,thou art mine honour1 ,mosca1 and my pride1 ,my joy1 my tickling1 my delight6 ,go bring 'em4 ,mos4 ,advancing4 ,please you draw near1 sir4 ,corv4 ,come on1 what---- ,you will not be rebellious8 ,by that light---- #ga ,mos4 ,sir1 ,signior ,corvino1 here1 is come to see you4 ,volp4 ,oh6 ,mos4 ,and hearing of the consultation had1 ,so lately1 for your health1 is come to offer1 ,or rather1 sir1 to prostitute---- ,corv4 ,thanks1 sweet ,mosca4 #ge ,mos4 ,freely1 unask'd1 or unintreated---- ,corv4 ,well4 ,mos4 ,as the true fervent instance of his love1 ,his own most fair and proper wife2 the beauty ,only of price in ,venice---- ,corv4 ',t is well urg'd4 ,mos4 ,to be your comfortress1 and to preserve you4 #hj ,volp4 ,alas1 ,i am past1 already6 ,pray you1 thank him ,for his good care and promptness2 but for that1 ',t is a vain labour e'en to fight 'gainst heaven2 ,applying fire to stone--uh1 uh1 uh1 uh6 ,coughing4 ,making a dead leaf grow again4 ,i take #he ,his wishes gently1 though2 and you may tell him ,what ,i have done for him3 marry1 my state is hopeless4 ,will him to pray for me2 and to use his fortune ,with reverence when he comes to't4 ,mos4 ,do you hear1 sir8 ,go to him with your wife4 ,corv4 ,heart of my father6 #ij ,wilt thou persist thus8 ,come1 ,i pray thee1 come4 ,thou seest 't is nothing1 ,celia4 ,by this hand ,i shall grow violent4 ,come1 do't1 ,i say4 ,cel4 ,sir1 kill me1 rather3 ,i will take down poison1 ,eat burning coals1 do anything---- ,corv4 ,be damn'd6 #ie ,heart1 ,i will drag thee hence home by the hair2 ,cry thee a strumpet through the streets2 rip up ,thy mouth unto thine ears2 and slit thy nose1 ,like a raw rochet6#affg--;,do not tempt me2 come1 ,yield1 ,i am loth--,death6 ,i will buy some slave #ajj ,whom ,i will kill1 and bind thee to him alive2 ,and at my windore hang you forth1 devising ,some monstrous crime1 which ,i1 in capital letters1 ,will eat into thy flesh with aquafortis1 #ajd ,and burning cor'sives1#affh on this stubborn breast4 ,now1 by the blood thou hast incens'd1 ,i'll do it6 ,cel4 ,sir1 what you please1 you may2 ,i am your martyr4 ,corv4 ,be not thus obstinate1 ,i ha' not deserv'd it3 ,think who it is intreats you4 ,prithee1 sweet2-- ,good faith1 thou shalt have jewels1 gowns1 attires1 #aaj ,what thou wilt think1 and ask4 ,do but go kiss him4 ,or touch him but4 ,for my sake4 ,at my suit-- ,this once4 ,no6 not6 ,i shall remember this4 ,will you disgrace me thus8 ,do you thirst my undoing8 ,mos4 ,nay1 gentle lady1 be advis'd4 ,corv4 ,no1 no4 #aae ,she has watch'd her time4 ,god's precious1 this is scurvy1 ',t is very scurvy2 and you are---- ,mos4 ,nay1 good sir4 ,corv4 ,an arrant locust--by heaven1 a locust6-- ,whore1 crocodile1 that hast thy tears prepar'd1 ,expecting how thou'lt bid 'em flow---- ,mos4 ,nay1 pray you1 sir6 #abj ,she will consider4 ,cel4 ,would my life would serve ,to satisfy---- ,corv4 ',sdeath6 if she would but speak to him1 ,and save my reputation1 't were somewhat2 ,but spitefully to affect my utter ruin6 ,mos4 ,ay1 now you have put your fortune in her hands4 #abe ,why i' faith1 it is her modesty1 ,i must quit her4 ,if you were absent1 she would be more coming2 ,i know it3 and dare undertake for her4 ,what woman can before her husband8 ,pray you1 ,let us depart and leave her here4 ,corv4 ,sweet ,celia1 #acj ,thou mayest redeem all yet2 ,i'll say no more3 ,if not1 esteem yourself as lost4 ,nay1 stay there4 ,exit with ,,mosca4 ,cel4 ,o ,god1 and his good angels6 whither1 whither1 ,is shame fled human breasts8 that with such ease1 #acd ,men dare put off your honours1 and their own8 ,is that1 which ever was a cause of life1 ,now plac'd beneath the basest circumstance1 ,and modesty an exile made1 for money8 ,volp4 ,ay1 in ,corvino1 and such earth-fed minds4 ,he leaps from his couch4 ,that never tasted the true heaven of love4 #adj ,assure thee1 ,celia1 he that would sell thee1 ,only for hope of gain1 and that uncertain1 ,he would have sold his part of ,paradise ,for ready money1 had he met a cope-man4#affi ,why art thou maz'd to see me thus reviv'd8 ,rather applaud thy beauty's miracle2 #adf ',t is thy great work1 that hath1 not now alone1 ,but sundry times rais'd me1 in several shapes1 ,and1 but this morning1 like a mountebank1 ,to see thee at thy windore3 ay1 before #aej ,i would have left my practice1 for thy love1 ,in varying figures4 ,i would have contended ,with the blue ,proteus1 or the horned flood4#afgj ,now art thou welcome4 ,cel4 ,sir6 ,volp4 ,nay1 fly me not1 ,nor let thy false imagination #aee ,that ,i was bed-rid1 make thee think ,i am so3 ,thou shalt not find it4 ,i am now as fresh1 ,as hot1 as high1 and in as jovial plight ,as1 when1 in that so celebrated scene1 ,at recitation of our comedy1 #afj ,for entertainment of the great ,valois1 ,i acted young ,antinous2 and attracted ,the eyes and ears of all the ladies present1 ,to admire each graceful gesture1 note1 and footing4 ,sings4 ,song#afga ,come1 my ,celia1 let us prove #afe ,while we can1 the sports of love1 ,time will not be ours for ever1 ,he1 at length1 our good will sever2 ,spend not then his gifts in vain3 ,suns that set may rise again2 #agj ,but if once we lose this light1 ',t is with us perpetual night4 ,why should we defer our joys8 ,fame and rumour are but toys4 ,cannot we delude the eyes #age ,of a few poor household spies8 ,or his easier ears beguile1 ,thus removed by our wile8 ',t is no sin love's fruits to steal2 ,but the sweet thefts to reveal3 #ahj ,to be taken1 to be seen1 ,these have crimes accounted been4 ,cel4 ,some serene#afgb blast me1 or dire lightning strike ,this my offending face6 ,volp4 ,why droops my ,celia8 ,thou hast1 in place of a base husband found #ahe ,a worthy lover3 use thy fortune well1 ,with secrecy and pleasure4 ,see1 behold1 ,what thou art queen of2 not in expectation1 ,as ,i feed others3 but possess'd and crown'd4 ,see1 here1 a rope of pearl2 and each more orient#afgc ,then the brave ,aegyptian queen carous'd3 #aia ,dissolve and drink 'em4 ,see1 a carbuncle1 ,may put out both the eyes of our ,st4 ,mark2 ,a diamond would have bought ,lollia ,paulina1 ,when she came in like star-light1 hid with jewels #aie ,that were the spoils of provinces2 take these ,and wear1 and lose 'em2 yet remains an earring ,to purchase them again1 and this whole state4 ,a gem but worth a private patrimony ,is nothing2 we will eat such at a meal4 #bjj ,the heads of parrots1 tongues of nightingales1 ,the brains of peacocks1 and of estriches1 ,shall be our food1 and1 could we get the phoenix1 ,though nature lost her kind1 she were our dish4 ,cel4 ,good sir1 these things might move a mind affected #bje ,with such delights2 but ,i1 whose innocence ,is all ,i can think wealthy1 or worth th' enjoying1 ,and which1 once lost1 ,i have nought to lose beyond it1 ,cannot be taken with these sensual baits3 ,if you have conscience---- ,volp4 ',t is the beggar's virtue2 ,if thou hast wisdom1 hear me1 ,celia4 #baa ,thy baths shall be the juice of ,july-flowers1 ,spirit of roses1 and of violets1 ,the milk of unicorns1 and panthers' breath #bad ,gather'd in bags1 and mix'd with ,cretan wines4 ,our drink shall be prepared gold and amber2 ,which we will take until my root whirl round ,with the vertigo3 and my dwarf shall dance1 ,my eunuch sing1 my fool make up the antic1 #bai ,whilst we1 in changed shapes1 act ,ovid's tales1 ,thou1 like ,europa now1 and ,i like ,jove1 ,then ,i like ,mars1 and thou like ,erycine3 ,so of the rest1 till we have quite run through1 ,and wearied all the fables of the gods4 #bbd ,then will ,i have thee in more modern forms1 ,attired like some sprightly dame of ,france1 ,brave ,tuscan lady1 or proud ,spanish beauty2 ,sometimes unto the ,persian sophy's wife2 ,or the grand signior's mistress2 and for change1 ,to one of our most artful courtesans1 #bcj ,or some quick ,negro1 or cold ,russian2 ,and ,i will meet thee in as many shapes3 ,where we may so transfuse our wand'ring souls ,out at our lips1 and score up sums of pleasures1 ,sings4 ,that the curious shall not know #bce ,how to tell them as they flow2 ,and the envious1 when they find ,what their number is1 be pin'd4 ,cel4 ,if you have ears that will be pierc'd--or eyes ,that can be open'd--a heart that may be touch'd-- #bdj ,or any part that yet sounds man about you-- ,if you have touch of holy saints--or heaven-- ,do me the grace to let me scape3--if not1 ,be bountiful and kill me4 ,you do know1 ,i am a creature1 hither ill betray'd1 #bde ,by one whose shame ,i would forget it were3 ,if you will deign me neither of these graces1 ,yet feed your wrath1 sir1 rather than your lust1 7,it is a vice comes nearer manliness17 ,and punish that unhappy crime of nature1 #bej ,which you miscall my beauty3 flay my face1 ,or poison it with ointments for seducing ,your blood to this rebellion4 ,rub these hands ,with what may cause an eating leprosy1 ,e'en to my bones and marrow3 anything #bee ,that may disfavour me1 save in my honour-- ,and ,i will kneel to you1 pray for you1 pay down ,a thousand hourly vows1 sir1 for your health2 ,report1 and think you virtuous---- ,volp4 ,think me cold1 ,frozen1 and impotent1 and so report me8 #bfj ,that ,i had ,nestor's hernia1 thou wouldst think4 ,i do degenerate1 and abuse my nation1 ,to play with opportunity thus long2 ,i should have done the act1 and then have parley'd4 ,yield1 or ,i'll force thee4 ,seizes her4 ,cel4 ,o6 just ,god6 ,volp4 ,in vain---- #bfe ,bon4 7leaps out from where ,,mosca had placed him47 ,forbear1 foul ravisher6 libidinous swine6 ,free the forc'd lady1 or thou diest1 impostor4 ,but that ,i'm loth to snatch thy punishment ,out of the hand of justice1 thou shouldst yet ,be made the timely sacrifice of vengeance1 #bgj ,before this altar and this dross1 thy idol4---- ,lady1 let 's quit the place1 it is the den ,of villany2 fear nought1 you have a guard3 ,and he ere long shall meet his just reward4 #bgd ,exeunt ,,bon4 and ,,cel4 ,volp4 ,fall on me1 roof1 and bury me in ruin6 ,become my grave1 that wert my shelter6 ,o6 ,i am unmask'd1 unspirited1 undone1 ,betray'd to beggary1 to infamy---- ,,scene ,,viii4#afgd ,,volpone4 ,enter ,,mosca1 wounded and bleeding4 ,mos4 ,where shall ,i run1 most wretched shame of men1 ,to beat out my unlucky brains8 ,volp4 ,here1 here4 ,what6 dost thou bleed8 ,mos4 ,o1 that his well-driv'n sword ,had been so courteous to have cleft me down ,unto the navel1 ere ,i liv'd to see #e ,my life1 my hopes1 my spirits1 my patron1 all ,thus desperately engaged by my error6 ,volp4 ,woe on thy fortune6 ,mos4 ,and my follies1 sir4 ,volp4 ,thou hast made me miserable4 ,mos4 ,and myself1 sir4 ,who would have thought he would have heark'ned so8 #aj ,volp4 ,what shall we do8 ,mos4 ,i know not2 if my heart ,could expiate the mischance1 ,i'd pluck it out4 ,will you be pleas'd to hang me1 or cut my throat8 ,and ,i'll requite you1 sir4 ,let's die like ,romans1#afge ,since we have liv'd like ,grecians4 ,they knock without4 ,volp4 ,hark6 who's there8 #ae ,i hear some footing2 officers1 the saffi1#afgf ,come to apprehend us6 ,i do feel the brand ,hissing already at my forehead2 now ,mine ears are boring4 ,mos4 ,to your couch1 sir1 you1 ,make that place good1 however4 ,,volpone lies down as before4 ,guilty men #bj ,suspect what they deserve still4 ,signior ,corbaccio6 ,,scene ,,ix4#afgg ,to them enter ,,corbaccio4 ,corb4 ,why1 how now1 ,mosca8 ,mos4 ,o1 undone1 amaz'd1 sir4 ,your son1 ,i know not by what accident1 ,acquainted with your purpose to my patron1 ,touching your will1 and making him your heir1 ,ent'red our house with violence1 his sword drawn1 #e ,sought for you1 called you wretch1 unnatural1 ,vow'd he would kill you4 ,corb4 ,me6 ,mos4 ,yes1 and my patron4 ,corb4 ,this act shall disinherit him indeed3 ,here is the will4 ,mos4 ',t is well1 sir4 ,corb4 ,right and well3 ,be you as careful now for me4 ,enter ,,voltore behind4 ,mos4 ,my life1 sir1 #aj ,is not more tender'd2 ,i am only yours4 ,corb4 ,how does he8 ,will he die shortly1 think'st thou8 ,mos4 ,i fear ,he'll outlast ,may4 ,corb4 ,to-day8 ,mos4 ,no1 last out ,may1 sir4 ,corb4 ,couldst thou not gi' him a dram8 ,mos4 ,o1 by no means1 sir4 ,corb4 ,nay1 ,i'll not bid you4 ,volt4 coming forward4 ,this is a knave1 ,i see4 #ae ,mos4 ,aside1 seeing ,,volt4 ,how6 ,signior ,voltore6 did he hear me8 ,volt4 ,parasite6 ,mos4 ,who 's that8--,o1 sir1 most timely welcome-- ,volt4 ,scarce1 ,to the discovery of your tricks1 ,i fear4 ,you are his1 only8 ,and mine also1 are you not8 ,mos4 ,who8 ,i1 sir6 ,volt4 ,you1 sir4 ,what device is this #bj ,about a will8 ,mos4 ,a plot for you1 sir4 ,volt4 ,come1 ,put not your foists#afgh upon me2 ,i shall scent 'em4 ,mos4 ,did you not hear it8 ,volt4 ,yes1 ,i hear ,corbaccio ,hath made your patron there his heir4 ,mos4 ',t is true1 ,by my device1 drawn to it by my plot1 #be ,with hope---- ,volt4 ,your patron should reciprocate8 ,and you have promis'd8 ,mos4 ,for your good ,i did1 sir4 ,nay1 more1 ,i told his son1 brought1 hid him here1 ,where he might hear his father pass the deed2 ,being persuaded to it by this thought1 sir1 #cj ,that the unnaturalness1 first1 of the act1 ,and then his father's oft disclaiming in him1 7,which ,i did mean t' help on71 would sure enrage him ,to do some violence upon his parent1 #cd ,on which the law should take sufficient hold1 ,and you be stated in a double hope4 ,truth be my comfort1 and my conscience1 ,my only aim was to dig you a fortune ,out of these two rotten sepulchres---- ,volt4 ,i cry thee mercy1 ,mosca4 ,mos4 --,worth your patience1 #dj ,and your great merit1 sir4 ,and see the change6 ,volt4 ,why1 what success8 ,mos4 ,most hapless6 you must help1 sir4 ,whilst we expected th' old raven1 in comes ,corvino's wife1 sent hither by her husband---- ,volt4 ,what1 with a present8 ,mos4 ,no1 sir1 on visitation2 #de 7,i 'll tell you how anon27 and staying long1 ,the youth he grows impatient1 rushes forth1 ,seizeth the lady1 wounds me1 makes her swear 7,or he would murder her1 that was his vow7 ,t' affirm my patron to have done her rape3 #ej ,which how unlike it is1 you see6 and hence1 ,with that pretext he 's gone1 t' accuse his father1 ,defame my patron1 defeat you---- ,volt4 ,where 's her husband8 ,let him be sent for straight4 ,mos4 ,sir1 ,i 'll go fetch him4 ,volt4 ,bring him to the ,scrutineo4#afgi ,mos4 ,sir1 ,i will4 #ee ,volt4 ,this must be stopt4 ,mos4 ,o you do nobly1 sir4 ,alas1 't was labour'd all1 sir1 for your good2 ,nor was there want of counsel in the plot3 ,but ,fortune can1 at any time1 o'erthrow ,the projects of a hundred learned clerks1 sir4 #fj ,corb4 listening4 ,what 's that8 ,volt4 ,wilt please you1 sir1 to go along8 ,exit ,,corbaccio1 followed by ,,voltore4 ,mos4 ,patron1 go in1 and pray for our success4 ,volp4 rising from his couch4 ,need makes devotion3 heaven your labour bless6 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#afhj ,enter ,,sir ,,politic ,,would-,,be1 ,,peregrine4 ,sir ,p4 ,i told you1 sir1 it was a plot2 you see ,what observation is6 ,you mention'd me ,for some instructions3 ,i will tell you1 sir1 7,since we are met here in this height of ,venice47 ,some few particulars ,i have set down1 #e ,only for this meridian1 fit to be known ,of your crude traveller2 and they are these4 ,i will not touch1 sir1 at your phrase1 or clothes1 ,for they are old4 ,per4 ,sir1 ,i have better4 ,sir ,p4 ,pardon1 ,i meant1 as they are themes4 ,per4 ,o1 sir1 proceed3 #aj ,i 'll slander you no more of wit1 good sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,first1 for your garb1 it must be grave and serious1 ,very reserv'd and lockt2 not tell a secret ,on any terms1 not to your father2 scarce ,a fable1 but with caution3 make sure choice #ae ,both of your company and discourse2 beware ,you never speak a truth---- ,per4 ,how6 ,sir ,p4 ,not to strangers1 ,for those be they you must converse with most2 ,others ,i would not know1 sir1 but at distance ,so as ,i still might be a saver in them3 #bj ,you shall have tricks else past upon you hourly4 ,and then1 for your religion1 profess none1 ,but wonder at the diversity of all2 ,and1 for your part1 protest1 were there no other ,but simply the laws o' th' land1 you could content you4 #be ,nic4 ,machiavel and ,monsieur ,bodin1#afha both ,were of this mind4 ,then must you learn the use ,and handling of your silver fork at meals1 ,the metal of your glass2 7these are main matters ,with your ,italian27 and to know the hour #cj ,when you must eat your melons and your figs4 ,per4 ,is that a point of state too8 ,sir ,p4 ,here it is3 ,for your ,venetian1 if he see a man ,preposterous in the least1 he has him straight2 ,he has2 he strips him4 ,i 'll acquaint you1 sir4 #ce ,i now have liv'd here 't is some fourteen months3 ,within the first week of my landing here1 ,all took me for a citizen of ,venice1 ,i knew the forms so well---- ,per4 ,aside4 ,and nothing else4 ,sir ,p4 ,i had read ,contarene1#afhb took me a house1 #dj ,dealt with my ,jews to furnish it with movables-- ,well1 if ,i could but find one man1 one man ,to mine own heart1 whom ,i durst trust1 ,i would---- ,per4 ,what1 what1 sir8 ,sir ,p4 ,make him rich2 make him a fortune3 ,he should not think again4 ,i would command it4 #de ,per4 ,as how8 ,sir ,p4 ,with certain projects that ,i have2 ,which ,i may not discover4 ,per4 ,aside4 ,if ,i had ,but one to wager with1 ,i would lay odds now1 ,he tells me instantly4 ,sir ,p4 ,one is1 and that ,i care not greatly who knows1 to serve the state ,of ,venice with red herrings for three years1 #ea ,and at a certain rate1 from ,rotterdam1 ,where ,i have correspondence4 ,there 's a letter1 ,sent me from one o' th' states1 and to that purpose3 ,he cannot write his name1 but that 's his mark4 #ee ,per4 ,he is a chandler8 ,sir ,p4 ,no1 a cheesemonger4 ,there are some others too with whom ,i treat ,about the same negotiation2 ,and ,i will undertake it3 for 't is thus4 ,i 'll do 't with ease1 ,i have cast#afhc it all4 ,your hoy#afhd #fj ,carries but three men in her1 and a boy2 ,and she shall make me three returns a year3 ,so if there come but one of three1 ,i save2 ,if two1 ,i can defalk3#afhe--;but this is now1 ,if my main project fail4 ,per4 ,then you have others8 #fe ,sir ,p4 ,i should be loth to draw the subtle air ,of such a place1 without my thousand aims4 ,i 'll not dissemble1 sir3 where'er ,i come1 ,i love to be considerative2 and 't is true1 ,i have at my free hours thought upon #gj ,some certain goods unto the state of ,venice1 ,which ,i do call my ,cautions2 and1 sir1 which ,i mean1 in hope of pension1 to propound ,to the ,great ,council1 then unto the ,forty1 #ge ,so to the ,ten4 ,my means are made already---- ,per4 ,by whom8 ,sir ,p4 ,sir1 one that though his place be obscure1 ,yet he can sway1 and they will hear him4 ,he 's ,a commandadore4 ,per4 ,what6 a common serjeant8 ,sir ,p4 ,sir1 such as they are1 put it in their mouths1 ,what they should say1 sometimes2 as well as greater3 #hj ,i think ,i have my notes to show you---- ,searching his pockets4 ,per4 ,good sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,but you shall swear unto me1 on your gentry1 ,not to anticipate---- ,per4 ,i1 sir6 ,sir ,p4 ,nor reveal ,a circumstance----,my paper is not with me4 ,per4 ,o1 but you can remember1 sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,my first is #he ,concerning tinder-boxes4 ,you must know1 ,no family is here without its box4 ,now1 sir1 it being so portable a thing1 ,put case1 that you or ,i were ill affected ,unto the state1 sir2 with it in our pockets1 #ij ,might not ,i go into the ,arsenal1 ,or you come out again1 and none the wiser8 ,per4 ,except yourself1 sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,go to1 then4 ,i therefore ,advertise to the state1 how fit it were ,that none but such as were known patriots1 #ie ,sound lovers of their country1 should be suffer'd ,t' enjoy them in their houses2 and even those ,seal'd at some office1 and at such a bigness ,as might not lurk in pockets4 ,per4 ,admirable6 ,sir ,p4 ,my next is1 how t' inquire1 and be resolv'd #ajj ,by present demonstration1 whether a ship1 ,newly arriv'd from ,soria1#afhf or from ,any suspected part of all the ,levant1 ,be guilty of the plague3 and where they use ,to lie out forty1 fifty days1 sometimes1 #aje ,about the ,lazaretto1 for their trial2 ,i 'll save that charge and loss unto the merchant1 ,and in an hour clear the doubt4 ,per4 ,indeed1 sir6 ,sir ,p4 ,or----,i will lose my labour4 ,per4 ,my faith1 that 's much4 ,sir4 ,p4 ,nay1 sir1 conceive me4 ,it will cost me in onions1 #aaj ,some thirty livres---- ,per4 ,which is one pound sterling4 ,sir ,p4 ,beside my waterworks3 for this ,i do1 sir4 ,first1 ,i bring in your ship 'twixt two brick walls2 ,but those the state shall venture4 ,on the one ,i strain me a fair tarpauling1 and in that #aae ,i stick my onions1 cut in halves2 the other ,is full of loopholes1 out of which ,i thrust ,the noses of my bellows2 and those bellows ,i keep1 with waterworks1 in perpetual motion1 ,which is the easiest matter of a hundred4 #abj ,now1 sir1 your onion1 which doth naturally ,attract th' infection1 and your bellows blowing ,the air upon him1 will show instantly1 ,by his chang'd colour1 if there be contagion2 ,or else remain as fair as at the first #abe ,now it is known1 't is nothing4 ,per4 ,you are right1 sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,i would ,i had my note4 ,per4 ,faith1 so would ,i3 ,but you ha' done well for once1 sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,were ,i false1 ,or would be made so1 ,i could show you reasons ,how ,i could sell this state now to the ,turk1 #acj ,spite of their galleys1 or their---- ,examining his papers4 ,per4 ,pray you1 ,sir ,pol4 ,sir ,p4 ,i have 'em not about me4 ,per4 ,that ,i fear'd4 ,they are there1 sir8 ,sir ,p4 ,no1 this is my diary1 ,wherein ,i note my actions of the day4 #acd ,per4 ,pray you let 's see1 sir4 ,what is here8 ,notandum1 ,reads4 8,a rat had gnawn my spur-leathers2 notwithstanding1 ,i put on new1 and did go forth2 but first ,i threw three beans over the threshold4 ,item1 ,i went and bought two toothpicks1 whereof one ,i burst immediately1 in a discourse #adj ,with a ,dutch merchant1 'bout ragion' del stato4#afhg ,from him ,i went and paid a moccinigo#afhh ,for piecing my silk stockings2 by the way ,i cheapen'd#afhi sprats2 and at ,st4 ,mark's ,i urin'd40 ',faith these are politic notes6 ,sir ,p4 ,sir1 ,i do slip #ade ,no action of my life1 but thus ,i quote#afij it4 ,per4 ,believe me1 it is wise6 ,sir ,p4 ,nay1 sir1 read forth4 ,,scene ,,ii4#afia ,enter1 at a distance4 ,,lady ,,politic ,,would-,,be1 ,,nano1 and two ,waiting-women4 ,lady ,p4 ,where should this loose knight be1 trow8 ,sure he 's hous'd4 ,nan4 ,why1 then he 's fast4 ,lady ,p4 ,ay1 he plays both#afib with me4 ,i pray you stay4 ,this heat will do more harm ,to my complexion than his heart is worth4 7,i do not care to hinder1 but to take him47 #e ,how it comes off6 ,rubbing her cheeks4 #a ,wom4 ,my master 's yonder4 ,lady ,p4 ,where8 #b ,wom4 ,with a young gentleman4 ,lady ,p4 ,that same 's the party3 ,in man's apparel6 ,pray you1 sir1 jog my knight3 ,i will be tender to his reputation1 ,however he demerit4 ,sir ,p4 seeing her ,my lady6 ,per4 ,where8 #aj ,sir ,p4 ',t is she indeed1 sir2 you shall know her4 ,she is1 ,were she not mine1 a lady of that merit1 ,for fashion and behaviour2 and for beauty ,i durst compare---- ,per4 ,it seems you are not jealous1 ,that dare commend her4 ,sir ,p4 ,nay1 and for discourse---- #ae ,per4 ,being your wife1 she cannot miss that4 ,sir4 ,p4 introducing ,,per4 ,madam1 ,here is a gentleman1 pray you1 use him fairly2 ,he seems a youth1 but he is---- ,lady ,p4 ,none4 ,sir ,p4 ,yes one ,has put his face as soon into the world---- ,lady ,p4 ,you mean1 as early8 ,but to-day8 ,sir ,p4 ,how 's this8 #bj ,lady ,p4 ,why1 in this habit1 sir2 you apprehend me4 ,well1 ,master ,would-be1 this doth not become you2 ,i had thought the odour1 sir1 of your good name ,had been more precious to you2 that you would not ,have done this dire massacre on your honour2 ,one of your gravity1 and rank besides6 #bf ,but knights1 ,i see1 care little for the oath ,they make to ladies2 chiefly their own ladies4 ,sir ,p4 ,now1 by my spurs1 the symbol of my knighthood---- ,per4 ,aside4 ,lord1 how his brain is humbl'd for an oath6 #cj ,sir ,p4 ,i reach#afic you not4 ,lady ,p4 ,right1 sir1 your polity ,may bear it through thus4 ,sir1 a word with you4 ,to ,,per4 ,i would be loth to contest publicly ,with any gentlewoman1 or to seem ,froward1 or violent1 as the courtier says2 #ce ,it comes too near rusticity in a lady1 ,which ,i would shun by all means3 and however ,i may deserve from ,master ,would-be1 yet ,t' have one fair gentlewoman thus be made ,the unkind instrument to wrong another1 #dj ,and one she knows not1 ay1 and to persver2 ,in my poor judgment1 is not warranted ,from being a solecism in our sex1 ,if not in manners4 ,per4 ,how is this6 ,sir ,p4 ,sweet madam1 ,come nearer to your aim4 ,lady ,p4 ,marry1 and will1 sir4 #de ,since you provoke me with your impudence1 ,and laughter of your light land-syren here1 ,your ,sporus1 your hermaphrodite---- ,per4 ,what 's here8 ,poetic fury and historic storms6 #di ,sir ,p4 ,the gentleman1 believe it1 is of worth ,and of our nation4 ,lady ,p4 ,ay1 your ,whitefriars nation4#afid ,come1 ,i blush for you4 ,master ,would-be1 ,i2 ,and am asham'd you should ha' no more fore-head ,than thus to be the patron1 or ,st4 ,george1 ,to a lewd harlot1 a base fricatrice1#afie #ee ,a female devil1 in a male outside4 ,sir ,p4 ,nay1 ,an you be such a one1 ,i must bid adieu ,to your delights4 ,the case appears too liquid4 ,exit4 ,lady ,p4 ,ay1 you may carry 't clear1 with you state-face6 ,but for your carnival concupiscence1 #fj ,who here is fled for liberty of conscience1 ,from furious persecution of the marshal1 ,her will ,i disc'ple4#afif ,per4 ,this is fine1 i' faith6 ,and do you use this often8 ,is this part ,of your wit's exercise1 'gainst you have occasion8 #fe ,madam---- ,lady ,p4 ,go to1 sir4 ,per4 ,do you hear me1 lady8 ,why1 if your knight have set you to beg shirts1 ,or to invite me home1 you might have done it ,a nearer way by far4 ,lady ,p4 ,this cannot work you ,out of my snare4 ,per4 ,why1 am ,i in it1 then8 #gj ,indeed your husband told me you were fair1 ,and so you are2 only your nose inclines1 ,that side that 's next the sun1 to the queen-apple4#afig ,lady ,p4 ,this cannot be endur'd by any patience4 ,,scene ,,iii4#afih ,to them enter ,,mosca4 ,mos4 ,what is the matter1 madam8 ,lady ,p4 ,if the senate ,right not my quest in this1 ,i will protest 'em ,to all the world no aristocracy4 ,mos4 ,what is the injury1 lady8 ,lady ,p4 ,why1 the callet#afie ,you told me of1 here ,i have ta'en disguis'd4 #e ,mos4 ,who8 this6 what means your ladyship8 ,the creature ,i mention'd to you is apprehended now1 ,before the senate2 you shall see her---- ,lady ,p4 ,where8 ,mos4 ,i 'll bring you to her4 ,this young gentleman1 ,i saw him land this morning at the port4 #aj ,lady ,p4 ,is 't possible6 how has my judgment wander'd8 ,sir1 ,i must1 blushing1 say to you1 ,i have err'd2 ,and plead your pardon4 ,per4 ,what1 more changes yet6 ,lady ,p4 ,i hope you ha' not the malice to remember ,a gentlewoman's passion4 ,if you stay #ae ,in ,venice here1 please you to use me1 sir---- ,mos4 ,will you go1 madam8 ,lady ,p4 ,pray you1 sir1 use me2 in faith4 ,the more you see me the more ,i shall conceive ,you have forgot our quarrel4 ,exeunt ,,lady ,,would-,,be1 ,,mosca1 ,,nano1 and ,waiting-women4 ,per4 ,this is rare6 ,sir ,politic ,would-be8 ,no1 ,sir ,politic ,bawd1 #bj ,to bring me thus acquainted with his wife6 ,well1 wise ,sir ,pol1 since you have practis'd thus ,upon my freshman-ship1 ,i 'll try your salt-head1 ,what proof it is against a counter-plot4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iv4#afii ,enter ,,voltore1 ,,corbaccio1 ,,corvino1 ,,mosca4 ,volt4 ,well1 now you know the carriage of the business1 ,your constancy is all that is requir'd ,unto the safety of it4 ,mos4 ,is the lie ,safely convey'd#agjj amongst us8 ,is that sure8 ,knows every man his burden8 ,corv4 ,yes4 ,mos4 ,then shrink not4 #e ,corv4 ,but knows the advocate the truth8 ,mos4 ,o1 sir1 ,by no means2 ,i devis'd a formal tale1 ,that salv'd your reputation4 ,but be valiant1 sir4 ,corv4 ,i fear no one but him that this his pleading ,should make him stand for a co-heir---- ,mos4 ,co-halter6 #aj ,hang him2 we will but use his tongue1 his noise1 ,as we do croaker's#agja here4 ,corv4 ,ay1 what shall he do8 ,mos4 ,when we ha' done1 you mean8 ,corv4 ,yes4 ,mos4 ,why1 we 'll think2 ,sell him for mummia3#agjb he 's half dust already4---- ,do you not smile1 7to ,,voltore7 to see this buffalo1#agjc #af ,how he doth sport it with his head8 ,aside4 ,i should1 ,if all were well and past4--,sir1 7to ,,corbaccio7 only you ,are he that shall enjoy the crop of all1 ,and these not know for whom they toil4 ,corb4 ,ay1 peace4 ,mos4 7turning to ,,corvino47 ,but you shall eat it4 ,aside4 ,much6--,worshipful sir1 7to ,,voltore7 #bj ,mercury sit upon your thund'ring tongue1 ,or the ,french ,hercules1 and make your language ,as conquering as his club1 to beat along1 ,as with a tempest1 flat1 our adversaries2 ,but much more yours1 sir4 ,volt4 ,here they come1 ha' done4 #be ,mos4 ,i have another witness1 if you need1 sir1 ,i can produce4 ,volt4 ,who is it8 ,mos4 ,sir1 ,i have her4 ,,scene ,v4#agjd ,enter #d ,avocatori1 and take their seats1 ,,bonario1 ,,celia1 ,notario1 ,commandadori1 ,saffi1 and other ,officers of ,justice4 #a ,avoc4 ,the like of this the senate never heard of4 #b ,avoc4 ',t will come most strange to them when we report it4 #d ,avoc4 ,the gentlewoman has been ever held ,of unreproved name4 #c ,avoc4 ,so has the youth4 #d ,avoc4 ,the more unnatural part that of his father4 #e #b ,avoc4 ,more of the husband4 #a ,avoc4 ,i not know to give ,his act a name1 it is so monstrous6 #d ,avoc4 ,but the impostor1 he 's a thing created4 ,t' exceed example6 #a ,avoc4 ,and all after-times6 #b ,avoc4 ,i never heard a true voluptuary #aj ,describ'd but him4 #c ,avoc4 ,appear yet those were cited8 ,not4 ,all but the old magnifico1 ,volpone4 #a ,avoc4 ,why is not he here8 ,mos4 ,please your fatherhoods1 ,here is his advocate3 himself 's so weak1 ,so feeble---- #d ,avoc4 ,who are you8 ,bon4 ,his parasite1 #ae ,his knave1 his pander4 ,i beseech the court ,he may be forc'd to come1 that your grave eyes ,may bear strong witness of his strange impostures4 ,volt4 ,upon my faith and credit with your virtues4 ,he is not able to endure the air4 #bj #b ,avoc4 ,bring him4 #c ,avoc4 ,we will see him4 #d ,avoc4 ,fetch him4 ,volt4 ,your fatherhoods' fit pleasures be obey'd2 ,exeunt ,officers4 ,but sure1 the sight will rather move your pities ,than indignation4 ,may it please the court1 ,in the mean time1 he may be heard in me4 #be ,i know this place most void of prejudice1 ,and therefore crave it1 since we have no reason ,to fear our truth should hurt our cause4 #c ,avoc4 ,speak free4 ,volt4 ,then know1 most honour'd fathers1 ,i must now ,discover to your strangely abus'd ears1 #cj ,the most prodigious and most frontless piece ,of solid impudence1 and treachery1 ,that ever vicious nature yet brought forth ,to shame the state of ,venice4 ,this lewd woman1 ,that wants no artificial looks or tears #ce ,to help the vizor she has now put on1 ,hath long been known a close adulteress ,to that lascivious youth there2 not suspected1 ,i say1 but known1 and taken in the act #dj ,with him2 and by this man1 the easy husband1 ,pardon'd2 whose timeless bounty makes him now ,stand here1 the most unhappy1 innocent person1 ,that ever man's own goodness made accus'd4 ,for these not knowing how to owe a gift ,of that dear grace1 but with their shame2 being plac'd #de ,so above all powers of their gratitude1 ,began to hate the benefit2 and in place ,of thanks1 devise t' extirp the memory ,of such an act3 wherein ,i pray your fatherhoods ,to observe the malice1 yea1 the rage of creatures #ej ,discover'd in their evils3 and what heart ,such take1 ev'n from their crimes3--but that anon ,will more appear4--,this gentleman1 the father1 ,hearing of this foul fact1 with many others1 ,which daily struck at his too tender ears1 #ee ,and griev'd in nothing more than that he could not ,preserve himself a parent 7his son's ills ,growing to that strange flood71 at last decreed ,to disinherit him4 #a ,avoc4 ,these be strange turns6 #b ,avoc4 ,the young man's fame was ever fair and honest4 #fj ,volt4 ,so much more full of danger is his vice1 ,that can beguile so1 under shade of virtue1 ,but1 as ,i said1 my honour'd sires1 his father ,having this settled purpose1 by what means ,to him betray'd1 we know not1 and this day #fe ,appointed for the deed2 that parricide1 ,i cannot style him better1 by confederacy ,preparing this his paramour to be there1 ,ent'red ,volpone's house 7who was the man1 ,your fatherhoods must understand1 design'd #gj ,for the inheritance71 there sought his father3-- ,but with what purpose sought he him1 my lords8 ,i tremble to pronounce it1 that a son ,unto a father1 and to such a father1 ,should have so foul1 felonious intent6 #ge ,it was to murder him3 when being prevented ,by his more happy absence1 what then did he8 ,not check his wicked thoughts2 no1 now new deeds2 7,mischief doth never end where it begins7 ,an act of horror1 fathers6 ,he dragg'd forth #hj ,the aged gentleman that had there lain bed-rid ,three years and more1 out of his innocent couch1 ,naked upon the floor2 there left him2 wounded ,his servant in the face2 and with this strumpet1 ,the stale#agje to his forg'd practice1 who was glad ,to be so active1--7,i shall here desire #he ,your fatherhoods to note but my collections1 ,as most remarkable1--7 thought at once to stop ,his father's ends1 discredit his free choice ,in the old gentleman1 redeem themselves1 #ij ,by laying infamy upon this man1 ,to whom1 with blushing1 they should owe their lives4 #a ,avoc4 ,what proofs have you of this8 ,bon4 ,most honour'd fathers1 ,i humbly crave there be no credit given ,to this man's mercenary tongue4 #b ,avoc4 ,forbear4 #ie ,bon4 ,his soul moves in his fee4 #c ,avoc4 ,o1 sir4 ,bon4 ,this fellow1 ,for six sols#agjf more would plead against his ,maker4 #a ,avoc4 ,you do forget yourself4 ,volt4 ,nay1 nay1 grave fathers1 ,let him have scope3 can any man imagine #ii ,that he will spare his accuser1 that would not ,have spar'd his parent8 #a ,avoc4 ,well1 produce your proofs4 ,cel4 ,i would ,i could forget ,i were a creature4 ,volt4 ,signior ,corbaccio6 ,,corbaccio comes forward4 #d ,avoc4 ,what is he8 ,volt4 ,the father4 #b ,avoc4 ,has he had an oath8 ,not4 ,yes4 ,corb4 ,what must ,i do now8 #ajd ,not4 ,your testimony's crav'd4 ,corb4 ,speak to the knave8 ,i 'll ha' my mouth first stopt with earth2 my heart ,abhors his knowledge3 ,i disclaim in#agjg him4 #a ,avoc4 ,but for what cause8 ,corb4 ,the mere portent of nature6 ,he is an utter stranger to my loins4 #aji ,bon4 ,have they made you to#agjh this8 ,corb4 ,i will not hear thee1 ,monster of men1 swine1 goat1 wolf1 parricide6 ,speak not1 thou viper4 ,bon4 ,sir1 ,i will sit down4 ,and rather wish my innocence should suffer ,than ,i resist the authority of a father4 #aad ,volt4 ,signior ,corvino6 ,,corvino comes forward4 #b ,avoc4 ,this is strange4 #a ,avoc4 ,who 's this8 ,not4 ,the husband4 #d ,avoc4 ,is he sworn8 ,not4 ,he is4 #c ,avoc4 ,speak then4 ,corv4 ,this woman1 please your fatherhoods1 is a whore1 ,of most hot exercise1 more than a partridge1 ,upon record----- #a ,avoc4 ,no more4 ,corv4 ,neighs like a jennet4 #aai ,not4 ,preserve the honour of the court4 ,corv4 ,i shall1 ,and modesty of your most reverend ears1 ,and yet ,i hope that ,i may say1 these eyes ,have seen her glu'd unto that piece of cedar1 ,that fine well timber'd gallant3 and that here ,the letters maybe read1 thorough the horn1#agji #abe ,that make the story perfect4 ,mos4 ,excellent6 sir4 ,corv4 ,aside to ,,mosca4 ,there is no shame in this now1 is there8 ,mos4 ,none4 ,corv4 ,or if ,i said1 ,i hop'd that she were onward ,to her damnation1 if there be a hell ,greater than whore and woman1 a good ,catholic #acj ,may make the doubt4 #c ,avoc4 ,his grief hath made him frantic4 #a ,avoc4 ,remove him hence4 #b ,avoc4 ,look to the woman4 ,,celia swoons4 ,corv4 ,rare6 ,prettily feign'd again6 #d ,avoc4 ,stand from about her4 #a ,avoc4 ,give her the air4 #c ,avoc4 ,what can you say8 ,to ,,mosca4 ,mos4 ,my wound1 ,may it please your wisdoms1 speaks for me1 receiv'd #ace ,in aid of my good patron1 when he mist ,his sought-for father1 when that well-taught dame ,had her cue giv'n her to cry out1 8,a rape60 ,bon4 ,o most laid#agaj impudence6 ,fathers-- #c ,avoc4 ,sir1 be silent2 #aci ,you had your hearing free1 so must they theirs4 #b ,avoc4 ,i do begin to doubt th' imposture here4 #d ,avoc4 ,this woman has too many moods4 ,volt4 ,grave fathers1 ,she is a creature of a most profest ,and prostituted lewdness4 ,corv4 ,most impetuous1 #add ,unsatisfi'd1 grave fathers6 ,volt4 ,may her feignings ,not take your wisdoms3 but this day she baited ,a stranger1 a grave knight1 with her loose eyes1 ,and more lascivious kisses4 ,this man saw 'em ,together on the water1 in a gondola4 ,mos4 ,here is the lady herself1 that saw them too1 #aej ,without2 who then had in the open streets ,pursu'd them1 but for saving her knight's honour4 #a ,avoc4 ,produce that lady4 #b ,avoc4 ,let her come4 ,exit ,,mosca4 #d ,avoc4 ,these things1 ,they strike with wonder4 #c ,avoc4 ,i am turn'd a stone4 ,,scene ,,vi4#agaa ,to them re-enter ,,mosca with ,,lady ,,would-,,be4 ,mos4 ,be resolute1 madam4 ,lady ,p4 ,ay1 this same is she4 ,pointing to ,,celia4 ,out1 thou chameleon harlot6 now thine eyes ,vie tears with the hyena4 ,dar'st thou look ,upon my wronged face8 ,i cry your pardons1 ,i fear ,i have forgettingly transgrest #e ,against the dignity of the court---- #b ,avoc4 ,no1 madam4 ,lady ,p4 ,and been exorbitant---- #b ,avoc4 ,you have not1 lady4 #d ,avoc4 ,these proofs are strong4 ,lady ,p4 ,surely1 ,i had no purpose ,to scandalize your honours1 or my sex's4 #c ,avoc4 ,we do believe it4 ,lady ,p4 ,surely you may believe it4 #aj #b ,avoc4 ,madam1 we do4 ,lady ,p4 ,indeed you may2 my breeding ,is not so coarse---- #d ,avoc4 ,we know it4 ,lady ,p4 ,to offend ,with pertinacy---- #c ,avoc4 ,lady---- ,lady ,p4 ,such a presence6 ,no surely4 #a ,avoc4 ,we will think it4 ,lady ,p4 ,you may think it4 #a ,avoc4 ,let her o'ercome4 ,what witnesses have you1 #ae ,to make good your report8 ,bon4 ,our consciences4 ,cel4 ,and heaven1 that never fails the innocent4 #a ,avoc4 ,these are no testimonies4 ,bon4 ,not in your courts1 ,where multitude and clamour overcomes4 #a ,avoc4 ,nay1 then you do wax insolent4 ,,volpone is brought in1 as impotent4 ,volt4 ,here1 here1 #bj ,the testimony comes that will convince1 ,and put to utter dumbness their bold tongues6 ,see here1 grave fathers1 here 's the ravisher1 ,the rider on men's wives1 the great impostor1 ,the grand voluptuary6 ,do you not think #be ,these limbs should affect venery8 or these eyes ,covet a concubine8 ,pray you mark these hands2 ,are they not fit to stroke a lady's breasts8 ,perhaps he doth dissemble6 ,bon4 ,so he does4 ,volt4 ,would you ha' him tortur'd8 ,bon4 ,i would have him prov'd4 #cj ,volt4 ,best try him then with goads1 or burning irons2 ,put him to the strappado3 ,i have heard ,the rack hath cur'd the gout2 faith1 give it him1 ,and help him of a malady2 be courteous4 #cd ,i'll undertake1 before these honour'd fathers1 ,he shall have yet as many left diseases1 ,as she has known adulterers1 or thou strumpets4 ,o1 my most equal hearers1 if these deeds1 ,acts of this bold and most exorbitant strain1 ,may pass with suff'rance1 what one citizen #dj ,but owes the forfeit of his life1 yea1 fame1 ,to him that dares traduce him8 ,which of you ,are safe1 my honour'd fathers8 ,i would ask1 ,with leave of your grave fatherhoods1 if their plot ,have any face or colour like to truth8 #de ,or if1 unto the dullest nostril here1 ,it smell not rank1 and most abhorred slander8 ,i crave your care of this good gentleman1 ,whose life is much endanger'd by their fable2 ,and as for them1 ,i will conclude with this1 #ej ,that vicious persons1 when they're hot1 and flesh'd ,in impious acts1 their constancy#agab abounds3 ,damn'd deeds are done with greatest confidence4 #a ,avoc4 ,take 'em to custody1 and sever them4 #b ,avoc4 ',t is pity two such prodigies should live4 #ee #a ,avoc4 ,let the old gentleman be return'd with care4 ,exeunt ,officers with ,,volpone4 ,i'm sorry our credulity wrong'd him4 #d ,avoc4 ,these are two creatures6 #c ,avoc4 ,i've an earthquake in me4 #b ,avoc4 ,their shame1 ev'n in their cradles1 fled their faces4 #d ,avoc4 ,you have done a worthy service to the state1 sir1 #fj ,in their discovery4 ,to ,,volt4 #a ,avoc4 ,you shall hear1 ere night1 ,what punishment the court decrees upon 'em4 ,exeunt ,avocat41 ,not41 and ,officers with ,,bonario and ,,celia4 ,volt4 ,we thank your fatherhoods4 ,how like you it8 ,mos4 ,rare4 ,i'd ha' your tongue1 sir1 tipt with gold for this2 ,i'd ha' you be the heir to the whole city2 #fe ,the earth ,i'd have want men ere you want living3 ,they 're bound to erect your statue in ,st4 ,mark's4 ,signior ,corvino1 ,i would have you go ,and show yourself that you have conquer'd4 ,corv4 ,yes4 ,mos4 ,it was much better that you should profess #gj ,yourself a cuckold thus1 than that the other ,should have been prov'd4 ,corv4 ,nay1 ,i consider'd that3 ,now it is her fault4 ,mos4 ,then it had been yours4 ,corv4 ,true2 ,i do doubt this advocate still4 ,mos4 ,i' faith4 ,you need not1 ,i dare ease you of that care4 #ge ,corv4 ,i trust thee1 ,mosca4 ,exit4 ,mos4 ,as your own soul1 sir4 ,corb4 ,mosca6 ,mos4 ,now for your business1 sir4 ,corb4 ,how6 ha' you business8 ,mos4 ,yes1 yours1 sir4 ,corb4 ,o1 none else8 ,mos4 ,none else1 not ,i4 ,corb4 ,be careful then4 ,mos4 ,rest you with both your eyes1 sir4 ,corb4 ,dispatch it4 ,mos4 ,instantly4 ,corb4 ,and look that all1 #hj ,whatever1 be put in1 jewels1 plate1 moneys1 ,household stuff1 bedding1 curtains4 ,mos4 ,curtain-rings1 sir3 ,only the advocate's fee must be deducted4 ,corb4 ,i'll pay him now2 you'll be too prodigal4 ,mos4 ,sir1 ,i must tender it4 ,corb4 ,two chequins is well4 #he ,mos4 ,no1 six1 sir4 ,corb4 ',tis too much4 ,mos4 ,he talk'd a great while2 ,you must consider that1 sir4 ,corb4 ,well1 there 's three---- ,mos4 ,i'll give it him4 ,corb4 ,do so1 and there 's for thee4 ,exit4 ,mos4 ,aside4 ,bountiful bones6 ,what horrid strange offence ,did he commit 'gainst nature1 in his youth1 #ij ,worthy this age8--,you see1 sir1 to ,,volt how ,i work ,unto your ends2 take you no notice4 ,volt4 ,no1 ,i'll leave you4 ,mos4 ,all is yours1 the devil and all1 ,good advocate6--,madam1 ,i'll bring you home4 ,lady ,p4 ,no1 ,i'll go see your patron4 ,mos4 ,that you shall not3 #ie ,i'll tell you why4 ,my purpose is to urge ,my patron to reform his will1 and for ,the zeal you've shown to-day1 whereas before ,you were but third or fourth1 you shall be now #ii ,put in the first2 which would appear as begg'd ,if you were present4 ,therefore---- ,lady ,p4 ,you shall sway me4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#agac ,enter ,,volpone4 ,volp4 ,well1 ,i am here1 and all this brunt is past4 ,i ne'er was in dislike with my disguise ,till this fled moment3 here 't was good1 in private2 ,but in your public1--cave whilst ,i breathe4 #d ',fore ,god1 my left leg 'gan to have the cramp1 ,and ,i apprehended straight some power had struck me ,with a dead palsy4 ,well6 ,i must be merry1 ,and shake it off4 ,a many of these fears ,would put me into some villanous disease1 ,should they come thick upon me3 ,i 'll prevent 'em4 #aj ,give me a bowl of lusty wine1 to fright ,this humour from my heart4 7,drinks47 ,hum1 hum1 hum6 ',t is almost gone already2 ,i shall conquer4 ,any device now of rare ingenious knavery1 #ad ,that would possess me with a violent laughter1 ,would make me up again4 7,drinks again47 ,so1 so1 so1 so6 ,this heat is life2 't is blood by this time3--,mosca6 ,,scene ,,ii4#agad ,,volpone4 ,enter ,,mosca4 ,mos4 ,how now1 sir8 ,does the day look clear again8 ,are we recover'd1 and wrought out of error1 ,into our way1 to see our path before us8 ,is our trade free once more8 ,volp4 ,exquisite ,mosca6 ,mos4 ,was it not carri'd learnedly8 ,volp4 ,and stoutly3 #e ,good wits are greatest in extremities4 ,mos4 ,it were folly beyond thought to trust ,any grand act unto a cowardly spirit4 ,you are not taken with it enough1 methinks4 ,volp4 ,o1 more than if ,i had enjoy'd the wench3 #aj ,the pleasure of all woman-kind 's not like it4 ,mos4 ,why1 now you speak1 sir4 ,we must here be fix'd2 ,here we must rest2 this is our masterpiece2 ,we cannot think to go beyond this4 ,volp4 ,true1 ,thou host play'd thy prize1 my precious ,mosca4 ,mos4 ,nay1 sir1 #ae ,to gull the court---- ,volp4 ,and quite divert the torrent ,upon the innocent4 ,mos4 ,yes1 and to make ,so rare a music out of discords---- ,volp4 ,right4 ,that yet to me 's the strangest1 how thou 'st borne it6 ,that these1 being so divided 'mongst themselves1 #bj ,should not scent somewhat1 or in me or thee1 ,or doubt their own side4 ,mos4 ,true1 they will not see 't4 ,too much light blinds 'em1 ,i think4 ,each of 'em ,is so possest and stuft with his own hopes ,that anything unto the contrary1 #be ,never so true1 or never so apparent1 ,never so palpable1 they will resist it---- ,volp4 ,like a temptation of the devil4 ,mos4 ,right1 sir4 ,merchants may talk of trade1 and your great signiors ,of land that yields well2 but if ,italy #cj ,have any glebe more fruitful than these fellows1 ,i am deceiv'd4 ,did not your advocate rare8 ,volp4 ,o--8,my most honour'd fathers1 my grave fathers1 ,under correction of your fatherhoods1 ,what face of truth is here8 ,if these strange deeds #ce ,may pass1 most honour'd fathers0--,i had much ado ,to forbear laughing4 ,mos4 ,it seem'd to me1 you sweat1 sir4 ,volp4 ,in troth1 ,i did a little4 ,mos4 ,but confess1 sir1 ,were you not daunted8 ,volp4 ,in good faith1 ,i was ,a little in a mist1 but not dejected2 #dj ,never but still myself4 ,mos4 ,i think it1 sir4 ,now1 so truth help me1 ,i must needs say this1 sir1 ,and out of conscience for your advocate1 ,he has taken pains1 in faith1 sir1 and deserv'd1 ,in my poor judgment1 ,i speak it under favour1 #de ,not to contrary you1 sir1 very richly-- ,well--to be cozen'd4 ,volp4 ,troth1 and ,i think so too1 ,by that ,i heard him in the latter end4 ,mos4 ,o1 but before1 sir3 had you heard him first ,draw it to certain heads1 then aggravate1 #ej ,then use his vehement figures--,i look'd still ,when he would shift a shirt2 and doing this ,out of pure love1 no hope of gain---- ,volp4 ',t is right4 ,i cannot answer him1 ,mosca1 as ,i would1 ,not yet2 but for thy sake1 at thy entreaty1 #fe ,i will begin1 even now--to vex 'em all1 ,this very instant4 ,mos4 ,good sir4 ,volp4 ,call the dwarf ,and eunuch forth4 ,mos4 ,castrone1 ,nano6 ,enter ,,castrone and ,,nano4 ,nano4 ,here4 ,volp4 ,shall we have a jig now8 ,mos4 ,what you please1 sir4 ,volp4 ,go1 ,straight give out about the streets1 you two1 #fj ,that ,i am dead2 do it with constancy1 ,sadly1#agae do you hear8 ,impute it to the grief ,of this late slander4 ,exeunt ,,cast4 and ,,nano4 ,mos4 ,what do you mean1 sir8 ,volp4 ,o1 ,i shall have instantly my ,vulture1 ,crow1 ,raven1 come flying hither1 on the news1 #fe ,to peck for carrion1 my she-wolf1 and all1 ,greedy1 and full of expectation---- ,mos4 ,and then to have it ravish'd from their mouths6 ,volp4 ',t is true4 ,i will ha' thee put on a gown1 #fi ,and take upon thee1 as thou wert mine heir2 ,show 'em a will4 ,open that chest1 and reach ,forth one of those that has the blanks2 ,i 'll straight ,put in thy name4 ,mos4 ,it will be rare1 sir4 ,gives him a paper4 ,volp4 ,ay1 ,when they e'en gape1 and find themselves deluded---- #gd ,mos4 ,yes4 ,volp4 ,and thou use them scurvily6 ,dispatch1 ,get on thy gown4 ,mos4 putting on a gown4 ,but what1 sir1 if they ask ,after the body8 ,volp4 ,say1 it was corrupted4 ,mos4 ,i 'll say it stunk1 sir2 and was fain to have it ,coffin'd up instantly1 and sent away4 ,volp4 ,anything2 what thou wilt4 ,hold1 here 's my will4 #hj ,get thee a cap1 a count-book1 pen and ink1 ,papers afore thee2 sit as thou wert taking ,an inventory of parcels4 ,i 'll get up ,behind the curtain1 on a stool1 and hearken3 ,sometime peep over1 see how they do look1 #he ,with what degrees their blood doth leave their faces4 ,o1 't will afford me a rare meal of laughter6 ,mos4 putting on a cap1 and setting out the table1 c4 ,your advocate will turn stark dull upon it4 ,volp4 ,it will take off his oratory's edge4 #ij ,mos4 ,but your clarissimo1 old roundback1 he ,will crump you like a hog-louse1 with the touch4 ,volp4 ,and what ,corvino8 ,mos4 ,o1 sir1 look for him1 ,to-morrow morning1 with a rope and dagger1 ,to visit all the streets2 he must run mad1 ,my lady too1 that came into the court1 #ie ,to bear false witness for your worship---- ,volp4 ,yes1 ,and kiss'd me 'fore the fathers1 when my face ,flow'd all with oils---- ,mos4 ,and sweat1 sir4 ,why1 your gold ,is such another med'cine1 it dries up ,all those offensive savours3 it transforms #ajj ,the most deformed1 and restores them lovely1 ,as 't were the strange poetical girdle4#agaf ,jove ,could not invent t' himself a shroud more subtle ,to pass ,acrisius'#agag guards4 ,it is the thing ,makes all the world her grace1 her youth1 her beauty4 #aje ,volp4 ,i think she loves me4 ,mos4 ,who8 ,the lady1 sir8 ,she 's jealous of you4 ,volp4 ,dost thou say so8 ,knocking within4 ,mos4 ,hark4 ,there 's some already4 ,volp4 ,look4 ,mos4 ,it is the ,vulture2 ,he has the quickest scent4 ,volp4 ,i 'll to my place1 ,thou to thy posture4 ,goes behind the curtain4 ,mos4 ,i am set4 ,volp4 ,but1 ,mosca1 #aaj ,play the artificer now1 torture 'em rarely4 ,,scene ,,iii4#agah ,,mosca4 ,enter ,,voltore4 ,volt4 ,how now1 my ,mosca8 ,mos4 writing4 8,turkey carpets1 nine----0 ,volt4 ,taking an inventory6 that is well4 ,mos4 8,two suits of bedding1 tissue----0 ,volt4 ,where 's the will8 ,let me read that the while4 ,enter ,servants with ,,corbaccio in a chair4 ,corb4 ,so1 set me down1 ,and get you home4 ,exeunt ,servants4 #e ,volt4 ,is he come now1 to trouble us8 ,mos4 8,of cloth of gold1 two more----0 ,corb4 ,is it done1 ,mosca8 ,mos4 8,of several velvets1 eight----0 ,volt4 ,i like his care4 ,corb4 ,dost thou not hear8 ,enter ,,corvino4 ,corv4 ,ha6 is the hour come1 ,mosca8 ,volp4 ,ay1 now they muster4 ,peeps from behind a traverse4 ,corv4 ,what does the advocate here1 #aj ,or this ,corbaccio8 ,corb4 ,what do these here8 ,enter ,,lady ,,pol4 ,,would-,,be4 ,lady ,p4 ,mosca6 ,is his thread spun8 ,mos4 8,eight chests of linen----0 ,volp4 ,o1 ,my fine ,dame ,would-be1 too6 ,corv4 ,mosca1 the will1 ,that ,i may show it these1 and rid 'em hence4 ,mos4 8,six chests of diaper1 four of damask40--,there4 #ae ,gives them the will carelessly1 over his shoulder4 ,corb4 ,is that the will8 ,mos4 8,down-beds1 and bolsters----0 ,volp4 ,rare6 ,be busy still4 ,now they begin to flutter3 ,they never think of me4 ,look1 see1 see1 see6 ,how their swift eyes run over the long deed1 ,unto the name1 and to the legacies1 #bj ,what is bequeath'd them there---- ,mos4 8,ten suits of hangings----0 ,volp4 ,ay1 in their garters1 ,mosca4 ,now their hopes ,are at the gasp4 ,volt4 ,mosca the heir4 ,corb4 ,what 's that8 ,volp4 ,my advocate is dumb2 look to my merchant1 ,he 's heard of some strange storm1 a ship is lost1 #be ,he faints2 my lady will swoon4 ,old glazen-eyes1 ,he hath not reach'd his despair yet4 ,corb4 ,all these ,are out of hope2 ,i am1 sure1 the man4 ,takes the will4 ,corv4 ,but1 ,mosca---- ,mos4 8,two cabinets----0 ,corv4 ,is this in earnest8 ,mos4 8,one ,of ebony----0 ,corv4 ,or do you but delude me8 #cj ,mos4 8,the other1 mother of pearl40--,i 'm very busy1 ,good faith1 it is a fortune thrown upon me-- 8,item1 one salt of agate0--not my seeking4 ,lady ,p4 ,do you hear1 sir8 ,mos4 8,a perfum'd box0--,pray you forbear1 ,you see ,i 'm troubl'd--8made of an onyx----0 ,lady ,p4 ,how6 #ce ,mos4 ,to-morrow or next day1 ,i shall be at leisure ,to talk with you all4 ,corv4 ,is this my large hope's issue8 ,lady ,p4 ,sir1 ,i must have a fairer answer4 ,mos4 ,madam6 ,marry1 and shall3 pray you1 fairly quit my house4 ,nay1 raise no tempest with your looks2 but hark you1 #dj ,remember what your ladyship off'red me ,to put you in an heir2 go to1 think on it3 ,and what you said e'en your best madams did ,for maintenance2 and why not you8 ,enough4 ,go home1 and use the poor ,sir ,pol1 your knight1 well1 #de ,for fear ,i tell some riddles2 go1 be melancholic4 ,exit ,,lady ,,would-,,be4 ,volp4 ,o1 my fine devil6 ,corv4 ,mosca1 pray you a word4 ,mos4 ,lord6 will not you take your dispatch hence yet8 ,methinks1 of all1 you should have been th' example4 ,why should you stay here8 ,with what thought1 what promise8 #ej ,hear you2 do you not know1 ,i know you an ass1 ,and that you would most fain have been a wittol ,if fortune would have let you8 that you are ,a declar'd cuckold1 on good terms8 ,this pearl1 ,you 'll say1 was yours8 right3 this diamond8 #ee ,i 'll not deny 't1 but thank you4 ,much here else8 ,it may be so4 ,why1 think that these good works ,may help to hide your bad4 ,i 'll not betray you2 ,although you be but extraordinary1 ,and have it only in title1 it sufficeth3 #fj ,go home1 be melancholy too1 or mad4 ,exit ,,corvino4 ,volp4 ,rare ,mosca6 how his villany becomes him6 ,volt4 ,certain he doth delude all these for me4 ,corb4 ,mosca the heir6 ,volp4 ,o1 his four eyes have found it4 ,corb4 ,i am cozen'd1 cheated1 by a parasite-slave2 #fe ,harlot1#agai th' hast gull'd me4 ,mos4 ,yes1 sir4 ,stop your mouth1 ,or ,i shall draw the only tooth is left4 ,are not you he1 that filthy covetous wretch1 ,with the three legs1 that here1 in hope of prey1 ,have1 any time this three years1 snuff'd about1 ,with your most grov'ling nose1 and would have hir'd #ga ,me to the pois'ning of my patron1 sir8 ,are not you he that have to-day in court ,profess'd the disinheriting of your son8 ,perjur'd yourself8 ,go home1 and die1 and stink2 #ge ,if you but croak a syllable1 all comes out3 ,away1 and call your porters6 ,exit ,,corbaccio4 ,go1 go1 stink4 ,volp4 ,excellent varlet6 ,volt4 ,now1 my faithful ,mosca1 ,i find thy constancy---- ,mos4 ,sir6 ,volt4 ,sincere4 ,mos4 writing4 8,a table ,of porphyry0--,i marle#agbj you 'll be thus troublesome4 #hj ,volt4 ,nay1 leave off now1 they are gone4 ,mos4 ,why1 who are you8 ,what6 who did send for you8 ,o1 cry you mercy1 ,reverend sir6 ,good faith1 ,i am griev'd for you1 ,that any chance of mine should thus defeat ,your 7,i must needs say7 most deserving travails3 #he ,but ,i protest1 sir1 it was cast upon me1 ,and ,i could almost wish to be without it1 ,but that the will o' the dead must be observ'd4 ,marry1 my joy is that you need it not2 ,you have a gift1 sir 7thank your education71 #ij ,will never let you want1 while there are men1 ,and malice1 to breed causes4#agba ,would ,i had ,but half the like1 for all my fortune1 sir6 ,if ,i have any suits1 as ,i do hope1 ,things being so easy and direct1 ,i shall not1 #ie ,i will make bold with your obstreperous aid1 ,conceive me--for your fee1 sir4 ,in mean time1 ,you that have so much law1 ,i know ha' the conscience ,not to be covetous of what is mine4 ,good sir1 ,i thank you for my plate2 't will help #ajj ,to set up a young man4 ,good faith1 you look ,as you were costive2 best go home and purge1 sir4 ,exit ,,voltore4 ,volp4 comes from behind the curtain4 ,bid him eat lettuce#agbb well4 ,my witty mischief1 ,let me embrace thee4 ,o that ,i could now ,transform thee to a ,venus6--,mosca1 go1 #aje ,straight take my habit of clarissimo1 ,and walk the streets2 be seen1 torment 'em more3 ,we must pursue1 as well as plot4 ,who would ,have lost this feast8 ,mos4 ,i doubt it will lose them4 ,volp4 ,o1 my recovery shall recover all4 #aaj ,that ,i could now but think on some disguise ,to meet 'em in1 and ask 'em questions3 ,how ,i would vex 'em still at every turn6 ,mos4 ,sir1 ,i can fit you4 ,volp4 ,canst thou8 ,mos4 ,yes1 ,i know ,one o' the commandadori1 sir1 so like you2 #aae ,him will ,i straight make drunk1 and bring you his habit4 ,volp4 ,a rare disguise1 and answering thy brain6 ,o1 ,i will be a sharp disease unto 'em4 ,mos4 ,sir1 you must look for curses---- ,volp4 ,till they burst2 ,the ,fox fares ever best when he is curst4 #abj ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#agbc ,enter ,,peregrine disguised and three ,mercatori4 ,per4 ,am ,i enough disguis'd8 #a ,mer4 ,i warrant you4 ,per4 ,all my ambition is to fright him only4 #b ,mer4 ,if you could ship him away1 't were excellent4 #c ,mer4 ,to ,zant1 or to ,aleppo6 ,per4 ,yes1 and ha' his ,adventures put i' th' ,book of ,voyages1 #e ,and his gull'd story regist'red for truth4 ,well1 gentlemen1 when ,i am in a while1 ,and that you think us warm in our discourse1 ,know your approaches4 #a ,mer4 ,trust it to our care4 #i ,exeunt ,merchants4 ,enter ,waiting-woman4 ,per4 ,save you1 fair lady6 ,is ,sir ,pol within8 ,wom4 ,i do not know1 sir4 ,per4 ,pray you say unto him ,here is a merchant1 upon earnest business1 ,desires to speak with him4 ,wom4 ,i will see1 sir4 ,exit4 ,per4 ,pray you4 ,i see the family is all female here4 ,re-enter ,waiting-woman4 ,wom4 ,he says1 sir1 he has weighty affairs of state1 #ae ,that now require him whole2 some other time ,you may possess him4 ,per4 ,pray you say again1 ,if those require him whole1 these will exact him1 ,whereof ,i bring him tidings4 ,exit ,woman4 ,what might be ,his grave affair of state now6 ,how to make #bj ,bolognian sausages here in ,venice1 sparing ,one o' th' ingredients8 ,re-enter ,waiting-woman4 ,wom4 ,sir1 he says1 he knows ,by your word 8tidings10 that you are no statesman1 ,and therefore wills you stay4 ,per4 ,sweet1 pray you return him2 ,i have not read so many proclamations1 #be ,and studied them for words1 as he has done---- ,but--here he deigns to come4 ,exit ,woman4 ,enter ,,sir ,,politic4 ,sir ,p4 ,sir1 ,i must crave ,your courteous pardon4 ,there hath chanc'd to-day ,unkind disaster 'twixt my lady and me2 ,and ,i was penning my apology1 #cj ,to give her satisfaction1 as you came now4 ,per4 ,sir1 ,i am griev'd ,i bring you worse disaster3 ,the gentleman you met at th' port to-day1 ,that told you he was newly arriv'd---- ,sir ,p4 ,ay1 was ,a fugitive punk8 ,per4 ,no1 sir1 a spy set on you3 #ce ,and he has made relation to the senate1 ,that you protest to him to have a plot ,to sell the ,state of ,venice to the ,turk4 ,sir ,p4 ,o me6 ,per4 ,for which warrants are sign'd by this time1 ,to apprehend you1 and to search your study #dj ,for papers---- ,sir ,p4 ,alas1 sir1 ,i have none1 but notes ,drawn out of play-books---- ,per4 ,all the better1 sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,and some essays4 ,what shall ,i do8 ,per4 ,sir1 best ,convey yourself into a sugar-chest2 ,or1 if you could lie round1 a frail#agbd were rare2 #de ,and ,i could send you aboard4 ,sir ,p4 ,sir1 ,i but talk'd so4 ,for discourse sake merely4 ,they knock without4 ,per4 ,hark6 they are there4 ,sir ,p4 ,i am a wretch1 a wretch6 ,per4 ,what will you do1 sir8 ,have you ne'er a currant-butt to leap into8 ,they'll put you to the rack2 you must be sudden4 #ej ,sir ,p4 ,sir1 ,i have an engine#agbe------ #c ,mer4 within4 ,sir ,politic ,would-be6 #b ,mer4 within4 ,where is he8 ,sir ,p4 ,that ,i 've thought upon before time4 ,per4 ,what is it8 ,sir ,p4 ,i shall ne'er endure the torture4 ,marry1 it is1 sir1 of a tortoise-shell1 ,fitted for these extremities3 pray you1 sir1 help me4 #ee ,here ,i've a place1 sir1 to put back my legs1 ,please you to lay it on1 sir1 ,lies down while ,,per4 places the shell upon him4--with this cap1 ,and my black gloves4 ,i'll lie1 sir1 like a tortoise1 ,till they are gone4 ,per4 ,and call you this an engine8 ,sir ,p4 ,mine own device4----,good sir1 bid my wife's women #fj ,to burn my papers4 ,exit ,,per4 ,the three ,merchants rush in4 #a ,mer4 ,where is he hid8 #c ,mer4 ,we must1 ,and will sure find him4 #b ,mer4 ,which is his study8 ,re-enter ,,peregrine4 #a ,mer4 ,what ,are you1 sir8 ,per4 ,i 'm a merchant1 that came here ,to look upon this tortoise8 #c ,mer4 ,how6 #a ,mer4 ,st4 ,mark6 ,what beast is this8 ,per4 ,it is a fish4 #b ,mer4 ,come out here6 #fe ,per4 ,nay1 you may strike him1 sir1 and tread upon him2 ,he 'll bear a cart4 #a ,mer4 ,what1 to run over him8 ,per4 ,yes1 sir4 #c ,mer4 ,let 's jump upon him4 #b ,mer4 ,can he not go8 ,per4 ,he creeps1 sir4 #a ,mer4 ,let 's see him creep4 ,per4 ,no1 good sir1 you will hurt him4 #fi #b ,mer4 ,heart1 ,i will see him creep1 or prick his guts4 #c ,mer4 ,come out here6 ,per4 ,pray you1 sir1 creep a little4 #a ,mer4 ,forth4 #b ,mer4 ,yet further4 ,per4 ,good sir6--,creep4 #b ,mer4 ,we 'll see his legs4 ,they pull off the shell and discover him4 #c ,mer4 ,gods so1 he has garters6 #a ,mer4 ,ay1 and gloves6 #b ,mer4 ,is this ,your fearful tortoise8 ,per4 discovering himself4 ,now1 ,sir ,pol1 we 're even2 ,for your next project ,i shall be prepar'd3 #ge ,i am sorry for the funeral of your notes1 sir4 #a ,mer4 ',t were a rare motion#agbf to be seen in ,fleet-street4 #b ,mer4 ,ay1 in the ,term4 #a ,mer4 ,or ,smithfield1 in the fair4 #c ,mer4 ,methinks 't is but a melancholic sight4 ,per4 ,farewell1 most politic tortoise6 ,exeunt ,,per4 and ,merchants4 ,re-enter ,waiting-woman4 ,sir ,p4 ,where 's my lady8 #hj ,knows she of this8 ,wom4 ,i know not1 sir4 ,sir ,p4 ,enquire4-- ,o1 ,i shall be the fable of all feasts1 ,the freight of the gazetti1#agbg ship-boys' tale2 ,and1 which is worst1 even talk for ordinaries4 ,wom4 ,my lady 's come most melancholic home1 #he ,and says1 sir1 she will straight to sea1 for physic4 ,sir ,p4 ,and ,i1 to shun this place and clime for ever4 ,creeping with house on back1 and think it well ,to shrink my poor head in my politic shell4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#agbh ,enter ,,mosca in the habit of a clarissimo1 and ,,volpone in that of a commandadore4 ,volp4 ,am ,i then like him8 ,mos4 ,o1 sir1 you are he2 ,no man can sever you4 ,volp4 ,good4 ,mos4 ,but what am ,i8 ,volp4 ',fore heaven1 a brave clarissimo2 thou becom'st it6 ,pity thou wert not born one4 ,mos4 ,aside4 ,if ,i hold ,my made one1 't will be well4 ,volp4 ,i 'll go and see #e ,what news first at the court4 ,exit4 ,mos4 ,do so4 ,my ,fox ,is out of his hole1 and ere he shall re-enter1 ,i 'll make him languish in his borrow'd case1#agbi ,except he come to composition with me4-- ,androgyno1 ,castrone1 ,nano6 ,enter ,,androgyno1 ,,castrone1 and ,,nano4 ,all4 ,here4 #aj ,mos4 ,go1 recreate yourselves abroad2 go1 sport4-- ,exeunt4 ,so1 now ,i have the keys1 and am possest4 ,since he will needs be dead afore his time1 ,i 'll bury him1 or gain by 'm3 ,i'm his heir1 ,and so will keep me1 till he share at least4 #ae ,to cozen him of all1 were but a cheat ,well plac'd2 no man would construe it a sin3 ,let his sport pay for 't4 ,this is call'd the ,fox-trap4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,vi4#agcj ,enter ,,corbaccio1 ,,corvino4 ,corb4 ,they say the court is set4 ,corv4 ,we must maintain ,our first tale good1 for both our reputations4 ,corb4 ,why1 mine 's no tale4 my son would there have kill'd me4 ,corv4 ,that 's true1 ,i had forgot3--mine is1 ,i 'm sure4 ,but for your will1 sir4 ,corb4 ,ay1 ,i 'll come upon him #e ,for that hereafter1 now his patron 's dead4 ,enter ,,volpone4 ,volp4 ,signior ,corvino6 and ,corbaccio6 sir1 ,much joy unto you4 ,corv4 ,of what8 ,volp4 ,the sudden good ,dropt down upon you---- ,corb4 ,where8 ,volp4 ,and none knows how1 ,from old ,volpone1 sir4 ,corb4 ,out1 arrant knave6 #aj ,volp4 ,let not your too much wealth1 sir1 make you furious4 ,corb4 ,away1 thou varlet4 ,volp4 ,why1 sir8 ,corb4 ,dost thou mock me8 ,volp4 ,you mock the world1 sir2 did you not change wills8 ,corb4 ,out1 harlot6 ,volp4 ,o6 belike you are the man1 ,signior ,corvino8 ,faith1 you carry it well2 #ae ,you grow not mad withal2 ,i love your spirit3 ,you are not over-leaven'd with your fortune4 ,you should ha' some would swell now1 like a wine-fat1 ,with such an autumn4--,did he gi' you all1 sir8 ,corb4 ,avoid1 you rascal6 ,volp4 ,troth1 your wife has shown #bj ,herself a very woman2 but you are well1 ,you need not care1 you have a good estate1 ,to bear it out1 sir1 better by this chance3 ,except ,corbaccio have a share4 ,corb4 ,hence1 varlet4 ,volp4 ,you will not be acknown1 sir2 why1 't is wise4 #be ,thus do all gamesters1 at all games1 dissemble3 ,no man will seem to win4 ,exeunt ,,corvino and ,,corbaccio4 ,here comes my vulture1 ,heaving his beak up i' the air1 and snuffing4 ,,scene ,,vii4#agca ,,volpone4 ,enter ,,voltore4 ,volt4 ,outstript thus1 by a parasite6 a slave1 ,would run on errands1 and make legs for crumbs6 ,well1 what ,i'll do---- ,volp4 ,the court stays for your worship4 ,i e'en rejoice1 sir1 at your worship's happiness1 ,and that it fell into so learned hands1 #e ,that understand the fing'ring---- ,volt4 ,what do you mean8 ,volp4 ,i mean to be a suitor to your worship1 ,for the small tenement1 out of reparations1#agcb ,that1 at the end of your long row of houses1 ,by the ,piscaria3 it was1 in ,volpone's time1 #aj ,your predecessor1 ere he grew diseas'd1 ,a handsome1 pretty1 custom'd#agcc hawdy-house ,as any was in ,venice1 none disprais'd2 ,but fell with him3 his body and that house ,decay'd together4 ,volt4 ,come1 sir1 leave your prating4 #ae ,volp4 ,why1 if your worship give me but your hand ,that ,i may ha' the refusal1 ,i have done4 ',t is a mere toy to you1 sir2 candle-rents2 ,as your learn'd worship knows---- ,volt4 ,what do ,i know8 ,volp4 ,marry1 no end of your wealth1 sir2 ,god decrease it6 #bj ,volt4 ,mistaking knave6 what1 mock'st thou my misfortune8 ,exit4 ,volt4 ,his blessing on your heart1 sir2 would 't were more6---- ,now to my first again1 at the next corner4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,viii4#agcd ,enter ,,corbaccio and ,,corvino2--7,,mosca passant47 ,corb4 ,see1 in our habit6#agce see the impudent varlet6 ,corv4 ,that ,i could shoot mine eyes at him1 like gun-stones6 ,enter ,,volpone4 ,volp4 ,but is this true1 sir1 of the parasite8 ,corb4 ,again1 t' afflict us6 monster6 ,volp4 ,in good faith1 sir1 ,i'm heartily griev'd1 a beard of your grave length #e ,should be so over-reach'd4 ,i never brook'd ,that parasite's hair2 methought his nose should cozen3#agcf ,there still was somewhat in his look1 did promise ,the bane of a clarissimo4 ,corb4 ,knave---- ,volp4 ,methinks ,yet you1 that are so traded i' the world1 #aj ,a witty merchant1 the fine bird1 ,corvino1 ,that have such moral emblems on your name1 ,should not have sung your shame1 and dropt your cheese1 ,to let the ,fox laugh at your emptiness4 ,corv4 ,sirrah1 you think the privilege of the place1 #ae ,and your red saucy cap1 that seems to me ,nail'd to your jolt-head with those two chequins1 ,can warrant your abuses2 come you hither3 ,you shall perceive1 sir1 ,i dare beat you2 approach4 ,volp4 ,no haste1 sir1 ,i do know your valour well1 #bj ,since you durst publish what you are1 sir4 ,corv4 ,tarry1 ,i'd speak with you4 ,volp4 ,sir1 sir1 another time---- ,corv4 ,nay1 now4 ,volp4 ,o lord1 sir6 ,i were a wise man1 ,would stand the fury of a distracted cuckold4 ,,mosca walks by them4 ,corb4 ,what1 come again6 ,volp4 ,upon 'em1 ,mosca2 save me4 #be ,corb4 ,the air's infected where he breathes4 ,corv4 ,let's fly him4 ,exeunt ,,corv4 and ,,corb4 ,volp4 ,excellent basilisk6 turn upon the vulture4 ,,scene ,,ix4#agcg ,,mosca1 ,,volpone4 ,enter ,,voltore4 ,volt4 ,well1 flesh-fly1 it is summer with you now2 ,your winter will come on4 ,mos4 ,good advocate1 ,prithee not rail1 nor threaten out of place thus2 ,thou'lt make a solecism1 as madam says4 ,get you a biggin#agch more2 your brain breaks loose4 ,exit4 #e ,volt4 ,well sir4 ,volp4 ,would you ha' me beat the insolent slave1 ,throw dirt upon his first good clothes8 ,volt4 ,this same ,is doubtless some familiar4 ,volp4 ,sir1 the court1 ,in troth1 stays for you4 ,i am mad1 a mule ,that never read ,justinian1 should get up1 #aj ,and ride an advocate4 ,had you no quirk ,to avoid gullage1 sir1 by such a creature8 ,i hope you do but jest2 he has not done't3 ,this's but confederacy to blind the rest4 ,you are the heir8 ,volt4 ,a strange1 officious1 #ae ,troublesome knave6 thou dost torment me4 ,volp4 ,i know---- ,it cannot be1 sir1 that you should be cozen'd2 ',t is not within the wit of man to do it2 ,you are so wise1 so prudent2 and 't is fit #ai ,that wealth and wisdom still should go together4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,x4#agci ,enter #d ,avocatori1 ,notario1 ,,bonario1 ,,celia1 ,,corbaccio1 ,,corvino1 ,commandadori1 ,saffi1 etc4 #a ,avoc4 ,are all the parties here8 ,not4 ,all but th' advocate4 #b ,avoc4 ,and here he comes4 ,enter ,,voltore and ,,volpone4 #a ,avoc4 ,then bring them forth to sentence4 ,volt4 ,o1 my most honour'd fathers1 let your mercy ,once win upon your justice1 to forgive-- ,i am distracted---- ,volp4 7,aside47 ,what will he do now8 ,volt4 ,o1 #e ,i know not which t' address myself to first2 ,whether your fatherhoods1 or these innocents-- ,corv4 7,aside47 ,will he betray himself8 ,volt4 ,whom equally ,i have abus'd1 out of most covetous ends---- ,corv4 ,the man is mad6 ,corb4 ,what's that8 ,corv4 ,he is possest4 #aj ,volt4 ,for which1 now struck in conscience1 here ,i prostrate ,myself at your offended feet1 for pardon4 #a1 #b ,avoc4 ,arise4 ,cel4 ,o heaven1 how just thou art6 ,volp4 ,i'm caught ,i' mine own noose---- ,corv4 to ,,corbaccio4 ,be constant1 sir2 nought now #ad ,can help but impudence4 #a ,avoc4 ,speak forward4 ,com4 ,silence6 ,volt4 ,it is not passion in me1 reverend fathers1 ,but only conscience1 conscience1 my good sires1 ,that makes me now tell truth4 ,that parasite1 ,that knave1 hath been the instrument of all4 #ai #a ,avoc4 ,where is that knave8 ,fetch him4 ,volp4 ,i go4 ,exit4 ,corv4 ,grave fathers1 ,this man's distracted2 he confest it now3 ,for1 hoping to be old ,volpone's heir1 ,who now is dead---- #c ,avoc4 ,how6 #b ,avoc4 ,is ,volpone dead8 ,corv4 ,dead since1 grave fathers4 ,bon4 ,o sure vengeance6 #a ,avoc4 ,stay1 ,then he was no deceiver8 ,volt4 ,o no1 none3 #be ,this parasite1 grave fathers4 ,corv4 ,he does speak ,out of mere envy1 'cause the servant's made ,the thing he gap'd for4 ,please your fatherhoods1 ,this is the truth1 though ,i'll not justify ,the other1 but he may be some-deal faulty4 #cj ,volt4 ,ay1 to your hopes1 as well as mine1 ,corvino3 ,but ,i'll use modesty4#agdj ,pleaseth your wisdoms1 ,to view these certain notes1 and but confer#agda them2 ,and as ,i hope favour1 they shall speak clear truth4 #cd ,corv4 ,the devil has ent'red him6 ,bon4 ,or bides in you4 #d ,avoc4 ,we have done ill1 by a public officer ,to send for him1 if he be heir4 #b ,avoc4 ,for whom8 #d ,avoc4 ,him that they call the parasite4 #c ,avoc4 ',t is true1 ,he is a man of great estate1 now left4 #d ,avoc4 ,go you1 and learn his name1 and say the court #dj ,entreats his presence here1 but to the clearing ,of some few doubts4 ,exit ,notary4 #b ,avoc4 ,this same's a labyrinth6 #a ,avoc4 ,stand you unto your first report8 ,corv4 ,my state1 ,my life1 my fame---- ,bon4 ,where is 't8 ,corv4 ,are at the stake4 #a ,avoc4 ,is yours so too8 ,corb4 ,the advocate's a knave1 #de ,and has a forked tongue---- #b ,avoc4 ,speak to the point4 ,corb4 ,so is the parasite too4 #a ,avoc4 ,this is confusion4 ,volt4 ,i do beseech your fatherhoods1 read but those-- ,giving them papers4 ,corv4 ,and credit nothing the false spirit hath writ3 ,it cannot be but he's possest1 grave fathers4 #ej ,the scene closes4 ,,scene ,,xi4#agdb ,enter ,,volpone4 ,volp4 ,to make a snare for mine own neck6 and run ,my head into it1 wilfully6 with laughter6 ,when ,i had newly scap'd1 was free and clear1 ,out of mere wantonness6 ,o1 the dull devil ,was in this brain of mine when ,i devis'd it1 #e ,and ,mosca gave it second2 he must now ,help to sear up this vein1 or we bleed dead4 ,enter ,,nano1 ,,androgyno1 and ,,castrone4 ,how now6 ,who let you loose8 ,whither go you now8 ,what1 to buy gingerbread1 or to drown kitlings8 ,nan4 ,sir1 ,master ,mosca call'd us out of doors1 ,and bid us all go play1 and took the keys4 #aa ,and4 ,yes4 ,volp4 ,did ,master ,mosca take the keys8 ,why1 so8 ,i'm farther in4 ,these are my fine conceits6 ,i must be merry1 with a mischief to me6 #ad ,what a vile wretch was ,i1 that could not bear ,my fortune soberly8 ,i must ha' my crochets1 ,and my conundrums6 ,well1 go you1 and seek him3 ,his meaning may be truer than my fear4 ,bid him1 he straight come to me to the court2 ,thither will ,i1 and1 if't be possible1 #bj ,unscrew my advocate1 upon new hopes3 ,when ,i provok'd him1 then ,i lost myself4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,xii4#agdc ,avocatori1 ,,bonario1 ,,celia1 ,,corbaccio1 ,,corvino1 ,commandadori1 ,saffi1 etc41 as before4 #a ,avoc4 ,these things can ne'er be reconcil'd4 ,he here showing the papers ,professeth that the gentleman was wrong'd1 ,and that the gentlewoman was brought thither1 ,forc'd by her husband1 and there left4 ,volt4 ,most true4 ,cel4 ,how ready is heaven to those that pray6 #a ,avoc4 ,but that #e ,volpone would have ravish'd her1 he holds ,utterly false1 knowing his impotence4 ,corv4 ,grave fathers1 he's possest2 again1 ,i say1 ,possest3 nay1 if there be possession1 and ,obsession1 he has both4 #c ,avoc4 ,here comes our officer4 #aj ,enter ,,volpone4 ,volp4 ,the parasite will straight be here1 grave fathers4 #d ,avoc4 ,you might invent some other name1 sir varlet4 #c ,avoc4 ,did not the notary meet him8 ,volp4 ,not that ,i know4 #d ,avoc4 ,his coming will clear all4 #b ,avoc4 ,yet it is misty4 ,volt4 ,may't please your fatherhoods---- ,volp4 7whispers ,,volt47 ,sir1 the parasite #ae ,will'd me to tell you that his master lives2 ,that you are still the man2 your hopes the same2 ,and this was only a jest---- ,volt4 ,how8 ,volp4 ,sir1 to try ,if you were firm1 and how you stood affected4 ,volt4 ,art sure he lives8 ,volp4 ,do ,i live1 sir8 ,volt4 ,o me6 ,i was too violent4 ,volp4 ,sir1 you may redeem it4 #ba ,they said you were possest2 fall down1 and seem so3 ,i'll help to make it good4 7,,voltore falls47 ,god bless the man6---- ,stop your wind hard1 and swell--,see1 see1 see1 see6 ,he vomits crooked pins6 ,his eyes are set1 #be ,like a dead hare's hung in a poulter's shop6 ,his mouth's running away6 ,do you see1 signior8 ,now it is in his belly4 ,corv4 ,ay1 the devil6 ,volp4 ,now in his throat4 ,corv4 ,ay1 ,i perceive it plain4 ,volp4 ',t will out1 't will out6 stand clear4 ,see where it flies1 #cj ,in shape of a blue toad1 with a bat's wings6 ,do you not see it1 sir8 ,corb4 ,what8 ,i think ,i do4 ,corv4 ',t is too manifest4 ,volp4 ,look6 he comes t' himself6 ,volt4 ,where am ,i8 ,volp4 ,take good heart1 the worst is past1 sir4 ,you're dispossest4 #a ,avoc4 ,what accident is this6 #ce #b ,avoc4 ,sudden and full of wonder6 #c ,avoc4 ,if he were ,possest1 as it appears1 all this is nothing4 ,corv4 ,he has been often subject to these fits4 #a ,avoc4 ,show him that writing3--do you know it1 sir8 ,volp4 7whispers ,,volt47 ,deny it1 sir1 forswear it3 know it not4 #dj ,volt4 ,yes1 ,i do know it well1 it is my hand2 ,but all that it contains is false4 ,bon4 ,o practice6#agdd #b ,avoc4 ,what maze is this6 #a ,avoc4 ,is he not guilty then1 ,whom you there name the parsite8 ,volt4 ,grave fathers1 ,no more than his good patron1 old ,volpone4 #de #d ,avoc4 ,why1 he is dead4 ,volt4 ,o no1 my honour'd fathers1 ,he lives---- #a ,avoc4 ,how6 lives8 ,volt4 ,lives4 #b ,avoc4 ,this is subtler yet6 #c ,avoc4 ,you said he was dead4 ,volt4 ,never4 #c ,avoc4 ,you said so4 ,corv4 ,i heard so4 #d ,avoc4 ,here comes the gentleman2 make him way4 ,enter ,,mosca4 #c ,avoc4 ,a stool4 #d ,avoc4 ,aside4 ,a proper man2 and were ,volpone dead1 #ej ,a fit match for my daughter4 #c ,avoc4 ,give him way4 ,volp4 ,aside to ,,mos4 ,mosca1 ,i was a'most lost2 the advocate ,had betray'd all2 but now it is recover'd2 ,all's on the hinge again----,say ,i am living4 ,mos4 ,what busy knave is this6--,most reverend fathers1 #ee ,i sooner had attended your grave pleasures1 ,but that my order for the funeral ,of my dear patron did require me---- ,volp4 ,aside4 ,mosca6 ,mos4 ,whom ,i intend to bury like a gentleman4 ,volp4 ,aside4 ,ay1 quick1 and cozen me of all4 #b ,avoc4 ,still stranger6 #fj ,more intricate6 #a ,avoc4 ,and come about again6 #d ,avoc4 ,aside4 ,it is a match1 my daughter is bestow'd4 ,mos4 ,aside to ,,volp4 ,will you gi' me half8 ,volp4 ,first ,i'll be hang'd4 ,mos4 ,i know ,your voice is good1 cry not so loud4 #a ,avoc4 ,demand ,the advocate4--,sir1 did you not affirm #fe ,volpone was alive8 ,volp4 ,yes1 and he is2 ,this gent'man told me so4--,aside to ,,mos4 ,thou shalt have half4 ,mos4 ,whose drunkard is this same8 ,speak1 some that know him3 ,i never saw his face4--,aside to ,,volp4 ,i cannot now ,afford it you so cheap4 ,volp4 ,no6 #a ,avoc4 ,what say you8 #gj ,volt4 ,the officer told me4 ,volp4 ,i did1 grave fathers1 ,and will maintain he lives1 with mine own life1 ,and that this creature points to ,,mos4 told me4 ,aside4--,i was born ,with all good stars my enemies4 ,mos4 ,most grave fathers1 ,if such an insolence as this must pass #ge ,upon me1 ,i am silent3 't was not this ,for which you sent1 ,i hope4 #b ,avoc4 ,take him away4 ,volp4 ,mosca6 #c ,avoc4 ,let him be whipt4 ,volp4 ,wilt thou betray me8 ,cozen me8 #c ,avoc4 ,and taught to bear himself ,toward a person of his rank4 #d ,avoc4 ,away4 #hj ,the ,officers seize ,,volpone4 ,mos4 ,i humbly thank your fatherhoods4 ,volp4 ,soft1 soft3 ,aside4 ,whipt6 ,and lose all that ,i have6 ,if ,i confess1 ,it cannot be much more4 #d ,avoc4 ,sir1 are you married8 ,volp4 ,they'll be alli'd anon2 ,i must be resolute2 #hd ,the ,fox shall here uncase4 ,puts off his disguise4 ,mos4 ,patron6 ,volp4 ,nay1 now ,my ruin shall not come alone2 your match ,i'll hinder sure3 my substance shall not glue you1 ,nor screw you into a family4 ,mos4 ,why1 patron6 ,volp4 ,i am ,volpone1 and this is my knave2 ,pointing to ,,mosca4 ,this to ,,volt41 his own knave2 this to ,,corb41 avarice's fool2 #ij ,this to ,,corv41 a chimera of wittol1 fool1 and knave3 ,and1 reverend fathers1 since we all can hope ,nought but a sentence1 let's not now despair it4 ,you hear me brief4 ,corv4 ,may it please your fatherhoods---- ,com4 ,silence4 #id #a ,avoc4 ,the knot is now undone by miracle4 #b ,avoc4 ,nothing can be more clear4 #c ,avoc4 ,or can more prove ,these innocent4 #a ,avoc4 ,give 'em their liberty4 ,bon4 ,heaven could not long let such gross crimes be hid4 #b ,avoc4 ,if this be held the highway to get riches1 #ii ,may ,i be poor6 #c ,avoc4 ,this's not the gain1 but torment4 #a ,avoc4 ,these possess wealth1 as sick men possess fevers1 ,which trulier may be said to possess them4 #b ,avoc4 ,disrobe that parasite4 ,corv4 ,mos4 ,most honour'd fathers---- #a ,avoc4 ,can you plead aught to stay the course of justice8 #ajd ,if you can1 speak4 ,corv4 ,volt4 ,we beg favour4 ,cel4 ,and mercy4 #a ,avoc4 ,you hurt your innocence1 suing for the guilty4 ,stand forth2 and first the parasite4 ,you appear ,t' have been the chiefest minister1 if not plotter1 ,in all these lewd impostures1 and now1 lastly1 ,have with your impudence abus'd#agde the court1 ,and habit of a gentleman of ,venice1 #aaa ,being a fellow of no birth or blood3 ,for which our sentence is1 first1 thou be whipt2 ,then live perpetual prisoner in our galleys4 #aad ,volp4 ,i thank you for him4 ,mos4 ,bane to thy-wolfish nature6 #a ,avoc4 ,deliver him to the saffi4#agdf ,,mosca is carried out4 ,thou1 ,volpone1 ,by blood and rank a gentleman1 canst not fall ,under like censure2 but our judgment on thee ,is1 that thy substance all be straight confiscate ,to the hospital of the ,incurabili3 #abj ,and since the most was gotten by imposture1 ,by feigning lame1 gout1 palsy1 and such diseases1 ,thou art to lie in prison1 cramp'd with irons1 ,till thou be'st sick and lame indeed4 ,remove him4 ,he is taken from the ,bar4 ,volp4 ,this is called mortifying of a ,fox4 #abe #a ,avoc4 ,thou1 ,voltore1 to take away the scandal ,thou hast giv'n all worthy men of thy profession1 ,art banish'd from their fellowship1 and our state4 ,corbaccio6--bring him near4 ,we here possess ,thy son of all thy state1 and confine thee #acj ,to the monastery of ,san ,spirito2 ,where1 since thou knew'st not how to live well here1 ,thou shalt be learn'd to die well4 ,corb4 ,ha6 what said he8 ,com4 ,you shall know anon1 sir4 #a ,avoc4 ,thou1 ,corvino1 shalt ,be straight embark'd from thine own house1 and row'd #ace ,round about ,venice1 through the ,grand ,canal1 ,wearing a cap1 with fair long ass's ears1 ,instead of horns6 and so to mount1 a paper ,pinn'd on thy breast1 to the ,berlina4#agdg ,corv4 ,yes1 #aci ,and have mine eyes beat out with stinking fish1 ,bruis'd fruit1 and rotten eggs--'t is well4 ,i 'm glad ,i shall not see my shame yet4 #a ,avoc4 ,and to expiate ,thy wrongs done to thy wife1 thou art to send her ,home to her father1 with her dowry trebled3 ,and these are all your judgments4 ,all4 ,honour'd fathers---- #ade #a ,avoc4 ,which may not be revok'd4 ,now you begin1 ,when crimes are done and past1 and to be punish'd1 ,to think what your crimes are4 ,away with them6 ,let all that see these vices thus rewarded1 ,take heart1 and love to study 'em4 ,mischiefs feed #aej ,like beasts1 till they be fat1 and then they bleed4 ,exeunt4 ,,volpone comes forward4 8,the seasoning of a play is the applause4 ,now1 though the ,fox be punish'd by the laws1 ,he yet doth hope1 there is no suff'ring due1 #aee ,for any fact#agdh which he hath done 'gainst you2 ,if there be1 censure him2 here he doubtful stands3 ,if not1 fare jovially1 and clap your hands40 ,exit4 ,,the ,,alchemist ,,by ,,ben ,,jonson ,,the ,,persons ,,of ,,the ,,play ,,subtle1 the ,,alchemist4 ,,face1 the ,house-keeper4 ,,dol ,,common1 their colleague4 ,,dapper1 a ,lawyer's clerk4 ,,drugger1 a ,tobacco-man4 ,,lovewit1 ,master of the ,house4 ,sir ,,epicure ,,mammon1 a ,knight4 ,,pertinax ,,surly1 a ,gamester4 ,,tribulation ,,wholesome1 a ,pastor of ,amsterdam4 ,,ananias1 a ,deacon there4 ,,kastrill1 the angry boy4 ,,dame ,,pliant1 his sister1 a ,widow4 ,neighbours4 ,officers1 ,mutes4 ,,scene4--,london4 ,,to ,,the ,,reader#agdi ,if thou beest more1 thou art an understander1 and then ,i trust thee4 ,if thou art one that tak'st up1 and but a pretender1 beware at what hands thou receiv'st thy commodity2 for thou wert never more fair in the way to be coz'ned than in this age in poetry1 especially in plays1 wherein now the concupiscence of jigs and dances#agej so reigneth1 as to run away from nature and be afraid of her is the only point of art that tickles the spectators4 ,but how out of purpose and place do ,i name art1 when the professors are grown so obstinate contemners of it1 and presumers on their own naturals1#agea as they are deriders of all diligence that way1 and1 by simple mocking at the terms when they understand not the things1 think to get off wittily with their ignorance6 ,nay1 they are esteem'd the more learned and sufficient for this by the multitude1#ageb through their excellent vice#agec of judgment4 ,for they commend writers as they do fencers or wrastlers2 who1 if they come in robustiously and put for it with a great deal of violence1 are receiv'd for the braver fellows2 when many times their own rudeness is the cause of their disgrace1 and a little touch of their adversary gives all that boisterous force the foil4#aged ,i deny not but that these men who always seek to do more than enough may some time happen on some thing that is good and great2 but very seldom3 and when it comes1 it doth not recompence the rest of their ill4 ,it sticks out1 perhaps1 and is more eminent1 because all is sordid and vile about it2 as lights are more discern'd in a thick darkness than a faint shadow4 ,i speak not this out of a hope to do good on any man against his will2 for ,i know1 if it were put to the question of theirs and mine1 the worse would find more suffrages1 because the most favour common errors4 ,but ,i give thee this warning1 that there is a great difference between those that 7to gain the opinion of copie#agee7 utter#agef all they can1 however unfitly1 and those that use election and a mean4 ,for it is only the disease of the unskillful to think rude things greater than polish'd1 or scatter'd more numerous than compos'd4 ,,argument ,t he sickness hot1#ageg a master quit1 for fear1 ,h is house in town1 and left one servant there4 ,e ase him corrupted1 and gave means to know ,a ,cheater and his punk2#ageh who now brought low1 ,l eaving their narrow practice1 were become ,c oz'ners#agei at large2 and only wanting some ,h ouse to set up1 and with him they here contract1 ,e ach for a share1 and all begin to set4 ,m uch company they draw1 and much abuse1#agfj ,i n casting figures1#agfa telling fortunes1 news1 ,s elling of flies1#agfb flat bawdry1 with the stone1#agfc ,t ill it1 and they1 and all in fume#agfd are gone4 ,,prologue ,fortune1 that favours fools1 these two short hours ,we wish away1 both for your sakes and ours1 ,judging spectators2 and desire in place1 ,to th' author justice1 to ourselves but grace4 ,our scene is ,london1 'cause we would make known1 #e ,no country's mirth is better than our own4 ,no clime breeds better matter for your whore1 ,bawd1 squire1 impostor1 many persons more1 ,whose manners1 now call'd humours1 feed the stage2 ,and which have still been subject for the rage #aj ,or spleen of comic writers4 ,though this pen ,did never aim to grieve1 but better men2 ,howe'er the age he lives in doth endure ,the vices that she breeds1 above their cure4 ,but when the wholesome remedies are sweet1 #ae ,and1 in their working gain and profit meet1 ,he hopes to find no spirit so much diseas'd1 ,but will with such fair correctives be pleas'd4 ,for here he doth not fear who can apply4 ,if there be any that will sit so nigh #bj ,unto the stream1 to look what it doth run1 ,they shall find things1 they 'd think1 or wish1 were done2 ,they are so natural follies1 but so shown1 ,as even the doers may see1 and yet not own4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#agfe ,enter ,,face1 in a captain's uniform1 with his sword drawn1 and ,,subtle with a vial1 quarrelling1 and followed by ,,dol ,,common4 ,face4 ,believe 't1 ,i will4 ,sub4 ,thy worst4 ,i fart at thee4 ,dol4 ,ha' you your wits8 ,why1 gentlemen6 for love---- ,face4 ,sirrah1 ,i 'll strip you---- ,sub4 ,what to do8 ,lick figs#agff ,out at my---- ,face4 ,rogue1 rogue6--out of all your sleights4#agfg ,dol4 ,nay1 look ye1 sovereign1 general1 are you madmen8 #e ,sub4 ,o1 let the wild sheep loose4 ,i 'll gum your silks ,with good strong water1 an you come4 ,dol4 ,will you have ,the neighbours hear you8 ,will you betray all8 ,hark6 ,i hear somebody4 ,face4 ,sirrah---- ,sub4 ,i shall mar ,all that the tailor has made1 if you approach4 #aj ,face4 ,you most notorious whelp1 you insolent slave1 ,dare you do this8 ,sub4 ,yes1 faith2 yes1 faith4 ,face4 ,why1 who ,am ,i1 my mongrel1 who am ,i8 ,sub4 ,i 'll tell you1 ,since you know not yourself4 ,face4 ,speak lower1 rogue4 ,sub4 ,yes4 ,you were once 7time 's not long past7 the good1 #ae ,honest1 plain1 livery-three-pound-thrum1#agfh that kept ,your master's worship's house here in the ,friars1#agfi ,for the vacations---- ,face4 ,will you be so loud8 ,sub4 ,since1 by my means1 translated suburb-captain4 ,face4 ,by your means1 doctor dog6 ,sub4 ,within man 's memory1 #bj ,all this ,i speak of4 ,face4 ,why1 ,i pray you1 have ,i ,been countenanc'd by you1 or you by me8 ,do but collect1 sir1 where ,i met you first4 ,sub4 ,i do not hear well4 ,face4 ,not of this1 ,i think it1 ,but ,i shall put you in mind1 sir2--at ,pie-corner1 #be ,taking your meal of steam in1 from cooks' stalls1 ,where1 like the father of hunger1 you did walk ,piteously costive1 with your pinch'd-horn-nose1 ,and your complexion of the ,roman wash1#aggj ,stuck full of black and melancholic worms4 #cj ,like powder-corns#agga shot at the artillery-yard4 ,sub4 ,i wish you could advance your voice a little4 ,face4 ,when you went pinn'd up in the several rags ,you had rak'd and pick'd from dunghills1 before day2 ,your feet in mouldy slippers1 for your kibes2#aggb ,a felt of rug1#aggc and a thin threaden cloak1 #cf ,that scarce would cover your no-buttocks---- ,sub4 ,so1 sir6 ,face4 ,when all your alchemy1 and your algebra1 ,your minerals1 vegetals1 and animals1 ,your conjuring1 coz'ning2#aggd and your dozen of trades1 #dj ,could not relieve your corpse with so much linen ,would make you tinder1 but to see a fire2 ,i ga' you count'nance1 credit for your coals1 ,your stills1 your glasses1 your materials2 ,built you a furnace1 drew you customers1 #de ,advanc'd all your black arts2 lent you1 beside1 ,a house to practise in---- ,sub4 ,your master's house6 ,face4 ,where you have studied the more thriving skill ,of bawdry1 since4 ,sub4 ,yes1 in your master's house4 ,you and the rats here kept possession4 #ej ,make it not strange4#agge ,i know you were one could keep ,the buttery-hatch still lock'd1 and save the chippings1 ,sell the dole beer to aqua-vitae men1#aggf ,the which1 together with your ,christmas vails#aggg ,at post-and-pair1#aggh your letting out of counters1#aggi #ee ,made you a pretty stock1 some twenty marks1 ,and gave you credit to converse with cobwebs1 ,here1 since your mistress' death hath broke up house4 ,face4 ,you might talk softlier1 rascal4 ,sub4 ,no1 you scarab1 ,i'll thunder you in pieces4 ,i will teach you #fj ,how to beware to tempt a ,fury again ,that carries tempest in his hand and voice4 ,face4 ,the place has made you valiant4 ,sub4 ,no1 your clothes4 ,thou vermin1 have ,i ta'en thee out of dung1 ,so poor1 so wretched1 when no living thing #fe ,would keep thee company1 but a spider or worse8 ,rais'd thee from brooms1 and dust1 and wat'ring-pots1 ,sublim'd thee1 and exalted thee1 and fix'd thee ,in the third region1#aghj call'd our state of grace8 ,wrought thee to spirit1 to quintessence1 with pains #gj ,would twice have won me the philosopher's work8 ,put thee in words and fashion8 made thee fit ,for more than ordinary fellowships8 ,giv'n thee thy oaths1 thy quarrelling dimensions8 ,thy rules to cheat at horse-race1 cock-pit1 cards1 ,dice1 or whatever gallant tincture#agha else8 #gf ,made thee a second in mine own great art8 ,and have ,i this for thanks6 ,do you rebel8 ,do you fly out i' the projection8#aghb ,would you be gone now8 ,dol4 ,gentlemen1 what mean you8 #hj ,will you mar all8 ,sub4 ,slave1 thou hadst had no name---- ,dol4 ,will you undo yourselves with civil war8 ,sub4 ,never been known1 past equi clibanum1 ,the heat of horse-dung1 under ground1 in cellars1 ,or an ale-house darker than deaf ,john's2 been lost #he ,to all mankind1 but laundresses and tapsters1 ,had not ,i been4 ,dol4 ,do you know who hears you1 sovereign8 ,face4 ,sirrah---- ,dol4 ,nay1 general1 ,i thought you were civil4 ,face4 ,i shall turn desperate1 if you grow thus loud4 ,sub4 ,and hang thyself1 ,i care not4 ,face4 ,hang thee1 collier1 ,and all thy pots and pans1 in picture ,i will1 #ia ,since thou hast mov'd me---- ,dol4 ,aside ,o1 this 'll o'erthrow all4 ,face4 ,write thee up bawd in ,paul's2 have all thy tricks ,of coz'ning with a hollow coal1 dust1 scrapings1 ,searching for things lost1 with a sieve and shears1 #ie ,erecting figures in your rows of houses1#aghc ,and taking in of shadows with a glass1 ,told in red letters2 and a face cut for thee1 ,worse than ,gamaliel ,ratsey's4#aghd ,dol4 ,are you sound8 ,ha' you your senses1 masters8 ,face4 ,i will have #ajj ,a book1 but rarely reckoning thy impostures1 ,shall prove a true philosopher's stone to printers4 ,sub4 ,away1 you trencher-rascal6 ,face4 ,out1 you dog-leech6 ,the vomit of all prisons---- ,dol4 ,will you be ,your own destructions1 gentlemen8 ,face4 ,still spew'd out #aje ,for lying too heavy o' the basket4#aghe ,sub4 ,cheater6 ,face4 ,bawd6 ,sub4 ,cow-herd6 ,face4 ,conjurer6 ,sub4 ,cutpurse6 ,face4 ,witch6 ,dol4 ,o me6 ,we are ruin'd1 lost6 ,ha' you no more regard ,to your reputations8 ,where 's your judgment8 ',slight1 #aji ,have yet some care of me1 o' your republic---- ,face4 ,away1 this brach6#aghf ,i 'll bring thee1 rogue1 within ,the statute of sorcery1 tricesimo tertio ,of ,harry the ,eighth3#aghg ay1 and perhaps thy neck ,within a noose1 for laund'ring gold and barbing it4#aghh ,dol4 ,you'll bring your head within a cockscomb1 will you8#aghi #aae ,she catcheth out ,,face his sword1 and breaks ,,subtle',s glass4 ,and you1 sir1 with your menstrue6#agij--;,gather it up4 ',sdeath1 you abominable pair of stinkards1 ,leave off your barking1 and grow one again1 ,or1 by the light that shines1 ,i'll cut your throats4 ,i'll not be made a prey unto the marshal #abj ,for ne'er a snarling dog-bolt#agia o' you both4 ,ha' you together cozen'd all this while1 ,and all the world1 and shall it now be said1 ,you've made most courteous shift to cozen yourselves8 ,to ,,face4 ,you will accuse him6 ,you will 8bring him in ,within the statute60 ,who shall take your word8 #abf ,a whoreson1 upstart1 apocryphal captain1 ,whom not a ,puritan in ,blackfriars will trust ,so much as for a feather3 and you1 too1 to ,,subtle ,will give the cause1 forsooth6 ,you will insult1 ,and claim a primacy in the divisions6 #aca ,you must be chief6 ,as if you1 only1 had ,the powder to project#agib with1 and the work ,were not begun out of equality6 #acd ,the venture tripartite6 ,all things in common6 ,without priority6 ',sdeath6 you perpetual curs1 ,fall to your couples again1 and cozen kindly1 ,and heartily1 and lovingly1 as you should1 ,and lose not the beginning of a term1 ,or1 by this hand1 ,i shall grow factions too1 #adj ,and take my part1 and quit you4 ,face4 ',t is his fault2 ,he ever murmurs1 and objects his pains1 ,and says1 the weight of all lies upon him4 ,sub4 ,why1 so it does4 ,dol4 ,how does it8 ,do not we ,sustain our parts8 ,sub4 ,yes1 but they are not equal4 #ade ,dol4 ,why1 if your part exceed to-day1 ,i hope ,ours may to-morrow match it4 ,sub4 ,ay1 they may4 ,dol4 ,may1 murmuring mastiff6 ,ay1 and do4 ,death on me6 ,help me to throttle him4 ,seizes ,,sub4 by the throat4 ,sub4 ,dorothy6 ,mistress ,dorothy6 ',ods precious1 ,i'll do anything4 ,what do you mean8 #aej ,dol4 ,because o' your fermentation and cibation8#agic ,sub4 ,not ,i1 by heaven---- ,dol4 ,your ,sol and ,luna----help me4 ,to ,,face4 ,sub4 ,would ,i were hang'd then6 ,i 'll conform myself4 ,dol4 ,will you1 sir8 ,do so then1 and quickly3 swear4 ,sub4 ,what should ,i swear8 ,dol4 ,to leave your faction1#agid sir1 ,and labour kindly in the common work4 #aef ,sub4 ,let me not breathe if ,i meant aught beside4 ,i only us'd those speeches as a spur ,to him4 ,dol4 ,i hope we need no spurs1 sir4 ,do we8 ,face4 ',slid1 prove to-day who shall shark best4 ,sub4 ,agreed4 #afj ,dol4 ,yes1 and work close and friendly4 ,sub4 ',slight1 the knot ,shall grow the stronger for this breach1 with me4 ,they shake hands4 ,dol4 ,why1 so1 my good baboons6 ,shall we go make ,a sort#agie of sober1 scurvy1 precise neighbours1 ,that scarce have smil'd twice sin' the king came in4#agif #afe ,a feast of laughter at our follies8 ,rascals1 ,would run themselves from breath1 to see me ride1 ,or you t' have but a hole to thrust your heads in1#agig ,for which you should pay ear-rent8#agih ,no1 agree4 ,and may ,don ,provost ride a feasting long1 #agj ,in his old velvet jerkin and stain'd scarfs1 ,my noble sovereign1 and worthy general1 ,ere we contribute a new crewel#agii garter ,to his most worsted worship4 ,sub4 ,royal ,dol6 ,spoken like ,claridiana1#ahjj and thyself4 #age ,face4 ,for which at supper1 thou shalt sit in triumph1 ,and not be styl'd ,dol ,common1 but ,dol ,proper1 ,dol ,singular3 the longest cut at night1 ,shall draw thee for his ,dol ,particular4 ,bell rings without4 ,sub4 ,who's that8 ,one rings4 ,to the window4 ,dol3 ,exit ,,dol4--,pray heav'n1 #ahj ,the master do not trouble us this quarter4 ,face4 ,o1 fear not him4 ,while there dies one a week ,o' the plague1 he's safe from thinking toward ,london4 ,beside1 he 's busy at his hop-yards now2 ,i had a letter from him4 ,if he do1 #ahe ,he'll send such word1 for airing o' the house1 ,as you shall have sufficient time to quit it3 ,though we break up a fortnight1 't is no matter4 ,re-enter ,,dol4 ,sub4 ,who is it1 ,dol8 ,dol4 ,a fine young quodling4#ahja ,face4 ,o1 ,my lawyer's clerk1 ,i lighted on last night1 #aij ,in ,holborn1 at the ,dagger4 ,he would have 7,i told you of him7 a familiar1 ,to rifle with at horses1 and win cups4 ,dol4 ,o1 let him in4 ,sub4 ,stay4 ,who shall do't8 ,face4 ,get you #aie ,your robes on2 ,i will meet him1 as going out4 ,dol4 ,and what shall ,i do8 ,face4 ,not be seen2 away6 ,exit ,,dol4 ,seem you very reserv'd4 ,sub4 ,enough4 ,exit4 ,face4 aloud and retiring4 ,god be wi' you1 sir1 ,i pray you let him know that ,i was here3 ,his name is ,dapper4 ,i would gladly have staid1 but---- ,,scene ,,ii4#ahjb ,,face4 ,dap4 within4 ,captain1 ,i am here4 ,face4 ,who's that8--,he's come1 ,i think1 doctor4 ,enter ,,dapper4 ,good faith1 sir1 ,i was going away4 ,dap4 ,in truth1 ,i am very sorry1 captain4 ,face4 ,but ,i thought ,sure ,i should meet you4 ,dap4 ,ay1 ,i am very glad1 ,i had a scurvy writ or two to make1 #e ,and ,i had lent my watch last night to one ,that dines to-day at the sheriff's1 and so was robb'd ,of my pass-time4#ahjc ,re-enter ,,subtle in his velvet cap and gown4 ,is this the cunning-man8 ,face4 ,this is his worship4 ,dap4 ,is he a doctor8 ,face4 ,yes4 ,dap4 ,and ha' you broke#ahjd with him1 captain8 ,face4 ,ay4 ,dap4 ,and how8 #aj ,face4 ,faith1 he does make the matter1 sir1 so dainty1#ahje ,i know not what to say4 ,dap4 ,not so1 good captain4 ,face4 ,would ,i were fairly rid on 't1 believe me4 ,dap4 ,nay1 now you grieve me1 sir4 ,why should you wish so8 ,i dare assure you1 ,i'll not be ungrateful4 #ae ,face4 ,i cannot think you will1 sir4 ,but the law ,is such a thing----and then he says1 ,read's#ahjf matter ,falling so lately---- ,dap4 ,read6 he was an ass1 ,and dealt1 sir1 with a fool4 ,face4 ,it was a clerk1 sir4 #ai ,dap4 ,a clerk6 ,face4 ,nay1 hear me1 sir4 ,you know the law ,better1 ,i think---- ,dap4 ,i should1 sir1 and the danger3 ,you know1 ,i show'd the statute to you4 ,face4 ,you did so4 ,dap4 ,and will ,i tell then6 ,by this hand of flesh1 ,would it might never write good courthand more1 ,if ,i discover4#ahjg ,what do you think of me1 #be ,that ,i am a chiaus8#ahjh ,face4 ,what's that8 ,dap4 ,the ,turk was here4 ,as one would say1 do you think ,i am a ,turk8 ,face4 ,i'll tell the doctor so4 ,dap4 ,do1 good sweet captain4 ,face4 ,come1 noble doctor1 pray thee let's prevail2 ,this is the gentleman1 and he is no chiaus4 #cj ,sub4 ,captain1 ,i have return'd you all my answer4 ,i would do much1 sir1 for your love----,but this ,i neither may1 nor can4 ,face4 ,tut1 do not say so4 ,you deal now with a noble fellow1 doctor1 ,one that will thank you richly2 and he's no chiaus3 #ce ,let that1 sir1 move you4 ,sub4 ,pray you1 forbear---- ,face4 ,he has ,four angels here4 ,sub4 ,you do me wrong1 good sir4 ,face4 ,doctor1 wherein8 ,to tempt you with these spirits8 ,sub4 ,to tempt my art and love1 sir1 to my peril4 ',fore heav'n1 ,i scarce can think you are my friend1 #dj ,that so would draw me to apparent danger4 ,face4 ,i draw you6 ,a horse draw you1 and a halter1 ,you1 and your flies#ahji together---- ,dap4 ,nay1 good captain4 ,face4 ,that know no difference of men4 ,sub4 ,good words1 sir4 ,face4 ,good deeds1 sir1 doctor dogs'-meat4 ',slight1 ,i bring you #de ,no cheating ,clim o' the ,cloughs#ahaj or ,claribels1#ahaa ,that look as big as five-and-fifty1 and flush2#ahab ,and spit out secrets like hot custard---- ,dap4 ,captain6 ,face4 ,nor any melancholic underscribe1 ,shall tell the vicar2 but a special gentle1 #ej ,that is the heir to forty marks a year1 ,consorts with the small poets of the time1 ,is the sole hope of his old grandmother2 ,that knows the law1 and writes you six fair hands1 ,is a fine clerk1 and has his ciph'ring perfect1 #ef ,will take his oath o' the ,greek ,xenophon1#ahac ,if need be1 in his pocket2 and can court ,his mistress out of ,ovid4 ,dap4 ,nay1 dear captain---- ,face4 ,did you not tell me so8 ,dap4 ,yes2 but ,i 'd ha' you ,use master doctor with some more respect4 #fj ,face4 ,hang him1 proud stag1 with his broad velvet head6-- ,but for your sake1 ,i 'd choke ere ,i would change ,an article of breath with such a puck-fist6#ahad ,come1 let 's be gone4 ,going4 ,sub4 ,pray you le' me speak with you4 ,dap4 ,his worship calls you1 captain4 ,face4 ,i am sorry ,i e'er embark'd myself in such a business4 #ff ,dap4 ,nay1 good sir2 he did call you4 ,face4 ,will he take then8 ,sub4 ,first1 hear me---- ,face4 ,not a syllable1 'less you take4 ,sub4 ,pray ye1 sir---- ,face4 ,upon no terms but an assumpsit4#ahae ,sub4 ,your humour must be law4 ,he takes the money4 ,face4 ,why now1 sir1 talk4 #gj ,now ,i dare hear you with mine honour4 ,speak4 ,so may this gentleman too4 ,sub4 ,why1 sir---- ,offering to whisper ,,face4 ,face4 ,no whisp'ring4 ,sub4 ',fore heav'n1 you do not apprehend the loss ,you do yourself in this4 ,face4 ,wherein8 for what8 ,sub4 ,marry1 to be so importunate for one #ge ,that1 when he has it1 will undo you all3 ,he 'll win up all the money i' the town4 ,face4 ,how8 ,sub4 ,yes1 and blow up gamester after gamester1 ,as they do crackers in a puppet-play4 ,if ,i do give him a familiar1 #hj ,give you him all you play for2 never set#ahaf him3 ,for he will have it4 ,face4 ,you 're mistaken1 doctor4 ,why1 he does ask one but for cups and horses1 ,a rifling#ahag fly2 none o' your great familiars4 ,dap4 ,yes1 captain1 ,i would have it for all games4 #he ,sub4 ,i told you so4 ,face4 taking ,,dap4 aside4 ',slight1 that is a new business6 ,i understood you1 a tame bird1 to fly ,twice in a term1 or so1 on ,friday nights1 ,when you had left the office2 for a nag ,of forty or fifty shillings4 ,dap4 ,ay1 't is true1 sir2 #ij ,but ,i do think1 now1 ,i shall leave the law1 ,and therefore---- ,face4 ,why1 this changes quite the case4 ,do you think that ,i dare move him8 ,dap4 ,if you please1 sir2 ,all 's one to him1 ,i see4 ,face4 ,what6 for that money8 #id ,i cannot with my conscience2 nor should you ,make the request1 methinks4 ,dap4 ,no1 sir1 ,i mean ,to add consideration4 ,face4 ,why1 then1 sir1 ,i 'll try4 ,goes to ,,subtle4 ,say that it were for all games1 doctor8 ,sub4 ,i say then1 not a mouth shall eat for him ,at any ordinary1#ahah but o' the score1#ahai #ajj ,that is a gaming mouth1 conceive me4 ,face4 ,indeed6 ,sub4 ,he 'll draw you all the treasure of the realm1 ,if it be set him4 ,face4 ,speak you this from art8 ,sub4 ,ay1 sir1 and reason too1 the ground of art4 ,he is o' the only best complexion1 #aje ,the queen of ,fairy loves4 ,face4 ,what6 ,is he8 ,sub4 ,peace4 ,he 'll overhear you4 ,sir1 should she but see him---- ,face4 ,what8 ,sub4 ,do not you tell him4 ,face4 ,will he win at cards too8 ,sub4 ,the spirits of dead ,holland1 living ,isaac1#ahbj #aaj ,you 'd swear1 were in him2 such a vigorous luck ,as cannot be resisted4 ',slight1 he 'll put ,six o' your gallants to a cloak1#ahba indeed4 ,face4 ,a strange success1 that some man shall be born to6 ,sub4 ,he hears you1 man---- ,dap4 ,sir1 ,i 'll not be ingrateful4 ,face4 ,faith1 ,i have a confidence in his good nature3 #aae ,you hear1 he says he will not be ingrateful4 ,sub4 ,why1 as you please2 my venture follows yours4 ,face4 ,troth1 do it1 doctor2 think him trusty1 and make him4 ,he may make us both happy in an hour2 ,win some five thousand pound1 and send us two on 't4 #abj ,dap4 ,believe it1 and ,i will1 sir4 ,face4 ,and you shall1 sir4 ,you have heard all8 ,,face takes him aside4 ,dap4 ,no1 what was 't8 ,nothing1 ,i1 sir4 ,face4 ,nothing8 ,dap4 ,a little1 sir4 ,face4 ,well1 a rare star ,reign'd at your birth4 ,dap4 ,at mine1 sir6 ,no4 ,face4 ,the doctor ,swears that you are---- ,sub4 ,nay1 captain1 you 'll tell all now4 #abe ,face4 ,allied to the queen of ,fairy4 ,dap4 ,who6 ,that ,i am8 ,believe it1 no such matter---- ,face4 ,yes1 and that ,you were born with a caul o' your head4 ,dap4 ,who says so8 ,face4 ,come ,you know it well enough1 though you dissemble it4 #abi ,dap4 ,i' fac1#ahbb ,i do not2 you are mistaken4 ,face4 ,how6 ,swear by your fac1 and in a thing so known ,unto the doctor8 ,how shall we1 sir1 trust you ,i' the other matter8 ,can we ever think1 ,when you have won five or six thousand pound1 ,you 'll send us shares in 't1 by this rate8 ,dap4 ,by ,jove1 sir1 #ace ,i 'll win ten thousand pound1 and send you half4 ,i' fac's no oath4 ,sub4 ,no1 no1 he did but jest4 ,face4 ,go to4 ,go thank the doctor4 ,he 's your friend1 ,to take it so4 ,dap4 ,i thank his worship4 ,face4 ,so6 ,another angel4 ,dap4 ,must ,i8 ,face4 ,must you6 ',slight1 #adj ,what else is thanks8 ,will you be trivial8--,doctor1 ,,dapper gives him the money4 ,when must he come for his familiar8 ,dap4 ,shall ,i not ha' it with me8 ,sub4 ,o1 good sir6 ,there must a world of ceremonies pass2 ,you must be bath'd and fumigated first3 #ade ,besides1 the queen of ,fairy does not rise ,till it be noon4 ,face4 ,not if she danc'd to-night4 ,sub4 ,and she must bless it4 ,face4 ,did you never see ,her royal grace yet8 ,dap4 ,whom8 ,face4 ,your aunt of ,fairy8 ,sub4 ,not since she kist him in the cradle1 captain2 #aej ,i can resolve you that4 ,face4 ,well1 see her grace1 ,whate'er it cost you1 for a thing that ,i know4 ,it will be somewhat hard to compass2 but ,however1 see her4 ,you are made1 believe it1 #aed ,if you can see her4 ,her grace is a lone woman1 ,and very rich2 and if she take a fancy1 ,she will do strange things4 ,see her1 at any hand4 ',slid1 she may hap to leave you all she has6 ,it is the doctor's fear4 ,dap4 ,how will 't be done1 then8 ,face4 ,let me alone1 take you no thought4 ,do you #afj ,but say to me1 8,captain1 ,i 'll see her grace40 ,dap4 8,captain1 ,i 'll see her grace40 ,face4 ,enough4 ,one knocks without4 ,sub4 ,who 's there8 ,anon4--,aside to ,,face4 ,conduct him forth by the back way4 ,sir1 against one o'clock prepare yourself2 ,till when you must be fasting2 only take #afe ,three drops of vinegar in at your nose1 ,two at your mouth1 and one at either ear2 ,then bathe your fingers' ends and wash your eyes1 ,to sharpen your five senses1 and cry hum #afi ,thrice1 and then buz as often2 and then come4 ,exit4 ,face4 ,can you remember this8 ,dap4 ,i warrant you4 ,face4 ,well then1 away4 ,it is but your bestowing ,some twenty nobles 'mong her grace's servants1 ,and put on a clean shirt4 ,you do not know #agd ,what grace her grace may do you in clean linen4 ,exeunt ,,face and ,,dapper4 ,,scene ,,iii4#ahbc ,sub4 within4 ,come in6 ,good wives1 ,i pray you forbear me now2 ,troth1 ,i can do you no good till afternoon4-- ,enter ,,subtle1 followed by ,,drugger4 ,sub4 ,what is your name1 say you8 ,abel ,drugger8 ,drug4 ,yes1 sir4 ,sub4 ,a seller of tobacco8 ,drug4 ,yes1 sir4 ,sub4 ,umph6 ,free of the grocers8#ahbd ,drug4 ,ay1 an 't please you4 ,sub4 ,well---- #e ,your business1 ,abel8 ,drug4 ,this1 an 't please your worship2 ,i am a young beginner1 and am building ,of a new shop1 an 't like your worship1 just ,at corner of a street3--,here is the plot#ahbe on 't---- #i ,and ,i would know by art1 sir1 of your worship1 ,which way ,i should make my door1 by necromancy1 ,and where my shelves2 and which should be for boxes1 ,and which for pots4 ,i would be glad to thrive1 sir3 ,and ,i was wish'd#ahbf to your worship by a gentleman1 ,one ,captain ,face1 that says you know men's planets1 #ae ,and their good angels1 and their bad4 ,sub4 ,i do1 ,if ,i do see 'em---- ,enter ,,face4 ,face4 ,what6 my honest ,abel8 ,thou art well met here4 ,drug4 ,troth1 sir1 ,i was speaking1 ,just as your worship came here1 of your worship4 ,i pray you speak for me to master doctor4 #bj ,face4 ,he shall do anything4 ,doctor1 do you hear8 ,this is my friend1 ,abel1 an honest fellow2 ,he lets me have good tobacco1 and he does not ,sophisticate it with sack-lees or oil1 ,nor washes it in muscadel and grains1 #be ,nor buries it in gravel1 under ground1 ,wrapp'd up in greasy leather1 or piss'd clouts3 ,but keeps it in fine lily pots1 that1 open'd1 ,smell like conserve of roses1 or ,french beans4 ,he has his maple block1#ahbg his silver tongs1 #cj ,winchester pipes1 and fire of juniper3#ahbh ,a neat1 spruce1 honest fellow1 and no goldsmith4#ahbi ,sub4 ,he 's a fortunate fellow1 that ,i am sure on4 ,face4 ,already1 sir1 ha' you found it8 ,lo thee1 ,abel6 ,sub4 ,and in right way toward riches---- ,face4 ,sir6 ,sub4 ,this summer1 #ce ,he will be of the clothing of his company1#ahcj ,and next spring call'd to the scarlet2#ahca spend what he can4 ,face4 ,what1 and so little beard8 ,sub4 ,sir1 you must think1 ,he may have a receipt to make hair come3 ,but he 'll be wise1 preserve his youth1 and fine for 't2 #dj ,his fortune looks for him another way4 ,face4 ',slid1 doctor1 how canst thou know this so soon8 ,i am amus'd#ahcb at that4 ,sub4 ,by a rule1 captain1 ,in metoposcopy1#ahcc which ,i do work by2 #dd ,a certain star i' the forehead1 which you see not4 ,your chestnut or your olive-colour'd face ,does never fail3 and your long ear doth promise4 ,i knew 't1 by certain spots1 too1 in his teeth1 ,and on the nail of his mercurial finger4 ,face4 ,which finger 's that8 ,sub4 ,his little finger4 ,look4 #ej ,you were born upon a ,wednesday8 ,drug4 ,yes1 indeed1 sir4 ,sub4 ,the thumb1 in chiromancy1 we give ,venus2 ,the forefinger to ,jove2 the midst to ,saturn2 ,the ring to ,sol2 the least to ,mercury1 ,who was the lord1 sir1 of his horoscope1 #ee ,his house of life being ,libra2 which forshow'd ,he should be a merchant1 and should trade with balance4 ,face4 ,why1 this is strange6 ,is it not1 honest ,nab8 ,sub4 ,there is a ship now coming from ,ormus1 ,that shall yield him such a commodity #fj ,of drugs----,this is the west1 and this the south8 ,pointing to the plan4 ,drug4 ,yes1 sir4 ,sub4 ,and those are your two sides8 ,drug4 ,ay1 sir4 ,sub4 ,make me your door then1 south2 your broad side1 west3 ,and on the east side of your shop1 aloft1 ,write ,mathlai1 ,tarmiel1 and ,baraborat2 #fe ,upon the north part1 ,rael1 ,velel1 ,thiel4 ,they are the names of those ,mercurial spirits ,that do fright flies from boxes4 ,drug4 ,yes1 sir4 ,sub4 ,and ,beneath your threshold1 bury me a loadstone #fi ,to draw in gallants that wear spurs3 the rest1 ,they 'll seem#ahcd to follow4 ,face4 ,that 's a secret1 ,nab6 ,sub4 ,and1 on your stall1 a puppet1 with a vice ,and a court-fucus1#ahce to call city-dames3 ,you shall deal much with minerals4 ,drug4 ,sir1 ,i have4 ,at home1 already---- ,sub4 ,ay1 ,i know1 you 've arsenic1 #ge ,vitriol1 sal-tartar1 argaile1#ahcf alkali1 ,cinoper3#ahcg ,i know all4--,this fellow1 captain1 ,will come1 in time1 to be a great distiller1 ,and give a say#ahch--;,i will not say directly1 ,but very fair--at the philosopher's stone4 #hj ,face4 ,why1 how now1 ,abel6 is this true8 ,drug4 ,aside to ,,face4 ,good captain1 ,what must ,i give8 ,face4 ,nay1 ,i 'll not counsel thee4 ,thou hear'st what wealth 7he says1 spend what thou canst71 ,thou 'rt like to come to4 ,drug4 ,i would gi' him a crown4 ,face4 ,a crown6 and toward such a fortune8 ,heart1 #hd ,thou shalt rather gi' him thy shop4 ,no gold about thee8 ,drug4 ,yes1 ,i have a portague1#ahci ,i ha' kept this half-year4 ,face4 ,out on thee1 ,nab6 ',slight1 there was such an offer-- ,shalt keep 't no longer1 ,i 'll gi' it him for thee4 ,doctor1 ,nab prays your worship to drink this1 and swears #hi ,he will appear more grateful1 as your skill ,does raise him in the world4 ,drug4 ,i would entreat ,another favour of his worship4 ,face4 ,what is 't1 ,nab8 ,drug4 ,but to look over1 sir1 my almanac1 ,and cross out my ill-days4#ahdj that ,i may neither ,bargain1 nor trust upon them4 ,face4 ,that he shall4 ,nab3 #ie ,leave it1 it shall be done1 'gainst afternoon4 ,sub4 ,and a direction for his shelves4 ,face4 ,now1 ,nab1 ,art thou well pleas'd1 ,nab8 ,drug4 ',thank1 sir1 both your worships4 #ii ,face4 ,away4 ,exit ,,drugger4 ,why1 now1 you smoaky persecutor of nature6 ,now do you see1 that something 's to be done1 ,beside your beech-coal1 and your cor'sive#ahda waters1 ,your crosslets1#ahdb crucibles1 and cucurbites8#ahdc ,you must have stuff brought home to you1 to work on3 #aje ,and yet you think4 ,i am at no expense ,in searching out these veins1 then following 'em1 ,then trying 'em out4 ',fore ,god1 my intelligence ,costs me more money than my share oft comes to1 ,in these rare works4 ,sub4 ,you 're pleasant1 sir4--,how now6 #aaj ,,scene ,,iv4#ahdd ,,face1 ,,subtle4 ,enter ,,dol4 ,sub4 ,what says my dainty ,dolkin8 ,dol4 ,yonder fish-wife ,will not away4 ,and there 's your giantess1 ,the bawd of ,lambeth4 ,sub4 ,heart1 ,i cannot speak with 'em4 ,dol4 ,not afore night1 ,i have told 'em in a voice1 ,thorough the trunk1 like one of your familiars4 ,but ,i have spied ,sir ,epicure ,mammon---- ,sub4 ,where8 #e ,dol4 ,coming along1 at far end of the lane1 ,slow of his feet1 but earnest of his tongue ,to one that's with him4 ,sub4 ,face1 go you and shift4 ,dol1 you must presently make ready too4 #aj ,exit ,,face4 ,dol4 ,why1 what's the matter8 ,sub4 ,o1 ,i did look for him ,with the sun's rising3 marvel he could sleep6 ,this is the day ,i am to perfect for him ,the magisterium1 our great work1 the stone2 ,and yield it1 made1 into his hands2 of which #ae ,he has1 this month1 talk'd as he were possess'd4 ,and now he's dealing pieces on't away4 ,methinks ,i see him ent'ring ordinaries1 ,dispensing for the pox1 and plaguy houses1 ,reaching his dose1 walking ,moorfields for lepers1 #bj ,and off'ring citizens' wives pomander#ahde bracelets1 ,as his preservative1 made of the elixir2 ,searching the 'spital1 to make old bawds young2 ,and the highways1 for beggars to make rich4 ,i see no end of his labours4 ,he will make #be ,nature asham'd of her long sleep2 when art1 ,who's but a step-dame1 shall do more than she1 ,in her best love to mankind1 ever could4 ,if his dream last1 he'll turn the age to gold4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#ahdf ,enter ,,sir ,,epicure ,,mammon and ,,surly4 ,mam4 ,come on1 sir4 ,now you set your foot on shore ,in ,novo ,orbe2#ahdg here's the rich ,peru3 ,and there within1 sir1 are the golden mines1 ,great ,solomon's ,ophir6 ,he was sailing to 't ,three years1 but we have reach'd it in ten months4 #e ,this is the day wherein1 to all my friends1 ,i will pronounce the happy word1 ,,be ,,rich2 ,,this ,,day ,,you ,,shall ,,be ,,spectatissimi4#ahdh ,you shall no more deal with the hollow die1 #aj ,or the frail card2 no more be at charge of keeping ,the livery-punk#ahdi for the young heir1 that must ,seal1 at all hours1 in his shirt3 no more1 ,if he deny1 ha' him beaten to 't1 as he is ,that brings him the commodity2 no more ,shall thirst of satin1 or the covetous hunger #ae ,of velvet entrails#ahej for a rude-spun cloak1 ,to be display'd at ,madam ,augusta's1 make ,the sons of ,sword and ,hazard fall before ,the golden calf1 and on their knees1 whole nights1 ,commit idolatry with wine and trumpets3 #bj ,or go a feasting after drum and ensign4 ,no more of this4 ,you shall start up young viceroys1 ,and have your punks and punkettees1 my ,surly4 ,and unto thee ,i speak it first1 ,,be ,,rich4 ,where is my ,subtle there8 ,within1 ho6 ,,face1 within4 ,sir1 #be ,he'll come to you by and by4 ,mam4 ,that is his fire-drake1#ahea ,his ,lungs1 his ,zephyrus1 he that pulls his coals1 ,till he firk#aheb nature up1 in her own centre4 ,you are not faithful1#ahec sir4 ,this night ,i'll change ,all that is metal in my house to gold3 #cj ,and1 early in the morning1 will ,i send ,to all the plumbers and the pewterers1 ,and buy their tin and lead up2 and to ,lothbury ,for all the copper4 ,sur4 ,what1 and turn that1 too8 ,mam4 ,yes1 and ,i'll purchase ,devonshire and ,cornwall1 #ce ,and make them perfect ,indies6 ,you admire now8 ,sur4 ,no1 faith4 ,mam4 ,but when you see th' effects of the ,great ,med'cine1 ,of which one part projected on a hundred ,of ,mercury1 or ,venus1 or the ,moon1 #dj ,shall turn it to as many of the ,sun2#ahed ,nay1 to a thousand1 so ad infinitum2 ,you will believe me4 ,sur4 ,yes1 when ,i see 't1 ,i will4 ,but if my eyes do cozen me so1 and ,i ,giving 'em no occasion1 sure ,i'll have #de ,a whore1 shall piss 'em out next day4 ,mam4 ,ha6 why8 ,do you think ,i fable with you8 ,i assure you1 ,he that has once the flower of the sun1 ,the perfect ruby1 which we call elixir1 ,not only can do that1 but by its virtue1 #ej ,can confer honour1 love1 respect1 long life2 ,give safety1 valour1 yea1 and victory1 ,to whom he will4 ,in eight and twenty days1 ,i'll make an old man of fourscore1 a child4 ,sur4 ,no doubt2 he's that already4 ,mam4 ,nay1 ,i mean1 #ee ,restore his years1 renew him1 like an eagle1 ,to the fifth age2 make him get sons and daughters1 ,young giants2 as our philosophers have done1 ,the ancient patriarchs1 afore the flood1 ,but taking1 once a week1 on a knife's point1 #fj ,the quantity of a grain of mustard of it2 ,become stout ,marses1 and beget young ,cupids4 ,sur4 ,the decay'd vestals of ,pickt-hatch#ahee would thank you1 ,that keep the fire alive there4 ,mam4 ',t is the secret ,of nature naturiz'd 'gainst all infections1 #fe ,cures all diseases coming of all causes2 ,a month's grief in a day1 a year's in twelve2 ,and1 of what age soever1 in a month4 ,past all the doses of your drugging doctors1 ,i 'll undertake1 withal1 to fright the plague #gj ,out o' the kingdom in three months4 ,sur4 ,and ,i 'll ,be bound1 the players shall sing your praises then1 ,without their poets4#ahef ,mam4 ,sir1 ,i 'll do 't4 ,meantime1 ,i 'll give away so much unto my man1 ,shall serve th' whole city with preservative #ge ,weekly2 each house his dose1 and at the rate---- ,sur4 ,as he that built the ,water-work does with water8 ,mam4 ,you are incredulous4 ,sur4 ,faith1 ,i have a humour1 ,i would not willingly be gull'd4#aheg ,your stone ,cannot transmute me4 ,mam4 ,pertinax ,surly1 #hj ,will you believe antiquity8 ,records8 ,i 'll show you a book where ,moses1 and his sister1 ,and ,solomon have written of the art2 ,ay1 and a treatise penn'd by ,adam---- ,sur4 ,how6 ,mam4 ,of the philosopher's stone1 and in ,high ,dutch4 #he ,sur4 ,did ,adam write1 sir1 in ,high ,dutch8 ,mam4 ,he did2 ,which proves it was the primitive tongue4 ,sur4 ,what paper8 ,mam4 ,on cedar board4 ,sur4 ,o that1 indeed1 they say1 ,will last 'gainst worms4 ,mam4 ',t is like your ,irish wood ',gainst cobwebs4 ,i have a piece of ,jason's fleece too1 #ij ,which was no other than a book of alchemy1 ,writ in large sheepskin1 a good fat ram-vellum4 ,such was ,pythagoras' thigh1 ,pandora's tub1 ,and all that fable of ,medea's charms1 #id ,the manner of our work2 the bulls1 our furnace1 ,still breathing fire2 our argent-vive1#aheh the dragon3 ,the dragon's teeth1 mercury sublimate1 ,that keeps the whiteness1 hardness1 and the biting2 ,and they are gather'd into ,jason's helm1 #ii ,th' alembic1 and then sow'd in ,mars his field1 ,and thence sublim'd so often1 till they're fix'd4 ,both this1 th' ,hesperian garden1 ,cadmus' story1 ,jove's shower1 the boon of ,midas1 ,argus' eyes1 ,boccace his ,demogorgon1#ahei thousands more1 #ajd ,all abstract riddles of our stone4--,how now6 ,,scene ,,ii4#ahfj ,,mammon1 ,,surly4 ,enter ,,face1 as a ,servant4 ,mam4 ,do we succeed8 ,is our day come8 ,and holds it8 ,face4 ,the evening will set red upon you1 sir2 ,you have colour for it1 crimson3 the red ferment ,has done his office2 three hours hence prepare you ,to see projection4 ,mam4 ,pertinax1 my ,surly4 #e ,again ,i say to thee1 aloud1 ,,be ,,rich4 ,this day thou shalt have ingots2 and to-morrow ,give lords th' affront4--,is it1 my ,zephyrus1 right8 ,blushes the bolt's-head8#ahfa ,face4 ,like a wench with child1 sir1 ,that were but now discover'd to her master4 #aj ,mam4 ,excellent witty ,lungs6--,my only care is ,where to get stuff enough now1 to project on2#ahfb ,this town will not half serve me4 ,face4 ,no1 sir8 ,buy ,the covering off o' churches4 ,mam4 ,that 's true4 ,face4 ,yes4 ,let 'em stand bare1 as do their auditory2#ahfc #ae ,or cap 'em new with shingles4 ,mam4 ,no1 good thatch3 ,thatch will lie light upo' the rafters1 ,lungs4 ,lungs1 ,i will manumit thee from the furnace2 ,i will restore thee thy complexion1 ,puff1 ,lost in the embers2 and repair this brain1 #bj ,hurt wi' the fume o' the metals4 ,face4 ,i have blown1 sir1 ,hard1 for your worship2 thrown by many a coal1 ,when 't was not beech2 weigh'd those ,i put in1 just ,to keep your heat still even4 ,these blear'd eyes ,have wak'd to read your several colours1 sir1 #be ,of the pale citron1 the green lion1 the crow1 ,the peacock's tail1 the plumed swan4 ,mam4 ,and lastly1 ,thou hast descried the flower1 the sanguis agni8 ,face4 ,yes1 sir4 ,mam4 ,where 's master8 ,face4 ,at 's prayers1 sir1 be2 ,good man1 he 's doing his devotions #cj ,for the success4 ,mam4 ,lungs1 ,i will set a period ,to all thy labours2 thou shalt be the master ,of my seraglio4 ,face4 ,good1 sir4 ,mam4 ,but do you hear8 ,i 'll geld you1 ,lungs4 ,face4 ,yes1 sir4 ,mam4 ,for ,i do mean ,to have a list of wives and concubines #ce ,equal with ,solomon1 who had the stone ,alike with me2 and ,i will make me a back ,with the elixir1 that shall be as tough ,as ,hercules1 to encounter fifty a night4-- ,thou 'rt sure thou saw 'st it blood8 ,face4 ,both blood and spirit1 sir4 #dj ,mam4 ,i will have all my beds blown up1 not stuft2 ,down is too hard3 and then1 mine oval room ,fill 'd with such pictures as ,tiberius took ,from ,elephantis1 and dull ,aretine ,but coldly imitated4 ,then1 my glasses #de ,cut in more subtle angles1 to disperse ,and multiply the figures1 as ,i walk ,naked between my succubae4#ahfd ,my mists ,i 'll have of perfume1 vapour'd 'bout the room1 ,to lose our selves in2 and my baths1 like pits #ej ,to fall into2 from whence we will come forth1 ,and roll us dry in gossamer and roses4-- ,is it arrived at ruby8----,where ,i spy ,a wealthy citizen1 or a rich lawyer1 ,have a sublim'd pure wife1 unto that fellow #ee ,i 'll send a thousand pound to be my cuckold4 ,face4 ,and ,i shall carry it8 ,mam4 ,no4 ,i 'll ha' no bawds ,but fathers and mothers3 they will do it best1 ,best of all others4 ,and my flatterers ,shall be the pure and gravest of divines1 #fj ,that ,i can get for money4 ,my mere fools1 ,eloquent burgesses1 and then my poets ,the same that writ so subtly of the fart1 ,whom ,i will entertain still for that subject4 ,the few that would give out themselves to be #fe ,court and town-stallions1 and1 each-where1 bely ,ladies who are known most innocent1 for them1-- ,those will ,i beg1 to make me eunuchs of3 ,and they shall fan me with ten estrich tails ,a-piece1 made in a plume to gather wind4 #gj ,we will be brave1 ,puff1 now we ha' the med'cine4 ,my meat shall all come in1 in ,indian shells1 ,dishes of agate set in gold1 and studded ,with emeralds1 sapphires1 hyacinths1 and rubies4 ,the tongues of carps1 dormice1 and camels' heels1 #ge ,boil'd i' the spirit of sol1 and dissolv'd pearl 7,apicius' diet1 'gainst the epilepsy73 ,and ,i will eat these broths with spoons of amber1 ,headed with diamond and carbuncle4 ,my foot-boy shall eat pheasants1 calver'd salmons1#ahfe #hj ,knots1#ahff godwits1 lampreys3 ,i myself will have ,the beards of barbel#ahfg serv'd1 instead of salads2 ,oil'd mushrooms2 and the swelling unctuous paps ,of a fat pregnant sow1 newly cut off1 ,drest with an exquisite and poignant sauce2 #he ,for which1 ,i 'll say unto my cook1 ,there 's gold2 ,go forth1 and be a knight4 ,face4 ,sir1 ,i 'll go look ,a little1 how it heightens4 ,exit4 ,mam4 ,do4--,my shirts ,i 'll have of taffeta-sarsnet1#ahfh soft and light ,as cobwebs2 and for all my other raiment1 #ij ,it shall be such as might provoke the ,persian1 ,were he to teach the world riot anew4 ,my gloves of fishes and birds' skins1 perfum'd ,with gums of paradise1 and ,eastern air---- ,sur4 ,and do you think to have the stone with this8 #ie ,mam4 ,no1 ,i do think t' have all this with the stone4 ,sur4 ,why1 ,i have heard he must be homo frugi1#ahfi ,a pious1 holy1 and religious man1 ,one free from mortal sin1 a very virgin4 ,mam4 ,that makes it1 sir2 he is so4 ,but ,i buy it2 #ajj ,my venture brings it me4 ,he1 honest wretch1 ,a notable1 superstitious1 good soul1 ,has worn his knees bare1 and his slippers bald1 ,with prayer and fasting for it3 and1 sir1 let him ,do it alone1 for me1 still4 ,here he comes4 #aje ,not a profane word afore him2 't is poison4-- ,,scene ,,iii4#ahgj ,,mammon1 ,,surly4 ,enter ,,subtle4 ,mam4 ,good morrow1 father4 ,sub4 ,gentle son1 good morrow1 ,and to your friend there4 ,what is he is with you8 ,mam4 ,an heretic1 that ,i did bring along1 ,in hope1 sir1 to convert him4 ,sub4 ,son1 ,i doubt ,you 're covetous1 that thus you meet your time ,i' the just#ahga point1 prevent#ahgb your day at morning4 #f ,this argues something worthy of a fear ,of importune and carnal appetite4 ,take heed you do not cause the blessing leave you1 ,with your ungovern'd haste4 ,i should be sorry ,to see my labours1 now e'en at perfection1 #aa ,got by long watching and large patience1 ,not prosper where my love and zeal hath plac'd 'em4 ,which 7heaven ,i call to witness1 with your self1 ,to whom ,i have pour'd my thoughts7 in all my ends1 #ae ,have look'd no way1 but unto public good1 ,to pious uses1 and dear charity1 ,now grown a prodigy with men4 ,wherein ,if you1 my son1 should now prevaricate1 ,and to your own particular lusts employ #bj ,so great and catholic a bliss1 be sure ,a curse will follow1 yea1 and overtake ,your subtle and most secret ways4 ,mam4 ,i know1 sir2 ,you shall not need to fear me2 ,i but come ,to ha' you confute this gentleman4 ,sur4 ,who is1 #be ,indeed1 sir1 somewhat costive of belief ,toward your stone2 would not be gull'd4 ,sub4 ,well1 son1 ,all that ,i can convince him in1 is this1 ,the work is done1 bright ,sol is in his robe4 ,we have a med'cine of the triple soul1 #cj ,the glorified spirit4 ,thanks be to heaven1 ,and make us worthy of it6--,ulen ,spiegel6#ahgc ,face4 within4 ,anon1 sir4 ,sub4 ,look well to the register4 ,and let your heat still lessen by degrees1 ,to the aludels4#ahgd #ce ,face4 within4 ,yes1 sir4 ,sub4 ,did you look ,o' the bolt's head yet8 ,face4 within4 ,which8 ,on ,d1 sir8 ,sub4 ,ay2 ,what's the complexion8 ,face4 within4 ,whitish4 ,sub4 ,infuse vinegar1 #dj ,to draw his volatile substance and his tincture3 ,and let the water in glass ,e be filt'red1 ,and put into the gripe's egg4#ahge ,lute#ahgf him well2 ,and leave him clos'd in balneo4#ahgg ,face4 within4 ,i will1 sir4 ,sur4 ,what a brave language here is6 next to canting4#ahgh #de ,sub4 ,i have another work you never saw1 son1 ,that three days since past the philosopher's wheel1 ,in the lent heat of ,athanor2#ahgi and 's become ,sulphur o' ,nature4 ,mam4 ,but 'tis for me8 ,sub4 ,what need you8 ,you have enough1 in that is1 perfect4 ,mam4 ,o1 but---- #ej ,sub4 ,why1 this is covetise6 ,mam4 ,no1 ,i assure you1 ,i shall employ it all in pious uses1 ,founding of colleges and grammar schools1 ,marrying young virgins1 building hospitals1 ,and1 now and then1 a church4 ,re-enter ,,face4 ,sub4 ,how now6 ,face4 ,sir1 please you1 #ee ,shall ,i not change the filter8 ,sub4 ,marry1 yes2 ,and bring me the complexion of glass ,b4 ,exit ,,face4 ,mam4 ,ha' you another8 ,sub4 ,yes1 son2 were ,i assur'd ,your piety were firm1 we would not want ,the means to glorify it3 but ,i hope the best4 #fj ,i mean to tinct ,c in sand-heat to-morrow1 ,and give him imbibition4#ahhj ,mam4 ,of white oil8 ,sub4 ,no1 sir1 of red4 ,f is come over the helm too1 ,i thank my maker1 in ,s4 ,mary's bath4 ,and shows lac virginis4 ,blessed be heaven6 #fe ,i sent you of his faeces there calcin'd3 ,out of that calx1 ,i ha' won the salt of mercury4 ,mam4 ,by pouring on your rectified water8 ,sub4 ,yes1 and reverberating in ,athanor4 ,re-enter ,,face4 ,how now6 what colour says it8 ,face4 ,the ground black1 sir4 #gj ,mam4 ,that's your crow's head8 ,sur4 ,your cock's comb's1 is it not8 ,sub4 ,no1 't is not perfect4 ,would it were the crow6 ,that work wants something4 ,sur4 ,aside4 ,o1 ,i look'd for this1 ,the hay's#ahha a pitching4 ,sub4 ,are you sure you loos'd 'em ,in their own menstrue8#ahhb ,face4 ,yes1 sir1 and then married 'em1 #ge ,and put 'em in a bolt's-head nipp'd to digestion1 ,according as you bade me1 when ,i set ,the liquor of ,mars to circulation ,in the same heat4 ,sub4 ,the process then was right4 #gi ,face4 ,yes1 by the token1 sir1 the retort brake1 ,and what was sav'd was put into the pellican1 ,and sign'd with ,hermes' seal4 ,sub4 ,i think 't was so4 ,we should have a new amalgama4 ,sur4 ,aside4 ,o1 this ferret ,is rank as any polecat4 ,sub4 ,but ,i care not2 ,let him e'en die2 we have enough beside1 #he ,in embrion4 ,h has his white shirt on8 ,face4 ,yes1 sir1 ,he's ripe for inceration1 he stands warm1 ,in his ash-fire4 ,i would not you should let ,any die now1 if ,i might counsel1 sir1 ,for luck's sake to the rest3 it is not good4 #ij ,mam4 ,he says right4 ,sur4 7,aside47 ,ay1 are you bolted8 ,face4 ,nay1 ,i know 't1 sir1 ,i 've seen th' ill fortune4 ,what is some three ounces ,of fresh materials8 ,mam4 ,is 't no more8 ,face4 ,no more1 sir1 ,of gold1 t' amalgam with some six of mercury4 ,mam4 ,away1 here's money4 ,what will serve8 ,face4 ,ask him1 sir4 #id ,mam4 ,how much8 ,sub4 ,give him nine pound3 you may gi' him ten4 ,sur4 ,yes1 twenty1 and be cozen'd1 do4 ,mam4 ,there 't is4 ,gives ,,face the money4 ,sub4 ,this needs not2 but that you will have it so1 ,to see conclusions of all3 for two ,of our inferior works are at fixation1 #ajj ,a third is in ascension4 ,go your ways4 ,ha' you set the oil of ,luna in kemia8 ,face4 ,yes1 sir4 ,sub4 ,and the philosopher's vinegar8 ,face4 ,ay4 ,exit4 ,sur4 ,we shall have a salad6 ,mam4 ,when do you make projection8 ,sub4 ,son1 be not hasty1 ,i exalt our med'cine1 ,by hanging him in balneo vaporoso1 #aje ,and giving him solution2 then congeal him2 ,and then dissolve him2 then again congeal him2 ,for look1 how oft ,i iterate the work1 ,so many times ,i add unto his virtue4 #aaj ,as1 if at first one ounce convert a hundred1 ,after his second loose1 he 'll turn a thousand2 ,his third solution1 ten2 his fourth1 a hundred2 ,after his fifth1 a thousand thousand ounces ,of any imperfect metal1 into pure #aae ,silver or gold1 in all examinations1 ,as good as any of the natural mine4 ,get you your stuff here against afternoon1 ,your brass1 your pewter1 and your andirons4 ,mam4 ,not those of iron8 ,sub4 ,yes1 you may bring them too2 #abj ,we 'll change all metals4 ,sur4 ,i believe you in that4 ,mam4 ,then ,i may send my spits8 ,sub4 ,yes1 and your racks4 ,sur4 ,and dripping-pans1 and pot-hangers1 and hooks8 ,shall he not8 ,sub4 ,if he please4 ,sur4 --,to be an ass4 #abd ,sub4 ,how1 sir6 ,mam4 ,this gent'man you must bear withal4 ,i told you he had no faith4 ,sur4 ,and little hope1 sir2 ,but much less charity1 should ,i gull myself4 ,sub4 ,why1 what have you observ'd1 sir1 in our art1 ,seems so impossible8 ,sur4 ,but your whole work1 no more4 ,that you should hatch gold in a furnace1 sir1 ,as they do eggs in ,egypt6 ,sub4 ,sir1 do you #aca ,believe that eggs are hatch'd so8 ,sur4 ,if ,i should8 ,sub4 ,why1 ,i think that the greater miracle4 ,no egg but differs from a chicken more ,than metals in themselves4 ,sur4 ,that cannot be4 #ace ,the egg's ordain'd by nature to that end1 ,and is a chicken in potentia4 ,sub4 ,the same we say of lead and other metals1 ,which would be gold if they had time4 ,mam4 ,and that ,our art doth further4 ,sub4 ,ay1 for 't were absurd #adj ,to think that nature in the earth bred gold ,perfect i' the instant3 something went before4 ,there must be remote matter4 ,sur4 ,ay1 what is that8 ,sub4 ,marry1 we say---- ,mam4 ,ay1 now it heats3 stand1 father1 ,pound him to dust4 ,sub4 ,it is1 of the one part1 #ade ,a humid exhalation1 which we call ,materia liquida1 or the unctuous water2 ,on th' other part1 a certain crass and viscous ,portion of earth2 both which1 concorporate1 ,do make the elementary matter of gold2 #aej ,which is not yet proprio materia1 ,but common to all metals and all stones2 ,for1 where it is forsaken of that moisture1 ,and hath more dryness1 it becomes a stone3 ,where it retains more of the humid fatness1 #aee ,it turns to sulphur1 or to quicksilver1 ,who are the parents of all other metals4 ,nor can this remote matter suddenly ,progress so from extreme unto extreme1 #aei ,as to grow gold1 and leap o'er all the means4 ,nature doth first beget th' imperfect1 then ,proceeds she to the perfect4 ,of that airy ,and oily water1 mercury is engend'red2 ,sulphur o' the fat and earthy part2 the one1 #afd ,which is the last1 supplying the place of male1 ,the other of the female1 in all metals4 ,some do believe hermaphrodeity1 ,that both do act and suffer4 ,but these two ,make the rest ductile1 malleable1 extensive4 ,and even in gold they are2 for we do find #agj ,seeds of them by our fire1 and gold in them2 ,and can produce the species of each metal ,more perfect thence1 than nature doth in earth4 ,beside1 who doth not see in daily practice ,art can beget bees1 hornets1 beetles1 wasps1 #age ,out of the carcases and dung of creatures2 ,yea1 scorpions of an herb1 being rightly plac'd8 ,and these are living creatures1 far more perfect ,and excellent than metals4 ,mam4 ,well said1 father6 ,nay1 if he take you in hand1 sir1 with an argument1 #ahj ,he 'll bray you in a mortar4 ,sur4 ,pray you1 sir1 stay4 ,rather than ,i 'll be bray'd1 sir1 ,i 'll believe ,that ,alchemy is a pretty kind of game1 ,somewhat like tricks o' the cards1 to cheat a man ,with charming4 ,sub4 ,sir8 ,sur4 ,what else are all your terms1 #ahe ,whereon no one o' your writers 'grees with other8 ,of your elixir1 your lac virginis1 ,your stone1 your med'cine1 and your chrysosperm1 ,your sal1 your sulphur1 and your mercury1 #ahi ,your oil of height1 your tree of life1 your blood1 ,your marchesite1 your tutie1 your magnesia1 ,your toad1 your crow1 your dragon1 and your panther2 ,your sun1 your moon1 your firmament1 your adrop1 ,your lato1 azoch1 zernich1 chibrit1 heautarit1 #aid ,and then your red man1 and your white woman1 ,with all your broths1 your menstrues1 and materials ,of piss and egg-shells1 women's terms1 man's blood1 ,hair o' the head1 burnt clouts1 chalk1 merds1 and clay1 ,powder of bones1 scalings of iron1 glass1 ,and worlds of other strange ingredients1 #bjj ,would burst a man to name8 ,sub4 ,and all these1 nam'd1 ,intending but one thing2 which art our writers ,us'd to obscure their art4 ,mam4 ,sir1 so ,i told him-- ,because#ahhc the simple idiot should not learn it1 ,and make it vulgar4 ,sub4 ,was not all the knowledge #bje ,of the ,aegyptians writ in mystic symbols8 ,speak not the scriptures oft in parables8 ,are not the choicest fables of the poets1 ,that were the fountains and first springs of wisdom1 ,wrapt in perplexed allegories8 ,mam4 ,i urg'd that1 #baj ,and clear'd to him1 that ,sisyphus was damn'd ,to roll the ceaseless stone1 only because ,he would have made ours common4 7,,dol is seen7 at the door4--,who is this8 ,sub4 ,god's precious6--,what do you mean8 ,go in1 good lady4 ,let me entreat you4 ,,dol retires4--,where 's this varlet8 ,re-enter ,,face4 ,face4 ,sir4 #bae ,sub4 ,you very knave6 do you use me thus8 ,face4 ,wherein1 sir8 ,sub4 ,go in and see1 you traitor4 ,go6 ,exit ,,face4 ,mam4 ,who is it1 sir8 ,sub4 ,nothing1 sir2 nothing4 ,mam4 ,what 's the matter1 good sir8 ,i have not seen you thus distemp'red3 who is 't8 ,sub4 ,all arts have still had1 sir1 their adversaries2 #bbj ,but ours the most ignorant4-- ,,face returns4 ,what now8 ,face4 ',t was not my fault1 sir2 she would speak with you4 ,sub4 ,would she1 sir6 ,follow me4 ,exit4 ,mam4 stopping him4 ,stay1 ,lungs4 ,face4 ,i dare not1 sir4 ,mam4 ,how6 pray thee1 stay4 ,face4 ,she 's mad1 sir1 and sent hither-- #bbe ,mam4 ,stay1 man2 what is she8 ,face4 ,a lord's sister1 sir4 ,he 'll be mad too4-- ,mam4 ,i warrant thee4--,why sent hither8 ,face4 ,sir1 to be cur'd4 ,sub4 within4 ,why1 rascal6 ,face4 ,lo you6--,here1 sir6 ,exit4 ,mam4 ',fore ,god1 a ,bradamante1 a brave piece4 ,sur4 ,heart1 this is a bawdy-house6 ,i 'll be burnt else4 #bcj ,mam4 ,o1 by this light1 no3 do not wrong him4 ,he 's ,too scrupulous that way3 it is his vice4 ,no1 he 's a rare physician1 do him right1 ,an excellent ,paracelsian1 and has done ,strange cures with mineral physic4 ,he deals all ,with spirits1 he2 he will not hear a word #bcf ,of ,galen2 or his tedious recipes4-- ,,face again4 ,how now1 ,lungs6 ,face4 ,softly1 sir2 speak softly4 ,i meant ,to ha' told your worship all4 ,this must not hear4 ,mam4 ,no1 he will not be gull'd2 let him alone4 ,face4 ,you 're very right1 sir2 she is a most rare scholar1 #bda ,and is gone mad with studying ,broughton's#ahhd works4 ,if you but name a word touching the ,hebrew1 ,she falls into her fit1 and will discourse ,so learnedly of genealogies1 #bde ,as you would run mad too1 to hear her1 sir4 ,mam4 ,how might one do t' have conference with her4 ,lungs8 ,face4 ,o1 divers have run mad upon the conference4 ,i do not know1 sir3 ,i am sent in haste ,to fetch a vial4 ,sur4 ,be not gull'd4 ,sir ,mammon4 #bej ,mam4 ,wherein8 ,pray ye1 be patient4 ,sur4 ,yes1 as you are1 ,and trust confederate knaves and bawds and whores4 ,mam4 ,you are too foul1 believe it4--,come here1 ,ulen1 ,one word4 ,face4 ,i dare not1 in good faith4 ,going4 ,mam4 ,stay1 knave4 ,face4 ,he 's extreme angry that you saw her1 sir4 #bee ,mam4 ,drink that4 ,gives him money4 ,what is she when she 's out of her fit8 ,face4 ,o1 the most affablest creature1 sir6 so merry6 ,so pleasant6 ,she 'll mount you up1 like quicksilver1 ,over the helm2 and circulate like oil1 ,a very vegetal3 discourse of state1 #bfj ,of mathematics1 bawdry1 anything---- ,mam4 ,is she no way accessible8 no means1 ,no trick to give a man a taste of her----wit---- ,or so8 ,sub4 within4 ,ulen6 ,face4 ,i 'll come to you again1 sir4 ,exit4 ,mam4 ,surly1 ,i did not think one o' your breeding #bff ,would traduce personages of worth4 ,sur4 ,sir ,epicure1 ,your friend to use2 yet still loth to be gull'd3 ,i do not like your philosophical bawds4 ,their stone is lechery enough to pay for1 #bgj ,without this bait4 ,mam4 ,heart1 you abuse yourself4 ,i know the lady1 and her friends1 and means1 ,the original of this disaster4 ,her brother ,has told me all4 ,sur4 ,and yet you ne'er saw her ,till now6 #bge ,mam4 ,o yes1 but ,i forgot4 ,i have1 believe it1 ,one o' the treacherous'st memories1 ,i do think1 ,of all mankind4 ,sur4 ,what call you her brother8 ,mam4 ,my lord---- ,he wi' not have his name known1 now ,i think on 't4 ,sur4 ,a very treacherous memory6 ,mam4 ,o' my faith---- #bhj ,sur4 ,tut1 if you ha' it not about you1 pass it ,till we meet next4 ,mam4 ,nay1 by this hand1 't is true4 ,he 's one ,i honour1 and my noble friend2 ,and ,i respect his house4 ,sur4 ,heart6 can it be ,that a grave sir1 a rich1 that has no need1 #bhe ,a wise sir1 too1 at other times1 should thus1 ,with his own oaths1 and arguments1 make hard means ,to gull himself8 ,an this be your elixir1 ,your lapis mineralis1 and your lunary1 ,give me your honest trick yet at primero1 #bij ,or gleek1#ahhe and take your lutum sapientis1 ,your menstruum simplex6 ,i 'll have gold before you1 ,and with less danger of the quicksilver1 ,or the hot sulphur4 ,re-enter ,,face4 ,face4 ,here 's one from ,captain ,face1 sir4 7,to ,,surly47 #bie ,desires you meet him i' the ,temple-church1 ,some half-hour hence1 and upon earnest business4 ,sir1 7whispers ,,mammon7 if you please to quit us now1 and come ,again within two hours1 you shall have ,my master busy examining o' the works2 #cjj ,and ,i will steal you in unto the party1 ,that you may see her converse4--,sir1 shall ,i say ,you 'll meet the captain's worship8 ,sur4 ,sir1 ,i will4-- ,walks aside4 ,but1 by attorney1 and to a second purpose4 ,now1 ,i am sure it is a bawdy-house2 #cje ,i 'll swear it1 were the marshal here to thank me3 ,the naming this commander doth confirm it4 ,don ,face6 why1 he 's the most authentic dealer ,i' these commodities1 the superintendent ,to all the quainter traffickers in town6 #caj ,he is the visitor1 and does appoint ,who lies with whom1 and at what hour2 what price2 ,which gown1 and in what smock2 what fall2#ahhf what tire4#ahhg ,him will ,i prove1 by a third person1 to find ,the subtleties of this dark labyrinth3 #cae ,which if ,i do discover1 dear ,sir ,mammon1 ,you 'll give your poor friend leave1 though no philosopher1 ,to laugh2 for you that are1 't is thought1 shall weep4 ,face4 ,sir1 he does pray you 'll not forget4 ,sur4 ,i will not1 sir4 ,sir ,epicure1 ,i shall leave you4 ,exit4 ,mam4 ,i follow you straight1 #cbj ,face4 ,but do so1 good sir1 to avoid suspicion4 ,this gent'man has a parlous head4 ,mam4 ,but wilt thou1 ,ulen1 ,be constant to thy promise8 ,face4 ,as my life1 sir4 ,mam4 ,and wilt thou insinuate what ,i am1 and praise me1 ,and say ,i am a noble fellow8 ,face4 ,o1 what else1 sir8 #cbe ,and that you 'll make her royal with the stone1 ,an empress2 and yourself ,king of ,bantam4 ,mam4 ,wilt thou do this8 ,face4 ,will ,i1 sir6 ,mam4 ,lungs1 my ,lungs6 ,i love thee4 ,face4 ,send your stuff1 sir1 that my master ,may busy himself about projection4 #ccj ,mam4 ,thou 'st witch'd me1 rogue3 take1 go4 ,gives him money4 ,face4 ,your jack1 and all1 sir4 ,mam4 ,thou art a villain--,i will send my jack1 ,and the weights too4 ,slave1 ,i could bite thine ear4 ,away1 thou dost not care for me4 ,face4 ,not ,i1 sir6 ,mam4 ,come1 ,i was born to make thee1 my good weasel1 #cbe ,set thee on a bench1 and ha' thee twirl a chain ,with the best lord's vermin of 'em all4 ,face4 ,away1 sir4 ,mam4 ,a count1 nay1 a count palatine---- ,face4 ,good sir1 go4 ,mam4 ,shall not advance thee better3 no1 nor faster4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iv4#ahhh ,,face4 ,re-enter ,,subtle and ,,dol4 ,sub4 ,has he bit8 has he bit8 ,face4 ,and swallow'd1 too1 my ,subtle4 ,i ha' given him line1 and now he plays1 i' faith4 ,sub4 ,and shall we twitch him8 ,face4 ,thorough both the gills4 ,a wench is a rare bait1 with which a man ,no sooner 's taken1 but he straight firks mad4#ahhi #e ,sub4 ,dol1 my ,lord ,what's-hum's sister1 you must now ,bear yourself statelich4 ,dol4 ,o1 let me alone1 ,i 'll not forget my race1 ,i warrant you4 ,i 'll keep my distance1 laugh and talk aloud2 ,have all the tricks of a proud scurvy lady1 #aj ,and be as rude 's her woman4 ,face4 ,well said1 sanguine6#ahij ,sub4 ,but will he send his andirons8 ,face4 ,his jack too1 ,and 's iron shoeing-horn2 ,i ha' spoke to him4 ,well1 ,i must not lose my wary gamester yonder4 ,sub4 ,o1 ,monsieur ,caution1 that will not be gull'd8 #ae ,face4 ,ay1 ,if ,i can strike a fine hook into him1 now6-- ,the ,temple-church1 there ,i have cast mine angle4 ,well1 pray for me4 ,i 'll about it4 7,one knocks47 ,sub4 ,what1 more gudgeons6#ahia #bj ,dol1 scout1 scout6 ,,dol goes to the window4 ,stay1 ,face1 you must go to the door2 ',pray ,god it be my anabaptist--,who is 't1 ,dol8 ,dol4 ,i know him not3 he looks like a gold-end-man4#ahib ,sub4 ,gods so6 't is he1 he said he would send--what call you him8 ,the sanctified elder1 that should deal #be ,for ,mammon's jack and andirons4 ,let him in4 ,stay1 help me off1 first1 with my gown4 ,exit ,,face with the gown4 ,away1 ,madam1 to your withdrawing chamber4 ,now1 ,exit ,,dol4 ,in a new tune1 new gesture1 but old language4-- ,this fellow is sent from one negotiates with me ,about the stone too1 for the holy brethren #ca ,of ,amsterdam1 the exil'd saints1 that hope ,to raise their discipline#ahic by it4 ,i must use him ,in some strange fashion now1 to make him admire me4 ,,scene ,v4#ahid ,,subtle4 ,enter ,,ananias4 ,where is my drudge8 ,aloud4 ,enter ,,face4 ,face4 ,sir6 ,sub4 ,take away the recipient1 ,and rectify your menstrue from the phlegma4 ,then pour it on the ,sol1 in the cucurbite1 ,and let 'em macerate together4 ,face4 ,yes1 sir4 ,and save the ground8 ,sub4 ,no3 terra damnata #e ,must not have entrance in the work4--,who are you8 ,ana4 ,a faithful brother1#ahie if it please you4 ,sub4 ,what 's that8 ,a ,lullianist8 a ,ripley8#ahif ,filius artis8 ,can you sublime and dulcify8 ,calcine8 ,know you the sapor pontic8 ,sapor stiptic8 #aj ,or what is homogene1 or heterogene8 ,ana4 ,i understand no heathen language1 truly4 ,sub4 ,heathen6 ,you ,knipperdoling8#ahig ,is ,ars sacra1 ,or chrysopoeia1 or spagyrica1 ,or the pamphysic1 or panarchic knowledge1 #ae ,a heathen language8 ,ana4 ,heathen ,greek1 ,i take it4 ,sub4 ,how6 ,heathen ,greek8 ,ana4 ,all 's heathen but the ,hebrew4 ,sub4 ,sirrah my varlet1 stand you forth and speak to him ,like a philosopher3 answer i' the language4 ,name the vexations1 and the martyrizations #bj ,of metals in the work4 ,face4 ,sir1 putrefaction1 ,solution1 ablution1 sublimation1 ,cohobation1 calcination1 ceration1 and ,fixation4 ,sub4 ,this is heathen ,greek1 to you1 now6-- ,and when comes vivification8 ,face4 ,after mortification4 #be ,sub4 ,what 's cohobation8 ,face4 ',t is the pouring on ,your aqua regis1 and then drawing him off1 ,to the trine circle of the seven spheres4 ,sub4 ,what 's the proper passion of metals8 ,face4 ,malleation4 ,sub4 ,what 's your ultimum supplicium auri8 ,face4 ,antimonium4 #cj ,sub4 ,this 's heathen ,greek to you6--,and what 's your mercury8 ,face4 ,a very fugitive1 he will be gone1 sir4 ,sub4 ,how know you him8 ,face4 ,by his viscosity1 ,his oleosity1 and his suscitability4 ,sub4 ,how do you sublime him8 ,face4 ,with the calce of egg-shells1 #ce ,white marble1 talc4 ,sub4 ,your magisterium now1 ,what 's that8 ,face4 ,shifting1 sir1 your elements1 ,dry into cold1 cold into moist1 moist into hot1 ,hot into dry4 ,sub4 ,this is heathen ,greek to you still6 ,your lapis philosophicus8 ,face4 ',t is a stone1 #dj ,and not a stone2 a spirit1 a soul1 and a body3 ,which if you do dissolve1 it is dissolv'd2 ,if you coagulate1 it is coagulated2 ,if you make it to fly1 it flieth4 ,sub4 ,enough4 ,exit ,,face4 ,this 's heathen ,greek to you6 ,what are you1 sir8 #de ,ana4 ,please you1 a servant of the exil'd brethren1 ,that deal with widows' and with orphans' goods1 ,and make a just account unto the saints3 ,a deacon4 ,sub4 ,o1 you are sent from ,master ,wholesome1 ,your teacher8 ,ana4 ,from ,tribulation ,wholesome1 #ea ,our very zealous pastor4 ,sub4 ,good6 ,i have ,some orphans' goods to come here4 ,ana4 ,of what kind1 sir8 ,sub4 ,pewter and brass1 andirons and kitchen-ware4 ,metals1 that we must use our med'cine on3 #ee ,wherein the brethren may have a penn'orth ,for ready money4 ,ana4 ,were the orphans' parents ,sincere professors8 ,sub4 ,why do you ask8 ,ana4 ,because ,we then are to deal justly1 and give1 in truth1 ,their utmost value4 ,sub4 ',slid1 you 'd cozen else1 #fj ,an if their parents were not of the faithful6-- ,i will not trust you1 now ,i think on it1 ,till ,i ha' talk'd with your pastor4 ,ha' you brought money ,to buy more coals8 ,ana4 ,no1 surely4 ,sub4 ,no8 ,how so8 ,ana4 ,the brethren bid me say unto you1 sir1 ,surely1 they will not venture any more #ff ,till they may see projection4 ,sub4 ,how6 ,ana4 ,you 've had ,for the instruments1 as bricks1 and lome1 and glasses1 ,already thirty pound2 and for materials1 ,they say1 some ninety more3 and they have heard since1 #gj ,that one1 at ,heidelberg1 made it of an egg1 ,and a small paper of pin-dust4 ,sub4 ,what's your name8 ,ana4 ,my name is ,ananias4 ,sub4 ,out1 the varlet ,that cozen'd the apostles6 ,hence1 away6 ,flee1 mischief6 had your holy consistory #ge ,no name to send me1 of another sound ,than wicked ,ananias8 ,send your elders ,hither1 to make atonement for you1 quickly1 ,and gi' me satisfaction2 or out goes ,the fire2 and down th' alembics1 and the furnace1 #hj ,piger ,henricus1 or what not4 ,thou wretch6 ,both sericon and bufo shall be lost4 ,tell 'em4 ,all hope of rooting out the bishops1 ,or th' anti-,christian hierarchy shall perish1 ,if they stay threescore minutes3 the aqueity1 ,terreity1 and sulphureity #hf ,shall run together again1 and all be annull'd4 ,thou wicked ,ananias6 ,exit ,,ananias4 ,this will fetch 'em1 ,and make 'em haste towards their gulling more4 ,a man must deal like a rough nurse1 and fright ,those that are froward1 to an appetite4 #ia ,,scene ,,vi4#ahih ,,subtle4 ,enter ,,face in his uniform1 followed by ,,drugger4 ,face4 ,he 's busy with his spirits1 but we'll upon him4 ,sub4 ,how now6 ,what mates1 what ,bayards#ahii ha' we here8 ,face4 ,i told you he would be furious4--,sir1 here 's ,nab ,has brought you another piece of gold to look on2 --,we must appeass him4 ,give it me1--and prays you1 #e ,you would devise--what is it1 ,nab8 ,drug4 ,a sign1 sir4 ,face4 ,ay1 a good lucky one1 a thriving sign1 doctor4 ,sub4 ,i was devising now4 ,face4 ,aside to ,,subtle4 ',slight1 do not say so1 ,he will repent he ga' you any more4-- ,what say you to his constellation1 doctor1 #aj ,the ,balance8 ,sub4 ,no1 that way is stale and common4 ,a townsman born in ,taurus1 gives the bull1 ,or the bull's head3 in ,aries1 the ram1-- ,a poor-device6 ,no1 ,i will have his name #ad ,form'd in some mystic character2 whose radii1 ,striking the senses of the passers-by1 ,shall1 by a virtual#aijj influence1 breed affections1 ,that may result upon the party owns it3 ,as thus---- #ai ,face4 ,nab6 ,sub4 ,he first shall have a bell1 that's ,abel2 ,and by it standing one whose name is ,dee1#aija ,in a rug#aijb gown1 there's ,d1 and ,rug1 that 's drug ,and right anenst him a dog snarling er2 ,there's ,drugger1 ,abel ,drugger4 ,that 's his sign4 ,and here 's now mystery and hieroglyphic6 #be ,face4 ,abel1 thou art made4 ,drug4 ,sir1 ,i do thank his worship4 ,face4 ,six o' thy legs#aijc more will not do it1 ,nab4 ,he has brought you a pipe of tobacco1 doctor4 ,drug4 ,yes1 sir2 ,i have another thing ,i would impart---- #bi ,face4 ,out with it1 ,nab4 ,drug4 ,sir1 there is lodg'd1 hard by me1 ,a rich young widow---- ,face4 ,good6 a bona roba8#aijd ,drug4 ,but nineteen at the most4 ,face4 ,very good1 ,abel4 ,drug4 ,marry1 she's not in fashion yet2 she wears ,a hood1 but 't stands a cop4#aije ,face4 ,no matter1 ,abel4 ,drug4 ,and ,i do now and then give her a fucus#aijf---- #ce ,face4 ,what6 dost thou deal1 ,nab8 ,sub4 ,i did tell you1 captain4 ,drug4 ,and physic too1 sometime1 sir2 for which she trusts me ,with all her mind4 ,she's come up here of purpose ,to learn the fashion4 ,face4 ,good 7his match too67--,on1 ,nab4 ,drug4 ,and she does strangely long to know her fortune4 #dj ,face4 ,god's lid1 ,nab1 send her to the doctor1 hither4 ,drug4 ,yes1 ,i have spoke to her of his worship already2 ,but she 's afraid it will be blown abroad1 ,and hurt her a marriage4 ,face4 ,hurt it6 't is the way ,to heal it1 if 't were hurt2 to make it more #de ,follow'd and sought4 ,nab1 thou shalt tell her this4 ,she 'll be more known1 more talk'd of2 and your widows ,are ne'er of any price till they be famous2 ,their honour is their multitude of suitors4 #di ,send her1 it may be thy good fortune4 ,what6 ,thou dost not know8 ,drug4 ,no1 sir1 she 'll never marry ,under a knight3 her brother has made a vow4 ,face4 ,what6 and dost thou despair1 my little ,nab1 ,knowing what the doctor has set down for thee1 ,and seeing so many o' the city dubb'd8 #ee ,one glass o' thy water1 with a madam ,i know1 ,will have it done1 ,nab4 ,what 's her brother8 a knight8 ,drug4 ,no1 sir1 a gentleman newly warm in 's land1 sir1 ,scarce cold in his one and twenty1 that does govern ,his sister here2 and is a man himself #fj ,of some three thousand a year1 and is come up ,to learn to quarrel1 and to live by his wits1 ,and will go down again1 and die i' the country4 ,face4 ,how6 to quarrel8 ,drug4 ,yes1 sir1 to carry quarrels1 ,as gallants do2 to manage 'em by line4 #fe ,face4 ',slid1 ,nab1 the doctor is the only man ,in ,christendom for him4 ,he has made a table1 ,with mathematical demonstrations1 ,touching the art of quarrels3 he will give him ,an instrument to quarrel by4 ,go1 bring 'em both1 #gj ,him and his sister4 ,and1 for thee1 with her ,the doctor happ'ly may persuade4 ,go to3 ',shalt give his worship a new damask suit ,upon the premises4 ,sub4 ,o1 good captain6 ,face4 ,he shall2 ,he is the honestest fellow1 doctor4 ,stay not1 #ge ,no offers2 bring the damask1 and the parties4 ,drug4 ,i 'll try my power1 sir4 ,face4 ,and thy will too1 ,nab4 ,sub4 ',t is good tobacco1 this6 ,what is 't an ounce8 ,face4 ,he 'll send you a pound1 doctor4 ,sub4 ,o no4 ,face4 ,he will do 't4 ,it is the goodest soul6--,abel1 about it4 #hj ,thou shalt know more anon4 ,away1 be gone4 ,exit ,,abel4 ,a miserable rogue1 and lives with cheese1 ,and has the worms4 ,that was the cause1 indeed1 ,why he came now3 he dealth with me in private1 #hd ,to get a med'cine for 'em4 ,sub4 ,and shall1 sir4 ,this works4 ,face4 ,a wife1 a wife for one on 's1 my dear ,subtle6 ,we 'll e'en draw lots1 and he that fails1 shall have ,the more in goods1 the other has in tail4 ,sub4 ,rather the less2 for she may be so light ,she may want grains4 ,face4 ,ay2 or be such a burden1 #ij ,a man would scarce endure her for the whole4 ,sub4 ,faith1 best let 's see her first1 and then determine4 ,face4 ,content3 but ,dol must ha' no breath on 't4 ,sub4 ,mum4 ,away you1 to your ,surly yonder1 catch him4 ,face4 ,pray ,god ,i ha' not staid too long4 #ie ,sub4 ,i fear it4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#aijg ,enter ,,tribulation ,,wholesome and ,,ananias4 ,tri4 ,these chastisements are common to the saints1 ,and such rebukes we of the separation ,must bear with willing shoulders1 as the trials ,sent forth to tempt our frailties4 ,ana4 ,in pure zeal1 ,i do not like the man2 he is a heathen1 #e ,and speaks the language of ,canaan1 truly4 ,tri4 ,i think him a profane person indeed4 ,ana4 ,he bears ,the visible mark of the beast in his forehead4 ,and for his stone1 it is a work of darkness1 ,and with philosophy blinds the eyes of man4 #aj ,tri4 ,good brother1 we must bend unto all means ,that may give furtherance to the holy cause4 ,ana4 ,which his cannot3 the sanctified cause ,should have a sanctified course4 ,tri4 ,not always necessary3 ,the children of perdition are oft times #ae ,made instruments even of the greatest works4 ,beside1 we should give somewhat to man's nature1 ,the place he lives in1 still about the fire1 ,and fume of metals1 that intoxicate ,the brain of man1 and make him prone to passion4 #bj ,where have you greater atheists than your cooks8 ,or more profane1 or choleric1 than your glass-men8 ,more anti-,christian than your bell-founders8 ,what makes the devil so devilish1 ,i would ask you1 ,sathan1 our common enemy1 but his being #be ,perpetually about the fire1 and boiling ,brimstone and arsenic8 ,we must give1 ,i say1 ,unto the motives1 and the stirrers up ,of humours in the blood4 ,it may be so1 ,when as the work is done1 the stone is made1 #cj ,this heat of his may turn into a zeal1 ,and stand up for the beauteous discipline ,against the menstruous cloth and rag of ,rome4 ,we must await his calling1 and the coming ,of the good spirit4 ,you did fault1 t' upbraid him #ce ,with the brethren's blessing of ,heidelberg1 weighing ,what need we have to hasten on the work1 ,for the restoring of the silenc'd saints1#aijh ,which ne'er will be but by the philosopher's stone4 ,and so a learned elder1 one of ,scotland1 #dj ,assur'd me2 aurum potabile being ,the only med'cine for the civil magistrate1 ,t' incline him to a feeling of the cause2 ,and must be daily us'd in the disease4 ,ana4 ,i have not edified more1 truly1 by man2 ,not since the beautiful light first shone on me3 #df ,and ,i am sad my zeal hath so offended4 ,tri4 ,let us call on him then4 ,ana4 ,the motion 's good1 ,and of the spirit2 ,i will knock first4 ,knocks4 ,peace be within6 ,the door is opened1 and they enter4 ,,scene ,,ii4#aiji ,enter ,,subtle1 followed by ,,tribulation and ,,ananias4 ,sub4 ,o1 are you come8 ',t was time4 ,your threescore minutes ,were at last thread1 you see2 and down had gone ,furnus acediae1 turris circulatorius3 ,limbec1 bolt's-head1 retort1 and pelican ,had all been cinders4 ,wicked ,ananias6 #e ,art thou return'd8 ,nay1 then it goes down yet4 ,tri4 ,sir1 be appeased2 he is come to humble ,himself in spirit1 and to ask your patience1 ,if too much zeal hath carried him aside ,from the due path4 ,sub4 ,why1 this doth qualify6 #aj ,tri4 ,the brethren had no purpose1 verily1 ,to give you the least grievance2 but are ready ,to lend their willing hands to any project ,the spirit and you direct4 ,sub4 ,this qualifies more6 ,tri4 ,and for the orphans' goods1 let them be valu'd1 #ae ,or what is needful else to the holy work1 ,it shall be numb'red2 here1 by me1 the saints ,throw down their purse before you4 ,sub4 ,this qualifies most6 ,why1 thus it should be1 now you understand4 ,have ,i discours'd so unto you of our stone1 #bj ,and of the good that it shall bring your cause8 ,show'd you 7beside the main of hiring forces ,abroad1 drawing the ,hollanders1 your friends1 ,from th' ,indies1 to serve you1 with all their fleet7 ,that even the med'cinal use shall make you a faction #be ,and party in the realm8 ,as1 put the case1 ,that some great man in state1 he have the gout1 ,why1 you but send three drops of your elixir1 ,you help him straight3 there you have made a friend4 ,another has the palsy or the dropsy1 #cj ,he takes of your incombustible stuff1 ,he 's young again3 there you have made a friend4 ,a lady that is past the feat of body1 ,though not of mind1 and hath her face decay'd ,beyond all cure of paintings1 you restore #ce ,with the oil of talc3 there you have made a friend2 ,and all her friends4 ,a lord that is a leper1 ,a knight that has the bone-ache1 or a squire ,that hath both these1 you make 'em smooth and sound ,with a bare fricace#aiaj of your med'cine2 still #dj ,you increase your friends4 ,tri4 ,ay1 't is very pregnant4 ,sub4 ,and then the turning of this lawyer's pewter ,to plate at ,christmas---- ,ana4 ,christ-tide1 ,i pray you4 ,sub4 ,yet1 ,ananias6 ,ana4 ,i have done4 ,sub4 ,or changing ,his parcel#aiaa gilt to massy gold4 ,you cannot #de ,but raise you friends4 ,withal1 to be of power ,to pay an army in the field1 to buy ,the ,king of ,france out of his realms1 or ,spain ,out of his ,indies4 ,what can you not do ,against lords spiritual or temporal1 #ej ,that shall oppone#aiab you8 ,tri4 ,verily1 't is true4 ,we may be temporal lords ourselves1 ,i take it4 ,sub4 ,you may be anything1 and leave off to make ,long-winded exercises2 or suck up ,your ha6 and hum6 in a tune4 ,i not deny1 #ee ,but such as are not graced in a state1 ,may1 for their ends1 be adverse in religion1 ,and get a tune to call the flock together3 ,for1 to say sooth1 a tune does much with women ,and other phlegmatic people2 it is your bell4 #fj ,ana4 ,bells are profane2 a tune may be religious4 ,sub4 ,no warning with you8 ,then farewell my patience4 ,slight1 it shall down2 ,i will not be thus tortur'd4 ,tri4 ,i pray you1 sir4 ,sub4 ,all shall perish4 ,i have spoke it4 ,tri4 ,let me find grace1 sir1 in your eyes2 the man1 #fe ,he stands corrected2 neither did his zeal1 ,but as your self1 allow a tune somewhere1 ,which now1 being tow'rd#aiac the stone1 we shall not need4 ,sub4 ,no1 nor your holy vizard1#aiad to win widows ,to give you legacies2 or make zealous wives #gj ,to rob their husbands for the common cause2 ,nor take the start of bonds broke but one day1 ,and say they were forfeited by providence4 ,nor shall you need o'er night to eat huge meals1 ,to celebrate your next day's fast the better2 #ge ,the whilst the brethren and the sisters humbled1 ,abate the stiffness of the flesh4 ,nor cast ,before your hungry hearers scrupulous bones2#aiae ,as whether a ,christian may hawk or hunt1 ,or whether matrons of the holy assembly #hj ,may lay their hair out1 or wear doublets1 ,or have that idol1 starch1 about their linen4 ,ana4 ,it is indeed an idol4 ,tri4 ,mind him not1 sir4 ,i do command thee1 spirit 7of zeal1 but trouble71 ,to peace within him6 ,pray you1 sir1 go on4 #he ,sub4 ,nor shall you need to libel 'gainst the prelates1 ,and shorten so your ears#aiaf against the hearing ,of the next wire-drawn grace4 ,nor of necessity ,rail against plays1 to please the alderman ,whose daily custard you devour2 nor lie #ij ,with zealous rage till you are hoarse4 ,not one ,of these so singular arts4 ,nor call yourselves ,by names of ,tribulation1 ,persecution1 ,restraint1 ,long-patience1 and such like1 affected ,by the whole family or wood#aiag of you1 #ie ,only for glory1 and to catch the ear ,of the disciple4 ,tri4 ,truly1 sir1 they are ,ways that the godly brethren have invented1 ,for propagation of the glorious cause1 ,as very notable means1 and whereby also #ajj ,themselves grow soon1 and profitably1 famous4 ,sub4 ,o1 but the stone1 all 's idle to 't6 ,nothing6 ,the art of angels1 nature's miracle1 ,the divine secret that doth fly in clouds ,from east to west3 and whose tradition #aje ,is not from men1 but spirits4 ,ana4 ,i hate traditions2 ,i do not trust them---- ,tri4 ,peace6 ,ana4 ,they are popish all4 ,i will not peace3 ,i will not---- ,tri4 ,ananias6 ,ana4 ,please the profane1 to grieve the godly2 ,i may not4 ,sub4 ,well1 ,ananias1 thou shalt overcome4 #aaj ,tri4 ,it is an ignorant zeal that haunts him1 sir3 ,but truly else a very faithful brother1 ,a botcher1#aiah and a man by revelation ,that hath a competent knowledge of the truth4 ,sub4 ,has he a competent sum there i' the bag #aae ,to buy the goods within8 ,i am made guardian1 ,and must1 for charity and conscience' sake1 ,now see the most be made for my poor orphan2 ,though ,i desire the brethren1 too1 good gainers3 ,there they are within4 ,when you have view'd and bought 'em1 #abj ,and ta'en the inventory of what they are1 ,they are ready for projection2 there 's no more ,to do3 cast on the med'cine1 so much silver ,as there is tin there1 so much gold as brass1 ,i 'll gi' it you in by weight4 ,tri4 ,but how long time1 #abe ,sir1 must the saints expect yet8 ,sub4 ,let me see1 ,how 's the moon now8 ,eight1 nine1 ten days hence1 ,he will be silver potate3 then three days ,before he citronise4#aiai ,some fifteen days1 ,the magisterium#aibj will be perfected4 #acj ,ana4 ,about the second day of the third week1 ,in the ninth month8 ,sub4 ,yes1 my good ,ananias4 ,tri4 ,what will the orphans' goods arise to1 think you8 ,sub4 ,some hundred marks1 as much as fill'd three cars1 ,unladed now3 you 'll make six millions of 'em---- #ace ,but ,i must ha' more coals laid in4 ,tri4 ,how8 ,sub4 ,another load1 ,and then we ha' finish'd4 ,we must now increase ,our fire to ignis ardens2#aiba we are past ,fimus equinus1 balnei1 cineris1#aibb ,and all those lenter#aibc heats4 ,if the holy purse ,should with this draught fall low1 and that the saints #ada ,do need a present sum1 ,i have a trick ,to melt the pewter1 you shall buy now instantly1 ,and with a tincture make you as good ,dutch dollars ,as any are in ,holland4 ,tri4 ,can you so8 #ade ,sub4 ,ay1 and shall bide the third examination4 ,ana4 ,it will be joyful tidings to the brethren4 ,sub4 ,but you must carry it secret4 ,tri4 ,ay2 but stay1 ,this act of coining1 is it lawful8 ,ana4 ,lawful6 ,we know no magistrate3 or1 if we did1 #aej ,this 's foreign coin4 ,sub4 ,it is no coining1 sir4 ,it is but casting4 ,tri4 ,ha6 you distinguish well3 ,casting of money may be lawful4 ,ana4 ',t is1 sir4 ,tri4 ,truly1 ,i take it so4 ,sub4 ,there is no scruple1 ,sir1 to be made of it2 believe ,ananias2 #aee ,this case of conscience he is studied in4 ,tri4 ,i 'll make a question of it to the brethren4 ,ana4 ,the brethren shall approve it lawful1 doubt not4 ,where shall 't be done8 ,sub4 ,for that we 'll talk anon4 ,knock without4 ,there 's some to speak with me4 ,go in1 ,i pray you1 #afj ,and view the parcels4 ,that 's the inventory4 ,i 'll come to you straight4 ,exeunt ,,trib4 and ,,ana4 ,who is it8--,face6 appear4 ,,scene ,,iii4#aibd ,,subtle4 ,enter ,,face in his uniform4 ,sub4 ,how now6 good prize8 ,face4 ,good pox6 ,yond' costive cheater ,never came on4 ,sub4 ,how then8 ,face4 ,i ha' walk'd the round ,till now1 and no such thing4 ,sub4 ,and ha' you quit him8 ,face4 ,quit him6 ,an hell would quit him too1 he were happy4 ',slight6 would you have me stalk like a mill-jade1 #e ,all day1 for one that will not yield us grains8 ,i know him of old4 ,sub4 ,o1 but to ha' gull'd him1 ,had been a mastery4 ,face4 ,let him go1 black boy6 ,and turn thee1 that some fresh news may possess thee4 ,a noble count1 a don of ,spain 7my dear #aj ,delicious compeer1 and my party#aibe-;bawd71 ,who is come hither private for his conscience ,and brought munition with him1 six great slops1#aibf ,bigger than three ,dutch hoys1#aibg beside round trunks1#aibh #ad ,furnish'd with pistolets1#aibi and pieces of eight1#aicj ,will straight be here1 my rogue1 to have thy bath1 7,that is the colour1#aica7 and to make his batt'ry ,upon our ,dol1 our castle1 our cinqueport1 ,our ,dover pier1 our what thou wilt4 ,where is she8 ,she must prepare perfumes1 delicate linen1 #bj ,the bath in chief1 a banquet1 and her wit1 ,where is the doxy8 ,sub4 ,i'll send her to thee3 ,and but despatch my brace of little ,john ,leydens#aicb ,and come again myself4 ,face4 ,are they within then8 ,sub4 ,numb'ring the sum4 ,face4 ,how much8 ,sub4 ,a hundred marks1 boy4 ,exit4 ,face4 ,why1 this is a lucky day4 ,ten pounds of ,mammon6 #bf ,three o' my clerk6 ,a portague o' my grocer6 ,this o' the brethren6 ,beside reversions ,and states to come1 i' the widow1 and my count6 ,my share to-day will not be bought for forty----- ,enter ,,dol4 ,dol4 ,what8 #cj ,face4 ,pounds1 dainty ,dorothy6 ,art thou so near8 ,dol4 ,yes2 say1 lord general1 how fares our camp8 ,face4 ,as with the few that had entrench'd themselves ,safe1 by their discipline1 against a world1 ,dol1 ,and laugh'd within those trenches1 and grew fat #ce ,with thinking on the booties1 ,dol1 brought in ,daily by their small parties4 ,this dear hour1 ,a doughty don is taken with my ,dol2 ,and thou mayst make his ransom what thou wilt4 ,my ,dousabel2#aicc he shall be brought here1 fetter'd #dj ,with thy fair looks1 before he sees thee2 and thrown ,in a down-bed1 as dark as any dungeon2 ,where thou shalt keep him waking with thy drum2 ,thy drum1 my ,dol1 thy drum2 till he be tame ,as the poor blackbirds were i' the great frost1 ,or bees are with a bason2 and so hive him #df ,i' the swan-skin coverlid and cambric sheets1 ,till he work honey and wax1 my little ,god's-gift4#aicd ,dol4 ,what is he1 general8 ,face4 ,an adalantado1#aice #di ,a grandee1 girl4 ,was not my ,dapper here yet8 ,dol4 ,no4 ,face4 ,nor my ,drugger8 ,dol4 ,neither4 ,face4 ,a pox on 'em1 ,they are so long a furnishing6 such stinkards ,would not be seen upon these festival days4-- ,re-enter ,,subtle4 ,how now6 ha' you done8 ,sub4 ,done4 ,they are gone3 the sum ,is here in bank1 my ,face4 ,i would we knew #ee ,another chapman who would buy 'em outright4 ,face4 ',slid1 ,nab shall do't against he ha' the widow1 ,to furnish household4 ,sub4 ,excellent1 well thought on3 ,pray ,god he come4 ,face4 ,i pray he keep away ,till our new business be o'erpast4 ,sub4 ,but1 ,face1 #fj ,how camst thou by this secret don8 ,face4 ,a spirit ,brought me th' intelligence in a paper here1 ,as ,i was conjuring yonder in my circle ,for ,surly2 ,i ha' my flies#aicf abroad4 ,your bath ,is famous1 ,subtle1 by my means4 ,sweet ,dol1 #fe ,you must go tune your virginal1 no losing ,o' the least time4 ,and--do you hear8--good action6 ,firk like a flounder2 kiss like a scallop1 close2 ,and tickle him with thy mother-tongue4 ,his great ,verdugoship#aicg has not a jot of language2 #gj ,so much the easier to be cozen'd1 my ,dolly4 ,he will come here in a hir'd coach1 obscure1 ,and our own coachman1 whom ,i have sent as guide1 ,no creature else4 7,one knocks47 ,who's that8 ,exit ,,dol4 ,sub4 ,it is not he8 ,face4 ,o no1 not yet this hour4 ,re-enter ,,dol4 ,sub4 ,who is't8 ,dol4 ,dapper1 #ge ,your clerk4 ,face4 ,god's will then1 ,queen of ,fairy1 ,on with your tire2 ,exit ,,dol4 and1 doctor1 with your robes4 ,let's despatch him for ,god's sake4 ,sub4 ',t will be long4 ,face4 ,i warrant you1 take but the cues ,i give you1 ,it shall be brief enough4 ,goes to the window4 ',slight1 here are more6 #hj ,abel1 and ,i think the angry boy1 the heir1 ,that fain would quarrel4 ,sub4 ,and the widow8 ,face4 ,no1 ,not that ,i see4 ,away6 ,exit ,,sub4 ,,scene ,,iv4#aich ,,face4 ,enter ,,dapper4 ,face4 ,o1 sir1 you are welcome4 ,the doctor is within a moving for you2 ,i have had the most ado to win him to it6-- ,he swears you 'll be the darling o' the dice3 ,he never heard her highness dote till now4#aici #e ,your aunt has giv'n you the most gracious words ,that can be thought on4 ,dap4 ,shall ,i see her grace8 ,face4 ,see her1 and kiss her too4-- ,enter ,,abel1 followed by ,,kastril4 ,what1 honest ,nab6 ,hast brought the damask8 ,nab4 ,no1 sir2 here 's tobacco4 ,face4 ',t is well done1 ,nab2 thou'lt bring the damask too8 #aj ,drug4 ,yes4 ,here 's the gentleman1 captain1 ,master ,kastril1 ,i have brought to see the doctor4 ,face4 ,where's the widow8 ,drug4 ,sir1 as he likes1 his sister1 he says1 shall come4 ,face4 ,o1 is it so8 ,good time4 ,is your name ,kastril1 sir8 ,kas4 ,ay1 and the best o' the ,kastrils1 ,i 'd be sorry else1 #ae ,by fifteen hundred a year4#aidj ,where is this doctor8 ,my mad tobacco-boy here tells me of one ,that can do things4 ,has he any skill8 ,face4 ,wherein1 sir8 ,kas4 ,to carry a business1 manage a quarrel fairly1 ,upon fit terms4 ,face4 ,it seems1 sir1 you 're but young #bj ,about the town1 that can make that a question4 ,kas4 ,sir1 not so young but ,i have heard some speech ,of the angry boys1#aida and seen 'em take tobacco2 ,and in his shop2 and ,i can take it too4 ,and ,i would fain be one of 'em1 and go down ,and practise i' the country4 ,face4 ,sir1 for the duello1 #bf ,the doctor1 ,i assure you1 shall inform you1 ,to the least shadow of a hair2 and show you ,an instrument he has of his own making1 ,wherewith1 no sooner shall you make report #cj ,of any quarrel1 but he will take the height on 't ,most instantly1 and tell in what degree ,of safety it lies in1 or mortality4 ,and how it may be borne1 whether in a right line1 ,or a half circle2 or may else be cast #ce ,into an angle blunt1 if not acute2 ,and this he will demonstrate4 ,and then1 rules ,to give and take the lie by4 ,kas4 ,how6 to take it8 ,face4 ,yes1 in oblique he 'll show you1 or in circle2#aidb ,but ne'er in diameter4#aidc ,the whole town #dj ,study his theorems1 and dispute them ordinarily ,at the eating academies4 ,kas4 ,but does he teach ,living by the wits too8 ,face4 ,anything whatever4 ,you cannot think that subtlety but he reads it4 ,he made me a captain4 ,i was a stark pimp1 #de ,just o' your standing1 'fore ,i met with him2 ,it 's not two months since4 ,i 'll tell you his method3 ,first1 he will enter you at some ordinary4 ,kas4 ,no1 ,i 'll not come there3 you shall pardon me4 ,face4 ,for why1 sir8 ,kas4 ,there 's gaming there1 and tricks4 ,face4 ,why1 would you be #ej ,a gallant1 and not game8 ,kas4 ,ay1 't will spend a man4 ,face4 ,spend you6 ,it will repair you when you are spent4 ,how do they live by their wits there1 that have vented ,six times your fortunes8 ,kas4 ,what1 three thousand a year6 ,face4 ,ay1 forty thousand4 ,kas4 ,are there such8 ,face4 ,ay1 sir1 #ee ,and gallants yet4 ,here 's a young gentleman ,is born to nothing1--,points to ,,dapper4 forty marks a year ,which ,i count nothing3--he 's to be initiated1 ,and have a fly o' the doctor4 ,he will win you ,by unresistible luck1 within this fortnight1 #fj ,enough to buy a barony4 ,they will set him ,upmost1 at the groom porter's1#aidd all the ,christmas3 ,and for the whole year through at every place ,where there is play1 present him with the chair1 #fd ,the best attendance1 the best drink1 sometimes ,two glasses of ,canary1 and pay nothing2 ,the purest linen and the sharpest knife1 ,the partridge next his trencher3 and somewhere ,the dainty bed1 in private1 with the dainty4 ,you shall ha' your ordinaries bid for him1 #gj ,as playhouses for a poet2 and the master ,pray him aloud to name what dish be affects1 ,which must be butter'd shrimps3 and those that drink ,to no mouth else1 will drink to his1 as being ,the goodly president mouth of all the board4 #ge ,kas4 ,do you not gull one8 ,face4 ',ods my life6 ,do you think it8 ,you shall have a cast commander1 7can but get ,in credit with a glover1 or a spurrier1 ,for some two pair of either's ware aforehand17 ,will1 by most swift posts1 dealing but with him1 #hj ,arrive at competent means to keep himself1 ,his punk1 and naked boy1 in excellent fashion1 ,and be admir'd for 't4 ,kas4 ,will the doctor teach this8 ,face4 ,he will do more1 sir3 when your land is gone1 7,as men of spirit hate to keep earth long71 #he ,in a vacation1#aide when small money is stirring1 ,and ordinaries suspended till the term1 ,he'll show a perspective1#aidf where on one side ,you shall behold the faces and the persons ,of all sufficient young heirs in town1 #ij ,whose bonds are current for commodity2#aidg ,on th'other side1 the merchants' forms1 and others1 ,that without help of any second broker1 ,who would expect a share1 will trust such parcels3 ,in the third square1 the very street and sign #ie ,where the commodity dwells1 and does but wait ,to be deliver'd1 be it pepper1 soap1 ,hops1 or tobacco1 oatmeal1 woad1#aidh or cheeses4 ,all which you may so handle1 to enjoy ,to your own use1 and never stand oblig'd4 #ajj ,kas4 ,i' faith6 is he such a fellow8 ,face4 ,why1 ,nab here knows him4 ,and then for making matches for rich widows1 ,young gentlewomen1 heirs1 the fortunat'st man6 ,he's sent to1 far and near1 all over ,england1 #ajd ,to have his counsel1 and to know their fortunes4 ,kas4 ,god 's will1 my sister shall see him4 ,face4 ,i 'll tell you1 sir1 ,what he did tell me of ,nab4 ,it 's a strange thing-- 7,by the way1 you must eat no cheese1 ,nab1 it breeds melancholy1 ,and that same melancholy breeds worms7 but pass it3-- #aji ,he told me1 honest ,nab here was ne'er at tavern ,but once in's life4 ,drug4 ,truth1 and no more ,i was not4 ,face4 ,and then he was so sick---- ,drug4 ,could he tell you that too8 ,face4 ,how should ,i know it8 ,drug4 ,in troth1 we had been a shooting1 ,and had a piece of fat ram-mutton to supper1 ,that lay so heavy o' my stomach---- ,face4 ,and he has no head #aae ,to bear any wine2 for what with the noise o' the fiddlers1 ,and care of his shop1 for he dares keep no servants---- ,drug4 ,my head did so ache---- ,face4 ,as he was fain to be brought home4 ,the doctor told me3 and then a good old woman---- ,drug4 ,yes1 faith1 she dwells in ,seacoal-lane1--did cure me1 #abj ,with sodden ale1 and pellitory#aidi o' the wall2 ,cost me but twopence4 ,i had another sickness ,was worse than that4 ,face4 ,ay1 that was with the grief ,thou took'st for being cess'd#aiej at eighteen-pence1 ,for the waterwork4 ,drug4 ,in truth1 and it was like #abe ,t' have cost me almost my life4 ,face4 ,thy hair went off8 ,drug4 ,yes1 sir2 't was done for spite4 ,face4 ,nay1 so says the doctor4 ,kas4 ,pray thee1 tobacco-boy1 go fetch my suster2 ,i'll see this learned boy before ,i go2 ,and so shall she4 ,face4 ,sir1 he is busy now3 #acj ,but if you have a sister to fetch hither1 ,perhaps your own pains may command her sooner2 ,and he by that time will be free4 ,kas4 ,i go4 ,exit4 ,face4 ,drugger1 she's thine3 the damask6--,exit ,,abel4 ,subtle and ,i ,must wrastle for her4 ,aside4 ,come on1 ,master ,dapper1 #ace ,you see how ,i turn clients here away1 ,to give your cause dispatch2 ha' you perform'd ,the ceremonies were enjoin'd you8 ,dap4 ,yes1 o' the vinegar4 ,and the clean shirt4 ,face4 ',t is well3 that shirt may do you ,more worship than you think4 ,your aunt's a-fire1 #adj ,but that she will not show it1 t' have a sight of you4 ,ha' you provided for her grace's servants8 ,dap4 ,yes1 here are six score ,edward shillings4 ,face4 ,good6 ,dap4 ,and an old ,harry's sovereign4 ,face4 ,very good6 ,dap4 ,and three ,james shillings1 and an ,elizabeth groat1 #ade ,just twenty nobles4#aiea ,face4 ,o1 you are too just4 ,i would you had had the other noble in ,maries4 ,dap4 ,i have some ,philip and ,maries4 ,face4 ,ay1 those same ,are best of all3 where are they8 ,hark1 the doctor4 ,,scene ,v4#aieb ,,face1 ,,dapper4 ,enter ,,subtle1 disguised like a priest of ,fairy with a strip of cloth4 ,sub4 in a feigned voice4 ,is yet her grace's cousin come8 ,face4 ,he is come4 ,sub4 ,and is he fasting8 ,face4 ,yes4 ,sub4 ,and hath cried 8hum08 ,face4 ,thrice1 you must answer4 ,dap4 ,thrice4 ,sub4 ,and as oft 8buz08 ,face4 ,if you have1 say4 ,dap4 ,i have4 ,sub4 ,then1 to her cuz1 ,hoping that he hath vinegar'd his senses1 #e ,as he was bid1 the ,fairy queen dispenses1 ,by me1 this robe1 the petticoat of ,fortune2 ,which that he straight put on1 she doth importune4 ,and though to ,fortune near be her petticoat1 #i ,yet nearer is her smock1 the queen doth note3 ,and therefore1 even of that a piece she hath sent1 ,which1 being a child1 to wrap him in was rent2 ,and prays him for a scarf he now will wear it1 ,with as much love as then her grace did tear it1 ,about his eyes1 7,they blind him with the rag47 to show he is fortunate4 #ae ,and1 trusting unto her to make his state1 ,he'll throw away all worldly pelf about him2 ,which that he will perform1 she doth not doubt him4 ,face4 ,she need not doubt him1 sir4 ,alas1 he has nothing ,but what he will part withal as willingly1 #bj ,upon her grace's word--throw away your purse-- ,as she would ask it3--handkerchiefs and all-- ,she cannot bid that thing but he'll obey4-- ,if you have a ring about you1 cast it off1 ,or a silver seal at your wrist2 her grace will send 7,he throws away1 as they bid him47 #be ,her fairies here to search you1 therefore deal ,directly#aiec with her highness3 if they find ,that you conceal a mite1 you are undone4 ,dap4 ,truly1 there's all4 ,face4 ,all what8 ,dap4 ,my money2 truly4 ,face4 ,keep nothing that is transitory about you4 #cj ,aside to ,,subtle4 ,bid ,dol play music4--,look1 the elves are come ,,dol4 enters with a cittern4 ,to pinch you1 if you tell not the truth4 ,advise you4 ,they pinch him4 ,dap4 ,o6 ,i have a paper with a spur-ryal#aied in't4 ,face4 ,ti1 ti4 ,they knew't1 they say4 ,sub4 ,ti1 ti1 ti1 ti4 ,he has more yet4 ,face4 ,ti1 ti-ti-ti4 ,i' the other pocket8 ,sub4 ,titi1 titi1 titi1 titi4 titi4 #ce ,they must pinch him or he will never confess1 they say4 ,they pinch him again4 ,dap4 ,o1 ,o6 ,face4 ,nay1 pray you1 hold3 he is her grace's nephew ,ti1 ti1 ti8 ,what care you8 ,good faith1 you shall care4-- #ci ,deal plainly1 sir1 and shame the fairies4 ,show ,you are innocent4 ,dap4 ,by this good light1 ,i ha' nothing4 ,sub4 ,ti1 ti1 ti1 ti1 to1 ta4 ,he does equivocate she says3 ,ti1 ti do ti1 ti ti do1 ti da2 and swears by the light when he is blinded4 ,dap4 ,by this good dark1 ,i ha' nothing but a half-crown #dd ,of gold about my wrist1 that my love gave me2 ,and a leaden heart ,i wore sin' she forsook me4 ,face4 ,i thought 't was something4 ,and would you incur ,your aunt's displeasure for these trifles8 ,come1 ,i had rather you had thrown away twenty half-crowns4 ,takes it off4 ,you may wear your leaden heart still4--,how now6 #ej ,sub4 ,what news1 ,dol8 ,dol4 ,yonder's your knight1 ,sir ,mammon4 ,face4 ,god's lid1 we never thought of him till now6 ,where is he8 ,dol4 ,here hard by4 ,he's at the door4 ,sub4 ,and you are not ready now6 ,dol1 get his suit4 ,exit ,,dol4 ,he must not be sent back4 ,face4 ,o1 by no means1 #ee ,what shall we do with this same puffin#aiee here1 ,now he's o' the spit8 ,sub4 ,why1 lay him back awhile1 ,with some device4 ,re-enter ,,dol with ,,face',s clothes4 --,ti1 ti1 ti1 ti1 ti1 ti4 ,would her grace speak with me8 ,i come4--,help1 ,dol6 ,knocking without4 ,face4 7speaks through the keyhole47--,who 's there8 ,sir ,epicure1 ,my master's i' the way4 ,please you to walk #fj ,three or four turns1 but till his back be turn'd1 ,and ,i am for you4--,quickly1 ,dol6 ,sub4 ,her grace ,commends her kindly to you1 ,master ,dapper4 ,dap4 ,i long to see her grace4 ,sub4 ,she now is set ,at dinner in her bed1 and she has sent you #fe ,from her own private trencher1 a dead mouse1 ,and a piece of gingerbread1 to be merry withal1 ,and stay your stomach1 lest you faint with fasting3 ,yet if you could hold out till she saw you1 she says1 ,it would be better for you4 ,face4 ,sir1 he shall #gj ,hold out1 an't were this two hours1 for her highness2 ,i can assure you that4 ,we will not lose ,all we ha' done4---- ,sub4 ,he must not see1 nor speak ,to anybody1 till then4 ,face4 ,for that we'll put1 sir1 ,a stay in's mouth4 ,sub4 ,of what8 ,face4 ,of gingerbread4 #ge ,make you it fit4 ,he that hath pleas'd her grace ,thus far1 shall not now crinkle#aief for a little4---- ,gape1 sir1 and let him fit you4 ,they thrust a gag of gingerbread into his mouth4 ,sub4 ----,where shall we now ,bestow him8 ,dol4 ,i' the privy4---- ,sub4 ,come along1 sir1 #hj ,i must now show you ,fortune's privy lodgings4 ,face4 ,are they perfum'd1 and his bath ready8 ,sub4 ,all3 ,only the fumigation 's somewhat strong4 ,face4 speaking through the keyhole4 ,sir ,epicure1 ,i am yours1 sir1 by and by4 ,exeunt with ,,dapper4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#aieg ,enter ,,face and ,,mammon4 ,face4 ,o1 sir1 you 're come i' the only finest time4---- ,mam4 ,where 's master8 ,face4 ,now preparing for projection1 sir4 ,your stuff will be all chang'd shortly4 ,mam4 ,into gold8 ,face4 ,to gold and silver1 sir4 ,mam4 ,silver ,i care not for4 ,face4 ,yes1 sir1 a little to give beggars4 ,mam4 ,where 's the lady8 #e ,face4 ,at hand here4 ,i ha' told her such brave things o' you1 ,touching your bounty and your noble spirit---- ,mam4 ,hast thou8 ,face4 ,as she is almost in her fit to see you4 ,but1 good sir1 no divinity i' your conference1 ,for fear of putting her in rage4---- ,mam4 ,i warrant thee4 #aj ,face4 ,six men sir will not hold her down4 ,and then1 ,if the old man should hear or see you---- ,mam4 ,fear not4 ,face4 ,the very house1 sir1 would run mad4 ,you know it1 ,how scrupulous he is1 and violent1 ',gainst the least act of sin4 ,physic or mathematics1 #ae ,poetry1 state1#aieh or bawdry1 as ,i told you1 ,she will endure1 and never startle2 but ,no word of controversy4 ,mam4 ,i am school'd1 good ,ulen4 ,face4 ,and you must praise her house1 remember that1 ,and her nobility4 ,mam4 ,let me alone3 #bj ,no herald1 no1 nor antiquary1 ,lungs1 ,shall do it better4 ,go4 ,face4 ,aside4 ,why1 this is yet ,a kind of modern happiness1#aiei to have ,dol ,common for a great lady4 ,exit4 ,mam4 ,now1 ,epicure1 ,heighten thyself1 talk to her all in gold2 #be ,rain her as many showers as ,jove did drops ,unto his ,dana2 show the god a miser1 ,compar'd with ,mammon4 ,what6 the stone will do 't4 ,she shall feel gold1 taste gold1 hear gold1 sleep gold2 ,nay1 we will concumbere gold3 ,i will be puissant1 ,and mighty in my talk to her4-- ,re-enter ,,face with ,,dol4 richly dressed4 ,here she comes1 #ca ,face4 ,to him1 ,dol1 suckle him4 ,this is the noble knight ,i told your ladyship---- ,mam4 ,madam1 with your pardon1 ,i kiss your vesture4 ,dol4 ,sir1 ,i were uncivil ,if ,i would suffer that2 my lip to you1 sir4 #ce ,mam4 ,i hope my lord your brother be in health1 lady4 ,dol4 ,my lord my brother is1 though ,i no lady1 sir4 ,face4 ,aside4 ,well said1 my ,guinea bird4 ,mam4 ,right noble madam---- ,face4 ,aside4 ,o1 we shall have most fierce idolatry4 ,mam4 ',t is your prerogative4 ,dol4 ,rather your courtesy4 #dj ,mam4 ,were there nought else t' enlarge your virtues to me1 ,these answers speak your breeding and your blood4 ,dol4 ,blood we boast none1 sir2 a poor baron's daughter4 ,mam4 ,poor6 and gat you8 ,profane not4 ,had your father ,slept all the happy remnant of his life #de ,after that act1 lien but there still1 and panted1 ,he 'd done enough to make himself1 his issue4 ,and his posterity noble4 ,dol4 ,sir1 although ,we may be said to want the gilt and trappings1 ,the dress of honour1 yet we strive to keep #ej ,the seeds and the materials4 ,mam4 ,i do see ,the old ingredient1 virtue1 was not lost1 ,nor the drug money us'd to make your compound4 ,there is a strange nobility i' your eye1 ,this lip1 that chin6 ,methinks you do resemble ,one o' the ,austriac princes4 ,face4 ,aside4 ,very like6 #ef ,her father was an ,irish costermonger4 ,mam4 ,the house of ,valois just had such a nose1 ,and such a forehead yet the ,medici ,of ,florence boast4 ,dol4 ,troth1 and ,i have been lik'ned #fj ,to all these princes4 ,face4 ,aside4 ,i'll be sworn1 ,i heard it4 ,mam4 ,i know not how6 it is not any one1 ,but e'en the very choice of all their features4 ,face4 ,aside4 ,i 'll in1 and laugh4 ,exit4 ,mam4 ,a certain touch1 or air1 ,that sparkles a divinity beyond #fe ,an earthly beauty6 ,dol4 ,o1 you play the courtier4 ,mam4 ,good lady1 gi' me leave---- ,dol4 ,in faith1 ,i may not1 ,to mock me1 sir4 ,mam4 ,to burn i' this sweet flame2 ,the phoenix never knew a nobler death4 ,dol4 ,nay1 now you court the courtier1 and destroy #gj ,what you would build4 ,this art1 sir1 i' your words1 ,calls your whole faith in question4 ,mam4 ,by my soul---- ,dol4 ,nay1 oaths are made o' the same air1 sir4 ,mam4 ,nature ,never bestow'd upon mortality ,a more unblam'd1 a more harmonious feature2 ,she play'd the step-dame in all faces else3 #gf ,sweet madam1 le' me be particular---- ,dol4 ,particular1 sir6 ,i pray you1 know your distance4 ,mam4 ,in no ill sense1 sweet lady3 but to ask ,how your fair graces pass the hours8 ,i see #hj ,you're lodg'd here1 i' the house of a rare man1 ,an excellent artist1 but what 's that to you8 ,dol4 ,yes1 sir2 ,i study here the mathematics4 ,and distillation4 ,mam4 ,o1 ,i cry your pardon4 ,he 's a divine instructor6 can extract #he ,the souls of all things by his art2 call all ,the virtues1 and the miracles of the sun1 ,into a temperate furnace2 teach dull nature ,what her own forces are4 ,a man1 the emp'ror ,has courted above ,kelly2#aifj sent his medals #ij ,and chains1 t' invite him4 ,dol4 ,ay1 and for his physic1 sir---- ,mam4 ,above the art of ,aesculapius1 ,that drew the envy of the thunderer6 ,i know all this1 and more4 ,dol4 ,troth1 ,i am taken1 sir1 ,whole with these studies that contemplate nature4 #ie ,mam4 ,it is a noble humour2 but this form ,was not intended to so dark a use4 ,had you been crooked1 foul1 of some coarse mould1 ,a cloister had done well2 but such a feature1 ,that might stand up the glory of a kingdom1 ,to live recluse is a mere solecism1 #aja ,though in a nunnery4 ,it must not be4 ,i muse1 my lord your brother will permit it3 ,you should spend half my land first1 were ,i he4 ,does not this diamond better on my finger #aje ,than i' the quarry8 ,dol4 ,yes4 ,mam4 ,why1 you are like it4 ,you were created1 lady1 for the light4 ,here1 you shall wear it2 take it1 the first pledge ,of what ,i speak1 to bind you to believe me4 ,dol4 ,in chains of adamant8 ,mam4 ,yes1 the strongest bands4 #aaj ,and take a secret too4--,here1 by your side4 ,doth stand this hour the happiest man in ,europe4 ,dol4 ,you are contented1 sir8 ,mam4 ,nay1 in true being1 ,the envy of princes and the fear of states4 ,dol4 ,say you so1 ,sir ,epicure8 ,mam4 ,yes1 and thou shalt prove it1 #aae ,daughter of honour4 ,i have cast mine eye ,upon thy form1 and ,i will rear this beauty ,above all styles4 ,dol4 ,you mean no treason1 sir8 ,mam4 ,no1 ,i will take away that jealousy4 ,i am the lord of the philosopher's stone1 #abj ,and thou the lady4 ,dol4 ,how1 sir6 ha' you that8 ,mam4 ,i am the master of the mastery4#aifa ,this day the good old wretch here o' the house ,has made it for us3 now he 's at projection4 ,think therefore thy first wish now1 let me hear it2 #abe ,and it shall rain into thy lap1 no shower1 ,but floods of gold1 whole cataracts1 a deluge1 ,to get a nation on thee4 ,dol4 ,you are pleas'd1 sir1 ,to work on the ambition of our sex4 ,mam4 ,i am pleas'd the glory of her sex should know1 #acj ,this nook here of the ,friars is no climate ,for her to live obscurely in1 to learn ,physic and surgery1 for the constable's wife ,of some odd hundred in ,essex2 but come forth1 ,and taste the air of palaces2 eat1 drink #ace ,the toils of empirics1 and their boasted practice2 ,tincture of pearl1 and coral1 gold1 and amber2 ,be seen at feasts and triumphs2 have it ask'd1 ,what miracle she is2 set all the eyes ,of court a-fire1 like a burning glass1 #adj ,and work 'em into cinders1 when the jewels ,of twenty states adorn thee1 and the light ,strikes out the stars that1 when thy name is mention'd1 ,queens may look pale2 and1 we but showing our love1 ,nero's ,poppaea may be lost in story6 #ade ,thus will we have it4 ,dol4 ,i could well consent1 sir4 ,but in a monarchy1 how will this be8 ,the prince will soon take notice1 and both seize ,you and your stone1 it being a wealth unfit ,for any private subject4 ,mam4 ,if he knew it4 #aej ,dol4 ,yourself do boast it1 sir4 ,mam4 ,to thee1 my life4 ,dol4 ,o1 but beware1 sir6 ,you may come to end ,the remnant of your days in a loath'd prison1 ,by speaking of it4 ,mam4 ',t is no idle fear4 #aed ,we 'll therefore go with all1 my girl1 and live ,in a free state1 where we will eat our mullets1 ,sous'd in high-country wines1 sup pheasants' eggs1 ,and have our cockles boil'd in silver shells2 ,our shrimps to swim again1 as when they liv'd1 ,in a rare butter made of dolphins' milk1 #afj ,whose cream does look like opals2 and with these ,delicate meats set ourselves high for pleasure1 ,and take us down again1 and then renew ,our youth and strength with drinking the elixir1 ,and so enjoy a perpetuity #afe ,of life and lust6 ,and thou shalt ha' thy wardrobe ,richer than ,nature's1 still to change thyself1 ,and vary oft'ner1 for thy pride1 than she1 ,or ,art1 her wise and almost-equal servant4 ,re-enter ,,face4 ,face4 ,sir1 you are too loud4 ,i hear you every word #agj ,into the laboratory4 ,some fitter place2 ,the garden1 or great chamber above4 ,how like you her8 ,mam4 ,excellent6 ,lungs4 ,there's for thee4 ,gives him money4 ,face4 ,but do you hear8 ,good sir1 beware1 no mention of the rabbins4 ,mam4 ,we think not on 'em4 ,exeunt ,,mam4 and ,,dol4 ,face4 ,o1 it is well1 sir4--,subtle6 #age ,,scene ,,ii4#aifb ,,face4 ,enter ,,subtle4 ,dost thou not laugh8 ,sub4 ,yes2 are they gone8 ,face4 ,all 's clear4 ,sub4 ,the widow is come4 ,face4 ,and your quarreling disciple8 ,sub4 ,ay4 ,face4 ,i must to my captainship again then4 ,sub4 ,stay1 bring 'em in first4 ,face4 ,so ,i meant4 ,what is she8 ,a bonnibel8 ,mam4 ,i know not4 ,face4 ,we'll draw lots3 #e ,you 'll stand to that8 ,sub4 ,what else8 ,face4 ,o1 for a suit1 ,to fall now like a curtain1 flap6 ,sub4 ,to th' door1 man4 ,face4 ,you 'll ha' the first kiss1 'cause ,i am not ready4 ,exit4 ,sub4 ,yes1 and perhaps hit you through both the nostrils4#aifc #i ,face4 within4 ,who would you speak with8 ,kas4 within4 ,where 's the captain8 ,face4 within4 ,gone1 sir1 ,about some business4 ,kas4 within4 ,gone6 ,face4 within4 ,he 'll return straight4 ,but1 master doctor1 his lieutenant1 is here4 ,enter ,,kastril1 followed by ,dame ,,pliant4 ,sub4 ,come near1 my worshipful boy1 my terr fili1 ,that is1 my boy of land2 make thy approaches3 ,welcome2 ,i know thy lusts and thy desires1 #ae ,and ,i will serve and satisfy 'em4 ,begin1 ,charge me from thence1 or thence1 or in this line2 ,here is my centre3 ground thy quarrel4 ,kas4 ,you lie4 ,sub4 ,how1 child of wrath and anger6 the loud lie8 ,for what1 my sudden boy8 ,kas4 ,nay1 that look you to1 #bj ,i am aforehand4 ,sub4 ,o1 this is no true grammar1 ,and as ill logic6 ,you must render causes1 child1 ,your first and second intentions1 know your canons ,and your divisions1 moods1 degrees1 and differences1 ,your predicaments1 substance1 and accident1 #be ,series extern and intern1 with their causes1 ,efficient1 material1 formal1 final1 ,and ha' your elements perfect8 ,kas4 ,what is this8 ,the angry#aifd tongue he talks in8 ,sub4 ,that false precept1 ,of being aforehand1 has deceiv'd a number1 #cj ,and made 'em enter quarrels oftentimes ,before they were aware2 and afterward1 ,against their wills4 ,kas4 ,how must ,i do then1 sir8 ,sub4 ,i cry this lady mercy2 she should first ,have been saluted4 7,kisses her47 ,i do call you lady1 #ce ,because you are to be one ere 't be long1 ,my soft and buxom widow4 ,kas4 ,is she1 i' faith8 ,sub4 ,yes1 or my art is an egregious liar4 ,kas4 ,how know you8 ,sub4 ,by inspection on her forehead1 #ci ,and subtlety of her lip1 which must be tasted ,often to make a judgment4 7,kisses her again47 ',slight1 she melts ,like a myrobolane4#aife ,here is yet a line1 ,in rivo frontis1#aiff tells me he is no knight4 ,dame ,p4 ,what is he then1 sir8 ,sub4 ,let me see your hand4 ,o1 your linea fortunae makes it plain2 #de ,and stella here in monte ,veneris4 ,but1 most of all1 junctura annularis4#aifg ,he is a soldier1 or a man of art1 lady1 ,but shall have some great honour shortly4 ,dame ,p4 ,brother1 ,he 's a rare man1 believe me6 ,re-enter ,,face1 in his uniform4 ,kas4 ,hold your peace4 #ej ,here comes t' other rare man4--',save you1 captain4 ,face4 ,good ,master ,kastril6 ,is this your sister8 ,kas4 ,ay1 sir4 ,please you to kuss her1 and be proud to know her4 ,face4 ,i shall be proud to know you1 lady4 ,kisses her4 ,dame ,p4 ,brother1 ,he calls me lady1 too4 ,kas4 ,ay1 peace3 ,i heard it4 #fe ,takes her aside4 ,face4 ,the count is come4 ,sub4 ,where is he8 ,face4 ,at the door4 ,sub4 ,why1 you must entertain him4 ,face4 ,what will you do ,with these the while8 ,sub4 ,why1 have 'em up1 and show 'em ,some fustian book1 or the dark glass4 ,face4 ',fore ,god1 ,she is a delicate dabchick6 ,i must have her4 ,exit4 ,sub4 ,aside4 ,must you6 ,ay1 if your fortune will1 you must4-- #fa ,come1 sir1 the captain will come to us presently3 ,i 'll ha' you to my chamber of demonstrations1 ,where ,i 'll show you both the grammar and logic1 ,and rhetoric of quarreling2 my whole method ,drawn out in tables2 and my instrument1 #ff ,that hath the several scales upon 't shall make you ,able to quarrel at a straw's-breadth by moonlight4 ,and1 lady1 ,i 'll have you look in a glass1 #fi ,some half an hour1 but to clear your eyesight1 ,against you see#aifh your fortune2 which is greater ,than ,i may judge upon the sudden1 trust me4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#aifi ,enter ,,face4 ,face4 ,where are you1 doctor8 ,sub4 within4 ,i 'll come to you presently4 ,face4 ,i will ha' this same widow1 now ,i ha' seen her1 ,on any composition4 ,enter ,,subtle ,sub4 ,what do you say8 ,face4 ,ha' you dispos'd of them8 ,sub4 ,i ha' sent 'em up4 ,face4 ,subtle1 in troth1 ,i needs must have this widow4 #e ,sub4 ,is that the matter8 ,face4 ,nay1 but hear me4 ,sub4 ,go to4 ,if you rebel once1 ,dol shall know it all3 ,therefore be quiet1 and obey your chance4 ,face4 ,nay1 thou art so violent now4 ,do but conceive1 ,thou art old1 and canst not serve---- ,sub4 ,who cannot8 ,i8 #aj ',slight1 ,i will serve her with thee1 for a---- ,face4 ,nay1 ,but understand3 ,i'll gi' you composition4#aigj ,sub4 ,i will not treat with thee4 ,what6 sell my fortune8 ',t is better than my birthright4 ,do not murmur3 ,win her1 and carry her4 ,if you grumble1 ,dol #ae ,knows it directly4 ,face4 ,well1 sir1 ,i am silent4 ,will you go help to fetch in ,don in state8 ,exit4 ,sub4 ,i follow you1 sir4 ,we must keep ,face in awe1 ,or he will overlook us like a tyrant4 ,re-enter ,,face1 introducing ,,surly like a ,spaniard4 ,brain of a tailor6 who comes here8 ,don ,john6 ,sur4 ,senores1 beso las manos a vuestras mercedes4#aiga #ba ,sub4 ,would you had stoop'd a little1 and kist our anos4 ,face4 ,peace1 ,subtle6 ,sub4 ,stab me2 ,i shall never hold1 man4 ,he looks in that deep ruff like a head in a platter1 ,serv'd in by a short cloak upon two trestles4 #be ,face4 ,or what do you say to a collar of brawn1#aigb cut down ,beneath the souse1#aigc and wriggled with a knife8 ,sub4 ',slud1 he does look too fat to be a ,spaniard4 ,face4 ,perhaps some ,fleming or some ,hollander got him ,in d',alva's time2 ,count ,egmont's bastard4 ,sub4 ,don1 #cj ,your scurvy1 yellow1 ,madrid face is welcome4 ,sur4 ,gratia4 ,sub4 ,he speaks out of a fortification4 ,pray ,god he ha' no squibs in those deep sets4#aigd ,sur4 ,por dios1 senores1#aige muy linda casa6 ,sub4 ,what says he8 ,face4 ,praises the house1 ,i think2 #ce ,i know no more but 's action4 ,sub4 ,yes1 the casa1 ,my precious ,diego1 will prove fair enough ,to cozen you in4 ,do you mark8 ,you shall ,be cozened1 ,diego4#aigf ,face4 ,cozened1 do you see1 ,my worthy ,donzel1#aigg cozened4 ,sur4 ,entiendo4#aigh #dj ,sub4 ,do you intend it8 ,so do we1 dear ,don4 ,have you brought pistolets#aigi or portagues1 ,my solemn ,don8 ,to ,,face4 ,dost thou feel any8 ,face4 7,feels his pockets47 ,full4 ,sub4 ,you shall be emptied1 ,don1 pumped and drawn ,dry1 as they say4 ,face4 ,milked1 in troth1 sweet ,don4 #de ,sub4 ,see all the monsters2 the great lion of all1 ,don4 ,sur4 ,con licencia1 se puede ver a esta senora8#aihj ,sub4 ,what talks he now8 ,face4 ,of the senora4 ,sub4 ,o1 ,don1 ,this is the lioness1 which you shall see ,also1 my ,don4 ,face4 ',slid1 ,subtle1 how shall we do8 #ej ,sub4 ,for what8 ,face4 ,why1 ,dol's employ'd1 you know4 ,sub4 ,that 's true4 ',fore heav'n ,i know not3 he must stay1 that 's all4 ,face4 ,stay6 that he must not by no means4 ,sub4 ,no6 why8 ,face4 ,unless you 'll mar all4 ',slight1 he 'll suspect it2 ,and then he will not pay1 not half so well4 #ee ,this is a travell'd punk-master1 and does know ,all the delays2 a notable hot rascal1 ,and looks already rampant4 ,sub4 ',sdeath1 and ,mammon ,must not be troubled4 ,face4 ,mammon6 in no case4 ,sub4 ,what shall we do then8 ,face4 ,think3 you must be sudden4#aiha #fj ,sur4 ,entiendo que la senora es tan hermosa1 que codicio tan a verla como la bien aventuranza de mi vida4#aihb ,face4 ,mi vida6 ',slid1 ,subtle1 he puts me in mind o' the widow4 ,what dost thou say to draw her to 't1 ha6 #fe ,and tell her 't is her fortune8 ,all our venture ,now lies upon 't4 ,it is but one man more1 ,which on's chance to have her3 and beside1 ,there is no maidenhead to be fear'd or lost4 ,what dost thou think on 't1 ,subtle8 ,sub4 ,who1 ,i8 why---- #gj ,face4 ,the credit of our house too is engag'd4#aihc ,sub4 ,you made me an offer for my share ere-while4 ,what wilt thou gi' me1 i' faith8 ,face4 ,o1 by that light ,i'll not buy now4 ,you know your doom#aihd to me4 ,e'en take your lot1 obey your chance1 sir2 win her1 #ge ,and wear her--out for me4 ,sub4 ',slight1 ,i'll not work her then4 ,face4 ,it is the common cause2 therefore bethink you4 ,dol else must know it1 as you said4 ,sub4 ,i care not4 ,sur4 ,senores1 porque se tarda tanto8#aihe ,sub4 ,faith1 ,i am not fit4 ,i am old4 ,face4 ,that's now no reason1 sir4 ,sur4 ,puede ser de hazer burla de mi amor88#aihf #ha ,face4 ,you hear the ,don too8 ,by this air ,i call1 ,and loose the hinges4 ,dol6 ,sub4 ,a plague of hell---- ,face4 ,will you then do8 ,sub4 ,you 're a terrible rogue6 ,i'll think of this4 ,will you1 sir1 call the widow8 ,face4 ,yes1 and ,i'll take her too with all her faults1 #hf ,now ,i do think on 't better4 ,sub4 ,with all my heart1 sir2 ,am ,i discharg'd o' the lot8 ,face4 ,as you please4 ,sub4 ,hands4 ,they shake hands4 ,face4 ,remember now1 that upon any change ,you never claim her4 ,sub4 ,much good joy and health to you1 sir1 #ij ,marry a whore6 ,fate1 let me wed a witch first4 ,sur4 ,por estas honradas barbas#aihg---- ,sub4 ,he swears by his beard4 ,dispatch1 and call the brother too4 ,exit ,,face4 ,sur4 ,tengo duda1 senores1 que no me hagan alguna traycion4#aihh #ie ,sub4 ,how1 issue on8 ,yes1 praesto1 senor4 ,please you ,enthratha the chambratha1 worthy don3 ,where if you please the fates1 in your bathada1 ,you shall be soak'd1 and strok'd1 and tubb'd1 and rubb'd1 ,and scrubb'd1 and fubb'd1#aihi dear don1 before you go4 #ajj ,you shall in faith1 my scurvy baboon don1 ,be curried1 claw'd1 and flaw'd1#aiij and taw'd1#aiia indeed4 ,i will the heartlier go about it now1 ,and make the widow a punk so much the sooner1 ,to be reveng'd on this impetuous ,face3 #aje ,the quickly doing of it is the grace4 ,exeunt ,,sub4 and ,,surly4 ,,scene ,,iv4#aiib ,enter ,,face1 ,,kastril1 and ,dame ,,pliant4 ,face4 ,come1 lady3 ,i knew the doctor would not leave ,till he had found the very nick of her fortune4 ,kas4 ,to be a conntess1 say you8 ,face4#aiic ,a ,spanish countess1 sir4 ,dame ,p4 ,why1 is that better than an ,english countess8 ,face4 ,better6 ',slight1 make you that a question1 lady8 #e ,kas4 ,nay1 she is a fool1 captain1 you must pardon her4 ,face4 ,ask from your courtier to your inns-of-court-man1 ,to your mere milliner2 they will tell you all1 ,your ,spanish jennet is the best horse2 your ,spanish ,stoop is the best garb2#aiid your ,spanish beard #aj ,is the best cut2 your ,spanish ruffs are the best ,wear2 your ,spanish pavin the best dance2 ,your ,spanish titillation in a glove ,the best perfume3 and for your ,spanish pike1 ,and ,spanish blade1 let your poor captain speak4-- ,here comes the doctor4 ,enter ,,subtle with a paper4 ,sub4 ,my most honour'd lady1 ,for so ,i am now to style you1 having found ,by this my scheme1#aiie you are to undergo ,an honourable fortune very shortly1 #ai ,what will you say now1 if some---- ,face4 ,i ha' told her all1 sir1 ,and her right worshipful brother here1 that she shall be ,a countess2 do not delay 'em1 sir2 a ,spanish countess4 ,sub4 ,still1 my scarce-worshipful captain1 you can keep ,no secret6 ,well1 since he has told you1 madam1 ,do you forgive him1 and ,i do4 ,kas4 ,she shall do that1 sir2 #be ,i 'll look to it2 't is my charge4 ,sub4 ,well then3 nought rests ,but that she fit her love now to her fortune4 ,dame ,p4 ,truly ,i shall never brook a ,spaniard4 ,sub4 ,no8 ,dame ,p4 ,never sin' eighty-eight#aiif could ,i abide 'em1 ,and that was some three years afore ,i was born1 in truth4 #cj ,sub4 ,come1 you must love him1 or be miserable2 ,choose which you will4 ,face4 ,by this good rush1 persuade her1 ,she will cry#aiig strawberries else within this twelve month4 ,sub4 ,nay1 shads and mackerel1 which is worse4 ,face4 ,indeed1 sir6 ,kas4 ,god's lid1 you shall love him1 or ,i 'll kick you4 ,dame ,p4 ,why1 #ce ,i 'll do as you will ha' me1 brother4 ,kas4 ,do1 ,or by this hand ,i 'll maul you4 ,face4 ,nay1 good sir1 ,be not so fierce4 ,sub4 ,no1 my enraged child2 ,she will be rul'd4 ,what1 when she comes to taste ,the pleasures of a countess6 to be courted---- #dj ,face4 ,and kiss'd and ruffled6 ,sub4 ,ay1 behind the hangings4 ,face4 ,and then come forth in pomp6 ,sub4 ,and know her state6 ,face4 ,of keeping all th' idolators o' the chamber ,barer to her1 than at their prayers6 ,sub4 ,is serv'd ,upon the knee6 ,face4 ,and has her pages1 ushers1 #de ,footmen1 and coaches---- ,sub4 ,her six mares---- ,face4 ,nay1 eight6 ,sub4 ,to hurry her through ,london1 to th' ,exchange4#aiih ,bet'lem1#aiii the ,china-houses#bjjj---- ,face4 ,yes1 and have ,the citizens gape at her1 and praise her tires1#bjja ,and my lord's goose-turd bands1#bjjb that rides with her6 #ej ,kas4 ,most brave6 ,by this hand1 you are not my suster ,if you refuse4 ,dame ,p4 ,i will not refuse1 brother4 ,enter ,,surly4 ,sur4 ,que es esto1 senores1 que non se venga8 ,esta tardanza me mata6#bjjc ,face4 ,it is the count come3 ,the doctor knew he would be here1 by his art4 ,sub4 ,en gallanta1 madama1 ,don6 gallantissima6 #ef ,sur4 ,por todos los dioses1 la mas acabada ,hermosura1 que he visto en ma vida6#bjjd ,face4 ,is 't not a gallant language that they speak8 ,kas4 ,an admirable language6 ,is 't not ,french8 #fj ,face4 ,no1 ,spanish1 sir4 ,kas4 ,it goes like law ,french1 ,and that1 they say1 is the court-liest language4 ,face4 ,list1 sir4 ,sur4 ,el sol ha perdido su lumbre1 con el ,resplandor que trae esta dana6 ,valga me dios6#bjje ,face4 ,h' s your sister4 ,kas4 ,must not she make curt'sy4 #fe ,sub4 ',ods will1 she must go to him1 man1 and kiss him6 ,it is the ,spanish fashion1 for the women ,to make first court4 ,face4 ',t is true he tells you1 sir3 ,his art knows all4 ,sur4 ,porque no se acude8#bjjf ,kas4 ,he speaks to her1 ,i think4 ,fact4 ,that he does1 sir4 #gj ,sur4 ,por el amor de dios1 que es esto que se tarda8#bjjg ,kas4 ,nay1 see3 she will not understand him6 ,gull1 ,noddy4 ,dame ,p4 ,what say you1 brother8 ,kas4 ,ass1 my suster1 ,go kuss him1 as the cunning man would ha' you2 ,i 'll thrust a pin i' your buttocks else4 ,face4 ,o no1 sir4 #ge ,sur4 ,senora mia1 mi persona muy indigna esta ,allegar a tanta hermosura4#bjjh ,face4 ,does he not use her bravely8 ,kas4 ,bravely1 i' faith6 ,face4 ,nay1 he will use her better4 ,kas4 ,do you think so8 ,sur4 ,senora1 si sera servida1 entremos4#bjji #hj ,exit with ,dame ,,pliant4 ,kas4 ,where does he carry her8 ,face4 ,into the garden1 sir2 ,take you no thought3 ,i must interpret for her4 ,sub4 ,give ,dol the word4 ,aside to ,,face1 who goes out4 --,come1 my fierce child1 advance1 ,we'll to our quarreling lesson again4 ,kas4 ,agreed4 ,i love a ,spanish boy with all my heart4 #he ,sub4 ,nay1 and by this means1 sir1 you shall be brother ,to a great count4 ,kas4 ,ay1 ,i knew that at first4 ,this match will advance the house of the ,kastrils4 ,sub4 ',pray ,god your sister prove but pliant6 ,kas4 ,why1 ,her name is so1 by her other husband4 ,sub4 ,how6 #ij ,kas4 ,the ,widow ,pliant4 ,knew you not that8 ,sub4 ,no1 faith1 sir2 ,yet1 by the erection of her figure1#bjaj ,i guess'd it4 ,come1 let 's go practise4 ,kas4 ,yes1 but do you think1 doctor1 ,i e'er shall quarrel well8 ,sub4 ,i warrant you4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#bjaa ,enter ,,dol followed by ,,mammon4 ,,dol 7in her fit of talking74 ,for after ,alexander's death----#bjab ,mam4 ,good lady---- ,dol4 ,that ,perdiccas and ,antigonus were slain1 ,the two that stood1 ,seleuc' and ,ptolomy---- ,mam4 ,madam-- ,dol4 ,make up the two legs1 and the fourth beast1 ,that was ,gog-north and ,egypt-south3 which after #e ,was called ,gog-iron-leg and ,south-iron-leg---- ,mam4 ,lady---- ,dol4 ,and then ,gog-horned4 ,so was ,egypt1 too3 ,then ,egypt-clay-leg1 and ,gog-clay-leg---- ,mam4 ,sweet madam---- ,dol4 ,and last ,gog-dust1 and ,egypt-dust1 which fall ,in the last link of the fourth chain4 ,and these #aj ,be stars in story1 which none see1 or look at---- ,mam4 ,what shall ,i do8 ,dol4 ,for1 as he says1 except ,we call the rabbins1 and the heathen ,greeks---- ,mam4 ,dear lady---- ,dol4 ,to come from ,salem1 and from ,athens1 ,and teach the people of ,great ,britain---- ,enter ,,face hastily1 in his servant's dress4 ,face4 ,what's the matter1 sir8 #ae ,dol4 ,to speak the tongue of ,eber and ,javan---- ,mam4 ,o1 ,she's in her fit4 ,dol4 ,we shall know nothing---- ,face4 ,death1 sir4 ,we are undone6 ,dol4 ,where then a learned linguist ,shall see the ancient us'd communion ,of vowels and consonants---- ,face4 ,my master will hear6 #bj ,dol4 ,a wisdom1 which ,pythagoras held most high---- ,mam4 ,sweet honourable lady6 ,dol4 ,to comprise ,all sounds of voices1 in few marks of letters4 ,face4 ,nay1 you must never hope to lay her now4 7,they all speak together47 ,dol4 ,and so we may arrive by ,talmud skill1#bjac ,and profane ,greek1 to raise the building up #bf ,of ,helen's house against the ,ismaelite1 ,king of ,thogarma1 and his habergions ,brimstony1 blue1 and fiery2 and the force ,of king ,abaddon1 and the beast of ,cittim3 #cj ,which rabbi ,david ,kimchi1 ,onkelos1 ,and ,aben ,ezra do interpret ,rome4 ,face4 ,how did you put her into't8 ,mam4 ,alas1 ,i talkt ,of a fifth monarchy ,i would erect #cd ,with the philosopher's stone1 by chance1 and she ,falls on the other four straight4 ,face4 ,out of ,broughton6 ,i told you so4 ',slid1 stop her mouth4 ,mam4 ,is't best8 ,face4 ,she'll never leave else4 ,if the old man hear her1 ,we are but faeces1 ashes4 ,sub4 within4 ,what's to do there8 ,face4 ,o1 we are lost6 ,now she hears him1 she is quiet4 #dj ,enter ,,subtle2 upon ,,subtle's entry they disperse4 ,mam4 ,where shall ,i hide me6 ,sub4 ,how6 ,what sight is here8 ,close#bjad deeds of darkness1 and that shun the light6 ,bring him again4 ,who is he8 ,what1 my son6 ,o1 ,i have liv'd too long4 ,mam4 ,nay1 good1 dear father1 ,there was no unchaste purpose4 ,sub4 ,not8 and flee me #de ,when ,i come in8 ,mam4 ,that was my error4 ,sub4 ,error8 ,guilt1 guilt1 my son2 give it the right name4 ,no marvel ,if ,i found check in our great work within1 ,when such affairs as these were managing6 #di ,mam4 ,why1 have you so8 ,sub4 ,it has stood still this half hour3 ,and all the rest of our less works gone back4 ,where is the instrument of wickedness1 ,my lewd false drudge8 ,mam4 ,nay1 good sir1 blame not him2 ,believe me1 't was against his will or knowledge3 #ed ,i saw her by chance4 ,sub4 ,will you commit more sin1 ,t'excuse a varlet8 ,mam4 ,by my hope1 't is true1 sir4 ,sub4 ,nay1 then ,i wonder less1 if you1 for whom ,the blessing was prepar'd1 would so tempt heaven1 ,and lose your fortunes4 ,mam4 ,why1 sir8 ,sub4 ,this will retard ,the work a month at least4 ,mam4 ,why1 if it do1 #fj ,what remedy8 ,but think it not1 good father3 ,our purposes were honest4#bjae ,sub4 ,as they were1 ,so the reward will prove4 7,a great crack and noise within47--,how now6 ay me6 ,god and all saints be good to us4---- ,re-enter ,,face4 ,what 's that8 #fd ,face4 ,o1 sir1 we are defeated6 ,all the works ,are flown in fumo1#bjaf every glass is burst2 ,furnace and all rent down1 as if a bolt ,of thunder had been driven through the house4 ,retorts1 receivers1 pelicans1#bjag bolt heads1#bjah #fi ,all struck in shivers6 7,,subtle falls down as in a swoon47 ,help1 good sir6 alas1 ,coldness and death invades him4 ,nay1 ,sir ,mammon1 ,do the fair offices of a man6 ,you stand1 ,as you were readier to depart than he4 7,one knocks47 ,who's there8 ,my lord her brother is come4 ,mam4 ,ha1 ,lungs6 ,face4 ,his coach is at the door4 ,avoid his sight1 #ge ,for he 's as furious as his sister 's mad4 ,mam4 ,alas6 ,face4 ,my brain is quite undone with the fume1 sir1 ,i ne'er must hope to be mine own man again4 ,mam4 ,is all lost1 ,lungs8 ,will nothing be preserv'd ,of all our cost8 ,face4 ,faith1 very little1 sir2 #hj ,a peck of coals or so1 which is cold comfort1 sir4 ,mam4 ,o1 my voluptuous mind6 ,i am justly punish'd4 ,face4 ,and so am ,i1 sir4 ,mam4 ,cast from all my hopes---- ,face4 ,nay1 certainties1 sir4 ,mam4 ,by mine own base affections4 ,sub4 7seeming to come to himself47 ,o1 the curst fruits of vice and lust6 ,mam4 ,good father1 #he ,it was my sin4 ,forgive it4 ,sub4 ,hangs my roof ,over us still1 and will not fall1 ,o justice1 ,upon us1 for this wicked man6 ,face4 ,nay1 look1 sir1 ,you grieve him now with staying in his sight4 ,good sir1 the nobleman will come too1 and take you1 #ij ,and that may breed a tragedy4 ,mam4 ,i'll go4 ,face4 ,ay1 and repent at home1 sir4 ,it may be1 ,for some good penance you may ha' it yet2 ,a hundred pound to the box at ,bet'lem#bjai---- ,mam4 ,yes4 ,face4 ,for the restoring such as--ha' their wits4 ,mam4 ,i'll do 't4 #ie ,face4 ,i'll send one to you to receive it4 ,mam4 ,do4 ,is no projection left8 ,face4 ,all flown1 or stinks1 sir4 ,mam4 ,will nought be sav'd that's good for med'cine1 think'st thou8 ,face4 ,i cannot tell1 sir4 ,there will be perhaps ,something about the scraping of the shards1 #ajj ,will cure the itch1--though not your itch of mind1 sir4 ,aside4 ,it shall be sav'd for you1 and sent home4 ,good sir1 ,this way1 for fear the lord shall meet you4 ,exit ,,mammon4 ,sub4 raising his head4 ,face6 ,face4 ,ay4 ,sub4 ,is he gone8 ,face4 ,yes1 and as heavily ,as all the gold he hop'd for were in's blood4 #aje ,let us be light though4 ,sub4 leaping up4 ,ay1 as balls1 and bound ,and hit our heads against the roof for joy2 ,there 's so much of our care now cast away4 ,face4 ,now to our don4 ,sub4 ,yes1 your young widow by this time ,is made a countess1 ,face2 she's been in travail #ajj ,of a young heir for you4 ,face4 ,good1 sir4 ,sub4 ,off with your case1#bjbj ,and greet her kindly1 as a bridegroom should1 ,after these common hazards4 ,face4 ,very well1 sir4 ,will you go fetch ,don ,diego off the while8 ,sub4 ,and fetch him over too1 if you'll be pleas'd1 sir4 #aae ,would ,dol were in her place1 to pick his pockets now6 ,face4 ,why1 you can do't as well1 if you would set to't4 ,i pray you prove your virtue4#bjba ,sub4 ,for your sake1 sir4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,vi4#bjbb ,enter ,,surly and ,dame ,,pliant4 ,sur4 ,lady1 you see into what hands you are fall'n2 ',mongst what a nest of villains6 and how near ,your honour was t' have catch'd a certain clap1 ,through your credulity1 had ,i but been ,so punctually forward1 as place1 time1 #e ,and other circumstance would ha' made a man2 ,for you're a handsome woman3 would you were wise too6 ,i am a gentleman come here disguis'd1 ,only to find the knaveries of this citadel2 ,and where ,i might have wrong'd your honour1 and have not1 #aj ,i claim some interest in your love4 ,you are1 ,they say1 a widow1 rich2 and ,i'm a bachelor4 ,worth nought3 your fortunes may make me a man1 ,as mine ha' preserv'd you a woman4 ,think upon it1 ,and whether ,i have deserv'd you or no4 ,dame ,p4 ,i will1 sir4 #ae ,sur4 ,and for these household-rogues1 let me alone ,to treat with them4 ,enter ,,subtle4 ,sub4 ,how doth my noble ,diego1 ,and my dear madam countess8 ,hath the count ,been courteous1 lady8 liberal and open8 ,donzel1#bjbc methinks you look melancholic1 #bj ,i do not like the dulness of your eye2 ,it hath a heavy cast1 't is upsee ,dutch1#bjbd ,and says you are a lumpish whore-master4 ,be lighter1 ,i will make your pockets so4 7,he falls to picking of them47 ,sur4 throws open his cloak4 ,will you1 don bawd and pick-purse8 ,strikes him down4 ,how now6 ,reel you8 #be ,stand up1 sir1 you shall find1 since ,i am so heavy1 ,i'll gi' you equal weight4 ,sub4 ,help6 murder6 ,sur4 ,no1 sir1 ,there 's no such thing intended4 ,a good cart#bjbe ,and a clean whip shall ease you of that fear4 ,i am the ,spanish don that should be cozened1 #cj ,do you see8 ,cozened8 ,where's your ,captain ,face1 ,that parcel#bjbf-;broker1 and whole-bawd1 all rascal8 ,enter ,,face in his uniform4 ,face4 ,how1 ,surly6 ,sur4 ,o1 make your approach1 good captain4 ,i've found from whence your copper rings and spoons ,come now1 wherewith1 you cheat abroad in taverns4 #ce ',t was here you learn'd t'anoint your boot with brimstone1 ,then rub men's gold on't for a kind of touch1 ,and say1 't was naught1 when you had chang'd the colour1 ,that you might ha't for nothing4 ,and this doctor1 ,your sooty1 smoky-bearded compeer1 he #dj ,will close you so much gold1 in a bolt's-head1 ,and1 on a turn1 convey i' the stead another ,with sublim'd mercury1 that shall burst i' the heat1 ,and fly out all in fumo6 ,then weeps ,mammon2 ,then swoons his worship4 ,or1 ,,face slips out4 he is the ,faustus1 #de ,that casteth figures#bjbg and can conjure1 cures ,plagues1 piles1 and pox1 by the ephemerides4#bjbh ,and holds intelligence with all the bawds ,and midwives of three shires3 while you send in---- ,captain6--what6 is he gone8--damsels with child1 #ej ,wives that are barren1 or the waiting-maid ,with the green sickness4 ,seizes ,,subtle as he is retiring4 --,nay1 sir1 you must tarry1 ,though he be scap'd2 and answer by the ears1 sir4 ,,scene ,,vii4#bjbi ,re-enter ,,face with ,,kastril to ,,surly and ,,subtle4 ,face4 ,why1 now's the time1 if ever you will quarrel ,well1 as they say1 and be a true-born child3 ,the doctor and your sister both are abus'd4#bjcj ,kas4 ,where is he8 ,which is he8 ,he is a slave1 ,whate'er he is1 and the son of a whore4--,are you #e ,the man1 sir1 ,i would know8 ,sur4 ,i should be loth1 sir4 ,to confess so much4 ,kas4 ,then you lie i' your throat4 ,sur4 ,how6 ,face4 ,to ,,kastril4 ,a very arrant rogue1 sir1 and a cheater1 ,employ'd here by another conjurer ,that does not love the doctor1 and would cross him #aj ,if he knew how4 ,sur4 ,sir1 you are abus'd4 ,kas4 ,you lie2 ,and 't is no matter4 ,face4 ,well said1 sir6 ,he is ,the impudent'st rascal---- ,sur4 ,you are indeed4 ,will you hear me1 sir8 ,face4 ,by no means3 bid him be gone4 ,kas4 ,begone1 sir1 quickly4 ,sur4 ,this is strange6--,lady1 do you inform your brother4 #ae ,face4 ,there is not such a foist#bjca in all the town4 ,the doctor had him presently2 and finds yet ,the ,spanish count will come here4--,bear up1 ,subtle4 ,aside4 ,sub4 ,yes1 sir1 he must appear within this hour4 ,face4 ,and yet this rogue would come in a disguise1 #bj ,by the temptation of another spirit1 ,to trouble our art1 though he could not hurt it6 ,kas4 ,ay1 ,i know--,away1 ,to his sister4 you talk like a foolish mauther4#bjcb ,sur4 ,sir1 all is truth she says4 ,face4 ,do not believe him1 sir4 #bd ,he is the lying'st swabber6 ,come your ways1 sir4 ,sur4 ,you are valiant out of company6 ,kas4 ,yes1 how then1 sir8 ,enter ,,drugger with a piece of damask4 ,face4 ,nay1 here's an honest fellow too that knows him1 ,and all his tricks4 7,make good what ,i say1 ,abel47 ,this cheater would ha' cozen'd thee o' the widow4-- ,aside to ,,drug4 ,he owes this honest ,drugger here seven pound1 ,he has had on him in twopenny'orths of tobacco4 #ca ,drug4 ,yes1 sir4 ,and he has damn'd himself three terms to pay me4 ,face4 ,and what does he owe for lotium8#bjcc ,drug4 ,thirty shillings1 sir2 ,and for six syringes4 ,sur4 ,hydra of villainy6 ,face4 ,nay1 sir1 you must quarrel him out o'the house4 ,kas4 ,i will2 #ce --,sir1 if you get not out o' doors1 you lie2 ,and you are a pimp4 ,sur4 ,why1 this is madness1 sir1 ,not valour in you2 ,i must laugh at this4 ,kas4 ,it is my humour2 you are a pimp and a trig4#bjcd ,and an ,amadis de ,gaul1 or a ,don ,quixote4 #dj ,drug4 ,or a knight o' the curious coxcomb1 do you see8 ,enter ,,ananias4 ,ana4 ,peace to the household6 ,kas4 ,i'll keep peace for no man4 ,ana4 ,casting of dollars is concluded lawful4 ,kas4 ,is he the constable8 ,sub4 ,peace1 ,ananias4 ,face4 ,no1 sir4 ,kas4 ,then you are an otter1 and a shad1 a whit1 #de ,a very tim4#bjce ,sur4 ,you'll hear me1 sir8 ,kas4 ,i will not4 ,ana4 ,what is the motive8 ,sub4 ,zeal in the young gentleman1 ,against his ,spanish slops4 ,ana4 ,they are profane1 ,lewd1 superstitious1 and idolatrous breeches4 ,sur4 ,new rascals6 ,kas4 ,will you be gone1 sir8 ,ana4 ,avoid1 ,sathan6 #ej ,thou art not of the light6 ,that ruff of pride ,about thy neck1 betrays thee2 and is the same ,with that which the unclean birds1 in seventy-seven1#bjcf ,were seen to prank it with on divers coasts3 ,thou look'st like antichrist1 in that lewd hat4 #ee ,sur4 ,i must give way4 ,kas4 ,be gone1 sir4 ,sur4 ,but ,i'll take ,a course with you4---- ,ana4 ,depart1 proud ,spanish fiend6 ,sur4 ,captain and doctor4 ,ana4 ,child of perdition6 ,kas4 ,hence1 sir6--,exit ,,surly4 ,did ,i not quarrel bravely8 ,face4 ,yes1 indeed1 sir4 ,kas4 ,nay1 an ,i give my mind to't1 ,i shall do't4 #fj ,face4 ,o1 you must follow1 sir1 and threaten him tame3 ,he'll turn again else4 ,kas4 ,i'll re-turn him then4 ,exit4 ,face4 ,drugger1 this rogue prevented us1 for thee3 ,we had determin'd that thou should'st ha' come ,in a ,spanish suit1 and ha' carried her so2 and he1 #fe ,a brokerly slave1 goes1 puts it on himself4 ,hast brought the damask8 ,drug4 ,yes1 sir4 ,face4 ,thou must borrow ,a ,spanish suit4 ,hast thou no credit with the players8 ,drug4 ,yes1 sir2 did you never see me play the ,fool8 ,face4 ,i know not1 ,nab2--thou shalt1 if ,i can help it4--,aside4 #gj ,hieronimo's#bjcg old cloak1 ruff1 and hat will serve2 ,i'll tell thee more when thou bring'st 'em4 ,exit ,,drugger4 ,,subtle hath whisper'd with ,,anan4 this while4 ,ana4 ,sir1 ,i know4 ,the ,spaniard hates the brethren1 and hath spies ,upon their actions3 and that this was one ,i make no scruple4--,but the holy synod #ge ,have been in prayer and meditation for it2 ,and 't is reveal'd no less to them than me1 ,that casting of money is most lawful4 ,sub4 ,true4 ,but here ,i cannot do it3 if the house ,should chance to be suspected1 all would out1 #hj ,and we be lock'd up in the ,tower for ever1 ,to make gold there for th' state1 never come out2 ,and then are you defeated4 ,ana4 ,i will tell ,this to the elders and the weaker brethren1 ,that the whole company of the separation #he ,may join in humble prayer again4 ,sub4 ,and fasting4 ,ana4 ,yea1 for some fitter place4 ,the peace of mind ,rest with these walls6 ,exit4 ,sub4 ,thanks1 courteous ,ananias4 ,face4 ,what did he come for8 ,sub4 ,about casting dollars1 ,presently out of hand4 ,and so ,i told him1 #ij ,a ,spanish minister came here to spy1 ,against the faithful----- ,face4 ,i conceive4 ,come1 ,subtle1 ,thou art so down upon the least disaster6 ,how wouldst thou ha' done1 if ,i had not helpt thee out8 ,sub4 ,i thank thee1 ,face1 for the angry boy1 i' faith4 #ie ,face4 ,who would ha' lookt#bjch it should ha' been that rascal ,surly8 ,he had dy'd his beard and all4 ,well1 sir4 ,here 's damask come to make you a suit4 ,sub4 ,where 's ,drugger8 ,face4 ,he is gone to borrow me a ,spanish habit2 #ii ,i 'll be the count now4 ,sub4 ,but where 's the widow8 ,face4 ,within1 with my lord's sister2 ,madam ,dol ,is entertaining her4 ,sub4 ,by your favour1 ,face1 ,now she is honest1 ,i will stand again4 ,face4 ,you will not offer it8 ,sub4 ,why8 ,face4 ,stand to your word1 ,or--here comes ,dol4 ,she knows---- ,sub4 ,you 're tyrannous still4 #aje ,enter ,,dol hastily4 ,face4--,strict for my right4--,how now1 ,dol6 ,hast told her1 ,the ,spanish count will come8 ,dol4 ,yes2 but another is come1 ,you little lookt for6 ,face4 ,who 's that8 ,dol4 ,your master2 ,the master of the house4 ,sub4 ,how1 ,dol6 ,face4 ,she lies1 ,this is some trick4 ,come1 leave your quiblins1#bjci ,dorothy4 #aaj ,dol4 ,look out and see4 ,,face goes to the window4 ,sub4 ,art thou in earnest8 ,dol4 ',slight1 ,forty o' the neighbours are about him1 talking4 ,face4 ',t is he1 by this good day4 ,dol4 ',t will prove ill day ,for some on us4 ,face4 ,we are undone1 and taken4 ,dol4 ,lost1 ,i'm afraid4 ,sub4 ,you said he would not come1 #aae ,while there died one a week within the liberties4#bjdj ,face4 ,no3 't was within the walls4 ,sub4 ,was 't so8 ,cry you mercy4 ,i thought the liberties4 ,what shall we do now1 ,face8 ,face4 ,be silent3 not a word1 if he call or knock4 #aai ,i 'll into mine old shape again and meet him1 ,of ,jeremy1 the butler4 ,i' the meantime1 ,do you two pack up all the goods and purchase#bjda ,that we can carry i' the two trunks4 ,i 'll keep him ,off for to-day1 if ,i cannot longer3 and then #abd ,at night1 ,i 'll ship you both away to ,ratcliff1 ,where we will meet to-morrow1 and there we 'll share4 ,let ,mammon's brass and pewter keep the cellar2 ,we 'll have another time for that4 ,but1 ,dol1 ,prithee go heat a little water quickly2 #abi ,subtle must shave me4 ,all my captain's beard ,must off1 to make me appear smooth ,jeremy4 ,you 'll do it8 ,sub4 ,yes1 ,i 'll shave you as well as ,i can4 ,face4 ,and not cut my throat1 but trim me8 ,sub4 ,you shall see1 sir4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#bjdb ,enter ,,lovewit1 with several of the ,neighbours4 ,love4 ,has there been such resort1 say you8 #a ,nei4 ,daily1 ,sir4 #b ,nei4 ,and nightly1 too4 #c ,nei4 ,ay1 some as brave as lords4 #d ,nei4 ,ladies and gentlewomen4 #e ,nei4 ,citizens' wives4 #a ,nei4 ,and knights4 #f ,nei4 ,in coaches4 #b ,nei4 ,yes1 and oyster-women4 #a ,nei4 ,beside other gallants4 #c ,nei4 ,sailors' wives4 #d ,nei4 ,tobacco men4 #e #e ,nei4 ,another ,pimlico4#bjdc ,love4 ,what should my knave advance1 ,to draw this company8 ,he hung out no banners ,of a strange calf with five legs to be seen1 ,or a huge lobster with six claws8 #f ,nei4 ,no1 sir4 #c ,nei4 ,we had gone in then1 sir4 ,love4 ,he has no gift #aj ,of teaching i' the nose#bjdd that e'er ,i knew of4 ,you saw no bills set up that promis'd cure ,of agues or the tooth-ache8 #b ,nei4 ,no such thing1 sir6 ,love4 ,nor heard a drum struck for baboons or puppets8 #e ,nei4 ,neither1 sir4 ,love4 ,what device should he bring forth now8 #ae ,i love a teeming wit as ,i love my nourishment3 ',pray ,god he ha' not kept such open house1 ,that he hath sold my hangings1 and my bedding6 ,i left him nothing else4 ,if he have eat 'em1 #ai ,a plague o' the moth1 say ,i6 ,sure he has got ,some bawdy pictures to call all this ging2#bjde ,the ,friar and the ,nun2 or the new motion#bjdf ,of the knight's courser covering the parson's mare2 ,the boy of six year old1 with the great thing3 #bd ,or 't may be1 he has the fleas that run at tilt ,upon a table1 or some dog to dance4 ,when saw you him8 #a ,nei4 ,who1 sir1 ,jeremy8 #b ,nei4 ,jeremy butler8 ,we saw him not this month4 ,love4 ,how6 #d ,nei4 ,not these five weeks1 sir4 #f ,nei4 ,these six weeks1 at the least4 ,love4 ,you amaze me1 neighbours6 #e ,nei4 ,sure1 if your worship know not where he is1 #cj ,he's slipt away4 #f ,nei4 ,pray ,god he be not made away4 ,he knocks4 ,love4 ,ha6 it's no time to question1 then4 #f ,nei4 ,about ,some three weeks since ,i heard a doleful cry1 ,as ,i sat up a-mending my wife's stockings4 ,love4 ,this 's strange that none will answer6 ,did'st thou hear #ce ,a cry1 sayst thou8 #f ,nei4 ,yes1 sir1 like unto a man ,that had been strangled an hour1 and could not speak4 #b ,nei4 ,i heard it1 too1 just this day three weeks1 at two o'clock ,next morning4 ,love4 ,these be miracles1 or you make 'em so6 ,a man an hour strangled1 and could not speak1 ,and both you heard him cry8 #c ,nei4 ,yes1 downward1 sir4 #da ,love4 ,thou art a wise fellow4 ,give me thy hand1 ,i pray thee4 ,what trade art thou on8 #c ,nei4 ,a smith1 an 't please your worship4 ,love4 ,a smith6 ,then lend me thy help to get this door open4 #c ,nei4 ,that ,i will presently1 sir1 but fetch my tools--,exit4 #de #a ,nei4 ,sir1 best to knock again afore you break it4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bjdg ,,lovewit1 ,neighbours4 ,,love4 ,knocks again4 ,i will4 ,enter ,,face in his butler's livery4 ,face4 ,what mean you1 sir8 #a1 #b1 #d ,nei4 ,o1 here's ,jeremy6 ,face4 ,good sir1 come from the door4 ,love4 ,why1 what is the matter8 ,face4 ,yet farther1 you are too near yet4 ,love4 ,i' the name of wonder1 ,what means the fellow6 ,face4 ,the house1 sir1 has been visited4 ,love4 ,what1 with the plague8 ,stand thou then farther4 ,face4 ,no1 sir1 ,i had it not4 ,love4 ,who had it then8 ,i left ,none else but thee 'i the house4 ,face4 ,yes1 sir1 my fellow1 ,the cat that kept the buttery1 had it on her ,a week before ,i spied it2 but ,i got her ,convey'd away i' the night3 and so ,i shut #aj ,the house for a month---- ,love4 ,how6 ,face4 ,purposing then1 sir1 ,to have burnt rose-vinegar1 treacle1 and tar1 ,and ha' made it sweet1 that you should ne'er ha' known it2 ,because ,i knew the news would but afflict you1 sir4 ,love4 ,breathe less1 and farther off6 ,why this is stranger2 #ae ,the neighbours tell me all here that the doors ,have still been open---- ,face4 ,how1 sir6 ,love4 ,gallants1 men and women1 ,and of all sorts1 tag-rag1 been seen to flock here ,in threaves1#bjdh these ten weeks1 as to a second ,hogsden1 ,in days of ,pimlico and ,eye-bright4#bjdi ,face4 ,sir1 #bj ,their wisdoms will not say so4 ,love4 ,to-day they speak ,of coaches and gallants2 one in a ,french hood ,went in1 they tell me2 and another was seen ,in a velvet gown at the window3 divers more ,pass in and out4 ,face4 ,they did pass through the doors then1 ,or walls1 ,i assure their eye-sights1 and their spectacles2 #bf ,for here1 sir1 are the keys1 and here have been1 ,in this my pocket1 now above twenty days6 ,and for before1 ,i kept the fort alone there4 ,but that 't is yet not deep i' the afternoon1 #cj ,i should believe my neighbours had seen double ,through the black pot1#bjej and made these apparitions6 ,for1 on my faith to your worship1 for these three weeks ,and upwards1 the door has not been open'd4 ,love4 ,strange6 #a ,nei4 ,good faith1 ,i think ,i saw a coach4 #b ,nei4 ,and ,i too1 #ce ,i'd ha' been sworn4 ,love4 ,do you but think it now8 ,and but one coach8 #d ,nei4 ,we cannot tell1 sir3 ,jeremy ,is a very honest fellow4 ,face4 ,did you see me at all8 #a ,nei4 ,no2 that we are sure on4 #b ,nei4 ,i 'll be sworn o' that4 ,love4 ,fine rogues to have your testimonies built on6 #dj ,re-enter third ,neighbour1 with his tools4 #c ,nei4 ,is ,jeremy come6 #a ,nei4 ,o yes2 you may leave your tools2 ,we were deceiv'd1 he says4 #b ,nei4 ,he 's had the keys2 ,and the door has been shut these three weeks4 #c ,nei4 ,like enough4 ,love4 ,peace1 and get hence1 you changelings4 ,enter ,,surly and ,,mammon4 ,face4 ,aside4 ,surly come1 ,and ,mammon made acquainted6 ,they 'll tell all4 #de ,how shall ,i beat them off8 ,what shall ,i do8 ,nothing 's more wretched than a guilty conscience4 ,,scene ,,iii4#bjea ,,surly1 ,,mammon1 ,,lovewit1 ,,face1 ,neighbours4 ,sur4 ,no1 sir1 he was a great physician4 ,this1 ,it was no bawdy-house1 but a mere chancel6 ,you knew the lord and his sister4 ,mam4 ,nay1 good ,surly4---- ,sur4 ,the happy word1 ,,be ,,rich---- ,mam4 ,play not the tyrant4-- ,sur4 ,should be to-day pronounc'd to all your friends4 #e ,and where be your andirons now8 ,and your brass pots1 ,that should ha' been golden flagons1 and great wedges8 ,mam4 ,let me but breathe4 ,what1 they ha' shut their doors1 ,methinks6 ,he and ,,surly knock4 ,sur4 ,ay1 now 'tis holiday with them4 ,mam4 ,rogues1 ,cozeners1 impostors1 bawds6 ,face4 ,what mean you1 sir8 #aj ,mam4 ,to enter if we can4 ,face4 ,another man's house6 ,here is the owner1 sir2 turn you to him1 ,and speak your business4 ,mam4 ,are you1 sir1 the owner8 ,love4 ,yes1 sir4 ,mam4 ,and are those knaves within1 your cheaters6 ,love4 ,what knaves1 what cheaters8 ,mam4 ,subtle and his ,lungs4 #ae ,face4 ,the gentleman is distracted1 sir6 ,no lungs ,nor lights ha' been seen here these three weeks1 sir1 ,within these doors upon my word4 ,sur4 ,your word1 ,groom arrogant6 ,face4 ,yes1 sir1 ,i am the housekeeper1 ,and know the keys ha' not been out o' my hands4 #bj ,sur4 ,this 's a new ,face4 ,face4 ,you do mistake the house1 sir2 ,what sign was 't at8 ,sur4 ,you rascal6 ,this is one ,of the confederacy4 ,come1 let 's get officers1 ,and force the door4 ,love4 ,pray you stay1 gentlemen4 ,sur4 ,no1 sir1 we 'll come with warrant4 ,mam4 ,ay1 and then #be ,we shall ha' your doors open4 ,exeunt ,,mam4 and ,,sur4 ,love4 ,what means this8 ,face4 ,i cannot tell1 sir4 #a ,nei4 ,these are two o' the gallants ,that we do think we saw4 ,face4 ,two o' the fools6 ,you talk as idly as they4 ,good faith1 sir1 ,i think the moon has craz'd 'em all4--,aside4 ,o me1 #cj ,enter ,,kastril4 ,the angry boy come too6 ,he 'll make a noise1 ,and ne'er away till he have betray'd us all4 ,kas4 7knocking47 ,what1 rogues1 bawds1 slaves1 you 'll open the door anon6 ,punk1 cockatrice1 my suster6 ,by this light #cd ,i'll fetch the marshal to you4 ,you are a whore ,to keep your castle---- ,face4 ,who would you speak with1 sir8 ,kas4 ,the bawdy doctor1 and the cozening captain1 ,and puss my suster4 ,love4 ,this is something1 sure4 ,face4 ,upon my trust1 the doors were never open1 sir4 ,kas4 ,i have heard all their tricks told me twice over1 #dj ,by the fat knight and the lean gentleman4 ,love4 ,here comes another4 ,enter ,,ananias and ,,tribulation4 ,face4 ,ananias too6 ,and his pastor6 ,tri4 ,the doors are shut against us4 ,they beat too1 at the door4 ,ana4 ,come forth1 you seed of sulphur1 sons of fire6 ,your stench it is broke forth2 abomination #de ,is in the house4 ,kas4 ,ay1 my suster 's there4 ,ana4 ,the place1 ,it is become a cage of unclean birds4 ,kas4 ,yes1 ,i will fetch the scavenger1 and the constable4 ,tri4 ,you shall do well4 ,ana4 ,we 'll join to weed them out4 ,kas4 ,you will not come then1 punk devise1#bjeb my suster6 #ej ,ana4 ,call her not sister2 she 's a harlot verily4 ,kas4 ,i 'll raise the street4 ,love4 ,good gentleman1 a word4 ,ana4 ,satan avoid1 and hinder not our zeal6 ,exeunt ,,ana41 ,,trib41 and ,,kast4 ,love4 ,the world 's turn'd ,bet'lem4 ,face4 ,these are all broke loose1 ,out of ,st4 ,katherine's1 where they use to keep ,the better sort of mad-folks4 #a ,nei4 ,all these persons #ee ,we saw go in and out here4 #b ,nei4 ,yes1 indeed1 sir4 #c ,nei4 ,these were the parties4 ,face4 ,peace1 you drunkards6 ,sir1 ,i wonder at it4 ,please you to give me leave ,to touch the door2 ,i 'll try an the lock be chang'd4 #fj ,love4 ,it mazes me6 ,face4 goes to the door4 ,good faith1 sir1 ,i believe ,there 's no such thing3 't is all deceptio visus4#bjec-- ,aside4 ,would ,i could get him away4 ,dap4 within4 ,master captain6 ,master doctor6 ,love4 ,who 's that8 ,face4 ,aside4 ,our clerk within1 that ,i forgot6--,i--,i know not1 sir4 #fe ,dap4 within4 ,for ,god's sake1 when will her grace be at leisure8 ,face4 ,ha6 ,illusions1 some spirit o' the air6--,aside4 ,his gag is melted1 ,and now he sets out the throat4 ,dap4 within4 ,i am almost stifled---- ,face4 ,aside4 ,would you were together4 ,love4 ',t is i' the house4 ,ha6 list4 ,face4 ,believe it1 sir1 i' the air4 ,love4 ,peace1 you4 #gj ,dap4 within4 ,mine aunt's grace does not use me well4 ,sub4 within4 ,you fool1 ,peace1 you 'll mar all4 ,face4 speaks through the keyhole1 while ,,lovewit advances to the door unobserved4 ,or you will else1 you rogue4 ,love4 ,o1 is it so8 ,then you converse with spirits6-- ,come1 sir4 ,no more o' your tricks1 good ,jeremy4 ,the truth1 the shortest way4 ,face4 ,dismiss this rabble1 sir4-- #ge ,aside4 ,what shall ,i do8 ,i am catch'd4 ,love4 ,good neighbours1 ,i thank you all4 ,you may depart4 ,exeunt ,neighbours4--,come1 sir1 ,you know that ,i am an indulgent master2 ,and therefore conceal nothing4 ,what 's your medicine1 ,to draw so many several sorts of wild fowl8 #hj ,face4 ,sir1 you were wont to affect mirth and wit-- ,but here 's no place to talk on 't i' the street4 ,give me but leave to make the best of my fortune1 ,and only pardon me th' abuse of your house3 ,it 's all ,i beg4 ,i 'll help you to a widow1 #he ,in recompense1 that you shall gi' me thanks for1 ,will make you seven years younger1 and a rich one4 ',t is but your putting on a ,spanish cloak3 ,i have her within4 ,you need not fear the house2 ,it was not visited4 ,love4 ,but by me1 who came #ij ,sooner than you expected4 ,face4 ,it is true1 sir4 ',pray you forgive me4 ,love4 ,well2 let 's see your widow4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#bjed ,enter ,,subtle leading in ,,dapper1 with his eyes bound as before4 ,sub4 ,how6 ha' you eaten your gag8 ,dap4 ,yes1 faith1 it crumbled ,away i' my mouth4 ,sub4 ,you ha' spoil'd all then4 ,dap4 ,no6 ,i hope my aunt of ,fairy will forgive me4 ,sub4 ,your aunt 's a gracious lady2 but in troth ,you were to blame4 ,dap4 ,the fume did overcome me1 #e ,and ,i did do 't to stay my stomach4 ',pray you ,so satisfy her grace4 ,enter ,,face in his uniform4 ,here comes the captain4 ,face4 ,how now6 ,is his mouth down8 ,sub4 ,ay1 he has spoken6 ,face4 ,a pox1 ,i heard him1 and you too4 ,he's undone then4-- ,aside to ,,subtle4 ,i have been fain to say1 the house is haunted #aj ,with spirits1 to keep churl back4 ,sub4 ,and hast thou done it8 ,face4 ,sure1 for this night4 ,sub4 ,why1 then triumph and sing ,of ,face so famous1 the precious king ,of present wits4 ,face4 ,did you not hear the coil #ad ,about the door8 ,sub4 ,yes1 and ,i dwindled#bjee with it4 ,face4 ,show him his aunt1 and let him be dispatch'd2 ,i 'll send her to you4 ,exit ,,face4 ,sub4 ,well1 sir1 your aunt her grace ,will give you audience presently1 on my suit1 ,and the captain's word that you did not eat your gag ,in any contempt of her highness4 ,unbinds his eyes4 ,dap4 ,not ,i1 in troth1 sir4 #bj ,enter ,,dol like the ,queen of ,fairy4 ,sub4 ,here she is come4 ,down o' your knees and wriggle3 ,she has a stately presence4 ,,dapper kneels and shuffles towards her4 ,good6 ,yet nearer1 ,and bid1 ,god save you6 ,dap4 ,madam6 ,sub4 ,and your aunt4 ,dap4 ,and my most gracious aunt1 ,god save your grace4 ,dol4 ,nephew1 we thought to have been angry with you2 #be ,but that sweet face of yours hath turn'd the tide1 ,and made it flow with joy1 that ebb'd of love4 ,arise1 and touch our velvet gown4 ,sub4 ,the skirts1 ,and kiss 'em4 ,so6 ,dol4 ,let me now stroke that head4 ,much1 nephew1 shalt thou win1 much shalt thou spend2 #cj ,much shalt thou give away1 much shalt thou lend4 ,sub4 ,aside4 ,ay1 much6 indeed4--,why do you not thank her grace8 ,dap4 ,i cannot speak for joy4 ,sub4 ,see1 the kind wretch6 ,your grace's kinsman right4 ,dol4 ,give me the bird4---- ,here is your fly in a purse1 about your neck1 cousin2 #ce ,wear it1 and feed it about this day sev'n-night1 ,on your right wrist---- ,sub4 ,open a vein with a pin ,and let it suck but once a week2 till then1 ,you must not look on 't4 ,dol4 ,no2 and1 kinsman1 ,bear yourself worthy of the blood you came on4 ,sub4 ,her grace would ha' you eat no more ,woolsack#bjef pies1 #da ,nor ,dagger#bjef frumety4#bjeg ,dol4 ,nor break his fast ,in ,heaven#bjef and ,hell4#bjef ,sub4 ,she 's with you everywhere6 ,nor play with costermongers1 at mumchance1#bjeh traytrip1#bjeh ,god-make-you-rich#bjeh 7when as your aunt has done it72 but keep #de ,the gallant'st company1 and the best games---- ,dap4 ,yes1 sir4 ,sub4 ,gleek#bjeh and primero1#bjeh and what you get1 be true to us4 ,dap4 ,by this hand1 ,i will4 ,sub4 ,you may bring 's a thousand pound ,before to-morrow night1 if but three thousand ,be stirring1 an you will4 ,dap4 ,i swear ,i will then4 #ej ,sub4 ,your fly will learn you all games4 ,face4 within4 ,ha' you done there8 ,sub4 ,your grace will command him no more duties8 ,dol4 ,no2 ,but come and see me often4 ,i may chance ,to leave him three or four hundred chests of treasure1 #ed ,and some twelve thousand acres of fairy land1 ,if he game well and comely with good gamesters4 ,sub4 ,there 's a kind aunt3 kiss her departing part4-- ,but you must sell your forty mark a year now4 ,dap4 ,ay1 sir1 ,i mean4 ,sub4 ,or1 give 't away2 pox on 't6 ,dap4 ,i 'll gi' 't mine aunt4 ,i 'll go and fetch the writings4 ,exit4 #fj ,sub4 ',t is well2 away4 ,re-enter ,,face4 ,face4 ,where 's ,subtle8 ,sub4 ,here2 what news8 ,face4 ,drugger is at the door2 go take his suit1 ,and bid him fetch a parson presently4 ,say he shall marry the widow4 ,thou shalt spend #fd ,a hundred pound by the service6 ,exit ,,subtle4 ,now1 ,queen ,dol1 ,have you pack'd up all8 ,dol4 ,yes4 ,face4 ,and how do you like ,the ,lady ,pliant8 ,dol4 ,a good dull innocent4 ,re-enter ,,subtle4 ,sub4 ,here's your ,hieronimo's cloak and hat4 ,face4 ,give me 'em4 ,sub4 ,and the ruff too8 ,face4 ,yes2 ,i 'll come to you presently4 ,exit4 ,sub4 ,now he is gone about his project1 ,dol1 #gj ,i told you of1 for the widow4 ,dol4 ',t is direct ,against our articles4 ,sub4 ,well1 we will fit him1 wench4 ,hast thou gull'd her of her jewels or her bracelets8 ,dol4 ,no2 but ,i will do 't4 ,sub4 ,soon at night1 my ,dolly1 ,when we are shipt1 and all our goods aboard1 #ge ,eastward for ,ratcliff1 we will turn our course ,to ,brainford1 westward1 if thou sayst the word1 ,and take our leaves of this o'erweening rascal4 ,this peremptory ,face4 ,dol4 ,content2 ,i 'm weary of him4 ,sub4 ,thou 'st cause1 when the slave will run at wiving1 ,dol1 #hj ,against the instrument that was drawn between us4 ,dol4 ,i 'll pluck his bird as bare as ,i can4 ,sub4 ,yes1 tell her ,she must by any means address some present ,to th' cunning man1 make him amends for wronging ,his art with her suspicion2 send a ring1 #he ,or chain of pearl2 she will be tortur'd else ,extremely in her sleep1 say1 and ha' strange things ,come to her4 ,wilt thou8 ,dol4 ,yes4 ,sub4 ,my fine flitter-mouse1#bjei ,my bird o' the night6 ,we 'll tickle it at the ,pigeons1#bjfj #hi ,when we have all1 and may unlock the trunks1 ,and say1 this 's mine1 and thine2 and thine1 and mine4 ,they kiss4 ,re-enter ,,face4 ,face4 ,what now6 a billing8 ,sub4 ,yes1 a little exalted ,in the good passage of our stock-affairs4 ,face4 ,drugger has brought his parson2 take him in1 ,subtle1 ,and send ,nab back again to wash his face4 #ie ,sub4 ,i will2 and shave himself8 ,exit4 ,face4 ,if you can get him4 ,dol4 ,you are hot upon it1 ,face1 whate'er it is6 ,face4 ,a trick that ,dol shall spend ten pound a month by4 ,re-enter ,,subtle4 ,is he gone8 ,sub4 ,the chaplain waits you i' the hall1 sir4 ,face4 ,i 'll go bestow him4 ,exit4 ,dol4 ,he 'll now marry her instantly4 ,sub4 ,he cannot yet1 he is not ready4 ,dear ,dol1 #aja ,cozen her of all thou canst4 ,to deceive him ,is no deceit1 but justice1 that would break ,such an inextricable tie as ours was4 ,dol4 ,let me alone to fit him4 ,re-enter ,,face4 ,face4 ,come1 my venturers1 ,you ha' pack'd up all8 ,where be the trunks8 ,bring forth4 #ajf ,sub4 ,here4 ,face4 ,let us see 'em4 ,where 's the money8 ,sub4 ,here1 ,in this4 ,face4 ,mammon's ten pound2 eight score before2 ,the brethren's money this4 ,drugger's and ,dapper's4 ,what paper 's that8 ,dol4 ,the jewel of the waiting maid's1 #aaj ,that stole it from her lady1 to know certain---- ,face4 ,if she should have precedence of her mistress8 ,dol4 ,yes4 ,face4 ,what box is that8 ,sub4 ,the fish-wives' rings1 ,i think1 ,and th' ale-wives' single money4#bjfa ,is 't not1 ,dol8 ,dol4 ,yes2 and the whistle that the sailor's wife #aae ,brought you to know an her husband were with ,ward4#bjfb ,face4 ,we 'll wet it to-morrow2 and our silver beakers ,and tavern cups4 ,where be the ,french petticoats ,and girdles and hangers8 ,sub4 ,here1 i' the trunk1 ,and the bolts of lawn4 ,face4 ,is ,drugger's damask there1 ,and the tobacco8 ,sub4 ,yes4 ,face4 ,give me the keys4 #aba ,dol4 ,why you the keys8 ,sub4 ,no matter1 ,dol2 because ,we shall not open 'em before he comes4 ,face4 ',t is true1 you shall not open them1 indeed2 ,nor have 'em forth1 do you see8 ,not forth1 ,dol4 ,dol4 ,no6 #abe ,face4 ,no1 my smock-rampant4 ,the right is1 my master ,knows all1 has pardon'd me1 and he will keep 'em4 ,doctor1 't is true--you look--for all your figures3 ,i sent for him1 indeed4 ,wherefore1 good partners1 ,both he and she1 be satisfied3 for here #acj ,determines#bjfc the indenture tripartite ',twixt ,subtle1 ,dol1 and ,face4 ,all ,i can do ,is to help you over the wall1 o' the back-side1 ,or lend you a sheet to save your velvet gown1 ,dol4 ,here will be officers presently1 bethink you #ace ,of some course suddenly to scape the dock2 ,for thither you 'll come else4 7,some knock47 ,hark you1 thunder4 ,sub4 ,you are a precious fiend6 ,offi4 without4 ,open the door4 ,face4 ,dol1 ,i am sorry for thee i' faith2 but hear'st thou8 ,it shall go hard but ,i will place thee somewhere3 #adj ,thou shalt ha' my letter to ,mistress ,amo---- ,dol4 ,hang you4 ,face4 ,or ,madam ,caesarean4 ,dol4 ,pox upon you1 rogue1 ,would ,i had but time to beat thee6 ,face4 ,subtle1 ,let 's know where you 'll set up next2 ,i will send you #add ,a customer now and then1 for old acquaintance4 ,what new course have you8 ,sub4 ,rogue1 ,i 'll hang myself2 ,that ,i may walk a greater devil than thou1 ,and haunt thee i' the flock-bed and the buttery4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#bjfd ,enter ,,lovewit in the ,spanish dress1 with the ,parson4 ,loud knocking at the door4 ,love4 ,what do you mean1 my masters8 ,mam4 without4 ,open your door1 ,cheaters1 bawds1 conjurers4 ,offi4 without4 ,or we 'll break it open4 ,love4 ,what warrant have you8 ,offi4 without4 ,warrant enough1 sir1 doubt not1 ,if you 'll not open it4 ,love4 ,is there an officer there8 ,offi4 without4 ,yes1 two or three for failing4#bjfe ,love4 ,have but patience1 #e ,and ,i will open it straight4 ,enter ,,face1 as butler4 ,face4 ,sir1 ha' you done8 ,is it a marriage8 ,perfect8 ,love4 ,yes1 my brain4 ,face4 ,off with your ruff and cloak then2 be yourself1 sir4 ,sur4 without4 ,down with the door4 ,kas4 without4 ',slight1 ding#bjff it open4 ,love4 opening the door4 ,hold1 ,hold1 gentlemen1 what means this violence8 #aj ,,mammon1 ,,surly1 ,,kastril1 ,,ananias1 ,,tribulation and ,officers rush in4 ,mam4 ,where is this collier8 ,sur4 ,and my ,captain ,face8 ,mam4 ,these day-owls4 ,sur4 ,that are birding#bjfg in men's purses4 ,mam4 ,madam ,suppository4 ,kas4 ,doxy1 my suster4 ,ana4 ,locusts4 ,of the foul pit4 ,tri4 ,profane as ,bel and the ,dragon4 ,ana4 ,worse than the grasshoppers1 or the lice of ,egypt4 #ae ,love4 ,good gentlemen1 hear me4 ,are you officers1 ,and cannot stay this violence8 #a ,offi4 ,keep the peace4 ,love4 ,gentlemen1 what is the matter8 ,whom do you seek8 ,mam4 ,the chemical cozener4 ,sur4 ,and the captain pander4 ,kas4 ,the nun my suster4 ,mam4 ,madam ,rabbi4 ,ana4 ,scorpions1 #bj ,and caterpillars4 ,love4 ,fewer at once1 ,i pray you4 #a ,offi4 ,one after another1 gentlemen1 ,i charge you1 ,by virtue of my staff4 ,ana4 ,they are the vessels ,of pride1 lust1 and the cart4 ,love4 ,good zeal1 lie still ,a little while4 ,tri4 ,peace1 ,deacon ,ananias4 #be ,love4 ,the house is mine here1 and the doors are open2 ,if there be any such persons as you seek for1 ,use your authority1 search on o' ,god's name1 ,i am but newly come to town1 and finding ,this tumult 'bout my door1 to tell you true1 #cj ,it somewhat maz'd me2 till my man here1 fearing ,my more displeasure1 told me he had done ,somewhat an insolent part1 let out my house 7,belike presuming on my known aversion ,from any air o' the town while there was sickness71 #ce ,to a doctor and a captain3 who1 what they are ,or where they be1 he knows not4 ,mam4 ,are they gone8 ,love4 ,you may go in and search1 sir4 7,,mammon1 ,,ana41 and ,,trib4 go in47 ,here1 ,i find ,the empty walls worse than ,i left 'em1 smok'd1 ,a few crack'd pots1 and glasses1 and a furnace3 ,the ceiling fill'd with poesies of the candle1 #da ,and 8,madam with a dildo0#bjfh writ o' the walls4 ,only one gentlewoman ,i met here ,that is within1 that said she was a widow---- ,kas4 ,ay1 that's my suster2 ,i 'll go thump her4 ,where is she8 ,goes in4 #de ,love4 ,and should ha' married a ,spanish count1 but he1 ,when he came to 't1 neglected her so grossly1 ,that ,i1 a widower1 am gone through with her4 ,sur4 ,how6 have ,i lost her then8 ,love4 ,were you the don1 sir8 ,good faith1 now she does blame you extremely1 and says #ej ,you swore1 and told her you had ta'en the pains ,to dye your beard1 and umber o'er your face1 ,borrowed a suit1 and ruff1 all for her love3 ,and then did nothing4 ,what an oversight ,and want of putting forward1 sir1 was this6 #ee ,well fare an old harquebusier#bjfi yet1 ,could prime his powder1 and give fire1 and hit1 ,all in a twinkling6 ,,mammon comes forth4 ,mam4 ,the whole nest are fled6 ,love4 ,what sort of birds were they8 ,mam4 ,a kind of choughs1#bjgj ,or thievish daws1 sir1 that have pickt my purse1 #fj ,of eight score and ten pounds within these five weeks1 ,beside my first materials2 and my goods1 ,that lie i' the cellar1 which ,i am glad they ha' left1 ,i may have home yet4 ,love4 ,think you so1 sir8 ,mam4 ,ay4 ,love4 ,by order of law1 sir1 but not otherwise4 ,mam4 ,not mine own stuff6 ,love4 ,sir1 ,i can take no knowledge #ff ,that they are yours1 but by public means4 ,if you can bring certificate that you were gull'd of 'em1 ,or any formal writ out of a court1 ,that you did cozen yourself1 ,i will not hold them4 #gj ,mam4 ,i 'll rather lose 'em4 ,love4 ,that you shall not1 sir1 ,by me1 in troth2 upon these terms1 they 're yours4 ,what1 should they ha' been1 sir1 turn'd into gold1 all8 ,mam4 ,no4 ,i cannot tell4--,it may be they should4--,what then8 ,love4 ,what a great loss in hope have you sustain'd6 #ge ,mam4 ,not ,i2 the commonwealth has4 ,face4 ,ay1 he would ha' built ,the city new2 and made a ditch about it ,of silver1 should have run with cream from ,hogsden2 ,that every ,sunday in ,moorsfields the younkers1 ,and tits#bjga and tom-boys should have fed on1 gratis4 #hj ,mam4 ,i will go mount a turnip-cart1 and preach ,the end o' the world within these two months4 ,surly1 ,what6 in a dream8 ,sur4 ,must ,i needs cheat myself ,with that same foolish vice of honesty6 ,come1 let us go and hearken out the rogues3 #he ,that ,face ,i 'll mark for mine1 if e'er ,i meet him4 ,face4 ,if ,i can hear of him1 sir1 ,i 'll bring you word ,unto your lodging2 for in troth1 they were strangers ,to me2 ,i thought 'em honest as myself1 sir4 ,they come forth4 ,re-enter ,,ananias and ,,tribulation4 ,tri4 ',t is well1 the saints shall not lose all yet4 ,go #ij ,and get some carts---- ,love4 ,for what1 my zealous friends8 ,ana4 ,to bear away the portion of the righteous ,out of this den of thieves4 ,love4 ,what is that portion8 ,ana4 ,the goods sometimes the orphans'1 that the brethren ,bought with their silver pence4 ,love4 ,what1 those i' the cellar1 #ie ,the knight ,sir ,mammon claims8 ,ana4 ,i do defy ,the wicked ,mammon1 so do all the brethren1 ,thou profane man6 ,i ask thee with what conscience ,thou canst advance that idol against us1 ,that have the seal8#bjgb ,were not the shillings numb'red #ajj ,that made the pounds2 were not the pounds told out ,upon the second day of the fourth week1 ,in the eighth month1 upon the table dormant1 ,the year of the last patience of the saints1 ,six hundred and ten8 ,love4 ,mine earnest vehement botcher1 #aje ,and deacon also1 ,i cannot dispute with you3 ,but if you get you not away the sooner1 ,i shall confute you with a cudgel4 ,ana4 ,sir6 ,tri4 ,be patient1 ,ananias4 ,ana4 ,i am strong1 ,and will stand up1 well girt1 against an host #aaj ,that threaten ,gad in exile4 ,love4 ,i shall send you ,to ,amsterdam1 to your cellar4 ,ana4 ,i will pray there1 ,against thy house4 ,may dogs defile thy walls1 ,and wasps and hornets breed beneath thy roof1 ,this seat of falsehood1 and this cave of coz'nage6 ,exeunt ,,ana4 and ,,trib4 ,enter ,,drugger4 ,love4 ,another too8 ,drug4 ,not ,i1 sir1 ,i am no brother4 #aaf ,love4 7beats him47 ,away1 you ,harry ,nicholas6#bjgc do you talk8 ,exit ,,drug4 ,face4 ,no1 this was ,abel ,drugger4 ,good sir1 go1 7,to the ,parson47 ,and satisfy him2 tell him all is done2 ,he staid too long a washing of his face4 #abj ,the doctor1 he shall hear of him at ,westchester2 ,and of the captain1 tell him1 at ,yarmouth1 or ,some good port-town else1 lying for a wind4 ,exit ,parson4 ,if you can get off the angry child now1 sir---- ,enter ,,kastril1 dragging in his sister4 ,kas4 ,come on1 you ewe1 you have match'd most sweetly1 ha' you not8 #abe ,did not ,i say1 ,i would never ha' you tupt ,but by a dubb'd boy1#bjgd to make you a lady-tom8 ',slight1 you are a mammet6#bjge ,o1 ,i could touse you now4 ,death1 mun#bjgf you marry with a pox6 ,love4 ,you lie1 boy2 ,as sound as you2 and ,i 'm aforehand with you4 ,kas4 ,anon6 #acj ,love4 ,come1 will you quarrel8 ,i will feize#bjgg you1 sirrah2 ,why do you not buckle to your tools8 ,kas4 ,god's light1 ,this is a fine old boy as e'er ,i saw6 ,love4 ,what1 do you change your copy now8 ,proceed2 ,here stands my dove3 stoop#bjgh at her if you dare4 #ace ,kas4 ',slight1 ,i must love him6 ,i cannot choose1 i' faith1 ,an ,i should be hang'd for 't6 ,suster1 ,i protest1 ,i honour thee for this match4 ,love4 ,o1 do you so1 sir8 ,kas4 ,yes1 an thou canst take tobacco and drink1 old boy1 ,i 'll give her five hundred pound more to her marriage1 #adj ,than her own state4 ,love4 ,fill a pipe full1 ,jeremy4 ,face4 ,yes2 but go in and take it1 sir4 ,love4 ,we will4 ,i will be rul'd by thee in anything1 ,jeremy4 ,kas4 ',slight1 thou art not hide-bound1 thou art a jovy#bjgi boy6 #add ,come1 let us in1 ,i pray thee1 and take our whiffs4 ,love4 ,whiff in with your sister1 brother boy4 ,exeunt ,,kas4 and ,dame ,p4 ,that master ,that had receiv'd such happiness by a servant1 ,in such a widow1 and with so much wealth1 ,were very ungrateful1 if he would not be ,a little indulgent to that servant's wit1 #aej ,and help his fortune1 though were some small strain ,of his own candour4#bjhj ,advancing4 ,therefore1 gentlemen1 ,and kind spectators1 if ,i have outstript ,an old man's gravity1 or strict canon1 think #aed ,what a young wife and a good brain may do2 ,stretch age's truth sometimes1 and crack it too4 ,speak for thyself1 knave4 ,face4 ,so ,i will1 sir4 ,advancing to the front of the stage4 ,gentlemen1 ,my part a little fell in this last scene1 ,yet 't was decorum4#bjha ,and though ,i am clean ,got off from ,subtle1 ,surly1 ,mammon1 ,dol1 #afj ,hot ,ananias1 ,dapper1 ,drugger1 all ,with whom ,i traded2 yet ,i put myself ,on you1 that are my country3#bjhb and this pelf ,which ,i have got1 if you do quit me1 rests1 ,to feast you often1 and invite new guests4 #aff ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,shoemakers' ,,holiday ,,by ,,thomas ,,dekker ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,the ,,king4 ,,the ,,earl ,,of ,,cornwall4 ,,sir ,,hugh ,,lacy1 ,earl of ,lincoln4 ,,rowland ,,lacy1 otherwise ,,hans1 ,his ,nephews4 ,,askew ,,sir ,,roger ,,oately1 ,lord ,mayor of ,london4 ,master ,,hammon1 ,master ,,warner1 ,citizens of ,london4 ,master ,,scott1 ,,simon ,,eyre1 the ,shoemaker4 ,,roger1 commonly called ,,hodge1 ,,firk1 ,,eyre',s ,journeymen4 ,,ralph1 ,,lovell1 a ,courtier4 ,,dodger1 a ,servant to the ,,earl ,,of ,,lincoln4 ,a ,dutch ,skipper4 ,a ,boy4 ,,rose1 ,daughter of ,,sir ,,roger4 ,,sybil1 her ,maid4 ,,margery1 ,wife of ,,simon ,,eyre4 ,,jane1 ,wife of ,,ralph4 ,courtiers1 ,attendants1 ,officers1 ,soldiers1 ,hunters1 ,shoemakers1 ,apprentices1 ,servants4 ,,scene4--,london and ,old ,ford4 ,,the ,,prologue ,as it was pronounced before the ,queen's ,majesty ,as wretches in a storm1 expecting day1 ,with trembling hands and eyes cast up to heaven1 ,make prayers the anchor of their conquer'd hopes1 ,so we1 dear goddess1 wonder of all eyes1 ,your meanest vassals1 through mistrust and fear #e ,to sink into the bottom of disgrace ,by our imperfect pastimes1 prostrate thus ,on bended knees1 our sails of hope do strike1 ,dreading the bitter storms of your dislike4 ,since then1 unhappy men1 our hap is such #aj ,that to ourselves ourselves no help can bring1 ,but needs must perish1 if your saint-like ears1 ,locking the temple where all mercy sits1 ,refuse the tribute of all begging tongues2 ,oh1 grant1 bright mirror of true chastity1 #ae ,from those life-breathing stars1 your sun-like eyes1 ,one gracious smile2 for your celestial breath ,must send us life1 or sentence us to death4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#bjhc ,enter the ,,lord ,,mayor and the ,,earl ,,of ,,lincoln4 ,linc4 ,my lord mayor1 you have sundry times ,feasted myself and many courtiers more2 ,seldom or never can we be so kind ,to make requital of your courtesy4 ,but leaving this1 ,i hear my cousin ,lacy #e ,is much affected to#bjhd your daughter ,rose4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,true1 my good lord1 and she loves him so well ,that ,i mislike her boldness in the chase4 ,linc4 ,why1 my lord mayor1 think you it then a shame1 ,to join a ,lacy with an ,oateley's name8 #aj ,l4 ,mayor4 ,too mean is my poor girl for his high birth2 ,poor citizens must not with courtiers wed1 ,who will in silks and gay apparel spend ,more in one year than ,i am worth1 by far3 ,therefore your honour need not doubt#bjhe my girl4 #ae ,linc4 ,take heed1 my lord1 advise you what you do6 ,a verier unthrift lives not in the world1 ,than is my cousin2 for ,i 'll tell you what3 ',t is now almost a year since he requested ,to travel countries for experience4 #bj ,i furnisht him with coin1 bills of exchange1 ,letters of credit1 men to wait on him1 ,solicited my friends in ,italy ,well to respect him4 ,but1 to see the end1 ,scant had he journey'd through half ,germany1 ,but all his coin was spent1 his men cast off1 #bf ,his bills embezzl'd1#bjhf and my jolly coz1#bjhg ,asham'd to show his bankrupt presence here1 ,became a shoemaker in ,wittenberg1 ,a goodly science for a gentleman #cj ,of such descent6 ,now judge the rest by this3 ,suppose your daughter have a thousand pound1 ,he did consume me more in one half year3 ,and make him heir to all the wealth you have ,one twelvemonth's rioting will waste it all4 #ce ,then seek1 my lord1 some honest citizen ,to wed your daughter to4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,i thank your lordship4 ,aside4 ,well1 fox1 ,i understand your subtilty4-- ,as for your nephew1 let your lordship's eye ,but watch his actions1 and you need not fear1 ,for ,i have seen my daughter far enough4 #da ,and yet your cousin ,rowland might do well1 ,now he hath learn'd an occupation3 ,and yet ,i scorn to call him son-in-law4 ,linc4 ,ay1 but ,i have a better trade for him4 ,i thank his grace1 he hath appointed him #de ,chief colonel of all those companies ,must'red in ,london and the shires about1 ,to serve his highness in those wars of ,france4 ,see where he comes6-- ,enter ,,lovell1 ,,lacy1 and ,,askew4 ,lovell1 what news with you8 ,lovell4 ,my ,lord of ,lincoln1 'tis his highness' will1 #ea ,that presently#bjhh your cousin ship for ,france ,with all his powers2 he would not for a million1 ,but they should land at ,dieppe within four days4 ,linc4 ,go certify his grace1 it shall be done4 ,exit ,,lovell4 ,now1 cousin ,lacy1 in what forwardness #ef ,are all your companies8 ,lacy4 ,all well prepar'd4 ,the men of ,hertfordshire lie at ,mile-end1 ,suffolk and ,essex train in ,tothill-fields1 ,the ,londoners and those of ,middlesex1 #fj ,all gallantly prepar'd in ,finsbury1 ,with frolic spirits long for their parting hour4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,they have their imprest1#bjhi coats1 and furniture2#bjij ,and1 if it please your cousin ,lacy come ,to the ,guildhall1 he shall receive his pay2 #fe ,and twenty pounds besides my brethren ,will freely give him1 to approve our loves ,we bear unto my lord1 your uncle here4 ,lacy4 ,i thank your honour4 ,linc4 ,thanks1 my good lord mayor4 #fi ,l4 ,mayor4 ,at the ,guildhall we will expect your coming4 ,exit4 ,linc4 ,to approve your loves to me8 ,no subtilty ,nephew1 that twenty pound he doth bestow ,for joy to rid you from his daughter ,rose4 ,but1 cousins both1 now here are none but friends1 ,i would not have you cast an amorous eye #ge ,upon so mean a project as the love ,of a gay1 wanton1 painted citizen4 ,i know1 this churl even in the height of scorn ,doth hate the mixture of his blood with thine4 ,i pray thee1 do thou so6 ,remember1 coz1 #hj ,what honourable fortunes wait on thee4 ,increase the king's love1 which so brightly shines1 ,and gilds thy hopes4 ,i have no heir but thee1-- ,and yet not thee1 if with a wayward spirit ,thou start from the true bias#bjia of my love4 #he ,lacy4 ,my lord1 ,i will for honour1 not desire ,of land or livings1 or to be your heir1 ,so guide my actions in pursuit of ,france1 ,as shall add glory to the ,lacies' name4 ,linc4 ,coz1 for those words here 's thirty ,portuguese1#bjib #ij ,and1 nephew ,askew1 there 's a few for you4 ,fair ,honour1 in her loftiest eminence1 ,stays in ,france for you1 till you fetch her thence4 ,then1 nephews1 clap swift wings on your designs4 #id ,begone1 begone1 make haste to the ,guildhall2 ,there presently ,i 'll meet you4 ,do not stay3 ,where honour beckons#bjic shame attends delay4 ,exit4 ,askew4 ,how gladly would your uncle have you gone6 ,lacy4 ,true1 coz1 but ,i 'll o'erreach his policies4 ,i have some serious business for three days1 #ajj ,which nothing but my presence can dispatch4 ,you1 therefore1 cousin1 with the companies1 ,shall haste to ,dover2 there ,i 'll meet with you3 ,or1 if ,i stay past my prefixed time1 #ajd ,away for ,france2 we 'll meet in ,normandy4 ,the twenty pounds my lord mayor gives to me ,you shall receive1 and these ten ,portuguese1 ,part of mine uncle's thirty4 ,gentle coz1 ,have care to our great charge2 ,i know1 your wisdom ,hath tried itself in higher consequence4 #aaj ,askew4 ,coz1 all myself am yours3 yet have this care1 ,to lodge in ,london with all secrecy2 ,our uncle ,lincoln hath1 besides his own1 ,many a jealous eye1 that in your face ,stares only to watch means for your disgrace4 ,lacy4 ,stay1 cousin1 who be these8 #aaf ,enter ,,simon ,,eyre1 ,,margery his wife1 ,,hodge1 ,,firk1 ,,jane1 and ,,ralph with a piece4#bjid ,eyre4 ,leave whining1 leave whining6 ,away with this whimp'ring1 this puling1 these blubb'ring tears1 and these wet eyes6 ,i 'll get thy husband discharg'd1 ,i warrant thee1 sweet ,jane2 go to6 7#aba7 ,hodge4 ,master1 here be the captains4 ,eyre4 ,peace1 ,hodge2 husht1 ye knave1 husht6 ,firk4 ,here be the cavaliers and the colonels1 master4 #abe ,eyre4 ,peace1 ,firk2 peace1 my fine ,firk6 ,stand by with your pishery-pashery1#bjie away6 ,i am a man of the best presence2 ,i 'll speak to them1 an#bjif they were ,popes4--,gentlemen1 captains1 colonels1 commanders6 ,brave men1 7#acj7 brave leaders1 may it please you to give me audience4 ,i am ,simon ,eyre1 the mad shoemaker of ,tower ,street2 this wench with the mealy mouth that will never tire1 is my wife1 ,i can tell you2 here 's ,hodge1 my man and my foreman2 7#ace7 here 's ,firk1 my fine firking#bjig journeyman1 and this is blubbered ,jane4 ,all we come to be suitors for this honest ,ralph4 ,keep him at home1 and as ,i am a true shoemaker and a gentleman of the gentle craft1 buy spurs yourself1 and ,i 'll 7#adj7 find ye boots these seven years4 ,marg4 ,seven years1 husband8 ,eyre4 ,peace1 midriff1#bjih peace6 ,i know what ,i do4 ,peace6 #add ,firk4 ,truly1 master cormorant1#bjii you shall do ,god good service to let ,ralph and his wife stay together4 ,she 's a young new-married woman2 if you take her husband away from her a-night1 you undo her2 she may beg in the daytime2 for he 's as good a workman at a prick and an awl as any is in our trade4 #aea ,jane4 ,o let him stay1 else ,i shall be undone4 ,firk4 ,ay1 truly1 she shall be laid at one side like a pair of old shoes else1 and be occupied for no use4 #aee ,lacy4 ,truly1 my friends it lies not in my power3 ,the ,londoners are press'd1#bajj paid1 and set forth ,by the lord mayor2 ,i cannot change a man4 ,hodge4 ,why1 then you were as good be a corporal as a colonel1 if you cannot discharge 7#afj7 one good fellow2 and ,i tell you true1 ,i think you do more than you can answer1 to press a man within a year and a day of his marriage4 ,eyre4 ,well said1 melancholy ,hodge2 gramercy1 my fine foreman4 #afe ,marg4 ,truly1 gentlemen1 it were ill done for such as you1 to stand so stiffly against a poor young wife1 considering her case1 she is new-married2 but let that pass4 ,i pray1 deal not roughly with her2 her husband is a young man1 and but newly ent'red2 but let that pass4 #aga ,eyre4 ,away with your pishery-pashery1 your pols and your edipols6#baja ,peace1 midriff2 silence1 ,cicely ,bumtrinket6 ,let your head speak4 #age ,firk4 ,yea1 and the horns too1 master4 ,eyre4 ,too soon1 my fine ,firk1 too soon6 ,peace1 scoundrels6 ,see you this man8 ,captains1 you will not release him8 ,well1 let him go2 he 's a proper shot2 let him vanish6 7#ahj7 ,peace1 ,jane1 dry up thy tears1 they 'll make his powder dankish4#bajb ,take him1 brave men2 ,hector of ,troy was an hackney to him1 ,hercules and ,termagant#bajc scoundrels4 ,prince ,arthur's ,round-table--by the ,lord of ,ludgate--ne'er 7#ahe7 fed such a tall1#bajd such a dapper swordman2 by the life of ,pharaoh1 a brave resolute swordman6 ,peace1 ,jane6 ,i say no more1 mad knaves4 ,firk4 ,see1 see1 ,hodge1 how my master raves in commendation of ,ralph6 #aij ,hodge4 ,ralph1 th' art a gull1#baje by this hand1 an thou goest not4 ,askew4 ,i am glad1 good ,master ,eyre1 it is my hap ,to meet so resolute a soldier4 ,trust me1 for your report and love to him1 #aie ,a common slight regard shall not respect him4 ,lacy4 ,is thy name ,ralph8 ,ralph4 ,yes1 sir4 ,lacy4 ,give me thine hand2 ,thou shalt not want1 as ,i am a gentleman4 ,woman1 be patient2 ,god1 no doubt1 will send ,thy husband safe again2 but he must go1 #bjj ,his country's quarrel says it shall be so4 ,hodge4 ,th' art a gull1 by my stirrup1 if thou dost not go4 ,i will not have thee strike thy gimlet into these weak vessels2 prick thine enemies1 ,ralph4 #bje ,enter ,,dodger4 ,dodger4 ,my lord1 your uncle on the ,tower-hill ,stays with the lord-mayor and the aldermen1 ,and doth request you1 with all speed you may1 ,to hasten thither4 ,askew4 ,cousin1 let 's go4 ,lacy4 ,dodger1 run you before1 tell them we come1-- #baj ,this ,dodger is mine uncle's parasite4 ,exit ,,dodger4 ,the arrant'st varlet that e'er breath'd on earth2 ,he sets more discord in a noble house ,by one day's broaching of his pickthank tales1#bajf ,than can be salv'd#bajg again in twenty years1 #bae ,and he1 ,i fear1 shall go with us to ,france1 ,to pry into our actions4 ,askew4 ,therefore1 coz1 ,it shall behove you to be circumspect4 ,lacy4 ,fear not1 good cousin4--,ralph1 hie to your colours4 ,exit ,,lacy and ,,askew4 ,ralph4 ,i must1 because there's no remedy2 ,but1 gentle master and my loving dame1 #bba ,as you have always been a friend to me1 ,so in mine absence think upon my wife4 ,jane4 ,alas1 my ,ralph4 ,marg4 ,she cannot speak for weeping4 #bbd ,eyre4 ,peace1 you crack'd groats1#bajh you mustard tokens1#baji disquiet not the brave soldier4 ,go thy ways1 ,ralph6 ,jane4 ,ay1 ay1 you bid him go2 what shall ,i do ,when he is gone8 ,firk4 ,why1 be doing with me or my fellow ,hodge2 be not idle4 #bca ,eyre4 ,let me see thy hand1 ,jane4 ,this fine hand1 this white hand1 these pretty fingers must spin1 must card1 must work2 work1 you bombast cotton-candle-quean2 work for your living1 7#bce7 with a pox to you4--,hold thee1 ,ralph1 here 's five sixpences for thee2 fight for the honour of the gentle craft1 for the gentlemen shoemakers1 the courageous cordwainers1 the flower of ,st4 ,martin's1 the mad knaves of ,bedlam1 ,fleet 7#bdj7 ,street1 ,tower ,street and ,whitechapel2 crack me the crowns of the ,french knaves2 a pox on them1 crack them2 fight1 by the ,lord of ,ludgate2 fight1 my fine boy6 ,firk4 ,here1 ,ralph1 here 's three two-pences2 7#bde7 two carry into ,france1 the third shall wash our souls at parting1 for sorrow is dry4 ,for my sake1 firk the ,basa mon cues4 ,hodge4 ,ralph4 ,i am heavy at parting2 but here 's a shilling for thee4 ,god send#baaj thee to 7#bej7 cram thy slops#baaa with ,french crowns1 and thy enemies' bellies with bullets4 ,ralph4 ,i thank you1 master1 and ,i thank you all4 ,now1 gentle wife1 my loving lovely ,jane1 ,rich men1 at parting1 give their wives rich gifts1 #bee ,jewels and rings1 to grace their lily hands4 ,thou know'st our trade makes rings for women's heels2 ,here take this pair of shoes1 cut out by ,hodge1 ,stitch'd by my fellow ,firk1 seam'd by myself1 ,made up and pink'd#baab with letters for thy name4 #bfj ,wear them1 my dear ,jane1 for thy husband's sake1 ,and every morning when thou pull'st them on1 ,remember me1 and pray for my return4 ,make much of them2 for ,i have made them so ,that ,i can know them from a thousand mo4 #bfe ,drum sounds4 ,enter the ,,lord ,,mayor1 the ,,earl ,,of ,,lincoln1 ,,lacy1 ,,askew1 ,,dodger1 and ,soldiers4 ,they pass over the stage2 ,,ralph falls in amongst them2 ,,firk and the rest cry 8,farewell10 etc41 and so exeunt4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#baac ,enter ,,rose1 alone1 making a garland4 ,rose4 ,here sit thou down upon this flow'ry bank ,and make a garland for thy ,lacy's head4 ,these pinks1 these roses1 and these violets1 ,these blushing gilliflowers1 these marigolds1 ,the fair embroidery of his coronet1 #e ,carry not half such beauty in their cheeks1 ,as the sweet count'nance of my ,lacy doth4 ,o my most unkind father6 ,o my stars1 ,why lower'd you so at my nativity1 ,to make me love1 yet live robb'd of my love8 ,here as a thief am ,i imprisoned #aa ,for my dear ,lacy's sake within those walls1 ,which by my father's cost were builded up ,for better purposes4 ,here must ,i languish ,for him that doth as much lament1 ,i know1 #ae ,mine absence1 as for him ,i pine in woe4 ,enter ,,sybil4 ,sybil4 ,good morrow1 young mistress4 ,i am sure you make that garland for me1 against#baad ,i shall be ,lady of the ,harvest4 ,rose4 ,sybil1 what news at ,london8 #bj ,sybil4 ,none but good2 my lord mayor1 your father1 and master ,philpot1 your uncle1 and ,master ,scot1 your cousin1 and ,mistress ,frigbottom by ,doctors' ,commons1 do all1 by my troth1 send you most hearty commendations4 #be ,rose4 ,did ,lacy send kind greetings to his love8 ,sybil4 ,o yes1 out of cry1 by my troth4 ,i scant knew him2 here 'a wore a scarf2 and here a scarf1 here a bunch of feathers1 and here precious stones and jewels1 and a pair 7#cj7 of garters1--,o1 monstrous6 like one of our yellow silk curtains at home here in ,old ,ford ,house here1 in ,master ,belly-mount's chamber4 ,i stood at our door in ,cornhill1 look'd at him1 he at me indeed1 spake to him1 but he not 7#ce7 to me1 not a word2 marry go-up1 thought ,i1 with a wanion6#baae ,he pass'd by me as proud --,marry foh6 are you grown humorous1#baaf thought ,i2 and so shut the door1 and in ,i came4 ,rose4 ,o ,sybil1 how dost thou my ,lacy wrong6 #dj ,my ,rowland is as gentle as a lamb1 ,no dove was ever half so mild as he4 ,sybil4 ,mild8 yea1 as a bushel of stamp crabs4#baag ,he lookt upon me as sour as verjuice4#baah ,go thy ways1 thought ,i1 thou may'st be much 7#de7 in my gaskins1#baai but nothing in my nether-stocks4#babj ,this is your fault1 mistress1 to love him that loves not you2 he thinks scorn to do as he 's done to2 but if ,i were as you1 ,i 'd cry1 8,go by1 ,jeronimo1 go by60#baba #ej ,i 'd set mine old debts against my new driblets1 ,and the hare's foot against the goose giblets1 ,for if ever ,i sigh1 when sleep ,i should take1 ,pray ,god ,i may lose my maidenhead when ,i wake4 ,rose4 ,will my love leave me then1 and go to ,france8 #ee ,sybil4 ,i know not that1 but ,i am sure ,i see him stalk before the soldiers4 ,by my troth1 he is a proper#babb man2 but he is proper that proper doth4 ,let him go snick-up1#babc young mistress4 #fj ,rose4 ,get thee to ,london1 and learn perfectly ,whether my ,lacy go to ,france1 or no4 ,do this1 and ,i will give thee for thy pains ,my cambric apron and my ,romish gloves1 ,my purple stockings and a stomacher4 #fe ,say1 wilt thou do this1 ,sybil1 for my sake8 ,sybil4 ,will ,i1 quoth 'a8 ,at whose suit8 ,by my troth1 yes1 ,i 'll go4 ,a cambric apron1 gloves1 a pair of purple stockings1 and a stomacher6 ,i 'll sweat in purple1 mistress1 for you2 7#gj7 ,i 'll take anything that comes a' ,god's name4 ,o rich6 a cambric apron6 ,faith1 then have at #8up tails all4' ,i 'll go jiggy-joggy to ,london1 and be here in a trice1 young mistress4 ,exit4 ,rose4 ,do so1 good ,sybil4 ,meantime wretched ,i ,will sit and sigh for his lost company4 ,exit4 #ge ,,scene ,,ii4#babd ,enter ,,lacy1 like a ,dutch ,shoemaker4 ,lacy4 ,how many shapes have gods and kings devis'd1 ,thereby to compass their desired loves6 ,it is no shame for ,rowland ,lacy1 then1 ,to clothe his cunning with the gentle craft1 ,that1 thus disguis'd1 ,i may unknown possess #e ,the only happy presence of my ,rose4 ,for her have ,i forsook my charge in ,france1 ,incurr'd the king's displeasure1 and stirr'd up ,rough hatred in mine uncle ,lincoln's breast4 ,o love1 how powerful art thou1 that canst change ,high birth to baseness1 and a noble mind #aa ,to the mean semblance of a shoemaker6 ,but thus it must be2 for her cruel father1 ,hating the single union of our souls1 #ad ,has secretly convey'd my ,rose from ,london1 ,to bar me of her presence2 but ,i trust1 ,fortune and this disguise will further me ,once more to view her beauty1 gain her sight4 ,here in ,tower ,street with ,eyre the shoemaker ,mean ,i a while to work2 ,i know the trade1 #bj ,i learnt it when ,i was in ,wittenberg4 ,then cheer thy hoping spirits1 be not dismay'd1 ,thou canst not want3 do ,fortune what she can1 ,the gentle craft is living for a man4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#babe ,enter ,,eyre1 making himself ready4#babf ,eyre4 ,where be these boys1 these girls1 these drabs1 these scoundrels8 ,they wallow in the fat brewiss#babg of my bounty1 and lick up the crumbs of my table1 yet will not rise to see my walks cleansed4 ,come out1 you powder-beef#babh queans6 ,what1 ,nan6 what1 ,madge ,mumble-crust4 7#f7 ,come out1 you fat midriff-swag-belly-whores1 and sweep me these kennels#babi that the noisome stench offend not the noses of my neighbours4 ,what1 ,firk1 ,i say2 what1 ,hodge6 ,open my 7#aj7 shop windows6 ,what1 ,firk1 ,i say6 ,enter ,,firk4 ,firk4 ,o master1 is 't you that speak bandog#bacj and ,bedlam#baca this morning8 ,i was in a dream1 and mused what madman was got into the street so early4 ,have you drunk this morning that 7#ae7 your throat is so clear8 ,eyre4 ,ah1 well said1 ,firk2 well said1 ,firk4 ,to work1 my fine knave1 to work6 ,wash thy face1 and thou 't be more blest4 ,firk4 ,let them wash my face that will eat 7#bj7 it4 ,good master1 send for a souse-wife1#bacb if you'll have my face cleaner4 ,enter ,,hodge4 ,eyre4 ,away1 sloven6 avaunt1 scoundrel6--,good-morrow1 ,hodge2 good-morrow1 my fine foreman4 #be ,hodge4 ,o master1 good-morrow2 y' are an early stirrer4 ,here 's a fair morning4--,good-morrow1 ,firk1 ,i could have slept this hour4 ,here 's a brave day towards4#bacc ,eyre4 ,oh1 haste to work1 my fine foreman1 7#cj7 haste to work4 ,firk4 ,master1 ,i am dry as dust to hear my fellow ,roger talk of fair weather2 let us pray for good leather1 and let clowns and plough-boys and those that work in the fields pray 7#ce7 for brave days4 ,we work in a dry shop2 what care ,i if it rain8 ,enter ,,eyre',s wife ,,margery4 ,eyre4 ,how now1 ,dame ,margery1 can you see to rise8 ,trip and go1 call up the drabs1 your maids4 #dj ,marg4 ,see to rise8 ,i hope 't is time enough1 't is early enough for any woman to be seen abroad4 ,i marvel how many wives in ,tower ,street are up so soon4 ,gods me1 't is not noon1--here 's a yawling6#bacd #de ,eyre4 ,peace1 ,margery1 peace6 ,where 's ,cicely ,bumtrinket1 your maid8 ,she has a privy fault1 she farts in her sleep4 ,call the quean up2 if my men want shoe-thread1 ,i 'll swinge her in a stirrup4 #ej ,firk4 ,yet1 that 's but a dry beating2 here 's still a sign of drought4 ,enter ,,lacy disguised1 singing4 ,lacy4 ,der was een bore van ,gelderland ,frolick sie byen2 ,he was als dronck he cold nyet stand1 ,upsolce sie byen4 #ef ,tap eens de canneken1 ,drincke1 schone mannekin4#bace ,firk4 ,master1 for my life1 yonder's a brother 7#ei7 of the gentle craft2 if he bear not ,saint ,hugh's bones1#bacf ,i 'll forfeit my bones2 he 's some uplandish workman3 hire him1 good master1 that ,i may learn some gibble-gabble2 't will make us work the faster4 #fd ,eyre4 ,peace1 ,firk6 ,a hard world6 ,let him pass1 let him vanish2 we have journeymen enow4 ,peace1 my fine ,firk6 ,marg4 ,nay1 nay1 y' are best follow your man's counsel2 you shall see what will come on 't4 ,we have not men enow1 but we must entertain 7#gj7 every butter-box2#bacg but let that pass4 ,hodge4 ,dame1 'fore ,god1 if my master follow your counsel1 he 'll consume little beef4 ,he shall be clad of men an he can catch them4 ,firk4 ,ay1 that he shall4 #ge ,hodge4 ',fore ,god1 a proper man1 and ,i warrant1 a fine workman4 ,master1 farewell2 dame1 adieu2 if such a man as he cannot find work1 ,hodge is not for you4 ,offers to go4 ,eyre4 ,stay1 my fine ,hodge4 #hj ,firk4 ,faith1 an your foreman go1 dame1 you must take a journey to seek a new journeyman2 if ,roger remove1 ,firk follows4 ,if ,saint ,hugh's bones shall not be set a-work1 ,i may prick mine all in the walls1 and go play4 ,fare ye well1 master2 good-bye1 dame4 #hf ,eyre4 ,tarry1 my fine ,hodge1 my brisk foreman6 ,stay1 ,firk6 ,peace1 pudding-broth6 ,by the ,lord of ,ludgate1 ,i love my men as my life4 ,peace1 you gallimaufry6#bach ,hodge1 if he 7#ij7 want work1 ,i 'll hire him4 ,one of you to him2 stay1--he comes to us4 ,lacy4 ,goeden dach1 meester1 ende u vro oak4#baci ,firk4 ,nails1#badj if ,i should speak after him without drinking1 ,i should choke4 ,and you1 7#ie7 friend ,oake1 are you of the gentle craft8 ,lacy4 ,yaw1 yaw1 ik bin den skomawker4#bada ,firk4 ,den skomaker1 quoth 'a6 ,and hark you1 skomaker1 have you all your tools1 a good rubbing-pin1 a good stopper1 a good dresser1 your 7#ajj7 four sorts of awls1 and your two balls of wax1 your paring knife1 your hand-and-thumb-leathers1 and good ,st4 ,hugh's bones to smooth up your work8 #ajd ,lacy4 ,yaw1 yaw2 be niet vorveard4 ,ik hab all de dingen voour mack skooes groot and cleane4#badb ,firk4 ,ha1 ha6 ,good master1 hire him2 he 'll make me laugh so that ,i shall work more in mirth than ,i can in earnest4 ,eyre4 ,hear ye1 friend1 have ye any skill in 7#aaj7 the mystery#badc of cordwainers8 ,lacy4 ,ik weet niet wat yow seg2 ich verstaw you niet4#badd ,firk4 ,why1 thus1 man3 ,imitating by gesture 7#aad7 a shoemaker at work4 ,ich verste u niet1 quoth 'a4 ,lacy4 ,yaw1 yaw1 yaw2 ick can dat wel doen4#bade ,firk4 ,yaw1 yaw6 ,he speaks yawing like a jackdaw that gapes to be fed with cheese-curds4 ,oh1 he 'll give a villanous pull at a 7#abj7 can of double-beer2 but ,hodge and ,i have the vantage1 we must drink first1 because we are the eldest journeymen4 ,eyre4 ,what is thy name8 ,lacy4 ,hans--,hans ,meulter4 #abe ,eyre4 ,give me thy hand2 th' art welcome4-- ,hodge1 entertain him2 ,firk1 bid him welcome2 come1 ,hans4 ,run1 wife1 bid your maids1 your trullibubs1#badf make ready my fine men's breakfasts4 ,to him1 ,hodge6 #acj ,hodge4 ,hans1 th' art welcome2 use thyself friendly1 for we are good fellows2 if not1 thou shalt be fought with1 wert thou bigger than a giant4 ,firk4 ,yea1 and drunk with1 wert thou ,gargantua4 7#ace7 ,my master keeps no cowards1 ,i tell thee4--,ho1 boy1 bring him an heel-block1 here 's a new journeyman4 ,enter ,boy4 ,lacy4 ,o1 ich wersto you2 ich moet een halve dossen cans betaelen2 here1 boy1 nempt dis skilling1 tap eens freelicke4#badg ,exit ,boy4 #ada ,eyre4 ,quick1 snipper-snapper1 away6 ,firk1 scour thy throat2 thou shalt wash it with ,castilian liquor4 ,enter ,boy4 ,come1 my last of the fives1 give me a can4 ,have to thee1 ,hans2 here1 ,hodge2 here1 ,firk2 7#adf7 drink1 you mad ,greeks1 and work like true ,trojans1 and pray for ,simon ,eyre1 the shoemaker4--,here1 ,hans1 and th' art welcome4 ,firk4 ,lo1 dame1 you would have lost a good fellow that will teach us to laugh4 ,this 7#aea7 beer came hopping in well4 ,marg4 ,simon1 it is almost seven4 ,eyre4 ,is 't so4 ,dame ,clapper-dudgeon8#badh ,is 't seven a clock1 and my men's breakfast not ready8 ,trip and go1 you sous'd conger1#badi 7#aef7 away6 ,come1 you mad hyperboreans2 follow me1 ,hodge2 follow me1 ,hans2 come after1 my fine ,firk2 to work1 to work a while1 and then to breakfast4 ,exit4 ,firk4 ,soft6 ,yaw1 yaw1 good ,hans1 though 7#afa7 my master have no more wit but to call you afore me1 ,i am not so foolish to go behind you1 ,i being the elder journeyman4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#baej ,halloaing within4 ,enter ,,warner and ,,hammon1 like ,hunters4 ,ham4 ,cousin1 beat every brake1 the game 's not far1 ,this way with winged feet he fled from death1 ,whilst the pursuing hounds1 scenting his steps1 ,find out his highway to destruction4 ,besides1 the miller's boy told me even now1 #e ,he saw him take soil1#baea and he halloaed him1 ,affirming him to have been so embost#baeb ,that long he could not hold4 ,warn4 ,if it be so1 ',t is best we trace these meadows by ,old ,ford4 ,a noise of ,hunters within4 ,enter a ,boy4 ,ham4 ,how now1 boy8 ,where's the deer8 speak1 saw'st thou him8 #aa ,boy4 ,o yea2 ,i saw him leap through a hedge1 and then over a ditch1 then at my lord mayor's pale1 over he skipt me1 and in he went me1 and 8holla0 the hunters cried1 and 8there1 7#ae7 boy2 there1 boy60 ,but there he is1 a' mine honesty4 ,ham4 ,boy4 ,godamercy4 ,cousin1 let 's away2 ,i hope we shall find better sport to-day4 #ai ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#baec ,hunting within4 ,enter ,,rose and ,,sybil4 ,rose4 ,why1 ,sybil1 wilt thou prove a forester8 ,sybil4 ,upon some1 no4 ,forester8 ,go by2 no1 faith1 mistress4 ,the deer came running into the barn through the orchard and over the pale2 ,i wot well1 ,i lookt as pale as a new cheese to see him4 ,but whip1 says ,goodman ,pinclose1 7#f7 up with his flail1 and our ,nick with a prong1 and down he fell1 and they upon him1 and ,i upon them4 ,by my troth1 we had such sport2 and in the end we ended him2 his throat we cut1 flay'd him1 unhorn'd him1 and my 7#aa7 lord mayor shall eat of him anon1 when he comes4 ,horns sound within4 ,rose4 ,hark1 hark1 the hunters come2 y' are best take heed1 ,they 'll have a saying to you for this deed4 #ae ,enter ,,hammon1 ,,warner1 ,huntsmen1 and ,boy4 ,ham4 ,god save you1 fair ladies4 ,sybil4 ,ladies6 ,o gross6#baed ,warn4 ,came not a buck this way8 ,rose4 ,no1 but two does4 ,ham4 ,and which way went they8 ,faith1 we 'll hunt at those4 ,sybil4 ,at those8 ,upon some1 no4 ,when1 can you tell8 ,warn4 ,upon some1 ay4 ,sybil4 ,good ,lord6 ,warn4 ,wounds6#baee ,then farewell6 #bj ,ham4 ,boy1 which way went he8 ,boy4 ,this way1 sir1 he ran4 ,ham4 ,this way he ran indeed1 fair ,mistress ,rose2 ,our game was lately in your orchard seen4 ,warn4 ,can you advise1 which way he took his flight8 ,sybil4 ,follow your nose2 his horns will guide you right4 #be ,warn4 ,th' art a mad wench4 ,sybil4 ,o1 rich6 ,rose4 ,trust me1 not ,i4 ,it is not like that the wild forest-deer ,would come so near to places of resort2 ,you are deceiv'd1 he fled some other way4 ,warn4 ,which way1 my sugar-candy1 can you shew8 #cj ,sybil4 ,come up1 good honeysops1 upon some1 no4 ,rose4 ,why do you stay1 and not pursue your game8 ,sybil4 ,i 'll hold my life1 their hunting-nags be lame4 ,ham4 ,a deer more dear is found within this place4 ,rose4 ,but not the deer1 sir1 which you had in chase4 #ce ,ham4 ,i chas'd the deer1 but this dear chaseth me4 ,rose4 ,the strangest hunting that ever ,i see4 ,but where 's your park8 ,she offers to go away4 ,ham4 ',t is here3 ,o stay6 ,rose4 ,impale me1 and then ,i will not stray4 ,warn4 ,they wrangle1 wench2 we are more kind than they4 #dj ,sybil4 ,what kind of hart is that dear heart you seek8 ,warn4 ,a hart1 dear heart4 ,sybil4 ,who ever saw the like8 ,rose4 ,to lose your heart1 is 't possible you can8 ,ham4 ,my heart is lost4 ,rose4 ,alack1 good gentleman6 ,ham4 ,this poor lost heart would ,i wish you might find4 #de ,rose4 ,you1 by such luck1 might prove your hart a hind4 ,ham4 ,why ,luck had horns1 so have ,i heard some say4 ,rose4 ,now1 ,god1 an 't be his will1 send ,luck into your way4 ,enter the ,,lord ,,mayor and ,servants4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,what4 ,master ,hammon8 ,welcome to ,old ,ford6 ,sybil4 ,gods pittikins1#baef hands off1 sir6 ,here 's my lord4 #ej ,l4 ,mayor4 ,i hear you had ill luck1 and lost your game4 ,ham4 ',t is true1 my lord4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,i am sorry for the same4 ,what gentleman is this8 ,ham4 ,my brother-in-law4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,y' are welcome both2 sith ,fortune offers you ,into my hands1 you shall not part from hence1 ,until you have refresht your wearied limbs4 #ef ,go1 ,sybil1 cover the board6 ,you shall be guest ,to no good cheer1 but even a hunter's feast4 ,ham4 ,i thank your lordship4--,cousin1 on my life1 ,for our lost venison ,i shall find a wife4 #fj ,exeunt all but ,,mayor4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,in1 gentlemen2 ,i 'll not be absent long4-- ,this ,hammon is a proper gentleman1 ,a citizen by birth1 fairly allied2 ,how fit an husband were he for my girl6 ,well1 ,i will in1 and do the best ,i can1 #fe ,to match my daughter to this gentleman4 ,exit4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#baeg ,enter ,,lacy as ,,hans1 ,skipper1 ,,hodge1 and ,,firk4 ,skip4 ,ick sal yow wat seggen1 ,hans2 dis skip dot comen from ,candy1 is all vol1 by ,got's sacrament1 van sugar1 civet1 almonds1 cambrick1 end alle dingen1 towsand towsand ding4 ,nempt it1 ,hans1 nempt it vor u meester4 ,daer be de bils 7#e7 van laden4 ,your meester ,simon ,eyre sal hae good copen4 ,wat seggen yow1 ,hans8#baeh ,firk4 ,wat seggen de reggen de copen1 slopen--laugh1 ,hodge1 laugh6 #i ,hans4 ,mine liever broder ,firk1 bringt ,meester ,eyre tot del signe un ,swannekin2 daer sal yow finde dis skipper end me4 ,wat seggen yow1 broder ,firk8 ,doot it1 ,hodge4#baei ,come1 skipper4 ,exeunt4 ,firk4 ,bring him1 quoth you8 ,here 's no 7#ad7 knavery1 to bring my master to buy a ship north the lading of two or three hundred thousand pounds4 ,alas1 that's nothing2 a trifle1 a bauble1 ,hodge4 ,hodge4 ,the truth is1 ,firk1 that the merchant owner of the ship dares not shew his head1 7#bj7 and therefore this skipper that deals for him1 for the love he bears to ,hans1 offers my master ,eyre a bargain in the commodities4 ,he shall have a reasonable day of payment2 he may sell 7#bd7 the wares by that time1 and be an huge gainer himself4 ,firk4 ,yea1 but can my fellow ,hans lend my master twenty porpentines as an earnest penny8 ,hodge4 ,portuguese1 thou wouldst say2 here 7#bi7 they be1 ,firk2 hark1 they jingle in my pocket like ,st4 ,mary ,overy's bells4 ,enter ,,eyre and his ,wife ,,margery4 ,firk4 ,mum1 here comes my dame and my master4 ,she 'll scold1 on my life1 for loitering this ,monday2 but all 's one1 let them all say what they can1 ,monday 's our holiday4 #ce ,marg4 ,you sing1 ,sir ,sauce1 but ,i beshrew your heart4 ,i fear1 for this your singing we shall smart4 ,firk4 ,smart for me1 dame2 why1 dame1 why8 ,hodge4 ,master1 ,i hope you 'll not suffer my dame to take down your journeymen4 #dj ,firk4 ,if she take me down1 ,i 'll take her up8 yea1 and take her down too1 a button-hole lower4 ,eyre4 ,peace1 ,firk2 not ,i1 ,hodge2 by the life of ,pharaoh1 by the ,lord of ,ludgate1 by this beard1 every hair whereof ,i value at a 7#de7 king's ransom1 she shall not meddle with you4--,peace1 you bombast-cotton-candle-quean2 away1 queen of clubs2 quarrel not with me and my men1 with me and my fine ,firk2 ,i 'll firk you1 if you do4 #ej ,marg4 ,yea1 yea1 man1 you may use me as you please2 but let that pass4 ,eyre4 ,let it pass1 let it vanish away2 peace6 ,am ,i not ,simon ,eyre8 ,are not these my 7#ed7 brave men1 brave shoemakers1 all gentlemen of the gentle craft8 ,prince am ,i none1 yet am ,i nobly born1 as being the sole son of a shoemaker4 ,away1 rubbish6 vanish1 melt2 melt2 like kitchen-stuff4 #ei ,marg4 ,yea1 yea1 't is well2 ,i must be call'd rubbish1 kitchen-stuff1 for a sort#bafj of knaves4 ,firk4 ,nay1 dame1 you shall not weep and wail in woe for me4 ,master1 ,i 'll stay no longer2 here 's an inventory of my shop-tools4 ,adieu1 master2 ,hodge1 farewell4 #fe ,hodge4 ,nay1 stay1 ,firk2 thou shall not go alone4 ,marg4 ,i pray1 let them go2 there be moe maids than ,mawkin1 more men than ,hodge1 and more fools than ,firk4 #gj ,firk4 ,fools8 ,nails6 if ,i tarry now1 ,i would my guts might be turn'd to shoe-thread4 ,hodge4 ,and if ,i stay1 ,i pray ,god ,i may be turn'd to a ,turk1 and set in ,finsbury#bafa for boys to shoot at4--,come1 ,firk4 #ge ,eyre4 ,stay1 my fine knaves1 you arms of my trade1 you pillars of my profession4 ,what1 shall a tittle-tattle's words make you forsake ,simon ,eyre8--,avaunt1 kitchen-stuff6 ,rip1 you brown-bread ,tannikin2 out of my sight6 ,move me not6 ,have not ,i ta'en you from selling #ha tripes in ,eastcheap1 and set you in my shop1 and made you hail-fellow with ,simon ,eyre1 the shoemaker8 ,and now do you deal thus 7#hd7 with my journeymen8 ,look1 you powder-beef-quean1 on the face of ,hodge1 here 's a face for a lord4 ,firk4 ,and here 's a face for any lady in ,christendom4 #hi ,eyre4 ,rip1 you chitterling1 avaunt6 ,boy1 bid the tapster of the ,boar's ,head fill me a dozen cans of beer for my journeymen4 ,firk4 ,a dozen cans8 ,o1 brave6 ,hodge1 now ,i 'll stay4 ,eyre4 in a low voice to the ,boy4 ,an the 7#ie7 knave fills any more than two1 he pays for them4 ,exit ,boy4 ,aloud4--,a dozen cans of beer for my journeymen4 ,re-enter ,boy4 ,here1 you mad ,mesopotamians1 wash your livers 7#ii7 with this liquor4 ,where be the odd ten8--,no more1 ,madge1 no more4--,well said4#bafb ,drink and to work6--,what work dost thou1 ,hodge8 ,what work8 ,hodge4 ,i am a making a pair of shoes for my lord mayor's daughter1 ,mistress ,rose4 #aje ,firk4 ,and ,i a pair of shoes for ,sybil1 my lord's maid4 ,i deal with her4 ,eyre4 ,sybil8 ,fie1 defile not thy fine work-manly fingers with the feet of kitchenstuff 7#aji7 and basting-ladles4 ,ladies of the court1 fine ladies1 my lads1 commit their feet to our apparelling2 put gross work to ,hans4 ,yark#bafc and seam1 yark and seam6 ,firk4 ,for yarking and seaming let me alone1 an ,i come to't4 #aae ,hodge4 ,well1 master1 all this is from the bias4#bafd ,do you remember the ship my fellow ,hans told you of8 ,the skipper and he are both drinking at the ,swan4 ,here be the ,portuguese 7#aai7 to give earnest4 ,if you go through with it1 you cannot choose but be a lord at least4 ,firk4 ,nay1 dame1 if my master prove not a lord1 and you a lady1 hang me4 ,marg4 ,yea1 like enough1 if you may loiter and tipple thus4 #abe ,firk4 ,tipple1 dame8 ,no1 we have been bargaining with ,skellum ,skanderbag3#bafe can you ,dutch spreaken for a ship of silk ,cyprus1 laden with sugar-candy4 #abi ,enter ,boy with a velvet coat and an ,alderman's gown4 ,,eyre puts them on4 ,eyre4 ,peace1 ,firk2 silence1 ,tittle-tattle6 ,hodge1 ,i'll go through with it4 ,here's a seal-ring1 and ,i have sent for a guarded gown#baff and a damask cassock4 ,see where it comes2 look here1 ,maggy2 help me1 ,firk2 apparel me1 ,hodge2 silk and satin1 you mad ,philistines1 #ace silk and satin4 ,firk4 ,ha1 ha1 my master will be as proud as a dog in a doublet1 all in beaten#bafg damask and velvet4 #aci ,eyre4 ,softly1 ,firk1 for rearing#bafh of the nap1 and wearing threadbare my garments4 ,how dost thou like me1 ,firk8 ,how do ,i look1 my fine ,hodge8 ,hodge4 ,why1 now you look like yourself1 master4 ,i warrant you1 there 's few in the 7#adf7 city but will give you the wall1#bafi and come upon you with#bagj the right worshipful4 ,firk4 ,nails1 my master looks like a threadbare cloak new turn'd and drest4 ,lord1 ,lord1 7#adi7 to see what good raiment doth6 ,dame1 dame1 are you not enamoured8 ,eyre4 ,how say'st thou1 ,maggy1 am ,i not brisk8 ,am ,i not fine8 ,marg4 ,fine8 ,by my troth1 sweetheart1 very fine6 ,by my troth1 ,i never likt thee so well 7#aee7 in my life1 sweetheart3 but let that pass4 ,i warrant1 there be many women in the city have not such handsome husbands1 but only for their apparel2 but let that pass too4 #aei ,re-enter ,,hans and ,,skipper4 ,hans4 ,godden day1 mester4 ,dis be de skipper dat heb de skip van marchandice2 de commodity ben good2 nempt it1 master1 nempt it4#baga ,eyre4 ,godamercy1 ,hans2 welcome1 skipper4 ,where lies this ship of merchandise8 #afd ,skip4 ,de skip ben in revere2 dor be van sugar1 civet1 almonds1 cambrick1 and a towsand1 towsand tings1 gotz sacrament2 nempt it1 mester3 ye sal heb good copen4#bagb ,firk4 ,to him1 master6 ,o sweet master6 7#afi7 ,o sweet wares6 ,prunes1 almonds1 sugar-candy1 carrot-roots1 turnips1 ,o brave fatting meat6 ,let not a man buy a nutmeg but yourself4 ,eyre4 ,peace1 ,firk6 ,come1 skipper1 ,i'll go aboard with you4--,hans1 have you made him drink8 #age ,skip4 ,yaw1 yaw1 ic heb veale gedrunck4#bagc ,eyre4 ,come1 ,hans1 follow me4 ,skipper1 thou shalt have my countenance in the city4 ,exeunt4 ,firk4 ,yaw heb veale gedrunck1 quoth 'a4 ,they may well be called butter-boxes1 when 7#ahj7 they drink fat veal and thick beer too4 ,but come1 dame1 ,i hope you'll chide us no more4 ,marg4 ,no1 faith1 ,firk2 no1 perdy1#bagd ,hodge4 ,i do feel honour creep upon me1 and which is more1 a certain rising in my flesh2 but let that pass4 #ahf ,firk4 ,rising in your flesh do you feel1 say you8 ,ay1 you may be with child1 but why should not my master feel a rising in his flesh1 having a gown and a gold ring on8 ,but you are such a shrew1 you 'll soon pull him down4 #aia ,marg4 ,ha1 ha6 prithee1 peace6 ,thou mak'st my worship laugh2 but let that pass4 ,come1 ,i'll go in2 ,hodge1 prithee1 go before me2 ,firk1 follow me4 #aie ,firk4 ,firk doth follow3 ,hodge1 pass out in state4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bage ,enter the ,,earl ,,of ,,lincoln and ,,dodger4 ,linc4 ,how now1 good ,dodger1 what's the news in ,france8 ,dodger4 ,my lord1 upon the eighteenth day of ,may ,the ,french and ,english were prepar'd to fight2 ,each side with eager fury gave the sign ,of a most hot encounter4 ,five long hours #e ,both armies fought together2 at the length ,the lot of victory fell on our side4 ,twelve thousand of the ,frenchmen that day died1 ,four thousand ,english1 and no man of name ,but ,captain ,hyam and young ,ardington1 #aj ,two gallant gentlemen1 ,i knew them well4 ,linc4 ,but ,dodger1 prithee1 tell me1 in this fight ,how did my cousin ,lacy bear himself8 ,dodger4 ,my lord1 your cousin ,lacy was not there4 ,linc4 ,not there8 ,dodger4 ,no1 my good lord4 ,linc4 ,sure1 thou mistakest4 #ae ,i saw him shipp'd1 and a thousand eyes beside ,were witnesses of the farewells which he gave1 ,when ,i1 with weeping eyes1 bid him adieu4 ,dodger1 take heed4 ,dodger4 ,my lord1 ,i am advis'd#bagf ,that what ,i spake is true3 to prove it so1 #bj ,his cousin ,askew1 that suppli'd his place1 ,sent me for him from ,france1 that secretly ,he might convey himself thither4 ,linc4 ,is 't even so8 ,dares he so carelessly venture his life ,upon the indignation of a king8 #be ,has he despis'd my love1 and spurn'd those favours ,which ,i with prodigal hand pour'd on his head8 ,he shall repent his rashness with his soul2 ,since of my love he makes no estimate1 ,i 'll make him wish he had not known my hate4 #cj ,thou hast no other news8 ,dodger4 ,none else1 my lord4 ,linc4 ,none worse ,i know thou hast4--,procure the king ,to crown his giddy brows with ample honours1 ,send him chief colonel1 and all my hope #cd ,thus to be dash'd6 ,but 't is in vain to grieve1 ,one evil cannot a worse relieve4 ,upon my life1 ,i have found out his plot2 ,that old dog1 ,love1 that fawn'd upon him so1 ,love to that puling girl1 his fair-cheek'd ,rose1 ,the lord mayor's daughter1 hath distracted him1 #dj ,and in the fire of that love's lunacy ,hath he burnt up himself1 consum'd his credit1 ,lost the king's love1 yea1 and ,i fear1 his life1 ,only to get a wanton to his wife1 ,dodger1 it is so4 ,dodger4 ,i fear so1 my good lord4 #de ,linc4 ,it is so--nay1 sure it cannot be6 ,i am at my wits' end1 ,dodger6 ,dodger4 ,yea1 my lord4 ,linc4 ,thou art acquainted with my nephew's haunts1 ,spend this gold for thy pains2 go seek him out4 ,watch at my lord mayor's--there if he live1 #ej ,dodger1 thou shalt be sure to meet with him4 ,prithee1 be diligent4--,lacy1 thy name ,liv'd once in honour1 now 't is dead in shame4-- ,be circumspect4 ,exit4 ,dodger4 ,i warrant you1 my lord4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#bagg ,enter the ,l4 ,,mayor and ,,master ,,scott4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,good ,master ,scott1 ,i have been bold with you1 ,to be a witness to a wedding-knot ,betwixt young ,master ,hammon and my daughter4 ,o1 stand aside2 see where the lovers come4 ,enter ,,master ,,hammon and ,,rose4 ,rose4 ,can it be possible you love me so8 #e ,no1 no1 within those eyeballs ,i espy ,apparent likelihoods of flattery4 ,pray now1 let go my hand4 ,ham4 ,sweet ,mistress ,rose1 ,misconstrue not my words1 nor misconceive ,of my affection1 whose devoted soul #aj ,swears that ,i love thee dearer than my heart4 ,rose4 ,as dear as your own heart8 ,i judge it right1 ,men love their hearts best when th' are out of sight4 ,ham4 ,i love you1 by this hand4 ,rose4 ,yet hands off now6 ,if flesh be frail1 how weak and frail 's your vow6 ,ham4 ,then by my life ,i swear4 ,rose4 ,then do not brawl2 #af ,one quarrel loseth wife and life and all4 ,is not your meaning thus8 ,ham4 ,in faith1 you jest4 ,rose4 ,love loves to sport2 therefore leave love1 y' are best4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,what8 square#bagh they1 ,master ,scott8 ,scott4 ,sir1 never doubt1 #bj ,lovers are quickly in1 and quickly out4 ,ham4 ,sweet ,rose1 be not so strange in fancying me4 ,nay1 never turn aside1 shun not my sight3 ,i am not grown so fond1 to fond#bagi my love ,on any that shall quit it with disdain2 #be ,if you will love me1 so2--if not1 farewell4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,why1 how now1 lovers1 are you both agreed8 ,ham4 ,yes1 faith1 my lord4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ',t is well1 give me your hand4 ,give me yours1 daughter4--,how now1 both pull back6 ,what means this1 girl8 ,rose4 ,i mean to live a maid4 #cj ,ham4 7,aside47 ,but not to die one2 pause1 ere that be said4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,will you still cross me1 still be obstinate8 ,ham4 ,nay1 chide her not1 my lord1 for doing well2 ,if she can live an happy virgin's life1 ',t is far more blessed than to be a wife4 #ce ,rose4 ,say1 sir1 ,i cannot3 ,i have made a vow1 ,whoever be my husband1 't is not you4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,your tongue is quick2 but ,master ,hammon1 know1 ,i bade you welcome to another end4 ,ham4 ,what1 would you have me pule and pine and pray1 #dj ,with 8lovely lady10 8mistress of my heart10 8,pardon your servant10 and the rhymer play1 ,railing on ,cupid and his tyrant's-dart2 ,or shall ,i undertake some martial spoil1 ,wearing your glove at tourney and at tilt1 #de ,and tell how many gallants ,i unhors'd-- ,sweet1 will this pleasure you8 ,rose4 ,yea1 when wilt begin8 ,what1 love rhymes1 man8 ,fie on that deadly sin6 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,if you will have her1 ,i'll make her agree4 ,ham4 ,enforced love is worse than hate to me4 ,aside4 ,there is a wench keeps shop in the ,old ,change1 #ea ,to her will ,i--it is not wealth ,i seek4 ,i have enough--and will prefer her love ,before the world4--,aloud4 ,my good lord mayor1 adieu1 ,old love for me1 ,i have no luck with new4 ,exit4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,now1 mammet1#bahj you have well behav'd yourself1 #ef ,but you shall curse your coyness if ,i live4-- ,who's within there8 ,see you convey your mistress ,straight to th' ,old ,ford6 ,i'll keep you straight enough1 ,fore ,god1 ,i would have sworn the puling girl ,would willingly accepted ,hammon's love2 #fa ,but banish him1 my thoughts6--,go1 minion1 in6 ,exit ,,rose4 ,now tell me1 ,master ,scott1 would you have thought ,that ,master ,simon ,eyre1 the shoemaker1 ,had been of wealth to buy such merchandise8 ,scott4 ',t was well1 my lord1 your honour and myself #ff ,grew partners with him2 for your bills of lading ,shew that ,eyre's gains in one commodity ,rise at the least to full three thousand pound ,besides like gain in other merchandise4 #gj ,l4 ,mayor4 ,well1 he shall spend some of his thousands now1 ,for ,i have sent for him to the ,guildhall4 ,enter ,,eyre4 ,see1 where he comes4--,good morrow1 ,master ,eyre4 ,eyre4 ,poor ,simon ,eyre1 my lord1 your shoemaker4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,well1 well1 it likes#baha yourself to term you so4 #ge ,enter ,,dodger4 ,now ,master ,dodger1 what's the news with you8 ,dodger4 ,i'd gladly speak in private to your honour4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,you shall1 you shall4--,master ,eyre and ,master ,scott1 ,i have some business with this gentleman2 ,i pray1 let me entreat you to walk before #hj ,to the ,guildhall2 ,i'll follow presently4 ,master ,eyre1 ,i hope ere noon to call you sheriff4 ,eyre4 ,i would not care1 my lord1 if you might call me ,king of ,spain4--,come1 ,master ,scott4 ,exeunt ,,eyre and ,,scott4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,now1 ,master ,dodger1 what 's the news you bring8 #he ,dodger4 ,the ,earl of ,lincoln by me greets your lordship1 ,and earnestly requests you1 if you can1 ,inform him where his nephew ,lacy keeps4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,is not his nephew ,lacy now in ,france8 ,dodger4 ,no1 ,i assure your ,lordship1 but disguis'd #ij ,lurks here in ,london4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,london8 ,is't even so8 ,it may be2 but upon my faith and soul1 ,i know not where he lives1 or whether he lives3 ,so tell my ,lord of ,lincoln4--,lurk in ,london8 ,well1 ,master ,dodger1 you perhaps may start him2 #ie ,be but the means to rid him into ,france1 ,i'll give you a dozen angels#bahb for your pains3 ,so much ,i love his honour1 hate his nephew4 ,and1 prithee1 so inform thy lord from me4 ,dodger4 ,i take my leave4 ,exit ,,dodger4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,farewell1 good ,master ,dodger4 ,lacy in ,london8 ,i dare pawn my life1 #aja ,my daughter knows thereof1 and for that cause ,deni'd young ,master ,hammon in his love4 ,well1 ,i am glad ,i sent her to ,old ,ford4 ,gods ,lord1 't is late6 to ,guildhall ,i must hie2 ,i know my brethren stay#bahc my company4 ,exit4 #ajf ,,scene ,,iv4#bahd ,enter ,,firk1 ,eyre's wife ,,margery1 ,,lacy as ,,hans1 and ,,roger4 ,marg4 ,thou goest too fast for me1 ,roger4 ,o1 ,firk4 ,firk4 ,ay1 forsooth4 ,marg4 ,i pray thee1 run--do you hear8--run to ,guildhall1 and learn if my husband1 ,master 7#e7 ,eyre1 will take that worshipful vocation of ,master ,sheriff upon him4 ,hie thee1 good ,firk4 ,firk4 ,take it8 ,well1 ,i go2 an he should not take it1 ,firk swears to forswear him4 ,yes1 forsooth1 ,i go to ,guildhall4 #aj ,marg4 ,nay1 when8 ,thou art too compendious and tedious4 ,firk4 ,o rare1 your excellence is full of eloquence2 how like a new cart-wheel my dame speaks1 and she looks like an old musty ale-bottle#bahe 7#ae7 going to scalding4 ,marg4 ,nay1 when8 ,thou wilt make me melancholy4 ,firk4 ,god forbid your worship should fall into that humour2--,i run4 ,exit4 #bj ,marg4 ,let me see now1 ,roger and ,hans4 ,hodge4 ,ay1 forsooth1 dame--mistress1 ,i should say1 but the old term so sticks to the roof of my mouth1 ,i can hardly lick it off4 ,marg4 ,even what thou wilt1 good ,roger2 7#be7 dame is a fair name for any honest ,christian2 but let that pass4 ,how dost thou1 ,hans8 ,hans4 ,mee tanck you1 vro4#bahf ,marg4 ,well1 ,hans and ,roger1 you see1 ,god hath blest your master1 and1 perdy1 if ever 7#cj7 he comes to be ,master ,sheriff of ,london--as we are all mortal--you shall see1 ,i will have some odd thing or other in a corner for your3 ,i will not be your back-friend2#bahg but let that pass4 ,hans1 pray thee1 tie my shoe4 #ce ,hans4 ,yaw1 ic sal1 vro4#bahh ,marg4 ,roger1 thou know'st the length of my foot2 as it is none of the biggest1 so ,i thank ,god1 it is handsome enough2 prithee1 let me have a pair of shoes made1 cork1 good ,roger1 7#dj7 wooden heel too4 ,hodge4 ,you shall4 ,marg4 ,art thou acquainted with never a farthingale-maker1 nor a ,french hood-maker8 ,i must enlarge my bum1 ha1 ha6 ,how shall 7#de7 ,i look in a hood1 ,i wonder6 ,perdy1 oddly ,i think4 ,hodge4 ,aside4 ,as a cat out of a pillory4-- ,very well1 ,i warrant you1 mistress4 ,marg4 ,indeed1 all flesh is grass2 and1 7#ej7 ,roger1 canst thou tell where ,i may buy a good hair8 ,hodge4 ,yes1 forsooth1 at the poulterer's in ,gracious ,street4 ,marg4 ,thou art an ungracious wag3 perdy1 7#ee7 ,i mean a false hair for my periwig4 ,hodge4 ,why1 mistress1 the next time ,i cut my beard1 you shall have the shavings of it2 but they are all true hairs4 ,marg4 ,it is very hot1 ,i must get me a fan 7#fj7 or else a mask4 ,hodge4 ,aside4 ,so you had need1 to hide your wicked face4 ,marg4 ,fie1 upon it1 how costly this world's calling is2 perdy1 but that it is one of the wonderful 7#fe7 works of ,god1 ,i would not deal with it4--,is not ,firk come yet8 ,hans1 be not so sad1 let it pass and vanish1 as my husband's worship says4 ,hans4 ,ick bin vrolicke1 lot see yow soo4#bahi #gj ,hodge4 ,mistress1 will you drink#baij a pipe of tobacco8 ,marg4 ,oh1 fie upon it1 ,roger1 perdy6 ,these filthy tobacco-pipes are the most idle slavering baubles that ever ,i felt4 ,out upon it6 ,god #ge bless us1 men look not like men that use them4 ,enter ,,ralph1 being lame4 ,hodge4 ,what1 fellow ,ralph8 ,mistress1 look here1 ,jane's husband6 ,why1 how now1 lame8 ,hans1 make much of him1 he's a brother of our trade1 a good workman1 and a tall#baia soldier4 #hj ,hans4 ,you be welcome1 broder4 ,marg4 ,perdy1 ,i knew him not4 ,how dost thou1 good ,ralph8 ,i am glad to see thee well4 ,ralph4 ,i would to ,god you saw me1 dame1 as well ,as when ,i went from ,london into ,france4 #he ,marg4 ,trust me1 ,i am sorry1 ,ralph1 to see thee impotent4 ,lord1 how the wars have made him sunburnt6 ,the left leg is not well2 't was a fair gift of ,god the infirmity took not hold a little higher1 considering thou camest from 7#ij7 ,france2 but let that pass4 ,ralph4 ,i am glad to see you well1 and ,i rejoice ,to hear that ,god hath blest my master so ,since my departure4 ,marg4 ,yea1 truly1 ,ralph1 ,i thank my 7#ie7 ,maker2 but let that pass4 ,hodge4 ,and1 sirrah ,ralph1 what news1 what news in ,france8 ,ralph4 ,tell me1 good ,roger1 first1 what news in ,england8 ,how does my ,jane8 ,when didst thou see my wife8 #ajj ,where lives my poor heart8 ,she'll be poor indeed1 ,now ,i want limbs to get whereon to feed4 ,hodge4 ,limbs8 ,hast thou not hands1 man8 ,thou shalt never see a shoemaker want bread1 though he have but three fingers on a hand4 #aje ,ralph4 ,yet all this while ,i hear not of my ,jane4 ,marg4 ,o ,ralph1 your wife1--perdy1 we know not what 's become of her4 ,she was here a while1 and because she was married1 grew more stately than became her2 ,i checkt her1 and 7#aaj7 so forth2 away she flung1 never returned1 nor said bye nor bah2 and1 ,ralph1 you know1 8ka me1 ka thee40#baib ,and1 so as ,i tell ye----,roger1 is not ,firk come yet8 ,hodge4 ,no1 forsooth4 #aae ,marg4 ,and so1 indeed1 we heard not of her1 but ,i hear she lives in ,london2 but let that pass4 ,if she had wanted1 she might have opened her case to me or my husband1 or to any of my men2 ,i am sure1 there's not any of them1 7#abj7 perdy1 but would have done her good to his power4 ,hans1 look if ,firk be come4 ,hans4 ,yaw1 ik sal1 vro4#baic ,exit ,,hans4 ,marg4 ,and so1 as ,i said--but1 ,ralph1 why dost thou weep8 ,thou knowest that naked 7#abe7 we came out of our mother's womb1 and naked we must return2 and1 therefore1 thank ,god for all things4 ,hodge4 ,no1 faith1 ,jane is a stranger here2 but1 ,ralph1 pull up a good heart4 ,i know thou 7#acj7 hast one4 ,thy wife1 man1 is in ,london2 one told me1 he saw her a while ago very brave#baid and neat2 we'll ferret her out1 an ,london hold her4 ,marg4 ,alas1 poor soul1 he's overcome 7#ace7 with sorrow2 he does but as ,i do1 weep for the loss of any good thing4 ,but1 ,ralph1 get thee in1 call for some meat and drink1 thou shalt find me worshipful towards thee4 ,ralph4 ,i thank you1 dame2 since ,i want limbs and lands1 #adj ,i'll trust to ,god1 my good friends1 and my hands4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,hans and ,,firk running4 ,firk4 ,run1 good ,hans6 ,o ,hodge1 ,o mistress6 ,hodge1 heave up thine ears2 mistress1 smug up#baie your looks2 on with your best apparel2 my master is chosen1 my master is called1 nay1 7#ade7 condemn'd by the cry of the country to be sheriff of the city for this famous year now to come4 ,and1 time now being1 a great many men in black gowns were askt for their voices and their hands1 and my master had all their #aej fists about his ears presently1 and they cried ',ay1 ay1 ay1 ay1'--and so ,i came away-- ,wherefore without all other grieve ,i do salute you1 ,mistress ,shrieve4#baif ,hans4 ,yaw1 my mester is de groot man1 de shrieve4 #aee ,hodge4 ,did not ,i tell you1 mistress8 ,now ,i may boldly say3 ,good-morrow to your worship4 ,marg4 ,good-morrow1 good ,roger4 ,i thank 7#afj7 you1 my good people all4--,firk1 hold up thy hand3 here 's a three-penny piece for thy tidings4 ,firk4 ',t is but three-half-pence1 ,i think4 ,yes1 't is three-pence1 ,i smell the rose4#baig #afe ,hodge4 ,but1 mistress1 be rul'd by me1 and do not speak so pulingly4 ,firk4 ',t is her worship speaks so1 and not she4 ,no1 faith1 mistress1 speak me in the old key3 8,to it1 ,firk20 8there1 good ,firk20 7#agj7 8ply your business1 ,hodge20 8,hodge1 with a full mouth20 8,i'll fill your bellies with good cheer1 till they cry twang40 ,enter ,,eyre wearing a gold chain4 ,hans4 ,see1 myn liever broder1 heer compt my meester4#baih #age ,marg4 ,welcome home1 ,master ,shrieve2 ,i pray ,god continue you in health and wealth4 ,eyre4 ,see here1 my ,maggy1 a chain1 a gold chain for ,simon ,eyre4 ,i shall make thee a lady2 here's a ,french hood for thee2 on with 7#ahj7 it1 on with it6 dress thy brows with this flap of a shoulder of mutton1#baii to make thee look lovely4 ,where be my fine men8 ,roger1 ,i'll make over my shop and tools to thee2 ,firk1 thou shalt be the foreman2 ,hans1 thou shalt have 7#ahe7 an hundred for twenty4#bbjj ,be as mad knaves as your master ,sim ,eyre hath been1 and you shall live to be sheriffs of ,london4--,how dost thou like me1 ,margery8 ,prince am ,i none1 yet 7#ahi7 am ,i princely born4 ,firk1 ,hodge1 and ,hans6 ,all ,three4 ,ay1 forsooth1 what says your worship1 ,master ,sheriff8 ,eyre4 ,worship and honour1 you ,babylonian knaves1 for the gentle craft4 ,but ,i forgot myself1 ,i am bidden by my lord mayor to dinner 7#aie7 to ,old ,ford2 he's gone before4 ,i must after4 ,come1 ,madge1 on with your trinkets6 ,now1 my true ,trojans1 my fine ,firk1 my dapper ,hodge1 my honest ,hans1 some device1 some odd cratchets1 some morris1 or such like1 for the 7#bjj7 honour of the gentlemen shoemakers4 ,meet me at ,old ,ford1 you know my mind4 ,come1 ,madge1 away4 ,shut up the shop1 knaves1 and make holiday4 ,exeunt4 ,firk4 ,o rare6 ,o brave6 ,come1 ,hodge2 follow me1 ,hans2 #bjf ,we'll be with them for a morris-dance4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#bbja ,enter the ,,lord ,,mayor1 ,,rose1 ,,eyre1 his wife ,,margery in a ,french hood1 ,,sybil1 and other ,servants4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,trust me1 you are as welcome to ,old ,ford ,as ,i myself4 ,marg4 ,truly1 ,i thank your lordship4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,would our bad cheer were worth the thanks you give4 ,eyre4 ,good cheer1 my lord mayor1 fine cheer6 ,a fine house1 fine walls1 all fine and neat4 #e ,l4 ,mayor4 ,now1 by my troth1 ,i'll tell thee1 ,master ,eyre1 ,it does me good1 and all my brethren1 ,that such a madcap fellow as thyself ,is ent'red into our society4 ,marg4 ,ay1 but1 my lord1 he must learn now to put on gravity4 #aj ,eyre4 ,peace1 ,maggy1 a fig for gravity6 ,when ,i go to ,guildhall in my scarlet gown1 ,i'll look as demurely as a saint1 and speak as gravely as a justice of peace2 but now ,i am here at ,old ,ford1 at my good lord mayor's house1 let it 7#ae7 go by1 vanish1 ,maggy1 ,i'll be merry2 away with flip-flap1 these fooleries1 these gulleries4 ,what1 honey8 ,prince am ,i none1 yet am ,i princely born4 ,what says my lord mayor8 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,i had rather than 7#bj7 a thousand pound1 ,i had an heart but half so light as yours4 ,eyre4 ,why1 what should ,i do1 my lord8 ,a pound of care pays not a dram of debt4 ,hum1 let's be merry1 whiles we are young2 old age1 7#be7 sack and sugar will steal upon us1 ere we be aware4 ,,the ,,first ,,three ,,men',s ,,song#bbjb ,o the month of ,may1 the merry month of ,may1 ,so frolick1 so gay1 and so green1 so green1 so green6 ,o1 and then did ,i unto my true love say #cj 8,sweet ,peg1 thou shalt be my summer's queen6 8,now the nightingale1 the pretty nightingale1 ,the sweetest singer in all the forest's choir1 ,entreats thee1 sweet ,peggy1 to hear thy true love's tale3 ,lo1 yonder she sitteth1 her breast against a brier4 #ce 8,but ,o1 ,i spy the cuckoo1 the cuckoo1 the cuckoo2 ,see where she sitteth3 come away1 my joy1 ,come away1 ,i prithee3 ,i do not like the cuckoo ,should sing where my ,peggy and ,i kiss and toy40 ,o the month of ,may1 the merry month of ,may1 #dj ,so frolick1 so gay1 and so green1 so green1 so green6 ,and then did ,i unto my true love say3 8,sweet ,peg1 thou shalt be my summer's queen60 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,it's well done4 ,mistress ,eyre1 pray1 give good counsel ,to my daughter4 #de ,marg4 ,i hope1 ,mistress ,rose will have the grace to take nothing that 's bad4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,pray ,god she do2 for i' faith1 ,mistress ,eyre1 ,i would bestow upon that peevish girl ,a thousand marks more than ,i mean to give her ,upon condition she'd be rul'd by me4 #ea ,the ape still crosseth me4 ,there came of late ,a proper gentleman of fair revenues1 ,whom gladly ,i would call son-in-law3 ,but my fine cockney would have none of him4 ,you 'll prove a coxcomb for it1 ere you die3 #ef ,a courtier1 or no man1 must please your eye4 ,eyre4 ,be rul'd1 sweet ,rose3 th' art ripe for a man4 ,marry not with a boy that has no more hair on his face than thou hast on thy #fj cheeks4 ,a courtier1 wash1 go by1 stand not upon pishery-pashery3 those silken fellows are but painted images1 outsides1 outsides1 ,rose2 their inner linings are torn4 ,no1 my fine mouse1 marry me with a gentleman grocer like my lord 7#fe7 mayor1 your father2 a grocer is a sweet trade3 plums1 plums4 ,had ,i a son or daughter should marry out of the generation and blood of the shoemakers1 he should pack4 ,what1 the gentle trade is a living for a man through ,europe1 through the world4 #ga ,a noise within of a tabor and a pipe4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,what noise is this8 ,eyre4 ,o my lord mayor1 a crew of good fellows that for love to your honour are come hither with a morris-dance4 ,come in1 my ,mesopotamians1 cheerily4 #gf ,enter ,,hodge1 ,,hans1 ,,ralph1 ,,firk1 and other ,shoemakers1 in a morris2 after a little dancing1 the ,,lord ,,mayor speaks4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,master ,eyre1 are all these shoemakers8 ,eyre4 ,all cordwainers1 my good lord mayor4 ,rose4 ,aside4 ,how like my ,lacy looks yond shoemaker6 ,hans4 ,aside4 ,o that ,i durst but speak unto my love6 #hj ,l4 ,mayor4 ,sybil1 go fetch some wine to make these drink4 ,you are all welcome4 ,all4 ,we thank your lordship4 ,,rose takes a cup of wine and goes to ,,hans4 ,rose4 ,for his sake whose fair shape thou represent'st1 ,good friend ,i drink to thee4 #he ,hans4 ,ic bedancke1 good frister4#bbjc ,marg4 ,i see4 ,mistress ,rose1 you do not want judgment2 you have drunk to the properest man ,i keep4 ,firk4 ,here be some have done their parts to be as proper as he4 #ia ,l4 ,mayor4 ,well1 urgent business calls me back to ,london4 ,good fellows1 first go in and taste our cheer2 ,and to make merry as you homeward go1 ,spend these two angels in beer at ,stratford-,bow4 #ie ,eyre4 ,to these two1 my mad lads1 ,sim ,eyre adds another2 then cheerily1 ,firk2 tickle it1 ,hans1 and all for the honour of shoemakers4 ,all go dancing out4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,come1 ,master ,eyre1 let 's have your company4 ,exeunt4 ,rose4 ,sybil1 what shall ,i do8 #ajj ,sybil4 ,why1 what 's the matter8 ,rose4 ,that ,hans the shoemaker is my love ,lacy1 ,disguis'd in that attire to find me out4 ,how should ,i find the means to speak with him8 #ajd ,sybil4 ,what1 mistress1 never fear2 ,i dare venture my maidenhead to nothing1 and that 's great odds1 that ,hans the ,dutchman1 when we come to ,london1 shall not only see and speak with you1 but in spite of all your father's policies steal you away and marry you4 ,will not this please you8 #aaa ,rose4 ,do this1 and ever be assured of my love4 ,sybil4 ,away1 then1 and follow your father to ,london1 lest your absence cause him to suspect something3 #aae ,to-morrow1 if my counsel be obey'd1 ,i'll bind you prentice to the gentle trade4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#bbjd ,,jane in a ,seamster's shop1 working2 enter ,,master ,,hammon1 muffled3 he stands aloof4 ,ham4 ,yonder 's the shop1 and there my fair love sits4 ,she 's fair and lovely1 but she is not mine4 ,o1 would she were6 ,thrice have ,i courted her1 ,thrice hath my hand been moist'ned with her hand1 ,whilst my poor famisht eyes do feed on that #e ,which made them famish4 ,i am unfortunate3 ,i still love one1 yet nobody loves me4 ,i muse in other men what women see ,that ,i so want6 ,fine ,mistress ,rose was coy1 ,and this too curious6#bbje ,oh1 no1 she is chaste1 #aj ,and for she thinks me wanton1 she denies ,to cheer my cold heart with her sunny eyes4 ,how prettily she works6 ,oh pretty hand6 ,oh happy work6 ,it doth me good to stand ,unseen to see her4 ,thus ,i oft have stood #ae ,in frosty evenings1 a light burning by her1 ,enduring biting cold1 only to eye her4 ,one only look hath seem'd as rich to me ,as a king's crown2 such is love's lunacy4 ,muffled ,i 'll pass along1 and by that try #bj ,whether she know me4 ,jane4 ,sir1 what is 't you buy8 ,what is 't you lack1 sir1 calico1 or lawn1 ,fine cambric shirts1 or bands1 what will you buy8 ,ham4 ,aside4 ,that which thou wilt not sell4 ,faith1 yet ,i 'll try3-- ,how do you sell this handkerchief8 ,jane4 ,good cheap4 #be ,ham4 ,and how these ruffs8 ,jane4 ,cheap too4 ,ham4 ,and how this band8 ,jane4 ,cheap too4 ,ham4 ,all cheap2 how sell you then this hand8 ,jane4 ,my hands are not to be sold4 ,ham4 ,to be given then6 ,nay1 faith1 ,i come to buy4 ,jane4 ,but none knows when4 ,ham4 ,good sweet1 leave work a little while2 let's play4 #cj ,jane4 ,i cannot live by keeping holiday4 ,ham4 ,i'll pay you for the time which shall be lost4 ,jane4 ,with me you shall not be at so much cost4 ,ham4 ,look1 how you wound this cloth1 so you wound me4 ,jane4 ,it may be so4 ,ham4 ',t is so4 ,jane4 ,what remedy8 #ce ,ham4 ,nay1 faith1 you are too coy4 ,jane4 ,let go my hand4 ,ham4 ,i will do any task at your command1 ,i would let go this beauty1 were ,i not ,in mind to disobey you by a power ,that controls kings3 ,i love you6 ,jane4 ,so1 now part4 #dj ,ham4 ,with hands ,i may1 but never with my heart4 ,in faith1 ,i love you4 ,jane4 ,i believe you do4 ,ham4 ,shall a true love in me breed hate in you8 ,jane4 ,i hate you not4 ,ham4 ,then you must love8 ,jane4 ,i do4 ,what are you better now8 ,i love not you4 #de ,ham4 ,all this1 ,i hope1 is but a woman's fray1 ,that means1 8,come to me10 when she cries1 8,away60 ,in earnest1 mistress1 ,i do not jest1 ,a true chaste love hath ent'red in my breast4 ,i love you dearly1 as ,i love my life1 #ej ,i love you as a husband loves a wife2 ,that1 and no other love1 my love requires4 ,thy wealth1 ,i know1 is little2 my desires ,thirst not for gold4 ,sweet1 beauteous ,jane1 what's mine #ed ,shall1 if thou make myself thine1 all be thine4 ,say1 judge1 what is thy sentence1 life or death8 ,mercy or cruelty lies in thy breath4 ,jane4 ,good sir1 ,i do believe you love me well2 ,for 't is a silly conquest1 silly pride ,for one like you--,i mean a gentleman-- #fj ,to boast that by his love-tricks he hath brought ,such and such women to his amorous lure2 ,i think you do not so1 yet many do1 ,and make it even a very trade to woo4 ,i could be coy1 as many women be1 #fe ,feed you with sunshine smiles and wanton looks1 ,but ,i detest witchcraft2 say that ,i ,do constantly believe1 you constant have---- ,ham4 ,why dost thou not believe me8 ,jane4 ,i believe you2 #fi ,but yet1 good sir1 becanse ,i will not grieve you ,with hopes to taste fruit which will never fall1 ,in simple truth this is the sum of all3 ,my husband lives1 at least1 ,i hope he lives4 ,prest was he to these bitter wars in ,france2 ,bitter they are to me by wanting him4 #ge ,i have but one heart1 and that heart 's his due4 ,how can ,i then bestow the same on you8 ,whilst he lives1 his ,i live1 be it ne'er so poor1 ,and rather be his wife than a king's whore4 ,ham4 ,chaste and dear woman1 ,i will not abuse thee1 #hj ,although it cost my life1 if thou refuse me4 ,thy husband1 prest for ,france1 what was his name8 ,jane4 ,ralph ,damport4 ,ham4 ,damport8--,here's a letter sent ,from ,france to me1 from a dear friend of mine1 ,a gentleman of place2 here he doth write #he ,their names that have been slain in every fight4 ,jane4 ,i hope death's scroll contains not my love's name4 ,ham4 ,cannot you read8 ,jane4 ,i can4 ,ham4 ,peruse the same4 ,to my remembrance such a name ,i read ,amongst the rest4 ,see here4 ,jane4 ,ay me1 he 's dead6 #ij ,he's dead6 ,if this be true1 my dear heart 's slain6 ,ham4 ,have patience1 dear love4 ,jane4 ,hence1 hence6 ,ham4 ,nay1 sweet ,jane1 ,make not poor sorrow proud with these rich tears4 ,i mourn thy husband's death1 because thou mourn'st4 ,jane4 ,that bill is forg'd2 't is sign'd by forgery4 #ie ,ham4 ,i 'll bring thee letters sent besides to many1 ,carrying the like report3 ,jane1 't is too true4 ,come1 weep not3 mourning1 though it rise from love1 ,helps not the mourned1 yet hurts them that mourn4 ,jane4 ,for ,god's sake1 leave me4 ,ham4 ,whither dost thou turn8 #ajj ,forget the dead1 love them that are alive2 ,his love is faded1 try how mine will thrive4 ,jane4 ',t is now no time for me to think on love4 ,ham4 ',t is now best time for you to think on love1 ,because your love lives not4 ,jane4 ,though he be dead1 #aje ,my love to him shall not be buried2 ,for ,god's sake1 leave me to myself alone4 ,ham4 ',t would kill my soul1 to leave thee drown'd in moan4 ,answer me to my suit1 and ,i am gone2 ,say to me yea or no4 ,jane4 ,no4 ,ham4 ,then farewell6 #aaj ,one farewell will not serve1 ,i come again2 ,come1 dry these wet cheeks2 tell me1 faith1 sweet ,jane1 ,yea or no1 once more4 ,jane4 ,once more ,i say no2 ,once more be gone1 ,i pray2 else will ,i go4 ,ham4 ,nay1 then ,i will grow rude1 by this white hand1 #aae ,until you change that cold 8no02 here ,i 'll stand ,till by your hard heart---- ,jane4 ,nay1 for ,god's love1 peace6 ,my sorrows by your presence more increase4 ,not that you thus are present1 but all grief ,desires to be alone2 therefore in brief #abj ,thus much ,i say1 and saying bid adieu3 ,if ever ,i wed man1 it shall be you4 ,ham4 ,o blessed voice6 ,dear ,jane1 ,i 'll urge no more1 ,thy breath hath made me rich4 ,jane4 ,death makes me poor4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bbjf ,,hodge1 at his shop-board1 ,,ralph1 ,,firk1 ,,hans1 and a ,boy at work4 ,all4 ,hey1 down a down1 down derry4 ,hodge4 ,well said1 my hearts2 ply your work to-day1 we loit'red yesterday2 to it pell-mell1 that we may live to be lord mayors1 or aldermen at least4 #e ,firk4 ,hey1 down a down1 derry4 ,hodge4 ,well said1 i' faith6 ,how say'st thou1 ,hans1 doth not ,firk tickle it8 ,hans4 ,yaw1 mester4 ,firk4 ,not so neither1 my organ-pipe 7#aj7 squeaks this morning for want of liquoring4 ,hey1 down a down1 derry6 ,hans4 ,forward1 ,firk1 tow best un jolly youngster4 ,hort1 ,i1 mester1 ic bid yo1 cut me un pair vampres vor ,mester ,jeffre's boots4#bbjg #ae ,hodge4 ,thou shalt1 ,hans4 ,firk4 ,master6 ,hodge4 ,how now1 boy8 ,firk4 ,pray1 now you are in the cutting vein1 cut me out a pair of counterfeits1#bbjh or else 7#bj7 my work will not pass current2 hey1 down a down6 ,hodge4 ,tell me1 sirs1 are my cousin ,mrs4 ,priscilla's shoes done8 #bd ,firk4 ,your cousin8 ,no1 master2 one of your aunts1 hang her2 let them alone4 ,ralph4 ,i am in hand with them2 she gave charge that none but ,i should do them for her4 ,firk4 ,thou do for her8 ,then 't will be a 7#bi7 lame doing1 and that she loves not4 ,ralph1 thou might'st have sent her to me1 in faith1 ,i would have yarked and firked your ,priscilla4 ,hey1 down a down1 derry4 ,this gear will not hold4 ,hodge4 ,how say'st thou1 ,firk1 were we not merry at ,old ,ford8 #ce ,firk4 ,how1 merry6 ,why1 our buttocks went jiggy-joggy like a quagmire4 ,well1 ,sir ,roger ,oatmeal1 if ,i thought all meal of that nature1 ,i would eat nothing but bagpuddings4 #ci ,ralph4 ,of all good fortunes my fellow ,hans had the best4 ,firk4 ',t is true1 because ,mistress ,rose drank to him4 ,hodge4 ,well1 well1 work apace4 ,they say1 seven of the aldermen be dead1 or very sick4 ,firk4 ,i care not1 ,i 'll be none4 #de ,ralph4 ,no1 nor ,i2 but then my ,master ,eyre will come quickly to be lord mayor4 ,enter ,,sybil4 ,firk4 ,whoop1 yonder comes ,sybil4 ,hodge4 ,sybil1 welcome1 i' faith2 and how dost thou1 mad wench8 #ej ,firk4 ,sib-whore1 welcome to ,london4 ,sybil4 ,godamercy1 sweet ,firk2 good lord1 ,hodge1 what a delicious shop you have got6 ,you tickle it1 i' faith4 #ed ,ralph4 ,godamercy1 ,sybil1 for our good cheer at ,old ,ford4 ,sybil4 ,that you shall have1 ,ralph4 ,firk4 ,nay1 by the mass1 we had tickling cheer1 ,sybil2 and how the plague dost thou 7#ei7 and ,mistress ,rose and my lord mayor8 ,i put the women in first4 ,sybil4 ,well1 ,godamercy2 but ,god's me1 ,i forget myself1 where 's ,hans the ,fleming8 ,firk4 ,hark1 butter-box1 now you must yelp out some spreken4 #fd ,hans4 ,hat begaie you8 ,vat vod you1 ,frister8#bbji ,sybil4 ,marry1 you must come to my young mistress1 to pull on her shoes you made last4 ,hans4 ,vare ben your egle fro1 vare ben your mistris8#bbaj #gj ,sybil4 ,marry1 here at our ,london house in ,cornhill4 ,firk4 ,will nobody serve her turn but ,hans8 ,sybil4 ,no1 sir4 ,come1 ,hans1 ,i stand upon needles4 #ge ,hodge4 ,why then1 ,sybil1 take heed of pricking4 ,sybil4 ,for that let me alone4 ,i have a trick in my budget4 ,come1 ,hans4 ,hans4 ,yaw1 yaw1 iz sall meete yo gane4#bbaa #hj ,exit ,,hans and ,,sybil4 ,hodge4 ,go1 ,hans1 make haste again4 ,come1 who lacks work8 ,firk4 ,i1 master1 for ,i lack my breakfast2 't is munching-time1 and past4 #hd ,hodge4 ,is 't so8 ,why1 then leave work1 ,ralph4 ,to breakfast6 ,boy1 look to the tools4 ,come1 ,ralph2 come1 ,firk4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#bbab ,enter a ,serving-man4 ,serv4 ,let me see now1 the sign of the ,last in ,tower ,street4 ,mass1 yonder 's the house4 ,what1 haw6 ,who 's within8 ,enter ,,ralph4 ,ralph4 ,who calls there8 ,what want you1 sir8 #e ,serv4 ,marry1 ,i would have a pair of shoes made for a gentlewoman against to-morrow morning4 ,what1 can you do them8 ,ralph4 ,yes1 sir1 you shall have them4 ,but what length 's her foot8 #aj ,serv4 ,why you must make them in all parts like this shoe2 but1 at any hand1 fail not to do them1 for the gentlewoman is to be married very early in the morning4 ,ralph4 ,how8 by this shoe must it be made8 ,by this8 ,are you sure1 sir1 by this8 #af ,serv4 ,how1 by this8 ,am ,i sure1 by this8 ,art thou in thy wits8 ,i tell thee1 ,i must have a pair of shoes dost thou mark me8 ,a pair of shoes1 two shoes1 made by this very shoe1 this same 7#bj7 shoe1 against to-morrow morning by four a clock4 ,dost understand me8 ,canst thou do 't8 ,ralph4 ,yes1 sir1 yes--,i--,i--,i can do 't4 ,by this shoe1 you say8 ,i should know this shoe4 ,yes1 sir1 yes1 by this shoe1 ,i can do 't4 ,four 7#be7 a clock1 well4 ,whither shall ,i bring them8 ,serv4 ,to the sign of the ,golden ,ball in ,watling ,street2 enquire for one ,master ,hammon1 a gentleman1 my master4 ,ralph4 ,yea1 sir2 by this shoe1 you say8 #cj ,serv4 ,i say1 ,master ,hammon at the ,golden ,ball2 he 's the bridegroom1 and those shoes are for his bride4 ,ralph4 ,they shall be done by this shoe4 ,well1 well4 ,master ,hammon at the ,golden ,shoe--,i would say1 the ,golden ,ball2 very well1 very #cf well4 ,but ,i pray you1 sir1 where must ,master ,hammon be married8 ,serv4 ,at ,saint ,faith's ,church1 under ,paul's4 ,but what 's that to thee8 ,prithee1 dispatch those shoes1 and so farewell4 ,exit4 #da ,ralph4 ,by this shoe1 said he4 ,how am ,i amaz'd ,at this strange accident6 ,upon my life1 ,this was the very shoe ,i gave my wife1 ,when ,i was prest for ,france2 since when1 alas6 ,i never could hear of her4 ,it is the same1 #df ,and ,hammon's bride no other but my ,jane4 ,enter ,,firk4 ,firk4 ',snails1#bbac ,ralph1 thou hast lost thy part of three pots1 a countryman of mine gave me to breakfast4 #ej ,ralph4 ,i care not2 ,i have found a better thing4 ,firk4 ,a thing8 ,away6 ,is it a man's thing1 or a woman's thing8 ,ralph4 ,firk1 dost thou know this shoe8 ,firk4 ,no1 by my troth2 neither doth that 7#ef7 know me6 ,i have no acquaintance with it1 't is a mere stranger to me4 ,ralph4 ,why1 then ,i do2 this shoe1 ,i durst be sworn1 ,once covered the instep of my ,jane4 #fj ,this is her size1 her breadth1 thus trod my love2 ,these true-love knots ,i prickt4 ,i hold my life1 ,by this old shoe ,i shall find out my wife4 ,firk4 ,ha1 ha6 ,old shoe1 that wert new6 ,how a murrain came this ague-fit of foolishness 7#fe7 upon thee8 ,ralph4 ,thus1 ,firk3 even now here came a serving-man2 ,by this shoe would he have a new pair made ,against to-morrow morning for his mistress1 ,that 's to be married to a gentleman4 #gj ,and why may not this be my sweet ,jane8 ,firk4 ,and why may'st not thou be my sweet ass8 ,ha1 ha6 ,ralph4 ,well1 laugh and spare not6 ,but the truth is this3 ,against to-morrow morning ,i 'll provide #ge ,a lusty crew of honest shoemakers1 ,to watch the going of the bride to church4 ,if she prove ,jane1 ,i 'll take her in despite ,from ,hammon and the devil1 were he by4 ,if it be not my ,jane1 what remedy8 #hj ,hereof ,i am sure1 ,i shall live till ,i die1 ,although ,i never with a woman lie4 ,exit4 ,firk4 ,thou lie with a woman to build nothing but ,cripplegates6 ,well1 ,god sends fools fortune1 and it may be1 he may light upon #he his matrimony by such a device2 for wedding and hanging goes by destiny4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iv4#bbad ,enter ,,lacy as ,,hans and ,,rose1 arm in arm4 ,hans4 ,how happy am ,i by embracing thee6 ,oh1 ,i did fear such cross mishaps did reign ,that ,i should never see my ,rose again4 ,rose4 ,sweet ,lacy1 since fair opportunity ,offers herself to further our escape1 #e ,let not too over-fond esteem of me ,hinder that happy hour4 ,invent the means1 ,and ,rose will follow thee through all the world4 ,hans4 ,oh1 how ,i surfeit with excess of joy1 ,made happy by thy rich perfection6 #aj ,but since thou pay'st sweet interest to my hopes1 ,redoubling love on love1 let me once more ,like to a bold-fac'd debtor crave of thee ,this night to steal abroad1 and at ,eyre's house1 ,who now by death of certain aldermen #ae ,is mayor of ,london1 and my master once1 ,meet thou thy ,lacy1 where in spite of change1 ,your father's anger1 and mine uncle's hate1 ,our happy nuptials will we consummate4 ,enter ,,sybil4 ,sybil4 ,oh ,god1 what will you do1 mistress8 7#bj7 ,shift for yourself1 your father is at hand6 ,he 's coming1 he 's coming6 ,master ,lacy1 hide yourself in my mistress6 ,for ,god's sake1 shift for yourselves6 ,hans4 ,your father come6 ,sweet ,rose1 what shall ,i do8 #be ,where shall ,i hide me8 ,how shall ,i escape8 ,rose4 ,a man1 and want wit in extremity8 ,come1 come1 be ,hans still1 play the shoemaker1 ,pull on my shoe4 ,enter the ,,lord ,,mayor4 ,hans4 ,mass1 and that's well rememb'red4 ,sybil4 ,here comes your father4 #cj ,hans4 ,forware1 metresse1 't is un good skow1 it sal vel dute1 or ye sal neit betallen4#bbae ,rose4 ,oh ,god1 it pincheth me2 what will you do8 ,hans4 ,aside4 ,your father's presence pincheth1 not the shoe4 #cd ,lord ,mayor4 ,well done2 fit my daughter well1 and she shall please thee well4 ,hans4 ,yaw1 yaw1 ick weit dat well2 forware1 't is un good skoo1 't is gimait van neitz leither3 se euer1 mine here4#bbaf ,enter a ,prentice4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,i do believe it4--,what's the news with you8 #dj ,prentice4 ,please you1 the ,earl of ,lincoln at the gate ,is newly lighted1 and would speak with you4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,the ,earl of ,lincoln come to speak with me8 ,well1 well1 ,i know his errand4 ,daughter ,rose1 ,send hence your shoemaker1 dispatch1 have done6 #de ,syb1 make things handsome6 ,sir boy1 follow me4 ,exit4 ,hans4 ,mine uncle come6 ,oh1 what may this portend8 ,sweet ,rose1 this of our love threatens an end4 ,rose4 ,be not dismay'd at this2 whate'er befall4 ,rose is thine own4 ,to witness ,i speak truth1 #ej ,where thou appoint'st the place1 ,i'll meet with thee4 ,i will not fix a day to follow thee1 ,but presently#bbag steal hence4 ,do not reply3 ,love which gave strength to bear my father's hate1 ,shall now add wings to further our escape4 #ee ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#bbah ,enter the ,,lord ,,mayor and the ,,earl ,,of ,,lincoln4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,believe me1 on my credit1 ,i speak truth3 ,since first your nephew ,lacy went to ,france1 ,i have not seen him4 ,it seem'd strange to me1 ,when ,dodger told me that he stay'd behind1 ,neglecting the high charge the king imposed4 #e ,lincoln4 ,trust me1 ,sir ,roger ,oateley1 ,i did think ,your counsel had given head to this attempt1 ,drawn to it by the love he bears your child4 ,here ,i did hope to find him in your house2 ,but now ,i see mine error1 and confess1 #aj ,my judgment wrong'd you by conceiving so4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,lodge in my house1 say you8 ,trust me1 my lord1 ,i love your nephew ,lacy too too dearly1 ,so much to wrong his honour2 and he hath done so1 #ad ,that first gave him advice to stay from ,france4 ,to witness ,i speak truth1 ,i let you know ,how careful ,i have been to keep my daughter ,free from all conference or speech of him2 ,not that ,i scorn your nephew1 but in love ,i bear your honour1 lest your noble blood #bj ,should by my mean worth be dishonoured4 ,lincoln4 ,aside4 ,how far the churl's tongue wanders from his heart6-- ,well1 well4 ,sir ,roger ,oateley1 ,i believe you1 ,with more than many thanks for the kind love ,so much you seem to bear me4 ,but1 my lord1 #be ,let me request your help to seek my nephew1 ,whom if ,i find1 ,i'll straight embark for ,france4 ,so shall your ,rose be free1 my thoughts at rest1 ,and much care die which now lies in my breast4 ,enter ,,sybil4 ,sybil4 ,oh ,lord6 ,help1 for ,god's sake6 7#cj7 ,my mistress2 oh1 my young mistress6 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,where is thy mistress8 ,what's become of her8 ,sybil4 ,she's gone1 she's fled6 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,gone6 ,whither is she fled8 #ce ,sybil4 ,i know not1 forsooth2 she's fled out of doors with ,hans the shoemaker2 ,i saw them scud1 scud1 scud1 apace1 apace6 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,which way8 ,what1 ,john6 ,where be my men8 ,which way8 #dj ,sybil4 ,i know not1 an it please your worship4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,fled with a shoemaker8 ,can this be true8 ,sybil4 ,oh ,lord1 sir1 as true as ,god's in ,heaven4 ,lincoln4 ,her love turn'd shoemaker8 ,i am glad of this4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,a ,fleming butter-box1 a shoemaker6 #de ,will she forget her birth1 requite my care ,with such ingratitude8 ,scorn'd she young ,hammon ,to love a honniken1#bbai a needy knave8 ,well1 let her fly1 ,i'll not fly after her1 #di ,let her starve1 if she will3 she's none of mine4 ,lincoln4 ,be not so cruel1 sir4 ,enter ,,firk with shoes4 ,sybil4 ,i am glad1 she's scapt4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,i'll not account of her as of my child4 ,was there no better object for her eyes1 ,but a foul drunken lubber1 swill-belly1 ,a shoemaker8 ,that's brave6 #ej ,firk4 ,yea1 forsooth2 't is a very brave shoe1 and as fit as a pudding4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,how now1 what knave is this8 ,from whence comest thou8 ,firk4 ,no knave1 sir4 ,i am ,firk the shoemaker1 7#ee7 lusty ,roger's chief lusty journeyman1 and ,i have come hither to take up the pretty leg of sweet ,mistress ,rose1 and thus hoping your worship is in as good health1 as ,i was at the making hereof1 ,i bid you farewell1 yours1 ,firk4 #fe ,l4 ,mayor4 ,stay1 stay4 ,sir ,knave6 ,lincoln4 ,come hither1 shoemaker6 ,firk4 ',t is happy the knave is put before the shoemaker1 or else ,i would not have vouchsafed 7#gj7 to come back to you4 ,i am moved1 for ,i stir4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,my lord1 this villain calls us knaves by craft4 ,firk4 ,then 't is by the gentle craft1 and 7#ge7 to call one knave gently1 is no harm4 ,sit your worship merry6 ,syb1 your young mistress--,i 'll so bob#bbbj them1 now my ,master ,eyre is lord mayor of ,london4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,tell me1 sirrah1 whose man are you8 #hj ,firk4 ,i am glad to see your worship so merry4 ,i have no maw to this gear1 no stomach as yet to a red petticoat4 ,pointing to ,,sybil4 ,lincoln4 ,he means not1 sir1 to woo you to his maid1 #he ,but only doth demand whose man you are4 ,firk4 ,i sing now to the tune of ,rogero4 ,roger1 my fellow1 is now my master4 ,lincoln4 ,sirrah1 know'st thou one ,hans1 a shoemaker8 #ij ,firk4 ,hans1 shoemaker8 ,oh yes1 stay1 yes1 ,i have him4 ,i tell you what1 ,i speak it in secret3 ,mistress ,rose and he are by this time--no1 not so1 but shortly are to come over one another with 8,can you dance the shaking of the 7#ie7 sheets80 ,it is that ,hans--,aside4 ,i'll so gull#bbbj these diggers6#bbba ,l4 ,mayor4 ,know'st thou1 then1 where he is8 ,firk4 ,yes1 forsooth2 yea1 marry6 ,lincoln4 ,canst thou1 in sadness#bbbb---- #ajj ,firk4 ,no1 forsooth1 no1 marry6 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,tell me1 good honest fellow1 where he is1 ,and thou shalt see what ,i'll bestow on thee4 ,firk4 ,honest fellow8 ,no1 sir2 not so1 sir2 my profession is the gentle craft2 ,i care not 7#aje7 for seeing1 ,i love feeling2 let me feel it here2 aurium tenus1 ten pieces of gold2 genuum tenus1 ten pieces of silver2 and then ,firk is your man--,aside4 in a new pair of stretchers4#bbbc ,l4 ,mayor4 ,here is an angel1 part of thy reward1 #aaj ,which ,i will give thee2 tell me where he is4 ,firk4 ,no point4 ,shall ,i betray my brother8 ,no6 ,shall ,i prove ,judas to ,hans8 ,no6 ,shall ,i cry treason to my corporation8 ,no1 ,i shall be firkt and yerkt then4 ,but give me your 7#aae7 angel2 your angel shall tell you4 ,lincoln4 ,do so1 good fellow2 't is no hurt to thee4 ,firk4 ,send simpering ,syb away4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,huswife1 get you in4 #aai ,exit ,,sybil4 ,firk4 ,pitchers have ears1 and maids have wide mouths2 but for ,hans ,prauns1 upon my word1 to-morrow morning he and young ,mistress ,rose go to this gear1 they shall be married together1 by this rush1 or else turn ,firk to a firkin of butter1 to tan leather withal4 #abe ,l4 ,mayor4 ,but art thou sure of this8 ,firk4 ,am ,i sure that ,paul's steeple is a handful higher than ,london ,stone1#bbbd or that the ,pissing-,conduit#bbbe leaks nothing but pure 7#abi7 ,mother ,bunch8#bbbf ,am ,i sure ,i am lusty ,firk8 ,god's nails1 do you think ,i am so base to gull you8 ,lincoln4 ,where are they married8 ,dost thou know the church8 #acd ,firk4 ,i never go to church1 but ,i know the name of it2 it is a swearing church--stay a while1 't is--ay1 by the mass1 no1 no1--'t is--ay1 by my troth1 no1 nor that2 't is--ay1 by my faith1 that1 that1 't is1 ay1 by my ,faith's ,church under ,paul's ,cross4 ,there they shall 7#adj7 be knit like a pair of stockings in matrimony2 there they'll be inconie4#bbbg ,lincoln4 ,upon my life1 my nephew ,lacy walks ,in the disguise of this ,dutch shoemaker4 ,firk4 ,yes1 forsooth4 #ade ,lincoln4 ,doth he not1 honest fellow8 ,firk4 ,no1 forsooth2 ,i think ,hans is nobody but ,hans1 no spirit4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,my mind misgives me now1 't is so1 indeed4 ,lincoln4 ,my cousin speaks the language1 knows the trade4 #aej ,l4 ,mayor4 ,let me request your company1 my lord2 ,your honourable presence may1 no doubt1 ,refrain their headstrong rashness1 when myself ,going alone perchance may be o'erborne4 ,shall ,i request this favour8 ,lincoln4 ,this1 or what else4 #aee ,firk4 ,then you must rise betimes1 for they mean to fall to their hey-pass and repass1#bbbh pindy-pandy1 which hand will you have1 very early4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,my care shall every way equal their haste4 #afj ,this night accept your lodging in my house1 ,the earlier shall we stir1 and at ,saint ,faith's ,prevent this giddy hare-brain'd nuptial4 ,this traffic of hot love shall yield cold gains3 ,they ban#bbbi our loves1 and we'll forbid their banns4 ,exit4 #afe ,lincoln4 ,at ,saint ,faith's ,church thou say'st8 ,firk4 ,yes1 by their troth4 ,lincoln4 ,be secret1 on thy life4 ,exit4 ,firk4 ,yes1 when ,i kiss your wife6 ,ha1 ha1 here 's no craft in the gentle craft4 ,i came 7#agj7 hither of purpose with shoes to ,sir ,roger's worship1 whilst ,rose1 his daughter1 be cony-catcht by ,hans4 ,soft now2 these two gulls will be at ,saint ,faith's ,church to-morrow 7#agd7 morning1 to take ,master ,bridegroom and ,mistress ,bride napping1 and they1 in the mean time1 shall chop up the matter at the ,savoy4 ,but the best sport is1 ,sir ,roger ,oateley will find my fellow lame ,ralph's wife going to 7#agi7 marry a gentleman1 and then he'll stop her instead of his daughter4 ,oh brave6 there will be fine tickling sport4 ,soft now1 what have ,i to do8 ,oh1 ,i know2 now a mess of shoemakers meet at the ,woolsack in ,ivy ,lane1 to cozen#bbcj my gentleman of lame ,ralph's wife1 that's true4 #ahe ,alack1 alack6 ,girls1 hold out tack6 ,for now smocks for this jumbling ,shall go to wrack4 #aij ,exit4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4 #bbca ,enter ,,eyre1 his wife ,,margery1 ,,hans1 and ,,rose4 ,eyre4 ,this is the morning1 then2 stay1 my bully1 my honest ,hans1 is it not8 ,hans4 ,this is the morning that must make us two happy or miserable2 therefore1 if you---- #e ,eyre4 ,away with these ifs and ans1 ,hans1 and these et caeteras6 ,by mine honour1 ,rowland ,lacy1 none but the king shall wrong thee4 ,come1 fear nothing1 am not ,i ,sim ,eyre8 ,is not ,sim ,eyre lord mayor of ,london8 ,fear nothing1 7#aj7 ,rose3 let them all say what they can2 dainty1 come thou to me--laughest thou8 ,marg4 ,good my lord1 stand her friend in what thing you may4 ,eyre4 ,why1 my sweet ,lady ,madgy1 think 7#ae7 you ,simon ,eyre can forget his fine ,dutch journeyman8 ,no1 vah6 ,fie1 ,i scorn it1 it shall never be cast in my teeth1 that ,i was unthankful4 ,lady ,madgy1 thou had'st never cover'd thy ,saracen's head with this ,french flap1 nor 7#bj7 loaden thy bum with this farthingale1 7't is trash1 trumpery1 vanity72 ,simon ,eyre had never walk'd in a red petticoat1 nor wore a chain of gold1 but for my fine journeyman's ,portuguese4--,and shall ,i leave him8 ,no6 ,prince am ,i 7#be7 none1 yet bear a princely mind4 ,hans4 ,my lord1 't is time for us to part from hence4 ,eyre4 ,lady ,madgy1 ,lady ,madgy1 take two or three of my pie-crust-eaters1 my buff-jerkin varlets1 that do walk in black gowns at 7#cj7 ,simon ,eyre's heels2 take them1 good ,lady ,madgy2 trip and go1 my brown queen of periwigs1 with my delicate ,rose and my jolly ,rowland to the ,savoy2 see them linkt1 countenance the marriage2 and when it is done1 cling1 7#ce7 cling together1 you ,hamborow turtle-doves4 ,i'll bear you out1 come to ,simon ,eyre2 come1 dwell with me1 ,hans1 thou shalt eat minc'd-pies and marchpane4#bbcb ,rose1 away1 cricket2 trip and go1 my ,lady ,madgy1 to the ,savoy2 ,hans1 wed1 and to bed2 kiss1 and away6 ,go1 vanish6 ,marg4 ,farewell1 my lord4 #db ,rose4 ,make haste1 sweet love4 ,marg4 ,she'd fain the deed were done4 ,hans4 ,come1 my sweet ,rose2 faster than deer we'll run4 #de ,exeunt ,,hans1 ,,rose1 and ,,margery4 ,eyre4 ,go1 vanish1 vanish6 ,avaunt1 ,i say6 ,by the ,lord of ,ludgate1 it's a mad life to be a lord mayor2 it's a stirring life1 a fine life1 a velvet life1 a careful life4 ,well1 ,simon ,eyre1 yet set a good face on it1 in the honour of ,saint 7#ej7 ,hugh4 ,soft1 the king this day comes to dine with me1 to see my new buildings2 his majesty is welcome1 he shall have good cheer1 delicate cheer1 princely cheer4 ,this day1 my fellow prentices of ,london come to dine with me too1 7#ee7 they shall have fine cheer1 gentlemanlike cheer4 ,i promised the mad ,cappadocians1 when we all served at the ,conduit together1 that if ever ,i came to be mayor of ,london1 ,i would feast them all1 and ,i'll do't1 ,i'll do't1 by the life 7#fj7 of ,pharaoh2 by this beard1 ,sim ,eyre will be no flincher4 ,besides1 ,i have procur'd that upon every ,shrove-,tuesday1 at the sound of the pancake bell1 my fine dapper ,assyrian lads shall clap up their shop windows1 and away4 7#fe7 ,this is the day1 and this day they shall do't1 they shall do't4 ,boys1 that day are you free1 let masters care1 ,and prentices shall pray for ,simon ,eyre4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4 #bbcc ,enter ,,hodge1 ,,firk1 ,,ralph1 and five or six ,shoemakers1 all with cudgels or such weapons4 ,hodge4 ,come1 ,ralph2 stand to it1 ,firk4 ,my masters1 as we are the brave bloods of the shoemakers1 heirs apparent to ,saint ,hugh1 and perpetual benefactors to all good fellows1 thou shalt have no wrong3 were ,hammon a king 7#e7 of spades1 he should not delve in thy close without thy sufferance4 ,but tell me1 ,ralph1 art thou sure 't is thy wife8 ,ralph4 ,am ,i sure this is ,firk8 ,this morning1 when ,i strokt on her shoes1#bbcd ,i lookt upon 7#aj7 her1 and she upon me1 and sighed1 askt me if ever ,i knew one ,ralph4 ,yes1 said ,i4 ,for his sake1 said she--tears standing in her eyes--and for thou art somewhat like him1 spend this piece of gold4 ,i took it2 my lame leg and 7#ae7 my travel beyond sea made me unknown4 ,all is one for that3 ,i know she's mine4 ,firk4 ,did she give thee this gold8 ,o glorious glittering gold6 ,she's thine own1 't is thy wife1 and she loves thee2 for ,i'll stand to't1 7#bj7 there's no woman will give gold to any man1 but she thinks better of him than she thinks of them she gives silver to4 ,and for ,hammon1 neither ,hammon nor hangman shall wrong thee in ,london6 ,is not our old master ,eyre1 7#be7 lord mayor8 ,speak1 my hearts4 ,all4 ,yes1 and ,hammon shall know it to his cost4 ,enter ,,hammon1 his man1 ,,jane1 and ,others4 ,hodge4 ,peace1 my bullies2 yonder they come4 #bi ,ralph4 ,stand to 't1 my hearts4 ,firk1 let me speak first4 ,hodge4 ,no1 ,ralph1 let me4--,hammon1 whither away so early8 ,ham4 ,unmannerly1 rude slave1 what's that to thee8 #cd ,firk4 ,to him1 sir8 ,yes1 sir1 and to me1 and others4 ,good-morrow1 ,jane1 how dost thou8 ,good ,lord1 how the world is changed with you6 ,god be thanked6 ,ham4 ,villains1 hands off6 ,how dare you touch my love8 #ci ,all4 ,villains8 ,down with them6 ,cry clubs for prentices6#bbce ,hodge4 ,hold1 my hearts6 ,touch her1 ,hammon8 ,yea1 and more than that3 we 'll carry her away with us4 ,my masters and gentlemen1 never draw your bird-spits2 shoemakers are steel to the back1 men every inch of them1 7#df7 all spirit4 ,all of ,hammon's side4 ,well1 and what of all this8 ,hodge4 ,i 'll show you4--,jane1 dost thou 7#ej7 know this man8 ',t is ,ralph1 ,i can tell thee2 nay1 't is he in faith1 though he be lam'd by the wars4 ,yet look not strange1 but run to him1 fold him about the neck and kiss him4 ,jane4 ,lives then my husband8 ,oh ,god1 let me go1 #ee ,let me embrace my ,ralph4 ,ham4 ,what means my ,jane8 ,jane4 ,nay1 what meant you1 to tell me1 he was slain8 ,ham4 ,pardon me1 dear love1 for being misled4 ,to ,,ralph4 ',t was rumour'd here in ,london1 thou wert dead4 ,firk4 ,thou seest he lives4 ,lass1 go1 pack home with him4 #fj ,now1 ,master ,hammon1 where 's your mistress1 your wife8 ,serv4 ',swounds1 master1 fight for her6 ,will you thus lose her8 ,all4 ,down with that creature6 ,clubs6 ,down with him6 #fe ,hodge4 ,hold1 hold6 ,ham4 ,hold1 fool6 ,sirs1 he shall do no wrong4 ,will my ,jane leave me thus1 and break her faith8 ,firk4 ,yea1 sir6 ,she must1 sir6 ,she shall1 sir6 ,what then8 ,mend it6 #gj ,hodge4 ,hark1 fellow ,ralph1 follow my counsel3 set the wench in the midst1 and let her choose her man1 and let her be his woman4 ,jane4 ,whom shall ,i choose8 ,whom should my thoughts affect ,but him whom ,heaven hath made to be my love8 #ge ,thou art my husband1 and these humble weeds ,make thee more beautiful than all his wealth1 ,therefore1 ,i will but put off his attire1 ,returning it into the owner's hand1 ,and after ever be thy constant wife4 #hj ,hodge4 ,not a rag1 ,jane6 ,the law 's on our side3 he that sows in another man's ground1 forfeits his harvest4 ,get thee home1 ,ralph2 follow him1 ,jane2 he shall not have so much as a busk-point#bbcf from thee4 #he ,firk4 ,stand to that1 ,ralph2 the appurtenances are thine own4 ,hammon1 look not at her6 ,serv4 ,o1 swounds1 no6 #hi ,firk4 ,blue coat1 be quiet1 we 'll give you a new livery else2 we 'll make ,shrove ,tuesday ,saint ,george's ,day for you4 ,look not1 ,hammon1 leer not6 ,i 'll firk you6 ,for thy head now1 one glance1 one sheep's eye1 anything1 at her6 ,touch not a rag1 lest ,i and my brethren beat you to clouts4 #if ,serv4 ,come1 ,master ,hammon1 there 's no striving here4 ,ham4 ,good fellows1 hear me speak2 and1 honest ,ralph1 ,whom ,i have injured most by loving ,jane1 ,mark what ,i offer thee3 here in fair gold #ajj ,is twenty pound1 ,i 'll give it for thy ,jane2 ,if this content thee not1 thou shalt have more4 ,hodge4 ,sell not thy wife1 ,ralph2 make her not a whore4 ,ham4 ,say1 wilt thou freely cease thy claim in her1 ,and let her be my wife8 ,all4 ,no1 do not1 ,ralph4 #aje ,ralph4 ,sirrah ,hammon1 ,hammon1 dost thou think a shoemaker is so base to be a bawd to his own wife for commodity8 ,take thy gold1 choke with it6 ,were ,i not lame1 ,i would make1 thee eat thy words4 #aaj ,firk4 ,a shoemaker sell his flesh and blood8 ,oh indignity6 ,hodge4 ,sirrah1 take up your pelf1 and be packing4 ,ham4 ,i will not touch one penny1 but in lieu ,of that great wrong ,i offered thy ,jane1 #aaf ,to ,jane and thee ,i give that twenty pound4 ,since ,i have fail'd of her1 during my life1 ,i vow1 no woman else shall be my wife4 ,farewell1 good fellows of the gentle trade3 #abj ,your morning mirth my mourning day hath made4 ,exit4 ,firk4 to the ,serving-man4 ,touch the gold creature1 if you dare6 ,y' are best be trudging4 ,here1 ,jane1 take thou it4 ,now let 's home1 my hearts4 #abe ,hodge4 ,stay6 ,who comes here8 ,jane1 on again with thy mask6 ,enter the ,,earl ,,of ,,lincoln1 the ,,lord ,,mayor1 and ,servants4 ,lincoln4 ,yonder 's the lying varlet mockt us so4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,come hither1 sirrah6 ,firk4 ,i1 sir8 ,i am sirrah8 ,you mean me1 do you not8 #acj ,lincoln4 ,where is my nephew married8 ,firk4 ,is he married8 ,god give him joy1 ,i am glad of it4 ,they have a fair day1 and the sign is in a good planet1 ,mars in ,venus4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,villain1 thou toldst me that my daughter ,rose #ace ,this morning should be married at ,saint ,faith's2 ,we have watch'd there these three hours at the least1 ,yet see we no such thing4 ,firk4 ,truly1 ,i am sorry for 't2 a bride's a pretty thing4 #adj ,hodge4 ,come to the purpose4 ,yonder 's the bride and bridegroom you look for1 ,i hope4 ,though you be lords1 you are not to bar by your authority men from women1 are you8 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,see1 see1 my daughter 's maskt4 ,lincoln4 ,true1 and my nephew1 #ade ,to hide his guilt1 counterfeits him lame4 ,firk4 ,yea1 truly2 ,god help the poor couple1 they are lame and blind4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,i 'll ease her blindness4 ,lincoln4 ,i 'll his lameness cure4 #adi ,firk4 ,lie down1 sirs1 and laugh6 ,my fellow ,ralph is taken for ,rowland ,lacy1 and ,jane for ,mistress ,damask ,rose4 ,this is all my knavery4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,what1 have ,i found you1 minion8 ,lincoln4 ,o base wretch6 ,nay1 hide thy face1 the horror of thy guilt ,can hardly be washt off4 ,where are thy powers8 #aee ,what battles have you made8 ,o yes1 ,i see1 ,thou fought'st with ,shame1 and ,shame hath conquer'd thee4 ,this lameness will not serve4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,unmask yourself4 ,lincoln4 ,lead home your daughter4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,take your nephew hence4 #aei ,ralph4 ,hence6 ,swounds1 what mean you8 ,are you mad8 ,i hope you cannot enforce my wife from me4 ,where 's ,hammon8 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,your wife8 ,lincoln4 ,what1 ,hammon8 #afd ,ralph4 ,yea1 my wife2 and1 therefore1 the proudest of you that lay hands on her first1 ,i 'll lay my crutch 'cross his pate4 ,firk4 ,to him1 lame ,ralph6 ,here 's brave sport6 #afi ,ralph4 ,rose call you her8 ,why1 her name is ,jane4 ,look here else2 do you know her now8 ,unmasking ,,jane4 ,lincoln4 ,is this your daughter8 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,no1 nor this your nephew4 ,my ,lord of ,lincoln1 we are both abus'd ,by this base1 crafty varlet4 #agd ,firk4 ,yea1 forsooth1 no varlet2 forsooth1 no base2 forsooth1 ,i am but mean2 no crafty neither1 but of the gentle craft4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,where is my daughter ,rose8 ,where is my child8 ,lincoln4 ,where is my nephew ,lacy married8 ,firk4 ,why1 here is good lac'd mutton1#bbcg as ,i promist you4 #aha ,lincoln4 ,villain1 ,i 'll have thee punisht for this wrong4 ,firk4 ,punish the journeyman villain1 but not the journeyman shoemaker4 ,enter ,,dodger4 ,dodger4 ,my lord1 ,i come to bring unwelcome news4 #ahe ,your nephew ,lacy and your daughter ,rose ,early this morning wedded at the ,savoy1 ,none being present but the lady mayoress4 ,besides1 ,i learnt among the officers1 #ahi ,the lord mayor vows to stand in their defence ',gainst any that shall seek to cross the match4 ,lincoln4 ,dares ,eyre the shoemaker uphold the deed8 ,firk4 ,yes1 sir1 shoemakers dare stand in a woman's quarrel1 ,i warrant you1 as deep as another1 and deeper too4 #aie ,dodger4 ,besides1 his grace to-day dines with the mayor2 ,who on his knees humbly intends to fall ,and beg a pardon for your nephew's fault4 ,lincoln4 ,but ,i 'll prevent him6 ,come1 ,sir ,roger ,oateley2 ,the king will do us justice in this cause4 #bjj ,howev'er their hands have made them man and wife1 ,i will disjoin the match1 or lose my life4 ,exeunt4 ,firk4 ,adieu1 ,monsieur ,dodger6 ,farewell1 fools6 ,ha1 ha6 ,oh1 if they had stay'd1 ,i 7#bjd7 would have so lamb'd#bbch them with flouts6 ,o heart1 my codpiece-point is ready to fly in pieces every time ,i think upon ,mistress ,rose4 ,but let that pass1 as my lady mayoress says4 ,hodge4 ,this matter is answer'd4 ,come1 ,ralph2 home with thy wife4 ,come1 my fine 7#baj7 shoemakers1 let 's to our master's the new lord mayor1 and there swagger this ,shrove ,tuesday4 ,i 'll promise you wine enough1 for ,madge keeps the cellar4 ,all4 ,o rare6 ,madge is a good wench4 #bae ,firk4 ,and ,i 'll promise you meat enough1 for simp'ring ,susan keeps the larder4 ,i 'll lead you to victuals1 my brave soldiers2 follow your captain4 ,o brave6 ,hark1 hark6 ,bell rings4 #bai ,all4 ,the pancake-bell#bbci rings1 the pancake-bell6 ,trilill1 my hearts6 ,firk4 ,oh brave6 ,oh sweet bell6 ,o delicate pancakes6 ,open the doors1 my hearts1 and shut up the windows6 keep in the house1 let out #bbd the pancakes6 ,oh rare1 my hearts6 ,let 's march together for the honour of ,saint ,hugh to the great new hall#bbdj in ,gracious ,street corner1 which our master1 the new lord mayor1 hath built4 ,ralph4 ,o the crew of good fellows that will dine at my lord mayor's cost to-day6 #bcj ,hodge4 ,by the ,lord1 my lord mayor is a most brave man4 ,how shall prentices be bound to pray for him and the honour of the gentlemen shoemakers6 ,let 's feed and be fat with my lord's bounty4 #bce ,firk4 ,o musical bell1 still6 ,o ,hodge1 ,o my brethren6 ,there 's cheer for the heavens3 venison-pasties walk up and down piping hot1 like sergeants2 beef and brewess#bbda comes marching #bci in dry-vats1#bbdb fritters and pancakes comes trowling in in wheel-barrows2 hens and oranges hopping in porters'-basket1 collops and eggs in scuttles1#bbdc and tarts and custards comes quavering in in malt-shovels4 ,enter more ,prentices4 ,all4 ,whoop1 look here1 look here6 #bde ,hodge4 ,how now1 mad lads1 whither away so fast8 #a ,prentice4 ,whither8 ,why1 to the great new hall1 know you not why8 ,the lord 7#bdi7 mayor hath bidden all the prentices in ,london to breakfast this morning4 ,all4 ,oh brave shoemakers1 oh brave lord of incomprehensible good-fellowship6 ,whoo6 ,hark you6 ,the pancake-bell rings4 #bed ,cast up caps4 ,firk4 ,nay1 more1 my hearts6 ,every ,shrove-,tuesday is our year of jubilee2 and when the pancake-bell rings1 we are as free as my lord mayor2 we may shut up our shops1 and make holiday2 ,i'll have it call'd ,saint ,hugh's ,holiday4 #bfj ,all4 ,agreed1 agreed6 ,saint ,hugh's ,holiday4 ,hodge4 ,and this shall continue for ever4 ,all4 ,oh brave6 ,come1 come1 my hearts6 ,away1 away6 ,firk4 ,o eternal credit to us of the gentle craft6 ,march fair1 my hearts6 ,oh rare6 #bfe ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#bbdd ,enter the ,,king and his ,train over the stage4 ,king4 ,is our lord mayor of ,london such a gallant8 ,nobleman4 ,one of the merriest madcaps in your land4 ,your grace will think1 when you behold the man1 ,he's rather a wild ruffian than a mayor4 ,yet thus much ,i'll ensure your majesty1 #e ,in all his actions that concern his state ,he is as serious1 provident1 and wise1 ,as full of gravity amongst the grave1 ,as any mayor hath been these many years4 ,king4 ,i am with child#bbde till ,i behold this huff-cap4#bbdf #aj ,but all my doubt is1 when we come in presence1 ,his madness will be dasht clean out of countenance4 ,nobleman4 ,it may be so1 my liege4 ,king4 ,which to prevent1 ,let some one give him notice1 't is our pleasure ,that he put on his wonted merriment4 #ae ,set forward6 ,all4 ,on afore6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#bbdg ,enter ,,eyre1 ,,hodge1 ,,firk1 ,,ralph1 and other ,shoemakers1 all with napkins on their shoulders4 ,eyre4 ,come1 my fine ,hodge1 my jolly gentlemen shoemakers2 soft1 where be these cannibals1 these varlets1 my officers8 ,let them all walk and wait upon my brethren2 for my meaning is1 that none but shoemakers1 none but the 7#e7 livery of my company shall in their satin hoods wait upon the trencher of my sovereign4 ,firk4 ,o my lord1 it will be rare6 ,eyre4 ,no more1 ,firk2 come1 lively6 ,let your fellow-prentices want no cheer2 let wine be 7#aj7 plentiful as beer1 and beer as water4 ,hang these penny-pinching fathers1 that cram wealth in innocent lamb-skins4 ,rip1 knaves1 avaunt6 ,look to my guests6 ,hodge4 ,my lord1 we are at our wits' end 7#ae7 for room2 those hundred tables will not feast the fourth part of them4 ,eyre4 ,then cover me those hundred tables again1 and again1 till all my jolly prentices be feasted4 ,avoid1 ,hodge6 ,run1 ,ralph6 ,frisk #bj about1 my nimble ,firk6 ,carouse me fathom-healths to the honour of the shoemakers4 ,do they drink lively1 ,hodge8 ,do they tickle it1 ,firk8 ,firk4 ,tickle it8 ,some of them have taken 7#be7 their liquor standing so long that they can stand no longer2 but for meat1 they would eat it an they had it4 ,eyre4 ,want they meat8 ,where's this swag-belly1 this greasy kitchen stuff cook8 ,call 7#cj7 the varlet to me6 ,want meat8 ,firk1 ,hodge1 lame ,ralph1 run1 my tall men1 beleaguer the shambles1 beggar all ,eastcheap1 serve me whole oxen in chargers1 and let sheep whine upon the tables like pigs for want of good fellows to 7#ce7 eat them4 ,want meat8 ,vanish1 ,firk6 ,avaunt1 ,hodge6 ,hodge4 ,your lordship mistakes my man ,firk2 he means1 their bellies want meat1 not the boards2 for they have drunk so much1 they 7#dj7 can eat nothing4 ,,the ,,second ,,three ,,men',s ,,song ,cold 's the wind1 and wet 's the rain1 ,saint ,hugh be our good speed3 ,ill is the weather that bringeth no gain1 ,nor helps good hearts in need4 #de ,trowl#bbdh the bowl1 the jolly nut-brown bowl1 ,and here1 kind mate1 to thee3 ,let 's sing a dirge for ,saint ,hugh's soul1 ,and down it merrily4 ,down a down heydown a down1 #ej 7,close with the tenor boy7 ,hey derry derry1 down a down6 ,ho1 well done2 to me let come6 ,ring1 compass1 gentle joy4 ,trowl the bowl1 the nut-brown bowl1 ,and here1 kind mate1 to thee3 etc4 #ee ,repeat as often as there be men to drink2 and at last when all have drunk1 this verse3 ,cold 's the wind1 and wet 's the rain1 ,saint ,hugh be our good speed3 ,ill is the weather that bringeth no gain1 ,nor helps good hearts in need4 ,enter ,,hans1 ,,rose1 and ,wife ,,margery4 ,marg4 ,where is my lord8 #fj ,eyre4 ,how now1 ,lady ,madgy8 ,marg4 ,the king's most excellent majesty is new come2 he sends me for thy honour2 one of his most worshipful peers bade me tell thou must be merry1 and so forth2 but let that pass4 #fe ,eyre4 ,is my sovereign come8 ,vanish1 my tall shoemakers1 my nimble brethren2 look to my guests1 the prentices4 ,yet stay a little6 ,how now1 ,hans8 ,how looks my little ,rose8 #fi ,hans4 ,let me request you to remember me4 ,i know1 your honour easily may obtain ,free pardon of the king for me and ,rose1 ,and reconcile me to my uncle's grace4 ,eyre4 ,have done1 my good ,hans1 my honest journeyman2 look cheerily6 ,i 'll fall upon 7#ge7 both my knees1 till they be as hard as horn1 but ,i 'll get thy pardon4 ,marg4 ,good my lord1 have a care what you speak to his grace4 #gi ,eyre4 ,away1 you ,islington whitepot6#bbdi hence1 you hopper-arse6 hence1 you barley-pudding1 full of maggots6 you broiled carbonado6#bbej avaunt1 avaunt1 avoid1 ,mephistophiles6 ,shall ,sim ,eyre learn to speak of you1 ,lady ,madgy8 ,vanish1 ,mother ,miniver-cap2 vanish1 go1 trip and go2 7#he7 meddle with your partlets#bbea and your pishery-pashery1 your flewes#bbeb and your whirligigs2 go1 rub1#bbec out of mine alley6 ,sim ,eyre knows how to speak to a ,pope1 to ,sultan ,soliman1 to ,tamburlaine1 an he were here1 and shall ,i melt1 7#ij7 shall ,i droop before my sovereign8 ,no1 come1 my ,lady ,madgy6 ,follow me1 ,hans6 ,about your business1 my frolic free-booters6 ,firk1 frisk about1 and about1 and about1 for the honour of mad ,simon ,eyre1 lord mayor of ,london4 #ie ,firk4 ,hey1 for the honour of the shoemakers6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#bbed ,a long flourish1 or two4 ,enter the ,,king1 ,nobles1 ,,eyre1 his ,wife ,,margery1 ,,lacy1 ,,rose4 ,,lacy and ,,rose kneel4 ,king4 ,well1 ,lacy1 though the fact was very foul ,of your revolting from our kingly love ,and your own duty1 yet we pardon you4 ,rise both1 and1 ,mistress ,lacy1 thank my lord mayor ,for your young bridegroom here4 #e ,eyre4 ,so1 my dear liege1 ,sim ,eyre and my brethren1 the gentlemen shoemakers1 shall set your sweet majesty's image cheek by jowl by ,saint ,hugh for this honour you have done poor ,simon ,eyre4 ,i beseech your grace1 pardon 7#aj7 my rude behaviour2 ,i am a handicraftsman1 yet my heart is without craft2 ,i would be sorry at my soul1 that my boldness should offend my king4 ,king4 ,nay1 ,i pray thee1 good lord mayor1 be even as merry #ae ,as if thou wert among thy shoemakers2 ,it does me good to see thee in this humour4 ,eyre4 ,say'st thou me so1 my sweet ,dioclesian8 ,then1 hump6 ,prince am ,i none1 yet am ,i princely born4 ,by the ,lord of ,ludgate1 my liege1 ,i 'll be as merry as a pie4#bbee #ba ,king4 ,tell me1 in faith1 mad ,eyre1 how old thou art4 ,eyre4 ,my liege1 a very boy1 a stripling1 a younker2 you see not a white hair on my head1 not a gray in this beard4 ,every hair1 ,i assure 7#be7 thy majesty1 that sticks in this beard1 ,sim ,eyre values at the ,king of ,babylon's ransom1 ,tamar ,cham's beard was a rubbing brush to 't3 yet ,i 'll shave it off1 and stuff tennis-balls with it1 to please my bully king4 #cj ,king4 ,but all this while ,i do not know your age4 ,eyre4 ,my liege1 ,i am six and fifty year old1 yet ,i can cry hump6 with a sound heart for the honour of ,saint ,hugh4 ,mark this old wench1 my king3 ,i danc'd the shaking of the sheets 7#ce7 with her six and thirty years ago1 and yet ,i hope to get two or three young lord mayors1 ere ,i die4 ,i am lusty still1 ,sim ,eyre still4 ,care and cold lodging brings white hairs4 ,my sweet ,majesty1 let care vanish1 cast it upon thy nobles1 7#dj7 it will make thee look always young like ,apollo1 and cry hump6 ,prince am ,i none1 yet am ,i princely born4 ,king4 ,ha1 ha6 ,say1 ,cornwall1 didst thou ever see his like8 #de ,nobleman4 ,not ,i1 my lord4 ,enter the ,,earl ,,of ,,lincoln and the ,,lord ,,mayor4 ,king4 ,lincoln1 what news with you8 ,lincoln4 ,my gracious lord1 have care unto yourself1 ,for there are traitors here4 ,all4 ,traitors8 ,where8 ,who8 ,eyre4 ,traitors in my house8 ,god forbid6 7#di7 ,where be my officers8 ,i 'll spend my soul1 ers my king feel harm4 ,king4 ,where is the traitor1 ,lincoln8 ,lincoln4 ,here he stands4 ,king4 ,cornwall1 lay hold on ,lacy6--,lincoln1 speak1 ,what canst thou lay unto thy nephew's charge8 ,lincoln4 ,this1 my dear liege3 your ,grace1 to do me honour1 #ee ,heapt on the head of this degenerate boy ,desertless favours2 you made choice of him ,to be commander over powers in ,france4 ,but he---- ,king4 ,good ,lincoln1 prithee1 pause a while6 ,even in thine eyes ,i read what thou wouldst speak4 #fj ,i know how ,lacy did neglect our love1 ,ran himself deeply1 in the highest degree1 ,into vile treason---- ,lincoln4 ,is he not a traitor8 ,king4 ,lincoln1 he was2 now have we pard'ned him4 ',t was not a base want of true valour's fire1 #fe ,that held him out of ,france1 but love's desire4 ,lincoln4 ,i will not bear his shame upon my back4 ,king4 ,nor shalt thou1 ,lincoln2 ,i forgive you both4 ,lincoln4 ,then1 good my liege1 forbid the boy to wed ,one whose mean birth will much disgrace his bed4 #gj ,king4 ,are they not married8 ,lincoln4 ,no1 my liege4 ,both4 ,we are4 ,king4 ,shall ,i divorce them then8 ,o be it far ,that any hand on earth should dare untie ,the sacred knot1 knit by ,god's majesty2 #gd ,i would not for my crown disjoin their hands ,that are conjoin'd in holy nuptial bands4 ,how say'st thou1 ,lacy1 wouldst thou lose thy ,rose8 ,lacy4 ,not for all ,india's wealth1 my sovereign4 ,king4 ,but ,rose1 ,i am sure1 her ,lacy would forego8 ,rose4 ,if ,rose were askt that question1 she 'd say no4 #hj ,king4 ,you hear them1 ,lincoln8 ,lincoln4 ,yea1 my liege1 ,i do4 ,king4 ,yet canst thou find i' th' heart to part these two8 ,who seeks1 besides you1 to divorce these lovers8 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,i do1 my gracious lord1 ,i am her father4 ,king4 ,sir ,roger ,oateley1 our last mayor1 ,i think8 #he ,nobleman4 ,the same1 my liege4 ,king4 ,would you offend ,love's laws8 ,well1 you shall have your wills1 you sue to me1 ,to prohibit the match4 ,soft1 let me see-- ,you both are married1 ,lacy1 art thou not8 ,lacy4 ,i am1 dread sovereign4 ,king4 ,then1 upon thy life1 #ij ,i charge thee1 not to call this woman wife4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,i thank your grace4 ,rose4 ,o my most gracious lord6 ,kneels4 ,king4 ,nay1 ,rose1 never woo me2 ,i tell you true1 ,although as yet ,i am a bachelor1 ,yet ,i believe ,i shall not marry you4 #ie ,rose4 ,can you divide the body from the soul1 ,yet make the body live8 ,king4 ,yea1 so profound8 ,i cannot1 ,rose1 but you ,i must divide4 ,this fair maid1 bridegroom1 cannot be your bride4 ,are you pleas'd1 ,lincoln8 ,oateley1 are you pleas'd8 #ajj ,both4 ,yes1 my lord4 ,king4 ,then must my heart be eas'd2 ,for1 credit me1 my conscience lives in pain1 ,till these whom ,i divorc'd1 be join'd again4 ,lacy1 give me thy hand2 ,rose1 lend me thine6 ,be what you would be6 ,kiss now6 ,so1 that 's fine4 #aje ,at night1 lovers1 to bed6--,now1 let me see1 ,which of you all mislikes this harmony4 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,will you then take from me my child perforce8 ,king4 ,why tell me1 ,oateley3 shines not ,lacy's name #aji ,as bright in the world's eye as the gay beams ,of any citizen8 ,lincoln4 ,yea1 but1 my gracious lord1 ,i do mislike the match far more than he2 ,her blood is too too base4 ,king4 ,lincoln1 no more4 ,dost thou not know that love respects no blood1 ,cares not for difference of birth or state8 #aae ,the maid is young1 well born1 fair1 virtuous1 ,a worthy bride for any gentleman4 ,besides1 your nephew for her sake did stoop ,to bear necessity1 and1 as ,i hear1 ,forgetting honours and all courtly pleasures1 #abj ,to gain her love1 became a shoemaker4 ,as for the honour which he lost in ,france1 ,thus ,i redeem it3 ,lacy1 kneel thee down6-- ,arise1 ,sir ,rowland ,lacy6 ,tell me now1 #abd ,tell me in earnest1 ,oateley1 canst thou chide1 ,seeing thy ,rose a lady and a bride8 ,l4 ,mayor4 ,i am content with what your grace hath done4 ,lincoln4 ,and ,i1 my liege1 since there 's no remedy4 ,king4 ,come on1 then1 all shake hands3 ,i 'll have you friends2 ,where there is much love1 all discord ends4 #acj ,what says my mad lord mayor to all this love8 ,eyre4 ,o my liege1 this honour you have done to my fine journeyman here1 ,rowland ,lacy1 and all these favours which you have shown to #acd me this day in my poor house1 will make ,simon ,eyre live longer by one dozen of warm summers more than he should4 ,king4 ,nay1 my mad lord mayor1 that shall be thy name2 ,if any grace of mine can length thy life1 ,one honour more ,i 'll do thee3 that new building1#bbef #adj ,which at thy cost in ,cornhill is erected1 ,shall take a name from us2 we 'll have it call'd ,the ,leadenhall1 because in digging it ,you found the lead that covereth the same4 #add ,eyre4 ,i thank your majesty4 ,marg4 ,god bless your grace6 ,king4 ,lincoln1 a word with you6 ,enter ,,hodge1 ,,firk1 ,,ralph1 and more ,shoemakers4 ,eyre4 ,how now1 my road knaves8 ,peace1 speak softly1 yonder is the king4 ,king4 ,with the old troop which there we keep in pay1 ,we will incorporate a new supply4 #aej ,before one summer more pass o'er my head1 ,france shall repent1 ,england was injured4 ,what are all those8 ,lacy4 ,all shoemakers1 my liege1 ,sometime my fellows2 in their companies ,i liv'd as merry as an emperor4 #aee ,king4 ,my mad lord mayor1 are all these shoemakers8 ,eyre4 ,all shoemakers1 my liege2 all gentlemen of the gentle craft1 true ,trojans1 courageous cordwainers2 they all kneel to the shrine of holy ,saint ,hugh4 #afj ,all the ,shoemakers4 ,god save your majesty6 ,king4 ,mad ,simon1 would they anything with us8 ,eyre4 ,mum1 mad knaves6 ,not a word6 ,i 'll do 't2 ,i warrant you4 ,they are all beggars1 my liege2 all for themselves1 and ,i for them all #afe on both my knees do entreat1 that for the honour of poor ,simon ,eyre and the good of his brethren1 these mad knaves1 your grace would vouchsafe some privilege to my new ,leadenhall1 that it may be lawful for us to buy and sell leather there two days a week4 #aga ,king4 ,mad ,sim1 ,i grant your suit1 you shall have patent ,to hold two market-days in ,leadenhall1 ,mondays and ,fridays1 those shall be the times4 ,will this content you8 ,all4 ,jesus bless your grace6 #age ,eyre4 ,in the name of these my poor brethren shoemakers1 ,i most humbly thank your grace4 ,but before ,i rise1 seeing you are in the giving vein and we in the begging1 grant ,sim ,eyre one boon more4 #ahj ,king4 ,what is it1 my lord mayor8 ,eyre4 ,vouchsafe to taste of a poor banquet that stands sweetly waiting for your sweet presence4 #ahd ,king4 ,i shall undo thee1 ,eyre1 only with feasts2 ,already have ,i been too troublesome2 ,say1 have ,i not8 ,eyre4 ,o my dear king1 ,sim ,eyre was taken unawares upon a day of shroving1#bbeg which ,i 7#ahi7 promist long ago to the prentices of ,london4 ,for1 an 't please your highness1 in time past1 ,i bare the water-tankard1#bbeh and my coat ,sits not a whit the worse upon my back2 ,and then1 upon a morning1 some mad boys1 ,it was ,shrove ,tuesday1 even as 't is now1 #aie gave me my breakfast1 and ,i swore then by the stopple of my tankard1 if ever ,i came to be lord mayor of ,london1 ,i would feast all the prentices4 ,this day1 my liege1 ,i did it1 and the slaves had an hundred tables five times covered2 they are gone home and vanisht4 7#bja7 ,yet add more honour to the gentle trade1 ,taste of ,eyre's banquet1 ,simon 's happy made4 ,king4 ,eyre1 ,i will taste of thy banquet1 and will say1 ,i have not met more pleasure on a day4 #bje ,friends of the gentle craft1 thanks to you all1 ,thanks1 my kind lady mayoress1 for our cheer4-- ,come1 lords1 a while let 's revel it at home6 ,when all our sports and banquetings are done1 ,wars must right wrongs which ,frenchmen have begun4 ,exeunt4 #baj ,,the ,,honest#bbei ,,whore ,,part ,i ,,by ,,thomas ,,dekker ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,gasparo ,,trebazzi1 ,duke of ,milan4 ,,hippolito1 a ,count4 ,,castruchio4 ,,sinezi4 ,,pioratto4 ,,fluello4 ,,matheo4 ,,benedict1 a ,doctor4 ,,anselmo1 a ,friar4 ,,fustigo1 ,brother of ,viola4 ,,candido1 a ,linen-draper4 ,,george1 his ,servant4 ,first ,prentice4 ,second ,prentice4 ,,crambo4 ,,poli4 ,,roger1 ,servant of ,bellafront4 ,porter4 ,sweeper4 ,madmen1 ,servants1 etc4 ,,infelice1 ,daughter of the ,duke4 ,,bellafront1 a ,harlot4 ,,viola1 ,wife of ,candido4 ,mistress ,,fingerlock1 a ,bawd4 ,,scene4--,milan and the ,neighbourhood4 ,,act ,i4 ,,scene ,i4#bbfj ,enter at one door a ,funeral 7a coronet lying on the hearse1 scutcheons and garlands hanging on the sides71 attended by ,,gasparo ,,trebazzi1 ,duke of ,milan1 ,,castruchio1 ,,sinezi1 ,,pioratto1 ,,fluello1 and others4 ,at another door enter ,,hippolito1 in discontented appearance2 and ,,matheo1 a ,gentleman1 his friend1 labouring to hold him back4 ,duke4 ,behold1 yon comet shows his head again6 ,twice hath he thus at cross-turns thrown on us ,prodigious#bbfa looks2 twice hath he troubled ,the waters of our eyes4 ,see1 he 's turn'd wild3-- ,go on1 in ,god's name4 ,cas41 ,sin4 ,on afore there1 ho6 #e ,duke4 ,kinsmen and friends1 take from your manly sides ,your weapons to keep back the desperate boy ,from doing violence to the innocent dead4 ,hip4 ,i prithee1 dear ,matheo---- ,mat4 ,come1 you 're mad6 ,hip4 ,i do arrest thee1 murderer6 ,set down1 ,villians1 set down that sorrow1 't is all mine4 #aa ,duke4 ,i do beseech you all1 for my blood's sake ,send hence your milder spirits1 and let wrath ,join in confederacy with your weapons' points2 ,if he proceed to vex us1 let your swords #ae ,seek out his bowels3 funeral grief loathes words4 ,all4 ,set on4 ,hip4 ,set down the body6 ,mat4 ,o my lord6 ,you 're wrong6 ,i'th' open street8 ,you see she 's dead4 ,hip4 ,i know she is not dead4 ,duke4 ,frantic young man1 ,wilt thou believe these gentlemen8--,pray speak4-- #bj ,thou dost abuse my child1 and mock'st the tears ,that here are shed for her4 ,if to behold ,those roses withered1 that set out her cheeks2 ,that pair of stars that gave her body light1 ,dark'ned and dim for ever2 all those rivers #be ,that fed her veins with warm and crimson streams ,frozen and dried up3 if these be signs of death1 ,then is she dead4 ,thou unreligious youth1 ,art not asham'd to empty all these eyes ,of funeral tears1 a debt due to the dead1 #cj ,as mirth is to the living8 ,sham'st thou not ,to have them stare on thee8 ,hark1 thou art curst ,even to thy face1 by those that scarce can speak4 ,hip4 ,my lord---- ,duke4 ,what would'st thou have8 ,is she not dead8 ,hip4 ,oh1 you ha' kill'd her by your cruelty6 ,duke4 ,admit ,i had1 thou kill'st her now again2 ,and art more savage than a barbarous ,moor4 #cg ,hip4 ,let me but kiss her pale and bloodless lip4 ,duke4 ,o fie1 fie1 fie4 ,hip4 ,or if not touch her1 let me look on her4 ,mat4 ,as you regard your honour---- ,hip4 ,honour8 ,smoke6 #da ,mat4 ,or if you lov'd her living1 spare her now4 ,duke4 ,ay1 well done1 sir1 you play the gentleman4-- ,steal hence2--'t is nobly done2--away2--,i'll join ,my force to yours1 to stop this violent torment#bbfb-- #de ,pass on4 ,exeunt with funeral1 all except the ,,duke1 ,,hippolito and ,,matheo4 ,hip4 ,matheo1 thou dost wound me more4 ,mat4 ,i give you physic1 noble friend1 not wounds4 ,duke4 ,o1 well said1 well done1 a true gentleman6 ,alack1 ,i know the sea of lovers' rage ,comes rushing with so strong a tide1 it beats #ej ,and bears down all respects of life1 of honour1 ,of friends1 of foes6 ,forget her1 gallant youth4 ,hip4 ,forget her8 ,duke4 ,nay1 nay1 be but patient2 ,for-why#bbfc death's hand hath su'd a strict divorce ',twixt her and thee4 ,what's beauty but a corse8 #ee ,what but fair sand-dust are earth's purest forms8 ,queen's bodies are but trunks to put in worms4 ,mat4 ,speak no more sentences1 my good lord1 but slip hence2 you see they are but fits2 ,i'll rule him1 ,i warrant ye4 ,ay1 so1 tread gingerly2 your grace is here somewhat too long already4 ,exit ,,duke4 ',sblood1 the jest were now1 if1 7#fb7 having ta'en some knocks o' th' pate already1 he should get loose again1 and like a mad ox1 toss my new black cloaks into the kennel4#bbfd ,i must humour his lordship4--,my ,lord ,hippolito1 7#ff7 is it in your stomach to go to dinner8 ,hip4 ,where is the body8 ,mat4 ,the body1 as the duke spake very wisely1 is gone to be worm'd4 #gj ,hip4 ,i cannot rest2 ,i'll meet it at next turn3 ,i'll see how my love looks4 ,,matheo holds him in 's arms4 ,mat4 ,how your love looks8 ,worse than a scare-crow4 ,wrestle not with me3 the great fellow gives the fall for a ducat4 #ge ,hip4 ,i shall forget myself4 ,mat4 ,pray1 do so1 leave yourself behind yourself1 and go whither you will4 ',sfoot1 do you long to have base rogues that maintain a ,saint ,anthony's fire in their noses by nothing but 7#hj7 twopenny ale1 make ballads of you8 ,if the duke had but so much mettle in him1 as is in a cobbler's awl1 he would ha' been a vext thing3 he and his train had blown you up1 but that their powder has taken the wet of cowards4 ,you'll bleed three pottles of ,alicant1#bbfe by 7#hf7 this light1 if you follow 'em1 and then we shall have a hole made in a wrong place1 to have surgeons roll thee up like a baby in swaddling clouts4 #ij ,hip4 ,what day is to-day1 ,matheo8 ,mat4 ,yea marry1 this is an easy question3 why to-day is--let me see--,thursday4 ,hip4 ,oh6 ,thursday4 #id ,mat4 ,here's a coil#bbff for a dead commodity4 ',sfoot1 women when they are alive are but dead commodities1 for you shall have one woman lie upon many men's hands4 ,hip4 ,she died on ,monday then4 #ii ,mat4 ,and that's the most villanous day of all the week to die in3 and she was well1 and eat a mess of water-gruel on ,monday morning4 ,hip4 ,ay8 ,it cannot be ,such a bright taper should burn out so soon4 ,mat4 ,o yes1 my lord4 ,so soon8 ,why1 ,i ha' known them that at dinner have been as 7#ajf7 well1 and had so much health1 that they were glad to pledge it1 yet before three a'clock have been found dead--drunk4 ,hip4 ,on ,thursday buried6 and on ,monday died6 #aaj ,quick haste1 by'rlady4#bbfg ,sure her winding sheet ,was laid out 'fore#bbfh her body2 and the worms ,that now must feast with her1 were even bespoke1 ,and solemnly invited like strange guests4 #aad ,mat4 ,strange feeders they are indeed1 my lord1 and1 like your jester1 or young courtier1 will enter upon any man's trencher without bidding4 ,hip4 ,curst be that day for ever that robb'd her ,of breath1 and me of bliss6 ,henceforth let it stand ,within the wizard's hook 7the calendar7 #abj ,markt with a marginal finger1 to be chosen ,by thieves1 by villains1 and black murderers1 ,as the best day for them to labour in4 ,if henceforth this adulterous bawdy world ,be got with child with treason1 sacrilege1 #abe ,atheism1 rapes1 treacherous friendship1 perjury1 ,slander 7the beggar's sin71 lies 7sin of fools71 ,or any other damn'd impieties1 ,on ,monday let 'em be delivered4 ,i swear to thee1 ,matheo1 by my soul1 #acj ,hereafter weekly on that day ,i 'll glue ,mine eye-lids down1 because they shall not gaze ,on any female cheek4 ,and being lockt up ,in my close#bbfi chamber1 there ,i 'll meditate ,on nothing but my ,infelice's end1 #ace ,or on a dead man's skull draw out mine own4 ,mat4 ,you'll do all these good works now every ,monday1 because it is so bad2 but ,i hope upon ,tuesday morning ,i shall take you with a wench4 #adj ,hip4 ,if ever1 whilst frail blood through my veins run1 ,on woman's beams ,i throw affection1 ,save her that 's dead2 or that ,i loosely fly ,to th' shore of any other wafting eye1 ,let me not prosper1 ,heaven6 ,i will be true1 ,even to her dust and ashes3 could her tomb #adf ,stand whilst ,i liv'd1 so long that it might rot1 ,that should fall down1 but she be ne'er forgot4 ,mat4 ,if you have this strange monster1 honesty1#bbgj in your belly1 why so jig-makers#bbga and chroniclers shall pick something out of you2 7#aea7 but an ,i smell not you and a bawdy house out within these ten days1 let my nose be as big as an ,english bag-pudding4 ,i 'll follow your lordship1 though it be to the place aforenamed4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bbgb ,enter ,,fustigo in some fantastic ,sea-suit at one door1 a ,porter meets him at another4 ,fus4 ,how now1 porter1 will she come8 ,por4 ,if ,i may trust a woman1 sir1 she will come4 ,fus4 ,there 's for thy pains gives money4 ,godamercy1 if ,i ever stand in need of a wench that will come with a wet finger1#bbgc porter1 thou 7#e7 shalt earn my money before any clarissimo#bbgd in ,milan2 yet1 so ,god sa'#bbge me1 she 's mine own sister1 body and soul1 as ,i am a ,christian gentleman4 ,farewell2 ,i 'll ponder till she come4 ,thou hast been no bawd in fetching this woman4 ,i 7#aj7 assure thee4 ,por4 ,no matter if ,i had1 sir2 better men than porters are bawds4 ,fus4 ,o ,god1 sir1 many that have borne offices4 ,but1 porter1 art sure thou went'st into 7#ae7 a true#bbgf house8 ,por4 ,i think so1 for ,i met with no thieves4 ,fus4 ,nay1 but art sure it was my sister ,viola8 ,por4 ,i am sure1 by all superscriptions1 it was the party you ciphered4 #bj ,fus4 ,not very tall8 ,por4 ,nor very low2 a middling woman4 ,fus4 ',t was she1 'faith 't was she4 ,a pretty plump cheek1 like mine8 #bd ,por4 ,at a blush1#bbgg a little very much like you4 ,fus4 ,godso1 ,i would not for a ducat she had kickt up her heels1 for ,i ha' spent an abomination this voyage2 marry1 ,i did it amongst sailors and gentlemen4 ,there 's a little modicum more1 porter1 for making thee stay gives 7#cj7 money2 farewell1 honest porter4 ,por4 ,i am in your debt1 sir2 ,god preserve you4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,viola4 ,fus4 ,not so1 neither1 good porter4 ,god's lid1 yonder she comes4 ,sister ,viola1 ,i am glad to 7#ce7 see you stirring3 it 's news to have me here1 is 't not1 sister8 ,vio4 ,yes1 trust me4 ,i wond'red who should be so bold to send for me4 ,you 're welcome to ,milan1 brother4 ,fus4 ,troth1 sister1 ,i heard you were married 7#da7 to a very rich chuff1#bbgh and ,i was very sorry for it1 that ,i had no better clothes1 and that made me send2 for you know we ,milaners love to strut upon ,spanish leather4 ,and how do all our friends8 #df ,vio4 ,very well4 ,you ha' travelled enough now1 ,i trow1 to sow your wild oats4 ,fus4 ,a pox on 'em6 wild oats8 ,i ha' not an oat to throw at a horse4 ,troth1 sister1 ,i ha' sowed my oats1 and reapt two hundred ducats 7#ea7 if ,i had 'em here4 ,marry1 ,i must entreat you to lend me some thirty or forty till the ship come4 ,by this hand1 ,i 'll discharge at my day1 by this hand4 #ee ,vio4 ,these are your old oaths4 ,fus4 ,why1 sister1 do you think ,i 'll forswear my hand8 ,vio4 ,well1 well1 you shall have them4 ,put yourself into better fashion1 because ,i must employ you in a serious matter4 #fa ,fus4 ,i 'll sweat like a horse if ,i like the matter4 ,vio4 ,you ha' cast off all your old swaggering humours8 ,fus4 ,i had not sail'd a league in that great 7#ff7 fishpond1 the sea1 but ,i cast up my very gall4 ,vio4 ,i am the more sorry1 for ,i must employ a true swaggerer4 ,fus4 ,nay by this iron1 sister1 they shall find ,i am powder and touch-box1 if they put fire 7#ga7 once into me4 ,vio4 ,then lend me your ears4 ,fus4 ,mine ears are yours1 dear sister4 ,vio4 ,i am married to a man that has wealth enough1 and wit enough4 #gf ,fus4 ,a linen-draper1 ,i was told1 sister4 ,vio4 ,very true1 a grave citizen2 ,i want nothing that a wife can wish from a husband1 but here 's the spite1 he has not all things belonging to a man4 #ha ,fus4 ,god's my life1 he 's a very mandrake1#bbgi or else 7,god bless us7 one a' these whiblins1#bbhj and that 's worse1 and then all the children that he gets lawfully of your body1 sister1 are bastards by a statute4 #hf ,vio4 ,o1 you run over me too fast1 brother2 ,i have heard it often said1 that he who cannot be angry is no man4 ,i am sure my husband is a man in print1#bbha for all things else save only in this1 no tempest can move him4 #ia ,fus4 ',slid1 would he had been at sea with us6 he should ha' been mov'd1 and mov'd again1 for ,i 'll be sworn1 la1 our drunken ship reel'd like a ,dutchman4 ,vio4 ,no loss of goods can increase in him 7#if7 a wrinkle1 no crabbed language make his countenance sour1 the stubbornness of no servant shake him2 he has no more gall in him than a dove1 no more sting than an ant2 musician 7#ajj7 will he never be1 yet ,i find much music in him1 but he loves no frets1#bbhb and is so free from anger1 that many times ,i am ready to bite off my tongue1 because it wants that virtue which all women's tongues have1 to anger their husbands4 ,brother1 mine can by no thunder turn him 7#ajf7 into a sharpness4 ,fus4 ,belike his blood1 sister1 is well brew'd then4 #aji ,vio4 ,i protest to thee1 ,fustigo1 ,i love him most affectionately3 but ,i know not--,i ha' such a tickling within me--such a strange longing2 nay verily ,i do long4 ,fus4 ,then you 're with child1 sister1 by all signs and tokens2 nay1 ,i am partly a physician1 and partly something else4 ,i ha' read ,albertus 7#aaf7 ,magnus1 and ,aristotle's ,emblems4 ,vio4 ,you 're wide a' th' bow hand#bbhc still1 brother3 my longings are not wanton1 but wayward4 ,i long to have my patient husband eat up a whole porcupine1 to the intent1 the bristling 7#aba7 quills may stick about his lips like a ,flemish mustachio1 and be shot at me4 ,i shall be leaner than the new moon1 unless ,i can make him horn-mad4#bbhd #abe ,fus4 ',sfoot1 half a quarter of an hour does that2 make him a cuckold4 ,vio4 ,pooh1 he would count such a cut no unkindness4 #abi ,fus4 ,the honester citizen he2 then make him drunk and cut off his beard4 ,vio4 ,fie1 fie1 idle1 idle6 ,he 's no ,frenchman1 to fret at the loss of a little scald#bbhe hair4 ,no1 brother1 thus it shall be--you must be secret4 ,fus4 ,as your mid-wife1 ,i protest1 sister1 or a barber-surgeon4 #acf ,vio4 ,repair to the ,tortoise here in ,st4 ,christopher's ,street2 ,i will send you money2 turn yourself into a brave#bbhf man3 instead of the arms of your mistress1 let your sword and your 7#adj7 military scarf hang about your neck4 ,fus4 ,i must have a great horseman's ,french feather too1 sister4 ,vio4 ,o1 by any means1 to show your light head1 else your hat will sit like a coxcomb4 7#ade7 ,to be brief1 you must be in all points a most terribly wide-mouth'd swaggerer4 ,fus4 ,nay1 for swaggering points let me alone4 ,vio4 ,resort then to our shop1 and1 in my husband's presence1 kiss me1 snatch rings1 7#aej7 jewels1 or any thing1 so you give it back again1 brother1 in secret4 ,fus4 ,by this hand1 sister4 ,vio4 ,swear as if you came but new from knighting4 #aee ,fus4 ,nay1 ,i 'll swear after four hundred a year4 ,vio4 ,swagger worse than a lieutenant among freshwater soldiers1#bbhg call me your love1 your ingle1#bbhh your cousin1 or so2 but sister at no 7#afj7 hand4 ,fus4 ,no1 no1 it shall be cousin1 or rather coz2 that 's the gulling word between the citizens' wives and their mad-caps that man#bbhi 'em to the garden2 to call you one a' mine aunts1'#bbij sister1 #afe were as good as call you arrant whore2 no1 no1 let me alone to cousin you rarely4 ,vio4 ,h 'as heard ,i have a brother1 but never saw him1 therefore put on a good face4 ,fus4 ,the best in ,milan1 ,i warrant4 #agj ,vio4 ,take up wares1 but pay nothing1 rifle my bosom1 my pocket1 my purse1 the boxes for money to dice withal2 but1 brother1 you must give all back again in secret4 #agd ,fus4 ,by this welkin that here roars ,i will1 or else let me never know what a secret is3 why1 sister1 do you think ,i 'll cony-catch#bbia you1 when you are my cousin8 ,god's my life1 then ,i were a stark ass4 ,if ,i fret not his guts1 beg me for a fool4#bbib #ahj ,vio4 ,be circumspect1 and do so then4 ,farewell4 ,fus4 ,the ,tortoise1 sister6 ,i 'll stay there2 forty ducats4 ,exit4 ,vio4 ,thither ,i 'll send4--,this law can none deny1 #ahd ,women must have their longings1 or they die4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#bbic ,enter ,,gasparo the ,duke1 ,doctor ,,benedict1 and two ,servants4 ,duke4 ,give charge that none do enter2 lock the doors-- ,speaking as he enters4 ,and fellows1 what your eyes and ears receive1 ,upon your lives trust not the gadding air ,to carry the least part of it4 ,the glass1 the hour-glass6 ,doct4 ,here1 my lord4 ,duke4 ,ah1 't is near#bbid spent6 #e ,but1 ,doctor ,benedict1 does your art speak truth8 ,art sure the soporiferous stream will ebb1 ,and leave the crystal banks of her white body ,pure as they were at first1 just at the hour8 ,doct4 ,just at the hour1 my lord4 ,duke4 ,uncurtain her3 #aj ,a curtain is drawn back and ,,infelice discovered lyinq on a couch4 ,softly6--,see1#bbie doctor1 what a coldish heat ,spreads over all her body6 ,doct4 ,now it works4 ,the vital spirits that by a sleepy charm ,were bound up fast1 and threw an icy rust#bbif ,on her exterior parts1 now 'gin to break2 #ae ,trouble her not1 my lord4 ,duke4 ,some stools6 ,you call'd ,for music1 did you not8 ,oh ho1 it speaks1 ,music4 ,it speaks6 ,watch1 sirs1 her waking1 note those sands4 ,doctor1 sit down4 ,a dukedom that should weigh ,mine own down twice1 being put into one scale1 ,and that fond#bbig desperate boy1 ,hippolito1 #ba ,making the weight up1 should not at my hands ,buy her i' th' other1 were her state more light ,than hers1 who makes a dowry up with alms4 ,doctor1 ,i 'll starve her on the ,apennine #be ,ere he shall marry her4 ,i must confess ,hippolito is nobly born2 a man-- ,did not mine enemies' blood boil in his veins-- ,whom ,i would court to be my son-in-law2 ,but princes1 whose high spleens for empery swell1 #cj ,are not with easy art made parallel4 ,servants4 ,she wakes1 my lord4 ,duke4 ,look1 ,doctor ,benedict-- ,i charge you on your lives1 maintain for truth ,what e'er the doctor or myself aver1 ,for you shall bear her hence to ,bergamo4 #ce ,inf4 ,o ,god1 what fearful dreams6 ,wakening4 ,doct4 ,lady4 ,inf4 ,ha6 ,duke4 ,girl4 ,why1 ,infelice1 how is 't now1 ha8 ,speak4 ,inf4 ,i 'm well--what makes this doctor here8--,i'm well4 ,duke4 ,thou wert not so even now1 sickness' pale hand ,laid hold on thee even in the midst#bbih of feasting2 #dj ,and when a cup crown'd with thy lover's health ,had touch'd thy lips1 a sensible cold dew ,stood on thy cheeks1 as if that death had wept ,to see such beauty alter4 ,inf4 ,i remember ,i sate at banquet1 but felt no such change4 #de ,duke4 ,thou hast forgot1 then1 how a messenger ,came wildly in1 with this unsavoury news1 ,that he was dead8 ,inf4 ,what messenger8 ,who 's dead8 ,duke4 ,hippolito4 ,alack6 wring not thy hands4 #di ,inf4 ,i saw no messenger1 heard no such news4 ,doct4 ,trust me you did1 sweet lady4 ,duke4 ,la1 you now6 #a ,ser4 ,yes1 indeed1 madam4 ,duke4 ,la1 you now4--',t is well1 good knaves6#bbii ,inf4 ,you ha' slain him1 and now you 'll murder me4 ,duke4 ,good ,infelice1 vex not thus thyself4 ,of this the bad report before did strike #ee ,so coldly to thy heart1 that the swift currents ,of life were all frozen up---- ,inf4 ,it is untrue1 ',t is most untrue1 ,o most unnatural father6 ,duke4 ,and we had much to do by art's best cunning1 ,to fetch life back again4 ,doct4 ,most certain1 lady4 #fj ,duke4 ,why1 la1 you now1 you 'll not believe me4 ,friends1 ,sweat we not all8 ,had we not much to do8 ,servants4 ,yes1 indeed1 my lord1 much4 ,duke4 ,death drew such fearful pictures in thy face1 ,that were ,hippolito alive again1 #fe ,i 'd kneel and woo the noble gentleman ,to be thy husband3 now ,i sore repent ,my sharpness to him1 and his family4 ,nay1 do not weep for him2 we all must die4-- ,doctor1 this place where she so oft hath seen #gj ,his lively presence1 hurts#bcjj her1 does it not8 ,doct4 ,doubtless1 my lord1 it does4 ,duke4 ,it does1 it does3 ,therefore1 sweet girl1 thou shalt to ,bergamo4 ,inf4 ,even where you will2 in any place there 's woe4 ,duke4 ,a coach is ready2 ,bergamo doth stand #ge ,in a most wholesome air1 sweet walks2 there 's deer1 ,ay1 thou shalt hunt and send us venison1 ,which like some goddess in the ,cyprian groves1 ,thine own fair hand shall strike4--,sirs1 you shall teach her ,to stand1 and how to shoot2 ay1 she shall hunt3 ,cast off this sorrow4 ,in1 girl1 and prepare #ha ,this night to ride away to ,bergamo4 ,inf4 ,o most unhappy maid6 ,exit4 ,duke4 ,follow her close4 ,no words that she was buried1 on your lives6 ,or that her ghost walks now after she 's dead2 ,i 'll hang you if you name a funeral4 #hf #a ,ser4 ,i 'll speak ,greek1 my lord1 ere ,i speak that deadly word4 #b ,ser4 ,and ,i 'll speak ,welsh1 which is harder than ,greek4 ,exeunt ,servants4 #ij ,duke4 ,away1 look to her4--,doctor ,benedict1 ,did you observe how her complexion altered ,upon his name and death8 ,oh1 would 'twere true4 ,doct4 ,it may1 my lord4 ,duke4 ,may6 ,how8 ,i wish his death4 ,doct4 ,and you may have your wish2 say but the word1 #ie ,and 't is a strong spell to rip up his grave4 ,i have good knowledge with ,hippolito2 ,he calls me friend1 ,i 'll creep into his bosom1 ,and sting him there to death2 poison can do 't4 ,duke4 ,perform it2 ,i 'll create thee half mine heir4 #ajj ,doct4 ,it shall be done1 although the fact#bcja be foul4 ,duke4 ,greatness hides sin1 the guilt upon my soul6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#bcjb ,enter ,,castruchio1 ,,pioratto1 and ,,fluello4 ,cas4 ,signor ,pioratto1 ,signor ,fluello1 shall 's be merry8 ,shall 's play the wags now8 ,flu4 ,ay1 any thing that may beget the child of laughter4 ,cas4 ,truth1 ,i have a pretty sportive conceit new crept into my brain1 will move excellent #e mirth4 ,pio4 ,let 's ha 't1 let 's ha 't2 and where shall the scene of mirth lie8 ,cas4 ,at ,signor ,candido's house1 the patient man1 nay1 the monstrous patient man4 ,they 7#aj7 say his blood is immoveable1 that he has taken all patience from a man1 and all constancy from a woman4 ,flu4 ,that makes so many whores now-a-days4 ,cas4 ,ay1 and so many knaves too4 #ae ,pio4 ,well1 sir4 ,cas4 ,to conclude1 the report goes1 he 's so mild1 so affable1 so suffering1 that nothing indeed can move him3 now do but think what sport it will be to make this fellow1 the mirror 7#bj7 of patience1 as angry1 as vext1 and as mad as an ,english cuckold4 ,flu4 ,o1 't were admirable mirth1 that2 but how will 't be done1 signor8 ,cas4 ,let me alone1 ,i have a trick1 a conceit1 7#be7 a thing1 a device will sting him1 i' faith1 if he have but a thimbleful of blood in 's belly1 or a spleen not so big as a tavern token4#bcjc ,pio4 ,thou stir him8 ,thou move him8 ,thou anger him8 ,alas1 ,i know his approved temper4 7#cj7 ,thou vex him8 ,why he has a patience above man's injuries3 thou may'st sooner raise a spleen in an angel1 than rough humour in him4 ,why1 ,i 'll give you instance for it4 ,this wonderfully temper'd ,signor ,candido upon a time 7#ce7 invited home to his house certain ,neapolitan lords1 of curious taste1 and no mean palates1 conjuring his wife1 of all loves1#bcjd to prepare cheer fitting for such honourable trencher-men4 ,she--just of a woman's nature1 covetous to try 7#dj7 the uttermost of vexation1 and thinking at last to get the start of his humour--willingly neglected the preparation1 and became unfurnisht1 not only of dainty1 but of ordinary dishes4 ,he1 according to the mildness of his breast1 entertained 7#de7 the lords1 and with courtly discourse beguiled the time1 as much as a citizen might do4 ,to conclude1 they were hungry lords1 for there came no meat in2 their stomachs were plainly gull'd1#bcje and their teeth deluded1 and1 7#ej7 if anger could have seiz'd a man1 there was matter enough i' faith to vex any citizen in the world1 if he were not too much made a fool by his wife4 ,flu4 ,ay1 ,i 'll swear for 't4 ',sfoot1 had it 7#ee7 been my case1 ,i should ha' play'd mad tricks with my wife and family4 ,first1 ,i would ha' spitted the men1 stew'd the maids1 and bak'd the mistress1 and so served them in4 ,pio4 ,why 't would ha' tempted any blood but his1 #fj ,and thou to vex him8 thou to anger him ,with some poor shallow jest8 ,cas4 ',sblood1 ,signor ,pioratto1 you that disparage my conceit1 ,i 'll wage a hundred ducats upon the head on 't1 that it moves him1 frets 7#fe7 him1 and galls him4 ,pio4 ,done1 't is a lay1#bcjf join golls#bcjg on 't3 witness ,signor ,fluello4 ,cas4 ,witness3 't is done4 ,come1 follow me3 the house is not far off1 #gj ,i 'll thrust him from his humour1 vex his breast1 ,and win a hundred ducats by one jest4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#bcjh ,enter ,,viola ,,candido's wife1 ,,george1 two ,prentices in the shop4 ,vio4 ,come1 you put up your wares in good order here1 do you not1 think you8 ,one piece cast this way1 another that way6 ,you had need have a patient master indeed4 #d ,geo4 ,aside4 ,ay1 ,i 'll be sworn1 for we have a curst mistress4 ,vio4 ,you mumble1 do you8 mumble8 ,i would your master or ,i could be a note more angry1 for two patient folks in a house spoil all the servants that ever shall come under them4 #aj #a ,pren4 ,aside4 ,you patient6 ,ay1 so is the devil when he is horn-mad4 ,enter ,,castruchio1 ,,fluello1 and ,,pioratto4 ,geo4#bcji ,gentlemen1 what do you lack8#bcaj #a ,pren4#bcji ,what is 't you buy8 #b ,pren4#bcji ,see fine hollands1 fine cambrics1 fine lawns4 #af ,geo4 ,what is 't you lack8 #b ,pren4 ,what is 't you buy8 ,cas4 ,where 's ,signor ,candido1 thy master8 ,geo4 ,faith1 signor1 he 's a little negotiated1#bcaa he 'll appear presently4 #ba ,cas4 ,fellow1 let 's see a lawn1 a choice one1 sirrah4 ,geo4 ,the best in all ,milan1 gentlemen1 and this is the piece4 ,i can fit you gentlemen 7#be7 with fine calicoes too for doublets1 the only sweet fashion now1 most delicate and courtly1 a meek gentle calico1 cut upon two double affable taffetas1--ah1 most neat1 feat1 and unmatchable6 #cj ,flu4 ,a notable voluble-tongu'd villain4 ,pio4 ,i warrant this fellow was never begot without much prating4 ,cas4 ,what1 and is this she1 sayest thou8 ,geo4 ,ay1 and the purest she that ever you 7#ce7 finger'd since you were a gentleman4 ,look how even she is1 look how clean she is1 ha6 as even as the brow of ,cynthia1 and as clean as your sons and heirs when they ha' spent all4 ,cas4 ,pooh1 thou talk'st--pox on 't1 't is 7#dj7 rough4 ,geo4 ,how8 ,is she rough8 ,but if you bid#bcab pox on 't1 sir1 't will take away the roughness presently4 ,flu4 ,ha1 signor2 has he-fitted your ,french 7#de7 curse8 ,geo4 ,look you1 gentlemen1 here 's another4 ,compare them ,i pray1 compara ,virgilium cum ,homero1 compare virgins with harlots4 ,cas4 ,pooh1 ,i ha' seen better1 and as you 7#ej7 term them1 evener and cleaner4 ,geo4 ,you may see further for your mind1 but trust me1 you shall not find better for your body4 ,enter ,,candido4 ,cas4 ,o here he comes1 let 's make as though we pass4 #ee ,come1 come1 we 'll try in some other shop4 ,cand4 ,how now8 ,what 's the matter8 ,geo4 ,the gentlemen find fault with this lawn1 fall out with it1 and without a cause too4 ,cand4 ,without a cause8 #fj ,and that makes you to let 'em pass away4 ,ah1 may ,i crave a word with you1 gentlemen8 ,flu4 ,he calls us4 ,cas4 ,makes the better for the jest4 ,cand4 ,i pray come near1 you 're very welcome1 gallants4 #fd ,pray pardon my man's rudeness1 for ,i fear me ,h 'as talkt above a prentice with you4 ,lawns6 ,showing lawns4 ,look you1 kind gentlemen1 this--no--ay--this3 ,take this upon my honest-dealing faith1 ,to be a true weave1 not too hard nor slack1 ,but e'en as far from falsehood as from black4 #gj ,cas4 ,well1 how do you rate it8 ,cand4 ,very conscionably1 eighteen shillings a yard4 ,cas4 ,that 's too dear3 how many yards does the whole piece contain1 think you8 #ge ,cand4 ,why1 some seventeen yards1 ,i think1 or thereabouts4 ,how much would serve your turn1 ,i pray8 ,cas4 ,why1 let me see--would it were better too6 ,cand4 ,truth 't is the best in ,milan1 at few words4 ,cas4 ,well1 let me have then--a whole pennyworth4 #hj ,cand4 ,ha1 ha6 you 're a merry gentleman4 ,cas4 ,a penn'orth ,i say4 ,cand4 ,of lawn6 ,cas4 ,of lawn8 ,ay1 of lawn1 a penn'orth4 ',sblood1 dost not hear8 ,a whole penn'orth1 are you deaf8 #hf ,cand4 ,deaf8 no1 sir2 but ,i must tell you1 ,our wares do seldom meet such customers4 ,cas4 ,nay1 an you and your lawns be so squeamish1 fare you well4 #ij ,cand4 ,pray stay2 a word1 pray1 signor3 for what purpose is it1 ,i beseech you8 ,cas4 ',sblood1 what 's that to you3 ,i 'll have a penny-worth4 #id ,cand4 ,a penny-worth6 ,why you shall4 ,i 'll serve you presently4#bcac #b ,pren4 ',sfoot1 a penny-worth1 mistress6 ,vio4 ,a penny-worth6 ,call you these gentlemen8 ,cas4 ,no1 no3 not there4 #ajj ,cand4 ,what then1 kind gentlemen1 what1 at this corner here8 ,cas4 ,no1 nor there neither2 ,i 'll have it just in the middle1 or else not4 #ajd ,cand4 ,just in the middle--ha--you shall too3 what1-- ,have you a single penny8 ,cas4 ,yes1 here 's one4 ,cand4 ,lend it me1 ,i pray4 ,flu4 ,an excellent followed jest6 ,vio4 ,what1 will he spoil the lawn now8 #aaj ,cand4 ,patience1 good wife4 ,vio4 ,ay1 that patience makes a fool of you4--,gentlemen1 you might ha' found some other citizen to have made a kind gull#bcad on1 besides my husband4 #aae ,cand4 ,pray1 gentlemen1 take her to be a woman2 ,do not regard her language4--,o kind soul1 ,such words will drive away my customers4 ,vio4 ,customers with a murrain6#bcae ,call you these customers8 #abj ,cand4 ,patience1 good wife4 ,vio4 ,pox a' your patience4 ,geo4 ',sfoot1 mistress1 ,i warrant these are some cheating companions4#bcaf #abd ,cand4 ,look you1 gentlemen1 there 's your ware2 ,i thank you1 ,i have your money here2 pray know my shop1 pray let me have your custom4 ,vio4 ,custom1 quoth'a6 ,cand4 ,let me take more of your money4 #acj ,vio4 ,you had need so4 ,pio4 ,hark in thine ear1 thou 'st lost an hundred ducats4 ,cas4 ,well1 well1 ,i know 't3 is 't possible that homo #acd ,should be nor man1 nor woman3 not once mov'd2 ,no not at such an injury1 not at all6 ,sure he 's a pigeon1 for he has no gall4 ,flu4 ,come1 come1 you 're angry though you smother it3 ,you 're vext i' faith2 confess4 ,cand4 ,why1 gentlemen1 ,should you conceit me to be vext or mov'd8 #adj ,he has my ware1 ,i have his money for 't1 ,and that 's no argument ,i 'm angry3 no4 ,the best logician cannot prove me so4 ,flu4 ,oh1 but the hateful name of a penn'orth of lawn1 ,and then cut i' th' middle of the piece4 #ade ,pah1 ,i guess it by myself1 't would move a lamb ,were he a linen-draper1 't would1 i' faith4 ,cand4 ,well1 give me leave to answer you for that3 ,we are set here to please all customers4 #adi ,their humours and their fancies2--offend none2 ,we get by many1 if we leese#bcag by one4 ,may be his mind stood to no more than that1 ,a penn'orth serves him1 and 'mongst trades 't is found1 ,deny a penn'orth1 it may cross a pound4 #aed ,oh1 he that means to thrive1 with patient eye ,must please the devil if he come to buy6 ,flu4 ,o wondrous man1 patient 'bove wrong or woe1 ,how blest were men1 if women could be so6 ,cand4 ,and to express how well my breast is pleas'd1 ,and satisfied in all3--,george fill a beaker4 #afj ,exit ,,george4 ,i 'll drink unto that gentleman1 who lately ,bestow'd his money with me4 ,vio4 ,god 's my life1 ,we shall have all our gains drunk out in beakers1 ,to make amends for pennyworths of lawn6 #afd ,re-enter ,,george with beaker4 ,cand4 ,here wife1 begin you to the gentleman4 ,vio4 ,i begin to him6 ,spills the wine4 ,cand4 ,george1 fill 't up again3 ',t was my fault1 my hand shook4 ,exit ,,george4 ,pio4 ,how strangely this doth show6 ,a patient man linkt with a waspish shrew4 ,flu4 ,aside4 ,a silver and gilt beaker2 ,i've a trick #afi ,to work upon that beaker1 sure 't will fret him2 ,it cannot choose but vex him4--,signor ,castruchio1 ,in pity to thee ,i have a conceit1 ,will save thy hundred ducats yet2 't will do 't1 ,and work him to impatience4 ,cas4 ,sweet ,fluello1 ,i should be bountiful to that conceit4 #age ,flu4 ,well1 't is enough4 ,re-enter ,,george with beaker4 ,cand4 ,here1 gentlemen1 to you1 ,i wish your custom1 you 're exceeding welcome4 ,drinks4 ,cas4 ,i pledge you1 ,signor ,candido-- ,drinks4 ,here you that must receive a hundred ducats4 ,pio4 ,i 'll pledge them deep1 i' faith1 ,castruchio4-- #ahj ,signor ,fluello4 ,drinks4 ,flu4 ,come3 play 't off to me2 ,i am your last man4 ,cand4 ,george1 supply the cup4 ,exit ,,george who returns with beaker1 filled4 ,flu4 ,so1 so1 good honest ,george1-- ,here ,signor ,candido1 all this to you4 #ahd ,cand4 ,o1 you must pardon me1 ,i use it not4#bcah ,flu4 ,will you not pledge me then8 ,cand4 ,yes1 but not that3 ,great love is shown in little4 ,flu4 ,blurt#bcai on your sentences6 ',sfoot1 you shall pledge me all4 ,cand4 ,indeed ,i shall not4 ,flu4 ,not pledge me8 ',sblood1 ,i 'll carry away the beaker then4 ,cand4 ,the beaker8 ,oh6 that at your pleassure1 sir4 #aij ,flu4 ,now by this drink ,i will4 ,drinks4 ,cas4 ,pledge him1 he 'll do 't else4 ,flu4 ,so3 ,i ha' done you right on my thumbnail1#bcbj ,what1 will you pledge me now8 ,cand4 ,you know me1 sir1 ,i am not of that sin4 ,flu4 ,why1 then1 farewell3 ,i 'll bear away the beaker by this light4 #aie ,cand4 ,that 's as you please2 't is very good4 ,flu4 ,nay1 it doth please me1 and as you say1 ',t is a very good one4 ,farewell1 ,signor ,candido4 ,pio4 ,farewell1 ,candido4 ,cand4 ,you 're welcome1 gentlemen4 ,cas4 ,art not mov'd yet8 #bjj ,i think his patience is above our wit4 ,exeunt ,,castruchio1 ,,fluello1 carrying off the beaker1 and ,,pioratto4 ,geo4 ,i told you before1 mistress1 they were all cheaters4 #bjc ,vio4 ,why fool6 why husband6 why madman6 ,i hope you will not let 'em sneak away so with a silver and gilt beaker1 the best in the house too4--,go1 fellows1 make hue and cry after them4 ,cand4 ,pray let your tongue lie still1 all will be well4-- ,come hither1 ,george1 hie to the constable1 #baj ,and in calm order wish him to attach them4 ,make no great stir1 because they 're gentlemen1 ,and a thing partly done in merriment4 ',t is but a size above a jest thou know'st1 ,therefore pursue it mildly4 ,go1 begone1 #bae ,the constable 's hard by1 bring him along4-- ,make haste again4 ,exit ,,george4 ,vio4 ,o you 're a goodly patient woodcock1#bcba are you not now8 ,see what your patience comes to3 every one saddles you1 and rides you2 7#bbj7 you 'll be shortly the common stone-horse#bcbb of ,milan3 a woman 's well holpt up with such a meacock4#bcbc ,i had rather have a husband that would swaddle#bcbd me thrice a day1 than such a one1 that will be gull'd twice in half-an-hour4 7#bbe7 ,oh1 ,i could burn all the wares in my shop for anger4 ,cand4 ,pray wear a peaceful temper2 be my wife1 ,that is1 be patient2 for a wife and husband ,share but one soul between them3 this being known1 #bcj ,why should not one soul then agree in one8 ,exit4 ,vio4 ,hang your agreements6 but if my beaker be gone4-- ,re-enter ,,castruchio1 ,,fluello1 ,,pioratto1 and ,,george4 ,cand4 ,oh1 here they come4 #bcd ,geo4 ,the constable1 sir1 let 'em come along with me1 because#bcbe there should be no wond'ring3 he stays at door4 ,cas4 ,constable1 ,goodman ,abram4#bcbf ,flu4 ,now ,signor ,candido1 'sblood1 why do you attach us8 #bdj ,cas4 ',sheart6 attach us6 ,cand4 ,nay swear not1 gallants1 ,your oaths may move your souls1 but not move me2 ,you have a silver beaker of my wife's4 ,flu4 ,you say not true3 't is gilt4 ,cand4 ,then you say true2 ,and being gilt1 the guilt lies more on you4 #bde ,cas4 ,i hope y' are not angry1 sir4 ,cand4 ,then you hope right2 for ,i 'm not angry4 ,flu4 ,no1 but a little mov'd4 ,cand4 ,i mov'd6 ',t was you were mov'd1 you were brought hither4 ,cas4 ,but you1 out of your anger and impatience1 #bej ,caus'd us to be attacht4 ,cand4 ,nay1 you misplace it3 ,out of my quiet sufferance ,i did that1 ,and not of any wrath4 ,had ,i shown anger1 ,i should have then pursu'd you with the law1 ,and hunted you to shame1 as many worldlings ,do build their anger upon feebler grounds2 #bef ,the more 's the pity2 many lose their lives ,for scarce so much coin as will hide their palm3 ,which is most cruel2 those have vexed spirits ,that pursue lives4 ,in this opinion rest1 #bfj ,the loss of millions could not move my breast4 ,flu4 ,thou art a blest man1 and with peace dost deal2 ,such a meek spirit can bless a commonweal4 ,cand4 ,gentlemen1 now 't is upon eating-time1 ,pray part not hence1 but dine with me to-day4 ,cas4 ,i never heard a carter yet say nay #bff ,to such a motion4 ,i 'll not be the first4 ,pio4 ,nor ,i4 ,flu4 ,nor ,i4 #bfi ,cand4 ,the constable shall bear you company4 ,george1 call him in3 let the world say what it can1 ,nothing can drive me from a patient man4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#bcbg ,enter ,,roger with a stool1 cushion1 looking-glass and chafing-dish2 those being set down1 he pulls out of his pocket a phial with white colour in it1 and two boxes1 one with white1 another red painting3 he places all things in order1 and a candle by them1 singing with the ends of old ballads as he does it4 ,at last ,,bellafront1 as he rubs his cheek with the colours1 whistles within4 ,rog4 ,anon1 forsooth4 ,bell4 within4 ,what are you playing the rogue about8 ,rog4 ,about you1 forsooth2 ,i 'm drawing up a hole in your white silk stocking4 #e ,bell4 ,is my glass there8 and my boxes of complexion8 ,rog4 ,yes1 forsooth3 your boxes of complexion are here1 ,i think3 yes1 't is here4 ,here 's your two complexions1--,aside4 and if ,i had all 7#aj7 the four complexions1 ,i should ne'er set a good face upon 't4 ,some men ,i see1 are born under hard-favoured planets as well as women4 ,zounds1 ,i look worse now than ,i did before6 and it makes her face glister most damnably4 7#ae7 ,there 's knavery in daubing1 ,i hold my life2 or else this is only female pomatum4 ,enter ,,bellafront not full ready1#bcbh without a gown2 she sits down2 with her bodkin#bcbi curls hair2 and colours her lips4 ,bell4 ,where 's my ruff and poker1#bccj you blockhead8 ,rog4 ,your ruff1 your poker1 are engend'ring together upon the cupboard of the court1 or 7#ba7 the court cupboard4#bcca ,bell4 ,fetch 'em4 ,is the pox in your hams1 you can go no faster8 ,strikes him4 ,rog4 ,would the pox were in your fingers1 7#be7 unless you could leave flinging6 ,catch4 ,exit4 ,bell4 ,i 'll catch you1 you dog1 by and by3 do you grumble8 ,she sings4 ,cupid is a ,god1 as naked as my nail1 ,i 'll whip him with a rod1 if he my true love fail4 ,re-enter ,,roger with ruff and poker4 ,rog4 ,there 's your ruff1 shall ,i poke it8 #ca ,bell4 ,yes1 honest ,roger--no1 stay2 prithee1 good boy1 hold here4 ,sings4 ,,roger holds the glass and candle4 ,down1 down1 down1 down1 ,i fall down and arise1--down-- ,i never shall arise4 #ce ,rog4 ,troth1 mistress1 then leave the trade if you shall never rise4 ,bell4 ,what trade1 ,goodman ,abram8 ,rog4 ,why that of down and arise1 or the falling trade4 #dj ,bell4 ,i 'll fall with you by and by4 ,rog4 ,if you do ,i know who shall smart for 't4 ,troth1 mistress1 what do ,i look like now8 ,bell4 ,like as you are2 a panderly sixpenny rascal4 #de ,rog4 ,i may thank you for that3 in faith1 ,i look like an old proverb1 8,hold the candle before the devil40 ,bell4 ,ud's life1 ,i 'll stick my knife in your guts an you prate to me so6--,what8 ,she sings4 ,well met1 pug1 the pearl of beauty3 umh1 umh4 #ea ,how now1 ,sir ,knave8 you forget your duty1 umh1 umh1 ,marry muff#bccb sir1 are you grown so dainty2 fa1 la1 la1 etc4 ,is it you1 sir8 the worst of twenty1 fa1 la1 la1 leera1 la4 ,pox on you1 how dost thou hold my glass8 #ee ,rog4 ,why1 as ,i hold your door3 with my fingers4 ,bell4 ,nay1 pray thee1 sweet honey ,roger1 hold up handsomely4 ,sings4 ,sing pretty wantons warble1 etc4 #fj ,we shall ha' guests to-day1 ,i lay my little maidenhead2 my nose itches so4 ,rog4 ,i said so too last night1 when our fleas twinged me4 #fd ,bell4 ,so1 poke my ruff now2 my gown1 my gown6 ,have ,i my fall8#bccc ,where 's my fall1 ,roger8 ,rog4 ,your fall1 forsooth1 is behind4 ,one knocks4 ,bell4 ,god 's my pittikins6#bccd some fool or other knocks4 #gj ,rog4 ,shall ,i open to the fool1 mistress8 ,bell4 ,and all these baubles lying thus8 ,away with it quickly4--,ay1 ay1 knock1 and be damn'd1 whosoever you be6--,so3 give the fresh salmon line now3 let him come ashore1 7#ge7 ,exit ,roger4 ,he shall serve for my breakfast1 though he go against my stomach4 ,,roger fetch in ,,fluello1 ,,castruchio1 and ,,pioratto4 ,flu4 ,morrow1 coz4 ,cas4 ,how does my sweet acquaintance8 ,pio4 ,save thee1 little marmoset3 how dost thou1 good1 pretty rogue8 #ha ,bell4 ,well1 ,god-a-mercy1 good1 pretty rascal4 ,flu4 ,roger1 some light1 ,i prithee4 ,rog4 ,you shall1 signor1 for we that live here in this vale of misery are as dark as hell4 #he ,exit for a candle4 ,cas4 ,good tobacco1 ,fluello8 ,flu4 ,smell4 ,pio4 ,it may be tickling gear3 for it plays with my nose already4 ,re-enter ,,roger with candle4 ,rog4 ,here 's another light angel1#bcce signor4 #ij ,bell4 ,what1 you pied curtal1#bccf what 's that you are neighing8 ,rog4 ,i say ,god send us the light of ,heaven1 or some more angels4 ,bell4 ,go fetch some wine1 and drink half of it4 ,rog4 ,i must fetch some wine1 gentlemen1 and drink half of it4 #ie ,flu4 ,here ,roger4 ,cas4 ,no1 let me send1 prithee4 ,flu4 ,hold1 you cankerworm4 ,rog4 ,you shall send both1 if you please1 signors4 #ajj ,pio4 ,stay1 what 's best to drink a' mornings8 ,rog4 ,hippocras1#bccg sir1 for my mistress1 if ,i fetch it1 is most dear to her4 ,flu4 ,hippocras8 ,there then1 here 's a teston#bcch for you1 you snake4 #aje ,rog4 ,right sir1 here 's three shillings and sixpence for a pottle#bcci and a manchet4#bcdj ,exit4 ,cas4 ,here 's most ,herculanean#bcda tobacco2 ha' some1 acquaintance8 #aji ,bell4 ,faugh1 not ,i1 makes your breath stink like the piss of a fox4 ,acquaintance1 where supt you last night8 ,cas4 ,at a place1 sweet acquaintance1 where your health danc'd the canaries1#bcdb i' faith3 you should ha' been there4 #aae ,bell4 ,i there among your punks6#bcdc ,marry1 faugh1 hang 'em2 ,i scorn 't4 ,will you never leave sucking of eggs in other folk's hens' nests8 #aai ,cas4 ,why1 in good troth1 if you 'll trust me1 acquaintance1 there was not one hen at the board2 ask ,fluello4 ,flu4 ,no1 faith1 coz1 none but cocks4 ,signor ,malavella drunk to thee4 #abd ,bell4 ,o1 a pure beagle2 that horse-leech there8 ,flu4 ,and the knight1 ,sir ,oliver ,lollio1 swore he would bestow a taffeta petticoat on thee1 but to break his fast with thee4 #abi ,bell4 ,with me8 ,i 'll choke him then1 hang him1 molecatcher6 ,it 's the dreaming'st snotty-nose4 ,pio4 ,well1 many took that ,lollio for a fool1 but he 's a subtle fool4 #acd ,bell4 ,ay1 and he has fellows3 of all filthy1 dry-fisted knights1 ,i cannot abide that he should touch me4 ,cas4 ,why1 wench8 ,is he scabbed8 ,bell4 ,hang him1 he 'll not live to be so honest1 nor to the credit to have scabs about him2 7#adj7 his betters have 'em3 but ,i hate to wear out any of his coarse knight-hood1 because he 's made like an alderman's night-gown1 fac'd all with cony#bcdd before1 and within nothing but fox4 ,this sweet ,oliver will eat mutton#bcde till he #ade be ready to burst1 but the lean-jaw'd slave will not pay for the scraping of his trencher4 ,pio4 ,plague him2 set him beneath the salt1 and let him not touch a bit1 till every one has had his full cut4 #aej ,flu4 ,lord ,ello1 the gentleman-usher1 came in to us too2 marry 't was in our cheese1 for he had been to borrow money for his lord1 of a citizen4 #aed ,cas4 ,what an ass is that lord1 to borrow money of a citizen6 ,bell4 ,nay1 ,god 's my pity1 what an ass is that citizen to lend money to a lord6 ,enter ,,matheo and ,,hippolito2 ,,hippolito saluting the company1 as a stranger1 walks off4#bcdf ,,roger comes in sadly behind them1 with a pottle pot1 and stands aloof off4 ,mat4 ,save you1 gallants4 ,signor ,fluello1 exceedingly well met1 as ,i may say4 #afj ,flu4 ,signor ,matheo1 exceedingly well met too1 as ,i may say4 ,mat4 ,and how fares my little pretty mistress8 #afd ,bell4 ,ee'n as my little pretty servant2 sees three court dishes before her1 and not one good bit in them3--,how now8 ,why the devil stand'st thou so8 ,art in a trance8 ,rog4 ,yes1 forsooth4 #afi ,bell4 ,why dost not fill out their wine8 ,rog4 ,forsooth1 't is fill'd out already3 all the wine that the signors have bestow'd upon you is cast away2 a porter ran a little#bcdg at me1 and so fac'd me down that ,i had not a drop4 #agd ,bell4 ,i 'm accurst to let such a withered artichoke-faced rascal grow under my nose4 ,now you look like an old he-cat1 going to the gallows4 ,i 'll be hang'd if he ha' not put up the money to cony-catch#bcdh us all4 #agi ,rog4 ,no1 truly1 forsooth1 't is not put up yet4 ,bell4 ,how many gentlemen hast thou served thus8 ,rog4 ,none but five hundred1 besides prentices and serving-men4 #ahd ,bell4 ,dost think ,i 'll pocket it up at thy hands8 ,rog4 ,yes1 forsooth1 ,i fear you will pocket it up4 ,bell4 ,fie1 fie1 cut my lace1 good servant2 ,i shall ha' the mother#bcdi presently1 ,i 'm so vext at this horse-plum4#bcej #aia ,flu4 ,plague1 not for a scald#bcea pottle of wine6 ,mat4 ,nay1 sweet ,bellafront1 for a little pig's wash6 ,cas4 ,here ,roger1 fetch more4 ,gives money4 ,a mischance1 i' faith1 acquaintance4 #aie ,bell4 ,out of my sight1 thou ungodly puritanical creature4 ,rog4 ,for the t' other pottle8 ,yes1 forsooth4 ,bell4 ,spill that too4 ,exit ,,roger4 ,what gentleman is that1 servant8 ,your friend8 #bja ,mat4 ,gods so2 a stool1 a stool6 ,if you love me mistress1 entertain this gentleman respectively1#bceb and bid him welcome4 ,bell4 ,he 's very welcome1--pray1 sir1 sit4 #bje ,hip4 ,thanks1 lady4 ,flu4 ,count ,hippolito1 is't not8 ,cry you mercy1 signor2 you walk here all this while1 and we not heard you6 ,let me bestow a stool upon you1 beseech you2 you are a stranger here1 we know the fashions a' th' house4 #baa ,cas4 ,please you be here1 my lord8 ,offers tobacco4 ,hip4 ,no1 good ,castruchio4 ,flu4 ,you have abandoned the ,court1 ,i see1 my lord1 since the death of your mistress4 ,well1 7#bae7 she was a delicate piece4--,beseech you1 sweet1 come let us serve under the colours of your acquaintance still for all that4--,please you to meet here at the lodging of my coz1 ,i shall bestow a banquet upon you4 #bbj ,hip4 ,i never can deserve this kindness1 sir4 ,what may this lady be1 whom you call coz8 ,flu4 ,faith1 sir1 a poor gentlewoman1 of passing good carriage2 one that has some suits in law1 and lies here in an attorney's house4 #bbe ,hip4 ,is she married8 ,flu4 ,ha1 as all your punks are1 a captain's wife1 or so4 ,never saw her before1 my lord8 ,hip4 ,never1 trust me3 a goodly creature6 #bbi ,flu4 ,by gad1 when you know her as we do1 you'll swear she is the prettiest1 kindest1 sweetest1 most bewitching honest ape under the pole4 ,a skin1 your satin is not more soft1 nor lawn whiter4 #bcd ,hip4 ,belike1 then1 she 's some sale#bcec courtesan4 ,flu4 ,troth1 as all your best faces are1 a good wench4 ,hip4 ,great pity that she's a good wench4 #bci ,mat4 ,thou shalt ha'1 i' faith1 mistress4--,how now1 signors8 ,what1 whispering8 ,did not ,i lay a wager ,i should take you1 within seven days1 in a house of vanity8 ,hip4 ,you did2 and1 ,i beshrew your heart1 you've won4 #bde ,mat4 ,how do you like my mistress8 ,hip4 ,well1 for such a mistress2 better1 if your mistress be not your master4--,i must break manners1 gentlemen2 fare you well4 ,mat4 ',sfoot1 you shall not leave us4 #bej ,bell4 ,the gentleman likes not the taste of our company4 ,all4 ,beseech you stay4 ,hip4 ,trust me1 my affairs beckon for me2 pardon me4 #bee ,mat4 ,will you call for me half an hour hence here8 ,hip4 ,perhaps ,i shall4 ,mat4 ,perhaps8 faugh6 ,i know you can swear to me you will4 #bfj ,hip4 ,since you will press me1 on my word1 ,i will4 ,exit4 ,bell4 ,what sullen picture is this1 servant8 ,mat4 ,it's ,count ,hippolito1 the brave count4 ,pio4 ,as gallant a spirit as any in ,milan1 7#bfe7 you sweet ,jew4 ,flu4 ,oh6 he's a most essential gentleman1 coz4 ,cas4 ,did you never hear of ,count ,hippolito1 acquaintance8 #bgj ,bell4 ,marry1 muff a' your counts1 an be no more life in 'em4 ,mat4 ,he 's so malcontent6 ,sirrah#bced ,bellafront1 and you be honest gallants1 let's sup together1 and have the count with us3--thou shalt 7#bge7 sit at the upper end1 punk4#bcee ,bell4 ,punk1 you sous'd#bcef gurnet8 ,mat4 ,king's truce6 ,come1 ,i'll bestow the supper to have him but laugh4 ,cas4 ,he betrays his youth too grossly to 7#bhj7 that tyrant melancholy4 ,mat4 ,all this is for a woman4 ,bell4 ,a woman8 ,some whore6 ,what sweet jewel is't8 ,pio4 ,would she heard you6 #bhe ,flu4 ,troth1 so would ,i4 ,cas4 ,and ,i1 by ,heaven4 ,bell4 ,nay1 good servant1 what woman8 ,mat4 ,pah6 ,bell4 ,prithee1 tell me2 a buss1#bceg and tell 7#bij7 me4 ,i warrant he's an honest fellow1 if he take on thus for a wench4 ,good rogue1 who8 ,mat4 ,by th' ,lord ,i will not1 must not1 faith1 mistress4 ,is't a match1 sirs8 this night1 at th' ,antelope3 ay1 for there 's best wine1 and good boys4 #bif ,all4 ,it's done2 at th' ,antelope4 ,bell4 ,i cannot be there to-night4 ,mat4 ,cannot8 ,by th' ,lord you shall4 ,bell4 ,by the ,lady ,i will not4 ,shall6 #cjj ,flu4 ,why1 then1 put it off till ,friday2 wu't come then1 coz8 ,bell4 ,well4 ,re-enter ,,roger4 ,mat4 ,you're the waspishest ape4 ,roger1 put your mistress in mind to sup with us on 7#cje7 ,friday next4 ,you're best come like a madwoman1 without a band1 in your waistcoat1#bceh and the linings of your kirtle outward1 like every common hackney#bcei that steals out at the back gate of her sweet knight's lodging4 #caj ,bell4 ,go1 go1 hang yourself6 ,cas4 ,it's dinner-time1 ,matheo2 shall's hence8 ,all4 ,yes1 yes4--,farewell1 wench4 ,exeunt4 ,bell4 ,farewell1 boys4--,roger1 what wine sent they for8 #cad ,rog4 ,bastard wine1#bcfj for if it had been truly begotten1 it would not ha' been asham'd to come in4 ,here 's six shillings to pay for nursing the bastard4 ,bell4 ,a company of rooks6#bcfa ,o good sweet ,roger1 run to the poulter's1 and buy me some fine larks6 #cba ,rog4 ,no woodcocks8#bcfb ,bell4 ,yes1 faith1 a couple1 if they be not dear4 ,rog4 ,i'll buy but one1 there's one already here4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,hippolito4 ,hip4 ,is the gentleman1 my friend1 departed1 mistress8 #cbf ,bell4 ,his back is but new turn'd1 sir4 ,hip4 ,fare you well4 ,bell4 ,i can direct you to him4 ,hip4 ,can you1 pray8 ,bell4 ,if you please1 stay1 he'll not be absent long4 ,hip4 ,i care not much4 ,bell4 ,pray sit1 forsooth4 ,hip4 ,i 'm hot4 #ccj ,if ,i may use your room1 ,i'll rather walk4 ,bell4 ,at your best pleasure4--,whew6 some rubbers#bcfb there6 ,hip4 ,indeed1 ,i'll none3--indeed ,i will not3 thanks4 ,pretty fine lodging4 ,i perceive my friend ,is old in your acquaintance4 ,bell4 ,troth1 sir1 he comes #cce ,as other gentlemen1 to spend spare hours4 ,if yourself like our roof1 such as it is1 ,your own acquaintance may be as old as his4 ,hip4 ,say ,i did like2 what welcome should ,i find8 ,bell4 ,such as my present fortunes can afford4 ,hip4 ,but would you let me play ,matheo's part8 #cda ,bell4 ,what part8 ,hip4 ,why1 embrace you3 dally with you1 kiss4 ,faith1 tell me1 will you leave him and love me8 ,bell4 ,i am in bonds to no man1 sir4 ,hip4 ,why then1 ,you're free for any man2 if any1 me4 #cde ,but ,i must tell you1 lady1 were you mine1 ,you should be all mine2 ,i could brook no sharers1 ,i should be covetous1 and sweep up all4 ,i should be pleasure's usurer2 faith1 ,i should4 ,bell4 ,o fate6 ,hip4 ,why sigh you1 lady8 ,may ,i know8 ,bell4 ',t has never been my fortune yet to single #cea ,out that one man1 whose love could fellow mine1 ,as ,i have ever wisht it4 ,o my stars6 ,had ,i but met with one kind gentleman1 ,that would have purchas'd sin alone to himself1 #cee ,for his own private use1 although scarce proper1#bcfc ,indifferent handsome2 meetly legg'd and thigh'd2 ,and my allowance reasonable1 i' faith1 ,according to my body1 by my troth1 ,i would have been as true unto his pleasures1 ,yea1 and as royal to his afternoons1 #cfa ,as ever a poor gentlewoman could be4 ,hip4 ,this were well now to one but newly fledg'd1 ,and scarce a day old in this subtle world2 ',t were pretty art1 good bird-lime1 cunning net2 #cfe ,but come1 come1 faith1 confess3 how many men ,have drunk this self-same protestation1 ,from that red 'ticing lip8 ,bell4 ,indeed1 not any4 ,hip4 8,indeed10 and blush not6 ,bell4 ,no1 in truth1 not any4 ,hip4 8,indeed60 8,in truth60--how warily you swear6 #cgj ',t is well1 if ill it be not2 yet had ,i ,the ruffian in me1 and were drawn before you ,but in light colours1 ,i do know indeed1 ,you could not swear indeed1 but thunder oaths ,that should shake ,heaven1 drown the harmonious spheres1 #cge ,and pierce a soul that lov'd her maker's honour ,with horror and amazement4 ,bell4 ,shall ,i swear8-- ,will you believe me then8 ,hip4 ,worst then of all2 ,our sins by custom1 seem at last but small4 ,were ,i but o'er your threshold1 a next man1 #chj ,and after him a next1 and then a fourth1 ,should have this golden hook1 and lascivious bait1 ,thrown out to the full length4 ,why let me tell you3 ,i ha' seen letters sent from that white hand1 ,tuning such music to ,matheo's ear4 #che ,bell4 ,matheo6 that 's true1 but believe it1 ,i ,no sooner had laid hold upon your presence1 ,but straight mine eye convey'd you to my heart4 ,hip4 ,oh1 you cannot feign with me6 ,why1 ,i know1 lady1 ,this is the common passion of you all1 #cij ,to hook in a kind gentleman1 and then ,abuse his coin1 conveying it to your lover1 ,and in the end you show him a ,french trick1 ,and so you leave him1 that a coach may run ,between his legs for breath4 ,bell4 ,oh1 by my soul1 #cie ,not ,i6 therein ,i'll prove an honest whore1 ,in being true to one1 and to no more4 ,hip4 ,if any be dispos'd to trust your oath1 ,let him3 ,i'll not be he4 ,i know you feign ,all that you speak2 ay1 for a mingled harlot #djj ,is true in nothing but in being false4 ,what6 shall ,i teach you how to loath yourself8 ,and mildly too1 not without sense or reason4 ,bell4 ,i am content2 ,i would feign loath myself ,if you not love me4 ,hip4 ,then if your gracious blood #dje ,be not all wasted1 ,i shall assay to do't4 ,lend me your silence1 and attention4 ,you have no soul1 that makes you weigh so light2 ,heaven's treasure bought it3 #dji ,and half-a-crown hath sold it3--for your body ,is like the common-shore1 that still receives ,all the town's filth4 ,the sin of many men ,is within you2 and thus much ,i suppose1 ,that if all your committers stood in rank1 ,they'd make a lane1 in which your shame might dwell1 #dae ,and with their spaces reach from hence to hell4 ,nay1 shall ,i urge it more8 there has been known ,as many by one harlot1 maim'd and dismemb'red1 ,as would ha' stuft an hospital3 this ,i might ,apply to you1 and perhaps do you right4 #dbj ,o you're as base as any beast that bears1-- ,your body is e'en hir'd1 and so are theirs4 ,for gold and sparkling jewels1 if he can1 ,you'll let a ,jew get you with ,christian3 ,be he a ,moor1 a ,tartar1 though his face #dbe ,look uglier than a dead man's skull4 ,could the devil put on a human shape1 ,if his purse shake out crowns1 up then he gets2 ,whores will be rid to hell with golden bits4 ,so that you're crueller than ,turks1 for they #dcj ,sell ,christians only1 you sell yourselves away4 ,why1 those that love you1 hate you3 and will term you ,liquorish#bcfd damnation2 with themselves half-sunk ,after the sin is laid out1 and e'en curse ,their fruitless riot2 for what one begets #dce ,another poisons2 lust and murder hit3 ,a tree being often shook1 what fruit can knit8 ,bell4 ,o me unhappy6 ,hip4 ,i can vex you more3 ,a harlot is like ,dunkirk1 true to none1 ,swallows both ,english1 ,spanish1 fulsome ,dutch1 #ddj ,back-door'd ,italian1 last of all1 the ,french1 ,and he sticks to you1 faith1 gives you your diet1 ,brings you acquainted1 first with ,monsieur ,doctor1 ,and then you know what follows4 ,bell4 ,misery4 ,rank1 stinking1 and most loathsome misery4 #dde ,hip4 ,methinks a toad is happier than a whore2 ,that with one poison swells1 with thousands more ,the other stocks her veins4 ,harlot8 fie1 fie6 ,you are the miserablest creatures breathing1 ,the very slaves of nature2 mark me else3 #dej ,you put on rich attires1 others' eyes wear them1 ,you eat1 but to supply your blood with sin3 ,and this strange curse e'en haunts you to your graves4 ,from fools you get1 and spend it upon slaves4 ,like bears and apes1 you're baited and show tricks #dee ,for money2 but your bawd the sweetness licks4 ,indeed1 you are their journey-women1 and do ,all base and damn'd works they list set you to2 ,so that you ne'er are rich2 for do but show me1 ,in present memory1 or in ages past1 #dfj ,the fairest and most famous courtesan1 ,whose flesh was dear'st2 that rais'd the price of sin1 ,and held it up2 to whose intemperate bosom1 ,princes1 earls1 lords1 the worst has been a knight1 ,the mean'st a gentleman1 have off'red up #dfe ,whole hecatombs of sighs1 and rain'd in showers ,handfuls of gold2 yet1 for all this1 at last ,diseases suckt her marrow1 then grew so poor1 ,that she has begg'd e'en at a beggar's door4 ,and 7wherein ,heav'n has a finger7 when this idol1 #dgj ,from coast to coast1 has leapt on foreign shores1 ,and had more worship than th' outlandish whores2 ,when several nations have gone over her1 ,when for each several city she has seen1 ,her maidenhead has been new1 and been sold dear2 #dge ,did live well there1 and might have died unknown1 ,and undefam'd2 back comes she to her own1 ,and there both miserably lives and dies1 ,scorn'd even of those that once ador'd her eyes1 ,as if her fatal circled life thus ran1 #dhj ,her pride should end there where it first began4 ,what#bcfe do you weep to hear your story read8 ,nay1 if you spoil your cheeks1 ,i'll read no more4 ,bell4 ,o yes1 ,i pray1 proceed3 ,indeed1 't will do me good to weep1 indeed4 #dhe ,hip4 ,to give those tears a relish1 this ,i add1 ,you're like the ,jews1 scatter'd1 in no place certain2 ,your days are tedious1 your hours burdensome3 ,and were't not for full suppers1 midnight revels1 ,dancing1 wine1 riotous meetings1 which do drown #dij ,and bury quite in you all virtuous thoughts1 ,and on your eyelids hang so heavily1 ,they have no power to look so high as ,heaven1-- ,you'd sit and muse on nothing but despair1 ,curse that devil ,lust1 that so burns up your blood1 #die ,and in ten thousand shivers break your glass ,for his temptation4 ,say you taste delight1 ,to have a golden gull from rise to set1 ,to mete#bcff you in his hot luxurious arms1 #dii ,yet your nights pay for all4 ,i know you dream ,of warrants1 whips1 and beadles1 and then start ,at a door's windy creak3 think every weasel ,to be a constable1 and every rat ,a long-tail'd officer4 ,are you now not slaves8 ,oh1 you've damnation without pleasure for it6 ,such is the state of harlots4 ,to conclude3 #ejf ,when you are old and can well paint no more1 ,you turn bawd1 and are then worse than before3 ,make use of this3 farewell4 ,bell4 ,oh1 ,i pray1 stay4 ,hip4 ,i see ,matheo comes not3 time hath barr'd me2 #eaj ,would all the harlots in the town had heard me4 ,exit4 ,bell4 ,stay yet a little longer6 ,no8 quite gone6 ,curst be that minute--for it was no more1 ,so soon a maid is chang'd into a whore-- ,wherein ,i first fell6 ,be it for ever black6 #eae ,yet why should sweet ,hippolito shun mine eyes1 ,for whose true love ,i would become pure-honest1 ,hate the world's mixtures1 and the smiles of gold8 ,am ,i not fair8 ,why should he fly me then8 #eai ,fair creatures are desir'd1 not scorn'd of men4 ,how many gallants have drunk healths to me1 ,out of their dagger'd arms1 and thought them blest1 ,enjoying but mine eyes at prodigal feasts6 ,and does ,hippolito detest my love8 #ebd ,oh1 sure their heedless lusts but flatt'red me1 ,i am not pleasing1 beautiful1 nor young4 ,hippolito hath spied some ugly blemish1 ,eclipsing all my beauties3 ,i am foul4 ,harlot6 ,ay1 that's the spot that taints my soul4 #ebi ,what6 has he left his weapon here behind him ,and gone forgetful8 ,o fit instrument ,to let forth all the poison of my flesh6 ,thy master hates me1 'cause my blood hath rang'd3 ,but when 't is forth1 then he 'll believe ,i 'm chang'd4 ,as she is about to stab herself re-enter ,,hippolito4 ,hip4 ,mad woman1 what art doing8 ,bell4 ,either love me1 #ece ,or split my heart upon thy rapier's point3 ,yet do not neither2 for thou then destroy'st ,that which ,i love thee for--thy virtues4 ,here1 here2 ,gives sword to ,,hippolito4 ,th' art crueller1 and kill'st me with disdain3 #eci ,to die so1 sheds no blood1 yet 't is worse pain4 ,exit ,,hippolito4 ,not speak to me6 ,not bid farewell8 ,a scorn8 ,hated6 this must not be2 some means ,i 'll try4 ,would all whores were as honest now as ,i6 ,exit4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4 ,enter ,,candido1 his wife ,,viola1 ,,george1 and two ,prentices in the shop3 ,,fustigo enters1 walking by4 ,geo4 ,see1 gentlemen1 what you lack2 a fine holland1 a fine cambric3 see what you buy4 #a ,pren4 ,holland for shirts1 cambric for bands2 what is 't you lack8 ,fus4 ,aside4 ',sfoot1 ,i lack 'em all2 nay1 7#e7 more1 ,i lack money to buy 'em4 ,let me see1 let me look again3 mass1 this is the shop4--,what coz6 sweet coz6 how dost1 i' faith1 since last night after candlelight8 ,we had good sport1 i' faith1 had we not8 ,and when shall 's laugh 7#aj7 again8 ,vio4 ,when you will1 cousin4 ,fus4 ,spoke like a kind ,lacedemonian4 ,i see yonder 's thy husband4 ,vio4 ,ay1 there 's the sweet youth1 ,god bless him6 #af ,fus4 ,and how is 't1 cousin8 and how1 how is 't1 thou squall8#bcfg ,vio4 ,well1 cousin1 how fare you8 ,fus4 ,how fare ,i8 ,for sixpence a-meal1 7#bj7 wench1 as well as heart can wish1 with calves' chaldrons1#bcfh and chitterlings2#bcfi besides1 ,i have a punk after supper1 as good as a roasted apple4 ,cand4 ,are you my wife's cousin8 ,fus4 ,i am1 sir2 what hast thou to do with that8 #be ,cand4 ,o1 nothing1 but y' are welcome4 ,fus4 ,the devil's dung in thy teeth6 ,i 'll be welcome whether thou wilt or no1 ,i4--,what ring 's this1 coz8 ,very pretty and fantastical1 i' faith6 let 's see it4 #cj ,vio4 ,pooh6 nay1 you wrench my finger4 ,fus4 ,i ha' sworn ,i 'll ha 't1 and ,i hope you will not let my oaths be crackt in#bcgj the ring1 will you8 ,seizes the ring4 ,i hope1 sir1 you are not malicholly#bcga at this1 for all your great looks4 #ce ,are you angry8 ,cand4 ,angry8 ,not ,i1 sir1 nay if she can part ,so easily with her ring1 't is with my heart4 ,geo4 ,suffer this1 sir1 and suffer all4 ,a whoreson gull1 to-- #dj ,cand4 ,peace1 ,george1 when she has reapt what ,i have sown1 ,she 'll say1 one grain tastes better of her own1 ,than whole sheaves gather'd from another's land4 ,wit 's never good1 till bought at a dear hand4 ,geo4 ,but in the mean-time she makes an ass of some body4 #df #b ,pren4 ,see1 see1 see1 sir1 as you turn your back they do nothing but kiss4 ,cand4 ,no matter1 let 'em2 when ,i touch her lip1 ,i shall not feel his kisses1 no1 nor miss #ej ,any of her lip3 no harm in kissing is4 ,look to your business1 pray1 make up your wares4 ,fus4 ,troth1 coz1 and well rememb'red4 ,i would thou wouldst give me five yards of lawn1 to make my punk some falling bands#bcgb a' 7#ee7 the fashion2 three falling one upon another1 for that 's the new edition now4 ,she 's out of linen horribly1 too2 troth1 sh'as never a good smock to her back neither1 but one that has a great many patches in 't1 and that ,i 'm fain to 7#fj7 wear myself for want of shift1 too4 ,prithee1 put me into wholesome napery1 and bestow some clean commodities upon us4 ,vio4 ,reach me those cambrics1 and the lawns hither4 #fe ,cand4 ,what to do1 wife8 ,to lavish out my goods upon a fool8 ,fus4 ,fool8 ,snails1 eat#bcgc the fool1 or ,i 'll so batter your crown1 that it shall scarce go for five shillings4 #gj #b ,pren4 ,do you hear1 sir8 ,you 're best be quiet1 and say a fool tells you so4 ,fus4 ,nails1 ,i think so1 for thou tell'st me4 ,cand4 ,are you angry1 sir1 because ,i nam'd thee fool8 ,trust me1 you are not wise in my own house #ge ,and to my face to play the antic thus4 ,if you 'll needs play the madman1 choose a stage ,of lesser compass1 where few eyes may note ,your action's error3 but if still you miss1 ,as here you do1 for one clap1 ten will hiss4 #hj ,fus4 ,zounds1 cousin1 he talks to me1 as if ,i were a scurvy tragedian4 #b ,pren4 ,sirrah ,george1 ,i ha' thought upon a device1 how to break his pate1 beat him soundly1 and ship him away4 #he ,geo4 ,do 't4 #b ,pren4 ,i 'll go in1 pass through the house1 give some of our fellow-prentices the watch-word when they shall enter2 then come and fetch my master in by a wile1 and place one 7#ij7 in the hall to hold him in conference1 whilst we cudgel the gull out of his coxcomb4 ,exit #b ,prentice4 ,geo4 ,do 't2 away1 do 't4 ,vio4 ,must ,i call twice for these cambrics and lawns8 #ie ,cand4 ,nay see1 you anger her1 ,george2 prithee despatch4 #a ,pren4 ,two of the choicest pieces are in the warehouse1 sir4 ,cand4 ,go fetch them presently4 #ajj ,exit #a ,prentice4 ,fus4 ,ay1 do1 make haste1 sirrah4 ,cand4 ,why were you such a stranger all this while1 being my wife's cousin8 ,fus4 ,stranger8 ,no sir1 ,i'm a natural ,milaner born4 #aje ,cand4 ,i perceive still it is your natural guise to mistake#bcgd me1 but you are welcome1 sir2 ,i much wish your acquaintance4 ,fus4 ,my acquaintance8 ,i scorn that1 i' faith2 ,i hope my acquaintance goes in chains of 7#aaj7 gold three and fifty times double3--you know who ,i mean1 coz2 the posts of his gate are a-painting too4#bcge ,re-enter the #b ,prentice4 #b ,pren4 ,signor ,pandulfo the merchant desires conference with you4 #aae ,cand4 ,signor ,pandulfo8 ,i 'll be with him straight1 ,attend your mistress and the gentleman4 ,exit4 ,vio4 ,when do you show those pieces8 ,fus4 ,ay1 when do you show those pieces8 ,prentices4 within4 ,presently1 sir1 presently3 we are but charging them4 #aba ,fus4 ,come1 sirrah3 you flat-cap1#bcgf where be these whites8 ,re-enter #a ,prentice with pieces4 ,geo4 ,flat-cap8 ,hark in your ear1 sir1 you 're a flat fool1 an ass1 a gull1 and ,i 'll thrum#bcgg you4--,do you see this cambric1 sir8 #abe ,fus4 ',sfoot coz1 a good jest1 did you hear him8 ,he told me in my ears1 ,i was a 8flat fool1 an ass1 a gull1 and ,i 'll thrum you3--do you see this cambric1 sir80 ,vio4 ,what1 not my men1 ,i hope8 #acj ,fus4 ,no1 not your men1 but one of your men1 i' faith4 #a ,pren4 ,i pray1 sir1 come hither1 what say you to this8 ,here 's an excellent good one4 #acd ,fus4 ,ay1 marry1 this likes#bcgh me well2 cut me off some half-score yards4 #b ,pren4 ,let your whores cut2 you 're an impudent coxcomb2 you get none1 and yet ,i 'll thrum you4--,a very good cambric1 sir4 #aci ,fus4 ,again1 again1 as ,god judge me6 ',sfoot1 coz1 they stand thrumming here with me all day1 and yet ,i get nothing4 #a ,pren4 ,a word1 ,i pray1 sir1 you must not be angry4 ,prentices have hot bloods1 young fellows4--,what say you to this piece8 ,look you1 7#ade7 't is so delicate1 so soft1 so even1 so fine a thread1 that a lady may wear it4 ,fus4 ',sfoot1 ,i think so2 if a knight marry my punk1 a lady shall wear it4 ,cut me off twenty yards2 thou 'rt an honest lad4 #aej #a ,pren4 ,not without money1 gull1 and ,i 'll thrum you too4 ,all4 ,gull1 we 'll thrum you4 ,fus4 ,o ,lord1 sister1 did you not hear something cry thrum8 ,zounds1 your men here make a plain ass of me4 #aef ,vio4 ,what1 to my face so impudent8 ,geo4 ,ay1 in a cause so honest1 we 'll not suffer ,our master's goods to vanish moneyless4 ,vio4 ,you will not suffer them8 #b ,pren4 ,no1 and you may blush1 #afj ,in going about to vex so mild a breast1 ,as is our master's4 ,vio4 ,take away those pieces1 ,cousin1 ,i give them freely4 ,fus4 ,mass1 and ,i 'll take 'em as freely4 ,all4 ,we 'll make you lay 'em down again more freely4 #afe ,they all attack ,,fustigo with their clubs4 ,vio4 ,help1 help6 my brother will be murdered4 ,re-enter ,,candido4 ,cand4 ,how now1 what coil#bcgi is here8 ,forbear ,i say4 ,exeunt all the ,prentices except the #a and #b4 ,geo4 ,he calls us flat-caps1 and abuses us4 ,cand4 ,why1 sirs1 do such examples flow from me8 ,vio4 ,they're of your keeping1 sir4 ,alas1 poor brother4 #agj ,fus4 ,i 'faith they ha' pepper'd me1 sister2 look1 dost not spin8 ,call you these prentices8 ,i 'll ne'er play at cards more when clubs is trump4 ,i have a goodly coxcomb1 sister1 have ,i not8 #age ,cand4 ,sister and brother8 ,brother to my wife8 ,fus4 ,if you have any skill in heraldry1 you may soon know that2 break but her pate1 and you shall see her blood and mine is all one4 ,cand4 ,a surgeon6 run1 a surgeon6 ,exit #a ,prentice4 ,why then wore you that forged name of cousin8 #ahb ,fus4 ,because it 's a common thing-to call coz and ningle#bchj now-a-days all the world over4 ,cand4 ,cousin6 ,a name of much deceit1 folly1 and sin1 #ahe ,for under that common abused word1 ,many an honest-temp'red citizen ,is made a monster1 and his wife train'd out ,to foul adulterous action1 full of fraud4 ,i may well call that word1 a city's bawd4 #aij ,fus4 ,troth1 brother1 my sister would needs ha' me take upon me to gull your patience a little3 but it has made double gules#bcha on my coxcomb4 ,vio4 ,what1 playing the woman8 ,blabbing now1 you fool8 #aie ,cand4 ,oh1 my wife did but exercise a jest upon your wit4 ,fus4 ',sfoot1 my wit bleeds for 't1 methinks4 ,cand4 ,then let this warning more of sense afford2 ,the name of cousin is a bloody word4 #bjj ,fus4 ,i 'll ne'er call coz again whilst ,i live1 to have such a coil about it4 ,this should be a coronation day2 for my head runs claret lustily4 ,exit4 ,enter an ,officer4 ,cand4 ,go1 wish#bchb the surgeon to have great respect-- ,exit #b ,prentice4 #bjd ,how now1 my friend8 ,what1 do they sit to-day8 ,offi4 ,yes1 sir1 they expect you at the senate-house4 ,cand4 ,i thank your pains2 ,i 'll not be last man there4-- ,exit ,officer4 ,my gown1 ,george1 go1 my gown4 ,exit ,,george4 ,a happy land1 ,where grave men meet each cause to understand2 ,whose consciences are not cut out in bribes #baj ,to gull the poor man's right2 but in even scales1 ,peize#bchc rich and poor1 without corruption's vails4#bchd ,re-enter ,,george4 ,come1 where 's the gown8 ,geo4 ,i cannot find the key1 sir4 ,cand4 ,request it of your mistress6 ,vio4 ,come not to me for any key2 #bae ,i 'll not be troubled to deliver it4 ,cand4 ,good wife1 kind wife1 it is a needful trouble1 but for my gown6 ,vio4 ,moths swallow down your gown6 ,you set my teeth on edge with talking on 't4 #bbj ,cand4 ,nay1 prithee1 sweet1--,i cannot meet without it1 ,i should have a great fine set on my head4 ,vio4 ,set on your coxcomb2 tush1 fine me no fines4 ,cand4 ,believe me1 sweet1 none greets the senate-house1 ,without his robe of reverence1--that's his gown4 #bbe ,vio4 ,well1 then1 you 're like to cross that custom once2 ,you get nor key1 nor gown2 and so depart4-- ,aside4 ,this trick will vex him sure1 and fret his heart4 ,exit4 ,cand4 ,stay1 let me see1 ,i must have some device1-- #bbi ,my cloak's too short3 fie1 fie1 no cloak will do 't2 ,it must be something fashioned like a gown1 ,with my arms out4 ,oh ,george1 come hither1 ,george2 ,i prithee1 lend me thine advice4 ,geo4 ,troth1 sir1 were 't any but you1 they would break open chest4 #bce ,cand4 ,o no6 break open chest6 that's a thief's office4 ,therein you counsel me against my blood2 ',t would show impatience that3 any meek means ,i would be glad to embrace4 ,mass1 ,i have got it4 ,go1 step up1 fetch me down one of the carpets1#bche ,the saddest#bchf-;colour'd carpet1 honest ,george1 #bda ,cut thou a hole i' th' middle for my neck1 ,two for mine arms4 ,nay1 prithee1 look not strange4 ,geo4 ,i hope you do not think1 sir1 as you mean4 ,cand4 ,prithee1 about it quickly1 the hour chides me2 #bde ,warily1 ,george1 softly1 take heed of eyes4 ,exit ,,george4 ,out of two evils he 's accounted wise1 ,that can pick out the least2 the fine impos'd ,for an un-gowned senator1 is about ,forty crusadoes1#bchg the carpet not 'bove four4 #bej ,thus have ,i chosen the lesser evil yet1 ,preserv'd my patience1 foil'd her desperate wit4 ,re-enter ,,george with carpet4 ,geo4 ,here1 sir1 here 's the carpet4 ,cand4 ,o well done1 ,george1 we 'll cut it just i' th' midst4 ,they cut the carpet4 ',t is very well2 ,i thank thee3 help it on4 #bee ,geo4 ,it must come over your head1 sir1 like a wench's petticoat4 ,cand4 ,thou 'rt in the right1 good ,george2 it must indeed4 ,fetch me a night-cap3 for ,i 'll gird it close1 ,as if my health were queasy3 't will show well ,for a rude1 careless night-gown1 will 't not1 think'st8 #bfj ,geo4 ,indifferent well1 sir1 for a night-gown1 being girt and pleated4 ,cand4 ,ay1 and a night-cap on my head4 ,geo4 ,that 's true sir1 ,i 'll run and fetch one1 and a staff4 ,exit4 ,cand4 ,for thus they cannot choose but conster#bchh it1 #bfe ,one that is out of health1 takes no delight1 ,wears his apparel without appetite1 ,and puts on needless raiment without form4-- ,re-enter ,,george with night-cap and staff4 ,so1 so1 kind ,george1 puts on night-cap--be secret now2 and1 prithee1 do not laugh at me till ,i 'm out of sight4 #bga ,geo4 ,i laugh8 ,not ,i1 sir4 ,cand4 ,now to the senate-house4 ,methinks1 ,i 'd rather wear1 without a frown1 ,a patient carpet1 than an angry gown4 ,exit4 ,geo4 ,now1 looks my master just like one 7#bge7 of our carpet knights1 only he 's somewhat the honester of the two4 ,re-enter ,,viola4 ,vio4 ,what1 is your master gone8 ,geo4 ,yes1 forsooth1 his back is but new turn'd4 ,vio4 ,and in his cloak8 ,did he not vex and swear8 #bhj ,geo4 ,aside4 ,no1 but he 'll make you swear anon4-- ,no indeed1 he went away like a lamb4 ,vio4 ,key1 sink to hell6 ,still patient1 patient still8 ,i am with child#bchi to vex him4 ,prithee1 ,george1 ,if e'er thou look'st for favour at my hands1 #bhe ,uphold one jest for me4 ,geo4 ,against my master8 ,vio4 ',t is a mere jest1 in faith4 ,say1 wilt thou do 't8 ,geo4 ,well1 what is 't8 ,vio4 ,here1 take this key2 thou know'st where all things lie4 ,put on thy master's best apparel1 gown1 #bij ,chain1 cap1 ruff1 every thing1 be like himself2 ,and 'gainst his coming home1 walk in the shop2 ,feign the same carriage1 and his patient look1 ',t will breed but a jest1 thou know'st2 speak1 wilt thou8 ,geo4 ',t will wrong my master's patience4 ,vio4 ,prithee1 ,george4 #bie ,geo4 ,well1 if you 'll save me harmless1 and put me under covert barn1#bcij ,i am content to please you1 provided it may breed no wrong against him4 ,vio4 ,no wrong at all4 ,here take the key1 be gone4 #cjj ,if any vex him1 this2 if not this1 none4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bcia ,enter a ,bawd ,mistress ,,fingerlock and ,,roger4 ,miss ,f4 ,o ,roger1 ,roger1 where 's your mistress1 where 's your mistress8 ,there 's the finest1 neatest gentleman at my house1 but newly come over4 ,oh1 where is she1 where is she1 where is she8 #e ,rog4 ,my mistress is abroad1 but not amongst 'em4 ,my mistress is not the whore now that you take her for4 ,mis4 ,f4 ,how8 ,is she not a whore8 ,do you go about to take away her good name1 7#aj7 ,roger8 ,you are a fine pander indeed4 ,rog4 ,i tell you1 ,madonna ,fingerlock1 ,i am not sad for nothing2 ,i ha' not eaten one good meal this three and thirty days4 ,i had wont to get sixteen pence by fetching a pottle 7#ae7 of hippocras2 but now those days are past4 ,we had as good things1 ,madonna ,fingerlock1 she within doors1 and ,i without1 as any poor young couple in ,milan4 ,mis4 ,f4 ,god 's my life1 and is she chang'd 7#bj7 now8 ,rog4 ,i ha' lost by her squeamishness more than would have builded twelve bawdy-houses4 ,mis4 ,f4 ,and had she no time to turn honest but now8 ,what a vile woman is this6 7#be7 ,twenty pound a night1 ,i 'll be sworn1 ,roger1 in good gold and no silver4 ,why here was a time6 ,if she should ha' pickt out a time1 it could not be better3 gold enough stirring2 choice of men1 choice of hair1 choice of beards1 choice of 7#cj7 legs1 and choice of every1 every1 everything4 ,it cannot sink into my head1 that she should be such an ass4 ,roger1 ,i never believe it4 ,rog4 ,here she comes now4 ,enter ,,bellafront4 ,mis4 ,f4 ,o sweet madonna1 on with your 7#ce7 loose gown1 your felt#bcib and your feather2 there 's the sweetest1 prop'rest1#bcic gallantest gentleman at my house2 he smells all of musk and ambergris1 his pocket full of crowns1 flame-coloured doublet1 red satin hose1 carnation silk stockings1 7#dj7 and a leg1 and a body1--oh6 ,bell4 ,hence thou1 our sex's monster1 poisonous bawd1 ,lust's factor1 and damnation's orator6 ,gossip of hell6 were all the harlots' sins ,which the whole world contains1 numb'red together1 #de ,thine far exceeds them all3 of all the creatures ,that ever were created1 thou art basest4 ,what serpent would beguile thee of thy office8 ,it is detestable3 for thou livest ,upon the dregs of harlots1 guard'st the door1 #ej ,whilst couples go to dancing4 ,o coarse devil6 ,thou art the bastard's curse1 thou brand'st his birth2 ,the lecher's ,french disease1 for thou dry-suck'st him2 ,the harlot's poison1 and thine own confusion4 ,mis4 ,f4 ,marry come up1 with a pox6 ,have 7#ee7 you nobody to rail against but your bawd now8 ,bell4 ,and you1 knave pander1 kinsman to a bawd4 ,rog4 ,you and ,i1 madonna1 are cousins4 ,bell4 ,of the same blood and making1 near allied2 ,thou1 that slave to sixpence1 base metall'd villain6 #fj ,rog4 ,sixpence8 ,nay1 that 's not so3 ,i never took under two shillings four-pence2 ,i hope ,i know my fee4 ,bell4 ,i know not against which most to inveigh2 ,for both of you are damn'd so equally4 #fe ,thou never spar'st for oaths1 swear'st any thing1 ,as if thy soul were made of shoe-leather3 8,god damn me1 gentlemen1 if she be within60 ,when in the next room she 's found dallying4 ,rog4 ,if it be my vocation to swear1 every 7#gj7 man in his vocation4 ,i hope my betters swear and damn themselves1 and why should not ,i8 ,bell4 ,roger1 you cheat kind gentlemen4 ,rog4 ,the more gulls they4 ,bell4 ,slave1 ,i cashier thee4 #ge ,mis4 ,f4 ,an you do cashier him1 he shall be entertain'd4 ,rog4 ,shall ,i8 ,then blurt a' your service4 ,bell4 ,as hell would have it1 entertain'd by you6 ,i dare the devil himself to match those two4 ,exit4 #hj ,mis4 ,f4 ,marry gup1#bcid are you grown so holy1 so pure1 so honest with a pox8 ,rog4 ,scurvy honest punk6 ,but stay1 madonna1 how must our agreement be now8 for1 you know1 ,i am to have all the comings-in at the hall-door1 and you at the chamber-door4 #hf ,mis ,f4 ,true1 ,roger1 except my vails4#bcie ,rog4 ,vails8 ,what vails8 ,mis4 ,f4 ,why as thus3 if a couple come in a coach1 and light to lie down a little1 then1 7#ij7 ,roger1 that 's my fee1 and you may walk abroad2 for the coachman himself is their pander4 ,rog4 ,is 'a so8 ,in truth ,i have almost forgot1 for want of exercise4 ,but how if ,i fetch this 7#ie7 citizen's wife to that gull1 and that madonna to that gallant1 how then8 ,mis4 ,f4 ,why then1 ,roger1 you are to have sixpence a lane2#bcif so many lanes1 so many sixpences4 #ajj ,rog4 ,is 't so8 ,then ,i see we two shall agree1 and live together4 ,mis4 ,f4 ,ay1 ,roger1 so long as there be any taverns and bawdy-houses in ,milan4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#bcig ,enter ,,bellafront with lute1 pen1 ink1 and paper being placed before her4 ,,song4 ,bell4 ,the courtier's flattering jewels1 ,temptation's only fuels2 ,the lawyer's ill-got moneys1 ,that suck up poor bees' honeys2 ,the citizen's son's riot1 #e ,the gallant's costly diet3 ,silks and velvets1 pearls and ambers1 ,shall not draw me to their chambers4 ,silks and velvets1 c4 ,she writes4 ,oh1 't is in vain to write6 it will not please2 #aj ,ink on this paper would ha' but presented ,the foul black spots that stick upon my soul1 ,and rather made me loathsomer1 than wrought ,my love's impression in ,hippolito's thought4 #ad ,no1 ,i must turn the chaste leaves of my breast1 ,and pick out some sweet means to breed my rest4 ,hippolito1 believe me1 ,i will be ,as true unto thy heart1 as thy heart to thee1 ,and hate all men1 their gifts and company6 #ai ,enter ,,matheo1 ,,castruchio1 ,,fluello1 and ,,pioratto4 ,mat4 ,you1 goody punk1 subaudi#bcih cockatrice1 oh y 'are a sweet whore of your promise1 are you not2 think you8 ,how well you came to supper to us last night6 ,mew1 a whore1 and break her word6 ,nay1 you may blush1 and hold down your head at it well enough4 ',sfoot1 #be ask these gallants if we stay'd not till we were as hungry as sergeants4 ,flu4 ,ay1 and their yeomen too4 ,cas4 ,nay1 faith1 acquaintance1 let me tell you1 you forgat yourself too much4 ,we had 7#cj7 excellent cheer1 rare vintage1 and were drunk after supper4 ,pio4 ,and when we were in1 our woodcocks1#bcii sweet rogue1 a brace of gulls1 dwelling here in the city1 came in1 and paid all the shot4 #ce ,mat4 ,pox on her6 let her alone4 ,bell4 ,oh1 ,i pray do1 if you be gentlemen2 ,i pray1 depart the house4 ,beshrew the door ,for being so easily entreated6 ,faith1 ,i lent but little ear unto your talk2 #dj ,my mind was busied otherwise1 in troth1 ,and so your words did unregarded pass4 ,let this suffice1--,i am not as ,i was4 ,flu4 ,i am not what ,i was8 ,no1 ,i 'll be sworn thou art not2 for thou wert honest at five1 7#de7 and now th' art a punk at fifteen4 ,thou wert yesterday a simple whore1 and now th' art a cunning1 cony-catching#bdjj baggage to-day4 ,bell4 ,i 'll say ,i 'm worse2 ,i pray1 forsake me then3 ,i do desire you leave me1 gentlemen1 #ej ,and leave yourselves4 ,o be not what you are1 ,spendthrifts of soul and body6 ,let me persuade you to forsake all harlots1 ,worse than the deadliest poisons1 they are worse3 ,for o'er their souls hangs an eternal curse4 #ee ,in being slaves to slaves1 their labours perish2 ,they 're seldom blest with fruit2 for ere it blossoms1 ,many a worm confounds it4 ,they have no issue but foul ugly ones1 #ei ,that run along with them1 e'en to their graves2 ,for1 'stead of children1 they breed rank diseases4 ,and all you gallants can bestow on them ,is that ,french infant1 which ne'er acts1 but speaks4 ,what shallow son and heir1 then1 foolish gallants1 ,would waste all his inheritance1 to purchase #fe ,a filthy1 loath'd disease8 and pawn his body ,to a dry evil3 that usury's worst of all1 ,when th' interest will eat out the principal4 ,mat4 ,aside4 ',sfoot1 she gulls 'em the best6 ,this is always her fashion1 when she would be 7#gj7 rid of any company that she cares not for1 to enjoy mine alone4 ,flu4 ,what 's here8 ,instructions1 admonitions1 and caveats8 ,come out1 you scabbard of vengeance4 #ge ,mat4 ,fluello1 spurn your hounds when they foist1#bdja you shall not spurn my punk1 ,i can tell you3 my blood is vext4 ,flu4 ,pox a' your blood6 make it a quarrel4 #gi ,mat4 ,you 're a slave6 ,will that serve turn8 ,all4 ',sblood1 hold1 hold6 ,cas4 ,matheo1 ,fluello1 for shame1 put up6 ,bell4 ,o how many thus ,mov'd with a little folly1 have let out ,their souls in brothel houses6 fell down and died #he ,just at their harlot's foot1 as 't were in pride4 ,flu4 ,matheo1 we shall meet4 ,mat4 ,ay1 ay2 any where1 saving at church2 ,pray take heed we meet not there4 ,flu4 ,adieu1 damnation6 ,cas4 ,cockatrice1 farewell6 #ij ,pio4 ,there 's more deceit in women1 than in hell4 ,exeunt ,,castruchio1 ,,fluello1 and ,,pioratto4 ,mat4 ,ha1 ha1 thou dost gull 'em so rarely1 so naturally6 ,if ,i did not think thou hadst been in earnest6 ,thou art a sweet rogue for 't i' faith4 #ie ,bell4 ,why are not you gone too1 ,signor ,matheo8 ,i pray depart my house3 you may believe me1 ,in troth1 ,i have no part of harlot in me4 ,mat4 ,how 's this8 ,bell4 ,indeed1 ,i love you not3 but hate you worse #ajj ,than any man1 because you were the first ,gave money for my soul3 you brake the ice1 ,which after turn'd a puddle2 ,i was led ,by your temptation to be miserable4 ,i pray1 seek out some other that will fall1 #aje ,or rather1 ,i pray seek out none at all4 ,mat4 ,is 't possible to be impossible6 ,an honest whore6 ,i have heard many honest wenches turn strumpets with a wet finger1#bdjb but for a harlot to turn honest is one of ,hercules' labours4 7#aaj7 ,it was more easy for him in one night to make fifty queans1 than to make one of them honest again in fifty years4 ,come1 ,i hope thou dost but jest4 ,bell4 ',t is time to leave off jesting2 ,i had almost #aae ,jested away salvation4 ,i shall love you1 ,if you will soon forsake me4 ,mat4 ,god be with thee6 ,bell4 ,o tempt no more women6 ,shun their weighty curse6 ,women1 at best1 are bad1 make them not worse4 ,you gladly seek our sex's overthrow2 #abj ,but not to raise our states4 ,for all your wrongs1 ,will you vouchsafe me but due recompense1 ,to marry with me8 ,mat4 ,how6 marry with a punk1 a cockatrice1 a harlot8 ,marry1 faugh1 ,i 'll be burnt through the nose first4 #abf ,bell4 ,why1 la1 these are your oaths6 you love to undo us4 ,to put ,heaven from us1 whilst our best hours waste2 ,you love to make us lewd1 but never chaste4 ,mat4 ,i 'll hear no more of this1 this ground upon2 #acj ,thou 'rt damn'd for alt'ring thy religion4 ,exit4 ,bell4 ,thy lust and sin speak so much4 ,go thou1 my ruin1 ,the first fall my soul took6 ,by my example ,i hope few maidens now will put their heads ,under men's girdles2 who least trusts is most wise3 #ace ,men's oaths do cast a mist before our eyes4 ,my best of wit1 be ready6 ,now ,i go1 ,by some device to greet ,hippolito4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#bdjc ,enter a ,servant1 setting out a table1 on which he places a skull1 a picture of ,,infelice1 a book1 and a taper4 ,ser4 ,so1 this is ,monday morning1 and now must ,i to my huswifery4 ,would ,i had been created a shoemaker1 for all the gentle craft are gentlemen every ,monday by their copy1#bdjd and scorn then to work one true stitch4 ,my 7#e7 master means sure to turn me into a student1 for here 's my book1 here my desk1 here my light1 this my close chamber1 and here my punk3 so that this dull drowsy first day of the week makes me half a priest1 half a chandler1 half 7#aj7 a painter1 half a sexton1 ay1 and half a bawd2 for all this day my office is to do nothing but keep the door4 ,to prove it1 look you1 this good face and yonder gentleman1 so soon as ever my back is turn'd1 will be naught together4 #ae ,enter ,,hippolito4 ,hip4 ,are all the windows shut8 ,ser4 ,close1 sir1 as the fist of a courtier that hath stood in three reigns4 ,hip4 ,thou art a faithful servant1 and observ'st ,the calendar both of my solemn vows1 #bj ,and ceremonious sorrow4 ,get thee gone2 ,i charge thee on thy life1 let not the sound ,of any woman's voice pierce through that door4 ,ser4 ,if they do1 my lord1 ,i 'll pierce some of them2 ,what will your lordship have to breakfast8 #be ,hip4 ,sighs4 ,ser4 ,what to dinner8 ,hip4 ,tears4 ,ser4 ,the one of them1 my lord1 will fill you too full of wind1 the other wet you too much4 7#cj7 ,what to supper8 ,hip4 ,that which now thou canst not get me1 the constancy of a woman4 ,ser4 ,indeed that 's harder to come by than ever was ,ostend4#bdje #ce ,hip4 ,prithee1 away4 ,ser4 ,i 'll make away myself presently1 which few servants will do for their lords2 but rather help to make them away4 ,now to my door-keeping2 ,i hope to pick something out of it4 ,exit4 #dj ,hip4 taking up ,,infelice',s picture4 ,my ,infelice's face1 her brow1 her eye1 ,the dimple on her cheek6 and such sweet skill1 ,hath from the cunning workman's pencil flown1 ,these lips look fresh and lively as her own1 #dd ,seeming to move and speak4 ',las6 now ,i see1 ,the reason why fond#bdjf women love to buy ,adulterate complexion6 ,here1 't is read3 ,false colours last after the true be dead4 ,of all the roses grafted on her cheeks1 ,of all the graces dancing in her eyes1 #ej ,of all the music set upon her tongue1 ,of all that was past woman's excellence1 ,in her white bosom1--look6 a painted board ,circumscribes all4 ,earth can no bliss afford1 ,nothing of her but this4 ,this cannot speak1 #ee ,it has no lap for me to rest upon1 ,no lip worth tasting2 here the worms will feed1 ,as in her coffin4 ,hence1 then1 idle art6 ,true love 's best pictur'd in a true-love's heart4 ,here art thou drawn1 sweet maid1 till this be dead2 #fj ,so that thou liv'st twice1 twice art buried4 ,thou figure of my friend1 lie there4 ,what 's here8 ,takes up the skull4 ,perhaps this shrewd pate was mine enemy's3 ',las6 say it were2 ,i need not fear him now6 ,for all his braves1 his contumelious breath1 #fe ,his frowns1 though dagger-pointed1 all his plot1 ,though ne'er so mischievous1 his ,italian pills1 ,his quarrels1 and that common fence1 his law1 ,see1 see1 they 're all eaten out6 ,here 's not left one3 ,how clean they 're pickt away to the bare bone6 #gj ,how mad are mortals1 then1 to rear great names ,on tops of swelling houses6 or to wear out ,their fingers' ends in dirt1 to scrape up gold6 ,not caring1 so that sumpter-horse1 the back1 ,be hung with gaudy trappings1 with what coarse-- #ge ,yea1 rags most beggarly1 they clothe the soul3 ,yet1 after all1 their gayness looks thus foul4 ,what fools are men to build a garish tomb1 ,only to save the carcase whilst it rots1 ,to maintain 't long in stinking1 make good carrion1 #hj ,but leave no good deeds to preserve them sound6 ,for good deeds keep men sweet1 long above ground4 ,and must all come to this8 fools1 wise1 all hither8 ,must all heads thus at last be laid#bdjg together8 ,draw me my picture then1 thou grave neat workman1 #he ,after this fashion1 not like this2 these colours ,in time1 kissing but air1 will be kist off3 ,but here 's a fellow2 that which he lays on ,till doomsday alters not complexion4 ,death 's the best painter then3 they that draw shapes1 #ij ,and live by wicked faces1 are but ,god's apes4 ,they come but near the life1 and there they stay2 ,this fellow draws life too3 his art is fuller1 ,the pictures which he makes are without colour4 #id ,re-enter ,servant4 ,ser4 ,here 's a person would speak with you1 sir4 ,hip4 ,hah6 ,ser4 ,a parson1 sir1 would speak with you4 ,hip4 ,vicar8 #ii ,ser4 ,vicar6 ,no1 sir2 has too good a face to be a vicar yet2 a youth1 a very youth4 ,hip4 ,what youth8 ,of man or woman8 ,lock the doors4 ,ser4 ,if it be a woman1 marrow-bones#bdjh and potato pies#bdjh keep me from meddling with her1 for the thing has got the breeches6 ',t is a 7#aje7 male-varlet sure1 my lord1 for a woman's tailor ne'er measur'd him4 ,hip4 ,let him give thee his message and be gone4 ,ser4 ,he says he 's ,signor ,matheo 's man1 but ,i know he lies4 #aaj ,hip4 ,how dost thou know it8 ,ser4 ',cause he has ne'er a beard4 ',t is his boy1 ,i think1 sir1 whosoe'er paid for his nursing4 ,hip4 ,send him and keep the door4 ,exit ,servant4 7,reads47 8,fata si liceat mihi1 #aae ,fingere arbitrio meo1 ,temperem zephyro levi ,vela40#bdji ,i 'd sail were ,i to choose1 not in the ocean2 ,cedars are shaken1 when shrubs do feel no bruise4 #abj ,enter ,,bellafront1 like a ,page1 with a letter4 ,how8 from ,matheo8 ,bell4 ,yes1 my lord4 ,hip4 ,art sick8 ,bell4 ,not all in health1 my lord4 ,hip4 ,keep off4 ,bell4 ,i do4-- ,aside4 ,hard fate when women are compell'd to woo4 ,hip4 ,this paper does speak nothing4 ,bell4 ,yes1 my lord1 ,matter of life1 it speaks1 and therefore writ #abe ,in hidden character3 to me instruction ,my master gives1 and1 'less you please to stay ,till you both meet1 ,i can the text display4 ,hip4 ,do so2 read out4 ,bell4 ,i am already out4#bdaj #abi ,look on my face1 and read the strangest story6 ,hip4 ,what1 villain1 ho8---- ,re-enter ,servant4 ,ser4 ,call you1 my lord8 ,hip4 ,thou slave1 thou hast let in the devil6 ,ser4 ,lord bless us1 where8 ,he 's not cloven1 my lord1 that ,i can see3 besides the devil goes 7#ace7 more like a gentleman than a page4 ,good my lord1 ,buon coraggio4#bdaa ,hip4 ,thou hast let in a woman in man's shape4 ,and thou art damn'd for 't4 #aci ,ser4 ,not damn'd ,i hope for putting in a woman to a lord4 ,hip4 ,fetch me my rapier1--do not2 ,i shall kill thee4 ,purge this infected chamber of that plague1 ,that runs upon me thus4 ,slave1 thrust her hence4 #add ,ser4 ,alas1 my lord1 ,i shall never be able to thrust her hence without help6 ,come1 mermaid1 you must to sea again4 ,bell4 ,hear me but speak1 my words shall be all music2 ,hear me but speak4 ,knocking within4 ,hip4 ,another beats the door1 ,t 'other she-devil6 look4 ,ser4 ,why1 then1 hell 's broke loose4 #aej ,hip4 ,hence2 guard the chamber3 let no more come on1 ,exit ,servant4 ,one woman serves for man's damnation-- ,beshrew thee1 thou dost make me violate ,the chastest and most sanctimonious vow1 ,that e'er was ent'red in the court of ,heaven6 ,i was1 on meditation's spotless wings1 #aef ,upon my journey thither2 like a storm ,thou beat'st my ripened cogitations1 ,flat to the ground2 and like a thief dost stand1 ,to steal devotion from the holy land4 #afj ,bell4 ,if woman were thy mother--if thy heart1 ,be not all marble1 or if 't marble be1 ,let my tears soften it1 to pity me-- ,i do beseech thee1 do not thus with scorn ,destroy a woman6 ,hip4 ,woman1 ,i beseech thee1 #afe ,get thee some other suit1 this fits thee not2 ,i would not grant it to a kneeling queen1 ,i cannot love thee1 nor ,i must not3 see ,points to ,,infelice',s picture4 ,the copy of that obligation1 ,where my soul's bound in heavy penalties4 #agj ,bell4 ,she 's dead1 you told me2 she 'll let fall her suit4 ,hip4 ,my vows to her fled after her to ,heaven4 ,were thine eyes clear as mine1 thou might'st behold her1 ,watching upon you battlements of stars1-- ,how ,i observe them6 ,should ,i break my bond1 ,this board would rive in twain1 these wooden lips #agf ,call me most perjur'd villain4 ,let it suffice1 ,i ha' set thee in the path2 is 't not a sign ,i love thee1 when with one so most most dear1 ,i 'll have thee fellows8 ,all are fellows there4 #ahj ,bell4 ,be greater than a king2 save not a body1 ,but from eternal shipwrack keep a soul4 ,if not1 and that again sin's path ,i tread1 ,the grief be mine1 the guilt fall on thy head6 ,hip4 ,stay1 and take physic for it2 read this book1 #ahe ,ask counsel of this head1 what 's to be done2 ,he 'll strike it dead1 that 't is damnation ,if you turn ,turk again4 ,oh1 do it not6 ,though ,heaven cannot allure you to do well1 ,from doing ill let hell fright you2 and learn this1 #aij ,the soul whose bosom lust did never touch1 ,is ,god's fair bride1 and maidens' souls are such3 ,the soul that leaving chastity's white shore1 ,swims in hot sensual streams1 is the devil's whore4-- ,re-enter ,servant with letter4 ,how now1 who comes8 #aie ,ser4 ,no more knaves1 my lord1 that wear smocks3 here 's a letter from ,doctor ,benedict4 ,i would not enter his man1 though he had hairs at his mouth1 for fear he should be a woman1 for some women have beards2 marry1 they 7#bjj7 are half-witches4 ',slid6 you are a sweet youth to wear a cod-piece1 and have no pins to stick upon 't4 ,hip4 ,i 'll meet the doctor1 tell him2 yet tonight ,i cannot3 but at morrow rising sun #bje ,i will not fail4--,go1 woman2 fare thee well4 ,exeunt ,,hippolito and ,servant4 ,bell4 ,the lowest fall can be but into hell2 ,it does not move him3 ,i must therefore fly ,from this undoing city1 and with tears ,wash off all anger from my father's brow3 #baj ,he cannot sure but joy1 seeing me new born4 ,a woman honest first1 and then turn whore1 ,is1 as with me1 common to thousands more2 #bac ,but from a strumpet to turn chaste1 that sound ,has oft been heard1 that woman hardly found4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bdab ,enter ,,fustigo1 ,,crambo1 and ,,poli4 ,fus4 ,hold up your hands1 gentlemen1 here 's one1 two1 three giving money--nay1 ,i warrant they are sound pistoles1 and without flaws2 ,i had them of my sister and ,i know she uses to put up nothing that's crackt--four1 five1 7#e7 six1 seven1 eight1 and nine2 by this hand bring me but a piece of his blood1 and you shall have nine more4 ,i 'll lurk in a tavern not far off1 and provide supper to close up the end of the tragedy4 ,the linen-draper's1 remember4 ,stand 7#aj7 to 't1 ,i beseech you1 and play your parts perfectly4 ,cram4 ,look you1 signor1 't is not your gold that we weigh-- ,fus4 ,nay1 nay1 weigh it and spare not2 if 7#ae7 it lack one grain of corn1 ,i 'll give you a bushel of wheat to make it up4 ,cram4 ,but by your favour1 signor1 which of the servants is it8 because we 'll punish justly4 ,fus4 ,marry1 't is the head man2 you shall 7#bj7 taste him by his tongue2 a pretty1 tall1 prating fellow1 with a ,tuscalonian beard4 ,poli4 ,tuscalonian8 ,very good4 ,fus4 ,god's life1 ,i was ne'er so thrummed since ,i was a gentleman4 ,my coxcomb was 7#be7 dry beaten1 as if my hair had been hemp4 ,cram4 ,we 'll dry-beat some of them4 ,fus4 ,nay1 it grew so high1 that my sister cried out murder1 very manfully4 ,i have her consent1 in a manner1 to have him pepper'd2 #cj else ,i 'll not do 't1 to win more than ten cheaters do at a rifling4#bdac ,break but his pate1 or so1 only his mazer1#bdad because ,i 'll have his head in a cloth as well as mine2 he 's a linen-draper1 and may take enough4 ,i could enter mine action #ce of battery against him1 but we may perhaps be both dead and rotten before the lawyers would end it4 ,cram4 ,no more to do1 but ensconce yourself i' th' tavern2 provide no great cheer1 a 7#dj7 couple of capons1 some pheasants1 plovers1 an orangeado#bdae--pie1 or so3 but how bloody howsoe'er the day be1 sally you not forth4 ,fus4 ,no1 no2 nay1 if ,i stir1 somebody shall stink4 ,i 'll not budge2 ,i 'll lie like a dog in 7#de7 a manger4 ,cram4 ,well1 well1 to the tavern1 let not our supper be raw1 for you shall have blood enough1 your bellyful4 ,fus4 ,that 's all1 so ,god sa' me1 ,i thirst 7#ej7 after2 blood for blood1 bump for bump1 nose for nose1 head for head1 plaster for plaster2 and so farewell4 ,what shall ,i call your names8 because ,i 'll leave word1 if any such come to the bar4 #ee ,cram4 ,my name is ,corporal ,crambo4 ,poli4 ,and mine1 ,lieutenant ,poli4 ,exit4 ,cram4 ,poli is as tall a man as ever opened oyster2 ,i would not be the devil to meet ,poli4 ,farewell4 #fj ,fus4 ,nor ,i1 by this light1 if ,poli be such a ,poli4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4 ,enter ,candido's wife ,,viola in her shop1 and the two ,prentices4 ,vio4 ,what 's a'clock now8 #b ,pren4 ',t is almost twelve4 ,vio4 ,that 's well1 ,the ,senate will leave wording presently3 ,but is ,george ready8 #b ,pren4 ,yes1 forsooth1 he 's furbisht4 ,vio4 ,now1 as you ever hope to win my favour1 ,throw both your duties and respects on him #e ,with the like awe as if he were your master2 ,let not your looks betray it with a smile ,or jeering glance to any customer2 ,keep a true settled countenance1 and beware ,you laugh not1 whatsoe'er you hear or see4 #aj #b ,pren4 ,i warrant you1 mistress1 let us alone for keeping our countenance3 for1 if ,i list1 there 's ne'er a fool in all ,milan shall make me laugh1 let him play the fool never so like an ass1 whether it be the fat court-fool1 or the lean 7#ae7 city-fool4 ,vio4 ,enough then1 call down ,george4 #b ,pren4 ,i hear him coming4 ,enter ,,george in ,,candido',s apparel4 ,vio4 ,be ready with your legs#bdaf then2 let me see ,how courtesy would become him4--,gallantly6 ,beshrew my blood1 a proper seemly man4 #bj ,of a choice carriage1 walks with a good port6 ,geo4 ,i thank you1 mistress1 my back 's broad enough1 now my master's gown 's on4 ,vio4 ,sure1 ,i should think it were the least of sin1 ,to mistake the master1 and to let him in4 #be ,geo4 ',t were a good ,comedy of ,errors that1 i' faith4 #b ,pren4 ,whist1 whist6 my master4 ,enter ,,candido1 dressed as before in the carpet he stares at ,,george1 and exit presently4 ,vio4 ,you all know your tasks4--,god 's my life1 what 's that he has got on 's back8 ,who can tell8 ,geo4 ,aside4 ,that can ,i1 but ,i will not4 #cj ,vio4 ,girt about him like a madman6 ,what1 has he lost his cloak too8 ,this is the maddest fashion that e'er ,i saw4 ,what said he1 ,george1 when he passed by thee8 #cd ,geo4 ,troth1 mistress1 nothing3 not so much as a bee1 he did not hum2 not so much as a hawd1 he did not hem2 not so much as a cuckold1 he did not ha2 neither hum1 hem1 nor ha2 only stared me in the face1 passed along1 and made haste in1 as if my looks had worked 7#dj7 with him1 to give him a stool4 ,vio4 ,sure he 's vext now1 this trick has mov'd his spleen1 ,he 's anger'd now1 because he utt'red nothing2 ,and wordless wrath breaks out more violent4 ,may be he 'll strive for place1 when he comes down1 #de ,but if thou lov'st me1 ,george1 afford him none4 ,geo4 ,nay1 let me alone to play my master's prize1#bdag as long as my mistress warrants me4 ,i 'm sure ,i have his best clothes on1 and ,i scorn to give place to any that is inferior in apparel 7#ej7 to me2 that 's an axiom1 a principle1 and is observ'd as much as the fashion4 ,let that persuade you then1 that ,i 'll shoulder with him for the upper hand in the shop1 as long as this chain will maintain it4 #ee ,vio4 ,spoke with the spirit of a master1 though with the tongue of a prentice4 ,re-enter ,,candido like a ,prentice4 ,why how now1 madman8 ,what in your tricksy-coats8 ,cand4 ,o peace1 good mistress4 ,enter ,,crambo and ,,poli4 ,see1 what you lack8 ,what is 't you buy8 7#fj7 ,pure calicoes1 fine hollands1 choice cambrics1 neat lawns8 ,see1 what you buy8 ,pray come near1 my master will use you well1 he can afford you a penny-worth4 ,vio4 ,ay1 that he can1 out of a whole piece of lawn1 i' faith4 #ff ,cand4 ,pray see your choice here1 gentlemen4 ,vio4 ,o fine fool6 what1 a madman6 a patient madman6 ,who ever heard of the like8 ,well1 sir1 ,i 'll fit you and your humour presently4 #gj ,what1 cross-points8 ,i 'll untie 'em all in a trice3 ,i 'll vex you i' faith3 boy take your cloak1 quick1 come4 ,exit with #a ,prentice4 ,cand4 ,be covered1 ,george1 this chain and welted#bdah gown ,bare to this coat8 ,then the world 's upside down4 ,geo4 ,umh1 umh1 hum4 #ge ,cram4 ,that 's the shop1 and there 's the fellow4 ,poli4 ,ay1 but the master is walking in there4 ,cram4 ,no matter1 we 'll in4 ,poli4 ',sblood1 dost long to lie in limbo8 ,cram4 ,an limbo be in hell1 ,i care not4 #hj ,cand4 ,look you1 gentlemen1 your choice3 cambrics8 ,cram4 ,no1 sir1 some shirting4 ,cand4 ,you shall4 ,cram4 ,have you none of this strip'd canvas for doublets8 #he ,cand4 ,none strip'd1 sir1 but plain4 #b ,pren4 ,i think there be one piece strip'd within4 ,geo4 ,step1 sirrah1 and fetch it1 hum1 hum1 hum4 ,exit #b ,pren41 and returns with the piece4 ,cand4 ,look you1 gentleman1 ,i 'll make but one spreading1 here 's a piece of cloth1 fine1 7#ij7 yet shall wear like iron4 ',t is without fault2 take this upon my word1 't is without fault4 ,cram4 ,then 't is better than you1 sirrah4 ,cand4 ,ay1 and a number more4 ,oh1 that each soul ,were but as spotless as this innocent white1 #ie ,and had as few breaks in it6 ,cram4 ',t would have some then3 ,there was a fray here last day in this shop4 ,cand4 ,there was1 indeed1 a little flea-biting4 ,poli4 ,a gentleman had his pate broke2 call you that but a flea-biting8 #ajj ,cand4 ,he had so4 ,cram4 ,zounds1 do you stand to it8 ,he strikes him4 ,geo4 ',sfoot1 clubs1 clubs6 ,prentices1 down with 'em6 ,enter several ,prentices with clubs1 who disarm ,,crambo and ,,poli4 ,ah1 you rogues1 strike a citizen in 's shop8 ,cand4 ,none of you stir1 ,i pray2 forbear1 good ,george4 #aje ,cram4 ,i beseech you1 sir1 we mistook our marks2 deliver us our weapons4 ,geo4 ,your head bleeds1 sir2 cry clubs6 ,cand4 ,i say you shall not2 pray be patient1 ,give them their weapons4 ,sirs1 y' are best be gone2 #aaj ,i tell you here are boys more tough than bears4 ,hence1 lest more fists do walk about your ears4 ,cram41 ,poli4 ,we thank you1 sir4 ,exeunt4 ,cand4 ,you shall not follow them2 ,let them alone1 pray2 this did me no harm4 ,troth1 ,i was cold1 and the blow made me warm1 ,i thank 'em for 't3 besides1 ,i had decreed#bdai #aaf ,to have a vein prickt1 ,i did mean to bleed3 ,so that there 's money sav'd4 ,they 're honest men1 ,pray use 'em well when they appear again4 #aai ,geo4 ,yes1 sir1 we 'll use 'em like honest men4 ,cand4 ,ay1 well said1 ,george1 like honest men1 though they be arrant knaves1 for that 's the phrase of the city4 ,help to lay up these wares4 ,re-enter his ,wife with ,officers4 ,vio4 ,yonder he stands4 #a ,off4 ,what in a prentice-coat8 ,vio4 ,ay1 ay2 mad1 mad2 pray take heed4 #abe ,cand4 ,how now6 what news with them8 ,what make they with my wife8 ,officers1 is she attach'd8--,look to your wares4 ,vio4 ,he talks to himself3 oh1 he 's much gone indeed4 #a ,off4 ,pray1 pluck up a good heart1 be not so fearful3 #acj ,sirs1 hark1 we 'll gather to him by degrees4 ,vio4 ,ay1 ay1 by degrees ,i pray4 ,oh me6 ,what makes he with the lawn in his hand8 ,he 'll tear all the ware in my shop4 #acd #a ,off4 ,fear not1 we 'll catch him on a sudden4 ,vio4 ,oh6 you had need do so2 pray take heed of your warrant4 #a ,off4 ,i warrant1 mistress4 ,now1 ,signor ,candido4 ,cand4 ,now1 sir1 what news with you1 sir8 ,vio4 ,what news with you8 he says3 oh1 he 's far gone6 #adj #a ,off4 ,i pray1 fear nothing2 let 's alone with him4 ,signor1 you look not like yourself1 methinks1-- ,steal you a' t' other side2--you 're chang'd1 you 're alt'red4 ,cand4 ,chang'd sir1 why true1 sir4 ,is change strange8 ',t is not ,the fashion unless it alter6 ,monarchs turn #ade ,to beggars1 beggars creep into the nests ,of princes1 masters serve their prentices1 ,ladies their serving-men1 men turn to women4 #a ,off4 ,and women turn to men4 ,cand4 ,ay1 and women turn to men1 you say true4 ,ha1 ha1 a mad world1 a mad world4 #aea ,officers seize ,,candido4 #a ,off4 ,have we caught you1 sir8 ,cand4 ,caught me8 ,well1 well1 you have caught me4 ,vio4 ,he laughs in your faces4 ,geo4 ,a rescue1 prentices6 my master 's catch-poll'd4 #aee #a ,off4 ,i charge you1 keep the peace1 or have your legs ,gartered with irons6 ,we have from the duke ,a warrant strong enough for what we do4 ,cand4 ,i pray1 rest quiet1 ,i desire no rescue4 ,vio4 ,la1 he desires no rescue1 'las poor heart1 #afj ,he talks against himself4 ,cand4 ,well1 what 's the matter8 #a ,off4 ,look to that arm4 ,pray1 make sure work1 double the cord4 ,officers bind ,,candido4 ,cand4 ,why1 why8 ,vio4 ,look how his head goes4 ,should he get but loose1 #afe ,oh 't were as much as all our lives were worth6 #a ,off4 ,fear not1 we 'll make all sure for our own safety4 ,cand4 ,are you at leisure now8 ,well1 what 's the matter8 ,why do ,i enter into bonds thus1 ha8 #a ,off4 ,because y 'are mad1 put fear upon your wife4 #agj ,vio4 ,oh ay1 ,i went in danger of my life every minute4 ,cand4 ,what1 am ,i mad1 say you1 and ,i not know it8 #a ,off4 ,that proves you mad1 because you know it not4 ,vio4 ,pray talk to him as little as you can1 #age ,you see he 's too far spent4 ,cand4 ,bound1 with strong cord6 ,a sister's thread1 i' faith1 had been enough1 ,to lead me anywhere4--,wife1 do you long8 ,you are mad too1 or else you do me wrong4 ,geo4 ,but are you mad indeed1 master8 ,cand4 ,my wife says so1 #ahj ,and what she says1 ,george1 is all truth1 you know4-- ,and whither now1 to ,bethlem ,monastery8 ,ha6 whither8 #a ,off4 ,faith1 e'en to the madmen's pound4 ,cand4 ,a' ,god's name6 still ,i feel my patience sound4 ,exeunt ,officers with ,,candido4 ,geo4 ,come1 we 'll see whither he goes4 ,if 7#ahe7 the master be mad1 we are his servants1 and must follow his steps2 we 'll be mad-caps too4 ,farewell1 mistress1 you shall have us all in ,bedlam4 ,exeunt ,,george and ,prentices4 ,vio4 ,i think ,i ha' fitted you now1 you and your clothes4 ,if this move not his patience1 nothing can2 #aij ,i 'll swear then ,i 've a saint1 and not a man4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iv4#bdbj ,enter ,,duke1 ,doctor ,,benedict1 ,,fluello1 ,,castruchio1 and ,,pioratto4 ,duke4 ,give us a little leave4 ,exeunt ,,fluello1 ,,castruchio1 and ,,pioratto4 ,doctor1 your news4 ,doct4 ,i sent for him1 my lord2 at last he came1 ,and did receive all speech that went from me1 ,as gilded pills made to prolong his health4 #d ,my credit with him wrought it2 for some men ,swallow even empty hooks1 like fools that fear ,no drowning where 't is deepest1 'cause 't is clear4 ,in th' end we sat and eat3 a health ,i drank ,to ,infelice's sweet departed soul4 ,this train#bdba ,i knew would take4 ,duke4 ',t was excellent4 #aj ,doct4 ,he fell with such devotion on his knees1 ,to pledge the same-- ,duke4 ,fond1 superstitious fool6 ,doct4 ,that had he been inflam'd with zeal of prayer1 ,he could not pour 't out with more reverence4 ,about my neck he hung1 wept on my cheek1 #ae ,kist it1 and swore he would adore my lips1 ,because they brought forth ,infelice's name4 ,duke4 ,ha1 ha6 alack1 alack4 ,doct4 ,the cup he lifts up high1 and thus he said2 8,here1 noble maid60--drinks1 and was poisoned4 #bj ,duke4 ,and died8 ,doct4 ,and died1 my lord4 ,duke4 ,thou in that word ,hast piec'd mine aged hours out with more years ,than thou hast taken from ,hippolito4 ,a noble youth he was1 but lesser branches #bd ,hind'ring the greater's growth1 must be lopt off1 ,and feed the fire4 ,doctor1 we 're now all thine1 ,and use us so3 be bold4 ,doct4 ,thanks1 gracious lord-- ,my honoured lord3-- ,duke4 ,hum4 ,doct4 ,i do beseech your grace to bury deep1 ,this bloody act of mine4 ,duke4 ,nay1 nay1 for that1 #cj ,doctor1 look you to 't1 me it shall not move2 ,they 're curst that ill do1 not that ill do love4 ,doct4 ,you throw an angry forehead on my face3 ,but be you pleas'd backward thus far to look1 ,that for your good1 this evil ,i undertook-- #ce ,duke4 ,ay1 ay1 we conster#bdbb so4 ,doct4 ,and only for your love4 ,duke4 ,confest3 'tis true4 ,doct4 ,nor let it stand against me as a bar ,to thrust me from your presence2 nor believe ,as princes have quick thoughts1 that now my finger #dj ,being dipt in blood1 ,i will not spare the hand1 ,but that for gold1--as what can gold not do8-- ,i may be hir'd to work the like on you4 ,duke4 ,which to prevent-- ,doct4 ',t is from my heart as far4 ,duke4 ,no matter1 doctor2 'cause ,i'll fearless sleep1 #de ,and that you shall stand clear of that suspicion1 ,i banish thee for ever from my court4 ,this principle is old1 but true as fate1 ,kings may love treason1 but the traitor hate4 ,exit4 ,doct4 ,is't so8 ,nay then1 duke1 your stale principle1 #ej ,with one as stale1 the doctor thus shall quit4 ,he falls himself that digs another's pit4 ,enter the ,doctor's ,man4 ,how now6 where is he8 will he not meet me8 ,man4 ,meet you1 sir8 ,he might have met with three fencers in this time1 and have received 7#ee7 less hurt than by meeting one doctor of physic4 ,why1 sir1 he has walkt under the old abbey-wall yonder this hour1 till he's more cold than a citizen's country house in ,janivere4 ,you may smell him behind1 sir3 la1 you1 yonder he comes4 ,enter ,,hippolito4 ,doct4 ,leave me4 #fa ,man4 ,i'th' lurch1 if you will4 ,exit4 ,doct4 ,o my most noble friend6 ,hip4 ,few but yourself1 ,could have entic'd me thus1 to trust the air ,with my close sighs4 ,you sent for me2 what news8 #fe ,doct4 ,come1 you must doff this black1 dye that pale cheek ,into his own colour1 go1 attire yourself ,fresh as a bridegroom when he meets his bride4 ,the duke has done much treason to thy love2 ',t is now reveal'd1 't is now to be reveng'd4 #gj ,be merry1 honour'd friend1 thy lady lives4 ,hip4 ,what lady8 ,doct4 ,infelice1 she's reviv'd4 ,reviv'd8 ,alack6 death never had the heart1 ,to take breath from her4 ,hip4 ,umh3 ,i thank you1 sir1 ,physic prolongs life1 when it cannot save2 #ge ,this helps not my hopes1 mine are in their grave1 ,you do some wrong to mock me4 ,doct4 ,by that love ,which ,i have ever borne you1 what ,i speak ,is truth3 the maiden lives2 that funeral1 #gi ,duke's tears1 the mourning1 was all counterfeit4 ,a sleepy draught coz'ned the world and you3 ,i was his minister1 and then chamb'red up1 ,to stop discovery4 ,hip4 ,o treacherous duke6 ,doct4 ,he cannot hope so certainly for bliss1 ,as he believes that ,i have poison'd you4 #he ,he woo'd me to 't2 ,i yielded1 and confirm'd him ,in his most bloody thoughts4 ,hip4 ,a very devil6 ,doct4 ,her did he closely coach to ,bergamo1 ,and thither-- ,hip4 ,will ,i ride4 ,stood ,bergamo #hi ,in the low countries of black hell1 ,i'll to her4 ,doct4 ,you shall to her1 but not to ,bergamo4 ,how passion makes you fly beyond yourself6 ,much of that weary journey ,i ha' cut off2 ,for she by letters hath intelligence ,of your supposed death1 her own interment1 #ie ,and all those plots which that false duke1 her father1 ,has wrought against you2 and she'll meet you-- ,hip4 ,oh1 when8 ,doct4 ,nay1 see2 how covetous are your desires4 ,early to-morrow morn4 ,hip4 ,oh where1 good father8 #ajj ,doct4 ,at ,bethlem ,monastery3 are you pleas'd now8 ,hip4 ,at ,bethlem ,monastery6 ,the place well fits2 ,it is the school where those that lose their wits ,practise again to get them4 ,i am sick ,of that disease2 all love is lunatic4 #aje ,doct4 ,we'll steal away this night in some disguise4 ,father ,anselmo1 a most reverend friar1 ,expects our coming2 before whom we'll lay ,reasons so strong1 that he shall yield in bands ,of holy wedlock to tie both your hands4 #aaj ,hip4 ,this is such happiness1 ,that to believe it1 't is impossible4 ,doct4 ,let all your joys then die in misbelief2 ,i will reveal no more4 ,hip4 ,o yes1 good father1 ,i am so well acquainted with despair1 #aae ,i know not how to hope3 ,i believe all4 ,doct4 ,we 'll hence this night4 ,much must be done1 much said2 ,but if the doctor fail not in his charms1 ,your lady shall ere morning fill these arms4 ,hip4 ,heavenly physician6 for thy fame shall spread1 #aai ,that mak'st two lovers speak when they be dead4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#bdbc ,enter ,candido's wife ,,viola with a petition and ,,george4 ,,pioratto meets them4 ,vio4 ,oh watch1 good ,george1 watch which way the duke comes4 ,geo4 ,here comes one of the butterflies2 ask him4 ,vio4 ,pray1 sir1 comes the duke this way8 ,pio4 ,he's upon coming1 mistress4 #e ,vio4 ,i thank you1 sir4 ,exit ,,pioratto4 ,george1 are there many mad folks where thy master lies8 ,geo4 ,oh yes1 of all countries some3 but especially mad ,greeks1 they swarm4 ,troth1 7#aj7 mistress1 the world is altered with you2 you had not wont to stand thus with a paper humbly complaining2 but you're well enough serv'd2 provender prickt#bdbd you1 as it does many of our city wives besides4 #ae ,vio4 ,dost think1 ,george1 we shall get him forth8 ,geo4 ,truly1 mistress1 ,i cannot tell2 ,i think you'll hardly get him forth4 ,why1 't is strange6 ',sfoot1 ,i have known many women that 7#bj7 have had mad rascals to their husbands1 whom they would belabour by all means possible to keep 'em in their right wits2 but of a woman to long to turn a tame man into a madman1 why the devil himself was never us 'd so by his dam4 #be ,vio4 ,how does he talk1 ,george8 ,ha6 good ,george1 tell me4 ,geo4 ,why1 you're best go see4 ,vio4 ,alas1 ,i am afraid6 ,geo4 ,afraid6 you had more need be 7#cj7 asham'd4 ,he may rather be afraid of you4 ,vio4 ,but1 ,george1 he's not stark mad1 is he8 ,he does not rave1 he is not horn-mad1 ,george1 is he8 ,geo4 ,nay ,i know not that1 but he talks 7#ce7 like a justice of peace1 of a thousand matters1 and to no purpose4 ,vio4 ,i'll to the monastery4 ,i shall be mad till ,i enjoy him1 ,i shall be sick until ,i see him2 yet when ,i do see him ,i shall weep out mine eyes4 #dj ,geo4 ,i'd fain see a woman weep out her eyes6 ,that's as true as to say1 a man's cloak burns1 when it hangs in the water4 ,i know you'll weep1 mistress1 but what says the painted cloth8#bdbe ,trust not a woman when she cries1 #de ,for she'll pump water from her eyes ,with a wet finger1#bdbf and in faster showers ,than ,april when he rains down flowers4 ,vio4 ,ay1 but ,george1 that painted cloth is worthy to be hanged up for lying4 ,all women 7#ej7 have not tears at will1 unless they have good cause4 ,geo4 ,ay1 but mistress1 how easily will they find a cause1 and as one of our cheese-trenchers#bdbg says very learnedly1 #ee ,as out of wormwood bees suck honey1 ,as from poor clients lawyers firk money1 ,as parsley from a roasted cony3 ,so1 though the day be ne'er so funny1 ,if wives will have it rain1 down then it drives1 #fj ,the calmest husbands make the stormiest wives4 ,vio4 ,tame1 ,george4 ,but ,i ha' done storming now4 ,geo4 ,why that's well done4 ,good mistress1 throw aside this fashion of your humour1 be 7#fe7 not so fantastical in wearing it2 storm no more1 long no more4 ,this longing has made you come short of many a good thing that you might have had from my master4 ,here comes the duke4 ,enter ,,duke1 ,,fluello1 ,,pioratto1 and ,,sinezi4 ,vio4 ,o1 ,i beseech you1 pardon my offence1 #gj ,in that ,i durst abuse your grace's warrant2 ,deliver forth my husband1 good my lord4 ,duke4 ,who is her husband8 ,flu4 ,candido1 my lord4 ,duke4 ,where is he8 ,vio4 ,he's among the lunatics2 ,he was a man made up without a gall2 #ge ,nothing could move him1 nothing could convert ,his meek blood into fury2 yet like a monster1 ,i often beat at the most constant rock ,of his unshaken patience1 and did long ,to vex him4 ,duke4 ,did you so8 ,vio4 ,and for that purpose #hj ,had warrant from your grace1 to carry him ,to ,bethlem ,monastery1 whence they will not free him ,without your grace's hand that sent him in4 ,duke4 ,you have long'd fair2 't is you are mad1 ,i fear3 ,it's fit to fetch him thence1 and keep you there4 #he ,if he be mad1 why would you have him forth8 ,geo4 ,an please your grace1 he's not stark mad1 but only talks like a young gentleman1 somewhat fantastically1 that's all4 ,there's a thousand about your court1 city1 and country 7#ij7 madder than he4 ,duke4 ,provide a warrant1 you shall have our hand4 ,geo4 ,here 's a warrant ready drawn1 my lord4 ,duke4 ,get pen and ink1 get pen and ink4 ,exit ,,george4 ,enter ,,castruchio4 ,cas4 ,where is my lord the duke8 ,duke4 ,how now6 more madmen8 #ie ,cas4 ,i have strange news1 my lord4 ,duke4 ,of what8 ,of whom8 ,cas4 ,of ,infelice1 and a marriage4 ,duke4 ,ha6 where8 with whom8 ,cas4 ,hippolito4 ,re-enter ,,george1 with pen and ink4 ,geo4 ,here1 my lord4 ,duke4 ,hence1 with that woman6 ,void the room6 #ajj ,flu4 ,away6 the duke's vext4 ,geo4 ,whoop1 come1 mistress1 the duke's mad too4 ,exeunt ,,viola and ,,george4 ,duke4 ,who told me that ,hippolito was dead8 ,cas4 ,he that can make any man dead1 the doctor3 but1 my lord1 he's as full of life as wildfire1 7#aje7 and as quick4 ,hippolito1 the doctor1 and one more rid hence this evening2 the inn at which they light is ,bethlem ,monastery2 ,infelice comes from ,bergamo and meets them there4 ,hippolito is mad1 for he means this day to 7#aaj7 be married2 the afternoon is the hour1 and ,friar ,anselmo is the knitter4 ,duke4 ,from ,bergamo8 ,is 't possible8 it cannot be4 ,it cannot be4 ,cas4 ,i will not swear1 my lord2 ,but this intelligence ,i took from one #aae ,whose brains work in the plot4 ,duke4 ,what's he8 ,cas4 ,matheo4 ,flu4 ,matheo knows all4 ,pior4 ,he's ,hippolito's bosom4 ,duke4 ,how far stands ,bethlem hence8 ,all4 ,six or seven miles4 ,duke4 ,is 't so8 ,not married till the afternoon3 ,stay1 stay1 let 's work out some prevention4 ,how6 #abj ,this is most strange2 can none but mad men serve ,to dress their wedding dinner8 ,all of you ,get presently to horse1 disguise yourselves ,like country-gentlemen1 ,or riding citizens1 or so3 and take #abe ,each man a several path1 but let us meet ,at ,bethlem ,monastery2 some space of time ,being spent between the arrival each of other1 ,as if we came to see the lunatics4 ,to horse1 away6 ,be secret on your lives4 #acj ,love must be punisht that unjustly thrives4 ,exeunt all but ,,fluello4 ,flu4 ,be secret on your lives6 ,castruchio1 ,you 're but a scurvy spaniel4 ,honest lord1 ,good lady6 ,zounds1 their love is just1 't is good1 #acd ,and ,i 'll prevent you1 though ,i swim in blood4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bdbh ,enter ,friar ,,anselmo1 ,,hippolito1 ,,matheo1 and ,,infelice4 ,hip4 ,nay1 nay1 resolve1#bdbi good father1 or deny4 ,ans4 ,you press me to an act both full of danger ,and full of happiness2 for ,i behold ,your father's frowns1 his threats1 nay1 perhaps death ,to him that dare do this3 yet1 noble lord1 #e ,such comfortable beams break through these clouds ,by this blest marriage1 that your honour'd word ,being pawn'd in my defence1 ,i will tie fast ,the holy wedding-knot4 ,hip4 ,tush1 fear not the duke4 ,ans4 ,o son6 wisely to fear1 is to be free from fear4 #aj ,hip4 ,you have our words1 and you shall have our lives1 ,to guard you safe from all ensuing danger4 ,mat4 ,ay1 ay1 chop 'em up1 and away4 ,ans4 ,stay1 when is 't fit for me1 and safest for you1 ,to entertain this business8 ,hip4 ,not till the evening4 #ae ,ans4 ,be 't so1 there is a chapel stands hard by1 ,upon the west end of the abbey wall2 ,thither convey yourselves1 and when the sun ,hath turn'd his back upon this upper world1 ,i 'll marry you2 that done1 no thund'ring voice ,can break the sacred bond3 yet1 lady1 here #ba ,you are most safe4 ,inf4 ,father1 your love 's most dear4 ,mat4 ,ay1 well said2 lock us into some little room by ourselves1 that we may be mad for an hour or two4 #be ,hip4 ,o1 good ,matheo1 no1 let 's make no noise4 ,mat4 ,how6 no noise6 ,do you know where you are8 ',sfoot1 amongst all the madcaps in ,milan2 so that to throw the house out at window will be the better1 and no man will 7#cj7 suspect that we lurk here to steal mutton4#bdcj ,the more sober we are1 the more scurvy#bdca 't is4 ,and though the friar tell us that here we are safest1 ,i am not of his mind2 for if those lay here that had lost their money1 none would ever look 7#ce7 after them2 but here are none but those that have lost their wits1 so that if hue and cry be made1 hither they 'll come2 and my reason is1 because none goes to be married till he be stark mad4 #dj ,hip4 ,muffle yourselves1 yonder 's ,fluello4 ,enter ,,fluello4 ,mat4 ,zounds6 ,flu4 ,o my lord1 these cloaks are not for this rain6 ,the tempest is too great4 ,i come sweating to tell you of it1 that you may get out of it4 ,mat4 ,why1 what 's the matter8 #de ,flu4 ,what 's the matter8 ,you have matter'd it fair2 the duke 's at hand4 ,all4 ,the duke8 ,flu4 ,the very duke4 ,hip4 ,then all our plots ,are turn'd upon our heads and we 're blown up ,with our own underminings4 ',sfoot1 how comes he8 #ej ,what villain durst betray our being here8 ,flu4 ,castruchio told the duke1 and ,matheo here told ,castruchio4 ,hip4 ,would you betray me to ,castruchio8 ,mat4 ',sfoot1 he damn'd himself to the pit 7#ee7 of hell1 if he spake on 't again4 ,hip4 ,so did you swear to me3 so were you damn'd4 ,mat4 ,pox on 'em1 and there be no faith in men1 if a man shall not believe oaths4 ,he took bread and salt1 by this light1 that he would #fj never open his lips4 ,hip4 ,o ,god1 ,o ,god6 ,ans4 ,son1 be not desperate1 ,have patience1 you shall trip your enemy ,down by his own slights4#bdcb ,how far is the duke hence8 ,flu4 ,he 's but new set out3 ,castruchio1 #fe ,pioratto1 and ,sinezi come along with him4 ,you have time enough yet to prevent#bdcc them1 if you have but courage4 ,ans4 ,ye shall steal secretly into the chapel1 ,and presently be married4 ,if the duke #gj ,abide here still1 spite of ten thousand eyes1 ,you shall scape hence like friars4 ,hip4 ,o blest disguise6 ,o happy man6 ,ans4 ,talk not of ,happiness till your clos'd hand ,have her by th' forehead1 like the lock of ,time4 #ge ,be nor too slow1 nor hasty1 now you climb ,up to the tower of bliss2 only be wary ,and patient1 that 's all4 ,if you like my plot1 ,build and despatch2 if not1 farewell1 then not4 ,hip4 ,o yes1 we do applaud it6 we 'll dispute #hj ,no longer1 but will hence and execute4 ,fluello1 you 'll stay here3 let us be gone4 ,the ground that frighted lovers tread upon ,is stuck with thorns4 ,ans4 ,come1 then1 away1 't is meet1 ,to escape those thorns1 to put on winged feet4 #he ,exeunt ,,anselmo1 ,,hippolito1 and ,,infelice4 ,mat4 ,no words1 ,i pray1 ,fluello1 for 't stands us upon4 ,flu4 ,oh1 sir1 let that be your lesson6 ,exit ,,matheo4 ,alas1 poor lovers6 ,on what hopes and fears ,men toss themselves for women6 ,when she 's got1 #ij ,the best has in her that which pleaseth not4 ,enter to ,,fluello the ,,duke1 ,,castruchio1 ,,pioratto1 and ,,sinezi from several doors1 muffled4 ,duke4 ,who 's there8 ,cas4 ,my lord4 ,duke4 ,peace2 send that 8lord0 away4 ,a lordship will spoil all2 let 's be all fellows4 ,what 's he8 ,cas4 ,fluello1 or else1 ,sinezi1 by his little #ie legs4 ,all4 ,all friends1 all friends4 ,duke4 ,what8 ,met upon the very point of time8 ,is this the place8 ,pio4 ,this is the place1 my lord4 ,duke4 ,dream you on lordships8 ,come no more 8lords10 ,i pray3 #ajj ,you have not seen these lovers yet8 ,all4 ,not yet4 ,duke4 ,castruchio1 art thou sure this wedding feat ,is not till afternoon8 ,cas4 ,so 't is given out1 my lord4 ,duke4 ,nay1 nay1 't is like2 thieves must observe their hours2 ,lovers watch minutes like astronomers2 #aje ,how shall the interim hours by us be spent8 ,flu4 ,let 's all go to see the madmen4 ,all4 ,mass1 content4 ,enter a ,sweeper4#bdcd ,duke4 ,oh1 here comes one2 question him1 question him4 #aaj ,flu4 ,now1 honest fellow8 dost thou belong to the house8 ,sweep4 ,yes1 forsooth1 ,i am one of the implements2 ,i sweep the madmen's rooms1 and fetch straw for 'em1 and buy chains to tie 'em1 #aae and rods to whip 'em4 ,i was a mad wag myself here1 once1 but ,i thank ,father ,anselmo1 he lasht me into my right mind again4 ,duke4 ,anselmo is the friar must marry them2 ,question him where he is4 #abj ,cas4 ,and where is ,father ,anselmo now8 ,sweep4 ,marry1 he 's gone but e'en now4 ,duke4 ,ah1 well done4--,tell me1 whither is he gone8 ,sweep4 ,why to ,god a'mighty4 ,flu4 ,ha1 ha6 this fellow 's a fool1 talks 7#abe7 idly4 ,pio4 ,sirrah1 are all the mad folks in ,milan brought hither8 ,sweep4 ,how1 all8 ,there 's a question indeed6 ,why if all the mad folks in ,milan 7#acj7 should come hither1 there would not be left ten men in the city4 ,duke4 ,few gentlemen or courtiers here1 ha8 ,sweep4 ,o yes1 abundance1 abundance6 ,lands no sooner fall into their hands1 7#ace7 but straight they run out a' their wits4 ,citizens' sons and heirs are free of the house by their fathers' copy4#bdce ,farmers' sons come hither like geese1 in flocks1 and when they ha' sold all their cornfields1 here they sit and pick the 7#adj7 straws4 ,sin4 ,methinks you should have women here as well as men4 ,sweep4 ,oh1 ay1 a plague on 'em1 there 's no ho6#bdcf with 'em2 they 're madder than ,march 7#ade7 hares4 ,flu4 ,are there no lawyers amongst you8 ,sweep4 ,oh no1 not one2 never any lawyer4 ,we dare not let a lawyer come in1 for he 'll make 'em mad faster than we can recover 7#aej7 'em4 ,duke4 ,and how long is 't ere you recover any of these8 ,sweep4 ,why1 according to the quantity of the moon that 's got into 'em4 ,an alderman's 7#aee7 son will be mad a great while1 a very great while1 especially if his friends left him well4 ,a whore will hardly come to her wits again4 ,a puritan1 there 's no hope of him1 unless he may pull down the steeple1 and hang himself i' 7#afj7 th' bell-ropes4 ,flu4 ,i perceive all sorts of fish come to your net4 ,sweep4 ,yes1 in truth1 we have blocks#bdcg for all heads2 we have good store of wild-oats 7#afe7 here2 for the courtier is mad at the citizen1 the citizen is mad at the countryman2 the shoemaker is mad at the cobbler1 the cobbler at the carman2 the punk is mad that the merchant's wife is no whore1 the merchant's wife is mad 7#agj7 that the punk is so common a whore4 ,gods so1 here 's ,father ,anselmo2 pray say nothing that ,i tell tales out of the school4 ,exit4 ,re-enter ,,anselmo and ,servants4 ,all4 ,god bless you1 father4 ,ans4 ,i thank you1 gentlemen4 ,cas4 ,pray1 may we see some of those wretched souls1 #age ,that here are in your keeping8 ,ans4 ,yes1 you shall2 ,but gentlemen1 ,i must disarm you then4 ,there are of mad men1 as there are of tame1 ,all humour'd not alike3 we have here some1 ,so apish and fantastic1 play with a feather1 #ahj ,and1 though 't would grieve a soul to see ,god's image ,so blemisht and defac'd1 yet do they act ,such antic and such pretty lunacies1 ,that spite of sorrow they will make you smile4 ,others again we have like hungry lions1 #ahe ,fierce as wild-bulls1 untameable as flies1 ,and these have oftentimes from strangers' sides ,snatcht rapiers suddenly1 and done much harm1 ,whom if you 'll see1 you must be weaponless4 ,all4 ,with all our hearts4 ,giving their weapons to ,,anselmo4 ,ans4 ,here1 take these weapons in4-- #aij ,exit ,servant with weapons4 ,stand off a little1 pray2 so1 so1 't is well4 ,i 'll show you here a man that was sometimes ,a very grave and wealthy citizen2 ,has serv'd a prenticeship to this misfortune1 ,been here seven years1 and dwelt in ,bergamo4 #aie ,duke4 ,how fell he from his wits8 ,ans4 ,by loss at sea2 ,i 'll stand aside1 question him you alone1 ,for if he spy me1 he 'll not speak a word1 ,unless he 's th'roughly vext4 ,discovers an old man1 wrapt in a net4 ,flu4 ,alas1 poor soul6 ,cas4 ,a very old man4 #bjj ,duke4 ,god speed1 father6 #a ,mad4 ,god speed the plough1 thou shalt not speed me4 ,pio4 ,we see you1 old man1 for all you dance in a net4 #bje #a ,mad4 ,true1 but thou wilt dance in a halter1 and ,i shall not see thee4 ,ans4 ,oh do not vex him1 pray4 ,cas4 ,are you a fisherman1 father8 #a ,mad4 ,no1 ,i am neither fish nor flesh4 #baj ,flu4 ,what do you with that net then8 #a ,mad4 ,dost not see1 fool8 ,there's a fresh salmon in 't2 if you step one foot further1 you'll be over shoes1 for you see ,i'm over head and ears in the salt-water3 and if you fall into 7#bae7 this whirl-pool where ,i am1 y' are drown'd3 y'are a drown'd rat4 ,i am fishing here for five ships1 but ,i cannot have a good draught1 for my net breaks still1 and breaks2 but ,i 'll break some of your necks an ,i catch you in my clutches4 7#bbj7 ,stay1 stay1 stay1 stay1 stay1 where 's the wind8 where 's the wind8 where 's the wind8 where 's the wind8 ,out1 you gulls1 you goose-caps1#bdch you gudgeon-eaters6#bdci ,do you look for the wind in the heavens8 ,ha1 ha1 ha1 ha6 no1 no6 ,look #bbe there1 look there1 look there6 the wind is always at that door3 hark how it blows1 puff1 puff1 puff6 ,all4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 #a ,mad4 ,do you laugh at ,god's creatures8 7#bcj7 ,do you mock old age1 you rogues8 ,is this gray beard and head counterfeit that you cry1 ha1 ha1 ha8 ,sirrah1 art not thou my eldest son8 ,pio4 ,yes1 indeed1 father4 #a ,mad4 ,then th' art a fool1 for my eldest 7#bce7 son had a polt-foot1#bddj crooked legs1 a verjuice#bdda face1 and a pear-colour'd beard4 ,i made him a scholar1 and he made himself a fool4--,sirrah1 thou there3 hold out thy hand4 ,duke4 ,my hand8 ,well1 here 't is4 #bdj #a ,mad4 ,look1 look1 look1 look6 ,has he not long nails1 and short hair8 ,flu4 ,yea1 monstrous short hair1 and abominable long nails4 #a ,mad4 ,ten-penny nails1 are they not8 #bde ,flu4 ,yes1 ten-penny nails4 #a ,mad4 ,such nails had my second boy4 ,kneel down1 thou varlet1 and ask thy father's blessing4 ,such nails had my middlemost son1 and ,i made him a promoter3#bddb and he scrapt1 and 7#bej7 scrapt1 and scrapt1 till he got the devil and all3 but he scrapt thus1 and thus1 and thus1 and it went under his legs1 till at length a company of kites1 taking him for carrion1 swept up all1 all1 all1 all1 all1 all1 all4 ,if you love your 7#bee7 lives1 look to yourselves3 see1 see1 see1 see1 the ,turks' galleys are fighting with my ships6 ,bounce goes the guns6 ,oooh6 cry the men6 ,rumble1 rumble1 go the waters6 ,alas1 there2 't is sunk1 't is sunk3 ,i am undone1 ,i am undone6 7#bfj7 ,you are the damn'd pirates have undone me3 you are1 by the ,lord1 you are1 you are6--,stop 'em--you are6 ,ans4 ,why1 how now sirrah6 ,must ,i fall to tame you8 #bfe #a ,mad4 ,tame me6 ,no1 ,i 'll be madder than a roasted cat4 ,see1 see1 ,i am burnt with gunpowder1--these are our close fights6 ,ans4 ,i 'll whip you1 if you grow unruly thus4 #a ,mad4 ,whip me8 ,out you toad6 ,whip 7#bgj7 me8 ,what justice is this1 to whip me because ,i am a beggar8 ,alas6 ,i am a poor man3 a very poor man6 ,i am starv'd1 and have had no meat by this light1 ever since the great flood2 ,i am a poor man4 #bge ,ans4 ,well1 well1 be quiet1 and you shall have meat4 #a ,mad4 ,ay1 ay1 pray do2 for1 look you1 here be my guts3 these are my ribs--you may look through my ribs--see how my guts come out6 #bhj ,these are my red guts1 my very guts1 oh1 oh6 ,ans4 ,take him in there4 ,servants remove #a ,madman4 ,all4 ,a very piteous sight4 ,cas4 ,father1 ,i see you have a busy charge4 ,ans4 ,they must be us'd like children1 pleas'd with toys4 #bhe ,and anon whipt for their unruliness4 ,i 'll show you now a pair quite different ,from him that 's gone4 ,he was all words2 and these ,unless you urge 'em1 seldom spend their speech1 ,but save their tongues4 ,opens another door1 from which enter #b and #c ,madmen4 ,la1 you2 this hithermost ,fell from the happy quietness of mind #bia ,about a maiden that he lov'd1 and died4 ,he followed her to church1 being full of tears1 ,and as her body went into the ground1 ,he fell stark mad4 ,this is a married man1 #bie ,was jealous of a fair1 but1 as some say1 ,a very virtuous wife2 and that spoil'd him4 #c ,mad4#bddc ,all these are whoremongers1 and lay with my wife3 whore1 whore1 whore1 whore1 whore6 #cjj ,flu4 ,observe him4 #c ,mad4 ,gaffer shoemaker1 you pull'd on my wife's pumps1 and then crept into her pantofles4#bddd lie there1 lie there6--,this was her tailor4 7#cjd7 ,you cut out her loose-bodied gown1 and put in a yard more than ,i allowed her2 lie there by the shoemaker4 ,o master doctor6 are you here8 ,you gave me a purgation1 and then crept into my wife's chamber to feel her pulses1 and 7#cji7 you said1 and she said1 and her maid said1 that they went pit-a-pat1 pit-a-pat1 pit-a-pat4 ,doctor1 ,i'll put you anon into my wife's urinal4 ,heigh1 come aloft1 ,jack6 ,this was her school-master1 and taught her to play upon the virginals1 7#cad7 and still his jacks#bdde leapt up1 up4 ,you prickt#bddf her out nothing but bawdy lessons1 but ,i'll prick you all1 fiddler--doctor--tailor--shoemaker --shoemaker--fiddler--doctor--tailor6 ,so6 lie with my wife again1 now4 #cai ,cas4 ,see how he notes the other1 now he feeds4 #c ,mad4 ,give me some porridge4 #b ,mad4 ,i'll give thee none4 #c ,mad4 ,give me some porridge4 #b ,mad4 ,i'll not give thee a bit4 #cbe #c ,mad4 ,give me that flap-dragon4#bddg #b ,mad4 ,i'll not give thee a spoonful4 ,thou liest1 it's no dragon1 't is a parrot that ,i bought for my sweetheart1 and ,i'll keep it4 #c ,mad4 ,here 's an almond for parrot4#bddh #ccj #b ,mad4 ,hang thyself6 #c ,mad4 ,here 's a rope for parrot4#bddh #b ,mad4 ,eat it1 for ,i'll eat this4 #c ,mad4 ,i'll shoot at thee1 an thou 't give me none4 #cce #b ,mad4 ,wu't thou8 #c ,mad4 ,i'll run a tilt at thee1 an thou 't give me none4 #b ,mad4 ,wu't thou8 ,do an thou dar'st4 #c ,mad4 ,bounce6 ,strikes him4 #cdj #b ,mad4 ,o--oh6 ,i am slain6 ,murder1 murder1 murder6 ,i am slain2 my brains are beaten out4 ,ans4 ,how now1 you villains6 ,bring me whips3 ,i'll whip you4 #cde #b ,mad4 ,i am dead6 ,i am slain6 ring out the bell1 for ,i am dead4 ,duke4 ,how will you do now1 sirrah8 ,you ha' kill'd him4 #cdi #c ,mad4 ,i'll answer 't at sessions3 he was eating of almond-butter1 and ,i long'd for 't4 ,the child had never been delivered out of my belly1 if ,i had not kill'd him4 ,i'll answer 't at sessions1 so my wife may be burnt i' th' hand1 too4 #ced ,ans4 ,take 'em in both3 bury him1 for he's dead4 #b ,mad4 ,indeed1 ,i am dead2 put me1 ,i pray1 into a good pit-hole4 #c ,mad4 ,i'll answer 't at sessions4 #cei ,servants remove #b and #c ,madmen4 ,enter ,,bellafront mad4 ,ans4 ,how now1 huswife1 whither gad you8 ,bell4 ,a-nutting forsooth4 ,how do you1 gaffer8 ,how do you1 gaffer8 ,there's a ,french curtsey for you1 too4 ,flu4 ',t is ,bellafront6 ,pio4 ',t is the punk1 by th' ,lord6 #cfe ,duke4 ,father1 what's she1 ,i pray8 ,ans4 ,as yet ,i know not1 ,she came in but this day2 talks little idly1 ,and therefore has the freedom of the house4 ,bell4 ,do not you know me8--nor you8--nor you8--nor you8 #cgj ,all4 ,no1 indeed4 ,bell4 ,then you are an ass1--and you an ass1--and you are an ass1--for ,i know you4 ,ans4 ,why1 what are they8 ,come1 tell me1 what are they8 #cge ,bell4 ,they're fish-wives1 will you buy any gudgeons8 ,god's santy6#bddi yonder come friars1 ,i know them too4-- ,enter ,,hippolito1 ,,matheo1 and ,,infelice disguised in the habits of ,friars4 ,how do you1 friar8 ,ans4 ,nay1 nay1 away1 you must not trouble friars4-- #cgi ,aside to ,,hippolito1 etc4 ,the duke is here1 speak nothing4 ,bell4 ,nay1 indeed1 you shall not go3 we'll run at barley-break first1 and you shall be in hell4#bdej #chd ,mat4 ,my punk turn'd mad whore1 as all her fellows are6 ,hip4 ,say nothing2 but steal hence1 when you spy time4 ,ans4 ,i'll lock you up1 if you 're unruly3 fie6 ,bell4 ,fie6 ,marry1 so1 they shall not go indeed1 till ,i ha' told 'em their fortunes4 #cij ,duke4 ,good father1 give her leave4 ,bell4 ,ay1 pray1 good father1 and ,i'll give you my blessing4 ,ans4 ,well then1 be brief1 but if you're thus unruly1 ,i'll have you lockt up fast4 #cie ,pio4 ,come1 to their fortunes4 ,bell4 ,let me see1 one1 two1 three1 and four4 ,i'll begin with the little friar#bdea first4 ,hers's a fine hand1 indeed6 ,i never saw friar have such a dainty hand3 here's a hand for a lady6 7#djj7 ,here's your fortune3-- ,you love a friar better than a nun2 ,yet long you 'll love no friar1 nor no friar's son4 ,bow a little1 the line of life is out1 yet ,i'm afraid1 ,for all you 're holy1 you 'll not die a maid4 #dje ,god give you joy6 ,now to you1 ,friar ,tuck4 ,mat4 ,god send me good luck6 ,bell4 ,you love one1 and one loves you3 ,you 're a false knave1 and she 's a ,jew1 #daj ,here is a dial that false ever goes-- ,mat4 ,o your wit drops6 ,bell4 ,truth1 so does your nose-- ,nay let 's shake hands with you too2 pray open1 here 's a fine hand6 ,ho friar1 ho6 ,god be here6 #dae ,so he had need4 ,you 'll keep good cheer1 ,here 's a free table1#bdeb but a frozen breast1 ,for you 'll starve those that love you best2 ,yet you have good fortune1 for if ,i 'm no liar1 ,then you are no friar1 nor you1 nor you no friar1 ,haha1 haha6 ,discovers them4 #dba ,duke4 ,are holy habits cloaks for villany8 ,draw all your weapons6 ,hip4 ,do3 draw all your weapons4 ,duke4 ,where are your weapons8 ,draw6 #dbe ,all4 ,the friar has gull'd us of 'em4 ,mat4 ,o rare trick6 ,you ha' learnt one mad point of arithmetic4 ,hip4 ,why swells your spleen so high8 ,against what bosom ,would you your weapons draw8 ,her's8 ',t is your daughter's3 #dbi ,mine8 ',t is your son's4 ,duke4 ,son8 ,mat4 ,son1 by yonder sun4 ,hip4 ,you cannot shed blood here but 't is your own2 ,to spill your own blood were damnation4 ,lay smooth that wrinkled brow1 and ,i will throw ,myself beneath your feet3 ,let it be rugged still and flinted ore1 #dce ,what can come forth but sparkles1 that will burn ,yourself and us8 ,she 's mine2 my claim 's most good2 ,she 's mine by marriage1 though she 's yours by blood4 ,ans4 kneeling4 ,i have a hand1 dear lord1 deep in this act1 ,for ,i foresaw this storm1 yet willingly #ddj ,put forth to meet it4 ,oft have ,i seen a father ,washing the wounds of his dear son in tears4 ,a son to curse the sword that struck his father1 ,both slain i' th' quarrel of your families4 #ddd ,those scars are now ta'en off2 and ,i beseech you ,to seal our pardon6 ,all was to this end1 ,to turn the ancient hates of your two houses ,to fresh green friendship1 that your loves might look ,like the spring's forehead1 comfortably sweet2 ,and your vext souls in peaceful union meet4 #dej ,their blood will now be yours1 yours will be theirs1 ,and happiness shall crown your silver hairs4 ,flu4 ,you see1 my lord1 there 's now no remedy4 ,all4 ,beseech your lordship6 ,duke4 ,you beseech fair1 you have me in place fit #dee ,to bridle me4--,rise friar1 you may be glad ,you can make madmen tame and tame men mad4 ,since ,fate hath conquer'd1 ,i must rest content2 ,to strive now1 would but add new punishment4 ,i yield unto your happiness2 be blest1 #dfj ,our families shall henceforth breathe in rest4 ,all4 ,oh1 happy change6 ,duke4 ,your's now is my content1 ,i throw upon your joys my full consent4 ,bell4 ,am not ,i a good girl1 for finding 7#dfd7 8the friar in the well80#bdec ,gods so1 you are a brave man6 ,will not you buy me some sugar-plums1 because ,i am so good a fortune-teller8 ,duke4 ,would thou hadst wit1 thou pretty soul1 to ask1 ,as ,i have will to give4 #dfi ,bell4 ,pretty soul8 ,a pretty soul is better than a pretty body4 ,do not you know my pretty soul8 ,i know you4 ,is not your name ,matheo8 ,mat4 ,yes1 lamb4 ,bell4 ,baa lamb6 there you lie1 for ,i am mutton4#bded--,look1 fine man6 he was mad for me 7#dge7 once1 and ,i was mad for him once1 and he was mad for her once1 and were you never mad8 ,yes1 ,i warrant2 ,i had a fine jewel once1 a very fine jewel1 and that naughty man stole it away from me1--a very fine and a rich jewel4 #dhj ,duke4 ,what jewel1 pretty maid8 ,bell4 ,maid8 ,nay1 that 's a lie4 ,o1 't was a very rich jewel1 called a maidenhead1 and had not you it1 leerer8 ,mat4 ,out1 you mad ass6 away4 #dhe ,duke4 ,had he thy maidenhead8 ,he shall make thee amends1 and marry thee4 ,bell4 ,shall he8 ,o brave ,arthur of ,bradley#bdee then6 ,duke4 ,and if he bear the mind of a gentleman1 ,i know he will4 #dia ,mat4 ,i think ,i rifled her of some such paltry jewel4 ,duke4 ,did you8 ,then marry her2 you see the wrong ,has led her spirits into a lunacy4 #die ,mat4 ,how8 ,marry her1 my lord8 ',sfoot1 marry a madwoman8 ,let a man get the tamest wife he can come by1 she 'll be mad enough afterward1 do what he can4 ,duke4 ,nay then1 ,father ,anselmo here shall do his best1 #ejj ,to bring her to her wits2 and will you then8 ,mat4 ,i cannot tell1 ,i may choose4 ,duke4 ,nay1 then1 law shall compel4 ,i tell you1 sir4 ,so much her hard fate moves me1 you should not breathe ,under this air1 unless you married her4 #eje ,mat4 ,well1 then1 when her wits stand in their right place1 ,i 'll marry her4 ,bell4 ,i thank your grace4--,matheo1 thou art mine4 ,i am not mad1 but put on this disguise1 ,only for you1 my lord2 for you can tell #eaj ,much wonder of me2 but you are gone3 farewell4 ,matheo1 thou didst first turn my soul black1 ,now make it white again4 ,i do protest1 ,i 'm pure as fire now1 chaste as ,cynthia's breast4 ,hip4 ,i durst be sworn1 ,matheo1 she 's indeed4 ,mat4 ,cony-catcht1 gull'd6 ,must ,i sail in your fly-boat1 #eaf ,because ,i helpt to rear your main-mast first8 ,plague 'found#bdef you for 't1 't is well4 ,the cuckold's stamp goes current in all nations1 ,some men ha' burns giv'n them at their creations2 #ebj ,if ,i be one of those1 why so3 't is better ,to take a common wench1 and make her good1 ,than one that simpers1 and at first will scarce ,be tempted forth over the threshold door1 ,yet in one se'nnight1 zounds1 turns arrant whore6 #ebe ,come wench1 thou shalt be mine1 give me thy golls1#bdeg ,we 'll talk of legs hereafter4--,see1 my lord1 ,god give us joy6 ,all4 ,god give you joy6 #ebi ,enter ,candido's wife ,,viola and ,,george4 ,geo4 ,come mistress1 we are in ,bedlam now2 mass and see1 we come in pudding-time1 for here 's the duke4 ,vio4 ,my husband1 good my lord6 ,duke4 ,have ,i thy husband8 #ecd ,cast4 ,it 's ,candido1 my lord1 he 's here among the lunatics4 ,father ,anselmo1 pray fetch him forth4 ,exit ,,anselmo4 ,this mad woman is his wife1 and though she were not with child1 yet did she long most spitefully to have her 7#eci7 husband mad2 and because she would be sure he should turn ,jew1 she placed him here in ,bethlem4 ,yonder he comes4 ,enter ,,candido with ,,anselmo4 ,duke4 ,come hither1 signor2 are you mad8 ,cand4 ,you are not mad4 ,duke4 ,why1 ,i know that4 #ede ,cand4 ,then may you know ,i am not mad1 that know ,you are not mad1 and that you are the duke4 ,none is mad here but one4--,how do you1 wife8 ,what do you long for now8--,pardon1 my lord3 #edi ,she had lost her child's nose else4 ,i did cut out ,pennyworths of lawn1 the lawn was yet mine own3 ,a carpet was my gown1 yet 't was mine own3 ,i wore my man's coat1 yet the cloth mine own3 ,had a crackt crown1 the crown was yet mine own4 #eed ,she says for this ,i 'm mad3 were her words true1 ,i should be mad indeed4 ,o foolish skill6#bdeh ,is patience madness8 ,i 'll be a madman still4 ,vio4 ,forgive me1 and ,i 'll vex your spirit no more4 ,kneels4 ,duke4 ,come1 come1 we 'll have you friends2 join hearts1 join hands4 #efj ,cand4 ,see1 my lord1 we are even1-- ,nay1 rise1 for ill deeds kneel unto none but ,heaven4 ,duke4 ,signor1 methinks patience has laid on you ,such heavy weight1 that you should loathe it---- ,cand4 ,loathe it6 ,duke4 ,for he whose breast is tender1 blood so cool1 #efe ,that no wrongs heat it1 is a patient fool4 ,what comfort do you find in being so calm8 ,cand4 ,that which green wounds receive from sovereign balm4 #efh ,patience1 my lord6 why1 't is the soul of peace2 ,of all the virtues1 't is nearest kin to ,heaven2 ,it makes men look like gods4 ,the best of men ,that e'er wore earth about him1 was a sufferer1 ,a soft1 meek1 patient1 humble1 tranquil spirit1 ,the first true gentleman that ever breath'd4 ,the stock of patience1 then1 cannot be poor2 #ege ,all it desires1 it has2 what monarch more8 ,it is the greatest enemy to law ,that can be2 for it doth embrace all wrongs1 ,and so chains up lawyers' and women's tongues4 ',t is the perpetual prisoner's liberty1 #ehj ,his walks and orchards3 't is the bond slave's freedom1 ,and makes him seem proud of each iron chain1 ,as though he wore it more for state than pain3 ,it is the beggars' music1 and thus sings1 #ehd ,although their bodies beg1 their souls are kings4 ,o my dread liege6 ,it is the sap of bliss ,rears us aloft1 makes men and angels kiss4 ,and last of all1 to end a household strife1 ,it is the honey 'gainst a waspish wife4 ,duke4 ,thou giv'st it lively colours3 who dare say #eij ,he 's mad1 whose words march in so good array8 ',t were sin all women should such husbands have1 ,for every man must then be his wife's slave4 ,come1 therefore1 you shall teach our court to shine1 ,so calm a spirit is worth a golden mine4 #eie ,wives with meek husbands that to vex them long1 ,in ,bedlam must they dwell1 else dwell they wrong4 ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,honest ,,whore ,,part ,,ii ,,by ,,thomas ,,dekker ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,gasparo ,,trebazzi1 ,duke of ,milan4 ,,hippolito1 a ,count1 ,husband of ,infelice4 ,,orlando ,,friscobaldo1 ,father of ,bellafront4 ,,matheo1 ,husband of ,bellafront4 ,,candido1 a ,linen-draper4 ,,lodovico ,,sforza4 ,,beraldo4 ,,carolo4 ,,fontinell4 ,,astolfo4 ,,antonio ,,georgio1 a poor ,scholar4 ,,bryan1 an ,irish ,footman4 ,,bots1 a ,pander4 ,masters of ,bridewell1 ,prentices1 ,servants1 ,constables1 ,billmen1 etc4 ,,infelice1 ,wife of ,hippolito4 ,,bellafront1 ,wife of ,matheo4 ,,candido's ,bride4 ,mistress ,,horseleech1 a ,bawd4 ,,dorothea ,,target1 ,,penelope ,,whorehound1 ,harlots4 ,,catharina ,,bountinall1 ,,scene4--,milan4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#bdei ,enter at one door ,,beraldo1 ,,carolo1 ,,fontinell1 and ,,astolfo1 with ,serving-men1 or ,pages1 attending on them2 at another door enter ,,lodovico1 meeting them4 ,lod4 ,good day1 gallants4 ,all4 ,good morrow1 sweet ,lodovico4 ,lod4 ,how dost thou1 ,carolo8 ,car4 ,faith1 as the physicians do in a plague1 see the world sick1 and am well myself4 #e ,fon4 ,here 's a sweet morning1 gentlemen4 ,lod4 ,oh1 a morning to tempt ,jove from his ningle1#bdfj ,ganymede2 which is but to give dairy-wenches green gowns as they are going a-milking4 ,what1 is thy lord stirring yet8 #aj ,ast4 ,yes1 he will not be horst this hour1 sure4 ,ber4 ,my lady swears he shall1 for she longs to be at court4 ,car4 ,oh1 we shall ride switch and spur2 would we were there once4 #ae ,enter ,,bryan1 the ,footman4 ,lod4 ,how now1 is thy lord ready8 ,bry4 ,no1 so crees sa'#bdfa me2 my lady will have some little ting in her pelly first4 ,car4 ,oh1 then they 'll to breakfast4 ,lod4 ,footman1 does my lord ride i 'th' coach with my lady1 or on horseback8 #ba ,bry4 ,no1 foot1 la2 my lady will have me lord sheet wid her1 my lord will sheet in de one side1 and my lady sheet in de toder side4 ,exit4 ,lod4 ,my lady sheet in de toder side6 ,did 7#be7 you ever hear a rascal talk so like a pagan8 ,is 't not strange that a fellow of his star1 should be seen here so long in ,italy1 yet speak so from#bdfb a ,christian8 ,enter ,,antonio ,,georgio1 a poor scholar with a book4 ,ast4 ,an ,irishman in ,italy6 that so strange6 ,why1 the nation have running heads4 #ca ,exchange walk4#bdfc ,lod4 ,nay1 ,carolo1 this is more strange1 ,i ha' been in ,france1 there 's few of them4 ,marry1 ,england they count a warm chimney corner1 and there they swarm like crickets to the crevice of a brew-house2 but sir1 in ,england ,i 7#cf7 have noted one thing4 ,all4 ,what 's that1 what 's that of ,england8 ,lod4 ,marry this1 sir1--,what 's he yonder8 #ci ,ber4 ,a poor fellow would speak with my lord4 ,lod4 ,in ,england1 sir1--troth1 ,i ever laugh when ,i think on 't3 to see a whole nation should be markt i'th' forehead1 as a man may say1 with one iron3 why1 sir1 there all costermongers are ,irishmen4 #de ,car4 ,oh1 that 's to show their antiquity1 as coming from ,eve1 who was an apple-wife1 and they take after the mother4 ,all4 ,good1 good6 ha1 ha6 ,lod4 ,why1 then1 should all your chimney-sweepers 7#ej7 likewise be ,irishmen8 ,answer that now2 come1 your wit4 ,car4 ,faith1 that 's soon answered2 for ,st4 ,patrick1 you know1 keeps purgatory2 he makes the fire1 and his countrymen could do nothing1 7#ee7 if they cannot sweep the chimneys4 ,all4 ,good again4 ,lod4 ,then1 sir1 have you many of them1 like this fellow1 especially those of his hair1 footmen to noblemen and others1 and the knaves are 7#fj7 very faithful where they love4 ,by my faith1 very proper men1 many of them1 and as active as the clouds1--whirr1 hah6 ,all4 ,are they so8 ,lod4 ,and stout6 exceeding stout2 why1 ,i 7#fe7 warrant1 this precious wild villain1 if he were put to 't1 would fight more desperately than sixteen ,dunkirks4#bdfd ,ast4 ,the women1 they say1 are very fair4 ,lod4 ,no1 no1 our country bona-robas1#bdfe 7#gj7 oh6 are the sugarest1 delicious rogues6 ,ast4 ,oh1 look1 he has a feeling of them6 ,lod4 ,not ,i1 ,i protest4 ,there's a saying when they commend nations4 ,it goes1 the ,irishman for his hand1 the ,welshmen for a leg1 7#ge7 the ,englishman for a face1 the ,dutchman for a beard4 ,fon4 ,i' faith1 they may make swabbers#bdff of them4 ,lod4 ,the ,spaniard1--let me see1--for a little foot1 ,i take it2 the ,frenchman1--what 7#ha7 a pox hath he8 ,and so of the rest4 ,are they at breakfast yet8 ,come walk4 ,ast4 ,this ,lodovico is a notable tongued fellow4 ,fon4 ,discourses well4 #he ,ber4 ,and a very honest gentleman4 ,ast4 ,oh6 he 's well valued by my lord4 ,enter ,,bellafront1 with a petition4 ,fon4 ,how now1 how now1 what's she8 ,ber4 ,let's make towards her4 ,bell4 ,will it be long1 sir1 ere my lord come 7#ij7 forth8 ,ast4 ,would you speak with my lord8 ,lod4 ,how now1 what 's this1 a nurse's bill8 ,hath any here got thee with child and now will not keep it8 #ie ,bell4 ,no1 sir1 my business is unto my lord4 ,lod4 ,he 's about his own wife's now1 he 'll hardly dispatch two causes in a morning4 ,ast4 ,no matter what he says1 fair lady2 he 's a knight1 there's no hold to be taken at his words4 #aja ,fon4 ,my lord will pass this way presently4 ,ber4 ,a pretty1 plump rogue4 ,ast4 ,a good lusty1 bouncing baggage4 ,ber4 ,do you know her8 #aje ,lod4 ,a pox on her1 ,i was sure her name was in my table-book once4 ,i know not of what cut her die is now1 but she has been more common than tobacco2 this is she that had the name of the ,honest ,whore4 #aaj ,all4 ,is this she8 ,lod4 ,this is the blackamoor that by washing was turned white2 this is the birding-piece new scoured2 this is she that1 if any of her religion can be saved1 was saved by my lord ,hippolito4 ,ast4 ,she has been a goodly creature4 #aaf ,lod4 ,she has been6 that 's the epitaph of all whores4 ,i 'm well acquainted with the poor gentleman her husband4 ,lord6 what fortunes that man has overreached6 ,she knows not 7#abj7 me1 yet ,i have been in her company2 ,i scarce know her1 for the beauty of her cheek hath1 like the moon1 suff'red strange eclipses since ,i beheld it3 but women are like medlars1--no sooner ripe but rotten3 #abe ,a woman last was made1 but is spent first1 ,yet man is oft proved in performance worst4 ,all4 ,my lord is come4 ,enter ,,hippolito1 ,,infelice1 and two ,waiting women4 ,hip4 ,we ha' wasted half this morning4 ,morrow1 ,lodovico4 #acj ,lod4 ,morrow1 madam4 ,hip4 ,let 's away to horse4 ,all4 ,ay1 ay1 to horse1 to horse4 ,bell4 ,i do beseech your lordship1 let your eye read o'er this wretched paper4 #ace ,hip4 ,i 'm in haste2 pray thee1 good woman1 take some apter time4 ,inf4 ,good woman1 do4 ,bell4 ,oh1 'las6 it does concern a poor man's life4 #adj ,hip4 ,life6--,sweetheart1 seat yourself1 ,i 'll but read this and come4 ,lod4 ,what stockings have you put on this morning1 madam8 ,if they be not yellow1#bdfg change them2 that paper is a letter from some wench to your husband4 #adf ,inf4 ,oh sir1 that cannot make me jealous4 ,exeunt all except ,,hippolito1 ,,bellafront1 and ,,antonio4 ,hip4 ,your business1 sir8 ,to me8 ,ant4 ,yes1 my good lord4 #adi ,hip4 ,presently1 sir4--,are you ,matheo's wife8 ,bell4 ,that most unfortunate woman4 ,hip4 ,i'm sorry these storms are fallen on him2 ,i love ,matheo1 ,and any good shall do him2 he and ,i ,have seal'd two bonds of friendship1 which are strong ,in me1 however fortune does him wrong4 #aee ,he speaks here he's condemned4 ,is 't so8 ,bell4 ,too true4 ,hip4 ,what was he whom he killed8 ,oh1 his name's here2 ,old ,giacomo1 son to the ,florentine2 ,giacomo1 a dog1 that1 to meet profit1 #afj ,would to the very eyelids wade in blood ,of his own children4 ,tell ,matheo1 ,the duke1 my father1 hardly shall deny ,his signed pardon4 ',t was fair fight1 yes1 ,if rumour's tongue go true2 so writes he here4-- #afe ,to-morrow morning ,i return from court1 ,pray be you here then4--,i'll have done1 sir1 straight3-- ,to ,,antonio4 ,but in troth say1 are you ,matheo's wife8 ,you have forgot me4 ,bell4 ,no1 my lord4 ,hip4 ,your turner1 ,that made you smooth to run an even bias1 #agj ,you know ,i lov'd you when your very soul ,was full of discord3 art not a good wench still8 ,bell4 ,umph1 when ,i had lost my way to ,heaven1 you show'd it3 ,i was new born that day4 ,re-enter ,,lodovico4 ,lod4 ',sfoot1 my lord1 your lady asks if 7#age7 you have not left your wench yet8 ,when you get in once1 you never have done4 ,come1 come1 come1 pay your old score1 and send her packing2 come4 ,hip4 ,ride softly on before1 ,i'll o'ertake you4 #aha ,lod4 ,your lady swears she'll have no riding on before1 without ye4 ,hip4 ,prithee1 good ,lodovico4 ,lod4 ,my lord1 pray hasten4 #ahe ,hip4 ,i come4 ,exit ,,lodovico4 ,to-morrow let me see you1 fare you well2 ,commend me to ,matheo4 ,pray one word more3 ,does not your father live about the court8 ,bell4 ,i think he does1 but such rude spots of shame #aij ,stick on my cheek1 that he scarce knows my name4 ,hip4 ,orlando ,friscobaldo1 is't not8 ,bell4 ,yes1 my lord4 ,hip4 ,what does he for you8 ,bell4 ,all he should3 when children ,from duty start1 parents from love may swerve4 ,he nothing does2 for nothing ,i deserve4 #aif ,hip4 ,shall ,i join him unto you1 and restore you to wonted grace8 ,bell4 ,it is impossible4 ,exit ,,bellafront4 ,hip4 ,it shall be put to trial3 fare you well4 ,the face ,i would not look on6 ,sure then 't was rare1 #bja ,when1 in despite of grief1 't is still thus fair4 ,now1 sir1 your business with me4 ,ant4 ,i am bold ,t' express my love and duty to your lordship ,in these few leaves4 ,hip4 ,a book6 ,ant4 ,yes1 my good lord4 #bje ,hip4 ,are you a scholar8 ,ant4 ,yes1 my lord1 a poor one4 ,hip4 ,sir1 you honour me4 ,kings may be scholars' patrons1 but1 faith1 tell me1 ,to how many hands besides hath this bird flown4 ,how many partners share with me8 ,ant4 ,not one1 #baj ,in troth1 not one3 your name ,i held more dear4 ,i'm not1 my lord1 of that low character4 ,hip4 ,your name ,i pray8 ,ant4 ,antonio ,georgio4 ,hip4 ,of ,milan8 ,ant4 ,yes1 my lord4 ,hip4 ,i'll borrow leave ,to read you o'er1 and then we'll talk3 till then ,drink up this gold2 good wits should love good wine2 #baf ,this of your loves1 the earnest that of mine4-- ,gives money4 ,re-enter ,,bryan4 ,how now1 sir1 where's your lady8 ,not gone yet8 ,bry4 ,i fart di lady is run away from dee1 a mighty deal of ground2 she sent me back 7#bbj7 for dine own sweet face4 ,i pray dee come1 my lord1 away1 wu't tow go now8 ,hip4 ,is the coach gone8 ,saddle my horse1 the sorrel4 #bbd ,bry4 ,a pox a' de horse's nose1 he is a lousy rascally fellow4 ,when ,i came to gird his belly1 his scurvy guts rumbled2 di horse farted in my face1 and dow knowest1 an ,irishman cannot abide a fart4 ,but ,i have saddled de hobby-horse1 di fine hobby is ready4 ,i pray dee1 my good 7#bcj7 sweet lord1 wi't tow go now1 and ,i will run to de devil before dee8 ,hip4 ,well1 sir4--,i pray let 's see you1 master scholar4 #bcd ,bry4 ,come1 ,i pray dee1 wu't come1 sweet face8 ,go4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bdfh ,enter ,,lodovico1 ,,carolo1 ,,astolfo1 and ,,beraldo4 ,lod4 ,godso1 gentlemen1 what do we forget8 ,all4 ,what8 ,lod4 ,are not we all enjoined as this day1-- ,thursday is't not8 ,ay1 as that day to be at the linen-draper's house at dinner8 #e ,car4 ,signor ,candido1 the patient man4 ,ast4 ,afore ,jove1 true1 upon this day he's married4 ,ber4 ,i wonder1 that being so stung with a wasp before1 he dares venture again to 7#aj7 come about the eaves amongst bees4 ,lod4 ,oh 't is rare sucking a sweet honey comb6 ,pray ,heaven his old wife be buried deep enough1 that she rise not up to call for her dance6 ,the poor fiddlers' instruments would crack for 7#ae7 it2 she'd tickle them4 ,at any hand let's try what mettle is in his new bride2 if there be none1 we'll put in some4 ,troth1 it's a very noble citizen1 ,i pity he should marry again2 ,i'll walk along1 for it is a good old fellow4 #bj ,car4 ,i warrant the wives of ,milan would give any fellow twenty thousand ducats1 that could but have the face to beg of the duke1 that all the citizens in ,milan might be bound to the peace of patience1 as the linen-draper is4 #be ,lod4 ,oh1 fie upon't6 't would undo all us that are courtiers2 we should have no whoo with the wenches then4 ,enter ,,hippolito4 ,all4 ,my lord's come4 ,hip4 ,how now1 what news8 #cj ,all4 ,none4 ,lod4 ,your lady is with the duke1 her father4 ,hip4 ,and we'll to them both presently-- ,enter ,,orlando ,,friscobaldo4 ,who's that6 ,all4 ,signor ,friscobaldo4 #ce ,hip4 ,friscobaldo1 oh6 pray call him1 and leave me2 we two have business4 ,car4 ,ho ,signor6 ,signor ,friscobaldo6 ,the ,lord ,hippolito4 ,exeunt all but ,,hippolito and ,,friscobaldo4 ,orl4 ,my noble lord3 my ,lord ,hippolito6 7#dj7 the duke's son6 his brave daughter's brave husband6 how does your honour'd lordship6 ,does your nobility remember so poor a gentleman as ,signor ,orlando ,friscobaldo6 old mad ,orlando6 ,hip4 ,oh1 sir1 our friends6 they ought to be 7#de7 unto us as our jewels1 as dearly valued1 being locked up1 and unseen1 as when we wear them in our hands4 ,i see1 ,friscobaldo1 age hath not command of your blood2 for all ,time's sickle has gone over you1 you are ,orlando still4 #ej ,orl4 ,why1 my lord1 are not the fields mown and cut down1 and stript bare1 and yet wear they not pied coats again8 ,though my head be like a leek1 white1 may not my heart be like the blade1 green8 #ee ,hip4 ,scarce can ,i read the stories on your brow1 ,which age hath writ there2 you look youthful still4 ,orl4 ,i eat snakes1#bdfi my lord1 ,i eat snakes4 ,my heart shall never have a wrinkle in it1 so long as ,i can cry 8,hem10 with a clear voice4 #fj ,hip4 ,you are the happier man1 sir4 ,orl4 ,happy man8 ,i'll give you1 my lord1 the true picture of a happy man4 ,i was turning leaves over this morning1 and found it2 an excellent ,italian painter drew it2 if ,i have it in 7#fe7 the right colours1 ,i ll bestow it on your lordship4 ,hip4 ,i stay for it4 ,orl4 ,he that makes gold his wife1 but not his whore1 ,he that at noon-day walks by a prison door1 #gj ,he that i' th' sun is neither beam nor mote1 ,he that's not mad after a petticoat1 ,he for whom poor men's curses dig no grave1 ,he that is neither lord's nor lawyer's slave1 ,he that makes this his sea1 and that his shore1 #ge ,he that in 's coffin is richer than before1 ,he that counts youth his sword1 and age his staff1 ,he whose right hand carves his own epitaph1 ,he that upon his deathbed is a swan1 ,and dead1 no crow--he is a happy man4 #hj ,hip4 ,it 's very well2 ,i thank you for this picture4 ,orl4 ,after this picture1 my lord1 do ,i strive to have my face drawn3 for ,i am not covetous1 am not in debt1 sit neither at the duke's 7#he7 side1 nor lie at his feet4 ,wenching and ,i have done2 no man ,i wrong1 no man ,i fear1 no man ,i fee2 ,i take heed how far ,i walk1 because ,i know yonder's my home2 ,i would not die like a rich man1 to carry nothing away save a 7#ij7 winding sheet2 but like a good man1 to leave ,orlando behind me4 ,i sowed leaves in my youth1 and ,i reap now books in my age4 ,i fill this hand1 and empty this2 and when the bell shall toll for me1 if ,i prove a swan1 and go 7#ie7 singing to my nest1 why so2 ,if a crow6 throw me out like a carrion1 and pick out mine eyes4 ,may not old ,friscobaldo1 my lord1 be merry now6 ha8 ,hip4 ,you may2 would ,i were partner in your mirth4 #ajj ,orl4 ,i have a little1 have all things4 ,i have nothing2 ,i have no wife1 ,i have no child1 have no chick2 and why should not ,i be in my jocundare8#bdgj #aje ,hip4 ,is your wife then departed8 ,orl4 ,she's an old dweller in those high countries1 yet not from me4 ,here1 she's here3 but1 before me1 when a knave and a quean are married1 they commonly walk like serjeants 7#aaj7 together3 but a good couple are seldom parted4 ,hip4 ,you had a daughter too1 sir1 had you not8 ,orl4 ,o my lord6 this old tree had one branch1 and but one branch growing out of it4 ,it was young1 it was fair1 it was straight2 ,i prun'd 7#aae7 it daily1 drest it carefully1 kept it from the wind1 help 'd it to the sun1 yet for all my skill in planting1 it grew crooked1 it bore crabs4 ,i hewed it down2 what's become of it1 ,i neither know1 nor care4 #abj ,hip4 ,then ,i can tell you what's become of it2 ,that branch is wither'd4 ,orl4 ,so 't was long ago4 ,hip4 ,her name ,i think was ,bellafront2 she 's dead4 ,orl4 ,ha8 dead8 ,hip4 ,yes2 what of her was left1 not worth the keeping1 #abe ,even in my sight was thrown into a grave4 ,orl4 ,dead6 my last and best peace go with her6 ,i see ,death's a good trencherman2 he can eat coarse homely meat1 as well as the daintiest4 #acj ,hip4 ,why1 ,friscobaldo1 was she homely8 ,orl4 ,o my lord6 a strumpet is one of the devil's vines2 all the sins1 like so many poles1 are stuck upright out of hell1 to be her props1 that she may spread upon them4 ,and when 7#ace7 she's ripe1 every slave has a pull at her1 then must she be prest4 ,the young beautiful grape sets the teeth of lust on edge1 yet to taste that lickerish#bdga wine1 is to drink a man's own damnation4 ,is she dead8 #adj ,hip4 ,she's turned to earth4 ,orl4 ,would she were turn'd to ,heaven6 ,umph1 is she dead8 ,i am glad the world has lost one of his idols2 no whoremonger will at midnight beat at the doors4 ,in her grave 7#ade7 sleep all my shame1 and her own2 and all my sorrows1 and all her sins6 ,hip4 ,i'm glad you're wax1 not marble2 you are made ,of man's best temper2 there are now good hopes ,that all these heaps of ice about your heart1 #aej ,by which a father's love was frozen up1 ,are thaw'd in these sweet showers1 fetcht from your eyes2 ,we are ne'er like angels till our passion dies4 ,she is not dead1 but lives under worse fate2 #aed ,i think she 's poor2 and1 more to clip her wings1 ,her husband at this hour lies in the jail1 ,for killing of a man4 ,to save his blood1 ,join all your force with mine3 mine shall be shown3 ,the getting of his life preserves your own4 #aei ,orl4 ,in my daughter1 you will say6 ,does she live then8 ,i am sorry ,i wasted tears upon a harlot2 but the best is ,i have a handkercher to drink them up2 soap can wash them all out again4 ,is she poor8 ,hip4 ,trust me1 ,i think she is4 #afe ,orl4 ,then she 's a right strumpet2 ,i ne'er knew any of their trade rich two years together4 ,sieves can hold no water1 nor harlots hoard up money2 they have many vents1 too many sluices to let it out2 taverns1 tailors1 bawds1 7#agj7 panders1 fiddlers1 swaggerers1 fools1 and knaves do all wait upon a common harlot's trencher4 ,she is the gallipot to which these drones fly1 not for love to the pot1 but for the sweet sucket#bdgb within it1 her money1 her money4 #age ,hip4 ,i almost dare pawn my word1 her bosom ,gives warmth to no such snakes4 ,when did you see her8 ,orl4 ,not seventeen summers4 ,hip4 ,is your hate so old8 #agi ,orl4 ,older2 it has a white head1 and shall never die till she be buried3 her wrongs shall be my bedfellow4 ,hip4 ,work yet his life1 since in it lives her fame4 ,orl4 ,no let him hang1 and half her infamy departs out of the world4 ,i hate him for her2 7#ahe7 he taught her first to taste poison2 ,i hate her for herself1 because she refused my physic4 ,hip4 ,nay1 but ,friscobaldo6-- ,orl4 ,i detest her1 ,i defy#bdgc both2 she 's not mine1 she 's-- #aij ,hip4 ,hear her but speak4 ,orl4 ,i love no mermaids1 ,i 'll not be caught with a quail-pipe4#bdgd ,hip4 ,you 're now beyond all reason4 #aid ,orl4 ,i am then a beast4 ,sir1 ,i had rather be a beast1 and not dishonour my creation1 than be a doting father1 and like ,time1 be the destruction of mine own brood4 ,hip4 ,is 't dotage to relieve your child1 being poor8 #aii ,orl4 ,is 't fit for an old man to keep a whore8 ,hip4 ',t is charity1 too4 ,orl4 ',t is foolery2 relieve her6 ,were her cold limbs stretcht out upon a bier1 ,i would not sell this dirt under my nails ,to buy her an hour's breath1 nor give this hair1 ,unless it were to choke her4 #bjf ,hip4 ,fare you well1 for ,i 'll trouble you no more4 ,exit4 ,orl4 ,and fare you well1 sir4 ,go thy ways2 we have few lords of thy making1 that love wenches for their honesty4 ',las my girl6 7#baj7 art thou poor8 ,poverty dwells next door to despair1 there 's but a wall between them4 ,despair is one of hell's catch-poles2 and lest that devil arrest her1 ,i 'll to her4 ,yet she shall not know me2 she shall drink of my wealth1 7#bae7 as beggars do of running water1 freely1 yet never know from what fountain's head it flows4 ,shall a silly bird pick her own breast to nourish her young ones1 and can a father see his child starve8 ,that were hard2 the pelican does 7#bbj7 it1 and shall not ,i8 ,yes1 ,i will victual the camp for her1 but it shall be by some stratagem4 ,that knave there1 her husband1 will be hanged1 ,i fear2 ,i 'll keep his neck out of the noose if ,i can1 he shall not know how4 #bbe ,enter two ,serving-men4 ,how now1 knaves8 ,whither wander you8 #a ,ser4 ,to seek your worship4 ,orl4 ,stay1 which of you has my purse8 ,what money have you about you8 #bbi #b ,ser4 ,some fifteen or sixteen pounds1 sir4 ,orl4 ,give it me4 ,takes purse4--,i think ,i have some gold about me2 yes1 it 's well4 ,leave my lodging at court1 and get you home4 ,come1 sir1 though ,i never turned any man out of doors1 yet ,i 'll be so bold as to pull your coat over your ears4 #bcf ,,orlando puts on the coat of #a ,serving-man1 and gives him in exchange his cloak4 #a ,ser4 ,what do you mean to do1 sir8 ,orl4 ,hold thy tongue1 knave2 take thou my cloak4 ,i hope ,i play not the paltry merchant in this bart'ring2 bid the steward of my #bdj house sleep with open eyes in my absence1 and to look to all things4 ,whatsoever ,i command by letters to be done by you1 see it done4 ,so1 does it sit well8 #bdd #b ,ser4 ,as if it were made for your worship4 ,orl4 ,you proud varlets1 you need not be ashamed to wear blue1#bdge when your master is one of your fellows4 ,away1 do not see me4 ,both4 ,this is excellent4 ,exeunt4 #bdi ,orl4 ,i should put on a worse suit1 too2 perhaps ,i will4 ,my vizard is on1 now to this masque4 ,say ,i should shave off this honour of an old man1 or tie it up shorter4 ,well1 ,i will spoil a good face for once4 ,my beard being off1 how should ,i look8 ,even like #bee ,a winter cuckoo1 or unfeather'd owl2 ,yet better lose this hair1 than lose her soul4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#bdgf ,enter ,,candido1 ,,lodovico1 ,,carolo1 ,,astolfo1 other guests1 and ,bride with ,prentices4 ,cand4 ,o gentlemen1 so late6 ,y' are very welcome1 pray sit down4 ,lod4 ,carolo1 did'st e'er see such a nest of caps8#bdgg ,ast4 ,methinks it 's a most civil and most comely sight4 ,lod4 ,what does he i' th' middle look like8 #e ,ast4 ,troth1 like a spire steeple in a country village overpeering so many thatcht houses4 ,lod4 ,it 's rather a long pike-staff against so many bucklers without pikes2#bdgh they sit for all the world like a pair of organs1#bdgi and he 's the tall great roaring pipe i' th' midst4 #aa ,ast4 ,ha1 ha1 ha1 ha6 ,cand4 ,what 's that you laugh at1 signors8 ,lod4 ,troth1 shall ,i tell you1 and aloud ,i 'll tell it2 ,we laugh to see1 yet laugh we not in scorn1 #ae ,amongst so many caps that long hat worn4 #a ,guest4 ,mine is as tall a felt as any is this day in ,milan1 and therefore ,i love it1 for the block#bdhj was cleft out for my head1 and fits me to a hair4 #bj ,cand4 ,indeed you 're good observers2 it shows strange3 ,but gentlemen1 ,i pray neither contemn1 ,nor yet deride a civil ornament2 ,i could build so much in the round cap's praise1 ,that 'bove this high roof1 ,i this flat would raise4 ,lod4 ,prithee1 sweet bridegroom1 do 't4 #bf ,cand4 ,so all these guests will pardon me1 ,i 'll do 't4 ,all4 ,with all our hearts4 ,cand4 ,thus1 then1 in the cap's honour3 ,to every sex1 and state1 both nature1 time1 #cj ,the country's laws1 yea1 and the very clime ,do allot distinct habits2 the spruce courtier ,jets#bdha up and down in silk2 the warrior ,marches in buff2 the clown plods on in gray3 ,but for these upper garments thus ,i say1 #ce ,the seaman has his cap1 par'd without brim2 ,the gallant's head is feather'd1 that fits him2 ,the soldier has his morion1#bdhb women ha' tires2#bdhc ,beasts have their head-pieces1 and men ha' theirs4 ,lod4 ,proceed4 #dj ,cand4 ,each degree has his fashion1 it 's fit then1 ,one should be laid by for the citizen1 ,and that 's the cap which you see swells not high1 ,for caps are emblems of humility4 ,it is a citizen's badge1 and first was worn #de ,by th' ,romans2 for when any bondman's turn ,came to be made a freeman1 thus 't was said1 ,he to the cap was call'd1 that is1 was made ,of ,rome a freeman2 but was first close shorn3 ,and so a citizen's hair is still short worn4 #ej ,lod4 ,that close shaving made barbers a company1 ,and now every citizen uses it4 ,cand4 ,of geometric figures the most rare1 ,and perfect'st1 are the circle and the square2 ,the city and the school much build upon #ee ,these figures1 for both love proportion4 ,the city-cap is round1 the scholar's square1 ,to show that government and learning are ,the perfect'st limbs i' th' body of a state2 ,for without them1 all 's disproportionate4 #fj ,if the cap had no honour1 this might rear it1 ,the reverend fathers of the law do wear it4 ,it 's light for summer1 and in cold it sits ,close to the skull1 a warm house for the wits2 ,it shows the whole face boldly1 't is not made ,as if a man to look on 't were afraid1 #ff ,nor like a draper's shop with broad dark shed1 ,for he 's no citizen that hides his head4 ,flat caps as proper are to city gowns1 ,as to armours helmets1 or to kings their crowns4 ,let then the city-cap by none be scorn'd1 #ga ,since with it princes' heads have been adorn'd4 ,if more the round cap's honour you would know1 ,how would this long gown with this steeple#bdhd show8 ,all4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 most vile1 most ugly4 #ge ,cand4 ,pray1 signor1 pardon me1 't was done in jest4 ,bride4 ,a cup of claret wine there4 #a ,pren4 ,wine8 yes1 forsooth1 wine for the bride4 ,car4 ,you ha' well set out the cap1 sir4 ,lod4 ,nay1 that 's flat4 #hj ,cand4 ,a health6 ,lod4 ,since his cap 's round1 that shall go round4 ,be bare1 ,for in the cap's praise all of you have share4 ,they bare their heads and drink4 ,as #a ,prentice offers the wine to the ,bride1 she hits him on the lips1 breaking the glass4 ,the bride 's at cuffs4 ,cand4 ,oh1 peace1 ,i pray thee2 thus far off ,i stand1 #he ,i spied the error of my servants2 ,she call'd for claret1 and you fill'd out sack4 ,that cup give me1 't is for an old man's back1 ,and not for hers4 ,indeed1 't was but mistaken2 ,ask all these else4 ,guests4 ,no faith1't was but mistaken4 #a ,pren4 ,nay1 she took it right enough4 #ia ,cand4 ,good ,luke1 reach her that glass of claret4 ,here mistress bride1 pledge me there4 ,bride4 ,now ,i 'll none4 ,exit4 ,cand4 ,how now8 ,lod4 ,look what your mistress ails4 #a ,pren4 ,nothing1 sir1 but about filling a wrong glass1--a scurvy trick4 #if ,cand4 ,i pray you1 hold your tongue4--,my servant there tells me she is not well4 ,guests4 ,step to her1 step to her4 ,lod4 ,a word with you3 do ye hear8 ,this wench1 your new wife1 will take you down in 7#aja7 your wedding shoes1 unless you hang her up in her wedding garters8 ,cand4 ,how1 hang her in her garters8 #ajd ,lod4 ,will you be a tame pigeon still8 ,shall your back be like a tortoise shell1 to let carts go over it1 yet not to break8 ,this she-cat will have more lives than your last puss had1 and will scratch worse1 and mouse you worse3 look to 't4 #aaj ,cand4 ,what would you have me do1 sir8 ,lod4 ,what would ,i have you do8 ,swear1 swagger1 brawl1 fling6 for fighting it 's no matter1 we ha' had knocking pusses enow already2 you know1 that a woman was made of the rib of a man1 and that rib was crooked4 ,the 7#aaf7 moral of which is1 that a man must from his beginning be crooked to his wife4 ,be you like an orange to her2 let her cut you never so fair1 be you sour as vinegar4 ,will you be ruled by me8 ,cand4 ,in any thing that 's civil1 honest1 and just4 #abb ,lod4 ,have you ever a prentice's suit will fit me8 ,cand4 ,i have the very same which myself wore4 #abf ,lod4 ,i 'll send my man for 't within this half hour1 and within this two hours ,i 'll be your prentice4 ,the hen shall not overcrow the cock2 ,i 'll sharpen your spurs4 #acj ,cand4 ,it will be but some jest1 sir8 ,lod4 ,only a jest3 farewell1 come1 ,carolo4 ,exeunt ,,lodovico1 ,,carolo1 and ,,astolfo4 ,all4 ,we 'll take our leaves1 sir1 too4 ,cand4 ,pray conceit not ill ,of my wife's sudden rising4 ,this young knight1 ,sir ,lodovico1 is deep seen in physic1 #ace ,and he tells me1 the disease1 called the mother1#bdhe ,hangs on my wife1 it is a vehement heaving ,and beating of the stomach1 and that swelling ,did with the pain thereof cramp up her arm4 ,that hit his lips1 and brake the glass1--no harm1 #adj ,it was no harm6 ,guests4 ,no1 signor1 none at all4 ,cand4 ,the straightest arrow may fly wide by chance4 ,but come1 we 'll close this brawl up in some dance4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#bdhf ,enter ,,bellafront and ,,matheo4 ,bell4 ,o my sweet husband6 wert thou in thy grave and art alive again8 ,oh welcome1 welcome6 ,mat4 ,dost know me8 ,my cloak1 prithee1 lay 't up4 ,yes1 faith1 my winding-sheet was taken 7#e7 out of lavender1 to be stuck with rosemary3#bdhg ,i lackt but the knot here1 or here2 yet if ,i had had it1 ,i should ha' made a wry mouth at the world like a plaice3 but1 sweetest villain1 ,i am here now and ,i will talk with thee soon4 #aj ,bell4 ,and glad am ,i th' art here4 ,mat4 ,did these heels caper in shackles8 ,ah6 my little plump rogue1 ,i 'll bear up for all this1 and fly high4 ,catso catso4#bdhh ,bell4 ,matheo8 #ae ,mat4 ,what sayest1 what sayest8 ,o brave fresh air6 a pox on these grates and gingling of keys1 and rattling of iron4 ,i 'll bear up1 ,i 'll fly high1 wench1 hang toff4#bdhi ,bell4 ,matheo1 prithee1 make thy prison thy glass1 #bj ,and in it view the wrinkles and the scars ,by which thou wert disfigur'd3 viewing them1 mend them4 ,mat4 ,i 'll go visit all the mad rogues now1 and the good roaring boys4#bdij ,bell4 ,thou dost not hear me8 #be ,mat4 ,yes1 faith1 do ,i4 ,bell4 ,thou has been in the hands of misery1 and ta'en strong physic2 prithee now be sound4 ,mat4 ,yes4 ',sfoot1 ,i wonder how the inside of a tavern looks now4 ,oh1 when shall ,i 7#cj7 bizzle1 bizzle4#bdia ,bell4 ,nay1 see1 thou 'rt thirsty still for poison6 ,come1 ,i will not have thee swagger4 ,mat4 ,honest ape's face6 ,bell4 ',t is that sharp'ned an axe to cut thy throat4 ,good love1 ,i would not have thee sell thy substance #ce ,and time1 worth all1 in those damn'd shops of hell2 ,those dicing houses1 that stand never well ,but when they stand most ill2 that four-squar'd sin#bdib ,has almost lodg'd us in the beggar's inn4 ,besides1 to speak which even my soul does grieve1 #dj ,a sort#bdic of ravens have hung upon thy sleeve1 ,and fed upon thee3 good ,mat1 if you please1 ,scorn to spread wing amongst so base as these2 ,by them thy fame is speckled1 yet it shows ,clear amongst them2 so crows are fair with crows4 #de ,custom in sin1 gives sin a lovely dye2 ,blackness in ,moors is no deformity4 ,mat4 ,bellafront1 ,bellafront1 ,i protest to thee1 ,i swear1 as ,i hope for my soul1 ,i will turn over a new leaf4 ,the prison ,i confess #ej has bit me2 the best man that sails in such a ship1 may be lousy4 ,knocking within4 ,bell4 ,one knocks at door4 ,mat4 ,i 'll be the porter4 ,they shall see a jail cannot hold a brave spirit1 ,i 'll fly high4 ,exit4 #ee ,bell4 ,how wild is his behaviour6 ,oh1 ,i fear ,he 's spoil'd by prison1 he 's half damn'd comes there4 ,but ,i must sit all storms3 when a full sail ,his fortunes spread1 he lov'd me2 being now poor1 ,i 'll beg for him1 and no wife can do more4 #fj ,re-enter ,,matheo1 with ,,orlando like a ,serving-man4 ,mat4 ,come in1 pray6 would you speak with me1 sir8 ,orl4 ,is your name ,signor ,matheo8 ,mat4 ,my name is ,signor ,matheo4 ,orl4 ,is this gentlewoman your wife1 sir8 #fe ,mat4 ,this gentlewoman is my wife1 sir4 ,orl4 ,the ,destinies spin a strong and even thread of both your loves6--,aside4 ,the mother's own face1 ,i ha' not forgot that4--,i 'm an old man1 sir1 and am troubled with a 7#gj7 whoreson salt rheum1 that ,i cannot hold my water4--,gentlewoman1 the last man ,i served was your father4 ,bell4 ,my father8 ,any tongue that sounds his name1 ,speaks music to me2 welcome1 good old man6 ,how does my father8 ,lives he8 ,has he health8 #gf ,how does my father8--,aside4 ,i so much do shame him1 ,so much do wound him1 that ,i scarce dare name him4 ,orl4 ,i can speak no more4 ,mat4 ,how1 old lad1 what1 dost cry8 #hj ,orl4 ,the rheum still1 sir1 nothing else2 ,i should be well season'd1 for mine eyes lie in brine4 ,look you1 sir1 ,i have a suit to you4 ,mat4 ,what is 't1 my little white-pate8 ,orl4 ,troth1 sir1 ,i have a mind to serve your worship4 #hf ,mat4 ,to serve me8 ,troth1 my friend1 my fortunes are1 as a man may say-- ,orl4 ,nay1 look you1 sir1 ,i know1 when all sins are old in us1 and go upon crutches1 that covetousness 7#ij7 does but then lie in her cradle2 't is not so with me4 ,lechery loves to dwell in the fairest lodging1 and covetousness in the oldest buildings1 that are ready to fall3 but my white head1 sir1 is no inn for such a gossip4 ,if a 7#ie7 serving-man at my years be not stored with biscuit enough1 that has sailed about the world1 to serve him the voyage out of his life1 and to bring him ,east home1 ill pity but all his days should be fasting days4 ,i care not so much 7#ajj7 for wages1 for ,i have scraped a handful of gold together4 ,i have a little money1 sir1 which ,i would put into your worship's hands1 not so much to make it more-- #ajd ,mat4 ,no1 no1 you say well1 thou sayest well2 but ,i must tell you1--,how much is the money1 sayest thou8 ,orl4 ,about twenty pound1 sir4 ,mat4 ,twenty pound8 ,let me see3 that shall bring thee in1 after ten per centum per annum4-- #aaa ,orl4 ,no1 no1 no1 sir1 no3 ,i cannot abide to have money engender3 fie upon this silver lechery1 fie6 ,if ,i may have meat to my mouth1 and rags to my back1 and a flock-bed to 7#aae7 snort upon when ,i die1 the longer liver take all4 ,mat4 ,a good old boy1 i' faith6 ,if thou servest me1 thou shalt eat as ,i eat1 drink as ,i drink1 lie as ,i lie1 and ride as ,i ride4 ,orl4 ,aside4 ,that 's if you have money 7#abj7 to hire horses4 ,mat4 ,front1 what dost thou think on 't8 ,this good old lad here shall serve me4 ,bell4 ,alas1 ,matheo1 wilt thou load a back ,that is already broke8 #abe ,mat4 ,peace1 pox on you1 peace4 ,there 's a trick in 't1 ,i fly high2 it shall be so4 ,front1 as ,i tell you4 ,give me thy hand1 thou shalt serve me i'faith3 welcome4 ,as for your money-- ,orl4 ,nay1 look you1 sir1 ,i have it here4 #acj ,mat4 ,pish1 keep it thyself1 man1 and then thou 'rt sure 't is safe4 ,orl4 ,safe6 an 't were ten thousand ducats1 your worship should be my cash-keeper4 ,i have heard what your worship is1 an excellent #ace dunghill cock1 to scatter all abroad2 but ,i 'll venture twenty pounds on 's head4 ,gives money to ,,matheo4 ,mat4 ,and didst thou serve my worshipful father-in-law1 ,signor ,orlando ,friscobaldo1 that madman1 once8 #adj ,orl4 ,i served him so long1 till he turned me out of doors4 ,mat4 ,it 's a notable chuff2#bdid ,i ha' not seen him many a day4 ,orl4 ,no matter an you ne'er see him2 7#ade7 it 's an arrant grandee1 a churl1 and as damn'd a cut-throat4 ,bell4 ,thou villain1 curb thy tongue6 ,thou art a ,judas1 ,to sell thy master's name to slander thus4 ,mat4 ,away1 ass6 ,he speaks but truth1 thy father is a-- #aea ,bell4 ,gentleman4 ,mat4 ,and an old knave4 ,there 's more deceit in him than in sixteen 'pothecaries3 it 's a devil2 thou may'st beg1 starve1 hang1 damn6 does he send thee so much as a cheese8 #aef ,orl4 ,or so much as a gammon of bacon2 he 'll give it his dogs first4 ,mat4 ,a jail1 a jail4 ,orl4 ,a ,jew1 a ,jew1 sir4 #afj ,mat4 ,a dog6 ,orl4 ,an ,english mastiff1 sir4 ,mat4 ,pox rot out his old stinking garbage6 ,bell4 ,art not asham'd to strike an absent man thus8 ,art not asham'd to let this vild#bdie dog bark1 #afe ,and bite my father thus8 ,i 'll not endure it4 ,out of my doors1 base slave6 ,mat4 ,your doors8 a vengeance6 ,i shall live to cut that old rogue's throat1 for all you take his part thus4 #agj ,orl4 ,aside4 ,he shall live to see thee hang'd first4 ,enter ,,hippolito4 ,mat4 ,gods so1 my lord1 your lordship is most welcome1 ,i 'm proud of this1 my lord4 ,hip4 ,was bold to see you4 ,is that your wife8 ,mat4 ,yes1 sir4 ,hip4 ,i 'll borrow her lip4 #age ,kisses ,,bellafront4 ,mat4 ,with all my heart1 my lord4 ,orl4 ,who 's this1 ,i pray1 sir4 ,mat4 ,my ,lord ,hippolito3 what 's thy name8 ,orl4 ,pacheco4 ,mat4 ,pacheco1 fine name3 thou seest1 ,pacheco1 ,i keep company with no scoundrels1 nor base fellows4 #ahj ,hip4 ,came not my footman to you8 ,bell4 ,yes1 my lord4 ,hip4 ,i sent by him a diamond and a letter1 ,did you receive them8 ,bell4 ,yes1 my lord1 ,i did4 ,hip4 ,read you the letter8 ,bell4 ,o'er and o'er 't is read4 ,hip4 ,and1 faith1 your answer8 ,bell4 ,now the time's not fit1 #ahe ,you see1 my husband's here4 ,hip4 ,i'll now then leave you1 ,and choose mine hour2 but ere ,i part away1 ,hark you1 remember ,i must have no nay4-- ,matheo1 ,i will leave you4 ,mat4 ,a glass of wine4 ,hip4 ,not now1 ,i'll visit you at other times4 ,you're come off well1 then8 #aia ,mat4 ,excellent well1 ,i thank your lordship4 ,i owe you my life1 my lord2 and will pay my best blood in any service of yours4 ,hip4 ,i 'll take no such dear payment4 7#aie7 ,hark you1 ,matheo1 ,i know the prison is a gulf4 ,if money run low with you1 my purse is yours3 call for it4 ,mat4 ,faith1 my lord1 ,i thank my stars1 they send me down some2 ,i cannot sink1 so long as these bladders hold4 #bja ,hip4 ,i will not see your fortunes ebb2 pray1 try4 ,to starve in full barns were fond#bdif modesty4 ,mat4 ,open the door1 sirrah4 ,hip4 ,drink this1 and anon1 ,i pray thee1 7#bje7 give thy mistress this4 ,gives to ,,friscobaldo1 who opens the door1 first money1 then a purse1 and exit4 ,orl4 ,o noble spirit1 if no worse guests here dwell1 ,my blue coat sits on my old shoulders well4 ,mat4 ,the only royal fellow1 he's bounteous as the ,indies4 ,what's that he said to thee1 7#baj7 ,bellafront8 ,bell4 ,nothing4 ,mat4 ,i prithee1 good girl4 ,bell4 ,why1 ,i tell you1 nothing4 ,mat4 ,nothing8 ,it's well4 ,tricks6 that ,i 7#bae7 must be beholden to a scald hot-liver'd goatish gallant1 to stand with my cap in my hand1 and vail#bdig bonnet1 when ,i ha' spread as lofty sails as himself4 ,would ,i had been hanged4 ,nothing8 ,pacheco1 brush my cloak4 #bbj ,orl4 ,where is't1 sir8 ,mat4 ,come1 we'll fly high4 ,nothing8 ,there's a whore still in thy eye4 ,exit4 ,orl4 ,aside4 ,my twenty pounds fly high4 ,o wretched woman6 #bbd ,this varlet's able to make ,lucrece common4-- ,how now1 mistress8 ,has my master dy'd you into this sad colour8 ,bell4 ,fellow1 begone ,i pray thee2 if thy tongue ,itch after talk so much1 seek out thy master4 ,thou'rt a fit instrument for him4 #bcj ,orl4 ,zounds1 ,i hope he will not play upon me6 ,bell4 ,play on thee8 ,no1 you two will fly together4 ,because you're roving arrows of one feather4 ,would thou wouldst leave my house2 thou ne'er shalt please me6 ,weave thy nets ne'er so high1 #bce ,thou shalt be but a spider in mine eye4 ,thou'rt rank with poison3 poison temper'd well ,is food for health2 but thy black tongue doth swell ,with venom1 to hurt him that gave thee bread4 ,to wrong men absent1 is to spurn the dead2 #bdj ,and so did'st thou thy master1 and my father4 ,orl4 ,you have small reason to take his part2 for ,i have heard him say five hundred times1 you were as arrant a whore as ever stiff'ned tiffany neckcloths in water-starch upon a 7#bdf7 ,saturday i' th' afternoon4 ,bell4 ,let him say worse4 ,when for the earth's offence ,hot vengeance through the marble clouds is driven1 ,is't fit earth shoot again those darts at heaven8 ,orl4 ,and so if your father call you whore 7#bej7 you'll not call him old knave4--,aside4 ,friscobaldo1 she carries thy mind up and down2 she's thine own flesh1 blood1 and bone4--,troth1 mistress1 to tell you true1 the fireworks that ran from me upon lines against my good #bee old master1 your father1 were but to try how my young master1 your husband1 loved such squibs3 but it's well known1 ,i love your father as myself2 ,i'll ride for him at midnight1 run for you by owl-light2 ,i'll die for him1 drudge for you2 ,i'll fly low1 and ,i'll fly high1 #bfj as my master says1 to do you good1 if you'll forgive me4 ,bell4 ,i am not made of marble2 ,i forgive thee4 #bfd ,orl4 ,nay1 if you were made of marble1 a good stone-cutter might cut you4 ,i hope the twenty pound ,i delivered to my master is in a sure hand4 ,bell4 ,in a sure hand1 ,i warrant thee1 for spending4 ,orl4 ,i see my young master is a mad-cap1 7#bgj7 and a bonus socius4#bdih ,i love him well1 mistress3 yet as well as ,i love him1 ,i'll not play the knave with you4 ,look you1 ,i could cheat you of this purse full of money2 but ,i am an old lad1 and ,i scorn to cony-catch3#bdii yet ,i ha' been dog at a cony in my time4 ,gives purse4 #bge ,bell4 ,a purse8 ,where hadst it8 ,orl4 ,the gentleman that went away whisper'd in mine ear1 and charged me to give it you4 #bhj ,bell4 ,the ,lord ,hippolito8 ,orl4 ,yes1 if he be a lord1 he gave it me4 ,bell4 ',t is all gold4 ,orl4 ',t is like so4 ,it may be1 he thinks you want money1 and therefore bestows his alms 7#bhf7 bravely1 like a lord4 ,bell4 ,he thinks a silver net can catch the poor3 ,here's bait to choke a nun1 and turn her whore4 ,wilt thou be honest to me8 #bij ,orl4 ,as your nails to your fingers1 which ,i think never deceived you4 ,bell4 ,thou to this lord shalt go1 commend me to him1 ,and tell him this1 the town has held out long1 ,because within't was rather true than strong2 ,to sell it now were base4 ,say 't is no hold #bie ,built of weak stuff1 to be blown up with gold4 ,he shall believe thee by this token1 or this2 ,if not1 by this4 ,giving purse1 ring1 and letters4 ,orl4 ,is this all8 ,bell4 ,this is all4 ,orl4 ,aside4 ,mine own girl still6 ,bell4 ,a star may shoot1 not fall4 ,exit4 ,orl4 ,a star8 nay1 thou art more than the 7#cjj7 moon1 for thou hast neither changing quarters1 nor a man standing in thy circle with a bush of thorns4 ,is't possible the ,lord ,hippolito1 whose face is as civil as the outside of a dedicatory book1 should be a muttonmonger8#bejj ,a 7#cje7 poor man has but one ewe1 and this grandee sheep-biter leaves whole flocks of fat wethers1 whom he may knock down1 to devour this4 ,i'll trust neither lord nor butcher with quick flesh for this trick2 the cuckoo1 ,i see now1 7#caj7 sings all the year1 though every man cannot hear him2 but ,i 'll spoil his notes4 ,can neither love-letters1 nor the devil's common pick-locks1 gold1 nor precious stones make my girl draw up her percullis8#beja ,hold out still1 wench4 #cae ,all are not bawds1 ,i see now1 that keep doors1 ,nor all good wenches that are markt for whores4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bejb ,enter ,,candido1 and ,,lodovico like a ,prentice4 ,lod4 ,come1 come1 come1 what do ye lack1 sir8 ,what do ye lack1 sir8 ,what is't ye lack1 sir8 ,is not my worship well suited8 ,did you ever see a gentleman better disguised8 ,cand4 ,never1 believe me1 signor4 #e ,lod4 ,yes1 but when he has been drunk4 ,there be prentices would make mad gallants1 for they would spend all1 and drink1 and whore1 and so forth2 and ,i see we gallants could make mad prentices4 ,how does thy wife like me8 7#aj7 ,nay1 ,i must not be so saucy1 then ,i spoil all4 ,pray you how does my mistress like me8 ,cand4 ,well2 for she takes you for a very simple fellow4 ,lod4 ,and they that are taken for such are 7#ae7 commonly the arrantest knaves3 but to our comedy1 come4 ,cand4 ,i shall not act it2 chide1 you say1 and fret1 ,and grow impatient3 ,i shall never do 't4 ,lod4 ',sblood1 cannot you do as all the 7#bj7 world does1 counterfeit8 ,cand4 ,were ,i a painter1 that should live by drawing ,nothing but pictures of an angry man1 ,i should not earn my colours2 ,i cannot do't4 ,lod4 ,remember you're a linen-draper1 and 7#be7 that if you give your wife a yard1 she'll take an ell3 give her not therefore a quarter of your yard1 not a nail4 ,cand4 ,say ,i should turn to ice1 and nip her love ,now 't is but in the bud4 ,lod4 ,well1 say she's nipt4 #cj ,cand4 ,it will so overcharge her heart with grief1 ,that like a cannon1 when her sighs go off1 ,she in her duty either will recoil1 ,or break in pieces and so die3 her death1 ,by my unkindness might be counted murder4 #ce ,lod4 ,die8 never1 never4 ,i do not bid you beat her1 nor give her black eyes1 nor pinch her sides2 but cross her humours4 ,are not baker's arms the scales of justice8 ,yet is not their bread light8 ,and may not you1 ,i pray1 7#dj7 bridle her with a sharp bit1 yet ride her gently8 ,cand4 ,well1 ,i will try your pills4 ,do you your faithful service1 and be ready ,still at a pinch to help me in this part1 ,or else ,i shall be out clean4 #de ,lod4 ,come1 come1 ,i'll prompt you4 ,cand4 ,i'll call her forth now1 shall ,i8 ,lod4 ,do1 do1 bravely4 ,cand4 ,luke1 ,i pray1 bid your mistress to come hither4 ,lod4 ,luke1 ,i pray1 bid your mistress to come hither4 #ej ,cand4 ,sirrah1 bid my wife come to me3 why1 when8#bejc #a ,pren4 7within47 ,presently1 sir1 she comes4 ,lod4 ,la1 you1 there's the echo6 ,she comes4 ,enter ,,bride4 ,bride4 ,what is your pleasure with me8 ,cand4 ,marry1 wife1 ,i have intent3 and you see this stripling here1 #ee ,he bears good will and liking to my trade1 ,and means to deal in linen4 ,lod4 ,yes1 indeed1 sir1 ,i would deal in linen1 if my mistress like me so well as ,i like her4 ,cand4 ,i hope to find him honest1 pray2 good wife1 #fj ,look that his bed and chamber be made ready4 ,bride4 ,you're best to let him hire me for his maid4 ,i look to his bed8 ,look to't yourself4 ,cand4 ,even so8 ,i swear to you a great oath-- ,lod4 ,aside4 ,swear1 cry 8,zounds60-- #fd ,cand4 ,i will not--go to1 wife--,i will not-- ,lod4 ,aside4 ,that your great oath8 ,cand4 ,swallow these gudgeons6#bejd ,lod4 ,aside4 ,well said6 ,bride4 ,then fast1 then you may choose4 ,cand4 ,you know at table ,what tricks you play'd1 swagger'd1 broke glasses1 fie6 #gj ,fie1 fie1 fie6 and now before my prentice here1 ,you make an ass of me1 thou--what shall ,i call thee8 ,bride4 ,even what you will4 ,lod4 ,aside4 ,call her arrant whore4 ,cand4 ,aside4 ,oh fie1 by no means6 then she 'll call me cuckold4-- ,sirrah1 go look to th' shop4--,how does this show8 #ge ,lod4 ,aside4 ,excellent well--,i 'll go look to the shop1 sir4 ,fine cambrics1 lawns2 what do you lack8 ,exit into the shop4 ,cand4 ,a curst cow's milk ,i ha' drunk once before1 ,and 't was so rank in taste1 ,i 'll drink no more4 ,wife1 ,i 'll tame you4 ,bride4 ,you may1 sir1 if you can1 #hj ,but at a wrestling ,i have seen a fellow ,limb'd like an ox1 thrown by a little man4 ,cand4 ,and so you 'll throw me8--,reach me1 knaves1 a yard6 ,lod4 ,a yard for my master4 ,,lodovico returns from the shop with a yard-wand and followed by ,prentices4 #a ,pren4 ,my master is grown valiant4 #he ,cand4 ,i 'll teach you fencing tricks4 ,prentices4 ,rare1 rare6 a prize6#beje ,lod4 ,what will you do1 sir8 ,cand4 ,marry1 my good prentice1 nothing but breathe my wife4 #ij ,bride4 ,breathe me with your yard8 ,lod4 ,no1 he 'll but measure you out1 forsooth4 ,bride4 ,since you 'll needs fence1 handle your weapon well1 ,for if you take a yard1 ,i 'll take an ell4 ,reach me an ell6 ,lod4 ,an ell for my mistress4 #ie ,brings an ell-wand from the shop4 ,keep the laws of the noble science1 sir1 and measure weapons with her3 your yard is a plain heathenish weapon4 ',t is too short1 she may give you a handful1 and yet you 'll not reach her4 #ajj ,cand4 ,yet ,i ha' the longer arm4--,come fall to 't roundly1 ,and spare not me1 wife1 for ,i 'll lay 't on soundly3 ,if o'er husbands their wives will needs be masters1 ,we men will have a law to win 't at wasters4#bejf ,lod4 ',t is for the breeches1 is 't not8 ,cand4 ,for the breeches6 #aje ,bride4 ,husband1 ,i 'm for you1 ,i 'll not strike in jest4 ,cand4 ,nor ,i4 ,bride4 ,but will you sign to one request8 ,cand4 ,what 's that8 ,bride4 ,let me give the first blow4 ,cand4 ,the first blow1 wife8 ,aside to ,,lod4 ,shall ,i8 ,prompt8 ,lod4 ,let her ha 't3 #aji ,if she strike hard1 in to her1 and break her pate4 ,cand4 ,a bargain3 strike6 ,bride4 ,then guard you from this blow1 ,for ,i play all at legs1 but 't is thus low4 ,she kneels4 ,behold1 ,i 'm such a cunning fencer grown1 ,i keep my ground1 yet down ,i will be thrown ,with the least blow you give me2 ,i disdain #aae ,the wife that is her husband's sovereign4 ,she that upon your pillow first did rest1 ,they say1 the breeches wore1 which ,i detest3 ,the tax which she impos'd on you1 ,i abate you2 ,if me you make your master1 ,i shall hate you4 #abj ,the world shall judge who offers fairest play2 ,you win the breeches1 but ,i win the day4 ,cand4 ,thou win'st the day indeed1 give me thy hand2 ,i 'll challenge thee no more4 ,my patient breast ,play'd thus the rebel1 only for a jest4 #abe ,here 's the rank rider that breaks colts2 't is he ,can tame the mad folks1 and curst wives4 ,bride4 ,who8 ,your man8 ,cand4 ,my man8 ,my master1 though his head be bare1 ,but he 's so courteous1 he 'll put off his hair4 ,lod4 ,nay1 if your service be so hot a 7#acj7 man cannot keep his hair on1 ,i 'll serve you no longer4 ,takes off his false hair4 ,bride4 ,is this your schoolmaster8 ,lod4 ,yes1 faith1 wench1 ,i taught him to take thee down4 ,i hope thou canst take him down 7#ace7 without teaching2 ,you ha' got the conquest1 and you both are friends4 ,cand4 ,bear witness else4 ,lod4 ,my prenticeship then ends4 ,cand4 ,for the good service you to me have done1 ,i give you all your years4 ,lod4 ,i thank you1 master4 #adj ,i 'll kiss my mistress now1 that she may say ,my man was bound1 and free all in one day4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#bejg ,enter ,,infelice1 and ,,orlando disguised as a ,serving-man4 ,inf4 ,from whom say'st thou8 ,orl4 ,from a poor gentlewoman1 madam1 whom ,i serve4 ,inf4 ,and what 's your business8 ,orl4 ,this madam3 my poor mistress has a 7#e7 waste piece of ground1 which is her own by inheritance1 and left to her by her mother4 ,there 's a lord now that goes about not to take it clean from her1 but to enclose it to himself1 and to join it to a piece of his lordship's4 #aj ,inf4 ,what would she have me do in this8 ,orl4 ,no more1 madam1 but what one woman should do for another in such a case4 ,my honourable lord your husband1 would do any thing in her behalf1 but she had rather put herself 7#ae7 into your hands1 because you1 a woman1 may do more with the duke1 your father4 ,inf4 ,where lies this land8 ,orl4 ,within a stone's cast of this place4 ,my mistress1 ,i think1 would be content to let 7#bj7 him enjoy it after her decease1 if that would serve his turn1 so my master would yield too2 but she cannot abide to hear that the lord should meddle with it in her lifetime4 ,inf4 ,is she then married8 ,why stirs not 7#be7 her husband in it8 ,orl4 ,her husband stirs in it underhand3 but because the other is a great rich man1 my master is loth to be seen in it too much4 ,inf4 ,let her in writing draw the cause at large1 #cj ,and ,i will move the duke4 ,orl4 ',t is set down1 madam1 here in black and white already4 ,work it so1 madam1 that she may keep her own without disturbance1 grievance1 molestation1 or meddling of any 7#ce7 other2 and she bestows this purse of gold on your ladyship4 ,inf4 ,old man1 ,i 'll plead for her1 but take no fees4 ,give lawyers them1 ,i swim not in that flood2 ,i 'll touch no gold1 till ,i have done her good4 #dj ,orl4 ,i would all proctors' clerks were of your mind1 ,i should law more amongst them than ,i do then4 ,here1 madam1 is the survey1 not only of the manor itself1 but of the grange-house1 with every meadow pasture1 plough-land1 7#de7 cony-burrow1 fish-pond1 hedge1 ditch1 and bush1 that stands in it4 ,gives a letter4 ,inf4 ,my husband's name1 and hand and seal at arms ,to a love letter8 ,where hadst thou this writing8 ,orl4 ,from the foresaid party1 madam1 that 7#ej7 would keep the foresaid land out of the foresaid lord's fingers4 ,inf4 ,my lord turn'd ranger now8 ,orl4 ,you 're a good huntress1 lady2 you ha' found your game already4 ,your lord would 7#ee7 fain be a ranger1 but my mistress requests you to let him run a course in your own park4 ,if you 'll not do 't for love1 then do 't for money6 ,she has no white money1 but there 's gold2 or else she prays you to ring him by this token1 7#fj7 and so you shall be sure his nose will not be rooting other men's pastures4 ,gives purse and ring4 ,inf4 ,this very purse was woven with mine own hands2 ,this diamond on that very night1 when he ,untied my virgin girdle1 gave ,i him2 #fe ,and must a common harlot share in mine8 ,old man1 to quit thy pains1 take thou the gold4 ,orl4 ,not ,i1 madam1 old serving-men want no money4 ,inf4 ,cupid himself was sure his secretary2 #gj ,these lines are even the arrows love let flies4 ,the very ink dropt out of ,venus' eyes4 ,orl4 ,i do not think1 madam1 but he fetcht off some poet or other for those lines1 for they are parlous hawks to fly at wenches4 #ge ,inf4 ,here 's honied poison6 ,to me he ne'er thus writ2 ,but lust can set a double edge on wit4 ,orl4 ,nay1 that 's true1 madam1 a wench will whet any thing1 if it be not too dull4 ,inf4 ,oaths1 promises1 preferments1 jewels1 gold1 #hj ,what snares should break1 if all these cannot hold8 ,what creature is thy mistress8 ,orl4 ,one of those creatures that are contrary to man2 a woman4 ,inf4 ,what manner of woman8 #he ,orl4 ,a little tiny woman1 lower than your ladyship by head and shoulders1 but as mad a wench as ever unlaced a petticoat3 these things should ,i indeed have delivered to my lord1 your husband4 #ij ,inf4 ,they are delivered better3 why should she ,send back these things8 ,orl4 ',ware1 'ware1 there 's knavery4 ,inf4 ,strumpets1 like cheating gamesters1 will not win ,at first2 these are but baits to draw him in4 ,how might ,i learn his hunting hours8 #ie ,orl4 ,the ,irish footman can tell you all his hunting hours1 the park he hunts in1 the doe he would strike2 that ,irish shackatory#bejh beats the bush for him1 and knows all2 he brought that letter1 and that ring2 he is the carrier4 #ajj ,inf4 ,knowest thou what other gifts have past between them8 ,orl4 ,little ,saint ,patrick knows all4 ,inf4 ,him ,i 'll examine presently4 ,orl4 ,not whilst ,i am here1 sweet madam4 #aje ,inf4 ,be gone then1 and what lies in me command4 ,exit ,,orlando4 ,enter ,,bryan4 ,inf4 ,how much cost those satins1 ,and cloth of silver1 which my husband sent ,by you to a low gentlewoman yonder8 #aji ,bry4 ,faat satins8 faat silvers1 faat low gentlefolks8 ,dow pratest dow knowest not what1 i' faat1 la4 ,inf4 ,she there1 to whom you carried letters4 ,bry4 ,by dis hand and bod dow saist true1 if ,i did so1 oh how8 ,i know not a letter a' de 7#aae7 book i' faat1 la4 ,inf4 ,did your lord never send you with a ring1 sir1 ,set with a diamond8 ,bry4 ,never1 sa crees sa' me1 never6 ,he may run at a towsand rings i' faat1 and ,i never 7#abj7 hold his stirrup1 till he leap into de saddle4 ,by ,st4 ,patrick1 madam4 ,i never touch my lord's diamond1 nor ever had to do1 i' faat1 la1 with any of his precious stones4 #abd ,enter ,,hippolito4 ,inf4 ,are you so close1#beji you bawd1 you pand'ring slave8 ,strikes ,,bryan4 ,hip4 ,how now8 ,why1 ,infelice2 what 's your quarrel8 ,inf4 ,out of my sight1 base varlet6 get thee gone4 ,hip4 ,away1 you rogue6 ,bry4 ,slawne loot1#beaj fare de well1 fare de well4 ,ah marragh frofat boddah breen6#beaa ,exit4 ,hip4 ,what1 grown a fighter8 ,prithee1 what 's the matter8 #aca ,inf4 ,if you 'll needs know1 it was about the clock4 ,how works the day1 my lord1 pray1 by your watch8 ,hip4 ,lest you cuff me1 ,i 'll tell you presently3#beab ,i am near two4 ,inf4 ,how1 two8 ,i 'm scarce at one4 #ace ,hip4 ,one of us then goes false4 ,inf4 ,then sure 't is you1 ,mine goes by heaven's dial1 the sun1 and it goes true4 ,hip4 ,i think1 indeed1 mine runs somewhat too fast4 ,inf4 ,set it to mine at one then4 ,hip4 ,one8 't is past3 ',t is past one by the sun4 ,inf4 ,faith1 then1 belike1 #adj ,neither your clock nor mine does truly strike2 ,and since it is uncertain which goes true1 ,better be false at one1 than false at two4 ,hip4 ,y' are very pleasant1 madam4 ,if4 ,yet not merry4 ,hip4 ,why1 ,infelice1 what should make you sad8 #ade ,inf4 ,nothing1 my lord1 but my false watch4 ,pray1 tell me1-- ,you see1 my clock or yours is out of frame1 ,must we upon the workmen lay the blame1 ,or on ourselves that keep them8 ,hip4 ,faith on both4 ,he may by knavery spoil them1 we by sloth4 #aej ,but why talk you all riddle thus8 ,i read ,strange comments in those margins of your looks4 ,your cheeks of late are like bad printed books1 ,so dimly charact'red1 ,i scarce can spell ,one line of love in them4 ,sure all 's not well4 #aee ,inf4 ,all is not well indeed1 my dearest lord2 ,lock up thy gates of hearing1 that no sound ,of what ,i speak may enter4 ,hip4 ,what means this8 ,inf4 ,or if my own tongue must myself betray1 ,count it a dream1 or turn thine eyes away1 #afj ,and think me not thy wife4 ,she kneels4 ,hip4 ,why do you kneel8 ,inf4 ,earth is sin's cushion3 when the sick soul feels ,herself growing poor1 then she turns beggar1 cries1 ,and kneels for help4 ,hippolito1 for husband ,i dare not call thee1 ,i have stolen that jewel #afe ,of my chaste honour1 which was only thine1 ,and given it to a slave4 ,hip4 ,ha8 ,inf4 ,on thy pillow ,adultery and lust have slept2 thy groom ,hath climb'd the unlawful tree1 and pluckt the sweets2 ,a villain hath usurp'd a husband's sheets4 #agj ,hip4 ,s'death1 who8--a cuckold6--who8 ,inf4 ,this ,irish footman4 ,hip4 ,worse than damnation6 a wild kerne1#beac a frog1 ,a dog3 whom ,i 'll scarce spurn4 ,long'd you for shamrock8 ,were it my father's father1 heart1 ,i 'll kill him1 ,although ,i take him on his death-bed gasping ',twixt ,heaven and hell6 ,a shag-hair'd cur6 ,bold strumpet1 #agf ,why hang'st thou on me8 ,think'st ,i 'll be a bawd ,to a whore1 because she 's noble8 ,inf4 ,i beg but this1 ,set not my shame out to the world's broad eye1 ,yet let thy vengeance1 like my fault1 soar high1 ,so it be in dark'ned clouds4 ,hip4 ,dark'ned6 my horns #aha ,cannot be dark'ned1 nor shall my revenge4 ,a harlot to my slave8 ,the act is base1 ,common1 but foul1 so shall not thy disgrace4 ,could not ,i feed your appetite8 ,o women #ahe ,you were created angels1 pure and fair2 ,but since the first fell1 tempting devils you are4 ,you should be men's bliss1 but you prove their rods3 ,were there no women1 men might live like gods4 ,you ha' been too much down already2 rise1 #aij ,get from my sight1 and henceforth shun my bed2 ,i 'll with no strumpet's breath be poisoned4 ,as for your ,irish lubrican1#bead that spirit ,whom by prepost'rous charms thy lust hath raised ,in a wrong circle1 him ,i 'll damn more black #aie ,than any tyrant's soul4 ,inf4 ,hippolito6 ,hip4 ,tell me1 didst thou bait hooks to draw him to thee1 ,or did he bewitch thee8 ,inf4 ,the slave did woo me4 ,hip4 ,tu-whoos in that screech-owl's language6 ,oh1 who 'd trust ,your cork-heel'd sex8 ,i think to sate your lust ,you 'd love a horse1 a bear1 a croaking toad1 #bja ,so your hot itching veins might have their hound3 ,then the wild ,irish dart was thrown8 ,come1 how8 ,the manner of this fight8 ,inf4 ',t was thus1 he gave me this battery first4--,oh1 ,i #bje ,mistake--believe me1 all this in beaten gold2 ,yet ,i held out1 but at length thus was charm'd4 ,gives letter1 purse and ring4 ,what8 change your diamond1 wench8 ,the act is base1 ,common1 but foul1 so shall not your disgrace4 ,could not ,i feed your appetite8 ,o men #baj ,you were created angels1 pure and fair1 ,but since the first fell1 worse than devils you are4 ,you should our shields be1 but you prove our rods4 ,were there no men1 women might live like gods4 ,guilty1 my lord8 ,hip4 ,yes1 guilty1 my good lady4 #bae ,inf4 ,nay1 you may laugh1 but henceforth shun my bed4 ,with no whore's leavings ,i 'll be poisoned4 ,exit4 ,hip4 ,o'er-reached so finely8 ',t is the very diamond ,and letter which ,i sent4 ,this villany #bai ,some spider closely weaves1 whose poison'd bulk ,i must let forth4 ,who 's there without8 ,ser4 7within47 ,my lord calls8 ,hip4 ,send me the footman4 ,ser4 7within47 ,call the footman to my lord4--,bryan1 ,bryan6 #bbd ,re-enter ,,bryan4 ,hip4 ,it can be no man else1 that ,irish ,judas1 ,bred in a country where no venom prospers ,but in the nation's blood1 hath thus betray'd me4-- ,slave1 get you from your service4 ,bry4 ,faat meanest thou by this now8 ,hip4 ,question me not1 nor tempt my fury1 villain6 #bcj ,couldst thou turn all the mountains in the land ,to hills of gold1 and give me1 here thou stayest not4 ,bry4 ,i' faat1 ,i care not4 ,hip4 ,prate not1 but get thee gone1 ,i shall send else4 #bcd ,bry4 ,ay1 do predy1 ,i had rather have thee make a scabbard of my guts1 and let out all de ,irish puddings in my poor belly1 den to be a false knave to de1 i' faat6 ,i will never see dine own sweet face more4 ,a mawhid deer a gra1#beae fare dee well1 fare dee well2 ,i will go steal 7#bdj7 cows again in ,ireland4 ,exit4 ,hip4 ,he 's damn'd that raised this whirlwind1 which hath blown ,into her eyes this jealousy3 yet ,i 'll on1 ,i 'll on1 stood armed devils staring in my face4 ,to be pursued in flight1 quickens the race1 #bde ,shall my blood-streams by a wife's lust be barr'd8 ,fond#beaf woman1 no3 iron grows by strokes more hard2 ,lawless desires are seas scorning all bounds1 ,or sulphur1 which being ramm'd up1 more confounds2 ,struggling with madmen madness nothing tames2 #bej ,winds wrestling with great fires incense the flames4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#beag ,enter ,,bellafront1 and ,,orlando disguised as a ,serving-man1 ,,matheo following4 ,bell4 ,how now1 what ails your master8 ,orl4 ,has taken a younger brother's purge1 forsooth1 and that works with him4 ,bell4 ,where is his cloak and rapier8 ,orl4 ,he has given up his cloak1 and his rapier 7#e7 is bound to the peace4 ,if you look a little higher1 you may see that another hath ent'red into hatband for him too4 ,six and four#beah have put him into this sweat4 ,bell4 ,where's all his money8 #aj ,orl4 ',t is put over by exchange2 his doublet was going to be translated1 but for me4 ,if any man would ha' lent but half a ducat on his beard1 the hair of it had stuft a pair of breeches by this time4 ,i had but one poor penny1 and 7#ae7 that ,i was glad to niggle out1#beai and buy a holly-wand to grace him through the street4 ,as hap was1 his boots were on1 and them ,i dustied1 to make people think he had been riding1 and ,i had run by him4-- #bj ,bell4 ,oh me6----,how does my sweet ,matheo8 ,,matheo comes forward4 ,mat4 ,oh rogue1 of what devilish stuff are these dice made of1--the parings of the devil's corns of his toes1 that they run thus damnably8 ,bell4 ,i prithee1 vex not4 #be ,mat4 ,if any handicraft's-man was ever suff'red to keep shop in hell1 it will be a dice-maker2 he's able to undo more souls than the devil2 ,i play'd with mine own dice1 yet lost4 ,ha' you any money8 #cj ,bell4 ',las1 ,i ha' none4 ,mat4 ,must have money1 must have some1 must have a cloak1 and rapier1 and things4 ,will you go set your lime-twigs1 and get me some birds1 some money8 #ce ,bell4 ,what lime-twigs should ,i set8 ,mat4 ,you will not then8 ,must have cash and pictures1 do ye hear1 frailty8 ,shall ,i walk in a ,plymouth cloak1#bebj that 's to say1 like a rogue1 in my hose and doublet1 and a crabtree cudgel 7#dj7 in my hand1 and you swim in your satins8 ,must have money1 come6 ,taking off her gown4 ,orl4 ,is 't bed-time1 master1 that you undo my mistress8 ,bell4 ,undo me8 ,yes1 yes1 at these riflings ,i ,have been too often4 ,mat4 ,help to flay1 ,pacheco4 #de ,orl4 ,flaying call you it8 ,mat4 ,i 'll pawn you1 by th' lord1 to your very eyebrows4 ,bell4 ,with all my heart1 since ,heaven will have me poor2 ,as good be drown'd at sea1 as drown'd at shore4 ,orl4 ,why1 hear you1 sir8 ,i 'faith1 do not make away her gown4 #ea ,mat4 ,oh6 it's summer1 it's summer2 your only fashion for a woman now is to be light1 to be light4 ,orl4 ,why1 pray sir1 employ some of that 7#ee7 money you have of mine4 ,mat4 ,thine8 ,i 'll starve first1 ,i 'll beg first2 when ,i touch a penny of that1 let these fingers' ends rot4 ,orl4 ,aside4 ,so they may1 for that 's past 7#fj7 touching4 ,i saw my twenty pounds fly high4 ,mat4 ,knowest thou never a damn'd broker about the city8 ,orl4 ,damn'd broker8 ,yes1 five hundred4 ,mat4 ,the gown stood me in#beba above twenty 7#fe7 ducats2 borrow ten of#bebb it4 ,cannot live without silver4 ,orl4 ,i 'll make what ,i can of it1 sir1 ,i 'll be your broker1-- ,aside ,but not your damn'd broker4 ,oh thou scurvy knave6 #gj ,what makes a wife turn whore1 but such a slave8 ,exit with ,,bellafront',s gown4 ,mat4 ,how now1 little chick1 what ailest8 ,weeping for a handful of tailor's shreds8 ,pox on them1 are there not silks enow at mercer's8 ,bell4 ,i care not for gay feathers1 ,i4 #ge ,mat4 ,what dost care for then8 ,why dost grieve8 ,bell4 ,why do ,i grieve8 ,a thousand sorrows strike ,at one poor heart1 and yet it lives4 ,matheo1 ,thou art a gamester2 prithee1 throw at all1 #hj ,set all upon one cast4 ,we kneel and pray1 ,and struggle for life1 yet must be cast away4 ,meet misery quickly then1 split all1 sell all1 ,and when thou 'st sold all1 spend it2 but1 ,i beseech thee1 ,build not thy mind on me to coin thee more2 #he ,to get it wouldst thou have me play the whore8 ,mat4 ',t was your profession before ,i married you4 ,bell4 ,umh8 it was indeed4 ,if all men should be branded ,for sins long since laid up1 who could be saved8 ,the quarter-day 's at hand1 how will you do #ia ,to pay the rent1 ,matheo8 ,mat4 ,why1 do as all of our occupation do against#bebc quarter-days3 break up house1 remove1 shift your lodgings3 pox a' your quarters6 #ie ,enter ,,lodovico4 ,lod4 ,where 's this gallant8 ,mat4 ,signor ,ludovico8 how does my little ,mirror of ,knighthood8#bebd ,this is kindly done1 i' faith3 welcome1 by my troth4 ,lod4 ,and how dost1 frolic8--,save you fair lady4-- #ajj ,thou lookest smug and bravely1 noble ,mat4 ,mat4 ,drink and feed1 laugh and lie warm4 ,lod4 ,is this thy wife8 ,mat4 ,a poor gentlewoman1 sir1 whom ,i make use of a'nights4 #aje ,lod4 ,pay custom to your lips1 sweet lady4 ,kisses her4 ,mat4 ,borrow some shells#bebe of him4--,some wine1 sweetheart4 ,lod4 ,i 'll send for 't then1 i 'faith4 ,mat4 ,you send for 't6--,some wine1 ,i prithee4 ,bell4 ,i ha' no money4 #aaj ,mat4 ',sblood1 nor ,i4--,what wine love you1 signor8 ,lod4 ,here6 offering money or ,i 'll not stay1 ,i protest2 trouble the gentlewoman too much8 ,exit ,,bellafront4 ,and what news flies abroad1 ,matheo8 #aad ,mat4 ,troth1 none4 ,oh1 signor1 we ha' been merry in our days4 ,lod4 ,and no doubt shall again4 ,the divine powers never shoot darts at men ,mortal1 to kill them4 ,mat4 ,you say true4 #abj ,lod4 ,why should we grieve at want8 ,say the world made thee ,her minion1 that thy head lay in her lap1 ,and that she danc'd thee on her wanton knee1 ,she could but give thee a whole world3 that 's all1 #abd ,and that all's nothing2 the world's greatest part ,cannot fill up one corner of thy heart4 ,say the three corners were all fill'd1 alas6 ,of what art thou possest8 ,a thin blown glass1 ,such as is by boys puft into the air6 ,were twenty kingdoms thine1 thou 'dst live in care3 #acj ,thou couldst not sleep the better1 nor live longer1 ,nor merrier be1 nor healthfuller1 nor stronger4 ,if1 then1 thou want'st1 thus make that want thy pleasure1 ,no man wants all things1 nor has all in measure4 ,mat4 ,i am the most wretched fellow3 sure 7#ace7 some left-handed priest hath christ'ned me4 ,i am so unlucky2 ,i am never out of one puddle or another2 still falling4 ,re-enter ,,bellafront with wine and ,,orlando4 ,fill out wine to my little finger4--,with my heart1 i' faith4 ,drinks4 #adj ,lod4 ,thanks1 good ,matheo4 ,to your own sweet self4 ,drinks4 ,re-enter ,,orlando4 ,orl4 ,all the brokers' hearts1 sir1 are made of flint4 ,i can with all my knocking strike but six sparks of fire out of them2 here's six ducats1 if you'll take them4 #adf ,mat4 ,give me them6 ,taking money4 ,an evil conscience gnaw them all6 ,moths and plagues hang upon their lousy wardrobes6 ,lod4 ,is this your man1 ,matheo8 #aej ,mat4 ,an old serving-man4 ,orl4 ,you may give me t' other half too1 sir2 that's the beggar4 ,lod4 ,what hast there1--gold8 #aed ,mat4 ,a sort#bebf of rascals are in my debt1 ,god knows what1 and they feed me with bits1 with crumbs1 a pox choke them4 ,lod4 ,a word1 ,matheo2 be not angry with me2 ,believe it that ,i know the touch of time1 #aei ,and can part copper1 though it be gilded o'er1 ,from the true gold3 the sails which thou dost spread1 ,would show well if they were not borrowed4 ,the sound of thy low fortunes drew me hither1 ,i give my self unto thee2 prithee1 use me1 ,i will bestow on you a suit of satin1 #afe ,and all things else to fit a gentleman1 ,because ,i love you4 ,mat4 ,thanks1 good1 noble knight6 ,lod4 ,call on me when you please2 till then farewell4 ,exit4 ,mat4 ,hast angled8 ,hast cut up this fresh salmon8 #agj ,bell4 ,wouldst have me be so base8 ,mat4 ,it's base to steal1 it's base to be a whore3 ,thou 'lt be more base1 ,i'll make thee keep a door4#bebg ,exit4 ,orl4 ,i hope he will not sneak away with all the money1 will he8 #age ,bell4 ,thou seest he does4 ,orl4 ,nay then1 it's well4 ,i set my brains upon an upright last2#bebh though my wits be old1 yet they are like a wither'd pippin1 wholesome4 ,look you1 mistress1 ,i told him ,i had but six #ahj ducats of the knave broker1 but ,i had eight1 and kept these two for you4 ,bell4 ,thou should'st have given him all4 ,orl4 ,what1 to fly high8 ,bell4 ,like waves1 my misery drives on misery4 ,exit4 ,orl4 ,sell his wife's clothes from her back8 7#ahe7 ,does any poulterer's wife pull chickens alive8 ,he riots all abroad1 wants all at home3 he dices1 whores1 swaggers1 swears1 cheats1 borrows1 pawns4 ,i'll give him hook and line1 a little more for all this2 #aij ,yet sure i 'th' end he 'll delude all my hopes1 ,and show me a ,french trick danc'd on the ropes4#bebi ,exit4 #aie ,,scene ,,iii4 ,enter at one door ,,lodovico and ,,carolo2 at another ,,bots1 and ,mistress ,,horseleech4 ,,candido and his ,wife appear in the ,shop4 ,lod4 ,hist1 hist1 ,lieutenant ,bots6 ,how dost1 man8 ,car4 ,whither are you ambling1 ,madam ,horseleech8 ,mis4 ,h4 ,about worldly profit1 sir3 how 7#e7 do your worships8 ,bots4 ,we want tools1 gentlemen1 to furnish the trade3 they wear out day and night1 they wear out till no metal be left in their back4 ,we hear of two or three new wenches are come 7#aj7 up with a carrier1 and your old goshawk here is flying at them4 ,lod4 ,and1 faith1 what flesh have you at home8 ,mis4 ,h4 ,ordinary dishes2 by my troth1 7#ae7 sweet men1 there's few good i' th' city4 ,i am as well furnisht as any1 and1 though ,i say it1 as well custom'd4 ,bots4 ,we have meats of all sorts of dressing2 we have stew'd meat for your ,frenchman1 7#bj7 pretty light picking meat for your ,italian1 and that which is rotten roasted for ,don ,spaniardo4 ,lod4 ,a pox on 't4 ,bots4 ,we have poulterer's ware for your sweet bloods1 as dove1 chicken1 duck1 teal1 7#be7 woodcock1 and so forth3 and butcher's meat for the citizen3 yet muttons#becj fall very bad this year4 ,lod4 ,stay1 is not that my patient linen-draper yonder1 and my fine young smug mistress1 7#cj7 his wife8 ,car4 ,sirrah1#beca grannam1 ,i 'll give thee for thy fee twenty crowns1 if thou canst but procure me the wearing of yon velvet cap4 ,mis4 ,h4 ,you 'd wear another thing besides 7#ce7 the cap4 ,you're a wag4 ,bots4 ,twenty crowns8 ,we 'll share1 and ,i 'll be your pully to draw her on4 ,lod4 ,do't presently2 we'll ha' some sport4 ,mis4 ,h4 ,wheel you about1 sweet men3 7#dj7 do you see8 ,i'll cheapen wares of the man1 whilst ,bots is doing with his wife4 ,lod4 ,to 't3 if we come into the shop to do you grace1 we'll call you madam4 ,bots4 ,pox a' your old face1 give it the 7#de7 badge of all scurvy faces1 a mask4 ,mistress ,,horseleech puts on a mask4 ,cand4 ,what is 't you lack1 gentlewoman8 ,cambric or lawns1 or fine hollands8 ,pray draw near2 ,i can sell you a pennyworth4 ,bots4 ,some cambric for my old lady4 #ej ,cand4 ,cambric8 ,you shall1 the purest thread in ,milan4 ,lod41 ,car4 ,save you1 ,signor ,candido4 ,lod4 ,how does my noble master8 ,how my fair mistress8 #ee ,cand4 ,my worshipful good servant4--,view it well1 for 't is both fine and even4 ,shows cambric4 ,car4 ,cry you mercy1 madam2 though mask'd1 ,i thought it should be you by your man4--,pray1 signor1 show her the best1 for she commonly deals for good ware4 #fa ,cand4 ,then this shall fit her4--,this is for your ladyship4 ,bots4 to ,bride4 ,a word1 ,i pray4 ,there is a waiting gentlewoman of my lady's--her 7#fe7 name is ,ruyna--says she's your kinswoman1 and that you should be one of her aunts4 ,bride4 ,one of her aunts8 ,troth1 sir1 ,i know her not4 #fi ,bots4 ,if it please you to bestow the poor labour of your legs at any time1 ,i will be your convoy thither4 ,bride4 ,i am a snail1 sir1 seldom leave my house4 ,if 't please her to visit me1 she shall be welcome4 #ge ,bots4 ,do you hear8 ,the naked truth is1 my lady hath a young knight1 her son1 who loves you2 you 're made1 if you lay hold upon 't2 this jewel he sends you4 ,offers jewel4 #gi ,bride4 ,sir1 ,i return his love and jewel with scorn4 ,let go my hand1 or ,i shall call my husband4 ,you are an arrant knave4 ,exit4 ,lod4 ,what will she do8 ,bots4 ,do8 ,they shall all do if ,bots sets upon them once4 ,she was as if she had profest 7#he7 the trade1 squeamish at first2 at last ,i showed her this jewel1 said a knight sent it her4 ,lod4 ,is't gold1 and right stones8 ,bots4 ,copper1 copper2 ,i go a fishing with these baits4 ,she nibbled1 but would not swallow the hook1 because the conger-head1 her #ia husband1 was by2 but she bids the gentleman name any afternoon1 and she'll meet him at her garden house1#becb which ,i know4 ,lod4 ,is this no lie now8 #ie ,bots4 ,damme1 if-- ,lod4 ,oh1 prithee1 stay there4 ,bots4 ,the twenty crowns1 sir4 ,lod4 ,before he has his work done8--,but on my knightly word he shall pay 't thee4 #ajj ,enter ,,astolfo1 ,,beraldo1 ,,fontinell1 and the ,irish footman ,,bryan4 ,ast4 ,i thought thou hadst been gone into thine own country4 ,bry4 ,no1 faat1 la1 ,i cannot go dis four or tree days4 #ajd ,ber4 ,look thee1 yonder 's the shop1 and that 's the man himself4 ,fon4 ,thou shalt but cheapen1 and do as we told thee1 to put a jest upon him1 to abuse his patience4 #aji ,bry4 ,i' faat1 ,i doubt my pate shall be knocked3 but1 sa crees sa' me1 for your shakes1 ,i will run to any linen-draper in hell4 ,come1 predee4 ,all4 ,save you1 gallants4 ,lod41 ,car4 ,oh1 well met6 #aae ,cand4 ,you 'll give no more1 you say8 ,i cannot take it4 ,mis4 ,h4 ,truly1 ,i 'll give no more4 ,cand4 ,it must not fetch it4 ,what would you have1 sweet gentlemen4 #abj ,ast4 ,nay1 here 's the customer4 ,exeunt ,,bots and ,mistress ,,horseleech4 ,lod4 ,the garden-house1 you say8 ,we 'll bolt#becc out your roguery4 ,cand4 ,i will but lay these parcels by--my men ,are all at custom house unloading wares4 #abe ,if cambric you would deal in1 there 's the best2 ,all ,milan cannot sample it4 ,lod4 ,do you hear it8 one1 two1 three1-- ',sfoot1 there came in four gallants6 ,sure your wife is slipt up1 and the fourth man1 ,i hold my life1 is grafting your warden tree4#becd #aca ,cand4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 you gentlemen are full of jest1 ,if she be up1 she 's gone some wares to show2 ,i have above as good wares as below4 ,lod4 ,have you so8 ,nay1 then-- #ace ,cand4 ,now1 gentlemen1 is 't cambrics8 ,bry4 ,i predee now1 let me have de best waures4 ,cand4 ,what 's that he says1 pray1 gentlemen8 ,lod4 ,marry1 he says we are like to have the best wars4 #ada ,cand4 ,the best wars8 ,all are bad1 yet wars do good1 ,and1 like to surgeons1 let sick kingdom's blood4 ,bry4 ,faat a devil pratest tow so8 a pox on dee6 ,i preddee1 let me see some hollen1 to make linen shirts1 for fear my body be lousy4 #adf ,cand4 ,indeed1 ,i understand no word he speaks4 ,car4 ,marry1 he says that at the siege in ,holland ,there was much bawdry us'd among the soldiers1 ,though they were lousy4 #aej ,cand4 ,it may be so1 that 's likely4--,true1 indeed1 ,in every garden1 sir1 does grow that weed4 ,bry4 ,pox on de gardens1 and de weeds1 and de fool's cap dere1 and de clouts6 ,hear8 dost make a hobby-horse of me4 ,tearing the cambric4 #aee ,all4 ,oh1 fie6 he has torn the cambric4 ,cand4 ',t is no matter4 ,ast4 ,it frets me to the soul4 ,cand4 ,so does 't not me4 ,my customers do oft for remnants call1 ,these are two remnants1 now1 no loss at all4 ,but let me tell you1 were my servants here4 #afj ,it would ha' cost more4--,thank you1 gentlemen1 ,i use you well1 pray know my shop again4 ,exit4 ,all4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 come1 come1 let 's go1 let 's go4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#bece ,enter ,,matheo brave1#becf and ,,bellafront4 ,mat4 ,how am ,i suited1 ,front8 ,am ,i not gallant1 ha8 ,bell4 ,yes1 sir1 you are suited well4 ,mat4 ,exceeding passing well1 and to the time4#becg #d ,bell4 ,the tailor has play'd his part with you4 ,mat4 ,and ,i have play'd a gentleman's part with my tailor1 for ,i owe him for the making of it4 ,bell4 ,and why did you so1 sir8 ,mat4 ,to keep the fashion2 it 's your only 7#aj7 fashion now1 of your best rank of gallants1 to make their tailors wait for their money2 neither were it wisdom indeed to pay them upon the first edition#bech of a new suit2 for commonly the suit is owing for1 when the linings 7#ae7 are worn out1 and there 's no reason1 then1 that the tailor should be paid before the mercer4 ,bell4 ,is this the suit the knight bestowed upon you8 ,mat4 ,this is the suit1 and ,i need not shame to wear it1 for better men than ,i would be 7#ba7 glad to have suits bestowed on them4 ,it 's a generous fellow1--but--pox on him--we whose pericranions are the very limbecks and stillatories of good wit and fly high1 must drive liquor out of stale gaping oysters4 ,shallow 7#bf7 knight1 poor squire ,tinacheo3 ,i 'll make a wild ,cataian#beci of forty such3 hang him1 he 's an ass1 he 's always sober4 ,bell4 ,this is your fault to wound your friends still4 #ca ,mat4 ,no1 faith1 ,front1 ,lodovico is a noble ,slavonian3 it 's more rare to see him in a woman's company1 than for a ,spaniard to go into ,england1 and to challenge the ,english 7#ce7 fencers there4--,knocking within4 ,one knocks1--see4--,exit ,,bellafront4--,la1 fa1 sol1 la1 fa1 la1 sings rustle in silks and satins6 ,there 's music in this1 and a taffeta petticoat1 it makes both fly high4 ,catso4 #dj ,re-enter ,,bellafront2 after her ,,orlando1 like himself1 with four men after him4 ,bell4 ,matheo6 't is my father4 ,mat4 ,ha6 father8 ,it 's no matter1 he finds no tatter'd prodigals here4 ,orl4 ,is not the door good enough to hold your blue coats8 ,away1 knaves1 wear not your 7#de7 clothes threadbare at knees for me2 beg ,heaven's blessing1 not mine4 ,exeunt ,servants4--,oh cry your worship mercy1 sir2 was somewhat bold to talk to this gentlewoman1 your wife here4 #ej ,mat4 ,a poor gentlewoman1 sir4 ,orl4 ,stand not1 sir1 bare to me2 ,i ha' read oft ,that serpents who creep low1 belch ranker poison ,than winged dragons do that fly aloft4 ,mat4 ,if it offend you1 sir1 't is for my pleasure4 #ee ,orl4 ,your pleasure be 't1 sir4 ,umh1 is this your palace8 ,bell4 ,yes1 and our kingdom1 for 't is our content4 ,orl4 ,it 's a very poor kingdom then2 what1 are all your subjects gone a sheep-shearing8 ,not a maid8 not a man8 not so much as a cat8 ,you keep a good house belike1 just like one 7#fa7 of your profession1 every room with bare walls1 and a half-headed bed to vault upon1 as all your bawdy-houses are4 ,pray who are your upholsters8 ,oh1 the spiders1 ,i see1 they bestow hangings upon you4 #ff ,mat4 ,bawdy-house8 ,zounds1 sir-- ,bell4 ,oh sweet ,matheo1 peace4 ,upon my knees ,i do beseech you1 sir1 not to arraign me ,for sins1 which ,heaven1 ,i hope1 long since hath pardoned6 #gj ,those flames1 like lightning flashes1 are so spent1 ,the heat no more remains1 than where ships went1 ,or where birds cut the air1 the print remains4 ,mat4 ,pox on him1 kneel to a dog4 ,bell4 ,she that 's a whore1 #ge ,lives gallant1 fares well1 is not1 like me1 poor4 ,i ha' now as small acquaintance with that sin1 ,as if ,i had never known 't1 that never been4 ,orl4 ,no acquaintance with it8 ,what maintains thee then8 ,how dost live then8 ,has thy husband any lands1 any rents coming in1 any #ha stock going1 any ploughs jogging1 any ships sailing8 ,hast thou any wares to turn1#bedj so much as to get a single penny by8 ,yes thou hast ware to sell2 #he ,knaves are thy chapmen1 and thy shop is hell4 ,mat4 ,do you hear1 sir8 ,orl4 ,so1 sir1 ,i do hear1 sir1 more of you than you dream ,i do4 ,mat4 ,you fly a little too high1 sir4 #ij ,orl4 ,why1 sir1 too high8 ,mat4 ,i ha' suff'red your tongue1 like a barr'd cater-tray1#beda to run all this while1 and ha' not stopt it4 ,orl4 ,well1 sir1 you talk like a gamester4 #ie ,mat4 ,if you come to bark at her because she 's a poor rogue1 look you1 here 's a fine path1 sir1 and there1 there1 the door4 ,bell4 ,matheo6 ,mat4 ,your blue coats stay for you1 sir4 ,i love a good honest roaring boy1 and so-- #aja ,orl4 ,that 's the devil4 ,mat4 ,sir1 sir1 ,i 'll ha' no ,joves in my house to thunder avaunt4 ,she shall live and be maintained when you1 like a keg of musty sturgeon1 7#aje7 shall stink4 ,where8 ,in your coffin4 ,how8 ,be a musty fellow1 and lousy4 ,orl4 ,i know she shall be maintained1 but how8 ,she like a quean1 thou like a knave2 she like a whore1 thou like a thief4 #aaj ,mat4 ,thief8 ,zounds6 ,thief8 ,bell4 ,good1 dearest ,mat6--,father6 ,mat4 ,pox on you both6 ,i 'll not be braved4 ,new satin scorns to be put down with bare bawdy velvet4 ,thief6 #aae ,orl4 ,ay1 thief1 th' art a murderer1 a cheater1 a whoremonger1 a pot-hunter1 a borrower1 a beggar-- ,bell4 ,dear father-- ,mat4 ,an old ass1 a dog1 a churl1 a chuff1 an usurer1 a villain1 a moth1 a mangy mule1 7#aba7 with an old velvet foot-cloth on his back1 sir4 ,bell4 ,oh me6 ,orl4 ,varlet1 for this ,i 'll hang thee4 ,mat4 ,ha1 ha1 alas6 ,orl4 ,thou keepest a man of mine here1 7#abf7 under my nose4 ,mat4 ,under thy beard4 ,orl4 ,as arrant a smell-smock1 for an old mutton-monger#bedb as thyself4 #acj ,mat4 ,no1 as yourself4 ,orl4 ,as arrant a purse-taker as ever cried1 ,stand6 yet a good fellow ,i confess1 and valiant2 but he 'll bring thee to th' gallows4 ,you both have robb'd of late two poor country pedlars4 #acf ,mat4 ,how 's this8 ,how 's this8 ,dost thou fly high8 ,rob pedlars8--,bear witness1 ,front--rob pedlars8 ,my man and ,i a thief8 ,bell4 ,oh1 sir1 no more4 ,orl4 ,ay1 knave1 two pedlars4 ,hue and cry 7#ada7 is up1 warrants are out1 and ,i shall see thee climb a ladder4 ,mat4 ,and come down again as well as a bricklayer or a tiler4 ,aside4 ,how the vengeance knows he this8--,if ,i be hanged1 #adf ,i 'll tell the people ,i married old ,friscobaldo's daughter2 ,i 'll frisco you1 and your old carcass4 ,orl4 ,tell what you canst2 if ,i stay here longer1 ,i shall be hang'd too1 for being in thy company2 therefore1 as ,i found you1 ,i leave #aea you-- ,mat4 ,kneel1 and get money of him4 ,orl4 ,a knave and a quean1 a thief and a strumpet1 a couple of beggars1 a brace of baggages4 #aef ,mat4 ,hang2 upon him--,ay1 ay1 sir1 fare you well2 we are so--follow close--we are beggars--in satin--to him4 ,bell4 ,is this your comfort1 when so many years #afj ,you ha' left me frozen to death8 ,orl4 ,freeze still1 starve still6 ,bell4 ,yes1 so ,i shall3 ,i must3 ,i must and will4 ,if1 as you say1 ,i'm poor1 relieve me then1 ,let me not sell my body to base men4 ,you call me strumpet1 ,heaven knows ,i am none3 #afe ,your cruelty may drive me to be one3 ,let not that sin be yours2 let not the shame ,of common whore live longer than my name4 ,that cunning bawd1 ,necessity1 night and day ,plots to undo me2 drive that bag away1 #agj ,lest being at lowest ebb1 as now ,i am1 ,i sink for ever4 ,orl4 ,lowest ebb1 what ebb8 ,bell4 ,so poor1 that1 though to tell it be my shame1 ,i am not worth a dish to hold my meat2 ,i am yet poorer1 ,i want bread to eat4 #age ,orl4 ,it's not seen by your cheeks4 ,mat4 ,aside4 ,i think she has read an homily to tickle the old rogue4 ,orl4 ,want bread6 ,there's satin3 bake that4 ,mat4 ',sblood1 make pasties of my clothes8 #ahj ,orl4 ,a fair new cloak1 stew that2 an excellent gilt rapier4 ,mat4 ,will you eat that1 sir8 ,orl4 ,i could feast ten good fellows with these hangers4#bedc ,mat4 ,the pox1 you shall6 #ahe ,orl4 ,i shall not1 till thou begg'st1 think thou art poor2 ,and when thou begg'st ,i'll feed thee at my door1 ,as ,i feed dogs1 with bones2 till then beg1 borrow1 ,pawn1 steal1 and hang1 turn bawd1 when thou art whore1-- ,aside4 ,my heart-strings sure would crack1 were they strain'd more4 ,exit4 #aij ,mat4 ,this is your father1 your damn'd--,confusion light upon all the generation of you6 ,he can come bragging hither with four white herrings at 's tail in blue coats1 without roes in their bellies2 but ,i may starve ere he give me so much as a cob4#bedd #aif ,bell4 ,what tell you me of this8 alas6 ,mat4 ,go1 trot after your dad1 do you capitulate2 ,i'll pawn not for you2 ,i'll not steal to be hanged for such an hypocritical1 close1 common harlot3 away1 you dog6-- #bja ,brave i' faith6 ,udsfoot1 give me some meat4 ,bell4 ,yes1 sir4 ,exit4 ,mat4 ,goodman slave1 my man too1 is gallop'd to the devil a' the t' other side3 ,pacheco1 ,i'll checo you4 ,is this your dad's day8 ,england1 7#bjf7 they say1 is the only hell for horses1 and only paradise for women3 pray get you to that paradise1 because you're called an honest whore2 there they live none but honest whores with a pox4 ,marry1 here in our city1 all your 7#baa7 sex are but foot-cloth nags3#bede the master no sooner lights but the man leaps into the saddle4 ,re-enter ,,bellafront with meat and drink4 ,bell4 ,will you sit down1 ,i pray1 sir8 ,mat4 sitting down4 ,i could tear1 by th' ,lord1 his flesh1 and eat his midriff in salt1 as ,i eat 7#baf7 this3--must ,i choke8--,my father ,friscobaldo1 ,i shall make a pitiful hog-louse of you1 ,orlando1 if you fall once into my fingers--,here's the savourest meat6 ,i ha' got a stomach with chafing4#bedf ,what rogue should tell him of those 7#bba7 two pedlars8 ,a plague choke him1 and gnaw him to the bare bones6--,come fill4 ,bell4 ,thou sweatest with very anger1 good sweet4 ,vex not1 'las1 'tis no fault of mine4 #bbe ,mat4 ,where didst buy this mutton8 ,i never felt better ribs4 ,bell4 ,a neighbour sent it me4 ,re-enter ,,orlando disguised as a ,serving-man4 ,mat4 ,hah1 neighbour8 ,foh1 my mouth stinks4 ,you whore1 do you beg victuals for me8 ,is this satin doublet to be bombasted#bedg with broken 7#bca7 meat8 ,takes up the stool4 ,orl4 ,what will you do1 sir8 ,mat4 ,beat out the brains of a beggarly-- #bcd ,orl4 ,beat out an ass's head of your own4--,away1 ,mistress6 ,exit ,,bellafront4 ,zounds1 do but touch one hair of her1 and ,i'll so quilt your cap with old iron1 that your coxcomb shall ache the worse these seven years for 't4 ,does she look like a roasted rabbit1 that you must have the head for the brains8 #bda ,mat4 ,ha1 ha6 go out of my doors1 you rogue6 ,away1 four marks2 trudge4 ,orl4 ,four marks8 ,no1 sir1 my twenty pound that you ha' made fly high1 and ,i am gone4 #bde ,mat4 ,must ,i be fed with chippings8 ,you're best get a clapdish1#bedh and say y' are proctor to some spittle-house4#bedi--,where hast thou been1 ,pacheco8 ,come hither my little turkey-cock4 ,orl4 ,i cannot abide1 sir1 to see a woman wrong'd1 not ,i4 #bea ,mat4 ,sirrah1 here was my father-in-law to-day4 ,orl4 ,pish1 then y' are full of crowns4 ,mat4 ,hang him6 he would ha' thrust crowns upon me1 to have fall'n in again1 but ,i scorn cast clothes1 or any man's gold4 #bef ,orl4 ,aside4--,but mine4 ,how did he brook that1 sir8 ,mat4 ,oh1 swore like a dozen of drunken tinkers2 at last growing foul in words1 he and 7#bfj7 four of his men drew upon me1 sir4 ,orl4 ,in your house8 ,would ,i had been by6 ,mat4 ,i made no more ado1 but fell to my old lock1#beej and so thrashed my blue-coats and old crab-tree-face my father-in-law1 and then walkt like a lion in my grate4#beea #bff ,orl4 ,o noble master6 ,mat4 ,sirrah1 he could tell me of the robbing the two pedlars1 and that warrants are out for us both4 #bgj ,orl4 ,good sir1 ,i like not those crackers4#beeb ,mat4 ,crackhalter1#beec wou't set thy foot to mine8 ,orl4 ,how1 sir8 at drinking4 ,mat4 ,we 'll pull that old crow my father3 rob thy master4 ,i know the house1 thou 7#bge7 the servants3 the purchase#beed is rich1 the plot to get it is easy2 the dog will not part from a bone4 ,orl4 ,pluck't out of his throat1 then4 ,i 'll snarl for one1 if this#beee can bite4 ,mat4 ,say no more1 say no more1 old coal2 7#bhj7 meet me anon at the sign of the ,shipwrack4 ,orl4 ,yes1 sir4 ,mat4 ,and dost hear1 man8--the ,shipwrack4 ,exit4 ,orl4 ,th' art at the shipwrack now1 and like a swimmer1 ,bold1 but unexpert1 with those waves dost play1 #bhe ,whose dalliance1 whorelike1 is to cast thee away4 ,enter ,,hippolito and ,,bellafront4 ,and here 's another vessel1 better fraught1 ,but as ill-mann'd2 her sinking will be wrought1 ,if rescue come not3 like a man of war ,i 'll therefore bravely out2 somewhat ,i 'll do1 ,and either save them both1 or perish too4 ,exit4 #bia ,hip4 ,it is my fate to be bewitched by those eyes4 ,bell4 ,fate8 your folly4 ,why should my face thus mad you8 ',las1 those colours #bie ,are wound up long ago1 which beauty spread3 ,the flowers that once grew here1 are withered4 ,you turn'd my black soul white1 made it look new1 ,and should ,i sin1 it ne'er should be with you4 ,hip4 ,your hand1 ,i 'll offer you fair play4 ,when first #cjj ,we met i' th' lists together1 you remember ,you were a common rebel2 with one parley ,i won you to come in4 ,bell4 ,you did4 ,hip4 ,i 'll try ,if now ,i can beat down this chastity ,with the same ordnance4 ,will you yield this fort1 #cje ,if the power of argument now1 as then1 ,i get of you the conquest3 as before ,i turn'd you honest1 now to turn you whore1 ,by force of strong persuasion8 ,bell4 ,if you can1 ,i yield4 ,hip4 ,the alarum 's struck up2 ,i 'm your man4 ,bell4 ,a woman gives defiance4 ,hip4 ,sit4 ,they seat themselves4 ,bell4 ,begin3 #caa ',t is a brave battle to encounter sin4 ,hip4 ,yon men that are to fight in the same war ,to which ,i 'm prest1 and plead at the same bar1 ,to win a woman1 if you 'd have me speed1 #cae ,send all your wishes6 ,bell4 ,no doubt you 're heard2 proceed4 ,hip4 ,to be a harlot1 that you stand upon1 ,the very name 's a charm to make you one4 ,harlotta#beef was a dame of so divine #cai ,and ravishing touch#beeg that she was concubine ,to an ,english king2 her sweet bewitching eye ,did the king's heart-strings in such love-knots tie ,that even the coyest was proud when she could hear ,men say1 8,behold1 another ,harlot there60 ,and after her all women that were fair #cbe ,were harlots call'd1 as to this day some are3 ,besides1 her dalliance she so well does mix1 ,that she 's in ,latin call'd the ,meretrix4 ,thus for the name3 for the profession1 this3 ,who lives in bondage1 lives lac'd2 the chief bliss #ccj ,this world below can yield1 is liberty3 ,and who1 than whores1 with looser wings dare fly8 ,as ,juno's proud bird spreads the fairest tail1 ,so does a strumpet hoist the loftiest sail1 ,she 's no man's slave2 men are her slaves2 her eye #cce ,moves not on wheels screw'd up with jealousy4 ,she1 hors'd or coach'd1 does merry ,journeys make1 ,free as the sun in his gilt zodiac3 ,as bravely does she shine1 as fast she 's driven1 ,but stays not long in any house of heaven2 #cdj ,but shifts from sign to sign1 her amorous prizes ,more rich being when she 's down1 than when she rises4 ,in brief1 gentlemen haunt them1 soldiers fight for them1 ,few men but know them1 few or none abhor them4 ,thus for sport's sake speak ,i1 as to a woman ,whom1 as the worst ground1 ,i would turn to common3 #cdf ,but you ,i would enclose for mine own bed4 ,bell4 ,so should a husband be dishonoured4 ,hip4 ,dishonour'd8 ,not a whit3 to fall to one ,besides your husband is to fall to none1 #cej ,for one no number is4 ,bell4 ,faith1 should you take ,one in your bed1 would you that reckoning make8 ',t is time you found retreat4 ,hip4 ,say1 have ,i won1 ,is the day ours8 ,bell4 ,the battle 's but half done1 ,none but yourself have yet sounded alarms1 #cee ,let us strike too1 else you dishonour arms4 ,hip4 ,if you can win the day1 the glory's yours4 ,bell4 ,to prove a woman should not be a whore3 ,when she was made1 she 'd one man1 and no more2 #cei ,yet she was tied to laws then1 for even than1#beeh ',t is said1 she was not made for men1 but man4 ,anon1 t' increase earth's brood1 the law was varied1 ,men should take many wives3 and though they married ,according to that act1 yet 't is not known ,but that those wives were only tied to one4 #cfe ,new parliaments were since3 for now one woman ,is shar'd between three hundred1 nay she 's common1 ,common6 as spotted leopards1 whom for sport ,men hunt to get the flesh1 but care not for 't4 ,so spread they nets of gold1 and tune their calls1 #cgj ,to enchant silly women to take falls2 ,swearing they 're angels1 which that they may win ,they 'll hire the devil to come with false dice in4 ,oh ,sirens' subtle tunes6 yourselves you flatter1 ,and our weak sex betray3 so men love water2 ,it serves to wash their hands1 but being once foul1 #cge ,the water down is pour'd1 cast out of doors2 ,and even of such base use do men make whores4 ,a harlot1 like a hen1 more sweetness reaps1 ,to pick men one by one up1 than in heaps3 #chj ,yet all feeds but confounding4#beei ,say you should taste me1 ,i serve but for the time1 and when the day ,of war is done1 am cashier'd out of pay3 ,if like lame soldiers ,i could beg1 that 's all1 ,and there 's lust's rendezvous1 an hospital4 #che ,who then would be a man's slave1 a man 's woman8 ,she 's half starv'd the first day that feeds in common4 ,hip4 ,you should not feed so1 but with me alone4 ,bell4 ,if ,i drink poison by stealth1 is 't not all one8 ,is 't not rank poison still with you alone8 #cij ,nay1 say you spi'd a courtesan1 whose soft side ,to touch you 'd sell your birth-right1 for one kiss ,be rack'd2 she 's won1 you're sated3 what follows this8 ,oh1 then you curse that bawd that toll'd#befj you in1 ,the night2 you curse your lust1 you loathe the sin1 #cie ,you loathe her very sight1 and ere the day ,arise1 you rise glad when y' are stol'n away4 ,even then when you are drunk with all her sweets1 ,there 's no true pleasure in a strumpet's sheets4 ,women whom lust so prostitutes to sale1 #djj ,like dancers upon ropes1 once seen1 are stale4 ,hip4 ,if all the threads of harlot's lives are spun1 ,so coarse as you would make them1 tell me why ,you so long lov'd the trade8 ,bell4 ,if all the threads ,of harlot's lives be fine as you would make them1 #dje ,why do not you persuade your wife turn whore1 ,and all dames else to fall before that sin8 ,like an ill husband1 though ,i knew the same ,to be my undoing1 followed ,i that game4 ,oh1 when the work of lust had earn'd my bread1 #daj ,to taste it how ,i trembled1 lest each bit1 ,ere it went down1 should choke me chewing it6 ,my bed seem'd like a cabin hung in hell1 ,the bawd1 bell's porter1 and the lickerish#befa wine ,the pander fetch'd1 was like an easy fine1 #dae ,for which1 methought1 ,i leas'd away my soul2 ,and oftentimes1 even in my quaffing bowl1 ,thus said ,i to myself1 ,i am a whore1 ,and have drunk down thus much confusion more4 #dai ,hip4 ,it is a common rule1 and 't is more true1 ,two of one trade ne'er love3 no more do you4 ,why are you sharp 'gainst that you once profest8 ,bell4 ,why dote you on that1 which you did once detest8 ,i cannot1 seeing she 's woven of such bad stuff1 ,set colours on a harlot base enough4 #dbe ,nothing did make me1 when ,i lov'd them best1 ,to loathe them more than this3 when in the street ,a fair young modest damsel ,i did meet1 ,she seem'd to all a dove1 when ,i pass'd by1 ,and ,i to all a raven3 every eye #dcj ,that followed her went with a bashful glance1 ,at me each bold and jeering countenance ,darted forth scorn2 to her as if she had been ,some tower unvanquished1 would they vail1#befb ',gainst me swoln rumour hoisted every sail2 ,she1 crown'd with reverend praises1 pass'd by them1 #dcf ,i1 though with face mask'd1 could not scape the 8,hem60 ,for1 as if ,heaven had set strange marks on whores1 ,because they should be pointing stocks to man1 ,drest up in civilest shape1 a courtesan-- #ddj ,let her walk saint-like1 noteless1 and unknown1 ,yet she 's betray'd by some trick of her own4 ,were harlots therefore wise1 they 'd be sold dear3 ,for men account them good but for one year1 ,and then like almanacs whose dates are gone1 #dde ,they are thrown by1 and no more look'd upon4 ,who 'll therefore backward fall1 who will launch forth ,in seas so foul1 for ventures no more worth8 ,lust's voyage hath1 if not this course1 this cross1 ,buy ne'er so cheap1 your ware comes home with loss4 #dej ,what1 shall ,i sound retreat8 ,the battle 's done3 ,let the world judge which of us two have won4 ,hip4 ,i6 ,bell4 ,you8 nay then as cowards do in fight1 ,what by blows cannot1 shall be sav'd by flight4 ,exit4 ,hip4 ,fly to earth's fixed centre3 to the caves ,of everlasting horror4 ,i 'll pursue thee1 #def ,though loaden with sins1 even to hell's brazen doors4 ,thus wisest men turn fools1 doting on whores4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#befc ,enter the ,,duke1 ,,lodovico1 and ,,orlando disguised as a ,serving-man2 after them ,,infelice1 ,,carolo1 ,,astolfo1 ,,beraldo1 and ,,fontinell4 ,orl4 ,i beseech your grace1 though your eye be so piercing as under a poor blue coat to cull out an honest father from an old serving-man1 yet1 good my lord1 discover not the plot to any1 but only this gentleman that is now to be an 7#e7 actor in our ensuing comedy4 ,duke4 ,thou hast thy wish1 ,orlando1 pass unknown1 ,sforza shall only go along with thee1 ,to see that warrant serv'd upon thy son4 ,lod4 ,to attach him upon felony1 for two 7#aj7 pedlars3 is 't not so8 ,orl4 ,right1 my noble knight3 those pedlars were two knaves of mine2 he fleec'd the men before1 and now he purposes to flay the master4 ,he will rob me2 his teeth water to be nibbling 7#ae7 at my gold2 but this shall hang him by th' gills1 till ,i pull him on shore4 ,duke4 ,away3 ply you the business4 ,orl4 ,thanks to your grace3 but1 my good lord1 for my daughter-- #bj ,duke4 ,you know what ,i have said4 ,orl4 ,and remember what ,i have sworn4 ,she 's more honest1 on my soul1 than one of the ,turks' wenches1 watcht by a hundred eunuchs4 ,lod4 ,so she had need1 for the ,turks make 7#be7 them whores4 ,orl4 ,he 's a ,turk that makes any woman a whore2 he 's no true ,christian1 ,i 'm sure4 ,i commit your grace4 ,duke4 ,infelice4 #cj ,inf4 ,here1 sir4 ,lod4 ,signor ,friscobaldo4 ,orl4 ,frisking again8 ,pacheco4 ,lod4 ,uds so1 ,pacheco6 ,we 'll have some sport with this warrant3 't is to apprehend 7#ce7 all suspected persons in the house4 ,besides1 there 's one ,bots1 a pander1 and one ,madam ,horseleech1 a bawd1 that have abus'd my friend2 those two conies will we ferret into the purse-net4#befd #dj ,orl4 ,let me alone for dabbing them o' th' neck4 ,come1 come4 ,lod4 ,do ye hear1 gallants8 ,meet me anon at ,matheo's4 ,all4 ,enough4 #de ,exeunt ,,lodovico and ,,orlando4 ,duke4 ,th' old fellow sings that note thou didst before1 ,only his tunes are1 that she is no whore1 ,but that she sent his letters and his gifts1 ,out of a noble triumph o'er his lust1 ,to show she trampled his assaults in dust4 #ej ,inf4 ',t is a good honest servant1 that old man4 ,duke4 ,i doubt no less4 ,inf4 ,and it may be my husband1 ,because when once this woman was unmaskt1 ,he levell'd all her thoughts1 and made them fit1 ,now he 'd mar all again1 to try his wit4 #ee ,duke4 ,it may be so too1 for to turn a harlot ,honest1 it must be by strong antidotes2 ',t is rare1 as to see panthers change their spots4 ,and when she 's once a star fix'd and shines bright1 ,though 't were impiety then to dim her light1 #fj ,because we see such tapers seldom burn1 ,yet 't is the pride and glory of some men1 ,to change her to a blazing star again1 ,and it may be1 ,hippolito does no more4-- ,it cannot be but you 're acquainted all #fe ,with that same madness of our son-in-law1 ,that dotes so on a courtesan4 ,all4 ,yes1 my lord4 ,car4 ,all the city thinks he 's a whoremonger4 ,ast4 ,yet ,i warrant he 'll swear no man marks him4 #gj ,ber4 ',t is like so1 for when a man goes a wenching1 is as if he had a strong stinking breath1 every one smells him out1 yet he feels it not1 though it be ranker than the sweat of sixteen bear warders4 #ge ,duke4 ,i doubt then you have all those stinking breaths2 ,you might be all smelt out4 ,car4 ,troth1 my lord4 ,i think we are all as you ha' been in your youth when you went a-maying2 we all love to hear the cuckoo sing #hj upon other men's trees4 ,duke4 ,it 's well2 yet you confess4 ,but1 girl1 thy bed ,shall not be parted with a courtesan4 ',t is strange1 ,no frown of mine1 no frown of the poor lady1 #he ,my abus'd child1 his wife1 no care of fame1 ,of honour1 heaven1 or hell1 no not that name ,of common strumpet1 can affright1 or woo him ,to abandon her2 the harlot does undo him2 #hi ,she has bewitcht him1 robb'd him of his shape1 ,turn'd him into a beast2 his reason 's lost2 ,you see he looks wild1 does he not8 ,car4 ,i ha' noted ,new moons in 's face1 my lord1 all full of change4 ,duke4 ,he 's no more like unto ,hippolito ,than dead men are to living--never sleeps1 #ie ,or if he do1 it 's dreams3 and in those dreams ,his arms work1 and then cries1 8,sweet0--what 's her name4 ,what 's the drab's name8 ,ast4 ,in troth1 my lord1 ,i know not1 ,i know no drabs1 not ,i4 ,duke4 ,oh1 ,bellafront6-- #ii ,and1 catching her fast1 cries1 8,my ,bellafront60 ,car4 ,a drench that 's able to kill a horse1 cannot kill this disease of smock-smelling1 my lord1 if it have once eaten deep4 ,duke4 ,i 'll try all physic1 and this medicine first3 #ajd ,i have directed warrants strong and peremptory ,to purge our city ,milan1 and to cure ,the outward parts1 the suburbs1 for the attaching ,of all those women1 who1 like gold1 want weight3 ,cities1 like ships1 should have no idle freight4 #aji ,car4 ,no1 my lord1 and light wenches are no idle freight2 but what 's your grace's reach#befe in this8 ,duke4 ,this1 ,carolo4 ,if she whom my son dotes on1 ,be in that master-book enroll'd1 he 'll shame ,ever t' approach one of such noted name4 #aae ,car4 ,but say she be not8 ,duke4 ,yet on harlots' heads ,new laws shall fall so heavy1 and such blows ,shall give to those that haunt them1 that ,hippolito ,if not for fear of law1 for love to her1 ,if he love truly1 shall her bed forbear4 #abj ,car4 ,attach all the light heels i' the city and clap 'em up8 ,why1 my lord1 you dive into a well unsearchable3 all the whores within the walls1 and without the walls8 ,i would not be 7#abd7 he should meddle with them for ten such dukedoms2 the army that you speak on is able to fill all the prisons within this city1 and to leave not a drinking-room in any tavern besides4 ,duke4 ,those only shall be caught that are of note2 ,harlots in each street flow3 #acj ,the fish being thus i' th' net1 ourself will sit1 ,and with eye most severe dispose of it4 ,come1 girl4 ,exeunt ,,duke and ,,infelice4 ,car4 ,arraign the poor whores6 ,ast4 ,i 'll not miss that sessions4 #ace ,font4 ,nor ,i4 ,ber4 ,nor ,i1 though ,i hold up my hand there myself4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#beff ,enter ,,matheo1 ,,lodovico1 and ,,orlando disguised as a ,serving-man4 ,mat4 ,let who will come1 my noble chevalier2 ,i can but play the kind host1 and bid 'em welcome4 ,lod4 ,we 'll trouble your house1 ,matheo1 but as ,dutchmen do in taverns1 drink1 be merry1 7#e7 and be gone4 ,orl4 ,indeed1 if you be right ,dutchmen2 if you fall to drinking1 you must be gone4 ,mat4 ,the worst is1 my wife is not at home2 but we 'll fly high1 my generous knight1 for all that4 ,there 's no music when a woman is in #aa the concert4 ,orl4 ,no2 for she 's like a pair of virginals1 ,always with jacks at her tail4 ,enter ,,astolfo1 ,,carolo1 ,,beraldo1 and ,,fontinell4 ,lod4 ,see1 the covey is sprung4 #ae ,all4 ,save you1 gallants4 ,mat4 ,happily encounter'd1 sweet bloods4 ,lod4 ,gentlemen1 you all know ,signor ,candido1 the linen-draper1 he that 's more patient than a brown baker upon the day when he heats his oven1 and has forty scolds about him4 #ba ,all4 ,yes1 we know him all2 what of him8 ,lod4 ,would it not be a good fit of mirth1 to make a piece of ,english cloth of him1 and to stretch him on the tenters1#befg till the threads of his own natural humour crack1 by making 7#bf7 him drink healths1 tobacco1 dance1 sing bawdy songs1 or to run any bias#befh according as we think good to cast him8 #bi ,car4 ',t were a morris-dance worth the seeing4 ,ast4 ,but the old fox is so crafty1 we shall hardly hunt him out of his den4 ,mat4 ,to that train ,i ha' given fire already2 and the hook to draw him hither1 is to see certain pieces of lawn1 which ,i told him ,i have 7#ce7 to sell1 and indeed have such2 fetch them down1 ,pacheco4 ,orl4 ,yes1 sir1 ,i 'm your water-spaniel1 and will fetch any thing--,aside4 but ,i 'll fetch one dish of meat anon shall turn your stomach1 and that 's a constable4 ,exit4 #da ,enter ,,bots ushering ,mistress ,,horseleech4 ,all4 ,how now8 how now8 ,car4 ,what galley-foist#befi is this8 ,lod4 ,peace1 two dishes of stewed prunes1#begj a bawd and a pander4 ,my worthy lieutenant ,bots2 why1 now ,i see thou 'rt a man of thy word1 7#df7 welcome4--,welcome ,mistress ,horseleech4--,pray1 gentlemen1 salute this reverend matron4 ,mis4 ,h4 ,thanks to all your worships4 #di ,lod4 ,i bade a drawer send in wine1 too3 did none come along with thee1 grannam1 but the lieutenant8 ,mis4 ,h4 ,none came along with me but ,bots1 if it like your worship4 ,bots4 ,who the pox should come along with you but ,bots4 #ef ,enter two ,vintners with wine4 ,all4 ,oh brave6 march fair4 ,lod4 ,are you come8 ,that 's well4 ,mat4 ,here 's ordnance able to sack a city4 ,lod4 ,come1 repeat1 read this inventory4 #fj #a ,vint4 ,imprimis1 a pottle#bega of ,greek wine1 a pottle of ,peter-sameene1#begb a pottle of ,charneco1#begc and a pottle of ,leatica4#begd ,lod4 ,you 're paid8 #b ,vint4 ,yes1 ,sir4 ,exeunt ,vintners4 ,mat4 ,so shall some of us be anon1 ,i fear4 #ff ,bots4 ,here 's a hot day towards3 but zounds1 this is the life out of which a soldier sucks sweetness6 ,when this artillery goes off roundly1 some must drop to the ground3 cannon1 demi-cannon1 saker1 and basilisk4#bege #ga ,lod4 ,give fire1 lieutenant4 ,bots4 ,so1 so3 must ,i venture first upon the breach8 ,to you all1 gallants2 ,bots sets upon you all4 ,drinks4 #ge ,all4 ,it 's hard1 ,bots1 if we pepper not you1 as well as you pepper us4 ,enter ,,candido4 ,lod4 ,my noble linen-draper6--,some wine6--,welcome1 old lad6 ,mat4 ,you 're welcome1 signor4 #hj ,cand4 ,these lawns1 sir8 ,mat4 ,presently2 my man is gone for them4 ,we ha' rigged a fleet1 you see here1 to sail about the world4 ,cand4 ,a dangerous voyage1 sailing in such ships4 #hf ,bots4 ,there 's no casting over board yet4 ,lod4 ,because you are an old lady1 ,i will have you be acquainted with this grave citizen4 ,pray bestow your lips upon him1 and bid him welcome4 #ia ,mis4 ,h4 ,any citizen shall be most welcome to me3--,i have used to buy ware at your shop4 ,cand4 ,it may be so1 good madam4 #id ,mis4 ,h4 ,your prentices know my dealings well2 ,i trust your good wife be in good case4 ,if it please you1 bear her a token from my lips1 by word of mouth4 ,kisses him4 ,cand4 ,i pray1 no more2 forsooth1 't is very well2 ,indeed ,i love no sweetmeats4--,aside4 ,sh 'as a breath #ajj ,stinks worse than fifty polecats4--,sir1 a word1 ,is she a lady8 ,lod4 ,a woman of a good house1 and an ancient2 she 's a bawd4 ,cand4 ,a bawd8 ,sir1 ,i 'll steal hence1 and see your lawns #aje ,some other time4 ,mat4 ,steal out of such company8 ,pacheco1 my man1 is but gone for 'em4 ,lieutenant ,bots1 drink to this worthy old fellow1 and teach him to fly high4 #aaj ,all4 ,swagger2 and make him do 't on his knees4 ,cand4 ,how1 ,bots8 ,now bless me1 what do ,i with ,bots8 ,no wine in sooth1 no wine1 good master ,bots4 #aad ,bots4 ,gray-beard1 goat's pizzle1 't is a health2 have this in your guts1 or this1 there touching his sword4 ,i will sing a bawdy song1 sir1 because your verjuice#begf face is melancholy1 to make liquor go down glib4 ,will you fall on your marrowbones1 and pledge this health8 ',t is to my mistress1 a whore4 #aba ,cand4 ,here 's ratsbane upon ratsbane1 ,master ,bots4 ,i pray1 sir1 pardon me3 you are a soldier1 ,press me not to this service1 ,i am old1 ,and shoot not in such pot-guns4#begg ,bots4 ,cap1 ,i 'll teach you4 #abe ,cand4 ,to drink healths1 is to drink sickness4--,gentlemen1 ,pray rescue me4 ,bots4 ,zounds1 who dare8 ,all4 ,we shall ha' stabbing then8 ,cand4 ,i ha' reckonings to cast up1 good ,master ,bots4 #acj ,bots4 ,this will make you cast 'em up better4 ,lod4 ,why does your hand shake so8 ,cand4 ,the palsy1 signors1 danceth in my blood4 ,bots4 ,pipe with a pox1 sir1 then1 or ,i 'll make your blood dance--#ace ,cand4 ,hold1 hold1 good ,master ,bolts1 ,i drink4 ,kneels4 ,all4 ,to whom8 ,cand4 ,to the old countess there4 ,drinks4 ,mis4 ,h4 ,to me1 old boy8 ,this is he that never drunk wine6 ,once again to 't4 #adj ,cand4 ,with much ado the poison is got down1 ,though ,i can scarce get up2 never before ,drank ,i a whore's health1 nor will never more4 ,re-enter ,,orlando with lawns4 ,mat4 ,hast been at gallows8 ,orl4 ,yes1 sir1 for ,i make account to suffer to-day4 #adf ,mat4 ,look1 signor2 here 's the commodity4 ,cand4 ,your price8 ,mat4 ,thus4#begh ,cand4 ,no2 too dear3 thus4 #aej ,mat4 ,no4 ,o fie1 you must fly higher4 ,yet take 'em home1 trifles shall not make us quarrel2 we 'll agree2 you shall have them1 and a pennyworth4 ,i 'll fetch money at your shop4 #aed ,cand4 ,be it so1 good signor1 send me going4 ,mat4 ,going8 ,a deep bowl of wine for ,signor ,candido4 ,orl4 ,he would be going4 ,cand4 ,i 'll rather stay than go so3 stop your bowl4 ,enter ,constable and ,billmen4 ,lod4 ,how now8 #afj ,bots4 ,is 't ,shrove-,tuesday1 that these ghosts walk8#begi ,mat4 ,what 's your business1 sir8 ,const4 ,from the duke3 you are the man we look for1 signor4 ,i have warrant here from 7#afe7 the duke1 to apprehend you upon felony for robbing two pedlars4 ,i charge you i' th' duke's name1 go quickly4 ,mat4 ,is the wind turn'd8 ,well1 this is that old wolf1 my father-in-law4--,seek out your mistress1 sirrah4 #aga ,orl4 ,yes1 ,sir4--,aside4 ,as shafts by piecing are made strong1 ,so shall thy life be straight'ned by this wrong4 ,exit4 ,all4 ,in troth1 we are sorry4 #agd ,mat4 ,brave men must be crost2 pish1 it 's but ,fortune's dice roving#behj against me4 ,come1 sir1 pray use me like a gentleman2 let me not be carried through the streets like a pageant4 ,const4 ,if these gentlemen please1 you shall go along with them4 #ahj ,all4 ,be 't so3 come4 ,const4 ,what are you1 sir8 ,bots4 ,i1 sir8 ,sometimes a figure1 sometimes a cipher1 as the ,state has occasion to cast up her accounts4 ,i 'm a soldier4 #ahe ,const4 ,your name is ,bots1 is 't not8 ,bots4 ,bots is my name2 ,bots is known to this company4 ,const4 ,i know you are1 sir3 what 's she8 ,bots4 ,a gentlewoman1 my mother4 #aij ,const4 ,take 'em both along4 ,bots4 ,me1 sir8 ,billmen4 ,ay1 sir6 ,const4 ,if he swagger1 raise the street4 #aid ,bots4 ,gentlemen1 gentlemen1 whither will you drag us8 ,lod4 ,to the garden house4 ,bots1 are we even with you8 ,const4 ,to ,bridewell with 'em4 ,bots4 ,you will answer this4 #bjj ,const4 ,better than a challenge4 ,i have warrant for my work1 sir4 ,lod4 ,we 'll go before4 ,const4 ,pray do4-- ,exeunt ,,matheo with ,,lodovico1 ,,astolfo1 ,,carolo1 ,,beraldo1 and ,,fontinell2 ,,bots and ,mistress ,,horseleech1 with ,billmen4 ,who1 ,signor ,candido8 a citizen #bje ,of your degree consorted thus1 and revelling ,in such a house8 ,cand4 ,why1 sir8 what house1 ,i pray8 ,const4 ,lewd1 and defam'd4 ,cand4 ,is 't so8 thanks1 sir3 ,i 'm gone4 ,const4 ,what have you there8 ,cand4 ,lawns which ,i bought1 sir1 of the gentleman #baj ,that keeps the house4 ,const4 ,and ,i have warrant here1 ,to search for such stol'n ware3 these lawns are stol'n4 ,cand4 ,indeed6 ,const4 ,so he 's the thief1 you the receiver3 7#bac7 ,i 'm sorry for this chance1 ,i must commit you4 ,cand4 ,me1 sir1 for what8 ,const4 ,these goods are found upon you1 ,and you must answer 't4 ,cand4 ,must ,i so8 ,const4 ,most certain4 ,cand4 ,i 'll send for bail4 ,const4 ,i dare not3 yet because ,you are a citizen of worth1 you shall not ,be made a pointing stock1 but without guard1 ,pass only with myself4 ,cand4 ,to ,bridewell too8 #bbj ,const4 ,no remedy4 ,cand4 ,yes1 patience4 ,being not mad1 ,they had me once to ,bedlam1 now ,i 'm drawn ,to ,bridewell1 loving no whores4 ,const4 ,you will buy lawn6 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#beha ,enter at one door ,,hippolito2 at another1 ,,lodovico1 ,,astolfo1 ,,carolo1 ,,beraldo1 and ,,fontinell4 ,lod4 ,yonder 's the ,lord ,hippolito2 by any means leave him and me together4 ,now will ,i turn him to a madman4 ,all4 ,save you my lord4 ,exeunt all except ,,hippolito and ,,lodovico4 ,lod4 ,i ha' strange news to tell you4 #e ,hip4 ,what are they8 ,lod4 ,your mare 's i' th' pound4 ,hip4 ,how 's this8 ,lod4 ,your nightingale is in a limebush4 ,hip4 ,ha8 #aj ,lod4 ,your puritanical honest whore sits in a blue gown4#behb ,hip4 ,blue gown6 ,lod4 ,she 'll chalk out your way to her now3 she beats chalk4#behc #ae ,hip4 ,where8 who dares8-- ,lod4 ,do you know the brick-house of castigation1 by the river side that runs by ,milan1--the school where they pronounce no letter well but ,o8 #bj ,hip4 ,i know it not4 ,lod4 ,any man that has borne office of constable or any woman that has fallen from a horse-load to a cart-load1#behd or like an old hen that has had none but rotten eggs in her nest1 7#be7 can direct you to her2 there you shall see your punk amongst her back-friends4#behe ,there you may have her at your will1 ,for there she beats chalk1 or grinds in the mill1 ,with a whip deedle1 deedle1 deedle1 deedle2 #cj ,ah1 little monkey6 ,hip4 ,what rogue durst serve that warrant1 knowing ,i loved her8 ,lod4 ,some worshipful rascal1 ,i lay my life4 ,hip4 ,i 'll beat the lodgings down about their ears #ce ,that are her keepers4 ,lod4 ,so you may bring an old house over her head4 ,hip4 ,i 'll to her-- ,i 'll to her1 stood armed fiends to guard the doors4 ,exit4 ,lod4 ,oh me6 what monsters are men made by whores6 #dj ,if this false fire do kindle him1 there 's one faggot ,more to the bonfire4 ,now to my ,bridewell birds2 ,what song will they sing8 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#behf ,enter ,,duke1 ,,infelice1 ,,carolo1 ,,astolfo1 ,,beraldo1 ,,fontinell1 and three or four ,masters of ,bridewell4 ,duke4 ,your ,bridewell8 that the name8 ,for beauty1 strength1 ,capacity and form of ancient building1 ,besides the river's neighbourhood1 few houses ,wherein we keep our court can better it4 #a ,mast4 ,hither from foreign courts have princes come1 #e ,and with our duke did acts of ,state commence4 ,here that great cardinal had first audience1 ,the grave ,campayne2 that duke dead1 his son ,that famous prince1 gave free possession ,of this1 his palace1 to the citizens1 #aj ,to be the poor man's ware-house2 and endow'd it ,with lands to th' value of seven hundred mark1#behg ,with all the bedding and the furniture1 once proper1 ,as the lands then were1 to an hospital ,belonging to a ,duke of ,savoy4 ,thus #ae ,fortune can toss the world2 a prince's court ,is thus a prison now4 ,duke4 ',tis ,fortune's sport3 ,these changes common are3 the wheel of fate ,turns kingdoms up1 till they fall desolate4 ,but how are these seven hundred marks by th' year #bj ,employ'd in this your work-house8 #a ,mast4 ,war and peace ,feed both upon those lands3 when the iron doors ,of war burst open1 from this house are sent ,men furnisht in all martial complement4 ,the moon hath through her bow scarce drawn to th' head1 #be ,like to twelve silver arrows1 all the months1 ,since sixteen hundred soldiers went aboard4 ,here providence and charity play such parts1 ,the house is like a very school of arts2 ,for when our soldiers1 like ships driven from sea1 #cj ,with ribs all broken1 and with tatter'd sides1 ,cast anchor here again1 their ragged backs ,how often do we cover6 that1 like men1 ,they may be sent to their own homes again4 #cd ,all here are but one swarm of bees1 and strive ,to bring with wearied thighs honey to the hive4 ,the sturdy beggar1 and the lazy loon1#behh ,gets here hard hands1 or lac'd#behi correction4 ,the vagabond grows staid and learns t' obey1 ,the drone is beaten well1 and sent away4 #dj ,as other prisons are1 some for the thief1 ,some1 by which undone credit gets relief ,from bridled debtors2 others for the poor1 ,so this is for the bawd1 the rogue1 the whore4 ,car4 ,an excellent team of horse6 #a ,mast4 ,nor is it seen #de ,that the whip draws blood here1 to cool the spleen ,of any rugged bencher2#beij nor does offence ,feel smart on spiteful or rash evidence2 ,but pregnant testimony forth must stand1 ,ere justice leave them in the beadle's hand4 #ej ,as iron1 on the anvil are they laid1 ,not to take blows alone1 but to be made ,and fashion'd to some charitable use4 ,duke4 ,thus wholsom'st laws spring from the worst abuse4 ,enter ,,orlando1 disguised as a ,serving-man1 before ,,bellafront4 ,bell4 ,let mercy touch your heart-strings1 gracious lord1 #ee ,that it may sound like music in the ear ,of a man desperate1 being i' th' hands of law4 ,duke4 ,his name8 ,bell4 ,matheo4 ,duke4 ,for a robbery8 ,where is he8 ,bell4 ,in this house4 ,exeunt ,,bellafront and one of the ,masters of ,bridewell4 ,duke4 ,fetch you him hither-- ,is this the party8 #fj ,orl4 ,this is the hen1 my lord1 that the cock with the lordly comb1 your son-in-law1 would crow over1 and tread4 ,duke4 ,are your two servants ready8 ,orl4 ,my two pedlars are pack'd together1 my good lord4 #fe ,duke4 ',t is well2 this day in judgment shall be spent3 ,vice1 like a wound lanc'd1 mends by punishment4 ,inf4 ,let me be gone1 my lord1 or stand unseen2 ',t is rare when a judge strikes and that none die1 ,and 't is unfit then women should be by4 #gj #a ,mast4 ,we'll place you1 lady1 in some private room4 ,inf4 ,pray do so4 ,exit with a ,master1 who returns alone4 ,orl4 ,thus nice dames swear1 it is unfit their eyes ,should view men carv'd up for anatomies1#beia ,yet they'll see all1 so they may stand unseen2 ,many women sure will sin behind a screen4 #gf ,enter ,,lodovico4 ,lod4 ,your son1 the ,lord ,hippolito1 is ent'red4 ,duke4 ,tell him we wish his presence4 ,a word1 ,sforza2 ,on what wings flew he hither8 #gi ,lod4 ,these3--,i told him his lark whom he loved1 was a ,bridewell-bird2 he's mad that this cage should hold her1 and is come to let her out4 ,duke4 ',t is excellent3 away1 go call him hither4 ,exit ,,lodovico4 #he ,re-enter one of the ,governors of the ,house2 ,,bellafront after him with ,,matheo2 after him the ,constable2 enter at another door ,,lodovico and ,,hippolito4 ,,orlando steps forth and brings in two of his ,servants disguised as ,pedlars4 ,duke4 ,you are to us a stranger1 worthy lord2 ',t is strange to see you here4 ,hip4 ,it is most fit ,that where the sun goes1 atomies#beib follow it4 ,duke4 ,atomies neither shape nor honour bear3 ,be you yourself1 a sunbeam to shine clear4-- #ij ,is this the gentleman8 ,stand forth and hear ,your accusation4 ,mat4 ,i'll hear none2 ,i fly high in that3 rather than kites shall seize upon me1 and 7#id7 pick out mine eyes to my face1 ,i'll strike my talons through mine own heart first1 and spit my blood in theirs4 ,i am here for shriving those two fools of their sinful pack4 ,when those jackdaws have caw'd over me1 then must ,i cry 7#ii7 guilty1 or not guilty4 ,the law has work enough already and therefore ,i'll put no work of mine into his hands2 the hangman shall ha 't first4 ,i did pluck those ganders1 did rob them4 ,duke4 ',t is well done to confess4 #ajd ,mat4 ,confess and be hanged1 and then ,i fly high1 is 't not so8 ,that for that2 a gallows is the worst rub#beic that a good bowler can meet with2 ,i stumbled against such a post1 else this night ,i had play'd the part of a true son in 7#aji7 these days1 undone my father-in-law2 with him would ,i ha' run at leap-frog1 and come over his gold1 though ,i had broke his neck for 't3 but the poor salmon-trout is now in the net4 ,hip4 ,and now the law must teach you to fly high4 #aad ,mat4 ,right1 my lord1 and then may you fly low2 no more words3--a mouse1 mum1 you are stopp'd4 ,bell4 ,be good to my poor husband1 dear my lords4 ,mat4 ,ass6 #aai ,why shouldst thou pray them to be good to me1 ,when no man here is good to one another8 ,duke4 ,did any hand work in this theft but yours8 ,mat4 ,o yes1 my lord1 yes3--the hangman has never one son at a birth1 his children always come by couples4 ,though ,i cannot give #abe the old dog1 my father1 a bone to gnaw1 the daughter shall be sure of a choke-pear4--,yes1 my lord1 there was one more that fiddled my fine pedlars1 and that was my wife4 ,bell4 ,alas1 ,i8 #acj ,orl4 ,aside4 ,o everlasting1 supernatural1 superlative villain6 ,all4 ,your wife1 ,matheo8 ,hip4 ,sure it cannot be4 #acd ,mat4 ,oh1 sir1 you love no quarters of mutton that hang up1 you love none but whole mutton4 ,she set the robbery1 ,i perform'd it2 she spurr'd me on1 ,i gallop'd away4 ,orl4 ,my lords1-- ,bell4 ,my lords1--fellow1 give me speech1--if my poor life #adj ,may ransom thine1 ,i yield it to the law4 ,thou hurt'st thy soul1 yet wip'st off no offence1 ,by casting blots upon my innocence4 ,let not these spare me1 but tell truth2 no1 see ,who slips his neck out of the misery1 #ade ,though not out of the mischief4 let thy servant ,that shar'd in this base act accuse me here4 ,why should my husband perish1 he go clear8 ,orl4 ,aside4 ,a good child1 hang thine own father6 ,duke4 ,old fellow1 was thy hand in too8 #aej ,orl4 ,my hand was in the pie1 my lord1 ,i confess it4 ,my mistress1 ,i see1 will bring me to the gallows1 and so leave me2 but ,i'll not leave her so3 ,i had rather hang in a woman's company1 7#aed7 than in a man's2 because if we should go to hell together1 ,i should scarce be letten in1 for all the devils are afraid to have any women come amongst them4 ,as ,i am true thief1 she neither consented to this felony1 nor knew of it4 #afj ,duke4 ,what fury prompts thee on to kill thy wife8 ,mat4 ,it is my humour1 sir1 't is a foolish bag-pipe that ,i make myself merry with4 ,why should ,i eat hemp-seed at the hangman's thirteen-pence halfpenny#beid ordinary1 and have this whore laugh at me1 as ,i swing1 as ,i totter8 #aff ,duke4 ,is she a whore8 ,mat4 ,a six-penny mutton pasty1 for any to cut up4 ,orl4 ,ah1 toad1 toad1 toad4 #afi ,mat4 ,a barber's cittern#beie for every serving-man to play upon2 that lord1 your son1 knows it4 ,hip4 ,i1 sir8 ,am ,i her bawd then8 ,mat4 ,no1 sir1 but she's your whore then4 ,orl4 ,aside4 ,yea1 spider2 dost catch at great flies8 ,hip4 ,my whore8 #age ,mat4 ,i cannot talk1 sir1 and tell of your rems and your rees and your whirligigs and devices3 but1 my lord1 ,i found 'em like sparrows in one nest1 billing together1 and bulling of me4 ,i took 'em in bed1 was ready to kill him1 was up 7#ahj7 to stab her-- ,hip4 ,close thy rank jaws3--pardon me1 ,i am vex'd4-- ,thou art a villain1 a malicious devil2 ,deep as the place where thou art lost1 thou liest4 ,since ,i am thus far got into this storm1 #ahe ,i'll through1 and thou shalt see ,i'll through untoucht4 ,when thou shalt perish in it4 ,re-enter ,,infelice4 ,inf4 ',t is my cue ,to enter now4--,room6 let my prize#beif be play'd2 ,i ha' lurked in clouds1 yet heard what all have said2 ,what jury more can prove sh'as wrong'd my bed1 #aij ,than her own husband8 ,she must be punished4 ,i challenge law1 my lord2 letters and gold ,and jewels from my lord that woman took4 ,hip4 ,against that black-mouth'd devil1 against letters and gold1 ,and against a jealous wife1 ,i do uphold #aie ,thus far her reputation2 ,i could sooner ,shake th' ,appenine and crumble rocks to dust ,than1 though ,jove's shower rain'd down1 tempt her to lust4 ,bell4 ,what shall ,i say8 ,orl4 7discovers himself47 ,say thou art not a 7#bjj7 whore1 and that's more than fifteen women amongst five hundred dare swear without lying1 this shalt thou say--no1 let me say't for thee2--thy husband's a knave1 this lord's an honest man2 thou art no punk1 this lady's a right 7#bje7 lady4 ,pacheco is a thief as his master is1 but old ,orlando is as true a man as thy father is4 ,i ha' seen you fly high1 sir1 and ,i ha' seen you fly low1 sir1 and to keep you from the gallows1 sir1 a blue coat have ,i worn1 and a thief did ,i turn4 #baj ,mine own men are the pedlars1 my twenty pounds did fly high1 sir1 your wife's gown did fly low1 sir3 whither fly you now1 sir8 ,you ha' scap'd the gallows1 to the devil you fly next1 sir4 ,am ,i right1 my liege8 #bae ,duke4 ,your father has the true physician play'd4 ,mat4 ,and ,i am now his patient4 ,hip4 ,and be so still2 ',tis a good sign when our cheeks blush at ill4 ,const4 ,the linen-draper1 ,signor ,candido1 ,he whom the city terms the patient man1 #bbj ,is likewise here for buying of those lawns ,the pedlars lost4 ,inf4 ,alas1 good ,candido6 ,duke4 ,fetch him2 and when these payments up are cast1 ,exit ,constable4 ,weigh out your light gold1 but let's have them last4 ,enter ,,candido and ,constable1 who presently goes out4 ,duke4 ,in ,bridewell1 ,candido8 ,cand4 ,yes1 my good lord4 #bbe ,duke4 ,what make you here8 ,cand4 ,my lord1 what make you here8 ,duke4 ,i'm here to save right1 and to drive wrong hence4 ,cand4 ,and ,i to bear wrong here with patience4 ,duke4 ,you ha' bought stol'n goods4 ,cand4 ,so they do say1 my lord4 ,yet bought ,i them upon a gentleman's word4 ,and ,i imagine now1 as ,i thought then1 #bca ,that there be thieves1 but no thieves1 gentlemen4 ,hip4 ,your credit's crack'd1 being here4 ,cand4 ,no more than gold1 ,being crack'd1 which does his estimation hold4 ,i was in ,bedlam once1 but was ,i mad8 #bce ,they made me pledge whores' healths1 but am ,i bad ,because ,i'm with bad people8 ,duke4 ,well1 stand by2 ,if you take wrong1 we'll cure the injury4 ,re-enter ,constable1 after him ,,bots1 after them two ,beadles1 one with hemp1 the other with a beetle4#beig ,duke4 ,stay1 stay1 what 's he8 ,a prisoner8 ,const4 ,yes1 my lord4 #bdj ,hip4 ,he seems a soldier8 ,bots4 ,i am what ,i seem1 sir1 one of fortune's bastards1 a soldier and a gentleman1 and am brought in here with master constable's band of billmen1 because they face me down that ,i 7#bde7 live1 like those that keep bowling alleys1 by the sins of the people1 in being a squire of the body4 ,hip4 ,oh1 an apple-squire4#beih ,bots4 ,yes1 sir1 that degree of scurvy squires2 and that ,i am maintained by the best part 7#bej7 that is commonly in a woman1 by the worst players of those parts2 but ,i am known to all this company4 ,lod4 ,my lord1 't is true1 we all know him2 't is lieutenant ,bots4 #bee ,duke4 ,bots1 and where ha' you served1 ,bots8 ,bots4 ,in most of your hottest services in the ,low-countries3 at the ,groyne ,i was wounded in this thigh1 and halted upon 't1 but 't is now sound4 ,in ,cleveland ,i mist but little1 having the bridge of my nose broken down with 7#bfa7 two great1 stones1 as ,i was scaling a fort4 ,i ha' been tried1 sir1 too1 in ,gelderland1 and scap'd hardly there from being blown up at a breach3 ,i was fired1 and lay i' th' surgeon's hands 7#bfe7 for 't1 till the fall of the leaf following4 ,hip4 ,all this may be1 and yet you no soldier4 ,bots4 ,no soldier1 sir8 ,i hope these are services that your proudest commanders do venture upon1 and never come off sometimes4 #bgj ,duke4 ,well1 sir1 because you say you are a soldier1 ,i'll use you like a gentleman4--,make room there1 ,plant him amongst you2 we shall have anon ,strange hawks fly here before us4 ,if none light ,on you1 you shall with freedom take your flight2 ,but if you prove a bird of baser wing1 #bgf ,we'll use you like such birds1 here you shall sing4 ,bots4 ,i wish to be tried at no other weapon4 ,duke4 ,why1 is he furnisht with those implements8 #a ,master4 ,the pander is more dangerous to a ,state #bhj ,than is the common thief2 and though our laws ,lie heavier on the thief1 yet that the pander ,may know the hangman's ruff should fit him too1 ,therefore he's set to beat hemp4 ,duke4 ,this does savour ,of justice2 basest slaves to basest labour4 #bhe ,now pray1 set open hell1 and let us see ,the she-devils that are here4 ,inf4 ,methinks this place ,should make e'en ,lais honest4 #a ,mast4 ,some it turns good1 ,but as some men1 whose hands are once in blood1 ,do in a pride spill more1 so1 some going hence ,are1 by being here1 lost in more impudence4 #bia ,let it not to them1 when they come1 appear ,that any one does as their judge sit here2 ,but that as gentlemen you come to see4 ,and then perhaps their tongues will walk more free4 #bie ,duke4 ,let them be marshall'd in4-- ,exeunt ,masters1 ,constable1 and ,beadles4--,be cover'd all1 ,fellows1 now to make the scene more comical4 ,car4 ,will not you be smelt out1 ,bots8 ,bots4 ,no1 your bravest whores have the worst noses4 ,re-enter two of the ,masters2 a ,constable after them1 then ,,dorothea ,,target1 brave2#beii after her two ,beadles1 th' one with a wheel1 the other with a blue gown4 ,lod4 ,are not you a bride1 forsooth8 #cjj ,dor4 ,say ye8 ,car4 ,he would know if these be not your bridemen4 ,dor4 ,vuh6 yes1 sir3 and look ye1 do you see8 the bride-laces that ,i give at my wedding1 will serve to tie rosemary to both your coffins when you come from hanging--,scab6 #cjf ,orl4 ,fie1 punk1 fie1 fie1 fie6 ,dor4 ,out1 you stale1 stinking head of garlic1 foh1 at my heels4 ,orl4 ,my head's cloven4 #caj ,hip4 ,o1 let the gentlewoman alone1 she's going to shrift4 ,ast4 ,nay1 to do penance4 ,car4 ,ay1 ay1 go1 punk1 go to the cross and be whipt4 #cae ,dor4 ,marry mew1 marry muff1#bfjj marry1 hang you1 goodman dog4 ,whipt8 do ye take me for a base1 spital-whore8 ,in troth1 gentlemen1 you wear the clothes of gentlemen1 but you carry not the minds of gentlemen1 to abuse 7#cbj7 a gentlewoman of my fashion4 ,lod4 ,fashion8 ,pox a' your fashions6 ,art not a whore8 ,dor4 ,goodman slave4 ,duke4 ,o fie1 abuse her not1 let us two talk1 ,what mought ,i call your name1 pray8 #cbf ,dor4 ,i'm not ashamed of my name1 sir2 my name is ,mistress ,doll ,target1 a ,western gentlewoman4 #cbi ,lod4 ,her target against any pike in ,milan4 ,duke4 ,why is this wheel borne after her8 #a ,mast4 ,she must spin4 ,dor4 ,a coarse thread it shall be1 as all threads are4 ,ast4 ,if you spin1 then you'll earn money here too8 #ccd ,dor4 ,i had rather get half-a-crown abroad1 than ten crowns here4 ,orl4 ,abroad8 ,i think so4 ,inf4 ,dost thou not weep now thou art here8 ,dor4 ,say ye8 weep8 ,yes1 forsooth1 as you did when you lost your maidenhead4 ,do you 7#cdj7 not hear how ,i weep8 ,sings4 ,lod4 ,farewell1 ,doll4 ,dor4 ,farewell1 dog4 ,exit4 ,duke4 ,past shame3 past penitence6 ,why is that blue gown8 #cde #a ,mast4 ,being stript out of her wanton loose attire1 ,that garment she puts on1 base to the eye1 ,only to clothe her in humility4 ,duke4 ,are all the rest like this8 #a ,mast4 ,no1 my good lord1 ,you see1 this drab swells with a wanton rein1 #cej ,the next that enters has a different strain4 ,duke4 ,variety is good1 let's see the rest4 ,exit #a ,master4 ,bots4 ,your grace sees ,i'm sound yet1 and no bullets hit me4 ,duke4 ,come off so1 and 't is well4 ,all4 ,here's the second mess4 #cef ,re-enter the two ,masters1 after them ,constable1 after him ,,penelope ,,whorehound1 like a ,citizen's ,wife2 after her two ,beadles1 one with a blue gown1 another with chalk and a mallet4 ,pen4 ,i ha' worn many a costly gown1 but ,i was never thus guarded#bfja with blue coats1 and beadles1 and constables1 and-- ,car4 ,alas1 fair mistress1 spoil not thus your eyes4 #cfj ,pen4 ,oh1 sweet sir1 ,i feel the spoiling of other places about me that are dearer than my eyes2 if you be gentlemen1 if you be men1 or ever came of a woman1 pity my case6 ,stand to me1 stick to me1 good sir1 you are an old man4 #cfe ,orl4 ,hang not on me1 ,i prithee2 old trees bear no such fruit4 ,pen4 ,will you bail me1 gentlemen8 ,lod4 ,bail thee8 ,art in for debt8 #cfi ,pen4 ,no2 ,god is my judge1 sir1 ,i am in for no debts2 ,i paid my tailor for this gown1 the last five shillings a-week that was behind1 yesterday4 ,duke4 ,what is your name4 ,i pray8 ,pen4 ,penelope ,whorehound1 ,i come of the ,whorehounds4 ,how does lieutenant ,bots8 #cge ,all4 ,aha1 ,bots8 ,bots4 ,a very honest woman1 as ,i'm a soldier--a pox ,bots ye4 ,pen4 ,i was never in this pickle before2 and yet if ,i go amongst citizens' wives1 they 7#chj7 jeer at me2 if ,i go among the loose-bodied gowns1#bfjb they cry a pox on me1 because ,i go civilly attired1 and swear their trade was a good trade1 till such as ,i am took it out of their 7#chd7 hands4 ,good lieutenant ,bots1 speak to these captains to bail me4 #a ,mast4 ,begging for bail still8 ,you are a trim gossip4 ,go give her the blue gown1 set her to her chare4 ,work1#bfjc huswife1 for your bread1 away4 #cij ,pen4 ,out1 you dog6--a pox on you all6--women are born to curse thee--but ,i shall live to see twenty such flat-caps shaking dice for a penny-worth of pippins4 ,out1 you blue-eyed rogue6 ,exit4 #cie ,all4 ,ha1 ha1 ha4 ,duke4 ,even now she wept1 and pray'd2 now does she curse8 #a ,mast4 ,seeing me2 if still she had stay'd1 this had been worse4 #djj ,hip4 ,was she ever here before8 #a ,mast4 ,five times at least1 ,and thus1 if men come to her1 have her eyes ,wrung1 and wept out her bail4 ,all4 ,bots1 you know her8 ,bots4 ,is there any gentleman here1 that knows not a whore1 and is he a hair the worse for that8 #djf ,duke4 ,is she a city-dame8 ,she's so attired4 #a ,mast4 ,no1 my good lord1 that's only but the veil ,to her loose body4 ,i have seen her here ,in gayer masking suits2 as several sauces #daj ,give one dish several tastes1 so change of habits ,in whores is a bewitching art3 to-day ,she's all in colours to besot gallants1 then ,in modest black1 to catch the citizen1 ,and this from their examination's drawn4 #dae ,now shall you see a monster both in shape ,and nature quite from these1 that sheds no tear ,nor yet is nice1 'tis a plain ramping bear2 ,many such whales are cast upon this shore4 #dai ,all4 ,let's see her4 #a ,mast4 ,then behold a swaggering whore4 ,exeunt ,masters and ,constable4 ,orl4 ,keep your ground1 ,bots4 ,bots4 ,i do but traverse to spy advantage how to arm myself4 ,re-enter the two ,masters first2 after them the ,constable2 after them a ,beadle beating a basin1#bfjd then ,,catherina ,,bountinall1 with ,mistress ,,horseleech2 after them another ,beadle with a blue head guarded#bfje with yellow4 ,cat4 ,sirrah1 when ,i cry1 hold your hands1 hold1 you rogue-catcher1 hold4--,bawd1 are 7#dbe7 the ,french chilblains in your heels1 that you can come no faster8 ,are not you1 bawd1 a whore's ancient1#bfjf and must not ,i follow my colours8 ,mis4 ,h4 ,o ,mistress ,catherine1 you do me wrong to accuse me here as you do1 before 7#dcj7 the right worshipful4 ,i am known for a motherly1 honest woman1 and no bawd4 ,cat4 ,marry foh1 honest8 ,burnt#bfjg at fourteen1 seven times whipt1 six times carted1 nine times duck'd1 search'd by some hundred and 7#dce7 fifty constables1 and yet you are honest8 ,honest ,mistress ,horseleech1 is this world a world to keep bawds and whores honest8 ,how many times hast thou given gentlemen a quart of wine in a gallon pot8 ,how many twelve-penny fees1 nay two shillings fees1 nay1 when any 7#dda7 ambassadors ha' been here1 how many half-crown fees hast thou taken8 ,how many carriers hast thou bribed for country wenches8 ,how often have ,i rinst your lungs in aqua vitae1 and yet you are honest8 #ddf ,duke4 ,and what were you the whilst8 ,cat4 ,marry hang you1 master slave1 who made you an examiner8 ,lod4 ,well said6 belike this devil spares no man4 #dea ,cat4 ,what art thou1 prithee8 ,to ,,bots4 ,bots4 ,nay1 what art thou1 prithee8 ,cat4 ,a whore1 art thou a thief8 #ded ,bots4 ,a thief1 no1 ,i defy#bfjh the calling2 ,i am a soldier1 have borne arms in the field1 been in many a hot skirmish1 yet come off sound4 ,cat4 ,sound1 with a pox to ye1 ye abominable rogue6 ,you a soldier8 ,you in skirmishes8 7#dei7 ,where8 ,amongst pottle pots in a bawdy-house8 ,look1 look here1 you ,madam ,worm-eaten1 do you not know him8 ,mis4 ,h4 ,lieutenant ,bots1 where have ye been this many a day8 ,bots4 ,old bawd1 do not discredit me1 seem not to know me4 #dfe ,mis4 ,h4 ,not to know ye1 ,master ,bots8 ,as long as ,i have breath1 ,i cannot forget thy sweet face4 ,duke4 ,why1 do you know him8 ,he says he is a soldier4 #dga ,cat4 ,he a soldier8 ,a pander1 a dog that will lick up sixpence4 ,do ye hear1 you master swines'-snout1 how long is't since you held the door for me1 and cried1 8,to 't again1 no 7#dge7 body comes60 ,ye rogue1 you8 ,all4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 y' are smelt out again1 ,bots4 ,bots4 ,pox ruin her nose for 't6 ,an ,i be not revenged for this--um1 ye bitch6 ,lod4 ,d' ye hear ye1 madam8 ,why does your ladyship swagger thus8 ,you're very brave1 7#dha7 methinks4 ,cat4 ,not at your cost1 master cod's-head2 ,is any man here blear-eyed to see me brave8 ,ast4 ,yes4 ,i am4 #dhe ,because good clothes upon a whore's back ,is like fair painting upon a rotten wall4 ,cat4 ,marry muff1 master whoremaster1 you come upon me with sentences4 ,ber4 ,by this light1 has small sense for't4 #dij ,lod4 ,o fie1 fie1 do not vex her6 ,and yet methinks a creature of more scurvy conditions should not know what a good petticoat were4 ,cat4 ,marry1 come out2 you're so busy 7#did7 about my petticoat1 you'll creep up to my placket1 an ye could but attain the honour3 but an the outsides offend your rogue-ships1 look o' the lining1 'tis silk4 ,duke4 ,is't silk 'tis lined with1 then8 #dii ,cat4 ,silk8 ,ay1 silk1 master slave1 you would be glad to wipe your nose with the skirt on't4 ,this 'tis to come among a company of cod's-heads#bfji that know not how to use a gentlewoman4 ,duke4 ,tell her the duke is here4 #eje #a ,mast4 ,be modest1 ,kate1 the duke is here4 ,cat4 ,if the devil were here1 ,i care not4 ,set forward1 ye rogues1 and give attendance according to your places6 ,let bawds and whores #eji be sad1 for ,i'll sing an the devil were a-dying4 ,exit with ,mistress ,,horseleech and ,beadles4 ,duke4 ,why before her does the basin ring8 #a ,mast4 ,it is an emblem of their revelling4 ,the whips we use let forth their wanton blood1 ,making them calm2 and1 more to calm their pride1 ,instead of coaches they in carts do ride4 #eae ,will your grace see more of this bad ware8 ,duke4 ,no1 shut up shop1 we'll now break up the fair4 ,yet ere we part--you1 sir1 that take upon ye ,the name of soldier1 that true name of worth1 ,which1 action1 not vain boasting1 best sets forth1 ,to let you know how far a soldier's name #eba ,stands from your title1 and to let you see ,soldiers must not be wrong'd where princes be2 ,this be your sentence3-- ,all4 ,defend yourself1 ,bots4 #ebe ,duke4 ,first1 all the private sufferance that the house ,inflicts upon offenders1 you1 as the basest1 ,shall undergo it double1 after which ,you shall be whipt1 sir1 round about the city1 ,then banisht from the land4 #ecj ,bots4 ,beseech1 your grace6 ,duke4 ,away with him1 see it done4 ,panders and whores ,are city-plagues1 which1 being kept alive1 ,nothing that looks like goodness ere can thrive4 ,now good ,orlando1 what say you to your bad son-in-law8 #ece ,orl4 ,marry this1 my lord1 he is my son-in-law1 and in law will ,i be his father3 for if law can pepper him1 he shall be so parboil'd1 that he shall stink no more i' th' nose of the commonwealth4 #edj ,bell4 ,be yet more kind and merciful1 good father4 ,orl4 ,dost thou beg for him1 thou precious man's meat1 thou8 ,has he not beaten thee1 kickt thee1 trod on thee1 and dost thou fawn #edd on him like his spaniel8 ,has he not pawn'd thee to thy petticoat1 sold thee to thy smock1 made ye leap at a crust1 yet wouldst1 have me save him8 ,bell4 ,oh yes1 good sir1 women shall learn of me1 ,to love their husbands in greatest misery2 #eej ,then show him pity1 or you wrack myself4 ,orl4 ,have ye eaten pigeons1 that you're so kindhearted to your mate8 ,nay1 you're a couple of wild bears1 ,i'll have ye both baited at one stake3 but as for this knave1 the gallows 7#eee7 is thy due1 and the gallows thou shalt have4 ,i'll have justice of the duke1 the law shall have thy life4--,what1 dost thou hold him8 ,let go his hand4 ,if thou dost not forsake him1 a 7#eei7 father's everlasting blessing fall upon both your heads6 ,away1 go1 kiss out of my sight1 play thou the whore no more1 nor thou the thief again2 my house shall be thine1 my meat shall be thine1 and so shall my wine1 but my money shall be mine1 and yet when ,i die1 so thou dost not fly high1 take all2 #eff ,yet1 good ,matheo1 mend4 ,thus for joy weeps ,orlando1 and doth end4 ,duke4 ,then hear1 ,matheo3 all your woes are stayed ,by your good father-in-law3 all your ills #egj ,are clear purg'd from you by his working pills4-- ,come1 ,signor ,candido1 these green young wits1 ,we see by circumstance1 this plot have laid ,still to provoke thy patience1 which they find ,a wall of brass2 no armour's like the mind4 #ege ,thou hast taught the city patience1 now our court ,shall be thy sphere1 where from thy good report1 ,rumours this truth unto the world shall sing1 ,a patient man's a pattern for a king4 ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,malcontent ,,by ,,john ,,marston ,,beniamino ,,jonsonio1 ,,poetae ,,elegantissimo1 ,,gravissimo1 ,,amico ,,svo1 ,,candido ,,et ,,cordato1 ,,iohannes ,,marston1 ,,mvsarvm ,,alvmnvs1 ,,asperam ,,hanc ,,svam ,,thaliam ,d4,d4 ,members of the ,company of ,his ,majesty's ,servants appearing in the ,,induction ,w4 ,,sly4 ,d4 ,,burbadge4 ,j4 ,,lowin4 ,,sinklo4 ,h4 ,,condell4 ,a ,tire-man4 ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,giovanni ,,altofronto1 disguised as ,,malevole1 sometime ,duke of ,genoa4 ,,pietro ,,jacomo1 ,duke of ,genoa4 ,,mendoza1 a minion to the ,duchess of ,pietro ,jacomo4 ,,celso1 a friend to ,altofronto4 ,,bilioso1 an old choleric marshal4 ,,prepasso1 a gentleman-usher4 ,,ferneze1 a young courtier1 and enamoured on the ,duchess4 ,,ferrardo1 a minion to ,duke ,pietro ,jacomo4 ,,equato1 ,,guerrino1 two courtiers4 ,,passarello1 fool to ,biliosa4 ,,aurelia1 ,duchess to ,duke ,pietro ,jacomo4 ,,maria1 ,duchess to ,duke ,altofronto4 ,,emilia1 ,,bianca1 two ladies attending on ,aurelia4 ,,maquerelle1 an old panderess4 ,,the ,,scene4--,genoa4 ,,to ,,the ,,reader ,i am an ill orator2 and1 in truth1 use to indite more honestly than eloquently1 for it is my custom to speak as ,i think1 and write as ,i speak4 ,in plainness1 therefore1 understand that in some things ,i have willingly erred1 as in supposing a ,duke of ,genoa1 and in taking names different from that city's families3 for which some may wittily accuse me3 but my defence shall be as honest as many reproofs unto me have been most malicious2 since1 ,i heartily protest1 it was my care to write so far from reasonable offence1 that even strangers1 in whose state ,i laid my scene1 should not from thence draw any disgrace to any1 dead or living4 ,yet1 in despite of my endeavours1 ,i understand some have been most unadvisedly over-cunning in misinterpreting me1 and with subtlety as deep as hell have maliciously spread ill rumours1 which1 springing from themselves1 might to themselves have heavily returned4 ,surely ,i desire to satisfy every firm spirit1 who1 in all his actions1 proposeth to himself no more ends than ,god and virtue do1 whose intentions are always simple3 to such ,i protest that1 with my free understanding1 ,i have not glanced at disgrace of any1 but of those whose unquiet studies labour innovation1 contempt of holy policy1 reverend1 comely superiority1 and establisht unity3 for the rest of my supposed tartness1 ,i fear not but unto every worthy mind it will be approved so general and honest as may modestly pass with the freedom of a satire4 ,i would fain leave the paper2 only one thing afflicts me1 to think that scenes1 invented merely to be spoken1 should be enforcively published to be read1 and that the least hurt ,i can receive is to do myself the wrong4 ,but1 since others otherwise would do me more1 the least inconvenience is to be accepted4 ,i have myself1 therefore1 set forth this comedy2 but so1 that my enforced absence must much rely upon the printer's discretion3 but ,i shall entreat slight errors in orthography may be as slightly over-passed1 and that the unhandsome shape which this trifle in reading presents1 may be pardoned for the pleasure it once afforded you when it was presented with the soul of lively action4 ,sine aliqua dementia nullus ,phoebus4#bfaj ,,the ,,induction#bfaa ,,to ,,the ,,malcontent1 ,,and ,,the ,,additions#bfab ,,acted ,,by ,,the ,,king',s ,,majesty',s ,,servants4 ,,written ,,by ,,john ,,webster ,enter ,w4 ,,sly1 a ,tire-man following him with a stool4 ,tire-man4 ,sir1 the gentlemen will be angry if you sit here4 ,sly4 ,why1 we may sit upon the stage at the private house4 ,thou dost not take me for a country gentleman1 dost8 ,dost think ,i fear #e hissing8 ,i'll hold my life thou tookest me for one of the players4 ,tire-man4 ,no1 sir4 ,sly4 ,by ,god's slid1#bfac if you had1 ,i would have given you but sixpence for your stool4 ,let 7#aj7 them that have stale suits sit in the galleries4 ,hiss at me6 ,he that will be laught out of a tavern or an ordinary1 shall seldom feed well1 or be drunk in good company4--,where's ,harry ,condell1 ,dick ,burbadge1 and ,william ,sly8 #ae ,let me speak with some of them4 ,tire-man4 ,an't please you to go in1 sir1 you may4 ,sly4 ,i tell you1 no3 ,i am one that hath seen this play often1 and can give them intelligence 7#bj7 for their action4 ,i have most of the jests here in my table-book4#bfad ,enter ,,sinklo4 ,sinklo4 ,save you coz6 ,sly4 ,o1 cousin1 come1 you shall sit between my legs here4 #be ,sinklo4 ,no1 indeed1 cousin3 the audience then will take me for a viol-de-gambo1 and think that you play upon me4 ,sly4 ,nay1 rather that ,i work upon you1 coz4 ,sinklo4 ,we stayed for you at supper last 7#cj7 night at my cousin ,honeymoon's1 the woollen-draper4 ,after supper we drew cuts for a score of apricocks1 the longest cut still to draw an apricock3 by this light1 't was ,mistress ,frank ,honeymoon's fortune still to have the longest 7#ce7 cut3 ,i did measure for the women4--,what be these1 coz8 ,enter ,d4 ,,burbadge1 ,h4 ,,condell1 and ,j4 ,,lowin4 ,sly4 ,the players4--,god save you6 ,burbadge4 ,you are very welcome4 ,sly4 ,i pray you1 know this gentleman1 my 7#dj7 cousin2 't is ,master ,doomsday's son1 the usurer4 ,condell4 ,i beseech you1 sir1 be cover'd4 ,sly4 ,no1 in good faith1 for mine ease4 ,look you1 my hat's the handle to this fan4 ,god's 7#de7 so1 what a beast was ,i1 ,i did not leave my feather at home6 ,well1 but ,i'll take an order with you4 ,puts his feather in his pocket4 ,burbadge4 ,why do you conceal your feather1 sir8 #ej ,sly4 ,why1 do you think ,i'll have jests broken upon me in the play1 to be laught at8 ,this play hath beaten all your gallants out of the feathers4 ,blackfriars hath almost spoiled ,blackfriars for feathers4#bfae #ee ,sinklo4 ,god's so1 ,i thought 't was for somewhat our gentlewomen at home counsell'd me to wear my feather to the play3 yet ,i am loth to spoil it4 ,sly4 ,why1 coz8 #fj ,sinklo4 ,because ,i got it in the tilt-yard2 there was a herald broke my pate for taking it up3 but ,i have worn it up and down the ,strand1 and met him forty times since1 and yet he dares not challenge it4 #fe ,sly4 ,do you hear1 sir8 this play is a bitter play4 ,condell4 ,why1 sir1 't is neither satire nor moral1 but the mean passage of a history3 yet there are a sort of discontented creatures that 7#gj7 bear a stingless envy to great ones1 and these will wrest the doings of any man to their base1 malicious applyment2#bfaf but should their interpretation come to the test1 like your marmoset1 they presently turn their teeth to their tail 7#ge7 and eat it4 ,sly4 ,i will not go so far with you2 but ,i say1 any man that hath wit may censure1#bfag if he sit in the twelve-penny room2#bfah and ,i say again1 the play is bitter4 #hj ,burbadge4 ,sir1 you are like a patron that1 presenting a poor scholar to a benefice1 enjoins him not to rail against anything that stands within compass of his patron's folly4 ,why should not we enjoy the ancient freedom of poesy8 7#he7 ,shall we protest to the ladies that their painting makes them angels8 or to my young gallant that his expense in the brothel shall gain him reputation8 ,no1 sir1 such vices as stand not accountable to law should be cured as 7#ij7 men heal tetters1#bfai by casting ink upon them4 ,would you be satisfied in anything else1 sir8 ,sly4 ,ay1 marry1 would ,i3 ,i would know how you came by this play8 ,condell4 ,faith1 sir1 the book was lost2 and 7#ie7 because 't was pity so good a play should be lost1 we found it1 and play it4 ,sly4 ,i wonder you would play it1 another company having interest in it4 ,condell4 ,why not ,malevole in folio with 7#ajj7 us1 as ,jeronimo in decimo-sexto with them8#bfbj ,they taught us a name for our play2 we call it ,one ,for ,another4 ,sly4 ,what are your additions8 ,burbadge4 ,sooth1 not greatly needful2 only 7#aje7 as your salad to your great feast1 to entertain a little more time1 and to abridge the not-received custom of music in our theatre4 ,i must leave you1 sir4 ,exit4 ,sinklo4 ,doth he play the ,malcontent8 #aaj ,condell4 ,yes1 sir4 ,sinklo4 ,i durst lay four of mine ears the play is not so well acted as it hath been4 ,condell4 ,o1 no1 sir1 nothing ad ,parmenonis suem4#bfba #aae ,lowin4 ,have you lost your ears1 sir1 that you are so prodigal of laying them8 ,sinklo4 ,why did you ask that1 friend8 ,lowin4 ,marry1 sir1 because ,i have heard of a fellow would offer to lay a hundred-pound 7#abj7 wager1 that was not worth five baubees3#bfbb and in this kind you might venture four of your elbows2 yet ,god defend#bfbc your coat should have so many6 ,sinklo4 ,nay1 truly1 ,i am no great censurer2#bfbd 7#abe7 and yet ,i might have been one of the college of critics once4 ,my cousin here hath an excellent memory1 indeed1 sir4 ,sly4 ,who8 ,i8 ,i'll tell you a strange thing of myself2 and ,i can tell you1 for one that 7#acj7 never studied the art of memory1 't is very strange too4 ,condell4 ,what's that1 sir8 ,sly4 ,why1 ,i'll lay a hundred pound1 ,i'll walk but once down by the ,goldsmith's 7#ace7 ,row in ,cheap1 take notice of the signs1 and tell you them with a breath instantly4 ,lowin4 ',t is very strange4 ,sly4 ,they begin as the world did1 with ,adam and ,eve4 ,there's in all just five and fifty4 7#adj7 ,i do use to meditate much when ,i come to plays too4 ,what do you think might come into a man's head now1 seeing all this company8 ,condell4 ,i know not1 sir4 ,sly4 ,i have an excellent thought4 ,if some 7#ade7 fifty of the ,grecians that were cramm'd in the horse' belly had eaten garlic1 do you not think the ,trojans might have smelt out their knavery8 ,condell4 ,very likely4 ,sly4 ,by ,god1 ,i would they had1 for ,i 7#aej7 love ,hector horribly4 ,sinklo4 ,o1 but1 coz1 coz6 8,great ,alexander1 when he came to the tomb of ,achilles1 ,spake with a big loud voice1 ,o thou thrice blessed and happy60#bfbe ,sly4 ,alexander was an ass to speak so well 7#aee7 of a filthy cullion4#bfbf ,lowin4 ,good sir1 will you leave the stage8 ,i'll help you to a private room4 ,sly4 ,come1 coz1 let's take some tobacco4-- ,have you never a prologue8 #afj ,lowin4 ,not any1 sir4 ,sly4 ,let me see1 ,i will make one extempore4 ,come to them1 and fencing of a congee#bfbg with arms and legs1 be round with them4 ,gentlemen1 ,i could wish for the women's sakes you had all soft cushions2 and gentlewomen1 ,i could wish that for the men's sakes you 7#afe7 had all more easy standings4 ,what would they wish more but the play now8 and that they shall have instantly4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,i4#bfbh ,,scene ,i4#bfbi ,the vilest out-of-tune music being heard1 enter ,,bilioso and ,,prepasso4 ,bil4 ,why1 how now6 ,are ye mad1 or drunk1 or both1 or what8 ,pre4 ,are ye building ,babylon there8 ,bil4 ,here's a noise in court8 ,you think you are in a tavern1 do you not8 #e ,pre4 ,you think you are in a brothel-house1 do you not8--,this room is ill-scented4 ,enter ,one with a perfume4 ,so1 perfume1 perfume3 some upon me1 ,i pray thee4 ,the duke is upon instant entrance2 so1 make place there6 ,,scene ,,ii4#bfcj ,enter the ,,duke ,,pietro1 ,,ferrardo1 ,,count ,,equato1 ,,count ,,celso before1 and ,,guerrino4 ,pietro4 ,where breathes that music8 ,bil4 ,the discord rather than the music is heard from the malcontent ,malevole's chamber4 ,fer4 calling4 ,malevole6 ,mal4 7out of his chamber47 ,yaugh1 god-a-man1 7#e7 what dost thou there8 ,duke's ,ganymede1 ,juno's jealous of thy long stockings4 ,shadow of a woman1 what wouldst1 weasel8 ,thou lamb o' court1 what dost thou bleat for8 ,ah1 you smooth chinn'd catamite6#bfca #aj ,pietro4 ,come down1 thou rugged#bfcb cur1 and snarl here2 ,i give thy dogged sullenness free liberty2 trot about and bespurtle#bfcc whom thou pleasest4 ,mal4 ,i'll come among you1 you goatish-blooded 7#ae7 toderers1#bfcd as gum into taffeta1 to fret1 to fret4 ,i'll fall like a sponge into water1 to suck up1 to suck up4 ,howl again2#bfce ,i'll go to church and come to you4 ,exit above4 ,pietro4 ,this ,malevole is one of the most 7#bj7 prodigious affections that ever converst with nature3 a man1 or rather a monster1 more discontent than ,lucifer when he was thrust out of the presence4 ,his appetite is insatiable as the grave2 as far from any content as from #be heaven4 ,his highest delight is to procure others vexation1 and therein he thinks he truly serves heaven2 for 't is his position1 whosoever in this earth can be contented is a slave and damned2 therefore does he afflict all in 7#cj7 that to which they are most affected4#bfcf ,the elements struggle within him2 his own soul is at variance within herself3#bfcg his speech is halter-worthy at all hours4 ,i like him1 faith3 he gives good intelligence to my spirit1 makes 7#ce7 me understand those weaknesses which others' flattery palliates4 ,hark6 they sing4 ,,scene ,,iii4#bfch ,a ,song4 ,enter ,,malevole after the song4 ,pietro4 ,see1 he comes4 ,now shall you hear the extremity of a malcontent3 he is as free as air2 he blows over every man4--,and1 sir1 whence come you now8 #d ,mal4 ,from the public place of much dissimulation1 the church4#bfci ,pietro4 ,what1 didst there8 ,mal4 ,talk with a usurer2 take up at interest4 #i ,pietro4 ,i wonder what religion thou art of8#bfci ,mal4 ,of a soldier's religion4 ,pietro4 ,and what dost thou think makes most infidels now8 #ad ,mal4 ,sects1 sects4 ,i have seen seeming ,piety change her robe so oft1 that sure none but some arch-devil can shape her a new petticoat4 ,pietro4 ,o1 a religious policy4 ,mal4 ,but1 damnation on a politic religion6 ,i am weary3 would ,i were one of the duke's hounds now6 #ba ,pietro4 ,but what 's the common news abroad1 ,malevole8 ,thou dogg'st rumour still4 ,mal4 ,common news8 ,why1 common words are1 8,god save ye10 8,fare ye well20 common 7#be7 actions1 flattery and cozenage2 common things1 women and cuckolds4--,and how does my little ,ferrard8 ,ah1 ye lecherous animal6--my little ferret1 he goes sucking up and down the palace into every hen's nest1 like a weasel3-- 7#cj7 and to what dost thou addict thy time to now more than to those antique painted drabs that are still affected of#bfdj young courtiers1 ,flattery1 ,pride1 and ,venery8 #cd ,fer4 ,i study languages4 ,who dost think to be the best linguist of our age8 ,mal4 ,phew6 the devil3 let him possess thee2 he'll teach thee to speak all languages most readily and strangely2 and great reason1 marry1 he's travel'd greatly i' the world1 and is everywhere4 #da ,fer4 ,save i' th' court4 ,mal4 ,ay1 save i' th' court4--7,to ,,bilioso47 ,and how does my old muckhill1 overspread with fresh snow8 ,thou half a man1 half a #de goat1 all a beast6 how does thy young wife1 old huddle8 ,bil4 ,out1 you improvident rascal6 ,mal4 ,do1 kick thou hugely-horn'd old duke's ox1 good ,master ,make-pleas4 #ej ,pietro4 ,how dost thou live nowadays1 ,malevole8 ,mal4 ,why1 like the knight1 ,sir ,patrick ,penlolians1 with killing o' spiders for my lady's monkey4 #ee ,pietro4 ,how dost spend the night8 ,i hear thou never sleep'st4 ,mal4 ,o1 no2 but dream the most fantastical6 ,o heaven6 ,o fubbery1 fubbery6#bfda ,pietro4 ,dream6 ,what dream'st8 #fj ,mal4 ,why1 methinks ,i see that signior pawn his footcloth1#bfdb that metreza#bfdc her plate3 this madam takes physic that t' other monsieur may minister to her3 here is a pander jewel'd2 there a fellow in shift of satin this day1 that 7#fe7 could not shift a shirt t' other night3 here a ,paris supports that ,helen2 there's a ,lady ,guinever bears up that ,sir ,lancelot4 ,dreams1 dreams1 visions1 fantasies1 chimeras1 imaginations1 tricks1 conceits6--7,to ,,prepasso47 ,sir 7#gj7 ,tristram1 ,trimtram1 come aloft1 ,jack-an-apes1#bfdd with a whim-wham3 here's a knight of the land of ,catito shall play at trap#bfde with any page in ,europe2 do the sword-dance with any morris-dancer in ,christendom2 ride at the ring till 7#ge7 the fin#bfdf of his eyes look as blue as the welkin2 and run the wildgoose-chase even with ,pompey the ,huge4 ,pietro4 ,you run6 #gi ,mal4 ,to the devil4 ,now1 signior ,guerrino1 that thou from a most pitied prisoner shouldst grow a most loath'd flatterer6--,alas1 poor ,celso1 thy star's opprest3 thou art an honest lord3 't is pity4 ,equato4 ,is 't pity8 #he ,mal4 ,ay1 marry is 't1 philosophical ,equato2 and 't is pity that thou1 being so excellent a scholar by art1 should be so ridiculous a fool by nature4--,i have a thing to tell you1 duke3 bid 'em avaunt1 bid 'em avaunt4 #ij ,pietro4 ,leave us1 leave us4 ,exeunt all saving ,,pietro and ,,malevole4 ,now1 sir1 what is 't8 ,mal4 ,duke1 thou art a becco1#bfdg a cornuto4#bfdh ,pietro4 ,how6 ,mal4 ,thou art a cuckold4 #ie ,pietro4 ,speak1 unshale#bfdi him quick4 ,mal4 ,with most tumbler-like nimbleness4 ,pietro4 ,who8 ,by whom8 ,i burst with desire4 #ii ,mal4 ,mendoza is the man makes thee a horn'd beast2 duke1 't is ,mendoza cornutes thee4 ,pietro4 ,what conformance8#bfej ,relate2 short1 short4 ,mal4 ,as a lawyer's beard4 #aje ,there is an old crone in the court1 her name is ,maquerelle1 ,she is my mistress1 sooth to say1 and she doth ever tell me4 ,blirt#bfea o' rhyme1 blirt o' rhyme6 ,maquerelle is a cunning bawd2 ,i am an honest villain2 thy wife is a close drab2#bfeb and thou art a notorious cuckold4 ,farewell1 duke4 #aaa ,pietro4 ,stay1 stay4 ,mal4 ,dull1 dull duke1 can lazy patience make lame revenge8 ,o ,god1 for a woman to make a man that which ,god never created1 never made8 #aaf ,pietro4 ,what did ,god never make8 ,mal4 ,a cuckold3 to be made a thing that 's hoodwinkt with kindness1 whilst every rascal fillips his brows2 to have a coxcomb with #abj egregious horns pinn'd to a lord's back1 every page sporting himself with delightful laughter1 whilst he must be the last must know it4 ,pistols and poniards6 pistols and poniards6 ,pietro4 ,death and damnation6 #abe ,mal4 ,lightning and thunder6 ,pietro4 ,vengeance and torture6 ,mal4 ,catso6#bfec ,pietro4 ,o1 revenge6 ,mal4 #bfed,nay1 to select among ten thousand fairs #acj ,a lady far inferior to the most1 ,in fair proportion both of limb and soul2 ,to take her from austerer check of parents1 ,to make her his by most devoutful rites1 ,make her commandress of a better essence #ace ,than is the gorgeous world1 even of a man2 ,to hug her with as rais'd an appetite ,as usurers do their delv'd-up treasury 7,thinking none tells#bfee it but his private self72 ,to meet her spirit in a nimble kiss1 #adj ,distilling panting ardour to her heart2 ,true to her sheets1 nay1 diets strong his blood1 ,to give her height of hymeneal sweets1-- ,pietro4 ,o ,god6 ,mal4 ,whilst she lisps1 and gives him some court-quelquechose1 #ade ,made only to provoke1 not satiate3 ,and yet1 even then1 the thaw of her delight ,flows from lewd heat of apprehension1 ,only from strange imagination's rankness1 ,that forms the adulterer's presence in her soul1 #aej ,and makes her think she clips the foul knave's loins4 ,pietro4 ,affliction to my blood's root6 ,mal4 ,nay1 think1 but think what may proceed of this2 adultery is often the mother of incest4 #aee ,pietro4 ,incest6 ,mal4 ,yes1 incest3 mark3--,mendoza of his wife begets perchance a daughter3 ,mendoza dies1 his son marries this daughter3 say you8 nay1 't is frequent1 not only probable1 but no 7#afj7 question often acted1 whilst ignorance1 fearless ignorance1 clasps his own seed4 ,pietro4 ,hideous imagination6 ,mal4 ,adultery6 ,why1 next to the sin of simony1 't is the most horrid transgression under the cope of salvation4#bfef #aff ,pietro4 ,next to simony6 ,mal4 ,ay1 next to simony1 in which our men in next age shall not sin4 ,pietro4 ,not sin6 why8 #agj ,mal4 ,because 7thanks to some churchmen7 our age will leave them nothing to sin with4 ,but adultery1 ,o dulness6 should show#bfeg exemplary punishment1 that intemperate bloods may freeze but to think it4 ,i would damn him 7#age7 and all his generation3 my own hands should do it2 ha1 ,i would not trust heaven with my vengeance anything4 ,pietro4 ,anything1 anything1 ,malevole3 thou shalt see instantly what temper my spirit 7#ahj7 holds4 ,farewell2 remember ,i forget thee not2 farewell4 ,exit ,,pietro4 #bfeh,mal4 ,farewell4 ,lean thoughtfulness1 a sallow meditation1 ,suck thy veins dry6 ,distemperance rob thy sleep6 #ahe ,the heart's disquiet is revenge most deep3 ,he that gets blood1 the life of flesh but spills1 ,but he that breaks heart's peace1 the dear soul kills4 ,well1 this disguise doth yet afford me that ,which kings do seldom hear1 or great men use1-- #aij ,free speech3 and though my state 's usurpt1 ,yet this affected strain gives me a tongue ,as fetterless as is an emperor's4 ,i may speak foolishly1 ay1 knavishly1 #aid ,always carelessly1 yet no one thinks it fashion ,to poise#bfei my breath2 for he that laughs and strikes ,is lightly felt1 or seldom struck again4 ,duke1 ,i'll torment thee now3 my just revenge ,from thee than crown a richer gem shall part3 ,beneath ,god1 naught's so dear as a calm heart4 #bjj ,,scene ,,iv4#bffj ,enter ,,celso4 ,celso4 ,my honour'd lord1-- ,mal4 ,peace1 speak low1 peace6 ,o ,celso1 constant lord1 7,thou to whose faith ,i only rest discovered1 ,thou1 one of full ten millions of men1 ,that lovest virtue only for itself2 #e ,thou in whose hands old ,ops#bffa may put her soul7 ,behold forever-banisht ,altofront1 ,this ,genoa's last year's duke4 ,o truly noble6 ,i wanted those old instruments of state1 ,dissemblance and suspect3 ,i could not time it1 ,celso2 #aj ,my throne stood like a point in midst of a circle1 ,to all of equal nearness2 bore with none2 ,rein'd all alike2 so slept in fearless virtue1 ,suspectless1 too suspectless2 till the crowd1 7,still likerous of#bffb untried novelties7 #ae ,impatient with severer government1 ,made strong with ,florence1 banisht ,altofront4 ,celso4 ,strong with ,florence6 ay1 thence your mischief rose2 ,for when the daughter of the ,florentine ,was match'd once with this ,pietro1 now duke1 ,no stratagem of state untri'd was left1 #ba ,till you of all-- ,mal4 ,of all was quite bereft3 ,alas1 ,maria too1 close prisoned1 ,my true faith'd duchess1 i' the citadel6 #bd ,celso4 ,i'll still adhere3 let's mutiny and die4 ,mal4 ,o1 no1 climb not a falling tower1 ,celso2 ',t is well held desperation1 no zeal1 ,hopeless to strive with fate4 ,peace6 ,temporize6 ,hope1 hope1 that never forsak'st the wretched'st man1 #bi ,yet bidd'st me live1 and lurk in this disguise6 ,what1 play ,i well the free-breath'd discontent8 ,why1#bffc man1 we are all philosophical monarchs ,or natural fools4 ,celso1 the court's a-fire2 ,the duchess' sheets will smoke for't ere 't be long3 ,impure ,mendoza1 that sharp-nos'd lord1 that made #ce ,the cursed match that linkt ,genoa with ,florence1 ,now broad-horns the duke1 which he now knows4 ,discord to malcontents is very manna3 ,when the ranks are burst1 then scuffle1 ,altofront4 ,celso4 ,ay1 but durst1-- #dj ,mal4 ',t is gone2 't is swallowed like a mineral3 ,some say 't will work2 pheut1 ,i'll not shrink3 ,he's resolute who can no lower sink3 #bffd ,,bilioso entering1 ,,malevole shifteth his speech4 ,o the father of ,may-poles6 did you never see a fellow whose strength consisted in his breath1 7#de7 respect in his office1 religion in his lord1 and love in himself1 why1 then1 behold6 ,bil4 ,signior1-- ,mal4 ,my right worshipful lord1 your court night-cap makes you have a passing high forehead4 #ea ,bil4 ,i can tell you strange news1 but ,i am sure you know them already3 the duke speaks much good of you4 ,mal4 ,go to1 then3 and shall you and ,i now enter into a strict friendship8 #ef ,bil4 ,second one another8 ,mal4 ,yes4 ,bil4 ,do one another good offices8 #ei ,mal4 ,just3 what though ,i call'd thee old ox1 egregious wittol1 broken-bellied coward1 rotten mummy8 yet1 since ,i am in favour-- ,bil4 ,words of course1 terms of disport4 ,his grace presents you by me a chain1 as his grateful remembrance for--,i am ignorant for #fe what2 marry1 ye may impart3 yet howsoever--come--dear friend2 dost know my son8 ,mal4 ,your son6 ,bil4 ,he shall eat wood-cocks1 dance jigs1 make possets1 and play at shuttle-cock with 7#gj7 any young lord about the court3 he has as sweet a lady1 too2 dost know her little bitch8 ,mal4 ',t is a dog1 man4 ,bil4 ,believe me1 a she-bitch4 ,o1 't is a good creature6 thou shalt be her servant4 ,i'll 7#ge7 make thee acquainted with my young wife too3 what6 ,i keep her not at court for nothing4 ',t is grown to supper-time2 come to my table3 that1 anything ,i have1 stands open to thee4 ,mal4 7,aside to ,,celso47 ,how smooth to him that is in state of grace1 #hj ,how servile is the rugged'st courtier's face6 ,what profit1 nay1 what nature would keep down1 ,are heav'd to them are minions to a crown4 ,envious ambition never sates his thirst1 ,till1 sucking all1 he swells and swells1 and bursts4 #he ,bil4 ,i shall now leave you with my always-best wishes2 only let's hold betwixt us a firm correspondence1 a mutual friendly-reciprocal kind of a steady-unanimous-heartily-leagued-- #ij ,mal4 ,did your signorship ne'er see a pigeon-house that was smooth1 round1 and white without1 and full of holes and stink within8 ,ha' ye not1 old courtier8 #id ,bil4 ,o1 yes1 't is the form1 the fashion of them all4 ,mal4 ,adieu1 my true court-friend2 farewell1 my dear ,castilio4#bffe ,exit ,,bilioso4 ,celso4 ,yonder's ,mendoza4 ,descries ,,mendoza4 ,mal4 ,true1 the privy-key4 #ii ,celso4 ,i take my leave1 sweet lord4 ,mal4 ',t is fit2 away6 ,exit ,,celso4 ,,scene ,v4#bfff ,enter ,,mendoza with three or four ,suitors4 ,men4 ,leave your suits with me2 ,i can and will4 ,attend my secretary2 leave me4 ,exeunt ,suitors4 ,mal4 ,mendoza1 hark ye1 hark ye4 ,you are a treacherous villain3 ,god b' wi' ye6 ,men4 ,out1 you base-born rascal6 #e ,mal4 ,we are all the sons of heaven1 though a tripe-wife were our mother3 ah1 you whoreson1 hot-rein'd he-marmoset6 ,aegisthus6 didst ever hear of one ,aegisthus8 ,men4 ,gisthus8 #aj ,mal4 ,ay1 ,aegisthus3 he was a filthy incontinent flesh-monger1 such a one as thou art4 ,men4 ,out1 grumbling rogue6 ,mal4 ,orestes1 beware ,orestes6 ,men4 ,out1 beggar6 #ae ,mal4 ,i once shall rise6 ,men4 ,thou rise6 ,mal4 ,at the resurrection4 ,no vulgar seed but once may rise and shall2 ,no king so huge but 'fore he die may fall4 #bj ,exit4 ,men4 ,now1 good ,elysium6 what a delicious heaven is it for a man to be in a prince's favour6 ,o sweet ,god6 ,o pleasure6 ,o fortune6 ,o all thou best of life6 ,what should ,i think1 what say1 what do to be a favourite1 a minion8 7#be7 to have a general timorous respect observe#bffg a man1 a stateful silence in his presence1 solitariness in his absence1 a confused hum and busy murmur of obsequious suitors training#bffh him2 the cloth held up1 and way proclaim'd before 7#cj7 him2 petitionary vassels licking the pavement with their slavish knees1 whilst some odd palace-lampreels#bffi that engender with snakes1 and are full of eyes on both sides1 with a kind of insinuating humbleness1 fix all 7#ce7 their delights upon his brow4 ,o blessed state6 what a ravishing prospect doth the ,olympus of favour yield6 ,death1 ,i cornute the duke6 ,sweet women6 most sweet ladies6 nay1 angels6 by heaven1 he is more accursed than a devil 7#dj7 that hates you1 or is hated by you2 and happier than a god that loves you1 or is beloved by you4 ,you preservers of mankind1 life-blood of society1 who would live1 nay1 who can live without you8 ,o paradise6 how majestical is your 7#de7 austerer presence6 how imperiously chaste is your more modest face6 but1 ,o1 how full of ravishing attraction is your pretty1 petulant1 languishing1 lasciviously-composed countenance6 these amorous smiles1 those soul-warming 7#ej7 sparkling glances1 ardent as those flames that singed the world by heedless ,phaeton6 in body how delicate1 in soul how witty1 in discourse how pregnant1 in life1 how wary1 in favours how judicious1 in day how sociable1 and 7#ee7 in night how--,o pleasure unutterable6 indeed1 it is most certain1 one man cannot deserve only to enjoy a beauteous woman3 but a duchess6 ,in despite of ,phoebus1 ,i'll write a sonnet instantly in praise of her4 ,exit4 #fj ,,scene ,,vi4#bfgj ,enter ,,ferneze ushering ,,aurelia1 ,,emilia and ,,maquerelle bearing up her train1 ,,bianca attending2 then exeunt ,,emilia and ,,bianca4 ,aurel4 ,and is 't possible8 ,mendoza slight me6 ,possible8 ,fer4 ,possible6 ,what can be strange in him that's drunk with favour1 ,grows insolent with grace8--,speak1 ,maquerelle1 speak4 #e ,maq4 ,to speak feelingly1 more1 more richly in solid sense than worthless words1 give me those jewels of your ears to receive my enforced duty4 ,as for my part1 't is well known ,i can put up anything 7,,ferneze privately feeds ,,maquerelle',s 7#aj7 hands with jewels during this speech72 can bear patiently with any man3 but when ,i heard he wronged your precious sweetness1 ,i was enforced to take deep offence4 ',t is most certain he loves ,emilia with high appetite3 #ae and1 as she told me 7as you know we women impart our secrets one to another71 when she repulsed his suit1 in that he was possessed with your endeared grace1 ,mendoza most ingratefully renounced all faith to you4 #bj ,fer4 ,nay1 call'd you--,speak1 ,maquerelle1 speak4 ,maq4 ,by heaven1 witch1 dri'd biscuit2 and contested blushlessly he lov'd you but for a spurt or so4 ,fer4 ,for maintenance4 #be ,maq4 ,advancement and regard4 ,aurel4 ,o villain6 ,o impudent ,mendoza6 ,maq4 ,nay1 he is the rustiest-jaw'd1 the foulest mouth'd knave in railing against our sex3 he will rail again' women-- #cj ,aurel4 ,how8 how8 ,maq4 ,i am asham'd to speak 't1 ,i4 ,aurel4 ,i love to hate him3 speak4 ,maq4 ,why1 when ,emilia scorn'd his base unsteadiness1 the black-throated rascal scolded1 and said-- #ce ,aurel4 ,what8 ,maq4 ,troth1 't is too shameless4 ,aurel4 ,what said he8 ,maq4 ,why1 that1 at four1 women were 7#dj7 fools2 at fourteen1 drabs2 at forty1 bawds2 at fourscore1 witches2 and at a hundred1 cats4 ,aurel4 ,o unlimitable impudency6 ,fer4 ,but as for poor ,ferneze's fixed heart1 ,was never shadeless meadow drier parcht #de ,under the scorching heat of heaven's dog1 ,than is my heart with your enforcing eyes4 ,maq4 ,a hot simile4 ,fer4 ,your smiles have been my heaven1 your frowns my hell3 ,o1 pity1 then6 grace should with beauty dwell4 #ej ,maq4 ,reasonable perfect1 by 'r lady4 ,aurel4 ,i will love thee1 be it but in despite ,of that ,mendoza3--witch6 ,ferneze1--witch6-- ,ferneze1 thou art the duchess' favourite3 ,be faithful1 private3 but 't is dangerous4 #ee ,fer4 ,his love is lifeless that for love fears breath3 ,the worst that's due to sin1 ,o1 would 't were death6 ,aurel4 ,enjoy my favour4 ,i will be sick instantly and take physic3 therefore in depth of night visit-- #fj ,maq4 ,visit her chamber1 but conditionally you shall not offend her bed3 by this diamond6 ,fer4 ,by this diamond4 ,gives it to ,,maq4 ,maq4 ,nor tarry longer than you please3 by this ruby6 #fe ,fer4 ,by this ruby4 ,gives again4 ,maq4 ,and that the door shall not creak4 ,fer4 ,and that the door shall not creak4 ,maq4 ,nay1 but swear4 ,fer4 ,by this purse4 ,giving her his purse4 ,maq4 ,go to1 ,i'll keep your oaths for you3 7#ga7 remember1 visit4 ,enter ,,mendoza1 reading a sonnet4 ,aurel4 ,dried biscuit6--,look where the base wretch comes4 #gd ,men4 8,beauty's life1 heaven's model1 love's queen10-- ,maq4 ,that 's his ,emilia4 ,men4 8,nature's triumph1 best of earth10-- ,maq4 ,meaning ,emilia4 #gi ,men4 8,thou only wonder that the world hath seen40-- ,maq4 ,that 's ,emilia4 ,aurel4 ,must ,i1 then1 hear her prais'd8--,mendoza6 ,men4 ,madam1 your excellency is graciously 7#he7 encount'red3 ,i have been writing passionate flashes in honour of-- ,exit ,,ferneze4 ,aurel4 ,out1 villain1 villain6 ,o judgment1 where have been my eyes8 what ,bewitch'd election made me dote on thee8 #ij ,what sorcery made me love thee8 ,but1 be gone2 ,bury thy head4 ,o1 that ,i could do more ,than loath thee6 hence1 worst of ill6 ,no reason else1#bfga our reason is our will4 ,exit with ,,maquerelle4 ,men4 ,women6 nay1 ,furies2 nay1 worse2 7#ie7 for they torment only the bad1 but women good and bad4 ,damnation of mankind6 ,breath1 hast thou prais'd them for this8 and is 't you1 ,ferneze1 are wriggled into smock-grace8 ,sit sure4 ,o1 that ,i could rail against these monsters 7#ajj7 in nature1 models of hell1 curse of the earth1 women6 that dare attempt anything1 and what they attempt they care not how they accomplish2 without all premeditation or prevention2 rash in asking1 desperate in working1 impatient 7#aje7 in suffering1 extreme in desiring1 slaves unto appetite1 mistresses in dissembling1 only constant in unconstancy1 only perfect in counterfeiting2 their words are feigned1 their eyes forg'd1 their sighs dissembled1 their looks 7#aaj7 counterfeit1 their hair false1 their given hopes deceitful1 their very breath artificial2 their blood is their only god2 bad clothes and old age are only the devils they tremble at4 ,that ,i could rail now6 #aae ,,scene ,,vii4#bfgb ,enter ,,pietro1 his sword drawn4 ,pietro4 ,a mischief fill thy throat1 thou foul-jaw'd slave6 ,say thy prayers4 ,men4 ,i ha' forgot 'em4 ,pietro4 ,thou shalt die4 ,men4 ,so shalt thou4 ,i am heart-mad4 ,pietro4 ,i am horn-mad4 ,men4 ,extreme mad4 ,pietro4 ,monstrously mad4 ,men4 ,why8 ,pietro4 ,why6 thou1 thou hast dishonoured my bed4 #e ,men4 ,i6 ,come1 come1 sit2 here 's my bare heart to thee1 ,as steady as is the#bfgc centre to this#bfgd glorious world3 ,and yet1 hark1 thou art a cornuto1--but by me8 ,pietro4 ,yes1 slave1 by thee4 ,men4 ,do not1 do not with tart and spleenful breath #aj ,lose him can lose thee4 ,i offend my duke6 ,bear record1 ,o ye dumb and raw-air'd nights1 ,how vigilant my sleepless eyes have been ,to watch the traitor6 ,record1 thou spirit of truth1 ,with what debasement ,i ha' thrown myself #ae ,to under offices1 only to learn ,the truth1 the party1 time1 the means1 the place1 ,by whom1 and when1 and where thou wert disgrac'd6 ,and am ,i paid with 8slave08 ,hath my intrusion ,to places private and prohibited1 #bj ,only to observe the closer passages1 ,heaven knows with vows of revelation1 ,made me suspected1 made me deem'd a villain8 ,what rogue hath wrong'd us8 ,pietro4 ,mendoza1 ,i may err4 ,men4 ,err6 't is too mild a name3 but err and err1 #be ,run giddy with suspect1 'fore through me thou know ,that which most creatures1 save thyself1 do know3 ,nay1 since my service hath so loath'd reject1 ',fore ,i 'll reveal1 shalt find them clipt#bfge together4 #bi ,pietro4 ,mendoza1 thou know'st ,i am a most plain-breasted man4 ,men4 ,the fitter to make a cuckold3 would your brows were most plain too6 ,pietro4 ,tell me3 indeed1 ,i heard thee rail-- ,men4 ,at women1 true3 why1 what cold phlegm could choose1 #ce ,knowing a lord so honest1 virtuous1 ,so boundless loving1 bounteous1 fair-shap'd1 sweet1 ,to be contemn'd1 abus'd1 defam'd1 made cuckold8 ,heart6 ,i hate all women for 't3 sweet sheets1 7#ci7 wax lights1 antique bedposts1 cambric smocks1 villanous curtains1 arras pictures1 oil'd hinges1 and all ye tongue-tied lascivious witnesses of great creatures' wantonness1--what salvation can you expect8 ,pietro4 ,wilt thou tell me8 #de ,men4 ,why1 you may find it yourself2 observe1 observe4 ,pietro4 ,i ha' not the patience4 ,wilt thou deserve me1 tell1 give it4 ,men4 ,take 't4 why1 ,ferneze is the man1 7#ej7 ,ferneze3 ,i'll prove 't2 this night you shall take him in your sheets4 ,will 't serve8 ,pietro4 ,it will2 my bosom 's in some peace3 till night-- ,men4 ,what8 ,pietro4 ,farewell4 ,men4 ,god6 how weak a lord are you6 ,why1 do you think there is no more but so8 #ee ,pietro4 ,why6 ,men4 ,nay1 then1 will ,i presume to counsel you3 ,it should be thus4 ,you with some guard upon the sudden ,break into the princess' chamber3 ,i stay behind1 ,without the door1 through which he needs must pass3 #fj ,ferneze flies2 let him3 to me he comes2 he's kill'd ,by me1 observe1 by me3 you follow3 ,i rail1 ,and seem to save the body4 ,duchess comes1 ,on whom 7respecting her advanced birth1 #fd ,and your fair nature71 ,i know1 nay1 ,i do know1 ,no violence must be us'd2 she comes3 ,i storm1 ,i praise1 excuse ,ferneze1 and still maintain ,the duchess' honour2 she for this loves me4 ,i honour you2 shall know her soul1 you mine3 ,then naught shall she contrive in vengeance #gj 7,as women are most thoughtful in revenge7 ,of her ,ferneze1 but you shall sooner know 't ,than she can think 't4 ,thus shall his death come sure1 ,your duchess brain-caught3 so your life secure4 ,pietro4 ,it is too well3 my bosom and my heart #ge ,when nothing helps1 cut off the rotten part4 ,exit4 ,men4 ,who cannot feign friendship can ne'er produce the effects of hatred4 ,honest fool duke6 subtle lascivious duchess6 silly novice ,ferneze6 ,i do laugh at ye4 ,my brain is in labour till it 7#hj7 produce mischief1 and ,i feel sudden throes1 proofs sensible1 the issue is at hand4 ,as bears shape young1 so ,i'll form my device1 ,which grown proves horrid3 vengeance makes men wise4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,viii4#bfgf ,enter ,,malevole and ,,passarello4 ,mal4 ,fool1 most happily encount'red3 canst sing1 fool8 ,pass4 ,yes1 ,i can sing1 fool1 if you'll hear the burden2 and ,i can play upon instruments1 scurvily1 as gentlemen do4 ,o1 that ,i had been 7#e7 gelded6 ,i should then have been a fat fool for a chamber1 a squeaking fool for a tavern1 and a private fool for all the ladies4 ,mal4 ,you are in good case since you came to court1 fool3 what1 guarded1#bfgg guarded6 #aj ,pass4 ,yes1 faith1 even as footmen and bawds wear velvet1 not for an ornament of honour1 but for a badge of drudgery2 for1 now the duke is discontented1 ,i am fain to fool him asleep every night4 #ae ,mal4 ,what are his griefs8 ,pass4 ,he hath sore eyes4 ,mal4 ,i never observed so much4 ,pass4 ,horrible sore eyes2 and so hath every cuckold1 for the roots of the horns spring in 7#bj7 the eyeballs1 and that 's the reason the horn of a cuckold is as tender as his eye1 or as that growing in the woman's forehead1 twelve years since1 that could not endure to be toucht4#bfgh ,the duke hangs down his head like a columbine4 #be ,mal4 ,passarello1 why do great men beg fools8#bfgi ,pass4 ,as the ,welshman stole rushes when there was nothing else to filch2 only to keep begging in fashion4 #cj ,mal4 ,pooh1 thou givest no good reason2 thou speakest like a fool4 ,pass4 ,faith1 ,i utter small fragments1 as your knight courts your city widow with jingling of his gilt spurs1#bfhj advancing his bush-coloured 7#ce7 beard1 and taking tobacco3 this is all the mirror of their knightly complements4#bfha ,nay1 ,i shall talk when my tongue is a-going once2 't is like a citizen on horseback1 evermore in a false gallop4 #dj ,mal4 ,and how doth ,maquerelle fare nowadays8 ,pass4 ,faith1 ,i was wont to salute her as our ,english women are at their first landing in ,flushing2#bfhb ,i would call her whore3 but now 7#de7 that antiquity leaves her as an old piece of plastic to work by1 ,i only ask her how her rotten teeth fare every morning1 and so leave her4 ,she was the first that ever invented perfum'd smocks for the gentlewomen1 and 7#ej7 woollen shoes1 for fear of creaking for the visitant4 ,she were an excellent lady1 but that her face peeleth like ,muscovy glass4#bfhc ,mal4 ,and how doth thy old lord1 that hath wit enough to be a flatterer1 and conscience enough to be a knave8 #ee ,pass4 ,o1 excellent3 he keeps beside me fifteen jesters1 to instruct him in the art of fooling1 and utters their jests in private to the duke and duchess4 ,he'll lie like to your ,switzer or 7#fj7 lawyer2 he'll be of any side for most money4 ,mal4 ,i am in haste1 be brief4 ,pass4 ,as your fiddler when he is paid4--,he 'll thrive1 ,i warrant you1 while your young 7#fd7 courtier stands like ,good ,friday in ,lent2 men long to see it1 because more fatting days come after it2 else he's the leanest and pitifullest actor in the whole pageant4 ,adieu1 ,malevole4 ,mal4 ,o world most vile1 when thy loose vanities1 #fi ,taught by this fool1 do make the fool seem wise6 ,pass4 ,you'll know me again1 ,malevole4 ,mal4 ,o1 ay1 by that velvet4 ,pass4 ,ay1 as a pettifogger by his buckram bag4 ,i am as common in the court as an hostess's 7#gd7 lips in the country2 knights1 and clowns1 and knaves1 and all share me2 the court cannot possibly be without me4 ,adieu1 ,malevole4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#bfhd ,enter ,,mendoza1 with a sconce1#bfhe to observe ,,ferneze',s entrance1 who1 whilst the act is playing1 enters unbraced1 two ,pages before him with lights2 is met by ,,maquerelle and convey'd in2 the ,pages are sent away4 ,men4 ,he's caught1 the woodcock's head is i' th' noose4 ,now treads ,ferneze in dangerous path of lust1 ,swearing his sense is merely#bfhf deified3 ,the fool grasps clouds1 and shall beget ,centaurs3 ,and now1 in strength of panting faint delight1 #e ,the goat bids heaven envy him4--,good goose1 ,i can afford thee nothing ,but the poor comfort of calamity1 pity4 ,lust 's like the plummets hanging on clock-lines1 ,will ne'er ha' done till all is quite undone2 #aj ,such is the course salt sallow lust doth run2 ,which thou shalt try4 ,i'll be reveng'd4 ,duke1 thy suspect2 ,duchess1 thy disgrace2 ,ferneze1 thy rivalship2 ,shall have swift vengeance4 ,nothing so holy1 ,no band of nature so strong1 #ae ,no law of friendship so sacred1 ,but ,i'll profane1 burst1 violate1 'fore ,i'll ,endure disgrace1 contempt1 and poverty4 ,shall ,i1 whose very 8,hum0 struck all heads bare1 ,whose face made silence1 creaking of whose shoe #bj ,forc'd the most private passages fly ope1 ,scrape like a servile dog at some latch'd door8 ,learn how to make a leg1 and cry 8,beseech ye1 ,pray ye1 is such a lord within80 be aw'd ,at some odd usher's scoff'd formality8 #be ,first sear my brains6 ,unde cadis non quo1 refert2#bfhg ,my heart cries1 8,perish all60 ,how6 how6 what fate ,can once avoid revenge1 that's desperate8 #bh ,i 'll to the duke2 if all should ope--,if6 tush4 ,fortune still dotes on those who cannot blush4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bfhh ,enter ,,malevole at one door2 ,,bianca1 ,,emilia1 and ,,maquerelle at the other door4 ,mal4 ,bless ye1 cast#bfhi o' ladies6--,ha1 ,dipsas6 how dost thou1 old coal8 ,maq4 ,old coal6 ,mal4 ,ay1 old coal2 methinks thou liest like a brand under these billets of green wood4 ,he 7#e7 that will inflame a young wench's heart1 let him lay close to her an old coal that hath first been fir'd1 a panderess1 my half-burnt lint1 who though thou canst not flame thyself1 yet art able to set a thousand virgin's tapers afire4--,and 7#aj7 how does ,janivere thy husband1 my little periwinkle8 ,is he troubled with the cough o' the lungs still8 ,does he hawk o' nights still8 ,he will not bite4 ,bian4 ,no1 by my troth4 ,i took him with 7#ae7 his mouth empty of old teeth4 ,mal4 ,and he took thee with thy belly full of young bones3 marry1 he took his maim by the stroke of his enemy4 #ai ,bian4 ,and ,i mine by the stroke of my friend4 ,mal4 ,the close stock6#bfij ,o mortal wench6 ,lady1 ha' ye now no restoratives for your decayed ,jasons8 ,look ye1 crab's guts bak'd1 distill'd ox-pith1 the pulverized hairs of a lion's upper-lip1 jelly of cock-sparrows1 he-monkey's 7#be7 marrow1 or powder of fox-stones8--,and whither are all you ambling now8 ,bian4 ,why1 to bed1 to bed4 ,mal4 ,do your husbands lie with ye8 ,bian4 ,that were country fashion1 i' faith4 #cj ,mal4 ,ha' ye no foregoers about you8 ,come1 whither in good deed1 la' now8 ,maq4 ,in good indeed1 la now1 to eat the most miraculously1 admirably1 astonishable compos'd posset with three curds1 without any drink4 7#ce7 ,will ye help me with a he-fox8--,here's the duke4 ,exeunt ,ladies4 ,mal4 ,fri'd frogs are very good1 and ,french-like too4#bfia ,,scene ,,iii4#bfib ,enter ,,duke ,,pietro1 ,,count ,,celso1 ,,count ,,equato1 ,,bilioso1 ,,ferrardo1 and ,,mendoza4 ,pietro4 ,the night grows deep and foul3 what hour is 't8 ,celso4 ,upon the stroke of twelve4 ,mal4 ,save ye1 ,duke6 ,pietro4 ,from thee3 begone1 ,i do not love 7#e7 thee6 ,let me see thee no more2 we are displeas'd4 ,mal4 ,why1 ,god b' wi' thee6 ,heaven hear my curse1--may thy wife and thee live long together6 #aj ,pietro4 ,begone1 sirrah6 ,mal4 8,when ,arthur first in court began10--,agamemnon--,menelaus--was ever any duke a cornuto8 ,pietro4 ,begone1 hence6 #ae ,mal4 ,what religion wilt thou be of next8 ,men4 ,out with him6 ,mal4 ,with most servile patience4--,time will come ,when wonder of thy error will strike dumb ,thy bezzled#bfic senses4-- #bj ,slaves6 ay1 favour3 ay1 marry1 shall he rise3 ,good ,god6 how subtle hell doth flatter vice6 ,mounts him aloft1 and makes him seem to fly1 ,as fowl the tortoise mock'd1 who to the sky ,the ambitious shell-fish rais'd6 ,the end of all ,is only1 that from height he might dead fall4 #bf #bfid;,bil4 ,why1 when8 ,out1 ye rogue6 begone1 ye rascal6 ,mal4 ,i shall now leave ye with all my best wishes4 #cj ,bil4 ,out1 ye cur6 ,mal4 ,only let's hold together a firm correspondence4 ,bil4 ,out6 ,mal4 ,a mutual-friendly-reciprocal-perpetual kind of steady-unanimous-heartily-leagued-- #cf ,bil4 ,hence1 ye gross-jaw'd1 peasantly--out1 go6 ,mal4 ,adieu1 pigeon-house2 thou burr1 that only stickest to nappy fortunes4 ,the serpigo1#bfie 7#dj7 the strangury1 an eternal uneffectual priapism seize thee6 ,bil4 ,out1 rogue6 ,mal4 ,may'st thou be a notorious wittolly pander to thine own wife1 and yet get no office1 7#df7 but live to be the utmost misery of mankind1 a beggarly cuckold6 ,exit4 ,pietro4 ,it shall be so4 ,men4 ,it must be so1 for where great states revenge1 ',t is requisite the parts be closely dogg'd1 #ej 7,which piety and soft respect forbears74#bfif ,lay one into his breast shall sleep with him1 ,feed in the same dish1 run in self-faction1 ,who may discover any shape of danger2 ,for once disgrac'd1 displayed in offence1 #ee ,it makes man blushless1 and man is 7all confess7 ,more prone to vengeance than to gratefulness4 ,favours are writ in dust2 but stripes we feel4 ,depraved nature stamps in lasting steel4 ,pietro4 ,you shall be leagu'd with the duchess4 ,equato4 ,the plot is very good4 #fa ,men4 ,you shall both kill1 and seem the corse to save4 ,fer4 ,a most fine brain-trick4 ,celso4 7,aside47 ,of a most cunning knave4 #fd ,pietro4 ,my lords1 the heavy action we intend ,is death and shame1 two of the ugliest shapes ,that can confound a soul2 think1 think of it4 ,i strike1 but yet1 like him that 'gainst stone walls ,directs1 his shafts rebound in his own face2 ,my lady's shame is mine1 ,o ,god1 't is mine6 #gj ,therefore ,i do conjure all secrecy3 ,let it be as very little as may be1 ,pray ye1 as may be1 ,make frightless entrance1 salute her with soft eyes1 ,stain nought with blood2 only ,ferneze dies1 #ge ,but not before her brows4 ,o gentlemen1 ,god knows ,i love her6 ,nothing else1 but this3--,i am not well3 if grief1 that sucks veins dry1 ,rivels#bfig the skin1 casts ashes in men's faces1 ,be-dulls the eye1 unstrengthens all the blood1 #hj ,chance to remove me to another world1 ,as sure ,i once must die1 let him succeed3 ,i have no child2 all that my youth begot ,hath been your loves1 which shall inherit me3 ,which as it ever shall1 ,i do conjure it1 #he ,mendoza may succeed3 he's nobly born2 ,with me of much desert4 ,celso4 7,aside47 ,much6 ,pietro4 ,your silence answers1 8,ay40 ,i thank you4 ,come on now4 ,o1 that ,i might die #ij ,before her shame 's display'd6 ,would ,i were forc'd ,to burn my father's tomb1 unheal#bfih his bones1 ,and dash them in the dirt1 rather than this6 ,this both the living and the dead offends3 #id ,sharp surgery where naught but death amends4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#bfii ,enter ,,maquerelle1 ,,emilia1 and ,,bianca with a posset4 ,maq4 ,even here it is1 three curds in three regions individually distinct1 most methodically according to art compos'd1 without any drink4 ,bian4 ,without any drink6 #d ,maq4 ,upon my honour4 ,will ye sit and eat8 ,emil4 ,good2 the composure1 the receipt1 how is 't8 ,maq4 ',t is a pretty pearl2 by this pearl 7how does't with me8#bgjj7 thus it is3 ,seven and thirty yolks of ,barbary hens' eggs2 eighteen spoonfuls 7#aj7 and a half of the juice of cock-sparrow bones2 one ounce1 three drams1 four scruples1 and one quarter of the syrup of ,ethiopian dates2 sweetened with three quarters of a pound of pure candied ,indian eringoes2 strewed 7#ae7 over with the powder of pearl of ,america1 amber of ,cataia1 and lamb-stones of ,muscovia4 ,bian4 ,trust me1 the ingredients are very cordial1 and1 no question1 good1 and most powerful in restoration4 #bj ,maq4 ,i know not what you mean by restoration2 but this it doth1--it purifieth the blood1 smootheth the skin1 enliveneth the eye1 strengtheneth the veins1 mundifieth#bgja the teeth1 comforteth the stomach1 fortifieth the back1 7#be7 and quickeneth the wit2 that's all4 ,emil4 ,by my troth1 ,i have eaten but two spoonfuls1 and methinks ,i could discourse most swiftly and wittily already4 ,maq4 ,have you the art to seem honest8 #cj ,bian4 ,ay1 thank advice and practice4 ,maq4 ,why1 then1 eat me o' this posset1 quicken your blood1 and preserve your beauty4 ,do you know ,doctor ,plaster-face8 by this curd1 he is the most exquisite in forging of veins1 7#ce7 sprightening of eyes1 dying of hair1 sleeking of skins1 blushing of cheeks1 surphling#bgjb of breasts1 blanching and bleaching of teeth1 that ever made an old lady gracious by torchlight2 by this curd1 la4 #dj ,bian4 ,well1 we are resolved1 what ,god has given us we'll cherish4 ,maq4 ,cherish anything saving your husband2 keep him not too high1 lest he leap the pale3 but1 for your beauty1 let it be your saint2 #de bequeath two hours to it every morning in your closet4 ,i ha' been young1 and yet1 in my conscience1 ,i am not above five and twenty3 but1 believe me1 preserve and use your beauty2 for youth and beauty once gone1 we are like beehives 7#ej7 without honey1 out-o'-fashion apparel that no man will wear3 therefore use me your beauty4 ,emil4 ,ay1 but men say-- ,maq4 ,men say6 let men say what they 7#ee7 will3 life o' woman6 they are ignorant of our wants4 ,the more in years1 the more in perfection they grow2 if they lose youth and beauty1 they gain wisdom and discretion3 but when our beauty fades1 good-night with us4 ,there #fj cannot be an uglier thing than to see an old woman3 from which1 ,o pruning1 pinching1 and painting1 deliver all sweet beauties6 ,music within4 ,bian4 ,hark6 music6 #fd ,maq4 ,peace1 'tis i' the duchess' bed-chamber4 ,good rest1 most prosperously-graced ladies4 ,emil4 ,good night1 sentinel4 ,bian4 ,night1 dear ,maquerelle4 ,exeunt all but ,,maq4 ,maq4 ,may my posset's operation send you my wit and honesty2 and me1 your youth and 7#gj7 beauty2 the pleasing'st rest6 ,exit4 ,,scene ,v4#bgjc ,a ,song within4 ,whilst the song is singing1 enter ,,mendoza with his sword drawn1 standing ready to murder ,,ferneze as he flies from the duchess' chamber4--,tumult within4 ,all within4 ,strike1 strike6 ,aur4 within4 ,save my ,ferneze6 ,o1 save my ,ferneze6 ,enter ,,ferneze in his shirt1 and is receiv'd upon ,,mendoza',s sword4 ,all within4 ,follow1 pursue6 ,aur4 within4 ,o1 save ,ferneze6 ,men4 ,pierce1 pierce6--,thou shallow fool1 drop there6 ,he that attempts a princess' lawless love #e ,must have broad hands1 close heart1 with ,argus' eyes1 ,and back of ,hercules1 or else he dies4 ,thrusts his rapier in ,,fer4 ,enter ,,aurelia1 ,,pietro1 ,,ferrardo1 ,,bilioso1 ,,celso1 and ,,equato4 ,all4 ,follow1 follow6 ,men4 ,stand off1 forbear1 ye most uncivil lords6 ,pietro4 ,strike6 ,men4 ,do not2 tempt not a man resolv'd3 #aj ,,mendoza bestrides the wounded body of ,,ferneze1 and seems to save him4 ,would you1 inhuman murderers1 more than death8 ,aur4 ,o poor ,ferneze6 ,men4 ,alas1 now all defence too late6 ,aur4 ,he's dead4 ,pietro4 ,i am sorry for our shame4--,go to your bed3 #ae ,weep not too much1 but leave some tears to shed ,when ,i am dead4 ,aur4 ,what1 weep for thee6 my soul no tears shall find4 ,pietro4 ,alas1 alas1 that women's souls are blind6 ,men4 ,betray such beauty6 #bj ,murder such youth6 ,contemn civility6 ,he loves him not that rails not at him4 ,pietro4 ,thou canst not move us3 we have blood enough4-- ,and please you1 lady1 we have quite forgot ,all your defects3 if not1 why1 then-- #be ,aur4 ,not4 ,pietro4 ,not3 the best of rest3 good-night4 ,exit ,,pietro1 with other ,courtiers4 ,aur4 ,despite go with thee6 ,men4 ,madam1 you ha' done me foul disgrace2 you have wrong'd him much loves you too much3 go to1 your soul knows you have4 #ca ,aur4 ,i think ,i have4 ,men4 ,do you but think so8 ,aur4 ,nay1 sure1 ,i have3 my eyes have witnessed thy love3 thou hast stood too firm for me4 #cf ,men4 ,why1 tell me1 fair-cheekt lady1 who even in tears art powerfully beauteous1 what unadvised passion struck ye into such a violent heat against me8 ,speak1 what mischief 7#dj7 wrong'd us8 ,what devil injur'd us8 ,speak4 ,aur4 ,the thing ne'er worthy of the name of man1 ,ferneze2 ,ferneze swore thou lov'st ,emilia2 ,which to advance1 with most reproachful breath #de ,thou both didst blemish and denounce my love4 ,men4 ,ignoble villain6 did ,i for this bestride ,thy wounded limbs8 for this1 rank opposite ,even to my sovereign8 for this1 ,o ,god1 for this1 #di ,sunk all my hopes1 and with my hopes my life8 ,ripp'd bare my throat unto the hangman's axe8---- ,thou most dishonour'd trunk6--,emilia6 ,by life1 ,i know her not--,emilia--6 ,did you believe him8 ,aur4 ,pardon me1 ,i did4 ,men4 ,did you8 ,and thereupon you graced him8 #ee ,aur4 ,i did4 ,men4 ,took him to favour1 nay even clasp'd ,with him8 ,aur4 ,alas1 ,i did6 ,men4 ,this night8 ,aur4 ,this night4 ,men4 ,and in your lustful twines the duke took you8 ,aur4 ,a most sad truth4 ,men4 ,o ,god1 ,o ,god6 how we dull honest souls1 #fj ,heavy brain'd men1 are swallowed in the bogs ,of a deceitful ground1 whilst nimble bloods1 ,light-jointed spirits1 speed2#bgjd cut good men's throats1 ,and scape6 ,alas1 ,i am too honest for this age1 ,too full of phlegm and heavy steadiness2 #fe ,stood still whilst this slave cast a noose about me2 ,nay1 then to stand in honour of him and her1 ,who had even slic'd my heart6 ,aur4 ,come1 ,i did err1 ,and am most sorry ,i did err4 ,men4 ,why1 we are both but dead3 the duke hates us2 #gj ,and those whom princes do once groundly#bgje hate1 ,let them provide to die1 as sure as fate4 ,prevention is the heart of policy4 ,aur4 ,shall we murder him8 ,men4 ,instantly8 #ge ,aur4 ,instantly2 before he casts a plot1 ,or further blaze my honour's much-known blot4 ,let's murder him4 ,men4 ,i would do much for you3 will ye marry me8 ,aur4 ,i'll make thee duke4 ,we are of ,medicis2 #hj ,florence our friend2 in court my faction ,not meanly strengthful2 the duke then dead2 ,we well prepar'd for change2 the multitude ,irresolutely reeling2 we in force2 ,our party seconded2 the kingdom maz'd2 #he ,no doubt of#bgjf swift success all shall be grac'd4 ,men4 ,you do confirm me1 we are resolute3 ,to-morrow look for change3 rest confident4 ',t is now about the immodest waist of night3 ,the mother of moist dew with pallid light #ij ,spreads gloomy shades about the numbed earth4 ,sleep1 sleep1 whilst we contrive our mischief's birth4 ,this man ,i'll get inhum'd4 ,farewell3 to bed2 ,ay1 kiss thy pillow1 dream the duke is dead4 ,so1 so1 good night4 ,exit ,,aurelia4 ,how fortune dotes on impudence6 #ie ,i am in private the adopted son ,of yon good prince3 ,i must be duke3 why1 if ,i must1 ,i must4 ,most silly lord1 name me6 ,o heaven6 ,i see ,god made honest fools to maintain crafty knaves4 #ajj ,the duchess is wholly mine too2 must kill her husband ,to quit her shame4 ,much6 then marry her6 ,ay4 ,o1 ,i grow proud in prosperous treachery6 ,as wrestlers clip1 so ,i'll embrace you all1 ,not to support1 but to procure your fall4 #aje ,enter ,,malevole4 ,mal4 ,god arrest thee6 ,men4 ,at whose suit8 ,mal4 ,at the devil's4 ,ah1 you treacherous1 damnable monster1 how dost8 how dost1 thou treacherous rogue8 ,ah1 ye rascal6 ,i am banished 7#aaj7 the court1 sirrah4 ,men4 ,prithee1 let's be acquainted2 ,i do love thee1 faith4 ,mal4 ,at your service1 by the ,lord1 la3 shall's go to supper8 ,let's be once drunk together1 7#aae7 and so unite a most virtuously-strength'ned friendship3 shall 's ,huguenot8 shall 's8 ,men4 ,wilt fall upon my chamber to-morrow morn8 ,mal4 ,as a raven to a dunghill4 ,they say 7#abj7 there's one dead here3 prickt for the pride of the flesh4 ,men4 ,ferneze2 there he is2 prithee1 bury him4 ,mal4 ,o1 most willingly3 ,i mean to turn pure ,roehelle churchman1 ,i4#bgjg #abe ,men4 ,thou churchman6 ,why1 why8 ,mal4 ,because ,i'll live lazily1 rail upon authority1 deny kings' supremacy in things indifferent1 and be a pope in mine own parish4 ,men4 ,wherefore dost thou think churches were made8 #aca ,mal4 ,to scour plough-shares3 ,i ha' seen oxen plough up altars2 et nunc seges ubi ,sion fuit4#bgjh ,men4 ,strange6 #acd ,mal4 ,nay1 monstrous6 ,i ha' seen a sumptuous steeple turned to a stinking privy2 more beastly1 the sacredest place made a dogs' kennel2 nay1 most inhuman1 the stoned coffins of long-dead ,christians burst up1 and made hogs' troughs3 hic finis ,priami#bgji ,shall ,i ha' some 7#adj7 sack and cheese at thy chamber8 ,good night1 good mischievous incarnate devil2 good night4 ,mendoza2 ah1 ye inhuman villain1 good night6 night1 fuh4#bgaj #add ,men4 ,goodnight3 to-morrow morn8 ,exit4 ,mal4 ,ay1 ,i will come1 friendly damnation1 ,i will come4 ,i do descry cross-points2 honesty and courtship straddle as far asunder as a true ,frenchman's legs4 ,fer4 ,o6 #aej ,mal4 ,proclamations6 more proclamations6 ,fer4 ,o6 a surgeon6 ,mal4 ,hark6 lust cries for a surgeon4 ,what news from ,limbo8 ,how does the grand cuckold1 ,lucifer8 #aee ,fer4 ,o1 help1 help6 conceal and save me4 ,,ferneze stirs1 and ,,malevole helps him up and conveys him away4 ,mal4 ,thy shame more than thy wounds do grieve me far3 ,thy wounds but leave upon thy flesh some scar2 ,but fame ne'er heals1 still rankles worse and worse2 ,such is of uncontrolled lust the curse4 #afj ,think what it is in lawless sheets to lie2 ,but1 ,o1 ,ferneze1 what in lust to die6 ,then thou that shame respect'st1 ,o1 fly converse ,with women's eyes and lisping wantonness6 #afd ,stick candles 'gainst a virgin wall's white back1 ,if they not burn1 yet at the least they'll black4 ,come1 ,i'll convey thee to a private port1 ,where thou shalt live 7,o happy man67 from court4 ,the beauty of the day begins to rise1 ,from whose bright form night's heavy shadow flies4 #agj ,now 'gin close plots to work2 the scene grows full1 ,and craves his eyes who hath a solid skull4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#bgaa ,enter ,,pietro1 ,,mendoza1 ,,equato1 and ,,bilioso4 ,pietro4 ',t is grown to youth of day3 how shall we waste this light8 ,my heart's more heavy than a tyrant's crown4 ,shall we go hunt8 ,prepare for field4 ,exit ,,equato4 ,men4 ,would ye could be merry6 ,pietro4 ,would ,god ,i could6 ,mendoza1 bid 'em haste4 ,exit ,,mendoza4 #e ,i would fain shift1 place2 ,o vain relief6 ,sad souls may well change place1 but not change grief3 ,as deer1 being struck1 fly thorough many soils1#bgab ,yet still the shaft sticks fast1 so---- ,bil4 ,a good old simile1 my honest lord4 #aj ,pietro4 ,i am not much unlike to some sick man ,that long desired hurtful drink2 at last ,swills in and drinks his last1 ending at once ,both life and thirst4 ,o1 would ,i ne'er had known ,my own dishonour6 ,good ,god1 that men should desire #ae ,to search out that1 which1 being found1 kills all ,their joy of life6 to taste the tree of knowledge1 ,and then be driven from out paradise6---- ,canst give me some comfort8 ,bil4 ,my lord1 ,i have some books which 7#bj7 have been dedicated to my honour1 and ,i ne'er read 'em1 and yet they had very fine names1 ,physic for ,fortune1 ,lozenges of ,sanctified ,sincerity2 very pretty works of curates1 scriveners1 and schoolmasters4 ,marry1 ,i remember one 7#be7 ,seneca1 ,lucius ,annaeus ,seneca---- ,pietro4 ,out upon him6 he writ of temperance and fortitude1 yet lived like a voluptuous epicure1 and died like an effeminate coward4---- ,haste thee to ,florence3 #cj ,here1 take our letters2 see 'em seal'd2 away6 ,report in private to the honour'd duke ,his daughter's forc'd disgrace2 tell him at length ,we know too much3 due compliments#bgac advance3 ,there's naught that's safe and sweet but ignorance4 ,exit4 #ce ,enter#bgad ,,bianca4 ,bil4 ,madam1 ,i am going ambassador for ,florence2 't will be great charges to me4 ,bian4 ,no matter1 my lord1 you have the lease of two manors come out next ,christmas2 you may lay your tenants on the greater rack 7#dj7 for it3 and when you come home again1 ,i'll teach you how you shall get two hundred pounds a-year by your teeth4 ,bil4 ,how1 madam8 ,bian4 ,cut off so much from house-keeping3 7#de7 that which is saved by the teeth1 you know1 is got by the teeth4 ,bil4 ',fore ,god1 and so ,i may2 ,i am in wondrous credit1 lady4 ,bian4 ,see the use of flattery3 ,i did ever 7#ej7 counsel you to flatter greatness1 and you have profited well3 any man that will do so shall be sure to be like your ,scotch barnacle1#bgae now a block1 instantly a worm1 and presently a great goose3 this it is to rot and putrefy in the bosom of greatness4 #ee ,bil4 ,thou art ever my politician4 ,o1 how happy is that old lord that hath a politician to his young lady6 ,i'll have fifty gentlemen shall attend upon me3 marry1 the most of them 7#fj7 shall be farmer's sons1 because they shall bear their own charges3 and they shall go apparelled thus1--in sea-water-green suits1 ash-colour cloaks1 watchet stockings1 and popinjay-green feathers3 will not the colours do excellent8 #fe ,bian4 ,out upon 't6 they'll look like citizens riding to their friends at ,whitsuntide2 their apparel just so many several parishes4 ,bil4 ,i'll have it so2 and ,passarello1 my fool1 shall go along with me2 marry1 he shall be in velvet4 #ga ,bian4 ,a fool in velvet6 ,bil4 ,ay1 't is common for your fool to wear satin2 ,i'll have mine in velvet4 ,bian4 ,what will you wear1 then1 my lord8 #ge ,bil4 ,velvet too2 marry1 it shall be embroidered1 because ,i'll differ from the fool somewhat4 ,i am horribly troubled with the gout3 nothing grieves me1 but that my doctor hath forbidden me wine1 and you know your ambassador 7#hj7 must drink4 ,didst thou ask thy doctor what was good for the gout8 ,bian4 ,yes2 he said1 ease1 wine1 and women1 were good for it4 ,bil4 ,nay1 thou hast such a wit6 ,what was good to cure it1 said he8 #hf ,bian4 ,why1 the rack4 ,all your empirics could never do the like cure upon the gout the rack did in ,england1 or your ,scotch boot4#bgaf ,the ,french harlequin will instruct you4 #ij ,bil4 ,surely1 ,i do wonder how thou1 having for the most part of thy lifetime been a country body1 shouldst have so good a wit4 ,bian4 ,who1 ,i8 ,why1 ,i have been a courtier thrice two months4 #ie ,bil4 ,so have ,i this twenty year1 and yet there was a gentleman-usher called me coxcomb t' other day1 and to my face too3 was 't not a backbiting rascal8 ,i would ,i were better travelled1 that ,i might have been better acquainted with the fashions of several countrymen2 7#aja7 but my secretary1 ,i think1 he hath sufficiently instructed me4 ,bian4 ,how1 my lord8 ,bil4 8,marry1 my good lord10 quoth he1 7#aje7 8your lordship shall ever find amongst a hundred ,frenchmen forty hot-shots2 amongst a hundred ,spaniards1 three-score braggarts2 amongst a hundred ,dutchmen1 four-score drunkards2 amongst an hundred ,englishmen1 four-score #aaj and ten madmen2 and amongst an hundred ,welshmen0---- ,bian4 ,what1 my lord8 ,bil4 8,four-score and nineteen gentlemen40#bgag ,bian4 ,but since you go about a sad embassy4 ,i would have you go in black1 my lord4 #aaf ,bil4 ,why1 dost think ,i cannot mourn1 unless ,i wear my hat in cypress1#bgah like an alderman's heir8 ,that's vile1 very old1 in faith4 #aai ,bian4 ,i'll learn of you shortly3 ,o1 we should have a fine gallant of you1 should not ,i instruct you6 ,how will you bear yourself when you come into the ,duke of ,florence' court8 ,bil4 ,proud enough1 and 't will do well enough4 ,as ,i walk up and down the chamber1 ,i'll 7#abe7 spit frowns about me1 have a strong perfume in my jerkin1 let my beard grow to make me look terrible1 salute no man beneath the fourth button2 and 't will do excellent4 ,bian4 ,but there is a very beautiful lady 7#acj7 there2 how will you entertain her8 ,bil4 ,i'll tell you that1 when the lady hath entertained me3 but to satisfy thee1 here comes the fool4 ,enter ,,passarello4 ,fool1 thou shalt stand for the fair lady4 #ace ,pass4 ,your fool will stand for your lady most willingly and most uprightly4 ,bil4 ,i'll salute her in ,latin4 ,pass4 ,o1 your fool can understand no ,latin4 ,bil4 ,ay4 but your lady can4 #adj ,pass4 ,why1 then1 if your lady take down your fool1 your fool will stand no longer for your lady4 ,bil4 ,a pestilent fool6 'fore ,god1 ,i think the world be turned upside down too4 #ade ,pass4 ,o1 no1 sir2 for then your lady and all the ladies in the palace should go with their heels upward1 and that were a strange sight1 you know4 #adi ,bil4 ,there be many will repine at my preferment4 ,pass4 ,o1 ay1 like the envy of an elder sister1 that hath her younger made a lady before her4 ,bil4 ,the duke is wondrous discontented4 ,pass4 ,ay1 and more melancholic than a 7#aee7 usurer having all his money out at the death of a prince4 ,bil4 ,didst thou see ,madam ,floria to-day8 ,pass4 ,yes1 ,i found her repairing her face today2 the red upon the white showed as if 7#afj7 her cheeks should have been served in for two dishes of barberries in stewed broth1 and the flesh to them a woodcock4 ,bil4 ,a bitter fool6#bgai ,come1 madam1 this night thou shalt enjoy me freely1 and tomorrow 7#afe7 for ,florence4 ,pass4 ,what a natural fool is he that would be a pair of bodies#bgbj to a woman's petticoat1 to be trussed and pointed to them6 ,well1 ,i'll dog my lord2 and the word is proper3 for when ,i #agj fawn upon him1 he feeds me2 when ,i snap him by the fingers1 he spits in my mouth4 ,if a dog's death were not strangling1 ,i had rather be one than a serving-man2 for the corruption of coin is either the generation of a usurer or a lousy 7#age7 beggar4 ,exeunt ,,bianca and ,,passarello4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bgba ,enter ,,malevole in some frieze gown1 whilst ,,bilioso reads his patent4 ,mal4 ,i cannot sleep2 my eyes' ill-neighbouring lids ,will hold no fellowship4 ,o thou pale sober night1 ,thou that in sluggish fumes all sense dost steep2 ,thou that giv'st all the world full leave to play1 ,unbend'st the feebled veins of sweaty labour6 ,the galley-slave1 that all the toilsome day #f ,tugs at his oar against the stubborn wave1 ,straining his rugged veins1 snores fast2 ,the stooping scythe-man1 that doth barb#bgbb the field1 ,thou mak'st wink sure3 in night all creatures sleep2 #aj ,only the malcontent1 that 'gainst his fate ,repines and quarrels1--alas he's goodman tell-clock6 ,his sallow jaw-bones sink with wasting moan2 ,whilst others' beds are down1 his pillow's stone4 ,bil4 ,malevole6 #ae ,mal4 ,elder of ,israel1 thou honest defect of wicked nature and obstinate ignorance1 when did thy wife let thee lie with her8 ,bil4 ,i am going ambassador to ,florence4 ,mal4 ,ambassador6 ,now1 for thy country's 7#bj7 honour1 prithee1 do not put up mutton and porridge i' thy cloak-bag4 ,thy young lady wife goes to ,florence with thee too1 does she not8 ,bil4 ,no1 ,i leave her at the palace4 #bd ,mal4 ,at the palace6 ,now1 discretion shield1 man6 ,for ,god's love1 let's ha' no more cuckolds6 ,hymen begins to put off his saffron robe3#bgbc keep thy wife i' the state of grace4 ,heart o' truth1 ,i would sooner leave my lady singled in a bordello than in the ,genoa palace3 #cj ,sin there appearing in her sluttish shape1 ,would soon grow loathsome1 even to blushes' sense2 ,surfeit would choke#bgbd intemperate appetite1 ,make the soul scent the rotten breath of lust4 ,when in an ,italian lascivious palace1 #ce ,a lady guardianless1 ,left to the push of all allurement1 ,the strongest incitements to immodesty1 ,to have her bound1 incens'd with wanton sweets1 ,her veins fill'd high with heating delicates1 #dj ,soft rest1 sweet music1 amorous masquerers1 ,lascivious banquets1 sin itself gilt o'er1 ,strong fantasy tricking up strange delights1 ,presenting it dress'd pleasingly to sense1 ,sense leading it unto the soul1 confirm'd #de ,with potent examples1 impudent custom1 ,entic'd by that great bawd1 ,opportunity2 ,thus being prepar'd1 clap to her easy ear ,youth in good clothes1 well-shap'd1 rich1 ,fair-spoken1 promising1 noble1 ardent1 blood-full1 #ej ,witty1 flattering1--,ulysses absent1 ,o ,ithaca1 can chastest ,penelope hold out8 ,bil4 ,mass1 ,i'll think on 't4 ,farewell4 ,mal4 ,farewell4 ,take thy wife with thee4 ,farewell4 ,exit ,,bilioso4 ,to ,florence2 um6 it may prove good1 it may6 ,and we may once unmask our brows4 #ef ,,scene ,,iii4#bgbe ,enter ,,count ,,celso4 ,celso4 ,my honour'd lord--1 ,mal4 ,celso1 peace6 how is 't8 ,speak low3 pale fears ,suspect that hedges1 walls1 and trees1 have ears3 ,speak1 how runs all8 ,celso4 ,i' faith1 my lord1 that beast with many heads1 #e ,the staggering multitude1 recoils apace3 ,though thorough great men's envy1 most men's malice1 ,their much-intemperate heat hath banish'd you1 ,yet now they find envy and malice ne'er ,produce faint reformation4 #aj ,the duke1 the too soft duke1 lies as a block1 ,for which two tugging factions seem to saw2 ,but still the iron through the ribs they draw4 ,mal4 ,i tell thee1 ,celso1 ,i have ever found ,thy breast most far from shifting cowardice #ae ,and fearful baseness3 therefore ,i'll tell thee1 ,celso1 ,i find the wind begins to come about2 ,i'll shift my suit of fortune4 ,i know the ,florentine1 whose only force1#bgbf ,by marrying his proud daughter to this prince1 #bj ,both banish'd me and made this weak lord duke1 ,will now forsake them all2 be sure he will4 ,i'll lie in ambush for conveniency1 ,upon their severance to confirm myself4 ,celso4 ,is ,ferneze interr'd8 #be ,mal4 ,of that at leisure3 he lives4 ,celso4 ,but how stands ,mendoza8 ,how is 't with him8 ,mal4 ,faith1 like a pair of snuffers1 snibs filth in other men1 and retains it in himself4 #cj ,celso4 ,he does fly from public notice1 methinks1 as a hare does from hounds2 the feet whereon he flies betray him4 ,mal4 ,i can track him1 ,celso4 ,o1 my disguise fools him most powerfully6 #ce ,for that ,i seem a desperate malcontent1 ,he fain would clasp with me3 he's the true slave ,that will put on the most affected grace ,for some vile second cause4 ,enter ,,mendoza4 ,celso4 ,he's here4 #dj ,mal4 ,give place4 ,exit ,,celso4 ,illo1 ho1 ho1 ho6 art there1 old truepenny8 ,where hast thou spent thyself this morning8 ,i see flattery in thine eyes1 and damnation in thy soul4 ,ha1 ye huge rascal6 #de ,men4 ,thou art very merry4 ,mal4 ,as a scholar1 futuens gratis4 ,how does the devil go with thee now8 ,men4 ,malevole1 thou art an arrant knave4 ,mal4 ,who1 ,i8 ,i have been a sergeant1 7#ej7 man4 ,men4 ,thou art very poor4 ,mal4 ,as ,job1 an alchymist1 or a poet4 ,men4 ,the duke hates thee4 ,mal4 ,as ,irishmen do bum-cracks4 #ee ,men4 ,thou hast lost his amity4 ,mal4 ,as pleasing as maids lose their virginity4 ,men4 ,would thou wert of a lusty spirit6 ,would thou wert noble6 #fj ,mal4 ,why1 sure my blood gives me ,i am noble1 sure ,i am of noble kind2 for ,i find myself possessed with all their qualities2--love dogs1 dice1 and drabs1 scorn wit in stuff-clothes2 have beat my shoemaker1 knocked my seamstress1 7#fe7 cuckolded my 'pothecary1 and undone my tailor4 ,noble6 why not8 since the stoic#bgbg said1 ,neminem servum non ex regibus1 neminem regem non ex servis esse oriundum2 only busy ,fortune touses1 and the provident ,chances #gj blend them together4 ,i'll give you a simile3 did you e'er see a well with two buckets1 whilst one comes up full to be emptied1 another goes down empty to be filled8 ,such is the state of all humanity4 ,why1 look you1 ,i may 7#ge7 be the son of some duke2 for1 believe me1 intemperate lascivious bastardy makes nobility doubtful3 ,i have a lusty daring heart1 ,mendoza4 #gi ,men4 ,let's grasp2 ,i do like thee infinitely4 ,wilt enact one thing for me8 ,mal4 ,shall ,i get by it8 7,,men4 gives him his purse47 ,command me2 ,i am thy slave1 beyond death and hell4 ,men4 ,murder the duke4 #he ,mal4 ,my heart's wish1 my soul's desire1 my fantasy's dream1 my blood's longing1 the only height of my hopes6 ,how1 ,o ,god1 how6 ,o1 how my united spirits throng together1 to strengthen my resolve6 #ij ,men4 ,the duke is now a-hunting4 ,mal4 ,excellent1 admirable1 as the devil would have it6 ,lend me1 lend me1 rapier1 pistol1 cross-bow3 so1 so1 ,i'll do it4 ,men4 ,then we agree4 #ie ,mal4 ,as ,lent and fishmongers4 ,come1 a-cap-a-pe1 how8 ,inform4 ,men4 ,know that this weak-brain'd duke1 who only stands ,on ,florence' stilts1 hath out of witless zeal ,made me his heir1 and secretly confirm'd #ajj ,the wreath to me after his life's full point4 ,mal4 ,upon what merit8 ,men4 ,merit6 by heaven1 ,i horn him4 ,only ,ferneze's death gave me state's life4 ,tut1 we are politic1 he must not live now4 #ajd ,mal4 ,no reason1 marry3 but how must he die now8 ,men4 ,my utmost project is to murder the duke1 that ,i might have his state1 because he makes me his heir2 to banish the duchess1 that ,i might be rid of a cunning ,lacedaemonian1 7#aaj7 because ,i know ,florence will forsake her2 and then to marry ,maria1 the banished ,duke ,altofront's wife1 that her friends might strengthen me and my faction3 that is all1 la4 #aae ,mal4 ,do you love ,maria8 ,men4 ,faith1 no great affection1 but as wise men do love great women1 to ennoble their blood and augment revenue4 ,to accomplish this now1 thus now4 ,the duke is in the forest1 next the sea3 7#abj7 single him1 kill him1 hurl him i' the main1 and proclaim thou sawest wolves eat him4 ,mal4 ,um6 ,not so good4 ,methinks when he is slain1 ,to get some hypocrite1 some dangerous wretch ,that's muffled o7'e7r with feigned holiness1 #abe ,to swear he heard the duke on some steep cliff ,lament his wife's dishonour1 and1 in an agony ,of his heart's torture1 hurl'd his groaning sides ,into the swollen sea1--this circumstance ,well made sounds probable3 and hereupon #acj ,the duchess---- ,men4 ,may well be banish'd2 ,o unpeerable invention6 rare6 ,thou god of policy6 it honeys me4 ,mal4 ,then fear not for the wife of ,altofront2 ,i'll close to her4 #ace ,men4 ,thou shalt1 thou shalt4 ,our excellency is pleas'd3 ,why wert not thou an emperor8 ,when we ,are duke1 ,i'll make thee some great man1 sure4 ,mal4 ,nay4 ,make me some rich knave1 and ,i'll make myself ,some great man4 ,men4 ,in thee be all my spirit3 #adj ,retain ten souls1 unite thy virtual powers3 ,resolve2 ha1 remember greatness6 ,heart1 farewell2 ,the fate of all my hopes in thee doth dwell4 ,exit4 ,re-enter ,,celso4 ,mal4 ,celso1 didst hear8--,o heaven1 didst hear ,such devilish mischief8 ,suffer'st thou the world #ade ,carouse damnation even with greedy swallow1 ,and still dost wink1 still does thy vengeance slumber8 ,if now thy brows are clear1 when will they thunder8 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#bgbh ,enter ,,pietro1 ,,ferrardo1 ,,prepasso1 and ,,three ,,pages4 ,fer4 ,the dogs are at a fault4 ,cornets like horns4 ,pietro4 ,would ,god nothing but the dogs were at it6 ,let the deer pursue safety1#bgbi the dogs follow the game1 and do you follow the dogs3 as for me1 't is unfit one beast should hunt another2 7#e7 ,i ha' one chaseth me3 an 't please you1 ,i would be rid of ye a little4 ,fer4 ,would your grief would1 as soon as we1 leave you to quietness6 ,pietro4 ,i thank you4 #aj ,exeunt ,,ferrardo and ,,prepasso4 ,boy1 what dost thou dream of now8 #a ,page4 ,of a dry summer1 my lord2 for here's a hot world towards3 but1 my lord1 ,i had a strange dream last night4 ,pietro4 ,what strange dream8 #ae #a ,page4 ,why1 methought ,i pleased you with singing1 and then ,i dreamt that you gave me that short sword4 ,pietro4 ,prettily begged3 hold thee1 ,i'll prove thy dream true2 take 't4 ,giving sword4 #bj #a ,page4 ,my duty3 but still ,i dreamt on1 my lord2 and methought1 an 't shall please your excellency1 you would needs out of your royal bounty give me that jewel in your hat4 ,pietro4 ,o1 thou didst but dream1 boy2 do 7#be7 not believe it3 dreams prove not always true2 they may hold in a short sword1 but not in a jewel4 ,but now1 sir1 you dreamt you had pleased me with singing2 make that true1 as ,i ha' made the other4 #cj #a ,page4 ,faith1 my lord1 ,i did but dream1 and dreams1 you say1 prove not always true2 they may hold in a good sword1 but not in a good song4 ,the truth is1 ,i ha' lost my voice4 ,pietro4 ,lost thy voice6 ,how8 #ce #a ,page4 ,with dreaming1 faith3 but here 's a couple of sirenical rascals shall enchant ye4 ,what shall they sing1 my good lord8 ,pietro4 ,sing of the nature of women3 and then the song shall be surely full of variety1 7#dj7 old crotchets1 and most sweet closes2 it shall be humorous1 grave1 fantastic1 amorous1 melancholy1 sprightly1 one in all1 and all in one4 #a ,page4 ,all in one6 ,pietro4 ,by 'r lady1 too many4 ,sing3 my 7#de7 speech grows culpable of unthrifty idleness3#bgcj sing4 ,song by #b and #c ,pages4 ,,scene ,v4#bgca ,to ,pietro ,enter ,,malevole1 with cross-bow and pistol4 ,pietro4 ,ah1 so1 so1 sing4 ,i am heavy3 walk off2 ,i shall talk in my sleep3 walk off4 ,exeunt ,,pages4 ,mal4 ,brief1 brief3 who8 ,the ,duke6 ,good heaven1 that fools ,should stumble upon greatness6--,do not sleep1 duke2 #d ,give ye good-morrow4 ,i#bgcb must be brief1 duke2 ,i am fee'd to murder thee3--start not3--,mendoza1 ,mendoza hir'd me2 here 's his gold1 his pistol1 ,cross-bow1 and sword3 't is all as firm as earth4 ,o fool1 fool1 choked with the common maze ,of easy idiots1 credulity6 #aj ,make him thine heir6 ,what1 thy sworn murderer6 ,pietro4 ,o1 can it be8 ,mal4 ,can6 ,pietro4 ,discover'd he not ,ferneze8 ,mal4 ,yes1 but why8 but why8 ,for love to thee8 #ae ,much1 much6 ,to be reveng'd upon his rival1 ,who had thrust his jaws awry2 ,who being slain1 suppos'd by thine own hands1 ,defended by his sword1 made thee most loathsome1 ,him most gracious with thy loose princess3 #bj ,thou1 closely#bgcc yielding egress and regress to her1 ,madest him heir2 whose hot unquiet lust ,straight tous'd thy sheets1 and now would seize thy state4 ,politician6 ,wise man6 ,death6 to be ,led to the stake like a bull by the horns2 #be ,to make even kindness cut a gentle throat6 ,life1 why art thou numb'd8 ,thou foggy dulness1 speak3 ,lives not more faith in a home-thrusting tongue ,than in those fencing tip-tap courtiers8 ,enter ,,celso1 with a hermit's gown and beard4 ,pietro4#bgcd ,lord ,malevole1 if this be true-- ,mal4 ,if6 ,come1 shade thee with this disguise4 7#ca7 ,if6 ,thou shalt handle it2 he shall thank thee for killing thyself4 ,come1 follow my directions1 and thou shalt see strange sleights4 ,pietro4 ,world1 whither wilt thou8 #ce ,mal4 ,why1 to the devil4 ,come1 the morn grows late3 ,a steady quickness is the soul of state4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#bgce ,enter ,,maquerelle1 knocking at the ladies' door4 ,maq4 ,medam1 medam1 are you stirring1 medam8 ,if you be stirring1 medam1--if ,i thought ,i should disturb ye-- ,enter ,page4 ,page4 ,my lady is up1 forsooth4 ,maq4 ,a pretty boy1 faith3 how old art thou8 ,page4 ,i think fourteen4 #f ,maq4 ,nay1 an ye be in the teens--are ye a gentleman born8 ,do you know me8 ,my name is ,medam ,maquerelle2 ,i lie in the old ,cunny-court4 #aj ,enter ,,bianca and ,,emilia4 ,page4 ,see1 here the ladies4 ,bian4 ,a fair day to ye1 ,maquerelle4 ,emil4 ,is the duchess up yet1 sentinel8 ,maq4 ,o ladies1 the most abominable mischance6 ,o dear ladies the most piteous disaster6 7#ae7 ,ferneze was taken last night in the duchess' chamber4 ,alas1 the duke catcht him and kill'd him6 ,bian4 ,was he found in bed8 ,maq4 ,o1 no2 but the villanous certainty is1 7#bj7 the door was not bolted1 the tongue-tied hatch held his peace3 so the naked troth is1 he was found in his shirt1 whilst ,i1 like an arrant beast1 lay in the outward chamber1 heard nothing2 and yet they came by me in the dark1 and 7#be7 yet ,i felt them not1 like a senseless creature as ,i was4 ,o beauties1 look to your busk-points2#bgcf if not chastely1 yet charily3 be sure the door be bolted4--,is your lord gone to ,florence8 ,bian4 ,yes1 ,maquerelle4 #cj ,maq4 ,i hope you 'll find the discretion to purchase a fresh gown 'fore his return4--,now1 by my troth1 beauties1 ,i would ha' ye once wise4 ,he loves ye2 pish6 ,he is witty2 bubble6 ,fair-proportioned2 mew6 ,nobly-born2 wind6 ,let 7#ce7 this be still your fixed position3 esteem me every man according to his good gifts1 and so ye shall ever remain most worthy to be most dear ladies4 ,emil4 ,is the duke returned from hunting yet8 #dj ,maq4 ,they say not yet4 ,bian4 ',t is now in midst of day4 ,emil4 ,how bears the duchess with this blemish now8 ,maq4 ,faith1 boldly2 strongly defies defame1 as one that has a duke to her father4 ,and 7#de7 there 's a note to you3 be sure of a stout friend in a corner1 that may always awe your husband4 ,mark the behaviour of the duchess now3 she dares defame1 cries1 8,duke1 do what thou canst1 ,i 'll quit mine honour30 nay1 as one 7#ej7 confirmed in her own virtue against ten thousand mouths that mutter her disgrace1 she 's presently for dances4 ,enter ,,ferrardo4 ,bian4 ,for dances6 ,maq4 ,most true4 #ee ,emil4 ,most strange4 ,see1 here 's my servant1#bgcg young ,ferrardo4 ,how many servants thinkest thou ,i have1 ,maquerelle8#bgch ,maq4 ,the more1 the merrier4 ',t was well 7#ei7 said1 use your servants as you do your smocks2 have many1 use one1 and change often2 for that 's most sweet and courtlike4 ,fer4 ,save ye1 fair ladies6 ,is the duke return'd8 ,bian4 ,sweet sir1 no voice of him as yet in court4 ,fer4 ',t is very strange4 #fe ,bian4 ,and how like you my servant1 ,maquerelle8 ,maq4 ,i think he could hardly draw ,ulysses' bow2 but1 by my fidelity1 were his nose narrower1 his eyes broader1 his hands thinner1 7#fi7 his lips thicker1 his legs bigger1 his feet lesser1 his hair blacker1 and his teeth whiter1 he were a tolerable sweet youth1 i' faith4 ,and he will come to my chamber1 ,i will read him the fortune of his beard4 ,cornets sound4 #gd ,fer4 ,not yet return'd6 ,i fear--but the duchess approacheth4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bgci ,enter ,,mendoza supporting the ,duchess and ,,guerrino3 the ladies that are on the stage rise3 ,,ferrardo ushers in the ,duchess1 and then takes a lady to tread a measure4#bgdj ,aur4 ,we will dance3 music6--we will dance4 ,guer4 ,les quanto1#bgda lady1 ,pensez bien1 ,passa regis1 or ,bianca's brawl8 ,aur4 ,we have forgot the brawl4 ,fer4 ,so soon8 ',t is wonder4 #e ,guer4 ,why1 't is but two singles on the left1 two on the right1 three doubles forward1 a traverse of six round3 do this twice1 three singles side1 galliard trick-of-twenty1 coranto-pace2 a figure of eight1 three singles broken down1 7#aj7 come up1 meet1 two doubles1 fall back1 and then honour4 ,aur4 ,o ,daedalus1 thy maze6 ,i have quite forgot it4 ,maq4 ,trust me1 so have ,i1 saving the falling-back1 and then honour4 #af ,enter ,,prepasso4 ,aur4 ,music1 music6 ,prep4 ,who saw the duke8 the duke8 ,enter ,,equato4 ,aur4 ,music6 ,equato4 ,the duke8 is the duke returned8 #bj ,aur4 ,music6 ,enter ,,celso4 ,celso4 ,the duke is either quite invisible1 or else is not4 ,aur4 ,we are not pleased with your intrusion upon our private retirement2 we are not 7#be7 pleased3 you have forgot yourselves4 ,enter a ,page4 ,celso4 ,boy1 thy master8 ,where's the duke8 ,page4 ,alas1 ,i left him burying the earth with his spread joyless limbs3 he told me he was heavy1 would sleep2 bade me walk off1 #cj for that the strength of fantasy oft made him talk in his dreams4 ,i straight obeyed1 nor ever saw him since3 but whereso'er he is1 he 's sad4 ,aur4 ,music1 sound high1 as is our heart6 ,sound high6 #ce ,,scene ,,iii4#bgdb ,to them enter ,,malevole1 and ,,pietro disguised like an hermit4 ,mal4 ,the duke1--peace6--the duke is dead4 ,aur4 ,music6 ,mal4 ,is 't music8 ,men4 ,give proof4 ,fer4 ,how8 #e ,celso4 ,where8 ,prep4 ,when8 ,mal4 ,rest in peace1 as the duke does3 quietly sit3 for my own part1 ,i beheld him but dead2 that 's all4 ,marry1 here 's one can give you #aj a more particular account of him4 ,men4 ,speak1 holy father1 nor let any brow ,within this presence fright thee from the truth3 ,speak confidently and freely4 ,aur4 ,we attend4 ,pietro4 ,now had the mounting sun's all-ripening wings #ae ,swept the cold sweat of night from earth's dank breast1 ,when ,i1 whom men call ,hermit of the ,rock1 ,forsook my cell1 and clambered up a cliff1 ,against whose base the heady ,neptune dash'd ,his high-curl'd brows2 there 't was ,i eas'd my limbs3 #bj ,when1 lo6 my entrails melted with the moan ,some one1 who far 'bove me was climb'd1 did make-- ,i shall offend4 ,men4 ,not4 ,aur4 ,on4 #be ,pietro4 ,methinks ,i hear him yet3--8,o female faith6 ,go sow the ingrateful sand1 and love a woman6 ,and do ,i live to be the scoff of men8 ,to be their wittol-cuckold1 even to hug ,my poison8 ,thou knowest1 ,o truth6 #cj ,sooner hard steel will melt with southern wind1 ,a seaman's whistle calm the ocean1 ,a town on fire be extinct with tears1 ,than women1 vow'd to blushless impudence1 ,with sweet behaviour and soft minioning #ce ,will turn from that where appetite is fix'd4 ,o powerful blood6 how thou dost slave their soul6 ,i wash'd an ,ethiop1 who1 for recompense1 ,sullied my name3 and must ,i1 then1 be forc'd #ci ,to walk1 to live thus black8 ,must6 must6 fie6 ,he that can bear with 'must1' he cannot die40 ,with that he sigh'd so passionately deep1 ,that the dull air even groan'd3 at last he cries1 8,sink shame in seas1 sink deep enough60 so dies2 ,for then ,i viewed his body fall1 and souse #de ,into the foamy main4 ,o1 then ,i saw1 ,that which methinks ,i see1 it was the duke2 ,whom straight the nicer-stomach'd sea belch 'd up3 ,but then---- ,mal4 ,then came ,i in2 but1 'las1 all was too late6 #ej ,for even straight he sunk4 ,pietro4 ,such was the duke's sad fate4 ,celso4 ,a better fortune to our ,duke ,mendoza6 ,omnes4 ,mendoza6 ,cornets flourish4 ,men4 ,a guard1 a guard6 ,enter a ,guard4 ,we1 full of hearty tears1 ,for our good father's loss1 #ee 7,for so we well may call him ,who did beseech your loves for our succession71 ,cannot so lightly over-jump his death ,as leave his woes revengeless4--7,to ,,aurelia47 ,woman of shame1 ,we banish thee for ever to the place #fj ,from whence this good man comes2 nor permit1 ,on death1 unto thy body any ornament2 ,but1 base as was thy life1 depart away4 ,aur4 ,ungrateful6 ,men4 ,away6 #fe ,aur4 ,villain1 hear me6 ,,prepasso and ,,guerrino lead away ,,aurelia4 ,men4 ,begone6 ,my lords1 ,address to#bgdc public council2 't is most fit3 ,the train of fortune is borne up by wit4 ,away6 our presence shall be sudden2 haste4 #gj ,all depart saving ,,mendoza1 ,,malevole1 and ,,pietro4 ,mal4 ,now1 you egregious devil6 ,ha1 ye murdering politician6 ,how dost1 duke8 ,how dost look now8 ,brave duke1 i' faith4 ,men4 ,how did you kill him8 ,mal4 ,slatted his brains out1 then soused him in the briny sea4 #gf ,men4 ,brained him1 and drowned him too8 ,mal4 ,o 't was best1 sure work2 for he that strikes a great man1 let him strike home1 or else 'ware1 he'll prove no man4 ,shoulder not #hj a huge fellow1 unless you may be sure to lay him in the kennel4 ,men4 ,a most sound brain-pan6 ,i'll make you both emperors4 ,mal4 ,make us ,christians1 make us ,christians4 ,men4 ,i'll hoist ye1 ye shall mount4 #hf ,mal4 ,to the gallows1 say ye8 ,come3 praemium incertum petit1 certum scelus4#bgdd ,how stands the progress8 ,men4 ,here1 take my ring unto the citadel2 #ij ,giving ring4 ,have entrance to ,maria1 the grave duchess ,of banish'd ,altofront4 ,tell her we love her2 ,omit no circumstance to grace our person3 do 't4 ,mal4 ,i'll make an excellent pander3 duke1 farewell2 'dieu1 adieu1 duke4 #ie ,men4 ,take ,maquerelle with thee2 for 't is found ,none cuts a diamond but a diamond4 ,exit ,,malevole4 ,hermit1 ,thou art a man for me1 my confessor3 ,o thou selected spirit1 born for my good1 ,sure thou wouldst make #ajj ,an excellent elder in a deform'd church4 ,come1 we must be inward1#bgde thou and ,i all one4 ,pietro4 ,i am glad ,i was ordained for ye4 ,men4 ,go to1 then2 thou must know that ,malevole is a strange villain2 dangerous1 very 7#aje7 dangerous3 you see how broad 'a speaks2 a gross-jawed rogue4 ,i would have thee poison him3 he's like a corn upon my great toe1 ,i cannot go for him2 he must be cored out1 he must4 ,wilt do 't1 ha8 #aaj ,pietro4 ,anything1 anything4 ,men4 ,heart of my life6 thus1 then4 ,to the citadel2 ,thou shalt consort with this ,malevole2 ,there being at supper1 poison him4 ,it shall be laid ,upon ,maria1 who yields love or dies4 #aae ,send quick4 ,pietro4 ,like lightning3 good deeds crawl1 but mischief flies4 ,exit4 ,re-enter ,,malevole4 ,mal4 ,your devilship's ring has no virtue3 the buff-captain1 the sallow ,westphalian gammon-faced zaza cries1 8,stand out60 must have a stiffer warrant1 or no pass into the castle 7#aba7 of comfort4 ,men4 ,command our sudden letter4--,not enter6 sha't3 what place is there in ,genoa but thou shalt8 ,into my heart1 into my very heart3 come1 let's love3 we must love1 we two1 soul 7#abe7 and body4 ,mal4 ,how didst like the hermit8 ,a strange hermit1 sirrah4 ,men4 ,a dangerous fellow1 very perilous4 ,he must die4 #aca ,mal4 ,ay1 he must die4 ,men4 ,thou'st kill him4 ,we are wise2 we must be wise4 ,mal4 ,and provident4 #ace ,men4 ,yea1 provident3 beware an hypocrite2 ,a churchman once corrupted4 ,o1 avoid6 ,a fellow that makes religion his stalking-horse4#bgdf ,he breeds a plague4 ,thou shalt poison him4 ,mal4 ,o1 'tis wondrous necessary3 how8 #adj ,men4 ,you both go jointly to the citadel2 ,there sup1 there poison him3 and ,maria1 ,because she is our opposite1#bgdg shall bear ,the sad suspect2 on which she dies or loves us4 ,mal4 ,i run4 ,exit4 ,men4 ,we that are great1 our sole self-good still moves us4 #adf ,they shall die both1 for their deserts crave more ,than we can recompense3 their presence still ,imbraids#bgdh our fortunes with beholdingness1 ,which we abhor2 like deed1 not doer3 then conclude1 #aej ,they live not to cry out 8,ingratitude60 ,one stick burns t' other1 steel cuts steel alone3 ',tis good trust few2 but1 ,o1 'tis best trust none6 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iv4#bgdi ,enter ,,malevole and ,,pietro1 still disguised1 at several doors4 ,mal4 ,how do you8 ,how dost duke8 ,pietro4 ,o1 let ,the last day fall6 drop1 drop on our curs'd heads6 ,let heaven unclasp itself1 vomit forth flames4 ,mal4 ,o1 do not rave1 do not turn player2 7#e7 there's more of them than can well live one by another already4 ,what1 art an infidel still8 ,pietro4 ,i am amazed1 struck in a swoon with wonder3 ,i am commanded to poison thee-- ,mal4 ,i am commanded to poison thee at 7#aj7 supper-- ,pietro4 ,at supper-- ,mal4 ,in the citadel-- ,pietro4 ,in the citadel4 ,mal4 ,cross capers6 tricks6 ,truth o' 7#ae7 heaven6 he would discharge us as boys do eldern guns one pellet to strike out another4 ,of what faith art now8 ,pietro4 ,all is damnation2 wickedness extreme3 ,there is no faith in man4 #bj ,mal4 ,in none but usurers and brokers2 they deceive no man3 men take 'em for blood-suckers1 and so they are4 ,now1 ,god deliver me from my friends6 ,pietro4 ,thy friends6 #be ,mal4 ,yes1 from my friends2 for from mine enemies ,i'll deliver myself4 ,o1 cut-throat friendship is the rankest villainy6 ,mark this ,mendoza2 mark him for a villain3 but heaven will send a plague upon him for a rogue4 #cj ,pietro4 ,o world6 ,mal4 ,world6 'tis the only region of death1 the greatest shop of the devil2 the cruelest prison of men1 out of the which none pass without paying their dearest breath for a fee2 7#ce7 there's nothing perfect in it but extreme1 extreme calamity1 such as comes yonder4 ,,scene ,v4#bgej ,enter ,,aurelia1 two halberts before and two after1 supported by ,,celso and ,,ferrardo2 ,,aurelia in base mourning attire4 ,aur4 ,to banishment6 led on to banishment6 ,pietro4 ,lady1 the blessedness of repentance to you6 ,aur4 ,why1 why1 ,i can desire nothing but death1 ,nor deserve anything but hell4 #e ,if heaven should give sufficiency of grace ,to clear my soul1 it would make heaven graceless3 ,my sins would make the stock of mercy poor2 ,o1 they would tire heaven's goodness to reclaim them6 ,judgment is just1 yet from that vast villain1 #aj ,but1 sure1 he shall not miss sad punishment ',fore he shall rule4--,on to my cell of shame6 ,pietro4 ,my cell 'tis1 lady2 where1 instead of masks1 ,music1 tilts1 tourneys1 and such court-like shows1 ,the hollow murmur of the checkless winds #ae ,shall groan again2 whilst the unquiet sea ,shakes the whole rock with foamy battery4 ,there usherless the air comes in and out3 ,the rheumy vault will force your eyes to weep1 ,whilst you behold true desolation4 #bj ,a rocky barrenness shall pain your eyes1 ,where all at once one reaches where he stands1 ,with brows the roof1 both walls with both his hands4 ,aur4 ,it is too good4--,bless'd spirit of my lord1 ,o1 in what orb so'er thy soul is thron'd1 #be ,behold me worthily most miserable6 ,o1 let the anguish of my contrite spirit ,entreat some reconciliation6 ,if not1 ,o1 joy1 triumph in my just grief6 ,death is the end of woes and tears relief4 #cj ,pietro4 ,belike your lord not lov'd you1 was unkind4 ,aur4 ,o heaven6 ,as the soul loves#bgea the body1 so lov'd he3 ',t was death to him to part my presence1 heaven ,to see me pleas'd4 #ce ,yet ,i1 like a wretch given o'er to hell1 ,brake all the sacred rites of marriage1 ,to clip#bgeb a base ungentle faithless villain2 ,o ,god6 a very pagan reprobate-- ,what should ,i say8 ungrateful1 throws me out1 #dj ,for whom ,i lost soul1 body1 fame1 and honour4 ,but 't is most fit3 why should a better fate ,attend on any who forsake chaste sheets2 ,fly the embrace of a devoted heart1 ,join'd by a solemn vow 'fore ,god and man1 #de ,to taste the brackish#bgec flood#bged of beastly lust ,in an adulterous touch8 ,o ravenous immodesty6 ,insatiate impudence of appetite6 ,look1 here 's your end2 for mark1 what sap in dust1 ,what good in sin1#bgee even so much love in lust4 #ej ,joy to thy ghost1 sweet lord6 pardon to me6 ,celso4 ',t is the duke's pleasure this night you rest in court4 ,aur4 ,soul1 lurk in shades2 run1 shame1 from brightsome skies2 ,in night the blind man misses not his eyes4 #ee ,exit with ,,celso1 ,,ferrardo1 and halberts4 ,mal4 ,do not weep1 kind cuckold3 take comfort1 man2 thy betters have been beccos3#bgef ,agamemnon1 emperor of all the merry ,greeks1 that tickled all the true ,trojans1 was a cornuto2 ,prince ,arthur1 that cut off twelve kings' 7#fj7 beards1 was a cornuto2 ,hercules1 whose back bore up heaven1 and got forty wenches with child in one night1-- ,pietro4 ,nay1 't was fifty4 ,mal4 ,faith1 forty 's enow1 o' conscience1--yet 7#fe7 was a cornuto4 ,patience2 mischief grows proud3 be wise4 ,pietro4 ,thou pinchest too deep2 art too keen upon me4 ,mal4 ,tut1 a pitiful surgeon makes a dangerous 7#gj7 sore2 ,i 'll tent#bgeg thee to the ground4 ,thinkest ,i 'll sustain myself by flattering thee1 because thou art a prince8 ,i had rather follow a drunkard1 and live by licking up his vomit1 than by servile flattery4 #ge ,pietro4 ,yet great men ha' done 't4 ,mal4 ,great slaves fear better than love1 born naturally for a coal-basket2#bgeh though the common usher of princes' presence1 ,fortune1 ha' blindly given them better place4 ,i am 7#hj7 vowed to be thy affliction4 ,pietro4 ,prithee1 be3 ,i love much misery1 and be thou son to me4 ,mal4 ,because you are an usurping duke4-- ,enter ,,bilioso4 ,your lordship's well returned from ,florence4 ,bil4 ,well return'd1 ,i praise my horse4 #he ,mal4 ,what news from the ,florentines8 ,bil4 ,i will conceal the great duke's pleasure2 only this was his charge3 his pleasure is1 that his daughter die2 ,duke ,pietro be banished 7#ij7 for publishing#bgei his blood's dishonour2 and that ,duke ,altofront be re-accepted4 ,this is all3 but ,i hear ,duke ,pietro is dead4 ,mal4 ,ay1 and ,mendoza is duke3 what will you do8 #ie ,bil4 ,is ,mendoza strongest8 ,mal4 ,yet he is4 ,bil4 ,then yet ,i 'll hold with him4 ,mal4 ,but if that ,altofront should turn straight again8 #ajj ,bil4 ,why1 then1 ,i would turn straight again4 ',t is good run still with him that has most might3 ,i had rather stand with wrong1 than fall with right4 ,mal4 ,what religion will you be of now8 ,bil4 ,of the ,duke's religion1 when ,i know what it is4 #ajf ,mal4 ,o ,hercules6 ,bil4 ,hercules6 ,hercules was the son of ,jupiter and ,alcmena4 ,mal4 ,your lordship is a very wit-all4 #aaj ,bil4 ,wittal6 ,mal4 ,aye1 all-wit4 ,bil4 ,amphitryo was a cuckold4 ,mal4 ,your lordship swears2 your young lady will get you a cloth for your old worship's 7#aae7 brows4 7,exit ,,bilioso47 ,here's a fellow to be damn'd3 this is his inviolable maxim4--flatter the greatest and oppress the least3 a whoreson flesh-fly1 that still knaws upon the lean galled backs4 #abj ,pietro4 ,why dost1 then1 salute him8 ,mal4 ,faith1 as bawds go to church1 for fashion sake4 ,come1 be not confounded2 thou 'rt but in danger to lose a dukedom4 ,think this3--this earth is the only grave and ,golgotha 7#abe7 wherein all things that live must rot2 't is but the draught wherein the heavenly bodies discharge their corruption2 the very muck-hill on which the sublunary orbs cast their excrements3 man is the slime of this dung pit1 7#acj7 and princes are the governors of these men2 for1 for our souls1 they are as free as emperors1 all of one piece2 there goes but a pair of shears betwixt#bgfj an emperor and the son of a bagpiper2 only the dying1 dressing1 pressing1 glossing1 7#ace7 makes the difference4 ,now1 what art thou like to lose8 ,a gaoler's office to keep men in bonds1 ,whilst toil and treason all life's good confounds4 ,pietro4 ,i here renounce for ever regency3 #adj ,o ,altofront1 ,i wrong thee to supplant thy right1 ,to trip thy heels up with a devilish sleight6 ,for which ,i now from throne am thrown3 world-tricks abjure2 ,for vengeance1 though 't comes slow1 yet it comes sure4 ,o1 ,i am chang'd6 for here1 'fore the dread power1 #ade ,in true contrition1 ,i do dedicate ,my breath to solitary holiness1 ,my lips to prayer1 and my breast's care shall be1 ,restoring ,altofront to regency4 ,mal4 ,thy vows are heard1 and we accept thy faith4 ,undisguiseth himself4 ,re-enter ,,ferneze and ,,celso4 ,banish amazement3 come1 we four must stand #aea ,full shock of fortune3 be not so wonder-stricken4 ,pietro4 ,doth ,ferneze live8 ,fer4 ,for your pardon4 ,pietro4 ,pardon and love4 ,give leave to recollect #aee ,my thoughts-dispers'd in wild astonishment4 ,my vows stand fix'd in heaven1 and from hence ,i crave all love and pardon4 ,mal4 ,who doubts of providence1 ,that sees this change8 ,a hearty faith to all6 ,he needs must rise who can no lower fall3 #afa ,for still impetuous vicissitude ,touseth the world2 then let no maze intrude ,upon your spirits3 wonder not ,i rise2 ,for who can sink that close can temporize8 #afe ,the time grows ripe for action3 ,i 'll detect ,my privat'st plot1 lest ignorance fear suspect4 ,let 's close to counsel1 leave the rest to fate3 ,mature discretion is the life of state4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,ia4#bgfa ,enter ,,bilioso and ,,passarello4 ,bil4 ,fool1 how dost thou like my calf in a long stocking8 ,pass4 ,an excellent calf1 my lord4 ,bil4 ,this calf hath been a reveller this twenty year4 ,when ,monsieur ,gundi lay here ambassador1 7#e7 ,i could have carried a lady up and down at arm's end in a platter2 and ,i can tell you1 there were those at that time who1 to try the strength of a man's back and his arm1 would be coistered4#bgfb ,i have measured calves with 7#aj7 most of the palace1 and they come nothing near me2 besides1 ,i think there be not many armours in the arsenal will fit me1 especially for the headpiece4 ,i'll tell thee-- ,pass4 ,what1 my lord8 #ae ,bil4 ,i can eat stewed broth as it comes seething off the fire2 or a custard as it comes reeking out of the oven2 and ,i think there are not many lords can do it4 ,a good pomander1#bgfc a little decayed in the scent2 but six grains of musk1 7#bj7 ground with rose-water1 and tempered with a little civet1 shall fetch her again presently4 ,pass4 ,o1 ay1 as a bawd with aqua-vitae4 ,bil4 ,and1 what1 dost thou rail upon the ladies as thou wert wont8 #be ,pass4 ,i were better roast a live cat1 and might do it with more safety4 ,i am as secret to the thieves as their painting4 ,there 's ,maquerelle1 oldest bawd and a perpetual beggar--did you never hear of her trick to be known in the 7#cj7 city8 ,bil4 ,never4 ,pass4 ,why1 she gets all the picture-makers to draw her picture2 when they have done1 she most courtly finds fault with them one after 7#ce7 another1 and never fetcheth them4 ,they1 in revenge of this1 execute her in pictures as they do in ,germany1 and hang her in their shops4 ,by this means is she better known to the stinkards#bgfd than if she had been five times carted4 #dj ,bil4 ',fore ,god1 an excellent policy4 ,pass4 ,are there any revels to-night1 my lord8 ,bil4 ,yes4 ,pass4 ,good my lord1 give me leave to break a fellow's pate that hath abused me4 #de ,bil4 ,whose pate8 ,pass4 ,young ,ferrardo1 my lord4 ,bil4 ,take heed1 he's very valiant2 ,i have known him fight eight quarrels in five days1 believe it4 #ej ,pass4 ,o1 is he so great a quarreller8 ,why1 then1 he's an arrant coward4 ,bil4 ,how prove you that8 ,pass4 ,why1 thus4 ,he that quarrels seeks to fight2 and he that seeks to fight seeks to 7#ee7 die2 and he that seeks to die seeks never to fight more2 and he that will quarrel1 and seeks means never to answer a man more1 ,i think he 's a coward4 ,bil4 ,thou canst prove anything4 #fj ,pass4 ,anything but a rich knave2 for ,i can flatter no man4 ,bil4 ,well1 be not drunk1 good fool3 ,i shall see you anon in the presence4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,i4#bgfe ,enter1 from opposite sides1 ,,malevole and ,,maquerelle1 singing4 ,mal4 8,the ,dutchman for a drunkard10-- ,maq4 8,the ,dane for golden locks10-- ,mal4 8,the ,irishman for usquebaugh10-- ,maq4 8,the ,frenchman for the 7 740 ,mal4 ,o1 thou art a blessed creature6 ,had 7#e7 ,i a modest woman to conceal1 ,i would put her to thy custody2 for no reasonable creature would ever suspect her to be in thy company4 ,ah1 thou art a melodious ,maquerelle1--thou picture of a woman1 and substance of a beast6 #bgff ,enter ,,passarello with wine4 ,maq4 ,o fool1 will ye be ready anon to go 7#aa7 with me to the revels8 ,the hall will be so pestered#bgfg anon4 ,pass4 ,ay1 as the country is with attorneys4 ,mal4 ,what hast thou there1 fool8 #ae ,pass4 ,wine2 ,i have learned to drink since ,i went with my lord ambassador3 ,i 'll drink to the health of ,madam ,maquerelle1 ,mal4 ,why1 thou wast wont to rail upon her4 ,pass4 ,ay2 but since ,i borrowed money of 7#bj7 her1 ,i 'll drink to her health now2 as gentlemen visit brokers1 or as knights send venison to the city1 either to take up more money1 or to procure longer forbearance4 ,mal4 ,give me the bowl4 ,i drink a health 7#be7 to ,altofront1 our deposed duke4 ,drinks4 ,pass4 ,i'll take it drinks3--so4 ,now ,i 'll begin a health to ,madam ,maquerelle4 ,drinks4 ,mal4 ,pooh6 ,i will not pledge her4 ,pass4 ,why1 ,i pledged your lord4 #cj ,mal4 ,i care not4 ,pass4 ,not pledge ,madam ,maquerelle6 ,why1 then1 will ,i spew up your lord again with this fool's finger4 ,mal4 ,hold2 ,i 'll take it4 ,drinks4 ,maq4 ,now thou hast drunk my health1 7#cf7 fool1 ,i am friends with thee4 ,pass4 ,art8 art8 ,when ,griffon#bgfh saw the reconciled quean ,offering about his neck her arms to cast1 #dj ,he threw off sword and heart's malignant spleen1#bgfi ,and lovely her below the loins embrac'd4-- ,adieu1 ,madam ,maquerelle4 ,exit4 ,mal4 ,and how dost thou think o' this transformation of state now8 #de ,maq4 ,verily1 very well2 for we women always note1 the falling of the one is the rising of the other2 some must be fat1 some must be lean2 some must be fools1 and some must be lords2 some must be knaves1 and some must be officers2 some 7#ej7 must be beggars1 some must be knights2 some must be cuckolds1 and some must be citizens4 ,as for example1 ,i have two court-dogs1 the most fawning curs1 the one called ,watch1 the other ,catch3 now ,i1 like ,lady ,fortune1 sometimes love this dog1 sometimes raise that 7#ef7 dog1 sometimes favour ,watch1 most commonly fancy ,catch4 ,now1 that dog which ,i favour ,i feed2 and he 's so ravenous1 that what ,i give he never chaws it1 gulps it down whole1 without any relish of what he has1 but with a greedy #fa expectation of what he shall have4 ,the other dog now-- ,mal4 ,no more dog1 sweet ,maquerelle1 no more dog4 ,and what hope hast thou of the 7#fe7 ,duchess ,maria8 ,will she stoop to the duke's lure8 ,will she come1 thinkest8 ,maq4 ,let me see1 where 's the sign now8 ,ha' ye e'er a calendar8 ,where 's the sign1 trow you8 #gj ,mal4 ,sign6 why is there any moment in that8 ,maq4 ,o1 believe me1 a most secret power3 look ye1 a ,chaldean or an ,assyrian1 ,i am sure 't was a most sweet ,jew1 told me1 court any woman in the right sign1 you shall not miss4 ,but you must take her in the right vein 7#gf7 then2 as1 when the sign is in ,pisces1 a fishmonger's wife is very sociable2 in ,cancer1 a precisian's wife is very flexible2 in ,capricorn1 a merchant's wife hardly holds out2 in ,libra1 a lawyer's wife is very tractable1 especially if 7#ha7 her husband be at the term2 only in ,scorpio 't is very dangerous meddling4 ,has the duke sent any jewel1 any rich stones8 ,enter ,,captain4 ,mal4 ,ay1 ,i think those are the best signs to 7#he7 take a lady in4 ,by your favour1 signior1 ,i must discourse with the ,lady ,maria1 ,altofront's duchess2 ,i must enter for the duke4 ,capt4 ,she here shall give you interview4 ,i 7#hi7 received the guardship of this citadel from the good ,altofront1 and for his use ,i'll keep 't1 till ,i am of no use4 ,mal4 ,wilt thou8 ,o heavens1 that a ,christian should be found in a buff-jerkin6 ,captain ,conscience1 ,i love thee1 captain4 7,exit ,captain47 7#ie7 ,we attend4 ,and what hope hast thou of this duchess' easiness8 ,maq4 ',t will go hard1 she was a cold creature ever2 she hated monkeys1 fools1 jesters1 7#ii7 and gentlemen-ushers extremely2 she had the vile trick on 't1 not only to be truly modestly honourable in her own conscience1 but she would avoid the least wanton carriage that might incur suspect2 as1 ,god bless me1 she had almost brought bed-pressing out of fashion2 ,i 7#aje7 could scarce get a fine for the lease of a lady's favour once in a fortnight4 ,mal4 ,now1 in the name of immodesty1 how many maidenheads has thou brought to the block8 #aaj ,maq4 ,let me see3 heaven forgive us our misdeeds6--,here's the duchess4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bggj ,to them enter ,,maria with ,captain4 ,mal4 ,god bless thee1 lady6 ,maria4 ,out of thy company6 ,mal4 ,we have brought thee tender of a husband4 ,maria4 ,i hope ,i have one already4 #e ,maq4 ,nay1 by mine honour1 madam1 as good ha' ne'er a husband as a banished husband2 he's in another world now4 ,i 'll tell ye1 lady1 ,i have heard of a sect that maintained1 when the husband was asleep the wife might lawfully 7#aj7 entertain another man1 for then her husband was as dead2 much more when he is banished4 ,maria4 ,unhonest creature6 #ad ,maq4 ,pish1 honesty is but an art to seem so3 ,pray ye1 what 's honesty1 what 's constancy1 ,but fables feign'd1 odd old fools' chat1 devis'd ,by jealous fools to wrong our liberty8 ,mal4 ,molly1 he that loves thee is a duke1 ,mendoza2 he will maintain thee royally1 love 7#bj7 thee ardently1 defend thee powerfully1 marry thee sumptuously1 and keep thee in despite of ,rosicleer#bgga or ,donzel del ,phebo4 ,there's jewels3 if thou wilt1 so2 if not1 so4 ,maria4 ,captain1 for ,god's love1 save poor wretchedness #be ,from tyranny of lustful insolence6 ,enforce me in the deepest dungeon dwell1 ,rather than here2 here round about is hell4-- ,o my dear'st ,altofront6 where'er thou breathe1 ,let my soul sink into the shades beneath1 #cj ,before ,i stain thine honour6 ',t is#bggb thou has 't1 ,and long as ,i can die1 ,i will live chaste4 ,mal4 ',gainst him that can enforce how vain is strife6 ,maria4 ,she that can be enforc'd has ne'er a knife3 ,she that through force her limbs with lust enrolls1 #ce ,wants ,cleopatra's asps and ,portia's coals4 ,god amend you6 ,exit with ,captain4 ,mal4 ,now1 the fear of the devil for ever go with thee6--,maquerelle1 ,i tell thee1 ,i have found an honest woman3 faith1 ,i perceive1 #dj when all is done1 there is of women1 as of all other things1 some good1 most bad2 some saints1 some sinners1 for as nowadays no courtier but has his mistress1 no captain but has his cockatrice1 #dd no cuckold but has his horns1 and no fool but has his feather2 even so1 no woman but has her weakness and feather too1 no sex but has his--,i can hunt the letter no farther4--7,aside47 ,o ,god1 how loathsome this toying is to me6 ,that 7#di7 a duke should be forced to fool it6 ,well1 stultorum plena sunt omnia3#bggc better play the fool lord than be the fool lord4--,now1 where's your sleights1 ,madam ,maquerelle8 ,maq4 ,why1 are ye ignorant that 't is said a squeamish affected niceness is natural to 7#ee7 women1 and that the excuse of their yielding is only1 forsooth1 the difficult obtaining8 ,you must put her to 't3 women are flax1 and will fire in a moment4 ,mal4 ,why1 was the flax put into thy mouth1 and yet thou-- #fj ,thou set fire1 thou inflame her6 ,maq4 ,marry1 but ,i'll tell ye now1 you were too hot4 ,mal4 ,the fitter to have inflamed the flax1 woman4 #fe ,maq4 ,you were too boisterous1 spleeny1 for1 indeed-- ,mal4 ,go1 go1 thou art a weak pandress2 now ,i see1 ,sooner earth's fire heaven itself shall waste1 #fi ,than all with heat can melt a mind that's chaste4 ,go2 thou the duke's lime-twig6 ,i'll make the duke turn thee out of thine office3 what1 not get one touch of hope1 and had her at such advantage6 #gd ,maq4 ,now1 o' my conscience1 now ,i think in my discretion1 we did not take her in the right sign2 the blood was not in the true vein1 sure4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4 ,enter#bggd ,,bilioso4 ,bil4 ,make way there6 ,the duke returns from the enthronement4--,malevole-- ,mal4 ,out1 rogue6 ,bil4 ,malevole1-- ,mal4 8,hence1 ye gross-jawed1 peasantly 7#e7--out1 go60#bgge ,bil4 ,nay1 sweet ,malevole1 since my return ,i hear you are become the thing ,i always prophesied would be1--an advanced virtue1 a worthily-employed faithfulness1 a man o' grace1 7#aj7 dear friend4 ,come2 what6 ,si quoties peccant homines#bggf--;if as often as courtiers play the knaves1 honest men should be angry--why1 look ye1 we must collogue#bggg sometimes1 forswear sometimes4 #ae ,mal4 ,be damned sometimes4 ,bil4 ,right3 nemo omnibus horis sapit2 8no man can be honest at all hours30 necessity often depraves virtue4 ,mal4 ,i will commend thee to the duke4 #bj ,bil4 ,do3 let us be friends1 man4 ,mal4 ,and knaves1 man4 ,bil4 ,right3 let us prosper and purchase3 our lordships shall live1 and our knavery be forgotten4 #be ,mal4 ,he that by any ways gets riches1 his means never shames him4 ,bil4 ,true4 ,mal4 ,for impudency and faithlessness are the main stays to greatness4 #cj ,bil4 ,by the ,lord1 thou art a profound lad4 ,mal4 ,by the ,lord1 thou art a perfect knave3 out1 ye ancient damnation6 ,bil4 ,peace1 peace6 and thou wilt not be a friend to me as ,i am a knave1 be not a knave to me as ,i am thy friend1 and disclose me4 ,peace6 cornets6 #cg ,enter ,,prepasso and ,,ferrardo1 two ,pages with lights1 ,,celso and ,,equato1 ,,mendoza in duke's robes1 and ,,guerrino4 ,men4 ,on1 on2 leave us1 leave us4 ,exeunt all saving ,,malevole and ,,mendoza4 ,stay1 where is the hermit8 ,mal4 ,with ,duke ,pietro1 with ,duke ,pietro4 #dj ,men4 ,is he dead8 ,is he poisoned8 ,mal4 ,dead1 as the duke is4 ,men4 ,good1 excellent3 he will not blab3 secureness lives in secrecy4 ,come hither1 come hither4 #de ,mal4 ,thou hast a certain strong villainous scent about thee my nature cannot endure4 ,men4 ,scent1 man6 ,what returns ,maria1 what answer to our suit8 ,mal4 ,cold1 frosty2 she is obstinate4 #ej ,men4 ,then she's but dead2 't is resolute1 she dies3 8,black deed only through black deed safely flies40 ,mal4 ,pooh6 per scelera semper sceleribus tutum est iter4#bggh ,men4 ,what1 art a scholar8 ,art a politician8 ,sure1 thou art an arrant knave4 #ef ,mal4 ,who1 ,i8 ,i ha' been twice an under-sheriff1 man4#bggi ,well1 ,i will go rail upon some great man1 that ,i may purchase the bastinado1 or else go marry some rich ,genoan lady1 and instantly go travel4 ,men4 ,travel1 when thou art married8 #fb ,mal4 ,ay1 't is your young lord's fashion to do so1 though he was so lazy1 being a bachelor1 that he would never travel so far as the university3 7#fe7 yet1 when he married her1 tales off1 and1 ,catso1 for ,england6 ,men4 ,and why for ,england8 ,mal4 ,because there is no brothel-houses there4 ,men4 ,nor courtesans8 #gj ,mal4 ,neither2 your whore went down with the stews1 and your punk came up with your puritan4 ,men4 ,canst thou empoison8 ,canst thou empoison8 #ge ,mal4 ,excellently2 no ,jew1 'pothecary1 or politician better4 ,look ye1 here's a box3 whom wouldst thou empoison8 ,here's a box 7giving it71 which1 opened and the fume ta'en up in conduits thorough which the brain purges itself1 7#hj7 doth instantly for twelve hours' space bind up all show of life in a deep senseless sleep3 here's another 7giving it71 which1 being opened under the sleeper's nose1 chokes all the pores of life1 kills him suddenly4 #he ,men4 ,i'll try experiments2 't is good not to be deceived4--,so1 so2 catso6 ,seems to poison ,,malevole who falls4 ,who would fear that may destroy8 ,death hath no teeth nor tongue2 ,and he that's great1 to him are slaves1 #ij ,shame1 murder1 fame1 and wrong4-- ,celso6 ,enter ,celso4 ,celso4 ,my honour'd lord8 ,men4 ,the good ,malevole1 that plain-tongu'd man1 ,alas1 is dead on sudden1 wondrous strangely6 ,he held in our esteem good place4 ,celso1 #if ,see him buried1 see him buried4 ,celso4 ,i shall observe ye4 ,men4 ,and1 ,celso1 prithee1 let it be thy care to-night ,to have some pretty show1 to solemnize #ajj ,our high instalment2 some music1 masquery4 ,we'll give fair entertain unto ,maria1 ,the duchess to the banish'd ,altofront3 ,thou shalt conduct her from the citadel ,unto the palace4 ,think on some masquery4 #aje ,celso4 ,of what shape1 sweet lord8 ,men4 ,what#bghj shape6 ,why1 any quick-done fiction2 ,as some brave spirits of the ,genoan dukes1 ,to come out of ,elysium1 forsooth1 ,led in by ,mercury1 to gratulate #aaj ,our happy fortune2 some such anything1 ,some far-fet trick good for ladies1 some stale toy ,or other1 no matter1 so 't be of our devising4 ,do thou prepare 't2 't is but for fashion sake4 ,fear not1 it shall be grac'd1 man1 it shall take4 ,celso4 ,all service4 #aaf ,men4 ,all thanks2 our hand shall not be close#bgha to thee2 farewell4 7,aside47 ,now is my treachery secure1 nor can we fall3 ,mischief that prospers1 men do virtue call4 ,i'll trust no man3 he that by tricks gets wreaths #abj ,keeps them with steel2 no man securely breathes ,out of deserved ranks2 the crowd will mutter1 8fool60 ,who cannot bear with spite1 he cannot rule4 ,the chiefest secret for a man of state ,is1 to live senseless of a strengthless hate4 ,exit4 ,mal4 7starts up and speaks47 ,death of the 7#abf7 damned thief6 ,i'll make one i' the masque2 thou shalt ha' some brave spirits of the antique dukes4 ,celso4 ,my lord1 what strange delusion8 #acj ,mal4 ,most happy1 dear ,celso1 poisoned with an empty box3 ,i'll give thee all1 anon4 ,my lady comes to court2 there is a whirl of fate comes tumbling on2 the castle's captain stands for me1 the people pray for me1 and the 7#ace7 great leader of the just stands for me3 then courage1 ,celso2 ,for no disastrous chance can ever move him ,that leaveth#bghb nothing but a ,god above him4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#bghc ,enter ,,bilioso and ,,prepasso1 two ,pages before them2 ,,maquerelle1 ,,bianca1 and ,,emilia4 ,bil4 ,make room there1 room for the ladies6 ,why1 gentlemen1 will not ye suffer the ladies to be entered in the great chamber8 ,why1 gallants6 and you1 sir1 to drop your torch where the beauties must sit too8 #e ,pre4 ,and there's a great fellow plays the knave2 why dost not strike him8 ,bil4 ,let him play the knave1 o' ,god's name2 thinkest thou ,i have no more wit than to strike a great fellow8--,the music6 more lights6 #aj revelling-scaffolds6 do you hear8 ,let there be oaths enow ready at the door1 swear out the devil himself4 ,let's leave the ladies1 and go see if the lords be ready for them4 ,exeunt ,,bilioso1 ,,prepasso1 and ,pages4 ,maq4 ,and1 by my troth1 beauties1 why do 7#ae7 you not put you into the fashion8 ,this is a stale cut2 you must come in fashion3 look ye1 you must be all felt1 felt and feather1 a felt upon your bare hair4 ,look ye1 these tiring things#bghd are justly out of request now3 and1 do ye 7#bj7 hear8 you must wear falling-bands1#bghe you must come into the falling fashion3 there is such a deal o' pinning these ruffs1 when the fine clean fall is worth all3 and again1 if ye should chance to take a nap in the afternoon1 your falling-band #be requires no poting-stick#bghf to recover his form3 believe me1 no fashion to the falling1 ,i say4 ,bian4 ,and is not ,signior ,st4 ,andrew a gallant fellow now4 #cj ,maq4 ,by my maidenhead1 la1 honour and he agree as well together as a satin suit and woollen stockings4 ,emilia4 ,but is not ,marshal ,make-room1 my servant in reversion1 a proper gentleman8 #ce ,maq4 ,yes1 in reversion1 as he had his office2 as1 in truth1 he hath all things in reversion3 he has his mistress in reversion1 his clothes in reversion1 his wit in reversion2 and1 indeed1 is a suitor to me for my dog in reversion3 but1 7#dj7 in good verity1 la1 he is as proper a gentleman in reversion as--and1 indeed1 as fine a man as may be1 having a red beard and a pair of warpt legs4 ,bian4 ,but1 i' faith1 ,i am most monstrously in love with ,count ,quidlibet-in-quodlibet3 7#de7 is he not a pretty1 dapper1 unidle#bghg gallant8 ,maq4 ,he is even one of the most busy-fingered lords3 he will put the beauties to the squeak most hideously4 ,re-enter ,,bilioso4 ,bil4 ,room6 make a lane there6 the duke 7#ej7 is entering3 stand handsomely for beauty's sake1 take up the ladies there6 ,so1 cornets1 cornets6 ,,scene ,v4 ,re-enter ,,prepasso1 joins to ,,bilioso2 then enter two ,pages with lights1 ,,ferrardo1 ,,mendoza2 at the other door1 two ,pages with lights1 and the ,captain leading in ,,maria2 ,,mendoza meets ,,maria and closeth with her2 the rest fall back4 ,men4 ,madam1 with gentle ear receive my suit2 ,a kingdom's safety should o'er-peise#bghh slight rites2 ,marriage is merely nature's policy3 ,then1 since unless our royal beds be join'd1 ,danger and civil tumults fright the state1 #e ,be wise as you are fair1 give way to fate4 ,maria4 ,what wouldst thou1 thou affliction to our house8 ,thou ever-devil1 't was thou that banished'st ,my truly noble lord6 ,men4 ,i6 #aj ,maria4 ,ay1 by thy plots1 by thy black stratagems4 ,twelve moons have suffer'd change since ,i beheld ,the loved presence of my dearest lord4 ,o thou far worse than ,death6 he parts but soul ,from a weak body2 but thou soul from soul #ae ,dissever'st1 that which ,god's own hand did knit2 ,thou scant of honour1 full of devilish wit6 ,men4 ,we'll check your too-intemperate lavishness3 ,i can and will4 ,maria4 ,what canst8 #bj ,men4 ,go to2 in banishment thy husband dies4 ,maria4 ,he ever is at home that's ever wise4 ,men4 ,you 'st ne'er meet more3 reason should love control4 ,maria4 ,not meet6 #bd ,she that dear loves1 her love 's still in her soul4 ,men4 ,you are but a woman1 lady1 you must yield4 ,maria4 ,o1 save me1 thou innated bashfulness1 ,thou only ornament of woman's modesty6 ,men4 ,modesty6 death1 ,i'll torment thee4 #bi ,maria4 ,do1 urge all torments1 all afflictions try2 ,i'll die my lord's as long as ,i can die4 ,men4 ,thou obstinate1 thou shall die4--,captain1 that lady's life ,is forfeited to justice3 we have examin'd her1 ,and we do find she hath empoisoned #cd ,the reverend hermit2 therefore we command ,severest custody4--,nay1 if you'll do 's no good1 ,you 'st do 's no harm3 a tyrant's peace is blood4 ,maria4 ,o1 thou art merciful2 ,o gracious devil1 ,rather by much let me condemned be #ci ,for seeming murder than be damn'd for thee6 ,i'll mourn no more2 come1 girt my brows with flowers3 ,revel and dance1 soul1 now thy wish thou hast2 ,die like a bride1 poor heart1 thou shalt die chaste4 ,enter ,,aurelia in mourning habit4 ,aur4 8,life is a frost of cold felicity1#bghi ,and death the thaw of all our vanity30#bgij #de ,was't not an honest priest that wrote so8 ,men4 ,who let her in8 ,bil4 ,forbear6 ,pre4 ,forbear6 ,aur4 ,alas1 calamity is everywhere3 #ej ,sad misery1 despite your double doors1 ,will enter even in court4 ,bil4 ,peace6 ,aur4 ,i ha' done4 ,bil4#bgia ,one word1--take heed6 #ee ,aur4 ,i ha' done4 ,enter ,,mercury with loud music4 ,mer4 ,cyllenian ,mercury1 the god of ghosts1 ,from gloomy shades that spread the lower coasts1#bgib ,calls four high-famed ,genoan dukes to come1 ,and make this presence their ,elysium1 #fj ,to pass away this high triumphal night ,with song and dances1 court's more soft delight4 ,aur4 ,are you god of ghosts8 ,i have a suit pending in hell betwixt me and my conscience2 would fain have thee help me to an advocate4 ,bil4 ,mercury shall be your lawyer1 lady4 #ff ,aur4 ,nay1 faith4 ,mercury has too good a face to be a right lawyer4 ,pre4 ,peace1 forbear6 ,mercury presents the masque4 ,cornets3 the song to the cornets1 which playing1 the masque enters2 ,,malevole1 ,,pietro1 ,,ferneze1 and ,,celso1 in white robes1 with duke's crowns upon laurel wreaths1 pistolets and short swords under their robes4 ,men4 ,celso1 ,celso1 court ,maria for our love4-- ,lady1 be gracious1 yet grace4 #ga ,maria4 ,with me1 sir8 ,,malevole takes ,,maria to dance4 ,mal4 ,yes1 more loved than my breath2 ,with you ,i'll dance4 ,maria4 ,why1 then1 you dance with death4 ,but1 come1 sir1 ,i was ne'er more apt for mirth4 ,death gives eternity a glorious breath3 #ge ,o1 to die honour'd1 who would fear to die8 ,mal4 ,they die in fear who live in villainy4 ,men4 ,yes1 believe him1 lady1 and be rul'd by him4 ,pietro4 ,madam1 with me4 ,,pietro takes ,,aurelia to dance4 ,aur4 ,wouldst1 then1 be miserable8 #hj ,pietro4 ,i need not wish4 ,aur4 ,o1 yet forbear my hand6 away6 fly6 fly6 ,o1 seek not her that only seeks to die6 ,pietro4 ,poor loved soul6 ,aur4 ,what1 wouldst court misery8 #he ,pietro4 ,yes4 ,aur4 ,she'll come too soon3--,o my grieved heart6 ,pietro4 ,lady1 ha' done1 ha' done3 ,come1 let us dance3 be once from sorrow free4 ,aur4 ,art a sad man8 #ij ,pietro4 ,yes1 sweet4 ,aur4 ,then we'll agree4 ,,ferneze takes ,,maquerelle and ,,celso1 ,,bianca3 then the cornets sound the measure1 one change and rest4 ,fer4 7to ,,bianca47 ,believe it1 lady2 shall ,i swear8 ,let me enjoy you in private1 and ,i'll marry you1 by my soul4 #ie ,bian4 ,i had rather you would swear by your body3 ,i think that would prove the more regarded oath with you4 ,fer4 ,i'll swear by them both1 to please you4 ,bian4 ,o1 damn them not both to please 7#ajj7 me1 for ,god's sake6 ,fer4 ,faith1 sweet creature1 let me enjoy you to-night1 and ,i'll marry you to-morrow fortnight1 by my troth1 la4 ,maq4 ,on his troth1 la6 believe him not2 7#aje7 that kind of cony-catching#bgic is as stale as ,sir ,oliver ,anchovy's perfumed jerkin3 promise of matrimony by a young gallant1 to bring a virgin lady into a fool's paradise2 make her a great woman1 and then cast her off2--'t is as common 7#aaj7 and#bgid natural to a courtier1 as jealousy to a citizen1 gluttony to a puritan1 wisdom to an alderman1 pride to a tailor1 or an empty hand-basket to one of these six-penny damnations3 of his troth1 la6 believe him not2 traps to 7#aae7 catch pole-cats4 ,mal4 7to ,,maria47 ,keep your face constant1 let no sudden passion ,speak in your eyes4 ,maria4 ,o my ,altofront6 ,pietro4 7to ,,aurelia47 ,a tyrant's jealousies ,are very nimble3 you receive it all8 #aba ,aur4 ,my heart1 though not my knees1 doth humbly fall ,low as the earth1 to thee4 ,mal4#bgie ,peace6 next change2 no words4 ,maria4 ,speech to such1 ay1 ,o1 what will affords6 #abe ,cornets sound the measure over again2 which danced1 they unmask4 ,men4 ,malevole6 ,they environ ,,mendoza1 bending their pistols on him4 ,mal4 ,no4 ,men4 ,altofront6 ,duke ,pietro6 ,ferneze6 ha6 ,all4 ,duke ,altofront6 ,duke ,altofront6 ,cornets1 a flourish4--,they seize upon ,,mendoza4 ,men4 ,are we surpris'd8 ,what strange delusions mock #acj ,our senses8 ,do ,i dream8 or have ,i dreamt ,this two days' space8 ,where am ,i8 ,mal4 ,where an arch-villain is4 ,men4 ,o1 lend me breath till ,i am fit to die6 ,for peace with heaven1 for your own souls' sake1 ,vouchsafe me life6 #acf ,pietro4 ,ignoble villain6 whom neither heaven nor hell1 ,goodness of ,god or man1 could once make good6 ,mal4 ,base1 treacherous wretch6 what grace canst thou expect1 ,that hast grown impudent in gracelessness8 #adj ,men4 ,o1 life6 ,mal4 ,slave1 take thy life4 ,wert thou defenced1 th7o7rough blood and wounds1 ,the sternest horror of a civil fight1 #add ,would ,i achieve thee2 but prostrate at my feet1 ,i scorn to hurt thee3 't is the heart of slaves ,that deigns to triumph over peasants' graves2 ,for such thou art1 since birth doth ne'er enroll ,a man 'mong monarchs1 but a glorious soul4 #bgif ,o1 ,i have seen strange accidents of state6 #aej ,the flatterer1 like the ivy1 clip the oak1 ,and waste it to the heart2 lust so confirm'd1 ,that the black act of sin itself not sham'd ,to be term'd courtship4 ,o1 they that are as great as be their sins1 #aee ,let them remember that th' inconstant people ,love many princes merely for their faces ,and outward shows2 and they do covet more ,to have a sight of these than of their virtues4 ,yet thus much let the great ones still conceive1#bgig ,when they observe not heaven's impos'd conditions1 #afa ,they are no kings1 but forfeit their commissions4 ,maq4 ,o good my lord4 ,i have lived in the court this twenty year3 they that have been old courtiers1 and come to live in the city1 they 7#afe7 are spited at1 and thrust to the walls like apricocks1 good my lord4 ,bil4 ,my lord1 ,i did know your lordship in this disguise2 you heard me ever say1 if ,altofront did return1 ,i would stand for him3 #agj besides1 't was your lordship's pleasure to call me wittol and cuckold3 you must not think1 but that ,i knew you1 ,i would have put it up so patiently4 ,mal4 ,you o'er-joy'd spirits1 wipe your long-wet eyes4 ,to ,,pietro and ,,aurelia4 ,hence with this man 7kicks out ,,mendoza73 an eagle takes not flies4 #agf ,you to your vows 7to ,,pietro and ,,aurelia73 and thou into the suburbs4#bgih ,to ,,maquerelle4 ,you to my worst friend ,i would hardly give2 ,thou art a perfect old knave 7to ,,bilioso73 all-pleas'd live ,you two unto my breast 7to ,,celso and the ,captain73 thou to my heart4 7,to ,,maria47 ,the rest of idle actors idly part3 #aha ,and as for me1 ,i here assume my right4 ,to which ,i hope all's pleas'd3 to all1 goodnight4 ,cornets1 a flourish4 ,exeunt omnes4 ,,an ,,imperfect ,,ode1 ,,being ,,but ,,one ,,staff ,,spoken ,,by ,,the ,,prologue4 ,to wrest each hurtless thought to private sense ,is the foul use of ill-bred impudence3 ,immodest censure now grows wild1 ,all over-running4 ,let innocence be ne'er so chaste1 #e ,yet to the last ,she is defil'd ,with too nice-brained cunning4 ,o you of fairer soul1 ,control #aj ,with an ,herculean arm ,this harm2 ,and once teach all old freedom of a pen1 ,which still must write of fools1 whiles 't writes of men6 ,,epilogus ,your modest silence1 full of heedy stillness1 ,makes me thus speak3 a voluntary illness ,is merely#bgii senseless2 but unwilling error1 ,such as proceeds from too rash youthful fervour1 ,may well be call'd a fault1 but not a sin3 #e ,rivers take names from founts where they begin4 ,then let not too severe an eye peruse ,the slighter brakes#bhjj of our reformed ,muse1 ,who could herself herself of faults detect1 ,but that she knows 't is easy to correct1 #aj ,though some men's labour3 troth1 to err is fit1 ,as long as wisdom's not profess'd1 but wit4 ,then till another's#bhja happier ,muse appears1 ,till his ,thalia feast your learned ears1 ,to whose desertful lamps pleased ,fates impart ,art above nature1 judgment above art1 #af ,receive this piece1 which hope nor fear yet daunteth3 ,he that knows most knows most how much he wanteth4 ,a ,,woman ,,killed ,,with ,,kindness ,,by ,,thomas ,,heywood ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,sir ,,francis ,,acton1 ,brother to ,mistress ,frankford4 ,,sir ,,charles ,,mountford4 ,,master ,,john ,,frankford4 ,,master ,,malby1 friend to ,sir ,francis4 ,,master ,,wendoll1 friend to ,frankford4 ,,master ,,cranwell4 ,,master ,,shafton1 false friend to ,sir ,charles4 ,,old ,,mountford1 ,uncle to ,sir ,charles4 ,,master ,,sandy4 ,,master ,,roder4 ,,master ,,tidy1 ,cousin to ,sir ,charles4 ,,nicholas1 ,,roger ,,brickbat1 ,household ,servants to ,,jenkin1 ,,jack ,,slime1 ,frankford4 ,,spigot1 ,butler1 ,sheriff4 ,keeper of ,prison4 ,sheriff's ,officers1 ,serjeant1 ,huntsmen1 ,falconers1 ,coachmen1 ,carters1 ,servants1 ,musicians4 ,,mistress ,,anne ,,frankford4 ,,susan1 ,sister to ,sir ,charles ,mountford4 ,,cicely1 ,maid to ,mistress ,frankford4 ,women ,servants in ,master ,frankford's household4 ,,prologue ,i come but like a harbinger1 being sent ,to tell you what these preparations mean4 ,look for no glorious state2 our ,muse is bent ,upon a barren subject1 a bare scene4 ,we could afford this twig a timber-tree1 #e ,whose strength might boldly on your favours build2 ,our russet1 tissue2 drone1 a honey-bee2 ,our barren plot1 a large and spacious field2 ,our coarse fare1 banquets2 our thin water1 wine2 ,our brook1 a sea2 our bat's eyes1 eagle's sight2 #aj ,our poet's dull and earthy ,muse1 divine2 ,our ravens1 doves2 our crow's black feathers1 white4 ,but gentle thoughts1 when they may give the foil1#bhjb ,save them that yield1 and spare where they may spoil4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#bhjc ,enter ,,master ,,john ,,frankford1 ,,mistress ,,frankford1#bhjd ,,sir ,,francis ,,acton1 ,,sir ,,charles ,,mountford1 ,,master ,,malby1 ,,master ,,wendoll1 ,,and ,,master ,,cranwell4 ,sir ,f4 ,some music1 there6 ,none lead the bride a dance8 ,sir ,c4 ,yes1 would she dance ,the ,shaking of the ,sheets2 ,but that's the dance her husband means to lead her4 ,wen4 ,that's not the dance that every man must dance1 ,according to the ballad4#bhje ,sir ,f4 ,music1 ho6 #e ,by your leave1 sister1--by your husband's leave1 ,i should have said1--the hand that but this day ,was given you in the church ,i'll borrow4--,sound6 ,this marriage music hoists me from the ground4 ,frank4 ,ay1 you may caper2 you are light and free6 #aj ,marriage hath yok'd my heels2 pray1 then1 pardon me4 ,sir ,f4 ,i'll have you dance too1 brother6 ,sir ,c4 ,master ,frankford1 ,you are a happy man1 sir1 and much joy ,succeed your marriage mirth3 you have a wife ,so qualified1 and with such ornaments #ae ,both of the mind and body4 ,first1 her birth ,is noble1 and her education such ,as might become the daughter of a prince2 ,her own tongue speaks all tongues1 and her own hand ,can teach all strings to speak in their best grace1 #bj ,from the shrill'st treble to the hoarsest base4 ,to end her many praises in one word1 ,she's ,beauty and ,perfection's eldest daughter1 ,only found by yours1 though many a heart hath sought her4 ,frank4 ,but that ,i know your virtues and chaste thoughts1 #be ,i should be jealous of your praise1 ,sir ,charles4 ,cran4 ,he speaks no more than you approve4 ,mal4 ,nor flatters he that gives to her her due4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,i would your praise could find a fitter theme ,than my imperfect beauties to speak on6 #cj ,such as they be1 if they my husband please1 ,they suffice me now ,i am married4 ,his sweet content is like a flattering glass1 ,to make my face seem fairer to mine eye2 ,but the least wrinkle from his stormy brow #ce ,will blast the roses in my cheeks that grow4 ,sir ,f4 ,a perfect wife already1 meek and patient6 ,how strangely the word husband fits your mouth4 ,not married three hours since6 ,sister1 't is good2 #ci ,you that begin betimes thus must needs prove ,pliant and duteous in your husband's love4-- ,gramercies1 brother6 ,wrought her to 't already1-- #8,sweet husband1' and a curtsey1 the first day8 ,mark this1 mark this1 you that are bachelors1 ,and never took the grace#bhjf of honest man2 #de ,mark this1 against you marry1#bhjg this one phrase3 ,in a good time that man both wins and woos ,that takes his wife down#bhjh in her wedding shoes4 ,frank4 ,your sister takes not after you1 ,sir ,francis1 ,all his wild blood your father spent on you2 #ej ,he got her in his age1 when he grew civil4 ,all his mad tricks were to his land entail'd1 ,and you are heir to all2 your sister1 she ,hath to her dower her mother's modesty4 ,sir ,c4 ,lord1 sir1 in what a happy state live you6 #ee ,this morning1 which to many seems a burden1 ,too heavy to bear1 is unto you a pleasure4 ,this lady is no clog1 as many are2 ,she doth become you like a well-made suit1 ,in which the tailor hath us'd all his art2 #fj ,not like a thick coat of unseason'd frieze1 ,forc'd on your back in summer4 ,she's no chain ,to tie your neck1 and curb you to the yoke3 ,but she's a chain of gold to adorn your neck4 ,you both adorn each other1 and your hands1 #fe ,methinks1 are matches4 ,there's equality ,in this fair combination2 you are both ,scholars1 both young1 both being descended nobly4 ,there's music in this sympathy2 it carries ,consort and expectation of much joy1 #gj ,which ,god bestow on you from this first day ,until your dissolution1--that's for aye6 ,sir ,f4 ,we keep you here too long1 good brother ,frankford4 ,into the hall2 away6 ,go cheer your guests4 ,what6 ,bride and bridegroom both withdrawn at once8 #ge ,if you be mist1 the guests will doubt their welcome1 ,and charge you with unkindness4 ,frank4 ,to prevent it1 ,i'll leave you here1 to see the dance within4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,and so will ,i4 ,exeunt ,,master ,,and ,,mistress ,,frankford4 ,sir4 ,f4 ,to part you it were sin4-- ,now1 gallants1 while the town musicians #hj ,finger their frets#bhji within1 and the mad lads ,and country lasses1 every mother's child1 ,with nosegays and bride-laces#bhaj in their hats1 ,dance all their country measures1 rounds1 and jigs1 ,what shall we do8 ,hark6 ,they're all on the hoigh2#bhaa #he ,they toil like mill-horses1 and turn as round1-- ,marry1 not on the toe6 ,ay1 and they caper1 ,not#bhab without cutting2 you shall see1 to-morrow1 ,the hall-floor peckt and dinted like a millstone1 ,made with their high shoes4 ,though their skill be small1 #ij ,yet they tread heavy where their hobnails fall4 ,sir ,c4 ,well1 leave them to their sports6--,sir ,francis ,acton1 ,i'll make a match with you6 ,meet me to-morrow ,at ,chevy ,chase2 ,i'll fly my hawk with yours4 ,sir ,f4 ,for what8 ,for what8 ,sir ,c4 ,why1 for a hundred pound4 #ie ,sir ,f4 ,pawn me some gold of that6 ,sir ,c4 ,here are ten angels2#bhac ,i'll make them good a hundred pound to-morrow ,upon my hawk's wing4 ,sir4 ,f4 ',t is a match2 't is done4 ,another hundred pound upon your dogs2-- ,dare ye1 ,sir ,charles8 ,sir ,c4 ,i dare2 were ,i sure to lose1 ,i durst do more than that2 here is my hand1 #aja ,the first course for a hundred pound6 ,sir ,f4 ,a match4 ,wen4 ,ten angels on ,sir ,francis ,acton's hawk2 ,as much upon his dogs6 ,cran4 ,i'm for ,sir ,charles ,mountford3 ,i have seen #aje ,his hawk and dog both tried4 ,what6 ,clap ye hands1#bhad ,or is't no bargain8 ,wen4 ,yes1 and stake them down4 ,were they five hundred1 they were all my own4 ,sir ,f4 ,be stirring early with the lark to-morrow2 ,i'll rise into my saddle ere the sun #aaj ,rise from his bed4 ,sir ,c4 ,if there you miss me1 say ,i am no gentleman6 ,i'll hold my day4 ,sir ,f4 ,it holds on all sides4--,come1 to-night let 's dance2 ,early to-morrow let 's prepare to ride3 #aad ,we 'd need be three hours up before the bride4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bhae ,enter ,,nicholas and ,,jenkin1 ,,jack ,,slime1 ,,roger ,,brickbat1 with ,country ,wenches1 and two or three ,musicians4 ,jen4 ,come1 ,nick1 take you ,joan ,miniver1 to trace withal2 ,jack ,slime1 traverse you with ,cicely ,milkpail2 ,i will take ,jane ,trubkin1 and ,roger ,brickbat shall have ,isabel ,motley4 ,and now that they are busy in the parlour1 come1 7#e7 strike up2 we 'll have a crash#bhaf here in the yard4 ,nich4 ,my humour is not compendious3 dancing ,i possess not1 though ,i can foot it2 yet1 since ,i am fallen into the hands of ,cicely #aj ,milkpail1 ,i consent4 ,slime4 ,truly1 ,nick1 though we were never brought up like serving courtiers1 yet we have been brought up with serving creatures1--ay1 and ,god's creatures1 too2 for we have been 7#ae7 brought up to serve sheep1 oxen1 horses1 hogs1 and such like2 and1 though we be but country fellows1 it may be in the way of dancing we can do the horse-trick as well as the serving-men4 ,brick4 ,ay1 and the cross-point too4 #bj ,jen4 ,o ,slime6 ,o ,brickbat6 ,do not you know that comparisons are odious8 ,now we are odious ourselves1 too2 therefore there are no comparisons to be made betwixt us4 ,nich4 ,i am sudden1 and not superfluous2 #be ,i am quarrelsome1 and not seditious2 ,i am peaceable1 and not contentious2 ,i am brief1 and not compendious4 ,slime4 ,foot it quickly6 ,if the music overcome not my melancholy1 ,i shall quarrel2 and if 7#cj7 they suddenly do not strike up1 ,i shall presently strike thee down4 ,jen4 ,no quarrelling1 for ,god's sake6 ,truly1 if you do1 ,i shall set a knave between ye4 ,slime4 ,i come to dance1 not to quarrel4 7#ce7 ,come1 what shall it be8 ,rogero8#bhag ,jen4 ,rogero8 ,no2 we will dance ,the ,beginning of the ,world4 ,cicely4 ,i love no dance so well as ,john come kiss me now4 #dj ,nich4 ,i that have ere now deserv'd a cushion1 call for the ,cushion-dance4 ,brick4 ,for my part1 ,i like nothing so well as ,tom ,tyler4 ,jen4 ,no2 we'll have ,the ,hunting of the 7#de7 ,fox4 ,slime4 ,the ,hay1 ,the ,hay6 ,there's nothing like ,the ,hay4 ,nich4 ,i have said1 ,i do say1 and ,i will say again-- #ej ,jen4 ,every man agree to have it as ,nick says6 ,all4 ,content4 ,nich4 ,it hath been1 it now is1 and it shall be-- ,cicely4 ,what1 ,master ,nicholas8 ,what8 #ee ,nich4 ,put on your ,smock a' ,monday4 ,jen4 ,so the dance will come cleanly off6 ,come1 for ,god's sake1 agree of something3 if you like not that1 put it to the musicians2 or let me speak for all1 and we 'll have ,sellenger's 7#fj7 ,round4 ,all4 ,that1 that1 that6 ,nich4 ,no1 ,i am resolv'd thus it shall be2 ,first take hands1 then take ye to your heels4 ,jen4 ,why1 would you have us run away8 #fe ,nich4 ,no2 but ,i would have you shake your heels4--,music1 strike up6 ,they dance2 ,,nick dancing1 speaks stately and scurvily1 the rest after the country fashion4 ,jen4 ,hey6 ,lively1 my lasses6 ,here's a turn for thee6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#bhah ,wind horns4 ,enter ,,sir ,,charles ,,mountford1 ,,sir ,,francis ,,acton1 ,,malby1 ,,cranwell1 ,,wendoll1 ,falconer1 and ,huntsmen4 ,sir ,c4 ,so2 well cast off6 ,aloft1 aloft6 ,well flown6 ,oh1 now she takes her at the souse1#bhai and strikes her ,down to the earth1 like a swift thunder-clap4 ,wen4 ,she hath struck ten angels out of my way4 ,sir ,f4 ,a hundred pound from me4 #e ,sir ,c4 ,what1 falconer6 ,falc4 ,at hand1 sir6 ,sir ,c4 ,now she hath seiz'd the fowl and 'gins to plume#bhbj her1 ,rebeck#bhba her not2 rather stand still and check her6 ,so1 seize her gets1#bhbb her jesses1#bhbc and her bells6 #aj ,away6 ,sir ,f4 ,my hawk kill'd1 too4 ,sir ,c4 ,ay1 but 't was at the querre1#bhbd ,not at the mount like mine4 ,sir ,f4 ,judgment1 my masters6 ,cran4 ,yours mist her at the ferre4#bhbe ,wen4 ,ay1 but our merlin first had plum'd the fowl1 #ae ,and twice renew'd#bhbf her from the river too4 ,her bells1 ,sir ,francis1 had not both one weight1 ,nor was one semi-tune above the other4 ,methinks1 these ,milan bells do sound too full1 ,and spoil the mounting of your hawk4 ,sir ,c4 ',t is lost4 #bj ,sir ,f4 ,i grant it not4 ,mine likewise seiz'd a fowl ,within her talons1 and you saw her paws ,full of the feathers3 both her petty singles#bhbg ,and her long singles grip'd her more than other2 ,the terrials#bhbh of her#bhbi legs were stain'd with blood1 #be ,not of the fowl only2 she did discomfit ,some of her feathers2 but she brake away4 ,come1 come2 your hawk is but a rifler4#bhcj ,sir ,c4 ,how6 ,sir ,f4 ,ay1 and your dogs are trindle-tails#bhca and curs4 ,sir ,c4 ,you stir my blood4 #cj ,you keep not one good hound in all your kennel4 ,nor one good hawk upon your perch4 ,sir ,f4 ,how1 knight6 ,sir ,c4 ,so1 knight4 ,you will not swagger1 sir8 ,sir ,f4 ,why1 say ,i did8 ,sir ,c4 ,why1 sir1 ,i say you would gain as much by swagg'ring #ce ,as you have got by wagers on your dogs4 ,you will come short in all things4 ,sir ,f4 ,not in this6 ,now ,i'll strike home4 ,strikes ,sir ,charles4 ,sir ,c4 ,thou shalt to thy long home1 ,or ,i will want my will4 ,sir ,f4 ,all they that love ,sir ,francis1 follow me6 #dj ,sir ,c4 ,all that affect ,sir ,charles1 draw on my part6 ,cran4 ,on this side heaves my hand4 ,wen4 ,here goes my heart4 ,they divide themselves4 ,,sir ,,charles ,,mountford1 ,,cranwell1 ,falconer1 and ,huntsman1 fight against ,,sir ,,francis ,,acton1 ,,wendoll1 his ,falconer and ,huntsman2 and ,,sir ,,charles hath the better1 and beats them away1 killing both of ,,sir ,,francis',s men4 ,exeunt all but ,,sir ,,charles ,,mountford4 ,sir ,c4 ,my ,god1 what have ,i done6 ,what have ,i done6 ,my rage hath plung'd into a sea of blood1 ,in which my soul lies drown'd4 ,poor innocents1 #de ,for whom we are to answer6 ,well1 't is done1 ,and ,i remain the victor4 ,a great conquest1 ,when ,i would give this right hand1 nay1 this head1 ,to breathe in them new life whom ,i have slain6-- ,forgive me1 ,god6 ',t was in the heat of blood1 #ej ,and anger quite removes me from myself4 ,it was not ,i1 but rage1 did this vile murder2 ,yet ,i1 and not my rage1 must answer it4 ,sir ,francis ,acton1 he is fled the field2 ,with him all those that did partake his quarrel2 ,and ,i am left alone with sorrow dumb1 #ef ,and in my height of conquest overcome4 ,enter ,,susan4 ,susan4 ,o ,god6 ,my brother wounded 'mong the dead6 ,unhappy jest1 that in such earnest ends6 ,the rumour of this fear stretcht to my ears1 #fj ,and ,i am come to know if you be wounded4 ,sir ,c4 ,oh1 sister1 sister6 ,wounded at the heart4 ,susan4 ,my ,god forbid6 ,sir4 ,c4 ,in doing that thing which he forbad1 ,i am wounded1 sister4 ,susan4 ,i hope1 not at the heart4 #fe ,sir ,c4 ,yes1 at the heart4 ,susan4 ,o ,god6 ,a surgeon1 there4 ,sir ,c4 ,call me a surgeon1 sister1 for my soul6 ,the sin of murder1 it hath pierc'd my heart ,and made a wide wound there2 but for these scratches1 ,they are nothing1 nothing4 ,susan4 ,charles1 what have you done8 #gj ,sir ,francis hath great friends1 and will pursue you ,unto the utmost danger#bhcb of the law4 ,sir ,c4 ,my conscience is become mine enemy1 ,and will pursue me more than ,acton can4 ,susan4 ,oh6 ,fly1 sweet brother6 ,sir ,c4 ,shall ,i fly from thee8 #ge ,why1 ,sue1 art weary of my company8 ,susan4 ,fly from your foe6 ,sir ,c4 ,you1 sister1 are my friend1 ,and flying you1 ,i shall pursue my end4 ,susan4 ,your company is as my eyeball dear2 ,being far from you1 no comfort can be near4 #hj ,yet fly to save your life6 ,what would ,i care ,to spend my future age in black despair1 ,so you were safe8 ,and yet to live one week ,without my brother ,charles1 through every cheek ,my streaming tears would downwards run so rank1#bhcc #he ,till they could set on either side a bank1 ,and in the midst a channel2 so my face ,for two salt-water brooks shall still find place4 ,sir ,c4 ,thou shalt not weep so much2 for ,i will stay1 ,in spite of danger's teeth4 ,i'll live with thee1 #ij ,or ,i'll not live at all4 ,i will not sell ,my country and my father's patrimony1 ,nor thy sweet sight1 for a vain hope of life4 ,enter ,sheriff1 with ,officers4 ,sher4 ,sir ,charles1 ,i am made the unwilling instrument ,of your attach#bhcd and apprehension4 #ie ,i'm sorry that the blood of innocent men ,should be of you exacted4 ,it was told me ,that you were guarded with a troop of friends1 ,and therefore ,i come thus arm'd4 ,sir ,c4 ,oh1 ,master ,sheriff6 ,i came into the field with many friends1 #ajj ,but see1 they all have left me2 only one ,clings to my sad misfortune1 my dear sister4 ,i know you for an honest gentleman2 ,i yield my weapons1 and submit to you4 ,convey me where you please6 ,sher4 ,to prison1 then1 #aje ,to answer for the lives of these dead men4 ,susan4 ,o ,god6 ,o ,god6 ,sir ,c4 ,sweet sister1 every strain ,of sorrow from your heart augments my pain2 ,your grief abounds1#bhce and hits against my breast4 ,sher4 ,sir1 will you go8 ,sir ,c4 ,even where it likes you best4 #aaj ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4 ,enter ,,master ,,frankford in a study4 ,frank4 ,how happy am ,i amongst other men1 ,that in my mean estate embrace content6 ,i am a gentleman1 and by my birth ,companion with a king2 a king's no more4 ,i am possess'd of many fair revenues1 #e ,sufficient to maintain a gentleman2 ,touching my mind1 ,i am studied in all arts2 ,the riches of my thoughts and of my time ,have been a good proficient2#bhcf but1 the chief ,of all the sweet felicities on earth1 #aj ,i have a fair1 a chaste1 and loving wife1-- ,perfection all1 all truth1 all ornament4 ,if man on earth may truly happy be1 ,of these at once possest1 sure1 ,i am he4 ,enter ,,nicholas4 ,nich4 ,sir1 there's a gentleman attends without #ae ,to speak with you4 ,frank4 ,on horseback8 ,nich4 ,yes1 on horseback4 ,frank4 ,entreat him to alight1 ,i will attend him4 ,know'st thou him1 ,nick8 ,nich4 ,know him8 ,yes2 his name 's ,wendoll4 ,it seems1 he comes in haste3 his horse is booted#bhcg ,up to the flank in mire1 himself all spotted #bj ,and stain'd with plashing4 ,sure1 he rid in fear1 ,or for a wager4 ,horse and man both sweat2 ,i ne'er saw two in such a smoking heat4 ,frank4 ,entreat him in3 about it instantly6 ,exit ,,nicholas4 ,this ,wendoll ,i have noted1 and his carriage #be ,hath pleas'd me much2 by observation ,i have noted many good deserts in him4 ,he's affable1 and seen#bhch in many things2 ,discourses well2 a good companion2 ,and though of small means1 yet a gentleman #cj ,of a good house1 though somewhat prest by want4 ,i have preferr'd him to a second place ,in my opinion and my best regard4 ,enter ,,wendoll1 ,,mistress ,,frankford1 and ,,nicholas4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,oh1 ,master ,frankford6 ,master ,wendoll here ,brings you the strangest news that e'er you heard4 #ce ,frank4 ,what news1 sweet wife8 ,what news1 good ,master ,wendoll8 ,wen4 ,you knew the match made 'twixt ,sir ,francis ,acton ,and ,sir ,charles ,mountford8 ,frank4 ,true2 with their hounds and hawks4 ,wen4 ,the matches were both play'd4 ,frank4 ,ha8 ,and which won8 ,wen4 ,sir ,francis1 your wife's brother1 had the worst1 #dj ,and lost the wager4 ,frank4 ,why1 the worse his chance2 ,perhaps the fortune of some other day ,will change his luck4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,oh1 but you hear not all4 ,sir ,francis lost1 and yet was loth to yield4 #dd ,at length the two knights grew to difference1 ,from words to blows1 and so to banding sides2#bhci ,where valorous ,sir ,charles slew1 in his spleen1 ,two of your brother's men1--his falconer1 ,and his good huntsman1 whom be lov'd so well4 ,more men were wounded1 no more slain outright4 #ej ,frank4 ,now1 trust me1 ,i am sorry for the knight4 ,but is my brother safe8 ,wen4 ,all whole and sound4 ,his body not being blemish'd with one wound4 ,but poor ,sir ,charles is to the prison led1 ,to answer at th' assize for them that's dead4 ,frank4 ,i thank your pains1 sir4 ,had the news been better1 #ef ,your will was to have brought it1 ,master ,wendoll4 ,sir ,charles will find hard friends2 his case is heinous ,and will be most severely censur'd#bhdj on4 ,i'm sorry for him4 ,sir1 a word with you6 #fj ,i know you1 sir1 to be a gentleman ,in all things2 your possibilities#bhda but mean3 ,please you to use my table and my purse2 ,they're yours4 ,wen4 ,o ,lord1 sir6 ,i shall ne'er deserve it4 ,frank4 ,o sir1 disparage not your worth too much3 #fe ,you are full of quality#bhdb and fair desert4 ,choose of my men which shall attend on you1 ,and he is yours4 ,i will allow you1 sir1 ,your man1 your gelding1 and your table1 all ,at my own charge2 be my companion6 #gj ,wen4 ,master ,frankford1 ,i have oft been bound to you ,by many favours2 this exceeds them all1 ,that ,i shall never merit your least favour2 ,but when your last remembrance ,i forget1 ,heaven at my soul exact that weighty debt6 #ge ,frank4 ,there needs no protestation2 for ,i know you ,virtuous1 and therefore grateful4--,prithee1 ,nan1 ,use him with all thy loving'st courtesy6 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,as far as modesty may well extend1 ,it is my duty to receive your friend4 #hj ,frank4 ,to dinner6 ,come1 sir1 from this present day1 ,welcome to me for ever6 ,come1 away6 ,exeunt ,,frankford1 ,,mistress ,,frankford1 and ,,wendoll4 ,nich4 ,i do not like this fellow by no means3 ,i never see him but my heart still yearns4#bhdc ,zounds6 ,i could fight with him1 yet know not why2 #he ,the devil and he are all one in mine eye4 ,enter ,,jenkin4 ,jen4 ,o ,nick6 ,what gentleman is that comes to lie at our house8 ,my master allows him one to wait on him1 and ,i believe it will fall to thy lot4 #ij ,nich4 ,i love my master2 by these hilts1 ,i do2 ,but rather than ,i'll ever come to serve him1 ,i'll turn away my master4 ,enter ,,cicely4 ,cic4 ,nich'las6 where are you1 ,nich'las8 ,you must come in1 ,nich'las1 and help the young gentleman off with his boots4 #if ,nich4 ,if ,i pluck off his boots1 ,i'll eat the spurs1 ,and they shall stick fast in my throat like burrs4 ,cic4 ,then1 ,jenkin1 come you6 ,jen4 ,nay1 'tis no boot#bhdd for me to deny it4 7#ajj7 ,my master hath given me a coat here1 but he takes pains himself to brush it once or twice a day with a holly wand4 ,cic4 ,come1 come1 make haste1 that you may wash your hands again1 and help to serve 7#aje7 in dinner6 ,jen4 ,you may see1 my masters1 though it be afternoon with you1 'tis yet but early days with us1 for we have not din'd yet4 ,stay but a little2 ,i'll but go in and help to bear up the first 7#aaj7 course1 and come to you again presently4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bhde ,enter ,,malby and ,,cranwell4 ,mal4 ,this is the sessions-day2 pray can you tell me ,how young ,sir ,charles hath sped8 ,is he acquit1 ,or must he try the laws' strict penalty8 ,cran4 ,he's clear'd of all1 spite of his enemies1 ,whose earnest labour was to take his life4 #e ,but in this suit of pardon he hath spent ,all the revenues that his father left him2 ,and he is now turn'd a plain countryman1 ,reform'd#bhdf in all things4 ,see1 sir1 here he comes4 ,enter ,,sir ,,charles and his ,keeper4 ,keep4 ,discharge your fees1 and you are then at freedom4 #aj ,sir ,c4 ,here1 ,master ,keeper1 take the poor remainder ,of all the wealth ,i have6 ,my heavy foes ,have made my purse light2 but1 alas6 to me ',tis wealth enough that you have set me free4 ,mal4 ,god give you joy of your delivery6 #ae ,i am glad to see you abroad1 ,sir ,charles4 ,sir ,c4 ,the poorest knight in ,england1 ,master ,malby4 ,my life has cost me all my patrimony ,my father left his son4 ,well1 ,god forgive them ,that are the authors of my penury6 #bj ,enter ,,shafton4 ,shaft4 ,sir ,charles6 ,a hand1 a hand6 ,at liberty8 ,now1 by the faith ,i owe1 ,i am glad to see it4 ,what want you8 ,wherein may ,i pleasure you8 ,sir ,c4 ,oh me6 ,oh1 most unhappy gentleman6 ,i am not worthy to have friends stirr'd up1 #be ,whose hands may help me in this plunge of want4 ,i would ,i were in ,heaven1 to inherit there ,th' immortal birthright which my ,saviour keeps1 ,and by no unthrift can be bought and sold2 ,for here on earth what pleasures should we trust6 #cj ,shaft4 ,to rid you from these contemplations1 ,three hundred pounds you shall receive of me2 ,nay1 five for fail4#bhdg ,come1 sir1 the sight of gold ,is the most sweet receipt for melancholy1 ,and will revive your spirits4 ,you shall hold law #ce ,with your proud adversaries4 ,tush6 let ,frank ,acton ,wage1 with his knighthood1 like expense with me1 ,and he will sink1 he will4--,nay1 good ,sir ,charles1 ,applaud your fortune and your fair escape ,from all these perils4 ,sir ,c4 ,oh1 sir6 they have undone me4 #dj ,two thousand and five hundred pound a year ,my father at his death possest me of2 ,all which the envious ,acton made me spend2 ,and1 notwithstanding all this large expense1 ,i had much ado to gain my liberty2 #de ,and ,i have only now a house of pleasure1 ,with some five hundred pounds reserv'd1 ,both to maintain me and my loving sister4 ,shaft4 ,aside4 ,that must ,i have1 it lies convenient for me4 ,if ,i can fasten but one finger on him1 #ej ,with my full hand ,i'll gripe him to the heart4 ',tis not for love ,i proffer'd him this coin1 ,but for my gain and pleasure4--,come1 ,sir ,charles1 ,i know you have need of money2 take my offer4 ,sir ,c4 ,sir1 ,i accept it1 and remain indebted ,even to the best of my unable#bhdh power4 #ef ,come1 gentlemen1 and see it tend'red down6#bhdi ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#bhej ,enter ,,wendoll1 melancholy4 ,wen4 ,i am a villain1 if ,i apprehend#bhea ,but such a thought6 ,then1 to attempt the deed1 ,slave1 thou art damn'd without redemption4-- ,i'll drive away this passion with a song4 #d ,a song6 ,ha1 ha6 ,a song6 ,as if1 fond#bheb man1 ,thy eyes could swim in laughter1 when thy soul ,lies drench'd and drowned in red tears of blood6 ,i'll pray1 and see if ,god within my heart ,plant better thoughts4 ,why1 prayers are meditations1 ,and when ,i meditate 7oh1 ,god forgive me67 #aj ,it is on her divine perfections4 ,i will forget her2 ,i will arm myself ,not t' entertain a thought of love to her2 ,and1 when ,i come by chance into her presence1 ,i'll hale these balls until my eye-strings crack4 #ae ,from being pull'd and drawn to look that way4 ,enter1 over the ,stage1 ,,frankford1 his ,wife1 and ,,nicholas and exit4 ,o ,god1 ,o ,god6 ,with what a violence ,i'm hurried to mine own destruction6 ,there goest thou1 the most perfectest man ,that ever ,england bred a gentleman1 #bj ,and shall ,i wrong his bed8--,thou ,god of thunder6 ,stay1 in ,thy thoughts of vengeance and of wrath1 ,thy great1 almighty1 and all-judging hand ,from speedy execution on a villain1-- ,a villain and a traitor to his friend4 #be ,enter ,,jenkin4 ,jen4 ,did your worship call8 ,wen4 ,he doth maintain me2 he allows me largely ,money to spend4 ,jen4 ,by my faith1 so do not you me3 ,i cannot get a cross of you4 #cj ,wen4 ,my gelding1 and my man4 ,jen4 ,that's ,sorrel and ,i4 ,wen4 ,this kindness grows of no alliance#bhec 'twixt us4 ,jen4 ,nor is my service of any great acquaintance4 ,wen4 ,i never bound him to me by desert4 #ce ,of a mere stranger1 a poor gentleman1 ,a man by whom in no kind he could gain1 ,he hath plac'd me in the height of all his thoughts1 ,made me companion with the best and chiefest ,in ,yorkshire4 ,he cannot eat without me1 #dj ,nor laugh without me2 ,i am to his body ,as necessary as his digestion1 ,and equally do make him whole or sick4 ,and shall ,i wrong this man8 ,base man6 ,ingrate6 ,hast thou the power1 straight with thy gory hands1 #de ,to rip thy image from his bleeding heart1 ,to scratch thy name from out the holy book ,of his remembrance1 and to wound his name ,that holds thy name so dear8 ,or rend his heart ,to whom thy heart was knit and join'd together8-- #ej ,and yet ,i must4 ,then ,wendoll1 be content6 ,thus villains1 when they would1 cannot repent4 ,jen4 ,what a strange humour is my new master in6 ,pray ,god he be not mad2 if he should be so1 ,i should never have any mind to serve #ee him in ,bedlam4 ,it may be he's mad for missing of me4 ,wen4 ,what1 ,jenkin6 ,where's your mistress8 ,jen4 ,is your worship married8 #fj ,wen4 ,why dost thou ask8 ,jen4 ,because you are my master2 and if ,i have a mistress1 ,i would be glad1 like a good servant1 to do my duty to her4 ,wen4 ,i mean ,mistress ,frankford4 #fe ,jen4 ,marry1 sir1 her husband is riding out of town1 and she went very lovingly to bring him on his way to horse4 ,do you see1 sir8 ,here she comes1 and here ,i go4 ,wen4 ,vanish6 ,exit ,,jenkins4 #gj ,enter ,,mistress ,,frankford4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,you are well met1 sir2 now1 in troth1 my husband ,before he took horse1 had a great desire ,to speak with you2 we sought about the house1 ,halloo'd into the fields1 sent every way1 ,but could not meet you4 ,therefore1 he enjoin'd me #ge ,to do unto you his most kind commends1-- ,nay1 more3 he wills you1 as you prize his love1 ,or hold in estimation his kind friendship1 ,to make bold in his absence1 and command ,even as himself were present in the house2 #hj ,for you must keep his table1 use his servants1 ,and be a present ,frankford in his absence4 ,wen4 ,i thank him for his love4-- ,aside4 ,give me a name1 you1 whose infectious tongues ,are tipt with gall and poison3 as you would ,think on a man that had your father slain1 #hf ,murd'red your children1 made your wives base strumpets1 ,so call me1 call me so3 print in my face ,the most stigmatic#bhed title of a villain1 ,for hatching treason to so true a friend6 #ij ,mrs4 ,f4 ,sir1 you are much beholding to my husband2 ,you are a man most dear in his regard4 ,wen4 ,i am bound unto your husband1 and you too4 ,aside4 ,i will not speak to wrong a gentleman ,of that good estimation1 my kind friend4 #ie ,i will not3 zounds6 ,i will not4 ,i may choose1 ,and ,i will choose4 ,shall ,i be so misled1 ,or shall ,i purchase#bhee to my father's crest ,the motto of a villain8 ,if ,i say ,i will not do it1 what thing can enforce me8 #ajj ,what can compel me8 ,what sad destiny ,hath such command upon my yielding thoughts8 ,i will not2--ha6 ,some fury pricks me on2 ,the swift fates drag me at their chariot wheel1 ,and hurry me to mischief4 ,speak ,i must3 #aje ,injure myself1 wrong her1 deceive his trust6 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,are you not well1 sir1 that you seem thus troubled8 ,there is sedition in your countenance4 ,wen4 ,and in my heart1 fair angel1 chaste and wise4 #aji ,i love you6 ,start not1 speak not1 answer not2 ,i love you1--nay1 let me speak the rest2 ,bid me to swear1 and ,i will call to record ,the host of ,heaven4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,the host of ,heaven forbid ,wendoll should hatch such a disloyal thought8 ,wen4 ,such is my fate2 to this suit was ,i born1 #aae ,to wear rich pleasure's crown1 or fortune's scorn4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,my husband loves you4 ,wen4 ,i know it4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,he esteems you1 ,even as his brain1 his eye-ball1 or his heart4 ,wen4 ,i have tried it4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,his purse is your exchequer1 and his table #abj ,doth freely serve you4 ,wen4 ,so ,i have found it4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,oh6 ,with what face of brass1 what brow of steel1 ,can you1 unblushing1 speak this to the face ,of the espous'd wife of so dear a friend8 #abd ,it is my husband that maintains your state4-- ,will you dishonour him that in your power ,hath left his whole affairs8 ,i am his wife4 ,it is to me you speak4 ,wen4 ,o speak no more2 ,for more than this ,i know1 and have recorded ,within the red-leav'd table of my heart4 #acj ,fair1 and of all belov'd1 ,i was not fearful ,bluntly to give my life into your hand1 ,and at one hazard all my earthly means4 ,go1 tell your husband2 he will turn me off1 ,and ,i am then undone4 ,i care not1 ,i2 #ace ',t was for your sake4 ,perchance1 in rage he'll kill me2 ,i care not1 't was for you4 ,say ,i incur ,the general name of villain through the world1 ,of traitor to my friend2 ,i care not1 ,i4 ,beggary1 shame1 death1 scandal1 and reproach1-- #adj ,for you ,i'll hazard all4 ,why1 what care ,i8 ,for you ,i'll live1 and in your love ,i'll die4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,you move me1 sir1 to passion and to pity4 ,the love ,i bear my husband is as precious ,as my soul's health4 ,wen4 ,i love your husband too1 #ade ,and for his love ,i will engage my life4 ,mistake me not2 the augmentation ,of my sincere affection borne to you ,doth no whit lessen my regard to him4 ,i will be secret1 lady1 close as night2 #aej ,and not the light of one small glorious star ,shall shine here in my forehead1 to bewray ,that act of night4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,what shall ,i say8 ,my soul is wandering1 hath lost her way4 ,oh1 ,master ,wendoll6 ,oh6 ,wen4 ,sigh not1 sweet saint2 #aee ,for every sigh you breathe draws from my heart ,a drop of blood4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,i ne'er offended yet3 ,my fault1 ,i fear1 will in my brow be writ4 ,women that fall1 not quite bereft of grace1 ,have their offences noted in their face4 #afj ,i blush1 and am asham'd4 ,oh1 ,master ,wendoll ,pray ,god ,i be not born to curse your tongue1 ,that hath enchanted me6 ,this maze ,i am in ,i fear will prove the labyrinth of sin4 ,enter ,,nicholas behind4 ,wen4 ,the path of pleasure and the gate to bliss1 #afe ,which on your lips ,i knock at with a kiss6 ,nich4 ,i'll kill the rogue4 ,wen4 ,your husband is from home1 your bed's no blab4 ,nay1 look not down and blush6 ,exeunt ,,wendoll and ,,mistress ,,frankford4 ,nich4 ,zounds6 ,i'll stab4 ,ay1 ,nick1 was it thy chance to come just in the nick8 #agj ,i love my master1 and ,i hate that slave2 ,i love my mistress1 but these tricks ,i like not4 ,my master shall not pocket up this wrong2 ,i'll eat my fingers first4 ,what say'st thou1 metal8 ,does not that rascal ,wendoll go on legs #age ,that thou must cut off8 ,hath he not hamstrings ,that thou must hough8 ,nay1 metal1 thou shalt stand ,to all ,i say4 ,i'll henceforth turn a spy1 ,and watch them in their close conveyances4#bhef ,i never look'd for better of that rascal1 #ahj ,since he came miching#bheg first into our house4 ,it is that ,satan hath corrupted her2 ,for she was fair and chaste4 ,i'll have an eye ,in all their gestures4 ,thus ,i think of them3 ,if they proceed as they have done before1 #ahe ,wendoll's a knave1 my mistress is a---- ,exit4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#bheh ,enter ,,sir ,,charles ,,mountford and ,,susan4 ,sir ,c4 ,sister1 you see we are driven to hard shift1 ,to keep this poor house we have left unsold4 ,i 'm now enforc'd to follow husbandry1 ,and you to milk2 and do we not live well8 ,well1 ,i thank ,god4 ,susan4 ,oh1 brother6 here's a change1 #e ,since old ,sir ,charles died in our father's house4 ,sir ,c4 ,all things on earth thus change1 some up1 some down2 ,content 's a kingdom1 and ,i wear that crown4 ,enter ,,shafton1 with a ,sergeant4 ,shaft4 ,good morrow1 morrow1 ,sir ,charles6 ,what6 ,with your sister1 #i ,plying your husbandry8--,sergeant1 stand off6-- ,you have a pretty house here1 and a garden1 ,and goodly ground about it4 ,since it lies ,so near a lordship that ,i lately bought1 ,i would fain buy it of you4 ,i will give you---- ,sir ,c4 ,oh1 pardon me2 this house successively #ae ,hath long'd to me and my progenitors ,three hundred years4 ,my great-great-grandfather1 ,he in whom first our gentle style began1 ,dwelt here1 and in this ground increast this mole-hill ,unto that mountain which my father left me4 ,where he the first of all our house began1 #ba ,i now the last will end1 and keep this house1-- ,this virgin title1 never yet deflower'd ,by any unthrift of the ,mountfords' line4 ,in brief1 ,i will not sell it for more gold #be ,than you could hide or pave the ground withal4 ,shaft4 ,ha1 ha6 a proud mind and a beggar's purse6 ,where 's my three hundred pounds1 besides the use8#bhei ,i have brought it to an execution #bi ,by course of law4 ,what6 ,is my money ready8 ,sir ,c4 ,an execution1 sir1 and never tell me ,you put my bond in suit8 ,you deal extremely4#bhfj ,shaft4 ,sell me the land1 and ,i 'll acquit you straight4 ,sir ,c4 ,alas1 alas6 ',t is all trouble hath left me ,to cherish me and my poor sister's life1 #ce ,if this were sold1 our names should then be quite ,raz'd from the bead-roll#bhfa of gentility4 ,you see what hard shift we have made to keep it ,allied still to our name4 ,this palm you see1 ,labour hath glow'd within2 her silver brow1 #dj ,that never tasted a rough winter's blast ,without a mask or fan1 doth with a grace ,defy cold winter1 and his storms outface4 ,susan4 ,sir1 we feed sparing1 and we labour hard1 ,we lie uneasy1 to reserve to us #de ,and our succession this small spot of ground4 ,sir ,c4 ,i have so bent my thoughts to husbandry1 ,that ,i protest ,i scarcely can remember ,what a new fashion is2 how silk or satin ,feels in my hand4 ,why1 pride is grown to us #ej ,a mere1 mere stranger4 ,i have quite forgot ,the names of all that ever waited on me4 ,i cannot name ye any of my hounds1 ,once from whose echoing mouths ,i heard all music ,that e'er my heart desir'd4 ,what should ,i say8 #ee ,to keep this place1 ,i have chang'd myself away4 ,shaft4 ,arrest him at my suit6--,actions and actions ,shall keep thee in perpetual bondage fast2 ,nay1 more4 ,i 'll sue thee by a late appeal1 ,and call thy former life in question4 #fj ,the keeper is my friend2 thou shalt have irons1 ,and usage such as ,i 'll deny to dogs4-- ,away with him6 ,sir ,c4 ,you are too timorous4#bhfb ,but trouble is my master1 ,and ,i will serve him truly4--,my kind sister1 ,thy tears are of no use to mollify #ff ,the flinty man4 ,go to my father's brother1 ,my kinsmen1 and allies2 entreat them for me1 ,to ransom me from this injurious man ,that seeks my ruin4 ,shaft4 ,come1 irons6 ,come away2 #gj ,i 'll see thee lodg'd far from the sight of day4 ,exeunt except ,,susan4 ,susan4 ,my heart's so hard'ned with the frost of grief1 ,death cannot pierce it through4--,tyrant too fell6 ,so lead the fiends condemned souls to hell4 ,enter ,,sir ,,francis ,,acton and ,,malby4 ,sir ,f4 ,again to prison6 ,malby1 hast thou seen #ge ,a poor slave better tortur'd8 ,shall we hear ,the music of his voice cry from the grate1#bhfc ,meat1 for the ,lord's sake8 ,no1 no2 yet ,i am not ,throughly reveng'd4 ,they say1 he hath a pretty wench ,unto his sister2 shall ,i1 in mercy-sake #hj ,to him and to his kindred1 bribe the fool ,to shame herself by lewd1 dishonest lust8 ,i 'll proffer largely2 but1 the deed being done1 ,i 'll smile to see her base confusion4 ,mal4 ,methinks1 ,sir ,francis1 you are full reveng'd #he ,for greater wrongs than he can proffer you4 ,see where the poor sad gentlewoman stands6 ,sir ,f4 ,ha1 ha6 ,now will ,i flout her poverty1 ,deride her fortunes1 scoff her base estate2 ,my very soul the name of ,mountford hates4 #ij ,but stay1 my heart6 ,oh1 what a look did fly ,to strike my soul through with thy piercing eye6 ,i am enchanted2 all my spirits are fled4 ,and with one glance my envious spleen struck dead4 ,susan4 ,acton6 ,that seeks our blood6 ,runs away4 ,sir ,f4 ,o chaste and fair6 #ie ,mal4 ,sir ,francis6 ,why1 ,sir ,francis6 ,zounds1 in a trance8 ,sir ,francis6 ,what cheer1 man8 ,come1 come1 how is 't8 ,sir ,f4 ,was she not fair8 ,or else this judging eye ,cannot distinguish beauty4 ,mal4 ,she was fair4 #ii ,sir ,f4 ,she was an angel in a mortal's shape1 ,and ne'er descended from old ,mountford's line4 ,but soft1 soft1 let me call my wits together6 ,a poor1 poor wench1 to my great adversary ,sister1 whose very souls denounce stern war ,one against other6 ,how now1 ,frank1 turn'd fool #aje ,or madman1 whether8 ,but no6 ,master of ,my perfect senses and directest wits4 ,then why should ,i be in this violent humour ,of passion and of love8 ,and with a person ,so different every way1 and so oppos'd #aaj ,in all contractions#bhfd and still-warring actions8 ,fie1 fie6 ,how ,i dispute against my soul6 ,come1 come2 ,i'll gain her1 or in her fair quest ,purchase my soul free and immortal rest4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bhfe ,enter three or four ,serving-men1 one with a voider#bhff and a wooden knife1 to take away all2 another the salt and bread2 another with the table-cloth and napkins2 another the carpet2#bhfg ,,jenkin with two lights after them4 ,jen4 ,so2 march in order1 and retire in battle array6 ,my master and the guests have supp'd already2 all 's taken away4 ,here1 now spread for the serving-men in the hall6--,butler1 it belongs to your office4 #e ,but4 ,i know it1 ,jenkin4 ,what d' ye call the gentleman that supp'd there to-night8 ,jen4 ,who8 ,my master8 ,but4 ,no1 no2 ,master ,wendoll1 he's a daily guest4 ,i mean the gentleman that came 7#aj7 but this afternoon4 ,jen4 ,his name's ,master ,cranwell4 ,god's light6 ,hark1 within there2 my master calls to lay more billets#bhfh upon the fire4 ,come1 come6 ,lord1 how we that are in office here in the 7#ae7 house are troubled6 ,one spread the carpet in the parlour1 and stand ready to snuff the lights2 the rest be ready to prepare their stomachs6 ,more lights in the hall1 there6 ,come1 ,nicholas4 ,exeunt all but ,,nicholas4 ,nich4 ,i cannot eat2 but had ,i ,wendoll's heart1 #bj ,i would eat that4 ,the rogue grows impudent1 ,oh6 ,i have seen such vile1 notorious tricks1 ,ready to make my eyes dart from my head4 ,i'll tell my master3 by this air1 ,i will2 ,fall what may fall1 ,i'll tell him4 ,here he comes4 #be ,enter ,,master ,,frankford1 as it were brushing the crumbs from his clothes with a napkin1 as newly risen from supper4 ,frank4 ,nicholas1 what make you here8 ,why are not you ,at supper in the hall1 among your fellows8 ,nich4 ,master1 ,i stay'd your rising from the board1 ,to speak with you4 ,frank4 ,be brief then1 gentle ,nicholas2 ,my wife and guests attend#bhfi me in the parlour4 #cj ,why dost thou pause8 ,now1 ,nicholas1 you want money1 ,and1 unthrift-like1 would eat into your wages ,ere you had earn'd it4 ,here1 sir1 's half-a-crown2 ,play the good husband1#bhgj--;and away to supper6 ,nich4 ,by this hand1 an honourable gentleman6 ,i will not see him wrong'd4 #ce ,sir1 ,i have serv'd you long2 you entertain'd me ,seven years before your beard2 you knew me1 sir1 ,before you knew my mistress4 ,frank4 ,what of this1 good ,nicholas8 ,nich4 ,i never was a make-bate#bhga or a knave2 #dj ,i have no fault but one--,i'm given to quarrel1 ,but not with women4 ,i will tell you1 master1 ,that which will make your heart leap from your breast1 ,your hair to startle from your head1 your ears to tingle4 ,frank4 ,what preparation's this to dismal news8 #de ,nich4 ',sblood6 sir1 ,i love you better than your wife4 ,i'll make it good4 ,frank4 ,you are a knave1 and ,i have much ado ,with wonted patience to contain my rage1 ,and not to break thy pate4 ,thou art a knave4 #ej ,i'll turn you1 with your base comparisons1 ,out of my doors4 ,nich4 ,do1 do4 ,there is not room for ,wendoll and me too1 ,both in one house4 ,o master1 master1 ,that ,wendoll is a villain6 ,frank4 ,ay1 saucy8 #ee ,nich4 ,strike1 strike1 do strike2 yet hear me6 ,i am no fool2 ,i know a villain1 when ,i see him act ,deeds of a villain4 ,master1 master1 the base slave ,enjoys my mistress1 and dishonours you4 ,frank4 ,thou hast kill'd me with a weapon1 whose sharp point #fj ,hath prick'd quite through and through my shiv'ring heart4 ,drops of cold sweat sit dangling on my hairs1 ,like morning's dew upon the golden flowers1 ,and ,i am plung'd into strange agonies4 ,what did'st thou say8 ,if any word that toucht #fe ,his credit1 or her reputation1 ,it is as hard to enter my belief1 ,as ,dives into heaven4 ,nich4 ,i can gain nothing3 ,they are two that never wrong'd me4 ,i knew before ',t was but a thankless office1 and perhaps #gj ,as much as is my service1 or my life ,is worth4 ,all this ,i know2 but this1 and more1 ,more by a thousand dangers1 could not hire me ,to smother such a heinous wrong from you4 ,i saw1 and ,i have said4 #ge ,frank4 ',t is probable4 ,though blunt1 yet he is honest4 ,though ,i durst pawn my life1 and on their faith ,hazard the dear salvation of my soul1 ,yet in my trust ,i may be too secure4 ,may this be true8 ,oh1 may it8 ,can it be8 #hj ,is it by any wonder possible8 ,man1 woman1 what thing mortal can we trust1 ,when friends and bosom wives prove so unjust8-- ,what instance#bhgb hast thou of this strange report8 ,nich4 ,eyes1 master1 eyes4 #he ,frank4 ,thy eyes may be deceiv'd1 ,i tell thee2 ,for should an angel from the heavens drop down1 ,and preach this to me that thyself hast told1 ,he should have much ado to win belief2 ,in both their loves ,i am so confident4 #ij ,nich4 ,shall ,i discourse the same by circumstance8 ,frank4 ,no more6 ,to supper1 and command your fellows ,to attend us and the strangers6 ,not a word1 ,i charge thee1 on thy life6 ,be secret then2 ,for ,i know nothing4 #ie ,nich4 ,i am dumb2 and1 now that ,i have eas'd my stomach1#bhgc ,i will go fill my stomach4 ,exit4 ,frank4 ,away6 ,begone6-- ,she is well born1 descended nobly2 ,virtuous her education2 her repute ,is in the general voice of all the country #ajj ,honest and fair2 her carriage1 her demeanour1 ,in all her actions that concern the love ,to me her husband1 modest1 chaste1 and godly4 ,is all this seeming gold plain copper8 ,but he1 that ,judas that hath borne my purse1 ,hath sold me for a sin4 ,o ,god6 ,o ,god6 #ajf ,shall ,i put up these wrongs8 ,no6 ,shall ,i trust ,the bare report of this suspicious groom1 ,before the double-gilt1 the well-hatch'd#bhgd ore ,of their two hearts8 ,no1 ,i will lose these thoughts2 #aaj ,distraction ,i will banish from my brow1 ,and from my looks exile sad discontent4 ,their wonted favours in my tongue shall flow2 ,till ,i know all1 ,i 'll nothing seem to know4-- ,lights and a table there6 ,wife1 ,master ,wendoll1 #aae ,and gentle ,master ,cranwell6 ,enter ,,mistress ,,frankford1 ,,master ,,wendoll1 ,,master ,,cranwell1 ,,nicholas1 and ,,jenkin with cards1 carpets1 stools1 and other necessaries4 ,frank4 ,o6 ,master ,cranwell1 you are a stranger here1 ,and often balk#bhge my house2 faith1 y' are a churl6-- ,now we have supp'd1 a table1 and to cards6 ,jen4 ,a pair#bhgf of cards1 ,nicholas1 and a carpet to cover the table6 ,where 's ,cicely1 with her 7#aba7 counters and her box8 ,candles and candlesticks1 there6 ,fie6 ,we have such a household of serving-creatures6 ,unless it be ,nick and ,i1 there's not one amongst them all that can say bo to a goose4--,well said1#bhgg ,nick6 #abf ,they spread a carpet3 set down lights and cards4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,come1 ,mr4 ,frankford1 who shall take my part8#bhgh ,frank4 ,marry1 that will ,i1 sweet wife4 #abi ,wen4 ,no1 by my faith1 when you are together1 ,i sit out4 ,it must be ,mistress ,frankford and ,i1 or else it is no match4 ,frank4 ,i do not like that match4 ,nich4 ,aside4 ,you have no reason1 marry1 knowing all4 #ace ,frank4 ',t is no great matter1 neither4-- ,come1 ,master ,cranwell1 shall you and ,i take them up8#bhgi ,cran4 ,at your pleasure1 sir4 #aci ,frank4 ,i must look to you1 ,master ,wendoll1 for you 'll be playing false4 ,nay1 so will my wife1 too4 ,nich4 ,aside4 ,ay1 ,i will be sworn she will4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,let them that are taken playing false1 forfeit the set6 #ade ,frank4 ,content2 it shall go hard but ,i 'll take you4 ,cran4 ,gentlemen1 what shall our game be8 ,wen4 ,master ,frankford1 you play best at noddy4#bhhj ,frank4 ,you shall not find it so2 indeed1 you shall not4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,i can play at nothing so well as double-ruff4#bhha #aej ,frank4 ,if ,master ,wendoll and my wife be together1 there 's no playing against them at double-hand4 ,nich4 ,i can tell you1 sir1 the game that ,master ,wendoll is best at4 #aee ,wen4 ,what game is that1 ,nick8 ,nich4 ,marry1 sir1 knave out of doors4 ,wen4 ,she and ,i will take you at lodam4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,husband1 shall we play at saint8 ,frank4 ,aside4 ,my saint 's turn'd devil4-- ,no1 we 'll none of saint3 #afj ,you are best at new-cut1 wife1 you 'll play at that4 ,wen4 ,if you play at new-cut1 ,i 'm soonest hitter of any here1 for a wager4 ,frank4 ,aside4 ',t is me they play on4--,well1 you may draw out2 #afd ,for all your cunning1 't will be to your shame2 ,i'll teach you1 at your new-cut1 a new game4 ,come1 come6 ,cran4 ,if you cannot agree upon the game1 ,to post and pair6 ,wen4 ,we shall be soonest pairs2 and my good host1 #agj ,when he comes late home1 he must kiss the post4#bhhb ,frank4 ,whoever wins1 it shall be to thy cost4 ,cran4 ,faith1 let it be vide-ruff1 and let's make honours6 ,frank4 ,if you make honours1 one thing let me crave3 ,honour the king and queen1 except the knave4 #age ,wen4 ,well1 as you please for that4--,lift1#bhhc who shall deal8 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,the least in sight4 ,what are you1 ,master ,wendoll8 ,wen4 ,i am a knave4 ,nich4 ,aside4 ,i'll swear it4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,i a queen4 ,frank4 ,aside4 ,a quean1 thou should'st say4 --,well1 the cards are mine3 ,they are the grossest pair#bhhd that e'er ,i felt4 #ahj ,mrs4 ,f4 ,shuffle1 ,i'll cut3 would ,i had never dealt6 ,frank4 ,i have lost my dealing4 ,wen4 ,sir1 the fault's in me2 ,this queen ,i have more than mine own1 you see4 ,give me the stock6#bhhd ,frank4 ,my mind 's not on my game4 ,many a deal ,i've lost2 the more 's your shame4 ,you have serv'd me a bad trick1 ,master ,wendoll4 #ahf ,wen4 ,sir1 you must take your lot4 ,to end this strife1 ,i know ,i have dealt better with your wife4 ,frank4 ,thou hast dealt falsely1 then4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,what 's trumps8 #aij ,wen4 ,hearts4 ,partner1 ,i rub4 ,frank4 ,aside4 ,thou robb'st me of my soul1 of her chaste love2 ,in thy false dealing thou hast robb'd my heart4-- ,booty you play2 ,i like a loser stand1 ,having no heart1 or here or in my hand4 #aie ,i will give o'er the set1 ,i am not well4 ,come1 who will hold my cards8 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,not well1 sweet ,master ,frankford8 ,alas what ails you8 ',t is some sudden qualm4 ,wen4 ,how long have you been so1 ,master ,frankford8 #bjj ,frank4 ,sir1 ,i was lusty1 and ,i had my health1 ,but ,i grew ill when you began to deal4-- ,take hence this table6--,gentle ,master ,cranwell1 ,y' are welcome2 see your chamber at your pleasure6 ,i am sorry that this megrim takes me so1 #bje ,i cannot sit and bear you company4-- ,jenkin1 some lights1 and show him to his chamber6#bhhe ,mrs4 ,f4 ,a nightgown for my husband2 quickly1 there6 ,it is some rheum or cold4 ,wen4 ,now1 in good faith1 ,this illness you have got by sitting late #baj ,without your gown4 ,frank4 ,i know it1 ,master ,wendoll4 ,go1 go to bed1 lest you complain like me6-- ,wife1 prithee1 wife1 into my bed-chamber6 ,the night is raw and cold1 and rheumatic4 ,leave me my gown and light2 ,i 'll walk away my fit4 #bae ,wen4 ,sweet sir1 good night6 ,frank4 ,myself1 good night6 ,exit ,wendoll4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,shall ,i attend you1 husband8 ,frank4 ,no1 gentle wife1 thou 'lt catch cold in thy head4 ,prithee1 begone1 sweet2 ,i'll make haste to bed4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,no sleep will fasten on mine eyes1 you know1 #bbj ,until you come4 ,exit4 ,frank4 ,sweet ,nan1 ,i prithee1 go6-- ,i have bethought me2 get me by degrees ,the keys of all my doors1 which ,i will mould ,in wax1 and take their fair impression1 ,to have by them new keys4 ,this being compast1 #bbe ,at a set hour a letter shall be brought me1 ,and when they think they may securely play1 ,they nearest are to danger4--,nick1 ,i must rely ,upon thy trust and faithful secrecy4 ,nich4 ,build on my faith6 ,frank4 ,to bed1 then1 not to rest6 ,care lodges in my brain1 grief in my breast4 ,exeunt4 #bca ,,scene ,,iii4#bhhf ,enter ,,sir ,,charles',s ,sister1 ,,old ,,mountford1 ,,sandy1 ,,roder1 and ,,tidy4 ,old ,mount4 ,you say my nephew is in great distress2 ,who brought it to him but his own lewd life8 ,i cannot spare a cross4 ,i must confess1 ,he was my brother's son2 why1 niece1 what then8 ,this is no world in which to pity men4 #e ,susan4 ,i was not born a beggar1 though his extremes ,enforce this language from me4 ,i protest ,no fortune of mine own could lead my tongue ,to this base key4 ,i do beseech you1 uncle1 ,for the name's sake1 for ,christianity1-- #aj ,nay1 for ,god's sake1 to pity his distress4 ,he is deni'd the freedom of the prison1 ,and in the hole is laid with men condemn'd2 ,plenty he hath of nothing but of irons1 ,and it remains in you to free him thence4 #ae ,old ,mount4 ,money ,i cannot spare2 men should take heed4 ,he lost my kindred when he fell to need4 ,exit4 ,susan4 ,gold is but earth2 thou earth enough shalt have1 ,when thou hast once took measure of thy grave4 ,you know me1 ,master ,sandy1 and my suit4 #bj ,sandy4 ,i knew you1 lady1 when the old man liv'd2 ,i knew you ere your brother sold his land4 ,then you were ,mistress ,sue1 trick'd up in jewels2 ,then you sung well1 play'd sweetly on the lute2 ,but now ,i neither know you nor your suit4 #be ,exit4 ,susan4 ,you1 ,master ,roder1 was my brother's tenant2 ,rent-free he plac'd you in that wealthy farm1 ,of which you are possest4 ,roder4 ,true1 he did2 ,and have ,i not there dwelt still for his sake8 ,i have some business now2 but1 without doubt1 ,they that have hurl'd him in1 will help him out4 ,exit4 #ca ,susan4 ,cold comfort still4 ,what say you1 cousin ,tidy8 ,tidy4 ,i say this comes of roysting1#bhhg swagg'ring4 ,call me not cousin2 each man for himself6 ,some men are born to mirth1 and some to sorrow3 #ce ,i am no cousin unto them that borrow4 ,exit4 ,susan4 ,o ,charity1 why art thou fled to heaven1 ,and left all things upon this earth uneven8 ,their scoffing answers ,i will ne'er return1 ,but to myself his grief in silence mourn4 #dj ,enter ,,sir ,,francis and ,,malby4 ,sir ,f4 ,she is poor1 ,i'll therefore tempt her with this gold4 ,go1 ,malby1 in my name deliver it1 ,and ,i will stay thy answer4 ,mal4 ,fair mistress1 as ,i understand your grief ,doth grow from want1 so ,i have here in store ,a means to furnish you1 a bag of gold1 #df ,which to your hands ,i freely tender you4 ,susan4 ,i thank you1 ,heavens6 ,i thank you1 gentle sir3 ,god make me able to requite this favour6 ,mal4 ,this gold ,sir ,francis ,acton sends by me1 #ej ,and prays you---- ,susan4 ,acton8 ,o ,god6 ,that name ,i'm born to curse4 ,hence1 bawd2 hence1 broker6 ,see1 ,i spurn his gold4 ,my honour never shall for gain be sold4 ,sir ,f4 ,stay1 lady1 stay6 ,susan4 ,from you ,i'll posting hie1 #ee ,even as the doves from feather'd eagles fly4 ,exit4 ,sir ,f4 ,she hates my name1 my face2 how should ,i woo8 ,i am disgrac'd in every thing ,i do4 ,the more she hates me1 and disdains my love1 ,the more ,i am rapt in admiration #fj ,of her divine and chaste perfections4 ,woo her with gifts ,i cannot1 for all gifts ,sent in my name she spurns2 with looks ,i cannot1 ,for she abhors my sight2 nor yet with letters1 ,for none she will receive4 ,how then8 how then8 ,well1 ,i will fasten such a kindness on her1 #ff ,as shall o'ercome her hate and conquer it4 ,sir ,charles1 her brother1 lies in execution ,for a great sum of money2 and1 besides1 ,the appeal is sued still for my huntsmen's death1 #gj ,which only ,i have power to reverse4 ,in her ,i'll bury all my hate of him4-- ,go seek the ,keeper1 ,malby1 bring him to me6 ,to save his body1 ,i his debts will pay2 #gd ,to save his life1 ,i his appeal will stay4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#bhhh ,enter ,,sir ,,charles ,,mountford1 in prison1 with irons1 his feel bare1 his garments all ragged and torn4 ,sir ,c4 ,of all on the earth's face most miserable1 ,breathe in this hellish dungeon thy laments6 ,thus like a slave ragg'd1 like a felon gyv'd1-- ,that hurls thee headlong to this base estate4 ,oh1 unkind uncle6 ,oh1 my friends ingrate6 #e ,unthankful kinsmen6 ,mountford's all too base1 ,to let thy name be fetter'd in disgrace1 ,a thousand deaths here in this grave ,i die2 ,fear1 hunger1 sorrow1 cold1 all threat my death1 ,and join together to deprive my breath4 #aj ,but that which most torments me1 my dear sister ,hath left#bhhi to visit me1 and from my friends ,hath brought no hopeful answer2 therefore1 ,i ,divine they will not help my misery4 ,if it be so1 shame1 scandal1 and contempt #ae ,attend their covetous thoughts2 need make their graves6 ,usurers they live1 and may they die like slaves6 ,enter ,keeper4 ,keep4 ,knight1 be of comfort1 for ,i bring thee freedom ,from all thy troubles4 ,sir ,c4 ,then1 ,i am doom'd to die3 ,death is the end of all calamity4 #bj ,keep4 ,live6 ,your appeal is stay'd2 the execution ,of all your debts discharg'd2 your creditors ,even to the utmost penny satisfied4 ,in sign whereof your shackles ,i knock off4 ,you are not left so much indebted to us #be ,as for your fees2 all is discharg'd2 all paid4 ,go freely to your house1 or where you please2 ,after long miseries1 embrace your ease4 ,sir ,c4 ,thou grumblest out the sweetest music to me ,that ever organ play'd4--,is this a dream8 #cj ,or do my waking senses1 apprehend ,the pleasing taste of these applausive#bhij news8 ,slave that ,i was1 to wrong such honest friends1 ,my loving kinsman1 and my near allies6 #cd ,tongue1 ,i will bite thee for the scandal breath'd ,against such faithful kinsmen2 they are all ,compos'd of pity and compassion1 ,of melting charity and of moving ruth4 ,that which ,i spoke before was in my rage2 ,they are my friends1 the mirrors of this age2 #dj ,bounteous and free4 ,the noble ,mountford's race ,ne'er bred a covetous thought1 or humour base4 ,enter ,,susan4 ,susan4 ,i cannot longer stay from visiting ,my woful brother4 ,while ,i could1 ,i kept ,my hapless tidings1 from his hopeful ear4 #de ,sir ,c4 ,sister1 how much am ,i indebted to thee ,and to thy travail6 ,susan4 ,what1 at liberty8 ,sir ,c4 ,thou seest ,i am1 thanks to thy industry4 ,oh6 ,unto which of all my courteous friends ,am ,i thus bound8 ,my uncle ,mountford1 he #ej ,even of an infant lov'd me2 was it he8 ,so did my cousin ,tidy2 was it he8 ,so ,master ,roder1 ,master ,sandy1 too4 ,which of all these did this high kindness do8 ,susan4 ,charles1 can you mock me in your poverty1 #ee ,knowing your friends deride your misery8 ,now1 ,i protest ,i stand so much amaz'd1 ,to see your bonds free1 and your irons knock'd off1 ,that ,i am rapt into a maze of wonder2 ,the rather for ,i know not by what means #fj ,this happiness hath chanc'd4 ,sir ,c4 ,why1 by my uncle1 ,my cousins1 and my friends2 who else1 ,i pray1 ,would take upon them all my debts to pay8 ,susan4 ,oh1 brother6 they are men made all of flint1 ,pictures of marble1 and as void of pity #fe ,as chased bears4 ,i begg'd1 ,i sued1 ,i kneel'd1 ,laid open all your griefs and miseries1 ,which they derided2 more than that1 deni'd us ,a part in their alliance2 but1 in pride1 ,said that our kindred with our plenty died4 #gj ,sir ,c4 ,drudges too much1#bhia--what did they8 ,oh1 known evil6 ,rich fly the poor1 as good men shun the devil4 ,whence should my freedom come8 ,of whom alive1 ,saving of those1 have ,i deserv'd go well8 ,guess1 sister1 call to mind1 remember me6 #ge ,these have ,i rais'd1 they follow the world's guise1 ,whom rich they#bhib honour1 they in woe despise4 ,susan4 ,my wits have lost themselves2 let's ask the keeper6 ,sir ,c4 ,gaoler6 ,keep4 ,at hand1 sir4 #hj ,sir ,c4 ,of courtesy resolve me one demand6 ,what was he took the burden of my debts ,from off my back1 staid my appeal to death1 ,discharg'd my fees1 and brought me liberty8 ,keep4 ,a courteous knight1 one call'd ,sir ,francis ,acton4 #he ,sir ,c4 ,ha6 ,acton6 ,oh me6 ,more distress'd in this ,than all my troubles6 ,hale me back1 ,double my irons1 and my sparing meals ,put into halves1 and lodge me in a dungeon ,more deep1 more dark1 more cold1 more comfortless6 #ij ,by ,acton freed6 ,not all thy manacles ,could fetter so my heels1 as this one word ,hath thrall'd my heart2 and it must now lie bound ,in more strict prison than thy stony gaol4 ,i am not free1 ,i go but under bail4 #ie ,keep4 ,my charge is done1 sir1 now ,i have my fees4 ,as we get little1 we will nothing leese4#bhic ,sir ,c4 ,by ,acton freed1 my dangerous opposite6 ,why1 to what end8 ,on what occasion8 ,ha6 ,let me forget the name of enemy1 #ajj ,and with indifference balance#bhid this high favour6 ,ha6 ,susan4 ,aside4 ,his love to me1 upon my soul1 't is so6 ,that is the root from whence these strange things grow4 ,sir ,c4 ,had this proceeded from my father1 he ,that by the law of ,nature is most bound #ajf ,in offices of love1 it had deserv'd ,my best employment to requite that grace4 ,had it proceeded from my friends1 or him1 #aji ,from them this action had deserv'd my life1-- ,and from a stranger more1 because from such ,there is less execution#bhie of good deeds4 ,but he1 nor father1 nor ally1 nor friend1 ,more than a stranger1 both remote in blood1 ,and in his heart oppos'd my enemy1 #aae ,that this high bounty should proceed from him1-- ,oh6 there ,i lose myself4 ,what should ,i say1 ,what think1 what do1 his bounty to repay8 ,susan4 ,you wonder1 ,i am sure1 whence this strange kindness ,proceeds in ,acton2 ,i will tell you1 brother4 #abj ,he dotes on me1 and oft hath sent me gifts1 ,letters1 and tokens2 ,i refus'd them all4 ,sir ,c4 ,i have enough1 though poor3 my heart is set1 ,in one rich gift to pay back all my debt4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bhif ,enter ,,frankford and ,,nicholas1 with keys and a letter in his hand4 ,frank4 ,this is the night that ,i must play my part1 ,to try two seeming angels4--,where's my keys8 ,nich4 ,they are made according to your mould in wax4 ,i bade the smith be secret1 gave him money1 ,and here they are4 ,the letter1 sir6 #e ,frank4 ,true1 take it1 there it is2 ,and when thou seest me in my pleasant'st vein1 ,ready to sit to supper1 bring it me6 ,nich4 ,i'll do't2 make no more question1 but ,i'll do it4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,mistress ,,frankford1 ,,cranwell1 ,,wendoll1 and ,,jenkin4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,sirrah1 't is six o'clock already struck2 #aj ,go bid them spread the cloth1 and serve in supper6 ,jen4 ,it shall be done1 forsooth1 mistress4 ,where's ,spigot1 the butler1 to give us out salt and trenchers8 #ad ,wen4 ,we that have been a hunting all the day1 ,come with prepared stomachs4--,master ,frankford1 ,we wish'd you at our sport4 ,frank4 ,my heart was with you1 and my mind was on you4-- ,fie1 ,master ,cranwell6 ,you are still thus sad4-- ,a stool1 a stool6 ,where's ,jenkin1 and where's ,nick8 #bj ',t is supper time at least an hour ago4 ,what's the best news abroad8 ,wen4 ,i know none good4 ,frank4 ,aside4 ,but ,i know too much bad4 ,enter ,butler and ,,jenkin1 with a table-cloth1 bread1 trenchers1 and salt2 then exeunt4 ,cran4 ,methinks1 sir1 you might have that interest#bhig ,in your wife's brother1 to be more remiss#bhih #be ,in his hard dealing against poor ,sir ,charles1 ,who1 as ,i hear1 lies in ,york ,castle1 needy ,and in great want4 ,frank4 ,did not more weighty business of mine own ,hold me away1 ,i would have labour'd peace #cj ,betwixt them with all care2 indeed ,i would1 sir4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,i'll write unto my brother earnestly ,in that behalf4 ,wen4 ,a charitable deed1 ,and will beget the good opinion ,of all your friends that love you1 ,mistress ,frankford4 #ce ,frank4 ,that's you1 for one2 ,i know you love ,sir ,charles1 ,aside4 ,and my wife too1 well4 ,wen4 ,he deserves the love ,of all true gentlemen2 be yourselves judge6 ,frank4 ,but supper1 ho6--,now1 as thou lov'st me1 ,wendoll1 #ci ,which ,i am sure thou dost1 be merry1 pleasant1 ,and frolic it to-night6--,sweet ,mr4 ,cranwell1 ,do you the like6--,wife1 ,i protest1 my heart ,was ne'er more bent on sweet alacrity4 ,where be those lazy knaves to serve in supper8 ,enter ,,nicholas4 ,nich4 ,here's a letter1 sir4 ,frank4 ,whence comes it1 and who brought it8 ,nich4 ,a stripling that below attends your answer1 #de ,and1 as he tells me1 it is sent from ,york4 ,frank4 ,have him into the cellar1 let him taste ,a cup of our ,march beer2 go1 make him drink6 ,nich4 ,i'll make him drunk1 if he be a ,trojan4#bhii #ej ,frank4 after reading the letter4 ,my boots and spurs6 ,where's ,jenkin8 ,god forgive me1 ,how ,i neglect my business6--,wife1 look here6 ,i have a matter to be tri'd to-morrow ,by eight o'clock2 and my attorney writes me1 ,i must be there betimes with evidence1 #ee ,or it will go against me4 ,where's my boots8 ,enter ,,jenkin1 with boots and spurs4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,i hope your business craves no such despatch1 ,that you must ride to-night8 ,wen4 ,aside4 ,i hope it doth4 ,frank4 ,god's me6 ,no such despatch8 ,jenkin1 my boots6 ,where's ,nick8 ,saddle my roan1 #fj ,and the grey dapple for himself6--,content ye1 ,it much concerns me4--,gentle ,master ,cranwell1 ,and ,master ,wendoll1 in my absence use ,the very ripest pleasure of my house6 ,wen4 ,lord6 ,master ,frankford1 will you ride to-night8 #fe ,the ways are dangerous4 ,frank4 ,therefore will ,i ride ,appointed#bijj well2 and so shall ,nick1 my man4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,i 'll call you up by five o'clock to-morrow4 ,frank4 ,no1 by my faith1 wife1 ,i'll not trust to that3 ',t is not such easy rising in a morning #gj ,from one ,i love so dearly4 ,no1 by my faith1 ,i shall not leave so sweet a bedfellow1 ,but with much pain4 ,you have made me a sluggard ,since ,i first knew you4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,then1 if you needs will go ,this dangerous evening4 ,master ,wendoll1 #ge ,let me entreat you bear him company4 ,wen4 ,with all my heart1 sweet mistress4-- ,my boots1 there6 ,frank4 ,fie1 fie1 that for my private business ,i should disease#bija a friend1 and be a trouble ,to the whole house6--,nick6 ,nich4 ,anon1 sir6 #hj ,frank4 ,bring forth my gelding6--,as you love me1 sir1 ,use no more words3 a hand1 good ,master ,cranwell6 ,cran4 ,sir1 ,god be your good speed6 ,frank4 ,good night1 sweet ,nan2 nay1 nay1 a kiss1 and part6 ,aside4 ,dissembling lips1 you suit not with my heart4 #he ,exeunt ,,frankford and ,,nicholas4 ,wen4 ,aside4 ,how business1 time1 and hours1 all gracious prove1 ,and are the furtherers to my new-born love6 ,i am husband now in ,master ,frankford's place1 ,and must command the house4--,my pleasure is ,we will not sup abroad so publicly1 #ij ,but in your private chamber1 ,mistress ,frankford4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,oh1 sir6 you are too public in your love1 ,and ,master ,frankford's wife---- ,cran4 ,might ,i crave favour1 ,i would entreat you ,i might see my chamber4 ,i am on the sudden grown exceeding ill1 #ie ,and would be spar'd from supper4 ,wen4 ,light there1 ho6-- ,see you want nothing1 sir1 for if you do1 ,you injure that good man1 and wrong me too4 ,cran4 ,i will make bold2 good night6 ,exit4 ,wen4 ,how all conspire ,to make our bosom#bijb sweet1 and full entire6 #ajj ,come1 ,nan1 ,i pr'ythee1 let us sup within6 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,oh6 what a clog unto the soul is sin6 ,we pale offenders are still full of fear2 ,every suspicious eye brings danger near2 ,when they1 whose clear hearts from offence are free1 #aje ,despise report1 base scandals do outface1 ,and stand at mere defiance with disgrace4 ,wen4 ,fie1 fie6 ,you talk too like a puritan4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,you have tempted me to mischief1 ,master ,wendoll3 ,i have done ,i know not what4 ,well1 you plead custom2 #aaj ,that which for want of wit ,i granted erst1 ,i now must yield through fear4 ,come1 come1 let's in2 ,once over shoes1 we are straight o'er head in sin4 ,wen4 ,my jocund soul is joyful beyond measure2 #aad ,i'll be profuse in ,frankford's richest treasure4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#bijc ,enter ,,cicely1 ,,jenkin1 ,butler1 and other ,serving-men4 ,jen4 ,my mistress and ,master ,wendoll1 my master1 sup in her chamber to-night4 ,cicely1 you are preferr'd1 from being the cook1 to be chambermaid4 ,of all the loves betwixt thee and me1 tell me what thou think'st of this8 #e ,cic4 ,mum2 there's an old proverb1--when the cat's away1 the mouse may play4 ,jen4 ,now you talk of a cat1 ,cicely1 ,i smell a rat4 ,cic4 ,good words1 ,jenkin1 lest you be call'd 7#aj7 to answer them6 ,jen4 ,why1 ,god make my mistress an honest woman6 ,are not these good words8 ,pray ,god my new master play not the knave with my old master6 ,is there any hurt in this8 ,god send 7#ae7 no villainy intended2 and if they do sup together1 pray ,god they do not lie together6 ,god make my mistress chaste1 and make us all ,his servants6 ,what harm is there in all this8 ,nay1 more2 here in my hand1 thou shalt never have 7#bj7 my heart1 unless thou say4 ,amen4 ,cic4 ,amen2 ,i pray ,god1 ,i say4 ,enter ,serving-man4 ,serving-man4 ,my mistress sends that you should make less noise4 ,so1 lock up the doors1 and see the household all got to bed6 ,you1 #be ,jenkin1 for this night are made the porter1 to see the gates shut in4 ,jen4 ,thus by little and little ,i creep into office4 ,come1 to kennel1 my masters1 to kennel2 't is eleven o'clock already4 #cj ,serving-man4 ,when you have lock'd the gates in1 you must send up the keys to my mistress4 ,cic4 ,quickly1 for ,god's sake1 ,jenkin2 for ,i must carry them4 ,i am neither pillow nor bolster1 but ,i know more than both4 #ce ,jen4 ,to bed1 good ,spigot2 to bed1 good honest serving-creatures2 and let us sleep as snug as pigs in pease-straw6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#bijd ,enter ,,frankford and ,,nicholas4 ,frank4 ,soft1 soft6 ,we 've tied our geldings to a tree1 ,two flight-shot#bije off1 lest by their thundering hoofs ,they blab our coming back4 ,hear'st thou no noise8 ,nich4 ,hear8 ,i hear nothing but the owl and you4 ,frank4 ,so2 now my watch's hand points upon twelve1 #e ,and it is dead midnight4 ,where are my keys8 ,nich4 ,here1 sir4 ,frank4 ,this is the key that opes my outward gate2 ,this1 the hall-door2 this1 the withdrawing-chamber2 #i ,but this1 that door that's bawd unto my shame1 ,fountain and spring of all my bleeding thoughts1 ,where the most hallowed order and true knot ,of nuptial sanctity hath been profan'd4 ,it leads to my polluted bed-chamber1 ,once my terrestrial heaven1 now my earth's hell1 #ae ,the place where sins in all their ripeness dwell4-- ,but ,i forget myself2 now to my gate6 ,nich4 ,it must ope with far less noise than ,cripplegate1 or your plot's dash'd4 ,frank4 ,so2 reach me my dark lantern to the rest6 #bj ,tread softly1 softly6 ,nich4 ,i will walk on eggs this pace4 ,frank4 ,a general silence hath surpris'd the house4 ,and this is the last door4 ,astonishment1 ,fear1 and amazement1 beat upon my heart1 ,even as a madman beats upon a drum4 #be ,oh1 keep my eyes1 you ,heavens1 before ,i enter1 ,from any sight that may transfix my soul2 ,or1 if there be so black a spectacle1 ,oh1 strike mine eyes stark blind2 or if not so1 ,lend me such patience to digest my grief1 #cj ,that ,i may keep this white and virgin hand ,from any violent outrage1 or red murder6-- ,and with that prayer ,i enter4 ,exeunt into the house4 ,,scene ,v4#bijf ,enter ,,nicholas4 ,nich4 ,here's a circumstance6#bijg ,a man may be made cuckold in the time ,that he 's about it4 ,an the case were mine4 ,as 't is my master's1 'sblood6 7that he makes me swear671 #d ,i would have plac'd his action1#bijh enter'd there2 ,i would1 ,i would6 ,enter ,,frankford4 ,frank4 ,oh6 oh6 ,nich4 ,master6 ',sblood6 ,master1 master6 ,frank4 ,oh me unhappy6 ,i have found them lying ,close in each other's arms1 and fast asleep4 #i ,but that ,i would not damn two precious souls1 ,bought with my ,saviour's blood1 and send them1 laden ,with all their scarlet sins upon their backs1 ,unto a fearful judgment1 their two lives ,had met upon my rapier4 ,nich4 ,master1 what1 have you left them sleeping still8 #ae ,let me go wake 'em6 ,frank4 ,stay1 let me pause awhile6-- ,oh1 ,god6 ,oh1 ,god6 ,that it were possible ,to undo things done2 to call back yesterday2 ,that ,time could turn up his swift sandy glass1 ,to untell#biji the days1 and to redeem these hours6 ,or that the sun #ba ,could1 rising from the west1 draw his coach backward2 ,take from th' account of time so many minutes1 ,till he had all these seasons call'd again1 ,those minutes1 and those actions done in them1 ,even from her first offence2 that ,i might take her #bf ,as spotless as an angel in my arms6 ,but1 oh6 ,i talk of things impossible1 ,and cast beyond the moon4 ,god give me patience2 ,for ,i will in1 and wake them4 ,exit4 ,nich4 ,here's patience perforce6 #cj ,he needs must trot afoot that tires his horse4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,wendoll1 running over the stage in a night-gown1#biaj ,,frankford after him with his sword drawn2 a maid in her smock stays his hand1 and clasps hold on him4 ,he pauses for a while4 ,frank4 ,i thank thee1 maid2 thou1 like the angel's hand1 ,hast stay'd me from a bloody sacrifice4-- ,go1 villain2 and my wrongs sit on thy soul ,as heavy as this grief doth upon mine6 #ce ,when thou record'st my many courtesies1 ,and shalt compare them with thy treacherous heart1 ,lay them together1 weigh them equally1-- ',t will be revenge enough4 ,go1 to thy friend ,a ,judas2 pray1 pray1 lest ,i live to see #dj ,thee1 ,judas-like1 hang'd on an elder-tree6 ,enter ,,mistress ,,frankford in her smock1 night-gown1 and night-attire4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,oh1 by what word1 what title1 or what name1 ,shall ,i entreat your pardon8 ,pardon6 ,oh6 ,i am as far from hoping such sweet grace1 ,as ,lucifer from ,heaven4 ,to call you husband1-- #de 7,oh me1 most wretched67 ,i have lost that name2 ,i am no more your wife4 ,nich4 ',sblood1 sir1 she swoons4 ,frank4 ,spare thou thy tears1 for ,i will weep for thee2 ,and keep thy count'nance1 for ,i 'll blush for thee4 ,now1 ,i protest1 ,i think 't is ,i am tainted1 #ej ,for ,i am most asham'd2 and 't is more hard ,for me to look upon thy guilty face ,than on the sun's clear brow4 ,what6 ,would'st thou speak8 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,i would ,i had no tongue1 no ears1 no eyes1 ,no apprehension1 no capacity4 #ee ,when do you spurn me like a dog8 ,when tread me ,under feet8 ,when drag me by the hair8 ,though ,i deserve a thousand1 thousand fold1 ,more than you can inflict--yet1 once my husband1 ,for womanhood1 to which ,i am a shame1 #fj ,though once an ornament--even for ,his sake1 ,that hath redeem'd our souls1 mark not my face1 ,nor hack me with your sword2 but let me go ,perfect and undeformed to my tomb6 ,i am not worthy that ,i should prevail #fe ,in the least suit2 no1 not to speak to you1 ,nor look on you1 nor to be in your presence2 ,yet1 as an abject1#biaa this one suit ,i crave2-- ,this granted1 ,i am ready for my grave4 ,frank4 ,my ,god1 with patience arm me6--,rise1 nay1 rise1 #gj ,and ,i 'll debate with thee4 ,was it for want ,thou play'dst the strumpet8 ,wast thou not suppli'd ,with every pleasure1 fashion1 and new toy1-- ,nay1 even beyond my calling8#biab ,mrs4 ,f4 ,i was4 ,frank4 ,was it1 then1 disability in me2 #ge ,or in thine eye seem'd he a properer man8 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,oh1 no6 ,frank4 ,did ,i not lodge thee in my bosom8 ,wear thee here in my heart8 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,you did4 ,frank4 ,i did1 indeed2 witness my tears1 ,i did-- ,go1 bring my infants hither6-- ,two ,children are brought in4 ,oh1 ,nan6 ,oh1 ,nan6 ,if neither fear of shame1 regard of honour1 #ha ,the blemish of my house1 nor my dear love1 ,could have withheld thee from so lewd a fact2 ,yet for these infants1 these young1 harmless souls1 #hd ,on whose white brows thy shame is character'd1 ,and grows in greatness as they wax in years1-- ,look but on them1 and melt away in tears6-- ,away with them2 lest1 as her spotted body ,hath stain'd their names with stripe of bastardy1 ,so her adulterous breath may blast their spirits ,with her infectious thoughts6 ,away with them6 ,exeunt ,children4 #ia ,mrs4 ,f4 ,in this one life1 ,i die ten thousand deaths4 ,frank4 ,stand up1 stand up6 ,i will do nothing rashly4 ,i will retire awhile into my study1 ,and thou shalt hear thy sentence presently4 ,exit4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ',t is welcome1 be it death4 ,oh me1 base strumpet1 #if ,that1 having such a husband1 such sweet children1 ,must enjoy neither6 ,oh1 to redeem mine honour1 ,i 'd have this hand cut off1 these my breasts sear'd2 ,be rack'd1 strappado'd1 put to any torment3 #ajj ,nay1 to whip but this scandal out1 ,i'd hazard ,the rich and dear redemption of my soul6 ,he cannot be so base as to forgive me1 ,nor ,i so shameless to accept his pardon4 ,oh1 women1 women1 you that yet have kept #aje ,your holy matrimonial vow unstain'd1 ,make me your instance2 when you tread awry1 ,your sins1 like mine1 will on your consciense lie4 ,enter ,,cicely1 ,,spigot1 all the ,serving-men1 and ,,jenkin1 as newly come out of bed4 ,all4 ,oh1 mistress1 mistress6 ,what have you done1 mistress8 ,nich4 ',sblood1 what a caterwauling keep you here6 #aaj ,jen4 ,o ,lord1 mistress1 how comes this to pass8 ,my master is run away in his shirt1 and never so much as call'd me to bring his clothes after him4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,see what guilt is6 ,here stand ,i in this place1 #aae ,asham'd to look my servants in the face4 ,enter ,,frankford and ,,cranwell2 whom seeing1 she falls on her kneees4 ,frank4 ,my words are regist'red in ,heaven already4 ,with patience hear me6 ,i 'll not martyr thee1 ,nor mark thee for a strumpet2 but with usage ,of more humility torment thy soul1 #abj ,and kill thee even with kindness4 ,cran4 ,master ,frankford------ ,frank4 ,good ,master ,cranwell6--,woman1 hear thy judgment6 ,go make thee ready in thy best attire2 #abd ,take with thee all thy gowns1 all thy apparel2 ,leave nothing that did ever call thee mistress1 ,or by whose sight1 being left here in the house1 ,i may remember such a woman by4 ,choose thee a bed and hangings for thy chamber2 ,take with thee every thing which hath thy mark1 #acj ,and get thee to my manor seven mile off1 ,where live2--'t is thine2 ,i freely give it thee4 ,my tenants by#biac shall furnish thee with wains ,to carry all thy stuff within two hours2 ,no longer will ,i limit#biad thee my sight4 #ace ,choose which of all my servants thou lik'st best1 ,and they are thine to attend thee4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,a mild sentence4 ,frank4 ,but1 as thou hop'st for ,heaven1 as thou believ'st ,thy name' s recorded in the book of life1 ,i charge thee never after this sad day #adj ,to see me1 or to meet me2 or to send1 ,by word or writing1 gift or otherwise1 ,to move me1 by thyself1 or by thy friends2 ,nor challenge any part in my two children4 ,so farewell1 ,nan2 for we will henceforth be #ade ,as we had never seen1 ne'er more shall see4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,how full my heart is1 in mine eyes appears2 ,what wants in words1 ,i will supply in tears4 ,frank4 ,come1 take your coach1 your stuff2 all must along4 ,servants and all make ready2 all begone6 #aej ,it was thy hand cut two hearts out of one4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#biae ,enter ,,sir ,,charles ,,mountford1 gentleman-like1 and his ,sister1 gentlewoman-like4 ,susan4 ,brother1 why have you trick'd#biaf me like a bride1 ,bought me this gay attire1 these ornaments8 ,forget you our estate1 our poverty8 ,sir ,c4 ,call me not brother1 but imagine me ,some barbarous outlaw1 or uncivil kern2#biag #e ,for if thou shutt'st thine eye1 and only hear'st ,the words that ,i shall utter1 thou shalt judge me ,some staring ruffian1 not thy brother ,charles4 ,oh1 sister6---- ,susan4 ,oh1 brother6 what doth this strange language mean8 #aj ,sir ,c4 ,dost love me1 sister8 ,wouldst thou see me live ,a bankrupt beggar in the world's disgrace1 ,and die indebted to mine enemies8 ,wouldst thou behold me stand like a huge beam ,in the world's eye1 a bye-word and a scorn8 #ae ,it lies in thee of these to acquit me free1 ,and all my debt ,i may outstrip by thee4 ,susan4 ,by me8 ,why1 ,i have nothing1 nothing left2 ,i owe even for the clothes upon my back2 ,i am not worth---- ,sir ,c4 ,o sister1 say not so6 #bj ,it lies in you my downcast state to raise2 ,to make me stand on even points with the world4 ,come1 sister1 you are rich2 indeed you are1 ,and in your power you have1 without delay ,acton's five hundred pounds back to repay4 #be ,susan4 ,till now ,i had thought you lov'd me4 ,by my honour 7,which ,i have kept as spotless as the moon71 ,i ne'er was mistress of that single doit#biah ,which ,i reserv'd not to supply your wants2 ,and do you think that ,i would hoard from you8 #cj ,now1 by my hopes in ,heaven1 knew ,i the means ,to buy you from the slavery of your debts 7,especially from ,acton1 whom ,i hate71 ,i would redeem it with my life or blood6 #cd ,sir ,c4 ,i challenge it1 and1 kindred set apart1 ,thus1 ruffian-like1 ,i lay siege to thy heart4 ,what do ,i owe to ,acton8 ,susan4 ,why1 some five hundred pounds2 towards which1 ,i swear1 ,in all the world ,i have not one denier4#biai ,sir ,c4 ,it will not prove so4 ,sister1 now resolve#bibj me3 #dj ,what do you think 7and speak your conscience7 ,would ,acton give1 might he enjoy your bed8 ,susan4 ,he would not shrink to spend a thousand pound ,to give the ,mountfords' name so deep a wound4 ,sir ,c4 ,a thousand pound6 ,i but five hundred owe3 #de ,grant him your bed2 he's paid with interest so4 ,susan4 ,oh1 brother6 ,sir ,c4 ,oh1 sister6 only this one way1 ,with that rich jewel you my debts may pay4 ,in speaking this my cold heart shakes with shame2 ,nor do ,i woo you in a brother's name1 #ej ,but in a stranger's4 ,shall ,i die in debt ,to ,acton1 my grand foe1 and you still wear ,the precious jewel that he holds so dear8 ,susan4 ,my honour ,i esteem as dear and precious ,as my redemption4 ,sir ,c4 ,i esteem you1 sister1 #ee ,as dear1 for so dear prizing it4 ,susan4 ,will ,charles ,have me cut off my hands1 and send them ,acton8 ,rip up my breast1 and with my bleeding heart ,present him as a token8 ,sir ,c4 ,neither1 sister2 ,but hear me in my strange assertion6 #fj ,thy honour and my soul are equal in my regard2 ,nor will thy brother ,charles survive thy shame4 ,his kindness1 like a burden1 hath surcharg'd me1 ,and under his good deeds ,i stooping go1 ,not with an upright soul4 ,had ,i remain'd #fe ,in prison still1 there doubtless ,i had died4 ,then1 unto him that freed me from that prison1 ,still do ,i owe this life4 ,what mov'd my foe ,to enfranchise me8 ',t was1 sister1 for your love2 ,with full five hundred pounds he bought your love2-- #gj ,and shall he not enjoy it8 ,shall the weight ,of all this heavy burden lean on me1 ,and will not you bear part8 ,you did partake ,the joy of my release2 will you not stand ,in joint-bond bound to satisfy the debt8 #ge ,shall ,i be only charg'd8 ,susan4 ,but that ,i know ,these arguments come from an honour'd mind1 ,as in your most extremity of need ,scorning to stand in debt to one you hate1-- ,nay1 rather would engage your unsustain'd honour1 #hj ,than to be held ingrate1--,i should condemn you4 ,i see your resolution1 and assent2 ,so ,charles will have me1 and ,i am content4 ,sir ,c4 ,for this ,i trick'd#biba you up4 ,susan4 ,but here 's a knife1 ,to save mine honour1 shall slice out my life4 #he ,sir ,c4 ,i know thou pleasest me a thousand times ,more in that resolution than thy grant4-- ,observe her love2 to soothe it to my suit1 ,her honour she will hazard1 though not lose2 ,to bring me out of debt1 her rigorous hand #ij ,will pierce her heart1--,o wonder6--that will choose1 ,rather than stain her blood1 her life to lose4 ,come1 you sad sister to a woful brother1 ,this is the gate4 ,i 'll bear him such a present1 ,such an acquittance for the knight to seal1 #ie ,as will amaze his senses1 and surprise ,with admiration all his fantasies4 ,enter ,,sir ,,francis ,,acton and ,,malby4 ,susan4 ,before his unchaste thoughts shall seize on me1 ',t is here shall my imprison'd soul set free4 ,sir ,f4 ,how6 ,mountford with his sister1 hand in hand6 #ajj ,what miracle's afoot8 ,mal4 ,it is a sight ,begets in me much admiration4#bibb ,sir ,c4 ,stand not amaz'd to see me thus attended6 ,acton1 ,i owe thee money1 and1 being unable ,to bring thee the full sum in ready coin1 #aje ,lo6 for thy more assurance1 here's a pawn1-- ,my sister1 my dear sister1 whose chaste honour ,i prize above a million4 ,here6 ,nay1 take her2 ,she's worth your money1 man2 do not forsake her4 ,sir ,f4 ,i would he were in earnest6 #aaj ,susan4 ,impute it not to my immodesty4 ,my brother1 being rich in nothing else ,but in his interest that he hath in me1 ,according to his poverty hath brought you #aad ,me1 all his store2 whom1 howsoe'er you prize1 ,as forfeit to your hand1 he values highly1 ,and would not sell1 but to acquit your debt1 ,for any emperor's ransom4 ,sir ,f4 ,stern heart1 relent1 ,thy former cruelty at length repent6 ,was ever known1 in any former age1 #abj ,such honourable1 wrested courtesy8 ,lands1 honours1 life1 and all the world forego1 ,rather than stand engag'd to such a foe6 ,sir ,c4 ,acton1 she is too poor to be thy bride1 ,and ,i too much oppos'd to be thy brother4 #abe ,there1 take her to thee2 if thou hast the heart ,to seize her as a rape1 or lustful prey2 ,to blur our house1 that never yet was stain'd2 ,to murder her that never meant thee harm2 ,to kill me now1 whom once thou sav'dst from death3-- #acj ,do them at once2 on her all these rely1 ,and perish with her spotless chastity4 ,sir ,f4 ,you overcome me in your love1 ,sir ,charles4 ,i cannot be so cruel to a lady ,i love so dearly4 ,since you have not spar'd #ace ,to engage your reputation to the world1 ,your sister's honour1 which you prize so dear1 ,nay1 all the comforts which you hold on earth1 ,to grow out of my debt1 being your foe1-- ,your honour'd thoughts1 lo6 thus ,i recompense4 ,your metamorphos'd foe receives your gift #ada ,in satisfaction of all former wrongs4 ,this jewel ,i will wear here in my heart2 ,and where before ,i thought her1 for her wants1 ,too base to be my bride1 to end all strife1 #ade ,i seal you my dear brother1 her my wife4 ,susan4 ,you still exceed us4 ,i will yield to fate1 ,and learn to love1 where ,i till now did hate4 ,sir ,c4 ,with that enchantment you have charm'd my soul ,and made me rich even in those very words6 #aej ,i pay no debt1 but am indebted more2 ,rich in your love1 ,i never can be poor4 ,sir ,f4 ,all's mine is yours2 we are alike in state2 ,let's knit in love what was oppos'd in hate6 ,come1 for our nuptials we will straight provide1 ,blest only in our brother and fair bride4 ,exeunt4 #aef ,,scene ,,ii4#bibc ,enter ,,cranwell1 ,,frankford1 and ,,nicholas4 ,cran4 ,why do you search each room about your house1 ,now that you have despatch'd your wife away8 ,frank4 ,oh1 sir6 ,to see that nothing may be left ,that ever was my wife's4 ,i lov'd her dearly2 ,and when ,i do but think of her unkindness1 #e ,my thoughts are all in hell2 to avoid which torment1 ,i would not have a bodkin or a cuff1 ,a bracelet1 necklace1 or rabato wire1#bibd ,nor anything that ever was call'd hers1 ,left me1 by which ,i might remember her4-- #aj ,seek round about4 ,nich4 ',sblood6 master1 here's her lute flung in a corner4 ,frank4 ,her lute6 ,oh1 ,god6 ,upon this instrument ,her fingers have rung quick division1#bibe ,sweeter than that which now divides our hearts4 #ae ,these frets have made me pleasant1#bibf that have now ,frets of my heart-strings made4 ,oh1 ,master ,cranwell1 ,oft hath she made this melancholy wood 7,now mute and dumb for her disastrous chance7 ,speak sweetly many a note1 sound many a strain #bj ,to her own ravishing voice2 which being well strung1 ,what pleasant strange airs have they jointly sung6-- ,post with it after her6--,now nothing's left2 ,of her and hers ,i am at once bereft4 ,nich4 ,i'll ride and overtake her2 do my message1 #be ,and come back again4 ,exit4 ,cran4 ,meantime1 sir1 if you please1 ,i'll to ,sir ,francis ,acton1 and inform him ,of what hath past betwixt you and his sister4 ,frank4 ,do as you please4--,how ill am ,i bested1 ,to be a widower ere my wife be dead6 ,exeunt4 #cj ,,scene ,,iii4#bibg ,enter ,,mistress ,,frankford2 with ,,jenkin1 her maid ,,cicely1 her ,coachmen1 and three ,carters4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,bid my coach stay6 ,why should ,i ride in state1 ,being hurl'd so low down by the hand of fate8 ,a seat like to my fortunes let me have1-- ,earth for my chair1 and for my bed a grave6 ,jen4 ,comfort1 good mistress2 you have 7#e7 watered your coach with tears already4 ,you have but two miles now to go to your manor4 ,a man cannot say by my old master ,frankford as he may say by me1 that he wants manors2 for he hath three or four1 of which this is one that we are going to now4 #aa ,cic4 ,good mistress1 be of good cheer6 ,sorrow1 you see1 hurts you1 but helps you not2 we all mourn to see you so sad4 ,carter4 ,mistress1 ,i spy one of my landlord's men #ae ,come riding post3 't is like he brings some news4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,comes he from ,master ,frankford1 he is welcome2 ,so is his news1 because they come from him4 ,enter ,,nicholas4 ,nich4 ,there6 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,i know the lute4 ,oft have ,i sung to thee2 #bj ,we both are out of tune1 both out of time4 ,nich4 ,would that had been the worst instrument that e'er you played on6 ,my master commends him to ye2 there's all he can find was ever yours2 he hath nothing left that ever you could lay claim to but his own heart1--and 7#bf7 he could afford you that6 ,all that ,i have to deliver you is this3 he prays you to forget him2 and so he bids you farewell4 #bi ,mrs4 ,f4 ,i thank him2 he is kind1 and ever was4 ,all you that have true feeling of my grief1 ,that know my loss1 and have relenting hearts1 ,gird me about1 and help me with your tears ,to wash my spotted sins6 ,my lute shall groan2 ,it cannot weep1 but shall lament my moan4 ,she plays4 #ce ,enter ,,wendoll behind4 ,wen4 ,pursu'd with horror of a guilty soul1 ,and with the sharp scourge of repentance lash'd1 ,i fly from mine own shadow4 ,o my stars6 ,what have my parents in their lives deserv'd1 #ci ,that you should lay this penance on their son8 ,when ,i but think of ,master ,frankford's love1 ,and lay it to my treason1 or compare ,my murdering him for his relieving me1 ,it strikes a terror like a lightning's flash1 ,to scorch my blood up4 ,thus ,i1 like the owl1 #de ,asham'd of day1 live in these shadowy woods1 ,afraid of every leaf or murmuring blast1 ,yet longing to receive some perfect knowledge ,how he hath dealt with her4 ,seeing ,,mistress ,,frankford4 ,o my sad fate6 ,here1 and so far from home1 and thus attended6 ,oh1 ,god6 ,i have divorc'd the truest turtles #ea ,that ever liv'd together1 and1 being divided1 ,in several places make their several moan2 ,she in the fields laments1 and he at home2 ,so poets write that ,orpheus made the trees #ee ,and stones to dance to his melodious harp1 ,meaning the rustic and the barbarous hinds1 ,that had no understanding part in them3 ,so she from these rude carters tears extracts1 ,making their flinty hearts with grief to rise1 #fj ,and draw down rivers from their rocky eyes4 ,mrs4 ,f4 to ,,nicholas4 ,if you return unto my master1 say 7,though not from me1 for ,i am all unworthy ,to blast his name so with a strumpet's tongue7 ,that you have seen me weep1 wish myself dead6 #fe ,nay1 you may say1 too 7for my vow is past71#bibh ,last night you saw me eat and drink my last4 ,this to your master you may say and swear2 ,for it is writ in heaven1 and decreed here4 ,nich4 ,i'll say you wept2 ,i'll swear you made me sad4 #gj ,why1 how now1 eyes8 ,what now8 ,what's here to do8 ,i'm gone1 or ,i shall straight turn baby too4 ,wen4 ,aside4 ,i cannot weep1 my heart is all on fire4 ,curs'd be the fruits of my unchaste desire6 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,go1 break this lute upon my coach's wheel1 #ge ,as the last music that ,i e'er shall make1-- ,not as my husband's gift1 but my farewell ,to all earth's joy2 and so your master tell6 ,nich4 ,if ,i can for crying4 ,wen4 ,aside4 ,grief1 have done1 ,or1 like a madman1 ,i shall frantic run4 #hj ,mrs4 ,f4 ,you have beheld the wofull'st wretch on earth1-- ,a woman made of tears2 would you had words ,to express but what you see6 ,my inward grief ,no tongue can utter2 yet unto your power ,you may describe my sorrow1 and disclose #he ,to thy sad master my abundant woes4 ,nich4 ,i'll do your commendations4#bibi ,mrs4 ,f4 ,oh1 no6 ,i dare not so presume2 nor to my children6 ,i am disclaim'd in both2 alas6 ,i am4 ,oh1 never teach them1 when they come to speak1 #ij ,to name the name of mother3 chide their tongue1 ,if they by chance light on that hated word2 ,tell them 't is naught2 for when that word they name1 ,poor1 pretty souls6 they harp on their own shame4 ,wen4 ,aside4 ,to recompense their wrongs1 what canst thou do8 #ie ,thou hast made her husbandless1 and childless too4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,i have no more to say4--,speak not for me2 ,yet you may tell your master what you see4 ,nich4 ,i'll do 't4 ,exit4 ,wen4 ,aside4 ,i'll speak to her1 and comfort her in grief4 #ajj ,oh1 but her wound cannot be cur'd with words6 ,no matter1 though2 ,i'll do my best1 good will ,to work a cure on her whom ,i did kill4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,so1 now unto my coach1 then to my home1 ,so to my death-bed2 for from this sad hour1 #aje ,i never will nor eat1 nor drink1 nor taste ,of any cates#bicj that may preserve my life4 ,i never will nor smile1 nor sleep1 nor rest2 ,but when my tears have wash'd my black soul white1 ,sweet ,saviour1 to thy hands ,i yield my sprite4 ,wen4 coming forward4 ,oh1 ,mistress ,frankford6 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,oh1 for ,god's sake1 fly6 #aaa ,the devil doth come to tempt me1 ere ,i die4 ,my coach6--,this sin1 that with an angel's face ,conjur'd#bica mine honour1 till he sought my wrack1 ,in my repentant eye seems ugly1 black4 #aae ,exeunt all except ,,wendoll and ,,jenkin2 the ,carters whistling4 ,jen4 ,what1 my young master1 that fled in his shirt6 ,how come you by your clothes again8 ,you have made our house in a sweet pickle1 ha' ye not1 think you8 ,what1 shall ,i serve you still1 or cleave to the old house8 #abj ,wen4 ,hence1 slave6 ,away1 with thy unseason'd mirth6 ,unless thou canst shed tears1 and sigh1 and howl1 ,curse thy sad fortunes1 and exclaim on fate1 ,thou art not for my turn4 ,jen4 ,marry1 an you will not1 another will2 farewell1 and be hang'd6 ,would you had 7#abf7 never come to have kept this coil#bicb within our doors6 ,we shall ha' you run away like a sprite again4 ,exit4 ,wen4 ,she 's gone to death2 ,i live to want and woe1 #acj ,her life1 her sins1 and all upon my head4 ,and ,i must now go wander1 like a ,cain1 ,in foreign countries and remoted climes1 ,where the report of my ingratitude ,cannot be heard4 ,i 'll over first to ,france1 #ace ,and so to ,germany and ,italy2 ,where1 when ,i have recovered1 and by travel ,gotten those perfect tongues1#bicc and that these rumours ,may in their height abate1 ,i will return3 ,and ,i divine 7however now dejected71 #adj ,my worth and parts being by some great man prais'd1 ,at my return ,i may in court be rais'd4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iv4#bicd ,enter ,,sir ,,francis ,,acton1 ,,sir ,,charles ,,mountford1 ,,cranwell1 ,,malby1 and ,,susan4 ,sir ,f4 ,brother1 and now my wife1 ,i think these troubles1 ,fall on my head by justice of the heavens1 ,for being so strict to you in your extremities2 ,but we are now aton'd4 ,i would my sister ,could with like happiness o'ercome her griefs #e ,as we have ours4 ,susan4 ,you tell us1 ,master ,cranwell1 wondrous things ,touching the patience of that gentleman1 ,with what strange virtue he demeans#bice his grief4 ,cran4 ,i told you what ,i was a witness of2 #aj ,it was my fortune to lodge there that night4 ,sir ,f4 ,oh1 that same villain1 ,wendoll6 ',t was his tongue ,that did corrupt her2 she was of herself ,chaste and devoted well4#bicf ,is this the house8 ,cran4 ,yes1 sir2 ,i take it1 here your sister lies4#bicg #ae ,sir ,f4 ,my brother ,frankford show'd too mild a spirit ,in the revenge of such a loathed crime4 ,less than he did1 no man of spirit could do4 ,i am so far from blaming his revenge1 ,that ,i commend it4 ,had it been my case1 #bj ,their souls at once had from their breasts been freed2 ,death to such deeds of shame is the due meed4 ,enter ,,jenkin and ,,cicely4 ,jen4 ,oh1 my mistress1 mistress6 my poor mistress6 ,cicely4 ,alas6 that ever ,i was born2 what 7#be7 shall ,i do for my poor mistress8 ,sir ,c4 ,why1 what of her8 ,jen4 ,oh1 ,lord1 sir6 she no sooner heard that her brother and her friends had come to see how she did1 but she1 for very shame of her #cj guilty conscience1 fell into such a swoon1 that we had much ado to get life in her4 ,susan4 ,alas1 that she should bear so hard a fate6 ,pity it is repentance comes too late4 ,sir ,f4 ,is she so weak in body8 #ce ,jen4 ,oh1 sir6 ,i can assure you there 's no hope of life in her2 for she will take no sust'nance3 she hath plainly starv'd herself1 and now she 's as lean as a lath4 ,she ever looks for the good hour4 ,many gentlemen and gentlewomen of the 7#dj7 country are come to comfort her4 ,,scene ,v4#bich ,,sir ,,charles ,,mountford1 ,,sir ,,francis ,,acton1 ,,malby1 ,,cranwell1 and ,,susan4 ,enter ,,mistress ,,frankford in her bed4 ,mal4 ,how fare you1 ,mistress ,frankford8 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,sick1 sick1 oh1 sick6 ,give me some air1 ,i pray you6 ,tell me1 oh1 tell me1 where is ,master ,frankford8 ,will not he deign to see me ere ,i die8 ,mal4 ,yes1 ,mistress ,frankford2 divers gentlemen1 #e ,your loving neighbours1 with that just request ,have mov'd1 and told him of your weak estate3#bici ,who1 though with much ado to get belief1 ,examining of the general circumstance1 ,seeing your sorrow and your penitence1 #aj ,and hearing therewithal the great desire ,you have to see him1 ere you left the world1 ,he gave to us his faith to follow us1 ,and sure he will be here immediately4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,you have half reviv'd me with the pleasing news1 #ae ,raise me a little higher in my bed4-- ,blush ,i not1 brother ,acton8 ,blush ,i not1 ,sir ,charles8 ,can you not read my fault writ1 in my cheek8 ,is not my crime there8 ,tell me1 gentlemen4 ,sir ,c4 ,alas1 good mistress1 sickness hath not left you #bj ,blood in your face enough to make you blush4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,then1 sickness1 like a friend1 my fault would hide4-- ,is my husband come8 ,my soul but tarries ,his arrive2 then ,i am fit for heaven4 ,sir ,f4 ,i came to chide you1 but my words of hate #be ,are turn'd to pity and compassionate grief4 ,i came to rate you1 but my brawls1 you see1 ,melt into tears1 and ,i must weep by thee4-- ,here's ,master ,frankford now4 ,enter ,,frankford4 ,frank4 ,good morrow1 brother2 morrow1 gentlemen6 #cj ,god1 that hath laid this cross upon our heads1 ,might 7had ,he pleas'd7 have made our cause of meeting ,on a more fair and more contented ground2 ,but ,he that made us made us to this woe4 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,and is he come8 ,methinks1 that voice ,i know4 #ce ,frank4 ,how do you1 woman8 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,well1 ,master ,frankford1 well2 but shall be better1 ,i hope within this hour4 ,will you vouchsafe1 ,out of your grace and your humanity1 ,to take a spotted strumpet by the hand8 #dj ,frank4 ,this hand once held my heart in faster bonds1 ,than now 'tis gripp'd by me4 ,god pardon them ,that made us first break hold6 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,amen1 amen6 ,out of my zeal to ,heaven1 whither ,i'm now bound1 ,i was so impudent to wish you here2 #de ,and once more beg your pardon4 ,o1 good man1 ,and father to my children1 pardon me4 ,pardon1 oh1 pardon me3 my fault so heinous is1 ,that if you in this world forgive it not1 ,heaven will not clear it in the world to come4 #ej ,faintness hath so usurp'd upon my knees1 ,that kneel ,i cannot2 but on my heart's knees ,my prostrate soul lies thrown down at your feet1 ,to beg your gracious pardon4 ,pardon1 oh1 pardon me6 ,frank4 ,as freely1 from the low depth of my soul1 #ee ,as my ,redeemer hath forgiven ,his death1 ,i pardon thee4 ,i will shed tears for thee2 pray with thee2 ,and1 in mere pity of thy weak estate1 ,i'll wish to die with thee4 ,all4 ,so do we all4 ,nich4 ,so will not ,i2 ,i'll sigh and sob1 but1 by my faith1 not die4 #fj ,sir ,f4 ,oh1 ,master ,frankford1 all the near alliance ,i lose by her1 shall be suppli'd in thee4 ,you are my brother by the nearest way2 ,her kindred hath fall'n off1 but yours doth stay4 ,frank4 ,even as ,i hope for pardon1 at that day #fe ,when the ,great ,judge of heaven in scarlet sits1 ,so be thou pardon'd6 ,though thy rash offence ,divorc'd our bodies1 thy repentant tears ,unite our souls4 ,sir ,c4 ,then comfort1 ,mistress ,frankford6 ,you see your husband hath forgiven your fall2 #gj ,then rouse your spirits1 and cheer your fainting soul6 ,susan4 ,how is it with you8 ,sir ,f4 ,how d' ye feel yourself8 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,not of this world4 ,frank4 ,i see you are not4 and ,i weep to see it4 ,my wife1 the mother to my pretty babes6 #ge ,both those lost names ,i do restore thee back1 ,and with this kiss ,i wed thee once again4 ,though thou art wounded in thy honour'd name1 ,and with that grief upon thy death-bed liest1 ,honest in heart1 upon my soul1 thou diest4 #hj ,mrs4 ,f4 ,pardon'd on earth1 soul1 thou in heaven art free2 ,once more thy wife1 dies thus embracing thee4#bidj ,dies4 ,frank4 ,new-married1 and new-widow'd4--,oh6 she's dead4 ,and a cold grave must be her nuptial bed4 ,sir ,c4 ,sir1 be of good comfort1 and your heavy sorrow #he ,part equally amongst us2 storms divided ,abate their force1 and with less rage are guided4 ,cran4 ,do4 ,master ,frankford2 he that hath least part1 ,will find enough to drown one troubled heart4 ,sir4 ,f4 ,peace with thee1 ,nan6--,brothers and gentlemen1 #ij ,all we that can plead interest in her grief1 ,bestow upon her body funeral tears6 ,brother1 had you with threats and usage bad ,punish'd her sin1 the grief of her offence ,had not with such true sorrow touch'd her heart4 #ie ,frank4 ,i see it had not2 therefore1 on her grave ,will ,i bestow this funeral epitaph1 ,which on her marble tomb shall be engrav'd1 ,in golden letters shall these words be fill'd3#bida ,here lies she whom her husband's kindness kill'd4 ,,the ,,epilogue ,an honest crew1 disposed to be merry1 ,came to a tavern by1 and call'd for wine4 ,the drawer brought it1 smiling like a cherry1 ,and told them it was pleasant1 neat#bidb and fine4 #8,taste it1' quoth one4 ,he did so4 #8,fie6' 7quoth he7 #e #8,this wine was good2 now 't runs too near the lee4' ,another sipp'd1 to give the wine his due1 ,and said unto the rest1 it drunk too flat2 ,the third said1 it was old2 the fourth1 too new2 ,nay1 quoth the fifth1 the sharpness likes me not4 #aj ,thus1 gentlemen1 you see how1 in one hour1 ,the wine was new1 old1 flat1 sharp1 sweet1 and sour4 ,unto this wine we do allude#bidc our play1 ,which some will judge too trivial1 some too grave3 ,you as our guests we entertain this day1 #ae ,and bid you welcome to the best we have4 ,excuse us1 then2 good wine may be disgrac'd1 ,when every several mouth hath sundry taste4 ,,the ,,knight ,,of ,,the ,,burning ,,pestle ,,by ,,francis ,,beaumont ,,and ,,john ,,fletcher ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,prologue4 ,a ,,citizen4 ,,his ,,wife4 ,,ralph1#bidd his ,apprentice4 ,boys4 ,,venturewell1 a ,merchant4 ,,humphrey4 ,,merrythought4 ,,jasper1 ,,michael1 ,his ,sons4 ,,tim1 ,,george1 ,apprentices4 ,,william ,,hammerton4 ,,george ,,greengoose4 ,host4 ,tapster4 ,barber4 ,three ,men1 supposed captives4 ,sergeant4 ,soldiers and ,attendants4 ,,luce1 ,daughter of ,venturewell4 ,,mistress ,,merrythought4 ,,pompiona1 ,daughter of the ,king of ,moldavia4 ,woman1 supposed a captive4 ,,scene4--,london and the neighbouring ,country1 excepting ,act ,,iv1 ,scene ,,ii1 where it is in ,moldavia4 ,,to ,,the ,,readers ,,of ,,this ,,comedy#bide ,,gentlemen2 ,the world is so nice#bidf in these our times1 that for apparel there is no fashion3 for music 7which is a rare art1 though now slighted7 no instrument2 for diet1 none but the ,french kickshaws that are delicate2 and for plays1 no invention but that which now runneth an invective way1 touching some particular persons1 or else it is contemned before it is thoroughly understood4 ,this is all that ,i have to say3 that the author had no intent to wrong any one in this comedy2 but1 as a merry passage1 here and there interlaced it with delight1 which he hopes will please all1 and be hurtful to none4 ,,prologue#bidg ,where the bee can suck no honey1 she leaves her sting behind2 and where the bear cannot find origanum#bidh to heal his grief1 he blasteth all other leaves with his breath4 ,we fear it is like to fare so with us2 that1 seeing you cannot draw from our labours sweet content1 you leave behind you a sour mislike1#bidi and with open reproach blame our good meaning1 because you cannot reap the wonted mirth4 ,our intent was at this time to move inward delight1 not outward lightness2 and 7#e7 to breed 7if it might be7 soft smiling1 not loud laughing2 knowing it1 to the wise1 to be a great pleasure to hear counsel mixed with wit1 as to the foolish1 to have sport mingled with rudeness4 ,they were banished the theatre of ,athens1 and from ,rome hissed1 that brought parasites on the stage with apish actions1 or fools with uncivil habits1 or courtesans with immodest words4 ,we have endeavoured to be as far from unseemly speeches1 to make your ears glow1 as we hope you 7#aj7 will be free from unkind reports1 or mistaking the authors'#biej intention1 7who never aimed at any one particular in this play17 to make our cheeks blush4 ,and thus ,i leave it1 and thee to thine own censure1 to like or dislike4--,,vale4 ,,induction ,several ,gentlemen sitting on ,stools upon the ,stage4 ,the ,citizen1 his ,wife1 and ,,ralph sitting below among the ,audience4 ,enter ,,prologue4 ,prol4 8,from all that's near the court1 from all that's great1 ,within the compass of the city-walls1 ,we now have brought our scene----0 ,citizen leaps on the stage4 ,cit4 ,hold your peace1 goodman boy6 ,prol4 ,what do you mean1 sir8 #e ,cit4 ,that you have no good meaning3 this seven years there hath been plays at this house1#biea ,i have observed it1 you have still girds#bieb at citizens2 and now you call your play 8,the ,london ,merchant40 ,down with your title1#biec boy6 down with your title6 #aa ,prol4 ,are you a member of the noble city8 ,cit4 ,i am4 ,prol4 ,and a freeman8 ,cit4 ,yea1 and a grocer4#bied #ae ,prol4 ,so1 grocer1 then1 by your sweet favour1 we intend no abuse to the city4 ,cit4 ,no1 sir6 yes1 sir4 ,if you were not resolv'd to play the ,jacks1#biee what need you study for new subjects1 purposely to abuse your betters8 7#bj7 ,why could not you be contented1 as well as others1 with 8,the legend of ,whittington10#bief or 8,the ,life and ,death of ,sir ,thomas ,gresham1 with the building of the ,royal ,exchange10#bieg or 8,the story of ,queen ,eleanor1 7#be7 with the rearing of ,london ,bridge upon woolsacks80#bieh ,prol4 ,you seem to be an understanding man3 what would you have us do1 sir8 #bi ,cit4 ,why present something notably in honour of the commons of the city4 ,prol4 ,why1 what do you say to 8,the ,life and ,death of fat ,drake1 or the ,repairing of ,fleet-privies80 #cd ,cit4 ,i do not like that2 but ,i will have a citizen1 and he shall be of my own trade4 ,prol4 ,oh1 you should have told us your mind a month since2 our play is ready to begin now4 ,cit4 ',t is all one for that2 ,i will have a grocer1 and he shall do admirable#biei things4 #dj ,prol4 ,what will you have him do8 ,cit4 ,marry1 ,i will have him---- ,wife4 7below47 ,husband1 husband6 ,ralph4 7below47 ,peace1 mistress4 #dd ,wife4 below4 ,hold thy peace1 ,ralph2 ,i know what ,i do1 ,i warrant 'ee4--,husband1 husband6 ,cit4 ,what sayst thou1 cony8#bifj ,wife4 below4 ,let him kill a lion with a 7#di7 pestle1 husband6 ,let him kill a lion with a pestle6 ,cit4 ,so he shall4--,i'll have him kill a lion with a pestle4 ,wife4 below4 ,husband6 shall ,i come up1 husband8 #ee ,cit4 ,ay1 cony4--,ralph1 help your mistress this way4--,pray1 gentlemen1 make her a little room4--,i pray you1 sir1 lend me your hand to help up my wife3 ,i thank you1 sir4--,so4 ,wife comes on the stage4 ,wife4 ,by your leave1 gentlemen all2 ,i'm 7#fj7 something troublesome4 ,i'm a stranger here2 ,i was ne'er at one of these plays1 as they say1 before2 but ,i should have seen#bifa 8,jane ,shore0#bifb once2 and my husband hath promised me1 any time this twelvemonth1 to carry me #fe to 8,the ,bold ,beauchamps10#bifc but in truth he did not4 ,i pray you1 bear with me4 ,cit4 ,boy1 let my wife and ,i have a couple of stools and then begin2 and let the grocer do rare things4 ,stools are brought4 #gj ,prol4 ,but1 sir1 we have never a boy#bifd to play him3 every one hath a part already4 ,wife4 ,husband1 husband1 for ,god's sake1 let ,ralph play him6 ,beshrew me1 if ,i do not think he will go beyond them all4 #ge ,cit4 ,well rememb'red1 wife4--,come up1 ,ralph4--,i'll tell you1 gentlemen2 let them but lend him a suit of reparel#bife and necessaries1 and1 by gad1 if any of them all blow wind in the tail on him1#biff ,i'll be hang'd4 #hj ,,ralph comes on the stage4 ,wife4 ,i pray you1 youth1 let him have a suit of reparel6--,i'll be sworn1 gentlemen1 my husband tells you true4 ,he will act you sometimes at our house1 that all the neighbours 7#hd7 cry out on him2 he will fetch you up a couraging part so in the garret1 that we are all as fear'd1 ,i warrant you1 that we quake again3 we'll fear our children with him2 if they be never so unruly1 do but cry1 8,ralph comes1 ,ralph comes60 to them1 and they'll be as 7#ij7 quiet as lambs4--,hold up thy head1 ,ralph2 show the gentlemen what thou canst do2 speak a huffing#bifg part2 ,i warrant you1 the gentlemen will accept of it4 ,cit4 ,do1 ,ralph1 do4 #ie ,ralph4 8,by ,heaven1 methinks1 it were an easy leap ,to pluck bright honour from the pale-fac'd moon2 ,or dive into the bottom of the sea1 ,where never fathom-line toucht any ground1 ,and pluck up drowned honour from the lake of hell40#bifh #ajj ,cit4 ,how say you1 gentlemen1 is it not as ,i told you8 ,wife4 ,nay1 gentlemen1 he hath play'd before1 my husband says1 8,mucedorus10#bifi before the wardens of our company4 #aje ,cit4 ,ay1 and he should have play'd ,jeronimo#bigj with a shoemaker for a wager4 ,prol4 ,he shall have a suit of apparel1 if he will go in4 ,cit4 ,in1 ,ralph1 in1 ,ralph2 and set out the grocery in their kind1 if thou lov'st me4 #aaa ,exit ,,ralph4 ,wife4 ,i warrant1 our ,ralph will look finely when he's drest4 ,prol4 ,but what will you have it call'd8 ,cit4 8,the ,grocer's ,honour40 #aae ,prol4 ,methinks 8,the ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle0 were better4 ,wife4 ,i'll be sworn1 husband1 that's as good a name as can be4 ,cit4 ,let it be so4--,begin1 begin2 my wife and ,i will sit down4 #aba ,prol4 ,i pray you1 do4 ,cit4 ,what stately music have you8 ,you have shawms8#biga ,prol4 ,shawms8 ,no4 ,cit4 ,no6 ,i'm a thief if my mind did not 7#abf7 give me so4 ,ralph plays a stately part1 and he must needs have shawms4 ,i'll be at the charge of them myself1 rather than we'll be without them4 #acj ,prol4 ,so you are like to be4 ,cit4 ,why1 and so ,i will be3 there's two shillings2--,gives money4--let's have the waits of ,southwark--they are as rare fellows as any are in ,england2 and that will fetch them all o'er the water with a vengeance1 as if they 7#acf7 were mad4 ,prol4 ,you shall have them4 ,will you sit down then8 ,cit4 ,ay4--,come1 wife4 #adj ,wife4 ,sit you merry all1 gentlemen2 ,i'm bold to sit amongst you for my ease4 ,citizen and ,wife sit down4 ,prol4 8,from all that's near the court1 from all that's great1 ,within the compass of the city-walls1 ,we now have brought our scene4 ,fly far from hence #ade ,all private taxes1#bigb immodest phrases1 ,whatever may but show like vicious6 ,for wicked mirth never true pleasure brings1 ,but honest minds are pleas'd with honest things40-- ,thus much for that we do2 but for ,ralph's part you must answer for yourself4 #aea ,cit4 ,take you no care for ,ralph2 he'll discharge himself1 ,i warrant you4 ,exit ,,prologue4 ,wife4 ,i' faith1 gentlemen1 ,i'll give my word for ,ralph4 #aee ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#bigc ,enter ,merchant ,,venturewell and ,,jasper1 his ,prentice4 ,vent4 ,sirrah1 ,i'll make you know you are my prentice1 ,and whom my charitable love redeem'd ,even from the fall of fortune2 gave thee heat ,and growth1 to be what now thou art1 new-cast thee2 ,adding the trust of all ,i have1 at home1 ,in foreign staples1#bigd or upon the sea1 ,to thy direction2 tied the good opinions ,both of myself and friends to thy endeavours2 ,so fair were thy beginnings4 ,but with these1 ,as ,i remember1 you had never charge #aj ,to love your master's daughter1 and even then ,when ,i had found a wealthy husband for her2 ,i take it1 sir1 you had not3 but1 however1 ,i'll break the neck of that commission1 ,and make you know you are but a merchant's factor4 #ae ,jasp4 ,sir1 ,i do liberally confess ,i am yours1 ,bound both by love and duty to your service1 ,in which my labour hath been all my profit3 ,i have not lost in bargain1 nor delighted ,to wear your honest gains upon my back2 #bj ,nor have ,i given a pension to my blood1#bige ,or lavishly in play consum'd your stock2 ,these1 and the miseries that do attend them1 ,i dare with innocence proclaim are strangers #bd ,to all my temperate actions4 ,for your daughter1 ,if there be any love to my deservings ,borne by her virtuous self1 ,i cannot stop it2 ,nor am ,i able to refrain her wishes4 ,she's private to herself1 and best of knowledge#bigf ,whom she will make so happy as to sigh for2 #cj ,besides1 ,i cannot think you mean to match her ,unto a fellow of so lame a presence1#bigg ,one that hath little left of nature in him4 ,vent4 ',t is very well1 sir3 ,i can tell your wisdom ,how all this shall be cur'd4 ,jasp4 ,your care becomes you4 #ce ,vent4 ,and thus it must be1 sir3 ,i here discharge you ,my house and service2 take your liberty2 ,and when ,i want a son1 ,i'll send for you4 ,exit4 ,jasp4 ,these be the fair rewards of them that love6 ,oh1 you that live in freedom1 never prove #dj ,the travail of a mind led by desire6 ,enter ,,luce4 ,luce4 ,why1 how now1 friend8 ,struck with my father's thunder6 ,jasp4 ,struck1 and struck dead1 unless the remedy ,be full of speed and virtue2 ,i am now1 ,what ,i expected long1 no more your father's4 #de ,luce4 ,but mine4 ,jasp4 ,but yours1 and only yours1 ,i am2 ,that 's all ,i have to keep me from the statute4#bigh ,you dare be constant still8 ,luce4 ,oh1 fear me not6 ,in this ,i dare be better than a woman3 ,nor shall his anger nor his offers move me1 #ej ,were they both equal to a prince's power4 ,jasp4 ,you know my rival6 ,luce4 ,yes1 and love him dearly1 ,even as ,i love an ague or foul weather4 ,i prithee1 ,jasper1 fear him not4 ,jasp4 ,oh1 no6 ,i do not mean to do him so much kindness4 #ee ,but to our own desires3 you know the plot ,we both agreed on8 ,luce4 ,yes1 and will perform ,my part exactly4 ,jasp4 ,i desire no more4 ,farewell1 and keep my heart2 'tis yours4 ,luce4 ,i take it2 #fj ,he must do miracles makes me forsake it4 ,exeunt severally4 ,cit4 ,fie upon 'em1 little infidels6 what a matter's here now6 ,well1 ,i'll be hang'd for a halfpenny1 if there be not some abomination knavery in this play4 ,well2 let 'em look to 't2 ,ralph must come1 and if there be any tricks 7#fe7 a-brewing---- ,wife4 ,let 'em brew and bake too1 husband1 a' ,god's name2 ,ralph will find all out1 ,i warrant you1 an they were older than they are4--,enter ,boy4--,i pray1 my pretty youth1 is 7#gj7 ,ralph ready8 ,boy4 ,he will be presently4 ,wife4 ,now1 ,i pray you1 make my commendations unto him1 and withal carry him this stick of liquorice4 ,tell him his mistress sent it to 7#ge7 him2 and bid him bite a piece2 't will open his pipes the better1 say4 ,exit ,boy4 ,,scene ,,ii4#bigi ,enter ,merchant ,,venturewell and ,master ,,humphrey4 ,vent4 ,come1 sir1 she's yours2 upon my faith1 she's yours2 ,you have my hand3 for other idle lets#bihj ,between your hopes and her1 thus with a wind ,they are scattered and no more4 ,my wanton prentice1 ,that like a bladder blew himself with love1 #e ,i have let out1 and sent him to discover ,new masters yet unknown4 ,hum4 ,i thank you1 sir1 ,indeed1 ,i thank you1 sir2 and1 ere ,i stir1 ,it shall be known1 however you do deem1 ,i am of gentle blood and gentle seem4 #aj ,vent4 ,oh1 sir1 ,i know it certain4 ,hum4 ,sir1 my friend1 ,although1 as writers say1 all things have end1 ,and that we call a pudding hath his two1 ,oh1 let it not seem strange1 ,i pray1 to you1 ,if in this bloody simile ,i put #ae ,my love1 more endless than frail things or gut6 ,wife4 ,husband1 ,i prithee1 sweet lamb1 tell me one thing2 but tell me truly4--,stay1 youths1 ,i beseech you1 till ,i question my husband4 ,cit4 ,what is it1 mouse8 #bj ,wife4 ,sirrah1 didst thou ever see a prettier child8 how it behaves itself1 ,i warrant ye1 and speaks and looks1 and perts up the head6--,i pray you1 brother1 with your favour1 were you never none of ,master ,moncaster's#biha scholars8 #be ,cit4 ,chicken1 ,i prithee heartily1 contain#bihb thyself3 the childer are pretty childer2 but when ,ralph comes1 lamb---- ,wife4 ,ay1 when ,ralph comes1 cony6--,well1 my youth1 you may proceed4 #cj ,vent4 ,well1 sir1 you know my love1 and rest1 ,i hope1 ,assur'd of my consent2 get but my daughter's1 ,and wed her when you please4 ,you must be bold1 ,and clap in close unto her3 come1 ,i know ,you have language good enough to win a wench4 #ce ,wife4 ,a whoreson tyrant6 h'as been an old stringer#bihc in 's days1 ,i warrant him4 ,hum4 ,i take your gentle offer1 and withal ,yield love again for love reciprocal4 ,vent4 ,what1 ,luce6 within there6 ,enter ,,luce4 ,luce4 ,call'd you1 sir8 ,vent4 ,i did3 #dj ,give entertainment to this gentleman2 ,and see you be not froward4--,to her1 sir3 ,my presence will but be an eye-sore to you4 ,exit4 ,hum4 ,fair ,mistress ,luce1 how do you do8 ,are you well8 ,give me your hand1 and then ,i pray you tell #de ,how doth your little sister and your brother2 ,and whether you love me or any other4 ,luce4 ,sir1 these are quickly answered4 ,hum4 ,so they are1 ,where women are not cruel4 ,but how far ,is it now distant from the place we are in1 #ej ,unto that blessed place1 your father's warren8 ,luce4 ,what makes you think of that1 sir8 ,hum4 ,even that face2 ,for1 stealing rabbits whilom in that place1 ,god ,cupid1 or the keeper1 ,i know not whether1 ,unto my cost and charges brought you thither1 ,and there began---- ,luce4 ,your game1 sir4 ,hum4 ,let no game1 #ef ,or any thing that tendeth to the same1 ,be evermore rememb'red1 thou fair killer1 ,for whom ,i sat me down1 and brake my tiller4#bihd ,wife4 ,there's a kind gentleman4 ,i warrant 7#fj7 you2 when will you do as much for me1 ,george8 ,luce4 ,beshrew me1 sir1 ,i am sorry for your losses1 ,but1 as the proverb says1 ,i cannot cry4 ,i would you had not seen me6 ,hum4 ,so would ,i1 #fe ,unless you had more maw#bihe to do me good4 ,luce4 ,why1 cannot this strange passion be withstood8 ,send for a constable1 and raise the town4 ,hum4 ,oh1 no6 my valiant love will batter down ,millions of constables1 and put to flight #gj ,even that great watch of ,midsummer-day at night4#bihf ,luce4 ,beshrew me1 sir1 't were good ,i yielded1 then2 ,weak women cannot hope1 where valiant men ,have no resistance4 ,hum4 ,yield1 then2 ,i am full ,of pity1 though ,i say it1 and can pull #ge ,out of my pocket thus a pair of gloves4 ,look1 ,lucy1 look2 the dog's tooth nor the dove's ,are not so white as these2 and sweet they be1 ,and whipt#bihg about with silk1 as you may see4 ,if you desire the price1 shoot from your eye #hj ,a beam to this place1 and you shall espy ,f ,s1 which is to say1 my sweetest honey1 ,they cost me three and twopence1 or no money4 ,luce4 ,well1 sir1 ,i take them kindly1 and ,i thank you3 ,what would you more8 ,hum4 ,nothing4 ,luce4 ,why1 then1 farewell4 #he ,hum4 ,nor so1 nor so2 for1 lady1 ,i must tell1 ,before we part1 for what we met together3 ,god grant me time and patience and fair weather6 ,luce4 ,speak1 and declare your mind in terms so brief4 ,hum4 ,i shall3 then1 first and foremost1 for relief #ij ,i call to you1 if that you can afford it2 ,i care not at what price1 for1 on my word1 it ,shall be repaid again1 although it cost me ,more then ,i'll speak of now2 for love hath tost me ,in furious blanket like a tennis-ball1 #ie ,and now ,i rise aloft1 and now ,i fall4 ,luce4 ,alas1 good gentleman1 alas the day6 ,hum4 ,i thank you heartily2 and1 as ,i say1 ,thus do ,i still continue without rest1 ,i' th' morning like a man1 at night a beast1 #ajj ,roaring and bellowing mine own disquiet1 ,that much ,i fear1 forsaking of my diet ,will bring me presently to that quandary1 ,i shall bid all adieu4 ,luce4 ,now1 by ,st4 ,mary1 ,that were great pity6 ,hum4 ,so it were1 beshrew me2 #aje ,then1 ease me1 lusty ,luce1 and pity show me4 ,luce4 ,why1 sir1 you know my will is nothing worth ,without my father's grant2 get his consent1 ,and then you may with assurance try me4 ,hum4 ,the worshipful your sire will not deny me2 #aaj ,for ,i have askt him1 and he hath repli'd1 8,sweet ,master ,humphrey1 ,luce shall be thy bride40 ,luce4 ,sweet ,master ,humphrey1 then ,i am content4 ,hum4 ,and so am ,i1 in truth4 ,luce4 ,yet take me with you2#bihh ,there is another clause must be annext1 #aae ,and this it is3 ,i swore1 and will perform it1 ,no man shall ever joy me as his wife ,but he that stole me hence4 ,if you dare venture1 ,i am yours 7you need not fear2 my father loves you72 ,if not1 farewell for ever6 ,hum4 ,stay1 nymph1 stay3 #abj ,i have a double gelding1 colour'd bay1 ,sprung by his father from ,barbarian kind2 ,another for myself1 though somewhat blind1 ,yet true as trusty tree4 ,luce4 ,i am satisfied2 ,and so ,i give my hand4 ,our course must lie #abe ,through ,waltham-forest1 where ,i have a friend ,will entertain us4 ,so1 farewell1 ,sir ,humphrey1 ,and think upon your business4 ,exit4 ,hum4 ,though ,i die1 ,i am resolv'd to venture life and limb ,for one so young1 so fair1 so kind1 so trim4 #acj ,exit4 ,wife4 ,by my faith and troth4 ,george1 and as ,i am virtuous1 it is e'en the kindest young man that ever trod on shoe-leather4--,well1 go thy ways2 if thou hast her not1 't is not thy fault1 'faith4 #ace ,cit4 ,i prithee1 mouse1 be patient2 'a shall have her1 or ,i'll make some of 'em smoke for 't4 ,wife4 ,that's my good lamb1 ,george4--,fie1 this stinking tobacco kills me6#bihi would there 7#adj7 were none in ,england6--,now1 ,i pray1 gentlemen1 what good does this stinking tobacco do you8 ,nothing1 ,i warrant you3 make chimneys o' your faces6 ,oh1 husband1 husband1 now1 now6 there's ,ralph1 there's ,ralph4 #ade ,,scene ,,iii4 ,enter ,,ralph1 like a ,grocer in's shop with two ,prentices ,,tim and ,,george1 reading 8,palmerin of ,england40 ,cit4 ,peace1 fool6 let ,ralph alone4--,hark you1 ,ralph2 do not strain yourself too much at the first4--,peace6--,begin1 ,ralph4 ,ralph4 reads4 ,then ,palmerin and ,trineus1 snatching their lances from their dwarfs1 7#e7 and clasping their helmets1 gallopt amain after the giant2 and ,palmerin1 having gotten a sight of him1 came posting amain1 saying1 8,stay1 traitorous thief6 for thou mayst not so carry away her1 that is worth the greatest lord in 7#aj7 the world20 and1 with these words1 gave him a blow on the shoulder1 that he struck him besides#biij his elephant4 ,and ,trineus1 coming to the knight that had ,agricola behind him1 set him soon besides his horse1 with his neck 7#ae7 broken in the fall2 so that the princess1 getting out of the throng1 between joy and grief1 said1 8,all happy knight1 the mirror of all such as follow arms1 now may ,i be well assured of the love thou bearest me40#biia ,i wonder why the 7#bj7 kings do not raise an army of fourteen or fifteen hundred thousand men1 as big as the army that the ,prince of ,portigo brought against ,rosicleer1 and destroy these giants2 they do much hurt to wand'ring damsels1 that go in 7#be7 quest of their knights4 ,wife4 ,faith1 husband1 and ,ralph says true2 for they say the ,king of ,portugal cannot sit at his meat1 but the giants and the ettins#biib will come and snatch it from him4 #cj ,cit4 ,hold thy tongue4--,on1 ,ralph6 ,ralph4 ,and certainly those knights are much to be commended1 who1 neglecting their possessions1 wander with a squire and a dwarf through the deserts to relieve poor ladies4 #ce ,wife4 ,ay1 by my faith1 are they1 ,ralph2 let 'em say what they will1 they are indeed4 ,our knights neglect their possessions well enough1 but they do not the rest4 ,ralph4 ,there are no such courteous and 7#dj7 fair well-spoken knights in this age3 they will call one 8the son of a whore10 that ,palmerin of ,england would have called 8fair sir20 and one that ,rosicleer would have call'd 8right beauteous damsel10 they will call 8damn'd bitch40 #de ,wife4 ,i'll be sworn will they1 ,ralph2 they have call'd me so an hundred times about a scurvy pipe of tobacco4 ,ralph4 ,but what brave spirit could be 7#ej7 content to sit in his shop1 with a flappet of wood1#biic and a blue apron before him1 selling mithridatum#biid and dragon's-water#biid to visited houses1#biie that might pursue feats of arms1 and1 through his noble achievements1 procure such a famous 7#ee7 history to be written of his heroic prowess8 ,cit4 ,well said1 ,ralph2 some more of those words1 ,ralph6 ,wife4 ,they go finely1 by my troth4 ,ralph4 ,why should not ,i1 then1 pursue 7#fj7 this course1 both for the credit of myself and our company8 for amongst all the worthy books of achievements1 ,i do not call to mind that ,i yet read of a grocer-errant4 ,i will be the said knight4--,have you heard of any that hath wand'red 7#fe7 unfurnished of his squire and dwarf8 ,my elder prentice ,tim shall be my trusty squire1 and little ,george my dwarf4 ,hence1 my blue apron6 ,yet1 in remembrance of my former trade1 upon my shield shall be portray'd a ,burning ,pestle1 7#gj7 and ,i will be call'd the ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle4 ,wife4 ,nay1 ,i dare swear thou wilt not forget thy old trade2 thou wert ever meek4 ,ralph4 ,tim6 #ge ,tim4 ,anon4 ,ralph4 ,my beloved squire1 and ,george my dwarf1 ,i charge you that from henceforth you never call me by any other name but 8the right courteous and valiant ,knight of the ,burning 7#hj7 ,pestle20 and that you never call any female by the name of a woman or wench1 but 8fair lady10 if she have her desires1 if not1 8distressed damsel20 that you call all forests and heaths 8deserts10 and all horses 8palfreys40 #he ,wife4 ,this is very fine1 faith4--,do the gentlemen like ,ralph1 think you1 husband8 ,cit4 ,ay1 ,i warrant thee2 the players would give all the shoes in their shop for him4 ,ralph4 ,my beloved squire ,tim1 stand out4 7#ij7 ,admit this were a desert1 and over it a knight-errant pricking1#biif and ,i should bid you inquire of his intents1 what would you say8 ,tim4 ,sir1 my master sent me to know whither you are riding8 #ie ,ralph4 ,no1 thus3 8,fair sir1 the right courteous and valiant ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle commanded me to inquire upon what adventure you are bound1 whether to relieve some distressed damsels1 or otherwise40 #ajj ,cit4 ,whoreson blockhead1 cannot remember6 ,wife4 ,i' faith1 and ,ralph told him on 't before3 all the gentlemen heard him4--,did he not1 gentlemen8 ,did not ,ralph tell him on't8 ,george4 ,right courteous and valiant 7#aje7 ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle1 here is a distressed damsel to have a halfpenny-worth of pepper4 ,wife4 ,that's a good boy6 ,see1 the little boy can hit it2 by my troth1 it's a fine child4 #aaj ,ralph4 ,relieve her1 with all courteous language4 ,now shut up shop1 no more my prentices1 but my trusty squire and dwarf4 ,i must bespeak my shield and arming#biig pestle4 ,exeunt ,,tim and ,,george4 ,cit4 ,go thy ways1 ,ralph6 ,as ,i'm a true#biih 7#aae7 man1 thou art the best on 'em all4 ,wife4 ,ralph1 ,ralph6 ,ralph4 ,what say you1 mistress8 ,wife4 ,i prithee1 come again quickly1 sweet ,ralph4 #abj ,ralph4 ,by and by4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iv4#biii ,enter ,,jasper and his mother1 ,,mistress ,,merrythought4 ,mist ,mer4 ,give thee my blessing8 ,no1 ,i'll ne'er give thee my blessing2 ,i'll see thee hang'd first2 it shall ne'er be said ,i gave thee my blessing4 ,th' art thy father's own son1 of the right blood of the ,merrythoughts4 ,i may 7#e7 curse the time that e'er ,i knew thy father2 he hath spent all his own and mine too2 and when ,i tell him of it1 he laughs1 and dances1 and sings1 and cries1 8,a merry heart lives long-a40 ,and thou art a wastethrift1 and art run 7#aj7 away from thy master that lov'd thee well1 and art come to me2 and ,i have laid up a little for my younger son ,michael1 and thou think'st to bezzle#cjjj that1 but thou shalt never be able to do it4--,come hither1 ,michael6 #ae ,enter ,,michael4 ,come1 ,michael1 down on thy knees2 thou shalt have my blessing4 ,mich4 kneels4 ,i pray you1 mother1 pray to ,god to bless me4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,god bless thee6 but ,jasper shall 7#bj7 never have my blessing2 he shall be hang'd first2 shall he not1 ,michael8 ,how sayst thou8 ,mich4 ,yes1 forsooth1 mother1 and grace of ,god4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,that's a good boy6 #be ,wife4 ,i' faith1 it's a fine spoken child4 ,jasp4 ,mother1 though you forget a parent's love ,i must preserve the duty of a child4 ,i ran not from my master1 nor return ,to have your stock maintain my idleness4 #cj ,wife4 ,ungracious child1 ,i warrant him2 hark1 how he chops logic with his mother6-- ,thou hadst best tell her she lies2 do1 tell her she lies4 ,cit4 ,if he were my son1 ,i would hang him 7#ce7 up by the heels1 and flay him1 and salt him1 whoreson haltersack4#cjja ,jasp4 ,my coming only is to beg your love1 ,which ,i must ever1 though ,i never gain it2 ,and1 howsoever you esteem of me1 #dj ,there is no drop of blood hid in these veins ,but1 ,i remember well1 belongs to you ,that brought me forth1 and would be glad for you ,to rip them all again1 and let it out4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,i' faith1 ,i had sorrow enough 7#de7 for thee1 ,god knows2 but ,i'll hamper thee well enough4 ,get thee in1 thou vagabond1 get thee in1 and learn of thy brother ,michael4 ,exeunt ,,jasper and ,,michael4 ,mer4 7within47 ,nose1 nose1 jolly red nose4 ,and who gave thee this jolly red nose8 #ej ,mist4 ,mer4 ,hark1 my husband6 he's singing and hoiting2 and ,i'm fain to cark#cjjb and care1 and all little enough4--,husband6 ,charles6 ,charles ,merrythought6 ,enter old ,,merrythought4 ,mer4 sings4 ,nutmegs and ginger1 cinnamon and cloves3 #ee ,and they gave me this jolly red nose4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,if you would consider your state1 you would have little list to sing1 i-wis4#cjjc ,mer4 ,it should never be considered1 while it were an estate1 if ,i thought it would spoil 7#fj7 my singing4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,but how wilt thou do1 ,charles8 ,thou art an old man1 and thou canst not work1 and thou hast not forty shillings left1 and thou eatest good meat1 and drinkest good drink1 7#fe7 and laughest4 ,mer4 ,and will do4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,but how wilt thou come by it1 ,charles8 ,mer4 ,how6 why1 how have ,i done hitherto 7#gj7 this forty years8 ,i never came into my dining room1 but1 at eleven and six o'clock1#cjjd ,i found excellent meat and drink a' th' table2 my clothes were never worn out1 but next morning a tailor brought me a new suit3 and without 7#ge7 question it will be so ever2 use makes perfectness4 ,if all should fail1 it is but a little straining myself extraordinary1 and laugh myself to death4 ,wife4 ,it's a foolish old man this2 is not 7#hj7 he1 ,george8 ,cit4 ,yes1 cony4 ,wife4 ,give me a penny i' th' purse while ,i live1 ,george4 ,cit4 ,ay1 by lady1 cony1 hold thee there4#cjje #he ,mist4 ,mer4 ,well1 ,charles2 you promis'd to provide for ,jasper1 and ,i have laid up for ,michael4 ,i pray you1 pay ,jasper his portion3 he's come home1 and he shall not consume ,michael's stock2 he says his master turn'd him away1 7#ij7 but1 ,i promise you truly1 ,i think he ran away4 ,wife4 ,no1 indeed4 ,mistress ,merrythought2 though he be a notable gallows1#cjjf yet ,i'll assure you his master did turn him away1 even in this place2 't was1 i' faith1 within this half-hour1 7#ie7 about his daughter2 my husband was by4 ,cit4 ,hang him1 rogue6 he serv'd him well enough3 love his master's daughter6 ,by my troth1 cony1 if there were a thousand boys1 7#ajj7 thou wouldst spoil them all with taking their parts2 let his mother alone with him4 ,wife4 ,ay1 ,george2 but yet truth is truth4 ,mer4 ,where is ,jasper8 ,he's welcome1 however4 ,call him in2 he shall have his portion4 7#aje7 ,is he merry8 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,ah1 foul chive#cjjg him1 he is too merry6--,jasper6 ,michael6 ,re-enter ,,jasper and ,,michael4 ,mer4 ,welcome1 ,jasper6 though thou run'st away1 welcome6 ,god bless thee6 ',t is thy 7#aaj7 mother's mind thou shouldst receive thy portion2 thou hast been abroad1 and ,i hope hast learn'd experience enough to govern it2 thou art of sufficient years4 ,hold thy hand--one1 two1 three1 four five1 six1 seven1 eight1 nine1 #aae there 's ten shillings for thee4 ,gives money4 ,thrust thyself into the world with that1 and take some settled course4 ,if fortune cross thee1 thou hast a retiring place2 come home to me2 ,i have twenty shillings left4 ,be a good husband2#cjjh 7#abj7 that is1 wear ordinary clothes1 eat the best meat1 and drink the best drink2 be merry1 and give to the poor1 and1 believe me1 thou hast no end of thy goods4 ,jasp4 ,long may you live free from all thought of ill1 #abe ,and long have cause to be thus merry still6 ,but1 father---- ,mer4 ,no more words1 ,jasper2 get thee gone4 ,thou hast my blessing2 thy father's spirit upon thee6 ,farewell1 ,jasper6 ,sings4 #acj ,but yet1 or ere you part 7oh1 cruel87 ,kiss me1 kiss me1 sweeting1 mine own dear jewel6 ,so1 now begone2 no words4 ,exit ,,jasper4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,so1 ,michael1 now get thee gone too4 #ace ,mich4 ,yes1 forsooth1 mother2 but ,i'll have my father's blessing first4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,no1 ,michael2 't is no matter for his blessing2 thou hast my blessing2 begone4 ,i'll fetch my money and jewels1 and follow 7#adj7 thee2 ,i'll stay no longer with him1 ,i warrant thee4 ,exit ,,michael4--,truly1 ,charles1 ,i'll be gone too4 ,mer4 ,what6 you will not8 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,yes1 indeed will ,i4 #ade ,mer4 sings4 ,heigh-ho1 farewell1 ,nan6 ,i'll never trust wench more again1 if ,i can4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,you shall not think1 when all your own is gone1 to spend that ,i have been scraping up for ,michael4 #aej ,mer4 ,farewell1 good wife2 ,i expect it not3 all ,i have to do in this world1 is to be merry2 which ,i shall1 if the ground be not taken from me2 and if it be1 ,sings4 ,when earth and seas from me are reft1 #aee ,the skies aloft for me are left4 ,exeunt severally4 ,wife4 ,i'll be sworn he's a merry old gentleman for all that4 7,music47 ,hark1 hark1 husband1 hark6 fiddles1 fiddles6 now surely they go finely4 ,they say 't is present death for these #afj fiddlers1 to tune their rebecks#cjji before the great ,turk's grace2 it 's not4 ,george8 7,boy danceth47 ,but1 look1 look6 here's a youth dances6 --,now1 good youth1 do a turn a' th' toe4--,sweetheart1 i' faith1 ,i'll have ,ralph 7#afe7 come and do some of his gambols4--,he'll ride the wild mare#cjaj gentlemen1 't would do your hearts good to see him4--,i thank you1 kind youth2 pray1 bid ,ralph come4 #afi ,cit4 ,peace1 cony6--,sirrah1 you scurvy boy1 bid the players send ,ralph2 or1 by ,god's----#cjaa an they do not1 ,i'll tear some of their periwigs beside their heads3 this is all riff-raff4 ,exit ,,boy4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4 #cjab ,enter ,merchant ,,venturewell and ,,humphrey4 ,vent4 ,and how1 faith1 how goes it now1 son ,humphrey8 ,hum4 ,right worshipful1 and my beloved friend ,and father dear1 this matter 's at an end4 ,vent4 ',t is well2 it should be so4 ,i'm glad the girl ,is found so tractable4 ,hum4 ,nay1 she must whirl #e ,from hence 7and you must wink2 for so1 ,i say1 ,the story tells17 to-morrow before day4 ,wife4 ,george1 dost thou think in thy conscience now 't will be a match8 ,tell me but what thou think'st1 sweet rogue4 ,thou seest #aj the poor gentleman1 dear heart1 how it labours and throbs1 ,i warrant you1 to be at rest6 ,i'll go move the father for 't4 ,cit4 ,no1 no2 ,i prithee1 sit still1 honeysuckle2 thou 'lt spoil all4 ,if he deny him1 ,i'll bring 7#ae7 half-a-dozen good fellows myself1 and in the shutting#cjac of an evening1 knock 't up1 and there's an end4 ,wife4 ,i'll buss thee for that1 i' faith1 boy4 ,well1 ,george1 well1 you have been a wag in 7#bj7 your days1 ,i warrant you2 but ,god forgive you1 and ,i do with all my heart4 ,vent4 ,how was it1 son8 ,you told me that to-morrow ,before day-break1 you must convey her hence4 ,hum4 ,i must1 ,i must2 and thus it is agreed3 ,your daughter rides upon a brown-bay steed1 #bf ,i on a sorrel1 which ,i bought of ,brian1 ,the honest host of the ,red roaring ,lion1 ,in ,waltham situate4 ,then1 if you may1 ,consent in seemly sort2 lest1 by delay1 #cj ,the ,fatal ,sisters come1 and do the office1 ,and then you'll sing another song4 ,vent4 ,alas1 ,why should you be thus full of grief to me1 ,that do as willing as yourself agree ,to any thing1 so it be good and fair8 #ce ,then1 steal her when you will1 if such a pleasure ,content you both2 ,i'll sleep and never see it1 ,to make your joys more full4 ,but tell me why ,you may not here perform your marriage8 ,wife4 ,god's blessing a' thy soul1 old man6 7#dj7 ,i' faith1 thou art loth to part true hearts4 ,i see 'a has her1 ,george2 and ,i'm as glad on 't6-- ,well1 go thy ways1 ,humphrey1 for a fair-spoken man2 ,i believe thou hast not thy fellow within the walls of ,london2 an ,i should say the 7#de7 suburbs too1 ,i should not lie4--,why dost not rejoice with me1 ,george8 ,cit4 ,if ,i could but see ,ralph again1 ,i were as merry as mine host1 i' faith4 ,hum4 ,the cause you seem to ask1 ,i thus declare-- #ej ,help me1 ,o ,muses nine6 ,your daughter sware ,a foolish oath1 and more it was the pity2 ,yet no one but myself within this city ,shall dare to say so1 but a bold defiance #ed ,shall meet him1 were he of the noble science2#cjad ,and yet she sware1 and yet why did she swear8 ,truly1 ,i cannot tell1 unless it were ,for her own ease2 for1 sure1 sometimes an oath1 ,being sworn thereafter1 is like cordial broth2 ,and this it was she swore1 never to marry #fj ,but such a one whose mighty arm could carry 7,as meaning me1 for ,i am such a one7 ,her bodily away1 through stick and stone1 ,till both of us arrive1 at her request1 #fd ,some ten miles off1 in the wild ,waltham-forest4 ,vent4 ,if this be all1 you shall not need to fear ,any denial in your love3 proceed2 ,i'll neither follow1 nor repent the deed4 ,hum4 ,good night1 twenty good nights1 and twenty more1 ,and twenty more good nights1--that makes three-score6 ,exeunt severally4 #gj ,,scene ,,ii4#cjae ,enter ,,mistress ,,merrythought and her son ,,michael4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,come1 ,michael2 art thou not weary1 boy8 ,mich4 ,no1 forsooth1 mother1 not ,i4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,where be we now1 child8 ,mich4 ,indeed1 forsooth1 mother1 ,i cannot 7#e7 tell1 unless we be at ,mile-,end4 ,is not all the world ,mile-,end1 mother8 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,no1 ,michael1 not all the world1 boy2 but ,i can assure thee1 ,michael1 ,mile-,end is a goodly matter3 there has been a pitch-field1#cjaf 7#aj7 my child1 between the naughty ,spaniels#cjag and the ,englishmen2 and the ,spaniels ran away1 ,michael1 and the ,englishmen followed3 my neighbor ,coxstone was there1 boy1 and kill'd them all with a birding-piece4#cjah #ae ,mich4 ,mother1 forsooth-- ,mist4 ,mer4 ,what says my white boy8#cjai ,mich4 ,shall not my father go with us too8 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,no1 ,michael1 let thy father go snick-up2#cjbj he shall never come between a 7#bj7 pair of sheets with me again while he lives2 let him stay at home1 and sing for his supper1 boy4 ,come1 child1 sit down1 and ,i'll show my boy fine knacks1 indeed4 ,they sit down3 and she takes out a casket4 ,look here1 ,michael2 here's a ring1 and here's a brooch1 and here's a 7#bf7 bracelet1 and here's two rings more1 and here's money and gold by th' eye1#cjba my boy4 ,mich4 ,shall ,i have all this1 mother8 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,ay1 ,michael1 thou shalt have 7#cj7 all1 ,michael4 ,cit4 ,how likest thou this1 wench8 ,wife4 ,i cannot tell2 ,i would have ,ralph1 ,george2 ,i'll see no more else1 indeed1 la2 and ,i pray you1 let the youths understand so #ce much by word of mouth2 for1 ,i tell you truly1 ,i'm afraid a' my boy4 ,come1 come1 ,george1 let's be merry and wise3 the child's a fatherless child2 and say they should put him into a strait pair of gaskins1#cjbb 't were worse than 7#dj7 knot-grass2#cjbc he would never grow after it4 ,enter ,,ralph1 ,squire ,,tim1 and ,dwarf ,george4 ,cit4 ,here's ,ralph1 here's ,ralph6 ,wife4 ,how do you do1 ,ralph8 you are welcome1 ,ralph1 as ,i may say4 ,it's a good boy1 hold up thy head1 and be not afraid2 we are thy friends1 ,ralph2 the gentlemen will praise thee1 ,ralph1 if thou play'st thy part with audacity4 7#dg7 ,begin1 ,ralph1 a' ,god's name6 ,ralph4 ,my trusty squire1 unlace my helm2 give me my hat4 ,where are we1 or what desert may this be8 #ej ,george4 ,mirror of knighthood1 this is1 as ,i take it1 the perilous ,waltham-down2 in whose bottom stands the enchanted valley4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,oh1 ,michael1 we are betray'd1 we are betray'd6 ,here be giants6 ,fly1 boy6 fly1 boy1 fly6 #ef ,exit with ,,michael leaving the casket4 ,ralph4 ,lace on my helm again4 ,what noise is this8 ,a gentle lady1 flying the embrace ,of some uncourteous knight6 ,i will relieve her4 ,go1 squire1 and say1 the ,knight that wears this ,pestle #fj ,in honour of all ladies1 swears revenge ,upon that recreant coward that pursues her2 ,go1 comfort her1 and that same gentle squire ,that bears her company4 ,tim4 ,i go1 brave knight4 ,exit4 ,ralph4 ,my trusty dwarf and friend1 reach me my shield2 #fe ,and hold it while ,i swear4 ,first1 by my knighthood2 ,then by the soul of ,amadis de ,gaul1 ,my famous ancestor2 then by my sword ,the beauteous ,brionella#cjbd girt about me2 ,by this bright burning ,pestle1 of mine honour ,the living trophy2 and by all respect #ga ,due to distressed damsels2 here ,i vow ,never to end the quest of this fair lady ,and that forsaken squire till by my valour ,i gain their liberty6 ,george4 ,heaven bless the knight #ge ,that thus relieves poor errant gentlewomen6 ,exeunt4 ,wife4 ,ay1 marry1 ,ralph1 this has some savour in 't2 ,i would see the proudest of them all offer to carry his books after him4 ,but1 ,george1 ,i will not have him go away so soon2 ,i shall be sick if he go away1 that ,i shall4 ,call ,ralph 7#ha7 again1 ,george1 call ,ralph again2 ,i prithee1 sweetheart1 let him come fight before me1 and let's ha' some drums and some trumpets1 and let him kill all that comes near him1 an thou lov'st me1 ,george6 #hf ,cit4 ,peace a little1 bird3 he shall kill them all1 an they were twenty more on 'em than there are4 ,enter ,,jasper4 ,jasp4 ,now1 ,fortune1 if thou be'st not only ill1 #ij ,show me thy better face1 and bring about ,thy desperate wheel1 that ,i may climb at length1 ,and stand4 ,this is our place of meeting1 ,if love have any constancy4 ,oh1 age ,where only wealthy men are counted happy6 #ie ,how shall ,i please thee1 how deserve thy smiles1 ,when ,i am only rich in misery8 ,my father's blessing and this little coin ,is my inheritance2 a strong revenue6 ,from earth thou art1 and to the earth ,i give thee3 ,throws away the money4 ,there grow and multiply1 whilst fresher air #aja ,breeds me a fresher fortune4--,how6 illusion8 ,spies the casket4 ,what1 hath the devil coin'd himself before me8 ',t is metal good1 it rings well2 ,i am waking1 ,and taking too1 ,i hope4 ,now1 ,god's dear blessing #aje ,upon his heart that left it here6 ',t is mine2 ,these pearls1 ,i take it1 were not left for swine4 ,exit with the casket4 ,wife4 ,i do not like that this unthrifty youth should embezzle away the money2 the poor gentlewoman his mother will have a heavy heart for it1 ,god knows4 #aaa ,cit4 ,and reason good1 sweetheart4 ,wife4 ,but let him go2 ,i'll tell ,ralph a tale in's ear shall fetch him again with a wanion1#cjbe ,i warrant him1 if he be above ground2 and besides1 ,george1 here are a number of sufficient 7#aaf7 gentlemen can witness1 and myself1 and yourself1 and the musicians1 if we be call'd in question4 ,but here comes ,ralph1 ,george2 thou shalt hear him speak as he were an emperal4#cjbf ,,scene ,,iii4#cjbg ,enter ,,ralph and ,dwarf ,,george4 ,ralph4 ,comes not sir squire again8 ,george4 ,right courteous knight1 ,your squire doth come1 and with him comes the lady1 ,enter ,,mistress ,,merrythought1 ,,michael1 and ,squire ,,tim4 ,for and#cjbh the ,squire of ,damsels1 as ,i take it4 ,ralph4 ,madam1 if any service or devoir #d ,of a poor errant knight may right your wrongs1 ,command it2 ,i am prest#cjbi to give you succour2 ,for to that holy end ,i bear my armour4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,alas1 sir1 ,i am a poor gentlewoman1 and ,i have lost my money in this forest6 ,ralph4 ,desert1 you would say1 lady2 and not lost #aj ,whilst ,i have sword and lance4 ,dry up your tears1 ,which ill befits the beauty of that face1 ,and tell the story1 if ,i may request it1 ,of your disastrous fortune4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,out1 alas6 ,i left a thousand 7#ae7 pound1 a thousand pound1 e'en all the money ,i had laid up for this youth1 upon the sight of your mastership1 you lookt so grim1 and1 as ,i may say it1 saving your presence1 more like a giant than a mortal man4 #bj ,ralph4 ,i am as you are1 lady2 so are they2 ,all mortal4 ,but why weeps this gentle squire8 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,has he not cause to weep1 do you think1 when he hath lost his inheritance8 ,ralph4 ,young hope of valour1 weep not2 ,i am here #be ,that will confound thy foe1 and pay it dear ,upon his coward head1 that dares deny ,distressed squires and ladies equity4 ,i have but one horse1 on which shall ride ,this fair lady behind me1 and before1 #cj ,this courteous squire3 fortune will give us more ,upon our next adventure4 ,fairly speed ,beside us1 squire and dwarf1 to do us need6 ,exeunt4 ,cit4 ,did not ,i tell you1 ,nell1 what your man would do8 ,by the faith of my body1 wench1 7#ce7 for clean action and good delivery1 they may all cast their caps at him4#cjcj ,wife4 ,and so they may1 i' faith2 for ,i dare speak it boldly1 the twelve companies#cjca of ,london cannot match him1 timber for timber4#cjcb ,well1 ,george1 an he be not inveigled by some 7#da7 of these paltry players1 ,i ha' much marvel3 but1 ,george1 we ha' done our parts1 if the boy have any grace to be thankful4 ,cit4 ,yes1 ,i warrant thee1 duckling4 #de ,,scene ,,iv4#cjcc ,enter ,,humphrey and ,,luce4 ,hum4 ,good ,mistress ,luce1 however ,i in fault am ,for your lame horse1 you're welcome unto ,waltham2 ,but which way now to go1 or what to say1 ,i know not truly1 till it be broad day4 ,luce4 ,oh1 fear not1 ,master ,humphrey2 ,i am guide #e ,for this place good enough4 ,hum4 ,then1 up and ride2 ,or1 if it please you1 walk1 for your repose2 ,or sit1 or1 if you will1 go pluck a rose2#cjcd ,either of which shall be indifferent ,to your good friend and ,humphrey1 whose consent #aj ,is so entangled ever to your will1 ,as the poor harmless horse is to the mill4 ,luce4 ,faith1 an you say the-word1 we 'll e'en sit down1 ,and take a nap4 ,hum4 ',tis better in the town1 ,where we may nap together2 for1 believe me1 ,to sleep without a snatch would mickle grieve me4 #af ,luce4 ,you're merry1 ,master ,humphrey4 ,hum4 ,so ,i am1 ,and have been ever merry from my dam4 ,luce4 ,your nurse had the less labour4 ,hum4 ,faith1 it may be4 ,unless it were by chance ,i did beray#cjce me4 #bj ,enter ,,jasper4 ,jasp4 ,luce6 dear friend ,luce6 ,luce4 ,here1 ,jasper4 ,jasp4 ,you are mine4 ,hum4 ,if it be so1 my friend1 you use me fine4 ,what do you think ,i am8 ,jasp4 ,an arrant noddy4 ,hum4 ,a word of obloquy6 ,now1 by ,god's body1 ,i'll tell thy master2 for ,i know thee well4 #be ,jasp4 ,nay1 an you be so forward for to tell1 ,take that1 and that2 and tell him1 sir1 ,i gave it3 ,and say1 ,i paid you well4 ,beats him4 ,hum4 ,oh1 sir1 ,i have it4 ,and do confess the payment6 ,pray1 be quiet4 ,jasp4 ,go1 get you to your night-cap and the diet1 #cj ,to cure your beaten bones4 ,luce4 ,alas1 poor ,humphrey2 ,get thee some wholesome broth1 with sage and comfrey2#cjcf ,a little oil of roses and a feather ,to 'noint thy back withal4 ,hum4 ,when ,i came hither1 ,would ,i had gone to ,paris with ,john ,dory6#cjcg ,luce4 ,farewell1 my pretty nump2 ,i am very sorry #cf ,i cannot bear thee company4 ,hum4 ,farewell3 ,the devil's dam was ne'er so bang'd in hell4 ,exeunt ,,luce and ,,jasper4 ,wife4 ,this young ,jasper will prove me another thing1 a' my conscience1 an he may be suffered4 ,george1 dost not see1 ,george1 how 'a swaggers1 and flies at the very heads a' folks1 7#db7 as he were a dragon8 ,well1 if ,i do not do his lesson#cjch for wronging the poor gentleman1 ,i am no true woman4 ,his friends that brought him up might have been better occupied1 i-wis1 than ha' taught him these fegaries3#cjci he's e'en in 7#dg7 the high way to the gallows1 ,god bless him6 ,cit4 ,you're too bitter1 cony2 the young man may do well enough for all this4 #ej ,wife4 ,come hither1 ,master ,humphrey2 has he hurt you8 ,now1 beshrew his fingers for 't6 ,here1 sweetheart1 here's some green ginger for thee4 ,now1 beshrew my heart1 but 'a has peppernel#cjdj in 's head1 as big as a pullet's egg6 ,alas1 sweet lamb1 how thy temples 7#ef7 beat6 ,take the peace on him1#cjda sweetheart1 take the peace on him4 ,cit4 ,no1 no2 you talk like a foolish woman3 ,i'll ha' ,ralph fight with him1 and swinge him up well-favour'dly4--,sirrah boy1 come hither4 7,enter ,boy47 ,let ,ralph come in and fight 7#fb7 with ,jasper4 ,wife4 ,ay1 and beat him well2 he's an unhappy#cjdb boy4 #fe ,boy4 ,sir1 you must pardon2 the plot of our play lies contrary2 and 't will hazard the spoiling of our play4 ,cit4 ,plot me no plots6 ,i'll ha' ,ralph come out2 ,i'll make your house too hot for you else4 ,boy4 ,why1 sir1 he shall2 but if any thing fall out of order1 the gentlemen must pardon us4 #gb ,cit4 ,go your ways1 goodman boy6 ,exit ,boy4 ,i'll hold#cjdc him a penny1 he shall have his bellyful of fighting now4 ,ho1 here comes ,ralph6 ,no more6#cjdd #gf ,,scene ,v4#cjde ,,humphrey manet4 ,enter ,,ralph1 ,,mistress ,,merrythought1 ,,michael1 ,squire ,,tim1 and ,dwarf ,,george4 ,ralph4 ,what knight is that1 squire8 ,ask him if he keep ,the passage1 bound by love of lady fair1 ,or else but prickant4#cjdf ,hum4 ,sir1 ,i am no knight1 ,but a poor gentleman1 that this same night ,had stolen from me1 on yonder green1 #e ,my lovely wife1 and suffered 7to be seen ,yet extant on my shoulders7 such a greeting1 ,that whilst ,i live ,i shall think of that meeting4 ,wife4 ,ay1 ,ralph1 he beat him unmercifully1 ,ralph2 an thou sparest him1 ,ralph1 ,i would 7#aj7 thou wert hang'd4 ,cit4 ,no more1 wife1 no more4 ,ralph4 ,where is the caitiff-wretch hath done this deed8 ,lady1 your pardon1 that ,i may proceed ,upon the quest of this injurious knight4-- #ae ,and thou1 fair squire1 repute me not the worse1 ,in leaving the great venture of the purse ,and the rich casket1 till some better leisure4 ,enter ,,jasper and ,,luce4 ,hum4 ,here comes the broker hath purloin'd my treasure4 ,ralph4 ,go1 squire1 and tell him ,i am here1 #bj ,an errant knight-at-arms1 to crave delivery ,of that fair lady to her own knight's arms4 ,if he deny1 bid him take choice of ground1 ,and so defy him4 ,tim4 ,from the ,knight that bears ,the ,golden ,pestle1 ,i defy thee1 knight1 #be ,unless thou make fair restitution ,of that bright lady4 ,jasp4 ,tell the knight that sent thee1 ,he is an ass2 and ,i will keep the wench1 ,and knock his head-piece4 ,ralph4 ,knight1 thou art but dead ,if thou recall not thy uncourteous terms4 #cj ,wife4 ,break 's pate1 ,ralph2 break 's pate1 ,ralph1 soundly6 ,jasp4 ,come1 knight2 ,i am ready for you4 ,now your ,pestle 7,snatches away his pestle47 ,shall try what temper1 sir1 your mortar's of4 8,with that he stood upright in his stirrups1 7#ce7 and gave the ,knight of the calf-skin such a knock ,knocks ,,ralph down4 that he forsook his horse1 and down he fell3 and then he leaped upon him1 and plucking off his helmet----0 ,hum4 ,nay1 an my noble knight be down so soon1 #dj ,though ,i can scarcely go1 ,i needs must run4 ,exeunt ,,humphrey and ,,ralph4 ,wife4 ,run1 ,ralph1 run1 ,ralph2 run for thy life1 boy2 ,jasper comes1 ,jasper comes6 ,jasp4 ,come ,luce1 we must have other arms for you3 ,humphrey1 and ,golden ,pestle1 both adieu6 ,exeunt4 #de ,wife4 ,sure the devil 7,god bless us67 is in this springald6#cjdg ,why1 ,george1 didst ever see such a fire-drake8#cjdh ,i am afraid my boy's miscarried3 if he be1 though he were ,master ,merrythought's son a thousand times1 if there be any law in 7#ej7 ,england1 ,i 'll make some of them smart for't4 ,cit4 ,no1 no2 ,i have found out the matter1 sweetheart2 ,jasper is enchanted2 as sure as we are here1 he is enchanted3 he could no more have stood in ,ralph's hands than ,i can in 7#ee7 my lord mayor's4 ,i 'll have a ring to discover all enchantments1 and ,ralph shall beat him yet4 ,be no more vext1 for it shall be so4 ,,scene ,,vi4#cjdi ,enter ,,ralph1 ,,mistress ,,merrythought1 ,,michael1 ,squire ,,tim1 and ,dwarf ,,george4 ,wife4 ,oh1 husband1 here's ,ralph again6--,stay1 ,ralph1 let me speak with thee4 ,how dost thou1 ,ralph8 ,art thou not shrewdly#cjej hurt8--,the foul great lungies#cjea laid unmercifully on thee3 there's some sugar-candy for 7#e7 thee4 ,proceed2 thou shalt have another bout with him4 ,cit4 ,if ,ralph had him at the fencing-school1 if he did not make a puppy of him1 and drive him up and down the school1 he should ne'er #aj come in my shop more4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,truly ,master ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle1 ,i am weary4 ,mich4 ,indeed1 la1 mother1 and ,i am very hungry4 #ae ,ralph4 ,take comfort1 gentle dame1 and you fair squire2 ,for in this desert there must needs be plac'd ,many strong castles held by courteous knights2 ,and till ,i bring you safe to one of those1 ,i swear by this my order ne'er to leave you4 #bj ,wife4 ,well said1 ,ralph6--,george1 ,ralph was ever comfortable1#cjeb was he not8 ,cit4 ,yes1 duck4 ,wife4 ,i shall ne'er forget him4 ,when we had lost our child1 7you know it was stray'd almost1 7#be7 alone1 to ,puddle-,wharf1 and the criers were abroad for it1 and there it had drown'd itself but for a sculler47 ,ralph was the most comfortablest to me3 8,peace1 mistress10 says he1 8let it go2 ,i 'll get you another as good40 7#cj7 ,did he not1 ,george1 did he not say so8 ,cit4 ,yes1 indeed did he1 mouse4 ,george4 ,i would we had a mess of pottage and a pot of drink1 squire1 and were going to bed6 ,tim4 ,why1 we are at ,waltham town's 7#ce7 end1 and that's the ,bell ,inn4 ,george4 ,take courage1 valiant knight1 damsel1 and squire6 ,i have discovered1 not a stone cast off1 ,an ancient castle1 held by the old knight ,of the most holy order of the ,bell1 #dj ,who gives to all knights-errant entertain4 ,there plenty is of food1 and all prepar'd ,by the white hands of his own lady dear4 ,he hath three squires that welcome all his guests2 ,the first1 hight ,chamberlino1 who will see #de ,our beds prepar'd1 and bring us snowy sheets1 ,where never footman stretch'd his butter'd hams2#cjec ,the second1 hight ,tapstero1 who will see ,our pots full filled1 and no froth therein2 ,the third1 a gentle squire1 ,ostlero hight1 #ej ,who will our palfreys slick with wisps of straw1 ,and in the manger put them oats enough1 ,and never grease their teeth with candle-snuff4#cjed ,wife4 ,that game dwarf's a pretty boy1 but the squire's a groutnol4#cjee #ee ,ralph4 ,knock at the gates1 my squire1 with stately lance4 ,,tim knocks at the door4 ,enter ,,tapster4 ,tap4 ,who 's there8--,you're welcome1 gentlemen3 will you see a room8 ,george4 ,right courteous and valiant ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle1 this is the ,squire 7#fj7 ,tapstero4 ,ralph4 ,fair ,squire ,tapstero1 ,i a wandering knight1 ,hight of the ,burning ,pestle1 in the quest ,of this fair lady's casket and wrought purse1 ,losing myself in this vast wilderness1 #fe ,am to this castle well by fortune brought2 ,where1 hearing of the goodly entertain ,your knight of holy order of the ,bell ,gives to all damsels and all errant knights1 ,i thought to knock1 and now am bold to enter4 #gj ,tap4 ,an 't please you see a chamber1 you are very welcome4 ,exeunt4 ,wife4 ,george1 ,i would have something done1 and ,i cannot tell what it is4 ,cit4 ,what is it1 ,nell8 #ge ,wife4 ,why1 ,george1 shall ,ralph beat nobody again8 ,prithee1 sweetheart1 let him4 ,cit4 ,so he shall1 ,nell2 and if ,i join with him1 we'll knock them all4 ,,scene ,,vii4#cjef ,enter ,,humphrey and ,merchant ,,venturewell4 ,wife4 ,oh1 ,george1 here 's ,master ,humphrey again now1 that lost ,mistress ,luce1 and ,mistress ,luce's father4 ,master ,humphrey will do somebody's errand1 ,i 'll warrant him4 ,hum4 ,father1 it's true in arms ,i ne'er shall clasp her2 #e ,for she is stoln away by your man ,jasper4 ,wife4 ,i thought he would tell him4 ,vent4 ,unhappy that ,i am1 to lose my child6 ,now ,i begin to think on ,jasper's words1 ,who oft hath urg'd to me thy foolishness4 #aj ,why didst thou let her go8 ,thou lov'st her not1 ,that wouldst bring home thy life1 and not bring her4 ,hum4 ,father1 forgive me4 ,shall ,i tell you true8 ,look on my shoulders1 they are black and blue4 ,whilst to and fro fair ,luce and ,i were winding1 #ae ,he came and basted me with a hedge-binding4#cjeg ,vent4 ,get men and horses straight3 we will be there ,within this hour4 ,you know the place again8 ,hum4 ,i know the place where he my loins did swaddle2 ,i 'll get six horses1 and to each a saddle4 #bj ,vent4 ,mean time ,i will go talk with ,jasper's father4 ,exeunt severally4 ,wife4 ,george1 what wilt thou lay with me now1 that ,master ,humphrey has not ,mistress ,luce yet8 ,speak1 ,george1 what wilt thou lay with me8 #be ,cit4 ,no1 ,nell2 ,i warrant thee ,jasper is at ,puckeridge#cjeh with her by this4 ,wife4 ,nay1 ,george1 you must consider ,mistress ,luce's feet are tender3 and besides 't is dark2 and1 ,i promise you truly1 ,i do not see 7#cj7 how he should get out of ,waltham-forest with her yet4 ,cit4 ,nay1 cony1 what wilt thou lay with me1 that ,ralph has her not yet8 ,wife4 ,i will not lay against ,ralph1 honey1 7#ce7 because ,i have not spoken with him4 ,but look1 ,george1 peace6 here comes the merry old gentleman again4 ,,scene ,,viii4#cjei ,enter old ,,merrythought4 ,mer4 sings4 ,when it was grown to dark midnight1 ,and all were fast asleep1 ,in came ,margaret's grimly ghost1 ,and stood at ,william's feet4 ,i have money1 and meat1 and drink beforehand1 7#e7 till to-morrow at noon3 why should ,i be sad8 ,methinks ,i have half-a-dozen jovial spirits within me6 ,sings4 ,i am three merry men1 and three merry men6 ,to what end should any man be sad in this 7#aj7 world8 ,give me a man who when he goes to hanging cries1 ,troul#cjfj the black bowl to me6 and a woman that will sing a catch in her travail6 ,i have seen a man come by my door 7#ae7 with a serious face1 in a black cloak1 without a hatband1 carrying his head as if he lookt for pins in the street2 ,i have lookt out of my window half a year after1 and have spied that man's head upon ,london-bridge4#cjfa ',t is vile3 never 7#bj7 trust a tailor that does not sing at his work2 his mind is of nothing but filching4 ,wife4 ,mark this1 ,george2 't is worth noting3 ,godfrey my tailor1 you know1 never sings1 and he had fourteen yards to make this gown3 #be and ,i 'll be sworn1 ,mistress ,penistone the draper's wife had one made with twelve4 ,mer4 sings4 ',t is mirth that fills the veins with blood1 ,more than wine1 or sleep1 or food2 ,let each man keep his heart at ease1 #cj ,no man dies of that disease4 ,he that would his body keep ,from diseases1 must not weep2 ,but whoever laughs and sings1 ,never he his body brings #ce ,into fevers1 gouts1 or rheums1 ,or ling'ringly his lungs consumes1 ,or meets with aches in the bone1 ,or catarrhs or griping stone2 ,but contented lives for aye2 #dj ,the more he laughs1 the more he may4 ,wife4 ,look1 ,george2 how sayest thou by this1 ,george8 ,is't not a fine old man8--,now1 ,god's blessing a' thy sweet lips6--,when wilt thou be so merry1 ,george8 ,faith1 thou art 7#de7 the frowning'st little thing1 when thou art angry1 in a country4 ,enter ,merchant ,,venturewell4 ,cit4 ,peace1 cony2 thou shalt see him taken down too1 ,i warrant thee4 ,here's ,luce's father come now4 #ej ,mer4 sings4 ,as you came from ,walsingham1 ,from that holy land1 ,there met you not with my true love ,by the way as you came8 ,vent4 ,oh1 ,master ,merrythought1 my daughter's gone6 #ee ,this mirth becomes you not2 my daughter's gone6 ,mer4 sings4 ,why1 an if she be1 what care ,i8 ,or let her come1 or go1 or tarry4 ,vent4 ,mock not my misery2 it is your son 7,whom ,i have made my own1 when all forsook him7 #fj ,has stoln my only joy1 my child1 away4 ,mer4 sings4 ,he set her on a milk-white steed1 ,and himself upon a grey2 ,he never turn'd his face again1 ,but he bore her quite away4 #fe ,vent4 ,unworthy of the kindness ,i have shown ,to thee and thine6 too late ,i well perceive ,thou art consenting to my daughter's loss4 ,mer4 ,your daughter6 what a stir 's here wi' your daughter8 ,let her go1 think no more 7#gj7 on her1 but sing loud4 ,if both my sons were on the gallows1 ,i would sing1 ,down1 down1 down they fall2 ,down1 and arise they never shall4 ,vent4 ,oh1 might ,i behold her once again1 #ge ,and she once more embrace her aged sire6 ,mer4 ,fie1 how scurvily this goes6 8,and she once more embrace her aged sire80 ,you'll make a dog on her1 will ye8 ,she cares much for her aged sire1 ,i warrant you4 ,sings4 ,she cares not for her daddy1 nor #ha ,she cares not for her mammy1 ,for she is1 she is1 she is1 she is ,my lord of ,lowgave's lassy4 ,vent4 ,for this thy scorn ,i will pursue that son #he ,of thine to death4 ,mer4 ,do2 and when you ha' kill'd him1 ,sings4 ,give him flowers enow1 palmer1 give him flowers enow2 ,give him red1 and white1 and blue1 green1 and yellow4 ,vent4 ,i'll fetch my daughter---- ,mer4 ,i'll hear no more a' your daughter2 it spoils my mirth4 #ia ,vent4 ,i say1 ,i'll fetch my daughter4 ,mer4 sings4 ,was never man for lady's sake1 ,down1 down1 ,tormented as ,i1 poor ,sir ,guy1 #ie ,de derry down1 ,for ,lucy's sake1 that lady bright1 ,down1 down1 ,as ever men beheld with eye1 ,de derry down4 #ajj ,vent4 ,i'll be reveng'd1 by ,heaven6 ,exeunt severally4 ,music4 ,wife4 ,how dost thou like this1 ,george8 ,cit4 ,why1 this is well1 cony2 but if ,ralph were hot once1 thou shouldst see more4 ,wife4 ,the fiddlers go again1 husband4 #aje ,cit4 ,ay1 ,nell2 but this is scurvy music4 ,i gave the whoreson gallows money1 and ,i think he has not got me the waits of ,southwark4 ,if ,i hear 'em not anon1 ,i'll twinge him by the ears4--,you musicians1 play ,baloo6 #aaj ,wife4 ,no1 good ,george1 let's ha' ,lachrymae6 ,cit4 ,why1 this is it1 cony4 ,wife4 ,it's all the better1 ,george4 ,now1 sweet lamb1 what story is that painted upon the cloth8 ,the ,confutation of ,st4 ,paul8 #aae ,cit4 ,no1 lamb2 that's ,ralph and ,lucrece4 ,wife4 ,ralph and ,lucrece6 ,which ,ralph8 ,our ,ralph8 ,cit4 ,no1 mouse2 that was a ,tartarian4#cjfb ,wife4 ,a ,tartarian6 ,well4 ,i would the 7#abj7 fiddlers had done1 that we might see our ,ralph again6 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#cjfc ,enter ,,jasper and ,,luce4 ,jasp4 ,come1 my dear dear2 though we have lost our way1 ,we have not lost ourselves4 ,are you not weary ,with this night's wand'ring1 broken from your rest1 ,and frighted with the terror that attends ,the darkness of this wild unpeopled place8 #e ,luce4 ,no1 my best friend2 ,i cannot either fear1 ,or entertain a weary thought1 whilst you 7,the end of all my full desires7 stand by me4 ,let them that lose their hopes1 and live to languish ,amongst the number of forsaken lovers1 #aj ,tell the long weary steps1 and number time1 ,start at a shadow1 and shrink up their blood1 ,whilst ,i 7possest with all content and quiet7 ,thus take my pretty love1 and thus embrace him4 ,jasp4 ,you have caught me4 ,luce1 so fast1 that1 whilst ,i live1 #ae ,i shall become your faithful prisoner1 ,and wear these chains for ever4 ,come1 sit down1 ,and rest your body1 too1 too delicate ,for these disturbances4--,they sit down4 ,so3 will you sleep8 ,come1 do not be more able#cjfd than you are2 #bj ,i know you are not skilful in these watches1 ,for women are no soldiers4 ,be not nice1#cjfe ,but take it2#cjff sleep1 ,i say4 ,luce4 ,i cannot sleep2 ,indeed1 ,i cannot1 friend4 ,jasp4 ,why1 then we'll sing1 ,and try how that will work upon our senses4 #be ,luce4 ,i'll sing1 or say1 or any thing but sleep4 ,jasp4 ,come1 little mermaid1 rob me of my heart ,with that enchanting voice4 ,luce4 ,you mock me1 ,jasper4 ,they sing4 ,,song4 ,jasp4 ,tell me1 dearest1 what is love8 ,luce4 ',t is a lightning from above2 #cj ',t is an arrow1 't is a fire1 ',t is a boy they call ,desire2 ',t is a smile ,doth beguile ,jasp4 ,the poor hearts of men that prove4 #ce ,tell me more1 are women true8 ,luce4 ,some love change1 and so do you4 ,jasp4 ,are they fair and never kind8 ,luce4 ,yes1 when men turn with the wind4 ,jasp4 ,are they froward8 #dj ,luce4 ,ever toward ,those that love1 to love anew4 ,jasp4 ,dissemble it no more2 ,i see the god ,of heavy sleep lay on his heavy mace #dd ,upon your eyelids4 ,luce4 ,i am very heavy4 ,sleeps4 ,jasp4 ,sleep1 sleep2 and quiet rest crown thy sweet thoughts6 ,keep from her fair blood distempers1 startings1 ,horrors1 and fearful shapes6 ,let all her dreams ,be joys1 and chaste delights1 embraces1 wishes1 ,and such new pleasures as the ravisht soul #ej ,gives to the senses6--,so2 my charms have took4-- ,keep her1 you powers divine1 whilst ,i contemplate ,upon the wealth and beauty of her mind6 ,she is only fair and constant1 only kind1 ,and only to thee1 ,jasper4 ,oh1 my joys6 #ee ,whither will you transport me8 ,let not fulness ,of my poor buried hopes come up together ,and overcharge my spirits6 ,i am weak4 ,some say 7however ill7 the sea and women ,are govern'd by the moon2 both ebb and flow1 #fj ,both full of changes2 yet to them that know1 ,and truly judge1 these but opinions are1 ,and heresies1 to bring on pleasing war ,between our tempers1 that without these were ,both void of after-love and present fear2 #fe ,which are the best of ,cupid4 ,oh1 thou child ,bred from despair1 ,i dare not entertain thee1 ,having a love without the faults of women1 ,and greater in her perfect goods than men6 ,which to make good1 and please myself the stronger1 #gj ,though certainly ,i am certain of her love1 ,i'll try her1 that the world and memory ,may sing to after-times her constancy4-- ,draws his sword4 ,luce6 ,luce6 awake6 ,luce4 ,why do you fright me1 friend1 ,with those distempered looks8 ,what makes#cjfg your sword #ge ,drawn in your hand8 ,who hath offended you8 ,i prithee1 ,jasper1 sleep2 thou art wild with watching4 ,jasp4 ,come1 make your way to ,heaven1 and bid the world1 ,with all the villanies that stick upon it1 ,farewell2 you're for another life4 ,luce4 ,oh1 ,jasper1 #hj ,how have my tender years committed evil1 ,especially against the man ,i love1 ,thus to be cropt untimely8 ,jasp4 ,foolish girl1 ,canst thou imagine ,i could love his daughter #hd ,that flung me from my fortune into nothing8 ,discharged me his service1 shut the doors ,upon my poverty1 and scorn'd my prayers1 ,sending me1 like a boat without a mast1 ,to sink or swim8 ,come2 by this hand you die2 ,i must have life and blood1 to satisfy #ij ,your father's wrongs4 ,wife4 ,away1 ,george1 away6 raise the watch at ,ludgate1 and bring a mittimus#cjfh from the justice for this desperate villain6--,now1 ,i charge you1 gentlemen1 see the king's peace 7#ie7 kept6--,oh1 my heart1 what a varlet 's this to offer manslaughter upon the harmless gentle-woman6 ,cit4 ,i warrant thee1 sweetheart1 we'll have him hampered4 ,luce4 ,oh1 ,jasper1 be not cruel6 #ajj ,if thou wilt kill me1 smile1 and do it quickly1 ,and let not many deaths appear before me4 ,i am a woman1 made of fear and love1 ,a weak1 weak woman2 kill not with thy eyes4 ,they shoot me through and through4 ,strike1 ,i am ready2 #aje ,and1 dying1 still ,i love thee4 ,enter ,merchant ,,venturewell1 ,,humphrey1 and his men4 ,vent4 ,whereabouts8 ,jasp4 ,no more of this2 now to myself again4 ,aside4 ,hum4 ,there1 there he stands1 with sword1 like martial knight1 ,drawn in his hand2 therefore beware the fight1 ,you that be wise2 for1 were ,i good ,sir ,bevis1 ,i would not stay his coming1 by your leaves4 #aaa ,vent4 ,sirrah1 restore my daughter6 ,jasp4 ,sirrah1 no4 ,vent4 ,upon him1 then6 ,they attack ,,jasper1 and force ,,luce from him4 ,wife4 ,so2 down with him1 down with him1 down with him6 ,cut him i' th' leg1 boys1 cut him i' th' leg6 #aaf ,vent4 ,come your ways1 minion3 ,i 'll provide a cage ,for you1 you 're grown so tame4--,horse her away4 ,hum4 ,truly1 ,i 'm glad your forces have the day4 ,exeunt all except ,,jasper4 ,jasp4 ,they are gone1 and ,i am hurt2 my love is lost1 #abj ,never to get again4 ,oh1 me unhappy6 ,bleed1 bleed and die6 ,i cannot4 ,oh1 my folly1 ,thou hast betray'd me6 ,hope1 where art thou fled8 ,tell me1 if thou be'st any where remaining1 ,shall ,i but see my love again8 ,oh1 no6 #abe ,she will not deign to look upon her butcher1 ,nor is it fit she should2 yet ,i must venture4 ,oh1 ,chance1 or ,fortune1 or whate'er thou art1 ,that men adore for powerful1 hear my cry1 ,and let me loving live1 or losing die6 ,exit4 ,wife4 ,is 'a gone1 ,george8 #aca ,cit4 ,ay1 cony4 ,wife4 ,marry1 and let him go1 sweetheart4 ,by the faith a' my body1 'a has put me into such a fright1 that ,i tremble 7as they say7 as #ace 't were an aspen-leaf4 ,look a' my little finger1 ,george1 how it shakes4 ,now1 i' truth1 every member of my body is the worse for 't4 ,cit4 ,come1 hug in mine arms1 sweet mouse2 he shall not fright thee any more4 ,alas1 mine own dear heart1 how it quivers6 #ada ,,scene ,,ii4#cjfi ,enter ,,mistress ,,merrythought1 ,,ralph1 ,,michael1 ,squire ,,tim1 ,dwarf ,,george1 ,host1 and ,tapster4 ,wife4 ,oh1 ,ralph6 how dost thou1 ,ralph8 ,how hast thou slept to-night8 ,has the knight us'd thee well8 ,cit4 ,peace1 ,nell2 let ,ralph alone4 ,tap4 ,master1 the reckoning is not paid4 #e ,ralph4 ,right courteous knight1 who1 for the order's sake ,which thou hast ta'en1 hang'st out the holy ,bell1 ,as ,i this flaming ,pestle bear about1 ,we render thanks to your puissant self1 ,your beauteous lady1 and your gentle squires1 #aj ,for thus refreshing of our wearied limbs1 ,stiff'ned with hard achievements in wild desert4 ,tap4 ,sir1 there is twelve shillings to pay4 ,ralph4 ,thou merry ,squire ,tapstero1 thanks to thee ,for comforting our souls with double jug3 #ae ,and1 if advent'rous fortune prick thee forth1 ,thou jovial squire1 to follow feats of arms1 ,take heed thou tender every lady's cause1 ,every true knight1 and every damsel fair2 ,but spill the blood of treacherous ,saracens1 #bj ,and false enchanters that with magic spells ,have done to death full many a noble knight4 ,host4 ,thou valiant ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle1 give ear to me2 there is twelve shillings to pay1 and1 as ,i am a true knight1 ,i will not #be bate a penny4 ,wife4 ,george1 ,i prithee1 tell me1 must ,ralph pay twelve shillings now8 ,cit4 ,no1 ,nell1 no2 nothing but the old knight is merry with ,ralph4 #cj ,wife4 ,oh1 is 't nothing else8 ,ralph will be as merry as he4 ,ralph4 ,sir ,knight1 this mirth of yours becomes you well2 ,but1 to requite this liberal courtesy1 ,if any of your squires will follow arms1 #ce ,he shall receive from my heroic hand ,a knighthood1 by the virtue of this ,pestle4 ,host4 ,fair knight1 ,i thank you for your noble offer3 ,therefore1 gentle knight1 ,twelve shillings you must pay1 or ,i must cap#cjgj you4 #dj ,wife4 ,look1 ,george6 did not ,i tell thee as much8 ,the knight of the ,bell is in earnest4 ,ralph shall not be beholding to him3 give him his money1 ,george1 and let him go snick up4#cjga ,cit4 ,cap ,ralph8 ,no4--,hold your hand1 7#de7 ,sir ,knight of the ,bell2 there 's your money ,gives money43 have you any thing to say to ,ralph now8 ,cap ,ralph6 ,wife4 ,i would you should know it1 ,ralph has friends that will not suffer him to be capt 7#ej7 for ten times so much1 and ten times to the end of that4--,now take thy course1 ,ralph4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,come1 ,michael2 thou and ,i will go home to thy father2 he hath enough left to keep us a day or two1 and we 'll set fellows #ee abroad to cry our purse and our casket3 shall we1 ,michael8 ,mich4 ,ay1 ,i pray1 mother2 in truth my feet are full of chilblains with travelling4 ,wife4 ,faith1 and those chilblains are a 7#fj7 foul trouble4 ,mistress ,merrythought1 when your youth comes home1 let him rub all the soles of his feet1 and his heels1 and his ancles1 with a mouse-skin2 or1 if none of your people can catch a mouse1 when he goes to bed1 let #fe him roll his feet in the warm embers1 and1 ,i warrant you1 he shall be well2 and you may make him put his fingers between his toes1 and smell to them2 it's very sovereign for his head1 if he be costive4 #gj ,mist4 ,mer4 ,master ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle1 my son ,michael and ,i bid you farewell3 ,i thank your worship heartily for your kindness4 ,ralph4 ,farewell1 fair lady1 and your tender squire4 #ge ,if pricking through these deserts1 ,i do hear ,of any traitorous knight1 who through his guile ,hath light upon your casket and your purse1 ,i will dispoil him of them1 and restore them4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,i thank your worship4 ,exit with ,,michael4 #hj ,ralph4 ,dwarf1 bear my shield2 squire1 elevate my lance3-- ,and now farewell1 you ,knight of holy ,bell4 ,cit4 ,ay1 ay1 ,ralph1 all is paid4 ,ralph4 ,but yet1 before ,i go1 speak1 worthy knight1 ,if aught you do of sad#cjgb adventures know1 #he ,where errant knight may through his prowess win ,eternal fame1 and free some gentle souls ,from endless bonds of steel and ling'ring pain4 ,host4 ,sirrah1 go to ,nick the barber1 and bid him prepare himself1 as ,i told you before1 7#ij7 quickly4 ,tap4 ,i am gone1 sir4 ,exit4 ,host4 ,sir ,knight1 this wilderness affordeth none ,but the great venture1 where full many a knight ,hath tri'd his prowess1 and come off with shame2 #ie ,and where ,i would not have you lose your life ,against no man1 but furious fiend of hell4 ,ralph4 ,speak on1 ,sir ,knight2 tell what he is and where3 ,for here ,i vow1 upon my blazing badge1 ,never to blaze a day in quietness1 #ajj ,but bread and water will ,i only eat1 ,and the green herb and rock shall be my couch4 ,till ,i have quell'd#cjgc that man1 or beast1 or fiend1 ,that works such damage to all errant knights4 ,host4 ,not far from hence1 near to a craggy cliff1 #aje ,at the north end of this distressed town1 ,there doth stand a lowly house1 ,ruggedly builded1 and in it a cave ,in which an ugly giant now doth won1#cjgd ,ycleped ,barbaroso3 in his hand #aaj ,he shakes a naked lance of purest steel1 ,with sleeves turn'd up2 and him before he wears ,a motley garment1 to preserve his clothes ,from blood of those knights which he massacres1 ,and ladies gent3#cjge without his door doth hang ,a copper basin on a prickant#cjgf spear2 #aaf ,at which no sooner gentle knights can knock1 ,but the shrill sound fierce ,barbaroso hears1 ,and rushing forth1 brings in the errant knight ,and sets him down in an enchanted chair2 #abj ,then with an engine1 which he hath prepar'd1 ,with forty teeth1 he claws his courtly crown2 ,next makes him wink1 and underneath his chin ,he plants a brazen piece of mighty bord4#cjgg ,and knocks his bullets#cjgh round about his cheeks2 #abe ,whilst with his fingers1 and an instrument ,with which he snaps his hair off1 he doth fill ,the wretch's ears with a most hideous noise4 ,thus every knight-adventurer he doth trim1 ,and now no creature dares encounter him4 #acj ,ralph4 ,in ,god's name1 ,i will fight him4 ,kind sir1 ,go but before me to this dismal cave1 ,where this huge giant ,barbaroso dwells1 ,and1 by that virtue that brave ,rosicleer ,that damned brood of ugly giants slew1 #ace ,and ,palmerin ,frannarco overthrew1 ,i doubt not but to curb this traitor foul1 ,and to the devil send his guilty soul4 ,host4 ,brave-sprighted knight1 thus far ,i will perform ,this your request3 ,i 'll bring you within sight ,of this most loathsome place1 inhabited #ada ,by a more loathsome man2 but dare not stay1 ,for his main force swoops all he sees away4 ,ralph4 ,saint ,george1 set on before6 ,march squire and page6 ,exeunt4 ,wife4 ,george1 dost think ,ralph will confound 7#ade7 the giant8 ,cit4 ,i hold my cap to a farthing he does4 ,why1 ,nell1 ,i saw him wrastle with the great ,dutchman1 and hurl him4 ,wife4 ,faith1 and that ,dutchman was a goodly man1 if all things were answerable to his 7#aea7 bigness4 ,and yet they say there was a ,scotchman higher than he1 and that they two and a knight met1 and saw one another for nothing4 ,but of all the sights that ever were in ,london1 7#aee7 since ,i was married1 methinks the little child that was so fair grown about the members was the prettiest2 that and the hermaphrodite4 ,cit4 ,nay1 by your leave1 ,nell1 ,ninivie#cjgi was better4 #afj ,wife4 ,ninivie6 ,oh1 that was the story of ,jone and the wall1#cjhj was it not1 ,george8 ,cit4 ,yes1 lamb4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cjha ,enter ,,mistress ,,merrythought4 ,wife4 ,look1 ,george1 here comes ,mistress ,merrythought again6 and ,i would have ,ralph come and fight with the giant2 ,i tell you true1 ,i long to see 't4 ,cit4 ,good ,mistress ,merrythought1 begone1 7#e7 ,i pray you1 for my sake2 ,i pray you1 forbear a little2 you shall have audience presently2 ,i have a little business4 ,wife4 ,mistress ,merrythought1 if it please you to refrain your passion a little1 till ,ralph 7#aj7 have despatcht the giant out of the way1 we shall think ourselves much bound to you4 ,i thank you1 good ,mistress ,merrythought4 ,exit ,,mistress ,,merrythought4 ,enter a ,boy4 ,cit4 ,boy1 come hither4 ,send away ,ralph and this whoreson giant quickly4 #ae ,boy4 ,in good faith1 sir1 we cannot2 you 'll utterly spoil our play1 and make it to be hist2 and it cost money2 you will not suffer us to go on with our plot4--,i pray1 gentlemen1 rule him4 ,cit4 ,let him come now and despatch this1 7#bj7 and ,i 'll trouble you no more4 ,boy4 ,will you give me your hand of that8 ,wife4 ,give him thy hand1 ,george1 do2 and ,i 'll kiss him4 ,i warrant thee1 the youth means plainly4 #be ,boy4 ,i 'll send him to you presently4#cjhb ,wife4 kissing him4 ,i thank you1 little youth4 7,exit ,boy47 ,faith1 the child hath a sweet breath1 ,george2 but ,i think it be troubled with the worms2 carduus benedictus and mare's milk #cj were the only thing in the world for 't4 ,,scene ,,iv4#cjhc ,enter ,,ralph1 ,host1 ,,tim1 and ,,george4 ,wife4 ,oh1 ,ralph 's here1 ,george6--,god send thee good luck1 ,ralph6 ,host4 ,puissant knight1 yonder his mansion is4 ,lo1 where the spear and copper basin are6 ,behold that string1 on which hangs many a tooth1 #e ,drawn from the gentle jaw of wand'ring knights6 ,i dare not stay to sound2 he will appear4#cjhd ,exit4 ,ralph4 ,oh1 faint not1 heart6 ,susan1 my lady dear1 ,the cobbler's maid in ,milk-street1 for whose sake #i ,i take these arms1 oh1 let the thought of thee ,carry thy knight through all adventurous deeds2 ,and1 in the honour of thy beauteous self1 ,may ,i destroy this monster ,barbaroso6-- ,knock1 squire1 upon the basin1 till it break #ad ,with the shrill strokes1 or till the giant speak4 ,,tim knocks upon the basin4 ,enter ,barber4 ,wife4 ,oh1 ,george1 the giant1 the giant6--,now1 ,ralph for thy life6 ,bar4 ,what fond#cjhe unknowing wight is this1 that dares ,so rudely knock at ,barbaroso's cell1 ,where no man comes but leaves his fleece behind8 #bj ,ralph4 ,i1 traitorous caitiff1 who am sent by fate ,to punish all the sad enormities ,thou hast committed against ladies gent ,and errant knights4 ,traitor to ,god and men1 ,prepare thyself6 ,this is the dismal hour #be ,appointed for thee to give strict account ,of all thy beastly treacherous villanies4 ,bar4 ,fool-hardy knight1 full soon thou shalt aby#cjhf ,this fond reproach3 thy body will ,i bang2 ,takes down his pole4 #bi ,and1 lo1 upon that string thy teeth shall hang6 ,prepare thyself1 for dead soon shalt thou be4 ,ralph4 ,saint ,george for me6 ,they fight4 ,bar4 ,gargantua for me6 ,wife4 ,to him1 ,ralph1 to him6 hold up the giant2 set out thy leg before1 ,ralph6 #ce ,cit4 ,falsify#cjhg a blow1 ,ralph1 falsify a blow6 ,the giant lies open on the left side4 ,wife4 ,bear 't off1 bear 't off still6 there1 boy6-- ,oh1 ,ralph 's almost down1 ,ralph 's almost down6 ,ralph4 ,susan1 inspire me6 ,now have up again4 #dj ,wife4 ,up1 up1 up1 up1 up6 so1 ,ralph6 down with him1 down with him1 ,ralph6 ,cit4 ,fetch him o'er the hip1 boy6 ,,ralph knocks down the ,barber4 ,wife4 ,there1 boy6 kill1 kill1 kill1 kill1 kill1 ,ralph6 ,cit4 ,no1 ,ralph2 get all out of him first4 #de ,ralph4 ,presumptuous man1 see to what desperate end ,thy treachery hath brought thee6 ,the just gods1 ,who never prosper those that do despise them1 ,for all the villanies which thou hast done ,to knights and ladies1 now have paid thee home #ej ,by my stiff arm1 a knight adventurous4 ,but say1 vile wretch1 before ,i send thy soul ,to sad ,avernus1 whither it must go1 ,what captives holdst thou in thy sable cave8 ,bar4 ,go in1 and free them all2 thou hast the day4 #ee ,ralph4 ,go1 squire and dwarf1 search in this dreadful cave1 ,and free the wretched prisoners from their bonds4 ,exeunt ,,tim and ,,george4 ,bar4 ,i crave for mercy1 as thou art a knight1 ,and scorn'st to spill the blood of those that beg4 ,ralph4 ,thou show'd'st no mercy1 nor shalt thou have any2 #fj ,prepare thyself1 for thou shalt surely die4 ,re-enter ,squire ,,tim1 leading one winking1 with a ,basin under his ,chin4 ,tim4 ,behold1 brave knight1 here is one prisoner1 ,whom this wild man hath used as you see4 ,wife4 ,this is the first wise word ,i heard the squire speak4 #fe ,ralph4 ,speak what thou art1 and how thou hast been us'd4 ,that ,i may give him condign punishment4 #a ,kn4 ,i am a knight that took my journey post ,northward from ,london2 and in courteous wise ,this giant train'd me to his loathsome den1 #gj ,under pretence of killing of the itch2 ,and all my body with a powder strew'd1 ,that smarts and stings2 and cut away my beard1 ,and my curl'd locks wherein were ribands ti'd2 ,and with a water washt my tender eyes1 #ge 7,whilst up and down about me still he skipt17 ,whose virtue is1 that1 till my eyes be wipt ,with a dry cloth1 for this my foul disgrace1 ,i shall not dare to look a dog i' th' face4 ,wife4 ,alas1 poor knight6--,relieve him1 7#hj7 ,ralph2 relieve poor knights1 whilst you live4 ,ralph4 ,my trusty squire1 convey him to the town1 ,where he may find relief4--,adieu1 fair knight4 ,exit #a ,knight4 ,re-enter ,dwarf ,,george1 leading one1 with a patch o'er his nose4 ,george4 ,puissant ,knight1 of the ,burning ,pestle hight1 #hd ,see here another wretch1 whom this foul beast ,hath scorcht#cjhh and scor'd in this inhuman wise4 ,ralph4 ,speak me thy name1 and eke thy place of birth1 ,and what hath been thy usage in this cave4 #b ,kn4 ,i am a knight4 ,sir ,pockhole is my name1 ,and by my birth ,i am a ,londoner1 #ij ,free by my copy1#cjhi but my ancestors ,were ,frenchmen#cjij all2 and riding hard this way ,upon a trotting horse1 my bones did ache2 ,and ,i1 faint knight1 to ease my weary limbs1 ,light at this cave2 when straight this furious fiend1 #ie ,with sharpest instruments of purest steel1 ,did cut the gristle of my nose away1 ,and in the place this velvet plaster stands4 ,relieve me1 gentle knight1 out of his hands6 #ii ,wife4 ,good ,ralph1 relieve ,sit ,pockhole1 and send him away2 for in truth his breath stinks4 ,ralph4 ,convey him straight after the other knight4-- ,sir ,pockhole1 fare you well4 #b ,kn4 ,kind sir1 good night4 ,exit4 ,man4 within4 ,deliver us6 ,cries within4 ,woman4 within4 ,deliver us6 #aje ,wife4 ,hark1 ,george1 what a woeful cry there is6 ,i think some woman lies-in there4 ,man4 within4 ,deliver us6 ,women4 within4 ,deliver us6 ,ralph4 ,what ghastly noise is this8 ,speak1 ,barbaroso1 #aaj ,or1 by this blazing steel1 thy head goes off6 ,bar4 ,prisoners of mine1 whom ,i in diet keep4 ,send lower down into the cave1 ,and in a tub that 's heated smoking hot1 ,there may they find them1 and deliver them4 #aae ,ralph4 ,run1 squire and dwarf2 deliver them with speed4 ,exeunt ,,tim and ,,george4 ,wife4 ,but will not ,ralph kill this giant8 ,surely ,i am afeard1 if he let him go1 he will do as much hurt as ever he did4 ,cit4 ,not so1 mouse1 neither1 if he could convert him4 #aba ,wife4 ,ay1 ,george1 if he could convert him2 but a giant is not so soon converted as one of us ordinary people4 ,there 's a pretty tale of a witch1 that had the devil's mark about her1 7,god bless us67 that had a giant to her son1 7#abf7 that was call'd ,lob-lie-by-the-fire2 didst never hear it1 ,george8 ,re-enter ,squire ,,tim1 leading a ,man1 with a glass of lotion in his hand1 and ,dwarf ,,george1 leading a ,woman1 with diet-bread and drink in her hand4 ,cit4 ,peace1 ,nell1 here comes the prisoners4 ,george4 ,here be these pined wretches1 manful knight1 #acj ,that for this six weeks have not seen a wight4 ,ralph4 ,deliver what you are1 and how you came ,to this sad cave1 and what your usage was8 ,man4 ,i am an errant knight that followed arms ,with spear and shield2 and in my tender years ,i stricken was with ,cupid's fiery shaft1 #acf ,and fell in love with this my lady dear1 ,and stole her from her friends in ,turnbull-street1#cjia ,and bore her up and down from town to town1 ,where we did eat and drink1 and music hear2 ,till at the length at this unhappy town #ada ,we did arrive1 and coming to this cave1 ,this beast us caught1 and put us in a tub1 ,where we this two months sweat1#cjib and should have done ,another month1 if you had not reliev'd us4 #ade ,woman4 ,this bread and water hath our diet been1 ,together with a rib cut from a neck ,of burned mutton2 hard hath been our fare4 ,release us from this ugly giant's snare6 ,man4 ,this hath been all the food we have receiv'd2 #aej ,but only twice a-day1 for novelty4 ,he gave a spoonful of this hearty broth ,to each of us1 through this same slender quill4 ,pulls out a syringe4 ,ralph4 ,from this infernal monster you shall go1 ,that useth knights and gentle ladies so6-- #aee ,convey them hence4 ,exeunt ,man and ,woman4 ,cit4 ,cony1 ,i can tell thee1 the gentlemen like ,ralph4 ,wife4 ,ay1 ,george1 ,i see it well enough4--,gentlemen1 ,i thank you all heartily for 7#afj7 gracing my man ,ralph2 and ,i promise you1 you shall see him oft'ner4 ,bar4 ,mercy1 great knight6 ,i do recant my ill1 ,and henceforth never gentle blood will spill4 ,ralph4 ,i give thee mercy2 but yet shalt thou swear #afe ,upon my ,burning ,pestle1 to perform ,thy promise uttered4 ,bar4 ,i swear and kiss4 ,kisses the ,pestle4 ,ralph4 ,depart1 then1 and amend4-- ,exit ,barber4 ,come1 squire and dwarf2 the sun grows towards his set1 ,and we have many more adventures yet4 ,exeunt4 #agj ,cit4 ,now ,ralph is in this humour1 ,i know he would ha' beaten all the boys in the house1 if they had been set on him4 ,wife4 ,ay1 ,george1 but it is well as it is4 ,i warrant you1 the gentlemen do consider what it is to overthrow a giant4 ,but1 look1 #agf ,george2 here comes ,mistress ,merrythought1 and her son ,michael4--,now you are welcome1 ,mistress ,merrythought2 now ,ralph has done1 you may go on4 ,,scene ,v4#cjic ,enter ,,mistress ,,merrythought and ,,michael4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,mick1 my boy-- ,mich4 ,ay1 forsooth1 mother4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,be merry1 ,mick2 we are at home now2 where1 ,i warrant you1 you shall find the house flung out of the windows4 ,music within4 7#e7 ,hark6 hey1 dogs1 hey6 this is the old world1#cjid i' faith1 with my husband4 ,if ,i get in among 'em1 ,i 'll play 'em such a lesson1 that they shall have little list to come scraping hither again4--,why1 ,master ,merrythought6 husband6 ,charles ,merrythought6 #aa ,mer4 appearing above1 and singing4 ,if you will sing1 and dance1 and laugh1 ,and hollow1 and laugh again1 ,and then cry1 8,there1 boys1 there60 why1 then1 ,one1 two1 three1 and four1 #ae ,we shall be merry within this hour4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,why1 ,charles1 do you not know your own natural wife8 ,i say1 open the door1 and turn me out those mangy companions2 't is more than time that they were fellow and 7#bj7 fellow-like with you4 ,you are a gentleman1 ,charles1 and an old man1 and father of two children2 and ,i myself1 7though ,i say it7 by my mother's side niece to a worshipful gentleman and a conductor2#cjie he has been three times 7#be7 in his majesty's service at ,chester1 and is now the fourth time1 ,god bless him and his charge1 upon his journey4 ,mer4 sings4 ,go from my window1 love1 go2 ,go from my window1 my dear6 #cj ,the wind and the rain ,will drive you back again2 ,you cannot be lodged here4 ,hark you1 ,mistress ,merrythought1 you that walk upon adventures1 and forsake your husband1 7#ce7 because he sings with never a penny in his purse3 what1 shall ,i think myself the worse8 ,faith1 no1 ,i 'll be merry4 ,you come not here2 here 's none but lads of mettle1 lives of a hundred years and upwards2 care never 7#dj7 drunk their bloods1 nor want made 'em warble 8,heigh-ho1 my heart is heavy40 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,why1 ,master ,merrythought1 what am ,i1 that you should laugh me to scorn thus abruptly8 ,am ,i not your fellow-feeler1 as #de we may say1 in all our miseries8 your comforter in health and sickness8 ,have ,i not brought you children8 ,are they not like you1 ,charles8 look upon thine own image1 hard-hearted man6 and yet for all this---- #ej ,mer4 sings4 ,begone1 begone1 my juggy1 my puggy1 ,begone1 my love1 my dear6 ,the weather is warm1 ',t will do thee no harm3 ,thou canst not be lodged here4-- #ee ,be merry1 boys6 some light music1 and more wine6 ,exit above4 ,wife4 ,he 's not in earnest1 ,i hope1 ,george1 is he8 ,cit4 ,what if he be1 sweetheart8 #fj ,wife4 ,marry1 if he be1 ,george1 ,i 'll make bold to tell him he's an ingrant#cjif old man to use his bed-fellow so scurvily4 ,cit4 ,what6 how does he use her1 honey8 ,wife4 ,marry1 come up1 sir saucebox6 ,i think you 'll take his part1 will you not8 ,lord1 how 7#ff7 hot you are grown6 ,you are a fine man1 an you had a fine dog2 it becomes you sweetly6 ,cit4 ,nay1 prithee1 ,nell1 chide not2 for1 as ,i am an honest man and a true ,christian grocer1 7#gj7 ,i do not like his doings4 ,wife4 ,i cry you mercy1 then1 ,george6 you know we are all frail and full of infirmities4-- ,d'ye hear1 ,master ,merrythought8 ,may ,i crave a word with you8 #ge ,mer4 appearing above4 ,strike up lively1 lads6 ,wife4 ,i had not thought1 in truth4 ,master ,merrythought1 that a man of your age and discretion1 as ,i may say1 being a gentleman1 7#hj7 and therefore known by your gentle conditions1#cjig could have used so little respect to the weakness of his wife2 for your wife is your own flesh1 the staff of your age1 your yoke-fellow1 with whose help you draw through the mire to this 7#he7 transitory world2 nay1 she's your own rib3 and again---- ,mer4 sings4 ,i come not hither for thee to teach1 ,i have no pulpit for thee to preach1 ,i would thou hadst kist me under the breech1 #ij ,as thou art a lady gay4 ,wife4 ,marry1 with a vengeance6 ,i am heartily sorry for the poor gentlewoman3 but if ,i were thy wife1 i' faith1 greybeard1 i' faith---- ,cit4 ,i prithee1 sweet honeysuckle1 be 7#ie7 content4 ,wife4 ,give me such words1 that am a gentlewoman born6 ,hang him1 hoary rascal6 ,get me some drink1 ,george2 ,i am almost molten with fretting3 now1 beshrew his knave's heart 7#ajj7 for it6 ,exit ,citizen4 ,mer4 ,play me a light lavolta4#cjih ,come1 be frolic4 ,fill the good fellows wine4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,why1 ,master ,merrythought1 are you disposed to make me wait here8 ,you'll 7#aje7 open1 ,i hope2 ,i'll fetch them that shall open else4 ,mer4 ,good woman1 if you will sing1 ,i'll give you something2 if not---- ,sings4 ,you are no love for me1 ,margaret1 #aaj ,i am no love for you4-- ,come aloft1#cjii boys1 aloft6 ,exit above4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,now a churl's fart in your teeth1 sir6--,come1 ,mick1 we'll not trouble him2 'a shall not ding us i' th' teeth with his bread 7#aae7 and his broth1 that he shall not4 ,come1 boy2 ,i'll provide for thee1 ,i warrant thee4 ,we'll go to ,master ,venturewell's1 the merchant3 ,i'll get his letter to mine host of the ,bell in ,waltham2 there ,i'll place thee with the tapster3 7#abj7 will not that do well for thee1 ,mick8 ,and let me alone for that old cuckoldly knave your father3 ,i'll use him in his kind1#cajj ,i warrant ye4 ,exeunt4 ,re-enter ,citizen with ,beer4 ,wife4 ,come1 ,george1 where's the beer8 ,cit4 ,here1 love4 #abe ,wife4 ,this old fornicating fellow will not out of my mind yet4--,gentlemen1 ,i'll begin to you all2 and ,i desire more of your acquaintance with all my heart4 ,drinks4 ,fill the gentlemen some beer1 ,george4 ,music4 ,boy danceth4 7#acj7 ,look1#caja ,george2 the little boy's come again3 methinks he looks something like the ,prince of ,orange in his long stocking1 if he had a little harness#cajb about his neck4 ,george1 ,i will have him dance ,fading4--,fading is a fine jig1 7#ace7 ,i'll assure you1 gentlemen4--,begin1 brother4 --,now 'a capers1 sweetheart6--,now a turn i' th' toe1 and then tumble6 cannot you tumble1 youth8 ,boy4 ,no1 indeed1 forsooth4 #adj ,wife4 ,nor eat fire8 ,boy4 ,neither4 ,wife4 ,why1 then1 ,i thank you heartily2 there's twopence to buy you points#cajc withal4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#cajd ,enter ,,jasper and ,boy4 ,jasp4 ,there1 boy1 deliver this2 but do it well4 ,hast thou provided me four lusty fellows1 ,gives a letter4 ,able to carry me8 and art thou perfect ,in all thy business8 ,boy4 ,sir1 you need not fear2 ,i have my lesson here1 and cannot miss it3 #e ,the men are ready for you1 and what else ,pertains to this employment4 ,jasp4 ,there1 my boy2 ,take it1 but buy no land4 ,gives money4 ,boy4 ,faith1 sir1 't were rare ,to see so young a purchaser4 ,i fly1 ,and on my wings carry your destiny4 #aj ,jasp4 ,go and be happy6 ,exit ,boy4 ,now1 my latest hope1 ,forsake me not1 but fling thy anchor out1 ,and let it hold6 ,stand fixt1 thou rolling stone1 ,till ,i enjoy my dearest6 ,hear me1 all ,you powers1 that rule in men1 celestial6 ,exit4 #ae ,wife4 ,go thy ways2 thou art as crooked a sprig as ever grew in ,london4 ,i warrant him1 he'll come to some naughty end or other2 for his looks say no less3 besides1 his father 7you know1 ,george7 is none of the best2 you heard 7#bj7 him take me up like a flirt-gill1#caje and sing bawdy songs upon me2 but i' faith1 if ,i live1 ,george---- ,cit4 ,let me alone1 sweetheart3 ,i have a trick in my head shall lodge him in the ,arches#cajf for one year1 and make him sing peccavi ere 7#bf7 ,i leave him2 and yet he shall never know who hurt him neither4 ,wife4 ,do1 my good ,george1 do6 ,cit4 ,what shall we have ,ralph do now1 7#cj7 boy8 ,boy4 ,you shall have what you will1 sir4 ,cit4 ,why1 so1 sir2 go and fetch me him then1 and let the ,sophy of ,persia come and christen him a child4#cajg #ce ,boy4 ,believe me1 sir1 that will not do so well3 't is stale2 it has been had before at the ,red ,bull4#cajh ,wife4 ,george1 let ,ralph travel over great hills1 and let him be very weary1 and come 7#dj7 to the ,king of ,cracovia's house1 covered with velvet2 and there let the king's daughter stand in her window1 all in beaten gold1 combing her golden locks with a comb of ivory2 and let her spy ,ralph1 and fall in love with him1 and 7#de7 come down to him1 and carry him into her father's house2 and then let ,ralph talk with her4 ,cit4 ,well said1 ,nell2 it shall be so4--,boy1 let's ha 't done quickly4 ,boy4 ,sir1 if you will imagine all this to be 7#ej7 done already1 you shall hear them talk together2 but we cannot present a house covered with black velvet1 and a lady in beaten gold4 ,cit4 ,sir boy1 let's ha 't as you can1 then4 ,boy4 ,besides1 it will show ill-favouredly 7#ee7 to have a grocer's prentice to court a king's daughter4 ,cit4 ,will it so1 sir8 ,you are well read in histories6#caji ,i pray you1 what was ,sir ,dagonet8 ,was not he prentice to a grocer in ,london8 7#fj7 ,read the play of 8,the ,four ,prentices of ,london10#caaj where they toss their pikes so4 ,i pray you1 fetch him in1 sir1 fetch him in4 ,boy4 ,it shall be done4--,it is not our fault1 gentlemen4 ,exit4 #fe ,wife4 ,now we shall see fine doings1 ,i warrant 'ee1 ,george4 ,,scene ,,ii4#caaa ,enter the ,lady ,,pompiona1 ,,ralph1 ,squire1 and ,dwarf4 ,wife4 ,oh1 here they come1 how prettily the ,king of ,cracovia's daughter is drest6 ,cit4 ,ay1 ,nell1 it is the fashion of that country1 ,i warrant 'ee4 ,pomp4 ,welcome1 ,sir ,knight1 unto my father's court1 #e ,king of ,moldavia3 unto me ,pompiona1 ,his daughter dear6 ,but1 sure1 you do not like ,your entertainment1 that will stay with us ,no longer but a night4 ,ralph4 ,damsel right fair1 ,i am on many sad#caab adventures bound1 #aj ,that call me forth into the wilderness2 ,besides1 my horse's back is something gall'd1 ,which will enforce me ride a sober pace4 ,but many thanks1 fair lady1 be to you ,for using errant knight with courtesy6 #ae ,pomp4 ,but say1 brave knight1 what is your name and birth8 ,ralph4 ,my name is ,ralph2 ,i am an ,englishman1 ,as true as steel1 a hearty ,englishman1 ,and prentice to a grocer in the ,strand ,by deed indent1#caac of which ,i have one part3 #bj ,but fortune calling me to follow arms1 ,on me this holy order ,i did take ,of ,burning ,pestle1 which in all men's eyes ,i bear1 confounding ladies' enemies4 ,pomp4 ,oft have ,i heard of your brave countrymen1 #be ,and fertile soil1 and store of wholesome food2 ,my father oft will tell me of a drink ,in ,england found1 and nipitato#caad call'd1 ,which driveth all the sorrow from your hearts4 ,ralph4 ,lady1 't is true2 you need not lay your lips #cj ,to better nipitato than there is4 ,pomp4 ,and of a wild fowl he will often speak1 ,which powd'red#caae-;beef-and-mustard called is3 ,for there have been great wars 'twixt us and you2 ,but truly1 ,ralph1 it was not 'long of me4 #ce ,tell me then1 ,ralph1 could you contented be ,to wear lady's favour in your shield8 ,ralph4 ,i am a knight of religious order1 ,and will not wear a favour of a lady #ci ,that trusts in ,antichrist and false traditions4 ,cit4 ,well said1 ,ralph6 convert her1 if thou canst4 ,ralph4 ,besides1 ,i have a lady of my own ,in merry ,england1 for whose virtuous sake ,i took these arms2 and ,susan is her name1 #de ,a cobbler's maid in ,milk ,street2 whom ,i vow ,ne'er to forsake whilst life and ,pestle last4 ,pomp4 ,happy that cobbling dame1 whoe'er she be1 ,that for her own1 dear ,ralph1 hath gotten thee6 ,unhappy ,i1 that ne'er shall see the day #ej ,to see thee more1 that bear'st my heart away6 ,ralph4 ,lady1 farewell2 ,i needs must take my leave4 ,pomp4 ,hard-hearted ,ralph1 that ladies dost deceive6 ,cit4 ,hark thee1 ,ralph3 there's money for thee gives money2 give something in the ,king of ,cracovia's house2 be not beholding to him4 #ef ,ralph4 ,lady1 before ,i go1 ,i must remember ,your father's officers1 who truth to tell1 ,have been about me very diligent4 ,hold up thy snowy hand1 thou princely maid6 ,there's twelve-pence for your father's chamberlain2 #fa ,and another shilling for his cook1 ,for1 by my troth1 the goose was roasted well2 ,and twelve-pence for your father's horse-keeper1 ,for nointing my horse' back1 and for his butter#caaf #fe ,there is another shilling2 to the maid ,that washt my boot-hose#caag there 's an ,english groat1 ,and two-pence to the boy that wipt my boots2 ,and last1 fair lady1 there is for yourself ,three-pence1 to buy you pins at ,bumbo ,fair4 ,pomp4 ,full many thanks2 and ,i will keep them safe #ga ,till all the heads be off1 for thy sake1 ,ralph4 ,ralph4 ,advance1 my squire and dwarf6 ,i cannot stay4 ,pomp4 ,thou kill'st my heart in passing thus away4 ,exeunt4 ,wife4 ,i commend ,ralph yet1 that he will 7#ge7 not stoop to a ,cracovian2 there 's properer#caah women in ,london than any are there1 ,i-wis4 ,but here comes ,master ,humphrey and his love again now1 ,george4 ,cit4 ,ay1 cony2 peace4 #hj ,,scene ,,iii4#caai ,enter ,merchant ,,venturewell1 ,,humphrey1 ,,luce1 and ,boy4 ,vent4 ,go1 get you up2#cabj ,i will not be entreated2 ,and1 gossip mine1 ,i 'll keep you sure hereafter ,from gadding out again with boys and unthrifts4 ,come1 they are women's tears2 ,i know your fashion1-- ,go1 sirrah1 lock her in1 and keep the key #e ,safe as you love your life4 ,exeunt ,,luce and ,boy4 ,now1 my son ,humphrey1 ,you may both rest assured of my love ,in this1 and reap your own desire4 ,hum4 ,i see this love you speak of1 through your daughter1 ,although the hole be little2 and hereafter #aj ,will yield the like in all ,i may or can1 ,fitting a ,christian and a gentleman4 ,vent4 ,i do believe you1 my good son1 and thank you2 ,for 't were an impudence to think you flattered4 ,hum4 ,it were1 indeed3 but shall ,i tell you why8 #ae ,i have been beaten twice about the lie4 ,vent4 ,well1 son1 no more of compliment4 ,my daughter ,is yours again3 appoint the time and take her4 ,we 'll have no stealing for it2 ,i myself ,and some few of our friends will see you married4 #bj ,hum4 ,i would you would1 i' faith6 for1 be it known1 ,i ever was afraid to lie alone4 ,vent4 ,some three days hence1 then4 ,hum4 ,three days6 let me see3 ',t is somewhat of the most2#caba yet ,i agree1 ,because ,i mean against#cabb the appointed day #be ,to visit all my friends in new array4 ,enter ,servant4 ,serv4 ,sir1 there 's a gentlewoman without would speak with your worship4 ,vent4 ,what is she8 ,serv4 ,sir1 ,i askt her not4 #cj ,vent4 ,bid her come in4 ,exit ,servant4 ,enter ,,mistress ,,merrythought and ,,michael4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,peace be to your worship6 ,i come as a poor suitor to you1 sir1 in the behalf of this child4 ,vent4 ,are you not wife to ,merrythought8 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,yes1 truly4 ,would ,i had ne'er 7#cf7 seen his eyes6 ,ha has undone me and himself and his children2 and there he lives at home1 and sings and hoits and revels among his drunken companions6 but1 ,i warrant you1 7#dj7 where to get a penny to put bread in his mouth he knows not1 and therefore1 if it like your worship1 ,i would entreat your letter to the honest host of the ,bell in ,waltham1 that ,i may place my child under the protection of his tapster1 in some settled course of life4 #df ,vent4 ,i 'm glad the heavens have heard my prayers4 ,thy husband1 ,when ,i was ripe in sorrows1 laught at me2 ,thy son1 like an unthankful wretch1 ,i having ,redeem'd him from his fall1 and made him mine1 #ej ,to show his love again1 first stole my daughter1 ,then wronged this gentleman1 and1 last of all1 ,gave me that grief had almost brought me down ,unto my grave1 had not a stronger hand ,reliev'd my sorrows4 ,go1 and weep as ,i did1 ,and be unpitied3 for ,i here profess #ef ,an everlasting hate to all thy name4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,will you so1 sir8 how say you by that8--,come1 ,mick2 let him keep his wind to cool his porridge4 ,we 'll go to thy nurse's1 #fj ,mick3 she knits silk stockings1 boy2 and we 'll knit too1 boy1 and be beholding to none of them all4 ,exit with ,,michael4 ,enter a ,boy with a letter4 ,boy4 ,sir1 ,i take it you are the master of this house4 #fe ,vent4 ,how then1 boy8 ,boy4 ,then to yourself1 sir1 comes this letter4 ,vent4 ,from whom1 my pretty boy8 ,boy4 ,from him that was your servant2 but no more ,shall that name ever be1 for he is dead3 #gj ,grief of your purchas'd#cabc anger broke his heart1 ,i saw him die1 and from his hand receiv'd ,this paper1 with a charge to bring it hither3 ,read it1 and satisfy yourself in all4 ,vent4 reads4 ,sir1 that ,i have wronged your love ,i must confess2 in which ,i have purchast 7#gf7 to myself1 besides mine own undoing1 the ill opinion of my friends4 ,let not your anger1 good sir1 outlive me1 but suffer me to rest in peace with your forgiveness3 let my #hj body 7if a dying man may so much prevail with you7 be brought to your daughter1 that she may truly know my hot flames are now buried1 and withal receive a testimony of the zeal ,i bore her virtue4 ,farewell for ever1 and be ever 7#he7 happy6 ,,jasper4 ,god's hand is great in this4 ,i do forgive him2 ,yet ,i am glad he 's quiet1 where ,i hope ,he will not bite again4--,boy1 bring the body1 ,and let him have his will1 if that be all4 #ij ,boy4 ',t is here without1 sir4 ,vent4 ,so1 sir2 if you please1 ,you may conduct it in2 ,i do not fear it4 ,hum4 ,i 'll be your usher1 boy2 for1 though ,i say it1 ,he ow'd me something once1 and well did pay it4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#cabd ,enter ,,luce4 ,luce4 ,if there be any punishment inflicted ,upon the miserable1 more than yet ,i feel1 ,let it together seize me1 and at once ,press down my soul6 ,i cannot bear the pain ,of these delaying tortures4--,thou that art #e ,the end of all1 and the sweet rest of all1 ,come1 come1 oh1 ,death6 bring me to thy peace1 ,and blot out all the memory ,i nourish ,both of my father and my cruel friend6-- #i ,oh1 wretched maid1 still living to be wretched1 ,to be a say to ,fortune in her changes1 ,and grow to number times and woes together6 ,how happy had ,i been1 if1 being born1 ,my grave had been my cradle6 ,enter ,servant4 ,serv4 ,by your leave1 ,young mistress2 here 's a boy hath brought a coffin3 #ae ,what 'a would say1 ,i know not2 but your father ,charg'd me to give you notice4 ,here they come4 ,exit4 ,enter two bearing a ,coffin1 ,,jasper in it4 ,luce4 ,for me ,i hope 't is come1 and 't is most welcome4 ,boy4 ,fair mistress1 let me not add greater grief ,to that great store you have already4 ,jasper #bj 7,that whilst he liv'd was yours1 now dead ,and here enclos'd7 commanded me to bring ,his body hither1 and to crave a tear ,from those fair eyes1 7though he deserv'd not pity17 ,to deck his funeral2 for so he bid me #be ,tell her for whom he died4 ,luce4 ,he shall have many4-- ,good friends1 depart a little1 whilst ,i take ,my leave of this dead man1 that once ,i lov'd4 ,exeunt ,coffin-carrier and ,boy4 ,hold yet a little1 life6 and then ,i give thee ,to thy first heavenly being4 ,oh1 my friend6 #cj ,hast thou deceiv'd me thus1 and got before me8 ,i shall not long be after4 ,but1 believe me1 ,thou wert too cruel1 ,jasper1 'gainst thyself1 ,in punishing the fault ,i could have pardon'd1 ,with so untimely death3 thou didst not wrong me1 #ce ,but ever wert most kind1 most true1 most loving2 ,and ,i the most unkind1 most false1 most cruel6 ,didst thou but ask a tear8 ,i 'll give thee all1 ,even all my eyes can pour down1 all my sighs1 ,and all myself1 before thou goest from me4 #dj ,these are but sparing rites2 but if thy soul ,be yet about this place1 and can behold ,and see what ,i prepare to deck thee with1 ,it shall go up1 borne on the wings of peace1 ,and satisfied4 ,first will ,i sing thy dirge1 #de ,then kiss thy pale lips1 and then die myself1 ,and fill one coffin and one grave together4 ,,song4 ,come1 you whose loves are dead1 ,and1 whiles ,i sing1 ,weep1 and wring #ej ,every hand1 and every head ,bind with cypress and sad yew2 ,ribands black and candles blue ,for him that was of men most true6 ,come with heavy moaning1#cabe #ee ,and on his grave ,let him have ,sacrifice of sighs and groaning2 ,let him have fair flowers enow1 ,white and purple1 green and yellow1 #fj ,for him that was of men most true6 ,thou sable cloth1 sad cover of my joys1 ,i lift thee up1 and thus ,i meet with death4 ,removes the ,cloth1 and ,,jasper rises out of the ,coffin4 ,jasp4 ,and thus you meet the living4 ,luce4 ,save me1 ,heaven6 ,jasp4 ,nay1 do not fly me1 fair2 ,i am no spirit3 #fe ,look better on me2 do you know me yet8 ,luce4 ,oh1 thou dear shadow of my friend6 ,jasp4 ,dear substance1 ,i swear ,i am no shadow2 feel my hand1 ,it is the same it was2 ,i am your ,jasper1 ,your ,jasper that 's yet living1 and yet loving4 #gj ,pardon my rash attempt1 my foolish proof#cabf ,i put in practice of your constancy2 ,for sooner should my sword have drunk my blood1 ,and set my soul at liberty1 than drawn ,the least drop from that body1 for which boldness #ge ,doom me to any thing2 if death1 ,i take it1 ,and willingly4 ,luce4 ,this death ,i 'll give you for it2 ,kisses him4 ,so1 now ,i am satisfied you are no spirit1 ,but my own truest1 truest1 truest friend3 ,why do you come thus to me8 ,jasp4 ,first1 to see you2 #hj ,then to convey you hence4 ,luce4 ,it cannot be2 ,for ,i am lockt up here1 and watcht at all hours1 ,that 't is impossible for me to scape4 ,jasp4 ,nothing more possible4 ,within this coffin ,do you convey yourself4 ,let me alone1 #he ,i have the wits of twenty men about me2 ,only ,i crave the shelter of your closet ,a little1 and then fear me not4#cabg ,creep in1 ,that they may presently convey you hence3 #hi ,fear nothing1 dearest love2 ,i 'll be your second3 ,,luce lies down in the ,coffin1 and ,,jasper covers her with the cloth4 ,lie close3#cabh so2 all goes well yet4--,boy6 ,re-enter ,boy and ,men4 ,boy4 ,at hand1 sir4 ,jasp4 ,convey away the coffin1 and be wary4 ,boy4 ',t is done already4 ,exeunt ,men with the ,coffin4 ,jasp4 ,now must ,i go conjure4 ,exit into a ,closet4 ,enter ,merchant ,,venturewell4 ,vent4 ,boy1 boy6 ,boy4 ,your servant1 sir4 #ie ,vent4 ,do me this kindness1 boy2 7hold1 here 's a crown27 ,before thou bury the body of this fellow1 ,carry it to his old merry father1 and salute him ,from me1 and bid him sing2 he hath cause4#cabi ,boy4 ,i will1 sir4 #ajj ,vent4 ,and then bring me word what tune he is in1 ,and have another crown2 but do it truly4 ,i have fitted him a bargain now will vex him4 ,boy4 ,god bless your worship's health1 sir6 ,vent4 ,farewell1 boy6 ,exeunt severally4 ,,scene ,v4#cacj ,enter ,,merrythought4 ,wife4 ,ah1 old ,merrythought1 art thou there again8 ,let's hear some of thy songs4 ,mer4 sings4 ,who can sing a merrier note ,than he that cannot change a groat8 ,not a denier#caca left1 and yet my heart leaps4 ,i 7#e7 do wonder yet1 as old as ,i am1 that any man will follow a trade1 or serve1 that may sing and laugh1 and walk the streets4 ,my wife and both my sons are ,i know not where2 ,i have nothing left1 nor know ,i how to come by meat to supper2 7#aj7 yet am ,i merry still1 for ,i know ,i shall find it upon the table at six o'clock2 therefore1 hang thought6 ,sings4 ,i would not be a serving-man ,to carry the cloak-bag#cacb still1 #ae ,nor would ,i be a falconer ,the greedy hawks to fill2 ,but ,i would be in a good house1 ,and have a good master too2 ,but ,i would eat and drink of the best1 #bj ,and no work would ,i do4 ,this is it that keeps life and soul together1--mirth2 this is the philosopher's stone that they write so much on1 that keeps a man ever young4 #be ,enter a ,boy4 ,boy4 ,sir1 they say they know all your money is gone1 and they will trust you for no more drink4 ,mer4 ,will they not8 let 'em choose6 ,the best is1 ,i have mirth at home1 and need not 7#cj7 send abroad for that2 let them keep their drink to themselves4 ,sings4 ,for ,jillian of ,berry1 she dwells on a hill1 ,and she hath good beer and ale to sell1 ,and of good fellows she thinks no ill2 #ce ,and thither will we go now1 now1 now1 ,and thither will we go now4 ,and when you have made a little stay1 ,you need not ask what is to pay1 ,but kiss your hostess1 and go your way2 #dj ,and thither will we go now1 now1 now1 ,and thither will we go now4 ,enter another ,boy4 #b ,boy4 ,sir1 ,i can get no bread for supper4 ,mer4 ,hang bread and supper6 ,let 's preserve our mirth1 and we shall never feel hunger1 7#de7 ,i 'll warrant you4 ,let 's have a catch2 boy1 follow me1 come sing this catch4 ,ho1 ho1 nobody at home6 ,meat1 nor drink1 nor money ha' we none4 ,fill the pot1 ,eedy1 #ej ,never more need ,i4 ,mer4 ,so1 boys2 enough4 ,follow me3 let 's change our place1 and we shall laugh afresh4 ,exeunt4 ,wife4 ,let him go1 ,george2 'a shall not have any countenance from us1 nor a good word from any i' th' company1 if ,i may strike stroke#cacc in 't4 ,cit4 ,no more 'a sha' not1 love4 ,but1 ,nell1 ,i 7#eg7 will have ,ralph do a very notable matter now1 to the eternal honour and glory of all grocers4--,sirrah6 you there1 boy6 ,can none of you hear8 #fa ,enter ,boy4 ,boy4 ,sir1 your pleasure8 ,cit4 ,let ,ralph come out on ,may-day in the morning1 and speak upon a conduit1 with all his scarfs about him1 and his feathers1 and his rings1 and his knacks4 #ff ,boy4 ,why1 sir1 you do not think of our plot2 what will become of that1 then8 ,cit4 ,why1 sir1 ,i care not what become on 't3 ,i'll have him come out1 or ,i'll fetch him 7#gj7 out myself2 ,i'll have something done in honour of the city4 ,besides1 he hath been long enough upon adventures4 ,bring him out quickly2 or1 if ,i come in amongst you---- ,boy4 ,well1 sir1 he shall come out1 but if our play miscarry1 sir1 you are like to pay for 't4 #gf ,cit4 ,bring him away then6 ,exit ,boy4 ,wife4 ,this will be brave1 i' faith6 ,george1 shall not he dance the morris too1 for the credit of the ,strand8 #hj ,cit4 ,no1 sweetheart1 it will be too much for the boy4 ,oh1 there he is1 ,nell6 he's reasonable well in reparel3 but he has not rings enough4 ,enter ,,ralph dressed as a ,may-lord4 ,ralph4 ,london1 to thee1 ,i do present the merry month of ,may2 #he ,let each true subject be content to hear me what ,i say3 ,for from the top of conduit-head1 as plainly may appear1 ,i will both tell my name to you1 and wherefore ,i came here4 ,my name is ,ralph1 by due descent though not ignoble ,i#cacd ,yet far inferior to the flock#cace of gracious grocery2 #ij ,and by the common counsel of my fellows in the ,strand1 ,with gilded staff and crossed scarf1 the ,may-lord here ,i stand4 ,rejoice1 oh1 ,english hearts1 rejoice6 rejoice1 oh1 lovers dear6 ,rejoice1 oh1 city1 town1 and country6 rejoice1 eke every shire6 ,for now the fragrant flowers do spring and sprout in seemly sort1 #ie ,the little birds do sit and sing1 the lambs do make fine sport2 ,and now the birchen-tree doth bud1 that makes the schoolboy cry2 ,the morris rings1 while hobby-horse doth foot it featously2#cacf ,the lords and ladies now abroad1 for their disport and play1 ,do kiss sometimes upon the grass1 and sometimes in the hay3 #ajj ,now butter with a leaf of sage is good to purge the blood2 ,fly ,venus and phlebotomy1#cacg for they are neither good2 ,now little fish on tender stone begin to cast their bellies1#cach ,and sluggish snails1 that erst were mew'd1#caci do creep out of their shellies2 ,the rumbling rivers now do warm1 for little boys to paddle2 #aje ,the sturdy steed now goes to grass1 and up they hang his saddle2 ,the heavy hart1 the bellowing buck1 the rascal1#cadj and the pricket1#cada ,are now among the yeoman's peas1 and leave the fearful thicket3 ,and be like them1 oh1 you1 ,i say1 of this same noble town1 ,and lift aloft your velvet heads1 and slipping off your gown1 #aaj ,with bells on legs1 and napkins clean unto your shoulders tied1 ,with scarfs and garters as you please1 and 8,hey for our town60 cried1 ,march out1 and show your willing minds1 by twenty and by twenty1 ,to ,hogsdon#cadb or to ,newington1 where ale and cakes are plenty2 ,and let it ne'er be said for shame1 that we the youths of ,london #aae ,lay thrumming of our caps#cadc at home1 and left our custom undone4 ,up1 then1 ,i say1 both young and old1 both man and maid a-maying1 ,with drums1 and guns that bounce aloud1 and merry tabor playing6 ,which to prolong1 ,god save our king1 and send his country peace1 ,and root out treason from the land6 and so1 my friends1 ,i cease4 #abj ,exit4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#cadd ,enter ,merchant ,,venturewell4 ,vent4 ,i will have no great store of company at the wedding2 a couple of neighbours and their wives2 and we will have a capon in stewed broth1 with marrow1 and a good piece of beef stuck with rosemary4 #e ,enter ,,jasper1 his face mealed4 ,jasp4 ,forbear thy pains1 fond#cade man6 it is too late4 ,vent4 ,heaven bless me6 ,jasper6 ,jasp4 ,ay1 ,i am his ghost1 ,whom thou hast injur'd for his constant love1 ,fond worldly wretch6 who dost not understand ,in death that true hearts cannot parted be4 #aj ,first know1 thy daughter is quite borne away ,on wings of angels1 through the liquid air1 ,to far out of thy reach1 and never more ,shalt thou behold her face3 but she and ,i ,will in another world enjoy our loves2 #ae ,where neither father's anger1 poverty1 ,nor any cross that troubles earthly men1 ,shall make us sever our united hearts4 ,and never shalt thou sit or be alone ,in any place1 but ,i will visit thee #bj ,with ghastly looks1 and put into thy mind ,the great offences which thou didst to me4 ,when thou art at thy table with thy friends1 ,merry in heart1 and fill'd with swelling wine1 ,i'll come in midst of all thy pride and mirth1 #be ,invisible to all men but thyself1 ,and whisper such a sad tale in thine ear ,shall make thee let the cup fall from thy hand1 ,and stand as mute and pale as death itself4 ,vent4 ,forgive me1 ,jasper6 ,oh1 what might ,i do1 #cj ,tell me1 to satisfy thy troubled ghost8 ,jasp4 ,there is no means2 too late thou think'st of this4 ,vent4 ,but tell me what were best for me to do8 ,jasp4 ,repent thy deed1 and satisfy my father1 ,and beat fond ,humphrey out of thy doors4 ,exit4 #ce ,wife4 ,look1 ,george2 his very ghost would have folks beaten4 ,enter ,,humphrey4 ,hum4 ,father1 my bride is gone1 fair ,mistress ,luce3 ,my soul's the fount of vengeance1 mischief's sluice4 ,vent4 ,hence1 fool1 out of my sight with thy fond passion6 #dj ,thou hast undone me4 ,beats him4 ,hum4 ,hold1 my father dear1 ,for ,luce thy daughter's sake1 that had no peer6 ,vent4 ,thy father1 fool6 ,there's some blows more2 begone4-- ,beats him4 ,jasper1 ,i hope thy ghost be well appeas'd ,to see thy will perform'd4 ,now will ,i go #de ,to satisfy thy father for thy wrongs4 ,exit4 ,hum4 ,what shall ,i do8 ,i have been beaten twice1 ,and ,mistress ,luce is gone4 ,help me1 device6 ,since my true love is gone1 ,i never more1 ,whilst ,i do live1 upon the sky will pore2 #ej ,but in the dark will wear out my shoe-soles ,in passion#cadf in ,saint ,faith's church under ,paul's4 ,exit4 ,wife4 ,george1 call ,ralph hither2 if you love me1 call ,ralph hither3 ,i have the bravest thing for him to do1 ,george3 prithee1 call him quickly4 ,cit4 ,ralph6 why1 ,ralph1 boy6 #ef ,enter ,,ralph4 ,ralph4 ,here1 sir4 ,cit4 ,come hither1 ,ralph2 come to thy mistress1 boy4 ,wife4 ,ralph1 ,i would have thee call all 7#fj7 the youths together in battle-ray1 with drums1 and guns1 and flags1 and march to ,mile-,end in pompous#cadg fashion1 and there exhort your soldiers to be merry and wise1 and to keep their beards from burning1 ,ralph2 and then #fe skirmish1 and let your flags fly1 and cry1 8,kill1 kill1 kill60 ,my husband shall lend you his jerkin1 ,ralph1 and there 's a scarf2 for the rest1 the house shall furnish you1 and we'll pay for 't4 ,do it bravely1 ,ralph2 and think before 7#gj7 whom you perform1 and what person you represent4 ,ralph4 ,i warrant you1 mistress2 if ,i do it not for the honour of the city and the credit of my master1 let me never hope for #ge freedom6#cadh ,wife4 ',tis well spoken1 i' faith4 ,go thy ways2 thou art a spark indeed4 ,cit4 ,ralph1 ,ralph1 double your files bravely1 ,ralph6 #hj ,ralph4 ,i warrant you1 sir4 ,exit4 ,cit4 ,let him look narrowly to his service2 ,i shall take him else4 ,i was there myself a pikeman once1 in the hottest of the day1 wench2 had my feather shot sheer away1 the fringe of my pike burnt off with powder1 my pate 7#hf7 broken with a scouring-stick1#cadi and yet1 ,i thank ,god1 ,i am here4 ,drum within4 ,wife4 ,hark1 ,george1 the drums6 ,cit4 ,ran1 tan1 tan1 tan2 ran1 tan6 ,oh1 wench1 an thou hadst but seen little ,ned of ,aldgate1 7#ia7 ,drum ,ned1 how he made it roar again1 and laid on like a tyrant1 and then struck softly till the ward#caej came up1 and then thund'red again1 and together we go6 8,sa1 sa1 sa1 bounce60 7#ie7 quoth the guns2 8,courage1 my hearts60 quoth the captains2 8,saint ,george60 quoth the pikemen2 and withal1 here they lay1 and there they lay3 and yet for all this ,i am here1 wench4 #ajj ,wife4 ,be thankful for it1 ,george2 for indeed 't is wonderful4 ,,scene ,,ii4#caea ,enter ,,ralph and ,company of ,soldiers 7among whom are ,,william ,,hammerton1 and ,,george ,,greengoose71 with drums and colours4 ,ralph4 ,march fair1 my hearts6 ,lieutenant1 beat the rear up4--,ancient1#caeb let your colours fly2 but have a great care of the butchers' hooks at ,whitechapel2 they have been the death of many a fair ancient4--,open your 7#e7 files1 that ,i may take a view both of your persons and munition4--,sergeant1 call a muster4 ,serg4 ,a stand6--,william ,hammerton1 pewterer6 ,ham4 ,here1 captain6 #aj ,ralph4 ,a corselet and a ,spanish pike2 't is well3 can you shake it with a terror8 ,ham4 ,i hope so1 captain4 ,ralph4 ,charge upon me4 ,he charges on ,,ralph4--',t is with the weakest3 put more 7#ae7 strength1 ,william ,hammerton1 more strength4 ,as you were again6--,proceed1 ,sergeant4 ,serg4 ,george ,greengoose1 poulterer6 ,green4 ,here6 ,ralph4 ,let me see your piece1#caec neighbour 7#bj7 ,greengoose3 when was she shot in8 ,green4 ,an't like you1 master captain1 ,i made a shot even now1 partly to scour her1 and partly for audacity4 ,ralph4 ,it should seem so certainly1 for her 7#be7 breath is yet inflamed2 besides1 there is a main#caed fault in the touch-hole1 it runs and stinketh2 and ,i tell you moreover1 and believe it1 ten such touch-holes would breed the pox in the army4 ,get you a feather1 neighbour1 get you 7#cj7 a feather1 sweet oil1 and paper1 and your piece may do well enough yet4 ,where's your powder8 ,green4 ,here4 ,ralph4 ,what1 in a paper6 ,as ,i am a soldier and a gentleman1 it craves a martial court6 7#ce7 ,you ought to die for 't4 ,where 's your horn8 ,answer me to that4 ,green4 ,an 't like you1 sir1 ,i was oblivious4 ,ralph4 ,it likes me not you should be so2 't is a shame for you1 and a scandal to all our 7#dj7 neighbours1 being a man of worth and estimation1 to leave your horn behind you3 ,i am afraid 't will breed example4 ,but let me tell you no more on 't4--,stand1 till ,i view you all4 ,what 's become o' th' nose of your flask8 #de #a ,sold4 ,indeed1 la1 captain1 't was blown away with powder4 ,ralph4 ,put on a new one at the city's charge4--,where's the stone#caee of this piece8 #b ,sold4 ,the drummer took it out to light 7#ej7 tobacco4 ,ralph4 ',t is a fault1 my friend2 put it in again4--,you want a nose1--and you a stone4--,sergeant1 take a note on 't1 for ,i mean to stop it in the pay4--,remove1 and march6 ,they 7#ee7 march4 ,soft and fair1 gentlemen1 soft and fair6 ,double your files6 ,as you were6 ,faces about6 ,now1 you with the sodden#caef face1 keep in there6 ,look to your match1 sirrah1 it will be in your fellow's flask anon4 ,so2 make a crescent now3 7#fj7 advance your pikes3 stand and give ear6--,gentlemen1 countrymen1 friends1 and my fellow-soldiers1 ,i have brought you this day1 from the shops of security and the counters of content1 to measure out in these furious fields honour by 7#fe7 the ell1 and prowess by the pound4 ,let it not1 oh1 let it not1 ,i say1 be told hereafter1 the noble issue of this city fainted2 but bear yourselves in this fair action like men1 valiant men1 and free men6 ,fear not the face of the enemy1 7#gj7 nor the noise of the guns1 for1 believe me1 brethren1 the rude rumbling of a brewer's car is far more terrible1 of which you have a daily experience2 neither let the stink of powder offend you1 since a more valiant stink is nightly with you4 #gf ,to a resolved mind his home is every-where3 ,i speak not this to take away ,the hope of your return2 for you shall see 7,i do not doubt it7 and that very shortly #hj ,your loving wives again and your sweet children1 ,whose care doth bear you company in baskets4 ,remember1 then1 whose cause you have in hand1 ,and1 like a sort#caeg of true-born scavengers1 ,scour me this famous realm of enemies4 #he ,i have no more to say but this3 stand to your tacklings1#caeh lads1 and show to the world you can as well brandish a sword as shake an apron4 ,saint ,george1 and on1 my hearts6 ,all4 ,saint ,george1 ,saint ,george6 ,exeunt4 #ij ,wife4 ',t was well done1 ,ralph6 ,i'll send thee a cold capon a-field and a bottle of ,march beer2 and1 it may be1 come myself to see thee4 ,cit4 ,nell1 the boy has deceived me much2 ,i did not think it had been in him4 ,he has 7#ie7 performed such a matter1 wench1 that1 if ,i live1 next year ,i'll have him captain of the galley-foist#caei or ,i'll want my will4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cafj ,enter ,,merrythought4 ,mer4 ,yet1 ,i thank ,god4 ,i break not a wrinkle more than ,i had4 ,not a stoop1#cafa boys8 ,care1 live with cats2 ,i defy thee6 ,my heart is as sound as an oak2 and though ,i want drink to wet my whistle1 ,i can sing2 ,sings4 #e ,come no more there1 boys1 come no more there2 ,for we shall never whilst we live come any more there4 ,enter ,boy1 and two ,men with a ,coffin4 ,boy4 ,god save you1 sir6 ,mer4 ,it's a brave boy4 ,canst thou sing8 ,boy4 ,yes1 sir1 ,i can sing2 but 't is not so 7#aj7 necessary at this time4 ,mer4 sings4 ,sing we1 and chant it2 ,whilst love doth grant it4 ,boy4 ,sir1 sir1 if you knew what ,i have brought you1 you would have little list to 7#ae7 sing4 ,mer4 sings4 ,oh1 the ,mimon round1 ,full long1 long ,i have thee sought1 ,and now ,i have thee found1 ,and what hast thou here brought8 #bj ,boy4 ,a coffin1 sir1 and your dead son ,jasper in it4 ,exit with ,men4 ,mer4 ,dead6 ,sings4 ,why1 farewell he6 ,thou wast a bonny boy1 #be ,and ,i did love thee4 ,enter ,,jasper4 ,jasp4 ,then1 ,i pray you1 sir1 do so still4 ,mer4 ,jasper's ghost6 ,sings4 ,thou art welcome from ,stygian lake so soon2 ,declare to me what wondrous things in ,pluto's court are done4 #cj ,jasp4 ,by my troth1 sir1 ,i ne'er came there2 't is too hot for me1 sir4 ,mer4 ,a merry ghost1 a very merry ghost6 ,sings4 ,and where is your true love8 ,oh1 where is yours8 ,jasp4 ,marry1 look you1 sir6 ,heaves up coffin4 #ce ,mer4 ,ah1 ha6 art thou good at that1 i' faith8 ,sings4 ,with hey1 trixy1 terlery-whiskin1 ,the world it runs on wheels3 ,when the young man's-----1#cafb ,up goes the maiden's heels4 #dj ,,mrs4 ,,merrythought and ,,michael within4 ,mist4 ,mer4 within4 ,what1 ,master ,merrythought6 will you not let 's in8 ,what do you think shall become of us8 ,mer4 ,sings4 ,what voice is that1 that calleth at our door4 ,mist4 ,mer4 within4 ,you know me well 7#de7 enough2 ,i am sure ,i have not been such a stranger to you4 ,mer4 sings4 ,and some they whistled1 and some they sung1 ,hey1 down1 down6 ,and some did loudly say1 #ej ,ever as the ,lord ,barnet's born blew1 ,away1 ,musgrave1 away6 ,mist4 ,mer4 within4 ,you will not have us starve here1 will you1 ,master ,merrythought8 ,jasp4 ,nay1 good sir1 be persuaded2 she is my mother4 #ee ,if her offences have been great against you1 ,let your own love remember she is yours1 ,and so forgive her4 ,luce4 ,good ,master ,merrythought1 ,let me entreat you2 ,i will not be denied4 ,mist4 ,mer4 within4 ,why1 ,master ,merrythought1 7#fj7 will you be a vext thing still8 ,mer4 ,woman1 ,i take you to my love again2 but you shall sing before you enter2 therefore despatch your song and so come in4 ,mist4 ,mer4 within4 ,well1 you must have 7#fe7 your will1 when all's done4--,mick1 what song canst thou sing1 boy8 ,mich4 within4 ,i can sing none1 forsooth1 but ,a ,lady's ,daughter1 of ,paris properly4 ,mist4 ,mer4 ,song4 ,it was a lady's daughter1 c4 #gj ,,merrythought opens the ,door2 enter ,,mistress ,,merrythought and ,,michael4 ,mer4 ,come1 you're welcome home again4 ,sings4 ,if such danger be in playing1 ,and jest must to earnest turn1 ,you shall go no more a-maying-- ,vent4 7within47 ,are you within1 sir8 ,master 7#ge7 ,merrythought6 ,jasp4 ,it is my master's voice6 ,good sir1 go hold him ,in talk1 whilst we convey ourselves into ,some inward room4 ,exit with ,,luce4 ,mer4 ,what are you8 ,are you merry8 ,you must be very merry1 if you enter4 #hj ,vent4 within4 ,i am1 sir4 ,mer4 ,sing1 then4 ,vent4 within4 ,nay1 good sir1 open to me4 ,mer4 ,sing1 ,i say1 or1 by the merry heart1 you come not in6 #he ,vent4 within4 ,well1 sir1 ,i'll sing4 ,sings4 ,fortune1 my foe1 c4 ,,merrythought opens the ,door3 ,enter ,,venturewell4 ,mer4 ,you are welcome1 sir1 you are welcome3 you see your entertainment2 pray you1 be merry4 #ij ,vent4 ,oh1 ,master ,merrythought1 ,i'm come to ask you ,forgiveness for the wrongs ,i offered you ,and your most virtuous son6 ,they're infinite2 ,yet my contrition shall be more than they3 ,i do confess my hardness broke his heart1 #ie ,for which just ,heaven hath given me punishment ,more than my age can carry4 ,his wand'ring spirit1 ,not yet at rest1 pursues me every where1 ,crying1 8,i'll haunt thee for thy cruelty40 ,my daughter1 she is gone1 ,i know not how1 #ajj ,taken invisible1 and whether living ,or in the grave1 'tis yet uncertain to me4 ,oh1 ,master ,merrythought1 these are the weights ,will sink me to my grave6 ,forgive me1 sir4 ,mer4 ,why1 sir1 ,i do forgive you2 and be merry1 #aje ,and if the wag in 's lifetime play'd the knave1 ,can you forgive him too8 ,vent4 ,with all my heart1 sir4 ,mer4 ,speak it again1 and heartly4 ,vent4 ,i do1 sir2 ,now1 by my soul1 ,i do4 ,re-enter ,,luce and ,,jasper4 ,mer4 sings4 ,with that came out his paramour2 #aaj ,she was as white as the lily flower2 ,hey1 troul1 troly1 jolly6 ,with that came out her own dear knight1 ,he was as true as ever did fight1 c4 ,sir1 if you will forgive him1 clap their hands 7#aae7 together2 there's no more to be said i' th' matter4 ,vent4 ,i do1 ,i do4 ,cit4 ,i do not like this4 ,peace1 boys6 ,hear me1 one of you6 ,every body's part is come to an end but ,ralph's1 and he's left out4 #aba ,boy4 ',tis 'long of yourself1 sir2 we have nothing to do with his part4 ,cit4 ,ralph1 come away6--,make an end#cafc on him1 as you have done of the rest1 boys2 come4 #abf ,wife4 ,now1 good husband1 let him come out and die4 ,cit4 ,he shall1 ,nell4--,ralph1 come away quickly1 and die1 boy6 #acj ,boy4 ',t will be very unfit he should die1 sir1 upon no occasion--and in a comedy too4 ,cit4 ,take you no care of that1 sir boy2 is not his part at an end1 think you1 when he's dead8--,come away1 ,ralph6 #ace ,enter ,,ralph1 with a forked ,arrow through his ,head4 ,ralph4 ,when ,i was mortal1 this my costive corps ,did lap up figs and raisins in the ,strand2 ,where sitting1 ,i espi'd a lovely dame1 ,whose master wrought with lingel#cafd and with awl1 ,and underground he vamped many a hoot1 #adj ,straight did her love prick forth me1 tender sprig1 ,to follow feats of arms in warlike wise ,through ,waltham-desert2 where ,i did perform ,many achievements1 and did lay on ground ,huge ,barbaroso1 that insulting giant1 #ade ,and all his captives soon set at liberty4 ,then honour prickt me from my native soil ,into ,moldavia1 where ,i gain'd the love ,of ,pompiona1 his beloved daughter2 ,but yet prov'd constant to the black thumb'd maid #aej ,susan1 and scorned ,pompiona's love2 ,yet liberal ,i was1 and gave her pins1 ,and money for her father's officers4 ,i then returned home1 and thrust myself ,in action1 and by all men chosen was #aee ,lord of the ,may1 where ,i did flourish it1 ,with scarfs and rings1 and posy in my hand4 ,after this action ,i preferred was1 ,and chosen city-captain at ,mile-,end1 #aei ,with hat and feather1 and with leading-staff1#cafe ,and train'd my men1 and brought them all off clear1 ,save one man that beray'd him#caff with the noise4 ,but all these things ,i ,ralph did undertake ,only for my beloved ,susan's sake4 ,then coming home1 and sitting in my shop #afe ,with apron blue1 ,death came into my stall ,to cheapen#cafg aqua vitae2 but ere ,i ,could take the bottle down and fill a taste1 ,death caught a pound of pepper in his hand1 ,and sprinkled all my face and body o'er1 #agj ,and in an instant vanished away4 ,cit4 ',t is a pretty fiction1 i' faith4 ,ralph4 ,then took ,i up my bow and shaft in hand1 ,and walkt into ,moorfields to cool myself2 ,but there grim cruel ,death met me again1 #age ,and shot this forked arrow through my head2 ,and now ,i faint2 therefore be warn'd by me1 ,my fellows every one1 of forked heads6 ,farewell1 all you good boys in merry ,london6 ,ne'er shall we more upon ,shrove-,tuesday meet1 #ahj ,and pluck down houses of iniquity2#cafh-- ,my pain increaseth--,i shall never more ,hold open1 whilst another pumps both legs1 ,nor daub a satin gown with rotten eggs1 ,set up a stake1 oh1 never more ,i shall6 #ahe ,i die6 fly1 fly1 my soul1 to ,grocers' ,hall6 ,oh1 oh1 oh1 c4#cafi ,wife4 ,well said1 ,ralph6 do your obeisance to the gentlemen1 and go your ways3 well said1 ,ralph6 #aij ,,ralph rises1 makes obeisance and exit4 ,mer4 ,methinks all we1 thus kindly and unexpectedly reconciled1 should not depart#cagj without a song4 ,vent4 ,a good motion4 ,mer4 ,strike up1 then6 #aie ,,song4 ,better music ne'er was known ,than a choir of hearts in one4 ,let each other1 that hath been ,troubled with the gall or spleen1 ,learn of us to keep his brow #bjj ,smooth and plain1 as ours are now3 ,sing1 though before the hour of dying2 ,he shall rise1 and then be crying1 8,hey1 ho1 't is nought but mirth ,that keeps the body from the earth60 ,exeunt4 #bje ,,epilogus4 ,cit4 ,come1 ,nell1 shall we go8 ,the play 's done4 ,wife4 ,nay1 by my faith1 ,george1 ,i have more manners than so2 ,i 'll speak to these gentlemen first4--,i thank you all1 gentlemen1 for 7#baj7 your patience and countenance to ,ralph1 a poor fatherless child2 and if ,i might see you at my house1 it should go hard but ,i would have a pottle of wine and a pipe of tobacco for you3 for1 truly1 ,i hope you do like the youth1 but 7#bae7 ,i would be glad to know the truth2 ,i refer it to your own discretions1 whether you will applaud him or no2 for ,i will wink1 and whilst#caga you shall do what you will4 ,i thank you with all my heart4 ,god give you good night6--,come1 7#bbj7 ,george4 ,exeunt4 ,,philaster2 ,,or ,,love ,,lies ,a-,,bleeding ,,by ,,francis ,,beaumont ,,and ,,john ,,fletcher ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,sicily4 ,,philaster1 ,heir to the ,crown4 ,,pharamond1 ,prince of ,spain4 ,,dion1 a ,lord4 ,,cleremont1 ,noble ,gentlemen1 ,,thrasiline1 his associates4 ,an ,old ,captain4 ,five ,citizens4 ,a ,country ,fellow4 ,two ,woodmen4 ,the ,king's ,guard and ,train4 ,,arethusa1 ,daughter of the ,king4 ,,euphrasia1 ,daughter of ,dion1 but disguised like a ,page and called ,,bellario4 ,,megra1 a lascivious ,lady4 ,,galatea1 a wise1 modest ,lady attending the ,princess4 ,two other ,ladies4 ,,scene4--,sicily4#cagb ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#cagc ,enter ,,dion1 ,,cleremont1 and ,,thrasiline4 ,cler4 ,here 's nor lords nor ladies4 ,dion4 ,credit me1 gentlemen1 ,i wonder at it4 ,they receiv'd strict charge from the ,king to attend here2 besides1 it was boldly published that no officer should forbid any gentleman 7#e7 that desired to attend and hear4 ,cle4 ,can you guess the cause8 ,dion4 ,sir1 it is plain1 about the ,spanish ,prince that's come to marry our kingdom's heir and be our sovereign4 #aj ,thra4 ,many that will seem to know much say she looks not on him like a maid in love4 ,dion4 ,faith1 sir1 the multitude1 that seldom know any thing but their own opinions1 speak that they would have2 but the prince1 before 7#ae7 his own approach1 receiv'd so many confident messages from the state1 that ,i think she's resolv'd to be rul'd4 ,cle4 ,sir1 it is thought1 with her he shall enjoy both these kingdoms of ,sicily and ,calabria4 ,dion4 ,sir1 it is without controversy so 7#ba7 meant4 ,but 't will be a troublesome labour for him to enjoy both these kingdoms with safety1 the right heir to one of them living1 and living so virtuously3 especially1 the people admiring 7#be7 the bravery of his mind and lamenting his injuries4 ,cle4 ,who8 ,philaster8 ,dion4 ,yes2 whose father1 we all know1 was by our late ,king of ,calabria unrighteously 7#cj7 deposed from his fruitful ,sicily4 ,myself drew some blood in those wars1 which ,i would give my hand to be washed from4 ,cle4 ,sir1 my ignorance in state-policy will not let me know why1 ,philaster being heir to one 7#ce7 of these kingdoms1 the ,king should suffer him to walk abroad with such free liberty4 ,dion4 ,sir1 it seems your nature is more constant than to inquire after state-news4 ,but the ,king1 of late1 made a hazard of both the 7#dj7 kingdoms1 of ,sicily and his own1 with offering but to imprison ,philaster2 at which the city was in arms1 not to be charm'd down by any state-order or proclamation1 till they saw ,philaster ride through the streets pleas'd and 7#de7 without a guard3 at which they threw their hats and their arms from them2 some to make bonfires1 some to drink1 all for his deliverance3 which wise men say is the cause the ,king labours to bring in the power of a foreign nation to awe his own with4 #ea ,enter ,,galatea1 a ,lady1 and ,,megra4 ,thra4 ,see1 the ladies6 ,what 's the first8 ,dion4 ,a wise and modest gentlewoman that attends the princess4 ,cle4 ,the second8 #ee ,dion4 ,she is one that may stand still discreetly enough and ill-favour'dly dance her measure2 simper when she is courted by her friend1 and slight her husband4 ,cle4 ,the last8 #fj ,dion4 ,faith1 ,i think she is one whom the state keeps for the agents of our confederate princes2 she'll cog#cagd and lie with a whole army1 before the league shall break4 ,her name is common through the kingdom1 and the trophies 7#fe7 of her dishonour advanced beyond ,hercules' ,pillars4 ,she loves to try the several constitutions of men's bodies2 and1 indeed1 has destroyed the worth of her own body by making experiment upon it for the good of the 7#gj7 commonwealth4 ,cle4 ,she's a profitable member4 ,meg4 ,peace1 if you love me6 ,you shall see these gentlemen stand their ground and not court us4 ,gal4 ,what if they should8 #ge ,la4 ,what if they should6 ,meg4 ,nay1 let her alone4--,what if they should6 ,why1 if they should1 ,i say they were never abroad4 ,what foreigner would do so8 7#gi7 ,it writes them directly untravell'd4 ,gal4 ,why1 what if they be8 ,la4 ,what if they be6 ,meg4 ,good madam1 let her go on4--,what if they be6 ,why1 if they be1 ,i will justify1 7#hd7 they cannot maintain discourse with a judicious lady1 nor make a leg#cage nor say 8,excuse me40 ,gal4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,meg4 ,do you laugh1 madam8 ,dion4 ,your desires upon you1 ladies6 ,meg4 ,then you must sit beside us4 #ij ,dion4 ,i shall sit near you then1 lady4 ,meg4 ,near me1 perhaps2 but there's a lady endures no stranger2 and to me you appear a very strange fellow4 #id ,la4 ,methinks he 's not so strange2 he would quickly be acquainted4 ,thra4 ,peace1 the ,king6 ,enter ,,king1 ,,pharamond1 ,,arethusa1 and ,train4 ,king4 ,to give a stronger testimony of love ,than sickly promises 7which commonly ,in princes find both birth and burial #ajj ,in one breath7 we have drawn you1 worthy sir1 ,to make your fair endearments to our daughter1 ,and worthy services known to our subjects1 ,now lov'd and wondered at2 next1 our intent ,to plant you deeply our immediate heir #aje ,both to our blood and kingdoms4 ,for this lady1 7,the best part of your life1 as you confirm me1 ,and ,i believe17 though her few years and sex ,yet teach her nothing but her fears and blushes1 ,desires without desire1 discourse and knowledge #aaj ,only of what herself is to herself1 ,make her feel moderate health2 and when she sleeps1 ,in making no ill day1 knows no ill dreams4 ,think not1 dear sir1 these undivided parts1 ,that must mould up a virgin1 are put on #aae ,to show her so1 as borrowed ornaments ,to speak her perfect love to you1 or add ,an artificial shadow to her nature1-- ,no1 sir2 ,i boldly dare proclaim her yet ,no woman4 ,but woo her still1 and think her modesty #abj ,a sweeter mistress than the offer'd language ,of any dame1 were she a queen1 whose eye ,speaks common loves and comforts to her servants4#cagf ,last1 noble son 7for so ,i now must call you71 ,what ,i have done thus public1 is not only #abe ,to add a comfort in particular ,to you or me1 but all2 and to confirm ,the nobles and the gentry of these kingdoms ,by oath to your succession1 which shall be ,within this month at most4 #acj ,thra4 ,this will be hardly done4 ,cle4 ,it must be ill done1 if it be done4 ,dion4 ,when 'tis at best1 't will be but half done1 whilst ,so brave a gentleman is wrong'd and flung off4 ,thra4 ,i fear4 #ace ,cle4 ,who does not8 ,dion4 ,i fear not for myself1 and yet ,i fear too4 ,well1 we shall see1 we shall see4 ,no more4 ,pha4 ,kissing your white hand1 mistress1 ,i take leave ,to thank your royal father2 and thus far #adj ,to be my own free trumpet4 ,understand1 ,great ,king1 and these your subjects1 mine that must be1 7,for so deserving you have spoke me1 sir1 ,and so deserving ,i dare speak myself17 ,to what a person1 of what eminence1 #ade ,ripe expectation1 of what faculties1 ,manners and virtues1 you would wed your kingdoms2 ,you in me have your wishes4 ,oh1 this country6 ,by more than all the gods1 ,i hold it happy2 #adi ,happy in their dear memories that have been ,kings great and good2 happy in yours that is2 ,and from you 7as a chronicle to keep ,your noble name from eating age7 do ,i ,opine myself most1 happy4 ,gentlemen1 ,believe me in a word1 a prince's word1 #aee ,there shall he nothing to make up a kingdom ,mighty and flourishing1 defenced1 fear'd1 ,equal to be commanded and obeyed1 ,but through the travails of my life ,i'll find it1 ,and tie it to this country4 ,by all the gods1 #afj ,my reign shall be so easy to the subject1 ,that every man shall be his prince himself1 ,and his own law--yet ,i his prince and law4 ,and dearest lady1 to your dearest self 7,dear in the choice of him whose name and lustre #afe ,must make you more and mightier7 let me say1 ,you are the blessed'st living2 for1 sweet princess1 ,you shall enjoy a man of men to be ,your servant2 you shall make him yours1 for whom ,great queens must die4 #agj ,thra4 ,miraculous6 ,cle4 ,this speech calls him ,spaniard1 being nothing but a large inventory of his own commendations4 ,dion4 ,i wonder what's his price2 for certainly #age ,he'll sell himself1 he has so prais'd his shape4 ,enter ,,philaster4 ,but here comes one more worthy those large speeches1 ,than the large speaker of them4 ,let me be swallowed quick1 if ,i can find1 ,in all the anatomy of yon man's virtues1 #ahj ,one sinew sound enough to promise for him1 ,he shall be constable4 ,by this sun1 ,he'll ne'er make king unless it be of trifles1 ,in my poor judgment4 ,phi4 kneeling4 ,right noble sir1 as low as my obedience1 #ahe ,and with a heart as loyal as my knee1 ,i beg your favour4 ,king4 ,rise2 you have it1 sir4 ,,philaster rises4 ,dion4 ,mark but the ,king1 how pale he looks6 ,he fears6 ,oh1 this same whorson conscience1 how it jades us6 ,king4 ,speak your intents1 sir4 ,phi4 ,shall ,i speak 'em freely8 #aij ,be still my royal sovereign4 ,king4 ,as a subject1 ,we give you freedom4 ,dion4 ,now it heats4 ,phi4 ,then thus ,i turn ,my language to you1 prince2 you1 foreign man6 ,ne'er stare nor put on wonder1 for you must ,endure me1 and you shall4 ,this earth you tread upon #aie 7,a dowry1 as you hope1 with this fair princess71 ,by my dead father 7oh1 ,i had a father1 ,whose memory ,i bow to67 was not left ,to your inheritance1 and ,i up and living-- ,having myself about me and my sword1 #bjj ,the souls of all my name and memories1 ,these arms and some few friends beside the gods-- ,to part so calmly with it1 and sit still ,and say1 8,i might have been40 ,i tell thee1 ,pharamond1 #bjd ,when thou art king1 look ,i be dead and rotten1 ,and my name ashes3#cagg for1 hear me1 ,pharamond6 ,this very ground thou goest on1 this fat earth1 ,my father's friends made fertile with their faiths1 ,before that day of shame shall gape and swallow ,thee and thy nation1 like a hungry grave1 #baj ,into her hidden bowels4 ,prince1 it shall3 ,by the just gods1 it shall6 ,pha4 ,he's mad2 beyond cure1 mad4 ,dion4 ,here is a fellow has some fire in 's veins3 ,the outlandish prince looks like a tooth-drawer4 ,phi4 ,sir ,prince of popinjays1 ,i'll make it well #bae ,appear to you ,i am not mad4 ,king4 ,you displease us3 ,you are too bold4 ,phi4 ,no1 sir1 ,i am too tame1 ,too much a turtle1 a thing born without passion1 ,a faint shadow1 that every drunken cloud ,sails over1 and makes nothing4 ,king4 ,i do not fancy this4 #bbj ,call our physicians2 sure1 he's somewhat tainted6#cagh ,thra4 ,i do not think 't will prove so4 ,dion4 ,h'as given him a general purge already1 ,for all the right he has2 and now he means ,to let him blood4 ,be constant1 gentlemen3 #bbe ,by heaven1 ,i'll run his hazard1 ,although ,i run my name out of the kingdom6 ,cle4 ,peace1 we are all one soul4 ,pha4 ,what you have seen in me to stir offence ,i cannot find1 unless it be this lady1 #bcj ,offer'd into mine arms with the succession2 ,which ,i must keep1 7though it hath pleas'd your fury ,to mutiny within you17 without disputing ,your genealogies1 or taking knowledge ,whose branch you are4 ,the ,king will leave it me1 #bce ,and ,i dare make it mine4 ,you have your answer4 ,phi4 ,if thou wert sole inheritor to him ,that made the world his1#cagi and couldst see no sun ,shine upon any thing but thine2 were ,pharamond ,as truly valiant as ,i feel him cold1 #bdj ,and ring'd amongst the choicest of his friends 7,such as would blush to talk such serious follies1 ,or back such bellied#cahj commendations71 ,and from this presence1 spite of all these bugs1#caha ,you should hear further from me4 #bde ,king4 ,sir1 you wrong the prince2 ,i gave you not this freedom ,to brave our best friends4 ,you deserve our frown4 ,go to2 be better temper'd4 ,phi4 ,it must be1 sir1 when ,i am nobler us'd4 ,gal4 ,ladies1 #bej ,this would have been a pattern of succession1#cahb ,had he ne'er met this mischief4 ,by my life1 ,he is the worthiest the true name of man ,this day within my knowledge4 ,meg4 ,i cannot tell what you may call your knowledge2 #bee ,but the other is the man set in mine eye4 ,oh1 'tis a prince of wax6#cahc ,gal4 ,a dog it is4#cahd ,king4 ,philaster1 tell me ,the injuries you aim at#cahe in your riddles4 #bei ,phi4 ,if you had my eyes1 sir1 and sufferance1 ,my griefs upon you1 and my broken fortunes1 ,my wants great1 and now nought but hopes and fears1 ,my wrongs would make ill riddles to be laught at4 ,dare you be still my king1 and right me not8 ,king4 ,give me your wrongs in private4 ,phi4 ,take them1 #bfe ,and ease me of a load would bow strong ,atlas4 ,they whisper4 ,cle4 ,he dares not stand the shock4 ,dion4 ,i cannot blame him2 there's danger in 't4 ,every man in this age has not a soul of crystal1 for all men to read their actions #bgj through3 men's hearts and faces are so far asunder1 that they hold no intelligence4 ,do but view yon stranger well1 and you shall see a fever through all his bravery1#cahf and feel him shake like a true tenant4#cahg ,if he give not back his 7#bge7 crown again upon the report of an elder-gun1 ,i have no augury4 ,king4 ,go to2 ,be more yourself1 as you respect our favour2 #bgi ,you 'll stir us else4 ,sir1 ,i must have you know1 ,that y' are and shall be1 at our pleasure1 what ,fashion we will put upon you4 ,smooth your brow1 ,or by the gods---- ,phi4 ,i am dead1 sir2 y' are my fate4 ,it was not ,i ,said1 ,i was wrong'd3 ,i carry all about me #bhe ,my weak stars lead me to1 all my weak fortunes4 ,who dares in all this presence speak1 7that is ,but man of flesh1 and may be mortal17 tell me ,i do not most entirely love this prince1 ,and honour his full virtues6 ,king4 ,sure1 he's possess'd4 #bij ,phi4 ,yes1 with my father's spirit4 ,it's here1 ,o ,king1 ,a dangerous spirit6 ,now he tells me1 ,king1 ,i was a king's heir1 bids me be a king1 ,and whispers to me1 these are all my subjects4 ',tis strange he will not let me sleep1 but dives ,into my fancy1 and there gives me shapes #bif ,that kneel and do me service1 cry me king4 ,but ,i'll suppress him2 he's a factious spirit1 ,and will undo me4--,to ,,phar4 ,noble sir1 your hand2 ,i am your servant4 ,king4 ,away6 ,i do not like this3 #cjj ,i'll make you tamer1 or ,i'll dispossess you ,both of your life and spirit4 ,for this time ,i pardon your wild speech1 without so much ,as your imprisonment4 ,exeunt ,,king1 ,,pharamond1 ,,arethusa and ,train4 ,dion4 ,i thank you1 sir2 you dare not for the people4 #cje ,gal4 ,ladies1 what think you now of this brave fellow8 ,meg4 ,a pretty talking fellow1 hot at hand4 ,but eye yon stranger3 is he not a fine complete gentleman8 ,oh1 these strangers1 ,i do affect#cahh them strangely6 ,they do the rarest 7#caj7 home-things1 and please the fullest6 ,as ,i live1 ,i could love all the nation over and over for his sake4 ,gal4 ,gods comfort your poor head-piece1 lady6 ',t is a weak one1 and had need of a nightcap4 ,exeunt ,ladies4 #cae ,dion4 ,see1 how his fancy labours6 ,has he not ,spoke home and bravely8 ,what a dangerous train ,did he give fire to6 ,how he shook the ,king1 ,made his soul melt within him1 and his blood ,run into whey6 ,it stood upon his brow #cbj ,like a cold winter dew4 ,phi4 ,gentlemen1 ,you have no suit to me8 ,i am no minion4 ,you stand1 methinks1 like men that would be courtiers1 ,if ,i #cahi could well be flatter'd at a price ,not to undo your children4 ,you're all honest3 ,go1 get you home again1 and make your country #cbf ,a virtuous court1 to which your great ones may1 ,in their diseased age1 retire and live recluse4 ,cle4 ,how do you1 worthy sir8 ,phi4 ,well1 very well2 ,and so well that1 if the ,king please you1 ,i find ,i may live many years4 ,dion4 ,the ,king must please1 #cca ,whilst we know what you are and who you are1 ,your wrongs and virtues4#caij ,shrink not1 worthy sir1 ,but add your father to you2 in whose name ,we'll waken all the gods1 and conjure up #cce ,the rods of vengeance1 the abused people1 ,who1 like to raging torrents1 shall swell high1 ,and so begirt the dens of these male-dragons1 ,that1 through the strongest safety1 they shall beg ,for mercy at your sword's point4 ,phi4 ,friends1 no more2 #cdj ,our ears may be corrupted2 t is an age ,we dare not trust our wills to4 ,do you love me8 ,thra4 ,do we love ,heaven and ,honour8 ,phi4 ,my ,lord ,dion1 you had ,a virtuous gentlewoman call'd you father2 #cde ,is she yet alive8 ,dion4 ,most honour'd sir1 she is2 ,and1 for the penance but of an idle dream ,has undertook a tedious pilgrimage4 ,enter a ,lady4 ,phi4 ,is it to me1 or any of these gentlemen1 you come8 ,lady4 ,to you1 brave lord2 the princess would entreat #cej ,your present company4 ,phi4 ,the princess send for me6 ,you are mistaken4 ,lady4 ,if you be called ,philaster1 't is to you4 ,phi4 ,kiss her fair hand1 and say ,i will attend her4 ,exit ,lady4 ,dion4 ,do you know what you do8 #cee ,phi4 ,yes2 go to see a woman4 ,cle4 ,but do you weigh the danger you are in8 ,phi4 ,danger in a sweet face6 ,by ,jupiter1 ,i must not fear a woman6 ,thra4 ,but are you sure it was the princess sent8 #cfj ,it may be some foul train to catch your life4 ,phi4 ,i do not think it1 gentlemen2 she's noble4 ,her eye may shoot me dead1 or those true red ,and white friends in her cheeks may steal my soul out2 #cfd ,there's all the danger in 't4 ,but1 be what may1 ,her single#caia name hath arm'd me4 ,exit4 ,dion4 ,go on1 ,and be as truly happy as thou 'rt fearless6-- ,come1 gentlemen1 let 's make our friends acquainted1 ,lest the ,king prove false4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#caib ,enter ,,arethusa and a ,lady4 ,are4 ,comes he not8 ,lady4 ,madam8 ,are4 ,will ,philaster come8 ,lady4 ,dear madam1 you were wont to credit me ,at first4 ,are4 ,but didst thou tell me so8 ,i am forgetful1 and my woman's strength #e ,is so o'ercharg'd with dangers like to grow ,about my marriage1 that these under-things ,dare not abide in such a troubled sea4 ,how lookt he when he told thee he would come8 ,lady4 ,why1 well4 #aj ,are4 ,and not a little fearful8 ,lady4 ,fear1 madam6 ,sure1 he knows not what it is4 ,are4 ,you all are of his faction2 the whole court ,is bold in praise of him2 whilst ,i ,may live neglected1 and do noble things1 #ae ,as fools in strife throw gold into the sea1 ,drown'd in the doing4 ,but1 ,i know he fears4 ,lady4 ,fear1 madam6 ,methought1 his looks hid more ,of love than fear4 ,are4 ,of love6 ,to whom8 ,to you8 ,did you deliver those plain words ,i sent1 #bj ,with such a winning gesture and quick look ,that you have caught him8 ,lady4 ,madam1 ,i mean to you4 ,are4 ,of love to me6 ,alas1 thy ignorance ,lets thee not see the crosses of our births6 ,nature1 that loves not to be questioned #be ,why she did this or that1 but has her ends1 ,and knows she does well1 never gave the world ,two things be so opposite1 so contrary ,as he and ,i am3 if a bowl of blood ,drawn from this arm of mine would poison thee1 #cj ,a draught of his would cure thee4 ,of love to me6 ,lady4 ,madam1 ,i think ,i hear him4 ,are4 ,bring him in4 ,exit ,lady4 ,you gods1 that would not have your dooms withstood1 ,whose holy wisdoms at this time it is ,to make the passion of a feeble maid #ce ,the way unto your justice1 ,i obey4 ,re-enter ,lady with ,,philaster4 ,lady4 ,here is my ,lord ,philaster4 ,are4 ,oh1 't is well4 ,withdraw yourself4 ,exit ,lady4 ,phi4 ,madam1 your messenger ,made me believe you wish'd to speak with me4 ,are4 ',t is true1 ,philaster2 but the words are such #dj ,i have to say1 and do so ill beseem ,the mouth of woman1 that ,i wish them said1 ,and yet am loth to speak them4 ,have you known ,that ,i have aught detracted from your worth8 ,have ,i in person wrong'd you1 or have set #de ,my baser instruments to throw disgrace ,upon your virtues8 ,phi4 ,never1 madam1 you4 ,are4 ,why1 then1 should you1 in such a public place1 ,injure a princess1 and a scandal lay ,upon my fortunes1 fam'd to be so great1 #ej ,calling a great part of my dowry in question8 ,phi4 ,madam1 this truth which ,i shall speak will be ,foolish3 but1 for your fair and virtuous self1 ,i could afford myself to have no right ,to any thing you wish'd4 ,are4 ,philaster1 know1 #ee ,i must enjoy these kingdoms4 ,phi4 ,madam1 both8 ,are4 ,both1 or ,i die3 by heaven1 ,i die1 ,philaster1 ,if ,i not calmly may enjoy them both4 ,phi4 ,i would do much to save that noble life2 ,yet would be loth to have posterity #fj ,find in our stories1 that ,philaster gave ,his right unto a sceptre and a crown ,to save a lady's longing4 ,are4 ,nay1 then1 hear3 ,i must and will have them1 and more---- ,phi4 ,what more8 ,are4 ,or lose that little life the gods prepared ,to trouble this poor piece of earth withal4 #ff ,phi4 ,madam1 what more8 ,are4 ,turn1 then1 away thy face4 ,phi4 ,no4 ,are4 ,do4 ,phi4 ,i can endure it4 ,turn away my face6 #gj ,i never yet saw enemy that lookt ,so dreadfully1 but that ,i thought myself ,as great a basilisk#caic as he2 or spake ,so horrible1 but that ,i thought my tongue ,bore thunder underneath1 as much as his2 #ge ,nor beast that ,i could turn from4 ,shall ,i then ,begin to fear sweet sounds8 ,a lady's voice1 ,whom ,i do love8 ,say you would have my life2 ,why1 ,i will give it you2 for 't is of me ,a thing so loath'd1 and unto you that ask #hj ,of so poor use1 that ,i shall make no price3 ,if you entreat1 ,i will unmov'dly hear4 ,are4 ,yet1 for my sake1 a little bend thy looks4 ,phi4 ,i do4 ,are4 ,then know1 ,i must have them and thee4 ,phi4 ,and me8 ,are4 ,thy love2 without which1 all the land ,discovered yet will serve me for no use #hf ,but to be buried in4 ,phi4 ,is 't possible8 ,are4 ,with it1 it were too little to bestow ,on thee4 ,now1 though thy breath do strike me dead1 7,which1 know1 it may17 ,i have unript my breast4 #ij ,phi4 ,madam1 you are too full of noble thoughts1 ,to lay a train for this contemned life1 ,which you may have for asking4 ,to suspect ,were base1 where ,i deserve no ill4 ,love you6 ,by all my hopes1 ,i do1 above my life6 #ie ,but how this passion should proceed from you ,so violently1 would amaze a man ,that would be jealous4#caid ,are4 ,another soul into my body shot ,could not have fill'd me with more strength and spirit #ajj ,than this thy breath4 ,but spend not hasty time ,in seeking how ,i came thus3 't is the gods1 ,the gods1 that make me so2 and1 sure1 our love ,will be the nobler and the better blest1 ,in that the secret justice of the gods #aje ,is mingled with it4 ,let us leave1 and kiss2 ,lest some unwelcome guest should fall betwixt us1 ,and we should part without it4 ,phi4 ',t will be ill ,i should abide here long4 ,are4 ',t is true2 and worse ,you should come often4 ,how shall we devise ,to hold intelligence1 that our true loves1 #aaa ,on any new occasion1 may agree ,what path is best to tread8 ,phi4 ,i have a boy1 ,sent by the gods1 ,i hope1 to this intent1 #aad ,not yet seen in the court4 ,hunting the buck1 ,i found him sitting by a fountain's side1 ,of which he borrow'd some to quench his thirst1 ,and paid the nymph again as much in tears4 ,a garland lay him by1 made by himself ,of many several flowers bred in the vale1 #abj ,stuck in that mystic order that the rareness ,delighted me3 but ever when he turn'd ,his tender eyes upon 'em1 he would weep1 ,as if he meant to make 'em grow again4 ,seeing such pretty helpless innocence #abe ,dwell in his face1 ,i ask'd him all his story4 ,he told me that his parents gentle died1 ,leaving him to the mercy of the fields1 ,which gave him roots2 and of the crystal springs1 #abi ,which did not stop their courses2 and the sun1 ,which still1 he thank'd him1 yielded him his light4 ,then took he up his garland1 and did show ,what every flower1 as country-people hold1 ,did signify1 and how all1 ordered thus1 ,exprest his grief2 and1 to my thoughts1 did read #ace ,the prettiest lecture of his country-art ,that could be wisht3 so that methought ,i could ,have studied it4 ,i gladly entertain'd ,him1 who was glad to follow2 and have got ,the trustiest1 loving'st1 and the gentlest boy #adj ,that ever master kept4 ,him will ,i send ,to wait on you1 and bear our hidden love4 ,are4 ',t is well2 no more4 ,re-enter ,lady4 ,lady4 ,madam1 the prince is come to do his service4 ,are4 ,what will you do1 ,philaster1 with yourself8 #ade ,phi4 ,why1 that which all the gods have pointed out for me4 ,are4 ,dear1 hide thyself4-- ,bring in the prince4 ,exit ,lady4 ,phi4 ,hide me from ,pharamond6 ,when thunder speaks1 which is the voice of ,god1 ,though ,i do reverence1 yet ,i hide me not2 #aej ,and shall a stranger-prince have leave to brag ,unto a foreign nation1 that he made ,philaster hide himself8 ,are4 ,he cannot know it4 ,phi4 ,though it should sleep for ever to the world1 ,it is a simple sin to hide myself1 #aee ,which will for ever on my conscience lie4 ,are4 ,then1 good ,philaster1 give him scope and way ,in what he says2 for he is apt to speak ,what you are loth to hear4 ,for my sake1 do4 ,phi4 ,i will4 #afj ,re-enter ,lady with ,,pharamond4 ,pha4 ,my princely mistress1 as true lovers ought1 ,exit ,lady4 ,i come to kiss these fair hands1 and to show1 ,in outward ceremonies1 the dear love ,writ in my heart4 #afd ,phi4 ,if ,i shall have an answer no directlier1 ,i am gone4 ,pha4 ,to what would he have answer8 ,are4 ,to his claim unto the kingdom4 ,pha4 ,sirrah4 ,i forbare you before the ,king-- ,phi4 ,good sir1 do be still2 ,i would not talk with you4 #agj ,pha4 ,but now the time is fitter4 ,do but offer ,to make mention of right to any kingdom1 ,though it be scarce habitable---- ,phi4 ,good sir1 let me go4 ,pha4 ,and by the gods-- ,phi4 ,peace1 ,pharamond6 if thou---- ,are4 ,leave us1 ,philaster4 ,phi4 ,i have done4 ,going4 #age ,pha4 ,you are gone6 by ,heaven ,i'll fetch you back4 ,phi4 ,you shall not need4 ,returning4 ,pha4 ,what now8 ,phi4 ,know1 ,pharamond1 ,i loathe to brawl with such a blast as thou1 ,who art nought but a valiant voice2 but if ,thou shalt provoke me further1 men shall say1 ,thou wert1 and not lament it4 ,pha4 ,do you slight #aha ,my greatness so1 and in the chamber of ,the princess8 ,phi4 ,it is a place to which ,i must confess ,i owe a reverence2 but were 't the church1 #ahe ,ay1 at the altar1 there's no place so safe1 ,where thou dar'st injure me1 but ,i dare kill thee4 ,and for your greatness1 know1 sir1 ,i can grasp ,you and your greatness thus1 thus into nothing4 ,give not a word1 not a word back6 ,farewell4 ,exit4 ,pha4 ',t is an odd fellow1 madam2 we must stop #aia ,his mouth with some office when we are married4 ,are4 ,you were best make him your controller4 ,pha4 ,i think he would discharge it well4 ,but1 madam1 ,i hope our hearts are knit2 but yet so slow #aie ,the ceremonies of state are1 that 't will be long ,before our hands be so4 ,if then you please1 ,being agreed in heart1 let us not wait ,for dreaming form1 but take a little stolen ,delights1 and so prevent#caie our joys to come4 #bjj ,are4 ,if you dare speak such thoughts1 ,i must withdraw in honour4 ,exit4 ,pha4 ,the constitution of my body will never hold out till the wedding2 ,i must seek elsewhere4 ,exit4 #bje ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#caif ,enter ,,philaster and ,,bellario4 ,phi4 ,and thou shalt find her honourable1 boy2 ,full of regard unto thy tender youth1 ,for thine own modesty2 and1 for my sake1 ,apter to give than thou wilt be to ask1 ,ay1 or deserve4 ,bel4 ,sir1 you did take me up #e ,when ,i was nothing2 and only yet am something ,by being yours4 ,you trusted me unknown2 ,and that which you were apt to conster#caig ,a simple innocence in me1 perhaps ,might have been craft1 the cunning of a boy #aj ,hard'ned in lies and theft3 yet ventur'd you ,to part my miseries and me3 for which1 ,i never can expect to serve a lady ,that bears more honour in her breast than you4 ,phi4 ,but1 boy1 it will prefer#caih thee4 ,thou art young1 #ae ,and bear'st a childish overflowing love ,to them that clap thy cheeks and speak thee fair yet2 ,but when thy judgment comes to rule those passions1 ,thou wilt remember best those careful friends ,that plac'd thee in the noblest way of life4 #bj ,she is a princess ,i prefer thee to4 ,bel4 ,in that small time that ,i have seen the world1 ,i never knew a man hasty to part ,with a servant he thought trusty4 ,i remember1 ,my father would prefer the boys he kept #be ,to greater men than he2 but did it not ,till they were grown too saucy for himself4 ,phi4 ,why1 gentle boy1 ,i find no fault at all ,in thy behaviour4 ,bel4 ,sir1 if ,i have made ,a fault in ignorance1 instruct my youth3 #cj ,i shall be willing1 if not apt1 to learn2 ,age and experience will adorn my mind ,with larger knowledge2 and if ,i have done ,a wilful fault1 think me not past all hope ,for once4 ,what master holds so strict a hand #ce ,over his boy1 that he will part with him ,without one warning8 ,let me be corrected ,to break my stubbornness1 if it be so1 ,rather than turn me off2 and ,i shall mend4 #ci ,phi4 ,thy love doth plead so prettily to stay1 ,that1 trust me1 ,i could weep to part with thee4 ,alas1 ,i do not turn thee off6 ,thou knowest ,it is my business that doth call thee hence2 ,and when thou art with her1 thou dwell'st with me1 ,think so1 and 't is so2 and when time is full1 #de ,that thou hast well discharg'd this heavy trust1 ,laid on so weak a one1 ,i will again ,with joy receive thee2 as ,i live1 ,i will6 ,nay1 weep not1 gentle boy4 ',t is more than time ,thou didst attend the princess4 ,bel4 ,i am gone4 #ej ,but since ,i am to part with you1 my lord1 ,and none knows whether ,i shall live to do ,more service for you1 take this little prayer3 ,heaven bless your loves1 your fights1 all your designs6 #ed ,may sick men1 if they have your wish1 be well2 ,and ,heaven hate those you curse1 though ,i be one6 ,exit4 ,phi4 ,the love of boys unto their lords is strange2 ,i have read wonders of it3 yet this boy ,for my sake 7if a man may judge by looks ,and speech7 would out-do story4 ,i may see #fj ,a day to pay him for his loyalty4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#caii ,enter ,,pharamond4 ,pha4 ,why should these ladies stay so long8 ,they must come this way4 ,i know the queen employs 'em not2 for the reverend mother#cbjj sent me word they would all be for the garden4 ,if they should all prove honest#cbja now1 ,i were 7#e7 in a fair taking2 ,i was never so long without sport in my life1 and1 in my conscience1 't is not my fault4 ,oh1 for our country ladies6 ,enter ,,galatea4 ,here 's one bolted2 ,i 'll hound at her4--,madam6 ,gal4 ,your grace6 ,pha4 ,shall ,i not be a trouble8 ,gal4 ,not to me1 sir4 #aa ,pha4 ,nay1 nay1 you are too quick4 ,by this sweet hand---- ,gal4 ,you'll be forsworn1 sir2 't is but an old glove4 ,if you will talk at distance1 ,i am for you3 ,but1 good prince1 be not bawdy1 nor do not brag2 #ae ,these two ,i bar2 ,and then1 ,i think1 ,i shall have sense enough ,to answer all the weighty apophthegms ,your royal blood shall manage4 ,pha4 ,dear lady1 can you love8 #bj ,gal4 ,dear prince6 how dear8 ,i ne'er cost you a coach yet1 nor put you to the dear repentance of a banquet4 ,here's no scarlet1 sir1 to blush the sin out it was given for4 ,this wire mine own hair covers2 and this face has 7#be7 been so far from being dear to any1 that it ne'er cost penny painting2 and1 for the rest of my poor wardrobe1 such as you see1 it leaves no hand#cbjb behind it1 to make the jealous mercer's wife curse our good doings4 #cj ,pha4 ,you mistake me1 lady4 ,gal4 ,lord1 ,i do so2 would you or ,i could help it6 ,pha4 ,you're very dangerous bitter1 like a potion4 ,gal4 ,no1 sir1 ,i do not mean to purge you1 though ,i mean to purge a little time on you4#cbjc #ce ,pha4 ,do ladies of this country use to give ,no more respect to men of my full being8 ,gal4 ,full being6 ,i understand you not1 unless your grace means growing to fatness2 and then your only remedy 7upon my knowledge1 #dj prince7 is1 in a morning1 a cup of neat white wine brewed with carduus1#cbjd then fast till supper2 about eight you may eat2 use exercise1 and keep a sparrow-hawk2 you can shoot in a tiller3#cbje but1 of all1 your grace must fly phlebotomy1#cbjf 7#de7 fresh pork1 conger1#cbjg and clarified whey2 they are all duller of the vital spirits4 ,pha4 ,lady1 you talk of nothing all this while4 ,gal4 ',t is very true1 sir2 ,i talk of you4 #di ,pha4 ,aside4 ,this is a crafty wench2 ,i like her wit well2 't will be rare to stir up a leaden appetite4 ,she's a ,dana1 and must be courted in a shower of gold4--,madam1 look here2 all these1 and more than---- #ed ,gal4 ,what have you there1 my lord8 ,gold6 now1 as ,i live1 't is fair gold6 ,you would have silver for it1 to play with the pages4 ,you could not have taken me in a worse time2 but1 if you have present use1 my lord1 ,i'll send my man with silver and keep your gold for you4 #fj ,pha4 ,lady1 lady6 ,gal4 ,she's coming1 sir1 behind1 will take white money4-- ,aside4 ,yet for all this ,i'll match ye4 ,exit behind the hangings4 ,pha4 ,if there be but two such more in this kingdom1 and near the court1 we may even 7#fe7 hang up our harps4 ,ten such camphire#cbjh constitutions as this would call the golden age again in question1 and teach the old way for every ill-fac'd husband to get his own children2 and what a mischief that would breed1 let all consider6 #ga ,enter ,,megra4 ,here's another3 if she be of the same last1 the devil shall pluck her on4--,many fair mornings1 lady6 ,meg4 ,as many mornings bring as many days1 ,fair1 sweet and hopeful to your grace6 #gf ,pha4 ,aside4 ,she gives good words yet2 sure this wench is free4--#cbji ,if your more serious business do not call you1 ,let me hold quarter with you2 we will talk ,an hour out quickly4 ,meg4 ,what would your grace talk of8 #hj ,pha4 ,of some such pretty subject as yourself3 ,i'll go no further than your eye1 or lip2 ,there 's theme enough for one man for an age4 ,meg4 ,sir1 they stand right1 and my lips are yet even1 ,smooth1 young enough1 ripe enough1 and red enough1 #he ,or my glass wrongs me4 ,pha4 ,oh1 they are two twinn'd cherries dy'd in blushes ,which those fair suns above with their bright beams ,reflect upon and ripen4 ,sweetest beauty1 ,bow down those branches1 that the longing taste #ij ,of the faint looker-on may meet those blessings4 ,and taste and live4 ,they kiss4 ,meg4 ,aside4 ,oh1 delicate sweet prince6 ,she that hath snow enough about her heart ,to take the wanton spring of ten such lines off1 ,may be a nun without probation4--,sir1 #ie ,you have in such neat poetry gathered a kiss1 ,that if ,i had but five lines of that number1 ,such pretty begging blanks1#cbaj ,i should commend ,your forehead or your cheeks1 and kiss you too4 ,pha4 ,do it in prose2 you cannot miss it1 madam4 #ajj ,meg4 ,i shall1 ,i shall4 ,pha4 ,by my life1 but you shall not2 ,i'll prompt you first4 ,kisses her4 ,can you do it now8 ,meg4 ,methinks 't is easy1 now you ha' done 't before me2 ,but yet ,i should stick at it4 ,kisses him4 ,pha4 ,stick till to-morrow2 ,i'll ne'er part you1 sweetest4 ,but we lose time3 ,can you love me8 #ajf ,meg4 ,love you1 my lord6 ,how would you have me love you8 ,pha4 ,i'll teach you in a short sentence1 'cause ,i will not load your memory2 this is all3 love me1 and lie with me4 #aaj ,meg4 ,was it 8lie with you0 that you said8 ',t is impossible4 ,pha4 ,not to a willing mind1 that will endeavour4 ,if ,i do not teach you to do it as easily in one night as you'll go to bed1 ,i'll lose my royal blood for 't4 #aaf ,meg4 ,why1 prince1 you have a lady of your own ,that yet wants teaching4 ,pha4 ,i'll sooner teach a mare the old measures#cbaa than teach her anything belonging to 7#abj7 the function4 ,she's afraid to lie with herself if she have but any masculine imaginations about her4 ,i know1 when we are married1 ,i must ravish her4 ,meg4 ,by mine honour1 that's a foul fault1 indeed2 #abe ,but time and your good help will wear it out1 sir4 ,pha4 ,and for any other ,i see1 excepting your dear self1 dearest lady1 ,i had rather be ,sir ,tim the schoolmaster1 and leap a dairy-maid1 madam4 #acj ,meg4 ,has your grace seen the court-star1 ,galatea8 ,pha4 ,out upon her6 ,she's as cold of her favour as an apoplex2 she sail'd by but now4 ,meg4 ,and how do you hold her wit1 sir8 #ace ,pha4 ,i hold her wit8 ,the strength of all the guard cannot hold it1 if they were tied to it2 she would blow 'em out of the kingdom4 ,they talk of ,jupiter2 he's but a squib-cracker to her3 look well about you1 and you may find a tongue-bolt4 7#adj7 ,but speak1 sweet lady1 shall ,i be freely welcome4 ,meg4 ,whither8 ,pha4 ,to your bed4 ,if you mistrust my faith1 you do me the unnoblest wrong4 #ade ,meg4 ,i dare not1 prince1 ,i dare not4 ,pha4 ,make your own conditions1 my purse shall seal 'em1 and what you dare imagine you can want1 ,i'll furnish you withal4 ,give two hours to your thoughts every morning about it4 ,come ,i know you are bashful2 #aea ,speak in my ear1 will you be mine8 ,keep this1 ,and with it1 me3 soon ,i will visit you4 ,meg4 ,my lord1 my chamber's most unsafe2 but when 'tis night1 #aed ,i'll find some means to slip into your lodging2 ,till when---- ,pha4 ,till when1 this and my heart go with thee6 ,exeunt several ways4 ,re-enter ,,galatea from behind the hangings4 ,gal4 ,oh1 thou pernicious petticoat prince6 are these your virtues8 ,well1 if ,i do not lay a train to blow your sport up1 ,i am no woman3 and1 ,lady ,towsabel1 ,i'll fit you for 't4 ,exit4 #afj ,,scene ,,iii4#cbab ,enter ,,arethusa and a ,lady4 ,are4 ,where's the boy8 ,lady4 ,within1 madam4 ,are4 ,gave you him gold to buy him clothes8 ,lady4 ,i did4 ,are4 ,and has he done 't8 #e ,lady4 ,yes1 madam4 ,are4 ',tis a pretty sad-talking boy1 is it not8 ,asked you his name8 ,lady4 ,no1 madam4 #i ,enter ,,galatea4 ,are4 ,oh1 you are welcome4 ,what good news8 ,gal4 ,as good as any one can tell your grace1 ,that says she has done that you would have wish'd4 ,are4 ,hast thou discovered8 ,gal4 ,i have strain'd a point of modesty for you4 ,are4 ,i prithee1 how8 #ae ,gal4 ,in list'ning after bawdry4 ,i see1 let a lady live never so modestly1 she shall be sure to find a lawful time to hearken after bawdry4 ,your prince1 brave ,pharamond1 was so hot on 't6 #bj ,are4 ,with whom8 ,gal4 ,why1 with the lady ,i suspected4 ,i can tell the time and place4 ,are4 ,oh1 when1 and where8 ,gal4 ,to-night1 his lodging4 #be ,are4 ,run thyself into the presence2 mingle there again ,with other ladies2 leave the rest to me4 ,exit ,galatea4 ,if destiny 7to whom we dare not say1 8,why didst thou this807 have not decreed it so1 ,in lasting leaves 7whose smallest characters #cj ,were never alter'd yet71 this match shall break4-- ,where's the boy8 ,lady4 ,here1 madam4 ,enter ,,bellario4 ,are4 ,sir1 you are sad to change your service2 is 't not so8 ,bel4 ,madam1 ,i have not chang'd2 ,i wait on you1 #ce ,to do him service4 ,are4 ,thou disclaim'st in me4 ,tell me thy name4 ,bel4 ,bellario4 ,are4 ,thou canst sing and play8 ,bel4 ,if grief will give me leave1 madam1 ,i can4 #dj ,are4 ,alas1 what kind of grief can thy years know8 ,hadst thou a curst master when thou went'st to school8 ,thou art not capable of other grief3 ,thy brows and cheeks are smooth as waters be ,when no breath troubles them4 ,believe me1 boy1 #de ,care seeks out wrinkled brows and hollow eyes1 ,and builds himself caves1 to abide in them ,come1 sir1 tell me truly1 doth your lord love me8 ,bel4 ,love1 madam6 ,i know not what it is4 ,are4 ,canst thou know grief1 and never yet knew'st love8 #ej ,thou art deceiv'd1 boy4 ,does he speak of me ,as if he wish'd me well8 ,bel4 ,if it be love ,to forget all respect of his own friends ,with thinking of your face2 if it be love ,to sit cross-arm'd and sigh away the day1 #ee ,mingled with starts1 crying your name as loud ,and hastily as men i' the streets do fire2 ,if it be love to weep himself away ,when he but hears of any lady dead ,or kill'd1 because it might have been your chance2 #fj ,if1 when he goes to rest 7which will not be71 ',twixt every prayer he says1 to name you once1 ,as others drop a bead1 be to be in love4 ,then1 madam1 ,i dare swear he loves you4 ,are4 ,oh you're a cunning boy1 and taught to lie #fe ,for your lord's credit6 ,but thou know'st a lie ,that bears this sound is welcomer to me ,than any truth that says he loves me not4 ,lead the way1 boy4--,to ,lady4 ,do you attend me too4-- #fi ',t is thy lord's business hastes me thus4 ,away6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#cbac ,enter ,,dion1 ,,cleremont1 ,,thrasiline1 ,,megra1 and ,,galatea4 ,dion4 ,come1 ladies1 shall we talk a round8 ,as men ,do walk a mile1 women should talk an hour ,after supper3 'tis their exercise4 ,gal4 ',t is late4 ,meg4 ',t is all #e ,my eyes will do to lead me to my bed4 ,gal4 ,i fear1 they are so heavy1 you'll scarce find ,the way to your own lodging with 'em to-night4 ,enter ,,pharamond4 ,thra4 ,the prince6 ,pha4 ,not a-bed1 ladies8 ,you're good sitters-up4 #aj ,what think you of a pleasant dream1 to last ,till morning8 ,meg4 ,i should choose1 my lord1 a pleasing wake before it4 ,enter ,,arethusa and ,,bellario4 ,are4 ',t is well1 my lord2 you're courting of these ladies4-- ,is 't not late1 gentlemen8 #ae ,cle4 ,yes1 madam4 ,are4 ,wait you there4 ,exit4 ,meg4 ,aside4 ,she's jealous1 as ,i live4--,look you1 my lord4 ,the princess has a ,hylas1 an ,adonis4 ,pha4 ,his form is angel-like4 #bj ,meg4 ,why1 this is he that must1 when you are wed1 ,sit by your pillow1 like young ,apollo1 with ,his hand and voice binding your thoughts in sleep1 ,the princess does provide him for you and for herself4 ,pha4 ,i find no music in these boys4 ,meg4 ,nor ,i3 #be ,they can do little1 and that small they do1 ,they have not wit to hide4 ,dion4 ,serves he the princess8 ,thra4 ,yes4 ,dion4 ',t is a sweet boy3 how brave#cbad she keeps him6 ,pha4 ,ladies all1 good rest2 ,i mean to kill a buck ,to-morrow morning ere you've done your dreams4 #cj ,meg4 ,all happiness attend your grace6 ,exit ,,pharamond4 ,gentlemen1 good rest4- ,come1 shall we go to bed8 ,gal4 ,yes4--,all good night4 ,dion4 ,may your dreams be true to you6--,exeunt ,,galatea and ,,megra4 ,what shall we do1 gallants8 't is late4 ,the ,king ,is up still3 see1 he comes2 a guard along #ce ,with him4 ,enter ,,king1 ,,arethusa1 and ,guard4 ,king4 ,look your intelligence be true4 ,are4 ,upon my life1 it is2 and ,i do hope ,your highness will not tie me to a man ,that in the heat of wooing throws me off1 ,and takes another4 ,dion4 ,what should this mean8 #dj ,king4 ,if it be true1 ,that lady had been better have embrac'd ,cureless diseases4 ,get you to your rest3 ,you shall be righted4 ,exeunt ,,arethusa and ,,bellario4 --,gentlemen1 draw near2 ,we shall employ you4 ,is young ,pharamond #de ,come to his lodging8 ,dion4 ,i saw him enter there4 ,king4 ,haste1 some of you1 and cunningly discover ,if ,megra be in her lodging4 ,exit ,,dion4 ,cle4 ,sir1 ,she parted hence but now1 with other ladies4 #ej ,king4 ,if she be there1 we shall not need to make ,a vain discovery of our suspicion4 ,aside4 ,you gods4 ,i see that who unrighteously ,holds wealth or state from others shall be curst ,in that which meaner men are blest withal3 #ee ,ages to come shall know no male of him ,left to inherit1 and his name shall be ,blotted from earth2 if he have any child1 ,it shall be crossly match'd2 the gods themselves ,shall sow wild strife betwixt her lord and her4 ,yet1 if it be your wills1 forgive the sin #fa ,i have committed2 let it not fall ,upon this understanding child of mine6 ,she has not broke your laws4 ,but how can ,i ,look to be heard of gods that must be just1 #fe ,praying upon the ground ,i hold by wrong8 ,re-enter ,,dion4 ,dion4 ,sir1 ,i have asked1 and her women swear she is within2 but they1 ,i think1 are bawds4 ,i told 'em1 ,i must speak with her2 they laught1 and said1 their lady lay speechless4 ,i said1 7#gj7 my business was important2 they said1 their lady was about it4 ,i grew hot1 and cried1 my business was a matter that concern'd life and death2 they answered1 so was sleeping1 at which their lady was4 ,i urg'd again1 she had scarce 7#ge7 time to be so since last ,i saw her3 they smil'd again1 and seem'd to instruct me that sleeping was nothing but lying down and winking4#cbae ,answers more direct ,i could not get3 in short1 sir1 ,i think she is not there4 #hj ,king4 ',tis then no time to dally4--,you o' the guard1 ,wait at the back door of the prince's lodging1 ,and see that none pass thence1 upon your lives4 ,exeunt ,guards4 ,knock1 gentlemen2 knock loud2 louder yet4 ,,dion1 ,,cler41 c4 knock at the door of ,,pharamond',s ,lodging4 ,what1 has their pleasure taken off their hearing8-- #he ,i'll break your meditations4--,knock again4-- ,not yet8 ,i do not think he sleeps1 having this ,larum by him4--,once more4--,pharamond6 prince6 ,,pharamond appears above4 ,pha4 ,what saucy groom knocks at this dead of night8 ,where be our waiters8 ,by my vexed soul1 #ij ,he meets his death that meets me1 for his boldness4 ,king4 ,prince1 prince1 you wrong your thoughts2 we are your friends3 ,come down4 ,pha4 ,the ,king6 ,king4 ,the same1 sir4 ,come down1 sir3 ,we have cause of present counsel with you4 ,pha4 ,if your grace please #ie ,to use me1 ,i'll attend you to your chamber4 ,enter ,,pharamond below4 ,king4 ,no1 'tis too late1 prince2 ,i'll make bold with yours4 ,pha4 ,i have some private reasons to myself ,makes me unmannerly1 and say you cannot4-- ,they press to come in4 ,nay1 press not forward1 gentlemen2 he must #ajj ,come through my life that comes here4 ,king4 ,sir1 be resolv'd#cbaf ,i must and will come4--,enter4 ,pha4 ,i will not be dishonour'd4 ,he that enters1 enters upon his death4 ,sir1 't is a sign you make no stranger of me1 #aje ,to bring these renegadoes to my chamber ,at these unseasoned hours4 ,king4 ,why do you ,chafe yourself so8 ,you are not wrong'd nor shall be2 ,only ,i'll search your lodging1 for some cause ,to ourself known4--,enter1 ,i say4 ,pha4 ,i say1 no4 #aaj ,enter ,,megra above4 ,meg4 ,let 'em enter1 prince1 let 'em enter2 ,i am up and ready3#cbag ,i know their business2 ',tis the poor breaking of a lady's honour ,they hunt so hotly after2 let 'em enjoy it4-- #aad ,you have your business1 gentlemen2 ,i lay here4 ,oh1 my lord the ,king1 this is not noble in you ,to make public the weakness of a woman6 ,king4 ,come down4 ,meg4 ,i dare1 my lord4 ,your hootings and your clamours1 #aai ,your private whispers and your broad fleerings1 ,can no more vex my soul than this base carriage4#cbah ,but ,i have vengeance yet in store for some ,shall1 in the most contempt you can have of me1 ,be joy and nourishment4 ,king4 ,will you come down8 ,meg4 ,yes1 to laugh at your worst2 but ,i shall wring you1 #abe ,if my skill fail me not4 ,exit above4 ,king4 ,sir1 ,i must dearly chide you for this looseness2 ,you have wrong'd a worthy lady2 but1 no more4-- ,conduct him to my lodging and to bed4 ,exeunt ,,pharamond and ,attendants4 ,cle4 ,get him another wench1 and you bring him to bed indeed4 #aca ,dion4 ',tis strange a man cannot ride a stage ,or two1 to breathe himself1 without a warrant4 ,if his gear hold1 that lodgings be search'd thus1 ,pray ,god we may lie with our own wives in safety1 #ace ,that they be not by some trick of state mistaken6 ,enter ,attendants with ,,megra below4 ,king4 ,now1 lady of honour1 where 's your honour now8 ,no man can fit your palate but the prince4 ,thou most ill-shrouded rottenness1 thou piece ,made by a painter and a 'pothecary1 #adj ,thou troubled sea of lust1 thou wilderness ,inhabited by wild thoughts1 thou swoln cloud ,of infection1 thou ripe mine of all diseases1 ,thou all-sin1 all-hell1 and last1 all-devils1 tell me1 ,had you none to pull on with your courtesies #ade ,but he that must be mine1 and wrong my daughter8 ,by all the gods1 all these1 and all the pages1 ,and all the court1 shall hoot thee through the court1 ,fling rotten oranges1 make ribald rhymes1 ,and sear thy name with candles upon walls6 #aej ,do you laugh1 ,lady ,venus8 ,meg4 ,faith1 sir1 you must pardon me2 ,i cannot choose but laugh to see you merry4 ,if you do this1 ,o ,king6 nay1 if you dare do it1 ,by all those gods you swore by1 and as many #aee ,more of my own1 ,i will have fellows1 and such ,fellows in it1 as shall make noble mirth6 ,the princess1 your dear daughter1 shall stand by me ,on walls1 and sung in ballads1 any thing4 #aei ,urge me no more2 ,i know her and her haunts1 ,her lays1 leaps1 and outlays1 and will discover all2 ,nay1 will dishonour her4 ,i know the boy ,she keeps2 a handsome boy1 about eighteen2 ,know what she does with him1 where1 and when4 #afd ,come1 sir1 you put me to a woman's madness1 ,the glory of a fury2 and if ,i do not ,do 't to the height---- ,king4 ,what boy is this she raves at8 ,meg4 ,alas6 good-minded prince1 you know not these things6 ,i am loth to reveal 'em4 ,keep this fault1 ,as you would keep your health from the hot air #agj ,of the corrupted people1 or1 by ,heaven1 ,i will not fall alone4 ,what ,i have known ,shall be as public as a print2 all tongues ,shall speak it as they do the language they ,are born in1 as free and commonly2 ,i 'll set it1 ,like a prodigious#cbai star1 for all to gaze at1 #agf ,and so high and glowing1 that other kingdoms far and foreign ,shall read it there1 nay1 travel with it1 till they find ,no tongue to make it more1 nor no more people2 ,and then behold the fall of your fair princess6 ,king4 ,has she a boy8 #aha ,cle4 ,so please your grace1 ,i have seen a boy wait ,on her1 a fair boy4 ,king4 ,go1 get you to your quarter3 ,for this time ,i will study to forget you4 ,meg4 ,do you study to forget me1 and ,i'll study #ahe ,to forget you4 ,exeunt ,,king1 ,,megra1 and ,guard4 ,cle4 ,why1 here 's a male spirit fit for ,hercules4 ,if ever there be ,nine ,worthies of women1 this wench shall ride astride and be their captain4 #aij ,dion4 ,sure1 she has a garrison of devils in her tongue1 she uttered such balls of wild-fire4 ,she has so nettled the ,king1 that all the doctors in the country will scarce cure him4 ,that boy was a strange-found-out antidote to cure her 7#aie7 infection2 that boy1 that princess' boy2 that brave1 chaste1 virtuous lady's boy2 and a fair boy1 a well-spoken boy6 ,all these considered1 can make nothing else--but there ,i leave you1 gentlemen4 #bjj ,thra4 ,nay1 we'll go wander with you4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#cbbj ,enter ,,dion1 ,,cleremont1 and ,,thrasiline4 ,cle4 ,nay1 doubtless1 't is true4 ,dion4 ,ay2 and 't is the gods ,that rais'd this punishment1 to scourge the ,king ,with his own issue4 ,is it not a shame ,for us that should write noble in the land1 #e ,for us that should he freemen1 to behold ,a man that is the bravery of his age1 ,philaster1 prest down from his royal right ,by this regardless ,king8 and only look ,and see the sceptre ready to be cast #aj ,into the hands of that lascivious lady ,that lives in lust with a smooth boy1 now to be married ,to yon strange prince1 who1 but that people please ,to let him be a prince1 is born a slave ,in that which should be his most noble part1 #ae ,his mind8 ,thra4 ,that man that would not stir with you ,to aid ,philaster1 let the gods forget ,that such a creature walks upon the earth6 ,cle4 ,philaster is too backward in 't himself4 ,the gentry do await it1 and the people1 #bj ,against their nature1 are all bent for him1 ,and like a field of standing corn1 that 's moved ,with a stiff gale1 their heads bow all one way4 ,dion4 ,the only cause that draws ,philaster back ,from this attempt is the fair princess' love1 #be ,which he admires1 and we can now confute4 ,thra4 ,perhaps he 'll not believe it4 ,dion4 ,why1 gentlemen1 't is without question so4 ,cle4 ,ay1 't is past speech she lives dishonestly4 ,but how shall we1 if he be curious1#cbba work #cj ,upon his faith8 ,thra4 ,we all are satisfied within ourselves4 ,dion4 ,since it is true1 and tends to his own good1 ,i'll make this new report to be my knowledge2 ,i'll say ,i know it2 nay1 ,i 'll swear ,i saw it4 #ce ,cle4 ,it will be best4 ,thra4 ',t will move him4 ,enter ,,philaster4 ,dion4 ,here he comes4 ,good morrow to your honour3 we have spent ,some time in seeking you4 ,phi4 ,my worthy friends1 ,you that can keep your memories to know ,your friend in miseries1 and cannot frown #dj ,on men disgrac'd for virtue1 a good day ,attend you all6 ,what service may ,i do ,worthy your acceptation8 ,dion4 ,my good lord1 ,we come to urge that virtue1 which we know ,lives in your breast1 forth4 ,rise1 and make a head2#cbbb #de ,the nobles and the people are all dull'd ,with this usurping king2 and not a man1 ,that ever heard the word1 or knew such a thing ,as virtue1 but will second your attempts4 ,phi4 ,how honourable is this love in you #ej ,to me that have deserv'd none6 ,know1 my friends1 7,you1 that were born to shame your poor ,philaster ,with too much courtesy47 ,i could afford ,to melt myself in thanks3 but my designs ,are not yet ripe4 ,suffice it1 that ere long #ee ,i shall employ your loves2 but yet the time ,is short of what ,i would4 ,dion4 ,the time is fuller1 sir1 than you expect2 ,that which hereafter will not1 perhaps1 be reach'd ,by violence1 may now be caught4 ,as for the ,king1 #fj ,you know the people have long hated him2 ,but now the princess1 whom they lov'd---- ,phi4 ,why1 what of her8 ,dion4 ,is loath'd as much as he4 ,phi4 ,by what strange means8 ,dion4 ,she 's known a whore4 ,phi4 ,thou liest4 ,dion4 ,my lord----- #fe ,phi4 ,thou liest1 ,offers to draw and is held4 ,and thou shalt feel it6 ,i had thought thy mind ,had been of honour4 ,thus to rob a lady ,of her good name is an infectious sin ,not to be pardon'd4 ,be it false as hell1 #gj ',t will never be redeem'd1 if it be sown ,amongst the people1 fruitful to increase ,all evil they shall hear4 ,let me alone ,that ,i may cut off falsehood whilst it springs6 ,set hills on hills betwixt me and the man #ge ,that utters this1 and ,i will scale them all1 ,and from the utmost top fall on his neck1 ,like thunder from a cloud4 ,dion4 ,this is most strange3 ,sure1 he does love her4 ,phi4 ,i do love fair truth4 ,she is my mistress1 and who injures her #hj ,draws vengeance from me4 ,sirs1 let go my arms4 ,thra4 ,nay1 good my lord1 be patient4 ,cle4 ,sir1 remember this is your honour'd friend1 ,that comes to do his service1 and will show you ,why he utter'd this4 ,phi4 ,i ask your pardon1 sir2 #he ,my zeal to truth made me unmannerly3 ,should ,i have heard dishonour spoke of you1 ,behind your back1 untruly1 ,i had been ,as much distemper'd and enrag'd as now4 ,dion4 ,but this1 my lord1 is truth4 ,phi4 ,oh1 say not so6 #ij ,good sir1 forbear to say so3 't is then truth1 ,that womankind is false3 urge it no more2 ,it is impossible4 ,why should you think ,the princess light8 ,dion4 ,why1 she was taken at it4 #id ,phi4 ',t is false6 by ,heaven1 't is false6 ,it cannot be6 ,can it8 ,speak1 gentlemen2 for ,god's love1 speak6 ,is 't possible8 ,can women all be damn'd8 ,dion4 ,why1 no1 my lord4 ,phi4 ,why1 then1 it cannot be4 ,dion4 ,and she was taken with her boy4 ,phi4 ,what boy8 #ii ,dion4 ,a page1 a boy that serves her4 ,phi4 ,oh1 good gods6 ,a little boy8 ,dion4 ,ay2 know you him my lord8 ,phi4 ,aside4 ,hell and sin know him6--,sir1 you are deceiv'd3 ,i'll reason it a little coldly with you4 ,if she were lustful1 would she take a boy1 ,that knows not yet desire8 ,she would have one #aje ,should meet her thoughts and know the sin he acts1 ,which is the great delight of wickedness4 ,you are abus'd1#cbbc and so is she1 and ,i4 ,dion4 ,how you1 my lord8 ,phi4 ,why1 all the world 's abus'd #aji ,in an unjust report4 ,dion4 ,oh1 noble sir1 your virtues ,cannot look into the subtle thoughts of woman6 ,in short1 my lord1 ,i took them2 ,i myself4 ,phi4 ,now1 all the devils1 thou didst6 ,fly from my rage6 ,would thou hadst ta'en devils engend'ring plagues1 ,when thou did'st take them6 ,hide thee from mine eyes6 #aae ,would thou hadst taken thunder on thy breast1 ,when thou didst take them2 or been strucken dumb ,for ever2 that this foul deed might have slept ,in silence6 ,thra4 ,have you known him so ill-temper'd8 ,cle4 ,never before4 ,phi4 ,the winds that are let loose #abj ,from the four several corners of the earth1 ,and spread themselves all over sea and land1 ,kiss not a chaste one4 ,what friend bears a sword ,to run me thorough8 ,dion4 ,why1 my lord1 are you ,so mov'd at this8 ,phi4 ,when any fall from virtue1 #abe ,i am distract2 ,i have an interest in 't4 ,dion4 ,but1 good my lord1 recall yourself1 and think ,what's best to be done4 ,phi4 ,i thank you2 ,i will do it4 ,please you to leave me2 ,i'll consider of it4 ,to-morrow ,i will find your lodging forth1 #acj ,and give you answer4 ,dion4 ,all the gods direct you ,the readiest way6 ,thra4 ,he was extreme impatient4 ,cle4 ,it was his virtue and his noble mind4 ,exeunt ,,dion1 ,,cleremont1 and ,,thrasiline4 ,phi4 ,i had forgot to ask him where he took them2 ,i'll follow him4 ,oh that ,i had a sea #ace ,within my breast1 to quench the fire ,i feel6 ,more circumstances will but fan this fire3 ,it more afflicts me now1 to know by whom ,this deed is done1 than simply that 't is done2 ,and he that tells me this is honourable1 #adj ,as far from lies as she is far from truth4 ,oh1 that1 like beasts1 we could not grieve ourselves ,with that we see not6 ,bulls and rams will fight ,to keep their females standing in their sight2 ,but take 'em from them1 and you take at once #ade ,their spleens away2 and they will fall again ,unto to their pastures1 growing fresh and fat1 ,and taste the waters of the springs as sweet ,as 't was before1 finding no start in sleep2 #adi ,but miserable man---- ,enter ,,bellario4 ,see1 see1 you gods1 ,he walks still2 and the face you let him wear ,when he was innocent is still the same1 ,not blasted6 ,is this justice8 ,do you mean ,to intrap mortality1 that you allow ,treason so smooth a brow8 ,i cannot now #aee ,think he is guilty4 ,bel4 ,health to you1 my lord6 ,the princess doth commend her love1 her life1 ,and this1 unto you4 ,gives a letter4 ,phi4 ,oh1 ,bellario1 ,now ,i perceive she loves me3 she does show it ,in loving thee1 my boy1 she has made thee brave4 #afj ,bel4 ,my lord1 she has attir'd me past my wish1 ,past my desert2 more fit for her attendant1 ,though far unfit for me who do attend4 ,phi4 ,thou art grown courtly1 boy4--,oh1 let all women1 #afd ,that love black deeds1 learn to dissemble here1 ,here1 by this paper6 ,she does write to me ,as if her heart were mines of adamant ,to all the world besides2 but1 unto me1 ,a maiden-snow that melted with my looks4-- ,tell me1 my boy1 how doth the princess use thee8 #agj ,for ,i shall guess her love to me by that4 ,bel4 ,scarce like her servant1 but as if ,i were1 ,something allied to her1 or had preserv'd ,her life three times by my fidelity2 ,as mothers fond do use their only sons1 #age ,as ,i 'd use one that's left unto my trust1 ,for whom my life should pay if he met harm1 ,so she does use me4 ,phi4 ,why1 this is wondrous well3 ,but what kind language does she feed thee with8 ,bel4 ,why1 she does tell me she will trust my youth #ahj ,with all her loving secrets1 and does call me ,her pretty servant2 bids me weep no more ,for leaving you2 she 'll see my services ,regarded3 and such words of that soft strain ,that ,i am nearer weeping when she ends #ahe ,than ere she spake4 ,phi4 ,this is much better still4 ,bel4 ,are you not ill1 my lord8 ,phi4 ,ill8 ,no1 ,bellario4 ,bel4 ,methinks your words ,fall not from off your tongue so evenly4 ,nor is there in your looks that quietness #aij ,that ,i was wont to see4 ,phi4 ,thou art deceiv'd1 boy3 ,and she strokes thy head8 ,bel4 ,yes4 ,phi4 ,and she does clap thy cheeks8 ,bel4 ,she does1 my lord4 ,phi4 ,and she does kiss thee1 boy8 ha6 ,bel4 ,how1 my lord8 #aid ,phi4 ,she kisses thee8 ,bel4 ,never1 my lord1 by heaven4 ,phi4 ,that 's strange1 ,i know she does4 ,bel4 ,no1 by my life4 ,phi4 ,why then she does not love me4 ,come1 she does4 ,i bade her do it2 ,i charg'd her1 by all charms ,of love between us1 by the hope of peace ,we should enjoy1 to yield thee all delights #bjj ,naked as to her bed2 ,i took her oath ,thou shouldst enjoy her4 ,tell me1 gentle boy1 ,is she not parallelless8 ,is not her breath ,sweet as ,arabian winds when fruits are ripe8 ,are not her breasts two liquid ivory balls8 #bje ,is she not all a lasting mine of joy8 ,bel4 ,ay1 now ,i see why my disturbed thoughts ,were so perplex'd4 ,when first ,i went to her1 ,my heart held augury4 ,you are abus'd2 ,some villain has abus'd you2 ,i do see #baj ,whereto you tend4 ,fall rocks upon his head ,that put this to you6 ',t is some subtle train ,to bring that noble frame of yours to nought4 ,phi4 ,thou think'st ,i will be angry with thee4 ,come1 #bad ,thou shalt know all my drift4 ,i hate her more ,than ,i love happiness1 and plac'd thee there ,to pry with narrow eyes into her deeds4 ,hast thou discovered8 ,is she fallen to lust1 ,as ,i would wish her8 ,speak some comfort to me4 ,bel4 ,my lord1 you did mistake the boy you sent4 #bbj ,had she the lust of sparrows or of goats1 ,had she a sin that way1 bid from the world1 ,beyond the name of lust1 ,i would not aid ,her base desires2 but what ,i came to know ,as servant to her1 ,i would not reveal1 #bbe ,to make my life last ages4 ,phi4 ,oh1 my heart6 ,this is a salve worse than the main disease4-- ,tell me thy thoughts2 for ,i will know the least ,that dwells within thee1 or will rip thy heart ,to know it4 ,i will see thy thoughts as plain #bcj ,as ,i do now thy face4 ,bel4 ,why1 so you do4 ,she is 7for aught ,i know7 by all the gods1 ,as chaste as ice6 ,but were she foul as hell1 ,and ,i did know it thus1 the breath of kings1 ,the points of swords1 tortures1 nor bulls of brass1 #bce ,should draw it from me4 ,phi4 ,then it is no time ,to dally with thee2 ,i will take thy life1 ,for ,i do hate thee4 ,i could curse thee now4 ,bel4 ,if you do hate1 you could not curse me worse2 ,the gods have not a punishment in store #bdj ,greater for me than is your hate4 ,phi4 ,fie1 fie1 ,so young and so dissembling6 ,tell me when ,and where thou didst enjoy her1 or let plagues ,fall on me1 if ,i destroy thee not6 ,draws his sword4 ,bel4 ,by heaven1 ,i never did2 and when ,i lie #bde ,to save my life1 may ,i live long and loath'd6 ,hew me asunder1 and1 whilst ,i can think1 ,i'll love those pieces you have cut away ,better than those that grow1 and kiss those limbs #bdi ,because you made 'em so4 ,phi4 ,fear'st thou not death8 ,can boys contemn that8 ,bel4 ,oh1 what boy is he ,can be content to live to be a man1 ,that sees the best of men thus passionate1 ,thus without reason8 ,phi4 ,oh1 but thou dost not know ,what 't is to die4 ,bel4 ,yes1 ,i do know1 my lord3 #bee ',t is less than to be born2 a lasting sleep2 ,a quiet resting from all jealousy1 ,a thing we all pursue4 ,i know1 besides1 ,it is but giving over a game #bei ,that must be lost4 ,phi4 ,but there are pains1 false boy1 ,for perjur'd souls4 ,think but on those1 and then ,thy heart will melt1 and thou wilt utter all4 ,bel4 ,may they fall all upon me whilst ,i live1 ,if ,i be perjur'd1 or have ever thought ,of that you charge me with6 ,if ,i be false1 #bfe ,send me to suffer in those punishments ,you speak of2 kill me6 ,phi4 ,oh1 what should ,i do8 ,why1 who can but believe him8 ,he does swear ,so earnestly1 that if it were not true1 ,the gods would not endure him4 ,rise1 ,bellario3 #bgj ,thy protestations are so deep1 and thou ,dost look so truly when thou utter'st them1 ,that1 though ,i know 'em false as were my hopes1 ,i cannot urge thee further4 ,but thou wert ,to blame to injure me1 for ,i must love #bge ,thy honest looks1 and take no revenge upon ,thy tender youth4 ,a love from me to thee ,is firm1 whate'er thou dost2 it troubles me ,that ,i have call'd the blood out of thy cheeks1 ,that did so well become thee4 ,but1 good boy1 ,let me not see thee more3 something is done #bha ,that will distract me1 that will make me mad1 ,if ,i behold thee4 ,if thou tender'st me1 ,let me not see thee4 ,bel4 ,i will fly as far ,as there is morning1 ere ,i give distaste #bhe ,to that most honour'd mind4 ,but through these tears1 ,shed at my hopeless parting1 ,i can see ,a world of treason practis'd upon you1 ,and her1 and me4 ,farewell for evermore6 #bhi ,if you shall hear that sorrow struck me dead1 ,and after find me loyal1 let there be ,a tear shed from you in my memory1 ,and ,i shall rest in peace4 ,exit4 ,phi4 ,blessing be with thee1 ,whatever thou deserv'st6 ,oh1 where shall ,i ,go bathe this body8 ,nature too unkind2 #bie ,that made no medicine for a troubled mind6 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cbbd ,enter ,,arethusa4 ,are4 ,i marvel my boy comes not back again3 ,but that ,i know my love will question him ,over and over1--how ,i slept1 wak'd1 talk'd1 ,how ,i rememb'red him when his dear name ,was last spoke1 and how when ,i sigh'd1 wept1 sung1 #e ,and ten thousand such1--,i should be angry at his stay4 ,enter ,,king4 ,king4 ,what1 at your meditations6 ,who attends you8 ,are4 ,none but my single self4 ,i need no guard2 ,i do no wrong1 nor fear none4 ,king4 ,tell me1 have you not a boy8 ,are4 ,yes1 sir4 #aj ,king4 ,what kind of boy8 ,are4 ,a page1 a waiting-boy4 ,king4 ,a handsome boy8 ,are4 ,i think he be not ugly3 ,well qualified and dutiful ,i know him2 ,i took him not for beauty4 ,king4 ,he speaks and sings and plays8 ,are4 ,yes1 sir4 #ae ,king4 ,about eighteen8 ,are4 ,i never ask'd his age4 ,king4 ,is he full of service8 ,are4 ,by your pardon1 why do you ask8 ,king4 ,put him away4 ,are4 ,sir6 ,king4 ,put him away1 ,i say4 ,h'as done you that good service shames me to speak of4 #bj ,are4 ,good sir1 let me understand you4 ,king4 ,if you fear me1 ,show it in duty2 put away that boy4 ,are4 ,let me have reason for it1 sir1 and then ,your will is my command4 ,king4 ,do not you blush to ask it8 ,cast him off1 #be ,or ,i shall do the same to you4 ,you're one ,shame with me1 and so near unto myself1 ,that1 by my life1 ,i dare not tell myself ,what you1 myself1 have done4 ,are4 ,what have ,i done1 my lord8 #cj ,king4 ',t is a new language1 that all love to learn3 ,the common people speak it well already2 ,they need no grammar4 ,understand me well2 ,there be foul whispers stirring4 ,cast him off1 ,and suddenly4 ,do it6 ,farewell4 ,exit4 #ce ,are4 ,where may a maiden live securely free1 ,keeping her honour fair8 ,not with the living4 ,they feed upon opinions1 errors1 dreams1 ,and make 'em truths2 they draw a nourishment ,out of defamings1 grow upon disgraces1 #dj ,and1 when they see a virtue fortified ,strongly above the batt'ry of their tongues1 ,oh1 how they cast#cbbe to sink it6 and1 defeated1 7,soul-sick with poison7 strike the monuments #dd ,where noble names lie sleeping1 till they sweat1 ,and the cold marble melt4 ,enter ,,philaster4 ,phi4 ,peace to your fairest thoughts1 dearest mistress6 ,are4 ,oh1 my dearest servant1#cbbf ,i have a war within me6 ,phi4 ,he must be more than man that makes these crystals ,run into rivers4 ,sweetest fair1 the cause8 #ej ,and1 as ,i am your slave1 tied to your goodness1 ,your creature1 made again from what ,i was ,and newly-spirited1 ,i'll right your honour4 ,are4 ,oh1 my best love1 that boy8 ,phi4 ,what boy8 ,are4 ,the pretty boy you gave me---- ,phi4 ,what of him8 #ee ,are4 ,must be no more mine4 ,phi4 ,why8 ,are4 ,they are jealous of him4 ,phi4 ,jealous6 ,who8 ,are4 ,the ,king4 ,phi4 ,aside4 ,oh1 my misfortune6 ,then 'tis no idle jealousy4--,let him go4 ,are4 ,oh1 cruel6 ,are you hard-hearted too8 ,who shall now tell you #fj ,how much ,i lov'd you8 ,who shall swear it to you1 ,and weep the tears ,i send8 ,who shall now bring you ,letters1 rings1 bracelets8 ,lose his health in service8 ,wake tedious nights in stories of your praise8 ,who shall now sing your crying elegies1 #fe ,and strike a sad soul into senseless pictures1 ,and make them mourn8 ,who shall take up his lute1 ,and touch it till he crown a silent sleep ,upon my eye-lids1 making me dream1 and cry1 8,oh1 my dear1 dear ,philaster60 ,phi4 ,aside4 ,oh1 my heart6 #gj ,would he had broken thee1 that made me know ,this lady was not loyal6--,mistress1 ,forget the boy2 ,i'll get thee a far better4 ,are4 ,oh1 never1 never such a boy again ,as my ,bellario6 ,phi4 ',tis but your fond affection4 #ge ,are4 ,with thee1 my boy1 farewell for ever ,all secrecy in servants6 ,farewell1 faith1 ,and all desire to do well for itself6 ,let all that shall succeed thee for thy wrongs ,sell and betray chaste love6 #hj ,phi4 ,and all this passion for a boy8 ,are4 ,he was your boy1 and you put him to me1 ,and the loss of such must have a mourning for4 ,phi4 ,oh1 thou forgetful woman6 ,are4 ,how1 my lord8 ,phi4 ,false ,arethusa6 #he ,hast thou a medicine to restore my wits1 ,when ,i have lost 'em8 ,if not1 leave to talk1 ,and do thus4 ,are4 ,do what1 sir8 ,would you sleep8 ,phi4 ,for ever1 ,arethusa4 ,oh1 you gods ,give me a worthy patience6 ,have ,i stood1 #ij ,naked1 alone1 the shock of many fortunes8 ,have ,i seen mischiefs numberless and mighty ,grow like a sea upon me8 ,have ,i taken ,danger as stern as death into my bosom1 ,and laught upon it1 made it but a mirth1 #ie ,and flung it by8 ,do ,i live now like him1 ,under this tyrant ,king1 that languishing ,hears his sad bell and sees his mourners8 ,do ,i ,bear all this bravely1 and must sink at length ,under a woman's falsehood8 ,oh1 that boy1 #ajj ,that cursed boy6 ,none but a villain boy ,to ease your lust8 ,are4 ,nay1 then1 ,i am betrayed3 ,i feel the plot cast for my overthrow4 ,oh1 ,i am wretched6 ,phi4 ,now you may take that little right ,i have #aje ,to this poor kingdom4 ,give it to your joy2 ,for ,i have no joy in it4 ,some far place1 ,where never womankind durst set her foot ,for#cbbg bursting with her poisons1 must ,i seek1 ,and live to curse you2 #aaj ,there dig a cave1 and preach to birds and beasts ,what woman is1 and help to save them from you2 ,how heaven is in your eyes1 but in your hearts ,more hell than hell has2 how your tongues1 like scorpions1 ,both heal and poison2#cbbh how your thoughts are woven #aae ,with thousand changes in one subtle web1 ,and worn so by you2 how that foolish man1 ,that reads the story of a woman's face ,and dies believing it1 is lost for ever2 ,how all the good you have is but a shadow1 #abj ,i' the morning with you1 and at night behind you4 ,past and forgotten2 how your vows are frosts1 ,fast for a night1 and with the next sun gone2 ,how you are1 being taken all together1 ,a mere confusion1 and so dead a chaos1 #abe ,that love cannot distinguish4 ,these sad texts1 ,till my last hour1 ,i am bound to utter of you4 ,so1 farewell all my woe1 all my delight6 ,exit4 ,are4 ,be merciful1 ye gods1 and strike me dead6 ,what way have ,i deserv'd this8 ,make my breast #acj ,transparent as pure crystall1 that the world1 ,jealous of me1 may see the foulest thought ,my heart holds4 ,where shall a woman turn her eyes1 ,to find out constancy8 ,enter ,,bellario4 ,save me1 how black ,and guiltily1 methinks1 that boy looks now6 #ace ,oh1 thou dissembler1 that1 before thou spak'st1 ,wert in thy cradle false1 sent to make lies ,and betray innocents6 ,thy lord and thou ,may glory in the ashes of a maid ,fool'd by her passion2 but the conquest is #adj ,nothing so great as wicked4 ,fly away6 ,let my command force thee to that which shame ,would do without it4 ,if thou understood'st ,the loathed office thou hast undergone1 ,why1 thou wouldst hide thee under heaps of hills1 #ade ,lest men should dig and find thee4 ,bel4 ,oh1 what god1 ,angry with men1 hath sent this strange disease ,into the noblest minds6 ,madam1 this grief ,you add unto me is no more than drops #adi ,to seas1 for which they are not seen to swell4 ,my lord hath struck his anger through my heart1 ,and let out all the hope of future joys4 ,you need not bid me fly2 ,i came to part1 ,to take my latest leave4 ,farewell for ever6 ,i durst not run away in honesty #aee ,from such a lady1 like a boy that stole ,or made some grievous fault4 ,the power of gods ,assist you in your sufferings6 ,hasty time ,reveal the truth to your abused lord ,and mine1 that he may know your worth2 whilst ,i #afj ,go seek out some forgotten place to die6 ,exit4 ,are4 ,peace guide thee6 ,thou hast overthrown me once2 ,yet1 if ,i had another ,troy to lose1 ,thou1 or another villain with thy looks1 #afd ,might talk me out of it1 and send me naked1 ,my hair dishevell'd1 through the fiery streets4 ,enter a ,lady4 ,lady4 ,madam1 the ,king would hunt1 and calls for you ,with earnestness4 ,are4 ,i am in tune to hunt6 ,diana1 if thou canst rage with a maid ,as with a man1#cbbi let me discover thee #agj ,bathing1 and turn me to a fearful hind1 ,that ,i may die pursued by cruel hounds1 ,and have my story written in my wounds6 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#cbcj ,enter ,,king1 ,,pharamond1 ,,arethusa1 ,,galatea1 ,,megra1 ,,dion1 ,,cleremont1 ,,thrasiline1 and ,attendants4 ,king4 ,what1 are the hounds before and all the woodmen8 ,our horses ready and our bows bent8 ,dion4 ,all1 sir4 ,king4 to ,,pharamond4 ,you are cloudy1 sir4 ,come1 we have forgotten ,your venial trepass2 let not that sit heavy ,upon your spirit2 here's none dare utter it4 #e ,dion4 ,he looks like an old surfeited stallion1 dull as a dormouse4 ,see how he sinks6 ,the wench has shot him between wind and water1 and1 ,i hope1 sprung a leak4 ,thra4 ,he needs no teaching1 he strikes 7#aj7 sure enough4 ,his greatest fault is1 he hunts too much in the purlieus2 would he would leave off poaching6 ,dion4 ,and for his horn1 h'as left it at the lodge where he lay late4 ,oh1 he 's a precious 7#ae7 limehound6#cbca ,turn him loose upon the pursuit of a lady1 and if he lose her1 hang him up i' the slip4 ,when my fox-bitch ,beauty grows proud1 ,i 'll borrow him4 ,king4 ,is your boy turn'd away8 #bj ,are4 ,you did command1 sir1 and ,i obey'd you4 ,king4 ',tis well done4 ,hark ye further4 ,they talk apart4 ,cle4 ,is 't possible this fellow should repent8 ,methinks1 that were not noble in him2 and 7#be7 yet he looks like a mortified member1 as if he had a sick man's salve#cbcb in 's mouth4 ,if a worse man had done this fault now1 some physical#cbcc justice or other would presently 7without the help of an almanack#cbcd7 have opened the obstructions 7#cj7 of his liver1 and let him blood with a dog-whip4 ,dion4 ,see1 see how modestly yon lady looks1 as if she came from churching with her neighbours6 ,why1 what a devil can a man see in #ce her face but that she 's honest6#cbce ,thra4 ,faith1 no great matter to speak of2 a foolish twinkling with the eye1 that spoils her coat2#cbcf but he must be a cunning herald that finds it4 #dj ,dion4 ,see how they muster one another6 ,oh1 there's a rank regiment where the devil carries the colours and his dam drum-major6 ,now the world and the flesh come behind with the carriage4#cbcg #de ,cle4 ,sure this lady has a good turn done her against her will2 before she was common talk1 now none dare say cantharides#cbch can stir her4 ,her face looks like a warrant1 willing and commanding all tongues1 as they will answer it1 7#ej7 to be tied up and bolted when this lady means to let herself loose4 ,as ,i live1 she has got her a goodly protection and a gracious2 and may use her body discreetly for her health's sake1 once a week1 excepting ,lent and dog-days4 ,oh1 #ee if they were to be got for money1 what a great sum would come out of the city for these licences6 ,king4 ,to horse1 to horse6 we lose the morning1 gentlemen4 ,exeunt4 #fj ,,scene ,,ii4#cbci ,enter two ,woodmen4 #a ,wood4 ,what1 have you lodged the deer8 #b ,wood4 ,yes1 they are ready for the bow4 #a ,wood4 ,who shoots8 #b ,wood4 ,the princess4 #a ,wood4 ,no1 she 'll hunt4 #b ,wood4 ,she 'll take a stand1 ,i say4 #a ,wood4 ,who else8 #b ,wood4 ,why1 the young stranger-prince4 #a ,wood4 ,he shall shoot in a stone-bow#cbdj for me4 ,i never lov'd his beyond-sea-ship since 7#aj7 he forsook the say1#cbda for paying ten shillings4 ,he was there at the fall of a deer1 and would needs 7out of his mightiness7 give ten groats for the dowcets2 marry1 his steward would have the velvet-head#cbdb into the bargain1 to #ae turf#cbdc his hat withal4 ,i think he should love venery2 he is an old ,sir ,tristrem2 for1 if you be rememb'red1 he forsook the stag once to strike a rascal#cbdd miching#cbde in a meadow1 and her he kill'd in the eye4 ,who shoots else8 #bj #b ,wood4 ,the ,lady ,galatea4 #a ,wood4 ,that 's a good wench1 an she would not chide us for tumbling of her women in the brakes4 ,she 's liberal1 and by the ,gods1 they say she 's honest1 and whether that be a 7#be7 fault1 ,i have nothing to do4 ,there 's all8 #b ,wood4 ,no1 one more2 ,megra4 #a ,wood4 ,that 's a firker1#cbdf i' faith1 boy4 ,there 's a wench will ride her haunches as hard after a kennel of hounds as a hunting 7#cj7 saddle1 and when she comes home1 get 'em clapt1 and all is well again4 ,i have known her lose herself three times in one afternoon 7if the woods have been answerable71#cbdg and it has been work enough for one man to find her1 and 7#ce7 he has sweat for it4 ,she rides well and she pays well4 ,hark6 let's go4 ,exeunt4 ,enter ,,philaster4 ,phi4 ,oh1 that ,i had been nourish'd in these woods ,with milk of goats and acorns1 and not known ,the right of crowns nor the dissembling trains ,of women's looks2 but digg'd myself a cave #da ,where ,i1 my fire1 my cattle1 and my bed1 ,might have been shut together in one shed2 ,and then had taken me some mountain-girl1 ,beaten with winds1 chaste as the hard'ned rocks #de ,whereon she dwelt1 that might have strewed my bed ,with leaves and reeds1 and with the skins of beasts1 ,our neighbours1 and have borne at her big breasts ,my large coarse issue6 ,this had been a life ,free from vexation4 ,enter ,,bellario4 ,bel4 ,oh1 wicked men6 #ej ,an innocent may walk safe among beasts2 ,nothing assaults me here4 ,see1 my griev'd lord ,sits as his soul were searching out a way ,to leave his body6--,pardon me1 that must ,break thy last commandment2 for ,i must speak4 #ee ,you that are griev'd can pity2 hear1 my lord6 ,phi4 ,is there a creature yet so miserable1 ,that ,i can pity8 ,bel4 ,oh1 my noble lord1 ,view my strange fortune1 and bestow on me1 ,according to your bounty 7if my service #fj ,can merit nothing71 so much as may serve ,to keep that little piece ,i hold of life ,from cold and hunger6 ,phi4 ,is it thou8 ,be gone6 ,go1 sell those misbeseeming clothes thou wear'st1 ,and feed thyself with them4 #fe ,bel4 ,alas1 my lord1 ,i can get nothing for them6 ,the silly country-people think 't is treason ,to touch such gay things4 ,phi4 ,now1 by the gods1 this is ,unkindly done1 to vex me with thy sight4 ,thou 'rt fallen again to thy dissembling trade2 ,how shouldest thou think to cozen me again8 #ga ,remains there yet a plague untried for me8 ,even so thou wept'st1 and lookt'st1 and spok'st when first ,i took thee up4 ,curse on the time6 ,if thy commanding tears #ge ,can work on any other1 use thy art2 ,i 'll not betray it4 ,which way wilt thou take1 ,that ,i may shun thee1 for thine eyes are poison ,to mine1 and ,i am loth to grow in rage8 ,this way1 or that way8 #hj ,bel4 ,any will serve2 but ,i will choose to have ,that path in chase that leads unto my grave4 ,exeunt severally4 ,enter on one side ,,dion1 and on the other the two ,woodmen4 ,dion4 ,this is the strangest sudden chance6--,you1 woodmen6 #a ,wood4 ,my lord ,dion8 ,dion4 ,saw you a lady come this way on a sable horse studded with stars of white8 #he #a ,wood4 ,was she not young and tall8 ,dion4 ,yes4 ,rode she to the wood or to the plain8 #b ,wood4 ,faith1 my lord1 we saw none4 ,exeunt ,woodmen4 ,dion4 ,pox of your questions then6 ,enter ,,cleremont4 ,what1 is she found8 ,cle4 ,nor will be1 ,i think4 #ij ,dion4 ,let him seek his daughter himself4 ,she cannot stray about a little necessary natural business1 but the whole court must be in arms4 ,when she has done1 we shall have peace4 ,cle4 ,there's already a thousand fatherless 7#ie7 tales amongst us4 ,some say1 her horse ran away with her2 some1 a wolf pursued her2 others1 't was a plot to kill her1 and that arm'd men were seen in the wood3 but questionless she rode away willingly4 #ajj ,enter ,,king and ,,thrasiline4 ,king4 ,where is she8 ,cle4 ,sir1 ,i cannot tell4 ,king4 ,how's that8 ,answer me so again6 ,cle4 ,sir1 shall ,i lie8 ,king4 ,yes1 lie and damn1 rather than tell me that1 ,i say again1 where is she8 ,mutter not6-- ,sir1 speak you2 where is she8 ,dion4 ,sir1 ,i do not know4 #aje ,king4 ,speak that again so boldly1 and1 by ,heaven1 ,it is thy last6--,you1 fellows1 answer me2 ,where is she8 ,mark me1 all2 ,i am your king3 ,i wish to see my daughter2 show her me2 ,i do command you all1 as you are subjects1 #aaj ,to show her me6 ,what6 am ,i not your king8 ,if ay1 then am ,i not to be obeyed8 ,dion4 ,yes1 if you command things possible and honest4 ,king4 ,things possible and honest6 ,hear me1 thou1-- ,thou traitor1 that dar'st confine thy ,king to things #aae ,possible and honest6 ,show her me1 ,or1 let me perish1 if ,i cover not ,all ,sicily with blood6 ,dion4 ,faith1 ,i cannot1 ,unless you tell me where she is4 ,king4 ,you have betray'd me2 you have let me lose #abj ,the jewel of my life4 ,go1 bring her to me1 ,and set her here before me4 ',tis the king ,will have it so2 whose breath can still the winds1 ,uncloud the sun1 charm down the swelling sea1 ,and stop the floods of heaven4 ,speak1 can it not8 #abe ,dion4 ,no4 ,king4 ,no6 cannot the breath of kings do this8 ,dion4 ,no2 nor smell sweet itself1 if once the lungs ,be but corrupted4 ,king4 ,is it so8 ,take heed6 ,dion4 ,sir1 take you heed how you dare the powers ,that must be just4 ,king4 ,alas6 what are we kings6 #acj ,why do you gods place us above the rest1 ,to be serv'd1 flatter'd1 and ador'd1 till we ,believe we hold within our hands your thunder8 ,and when we come to try the power we have1 ,there's not a leaf shakes at our threat'nings4 ,i have sinn'd1 'tis true1 and here stand to be punish'd2 #acf ,yet would not thus be punish'd4 ,let me choose ,my way1 and lay it on6 ,dion4 ,aside4 ,he articles with the gods4 ,would somebody would draw bonds for the performance of covenants betwixt them6 #ada ,enter ,,pharamond1 ,,galatea1 and ,,megra4 ,king4 ,what1 is she found8 ,pha4 ,no2 we have ta'en her horse2 ,he gallopt empty by4 ,there is some treason4 ,you1 ,galatea1 rode with her into the wood2 ,why left you her8 ,gal4 ,she did command me4 #ade ,king4 ,command6 you should not4 ,gal4 ',twould ill become my fortunes and my birth ,to disobey the daughter of my king4 ,king4 ,you 're all cunning to obey us for our hurt2 ,but ,i will have her4 ,pha4 ,if ,i have her not1 #aej ,by this hand1 there shall be no more ,sicily4 ,dion4 ,aside4 ,what1 will he carry it to ,spain in 's pocket8 ,pha4 ,i will not leave one man alive1 but the king1 ,a cook1 and a tailor4 #aed ,dion4 ,aside4 ,yes2 you may do well to spare your lady-bedfellow2 and her you may keep for a spawner4 ,king4 ,aside4 ,i see the injuries ,i have done must be reveng'd4 ,dion4 ,sir1 this is not the way to find her out4 ,king4 ,run all1 disperse yourselves4 ,the man that finds her1 #afj ,or 7if she be kill'd7 the traitor1 ,i'll make him great4 ,dion4 ,i know some would give five thousand pounds to find her4 ,pha4 ,come1 let us seek4 ,king4 ,each man a several way2 here ,i myself4 ,dion4 ,come1 gentlemen1 we here4 #afe ,cle4 ,lady1 you must go search too4 ,meg4 ,i had rather be search'd myself4 ,exeunt severally4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cbdh ,enter ,,arethusa4 ,are4 ,where am ,i now8 ,feet1 find me out a way1 ,without the counsel of my troubled head4 ,i'll follow you boldly about these woods1 ,o'er mountains1 thorough brambles1 pits1 and floods4 ,heaven1 ,i hope1 will ease me3 ,i am sick4 ,sits down4 #e ,enter ,,bellario4 ,bel4 ,aside4 ,yonder 's my lady4 ,god knows ,i want nothing1 ,because ,i do not wish to live2 yet ,i ,will try her charity4--,oh hear1 you have plenty6 ,from that flowing store drop some on dry ground4--,see1 ,the lively red is gone to guard her heart6 #aj ,i fear she faints4--,madam1 look up6--,she breathes not4-- ,open once more those rosy twins1 and send ,unto my lord your latest farewell6--,oh1 she stirs4-- ,how is it1 ,madam8 ,speak comfort4 ,are4 ',t is not gently done1 ,to put me in a miserable life1 #ae ,and hold me there4 ,i prithee1 let me go2 ,i shall do best without thee2 ,i am well4 ,enter ,,philaster4 ,phi4 ,i am to blame to be so much in rage4 ,i 'll tell her coolly when and where ,i heard ,this killing truth4 ,i will be temperate #bj ,in speaking1 and as just in hearing4---- ,oh1 monstrous6 ,tempt me not1 you gods6 good gods1 ,tempt not a frail man6 ,what 's he1 that has a heart1 ,but he must ease it here6 ,bel4 ,my lord1 help1 help6 ,the princess6 #be ,are4 ,i am well3 forbear4 ,phi4 ,aside4 ,let me love lightning1 let me be embrac'd ,and kist by scorpions1 or adore the eyes ,of basilisks1 rather than trust the tongues ,of hell-bred women6 ,some good god look down1 #cj ,and shrink these veins up6 ,stick me here a stone1 ,lasting to ages in the memory ,of this damn'd act6--,hear me1 you wicked ones6 ,you have put hills of fire into this breast1 ,not to be quench'd with tears2 for which may guilt #ce ,sit on your bosoms6 ,at your meals and beds ,despair await you6 ,what1 before my face8 ,poison of asps between your lips6 ,diseases ,be your best issues6 ,nature make a curse1 ,and throw it on you6 ,are4 ,dear ,philaster1 leave #dj ,to be enrag'd1 and hear me4 ,phi4 ,i have done2 ,forgive my passion4 ,not the calmed sea1 ,when ,aeolus locks up his windy brood1 ,is less disturb'd than ,i4 ,i 'll make you know 't4 ,dear ,arethusa1 do but take this sword1 ,offers his drawn sword4 #de ,and search how temperate a heart ,i have2 ,then you and this your boy may live and reign ,in lust without control4--,wilt thou1 ,bellario8 ,i prithee kill me2 thou art poor1 and may'st #di ,nourish ambitious thoughts2 when ,i am dead1 ,thy way were freer4 ,am ,i raging now8 ,if ,i were mad1 ,i should desire to live4 ,sirs1#cbdi feel my pulse1 whether you have known ,a man in a more equal tune to die4 ,bel4 ,alas1 my lord1 your pulse keeps madman's time6 #ee ,so does your tongue4 ,phi4 ,you will not kill me1 then8 ,are4 ,kill you6 ,bel4 ,not for the world4 ,phi4 ,i blame not thee1 ,bellario2 thou hast done but that which gods ,would have transform'd themselves to do4 ,be gone1 ,leave me without reply2 this is the last #fj ,of all our meetings--7,exit ,,bellario47 ,kill me with this sword2 ,be wise1 or worse will follow3 we are two ,earth cannot bear at once4 ,resolve to do1 ,or suffer4 #fd ,are4 ,if my fortune be so good to let me fall ,upon thy hand1 ,i shall have peace in death4 ,yet tell me this1 will there be no slanders1 ,no jealousy in the other world2 no ill there8 ,phi4 ,no4 ,are4 ,show me1 then1 the way4 #gj ,phi4 ,then guide my feeble hand1 ,you that have power to do it1 for ,i must ,perform a piece of justice6--,if your youth ,have any way offended ,heaven1 let prayers ,short and effectual reconcile you to it4 #ge ,are4 ,i am prepared4 ,enter a ,country ,fellow4 ,c4 ,fell4 ,i 'll see the ,king1 if be he in the forest2 ,i have hunted him these two hours4 ,if ,i should come home and not see him1 my sisters would laugh at me4 ,i can see nothing 7#hj7 but people better hors'd than myself1 that outride me2 ,i can hear nothing but shouting4 ,these kings had need of good brains2 this whooping is able to put a mean man out of his wits4 ,there 's a courtier with his sword #he drawn2 by this hand1 upon a woman1 ,i think6 ,phi4 ,are you at peace8 ,are4 ,with heaven and earth4 ,phi4 ,may they divide thy soul and body6 ,wounds her4 ,c4 ,fell4 ,hold1 dastard6 strike a woman6 ,thou 'rt a craven4 ,i warrant thee1 thou 7#ij7 wouldst be loth to play half a dozen venies#cbej at wasters#cbea with a good fellow for a broken head4 ,phi4 ,leave us1 good friend4 ,are4 ,what ill-bred man art thou1 to intrude thyself ,upon our private sports1 our recreation8 #ie ,c4 ,fell4 ,god 'uds#cbeb me1 ,i understand you not2 but ,i know the rogue has hurt you4 ,phi4 ,pursue thy own affairs3 it will be ill ,to multiply blood upon my head2 which thou ,wilt force me to4 #ajj ,c4 ,fell4 ,i know not your rhetoric2 but ,i can lay it on1 if you touch the woman4 ,phi4 ,slave1 take what thou deservest6 ,they fight4 ,are4 ,heavens guard my lord6 ,c4 ,fell4 ,oh1 do you breathe8 #ajd ,phi4 ,i hear the tread of people4 ,i am hurt4 ,the gods take part against me3 could this boor ,have held me thus else8 ,i must shift for life1 ,though ,i do loathe it4 ,i would find a course ,to lose it rather by my will than force4 ,exit4 ,c4 ,fell4 ,i cannot follow the rogue4 ,i pray thee1 wench1 come and kiss me now4 #aaa ,enter ,,pharamond1 ,,dion1 ,,cleremont1 ,,thrasiline1 and ,woodmen4 ,pha4 ,what art thou8 ,c4 ,fell4 ,almost kill'd ,i am for a foolish woman2 a knave has hurt her4 #aad ,pha4 ,the princess1 gentlemen6--,where 's the wound1 madam6 ,is it dangerous8 ,are4 ,he has not hurt me4 ,c4 ,fell4 ,by ,god1 she lies2 h'as hurt her in the breast2 ,look else4 ,pha4 ,o sacred spring of innocent blood6 ,dion4 ',t is above wonder6 ,who should dare this8 #abj ,are4 ,i felt it not4 ,pha4 ,speak1 villain1 who has hurt the princess8 ,c4 ,fell4 ,is it the princess8 ,dion4 ,ay4 ,c4 ,fell4 ,then ,i have seen something yet4 #abe ,pha4 ,but who has hurt her8 ,c4 ,fell4 ,i told you1 a rogue2 ,i ne'er saw him before1 ,i4 ,pha4 ,madam1 who did it8 ,are4 ,some dishonest wretch2 ,alas1 ,i know him not1 and do forgive him6 ,c4 ,fell4 ,he 's hurt too2 he cannot go far2 7#acj7 ,i made my father's old fox#cbec fly about his ears4 ,pha4 ,how will you have me kill him8 ,are4 ,not at all2 't is some distracted fellow4 ,pha4 ,by this hand1 ,i 'll leave ne'er a piece of him bigger than a nut1 and bring him 7#ace7 all to you in my hat4 ,are4 ,nay1 good sir4 ,if you do take him1 bring him quick#cbed to me1 ,and ,i will study for a punishment ,great as his fault4 #adj ,pha4 ,i will4 ,are4 ,but swear4 ,pha4 ,by all my love1 ,i will4---- ,woodmen1 conduct the princess to the ,king1 ,and bear that wounded fellow to dressing4---- ,come1 gentlemen1 we 'll follow the chase close4 ,exeunt on one side ,,pharamond1 ,,dion1 ,,cleremont1 and ,,thrasiline2 exit on the other ,,arethusa attended by #a ,woodman4 ,c4 ,fell4 ,i pray you1 friend1 let me see 7#ade7 the ,king4 #b ,wood4 ,that you shall1 and receive thanks4 ,c4 ,fell4 ,if ,i get clear with this1 ,i 'll go see no more gay sights4 ,exeunt4 #aej ,,scene ,,iv4#cbee ,enter ,,bellario4 ,bel4 ,a heaviness near death sits on my brow1 ,and ,i must sleep4 ,bear me1 thou gentle bank1 ,for ever1 if thou wilt4 ,you sweet ones all1 ,lies down4 ,let me unworthy press you2 ,i could wish ,i rather were a corse strew'd o'er with you #e ,than quick above you4 ,dulness#cbef shuts mine eyes1 ,and ,i am giddy3 oh1 that ,i could take ,so sound a sleep that ,i might never wake6 ,sleeps4 ,enter ,,philaster4 ,phi4 ,i have done ill2 my conscience calls me false ,to strike at her that would not strike at me4 #aj ,when ,i did fight1 methought ,i heard her pray ,the gods to guard me4 ,she may be abus'd1 ,and ,i a loathed villain2 if she be1 ,she will conceal who hurt her4 ,he has wounds ,and cannot follow2 neither knows he me4 #ae ,who 's this8 ,bellario sleeping6 ,if thou be'st ,guilty1 there is no justice that thy sleep ,should be so sound1 and mine1 whom thou hast wrong'd1 ,so broken4 7,cry within47 ,hark6 ,i am pursued4 ,you gods ,i 'll take this offer'd means of my escape4 #bj ,they have no mark to know me but my blood1 ,if she be true2 if false1 let mischief light ,on all the world at once6 ,sword1 print my wounds ,upon this sleeping boy6 ,i ha' none1 ,i think1 ,are mortal1 nor would ,i lay greater on thee4 ,wounds ,bellario4 #be ,bel4 ,oh4 death1 ,i hope1 is come6 ,blest be that hand6 ,it meant me well4 ,again1 for pity's sake6 ,phi4 ,i have caught myself2 ,falls4 ,the loss of blood hath stay'd my flight4 ,here1 here1 #bi ,is he that struck thee3 take thy full revenge2 ,use me1 as ,i did mean thee1 worse than death2 ,i 'll teach thee to revenge4 ,this luckless hand ,wounded the princess2 tell my followers#cbeg ,thou didst receive these hurts in staying me1 ,and ,i will second thee2 get a reward4 #ce ,bel4 ,fly1 fly1 my lord1 and save yourself6 ,phi4 ,how 's this8 ,wouldst thou ,i should be safe8 ,bel4 ,else were it vain ,for me to live4 ,these little wounds ,i have ,ha' not bled much4 ,reach me that noble hand2 ,i 'll help to cover you4 ,phi4 ,art thou then true to me8 #dj ,bel4 ,or let me perish loath'd6 ,come1 my good lord1 ,creep in amongst those bushes2 who does know ,but that the gods may save your much-lov'd breath8 ,phi4 ,then ,i shall die for grief1 if not for this1 ,that ,i have wounded thee4 ,what wilt thou do8 #de ,bel4 ,shift for myself well4 ,peace6 ,i hear 'em come4 ,,philaster creeps into a bush4 ,voices within4 ,follow1 follow1 follow6 that way they went4 ,bel4 ,with my own wounds ,i 'll bloody my own sword4 ,i need not counterfeit to fall2 ,heaven knows ,that ,i can stand no longer4 ,falls4 #ej ,enter ,,pharamond1 ,,dion1 ,,cleremont1 and ,,thrasiline4 ,pha4 ,to this place we have trackt him by his blood4 ,cle4 ,yonder1 my lord1 creeps one away4 ,dion4 ,stay1 sir6 what are you8 ,bel4 ,a wretched creature1 wounded in these woods #ed ,by beasts4 ,relieve me1 if your names be men1 ,or ,i shall perish4 ,dion4 ,this is he1 my lord1 ,upon my soul1 that hurt her4 ',t is the boy4 ,that wicked boy1 that serv'd her4 ,pha4 ,oh1 thou damn'd ,in thy creation6 ,what cause couldst thou shape ,to hurt the princess8 ,bel4 ,then ,i am betrayed4 #fj ,dion4 ,betrayed6 ,no1 apprehended1 ,bel4 ,i confess1 7,urge it no more7 that1 big with evil thoughts ,i set upon her1 and did make my aim1 ,her death4 ,for charity let fall at once ,the punishment you mean1 and do not load #fe ,this weary flesh with tortures4 ,pha4 ,i will know ,who hir'd thee to this deed4 ,bel4 ,mine own revenge4 ,pha4 ,revenge6 for what8 ,bel4 ,it pleas'd her to receive ,me as her page and1 when my fortunes ebb'd1 ,that men strid o'er them careless1 she did shower #gj ,her welcome graces on me1 and did swell ,my fortunes till they overflow'd their banks1 ,threat'ning the men that crost 'em2 when1 as swift ,as storms arise at sea1 she turn'd her eyes ,to burning suns upon me1 and did dry #ge ,the streams she had bestow'd1 leaving me worse ,and more contemn'd than other little brooks1 ,because ,i had been great4 ,in short1 ,i knew ,i could not live1 and therefore did desire ,to die reveng'd4 ,pha4 ,if tortures can be found #hj ,long as thy natural life1 resolve to feel ,the utmost rigour4 ,,philaster creeps out of the bush4 ,cle4 ,help to lead him hence4 ,phi4 ,turn back1 you ravishers of innocence6 ,know ye the price of that you bear away ,so rudely8 ,pha4 ,who 's that8 ,dion4 ',t is the ,lord ,philaster4 #he ,phi4 ',t is not the treasure of all kings in one1 ,the wealth of ,tagus1 nor the rocks of pearl ,that pave the court of ,neptune1 can weigh down ,that virtue4 ,it was ,i that hurt the princess4 ,place me1 some god1 upon a pyramis#cbeh #ij ,higher than hills of earth1 and lend a voice ,loud as your thunder to me1 that from hence ,i may discourse to all the under-world ,the worth that dwells in him6 ,pha4 ,how 's this8 ,bel4 ,my lord1 some man ,weary of life1 that would he glad to die4 #ie ,phi4 ,leave these untimely courtesies1 ,bellario4 ,bel4 ,alas1 he 's mad6 ,come1 will you lead me on8 ,phi4 ,by all the oaths that men ought most to keep1 ,and gods to punish most when men do break1 ,he touch'd her not4--,take heed1 ,bellario1 #ajj ,how thou dost drown the virtues thou hast shown ,with perjury4--,by all that 's good1 't was ,i6 ,you know she stood betwixt me and my right4 ,pha4 ,thy own tongue be thy judge6 ,cle4 ,it was ,philaster4 ,dion4 ,is 't not a brave boy8 #aje ,well1 sirs1 ,i fear me we were all deceived4 ,phi4 ,have ,i no friend here8 ,dion4 ,yes4 ,phi4 ,then show it3 some ,good body lend a hand to draw us nearer4 ,would you have tears shed for you when you die8 ,then lay me gently on his neck1 that there #aaj ,i may weep floods and breathe forth my spirit4 ',t is not the wealth of ,plutus1 nor the gold ,embraces ,bel4 ,lockt in the heart of earth1 can buy away ,this arm-full from me2 this had been a ransom #aad ,to have redeem'd the great ,augustus ,csar1 ,had he been taken4 ,you hard-hearted men1 ,more stony than these mountains1 can you see ,such clear pure blood drop1 and not cut your flesh ,to stop his life1 to bind whose bitter wounds4 ,queens ought to tear their hair1 and with their tears #abj ,bathe 'em8--,forgive me1 thou that art the wealth ,of poor ,philaster6 ,enter ,,king1 ,,arethusa1 and ,guard4 ,king4 ,is the villain ta'en8 ,pha4 ,sir1 here be two confess the deed2 but sure ,it was ,philaster4 ,phi4 ,question it no more2 ,it was4 ,king4 ,the fellow that did fight with him1 #abe ,will tell us that4 ,are4 ,aye me6 ,i know he will4 ,king4 ,did not you know him8 ,are4 ,sir1 if it was he1 ,he was disguis'd4 ,phi4 ,i was so4--,oh1 my stars1 ,that ,i should live still4 ,aside4 ,king4 ,thou ambitious fool1 ,thou that hast laid a train for thy own life6-- ,now ,i do mean to do1 ,i'll leave to talk4 #aca ,bear them to prison4 ,are4 ,sir1 they did plot together to take hence ,this harmless life2 should it pass unreveng'd1 ,i should to earth go weeping4 ,grant me1 then1 ,by all the love a father bears his child1 #ace ,their custodies1 and that ,i may appoint ,their tortures and their deaths4 ,dion4 ,death6 ,soft2 our law will not reach that for this fault4 ,king4 ',t is granted2 take 'em to you with a guard4-- #adj ,come1 princely ,pharamond1 this business past1 ,we may with security go on ,to your intended match4 ,exeunt all except ,,dion1 ,,cleremont1 and ,,thrasiline4 ,cle4 ,i pray that this action lose not ,philaster the hearts of the people4 #ade ,dion4 ,fear it not2 their over-wise heads will think it but a trick4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#cbei ,enter ,,dion1 ,,cleremont1 and ,,thrasiline4 ,thra4 ,has the ,king sent for him to death8 ,dion4 ,yes2 but the ,king must know 't is not in his power to war with ,heaven4 ,cle4 ,we linger time2 the ,king sent for ,philaster and the headsman an hour ago4 #e ,thra4 ,are all his wounds well8 ,dion4 ,all2 they were but scratches2 but the loss of blood made him faint4 ,cle4 ,we dally1 gentlemen4 ,thra4 ,away6 #aj ,dion4 ,we'll scuffle hard before we perish4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cbfj ,enter ,,philaster1 ,,arethusa1 and ,,bellario4 ,are4 ,nay1 faith1 ,philaster1 grieve not2 we are well4 ,bel4 ,nay1 good my lord1 forbear2 we're wondrous well4 ,phi4 ,oh1 ,arethusa1 oh1 ,bellario1 ,leave to be kind6 ,i shall be shut from ,heaven1 as now from earth1 ,if you continue so4 ,i am a man #f ,false to a pair of the most trusty ones ,that ever earth bore2 can it bear us all8 ,forgive1 and leave me4 ,but the ,king hath sent ,to call me to my death3 oh1 shew it me1 #aj ,and then forget me6 ,and for thee1 my boy1 ,i shall deliver words will mollify ,the hearts of beasts to spare thy innocence4 ,bel4 ,alas1 my lord1 my life is not a thing ,worthy your noble thoughts6 ',t is not a life1 #ae ',t is but a piece of childhood thrown away4 ,should ,i outlive you1 ,i should then outlive ,virtue and honour2 and when that day comes1 ,if ever ,i shall close these eyes but once1 ,may ,i live spotted for my perjury1 #bj ,and waste my limbs to nothing6 ,are4 ,and ,i 7the woful'st maid that ever was1 ,forc'd with my hands to bring my lord to death7 ,do by the honour of a virgin swear ,to tell no hours beyond it6 ,phi4 ,make me not hated so4 #be ,are4 ,come from this prison all joyful to our deaths6 ,phi4 ,people will tear me1 when they find you true ,to such a wretch as ,i2 ,i shall die loath'd4 ,enjoy your kingdoms peacably1 whilst ,i ,for ever sleep forgotten with my faults4 #cj ,every just servant1 every maid in love1 ,will have a piece of me1 if you be true4 ,are4 ,my dear lord1 say not so4 ,bel4 ,a piece of you6 ,he was not born of woman that can cut ,it and look on4 #ce ,phi4 ,take me in tears betwixt you1 for my heart ,will break with shame and sorrow4 ,are4 ,why1 't is well4 ,bel4 ,lament no more4 ,phi4 ,why1 what would you have done ,if you had wrong'd me basely1 and had found ,your#cbfa life no price compar'd to mine8#cbfa ,for love1 sirs1 #dj ,deal with me truly4 ,bel4 ',t was mistaken1 sir4 ,phi4 ,why1 if it were8 ,bel4 ,then1 sir1 we would have ask'd ,you pardon4 ,phi4 ,and have hope to enjoy it8 ,are4 ,enjoy it6 ay4 ,phi4 ,would you indeed8 ,be plain4 ,bel4 ,we would1 my lord4 ,phi4 ,forgive me1 then4 ,are4 ,so1 so4 #de ,bel4 ',t is as it should be now4 ,phi4 ,lead to my death4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cbfb ,enter ,,king1 ,,dion1 ,,cleremont1 ,,thrasiline and ,attendants4 ,king4 ,gentlemen1 who saw the prince8 ,cle4 ,so please you1 sir1 he's gone to see the city ,and the new platform1 with some gentlemen ,attending on him4 ,king4 ,is the princess ready ,to bring her prisoner out8 ,thra4 ,she waits your grace4 #e ,king4 ,tell her we stay4 ,exit ,,thrasiline4 ,dion4 ,aside4 ,king1 you may be deceiv'd yet4 ,the head you aim at cost more setting on ,than to be lost so lightly4 ,if it must off1-- ,like a wild overflow1 that swoops before him ,a golden stack1 and with it shakes down bridges1 #aj ,cracks the strong hearts of pines1 whose cable-roots ,held out a thousand storms1 a thousand thunders1 ,and1 so made mightier1 takes whole villages ,upon his back1 and in that heat of pride #ad ,charges strong towns1 towers1 castles1 palaces1 ,and lays them desolate2 so shall thy head1 ,thy noble head1 bury the lives of thousands1 ,that must bleed with thee like a sacrifice1 ,in thy red ruins4 ,enter ,,arethusa1 ,,philaster1 ,,bellario in a robe and garland and ,,thrasiline4 ,king4 ,how now8 ,what masque is this8 #bj ,bel4 ,right royal sir1 ,i should ,sing you an epithalamion of these lovers1 ,but having lost my best airs with my fortunes1 ,and wanting a celestial harp to strike ,this blessed union on1 thus in glad story #be ,i give you all4 ,these two fair cedar-branches1 ,the noblest of the mountain where they grew1 ,straightest and tallest1 under whose still shades ,the worthier beasts have made their lairs1 and slept ,free from the fervour of the ,sirian star #cj ,and the fell thunder-stroke1 free from the clouds ,when they were big with humour1 and deliver'd ,in thousand spouts their issues to the earth2 ,oh1 there was none but silent quiet there6 ,till never-pleased ,fortune shot up shrubs1 #ce ,base under-brambles1 to divorce these branches2 ,and for a while they did so1 and did reign ,over the mountain1 and choke up his beauty ,with brakes1 rude thorns and thistles1 till the sun ,scorcht them even to the roots and dried them there4 #dj ,and now a gentle gale hath blown again1 ,that made these branches meet and twine together1 ,never to be divided4 ,the god that sings ,his holy numbers over marriage-beds ,hath knit their noble hearts2 and here they stand #de ,your children1 mighty ,king2 and ,i have done4 ,king4 ,how1 how8 ,are4 ,sir1 if you love it in plain truth1 7,for now there is no masquing in 't17 this gentleman1 ,the prisoner that you gave me1 is become ,my keeper1 and through all the bitter throes #ej ,your jealousies and his ill fate have wrought him1 ,thus nobly hath he struggled1 and at length ,arrived here my dear husband4 ,king4 ,your dear husband6-- ,call in the ,captain of the ,citadel-- ,there you shall keep your wedding4 ,i'll provide #ee ,a masque shall make your ,hymen turn his saffron ,into a sullen coat1 and sing sad requiems ,to your departing souls4 ,blood shall put out your torches2 and1 instead ,of gaudy flowers about your wanton necks1 #fj ,an axe shall hang1 like a prodigious meteor1 ,ready to crop your loves' sweets4 ,hear1 you gods6 ,from this time do ,i shake all title off ,of father to this woman1 this base woman2 ,and what there is of vengeance in a lion #fe ,chaft among dogs or robb'd of his dear young1 ,the same1 enforc'd more terrible1 more mighty1 ,expect from me6 ,are4 ,sir1 by that little life ,i have left to swear by1 #fi ,there's nothing that can stir me from myself4 ,what ,i have done1 ,i have done without repentance1 ,for death can be no bugbear unto me1 ,so long as ,pharamond is not my headsman4 ,dion4 ,aside4 ,sweet peace upon thy soul1 thou worthy maid1 ,whene'er thou diest6 ,for this time ,i'll excuse thee1 #ge ,or be thy prologue4 ,phi4 ,sir1 let me speak next2 ,and let my dying words be better with you ,than my dull living actions4 ,if you aim ,at the dear life of this sweet innocent1 ,you are a tyrant and a savage monster1 #hj ,that feeds upon the blood you gave a life to2#cbfc ,your memory shall be as foul behind you1 ,as you are living2 all your better deeds ,shall be in water writ1 but this in marble2 #hd ,no chronicle shall speak you1 though your own1 ,but for the shame of men4 ,no monument1 ,though high and big as ,pelion1 shall be able ,to cover this base murder3 make it rich ,with brass1 with purest gold1 and shining jasper1 ,like the ,pyramides2 lay on epitaphs #ij ,such as make great men gods2 my little marble1 ,that only clothes my ashes1 not my faults1 ,shall far outshine it4 ,and for after-issues1 ,think not so madly of the heavenly wisdoms1 ,that they will give you more for your mad rage #ie ,to cut off1 unless it be some snake1 or something ,like yourself1 that in his birth shall strangle you4 ,remember my father1 ,king6 ,there was a fault1 ,but ,i forgive it4 ,let that sin persuade you ,to love this lady2 if you have a soul1 #ajj ,think1 save her1 and be saved4 ,for myself1 ,i have so long expected this glad hour1 ,so languisht under you1 and daily withered1 ,that1 ,heaven knows1 it is a joy to die2 ,i find a recreation in't4 #aje ,enter a ,messenger4 ,mess4 ,where is the ,king8 ,king4 ,here4 ,mess4 ,get you to your strength1 ,and rescue the ,prince ,pharamond from danger2 ,he's taken prisoner by the citizens1 ,fearing#cbfd the ,lord ,philaster4 ,dion4 ,aside4 ,oh1 brave followers6 ,mutiny1 my fine dear countrymen1 mutiny6 #aaj ,now1 my brave valiant foremen1 shew your weapons ,in honour of your mistresses6 ,enter a ,second ,messenger4 #b ,mess4 ,arm1 arm1 arm1 arm6 ,king4 ,a thousand devils take 'em6 ,dion4 ,aside4 ,a thousand blessings on 'em6 #b ,mess4 ,arm1 ,o ,king6 ,the city is in mutiny1 #aaf ,led by an old gray ruffian1 who comes on ,in rescue of the ,lord ,philaster4 ,king4 ,away to the citadel6 ,i'll see them safe1 ,and then cope with these burghers4 ,let the guard #abj ,and all the gentlemen give strong attendance4 ,exeunt all except ,,dion1 ,,cleremont1 and ,,thrasiline4 ,cle4 ,the city up6 ,this was above our wishes4 ,dion4 ,ay1 and the marriage too4 ,by my life1 ,this noble lady has deceiv'd us all4 ,a plague upon myself1 a thousand plagues1 #abe ,for having such unworthy thoughts of her dear honour6 ,oh1 ,i could beat myself6 ,or do you beat me1 ,and ,i'll beat you2 for we had all one thought4 ,cle4 ,no no1 't will but lose time4 #abi ,dion4 ,you say true4 ,are your swords sharp8 --,well1 my dear countrymen ,what-ye-lacks1#cbfe if you continue1 and fall not back upon the first broken skin1 ,i'll have you chronicled and chronicled1 and cut and chronicled1 and all-to be-prais'd and sung in sonnets1 and bawled 7#ace7 in new brave ballads1 that all tongues shall troll you in saecula saeculorum1 my kind can-carriers4 ,thra4 ,what1 if a toy#cbff take 'em i' th' heels now1 and they run all away1 and cry1 8the devil take the hindmost08 #adj ,dion4 ,then the same devil take the foremost too1 and souse him for his breakfast6 ,if they all prove cowards1 my curses fly among them1 and be speeding6 ,may they have murrains reign to keep the gentlemen at home unbound 7#ade7 in easy frieze6 ,may the moths branch#cbfg their velvets1 and their silks only be worn before sore eyes6 ,may their false lights undo 'em1 and discover presses1#cbfh holes1 stains1 and oldness in their stuffs1 and make them shop-rid6 #aej ,may they keep whores and horses1 and break2 and live mewed up with necks of beef and turnips6 ,may they have many children1 and none like the father6 ,may they know no language but that gibberish they prattle to 7#aee7 their parcels1 unless it be the goatish ,latin they write in their bonds--and may they write that false1 and lose their debts6 ,re-enter ,,king4 ,king4 ,now the vengeance of all the gods confound them6 ,how they swarm together6 7#afj7 ,what a hum they raise6--,devils choke your wild throats6--,if a man had need to use their valours1 he must pay a brokage for it1 and then bring 'em on1 and they will fight like sheep4 ',t is ,philaster1 none but ,philaster1 must allay this heat4 ,they will not hear me speak1 but 7#aff7 fling dirt at me and call me tyrant4 ,oh1 run1 dear friend1 and bring the ,lord ,philaster6 ,speak him fair2 call him prince2 do him all the courtesy you can2 commend me to him4 ,oh1 my 7#agj7 wits1 my wits6 ,exit ,,cleremont4 ,dion4 ,aside4 ,oh1 my brave countrymen6 as ,i live1 ,i will not buy a pin out of your walls for this4 ,nay1 you shall cozen me1 and ,i'll thank you1 and send you brawn and bacon1 and soil#cbfi you every long vacation a brace of foremen1#cbgj 7#agf7 that at ,michaelmas shall come up fat and kicking4 ,king4 ,what they will do with this poor prince1 the gods know1 and ,i fear4 #ahj ,dion4 ,aside4 ,why1 sir1 they'll flay him1 and make church-buckets on's skin1 to quench rebellion2 then clap a rivet in's sconce1 and hang him up for a sign4 ,enter ,,cleremont with ,,philaster4 ,king4 ,oh1 worthy sir1 forgive me6 ,do not make #ahe ,your miseries and my faults meet together1 ,to bring a greater danger4 ,be yourself1 ,still sound amongst diseases4 ,i have wrong'd you2 ,and though ,i find it last1 and beaten to it1 ,let first1 your goodness know it4 ,calm the people1 #aij ,and be what you were born to4 ,take your love1 ,and with her my repentance1 all my wishes1 ,and all my prayers4 ,by the gods1 my heart speaks this2 ,and if the least fall from me not perform'd1 ,may ,i be struck with thunder6 ,phi4 ,mighty sir1 #aie ,i will not do your greatness so much wrong1 ,as not to make your word truth4 ,free the princess ,and the poor boy1 and let me stand the shock ,of this mad sea-breach1 which ,i'll either turn1 ,or perish with it4 ,king4 ,let your own word free them4 #bjj ,phi ,then thus ,i take my leave1 kissing your hand1 ,and hanging on your royal word4 ,be kingly1 ,and be not mov'd1 sir4 ,i shall bring you peace ,or never bring myself back4 ,king4 ,all the gods go with thee4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#cbga ,enter an old ,captain and ,citizens with ,,pharamond4 ,cap4 ,come1 my brave myrmidons1 let us fall on4 ,let your caps swarm1 my boys1 and your nimble tongues ,forget your mother-gibberish of 8what do you lack80 ,and set your mouths ope1 children1 till your palates ,fall frighted half a fathom past the cure #e ,of bay-salt and gross pepper1 and then cry 8,philaster1 brave ,philaster60 ,let ,philaster ,be deeper in request1 my ding-dongs1#cbgb ,my pairs of dear indentures1#cbgc kings of clubs1#cbgc ,than your cold water-camlets1#cbgd or your paintings #aj ,spitted with copper4#cbge ,let not your hasty silks1 ,or your branch'd cloth of bodkin1#cbgf or your tissues1 ,dearly belov'd of spiced cake and custards1 ,your ,robin ,hoods1 ,scarlets1 and ,johns1 tie your affections ,in darkness to your shops4 ,no dainty duckers1#cbgg ,up with your three-pil'd spirits1 your wrought valours2#cbgh #af ,and let your uncut cholers#cbgi make the ,king feel ,the measure of your mightiness4 ,philaster6 ,cry1 my rose-nobles1#cbhj cry6 ,all4 ,philaster6 ,philaster6 ,cap4 ,how do you like this1 my lord prince8 ,these are mad boys1 ,i tell you2 these are things #ba ,that will not strike their top-sails to a foist1#cbha ,and let a man of war1 an argosy1 ,hull#cbhb and cry cockles4#cbhc ,pha4 ,why1 you rude slave1 do you know what you do8 #be ,cap4 ,my pretty prince of puppets1 we do know2 ,and give your greatness warning that you talk ,no more such bug's-words1#cbhd or that solder'd crown ,shall be scratch'd with a musket4#cbhe ,dear prince ,pippin1 ,down with your noble blood1 or1 as ,i live1 #cj ,i 'll have you coddled4#cbhf--,let him loose1 my spirits3 ,make us a round ring with your bills1 my ,hectors1 ,and let us see what this trim man dares do4 ,now1 sir1 have at you6 here ,i lie2 ,and with this swashing blow 7do you see1 sweet prince87 #ce ,i could hulk#cbhg your grace1 and hang you up cross-legg'd1 ,like a hare at a poulter's1 and do this with this wiper4#cbhh ,pha4 ,you will not see me murder'd1 wicked villains8 #a ,cit4 ,yes1 indeed1 will we1 sir2 we have not seen one ,for a great while4 ,cap4 ,he would have weapons1 would he8 #dj ,give him a broadside1 my brave boys1 with your pikes2 ,branch me his skin in flowers like a satin1 ,and between every flower a mortal cut4-- ,your royalty shall ravel6#cbhi--;,jag him1 gentlemen2 ,i'll have him cut to the kell1#cbij then down the seams4 #de ,o for a whip to make him galloon-laces6#cbia ,i'll have a coach-whip4 ,pha4 ,oh1 spare me1 gentlemen6 ,cap4 ,hold1 hold2 ,the man begins to fear and know himself4 ,he shall for this time only be seel'd up1#cbib #ej ,with a feather through his nose1 that he may only ,see heaven1 and think whither he is going4 ,nay1 my beyond-sea sir1 we will proclaim you3 ,you would be king6 ,thou tender heir apparent to a church-ale1#cbic #ee ,thou slight prince of single sarcenet1#cbid ,thou royal ring-tail1#cbie fit to fly at nothing ,but poor men's poultry1 and have every boy ,beat thee from that too with his bread and butter6 ,pha4 ,gods keep me from these hell-hounds6 #a ,cit4 ,shall's geld him1 captain8 #fa ,cap4 ,no1 you shall spare his dowcets1 my dear donsels2#cbif ,as you respect the ladies1 let them flourish4 ,the curses of a longing woman kill ,as speedy as a plague1 boys4 #fe #a ,cit4 ,i'll have a leg1 that's certain4 #b ,cit4 ,i'll have an arm4 #c ,cit4 ,i'll have his nose1 and at mine own charge build ,a college and clap 't upon the gate4#cbig #d ,cit4 ,i'll have his little gut to string a kit#cbih with2 ,for certainly a royal gut will sound like silver4 ,pha4 ,would they were in thy belly1 and ,i past #ga ,my pain once6 #e ,cit4 ,good captain1 let me have his liver to feed ferrets4 ,cap4 ,who will have parcels else8 ,speak4 ,pha4 ,good gods1 consider me6 ,i shall be tortur'd4 #ge #a ,cit4 ,captain1 ,i'll give you the trimming of your two-hand sword1 ,and let me have his skin to make false scabbards4 #b ,cit4 ,he had no horns1 sir1 had he8 ,cap4 ,no1 sir1 he 's a pollard4#cbii ,what wouldst thou do with horns8 #b ,cit4 ,oh1 if he had had1 #hj ,i would have made rare hafts and whistles of 'em2 ,but his shin-bones1 if they be sound1 shall serve me4 ,enter ,,philaster4 ,all4 ,long live ,philaster1 the brave ,prince ,philaster6 ,phi4 ,i thank you1 gentlemen4 ,but why are these ,rude weapons brought abroad1 to teach your hands #he ,uncivil trades8 ,cap4 ,my royal ,rosicleer1#ccjj ,we are thy myrmidons1 thy guard1 thy roarers2#ccja ,and when thy noble body is in durance1 ,thus do we clap our musty murrions#ccjb on1 ,and trace the streets in terror4 ,is it peace1 #ij ,thou ,mars of men8 ,is the ,king sociable1 ,and bids thee live8 ,art thou above thy foe-men1 ,and free as ,phoebus8 ,speak4 ,if not1 this stand#ccjc ,of royal blood shall he abroach1 a-tilt1 ,and run even to the lees of honour4 #ie ,phi4 ,hold1 and be satisfied4 ,i am myself2 ,free as my thoughts are2 by the gods1 ,i am6 ,cap4 ,art thou the dainty darling of the ,king8 ,art thou the ,hylas to our ,hercules8 ,do the lords bow1 and the regarded scarlets#ccjd ,kiss their gumm'd golls1#ccje and cry1 8,we are your servants08 #aja ,is the court navigable and the presence stuck ,with flags of friendship8 ,if not1 we are thy castle1 ,and this man sleeps4 ,phi4 ,i am what ,i desire to be1 your friend2 ,i am what ,i was born to be1 your prince4 #ajf ,pha4 ,sir1 there is some humanity in you2 ,you have a noble soul4 ,forget my name1 ,and know my misery2 set me safe aboard ,from these wild cannibals1 and as ,i live1 #aaj ,i 'll quit this land for ever4 ,there is nothing1-- ,perpetual prisonment1 cold1 hunger1 sickness ,of all sorts1 of all dangers1 and all together1 ,the worst company of the worst men1 madness1 age1 ,to be as many creatures as a woman1 #aae ,and do as all they do1 nay1 to despair1-- ,but ,i would rather make it a new nature1 ,and live with all these1 than endure one hour ,amongst these wild dogs4 ,phi4 ,i do pity you4--,friends1 discharge your fears2 #abj ,deliver me the prince4 ,i 'll warrant you ,i shall be old enough to find my safety4 #c ,cit4 ,good sir1 take heed he does not hurt you2 ,he is a fierce man1 ,i can tell you1 sir4 ,cap4 ,prince1 by your leave1 ,i 'll have a surcingle1#ccjf #abe ,and make#ccjg you like a hawk4 ,,phar4 strives4 ,phi4 ,away1 away1 there is no danger in him3 ,alas1 he had rather sleep to shake his fit off6 ,look you1 friends1 how gently he leads6 ,upon my word1 ,he 's tame enough1 he needs no further watching4 #acj ,good my friends1 go to your houses1 ,and by me have your pardons and my love2 ,and know there shall be nothing in my power ,you may deserve1 but you shall have your wishes4 ,to give you more thanks1 were to flatter you4 ,continue still your love2 and for an earnest1 #acf ,drink this4 ,gives money4 ,all4 ,long mayst thou live1 brave prince1 brave prince1 brave prince6 ,exeunt ,,phil4 and ,,phar4 ,cap4 ,go thy ways1 thou art the king of courtesy6 ,fall off again1 my sweet youths4 ,come1 #adj ,and every man trace to his house again1 ,and hang his pewter up2 then to the tavern1 ,and bring your wives in muffs4 ,we will have music2 ,and the red grape shall make us dance and rise1 boys4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#ccjh ,enter ,,king1 ,,arethusa1 ,,galatea1 ,,megra1 ,,dion1 ,,cleremont1 ,,thrasiline1 ,,bellario1 and ,,attendants4 ,king4 ,is it appeas'd8 ,dion4 ,sir1 all is quiet as this dead of night1 ,as peaceable as sleep4 ,my lord ,philaster ,brings on the prince himself4 ,king4 ,kind gentleman6 ,i will not break the least word ,i have given #e ,in promise to him4 ,i have heap'd a world ,of grief upon his head1 which yet ,i hope ,to wash away4 ,enter ,,philaster and ,,pharamond4 ,cle4 ,my lord is come4 ,king4 ,my son6 ,blest be the time that ,i have leave to call ,such virtue mine6 ,now thou art in mine arms1 ,methinks ,i have a salve unto my breast #aa ,for all the stings that dwell there4 ,streams of grief ,that ,i have wrong'd thee1 and as much of joy ,that ,i repent it1 issue from mine eyes2 ,let them appease thee4 ,take thy right2 take her2 #ae ,she is thy right too2 and forget to urge ,my vexed soul with that ,i did before4 ,phi4 ,sir1 it is blotted from my memory1 ,past and forgotten4--,for you1 prince of ,spain1 ,whom ,i have thus redeem'd1 you have full leave #bj ,to make an honourable voyage home4 ,and if you would go furnish'd to your realm ,with fair provision1 ,i do see a lady1 ,methinks1 would gladly bear you company4 ,how like you this piece8 ,meg4 ,sir1 he likes it well1 #be ,for he hath tried it1 and hath found it worth ,his princely liking4 ,we were ta'en abed2 ,i know your meaning4 ,i am not the first ,that nature taught to seek a fellow forth2 ,can shame remain perpetually in me1 #cj ,and not in others8 ,or have princes salves ,to cure ill names1 that meaner people want8 ,phi4 ,what mean you8 ,meg4 ,you must get another ship1 ,to bear the princess and her boy together4 ,dion4 ,how now6 #ce ,meg4 ,others took me1 and ,i took her and him ,at that all women may be ta'en sometime4 ,ship us all four1 my lord2 we can endure ,weather and wind alike4 ,king4 ,clear thou thyself1 or know not me for father4 #dj ,are4 ,this earth1 how false it is6 ,what means is left for me ,to clear myself8 ,it lies in your belief4 ,my lords1 believe me2 and let all things else ,struggle together to dishonour me4 ,bel4 ,oh1 stop your ears1 great ,king1 that ,i may speak #de ,as freedom would6 ,then ,i will call this lady ,as base as are her actions4 ,hear me1 sir2 ,believe your heated blood when it rebels ,against your reason1 sooner than this lady4 ,meg4 ,by this good light1 he bears it handsomely4 #ej ,phi4 ,this lady6 ,i will sooner trust the wind ,with feathers1 or the troubled sea with pearl1 ,than her with any thing4 ,believe her not4 ,why1 think you1 if ,i did believe her words1 ,i would outlive 'em8 ,honour cannot take #ee ,revenge on you2 then what were to be known ,but death8 ,king4 ,forget her1 sir1 since all is knit ,between us4 ,but ,i must request of you ,one favour1 and will sadly#ccji be denied4 ,phi4 ,command1 whate'er it be4 ,king4 ,swear to be true #fj ,to what you promise4 ,phi4 ,by the powers above1 ,let it not be the death of her or him1 ,and it is granted6 ,king4 ,bear away that boy ,to torture2 ,i will have her clear'd or buried4 ,phi4 ,oh1 let me call my word back1 worthy sir6 ,ask something else3 bury my life and right #ff ,in one poor grave2 but do not take away ,my life and fame at once4 ,king4 ,away with him6 ,it stands irrevocable4 ,phi4 ,turn all your eyes on me4 ,here stands a man1 #gj ,the falsest and the basest of this world4 ,set swords against this breast1 some honest man1 ,for ,i have liv'd till ,i am pitied6 ,my former deeds were hateful2 but this last ,is pitiful1 for ,i unwillingly #ge ,have given the dear preserver of my life ,unto his torture4 ,is it in the power ,of flesh and blood to carry this1 and live8 ,offers to stab himself4 ,are4 ,dear sir1 be patient yet6 ,oh1 stay that hand6 ,king4 ,sirs1 strip that boy4 ,dion4 ,come1 sir2 your tender flesh #hj ,will try your constancy4 ,bel4 ,oh1 kill me1 gentlemen6 ,dion4 ,no4--,help1 sirs4 ,bel4 ,will you torture me8 ,king4 ,haste there2 ,why stay you8 ,bel4 ,then ,i shall not break my vow1 ,you know1 just gods1 though ,i discover all4 ,king4 ,how's that8 ,will he confess8 ,dion4 ,sir1 so he says4 #he ,king4 ,speak then4 ,bel4 ,great ,king1 if you command ,this lord to talk with me alone1 my tongue ,urg'd by my heart1 shall utter all the thoughts ,my youth hath known2 and stranger things than these ,you hear not often4 ,king4 ,walk aside with him4 #ij ,,dion and ,,bellario walk apart4 ,dion4 ,why speak'st thou not8 ,bel4 ,know you this face1 my lord8 ,dion4 ,no4 ,bel4 ,have you not seen it1 nor the like8 ,dion4 ,yes1 ,i have seen the like1 but readily ,i know not where4 ,bel4 ,i have been often told ,in court of one ,euphrasia1 a lady1 #ie ,and daughter to you2 betwixt whom and me ,they that would flatter my bad face would swear ,there was such strange resemblance1 that we two ,could not be known asunder1 drest alike4 ,dion4 ,by ,heaven1 and so there is6 ,bel4 ,for her fair sake1 #ajj ,who now doth spend the spring-time of her life ,in holy pilgrimage1 move to the ,king1 ,that ,i may scape this torture4 ,dion4 ,but thou speak'st ,as like ,euphrasia as thou dost look4 ,how came it to thy knowledge that she lives #aje ,in pilgrimage8 ,bel4 ,i know it not1 my lord2 ,but ,i have heard it1 and do scarce believe it4 ,dion4 ,oh1 my shame6 is it possible8 ,draw near1 ,that ,i may gaze upon thee4 ,art thou she1 ,or else her murderer8#ccaj ,where wert thou born8 #aaj ,bel4 ,in ,syracusa4 ,dion4 ,what's thy name8 ,bel4 ,euphrasia4 ,dion4 ,oh1 't is just1 't is she6 ,now ,i do know thee4 ,oh1 that thou hadst died1 ,and ,i had never seen thee nor my shame6 ,how shall ,i own thee8 ,shall this tongue of mine #aae ,e'er call thee daughter more8 ,bel4 ,would ,i had died indeed6 ,i wish it too2 ,and so ,i must have done by vow1 ere publish'd ,what ,i have told1 but that there was no means ,to hide it longer4 ,yet ,i joy in this1 #abj ,the princess is all clear4 ,king4 ,what1 have you done8 ,dion4 ,all is discovered4 ,phi4 ,why then hold you me8 ,all is discovered6 ,pray you1 let me go4 ,offers to stab himself4 ,king4 ,stay him4 ,are4 ,what is discovered8 ,dion4 ,why1 my shame4 ,it is a woman2 let her speak the rest4 #abe ,phi4 ,how8 ,that again6 ,dion4 ,it is a woman4 ,phi4 ,blest be you powers that favour innocence6 ,king4 ,lay hold upon that lady4 ,,megra is seized4 ,phi4 ,it is a woman1 sir6--,hark1 gentlemen1 ,it is a woman6--,arethusa1 take #acj ,my soul into thy breast1 that would be gone ,with joy4 ,it is a woman6 ,thou art fair1 ,and virtuous still to ages1 in despite ,of malice4 ,king4 ,speak you1 where lies his shame8 ,bel4 ,i am his daughter4 #ace ,phi4 ,the gods are just4 ,dion4 ,i dare accuse none2 but1 before you two1 ,the virtue of our age1 ,i bend my knee ,for mercy4 ,kneels4 ,phi4 raising him4 ,take it freely2 for ,i know1 ,though what thou didst were undiscreetly done1 #adj ',t was meant well4 ,are4 ,and for me1 ,i have a power to pardon sins1 as oft ,as any man has power to wrong me4 ,cle4 ,noble and worthy6 ,phi4 ,but1 ,bellario1 7,for ,i must call thee still so17 tell me why #ade ,thou didst conceal thy sex4 ,it was a fault1 ,a fault1 ,bellario1 though thy other deeds ,of truth outweigh'd it3 all these jealousies ,had flown to nothing if thou hadst discovered ,what now we know4 ,bel4 ,my father oft would speak #aej ,your worth and virtue2 and1 as ,i did grow ,more and more apprehensive1#ccaa ,i did thirst ,to see the man so prais'd4 ,but yet all this ,was but a maiden-longing1 to be lost ,as soon as found2 till1 sitting in my window1 #aee ,printing my thoughts in lawn1 ,i saw a god1 ,i thought1 7but it was you17 enter our gates4 ,my blood flew out and back again1 as fast ,as ,i had puft it forth and suckt it in #aei ,like breath4 ,then was ,i call'd away in haste ,to entertain you4 ,never was a man1 ,heav'd from a sheep-cote to a sceptre1 rais'd ,so high in thoughts as ,i4 ,you left a kiss ,upon these lips then1 which ,i mean to keep ,from you for ever4 ,i did hear you talk1 #afe ,far above singing4 ,after you were gone1 ,i grew acquainted with my heart1 and search'd ,what stirr'd it so3 alas1 ,i found it love6 ,yet far from lust2 for1 could ,i but have liv'd ,in presence of you1 ,i had had my end4 #agj ,for this ,i did delude my noble father ,with a feign'd pilgrimage1 and drest myself ,in habit of a boy2 and1 for ,i knew ,my birth no match for you1 ,i was past hope ,of having you2 and1 understanding well #age ,that when ,i made discovery of my sex ,i could not stay with you1 ,i made a vow1 ,by all the most religious things a maid ,could call together1 never to be known1 ,whilst there was hope to hide me from men's eyes1 #ahj ,for other than ,i seem'd1 that ,i might ever ,abide with you4 ,then sat ,i by the fount1 ,where first you took me up4 ,king4 ,search out a match ,within our kingdom1 where and when thou wilt1 ,and ,i will pay thy dowry2 and thyself #ahe ,wilt well deserve him4 ,bel4 ,never1 sir1 will ,i ,marry2 it is a thing within my vow3 ,but1 if ,i may have leave to serve the princess1 ,to see the virtues of her lord and her1 ,i shall have hope to live4 ,are4 ,i1 ,philaster1 #aij ,cannot be jealous1 though you had a lady ,drest like a page to serve you2 nor will ,i ,suspect her living here4--,come1 live with me2 ,live free as ,i do4 ,she that loves my lord1 ,curst be the wife that hates her6 #aie ,phi4 ,i grieve such virtue should be laid in earth ,without an heir4--,hear me1 my royal father3 ,wrong not the freedom of our souls so much1 ,to think to take revenge of that base woman2 ,her malice cannot hurt us4 ,set her free #bjj ,as she was born1 saving from shame and sin4 ,king4 ,set her at liberty4--,but leave the court2 ,this is no place for such4--,you1 ,pharamond1 ,shall have free passage1 and a conduct home ,worthy so great a prince4 ,when you come there1 #bje ,remember 't was your faults that lost you her1 ,and not my purpos'd will4 ,pha4 ,i do confess1 ,renowned sir4 ,king4 ,last1 join your hands in one4 ,enjoy1 ,philaster1 ,this kingdom1 which is yours1 and1 after me1 #baj ,whatever ,i call mine4 ,my blessing on you6 ,all happy hours be at your marriage-joys1 ,that you may grow yourselves1 over all lands1 ,and live to see your plenteous branches spring ,wherever there is sun6 ,let princes learn #bae ,by this to rule the passions of their blood2 ,for what ,heaven wills can never be withstood4 ,exeunt omnes4 ,,the ,,maid',s ,,tragedy ,,by ,,francis ,,beaumont ,,and ,,john ,,fletcher ,,dramatis ,,personae4 ,,king4 ,,lysippus1 brother to the ,king4 ,,amintor1 a noble ,gentleman4 ,,melantius1 ,,diphilus1 brothers to ,evadne4 ,,calianax1 an old humorous ,lord1 and father to ,aspatia4 ,,cleon1 ,,strato1 ,gentlemen4 ,,diagoras1 a servant4 ,lords1 ,gentlemen1 ,servants1 etc4 ,,evadne1 wife to ,amintor4 ,,aspatia1 troth-plight wife to ,amintor4 ,,antiphila1 ,,olympias1 waiting gentlewomen to ,aspatia4 ,,dula1 a ,lady1 attendant on ,evadne4 ,ladies4 ,,masquers4 ,night1 ,cynthia1 ,neptune1 ,aeolus1 ,sea ,gods1 ,winds4 ,,scene4--,the ,city of ,rhodes4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#ccab ,enter ,,cleon1 ,,strato1 ,,lysippus1 and ,,diphilus4 ,cle4 ,the rest are making ready1 sir4 ,lys4 ,so let them2 there's time enough4 ,diph4 ,you are the brother to the ,king1 my lord2 ,we 'll take your word4 ,lys4 ,strato1 thou hast some skill in poetry2 #e ,what think'st thou of the masque8 ,will it be well8 ,stra4 ,as well as masques can be4 ,lys4 ,as masques can be6 ,stra4 ,yes2 they must commend their king1 and speak in praise ,of the assembly1 bless the bride and bridegroom ,in person of some god2 they 're tied to rules #aj ,of flattery4 ,cle4 ,see1 good my lord1 who is return'd6 ,enter ,,melantius4 ,lys4 ,noble ,melantius1 the land by me ,welcomes thy virtues home to ,rhodes2 ,thou that with blood abroad buyest our peace6 ,the breath of kings is like the breath of gods2 #ae ,my brother wisht thee here1 and thou art here4 ,he will be too kind1 and weary thee ,with often welcomes2 but the time doth give thee ,a welcome above his or all the world's4 ,mel4 ,my lord1 my thanks2 but these scratcht limbs of mine #bj ,have spoke my love and truth unto my friends1 ,more than my tongue e'er could4 ,my mind's the same ,it ever was to you3 where ,i find worth1 ,i love the keeper till he let it go1 ,and then ,i follow it4 ,diph4 ,hail1 worthy brother6 #be ,he that rejoices not at your return ,in safety is mine enemy for ever4 ,mel4 ,i thank thee1 ,diphilus4 ,but thou art faulty3 ,i sent for thee to exercise thine arms ,with me at ,patria2 thou cam'st not1 ,diphilus2 ',t was ill4 ,diph4 ,my noble brother1 my excuse #ca ,is my king's strict command1 which you1 my lord1 ,can witness with me4 ,lys4 ',t is most true1 ,melantius2 ,he might not come till the solemnities ,of this great match were past4 ,diph4 ,have you heard of it8 #ce ,mel4 ,yes1 and have given cause to those that here ,envy my deeds abroad to call me gamesome3 ,i have no other business here at ,rhodes4 ,lys4 ,we have a masque to-night1 and you must tread ,a soldier's measure4 #dj ,mel4 ,these soft and silken wars are not for me3 ,the music must be shrill and all confus'd ,that stirs my blood2 and then ,i dance with arms4 ,but is ,amintor wed8 ,diph4 ,this day4 ,mel4 ,all joys upon him6 for he is my friend4 ,wonder not that ,i call a man so young my friend3 #df ,his worth is great2 valiant he is and temperate2 ,and one that never thinks his life his own1 ,if his friend need it4 ,when he was a boy1 ,as oft as ,i return'd 7as1 without boast1 #ej ,i brought home conquest71 he would gaze upon me ,and view me round1 to find in what one limb ,the virtue lay to do these things he heard2 ,then would he wish to see my sword1 and feel ,the quickness of the edge1 and in his hand #ee ,weigh it4 ,he oft would make me smile at this4 ,his youth did promise much1 and his ripe years ,will see it all perform'd4 ,enter ,,aspatia1 passing by4 ,hail1 maid and wife6 ,thou fair ,aspatia1 may the holy knot ,that thou hast tied to-day last till the hand #fj ,of age undo 't6 ,may'st thou bring a race ,unto ,amintor1 that may fill the world ,successively with soldiers6 ,asp4 ,my hard fortunes ,deserve not scorn1 for ,i was never proud ,when they were good4 ,exit4 ,mel4 ,how's this8 ,lys4 ,you are mistaken1 sir2 #fe ,she is not married4 ,mel4 ,you said ,amintor was4 ,diph4 ',tis true2 but---- ,mel4 ,pardon me2 ,i did receive ,letters at ,patria from my ,amintor1 ,that he should marry her4 ,diph4 ,and so it stood ,in all opinion long2 but your arrival #gj ,made me imagine you had heard the change4 ,mel4 ,who hath he taken then8 ,lys4 ,a lady1 sir1 ,that bears the light about#ccac her1 and strikes dead ,with flashes of her eye2 the fair ,evadne1 ,your virtuous sister4 ,mel4 ,peace of heart betwixt them6 #ge ,but this is strange4 ,lys4 ,the ,king1 my brother1 did it ,to honour you2 and these solemnities ,are at his charge4 ,mel4 ',t is royal1 like himself4 ,but ,i am sad ,my speech bears so unfortunate a sound #hj ,to beautiful ,aspatia4 ,there is rage ,hid in her father's breast1 ,calianax1 ,bent long against me2 and he should not think1 ,if ,i could call it back1 that ,i would take ,so base revenges1 as to scorn the state #he ,of his neglected daughter4 ,holds he still ,his greatness with the ,king8 ,lys4 ,yes4 ,but this lady ,walks discontented1 with her watery eyes ,bent on the earth4 ,the unfrequented woods ,are her delight2 where1 when she sees a bank ,stuck full of flowers1 she with a sigh will tell #ia ,her servants what a pretty place it were ,to bury lovers in2 and make her maids ,pluck 'em1 and strow her over like a corse4 ,she carries with her an infectious grief1 #ie ,that strikes all her beholders3 she will sing ,the mournful'st things that ever ear hath heard1 ,and sigh1 and sing again2 and when the rest ,of our young ladies1 in their wanton blood1 ,tell mirthful tales in course1#ccad that fill the room ,with laughter1 she will1 with so sad a look1 #aja ,bring forth a story of the silent death ,of some forsaken virgin1 which her grief ,will put in such a phrase that1 ere she end1 ,she'll send them weeping one by one away4 #aje ,mel4 ,she has a brother under my command1#ccae ,like her2 a face as womanish as hers2 ,but with a spirit that hath much outgrown ,the number of his years4 ,enter ,,amintor4 ,cle4 ,my lord the bridegroom6 ,mel4 ,i might run fiercely1 not more hastily1 ,upon my foe4 ,i love thee well1 ,amintor2 #aaa ,my mouth is much too narrow for my heart2 ,i joy to look upon those eyes of thine2 ,thou art my friend1 but my disordered speech ,cuts off my love4 ,amin4 ,thou art ,melantius2 #aae ,all love is spoke in that4 ,a sacrifice1 ,to thank the gods ,melantius is return'd ,in safety6 ,victory sits on his sword1 ,as she was wont4 ,may she build there and dwell2 ,and may thy armour be1 as it hath been1 #abj ,only thy valour and thine innocence6 ,what endless treasures would our enemies give1 ,that ,i might hold thee still thus6 ,mel4 ,i am poor ,in words3 but credit me1 young man1 thy mother #abd ,could do no more but weep for joy to see thee ,after long absence4 ,all the wounds ,i have ,fetcht not so much away1 nor all the cries ,of widowed mothers4 ,but this is peace1 ,and that was war4 ,amin4 ,pardon1 thou holy god ,of marriage-bed1 and frown not1 ,i am forc'd1 ,in answer of such noble tears as those1 #aca ,to weep upon my wedding-day6 ,mel4 ,i fear thou art grown too fickle2 for ,i hear ,a lady mourns for thee1 men say1 to death1 ,forsaken of thee1 on what terms#ccaf ,i know not4 ,amin4 ,she had my promise2 but the ,king forbad it1 #acf ,and made me make this worthy change1 thy sister1 ,accompanied with graces far#ccag above#ccah her1 ,with whom ,i long to lose my lusty youth ,and grow old in her arms4 ,mel4 ,be prosperous6 #adj ,enter ,messenger4 ,mess4 ,my lord1 the masquers rage for you4 ,lys4 ,cleon1 ,strato1 ,diphilus6 ,we are gone4 ,amin4 ,we'll all attend you4-- ,exeunt ,,lysippus1 ,,cleon1 ,,strato1 ,,diphilus and ,messenger4 ,we shall trouble you ,with our solemnities4 ,mel4 ,not so1 ,amintor2 ,but if you laugh at my rude carriage #ade ,in peace1 ,i'll do as much for you in war4 ,when you come thither4 ,yet ,i have a mistress ,to bring to your delights2 rough though ,i am1 ,i have a mistress1 and she has a heart #adi ,she says2 but1 trust me1 it is stone1 no better2 ,there is no place that ,i can challenge in 't4 ,but you stand still1 and here my way lies4 ,exeunt severally4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ccai ,enter ,,calianax with ,,diagoras4 ,cal4 ,diagoras1 look to the doors better1 for shame6 ,you let in all the world1 and anon the ,king will rail at me4 ,why1 very well said4#ccbj ,by ,jove1 the ,king will have the show i' th' court6 ,diag4 ,why do you swear so1 my lord8 ,you know he'll have it here4 #f ,cal4 ,by this light1 if he be wise1 he will not4 ,diag4 ,and if he will not be wise1 you are forsworn4 ,cal4 ,one may wear his heart out with swearing1 and get thanks on no side4 ,i'll be gone1 7#aa7 look to 't who will4 ,diag4 ,my lord1 ,i shall never keep them out4 ,pray1 stay2 your looks will terrify them4 ,cal4 ,my looks terrify them1 you coxcombly 7#ae7 ass1 you6 ,i'll be judged by all the company whether thou hast not a worse face than ,i4 ,diag4 ,i mean1 because they know you and your office4 ,cal4 ,office6 ,i would ,i could put it off6 ,i 7#bj7 am sure ,i sweat quite through my office4 ,i might have made room at my daughter's wedding2 they ha' near kill'd her among them2 and now ,i must do service for him that hath forsaken her4 ,serve that will6 ,exit4 #be ,diag4 ,he's so humorous#ccba since his daughter was forsaken6 7,knock within47 ,hark1 hark6 there1 there6 so1 so6 codes1 codes6#ccbb ,what now8 ,mel4 7within47 ,open the door4 ,diag4 ,who's there8 #cj ,mel4 within4 ,melantius4 ,diag4 ,i hope your lordship brings no troop with you2 for1 if you do1 ,i must return them4 ,opens the door4 ,enter ,,melantius and a ,lady4 ,mel4 ,none but this lady1 sir4 ,diag4 ,the ladies are all plac'd above1 save 7#ce7 those that come in the ,king's troop2 the best of ,rhodes sit there1 and there 's room4 ,mel4 ,i thank you1 sir4--,when ,i have seen you placed1 madam1 ,i must attend the ,king2 but1 the masque done1 ,i'll wait on you again4 #dj ,diag4 opening another door4 ,stand back there6--,room for my ,lord ,melantius6 7,exeunt ,,melantius and ,lady1 other door47--,pray1 bear back--this is no place for such youth and their trulls#ccbc--let the doors shut again4--,no6--do your heads itch8 ,i'll scratch them for #df you4 ,shuts the door4--,so1 now thrust and hang4 ,knocking within4--,again6 who is 't now8--,i cannot blame my ,lord ,calianax for going away2 would he were here6 ,he would run 7#ej7 raging among them1 and break a dozen wiser heads than his own in the twinkling of an eye4--,what's the news now8 ,voice within4 ,i pray you1 can you help me to the speech of the master-cook8 #ee ,diag4 ,if ,i open the door1 ,i'll cook some of your calves-heads4 ,peace1 rogues6 ,knocking within4--,again6 who is 't8 ,mel4 7within47 ,melantius4 ,re-enter ,,calianax4 ,cal4 ,let him not in4 #fj ,diag4 ,o1 my lord1 ,i must4 ,opening the door4--,make room there for my lord4 ,is your lady plac'd8 ,re-enter ,,melantius4 ,mel4 ,yes1 sir4 ,i thank you4--,my ,lord ,calianax1 well met4 #fe ,your causeless hate to me ,i hope is buried4 ,cal4 ,yes1 ,i do service for your sister here1 ,that brings my own poor child to timeless death4 ,she loves your friend ,amintor2 such another ,false-hearted lord as you4 ,mel4 ,you do me wrong1 #gj ,a most unmanly one1 and ,i am slow ,in taking vengeance3 but be well advis'd4 ,cal4 ,it may be so4--,who plac'd the lady there ,so near the presence of the ,king8 ,mel4 ,i did4 ,cal4 ,my lord1 she must not sit there4 ,mel4 ,why8 #ge ,cal4 ,the place is kept for women of more worth4 ,mel4 ,more worth than she6 ,it misbecomes your age ,and place to be thus womanish3 forbear6 ,what you have spoke1 ,i am content to think ,the palsy shook your tongue to4 ,cal4 ,why1 't is well1 #hj ,if ,i stand here to place men's wenches4 ,mel4 ,i ,shall quite forget this place1 thy age1 my safety1 ,and1 through all1 cut that poor sickly week ,thou hast to live away from thee4 ,cal4 ,nay4 ,i know you can fight for your whore4 #he ,mel4 ,bate me the ,king1 and1 be he flesh and blood1 ,he lies that says it6 ,thy mother at fifteen ,was black and sinful to her4 ,diag4 ,good my lord-- ,mel4 ,some god pluck threescore years from that fond#ccbd man1 #hi ,that ,i may kill him1 and not stain mine honour6 ,it is the curse of soldiers1 that in peace ,they shall be brav'd by such ignoble men ,as1 if the land were troubled1 would with tears ,and knees beg succour from 'em4 ,would that blood1 ,that sea of blood1 that ,i have lost in fight1 #ie ,were running in thy veins1 that it might make thee ,apt to say less1 or able to maintain1 ,should'st thou say more6 ,this ,rhodes1 ,i see1 is nought ,but a place privileg'd to do men wrong4 ,cal4 ,ay1 you may say your pleasure4 ,enter ,,amintor4 ,amin4 ,what vile injury #ajj ,has stirr'd my worthy friend1 who is as slow ,to fight with words as he is quick of hand8 ,mel4 ,that heap of age1 which ,i should reverence ,if it were temperate1 but testy years ,are most contemptible4 ,amin4 ,good sir1 forbear4 #aje ,cal4 ,there is just such another as yourself4 ,amin4 ,he will wrong you1 or me1 or any man1 ,and talk as if he had no life to lose1 ,since this our match4 ,the ,king is coming in2 ,i would not for more wealth than ,i enjoy #aaj ,he should perceive you raging4 ,he did hear ,you were at difference now1 which hast'ned him4 ,hautboys play within4 ,cal4 ,make room there6 ,enter ,,king1 ,,evadne1 ,,aspatia1 ,lords1 and ,ladies4 ,king4 ,melantius1 thou art welcome1 and my love ,is with thee still2 but this is not a place #aae ,to brabble#ccbe in4--,calianax1 join hands4 ,cal4 ,he shall not have mine hand4 ,king4 ,this is no time ,to force you to 't4 ,i do love you both3-- ,calianax1 you look well to your office2-- ,and you1 ,melantius1 are welcome home4 #abj ,begin the masque4 ,mel4 ,sister1 ,i joy to see you and your choice2 ,you lookt with my eyes when you took that man4 ,be happy in him6 ,recorders#ccbf play4 ,evad4 ,o1 my dearest brother1 ,your presence is more joyful than this day #abe ,can be unto me4 ,,the ,,masque ,,night rises in mists4 ,night4 ,our reign is come2 for in the raging#ccbg sea ,the sun is drown'd1 and with him fell the ,day4 ,bright ,cynthia1 hear my voice6 ,i am the ,night1 ,for whom thou bear'st about thy borrowed light4 ,appear6 no longer thy pale visage shroud1 #e ,but strike thy silver horns quite through a cloud1 ,and send a beam upon my swarthy face1 ,by which ,i may discover all the place ,and persons1 and how many longing eyes ,are come to wait on our solemnities4 #aj ,enter ,,cynthia4 ,how dull and black am ,i6 ,i could not find ,this beauty#ccbh without thee1 ,i am so blind3 ,methinks they show like to those eastern streaks1 ,that warn us hence before the morning breaks4 ,back1 my pale servant6 for these eyes know how #ae ,to shoot far more and quicker rays than thou4 ,cynth4 ,great queen1 they be a troop for whom alone ,one of my clearest moons ,i have put on2 ,a troop1 that looks as if thyself and ,i ,had pluckt our reins in and our whips laid by1 #bj ,to gaze upon these mortals1 that appear ,brighter than we4 ,night4 ,then let us keep 'em here1 ,and never more our chariots drive away1 ,but hold our places and outshine the ,day4 ,cynth4 ,great queen of shadows1 you are pleas'd to speak #be ,of more than may be done4 ,we may not break ,the gods' decrees2 but1 when our time is come1 ,must drive away1 and give the ,day our room4 ,yet1 while our reign lasts1 let us stretch our power ,to give our servants one contented hour1 #cj ,with such unwonted solemn grace and state1 ,as may forever after force them hate ,our brother's glorious beams1 and wish the ,night ,crown'd with a thousand stars and our cold light3 ,for almost all the world their service bend #ce ,to ,phoebus1 and in vain my light ,i lend1 ,gaz'd on unto my setting from my rise ,almost of none but of unquiet eyes4 ,night4 ,then shine at full1 fair queen1 and by thy power ,produce a birth1 to crown this happy hour1 #dj ,of nymphs and shepherds2 let their songs discover1 ,easy and sweet1 who is a happy lover2 ,or1 if thou woo#ccbi 't1 then call thine own ,endymion ,from the sweet flow'ry bed he lies upon1 ,on ,latmus' top1 thy pale beams drawn away1 #de ,and of his long night let him make a day4 ,cynth4 ,thou dream'st1 dark queen2 that fair boy was not mine4 ,nor went ,i down to kiss him4 ,ease and wine ,have bred these bold tales3 poets1 when they rage1 ,turn gods to men1 and make an hour an age1 #ej ,but ,i will give a greater state and glory1 ,and raise to time a nobler memory ,of what these lovers are4--,rise1 rise1 ,i say1 ,thou power of deeps1 thy surges laid away1 ,neptune1 great king of waters1 and by me1 #ee ,be proud to be commanded6 ,,neptune rises4 ,nept4 ,cynthia1 see ,thy word hath fetcht me hither3 let me know ,why ,i ascend4 ,cynth4 ,doth this majestic show ,give thee no knowledge yet8 ,nept4 ,yes1 now ,i see ,something intended1 ,cynthia1 worthy thee4 #fj ,go on2 ,i'll be a helper4 ,cynth4 ,hie thee1 then1 ,and charge the ,wind fly from his rocky den1 ,let loose his subjects2 only ,boreas1 ,too foul for our intentions as he was1 ,still keep him fast chain'd3 we must have none here #fe ,but vernal blasts and gentle winds appear1 ,such as blow flowers1 and through the glad boughs sing ,many soft welcomes to the lusty spring2 ,these are our music4 ,next1 thy wat'ry race ,bring on in couples 7we are pleas'd to grace #gj ,this noble night71 each in their richest things ,your own deeps or the broken vessel brings4 ,be prodigal1 and ,i shall be as kind ,and shine at full upon you4 ,nept4 ,oh1 the ,wind6 ,commanding ,aeolus6 ,enter ,,aeolus out of a ,rock4 ,aeol4 ,great ,neptune6 ,nept4 ,he4 #ge ,aeol4 ,what is thy will8 ,nept4 ,we do command thee free ,favonius and thy milder winds1 to wait ,upon our ,cynthia2 but tie ,boreas strait1 ,he's too rebellious4 ,aeol4 ,i shall do it4 ,exit ,,aeolus4 ,nept4 ,do4 ,aeol4 within4 ,great master of the flood and all below1 #hj ,thy full command has taken4--,oh1 the ,main6 ,neptune6 ,nept4 ,here4 ,re-enter ,,aeolus1 followed by ,,favonius and other ,winds4 ,aeol4 ,boreas has broken his chain1 ,and1 struggling with the rest1 has got away4 ,nept4 ,let him alone1 ,i'll take him up at sea2 ,i will not long be thence4 ,go once again1 #he ,and call out of the bottoms of the main ,blue ,proteus and the rest2 charge them put on ,their greatest pearls1 and the most sparkling stone ,the beaten#cccj rock breeds2 tell this night is done ,by me a solemn honour to the ,moon3 #ij ,fly1 like a full sail4 ,aeol4 ,i am gone4 ,exit4 ,cynth4 ,dark ,night1 ,strike a full silence1 do a thorough right ,to this great chorus1 that our music may ,touch high as ,heaven1 and make the east break day ,at midnight4 ,music4 #ie ,,first ,,song4 ,during which ,,proteus and other ,sea-deities enter4 ,cynthia1 to thy power and thee ,we obey4 ,joy to this great company6 ,and no day ,come to steal this night away1 #ajj ,till the rites of love are ended1 ,and the lusty bridegroom say1 ,welcome1 light1 of all befriended6 ,pace out1 you watery powers below2 ,let your feet1 #aje ,like the galleys when they row1 ,even beat4 ,let your unknown measures1 set ,to the still winds1 tell to all1 ,that gods are come1 immortal1 great1 #aaj ,to honour this great nuptial4 ,the ,measure4 ,,second ,,song4 ,hold back thy hours1 dark ,night1 till we have done2 ,the ,day will come too soon3 ,young maids will curse thee1 if thou steal'st away1 ,and leav'st their losses open to the day3 #aae ,stay1 stay1 and hide ,the blushes of the bride4 ,stay1 gentle ,night1 and with thy darkness cover ,the kisses of her lover2 ,stay1 and confound her tears and her shrill cryings1 ,her weak denials1 vows1 and often-dyings2 #aba ,stay1 and hide all3 ,but help not1 though she call4 ,nept4 ,great queen of us and ,heaven1 hear what ,i bring ,to make this hour a full one4#ccca ,cynth4 ,speak1 sea's king4 #abe ,nept4 ,the tunes my ,amphitrite joys to have1 ,when she will dance upon the rising wave1 ,and court me as she sails4 ,my ,tritons1 play ,music to lay a storm6 ,i'll lead the way4 ,a ,measure1 ,,neptune leads it4 ,,third ,,song4 ,to bed1 to bed6 ,come1 ,hymen1 lead the bride1 #acj ,and lay her by her husband's side2 ,bring in the virgins every one1 ,that grieve to lie alone1 ,that they may kiss while they may say a maid2 ,to-morrow 't will be other kist and said4 #ace ,hesperus1 be long a-shining1 ,whilst these lovers are a-twining4 ,aeol4 within4 ,ho1 ,neptune6 ,nept4 ,aeolus6 ,re-enter ,,aeolus4 ,aeol4 ,the sea goes high1 ,boreas hath rais'd a storm3 go and apply ,thy trident2 else1 ,i prophesy1 ere day #adj ,many a tall ship will be cast away4 ,descend with all the gods and all their power1 ,to strike a calm4 ,cynth4 ,we thank you for this hour3 ,my favour to you all4#cccb ,to gratulate #ade ,so great a service1 done at my desire1 ,ye shall have many floods1 fuller and higher ,than you have wisht for2 and no ebb shall dare ,to let the ,day see where your dwellings are4 ,now back unto your governments in haste1 #aej ,lest your proud charge should swell above the waste1 ,and win upon the island4 ,nept4 ,we obey4 ,,neptune descends and the ,sea-,gods4 ,exeunt ,,favonius and other ,winds4 ,cynth4 ,hold up thy head1 dead ,night2 see'st thou not ,day8 ,the east begins to lighten4 ,i must down4 ,and give my brother place4 ,night4 ,oh1 ,i could frown #aee ,to see the ,day1 the ,day that flings his light ,upon my kingdom and contemns old ,night6 ,let him go on and flame6 ,i hope to see ,another wild-fire in his axle-tree1 ,and all fall drencht4 ,but ,i forget2--speak1 queen3 #afj ,the ,day grows on2 ,i must no more be seen4 ,cynth4 ,heave up thy drowsy head and see ,a greater light1 a greater majesty1 ,between our set#cccc and us6 ,whip up the team3 ,the ,day breaks here1 and yon same flashing stream#cccd #afe ,shot from the south4 ,say1 which way wilt thou go8 ,night4 ,i'll vanish into mists4 ,cynth4 ,i into ,day4 ,exeunt ,,night and ,,cynthia4 ,finis ,masque4 ,king4 ,take lights there6--,ladies1 get the bride to bed4-- ,we will not see you laid2 good night1 ,amintor3 ,we 'll ease you of that tedious ceremony4 #agj ,were it my case1 ,i should think time run slow4 ,if thou be'st noble1 youth1 get me a boy1 ,that may defend my kingdoms from my foes4 ,amin4 ,all happiness to you6 ,king4 ,good night1 ,melantius4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#ccce ,enter ,,evadne1 ,,aspatia1 ,,dula1 and other ,ladies4 ,dula4 ,madam1 shall we undress you for this fight8 ,the wars are nak'd that you must make tonight4 ,evad4 ,you are very merry1 ,dula4 ,dula4 ,i should be ,far merrier1 madam1 if it were with me ,as it is with you4 ,evad4 ,how 's that8 ,dula4 ,that ,i might go #e ,to bed with him wi' th' credit that you do4 ,evad4 ,why1 how now1 wench8 ,dula4 ,come1 ladies1 will you help8 ,evad4 ,i am soon undone4 ,dula4 ,and as soon done3 ,good store of clothes will trouble you at both4 ,evad4 ,art thou drunk1 ,dula8 ,dula4 ,why1 here 's none but we4 #aj ,evad4 ,thou think 'st belike there is no modesty ,when we're alone4 ,dula4 ,ay1 by my troth1 you hit my thoughts aright4 ,evad4 ,you prick me1 lady4 #a ,lady4 ',t is against my will4 ,dula4 ,anon you must endure more and lie still2 #ae ,you 're best to practise4 ,evad4 ,sure1 this wench is mad4 ,dula4 ,no1 faith1 this is a trick that ,i have had ,since ,i was fourteen4 ,evad4 ',t is high time to leave it4 ,dula4 ,nay1 now ,i 'll keep it till the trick leave me4 ,a dozen wanton words put in your head #bj ,will make you livelier in your husband's bed4 ,evad4 ,nay1 faith1 then take it4#cccf ,dula4 ,take it1 madam6 ,where8 ,we all1 ,i hope1 will take it that are here4 ,evad4 ,nay1 then ,i 'll give you o'er4 ,dula4 ,so will ,i make ,the ablest man in ,rhodes1 or his heart ache4 #be ,evad4 ,wilt take my place to-night8 ,dula4 ,i 'll hold your cards ,against any two ,i know4 ,evad4 ,what wilt thou do8 ,dula4 ,madam1 we 'll do 't1 and make 'em leave play too4 ,evad4 ,aspatia1 take her part4 ,dula4 ,i will refuse it3 ,she will pluck down a side2#cccg she does not use it4 #cj ,evad4 ,why1 do1 ,i prithee4 ,dula4 ,you will find the play ,quickly1 because your head lies well that way4 ,evad4 ,i thank thee1 ,dula4 ,would thou couldst instil ,some of thy mirth into ,aspatia6 ,nothing but sad thoughts in her breast do dwell3 #ce ,methinks1 a mean betwixt you would do well4 ,dula4 ,she is in love3 hang me1 if ,i were so1 ,but ,i could run#ccch my country4 ,i love too ,to do those things that people in love do4 ,asp4 ,it were a timeless#ccci smile should prove my cheek4 #dj ,it were a fitter hour for me to laugh1 ,when at the altar the religious priest ,were pacifying the offended powers ,with sacrifice1 than now4 ,this should have been ,my rite2#ccdj and all your hands have been employ'd #de ,in giving me a spotless offering ,to young ,amintor's bed1 as we are now ,for you4 ,pardon1 ,evadne3 would my worth ,were great as yours1 or that the ,king1 or he1 ,or both1 thought so6 ,perhaps he found me worthless3 #ej ,but till he did so1 in these ears of mine1 ,these credulous ears1 he pour'd the sweetest words ,that art or love could frame4 ,if he were false1 ,pardon it1 ,heaven6 and1 if ,i did want ,virtue1 you safely may forgive that too2 #ee ,for ,i have lost none that ,i had from you4 ,evad4 ,nay1 leave this sad talk1 madam4 ,asp4 ,would ,i could6 ,then ,i should leave the cause4 ,evad4 ,see1 if you have not spoil'd all ,dula's mirth6 ,asp4 ,thou think 'st thy heart hard2 but1 if thou be'st caught1 #fj ,remember me2 thou shalt perceive a fire ,shot suddenly into thee4 ,dula4 ,that 's not so good2 ,let 'em shoot anything but fire1 ,i fear 'em not4 ,asp4 ,well1 wench1 thou may'st be taken4 ,evad4 ,ladies1 good-night2 ,i 'll do the rest myself4 #fe ,dula4 ,nay1 let your lord do some4 ,asp4 singing4 ,lay a garland on my hearse ,of the dismal yew-- ,evad4 ,that 's one of your sad songs1 madam4 ,asp4 ,believe me1 't is a very pretty one4 #gj ,evad4 ,how is it1 madam8 ,asp4 singing4 ,lay a garland on my hearse ,of the dismal yew2 ,maidens1 willow-branches bear2 ,say ,i died true4 #ge ,my love was false1 but ,i was firm ,from my hour of birth3 ,upon my buried body lie ,lightly1 gentle earth6 ,evad4 ,fie on 't1 madam6 ,the words are so strange1 they #hj ,are able to make one dream of hobgoblins4-- 8,i could never have the power0--sing that1 ,dula4 ,dula4 singing4 ,i could never have the power ,to love one above an hour1 ,but my heart would prompt mine eye #he ,on some other man to fly4 ,venus1 fix mine eyes fast1 ,or1 if not1 give me all that ,i shall see at last6 ,evad4 ,so1 leave me now4 ,dula4 ,nay1 we must see you laid4 #ij ,asp4 ,madam1 good night4 ,may all the marriage-joys ,that longing maids imagine in their beds ,prove so unto you6 ,may no discontent ,grow 'twixt your love and you6 but1 if there do1 ,inquire of me1 and ,i will guide your moan2 #ie ,teach you an artificial#ccda way to grieve1 ,to keep your sorrow waking4 ,love your lord ,no worse than ,i2 but1 if you love so well1 ,alas1 you may displease him6 so did ,i4 ,this is the last time you shall look on me4-- #ajj ,ladies1 farewell4 ,as soon as ,i am dead1 ,come all and watch one night about my hearse2 ,bring each a mournful story and a tear1 ,to offer at it when ,i go to earth2 ,with flattering ivy clasp my coffin round2 #aje ,write on my brow my fortune2 let my bier ,be borne by virgins1 that shall sing by course#ccdb ,the truth of maids and perjuries of men4 ,evad4 ,alas1 ,i pity thee4 ,all4 ,madam1 good night4 ,exit ,,evadne4 #a ,lady4 ,come1 we 'll let in the bridegroom4 ,dula4 ,where's my lord8 #aaj #a ,lady4 ,here1 take this light4 ,enter ,,amintor4 ,dula4 ,you 'll find her in the dark4 #a ,lady4 ,your lady 's scarce a-bed yet2 you must help her4 ,asp4 ,go1 and be happy in your lady's love4 ,may all the wrongs that you have done to me ,be utterly forgotten in my death6 #aae ,i 'll trouble you no more2 yet ,i will take ,a parting kiss1 and will not be denied4 ,kisses ,,amintor4 ,you 'll come1 my lord1 and see the virgins weep ,when ,i am laid in earth1 though you yourself ,can know no pity4 ,thus ,i wind myself #abj ,into this willow-garland1 and am prouder ,that ,i was once your love1 though now refus'd1 ,than to have had another true to me4 ,so with my prayers ,i leave you1 and must try ,some yet unpractis'd way to grieve and die4 ,exit4 #abe ,dula4 ,come1 ladies1 will you go8 ,all4 ,good night1 my lord4 ,amin4 ,much happiness unto you all6 ,exeunt ,,dula and ,ladies4 ,i did that lady wrong4 ,methinks1 ,i feel ,a grief shoot suddenly through all my veins2 ,mine eyes rain3 this is strange at such a time4 #acj ,it was the ,king first mov'd me to 't2 but he ,has not my will in keeping4 ,why do ,i ,perplex myself thus8 ,something whispers me1 ,go not to bed4 ,my guilt is not so great ,as mine own conscience1 too sensible1 #ace ,would make me think2 ,i only brake a promise1 ,and 't was the ,king that forc'd me4 ,timorous flesh1 ,why shak'st thou so8 ,away1 my idle fears6 ,re-enter ,,evadne4 ,yonder she is1 the lustre of whose eye ,can blot away the sad remembrance #adj ,of all these things4--,oh1 my ,evadne1 spare ,that tender body2 let it not take cold6 ,the vapours of the night will not fall here4 ,to bed1 my love3 ,hymen will punish us ,for being slack performers of his rites4 #ade ,cam'st thou to call me8 ,evad4 ,no4 ,amin4 ,come1 come1 my love1 ,and let us lose ourselves to one another4 ,why art thou up so long8 ,evad4 ,i am not well4 ,amin4 ,to bed then2 let me wind thee in these arms ,till ,i have banisht sickness4 ,evad4 ,good my lord1 #aej ,i cannot sleep4 ,amin4 ,evadne1 we will watch2 ,i mean no sleeping4 ,evad4 ,i 'll not go to bed4 ,amin4 ,i prithee1 do4 ,evad4 ,i will not for the world4 ,amin4 ,why1 my dear love8 ,evad4 ,why6 ,i have sworn ,i will not4 ,amin4 ,sworn6 ,evad4 ,ay4 ,amin4 ,how8 ,sworn1 ,evadne6 #aee ,evad4 ,yes1 sworn1 ,amintor2 and will swear again1 ,if you will wish to hear me4 ,amin4 ,to whom have you sworn this8 ,evad4 ,if ,i should name him1 the matter were not great4 ,amin4 ,come1 this is but the coyness of a bride4 #afj ,evad4 ,the coyness of the bride6 ,amin4 ,how prettily ,that frown becomes thee6 ,evad4 ,do you like it so8 ,amin4 ,thou canst not dress thy face in such a look ,but ,i shall like it4 ,evad4 ,what look likes#ccdc you best8 ,amin4 ,why do you ask8 #afe ,evad4 ,that ,i may show you one less pleasing to you4 ,amin4 ,how 's that8 ,evad4 ,that ,i may show you one less pleasing to you4 ,amin4 ,i prithee1 put thy jests in milder looks2 ,it shows as thou wert angry4 ,evad4 ,so perhaps #agj ,i am indeed4 ,amin4 ,why1 who has done thee wrong8 ,name me the man1 and by thyself ,i swear1 ,thy yet unconquered self1 ,i will revenge thee6 ,evad4 ,now ,i shall try thy truth4 ,if thou dost love me1 ,thou weigh'st not anything compar'd with me3 #age ,life1 honour1 joys eternal1 all delights ,this world can yield1 or hopeful people feign1 ,or in the life to come1 are light as air ,to a true lover when his lady frowns1 ,and bids him1 8,do this40 ,wilt thou kill this man8 #ahj ,swear1 my ,amintor1 and ,i 'll kiss the sin ,off from thy lips4 ,amin4 ,i wo' not swear1 sweet love4 ,till ,i do know the cause4 ,evad4 ,i would thou wouldst4 ,why1 it is thou that wrong'st me2 ,i hate thee2 ,thou should'st have kill'd thyself4 #ahe ,amin4 ,if ,i should know that1 ,i should quickly kill ,the man you hated4 ,evad4 ,know it1 then1 and do 't4 ,amin4 ,oh1 no6 what look soe'er thou shalt put on ,to try my faith1 ,i shall not think thee false2 ,i cannot find one blemish in thy face1 #aij ,where falsehood should abide4 ,leave1 and to bed4 ,if you have sworn to any of the virgins ,that were your old companions1 to preserve ,your maidenhead a night1 it may be done ,without this means4 ,evad4 ,a maidenhead1 ,amintor1 #aie ,at my years6 ,amin4 ,sure she raves2 this cannot be ,her natural temper4--,shall ,i call thy maids8 ,either thy healthful sleep hath left thee long1 ,or else some fever rages in thy blood4 ,evad4 ,neither1 ,amintor3 think you ,i am mad1 #bjj ,because ,i speak the truth8 ,amin4 ,is this the truth8#ccdd ,will you not lie with me to-night8 ,evad4 ,to-night6 ,you talk as if you thought#ccdd ,i would hereafter4 ,amin4 ,hereafter6 yes1 ,i do4 ,evad4 ,you are deceiv'd4 ,put off amazement1 and with patience mark #bje ,what ,i shall utter1 for the oracle ,knows nothing truer4 ',t is not for a night ,or two that ,i forbear thy bed1 but ever4 ,amin4 ,i dream4 ,awake1 ,amintor6 ,evad4 ,you hear right3 ,i sooner will find out the beds of snakes1 #baj ,and with my youthful blood warm their cold flesh1 ,letting them curl themselves about my limbs1 ,than sleep one night with thee4 ,this is not feign'd1 ,nor sounds it like the coyness of a bride4 ,amin4 ,is flesh so earthly to endure all this8 #bae ,are these the joys of marriage8 ,hymen1 keep ,this story1 that will make succeeding youth ,neglect thy ceremonies1 from all ears2 ,let it not rise up1 for thy shame and mine ,to after-ages3 we will scorn thy laws1 #bbj ,if thou no better bless them4 ,touch the heart ,of her that thou hast sent me1 or the world ,shall know2 there 's not an altar that will smoke ,in praise of thee2 we will adopt us sons2 ,then virtue shall inherit1 and not blood4 #bbe ,if we do lust1 we'll take the next we meet1 ,serving ourselves as other creatures do2 ,and never take note of the female more1 ,nor of her issue4--,i do rage in vain2 ,she can but jest4--,oh1 pardon me1 my love6 #bcj ,so dear the thoughts are that ,i hold of thee1 ,that ,i must break forth4 ,satisfy my fear2 ,it is a pain1 beyond the hand of death1 ,to be in doubt4 ,confirm it with an oath1 ,if this be true4 ,evad4 ,do you invent the form2 #bce ,let there be in it all the binding words ,devils and conjurers can put together1 ,and ,i will take it4 ,i have sworn before1 ,and here by all things holy do again1 ,never to be acquainted with thy bed6 #bdj ,is your doubt over now8 ,amin4 ,i know too much2 would ,i had doubted still6 ,was ever such a marriage-night as this6 ,you powers above1 if you did ever mean ,man should be us'd thus1 you have thought a way #bde ,how he may bear himself1 and save his honour3 ,instruct me in it2 for to my dull eyes ,there is no mean1 no moderate course to run2 ,i must live scorn'd1 or be a murderer4 ,is there a third8 ,why is this night so calm8 #bej ,why does not ,heaven speak in thunder to us1 ,and drown her voice8 ,evad4 ,this rage will do no good4 ,amin4 ,evadne1 hear me4 ,thou hast ta'en an oath1 ,but such a rash one1 that to keep it were ,worse than to swear it4 ,call it back to thee2 #bee ,such vows as that never ascend to ,heaven2 ,a tear or two will wash it quite away4 ,have mercy on my youth1 my hopeful youth1 ,if thou be pitiful6 for1 without boast1 ,this land was proud of me4 ,what lady was there1 #bfj ,that men call'd fair and virtuous in this isle1 ,that would have shunn'd my love8 ,it is in thee ,to make me hold this worth4 ,oh1 we vain men1 ,that trust out#ccde all our reputation ,to rest upon the weak and yielding hand #bfe ,of feeble woman6 ,but thou art not stone2 ,thy flesh is soft1 and in thine eyes doth dwell ,the spirit of love2 thy heart cannot be hard4 ,come1 lead me from the bottom of despair ,to all the joys thou hast2 ,i know thou wilt2 #bgj ,and make me careful lest the sudden change ,o'ercome my spirits4 ,evad4 ,when ,i call back this oath1 ,the pains of hell environ me6 ,amin4 ,i sleep1 and am too temperate4 ,come to bed6 ,or by those hairs1 which1 if thou hadst a soul #bge ,like to thy locks1 were threads for kings to wear ,about their arms---- ,evad4 ,why1 so perhaps they are4 ,amin4 ,i'll drag thee to my bed1 and make thy tongue ,undo this wicked oath1 or on thy flesh ,i'll print a thousand wounds to let out life6 #bhj ,evad4 ,i fear thee not3 do what thou dar'st to me6 ,every ill-sounding word or threat'ning look ,thou shew'st to me will be reveng'd at full4 ,amin4 ,it will not sure1 ,evadne8 ,evad4 ,do not you hazard that4 ,amin4 ,ha' ye your champions8 #bhe ,evad4 ,alas1 ,amintor1 think'st thou ,i forbear ,to sleep with thee1 because ,i have put on ,a maiden's strictness8 ,look upon these cheeks1 ,and thou shalt find the hot and rising blood ,unapt for such a vow4 ,no2 in this heart #bij ,there dwells as much desire and as much will ,to put that wished#ccdf act in practice as ever yet ,was known to woman2 and they have been shown ,both4 ,but it was the folly of thy youth ,to think this beauty1 to what land#ccdg soe'er #bie ,it shall be call'd1 shall stoop to any second4 ,i do enjoy the best1 and in that height ,have sworn to stand or die4 ,you guess the man4 ,amin4 ,no2 let me know the man that wrongs me so1 ,that ,i may cut his body into motes1 #cjj ,and scatter it before the northern wind4 ,evad4 ,you dare not strike him4 ,amin4 ,do not wrong me so4 ,yes1 if his body were a poisonous plant ,that it were death to touch1 ,i have a soul ,will throw me on him4 ,evad4 ,why1 'tis the ,king4 ,amin4 ,the ,king6 #cje ,evad4 ,what will you do now8 ,amin4 ',tis not the ,king6 ,evad4 ,what did he make this match for1 dull ,amintor8 ,amin4 ,oh1 thou hast nam'd a word1 that wipes away ,all thoughts revengeful6 ,in that sacred name1 8,the ,king10 there lies a terror4 ,what frail man #caj ,dares lift his hand against it8 ,let the gods ,speak to him when they please3 till when1 let us ,suffer and wait4 ,evad4 ,why should you fill yourself so full of heat1 ,and haste so to my bed8 ,i am no virgin4 #cae ,amin4 ,what devil put it in thy fancy1 then1 ,to marry me8 ,evad4 ,alas1 ,i must have one ,to father children1 and to bear the name ,of husband to me1 that my sin may be ,more honourable6 ,amin4 ,what strange thing am ,i6 #cbj ,evad4 ,a miserable one2 one that myself ,am sorry for4 ,amin4 ,why1 show it then in this3 ,if thou hast pity1 though thy love be none1 ,kill me2 and all true lovers1 that shall live ,in after ages crost in their desires1 #cbe ,shall bless thy memory1 and call thee good1 ,because such mercy in thy heart was found1 ,to rid#ccdh a ling'ring wretch4 ,evad4 ,i must have one ,to fill thy room again1 if thou wert dead2 ,else1 by this night1 ,i would6 ,i pity thee4 #ccj ,amin4 ,these strange and sudden injuries have fall'n ,so thick upon me1 that ,i lose all sense ,of what they are4 ,methinks1 ,i am not wrong'd2 ,nor is it aught1 if from the censuring world ,i can but hide it4 ,reputation1 #cce ,thou art a word1 no more6--,but thou hast shown ,an impudence so high1 that to the world ,i fear thou wilt betray or shame thyself4 ,evad4 ,to cover shame1 ,i took thee2 never fear ,that ,i would blaze#ccdi myself4 ,amin4 ,nor let the ,king #cdj ,know ,i conceive he wrongs me2 then mine honour ,will thrust me into action1 though#ccej my flesh ,could bear with patience4 ,and it is some ease ,to me in these extremes1 that ,i know this ,before ,i toucht thee2 else1 had all the sins #cde ,of mankind stood betwixt me and the ,king1 ,i had gone through 'em to his heart and thine4 ,i have lost#ccea one desire3 't is not his crown ,shall buy me to thy bed1 now ,i resolve#cceb ,he has dishonour'd thee4 ,give me thy hand3 #cej ,be careful of thy credit1 and sin close2#ccec ',t is all ,i wish4 ,upon thy chamber-floor ,i'll rest to-night1 that morning visitors ,may think we did as married people use3 #ced ,and prithee1 smile upon me when they come1 ,and seem to toy1 as if thou hadst been pleased ,with what we did4 ,evad4 ,fear not2 ,i will do this4 ,amin4 ,come1 let us practise2 and1 as wantonly ,as ever loving#cced bride and bridegroom met1 ,let's laugh and enter here4 ,evad4 ,i am content4 #cfj ,amin4 ,down all the swellings of my troubled heart6 ,when we walk thus intwin'd1 let all eyes see ,if ever lovers better did agree4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ccee ,enter ,,aspatia1 ,,antiphila1 and ,,olympias4 ,asp4 ,away1 you are not sad6 force it no further4 ,good gods1 how well you look6 ,such a full colour ,young bashful brides put on3 sure1 you are new married6 ,ant4 ,yes1 madam1 to your grief4 ,asp4 ,alas1 poor wenches6 ,go learn to love first2 learn to lose yourselves2 #e ,learn to be flattered1 and believe and bless ,the double tongue that did it2 make a faith ,out of the miracles of ancient lovers1 ,such as spake truth and died in 't2 and1 like me1 ,believe all faithful1 and be miserable4 #aj ,did you ne'er love yet1 wenches8 ,speak1 ,olympias3 ,thou hast an easy temper1 fit for stamp4 ,olym4 ,never4 ,asp4 ,nor you1 ,antiphila8 ,ant4 ,nor ,i4 ,asp4 ,then1 my good girls1 be more than women1 wise2 ,at least be more than ,i was2 and be sure #ae ,you credit any thing the light gives life to1 ,before a man4 ,rather believe the sea ,weeps for the ruin'd merchant1 when he roars2 ,rather1 the wind courts but the pregnant sails1 ,when the strong cordage cracks2 rather1 the sun #bj ,comes but to kiss the fruit in wealthy autumn1 ,when all falls blasted4 ,if you needs must love1 7,forc'd by ill fate17 take to your maiden-bosoms ,two dead-cold aspics1 and of them make lovers4 ,they cannot flatter nor forswear2 one kiss #be ,makes a long peace for all4 ,but man-- ,oh1 that beast man6 ,come1 let's be sad1 my girls3 ,that down-cast of thine eye1 ,olympias1 ,shows a fine sorrow4--,mark1 ,antiphila2 ,just such another was the nymph ,oenone1 #cj ,when ,paris brought home ,helen4--,now1 a tear2 ,and then thou art a piece expressing fully ,the ,carthage queen1 when from a cold sea-rock1 ,full with her sorrow1 she tied fast her eyes #cd ,to the fair ,trojan ships2 and1 having lost them1 ,just as thine does1 down stole a tear4--,antiphila1 ,what would this wench do1 if she were ,aspatia8 ,here she would stand1 till some more pitying god ,turn'd her to marble6--',t is enough1 my wench6 ,show me the piece of needlework you wrought4 ,ant4 ,of ,ariadne1 madam8 ,asp4 ,yes1 that piece4-- #da ,this should be ,theseus2 h'as a cozening face4-- ,you meant him for a man8 ,ant4 ,he was so1 madam4 ,asp4 ,why1 then1 'tis well enough4--,never look back2 ,you have a full wind and a false heart1 ,theseus4-- #de ,does not the story say1 his keel was split1 ,or his masts spent1 or some kind rock or other ,met with his vessel8 ,ant4 ,not as ,i remember4 ,asp4 ,it should ha' been so4 ,could the gods know this1 ,and not1 of all their number1 raise a storm8 #ej ,but they are all as evil4 ,this false smile ,was well exprest2 just such another caught me4-- ,you shall not go so4#ccef-- ,antiphila1 in this place work a quicksand1 ,and over it a shallow smiling water1 #ee ,and his ship ploughing it2 and then a ,fear3 ,do that ,fear to the life1#cceg wench4 ,ant4 ',t will wrong the story4 ,asp4 ',t will make the story1 wrong'd by wanton poets1 ,live long and be believ'd4 ,but where 's the lady8 ,ant4 ,there1 madam4 #fj ,asp4 ,fie1 you have mist it here1 ,antiphila2 ,you are much mistaken1 wench4 ,these colours are not dull and pale enough ,to show a soul so full of misery ,as this sad lady's was4 ,do it by me1 #fe ,do it again by me1 the lost ,aspatia2 ,and you shall find all true but the wild island4 ,i stand upon the sea-breach now1 and think#cceh ,mine arms thus1 and mine hair blown with the wind1 ,wild as that desert2 and let all about me #gj ,tell that ,i am forsaken4 ,do my face 7,if thou had'st ever feeling of a sorrow7 ,thus1 thus1 ,antiphila2 strive to make me look ,like ,sorrow's monument2 and the trees about me1 ,let them be dry and leafless2 let the rocks #ge ,groan with continual surges2 and behind me1 ,make all a desolation4 ,see1 see1 wenches1 ,a miserable life#ccei of this poor picture6 ,olym4 ,dear madam6 ,asp4 ,i have done4 ,sit down2 and let us ,upon that point fix all our eyes1 that point there4 #hj ,make a dull silence1 till you feel a sudden sadness ,give us new souls4 ,enter ,,calianax4 ,cal4 ,the ,king may do this1 and he may not do it3 ,my child is wrong'd1 disgrac'd4--,well1 how now1 huswives8 #hd ,what1 at your ease6 ,is this a time to sit still8 ,up1 you young lazy whores1 up1 or ,i 'll swinge you6 ,olym4 ,nay1 good my lord-- ,cal4 ,you 'll lie down shortly4 ,get you in1 and work6 ,what1 are you grown so resty you want heats8 ,we shall have some of the court-boys do that office4 #ij ,ant4 ,my lord1 we do no more than we are charg'd3 ,it is the lady's pleasure we be thus ,in grief she is forsaken4 ,cal4 ,there 's a rogue too1 ,a young dissembling slave6--,well1 get you in4-- ,i 'll have a bout with that boy4 ',t is high time ,now to be valiant3 ,i confess my youth #if ,was never prone that way4 ,what1 made an ass6 ,a court-stale6#ccfj ,well1 ,i will be valiant1 ,and beat some dozen of these whelps2 ,i will6 ,and there 's another of 'em1 a trim cheating soldier2 #ajj ,i 'll maul that rascal2 has out-brav'd me twice2 ,but now1 ,i thank the gods1 ,i am valiant4-- ,go1 get you in4--,i 'll take a course with all4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#ccfa ,enter ,,cleon1 ,,strato1 and ,,diphilus4 ,cle4 ,your sister is not up yet4 ,diph4 ,oh1 brides must take their morning's rest2 the night is troublesome4 ,stra4 ,but not tedious4 ,diph4 ,what odds1 he has not my sister's 7#e7 maidenhead to-night8 ,stra4 ,none2 it's odds against any bridegroom living1 he ne'er gets it while he lives4 ,diph4 ,you 're merry with my sister2 you 'll please to allow me the same freedom with 7#aj7 your mother4 ,stra4 ,she 's at your service4 ,diph4 ,then she 's merry enough of herself2 she needs no tickling4 ,knock at the door4 ,stra4 ,we shall interrupt them4 #ae ,diph4 ,no matter2 they have the year before them4 ,,strato knocks at the door4 ,good morrow1 sister4 ,spare yourself to-day2 ,the night will come again4 ,enter ,,amintor4 ,amin4 ,who 's there8 ,my brother6 ,i 'm no readier#ccfb yet4 #bj ,your sister is but now up4 ,diph4 ,you look as you had lost your eyes tonight3 ,i think you ha' not slept4 ,amin4 ,i' faith ,i have not4 ,diph4 ,you have done better1 then4 ,amin4 ,we ventur'd for a boy2 when he is twelve1 #be ',a shall command against the foes of ,rhodes4 ,shall we be merry8 ,stra4 ,you cannot2 you want sleep4 ,amin4 ',t is true4--7,aside47 ,but she1 ,as if she had drank ,lethe1 or had made ,even with ,heaven1 did fetch so still a sleep1 #cj ,so sweet and sound---- ,diph4 ,what's that8 ,amin4 ,your sister frets ,this morning2 and does turn her eyes upon me1 ,as people on their headsman4 ,she does chafe1 ,and kiss1 and chafe again1 and clap my cheeks3 ,she 's in another world4 #ce ,diph4 ,then ,i had lost3 ,i was about to lay ,you had not got her maidenhead to-night4 ,amin4 ,aside4 ,ha6 does he not mock me8 ,you 'd lost indeed2 ,i do not use to bungle4 ,cleo4 ,you do deserve her4 ,amin4 7,aside47 ,i laid my lips to hers1 and that wild breath1 #dj ,that was so rude and rough to me last night1 ,was sweet as ,april4 ,i 'll be guilty too1 ,if these be the effects4 ,enter ,,melantius4 ,mel4 ,good day1 ,amintor2 for to me the name ,of brother is too distant3 we are friends1 #de ,and that is nearer4 ,amin4 ,dear ,melantius6 ,let me behold thee4 ,is it possible8 ,mel4 ,what sudden gaze is this8 ,amin4 ',t is wondrous strange6 ,mel4 ,why does thine eye desire so strict a view ,of that it knows so well8 ,there 's nothing here #ej ,that is not thine4 ,amin4 ,i wonder much1 ,melantius1 ,to see those noble looks1 that make me think ,how virtuous thou art3 and1 on the sudden1 ',t is strange to me thou shouldst have worth and honour2 ,or not be base1 and false1 and treacherous1 #ee ,and every ill4 ,but---- ,mel4 ,stay1 stay1 my friend2 ,i fear this sound will not become our loves4 ,no more2 embrace me4#ccfc ,amin4 ,oh1 mistake me not6 ,i know thee to be full of all those deeds #ei ,that we frail men call good2 but by the course ,of nature thou shouldst be as quickly chang'd ,as are the winds2 dissembling as the sea1 ,that now wears brows as smooth as virgins' be1 ,tempting the merchant to invade his face1 ,and in an hour calls his billows up1 #fe ,and shoots 'em at the sun1 destroying all ',a carries on him4--7,aside47 ,oh1 how near am ,i ,to utter my sick thoughts6 ,mel4 ,but why1 my friend1 should ,i be so by nature8 ,amin4 ,i have wed thy sister1 who hath virtuous thoughts #gj ,enough for one whole family2 and it is strange ,that you should feel no want4 ,mel4 ,believe me1 this is compliment too cunning for me4 ,diph4 ,what should ,i be then by the course of nature1 #gd ,they having both robb'd me of so much virtue8 ,stra4 ,oh1 call the bride1 my ,lord ,amintor1 ,that we may see her blush1 and turn her eyes down4 ,it is the prettiest sport6 ,amin4 ,evadne6 ,evad4 7within47 ,my lord8 ,amin4 ,come forth1 my love2 ,your brothers do attend to wish you joy4 #hj ,evad4 within4 ,i am not ready yet4 ,amin4 ,enough1 enough4 ,evad4 within4 ,they 'll mock me4 ,amin4 ,faith1 thou shalt come in4 ,enter ,,evadne4 ,mel4 ,good morrow1 sister4 ,he that understands ,whom you have wed1 need not to wish you joy2 ,you have enough3 take heed you be not proud4 ,diph4 ,oh1 sister1 what have you done8 #hf ,evad4 ,i done6 why1 what have ,i done8 ,stra4 ,my ,lord ,amintor swears you are no maid now4 ,evad4 ,pish6 ,stra4 ,i' faith1 he does4 ,evad4 ,i knew ,i should be mockt4 #ij ,diph4 ,with a truth4 ,evad4 ,if 't were to do again1 ,in faith ,i would not marry4 ,amin4 7,aside47 ,nor ,i1 by ,heaven6 ,diph4 ,sister1 ,dula swears ,she heard you cry two rooms off4 ,evad4 ,fie1 how you talk6 ,diph4 ,let 's see you walk1 ,evadne4 ,by my troth1 #ie ,you 're spoil'd4#ccfd ,mel4 ,amintor4-- ,amin4 ,ha6 ,mel4 ,thou art sad4 ,amin4 ,who1 ,i8 ,i thank you for that4 ,shall ,diphilus1 thou1 and ,i1 sing a catch8 ,mel4 ,how6 #ajj ,amin4 ,prithee1 let 's4 ,mel4 ,nay1 that 's too much the other way4 ,amin4 ,i 'm so light'ned with my happiness6-- ,how dost thou1 love8 ,kiss me4 ,evad4 ,i cannot love you1 you tell tales of me4 #aje ,amin4 ,nothing but what becomes us4--,gentlemen1 ,would you had all such wives1 and all the world1 ,that ,i might be no wonder6 ,you 're all sad3 ,what1 do you envy me8 ,i walk1 methinks1 ,on water1 and ne'er sink1 ,i am so light4 #aaj ,mel4 ',t is well you are so4 ,amin4 ,well6 how can ,i be other1 ,when she looks thus8--,is there no music there8 ,let 's dance4 ,mel4 ,why this is strange1 ,amintor6 ,amin4 ,i do not know myself2 yet ,i could wish ,my joy were less4 #aae ,diph4 ,i 'll marry too1 if it will make one thus4 ,evad4 7,aside47 ,amintor1 hark4 ,amin4 ,what says my love8--,i must obey4 ,evad4 ,you do it scurvily1 't will be perceiv'd4 ,cleo4 ,my lord1 the ,king is here4 #abj ,enter ,,king and ,,lysippus4 ,amin4 ,where8 ,stra4 ,and his brother4 ,king4 ,good morrow1 all6-- ,amintor1 joy on joy fall thick upon thee6-- ,and1 madam1 you are alter'd since ,i saw you2 ,i must salute you2 you are now another's4 #abf ,how lik'd you your night's rest8 ,evad4 ,ill1 sir4 ,amin4 ,indeed1 ,she took but little4 ,lys4 ,you 'll let her take more1 ,and thank her too1 shortly4 ,king4 ,amintor1 wert thou truly honest till #acj ,thou wert married8 ,amin4 ,yes1 sir4 ,king4 ,tell me1 then1 how shows ,the sport unto thee8 ,amin4 ,why1 well4 ,king4 ,what did you do8 ,amin4 ,no more1 nor less1 than other couples use2 ,you know what 't is2 it has but a coarse1 name4 ,king4 ,but1 prithee1 ,i should think1 by her black eye1 #ace ,and her red cheek1 she should be quick and stirring ,in this same business2 ha8 ,amin4 ,i cannot tell2 ,i ne'er tried other1 sir2 but ,i perceive ,she is as quick as you delivered4 ,king4 ,well1 you 'll trust me then1 ,amintor1 to choose #adj ,a wife for you again8 ,amin4 ,no1 never1 sir4 ,king4 ,why1 like you this so ill8 ,amin4 ,so well ,i like her4 ,for this ,i bow my knee in thanks to you1 ,and unto ,heaven will pay my grateful tribute ,hourly2 and do hope we shall draw out #ade ,a long contented life together here1 ,and die both1 full of grey hairs1 in one day3 ,for which the thanks is yours4 ,but if the powers ,that rule us please to call her first away1 ,without pride spoke1 this world holds not a wife #aej ,worthy to take her room4 ,king4 ,i do not like this4--,all forbear the room1 ,but you1 ,amintor1 and your lady4 ,exeunt all but the ,,king1 ,,amintor1 and ,,evadne4 ,i have some speech with you1 that may concern ,your after living well4 #aee ,amin4 ,aside4 ',a will not tell me that he lies with her6 ,if he do1 something heavenly stay my heart1 ,for ,i shall be apt to thrust this arm of mine ,to acts unlawful6 ,king4 ,you will suffer me ,to talk with her1 ,amintor1 and not have #afj ,a jealous pang8 ,amin4 ,sir1 ,i dare trust my wife ,with whom she dares to talk1 and not be jealous4 ,retires4 ,king4 ,how do you like ,amintor8 ,evad4 ,as ,i did1 sir4 ,king4 ,how 's that8 ,evad4 ,as one that1 to fulfil your will and pleasure1 #afe ,i have given leave to call me wife and love4 ,king4 ,i see there is no lasting faith in sin2 ,they that break word with ,heaven will break again ,with all the world1 and so dost thou with me4 ,evad4 ,how1 sir8 ,king4 ,this subtle woman's ignorance #agj ,will not excuse you3 thou hast taken oaths1 ,so great that1 methought1 they did misbecome ,a woman's mouth1 that thou wouldst ne'er enjoy ,a man but me4 ,evad4 ,i never did swear so2 ,you do me wrong4 ,king4 ,day and night have heard it4 #age ,evad4 ,i swore indeed that ,i would never love ,a man of lower place2 but1 if your fortune ,should throw you from this height1 ,i bade you trust ,i would forsake you1 and would bend to him ,that won your throne4 ,i love with my ambition1 #ahj ,not with my eyes4 ,but1 if ,i ever yet ,toucht any other1 leprosy light here ,upon my face6 which for your royalty ,i would not stain6 ,king4 ,why1 thou dissemblest1 and ,it is in me to punish thee4 ,evad4 ,why1 it is in me1 #ahe ,then1 not to love you1 which will more afflict ,your body than your punishment can mine4 ,king4 ,but thou hast let ,amintor lie with thee4 ,evad4 ,i ha' not4 ,king4 ,impudence6 he says himself so4 ,evad4 ',a lies4 ,king4 ',a does not4 ,evad4 ,by this light1 he does1 #aij ,strangely and basely6 and ,i 'll prove it so4 ,i did not only shun him for a night1 ,but told him ,i would never close with him4 ,king4 ,speak lower2 it is false4 ,evad4 ,i am no man ,to answer with a blow2 or1 if ,i were1 #aie ,you are the ,king4 ,but urge me not2 't is most true4 ,king4 ,do not ,i know the uncontrolled thoughts ,that youth brings with him1 when his blood is high ,with expectation and desire of that ,he long hath waited for8 ,is not his spirit1 #bjj ,though he be temperate1 of a valiant strain ,as this our age hath known8 ,what could he do1 ,if such a sudden speech had met his blood1 ,but ruin thee for ever1 if he had not kill'd thee8 ,he could not bear it thus3 he is as we1 #bje ,or any other wrong'd man4 ,evad4 ,it is dissembling4 ,king4 ,take him6 farewell3 henceforth ,i am thy foe2 ,and what disgraces ,i can blot thee with1 look for4 ,evad4 ,stay1 sir6--,amintor6--,you shall hear4--,amintor6 ,amin4 coming forward4 ,what1 my love4 #baj ,evad4 ,amintor1 thou hast an ingenious#ccfe look1 ,and shouldst be virtuous3 it amazeth me ,that thou canst make such base malicious lies6 ,amin4 ,what1 my dear wife8 ,evad4 ,dear wife6 ,i do despise thee4 ,why1 nothing can be baser than to sow #bae ,dissension amongst lovers4 ,amin4 ,lovers6 ,who8 ,evad4 ,the king and me-- ,amin4 ,oh1 ,god6 ,evad4 ,who should live long1 and love without distaste1 ,were it not for such pickthanks#ccff as thyself4 ,did you lie with me8 ,swear now1 and be punisht #bbj ,in hell for this6 ,amin4 ,the faithless sin ,i made ,to fair ,aspatia is not yet reveng'd2 ,it follows me4--,i will not lose a word ,to this vile woman3 but to you1 my ,king1 #bbd ,the anguish of my soul thrusts out this truth3 ,you 're a tyrant6 and not so much to wrong ,an honest man thus1 as to take a pride ,in talking with him of it4 ,evad4 ,now1 sir1 see ,how loud this fellow lied6 ,amin4 ,you that can know to wrong1 should know how men #bcj ,must right themselves4 ,what punishment is due ,from me to him that shall abuse my bed8 ,is it not death8 ,nor can that satisfy1 ,unless ,i send your limbs#ccfg through all the land1 ,to show how nobly ,i have freed myself4 #bce ,king4 ,draw not thy sword2 thou know'st ,i cannot fear ,a subject's hand2 but thou shalt feel the weight ,of this1 if thou dost rage4 ,amin4 ,the weight of that6 ,if you have any worth1 for ,heaven's sake1 think ,i fear not swords2 for1 as you are mere man1 #bdj ,i dare as easily kill you for this deed1 ,as you dare think to do it4 ,but there is ,divinity about you that strikes dead ,my rising passions3 as you are my ,king1 ,i fall before you1 and present my sword #bde ,to cut mine own flesh1 if it be your will4 ,alas1 ,i am nothing but a multitude ,of walking griefs6 ,yet1 should ,i murder you1 ,i might before the world take the excuse ,of madness3 for1 compare my injuries1 #bej ,and they will well appear too sad a weight ,for reason to endure4 ,but1 fall ,i first ,amongst my sorrows1 ere my treacherous hand ,touch holy things6 ,but why 7,i know not what ,i have to say71 why did you choose out me #bee ,to make thus wretched8 ,there were thousands1 fools ,easy to work on1 and of state enough1 ,within the island4 ,evad4 ,i would not have a fool2 ,it were no credit for me4 ,amin4 ,worse and worse6 #bei ,thou1 that dar'st talk unto thy husband thus1 ,profess thyself a whore1 and1 more than so1 ,resolve to be so still6----,it is my fate ,to bear and bow beneath a thousand griefs1 ,to keep that little credit with the world6-- ,but there were wise ones too2 you might have ta'en #bfe ,another4 ,king4 ,no3 for ,i believ'd thee honest1 ,as thou wert valiant4 ,amin4 ,all the happiness#ccfh ,bestow'd upon me turns into disgrace4 ,gods1 take your honesty again1 for ,i #bgj ,am loaden with it6--,good my lord the ,king1 ,be private in it4 ,king4 ,thou mayst live1 ,amintor1 ,free as thy king1 if thou wilt wink at this1 ,and be a means that we may meet in secret4 ,amin4 ,a bawd6 ,hold1 hold1 my breast6 ,a bitter curse #bge ,seize me1 if ,i forget not all respects ,that are religious1 on another word ,sounded like that2 and through a sea of sins ,will wade to my revenge1 though ,i should call ,pains here and after life upon my soul6 #bhj ,king4 ,well1 ,i am resolute#ccfi you lay not with her2 ,and so ,i leave you4 ,exit4 ,evad4 ,you must needs be prating2 ,and see what follows6 ,amin4 ,prithee1 vex me not4 ,leave me2 ,i am afraid some sudden start ,will pull a murder on me4 ,evad4 ,i am gone2 #bhe ,i love my life well4 ,exit4 ,amin4 ,i hate mine as much4 ,this 't is to break a troth6 ,i should be glad1 ,if all this tide of grief would make me mad4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ccgj ,enter ,,melantius4 ,mel4 ,i 'll know the cause of all ,amintor's griefs1 ,or friendship shall be idle4 ,enter ,,calianax4 ,cal4 ,oh1 ,melantius1 ,my daughter will die6 ,mel4 ,trust me1 ,i am sorry3 ,would thou hadst ta'en her room6 ,cal4 ,thou art a slave1 ,a cut-throat slave1 a bloody treacherous slave6 #e ,mel4 ,take heed1 old man2 thou wilt be heard to rave1 ,and lose thine offices4 ,cal4 ,i am valiant grown ,at all these years1 and thou art but a slave6 ,mel4 ,leave6 ,some company will come1 and ,i respect #aj ,thy years1 not thee1 so much1 that ,i could wish ,to laugh at thee alone4 ,cal4 ,i 'll spoil your mirth3 ,i mean to fight with thee4 ,there lie1 my cloak4 ,this was my father's sword1 and he durst fight4 ,are you prepar'd8 ,mel4 ,why wilt thou dote thyself #ae ,out of thy life8 ,hence1 get thee to bed1 ,have careful looking-to1 and eat warm things1 ,and trouble not me3 my head is full of thoughts ,more weighty than thy life or death can be4 ,cal4 ,you have a name in war1 where you stand safe #bj ,amongst a multitude2 but ,i will try ,what you dare do unto a weak old man ,in single fight4 ,you will give ground1 ,i fear4 ,come1 draw4 ,mel4 ,i will not draw1 unless thou pull'st thy death #be ,upon thee with a stroke4 ,there 's no one blow1 ,that thou canst give hath strength enough to kill me4 ,tempt me not so far1 then3 the power of earth ,shall not redeem thee4 ,cal4 ,aside4 ,i must let him alone2 ,he 's stout and able2 and1 to say the truth1 #cj ,however ,i may set a face and talk1 ,i am not valiant4 ,when ,i was a youth1 ,i kept my credit with a testy trick ,i had 'mongst cowards1 but durst never fight4 ,mel4 ,i will not promise to preserve your life1 ,if you do stay4 ,cal4 ,aside4 ,i would give half my land #cf ,that ,i durst fight with that proud man a little4 ,if ,i had men to hold him1 ,i would beat him ,till he askt me mercy4 ,mel4 ,sir1 will you be gone8 ,cal4 ,aside4 ,i dare not stay2 but ,i will go home1 and beat #dj ,my servants all over for this4 ,exit4 ,mel4 ,this old fellow haunts me4 ,but the distracted carriage of mine ,amintor ,takes deeply on me4#ccga ,i will find the cause3 #dd ,i fear his conscience cries1 he wrong'd ,aspatia4 ,enter ,,amintor4 ,amin4 ,aside4 ,men's eyes are not so subtle to perceive ,my inward misery3 ,i bear my grief ,hid from the world4 ,how art thou wretched then8 ,for aught ,i know1 all husbands are like me2 ,and every one ,i talk with of his wife #ej ,is but a well dissembler of his woes1 ,as ,i am4 ,would ,i knew it6 for the rareness ,afflicts me now4 ,mel4 ,amintor1 we have not enjoy'd our #ed friendship of late1 for we were wont to change our souls in talk4 ,amin4 ,melantius1 ,i can tell thee a good jest of ,strato and a lady the last day4 ,mel4 ,how was 't8 ,amin4 ,why1 such an odd one6 #fj ,mel4 ,i have long'd to speak with you2 not of an idle jest1 that's forc'd1 but of matter you are bound to utter to me4 ,amin4 ,what is that1 my friend8 ,mel4 ,i have observ'd your words fall from your tongue #fe ,wildly2 and all your carriage ,like one that strove to shew his merry mood1 ,when he were ill dispos'd4 ,you were not wont ,to put such scorn into your speech1 or wear ,upon your face ridiculous jollity4 #gj ,some sadness sits here1 which your cunning would ,cover o'er with smiles1 and 't will not be4 ,what is it8 ,amin4 ,a sadness here6 ,what cause ,can fate provide for me to make me so8 #gd ,am ,i not lov'd through all this isle8 ,the ,king ,rains greatness on me4 ,have ,i not received ,a lady to my bed1 that in her eye ,keeps mounting fire1 and on her tender cheeks ,inevitable#ccgb colour1 in her heart ,a prison for all virtue8 ,are not you1 #hj ,which is above all joys1 my constant friend8 ,what sadness can ,i have8 ,no2 ,i am light1 ,and feel the courses of my blood more warm ,and stirring than they were4 ,faith1 marry too2 ,and you will feel so unexprest a joy #he ,in chaste embraces1 that you will indeed ,appear another4 ,mel4 ,you may shape1 ,amintor1 ,causes to cozen the whole world withal1 ,and you yourself too3 but 't is not like a friend ,to hide your soul from me4 ',t is not your nature #ij ,to be thus idle4 ,i have seen you stand ,as you were blasted 'midst of all your mirth2 ,call thrice aloud1 and then start1 feigning joy ,so coldly6--,world1 what do ,i here8 ,a friend ,is nothing4 ,heaven1 ,i would ha' told that man ,my secret sins6 ,i 'll search an unknown land1 #if ,and there plant friendship2 all is withered here4 ,come with a compliment6 ,i would have fought1 ,or told my friend 'a lied1 ere sooth'd#ccgc him so4-- ,out of my bosom6 #ajj ,amin4 ,but there is nothing4 ,mel4 ,worse and worse6 farewell3 ,from this time have acquaintance1 but no friend4 ,amin4 ,melantius1 stay3 you shall know what that is4 ,mel4 ,see how you play'd with friendship6 ,be advis'd ,how you give cause unto yourself to say #aje ,you ha' lost a friend4 ,amin4 ,forgive what ,i ha' done2 ,for ,i am so o'ergone with injuries ,unheard of1 that ,i lose consideration ,of what ,i ought to do4 ,oh1 oh6 ,mel4 ,do not weep4 ,what is 't8 ,may ,i once but know the man #aaj ,hath turn'd my friend thus6 ,amin4 ,i had spoke at first4 ,but that---- ,mel4 ,but what8 ,amin4 ,i held it most unfit ,for you to know4 ,faith1 do not know it yet4 ,mel4 ,thou see'st my love1 that will keep company #aad ,with thee in tears2 hide nothing1 then1 from me2 ,for when ,i know the cause of thy distemper1 ,with mine old armour ,i 'll adorn myself1 ,my resolution1 and cut through thy foes1 ,unto thy quiet1 till ,i place thy heart ,as peaceable as spotless innocence4 #abj ,what is it8 ,amin4 ,why1 'tis this----it is too big ,to get out----let my tears make way awhile4 ,mel4 ,punish me strangely1 ,heaven1 if he escape ,of life or fame1 that brought this youth to this6 ,amin4 ,your sister---- ,mel4 ,well said4 ,amin4 ,you will wish 't unknown1 #abe ,when you have heard it4 ,mel4 ,no4 ,amin4 ,is much to blame1 ,and to the ,king has given her honour up1 ,and lives in whoredom with him4 ,mel4 ,how's this8 ,thou art run mad with injury indeed2 ,thou couldst not utter this else4 ,speak again2 ,for ,i forgive it freely2 tell thy griefs4 #aca ,amin4 ,she's wanton3 ,i am loth to say1 a whore1 ,though it be true4 ,mel4 ,speak yet again1 before mine anger grow ,up beyond throwing down4 ,what are thy griefs8 #ace ,amin4 ,by all our friendship1 these4 ,mel4 ,what1 am ,i tame8 ,after mine actions1 shall the name of friend ,blot all our family1 and strike the brand ,of whore upon my sister1 unreveng'd8 ,my shaking flesh1 be thou a witness for me1 #adj ,with what unwillingness ,i go to scourge ,this railer1 whom my folly hath call'd friend8 ,i will not take thee basely3 thy sword ,draws his sword4 #adc ,hangs near thy hand3 draw it1 that ,i may whip ,thy rashness to repentance2 draw thy sword6 ,amin4 ,not on thee1 did thine anger go as high ,as the wild surges4 ,thou shouldst do me ease ,here and eternally1 if thy noble hand ,would cut me from my sorrows4 ,mel4 ,this is base ,and fearful4#ccgd ,they that use to utter lies #aej ,provide not blows but words to qualify#ccge ,the men they wrong'd4 ,thou hast a guilty cause4 ,amin4 ,thou pleasest me2 for so much more like this ,will raise my anger up above my griefs1 7,which is a passion easier to be borne17 #aee ,and ,i shall then be happy4 ,mel4 ,take1 then1 more ,to raise thine anger3 'tis mere cowardice ,makes thee not draw2 and ,i will leave thee dead1 ,however4 ,but if thou art so much prest ,with guilt and fear as not to dare to fight1 #afj ,i'll make thy memory loath'd1 and fix a scandal ,upon thy name forever4 ,amin4 drawing his sword4 ,then ,i draw1 ,as justly as our magistrates their swords ,to cut offenders off4 ,i knew before ',t would grate your ears2 but it was base in you ,to urge a weighty secret from your friend1 #aff ,and then rage at it4 ,i shall be at ease1 ,if ,i be kill'd2 and1 if you fall by me1 ,i shall not long outlive you4 ,mel4 ,stay awhile4-- ,the name of friend is more than family1 #agj ,or all the world besides3 ,i was a fool4 ,thou searching human nature1 that didst wake ,to do me wrong1 thou art inquisitive1 #agc ,and thrusts me upon questions that will take ,my sleep away6 ,would ,i had died1 ere known ,this sad dishonour6--,pardon me1 my friend6 ,sheaths his sword4 ,if thou wilt strike1 here is a faithful heart2 ,pierce it1 for ,i will never heave my hand ,to thine4 ,behold the power thou hast in me6 ,i do believe my sister is a whore1 #ahj ,a leprous one4 ,put up thy sword1 young man4 ,amin4 ,how should ,i bear it1 then1 she being so8 ,i fear1 my friend1 that you will lose me shortly2 ,sheaths his sword4 ,and ,i shall do a foul act on myself1 ,through these disgraces4 ,mel4 ,better half the land #ahe ,were buried quick#ccgf together4 ,no1 ,amintor2 ,thou shalt have ease4 ,oh1 this adulterous ,king1 ,that drew her to 't6 ,where got he the spirit ,to wrong me so8 ,amin4 ,what is it1 then1 to me1 ,if it be wrong to you8 ,mel4 ,why1 not so much4 #aij ,the credit of our house is thrown away4 ,but from his iron den ,i'll waken ,death1 ,and hurl him on this ,king4 ,my honesty ,shall steel my sword3 and on its horrid point ,i'll wear my cause1 that shall amaze the eyes ,of this proud man1 and be too glitt'ring #aif ,for him to look on4 ,amin4 ,i have quite undone my fame4 ,mel4 ,dry up thy watery eyes1 ,and cast a manly look upon my face2 #bjj ,for nothing is so wild as ,i1 thy friend1 ,till ,i have freed thee4 ,still this swelling breast4 ,i go thus from thee1 and will never cease ,my vengeance till ,i find thy heart at peace4 ,amin4 ,it must not be so4 ,stay4 ,mine eyes would tell #bje ,how loth ,i am to this2 but1 love and tears1 ,leave me awhile6 for ,i have hazarded ,all that this world calls happy4--,thou hast wrought ,a secret from me1 under name of friend1 ,which art could ne'er have found1 nor torture wrung #baj ,from out my bosom4 ,give it me again2 ,for ,i will find it1 wheresoe'er it lies1 ,hid in the mortal'st part4 ,invent a way ,to give it back4 ,mel4 ,why would you have it back8 ,i will to death pursue him with revenge1 #bae ,amin4 ,therefore ,i call it back from thee2 for ,i know ,thy blood so high1 that thou wilt stir in this1 ,and shame me to posterity4 ,take to thy weapon6 ,draws his sword4 ,mel4 ,hear thy friend1 that bears more years than thou4 ,amin4 ,i will not hear3 but draw1 or ,i---- ,mel4 ,amintor6 #bbj ,amin4 ,draw1 then2 for ,i am full as resolute ,as fame and honour can enforce me be3 ,i cannot linger4 ,draw6 ,mel4 ,i do4 ,but is not ,my share of credit equal with thine1 ,it ,i do stir8 ,amin4 ,no2 for it will be call'd #bbe ,honour in thee to spill thy sister's blood1 ,if she her birth abuse2 and1 on the ,king ,a brave revenge3 but on me1 that have walkt ,with patience in it1 it will fix the name ,of fearful cuckold4 ,oh1 that word6 ,be quick4 ,mel4 ,then1 join with me4 ,amin4 ,i dare not do a sin1 #bca ,or else ,i would4 ,be speedy4 ,mel4 ,then1 dare not fight with me2 for that's a sin4-- ,his grief distracts him4--,call thy thoughts again1 #bcd ,and to thyself pronounce the name of friend1 ,and see what that will work4 ,i will not fight4 ,amin4 ,you must4 ,mel4 sheathing his sword4 ,i will be kill'd first4 ,though my passions ,offered the like to you1 't is not this earth ,shall buy my reason to it4 ,think awhile1 #bdj ,for you are 7,i must weep when ,i speak that7 ,almost besides yourself4 ,amin4 sheathing his sword4 ,oh1 my soft temper6 ,so many sweet words from thy sister's mouth1 ,i am afraid would make me take her to #bde ,embrace1 and pardon her4 ,i am mad indeed1 ,and know not what ,i do4 ,yet1 have a care ,of me in what thou dost4 ,mel4 ,why1 thinks my friend ,i will forget his honour8 or1 to save ,the bravery of our house1 will lose his fame1 #bej ,and fear to touch the throne of majesty8 ,amin4 ,a curse will follow that2 but rather live ,and suffer with me4 ,mel4 ,i will do what worth ,shall bid me1 and no more4 ,amin4 ,faith1 ,i am sick1 ,and desperately ,i hope2 yet1 leaning thus1 #bee ,i feel a kind of ease4 ,mel4 ,come1 take again ,your mirth about you4 ,amin4 ,i shall never do 't4 ,mel4 ,i warrant you2 look up2 we'll walk together2 ,put thine arm here2 all shall be well again4 ,amin4 ,thy love 7oh1 wretched67 ay1 thy love ,melantius2 #bfj ,why1 ,i have nothing else4 ,mel4 ,be merry1 then4 ,exeunt4 ,re-enter ,,melantius4 ,mel4 ,this worthy young man may do violence ,upon himself2 but ,i have cherisht him ,to my best power1 and sent him smiling from me1 ,to counterfeit again4 ,sword1 hold thine edge2 ,my heart will never fail me4 ,enter ,,diphilus4 ,diphilus6 #bff ,thou com'st as sent4 ,diph4 ,yonder has been such laughing4 ,mel4 ,betwixt whom8 ,diph4 ,why1 our sister and the ,king4 ,i thought their spleens would break2 they laught us all ,out of the room4 #bgj ,mel4 ,they must weep1 ,diphilus4 ,diph4 ,must they8 ,mel4 ,they must4 ,thou art my brother2 and1 if ,i did believe ,thou hadst a base thought1 ,i would rip it out1 ,lie where it durst4 ,diph4 ,you should not2 ,i would first ,mangle myself and find it4 ,mel4 ,that was spoke #bge ,according to our strain4#ccgg ,come1 join thy hands to mine1 ,and swear a firmness to what project ,i ,shall lay before thee4 ,diph4 ,you do wrong us both4 ,people hereafter shall not say there past ,a bond1 more than our loves1 to tie our lives ,and deaths together4 #bha ,mel4 ,it is as nobly said as ,i would wish4 ,anon ,i'll tell you wonders3 we are wrong'd4 ,diph4 ,but ,i will tell you now1 we'll right ourselves4 ,mel4 ,stay not3 prepare the armour in my house2 #bhe ,and what friends you can draw unto our side1 ,not knowing of the cause1 make ready too4 ,haste1 ,diphilus1 the time requires it1 haste6-- ,exit ,,diphilus4 ,i hope my cause is just2 ,i know my blood ,tells me it is2 and ,i will credit it4 #bij ,to take revenge1 and lose myself withal1 ,were idle2 and to scape impossible1 ,without ,i had the fort1 which 7misery67 ,remaining in the hands of my old enemy ,calianax----but ,i must have it4 ,see #bie ,re-enter ,,calianax4 ,where he comes shaking by me6--,good my lord1 ,forget your spleen to me4 ,i never wrong'd you1 ,but would have peace with every man4 ,cal4 ',t is well2 ,if ,i durst fight1 your tongue would lie at quiet4 ,mel4 ,you're touchy without all cause4 ,cal4 ,do1 mock me4 #bjj ,mel4 ,by mine honour1 ,i speak truth4 ,cal4 ,honour6 where is 't8 ,mel4 ,see1 what starts you make ,into your idle hatred1 to my love ,and freedom to you4 ,i come with resolution ,to obtain a suit of you4 ,cal4 ,a suit of me6 #bje ',t is very like it should be granted1 sir4 ,mel4 ,nay1 go not hence4 ',t is this2 you have the keeping of the fort1 ,and ,i would wish you1 by the love you ought ,to bear unto me1 to deliver it #caj ,into my hands4 ,cal4 ,i am in hope thou art mad1 ,to talk to me thus4 ,mel4 ,but there is a reason ,to move you to it3 ,i would kill the ,king1 ,that wrong'd you and your daughter4 ,cal4 ,out1 traitor6 ,mel4 ,nay1 but stay3 ,i cannot scape1 the deed once done1 #cae ,without ,i have this fort4 ,cal4 ,and should ,i help thee8 ,now thy treacherous mind betrays itself4 ,mel4 ,come1 delay me not2 ,give me a sudden answer1 or already ,thy last is spoke6 ,refuse not offered love #cbj ,when it comes clad in secrets4 ,cal4 ,aside4 ,if ,i say ,i will not1 he will kill me2 ,i do see 't ,writ in his looks2 and should ,i say ,i will1 ,he 'll run and tell the ,king4--,i do not shun ,your friendship1 dear ,melantius2 but this cause ,is weighty3 give me but an hour to think4 #cbf ,mel4 ,take it4--,aside4 ,i know this goes unto the ,king2 ,but ,i am arm'd4 ,exit4 ,cal4 ,methinks ,i feel myself ,but twenty now again4 ,this fighting fool ,wants policy3 ,i shall revenge my girl1 #ccj ,and make her red again4 ,i pray my legs ,will last that pace that ,i will carry them3 ,i shall want breath before ,i find the ,king4 ,exit4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#ccgh ,enter ,,melantius1 ,,evadne1 and ,ladies4 ,mel4 ,save you6 ,evad4 ,save you1 sweet brother4 ,mel4 ,in my blunt eye1 methinks1 you look1 ,evadne-- ,evad4 ,come1 you would make me blush4 ,mel4 ,i would1 ,evadne2 ,i shall displease my ends else4 ,evad4 ,you shall1 if you ,commend me2 ,i am bashful4 ,come1 sir1 how do #e ,i look8 ,mel4 ,i would not have your women hear me ,break into commendation of you2 't is not ,seemly4 ,evad4 ,go wait me in the gallery4 ,exeunt ,ladies4 ,now speak4 ,mel4 ,i 'll lock the door first4 ,evad4 ,why8 ,mel4 ,i will not have your gilded things1 that dance #aj ,in visitation with their ,milan skins1#ccgi ,choke up my business4 ,evad4 ,you are strangely dispos'd1 sir4 ,mel4 ,good madam1 not to make you merry4 ,evad4 ,no2 if you praise me1 it will make me sad4 ,mel4 ,such a sad commendation ,i have for you4 ,evad4 ,brother1 #af ,the court hath made you witty1 and learn to riddle4 ,mel4 ,i praise the court for 't3 has it learn'd you nothing8 ,evad4 ,me6 ,mel4 ,ay1 ,evadne2 thou art young and handsome1 ,a lady of a sweet complexion1 #bj ,and such a flowing carriage1 that it cannot ,choose but inflame a kingdom4 ,evad4 ,gentle brother6 ,mel4 ',t is yet in thy repentance1 foolish woman1 ,to make me gentle4 ,evad4 ,how is this8 ,mel4 ',t is base2 #bd ,and ,i could blush1 at these years1 through all ,my honour'd scars1 to come to such a parley4 ,evad4 ,i understand you not4 ,mel4 ,you dare not1 fool6 ,they that commit thy faults fly the remembrance4 ,evad4 ,my faults1 sir6 ,i would have you know1 ,i care not #bi ,if they were written here1 here in my forehead4 ,mel4 ,thy body is too little for the story2 ,the lusts of which would fill another woman1 ,though#cchj she had twins within her4 ,evad4 ,this is saucy3 ,look you intrude no more6 ,there 's your way4 ,mel4 ,thou art my way1 and ,i will tread upon thee1 #ce ,till ,i find truth out4 ,evad4 ,what truth is that you look for8 ,mel4 ,thy long-lost honour4 ,would the gods had set me ,rather to grapple with the plague1 or stand ,one of their loudest bolts6 ,come1 tell me quickly1 ,do it without enforcement1 and take heed #dj ,you swell me not above my temper4 ,evad4 ,how1 sir6 ,where got you this report8 ,mel4 ,where there was people1 ,in every place4 ,evad4 ,they and the seconds of it ,are base people3 believe them not1 they lied4 #dd ,mel4 ,do not play with mine anger2 do not1 wretch6 ,seizes her4 ,i come to know that desperate fool that drew thee ,from thy fair life4 ,be wise1 and lay him open4 ,evad4 ,unhand me1 and learn manners6 ,such another ,forgetfulness forfeits your life4 ,mel4 ,quench me this mighty humour1 and then tell me #ej ,whose whore you are2 for you are one1 ,i know it4 ,let all mine honours perish but ,i'll find him ,though he lie lock'd up in thy blood6 ,be sudden2 ,there is no facing it2 and be not flattered4 ,the burnt air1 when the ,dog#ccha reigns1 is not fouler #ee ,than thy contagious name1 till thy repentance 7,if the gods grant thee any7 purge thy sickness4 ,evad4 ,begone6 you are my brother2 that's your safety4 ,mel4 ,i'll be a wolf first4 ',t is1 to be thy brother1 ,an infamy below the sin of coward4 #fj ,i am as far from being part of thee ,as thou art from thy virtue4 ,seek a kindred ',mongst sensual beasts1 and make a goat thy brother2 ,a goat is cooler4 ,will you tell me yet8 ,evad4 ,if you stay here and rail thus1 ,i shall tell you #fe ,i'll ha' you whipt6 ,get you to your command1 ,and there preach to your sentinels1 and tell them ,what a brave man you are3 ,i shall laugh at you4 ,mel4 ,you're grown a glorious whore6 ,where be your fighters8 #fi ,what mortal fool durst raise thee to this daring1 ,and ,i alive6 ,by my just sword1 he'd safer ,bestrid a billow when the angry ,north ,ploughs up the sea1 or made ,heaven's fire his foe6 ,work me no higher4 ,will you discover yet8 ,evad4 ,the fellow's mad4 ,sleep1 and speak sense4 #ge ,mel4 ,force my swol'n heart no further2 ,i would save thee4 ,your great maintainers are not here1 they dare not4 ,would they were all1 and armed6 ,i would speak loud2 ,here's one should thunder to 'em6 ,will you tell me8-- ,thou hast no hope to scape4 ,he that dares most1 #hj ,and damns away his soul to do thee service1 ,will sooner snatch meat from a hungry lion ,than come to rescue thee4 ,thou hast death about thee2-- ,has undone thine honour1 poison'd thy virtue1 ,and1 of a lovely rose1 left thee a canker4#cchb #he ,evad4 ,let me consider4 ,mel4 ,do1 whose child thou wert1 ,whose honour thou hast murdered1 whose grave opened1 ,and so pull'd on the gods that in their justice ,they must restore him flesh again and life1 #hi ,and raise his dry bones to revenge this scandal4 ,evad4 ,the gods are not of my mind2 they had better ,let 'em lie sweet still in the earth2 they'll stink here4 ,mel4 ,do you raise mirth out of my easiness8 ,forsake me1 then1 all weaknesses of nature1 ,draws his sword4 ,that make men women6 ,speak1 you whore1 speak truth1 #ie ,or1 by the dear soul of thy sleeping father1 ,this sword shall be thy lover6 ,tell1 or ,i'll kill thee2 ,and1 when thou hast told all1 thou wilt deserve it4 ,evad4 ,you will not murder me8 ,mel4 ,no2 't is a justice1 and a noble one1 #ajj ,to put the light out of such base offenders4 ,evad4 ,help6 ,mel4 ,by thy foul self1 no human help shall help thee1 ,if thou criest6 ,when ,i have kill'd thee1 as ,i ,have vow'd to do1 if thou confess not1 naked #aje ,as thou hast left thine honour will ,i leave thee1 ,that on thy branded flesh the world may read ,thy black shame and my justice4 ,wilt thou bend yet8 ,evad4 ,yes4 ,mel4 ,up1 and begin your story4 #aaj ,evad4 ,oh1 ,i am miserable6 ,mel4 ',t is true1 thou art4 ,speak truth still4 ,evad4 ,i have offended3 noble sir1 forgive me6 ,mel4 ,with what secure slave8 ,evad4 ,do not ask me1 sir2 ,mine own remembrance is a misery #aae ,too mighty for me4 ,mel4 ,do not fall back again2 ,my sword's unsheathed yet4 ,evad4 ,what shall ,i do8 ,mel4 ,be true1 and make your fault less4 ,evad4 ,i dare not tell4 ,mel4 ,tell1 or ,i'll be this day a-killing thee4 ,evad4 ,will you forgive me1 then8 #abj ,mel4 ,stay2 ,i must ask mine honour first4 ,i have too much foolish nature in me3 speak4 ,evad4 ,is there none else here8 ,mel4 ,none but a fearful#cchc conscience2 that's too many4 ,who is 't8 ,evad4 ,oh1 hear me gently6 ,it was the ,king4 ,mel4 ,no more4 ,my worthy father's and my services #abf ,are liberally rewarded6 ,king1 ,i thank thee6 ,for all my dangers and my wounds thou hast paid me ,in my own metal3 these are soldiers' thanks6-- ,how long have you liv'd thus1 ,evadne8 ,evad4 ,too long4 #acj ,mel4 ,too late you find it4 ,can you be sorry8#cchd ,evad4 ,would ,i were half as blameless6 ,mel4 ,evadne1 thou wilt to thy trade again4 ,evad4 ,first to my grave4 ,mel4 ,would gods thou hadst been so blest6 ,dost thou not hate this ,king now8 ,prithee1 hate him3 #ace ,couldst thou not curse him8 ,i command thee1 curse him2 ,curse till the gods hear1 and deliver him ,to thy just wishes4 ,yet ,i fear1 ,evadne1 ,you had rather play your game out4 ,evad4 ,no1 ,i feel ,too many sad confusions here1 to let in #adj ,any loose flame hereafter4 ,mel4 ,dost thou not feel1 'mongst all those1 one brave anger1 ,that breaks out nobly1 and directs thine arm ,to kill this base ,king8 ,evad4 ,all the gods forbid it6 ,mel4 ,no1 all the gods require it2 #ade ,they are dishonoured in him4 ,evad4 ',tis too fearful4 ,mel4 ,you're valiant in his bed1 and bold enough ,to be a stale whore1 and have your madam's name ,discourse for grooms and pages3 and hereafter1 ,when his cool majesty hath laid you by1 #aej ,to be at pension with some needy sir ,for meat and coarser clothes2 thus far you know ,no fear4 ,come1 you shall kill him4 ,evad4 ,good sir6 ,mel4 ,an 't were to kiss him dead1 thou 'dst smother him3 ,be wise1 and kill him4 ,canst thou live1 and know #aee ,what noble minds shall make thee1 see thyself ,found out with every finger1 made the shame ,of all successions1 and in this great ruin ,thy brother and thy noble husband broken8 ,thou shalt not live thus4 ,kneel1 and swear to help me1 #afj ,when ,i shall call thee to it2 or1 by all ,holy in ,heaven and earth1 thou shalt not live ,to breathe a full hour longer2 not a thought6 ,come 't is a righteous oath4 ,give me thy hands1 ,and1 both to ,heaven held up1 swear1 by that wealth #afe ,this lustful thief stole from thee1 when ,i say it1 ,to let his foul soul out4 ,evad4 ,here ,i swear it2 ,kneels4 ,and1 all you spirits of abused ladies1 ,help me in this performance6 ,mel4 raising her4 ,enough4 ,this must be known to none #agj ,but you and ,i1 ,evadne2 not to your lord1 ,though he be wise and noble1 and a fellow ,dares step as far into a worthy action ,as the most daring1 ay1 as far as justice4 ,ask me not why4 ,farewell4 ,exit4 #age ,evad4 ,would ,i could say so to my black disgrace6 ,oh1 where have ,i been all this time8 ,how friended1 ,that ,i should lose myself thus desperately4 ,and none for pity show me how ,i wand'red8 ,there is not in the compass of the light #ahj ,a more unhappy creature3 sure1 ,i am monstrous2 ,for ,i have done those follies1 those mad mischiefs1 ,would dare#cche a woman4 ,oh1 my loaden soul1 ,be not so cruel to me2 choke not up ,the way to my repentance6 ,enter ,,amintor4 ,oh1 my lord6 #ahe ,amin4 ,how now8 ,evad4 ,my much abused lord6 ,kneels4 ,amin4 ,this cannot be6 ,evad4 ,i do not kneel to live2 ,i dare not hope it2 ,the wrongs ,i did are greater4 ,look upon me1 ,though ,i appear with all my faults4 ,amin4 ,stand up4 ,this is a new way to beget more sorrow2 #aij ,heaven knows ,i have too many4 ,do not mock me3 ,though ,i am tame1 and bred up with my wrongs1 ,which are my foster-brothers1 ,i may leap1 ,like a hand-wolf1#cchf into my natural-wildness1 #aid ,and do an outrage4 ,prithee1 do not mock me4 ,evad4 ,my whole life is so leprous1 it infects ,all my repentance4 ,i would buy your pardon1 ,though at the highest set1#cchg even with my life3 ,that slight contrition1 that's no sacrifice #aii ,for what ,i have committed4 ,amin4 ,sure1 ,i dazzle2 ,there cannot be a faith in that foul woman1 ,that knows no god more mighty than her mischiefs4 ,thou dost still worse1 still number on thy faults1 ,to press my poor heart thus4 ,can ,i believe ,there 's any seed of virtue in that woman #bje ,left to shoot up1 that dares go on in sin ,known1 and so known as thine is8 ,oh1 ,evadne6 ,would there were any safety in thy sex1 ,that ,i might put a thousand sorrows off1 ,and credit thy repentance6 but ,i must not4 #baj ,thou hast brought me to that dull calamity1 ,to that strange misbelief of all the world ,and all things that are in it1 that ,i fear ,i shall fall like a tree1 and find my grave1 ,only rememb'ring that ,i grieve4 ,evad4 ,my lord1 #bae ,give me your griefs3 you are an innocent1 ,a soul as white as ,heaven2 let not my sins ,perish your noble youth4 ,i do not fall here ,to shadow by dissembling with my tears1 7,as all say women can17 or to make less #bbj ,what my hot will hath done1 which ,heaven and you ,know to be tougher than the hand of time ,can cut from man's remembrance2 no1 ,i do not2 ,i do appear the same1 the same ,evadne1 ,drest in the shames ,i liv'd in1 the same monster4 #bbe ,but these are names of honour to what ,i am2 ,i do present myself the foulest creature1 ,most poisonous1 dangerous1 and despis'd of men1 ,lerna#cchh e'er bred or ,nilus4 ,i am hell1 #bbi ,till you1 my dear lord1 shoot your light into me1 ,the beams of your forgiveness2 ,i am soul-sick1 ,and wither with the fear of one condemn'd1 ,till ,i have got your pardon4 ,amin4 ,rise1 ,evadne4 ,those heavenly powers that put this good into thee ,grant a continuance of it6 ,i forgive thee3 #bce ,make thyself worthy of it2 and take heed1 ,take heed1 ,evadne1 this be serious4 ,mock not the powers above1 that can and dare ,give thee a great example of their justice ,to all ensuing ages1#cchi if thou play'st #bdj ,with thy repentance1 the best sacrifice4 ,evad4 ,i have done nothing good to win belief1 ,my life hath been so faithless4 ,all the creatures1 ,made for ,heaven's honours1 have their ends1 and good ones ,all but the cozening crocodiles1 false women4 ,they reign here like those plagues1 those killing sores1 #bdf ,men pray against2 and when they die1 like tales ,ill told and unbeliev'd1 they pass away1 ,and go to dust forgotten4 ,but1 my lord1 ,those short days ,i shall number to my rest #bej 7,as many must not see me7 shall1 though too late1 ,though in my evening1 yet perceive a will1 ,since ,i can do no good1 because a woman1 ,reach constantly at something that is near it3 ,i will redeem one minute of my age1 #bee ,or1 like another ,niobe1 ,i 'll weep1 ,till ,i am water4 ,amin4 ,i am now dissolved3 ,my frozen soul melts4 ,may each sin thou hast1 ,find a new mercy6 ,rise2 ,i am at peace4 ,hadst thou been thus1 thus excellently good1 #bfj ,before that devil-king tempted thy frailty1 ,sure thou hadst made a star4 ,give me thy hand3 ,from this time ,i will know thee2 and1 as far ,as honour gives me leave1 be thy ,amintor4 ,when we meet next1 ,i will salute thee fairly1 #bfe ,and pray the gods to give thee happy days3 ,my charity shall go along with thee1 ,though my embraces must be far from thee4 ,i should ha' kill'd thee1 but this sweet repentance ,locks up my vengeance3 for which thus ,i kiss thee-- #bgj ,the last kiss we must take3 and would to ,heaven ,the holy priest that gave our hands together ,had given us equal virtues6 ,go1 ,evadne2 ,the gods thus part our bodies4 ,have a care ,my honour falls no farther3 ,i am well1 then4 ,evad4 ,all the dear joys here1 and above hereafter1 #bgf ,crown thy fair soul6 ,thus ,i take leave1 my lord2 ,and never shall you see the foul ,evadne1 ,till she have tried all honoured means1 that may ,set her in rest and wash her stains away4 ,exeunt severally4 #bhj ,,scene ,,ii4#ccij ,a ,banquet spread4 ,enter ,,king and ,,calianax4 ,hautboys play within4 ,king4 ,i cannot tell how ,i should credit this ,from you1 that are his enemy4 ,cal4 ,i am sure ,he said it to me2 and ,i 'll justify it ,what way he dares oppose--but with my sword4 ,king4 ,but did he break1 without all circumstance1 ,to you1 his foe1 that he would have the fort1 #f ,to kill me1 and then scape8 ,cal4 ,if he deny it1 ,i 'll make him blush4 ,king4 ,it sounds incredibly4 ,cal4 ,ay1 so does every thing ,i say of late4 ,king4 ,not so1 ,calianax4 ,cal4 ,yes1 ,i should sit #aj ,mute1 whilst a rogue with strong arms cuts your throat4 ,king4 ,well1 ,i will try him2 and1 if this be true1 ,i 'll pawn my life ,i 'll find it2 if 't be false1 ,and that you clothe your hate in such a lie1 ,you shall hereafter dote in your own house1 #ae ,not in the court4 ,cal4 ,why1 if it be a lie4 ,mine ears are false1 for ,i 'll be sworn ,i heard it4 ,old men are good for nothing2 you were best ,put me to death for hearing1 and free him ,for meaning it4 ,you would ha' trusted me #bj ,once1 but the time is altered4 ,king4 ,and will still1 ,where ,i may do with justice to the world4 ,you have no witness4 ,cal4 ,yes1 myself4 ,king4 ,no more1 ,i mean1 there were that heard it4 ,cal4 ,how8 no more6 ,would you have more8 ,why1 am not ,i enough #be ,to hang a thousand rogues8 ,king4 ,but so you may ,hang honest men too1 if you please4 ,cal4 ,i may6 ',t is like ,i will do so3 there are a hundred ,will swear it for a need too1 if ,i say it---- ,king4 ,such witnesses we need not4 ,cal4 ,and 't is hard #cj ,if my word cannot hang a boisterous knave4 ,king4 ,enough4--,where 's ,strato8 ,enter ,,strato4 ,strato4 ,sir8 ,king4 ,why1 where 's all the company8 ,call ,amintor in2 ,evadne4 ,where 's my brother1 and ,melantius8 ,bid him come too2 and ,diphilus4 ,call all #ce ,that are without there4 ,exit ,,strato4 ,if he should desire ,the combat of you1 't is not in the power ,of all our laws to hinder it1 unless ,we mean to quit 'em4 ,cal4 ,why1 if you do think ',t is fit an old man and a councillor #dj ,to fight for what he says1 then you may grant it4 ,enter ,,amintor1 ,,evadne1 ,,melantius1 ,,diphilus1 ,,lysippus1 ,,cleon1 ,,strato1 and ,,diagoras4 ,king4 ,come1 sirs6--,amintor1 thou art yet a bridegroom1 ,and ,i will use thee so2 thou shalt sit down4-- ,evadne1 sit2--and you1 ,amintor1 too2 ,this banquet is for you1 sir4--,who has brought #de ,a merry tale about him1 to raise laughter ,amongst our wine8 ,why1 ,strato1 where art thou8 ,thou wilt chop out with them unseasonably1 ,when ,i desire 'em not4 ,stra4 ',t is my ill luck1 sir1 so to spend them1 then4 #ej ,king4 ,reach me a bowl of wine4--,melantius1 thou ,art sad4 ,mel4 ,i should be1 sir1 the merriest here1 ,but ,i ha' ne'er a story of mine own ,worth telling at this time4 ,king4 ,give me the wine4-- #ee ,melantius1 ,i am now considering ,how easy 't were for any man we trust ,to poison one of us in such a bowl4 ,mel4 ,i think it were not hard1 sir1 for a knave4 ,cal4 ,aside4 ,such as you are4 #fj ,king4 ,i' faith1 't were easy4 ,it becomes us well ,to get plain-dealing men about ourselves2 ,such as you all are here4--,amintor1 to thee2 ,and to thy fair ,evadne4 ,drinks4 ,mel4 ,aside4 ,have you thought ,of this1 ,calianax8 ,cal4 ,yes1 marry1 have ,i4 #fe ,mel4 ,and what 's your resolution8 ,cal4 ,you shall have it1-- ,aside4 ,soundly1 ,i warrant you4 ,king4 ,reach to ,amintor1 ,strato4 ,amin4 ,here1 my love2 ,drinks and then hands the cup to ,,evadne4 ,this wine will do thee wrong1 for it will set ,blushes upon thy cheeks2 and1 till thou dost #gj ,a fault1 't were pity4 ,king4 ,yet ,i wonder much ,at the strange desperation of these men1 ,that dare attempt such acts here in our state3 ,he could not scape that did it4 ,mel4 ,were he known1 ,unpossible4 ,king4 ,it would be known1 ,melantius4 #ge ,mel4 ,it ought to be4 ,if he got then away1 ,he must wear all our lives upon his sword3 ,he need not fly the island2 he must leave ,no one alive4 ,king4 ,no2 ,i should think no man ,could kill me1 and scape clear1 but that old man4 #hj ,cal4 ,but ,i6 ,heaven bless me6 ,i6 should ,i1 my liege8 ,king4 ,i do not think thou wouldst2 but yet thou mightst1 ,for thou hast in thy hands the means to scape1 ,by keeping of the fort4--,he has1 ,melantius1 ,and he has kept it well4 ,mel4 ,from cobwebs1 sir1 #he ',t is clean swept2 ,i can find no other art ,in keeping of it now4 ',t was ne'er besieg'd ,since he commanded4 ,cal4 ,i shall be sure ,of your good word2 but ,i have kept it safe ,from such as you4 ,mel4 ,keep your ill temper in3 #ij ,i speak no malice2 had my brother kept it1 ,i should ha' said as much4 ,king4 ,you are not merry4 ,brother1 drink wine4 ,sit you all still3--7,aside47 ,calianax1 ,i cannot trust this4 ,i have thrown out words1 ,that would have fetcht warm blood upon the cheeks #ie ,of guilty men1 and he is never mov'd2 ,he knows no such thing4 ,cal4 ,impudence may scape1 ,when feeble virtue is accus'd4 ,king4 ',a must1 ,if he were guilty1 feel an alteration ,at this our whisper1 whilst we point at him3 ,you see he does not4 ,cal4 ,let him hang himself2 #aja ,what care ,i what he does8 ,this he did say4 ,king4 ,melantius1 you can easily conceive ,what ,i have meant2 for men that are in fault ,can subtly apprehend when others aim #aje ,at what they do amiss3 but ,i forgive ,freely before this man1--,heaven do so too6 ,i will not touch thee1 so much as with shame ,of telling it4 ,let it be so no more4 ,cal4 ,why1 this is very fine6 ,mel4 ,i cannot tell #aaj ,what 't is you mean2 but ,i am apt enough ,rudely to thrust into an ignorant fault4 ,but let me know it4 ,happily#ccia 't is nought ,but misconstruction2 and1 where ,i am clear1 ,i will not take forgiveness of the gods1 #aae ,much less of you4 ,king4 ,nay1 if you stand so stiff1 ,i shall call back my mercy4 ,mel4 ,i want smoothness ,to thank a man for pardoning of a crime ,i never knew4 ,king4 ,not to instruct your knowledge1 but to show you #abj ,my ears are every where2 you meant to kill me1 ,and get the fort to scape4 ,mel4 ,pardon me1 sir2 ,my bluntness will be pardoned4 ,you preserve ,a race of idle people here about you1 ,facers#ccib and talkers1 to defame the worth #abe ,of those that do things worthy4 ,the man that uttered this ,had perisht without food1 be 't who it will1 ,but for this arm1 that fenc'd him from the foe2 ,and if ,i thought you gave a faith to this1 ,the plainness of my nature would speak more4 ,give me a pardon 7for you ought to do 't7 #aca ,to kill him that spake this4 ,cal4 ,aside4 ,ay1 that will be ,the end of all2 then ,i am fairly paid ,for all my care and service4 ,mel4 ,that old man1 ,who calls me enemy1 and of whom ,i #ace 7,though ,i will never match my hate so low7 ,have no good thought1 would yet1 ,i think1 excuse me1 ,and swear he thought me wrong'd in this4 ,cal4 ,who1 ,i8 ,thou shameless fellow6 didst thou not speak to me ,of it thyself8 ,mel4 ,oh1 then it came from him6 #adj ,cal4 ,from me6 who should it come from but from me8 ,mel4 ,nay1 ,i believe your malice is enough2 ,but ,i have lost my anger4--,sir1 ,i hope ,you are well satisfied4 ,king4 ,lysippus1 cheer ,amintor and his lady4--,there 's no sound #ade ,comes from you2 ,i will come and do 't myself4 ,amin4 ,aside4 ,you have done already1 sir1 for me1 ,i thank you4 ,king4 ,melantius1 ,i do credit this from him1 ,how slight soe'er you make 't4 ,mel4 ',t is strange you should4 ,cal4 ',t is strange 'a should believe an old man's word #aej ,that never lied in 's life6 ,mel4 ,i talk not to thee4-- ,shall the wild words of this distempered man1 ,frantic with age and sorrow1 make a breach ,betwixt your majesty and me8 ',t was wrong ,to hearken to him2 but to credit him1 #aee ,as much at least as ,i have power to bear1 ,but pardon me--whilst ,i speak only truth1 ,i may commend myself--,i have bestow'd ,my careless blood with you1 and should be loth ,to think an action that would make me lose #afj ,that and my thanks too4 ,when ,i was a boy1 ,i thrust myself into my country's cause1 ,and did a deed that pluckt five years from time1 ,and styl'd me man then4 ,and for you1 my ,king1 ,your subjects all have fed by virtue of #afe ,my arm4 ,this sword of mine hath plough'd the ground1 ,and reapt the fruit in peace2 ,and you yourself have liv'd at home in ease4 ,so terrible ,i grew1 that without swords1 ,my name hath fetcht you conquest3 and my heart #agj ,and limbs are still the same2 my will as great ,to do you service4 ,let me not be paid ,with such a strange distrust4 ,king4 ,melantius1 ,i held it great injustice to believe ,thine enemy1 and did not2 if ,i did1 #age ,i do not2 let that satisfy4--,what1 struck ,with sadness all8 ,more wine6 ,cal4 ,a few fine words ,have overthrown my truth4 ,ah1 thou 'rt a villain6 ,mel4 7,aside47 ,why1 thou wert better let me have the fort3 ,dotard1 ,i will disgrace thee thus for ever2 #ahj ,there shall no credit lie upon thy words4 ,think better1 and deliver it4 ,cal4 ,my liege1 ,he 's at me now again to do it4--,speak2 ,deny it1 if thou canst4--,examine him ,whilst he is hot2 for1 if he cool again1 #ahe ,he will forswear it4 ,king4 ,this is lunacy1 ,i hope1 ,melantius4 ,mel4 ,he hath lost himself ,much1 since his daughter mist the happiness ,my sister gain'd2 and1 though he call me foe1 ,i pity him4 ,cal4 ,pity6 ,a pox upon you6 #aij ,mel4 ,mark his disordered words3 and at the masque ,diagoras knows he rag'd and rail'd at me1 ,and call'd a lady 8whore10 so innocent ,she understood him not4 ,but it becomes ,both you and me too to forgive distraction3 #aie ,pardon him1 as ,i do4 ,cal4 ,i 'll not speak for thee1 ,for all thy cunning4--,if you will be safe1 ,chop off his head2 for there was never known ,so impudent a rascal4 ,king4 ,some1 that love him1 ,get him to bed4 ,why1 pity should not let #bjj ,age make itself contemptible2 we must be ,all old4 ,have him away4 ,mel4 ,aside4 ,calianax1 ,the king believes you2 come1 you shall go home1 ,and rest2 you ha' done well4 ,you 'll give it up1 ,when ,i have us'd you thus a month1 ,i hope4 #bje ,cal4 ,now1 now1 't is plain1 sir2 he does move me still4 ,he says1 he knows ,i 'll give him up the fort4 ,when he has us'd me thus a month4 ,i am mad1 ,am ,i not1 still8 ,all4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,cal4 ,i shall be mad indeed1 if you do thus4 ,why should you trust a sturdy fellow there #baa 7,that has no virtue in him1 all 's in his sword7 ,before me8 ,do but take his weapons from him1 ,and he 's an ass2 and ,i am a very fool1 ,both with 'em#ccic and without 'em1#ccic as you use me4 #bae ,all4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,king4 ',t is well1 ,calianax3 but if you use ,this once again1 ,i shall entreat some other ,to see your offices be well discharg'd4-- ,be merry1 gentlemen4--,it grows somewhat late4-- #bbj ,amintor1 thou wouldst be a-bed again4 ,amin4 ,yes1 sir4 ,king4 ,and you1 ,evadne4--,let me take ,thee in my arms1 ,melantius1 and believe ,thou art1 as thou deserv'st to be1 my friend ,still and for ever4--,good ,calianax1 #bbe ,sleep soundly2 it will bring thee to thyself4 ,exeunt all except ,,melantius and ,,calianax4 ,cal4 ,sleep soundly6 ,i sleep soundly now1 ,i hope2 ,i could not be thus else4--,how dar'st thou stay ,alone with me1 knowing how thou hast us'd me8 ,mel4 ,you cannot blast me with your tongue1 and that 's #bcj ,the strongest part you have about you4 ,cal4 ,i ,do look for some great punishment for this2 ,for ,i begin to forget all my hate1 ,and take 't unkindly that mine enemy ,should use me so extraordinarily scurvily4 #bce ,mel4 ,i shall melt too1 if you begin to take ,unkindnesses3 ,i never meant you hurt4 ,cal4 ,thou 'lt anger me again4 ,thou wretched rogue1 ,meant me no hurt6 ,disgrace me with the ,king6 ,lose all my offices6 ,this is no hurt1 #bdj ,is it8 ,i prithee1 what dost thou call hurt8 ,mel4 ,to poison men1 because they love me not2 ,to call the credit of men's wives in question2 ,to murder children betwixt me and land2 #bdd ,this is all hurt4 ,cal4 ,all this thou think'st is sport2 ,for mine is worse3 but use thy will with me2 ,for betwixt grief and anger ,i could cry4 ,mel4 ,be wise1 then1 and be safe2 thou may'st revenge-- ,cal4 ,ay1 o' the ,king3 ,i would revenge of thee4 ,mel4 ,that you must plot yourself4 ,cal4 ,i 'm a fine plotter4 ,mel4 ,the short is1 ,i will hold thee with the ,king #bea ,in this perplexity1 till peevishness ,and thy disgrace have laid thee in thy grave4 ,but if thou wilt deliver up the fort1 ,i 'll take thy trembling body in my arms1 #bee ,and bear thee over dangers4 ,thou shalt hold ,thy wonted state4 ,cal4 ,if ,i should tell the ,king1 ,canst thou deny 't again8 ,mel4 ,try1 and believe4 ,cal4 ,nay1 then1 thou canst bring any thing about4 ,melantius1 thou shalt have the fort4 ,mel4 ,why1 well4 ,here let our hate be buried2 and this hand #bfa ,shall right us both4 ,give me thy aged breast ,to compass4 ,cal4 ,nay1 ,i do not love thee yet2 ,i cannot well endure to look on thee2 ,and if ,i thought it were a courtesy1 #bfe ,thou shouldst not have it4 ,but ,i am disgrac'd2 ,my offices are to be ta'en away2 ,and1 if ,i did but hold this fort a day1 ,i do believe the ,king would take it from me1 ,and give it thee1 things are so strangely carried4 #bgj ,ne'er thank me for 't2 but yet the ,king shall know ,there was some such thing in 't ,i told him of1 ,and that ,i was an honest man4 ,mel4 ,he 'll buy ,that knowledge very dearly4 ,re-enter ,,diphilus4 ,diphilus1 ,what news with thee8 ,diph4 ,this were a night indeed ,to do it in3 the ,king hath sent for her4 #bgf ,mel4 ,she shall perform it then4--,go1 ,diphilus1 ,and take from this good man1 my worthy friend1 ,the fort2 he 'll give it thee4 ,diph4 ,ha' you got that8 ,cal4 ,art thou of the same breed8 ,canst thou deny #bhj ,this to the ,king too8 ,diph4 ,with a confidence ,as great as his4 ,cal4 ,faith1 like enough4 ,mel4 ,away1 and use him kindly4 ,cal4 ,touch not me2 ,i hate the whole strain4#ccid ,if thou follow me ,a great way off1 ,i 'll give thee up the fort2 #bhe ,and hang yourselves4 ,mel4 ,begone4 ,diph4 ,he 's finely wrought4 ,exeunt ,,calianax and ,,diphilus4 ,mel4 ,this is a night1 spite of astronomers1#ccie ,to do the deed in4 ,i will wash the stain ,that rests upon our house off with his blood4 ,re-enter ,,amintor4 ,amin4 ,melantius1 now assist me3 if thou be'st #bij ,that which thou say'st1 assist me4 ,i have lost ,all my distempers1 and have found a rage ,so pleasing6 ,help me4 ,mel4 ,aside4 ,who can see him thus4 ,and not swear vengeance8--,what 's the matter1 friend8 ,amin4 ,out with thy sword2 and1 hand in hand with me1 #bie ,rush to the chamber of this hated ,king1 ,and sink him with the weight of all his sins ,to hell for ever4 ,mel4 ',t were a rash attempt1 ,not to be done with safety4 ,let your reason ,plot your revenge1 and not your passion4 #cjj ,amin4 ,if thou refusest me in these extremes1 ,thou art no friend4 ,he sent for her to me2 ,by ,heaven1 to me1 myself6 and1 ,i must tell you1 ,i love her as a stranger3 there is worth ,in that vile woman1 worthy things1 ,melantius2 ,and she repents4 ,i 'll do 't myself alone1 #cjf ,though ,i be slain4 ,farewell4 ,mel4 ,aside4 ,he 'll overthrow ,my whole design with madness4--,amintor1 ,think what thou dost3 ,i dare as much as valour2 ,but 't is the ,king1 the ,king1 the ,king1 ,amintor1 #caj ,with whom thou fightest6 7,aside47--,i know he is honest1#ccif ,and this will work with him4 ,amin4 ,i cannot tell ,what thou hast said2 but thou hast charm'd my sword ,out of my hand1 and left me shaking here1 ,defenceless4 ,mel4 ,i will take it up for thee4 #cae ,amin4 ,what a wild beast is uncollected#ccig man6 ,the thing that we call honour bears us all ,headlong unto sin1 and yet itself is nothing4 ,mel4 ,alas1 how variable are thy thoughts6 ,amin4 ,just like my fortunes4 ,i was run to that #cbj ,i purpos'd to have chid thee for4 ,some plot1 ,i did distrust1 thou hadst against the ,king1 ,by that old fellow's carriage4 ,but take heed2 ,there 's not the least limb growing to a ,king ,but carries thunder in 't4 ,mel4 ,i have none #cbe ,against him4 ,amin4 ,why1 come1 then2 and still remember ,we may not think revenge4 ,mel4 ,i will remember4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#ccih ,enter ,,evadne and a ,gentleman of the ,bedchamber4 ,evad4 ,sir1 is the ,king a-bed8 ,gent4 ,madam1 an hour ago4 ,evad4 ,give me the key1 then1 and let none be near2 ',t is the ,king's pleasure4 ,gent4 ,i understand you1 madam2 would 't were mine6 ,i must not wish good rest unto your ladyship4 #e ,evad4 ,you talk1 you talk4 ,gent4 ',t is all ,i dare do1 madam2 but the ,king ,will wake1 and then1 methinks-- ,evad4 ,saving your imagination1 pray1 good night1 sir4 ,gent4 ,a good night be it1 then1 and a long one1 madam4 #aj ,i am gone4 ,exit4 ,evad4#ccii ,the night grows horrible2 and all about me ,like my black purpose4 ,oh1 the conscience ,king abed4 ,of a lost virgin1#cdjj whither wilt thou pull me8 ,to what things dismal as the depth of hell #ae ,wilt thou provoke me8 ,let no woman dare ,from this hour be disloyal1 if her heart be flesh1 ,if she have blood1 and can fear4 ',t is a daring ,above that desperate fool's that left his peace1 ,and went to sea to fight3 't is so many sins1 #bj ,an age cannot repent 'em2 and so great1 ,the gods want mercy for4 ,yet ,i must through 'em3 ,i have begun a slaughter on my honour1 ,and ,i must end it there4--',a sleeps4 ,good ,heavens6 #bd ,why give you peace to this untemperate beast1 ,that hath so long transgrest you8 ,i must kill him1 ,and ,i will do it bravely3 the mere joy ,tells me1 ,i merit in it4 ,yet ,i must not ,thus tamely do it as he sleeps--that were ,to rock him to another world3 my vengeance #cj ,shall take him waking1 and then lay before him ,the number of his wrongs and punishments4 ,i 'll shape his sins like ,furies1 till ,i waken ,his evil angel1 his sick conscience1 ,and then ,i 'll strike him dead4--,king1 by your leave2-- ,ties his arms to the bed4 #ce ,i dare not trust your strength2 your grace and ,i ,must grapple upon even terms no more4 ,so1 if he rail me not from my resolution1 ,i shall be strong enough4--,my lord the ,king6 ,my lord6--',a sleeps1 as if he meant to wake #dj ,no more4--,my lord6--,is he not dead already8-- ,sir6 ,my lord6 ,king4 ,who 's that8 ,evad4 ,oh1 you sleep soundly sir6 ,king4 ,my dear ,evadne1 ,i have been dreaming of thee2 come to bed4 ,evad4 ,i am come at length1 sir2 but how welcome8 #de ,king4 ,what pretty new device is this1 ,evadne8 ,what1 do you tie me to you8 ,by my love1 ,this is a quaint one4 ,come1 my dear1 and kiss me2 ,i 'll be thy ,mars2 to bed1 my queen of love4 ,let us be caught together1 that the gods #ej ,may see and envy our embraces4 ,evad4 ,stay1 sir1 stay2 ,you are too hot1 and ,i have brought you physic ,to temper your high veins4 ,king4 ,prithee1 to bed1 then2 let me take it warm2 ,there thou shalt know the state of my body better4 #ee ,evad4 ,i know you have a surfeited foul body2 ,and you must bleed4 ,draws a knife4 ,king4 ,bleed6 ,evad4 ,ay1 you shall bleed4 ,lie still2 and1 if the devil1 ,your lust1 will give you leave1 repent4 ,this steel ,comes to redeem the honour that you stole1 #fj ,king1 my fair name2 which nothing but thy death ,can answer to the world4 ,king4 ,how 's this1 ,evadne8 ,evad4 ,i am not she2 nor bear ,i in this breast ,so much cold spirit to be call'd a woman3 ,i am a tiger2 ,i am any thing #fe ,that knows not pity4 ,stir not6 ,if thou dost1 ,i 'll take thee unprepar'd1 thy fears upon thee1 ,that make thy sins look double1 and so send thee 7,by my revenge1 ,i will67 to look those torments ,prepar'd for such black souls4 #gj ,king4 ,thou dost not mean this2 't is impossible2 ,thou art too sweet and gentle4 ,evad4 ,no1 ,i am not3 ,i am as foul as thou art1 and can number ,as many such hells here4 ,i was once fair1 ,once ,i was lovely2 not a blowing rose #ge ,more chastely sweet1 till thou1 thou1 thou1 foul canker1#cdja 7,stir not67 didst poison me4 ,i was a world of virtue1 ,till your curst court and you 7,hell bless you for 't67 ,with your temptations on temptations ,made me give up mine honour2 for which1 ,king1 #hj ,i am come to kill thee4 ,king4 ,no6 ,evad4 ,i am4 ,king4 ,thou art not6 ,i prithee speak not these things4 ,thou art gentle1 ,and wert not meant thus rugged4 ,evad4 ,peace1 and hear me4 ,stir nothing but your tongue1 and that for mercy ,to those above us2 by whose lights ,i vow1 #he ,those blessed fires#cdjb that shot to see our sin1 ,if thy hot soul had substance with thy blood1 ,i would kill that too2 which1 being past my steel1 ,my tongue shall reach4 ,thou art a shameless villain2 ,a thing out of the overcharge of nature #ij ,sent1 like a thick cloud1 to disperse a plague ,upon weak catching#cdjc women2 such a tyrant1 ,that for his lust would sell away his subjects1 ,ay1 all his ,heaven hereafter6 ,king4 ,hear1 ,evadne1 ,thou soul of sweetness1 hear6 ,i am thy ,king4 ,evad4 ,thou art my shame6 ,lie still2 there 's none about you1 #if ,within your cries2 all promises of safety ,are but deluding dreams4 ,thus1 thus1 thou foul man1 ,thus ,i begin my vengeance6 ,stabs him4 ,king4 ,hold1 ,evadne6 ,i do command thee hold4 ,evad4 ,i do not mean1 sir1 #ajj ,to part so fairly with you2 we must change ,more of these love-tricks yet4 ,king4 ,what bloody villain ,provokt thee to this murder8 ,evad4 ,thou1 thou monster6 ,king4 ,oh6 ,evad4 ,thou kept'st me brave#cdjd at court1 and whor'd me1 ,king2 #aje ,then married me to a young noble gentleman1 ,and whor'd me still4 ,king4 ,evadne1 pity me6 ,evad4 ,hell take me1 then6 ,this for my lord ,amintor4 ,this for my noble brother6 ,and this stroke ,for the most wrong'd of women6 ,kills him4 ,king4 ,oh6 ,i die4 #aaj ,evad4 ,die all our faults together6 ,i forgive thee4 ,exit4 ,enter two ,gentlemen of the bed-chamber4 #a ,gent4 ,come1 now she 's gone1 let 's enter2 the ,king expects it1 and will be angry4 #b ,gent4 ',t is a fine wench2 we 'll have a snap at her one of these nights1 as she goes from 7#aae7 him4 #a ,gent4 ,content4 ,how quickly he had done with her6 ,i see kings can do no more that way than other mortal people4 #b ,gent4 ,how fast he is6 ,i cannot hear him breathe4 #abj #a ,gent4 ,either the tapers give a feeble light1 ,or he looks very pale4 #b ,gent4 ,and so he does3 ,pray ,heaven he be well2 let 's look4--,alas6 ,he 's stiff1 wounded1 and dead6 ,treason1 treason6 #a ,gent4 ,run forth and call4 #abe #b ,gent4 ,treason1 treason6 ,exit4 #a ,gent4 ,this will be laid on us3 ,who can believe a woman could do this8 ,enter ,,cleon and ,,lysippus4 ,cleon4 ,how now6 where 's the traitor8 #a ,gent4 ,fled1 fled away2 but there her woeful act ,lies still4 #acj ,cleon4 ,her act6 a woman6 ,lys4 ,where's the body8 #a ,gent4 ,there4 ,lys4 ,farewell1 thou worthy man6 ,there were two bonds ,that tied our loves1 a brother and a king4 ,the least of which might fetch a flood of tears2 ,but such the misery of greatness is1 #acf ,they have no time to mourn2 then1 pardon me6 ,sirs1 which way went she8 ,enter ,,strato4 ,stra4 ,never follow her2 ,for she1 alas6 was but the instrument4 ,news is now brought in that ,melantius #adj ,has got the fort1 and stands upon the wall1 ,and with a loud voice calls those few that pass ,at this dead time of night1 delivering ,the innocence of this act4 ,lys4 ,gentlemen1 ,i am your ,king4 ,stra4 ,we do acknowledge it4 #ade ,lys4 ,i would ,i were not6 ,follow1 all2 for this ,must have a sudden stop4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cdje ,enter ,,melantius1 ,,diphilus1 and ,,calianax1 on the ,walls4 ,mel4 ,if the dull people can believe ,i am arm'd1 7,be constant1 ,diphilus47 now we have time ,either to bring our banisht honours home1 ,or create new ones in our ends4 ,diph4 ,i fear not2 ,my spirit lies not that way4--,courage1 ,calianax6 #e ,cal4 ,would ,i had any6 you should quickly know it4 ,mel4 ,speak to the people2 thou art eloquent4 ,cal4 ',t is a fine eloquence to come to the gallows3 ,you were born to be my end2 the devil take you6 ,now must ,i hang for company4 ',t is strange1 #aj ,i should be old1 and neither wise nor valiant4 ,enter ,,lysippus1 ,,diagoras1 ,,cleon1 ,,strato1 and ,guard4 ,lys4 ,see where he stands1 as boldly confident ,as if he had his full command about him4 ,stra4 ,he looks as if he had the better cause1 sir2 ,under your gracious pardon1 let me speak it6 #ae ,though he be mighty-spirited1 and forward ,to all great things1 to all things of that danger ,worse men shake at the telling of1 yet certainly ,i do believe him noble1 and this action ,rather pull'd on than sought3 his mind was ever #bj ,as worthy as his hand4 ,lys4 ',t is my fear1 too4 ,heaven forgive all6--,summon him1 ,lord ,cleon4 ,cleon4 ,ho1 from the walls there6 ,mel4 ,worthy ,cleon1 welcome3 ,we could have wisht you here1 lord2 you are honest4 ,cal4 7,aside47 ,well1 thou art as flattering a knave1 though #be ,i dare not tell thee so---- ,lys4 ,melantius6 ,mel4 ,sir8 ,lys4 ,i am sorry that we meet thus2 our old love ,never requir'd such distance4 ,pray to ,heaven1 ,you have not left yourself1 and sought this safety ,more out of fear than honour6 ,you have lost #cj ,a noble master1 which your faith1 ,melantius1 ,some think might have preserv'd3 yet you know best4 ,cal4 ,aside4 ,when time was1 ,i was mad3 some that dares fight1 ,i hope will pay this rascal4 ,mel4 ,royal young man1 those tears look lovely on thee3 #ce ,had they been shed for a deserving one1 ,they had been lasting monuments4 ,thy brother1 ,whilst he was good1 ,i call'd him ,king1 and serv'd him ,with that strong faith1 that most unwearied valour1 ,pull'd people from the farthest sun to seek him1 #dj ,and buy his friendship4 ,i was then his soldier4 ,but since his hot pride drew him to disgrace me1 ,and brand my noble actions with his lust1 7,that never-cur'd dishonour of my sister1 ,base stain of whore1 and1 which is worse1 the joy #de ,to make it still so17 like myself1 thus ,i ,have flung him off with my allegiance2 ,and stand here1 mine own justice1 to revenge ,what ,i have suffered in him1 and this old man ,wrong'd almost to lunacy4 ,cal4 ,who1 ,i8 #ej ,you would draw me in4 ,i have had no wrong2 ,i do disclaim ye all4 ,mel4 ,the short is this4 ',t is no ambition to lift up myself ,urgeth me thus2 ,i do desire again ,to be a subject1 so ,i may be free3 #ee ,if not1 ,i know my strength1 and will unbuild ,this goodly town4 ,be speedy1 and be wise1 ,in a reply4 ,stra4 ,be sudden1 sir1 to tie ,all up again4 ,what 's done is past recall1 ,and past you to revenge2 and there are thousands #fj ,that wait for such a troubled hour as this4 ,throw him the blank4 ,lys4 ,melantius1 write in that ,thy choice3 my seal is at it4 ,throws a paper to ,,melantius4 ,mel4 ,it was our honours drew us to this act1 ,not gain2 and we will only work our pardons4 #fe ,cal4 ,put my name in too4 ,diph4 ,you disclaim'd us all ,but now1 ,calianax4 ,cal4 ,that 's all one2 ,i 'll not be hang'd hereafter by a trick3 ,i 'll have it in4 ,mel4 ,you shall1 you shall4-- ,come to the back gate1 and we 'll call you ,king1 #gj ,and give you up the fort4 ,lys4 ,away1 away4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cdjf ,enter ,,aspatia1 in man's apparel1 and with artificial scars on her face4 ,asp4 ,this is my fatal hour4 ,heaven may forgive ,my rash attempt1 that causelessly hath laid ,griefs on me that will never let me rest1 ,and put a woman's heart into my breast4 ,it is more honour for you that ,i die2 #e ,for she that can endure the misery ,that ,i have on me1 and be patient too1 ,may live and laugh at all that you can do4 ,enter ,servant4 ,god save you1 sir6 ,ser4 ,and you1 sir6 ,what 's your business8 ,asp4 ,with you1 sir1 now2 to do me the fair office #aj ,to help me to your lord4 ,ser4 ,what1 would you serve him8 ,asp4 ,i 'll do him any service2 but1 to haste1 ,for my affairs are earnest1 ,i desire ,to speak with him4 ,ser4 ,sir1 because you are in such haste1 ,i would #ae ,be loth delay you longer3 you can not4 ,asp4 ,it shall become you1 though1 to tell your lord4 ,ser4 ,sir1 he will speak with nobody2 ,but in particular1 ,i have in charge1 ,about no weighty matters4#cdjg ,asp4 ,this is most strange4 #bj ,art thou gold-proof8 ,there 's for thee2 help me to him4 ,gives money4 ,ser4 ,pray be not angry1 sir3 ,i 'll do my best4 ,exit4 ,asp4 ,how stubbornly this fellow answer'd me6 ,there is a vile dishonest trick in man1 ,more than in women4 ,all the men ,i meet #be ,appear thus to me1 are harsh and rude1 ,and have a subtilty in every thing1 ,which love could never know2 but we fond women ,harbour the easiest and the smoothest thoughts4 ,and think all shall go so4 ,it is unjust #cj ,that men and women should be matcht together4 ,enter ,,amintor and his man4 ,amin4 ,where is he8 ,ser4 ,there1 my lord4 ,amin4 ,what would you1 sir8 ,asp4 ,please it your lordship to command your man ,out of the room1 ,i shall deliver things ,worthy your hearing4 ,amin4 ,leave us4 ,exit ,servant4 ,asp4 7,aside47 ,oh1 that that shape #ce ,should bury falsehood in it6 ,amin4 ,now your will1 sir4 ,asp4 ,when you know me1 my lord1 you needs must guess ,my business2 and ,i am not hard to know2 ,for1 till the chance of war markt this smooth face ,with these few blemishes1 people would call me #dj ,my sister's picture1 and her mine4 ,in short1 ,i am brother to the wrong'd ,aspatia4 ,amin4 ,the wrong'd ,aspatia6 ,would thou wert so too ,unto the wrong'd ,amintor6 ,let me kiss ,that hand of thine1 in honour that ,i bear #de ,unto the wrong'd ,aspatia4 ,here ,i stand ,that did it4 ,would he could not6 ,gentle youth1 ,leave me2 for there is something in thy looks ,that calls my sins in a most hideous form ,into my mind2 and ,i have grief enough #ej ,without thy help4 ,asp4 ,i would ,i could with credit6 ,since ,i was twelve years old1 ,i had not seen ,my sister till this hour ,i now arriv'd3 ,she sent for me to see her marriage1-- ,a woful one6 but they that are above #ee ,have ends in everything4 ,she us'd few words1 ,but yet enough to make me understand ,the baseness of the injuries you did her4 ,that little training ,i have had is war3 ,i may behave myself rudely in peace2 #fj ,i would not1 though4 ,i shall not need to tell you ,i am but young1 and would be loth to lose ,honour1 that is not easily gain'd again4 ,fairly ,i mean to deal3 the age is strict ,for single combats2 and we shall be stopt1 #fe ,if it be publisht4 ,if you like your sword1 ,use it2 if mine appear a better to you1 ,change2 for the ground is this1 and this the time1 ,to end our difference4 ,draws4 ,amin4 ,charitable youth1 ,if thou be'st such1 think not ,i will maintain #gj ,so strange a wrong3 and1 for thy sister's sake1 ,know1 that ,i could not think that desperate thing ,i durst not do2 yet1 to enjoy this world4 ,i would not see her2 for1 beholding thee1 ,i am ,i know not what4 ,if ,i have aught #ge ,that may content thee1 take it1 and begone4 ,for death is not so terrible as thou2 ,thine eyes shoot guilt into me4 ,asp4 ,thus1 she swore1 ,thou wouldst behave thyself1 and give me words ,that would fetch tears into my eyes2 and so #hj ,thou dost indeed4 ,but yet she bade me watch ,lest ,i were cozen'd2 and be sure to fight ,ere ,i return'd4 ,amin4 ,that must not be with me4 ,for her ,i 'll die directly2 but against her ,will never hazard it4 ,asp4 ,you must be urg'd4 #he ,i do not deal uncivilly with those ,that dare to fight2 but such a one as you ,must be us'd thus4 ,she strikes him4 ,amin4 ,i prithee1 youth1 take heed4 ,thy sister is a thing to me so much #ij ,above mine honour1 that ,i can endure ,all this--,good gods6 a blow ,i can endure2 ,but stay not1 lest thou draw a timeless #cdjh death ,upon thyself4 ,asp4 ,thou art some prating fellow2 ,one that hath studied out a trick to talk1 #ie ,and move soft hearted people2 to be kickt4 ,she kicks him4 ,thus to be kickt4--7,aside47 ,why should he be so slow ,in giving me my death8 ,amin4 ,a man can bear ,no more1 and keep his flesh4 ,forgive me1 then6 ,i would endure yet1 if ,i could4 ,now show ,draws4 #ajj ,the spirit thou pretend'st1 and understand ,thou hast no hour to live4 ,they fight2 ,,aspatia is wounded4 ,what dost thou mean8 ,thou canst not fight3 the blows thou mak'st at me ,are quite besides2 and those ,i offer at thee1 ,thou spread'st thine arms1 and tak'st upon thy breast1 #aje ,alas1 defenceless6 ,asp4 ,i have got enough4 ,and my desire4 ,there is no place so fit ,for me to die as here4 ,falls4 ,enter ,,evadne1 her hands bloody1 with a knife4 ,evad4 ,amintor1 ,i am loaden with events1 ,that fly to make thee happy2 ,i have joys1 #aaj ,that in a moment can call back thy wrongs1 ,and settle thee in thy free state again4 ,it is ,evadne still that follows thee1 ,but not her mischiefs4 #aad ,amin4 ,thou canst not fool me to believe again2 ,but thou hast looks and things so full of news1 ,that ,i am stay'd4 ,evad4 ,noble ,amintor1 put off thy amaze1 ,let thine eyes loose1 and speak4 ,am ,i not fair8 ,looks not ,evadne beauteous with these rites now8 #abj ,were those hours half so lovely in thine eyes ,when our hands met before the holy man8 ,i was too foul inside to look fair then3 ,since ,i knew ill1 ,i was not free till now4 ,amin4 ,there is presage of some important thing #abe ,about thee1 which1 it seems1 thy tongue hath lost4 ,thy hands are bloody1 and thou hast a knife4 ,evad4 ,in this consists thy happiness and mine4 ,joy to ,amintor6 for the ,king is dead4 ,amin4 ,those have most power to hurt us1 that we love2 #acj ,we lay our sleeping lives within their arms4 ,why1 thou hast rais'd up mischief to his height1 ,and found one to out-name#cdji thy other faults2 ,thou hast no intermission of thy sins ,but all thy life is a continued ill4 #ace ,black is thy colour now1 disease thy nature4 ,joy to ,amintor6 ,thou hast toucht a life1 ,the very name of which had power to chain ,up all my rage1 and calm my wildest wrongs4 ,evad4 ',t is done2 and1 since ,i could not find a way #adj ,to meet thy love so clear as through his life1 ,i cannot now repent it4 ,amin4 ,couldst thou procure the gods to speak to me1 ,to bid me love this woman and forgive1 #add ,i think ,i should fall out with them4 ,behold1 ,here lies a youth whose wounds bleed in my breast1 ,sent by a violent fate to fetch his death ,from my slow hand6 ,and1 to augment my woe1 ,you now are present1 stain'd with a king's blood ,violently shed4 ,this keeps night here1 #aej ,and throws an unknown wilderness#cdaj about me4 ,asp4 ,oh1 oh1 oh6 ,amin4 ,no more2 pursue me not4 ,evad4 ,forgive me1 then1 ,and take me to thy bed3 we may not part4 ,kneels4 ,amin4 ,forbear1 be wise1 and let my rage go this way4 #aee ,evad4 ',t is you that ,i would stay1 not it4 ,amin4 ,take heed2 ,it will return with me4 ,evad4 ,if it must be1 ,i shall not fear to meet it4 ,take me home4 ,amin4 ,thou monster of cruelty1 forbear6 ,evad4 ,for ,heaven's sake look more calm6 ,thine eyes are sharper #afj ,than thou canst make thy sword4 ,amin4 ,away1 away6 ,thy knees are more to me than violence4 ,i am worse than sick to see knees follow me ,for that ,i must not grant4 ,for ,god's sake1 stand4 ,evad4 ,receive me1 then4 ,amin4 ,i dare not stay thy language4 #afe ,in midst of all my anger and my grief1 ,thou dost awake something that troubles me1 ,and says1 ,i lov'd thee once4 ,i dare not stay2 ,there is no end of woman's reasoning4 ,leaves her4 ,evad4 rising4 ,amintor1 thou shalt love me now again4 #agj ,go2 ,i am calm4 ,farewell1 and peace for ever6 ,evadne1 whom thou hat'st1 will die for thee4 ,stabs herself4 ,amin4 7returning47 ,i have a little human nature yet1 ,that 's left for thee1 that bids me stay thy hand4 ,evad4 ,thy hand was welcome1 but it came too late4 #age ,oh1 ,i am lost6 the heavy sleep makes haste4 ,she dies4 ,asp4 ,oh1 oh1 oh6 ,amin4 ,this earth of mine doth tremble1 and ,i feel ,a stark affrighted motion in my blood4 ,my soul grows weary of her house1 and ,i #ahj ,all over am a trouble to myself4 ,there is some hidden power in these dead things1 ,that calls my flesh unto 'em2 ,i am cold4 ,be resolute and bear 'em company4 ,there 's something yet1 which ,i am loth to leave3 #ahe ,there 's man enough in me to meet the fears ,that death can bring2 and yet would it were done6 ,i can find nothing in the whole discourse ,of death1 ,i durst not meet the boldest way2 ,yet still1 betwixt the reason and the act1 #aij ,the wrong ,i to ,aspatia did stands up2 ,i have not such another fault to answer4 ,though she may justly arm herself with scorn ,and hate of me1 my soul will part less troubled1 ,when ,i have paid to her in tears my sorrow1 #aie ,i will not leave this act unsatisfied1 ,if all that 's left in me can answer it4 ,asp4 ,was it a dream8 ,there stands ,amintor still2 ,or ,i dream still4 ,amin4 ,how dost thou8 speak2 receive my love and help4 #bjj ,thy blood climbs up to his old place again2 ,there 's hope of thy recovery4 ,asp4 ,did you not name ,aspatia8 ,amin4 ,i did4 ,asp4 ,and talkt of tears and sorrow unto her8 ,amin4 ',t is true2 and1 till these happy signs in thee #bje ,did stay my course1 't was thither ,i was going4 ,asp4 ,thou art there already1 and these wounds are hers4 ,those threats ,i brought with me sought not revenge1 ,but came to fetch this blessing from thy hand3 ,i am ,aspatia yet4 #baj ,amin4 ,dare my soul ever look abroad again8 ,asp4 ,i shall sure live1 ,amintor2 ,i am well2 ,a kind of healthful joy wanders within me4 ,amin4 ,the world wants lives to excuse thy loss2 #bad ,come1 let me bear thee to some place of help4 ,asp4 ,amintor1 thou must stay2 ,i must rest here2 ,my strength begins to disobey my will4 ,how dost thou1 my best soul8 ,i would fain live ,now1 if ,i could4 ,wouldst thou have lov'd me1 then8 ,amin4 ,alas1 #bbj ,all that ,i am 's not worth a hair from thee6 ,asp4 ,give me thy hand2 mine hands grope up and down4 ,and cannot find thee2 ,i am wondrous sick4 ,have ,i thy hand1 ,amintor8 ,amin4 ,thou greatest blessing of the world1 thou hast4 #bbe ,asp4 ,i do believe thee better than my sense4 ,oh1 ,i must go6 farewell6 ,dies4 ,amin4 ,she swoons4#cdaa--;,aspatia6--,help6 for ,god's sake1 water1 ,such as may chain life ever to this frame6-- ,aspatia1 speak6--,what1 no help yet8 ,i fool6 ,i 'll chafe her temples4 ,yet there 's nothing stirs4 #bca ,some hidden power tell her1 ,amintor calls1 ,and let her answer me6--,aspatia1 speak6-- ,i have heard1 if there be any life1 but bow ,the body thus1 and it will show itself4 #bce ,oh1 she is gone6 ,i will not leave her yet4 ,since out of justice we must challenge nothing1 ,i 'll call it mercy1 if you 'll pity me1 ,you heavenly powers1 and lend for some few years ,the blessed soul to this fair seat again6 #bdj ,no comfort comes2 the gods deny me too4 ,i 'll bow the body once again4--,aspatia6-- ,the soul is fled for ever2 and ,i wrong ,myself1 so long to lose her company4 #bdd ,must ,i talk now8 ,here 's to be with thee1 love6 ,kills himself4 ,re-enter ,servant4 ,serv4 ,this is a great grace to my lord1 to have the new king come to him4 ,i must tell him he is ent'ring4--,oh1 ,god6--,help1 help6 ,enter ,,lysippus1 ,,melantius1 ,,calianax1 ,,cleon1 ,,diphilus1 and ,,strato4 ,lys4 ,where 's ,amintor8 ,stra4 ,oh1 there1 there6 ,lys4 ,how strange is this6 ,cal4 ,what should we do here8 #bej ,mel4 ,these deaths are such acquainted things with me1 ,that yet my heart dissolves not4 ,may ,i stand ,stiff here for ever6--,eyes1 call up your tears6 ,this is ,amintor4 ,heart1 he was my friend2 ,melt6 now it flows4--,amintor1 give a word #bee ,to call me to thee4 ,amin4 ,oh6 ,mel4 ,melantius calls his friend ,amintor4 ,oh1 ,thy arms are kinder to me than thy tongue6 ,speak1 speak6 #bfj ,amin4 ,what8 ,mel4 ,that little word was worth all the sounds ,that ever ,i shall hear again4 ,diph4 ,oh1 brother1 ,here lies your sister slain6 ,you lose yourself ,in sorrow there4 ,mel4 ,why1 ,diphilus1 it is #bfe ,a thing to laugh at1 in respect of this4 ,here was my sister1 father1 brother1 son2 ,all that ,i had4--,speak once again2 what youth ,lies slain there by thee8 ,amin4 ',t is ,aspatia4 ,my last is said4 ,let me give up my soul #bgj ,into thy bosom4 ,dies4 ,cal4 ,what 's that8 ,what 's that8 ,aspatia6 ,mel4 ,i never did ,repent the greatness of my heart till now2 ,it will not burst at need4 #bgd ,cal4 ,my daughter dead here too6 ,and you have all fine new tricks to grieve2 but ,i ne'er knew any but direct crying4 ,mel4 ,i am a prattler3 but no more4 ,offers to stab himself4 ,diph4 ,hold1 brother6 ,lys4 ,stop him4 ,diph4 ,fie1 how unmanly was this offer in you6 #bhj ,does this become our strain8#cdab ,cal4 ,i know not what the matter is1 but ,i am grown very kind1 and am friends with you all now4 ,you have given me that among you will kill me quickly2 but ,i 'll go home1 and live as long as ,i can4 ,exit4 #bhf ,mel4 ,his spirit is but poor that can be kept ,from death for want of weapons4 ,is not my hands a weapon sharp enough ,to stop my breath8 or1 if you tie down those1 ,i vow1 ,amintor1 ,i will never eat1 #bia ,or drink1 or sleep1 or have to do with that ,that may preserve life6 ,this ,i swear to keep4 ,lys4 ,look to him1 though1 and bear those bodies in4 ,may this a fair example be to me #bie ,to rule with temper2 for on lustful kings ,unlookt-for sudden deaths from ,god are sent2 ,but curst is he that is their instrument4 ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,faithful ,,shepherdess ,,by ,,john ,,fletcher ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,perigot4 ,,thenot4 ,,daphnis4 ,,alexis4 ,sullen ,shepherd4 ,old ,shepherd4 ,priest of ,pan4 ,god of the ,river4 ,satyr4 ,shepherds4 ,,clorin4 ,,amoret4 ,,amarillis4 ,,cloe4 ,shepherdesses4 ,,scene4--,thessaly4 ,,to ,,the ,,reader ,if you be not reasonably assur'd of your knowledge in this kind of poem1 lay down the book1 or read this1 which ,i would wish had been the prologue4 ,it is a pastoral tragi-comedy1 which the people seeing when it was play'd1 having ever had a singular gift in defining1 concluded to be a play of country hired shepherds in gray cloaks1 with curtail'd dogs in strings1 sometimes laughing together1 and sometimes killing one another2 and1 missing ,whitsun-ales1 cream1 wassail1 and morris-dances1 began to be angry4 ,in their error ,i would not have you fall1 lest you incur their censure4#cdac ,understand1 therefore1 a pastoral to be a representation of shepherds and shepherdesses with their actions and passions1 which must be such as may agree with their natures1 at least not exceeding former fictions and vulgar traditions2 they are not to be adorn'd with any art1 but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow1 as singing and poetry2 or such as experience may teach them1 as the virtues of herbs and fountains1 the ordinary course of the sun1 moon1 and stars1 and such like4 ,but you are ever to remember shepherds to be such as all the ancient poets1 and modern1 of understanding1 have received them2 that is1 the owners of flocks1 and not hirelings4 ,a tragi-comedy is not so called in respect of mirth and killing1 but in respect it wants deaths1 which is enough to make it no tragedy1 yet brings some near it1 which is enough to make it no comedy1 which must be a representation of familiar people1 with such kind of trouble as no life be question'd2#cdad so that a god is as lawful in this as in a tragedy1 and mean people as in a comedy4 ,thus much ,i hope will serve to justify my poem1 and make you understand it2 to teach you more for nothing1 ,i do not know that ,i am in conscience bound4 ,,john ,,fletcher4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4 ,enter ,,clorin1 a shepherdess1 having buried her love in an arbour4 ,clorin4 ,hail1 holy earth1 whose cold arms do embrace ,the truest man that ever fed his flocks ,by the fat plains of fruitful ,thessaly6 ,thus ,i salute thy grave2 thus do ,i pay ,my early vows and tribute of mine eyes #e ,to thy still-loved ashes2 thus ,i free ,myself from all ensuing heats and fires ,of love2 all sports1 delights1 and jolly#cdae games1 ,that shepherds hold full dear1 thus put ,i off4 ,now no more shall these smooth brows be begirt #aj ,with youthful coronals1#cdaf and lead the dance2 ,no more the company of fresh fair maids ,and wanton shepherds be to me delightful1 ,nor the shrill pleasing sound of merry pipes ,under some shady dell1 when the cool wind #ae ,plays on the leaves3 all be far away1 ,since thou art far away1 by whose dear side ,how often have ,i sat crown'd with fresh flowers ,for summer's queen1 whilst every shepherd's boy ,puts on his lusty green1 with gaudy hook1 #bj ,and hanging scrip of finest cordevan4#cdag ,but thou art gone1 and these are gone with thee1 ,and all are dead but thy dear memory2 ,that shall outlive thee1 and shall ever spring1 ,whilst there are pipes or jolly shepherds sing4 #be ,and here will ,i1 in honour of thy love1 ,dwell by thy grave1 forgetting all those joys ,that former times made precious to mine eyes2 ,only rememb'ring what my youth did gain ,in the dark1 hidden virtuous use of herbs3 #cj ,that will ,i practise1 and as freely give ,all my endeavours1 as ,i gain'd them1 free4 ,of all green wounds ,i know the remedies ,in men or cattle1 be they stung with snakes1 ,or charm'd with powerful words of wicked art1 #ce ,or be they love-sick1 or through too much heat ,grown wild or lunatic1 their eyes or ears ,thick'ned with misty film of dulling rheum2 ,these ,i can cure1 such secret virtue lies ,in herbs applied by a virgin's hand4 #dj ,my meat shall be what these wild woods afford1 ,berries and chestnuts1 plantains1 on whose cheeks ,the sun sits smiling1 and the lofty fruit ,pull'd from the fair head of the straight-grown pine3 ,on these ,i 'll feed with free content1 and rest1 #de ,when night shall blind the world1 by thy side blest4 ,enter a ,satyr with a basket of fruit4 ,sat4 ,through yon same bending plain1 ,that flings his arms down to the main1 ,and through these thick woods1 have ,i run1 ,whose bottom never kist the sun #ej ,since the lusty spring began2 ,all to please my master ,pan1 ,have ,i trotted without rest ,to get him fruit2 for at a feast ,he entertains1 this coming night1 #ee ,his paramour1 the ,syrinx bright4-- ,but1 behold1 a fairer sight6 ,he stands amazed4 ,by that heavenly form of thine1 ,brightest fair1 thou art divine1 ,sprung from great immortal race #fj ,of the gods2 for in thy face ,shines more awful majesty ,than dull weak mortality ,dare with misty eyes behold1 ,and live3 therefore on this mould #fe ,lowly do ,i bend my knee ,in worship of thy deity4 ,deign it1 goddess1 from my hand ,to receive what'er this land ,from her fertile womb doth send #gj ,of her choice fruits2 and but lend ,belief to that the ,satyr tells3 ,fairer by the famous wells ,to this present day ne'er grew1 ,never better nor more true4 #ge ,here be grapes1 whose lusty blood ,is the learned poets' good1 ,sweeter yet did never crown ,the head of ,bacchus2 nuts more brown ,than the squirrel's teeth that crack them2 #hj ,deign1 ,o fairest fair1 to take them6 ,for these black-ey'd ,dryope ,hath oftentimes commanded me ,with my clasped knee to climb3 ,see how well the lusty time #he ,hath deckt their rising cheeks in red1 ,such as on your lips is spread6 ,here be berries for a queen1 ,some be red1 some be green2 ,these are of that luscious meat1 #ij ,the great god ,pan himself doth eat3 ,all these1 and what the woods can yield1 ,the hanging mountain or the field1 ,i freely offer1 and ere long ,will bring you more1 more sweet and strong2 #ie ,till when1 numbly leave ,i take1 ,lest the great ,pan do awake1 ,that sleeping lies in a deep glade1 ,under a broad beech's shade4 ,i must go1 ,i must run #ajj ,swifter than the fiery sun4 ,exit4 ,clo4 ,and all my fears go with thee6 ,what greatness1 or what private hidden power1 ,is there in me1 to draw submission ,from this rude man and beast8 ,sure ,i am mortal1 #aje ,the daughter of a shepherd2 he was mortal1 ,and she that bore me mortal3 prick my hand1 ,and it will bleed2 a fever shakes me1 and ,the self-same wind that makes the young lambs shrink ,makes me a-cold3 my fear says ,i am mortal4 #aaj ,yet ,i have heard 7my mother told it me1 ,and now ,i do believe it71 if ,i keep ,my virgin-flower uncropt1 pure1 chaste1 and fair1 ,no goblin1 wood-god1 fairy1 elf1 or fiend1 #aad ,satyr1 or other power that haunts these groves1 ,shall hurt my body1 or by vain illusion ,draw me to wander after idle fires2 ,or voices calling me in dead of night1 ,to make me follow1 and so toll#cdah me on1 ,through mires and standing pools to find my ruin3 #abj ,else why should this rough thing1 who never knew ,manners nor smooth humanity1#cdai whose heats#cdbj ,are rougher than himself and more mis-shapen1 ,thus mildly kneel to me8 ,sure there is a power #abd ,in that great name of virgin1 that binds fast ,all rude uncivil bloods1 all appetites ,that break their confines4 ,then1 strong chastity1 ,be thou my strongest guard1 for here ,i 'll dwell ,in opposition against fate and hell6 ,retires into her bower4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cdba ,enter an ,old ,shepherd1 with four couples of ,shepherds and ,shepherdesses1 among whom are ,,perigot and ,,amoret4 ,old ,shep4 ,now we have done this holy festival ,in honour of our great god1 and his rites ,perform'd1 prepare yourselves for chaste ,and uncorrupted fires2 that as the priest ,with powerful hand shall sprinkle on your brows #e ,his pure and holy water1 ye may be ,from all hot flames of lust and loose thoughts free4 ,kneel1 shepherds1 kneel2 here comes the priest of ,pan4 ,enter ,priest4 ,priest4 ,shepherds1 thus ,i purge away ,sprinkling them with water4 ,whatsoever this great day1 #aj ,or the past hours1 gave not good1 ,to corrupt your maiden blood4 ,from the high rebellious heat ,of the grapes1 and strength of meat1 ,from the wanton quick desires #ae ,they do kindle by their fires ,i do wash you with this water2 ,be you pure and fair hereafter6 ,from your livers and your veins ,thus ,i take away the stains2 #bj ,all your thoughts be smooth and fair3 ,be ye fresh and free as air6 ,never more let lustful heat ,through your purged conduits#cdbb beat1 ,or a plighted troth he broken1 #be ,or a wanton verse be spoken ,in a shepherdess's ear3 ,go your ways1 ye are all clear4 ,they rise and sing in praise of ,,pan4 ,,the ,,song4 ,sing his praises that doth keep ,our flocks from harm1 #cj ,pan1 the father of our sheep2 ,and arm in arm ,tread we softly in a round1 ,whilst the hollow neighbouring ground ,fills the music with her sound4 #ce ,pan1 ,o great god ,pan1 to thee ,thus do we sing6 ,thou that keep'st us chaste and free ,as the young spring2 ,ever be thy honour spoke1 #dj ,from that place the ,morn is broke ,to that place ,day doth unyoke6 ,exeunt omnes but ,,perigot and ,,amoret4 ,peri4 ,stay1 gentle ,amoret1 thou fair-brow'd maid2 ,thy shepherd prays thee stay1 that holds thee dear1 ,equal with his soul's good4 ,amo4 ,speak2 ,i give #de ,thee freedom1 shepherd2 and thy tongue be still ,the same it ever was1 as free from ill ,as he whose conversation never knew ,the court or city2 be thou ever true6 ,peri4 ,when ,i fall off from my affection1 #ej ,or mingle my clean thoughts with foul desires1 ,first1 let our great god cease to keep my flocks1 ,that1 being left alone without a guard1 ,the wolf1 or winter's rage1 summer's great heat ,and want of water1 rots1 or what to us #ee ,of ill is yet unknown1 fall speedily1 ,and in their general ruin let me go6 ,amo4 ,i pray thee1 gentle shepherd1 wish not so3 ,i do believe thee2 't is as hard for me ,to think thee false1 and harder1 than for thee ,to hold me foul4 ,peri4 ,oh1 you are fairer far #fa ,than the chaste blushing morn1 or that fair star ,that guides the wand'ring seaman through the deep2 ,straighter than the straightest pine upon the steep ,head of an aged mountain2 and more white #fe ,than the new milk we strip before day-light ,from the full-freighted bags of our fair flocks2 ,your hair more beauteous than those hanging locks ,of young ,apollo6 ,amo4 ,shepherd1 be not lost2 ,y' are sail'd too far already from the coast #gj ,of your discourse4 ,peri4 ,did you not tell me once ,i should not love alone1 ,i should not lose ,those many passions1 vows1 and holy oaths1 ,i've sent to heaven8 ,did you not give your hand1 ,even that fair hand1 in hostage8 ,do not1 then1 ,give back again those sweets to other men1 #gf ,you yourself vow'd were mine4 ,amo4 ,shepherd1 so far as maiden's modesty ,may give assurance1 ,i am once more thine1 ,once more ,i give my hand4 ,be ever free #hj ,from that great foe to faith1 foul jealousy6 ,peri4 ,i take it as my best good2 and desire1 ,for stronger confirmation of our love1 ,to meet this happy night in that fair grove1 #hd ,where all true shepherds have rewarded been ,for their long service3 say1 sweet1 shall it hold8 ,amo4 ,dear friend1 you must not blame me1 if ,i make ,a doubt of what the silent night may do1 ,coupled with this day's heat1 to move your blood4 ,maids must be fearful4 ,sure you have not been ,wash'd white enough1 for yet ,i see a stain #ia ,stick in your liver3#cdbc go and purge again4 ,peri4 ,oh1 do not wrong my honest simple truth6 ,myself and my affections are as pure ,as those chaste flames that burn before the shrine #ie ,of the great ,dian3 only my intent ,to draw you thither was to plight our troths1 ,with interchange of mutual chaste embraces1 ,and ceremonious tying of our souls4 ,for to that holy wood is consecrate #ajj ,a virtuous well1 about whose flowery banks ,the nimble-footed fairies dance their rounds ,by the pale moonshine1 dipping oftentimes ,their stolen children1 so to make them free ,from dying flesh and dull mortality4 #aje ,by this fair fount hath many a shepherd sworn1 ,and given away his freedom1 many a troth ,been plight1 which neither envy nor old time ,could ever break1 with many a chaste kiss given1 ,in hope of coming happiness2 by this #aaj ,fresh fountain many a blushing maid ,hath crown'd the head of her long-loved shepherd ,with gaudy flowers1 whilst he happy sung ,lays of his love and dear captivity4 #aad ,there grows all herbs fit to cool looser flames ,our sensual parts provoke1 chiding our bloods1 ,and quenching by their power those hidden sparks ,that else would break out1 and provoke our sense ,to open fires2 so virtuous is that place4 ,then1 gentle shepherdess1 believe1 and grant4 ,in troth1 it fits not with that face to scant #aba ,your faithful shepherd of those chaste desires ,he ever aim'd at1 and---- ,amo4 ,thou hast prevail'd3 farewell4 ,this coming night ,shall crown thy chaste hopes with long-wish'd delight4 #abe ,peri4 ,our great god ,pan reward thee for that good ,thou hast given thy poor shepherd6 ,fairest bud ,of maiden virtues1 when ,i leave to be ,the true admirer of thy chastity1 ,let me deserve the hot polluted name #acj ,of a wild woodman1 or affect some dame ,whose often prostitution hath begot ,more foul diseases than ever yet the hot ,sun bred thorough his burnings1 whilst the ,dog ,pursues the raging ,lion1 throwing fog #ace ,and deadly vapour from his angry breath1 ,filling the lower world with plague and death6 ,exit ,,amoret4 ,enter ,,amarillis1 another ,shepherdess that is in love with ,,perigot4 ,amar4 ,shepherd1 may ,i desire to be believ'd1 ,what ,i shall blushing tell8 ,peri4 ,fair maid1 you may4 ,amar4 ,then1 softly thus3 ,i love thee1 ,perigot2 #adj ,and would be gladder to be lov'd again ,than the cold earth is in his frozen arms ,to clip#cdbd the wanton spring4 ,nay1 do not start1 ,nor wonder that ,i woo thee2 thou that art ,the prime of our young grooms1 even the top ,of all our lusty shepherds4 ,what dull eye1 #adf ,that never was acquainted with desire1 ,hath seen thee wrastle1 run1 or cast the stone ,with nimble strength and fair delivery1 ,and hath not sparkled fire1 and speedily #aej ,sent secret heat to all the neighbouring veins8 ,who ever heard thee sing1 that brought again ,that freedom back was lent unto thy voice8 ,then1 do not blame me1 shepherd1 if ,i be ,one to be numb'red in this company1 #aee ,since none that ever saw thee yet were free4 ,peri4 ,fair shepherdess1 much pity ,i can lend ,to your complaints2 but sure ,i shall not love4 ,all that is mine1 myself and my best hopes1 ,are given already4 ,do not love him1 then1 #afj ,that cannot love again2 on other men ,bestow those heats1 more free1 that may return ,you fire for fire1 and in one flame equal burn4 ,amar4 ,shall ,i rewarded be so slenderly ,for my affection1 most unkind of men8 #afe ,if ,i were old1 or had agreed with art ,to give another nature to my cheeks1 ,or were ,i common mistress to the love ,of every swain1 or could ,i with such ease ,call back my love as many a wanton doth1 #agj ,thou mightst refuse me1 shepherd2 but to thee ,i am only fixt and set2 let it not be ,a sport1 thou gentle shepherd1 to abuse ,the love of silly#cdbe maid4 ,peri4 ,fair soul1 ye use ,these words to little end3 for1 know1 ,i may #age ,better call back that time was yesterday1 ,or stay the coming night1 than bring my love ,home to myself again1 or recreant prove4 ,i will no longer hold you with delays3 ,this present night ,i have appointed been #ahj ,to meet that chaste fair that enjoys my soul1 ,in yonder grove1 there to make up our loves4 ,be not deceiv'd no longer1 choose again3 ,these neighbouring plains have many a comely swain1 ,fresher and freer#cdbf far than ,i e'er was2 #ahe ,bestow that love on them1 and let me pass4 ,farewell3 be happy in a better choice6 ,exit4 ,amar4 ,cruel1 thou hast struck me deader with thy voice ,than if the angry heavens with their quick flames ,had shot me through4 ,i must not leave to love1 ,i cannot2 no1 ,i must enjoy thee1 boy1 #aia ,though the great dangers 'twixt my hopes and that ,be infinite4 ,there is a shepherd dwells ,down by the moor1 whose life hath ever shown ,more sullen discontent than ,saturn's brow #aie ,when he sits frowning on the births of men2 ,one that doth wear himself away in loneness1 ,and never joys1 unless it be in breaking ,the holy plighted troths of mutual souls2 ,one that lusts after every several beauty1 #bjj ,but never yet was known to love or like1 ,were the face fairer or more full of truth ,than ,phoebe in her fulness1 or the youth ,of smooth ,lyaeus2 whose nigh-starved flocks ,are always scabby1 and infect all sheep #bje ,they feed withal2 whose lambs are ever last1 ,and die before their weaning3 and whose dog ,looks1 like his master1 lean and full of scurf1 ,not caring for the pipe or whistle4 ,this man may1 ,if he be well wrought1 do a deed of wonder1 #baj ,forcing me passage to my long desires3 ,and here he comes1 as fitly to my purpose ,as my quick thoughts could wish for4 ,enter ,sullen ,shepherd4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,fresh beauty1 let me not be thought uncivil1 ,thus to be partner of your loneness3 't was #bae ,my love 7that ever-working passion7 drew ,me to this place1 to seek some remedy ,for my sick soul4 ,be not unkind and fair1 ,for such the mighty ,cupid in his doom ,hath sworn to be aveng'd on2 then1 give room ,to my consuming fires1 that so ,i may #bba ,enjoy my long desires1 and so allay ,those flames that else would burn my life away4 ,amar4 ,shepherd1 were ,i but sure thy heart were sound ,as thy words seem to be1 means might be found #bbe ,to cure thee of thy long pains2 for to me ,that heavy youth-consuming misery ,the love-sick soul endures never was pleasing4 ,i could be well content with the quick easing ,of thee and thy hot fires1 might it procure #bcj ,thy faith and farther service to be sure4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,name but that work1 danger1 or what can ,be compass'd by the wit or art of man2 ,and1 if ,i fail in my performance1 may ,i never more kneel to the rising day6 #bce ,amar4 ,then1 thus ,i try thee1 shepherd4 ,this name night ,that now comes stealing on1 a gentle pair ,have promis'd equal love1 and do appoint ,to make yon wood the place where hands and hearts ,are to be tied for ever4 ,break their meeting #bdj ,and their strong faith1 and ,i am ever thine4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,tell me their names1 and if ,i do not move ,by my great power1 the centre of their love ,from his fixt being1 let me never more ,warm me by those fair eyes ,i thus adore4 #bde ,amar4 ,come2 as we go1 ,i 'll tell thee what they are1 ,and give thee fit directions for thy work4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cdbg ,enter ,,cloe4 ,cloe4 ,how have ,i wrong'd the times or men1 that thus1 ,after this holy feast1 ,i pass unknown ,and unsaluted8 ',t was not wont to be ,thus frozen with the younger company ,of jolly shepherds2 't was not then held good #e ,for lusty grooms to mix their quicker blood ,with that dull humour1 most unfit to be ,the friend of man1 cold and dull chastity4 ,sure ,i am held not fair1 or am too old1 ,or else not free enough1 or from my fold #aj ,drive not a flock sufficient great to gain ,the greedy eyes of wealth-alluring swain4 ,yet1 if ,i may believe what others say1 ,my face has foil#cdbh enough2 nor can they lay ,justly too strict a coyness to my charge2 #ae ,my flocks are many1 and the downs as large ,they feed upon4 ,then1 let it ever be ,their coldness1 not my virgin-modesty ,makes me complain4 ,enter ,,thenot4 ,the4 ,was ever man but ,i ,thus truly taken with uncertainty2 #bj ,where shall that man he found that loves a mind ,made up in constancy1 and dares not find ,his love rewarded8 ,here1 let all men know1 ,a wretch that lives to love his mistress so4 ,cloe4 ,shepherd1 ,i pray thee stay4 ,where hast thou been8 #be ,or whither go'st thou8 ,here be woods as green ,as any2 air likewise#cdbi as fresh and sweet ,as where smooth ,zephyrus plays on the fleet ,face of the curled streams2 with flowers as many ,as the young spring gives1 and as choice as any2 #cj ,here be all new delights1 cool streams and wells1 ,arbours o'ergrown with woodbines1 caves1 and dells2 ,choose where thou wilt1 whilst ,i sit by and sing1 ,or gather rushes1 to make many a ring ,for thy long fingers2 tell thee tales of love1-- ,how the pale ,phoebe1 hunting in a grove1 #cf ,first saw the boy ,endymion1 from whose eyes ,she took eternal fire that never dies2 ,how she convey'd him softly in a sleep1 ,his temples bound with poppy1 to the steep #dj ,head of old ,latmus1 where she stoops each night1 ,gilding the mountain with her brother's light1 ,to kiss her sweetest4 ,the4 ,far from me are these ,hot flashes1 bred from wanton heat and ease2 ,i have forgot what love and loving meant2 #de ,rhymes1 songs1 and merry rounds1 that oft are sent ,to the soft ear of maid1 are strange to me3 ,only ,i live t' admire a chastity1 ,that neither pleasing age1 smooth tongue1 nor gold1 ,could ever break upon1 so sure#cdcj a mould #ej ,is that her mind was cast in2 't is to her ,i only am reserv'd2 she is my form ,i stir ,by1 breathe and move2 't is she1 and only she1 ,can make me happy1 or give misery4 ,cloe4 ,good shepherd1 may a stranger crave to know #ee ,to whom this dear observance#cdca you do owe8 ,the4 ,you may1 and by her virtue learn to square ,and level out your life2 for to be fair1 ,and nothing virtuous1 only fits the eye ,of gaudy youth and swelling vanity4 #fj ,then1 know1 she 's call'd the ,virgin of the ,grove1 ,she that hath long since buri'd her chaste love1 ,and now lives by his grave1 for whose dear soul ,she hath vow'd herself into the holy roll ,of strict virginity3 't is her ,i so admire1 #fe ,not any looser blood or new desire4 ,exit4 ,cloe4 ,farewell1 poor swain6 thou art not for my bend2#cdcb ,i must have quicker souls1 whose words may tend ,to some free action4 ,give me him dare love ,at first encounter1 and as soon dare prove6 #gj ,,the ,,song4 ,sings4 ,come1 shepherds1 come6 ,come away ,without delay1 ,whilst the gentle time doth stay4 ,green woods are dumb1 #ge ,and will never tell to any ,those dear kisses1 and those many ,sweet embraces that are given2 ,dainty pleasures1 that would even ,raise is coldest age a fire1 #hj ,and give virgin-blood desire4 ,then1 if ever1 ,now or never1 ,come and have it3 ,think not ,i #he ,dare deny1 ,if you crave it4 ,enter ,,daphnis4 ,aside4 ,here comes another4 ,better be my speed1 ,thou god of blood6 ,but certain1 if ,i read ,not false1 this is that modest shepherd1 he #ij ,that only dare salute1 but ne'er could be ,brought to kiss any1 hold discourse1 or sing1 ,whisper1 or boldly ask that wished thing ,we all are born for2 one that makes loving faces1 ,and could be well content to covet graces1 #ie ,were they not got by boldness4 ,in this thing ,my hopes are frozen2 and1 but fate doth bring ,him hither1 ,i would sooner choose ,a man made out of snow1 and freer use ,an eunuch to my ends2 but since he 's here1 #ajj ,thus ,i attempt him4--,thou1 of men most dear1 ,welcome to her that only for thy sake ,hath been content to live6 ,here1 boldly take ,my hand in pledge1 this hand1 that never yet ,was given away to any2 and but sit #aje ,down on this rushy bank1 whilst ,i go pull ,fresh blossoms from the boughs1 or quickly cull ,the choicest delicates from yonder mead1 ,to make thee chains or chaplets1 or to spread ,under our fainting bodies1 when delight #aaj ,shall lock up all our senses4 ,how the sight ,of those smooth rising cheeks renew the story ,of young ,adonis1 when in pride and glory ,he lay infolded 'twixt the beating arms ,of willing ,venus6 ,methinks stronger charms #aae ,dwell in those speaking eyes1 and on that brow ,more sweetness than the painters can allow ,to their best pieces4 ,not ,narcissus1 he ,that wept himself away in memory ,of his own beauty1 nor ,silvanus' boy1#cdcc #abj ,nor the twice-ravish'd maid1 for whom old ,troy ,fell by the hand of ,pyrrhus1 may to thee ,be otherwise compar'd1 than some dead tree ,to a young fruitful olive4 ,daph4 ,i can love1 ,but ,i am loth to say so1 lest ,i prove #abe ,too soon unhappy4 ,cloe4 ,happy1 thou wouldst say4 ,my dearest ,daphnis1 blush not2 if the day ,to thee and thy soft heats be enemy1 ,then take the coming night2 fair youth1 't is free ,to all the world4 ,shepherd1 ,i 'll meet thee then #acj ,when darkness hath shut up the eyes of men1 ,in yonder grove4 ,speak1 shall our meeting hold8 ,indeed you are too bashful2 be more bold1 ,and tell me ay4 ,daph4 ,i am content to say so1 ,and would be glad to meet1 might ,i but pray so #ace ,much from your fairness1 that you would be true4 ,cloe4 ,shepherd1 thou hast thy wish4 ,daph4 ,fresh maid1 adieu4 ,yet one word more3 since you have drawn me on ,to come this night1 fear not to meet alone ,that man that will not offer to be ill1 #adj ,though your bright self would ask it1 for his fill ,of this world's goodness2 do not fear him1 then1 ,but keep your 'pointed time4 ,let other men ,set up their bloods to sale1 mine shall be ever ,fair as the soul it carries1 and unchaste never4 ,exit4 ,cloe4 ,yet am ,i poorer than ,i was before4 #adf ,is it not strange1 among so many a score ,of lusty bloods1 ,i should pick out these things ,whose veins1 like a dull river far from springs1 ,is still the same1 slow1 heavy1 and unfit #aej ,for stream or motion1 though the strong winds hit ,with their continual power upon his sides8 ,oh1 happy be your names that have been brides1 ,and tasted those rare sweets for which ,i pine6 ,and far more heavy be thy grief and tine1#cdcd #aee ,thou lazy swain1 that mayst relieve my needs1 ,than his1 upon whose liver always feeds ,a hungry vulture6 ,enter ,,alexis4 ,alex4 ,can such beauty be ,safe in his#cdce own guard1 and not draw the eye ,of him that passeth on1 to greedy gaze #afj ,or covetous desire1 whilst in a maze ,the better part contemplates1 giving rein1 ,and wished freedom to the labouring vein8 ,fairest and whitest1 may ,i crave to know ,the cause of your retirement1 why you go #afe ,thus all alone8 ,methinks the downs are sweeter1 ,and the young company of swains more meeter1 ,than these forsaken and untrodden places4 ,give not yourself to loneness1 and those graces ,hide from the eyes of men1 that were intended ,to live amongst us swains4 ,cloe4 ,thou art befriended1 #aga ,shepherd3 in all my life ,i have not seen ,a man in whom greater contents hath been1 ,than thou thyself art4 ,i could tell thee more1 ,were there but any hope left to restore #age ,my freedom lost4 ,oh1 lend me all thy red1 ,thou shame-fast ,morning1 when from ,tithon's#cdcf bed ,thou risest ever-maiden6 ,alex4 ,if for me1 ,thou sweetest of all sweets1 these flashes be1 ,speak1 and he satisfi'd4 ,oh1 guide her tongue1 ,my better angel2 force my name among #aha ,her modest thoughts1 that the first word may be---- ,cloe4 ,alexis1 when the sun shall kiss the sea1 ,taking his rest by the white ,thetis' side4 ,meet me in the holy wood1 where ,i 'll abide #ahe ,thy coming1 shepherd4 ,alex4 ,if ,i stay behind1 ,an everlasting dulness1 and the wind1 ,that as he passeth by shuts up the stream ,of ,rhine or ,volga1 whilst the sun's hot beam ,beats back again1 seize me1 and let me turn #aij ,to coldness more than ice6 ,oh1 how ,i burn ,and rise in youth and fire6 ,i dare not stay4 ,cloe4 ,my name shall be your word4 ,alex4 ,fly1 fly1 thou day6 ,exit4 ,cloe4 ,my grief is great1 if both these boys should fail3 #aid ,he that will use all winds must shift his sail4 ,exit4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#cdcg ,enter ,old ,shepherd with a bell ringing1 and the ,priest of ,pan following4 ,priest4 ,shepherds all1 and maidens fair1 ,fold your flocks up1 for the air ',gins to thicken1 and the sun ,already his great course hath run4 ,see the dew-drops how they kiss #e ,every little flower that is2 ,hanging on their velvet heads1 ,like a rope of crystal beads2 ,see the heavy clouds down#cdch falling1 ,and bright ,hesperus loud#cdch calling #aj ,the dead ,night from under ground2 ,at whose rising mists unsound1#cdci ,damps and vapours fly apace1 ,hovering o'er the wanton face ,of these pastures1 where they come1 #ae ,striking dead both bud and bloom4 ,therefore1 from such danger lock ,every one his loved flock2 ,and let your dogs lie loose without1 ,lest the wolf come as a scout #bj ,from the mountain1 and1 ere day1 ,bear a lamb or kid away2 ,or the crafty thievish fox ,break upon your simple flocks4 ,to secure yourselves from these1 #be ,be not too secure in ease4 ,let one eye his watches keep1 ,whilst the t'other eye doth sleep2 ,so you shall good shepherds prove1 ,and for ever hold the love #cj ,of our great god4 ,sweetest slumbers1 ,and soft silence1 fall in numbers ,on your eyelids6 ,so1 farewell3 ,thus ,i end my evening's knell4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cddj ,enter ,,clorin1 the ,shepherdess1 sorting of herbs1 and telling the natures of them4 ,clo4 ,now let me know what my best art hath done1 ,helpt by the great power of the virtuous moon ,in her full light4 ,oh1 you sons of earth1 ,you only brood1 unto whose happy#cdda birth ,virtue was given1 holding more of nature #e ,than man1 her first-born and most perfect creature4 ,let me adore you6 you1 that only can ,help or kill nature1 drawing out that span ,of life and breath even to the end of time2 ,you1 that these hands did crop#cddb long before prime #aj ,of day1 give me your names1 and1 next1 your hidden power4 ,this is the clote1#cddc bearing a yellow flower2 ,and this1 black horehound2 both are very good ,for sheep or shepherd bitten by a wood#cddd ,dog's venom'd teeth3 these rhamnus#cdde branches are1 #ae ,which1 stock in entries1 or about the bar ,that holds the door1 kill all enchantments1 charms 7,were they ,medea's verses71 that do harms ,to men or cattle3 these for frenzy be ,a speedy and a sovereign remedy1 #bj ,the bitter wormwood1 sage1 and marigold2 ,such sympathy with man's good they do hold3 ,this tormentil1#cddf whose virtue is to part ,all deadly killing poison from the heart3 ,and1 here1 narcissus root1 for swellings best3 #be ,yellow lysimachus1#cddg to give sweet rest ,to the faint shepherd1 killing1 where it comes1 ,all busy gnats1 and every fly that hums3 ,for leprosy1 darnel and celandine1 ,with calamint1 whose virtues do refine #cj ,the blood of man1 making it free and fair ,as the first hour it breath d1 or the best air3 ,here1 other two2 but your rebellious use ,is not for me1 whose goodness is abuse2 ,therefore1 foul standergrass1#cddh from me and mine #ce ,i banish thee1 with lustful turpentine2 ,you that entice the veins and stir the heat ,to civil mutiny1 scaling the seat ,our reason moves in1 and deluding it ,with dreams and wanton fancies#cddi till the fit ,of burning lust be quencht1 by appetite #da ,robbing the soul of blessedness and light3 ,and thou1 light vervain1 too1 thou must go after1 ,provoking easy souls to mirth and laughter2 ,no more shall ,i dip thee in water now1 #de ,and sprinkle every post and every bough ,with thy well-pleasing juice1 to make the grooms ,swell with high mirth1 and with joy all the rooms4 ,enter ,,thenot4 ,the4 ,this is the cabin where the best of all ,her sex that ever breath'd1 or ever shall #ej ,give heat or happiness to the shepherd's side1 ,doth only to her worthy self abide4 ,thou blessed star1 ,i thank thee for thy light1 ,thou by whose power the darkness of sad night ,is banisht from the earth1 in whose dull place ,thy chaster beams play on the heavy face #ef ,of all the world1 make the blue sea smile1 ,to see how cunningly thou dost beguile ,thy brother of his brightness1 giving day ,again from chaos2 whiter than that way #fj ,that leads to ,jove's high court1 and chaster far ,than chastity itself1 you blessed star ,that brightly shines6 thou1 all the constancy ,that in all women was or e'er shall be2 ,from whose fair eye-balls flies that holy fire #fe ,that styled is the mother of desire1 ,infusing into every gentle breast ,a soul of greater price1 and far more blest1 ,than that quick power which gives a difference ',twixt man and creatures of a lower sense6 #gj ,clo4 ,shepherd1 how cam'st thou hither to this place8 ,no way is trodden2 all the verdant grass ,the spring shot up stands yet unbruised here ,of any foot2 only the dappled deer1 ,far from the feared sound of crooked horn1 #ge ,dwells in this fastness4 ,the4 ,chaster than the morn1 ,i have not wand'red1 or by strong illusion ,into this virtuous place have made intrusion3 ,but hither am ,i come 7believe me1 fair74 ,to seek you out1 of whose great good the air #hj ,is full1 and strongly labours1 whilst the sound ,breaks against heaven1 and drives into a stound#cdej ,th' amazed shepherd1 that such virtue can ,be resident in lesser than a man4 ,clo4 ,if any art ,i have1 or hidden skill1 #he ,may cure thee of disease or fest'red ill ,whose grief or greenness to another's eye ,may seem unpossible of remedy1 ,i dare yet undertake it4 ,the4 ',t is no pain ,i suffer through disease1 no heating vein #ij ,conveys infection dangerous to the heart1 ,no part imposthum'd1 to be cur'd by art1 ,this body holds2 and yet a feller grief ,than ever skilful hand did give relief1 ,dwells on my soul1 and may be heal'd by you1 ,fair1 beauteous virgin4 ,clo4 ,then1 shepherd1 let me sue #if ,to know thy grief3 that man yet never knew ,the way to health that durst not show his sore4 ,the4 ,then1 fairest1 know1 ,i love you4 ,clo4 ,swain1 no more6 ,thou hast abus'd the strictness of this place1 #ajj ,and off'red sacrilegious foul disgrace ,to the sweet rest of these interred bones2 ,for fear of whose ascending1 fly at once1 ,thou and thy idle passions1 that the sight ,of death and speedy vengeance may not fright ,thy very soul with horror4 ,the4 ,let me not1 #ajf ,thou all perfection1 merit such a blot ,for my true zealous faith4 ,clo4 ,dar'st thou abide ,to see this holy earth at once divide1 ,and give her body up8 for sure it will1 #aaj ,if thou pursu'st with wanton flame to fill ,this hallowed place3 therefore repent and go1 ,whilst ,i with prayers appease his ghost below1 ,that else would tell thee what it were to be ,a rival in that virtuous love that he #aae ,embraces yet4 ,the4 ',t is not the white or red ,inhabits in your cheek that thus can wed ,my mind to adoration2 nor your eye1 ,though it be full and fair1 your forehead high ,and smooth as ,pelops' shoulder2 not the smile ,lies watching in those dimples to beguile #aba ,the easy soul2 your hands and fingers long1 ,with veins enamell'd richly2 nor your tongue1 ,though it spoke sweeter than ,arion's harp2 ,your hair woven into many a curious warp1 #abe ,able in endless error to enfold ,the wand'ring#cdea soul2 not the true perfect mould ,of all your body1 which as pure doth show ,in maiden-whiteness as the ,alpine snow3 ,all these1 were but your constancy away1 #acj ,would please me less than a black stormy day ,the wretched seaman toiling through the deep4 ,but1 whilst this honour'd strictness you do keep1 ,though all the plagues that e'er begotten were ,in the great womb of air were settled here1 #ace ,in opposition1 ,i would1 like the tree1 ,shake off those drops of weakness1 and be free ,even in the arm of danger4 ,clo4 ,wouldst thou have ,me raise again1 fond man1 from silent grave ,those sparks1 that long ago were buried here #adj ,with my dead friend's cold ashes8 ,the4 ,dearest dear1 ,i dare not ask it1 nor you must not grant3 ,stand strongly to your vow1 and do not faint4 ,remember how he lov'd you1 and be still ,the same opinion speaks you3 let not will1 #ade ,and that great god of women1 appetite1 ,set up your blood again2 do not invite ,desire and fancy from their long exile1 ,to seat them once more in a pleasing smile3 ,be1 like a rock1 made firmly up 'gainst all #aej ,the power of angry heaven1 or the strong fall ,of ,neptune's battery4 ,if you yield1 ,i die ,to all affection2 't is that loyalty ,you tie unto this grave ,i so admire3 ,and yet there 's something else ,i would desire1 ,if you would hear me1 but withal deny4 #aef ,oh1 ,pan1 what an uncertain destiny ,hangs over all my hopes6 ,i will retire2 ,for1 if ,i longer stay1 this double fire ,will lick my life up4 ,clo4 ,do2 and let time wear out #afj ,what art and nature cannot bring about4 ,the4 ,farewell1 thou soul of virtue1 and be blest ,for ever1 whilst that here#cdeb ,i wretched rest ,thus to myself6 ,yet grant me leave to dwell ,in kenning#cdec of this arbour3 yon same dell1 #afe ,o'ertopt with mourning cypress and sad yew1 ,shall be my cabin1 where ,i 'll early rue1 ,before the sun hath kist this dew away1 ,the hard uncertain chance which faith doth lay ,upon his head4 ,clo4 ,the gods give quick release #agj ,and happy cure unto thy hard disease6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cded ,enter ,sullen ,shepherd4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,i do not love this wench that ,i should meet2 ,for ne'er did my unconstant eye yet greet ,that beauty1 were it sweeter or more fair ,than the new blossoms when the morning-air ,blows gently on them1 or the breaking light1 #e ,when many maiden-blushes to our sight ,shoot from his early face3 were all these set ,in some neat form before me1 't would not get ,the least love from me2 some desire it might1 ,and present burning4 ,all to me in sight #aj ,are equal2 be they fair1 or black1 or brown1 ,virgin1 or careless wanton1 ,i can crown ,my appetite with any2 swear as oft1 ,and weep1 as any2 melt my words as soft ,into a maiden's ears1 and tell how long #ae ,my heart has been her servant1 and how strong ,my passions are2 call her unkind and cruel2 ,offer her all ,i have to gain the jewel ,maidens so highly prize3#cdee then loathe1 and fly3 ,this do ,i hold a blessed destiny4 #bj ,enter ,,amarillis4 ,amar4 ,hail1 shepherd6 ,pan bless both thy flock and thee1 ,for being mindful of thy word to me6 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,welcome1 fair shepherdess6 ,thy loving swain ,gives thee the self-same wishes back again2 #bd ,who till this present hour ne'er knew that eye ,could make me cross mine arms1 or daily die ,with fresh consumings4 ,boldly tell me1 then1 ,how shall we part their faithful loves1 and when8 ,shall ,i belie him to her8 ,shall ,i swear ,his faith is false and he loves every where8 #cj ,i 'll say he mockt her th' other day to you2 ,which will by your confirming show as true1 ,for she#cdef is of so pure an honesty1 ,to think1 because she#cdef will not1 none will lie4 ,or else to him ,i 'll slander ,amoret1 #ce ,and say1 she but seems chaste2 ,i 'll swear she met ,me 'mongst the shady sycamores last night1 ,and loosely off'red up her flame and sprite ,into my bosom2 made a wanton bed #ci ,of leaves and many flowers1 where she spread ,her willing body to be prest by me2 ,there have ,i carv'd her name on many a tree1 ,together with mine own4 ,to make this show ,more full of seeming1--,hobinal1 you know1 ,son to the aged shepherd of the glen1 #de ,him ,i have sorted out of many men1 ,to say he found us at our private sport1 ,and rous'd us 'fore our time by his resort4 ,this to confirm1 ,i've promis'd to the boy ,many a pretty knack and many a toy2 #ej ,as gins to catch him birds1 with bow and bolt ,to shoot at conies1#cdeg squirrels1 in the holt2 ,a pair of painted buskins1 and a lamb ,soft as his own locks or the down of swan4 ,this ,i have done to win you2 which doth give ,me double pleasure3 discord makes me live4 #ef ,amar4 ,lov'd swain1 ,i thank ye4 ,these tricks might prevail ,with other rustic shepherds1 but will fail ,even once to stir1 much more to overthrow1 #ei ,his fixed love from judgment1 who doth know ,your nature1 my end1 and his chosen's merit2 ,therefore some stronger way must force his spirit1 ,which ,i have found3 give second1 and my love ,is everlasting thine4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,try me1 and prove4 ,amar4 ,these happy pair of lovers meet straightway1 #fe ,soon as they fold their flocks up with the day1 ,in the thick grove bordering upon yon hill1 ,in whose hard side nature hath carv'd a well1 ,and1 but that matchless spring which poets know1 ,was ne'er the like to this4 ,by it doth grow1 #gj ,about the sides1 all herbs which witches use1 ,all simples good for medicine or abuse1 ,all sweets that crown the happy nuptial day1 ,with all their colours2 there the month of ,may ,is ever dwelling1 all is young and green2 #ge ,there's not a grass on which was ever seen ,the falling autumn or cold winter's hand2 ,so full of heat and virtue is the land ,about this fountain1 which doth slowly break1 ,below yon mountain's foot1 into a creek #hj ,that waters all the valley1 giving fish ,of many sorts to fill the shepherd's dish4 ,this holy well1 my grandam that is dead1 ,right wise in charms1 hath often to me said1 ,hath power to change the form of any creature1 ,being thrice dipt o'er the head1 into what feature #hf ,or shape 't would please the letter-down to crave1 ,who must pronounce this charm too1 which she gave ,showing a scroll4 ,me on her death-bed2 told me what1 and how1 ,i should apply unto the patients' brow #ij ,that would be chang'd1 casting them thrice asleep1 ,before ,i trusted them into this deep4 ,all this she show'd me1 and did charge me prove ,this secret of her art1 if crost in love4 ,i 'll this attempt now1 shepherd2 ,i have here #ie ,all her prescriptions1 and ,i will not fear ,to be myself dipt4 ,come1 my temples bind ,with these sad herbs1 and when ,i sleep you find1 ,as you do speak your charm1 thrice down me let1 ,and bid the water raise me ,amoret2 #ajj ,which being done1 leave me to my affair1 ,and ere the day shall quite itself outwear1 ,i will return unto my shepherd's arm2 ,dip me again1 and then repeat this charm1 ,and pluck me up myself1 whom freely take1 ,and the hott'st fire of thine affection slake4 #ajf ,sull4 ,shep4 ,and if ,i fit thee not1 then fit not me4 ,i long the truth of this well's power to see4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#cdeh ,enter ,,daphnis4 ,daph4 ,here will ,i stay1 for this the covert is ,where ,i appointed ,cloe4 ,do not miss1 ,thou bright-ey'd virgin2 come1 oh come1 my fair6 ,be not abus'd with fear1 nor let cold care ,of honour stay thee from thy shepherd's arm1 #e ,who would as hard be won to offer harm ,to thy chaste thoughts1 as whiteness from the day1 ,or yon great round to move another way4 ,my language shall be honest1 full of truth1 ,my flame as smooth and spotless as my youth2 #aj ,i will not entertain that wand'ring thought1 ,whose easy current may at length be brought ,to a loose vastness4 ,alexis4 7within47 ,cloe6 ,daph4 ',t is her voice1 ,and ,i must answer4--,cloe6--,oh1 the choice ,of dear embraces1 chaste and holy strains #ae ,our hands shall give6 ,i charge you1 all my veins1 ,through which the blood and spirit take their way1 ,lock up your disobedient heats1 and stay ,those mutinous desires that else would grow ,to strong rebellion2 do not wilder show #bj ,than blushing modesty may entertain4 ,alexis4 7within47 ,cloe6 ,daph4 ,there sounds that blessed name again1 ,and ,i will meet it4 ,let me not mistake2 ,enter ,,alexis4 ,this is some shepherd4 ,sure1 ,i am awake3 ,what may this riddle mean8 ,i will retire1 #be ,to give myself more knowledge4 ,retires4 ,alexis4 ,oh1 my fire1 ,how thou consum'st me6--,cloe1 answer me6 ,alexis1 strong ,alexis1 high and free1 ,calls upon ,cloe4 ,see1 mine arms are full ,of entertainment1 ready for to pull #cj ,that golden fruit which too1 too long hath hung ,tempting the greedy eye4 ,thou stay'st too long2 ,i am impatient of those mad delays3 ,i must not leave unsought those many ways ,that lead into this centre1 till ,i find #ce ,quench for my burning lust4 ,i come1 unkind6 ,exit4 ,daph4 coming forward4 ,can my imagination work me so much ill1 ,that ,i may credit this for truth1 and still ,believe mine eyes8 ,or shall ,i firmly hold ,her yet untainted1 and these sights but bold #dj ,illusion8 ,sure1 such fancies oft have been ,sent to abuse true love1 and yet are seen ,daring to blind the virtuous thought with error2 ,but be they far from me with their fond terror6 ,i am resolv'd my ,cloe yet is true4 7,cloe within47 #de ,cloe6 ,hark6 ,cloe6 ,sure1 this voice is new1 ,whose shrillness1 like the sounding of a bell1 ,tells me it is a woman4--,cloe1 tell ,thy blessed name again4 ,cloe4 7within47 ,here6 ,daph4 ,oh1 what a grief is this1 to be so near1 #ej ,and not encounter6 ,enter ,,cloe4 ,cloe4 ,shepherd1 we are met3 ,draw close into the covert1 lest the wet1 ,which falls like lazy mist upon the ground1 ,soak through your startups4#cdei ,daph4 ,fairest1 are you found8 ,how have we wand'red1 that the better part ,of this good night is perisht8 ,oh1 my heart6 ,how have ,i long'd to meet you1 how to kiss #eg ,those lily hands1 how to receive the bliss ,that charming tongue gives to the happy ear ,of him that drinks your language6 ,but ,i fear ,i am too much unmanner'd1 far too rude1 #fa ,and almost grown lascivious1 to intrude ,these hot behaviours2 where regard of fame1 ,honour and modesty1 a virtuous name1 ,and such discourse as one fair sister may #fe ,without offence unto the brother say1 ,should rather have been tend'red4 ,but1 believe1 ,here dwells a better temper3 do not grieve1 ,then1 ever-kindest1 that my first salute ,seasons so much of fancy2 ,i am mute #gj ,henceforth to all discourses but shall be ,suiting to your sweet thoughts and modesty4 ,indeed1 ,i will not ask a kiss of you1 ,no1 not to wring your fingers1 nor to sue ,to those blest pair of fixed stars for smiles2 #ge ,all a young lover's cunning1 all his wiles1 ,and pretty wanton dyings shall to me ,be strangers2 only to your chastity ,i am devoted ever4 ,cloe4 ,honest swain1 ,first let me thank you1 then return again #hj ,as much of my love4--,aside4 ,no1 thou art too cold1 ,unhappy boy1 not temp'red to my mould2 ,thy blood falls heavy downward4 ',t is not fear ,to offend in boldness wins2 they never wear ,deserved favours that deny to take #he ,when they are offered freely4 ,do ,i wake1 ,to see a man of his youth1 years1 and feature1 ,and such a one as we call goodly creature1 ,thus backward8 ,what a world of precious art ,were merely lost1 to make him do his part6 #ij ,but ,i will shake him off1 that dares not hold3 ,let men that hope to be belov'd be bold4 ,daphnis1 ,i do desire1 since we are met ,so happily1 our lives and fortunes set ,upon one stake1 to give assurance now1 #ie ,by interchange of hands and holy vow1 ,never to break again4 ,walk you that way1 ,whilst ,i in zealous meditation stray ,a little this way4 ,when we both have ended ,these rites and duties1 by the woods befriended #ajj ,and secrecy of night1 retire and find ,an aged oak1 whose hollowness may bind ,us both within his body2 thither go2 ,it stands within yon bottom4 ,daph4 ,be it so4 ,exit4 ,cloe4 ,and ,i will meet there never more with thee1 #aje ,thou idle shamefastness6 ,alexis4 7within47 ,cloe6 ,cloe4 ',t is he ,that dare1 ,i hope1 be bolder4 ,alexis4 7within47 ,cloe6 ,cloe4 ,now1 ,great ,pan1 for ,syrinx' sake1 bid speed our plough6 ,exit4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#cdfj ,enter ,sullen ,shepherd1 with ,,amarillis in a sleep4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,from thy forehead thus ,i take ,these herbs1 and charge thee not awake ,till in yonder holy well ,thrice1 with powerful magic spell ,fill'd with many a baleful word #e ,thou hast been dipt4 ,thus1 with my cord ,of blasted hemp1 by moonlight twin'd ,i do thy sleepy body bind4 ,i turn thy head unto the east1 ,and thy feet unto the west1 #aj ,thy left arm to the south put forth1 ,and thy right unto the north4 ,i take thy body from the ground1 ,in this deep and deadly swound1 ,and into this holy spring #ae ,i let thee slide down by my string4--,lets her down into the well4 ,take this maid1 thou holy pit1 ,to thy bottom2 nearer yet2 ,in thy water pure and sweet1 ,by thy leave ,i dip her feet2 #bj ,thus ,i let her lower yet1 ,that her ankles may be wet2 ,yet down lower1 let her knee ,in thy waters washed be2 ,there stop4--,fly away1 #be ,every thing that loves the day6 ,truth1 that hath but one face1 ,thus ,i charm thee from this place4 ,snakes that cast your coats for new1 ,chameleons that alter hue1 #cj ,hares that yearly sexes change1 ,proteus alt'ring oft and strange1 ,hecate with shapes three1 ,let this maiden changed be1 ,with this holy water wet1 #ce ,to the shape of ,amoret6 ,cynthia1 work thou with my charm6-- ,thus ,i draw thee1 free from harm1 ,draws her out of the well1 in the shape of ,,amoret4 ,up out of this blessed lake4 ,rise both like her and awake6 ,she awaketh4 #dj ,amar4 ,speak1 shepherd1 am ,i ,amoret to sight8 ,or hast thou mist in any magic rite1 ,for want of which any defect in me ,may make our practices discovered be8 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,by yonder moon1 but that ,i here do stand1 #de ,whose breath hath thus transform'd#cdfa thee1 and whose hand ,let thee down dry1 and pluckt thee up thus wet1 ,i should myself take thee for ,amoret6 ,thou art in clothes1 in feature1 voice and hue1 ,so like1 that sense cannot distinguish you4 #ej ,amar4 ,then1 this deceit1 which cannot crossed be1 ,at once shall lose her him1 and gain thee me4 ,hither she needs must come1 by promise made2 ,and1 sure1 his nature never was so bad1 ,to bid a virgin meet him in the wood1 #ee ,when night and fear are up1 but understood ',t was his part to come first4 ,being come1 ,i 'll say1 ,my constant love made me come first and stay2 ,then will ,i lead him further to the grove3 ,but stay you here1 and1 if his own true love #fj ,shall seek him here1 set her in some wrong path1 ,which say her lover lately trodden hath2 ,i'll not be far from hence4 ,if need there be1 ,here is another charm1 whose power will free ,gives a scroll4 ,the dazzled sense1 read by the moonbeams clear1 #fe ,and in my own true shape make me appear4 ,enter ,,perigot4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,stand close2 here's ,perigot1 whose constant heart ,longs to behold her in whose shape thou art4 ,retires with ,,amarillis4 ,peri4 ,this is the place4--,fair ,amoret6--,the hour ,is yet scarce come4 ,here every sylvan power #gj ,delights to be1 about yon sacred well1 ,which they have blest with many a powerful spell2 ,for never traveller in dead of night1 ,nor stray'd beasts have fall'n in2 but when sight ,hath fail'd them1 then their right way they have found #ge ,by help of them1 so holy is the ground1 ,but ,i will farther seek1 lest ,amoret ,should be first come1 and so stray long unmet4-- ,my ,amoret1 ,amoret6 ,exit4 ,amar4 coming forward4 ,perigot6#cdfb ,peri4 within4 ,my love6 ,amar4 ,i come1 my love6 ,exit4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,now she hath got ,her own desires1 and ,i shall gainer be #ha ,of my long-lookt-for hopes1 as well as she4 ,how bright the moon shines here1 as if she strove ,to show her glory in this little grove1 ,enter ,,amoret4 ,to some new-loved shepherd6 ,yonder is #he ,another ,amoret4 ,where differs this ,from that8 ,but that she ,perigot hath met1 ,i should have ta'en this for the counterfeit4 ,herbs1 woods1 and springs1 the power that in you lies1 ,if mortal men could know your properties6 #ij ,amo4 ,methinks it is not night2 ,i have no fear1 ,walking this wood1 of lion or of bear1 ,whose names at other times have made me quake1 ,when any shepherdess in her tale spake ,of some of them1 that underneath a wood #ie ,have torn true lovers that together stood2 ,methinks there are no goblins1 and men's talk1 ,that in these woods the nimble fairies walk1 ,are fables3 such a strong heart ,i have got ,because ,i come to meet with ,perigot4-- #ajj ,my ,perigot6 ,who 's that8 my ,perigot8 ,sull4 ,shep4 7coming forward47 ,fair maid6 ,amo4 ,aye me1 thou art not ,perigot8 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,but ,i can tell you news of ,perigot4 ,an hour together under yonder tree ,he sat with wreathed arms1 and call'd on thee ,and said1 8,why1 ,amoret1 stay'st thou so long80 #ajf ,then starting up1 down yonder path he flung1 ,lest thou hadst miss'd thy way4 ,were it daylight1 ,he could not yet have borne him out of sight4 ,amo4 ,thanks1 gentle shepherd2 and beshrew my stay1 #aaj ,that made me fearful ,i had lost my way4 ,as fast as my weak legs 7that cannot be ,weary with seeking him7 will carry me1 ,i'll follow3 and1 for this thy care of me1#cdfc ,pray ,pan thy love may ever follow thee6 ,exit4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,how bright she was1 how lovely did she show6 #aaf ,was it not pity to deceive her so8 ,she pluckt her garments up1 and tript away1 ,and with a virgin-innocence did pray #aai ,for me that perjur'd her4 ,whilst she was here1 ,methought the beams of light that did appear ,were shot from her2 methought the moon gave none ,but what it had from her4 ,she was alone ,with me2 if then her presence did so move1 ,why did ,i not assay to win her love8 #abe ,would she#cdfd not sure have yielded unto me8 ,women love only opportunity1 ,and not the man2 or if she had deni'd1 ,alone1 ,i might have forc'd her to have tri'd ,who had been stronger4 ,oh1 vain fool1 to let ,such blest occasion pass6 ,i'll follow yet2 #aca ,my blood is up2 ,i cannot now forbear4 ,enter ,,alexis and ,,cloe4 ,i come1 sweet ,amoret6--,soft1 who is here8 ,a pair of lovers8 ,he shall yield her me3 #acd ,now lust is up1 alike all women be4 ,retires4 ,alexis4 ,where shall we rest8 ,but for the love of me1 ,cloe1 ,i know1 ere this would weary be4 ,cloe4 ,alexis1 let us rest here1 if the place ,be private1 and out of the common trace ,of every shepherd2 for1 ,i understood1 #adj ,this night a number are about the wood3 ,then1 let us choose some place1 where1 out of sight1 ,we freely may enjoy our stol'n delight4 ,alexis4 ,then1 boldly here1 where we shall ne'er be found4 ,no shepherd's way lies here1 't is hallow'd ground2 #ade ,no maid seeks here her strayed cow or sheep2 ,fairies and fawns and satyrs do it keep4 ,then1 carelessly rest here1 and clip and kiss1 ,and let no fear make us our pleasures miss4 #adi ,cloe4 ,then1 lie by me3 the sooner we begin1 ,the longer ere the day descry our sin4 ,they lie down4 ,sull4 ,shep4 coming forward4 ,forbear to touch my love2 or1 by yon flame1 ,the greatest power that shepherds dare to name1 ,here where thou sit'st1 under this holy tree1 ,her to dishonour1 thou shalt buried be6 #aef ,alexis4 ,if ,pan himself should come out of the lawns1 ,with all his troops of satyrs and of fawns1 ,and bid me leave1 ,i swear by her two eyes 7,a greater oath than thine71 ,i would not rise6 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,then1 from the cold earth never thou shalt move1 #afj ,but lose at one stroke both thy life and love4 ,wounds him with his spear4 ,cloe4 ,hold1 gentle shepherd6 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,fairest shepherdess1 ,come you with me2 ,i do not love you less ,than that fond man1 that would have kept you there ,from me of more desert4 ,alexis4 ,oh1 yet forbear #afe ,to take her from me6 ,give me leave to die ,by her6 ,enter ,satyr2 ,sullen ,shepherd runs one way1 and ,,cloe another4 ,sat4 ,now1 whilst the moon doth rule the sky1 ,and the stars1 whose feeble light ,gives a pale shadow to the night1 ,are up1 great ,pan commanded me #agj ,to walk this grove about1 whilst he1 ,in a corner of the wood1 ,where never mortal foot hath stood1 ,keeps dancing1 music1 and a feast1 ,to entertain a lovely guest2 #age ,where he gives her many a rose1 ,sweeter than the breath that blows ,the leaves2 grapes1 berries of the best2 ,i never saw so great a feast4 ,but1 to my charge4 ,here must ,i stay1 #ahj ,to see what mortals lose their way1 ,and by a false fire1 seeming bright1 ,train them in and leave them right1 ,then must ,i watch if any be ,forcing of a chastity2 #ahe ,if ,i find it1 then in haste ,give my wreathed horn a blast1 ,and the fairies all will run1 ,wildly dancing by the moon1 ,and will pinch him to the bone1 #aij ,till his lustful thoughts be gone4 ,alexis4 ,oh1 death6 ,sat4 ,back again about this ground2 ,sure1 ,i hear a mortal sound4-- ,i bind thee by this powerful spell1 #aie ,by the waters of this well1 ,by the glimmering moonbeams bright1 ,speak again1 thou mortal wight6 ,alexis4 ,oh6 ,sat4 ,here the foolish mortal lies1 #bjj ,sleeping on the ground4--,arise6-- ,the poor wight is almost dead2 ,on the ground his wounds have bled1 ,and his clothes foul'd with his blood3 ,to my goddess in the wood #bje ,will ,i lead him1 whose hands pure ,will help this mortal wight to cure4 ,exit carrying ,,alexis4 ,re-enter ,,cloe4 ,cloe4 ,since ,i beheld yon shaggy man1 my breast ,doth pant2 each bush1 methinks1 should hide a beast4 ,yet my desire keeps still above my fear3 #baj ,i would fain meet some shepherd1 knew ,i where2 ,for from one cause of fear ,i am most free1 ,it is impossible to ravish me1 ,i am so willing4 ,here upon this ground ,i left my love1 all bloody with his wound2 #bae ,yet1 till that fearful shape made me begone1 ,though he were hurt1 ,i furnisht was of one2 ,but now both lost4--,alexis1 speak or move1 ,if thou hast any life2 thou art yet my love6-- ,he 's dead1 or else is with this little might #bbj ,crept from the bank for fear of that ill sprite4-- ,then1 where art thou that struck'st my love8 ,oh1 stay6 ,bring me thyself in change1 and then ,i 'll say ,thou hast some justice4 ,i will make thee trim ,with flowers and garlands that were meant for him2 #bbe ,i 'll clip thee round with both mine arms1 as fast ,as ,i did mean he should have been embrac'd4 ,but thou art fled4--,what hope is left for me8 ,i 'll run to ,daphnis in the hollow tree1 ,whom ,i did mean to mock2 though hope be small #bcj ,to make him bold1 rather than none at all1 ,i 'll try him2 his heart1 and my behaviour too1 ,perhaps may teach him what he ought to do4 ,exit4 ,re-enter ,sullen ,shepherd4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,this was the place4 ',t was but my feeble sight1 ,mixt with the horror of my deed1 and night1 #bce ,that shapt these fears1 and made me run away1 ,and lose my beauteous hardly-gotten prey4-- ,speak1 gentle shepherdess6 ,i am alone1 ,and tender love for love4--,but she is gone ,from me1 that1 having struck her lover dead1 ,for silly fear left her alone and fled4 #bda ,and see1 the wounded body is remov'd ,by her of whom it was so well belov'd4 ,enter ,,perigot1 and ,,amarillis in the shape of ,,amoret4 ,but all these fancies must be quite forgot4 ,i must lie close2 here comes young ,perigot1 #bde ,with subtle ,amarillis in the shape ,of ,amoret4 ,pray1 love1 he may not scape6 ,retires4 ,amar4 ,beloved ,perigot1 show me some place1 ,where ,i may rest my limbs weak with the chase ,of thee1 an hour before thou cam'st at least4 #bej ,peri4 ,beshrew my tardy steps6 ,here shalt thou rest ,upon this holy bank3 no deadly snake ,upon this turf herself in folds doth make2 ,here is no poison for the toad to feed2 ,here boldly spread thy hands2 no venom'd weed #bee ,dares blister them2 no slimy snail dare creep ,over thy face when thou art fast asleep2 ,here never durst the babbling cuckoo spit2#cdfe ,no slough of falling star did ever hit ,upon this bank3 let this thy cabin be2 #bfj ,this other1 set with violets1 for me4 ,they lie down4 ,amar4 ,thou dost not love me1 ,perigot4 ,peri4 ,fair maid1 ,you only love to hear it often said2 ,you do not doubt4 ,amar4 ,believe me1 but ,i do4 ,peri4 ,what1 shall we now begin again to woo8 #bfe ',t is the best way to make your lover last1 ,to play with him when you have caught him fast4 ,amar4 ,by ,pan ,i swear1 beloved#cdff ,perigot1 ,and by yon moon1 ,i think thou lov'st me not4 ,peri4 ,by ,pan ,i swear1--and1 if ,i falsely swear1 #bgj ,let him not guard my flocks2 let foxes tear ,my earliest lambs1 and wolves1 whilst ,i do sleep1 ,fall on the rest2 a rot among my sheep1-- ,i love thee better than the careful ewe #bgd ,the new-yean'd#cdfg lamb that is of her own hue3 ,i dote upon thee more than that young lamb ,doth on the bag that feeds him from his dam6 ,were there a sort#cdfh of wolves got in my fold1 ,and one ran after thee1 both young and old ,should be devour'd1 and it should be my strife ,to save thee1 whom ,i love above my life4 #bha ,amar4 ,how should ,i trust thee1 when ,i see thee choose ,another bed1 and dost my side refuse8 ,peri4 ',t was only that the chaste thoughts might be shown ',twixt thee and me1 although we were alone4 ,amar4 ,come1 ,perigot will show his power1 that he #bhf ,can make his ,amoret1 though she weary be1 ,rise nimbly from her couch1 and come to his4 ,here1 take thy ,amoret2 embrace and kiss4 ,lies down beside him4 ,peri4 ,what means my love8 ,amar4 ,to do as lovers should1 #bij ,that are to be enjoy'd1 not to be woo'd4 ,there 's ne'er a shepherdess in all the plain ,can kiss thee with more art2 there 's none can feign ,more wanton tricks4 ,peri4 ,forbear1 dear soul1 to try ,whether my heart be pure2 ,i 'll rather die #bie ,than nourish one thought to dishonour thee4 ,amar4 ,still think 'st thou such a thing as chastity ,is amongst women8 ,perigot1 there 's none ,that with her love is in a wood alone1 ,and would come home a maid3 be not abus'd ,with thy fond first belief2 let time be us'd4 #cja ,,perigot rises4 ,why dost thou rise8 ,peri4 ,my true heart thou hast slain6 ,amar4 ,faith1 ,perigot1 ,i 'll pluck thee down again4 ,peri4 ,let go1 thou serpent1 that into my breast ,hast with thy cunning div'd6--,art not in jest8 #cje ,amar4 ,sweet love1 lie down4 ,peri4 ,since this ,i live to see1 ,some bitter north wind blast my flocks and me6 ,amar4 ,you swore you lov'd1 yet will not do my will4 ,peri4 ,oh1 be as thou wert once1 ,i 'll love thee still6 ,amar4 ,i am as still ,i was1 and all my kind2 ,though other shows we have1 poor men to blind4 #caa ,peri4 ,then1 here ,i end all love2 and1 lest my vain ,belief should ever draw me in again1 ,before thy face1 that hast my youth misled1 ,i end my life6 my blood be on thy head6 #cae ,offers to kill himself with his spear4 ,amar4 rising4 ,oh1 hold thy hands1 thy ,amoret doth cry6 ,peri4 ,thou counsel'st well2 first1 ,amoret shall die1 ,that is the cause of my eternal smart6 ,amar4 ,oh1 hold6 ,exit4 ,peri4 ,this steel shall pierce thy lustful heart6 ,exit4 running after her4 ,the ,sullen ,shepherd steps out and un-charms her4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,up and down1 every where1 #cbj ,i strew the herbs1 to purge the air3 ,let your odour drive hence ,all mists that dazzle sense4 ,herbs and springs1 whose hidden might ,alters shapes1 and mocks the sight1 #cbe ,thus ,i charge ye to undo ,all before ,i brought ye to6 ,let her fly1 let her scape2 ,give again her own shape6 ,retires4 ,re-enter ,,amarillis in her own shape1 and ,,perigot following with his spear4 ,amar4 ,forbear1 thou gentle swain6 thou dost mistake2 #ccj ,she whom thou follow'st fled into the brake1 ,and as ,i crost thy way1 ,i met thy wrath2 ,the only fear of which near slain me hath4 ,peri4 ,pardon1 fair shepherdess3 my rage and night ,were both upon me1 and beguil'd my sight3 #cce ,but far be it from me to spill the blood ,of harmless maids that wander in the wood6 ,exit ,,amarillis4 ,enter ,,amoret4 ,amo4 ,many a weary step1 in yonder path1 ,poor hopeless ,amoret twice trodden hath1 ,to seek her ,perigot2 yet cannot hear #cdj ,his voice4--,my ,perigot6 ,she loves thee dear ,that calls4 ,peri4 ,see yonder where she is6 ,how fair ,she shows6 and yet her breath infects the air4 ,amo4 ,my ,perigot6 ,peri4 ,here4 ,amo4 ,happy6 ,peri4 ,hapless6 first ,it lights on thee3 the next blow is the worst4 #cde ,wounds her4 ,amo4 ,stay1 ,perigot6 ,my love1 thou art unjust4 ,falls4 ,peri4 ,death is the best reward that 's due to lust4 ,exit4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,now shall their love be crost3 for1 being struck1 ,i'll throw her in the fount1 lest being took ,by some night-traveller1 whose honest care #cej ,may help to cure her4-- ,comes forward4 ,shepherdess1 prepare ,yourself to die6 ,amo4 ,no mercy ,i do crave2 ,thou canst not give a worse blow than ,i have4 ,tell him that gave me this1 who lov'd him too1 ,he struck my soul1 and not my body through2 ,tell him1 when ,i am dead1 my soul shall be #cef ,at peace1 if he but think he injur'd me4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,in this fount be thy grave4 ,thou wert not meant ,sure for a woman1 thou art so innocent4-- ,he flings her into the well4 ,she cannot scape1 for1 underneath the ground1 #cfj ,in a long hollow the clear spring is bound1 ,till on yon side1 where the morn's sun doth look1 ,the struggling water breaks out in a brook4 ,exit4 ,the ,god of the ,river riseth with ,,amoret in his arms4 ,god of the ,r4 ,what powerful charms my streams do bring ,back again unto their spring1 #cfe ,with such force that ,i their god1 ,three times striking with my rod1 ,could not keep them in their ranks8 ,my fishes shoot into the banks2 ,there 's not one that stays and feeds1 #cgj ,all have hid them in the weeds4 ,here 's a mortal almost dead1 ,fall'n into my river-head1 ,hallowed so with many a spell1 ,that till now none ever fell4 #cge ',t is a female young and clear1 ,cast in by some ravisher3 ,see1 upon her breast a wound1 ,on which there is no plaster bound4 ,yet1 she 's warm1 her pulses beat1 #chj ',t is a sign of life and heat4-- ,if thou be'st a virgin pure1 ,i can give a present cure3 ,take a drop into thy wound1 ,from my watery locks1 more round #che ,than orient pearl1 and far more pure ,than unchaste flesh may endure4-- ,see1 she pants1 and from her flesh ,the warm blood gusheth out afresh4 ,she is an unpolluted maid2 #cij ,i must have this bleeding stay'd4 ,from my banks ,i pluck this flower ,with holy hand1 whose virtuous power ,is at once to heal and draw4 ,the blood returns4 ,i never saw #cie ,a fairer mortal4 ,now doth break ,her deadly slumber4--,virgin1 speak4 ,amo4 ,who hath restor'd my sense1 given me new breath1 ,and brought me back out of the arms of death8 ,god of the ,r4 ,i have heal'd thy wounds4 ,amo4 ,aye1 me6 #djj ,god of the ,r4 ,fear not him that succour'd thee4 ,i am this fountain's god3 below1 ,my waters to a river grow ,and 'twixt two banks with osiers set1 ,that only prosper in the wet1 #dje ,through the meadows do they glide1 ,wheeling still on every side1 ,sometimes winding round about1 ,to find the evenest channel out4 ,and if thou wilt go with me1 #daj ,leaving mortal company1 ,in the cool streams shalt thou lie1 ,free from harm as well as ,i3 ,i will give thee for thy food ,no fish that useth in the mud2 #dae ,but trout and pike1 that love to swim ,where the gravel from the brim ,through the pure streams may be seen2 ,orient pearl fit for a queen1 ,will ,i give1 thy love to win1 #dbj ,and a shell to keep them in2 ,not a fish in all my brook ,that shall disobey thy look1 ,but1 when thou wilt1 come sliding by1 ,and from thy white hand take a fly3 #dbe ,and1 to make thee understand ,how ,i can my waves command1 ,they shall bubble1 whilst ,i sing1 ,sweeter than the silver string4 ,sings4 ,,the ,,song ,do not fear to put thy feet #dcj ,naked in the river sweet2 ,think not leech1 or newt1 or toad1 ,will bite thy foot when thou hast trod2 ,nor let the water rising high1 ,as thou wad'st in1 make thee cry #dce ,and sob2 but ever live with me1 ,and not a wave shall trouble thee4 ,amo4 ,immortal power1 that rul'st this holy flood1 ,i know myself unworthy to be woo'd ,by thee1 a god2 for ere this1 but for thee1 #ddj ,i should have shown my weak mortality3 ,besides1 by holy oath betwixt us twain1 ,i am betroth'd unto a shepherd-swain1 ,whose comely face1 ,i know1 the gods above ,may make me leave to see1 but not to love4 #dde ,god of the ,r4 ,may he prove to thee as true ,fairest virgin1 now adieu3 ,i must make my waters fly1 ,lest they leave their channels dry1 ,and beasts that come unto the spring #dej ,miss their morning's watering2 ,which ,i would not2 for of late ,all the neighbour-people sate ,on my banks1 and from the fold ,two white lambs of three weeks old #dee ,offered to my deity2 ,for which this year they shall be free ,from raging floods1 that1 as they pass1 ,leave their gravel in the grass2 ,nor shall their meads be overflown #dfj ,when their grass is newly mown4 ,amo4 ,for thy kindness to me shown1 ,never from thy banks be blown ,any tree1 with windy force1 ,cross thy streams1 to stop my course2 #dfe ,may no beast that comes to drink1 ,with his horns cast down thy brink2 ,may none that for thy fish do look1 ,cut thy banks to dam thy brook2 ,barefoot may no neighbour wade #dgj ,in thy cool streams1 wife nor maid1 ,when the spawns on stones do lie1 ,to wash their hemp1 and spoil the fry6 ,god of the ,r4 ,thanks1 virgin4 ,i must down again4 ,thy wound will put thee to no pain4 #dge ,wonder not so soon 't is gone2 ,a holy hand was laid upon4 ,descends4 ,amo4 ,and ,i1 unhappy born to be1 ,must follow him that flies from me4 ,exit4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#cdfi ,enter ,,perigot4 ,peri4 ,she is untrue1 unconstant1 and unkind2 ,she's gone1 she's gone6 ,blow high1 thou northwest wind1 ,and raise the sea to mountains2 let the trees ,that dare oppose thy raging fury leese#cdgj ,their firm foundation2 creep into the earth1 #e ,and shake the world1 as at the monstrous birth ,of some new prodigy2 whilst ,i constant stand1 ,holding this trusty boar-spear in my hand1 ,and falling thus upon it4 ,offers to fall on his spear4 ,enter ,,amarillis running4 ,amar4 ,stay thy dead-doing hand6 ,thou art too hot #aj ,against thyself4 ,believe me1 comely swain1 ,if that thou diest1 not all the showers of rain ,the heavy clouds send down can wash away ,that foul unmanly guilt the world will lay ,upon thee4 ,yet thy love untainted stands3 #ae ,believe me1 she is constant2 not the sands ,can be so hardly numb'red as she won4 ,i do not trifle1 shepherd2 by the moon1 ,and all those lesser lights our eyes do view1 ,all that ,i told thee1 ,perigot1 is true4 #bj ,then1 be a free man2 put away despair ,and will to die2 smooth gently up that fair ,dejected forehead2 be as when those eyes ,took the first heat4 ,peri4 ,alas1 he double dies ,that would believe1 but cannot6 ',t is not well ,you keep me thus from dying1 here to dwell #bf ,with many worse companions4 ,but1 oh1 death6 ,i am not yet enamour'd of this breath ,so much but ,i dare leave it2 't is not pain ,in forcing of a wound1 nor after-gain #cj ,of many days1 can hold me from my will4 ',t is not myself1 but ,amoret1 bids kill4 ,amar4 ,stay but a little1 little2 but one hour2 ,and if ,i do not show thee1 through the power ,of herbs and words ,i have1 as dark as night1 #ce ,myself turn'd to thy ,amoret1 in sight1 ,her very figure1 and the robe she wears1 ,with tawny buskins1 and the hook she bears ,of thine own carving1 where your names are set1 ,wrought underneath with many a curious fret1 ,the primrose-chaplet1 tawdry-lace1#cdga and ring1 #da ,thou gav'st her for her singing1 with each thing ,else that she wears about her1 let me feel ,the first fell stroke of that revenging steel6 ,peri4 ,i am contented1 if there be a hope1 #de ,to give it entertainment for the scope ,of one poor hour4 ,go2 you shall find me next ,under yon shady beech1 even thus perplext1 ,and thus believing4 ,amar4 ,bind1 before ,i go1 ,thy soul by ,pan unto me1 not to do #ej ,harm or outrageous wrong upon thy life1 ,till my return4 ,peri4 ,by ,pan1 and by the strife ,he had with ,phoebus for the mastery1 ,when golden ,midas judg'd their minstrelsy1 ,i will not6 ,exeunt severally4 #ee ,,scene ,,ii4#cdgb ,enter ,satyr with ,,alexis4 ,sat4 ,softly gliding as ,i go1 ,with this burthen full of woe1 ,through still silence of the night ,guided by the glow-worm's light1 ,hither am ,i come at last4 #e ,many a thicket have ,i past2 ,not a twig that durst deny me1 ,not a bush that durst descry me ,to the little bird that sleeps ,on the slender spray2 nor creeps #aj ,that hardy worm with pointed tail1 ,but if ,i be under sail1 ,flying faster than the wind1 ,leaving all the clouds behind1 ,but doth hide her tender head #ae ,in some hollow tree1 or bed ,of seeded nettles2 not a hare ,can be started from his fare ,by my footing2 nor a wish ,is more sudden1 nor a fish #bj ,can be found with greater ease ,cut the vast unbounded seas1 ,leaving neither print nor sound1 ,than ,i1 when nimbly on the ground ,i measure many a league an hour4 #be ,but1 behold1 the happy power#cdgc ,that must ease me of my charge1 ,and by holy hand enlarge ,the soul of this sad man1 that yet ,lies fast bound in deadly fit3 #cj ,heaven and great ,pan succour it6-- ,hail1 thou beauty of the bower1 ,whiter than the paramour ,of my master6 ,let me crave ,thy virtuous help1 to keep from grave #ce ,this poor mortal1 that here lies1 ,waiting when the ,destinies ,will undo#cdgd his thread of life3 ,view the wound1 by cruel knife ,trencht into him4 #dj ,clo4 coming from the bower4 ,what art thou call'st me from my holy rites1 ,and with the feared name of death affrights ,my tender ears8 ,speak me thy name and will4 ,sat4 ,i am the ,satyr that did fill ,your lap with early fruit2 and will1 #de ,when ,i hap to gather more1 ,bring you better and more store4#cdge ,yet ,i come not empty now3 ,see1 a blossom from the bough2 ,but beshrew his heart that pull'd it1 #ej ,and his perfect sight that cull'd it ,from the other springing blooms6 ,for a sweeter youth the grooms ,cannot show me1 nor the downs1 ,nor the many neighbouring towns4 #ee ,low in yonder glade ,i found him2 ,softly in mine arms ,i bound him2 ,hither have ,i brought him sleeping ,in a trance1 his wounds fresh weeping1 ,in remembrance such youth may #fj ,spring and perish in a day4 ,clo4 ,satyr1 they wrong thee that do term thee rude2 ,though thou be'st outward-rough and tawny-hu'd1 ,thy manners are as gentle and as fair ,as his who brags himself born only heir #fe ,to all humanity4--,let me see thy wound3 ,this herb will stay the current1 being bound ,fast to the orifice1 and this restrain ,ulcers and swellings1 and such inward pain ,as the cold air hath forc'd into the sore2 #gj ,this to draw out such putrefying gore ,as inward falls4 ,sat4 ,heaven grant it may do good6 ,clo4 ,fairly wipe away the blood4 ,hold him gently1 till ,i fling #ge ,water of a virtuous#cdgf spring ,on his temples2 turn him twice ,to the moonbeams2 pinch him thrice2 ,that the labouring soul may draw ,from his great eclipse4 ,sat4 ,i saw #hj ,his eyelids moving4 ,clo4 ,give him breath2 ,all the danger of cold death ,now is vanisht6 ,with this plaster ,and this unction do ,i master ,all the fest'red ill that may #he ,give him grief another day4 ,sat4 ,see1 he gathers up his sprite1 ,and begins to hunt for light2 ,now 'a gaps and breathes again3 ,how the blood runs to the vein #ij ,that erst was empty6 ,alexis4 ,o my heart6 ,my dearest1 dearest ,cloe6 ,oh1 the smart ,runs through my side6 ,i feel some pointed thing ,pass through my bowels1 sharper than the sting ,of scorpion4---- #ie ,pan1 preserve me6--,what are you8 ,do not hurt me3 ,i am true ,to my ,cloe1 though she fly1 ,and leave me to this destiny4 ,there she stands1 and will not lend #ajj ,her smooth white hand to help her friend4 ,but ,i am much mistaken1 for that face ,bears more austerity and modest grace1 ,more reproving and more awe1 ,than these eyes yet ever saw #aje ,in my ,cloe4 ,oh1 my pain ,eagerly renews again6 ,give me your help for his sake you love best4 ,clo4 ,shepherd1 thou canst not possibly take rest1 ,till thou hast laid aside all heats1 desires1 #aaj ,provoking thoughts that stir up lusty fires1 ,commerce with wanton eyes1 strong blood1 and will ,to execute2 these must be purg'd until ,the vein grow whiter2 then repent1 and pray ,great ,pan to keep you from the like decay1 #aae ,and ,i shall undertake your cure with ease2 ,till when1 this virtuous plaster will displease#cdgg ,your tender sides4 ,give me your hand1 and rise6 ,help him a little1 ,satyr2 for his thighs ,yet are feeble4 ,alexis4 rising4 ,sure1 ,i have lost much blood4 ,sat4 ',t is no matter2 't was not good4 #aba ,mortal1 you must leave your wooing3 ,though there be a joy in doing1 ,yet it brings much grief behind it2 ,they best feel it1 that do find it4 #abe ,clo4 ,come1 bring him in2 ,i will attend his sore4-- ,when you are well1 take heed you lust no more4 ,,alexis is led into the bower4 ,sat4 ,shepherd1 see1 what comes of kissing2 ,by my head1 't were better missing4 ,brightest1 if there be remaining #acj ,any service1 without feigning ,i will do it2 were ,i set ,to catch the nimble wind1 or get ,shadows gliding on the green1 ,or to steal from the great queen #ace ,of fairies all her beauty2 ,i would do it1 so much duty ,do ,i owe those precious eyes4 ,clo4 ,i thank thee1 honest ,satyr4 ,if the cries ,of any other1 that be hurt or ill #adj ,draw thee unto them1 prithee1 do thy will ,to bring them hither4 ,sat4 ,i will2 and when the weather ,serves to angle in the brook1 ,i will bring a silver hook1 #ade ,with a line of finest silk1 ,and a rod as white as milk1 ,to deceive the little fish4 ,so ,i take my leave1 and wish ,on this bower may ever dwell #aej ,spring and summer6 ,clo4 ,friend1 farewell4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cdgh ,enter ,,amoret4 ,amo4 ,this place is ominous2 for here ,i lost ,my love and almost life1 and since have crost ,all these woods over2 ne'er a nook or dell1 ,where any little bird or beast doth dwell1 ,but ,i have sought it2 ne'er a bending brow #e ,of any hill1 or glade the wind sings through1 ,nor a green bank nor shade where shepherds use ,to sit and riddle1 sweetly pipe1 or choose ,their valentines1 that ,i have mist1 to find ,my love in4 ,perigot6 ,oh1 too unkind1 #aj ,why hast thou fled me8 ,whither art thou gone8 ,how have ,i wrong'd thee4 ,was my love alone ,to thee worthy this scorn'd recompense8 ',t is well2 ,i am content to feel it4 ,but ,i tell ,thee1 shepherd1 and these lusty woods shall hear1 #ae ,forsaken ,amoret is yet as clear ,of any stranger fire1 as heaven is ,from foul corruption1 or the deep abyss ,from light and happiness2 and thou mayst know ,all this for truth1 and how that fatal blow #bj ,thou gav'st me1 never from desert of mine ,fell on my life1 but from suspect of thine1 ,or fury more than madness4 ,therefore here1 ,since ,i have lost my life1 my love1 my dear1 ,upon this cursed place1 and on this green #be ,that first divorc'd us1 shortly shall be seen ,a sight of so great pity1 that each eye ,shall daily spend his spring in memory ,of my untimely fall4 ,enter ,,amarillis4 ,amar4 ,aside4 ,i am not blind1 ,nor is it through the working of my mind #cj ,that this shows ,amoret4 ,forsake me1 all ,that dwell upon the soul1 but what men call ,wonder1 or1 more than wonder1 miracle6 ,for1 sure1 so strange as this1 the oracle ,never gave answer of2 it passeth dreams1 #ce ,or madmen's fancy1 when the many streams ,of new imaginations rise and fall4 ',t is but an hour since these ears heard her call ,for pity to young ,perigot2 whilst he ,directed by his fury1 bloodily #dj ,lanc'd up her breast1 which bloodless fell and cold2 ,and1 if belief may credit what was told1 ,after all this1 the ,melancholy ,swain ,took her into his arms1 being almost slain1 ,and to the bottom of the holy well #de ,flung her1 for ever with the waves to dwell4 ',t is she1 the very same2 't is ,amoret1 ,and living yet2 the great powers will not let ,their virtuous love be crost4--,maid1 wipe away ,those heavy drops of sorrow1 and allay #ej ,the storm that yet goes high1 which1 not deprest1 ,breaks heart and life and all before it rest4 ,thy ,perigot---- ,amo4 ,where1 which is ,perigot8 ,amar4 ,sits there below1 lamenting much1 ,god wot1 ,thee and thy fortune4 ,go1 and comfort him2 #ee ,and thou shalt find him underneath a brim ,of sailing pines1 that edge yon mountain in4 ,amo4 ,i go1 ,i run4 ,heaven grant me ,i may win ,his soul again6 ,exit4 ,enter ,sullen ,shepherd4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,stay1 ,amarillis1 stay6 ,you are too fleet2 't is two hours yet to day4 #fj ,i have perform'd my promise2 let us sit ,and warm our bloods together1 till the fit ,come lively on us4 ,amar4 ,friend1 you are too keen2 ,the morning riseth1 and we shall be seen2 ,forbear a little4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,i can stay no longer4 #fe ,amar4 ,hold1 shepherd1 hold6 ,learn not to be a wronger ,of your word4 ,was not your promise laid1 ,to break their loves first8 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,i have done it1 maid4 ,amar4 ,no2 they are yet unbroken1 met again1 ,and are as hard to part yet as the stain #gj ,is from the finest lawn4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,i say they are ,now at this present parted1 and so far ,that they shall never meet4 ,amar4 ,swain1 't is not so2 ,for do but to yon hanging mountain go1 ,and there believe your eyes4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,you do but hold #ge ,off with delays and trifles4--,farewell1 cold ,and frozen bashfulness1 unfit for men6-- ,thus ,i salute thee1 virgin6 ,attempts to seize her4 ,amar4 ,and thus1 then1 ,i bid you follow3 catch me if you can6 ,exit4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,and1 if ,i stay behind1 ,i am no man6 ,exit1 running after her4 #hj ,,scene ,,iv4#cdgi ,enter ,,perigot4 ,peri4 ,night1 do not steal away2 ,i woo thee yet ,to hold a hard hand o'er the rusty bit ,that guides thy lazy team4 ,go back again1 ,botes1 thou that driv'st thy frozen wain ,round as a ring1 and bring a second night1 #e ,to hide my sorrows from the coming light2 ,let not the eyes of men stare on my face1 ,and read my falling2 give me some black place1 ,where never sunbeam shot his wholesome light1 ,that ,i may sit and pour out my sad sprite #aj ,like running water1 never to be known ,after the forced fall and sound is gone4 ,enter ,amoret1 looking for ,,perigot4 ,amo4 ,this is the bottom4#cdhj--,speak1 if thou be here1 ,my ,perigot6 ,thy ,amoret1 thy dear1 ,calls on thy loved name4 ,peri4 ,what art thou dare #ae ,tread these forbidden paths1 where death and care ,dwell on the face of darkness8 ,amo4 ',t is thy friend1 ,thy ,amoret1 come hither1 to give end ,to these consumings4 ,look up1 gentle boy3 ,i have forgot those pains and dear annoy #bj ,i suffer'd for thy sake1 and am content ,to be thy love again4 ,why hast thou rent ,those curled locks1 where ,i have often hung ,ribands and damask-roses1 and have flung ,waters distill'd1 to make thee fresh and gay1 #be ,sweeter than nosegays on a bridal day8 ,why dost thou cross thine arms1 and hang thy face ,down to thy bosom1 letting fall apace ,from those two little heavens1 upon the ground1 ,showers of more price1 more orient1 and more round1 #cj ,than those that hang upon the moon's pale brow8 ,cease these complainings1 shepherd3 ,i am now ,the same ,i ever was1 as kind and free1 ,and can forgive before you ask of me2 ,indeed1 ,i can and will4 ,peri4 ,so spoke my fair6 #ce ,oh1 you great working powers of earth and air1 ,water and forming fire1 why have you lent ,your hidden virtues of so ill intent8 ,even such a face1 so fair1 so bright of hue1 ,had ,amoret3 such words1 so smooth and new1 ,came flowing from her tongue2 such was her eye1 #da ,and such the pointed sparkle that did fly ,forth like a bleeding shaft2 all is the same1 ,the robe and buskins1 painted hook1 and frame ,of all her body4 ,oh me1 ,amoret6 #de ,amo4 ,shepherd1 what means this riddle8 ,why hath set ,so strong a difference 'twixt myself and me1 ,that ,i am grown another8 ,look1 and see ,the ring thou gav'st me1 and about my wrist ,that curious bracelet thou thyself dist twist #ej ,from those fair tresses4 ,know'st thou ,amoret8 ,hath not some newer love forc'd thee forget ,thy ancient faith8 ,peri4 ,still nearer to my love6 ,these be the very words she oft did prove ,upon my temper3 so she still would take #ee ,wonder into her face1 and silent make ,signs with her head and hand1 as who would say1 8,shepherd1 remember this another day40 ,amo4 ,am ,i not ,amoret8 ,where was ,i lost8 ,can there be heaven1 and time1 and men1 and most #fj ,of these unconstant8 ,faith1 where art thou fled8 ,are all the vows and protestations dead1 ,the hands held up1 the wishes and the heart8 ,is there not one remaining1 not a part ,of all these to be found8 ,why1 then1 ,i see #fe ,men never knew that virtue1 constancy4 ,peri4 ,men ever were most blessed1 till cross fate ,brought love and women forth1 unfortunate ,to all that ever tasted of their smiles2 ,whose actions are all double1 full of wiles2 #gj ,like to the subtle hare1 that 'fore the hounds ,makes many turnings1 leaps1 and many rounds1 ,this way and that way1 to deceive the scent ,of her pursuers4 ,amo4 ',t is but to prevent ,their speedy coming on1 that seek her fall2 #ge ,the hands of cruel men1 more bestial1 ,and of a nature more refusing good ,than beasts themselves1 or fishes of the flood4 ,peri4 ,thou art all these1 and more than nature meant ,when she created all2 frowns1 joys1 content2 #hj ,extreme fire for an hour1 and presently ,colder than sleepy poison1 or the sea ,upon whose face sits a continual frost2 ,your actions ever driven to the most1 ,then down again as low1 that none can find #he ,the rise or falling of a woman's mind4 ,amo4 ,can there be any age1 or days1 or time1 ,or tongues of men1 guilty so great a crime ,as wronging simple maid8 ,oh1 ,perigot1 ,thou that wast yesterday without a blot2 #ij ,thou that wast every good and every thing ,that men call blessed2 thou that wast the spring ,from whence our looser grooms drew all their best2 ,thou that wast always just and always blest ,in faith and promise2 thou that hadst the name #ie ,of virtuous given thee1 and made good the same ,ev'n from thy cradle2 thou that wast that all ,that men delighted in6 ,oh1 what a fall ,is this1 to have been so1 and now to be ,the only best in wrong and infamy6 #ajj ,and ,i to live to know this6 and by me1 ,that lov'd thee dearer than mine eyes1 or that ,which we esteem'd our honour1 virgin state6 ,dearer than swallows love the early morn1 ,or dogs of chase the sound of merry horn2 #aje ,dearer than thou canst love thy new love1 if thou hast ,another1 and far dearer than the last2 ,dearer than thou canst love thyself1 though all ,the self-love were within thee that did fall #aji ,with that coy swain that now is made a flower1 ,for whose dear sake ,echo weeps many a shower6 ,and am ,i thus rewarded for my flame8 ,lov'd worthily to get a wanton's name8 ,come1 thou forsaken willow1 wind my head1 ,and noise it to the world1 my love is dead6 #aae ,i am forsaken1 ,i am cast away1 ,and left for every lazy groom to say ,i was unconstant1 light1 and sooner lost ,than the quick clouds we see1 or the chill frost ,when the hot sun beats on it6 ,tell me yet1 #abj ,canst thou not love again thy ,amoret8 ,peri4 ,thou art not worthy of that blessed name2 ,i must not know thee4 ,fling thy wanton flame ,upon some lighter blood that may be hot ,with words and feigned passions2 ,perigot #abe ,was ever yet unstain'd1 and shall not now ,stoop to the meltings of a borrowed brow4 ,amo4 ,then hear me1 ,heaven1 to whom ,i call for right1 ,and you1 fair twinkling stars1 that crown the night2 #abi ,and hear me1 woods1 and silence of this place1 ,and ye1 sad hours1 that move a sullen pace2 ,hear me1 ye shadows1 that delight to dwell ,in horrid darkness1 and ye powers of hell1 ,whilst ,i breathe out my last6 ,i am that maid1 ,that yet-untainted ,amoret1 that play'd #ace ,the careless prodigal1 and gave away ,my soul to this young man that now dares say ,i am a stranger1 not the same1 more vild2#cdha ,and thus with much belief ,i was beguil'd4 ,i am that maid1 that have delay'd1 deni'd1 #adj ,and almost scorn'd the loves of all that tri'd ,to win me1 but this swain2 and yet confess ,i have been woo'd by many with no less ,soul of affection2 and have often had ,rings1 belts1 and cracknels1#cdhb sent me from the lad #ade ,that feeds his flocks down westward2 lambs and doves ,by young ,alexis2 ,daphnis sent me gloves2 ,all which ,i gave to thee3 nor these nor they ,that sent them did ,i smile on1 or e'er lay ,up to my after-memory4 ,but why #aej ,do ,i resolve to grieve1 and not to die8 ,happy had been the stroke thou gav'st1 if home2 ,by this time had ,i found a quiet room1 ,where every slave is free1 and every breast1 ,that living bred new care1 now lies at rest2 #aee ,and thither will poor ,amoret4 ,peri4 ,thou must4 ,was ever any man so loth to trust ,his eyes as ,i8 or was there ever yet ,any so like as this to ,amoret8 ,for whose dear sake ,i promise1 if there be #afj ,a living soul within thee1 thus to free ,thy body from it8 ,he hurts her again4 ,amo4 falling4 ,so1 this work hath end4 ,farewell1 and live2 be constant to thy friend ,that loves thee next4 ,enter ,satyr2 ,,perigot runs off4 ,sat4 ,see1 the day begins to break1 #afe ,and the light shoots like a streak ,of subtle fire2 the wind blows cold1 ,whilst the morning doth unfold2 ,now the birds begin to rouse1 ,and the squirrel from the boughs #agj ,leaps1 to get him nuts and fruit4 ,the early lark1 that erst was mute1 ,carols to the rising day ,many a note and many a lay3 ,therefore here ,i end my watch1 #age ,lest the wand'ring swain should catch ,harm1 or lose himself4 ,amo4 ,ah me6 ,sat4 ,speak again1 whate'er thou be2 ,i am ready2 speak1 ,i say2 ,by the dawning of the day1 #ahj ,by the power of night and ,pan1 ,i enforce thee speak again6 ,amo4 ,oh1 ,i am most unhappy4 ,sat4 ,yet more blood6 ,sure1 these wanton swains are wood4#cdhc #ahe ,can there be a hand or heart ,dare commit so vild a part ,as this murder8 ,by the moon1 ,that hid herself when this was done1 ,never was a sweeter face3 #aij ,i will bear her to the place ,where my goddess keeps1 and crave ,her to give her life or grave4 ,exit carrying ,,amoret4 ,,scene ,v4#cdhd ,enter ,,clorin4 ,clo4 ,here whilst one patient takes his rest secure1 ,i steal abroad to do another cure4-- ,pardon1 thou buried body of my love1 ,that from thy side ,i dare so soon remove2 ,i will not prove unconstant1 nor will leave #e ,thee for an hour alone4 ,when ,i deceive ,my first-made vow1 the wildest of the wood ,tear me1 and o'er thy grave let out my blood6 ,i go by wit to cure a lover's pain1 ,which no herb can2 being done1 ,i 'll come again4 ,exit4 #aj ,enter ,,thenot4 ,the4 ,poor shepherd1 in this shade for ever lie1 ,and seeing thy fair ,clorin's cabin1 die6 ,lying down4 ,oh1 hapless love1 which being answer'd1 ends6 ,and1 as a little infant cries and bends ,his tender brows1 when1 rolling of his eye1 #ae ,he hath espi'd something that glisters nigh1 ,which he would have2 yet1 give it him1 away ,he throws it straight1 and cries afresh to play ,with something else1 such my affection1 set ,on that which ,i should loathe1 if ,i could get4 #bj ,re-enter ,,clorin4 ,clo4 ,aside4 ,see1 where he lies6 ,did ever man but he ,love any woman for her constancy ,to her dead lover1 which she needs must end ,before she can allow him for her friend1 ,and he himself must needs the cause destroy #be ,for which he loves1 before he can enjoy8 ,poor shepherd1 ,heaven grant ,i at once may free ,thee from thy pain1 and keep my loyalty6-- ,shepherd1 look up4 ,the4 ,thy brightness doth amaze2 ,so ,phoebus may at noon bid mortals gaze2 #cj ,thy glorious constancy appears so bright1 ,i dare not meet the beams with my weak sight4 ,clo4 ,why dost thou pine away thyself for me8 ,the4 ,why dost thou keep such spotless constancy8 ,clo4 ,thou holy shepherd1 see what for thy sake #ce ,clorin1 thy ,clorin1 now dare undertake4 ,he starts up4 ,the4 ,stay there1 thou constant ,clorin6 ,if there be ,yet any part of woman left in thee1 ,to make thee light1 think yet before thou speak4 ,clo4 ,see1 what a holy vow for thee ,i break2 ,i1 that already have my fame far spread #da ,for being constant to my lover dead4 ,the4 ,think yet1 dear ,clorin1 of your love2 how true1 ,if you had died1 he would have been to you4 ,clo4 ,yet1 all ,i 'll lose for thee---- ,the4 ,think but how blest #de ,a constant woman is above the rest6 ,clo4 ,and offer up myself1 here on this ground1 ,to be dispos'd by thee4 ,the4 ,why dost thou wound1 ,his heart with malice against women more1 ,that hated all the sex but thee before8 #ej ,how much more pleasant had it been to me ,to die than to behold this change in thee6 ,yet1 yet return2 let not the woman sway6 ,clo4 ,insult not on her now1 nor use delay1 ,who for thy sake hath ventur'd all her fame4 #ee ,the4 ,thou hast not ventur'd1 but bought certain shame2 ,your sex's curse1 foul falsehood1 must and shall1 ,i see1 once in your lives1 light on you all4 ,i hate thee now4 ,yet turn6 ,clo4 ,be just to me3 ,shall ,i at once lose both my fame and thee8 #fj ,the4 ,thou hadst no fame2 that which thou didst like good ,was but thy appetite that sway'd thy blood ,for that time to the best3 for as a blast ,that through a house comes1 usually doth cast ,things out of order1 yet by chance may come1 ,and blow some one thing to his proper room1 #ff ,so did thy appetite1 and not thy zeal1 ,sway thee by chance to do some one thing well4 ,yet turn6 ,clo4 ,thou dost but try me1 if ,i would ,forsake thy dear embraces for my old #gj ,love's1 though he were alive3 but do not fear4 ,the4 ,i do contemn thee now1 and dare come near4 ,and gaze upon thee2 for methinks that grace1 ,austerity1 which sate upon that face1 ,is gone1 and thou like others4 ,false maid1 see4 ,this is the gain of foul inconstancy6 ,exit4 #gf ,clo4 ',t is done3 great ,pan1 ,i give thee thanks for it6-- ,what art could not have heal'd is cur'd by wit4 ,re-enter ,,thenot4 ,the4 ,will ye be constant yet8 ,will ye remove ,into the cabin to your buried love8 #hj ,clo4 ,no1 let me die1 but by thy side remain4 ,the4 ,there 's none shall know that thou didst ever stain ,thy worthy strictness1 but shall honour'd be1 ,and ,i will lie again under this tree1 ,and pine and die for thee with more delight #he ,than ,i have sorrow now to know thee light4 ,clo4 ,let me have thee1 and ,i 'll be where thou wilt4 ,the4 ,thou art of women's race1 and full of guilt4 ,farewell all hope of that sex6 ,whilst ,i thought ,there was one good1 ,i fear'd to find one naught3 ,but since their minds ,i all alike espy1 #ia ,henceforth ,i 'll choose1 as others1 by mine eye4 ,exit4 ,clo4 ,blest be ye powers that gave such quick redress1 ,and for my labours sent so good success6 ,i rather choose1 though ,i a woman be1 #ie ,he should speak ill of all than die for me4 ,exit into the bower4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#cdhe ,enter ,priest of ,pan and ,old ,shepherd4 ,priest4 ,shepherds1 rise1 and shake off sleep6 ,see1 the blushing morn doth peep ,through the windows1 whilst the sun ,to the mountain-tops is run1 ,gilding all the vales below #e ,with his rising flames1 which grow ,greater by his climbing still4 ,up1 ye lazy grooms1 and fill ,bag and bottle for the field6 ,clasp your cloaks fast1 lest they yield #aj ,to the bitter north-east wind4 ,call the maidens up1 and find ,who lay longest1 that she may ,go without a friend all day2 ,then reward your dogs1 and pray #ae ,pan to keep you from decay3 ,so unfold1 and then away6 ,what1 not a shepherd stirring8 ,sure1 the grooms ,have found their beds too easy1 or the rooms ,fill'd with such new delight and heat1 that they #bj ,have both forgot their hungry sheep and day4 ,knock1 that they may remember what a shame ,sloth and neglect lays on a shepherd's name4 ,old ,shep4 after knocking at several doors4 ,it is to little purpose2 not a swain ,this night hath known his lodging here1 or lain ,within these cotes2 the woods1 or some near town #bf ,that is a neighbour to the bordering down1 ,hath drawn them thither 'bout some lusty sport1 ,or spiced wassail bowl1 to which resort ,all the young men and maids of many a cote1 #cj ,whilst the trim minstrel strikes his merry note4 ,priest4 ,god pardon sin6--,show me the way that leads ,to any of their haunts4 ,old ,shep4 ,this to the meads1 ,and that down to the woods4 ,priest4 ,then1 this for me4 ,come1 shepherd1 let me crave your company4 ,exeunt4 #ce ,,scene ,,ii4#cdhf ,enter ,,clorin in her cabin1 ,,alexis with her4 ,clo4 ,now your thoughts are almost pure1 ,and your wound begins to cure2 ,strive to banish all that 's vain1 ,lest it should break out again4 ,alexis4 ,eternal thanks to thee1 thou holy maid6 #e ,i find my former wand'ring thoughts well staid ,through thy wise precepts3 and my outward pain ,by thy choice herbs is almost gone again4 ,thy sex's vice and virtue are reveal'd ,at once2 for what one hurt another heal'd4 #aj ,clo4 ,may thy grief more appease6 ,relapses are the worst disease4 ,take heed how you in thought offend2 ,so mind and body both will mend4 ,enter ,satyr1 carrying ,,amoret4 ,amo4 ,be'st thou the wildest creature of the wood1 #ae ,that bear'st me thus away1 drown'd in my blood1 ,and dying1 know ,i cannot injur'd be2 ,i am a maid2 let that name fight for me4 ,sat4 ,fairest virgin1 do not fear ,me1 that doth thy body bear1 #bj ,not to hurt1 but heal'd to be2 ,men are ruder far than we4-- ,see1 fair goddess1 in the wood ,they have let out yet more blood4 ,some savage man hath struck her breast1 #be ,so soft and white1 that no wild beast ,durst ha' toucht1 asleep or 'wake2 ,so sweet1 that adder1 newt1 or snake1 ,would have lain1 from arm to arm1 ,on her bosom to be warm #cj ,all a night1 and1 being hot1 ,gone away1 and stung her not4 ,quickly clap herbs to her breast4 ,a man1 sure1 is a kind of beast4 ,clo4 ,with spotless hand on spotless breast #ce ,i put these herbs1 to give thee rest2 ,which till ,i heal thee1 will abide1 ,if both be pure2 if not1 off slide4-- ,see1 it falls off from the wound6 ,shepherdess1 thou art not sound1 #dj ,full of lust4 ,sat4 ,who would have thought it8 ,so fair a face6 ,clo4 ,why1 that hath brought it4 ,amo4 ,for aught ,i know or think1 these words my last1 ,yet1 ,pan so help me as my thoughts are chaste6 ,clo4 ,and so may ,pan bless this my cure1 #de ,as all my thoughts are just and pure6 ,some uncleanness nigh doth lurk1 ,that will not let my medicines work4-- ,satyr1 search if thou canst find it4 ,sat4 ,here away methinks ,i wind#cdhg it3 #ej ,stronger yet4--,oh1 here they be2 ,here1 here1 in a hollow tree1 ,two fond mortals have ,i found4 ,clo4 ,bring them out2 they are unsound4 ,enter ,,cloe and ,,daphnis4 ,sat4 ,by the fingers thus ,i wring ye1 #ee ,to my goddess thus ,i bring ye2 ,strife is vain1 come gently in4-- ,i scented them2 they 're full of sin4 ,clo4 ,hold1 ,satyr2 take this glass1 ,sprinkle over all the place1 #fj ,purge the air from lustful breath1 ,to save this shepherdess from death3 ,and stand you still whilst ,i do dress ,her wound1 for fear the pain increase4 ,sat4 ,from this glass ,i throw a drop #fe ,of crystal water on the top ,of every grass1 on flowers a pair3 ,send a fume1 and keep the air ,pure and wholesome1 sweet and blest1 ,till this virgin's wound be drest4-- #gj ,clo4 ,satyr1 help to bring her in4 ,sat4 ,by ,pan1 ,i think she hath no sin1 ,carrying ,,amoret into the bower4 ,she is so light4--,lie on these leaves4 ,sleep1 that mortal sense deceives1 ,crown thine eyes and ease thy pain2 #ge ,may'st thou soon be well again6 ,clo4 ,satyr1 bring the shepherd near2 ,try him1 if his mind be clear4 ,sat4 ,shepherd1 come4 ,daph4 ,my thoughts are pure4 ,sat4 ,the better trial to endure4 #hj ,clo4 ,in this flame his finger thrust1 ,which will burn him if he lust2 ,but if not1 away will turn1 ,as loth unspotted flesh to burn4-- ,satyr applies ,,daphnis',s finger to the taper4 ,see1 it gives back2#cdhh let him go1 #he ,farewell1 mortal3 keep thee so4 ,exit ,,daphnis4 ,stay1 fair nymph2 fly not so fast2 ,we must try if you be chaste4-- ,here 's a hand that quakes for fear2 ,sure1 she will not prove so clear4 #ij ,clo4 ,hold her finger to the flame2 ,that will yield her praise or shame4 ,sat4 ,to her doom she dares not stand1 ,applies ,,cloe',s finger to the taper4 ,but plucks away her tender hand2 ,and the taper darting sends #ie ,his hot beams at her fingers' ends4-- ,oh1 thou art foul within1 and hast ,a mind1 if nothing else1 unchaste6 ,alex4 ,is not that ,cloe8 ',t is my love1 't is she6 ,cloe1 fair ,cloe6 ,cloe4 ,my ,alexis6 ,alex4 ,he4 #ajj ,cloe4 ,let me embrace thee4 ,clo4 ,take her hence1 ,lest her sight disturb his sense4 ,alex4 ,take not her2 take my life first6 ,clo4 ,see his wound again is burst6 ,keep her near1 here in the wood1 #aje ,till ,i ha' stopt these streams of blood4 ,satyr leads off ,,cloe4 ,soon again he ease shall find1 ,if ,i can but still his mind4 ,this curtain thus ,i do display1 ,to keep the piercing air away4 #aaj ,draws a curtain before the bower4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cdhi ,enter ,old ,shepherd and ,priest of ,pan4 ,priest4 ,sure1 they are lost for ever2 't is in vain ,to find them out with trouble and much pain ,that have a ripe desire and forward will ,to fly the company of all but ill4 ,what shall be counsell'd now8 ,shall we retire1 ,or constant follow still that first desire #f ,we had to find them8 ,old ,shep4 ,stay a little while2 ,for1 if the morning's mist do not beguile ,my sight with shadows1 sure ,i see a swain3 ,one of this jolly troop 's come back again4 #aj ,enter ,,thenot4 ,priest4 ,dost thou not blush1 young shepherd1 to be known ,thus without care leaving thy flocks alone1 ,and following what desire and present blood ,shapes out before thy burning sense for good2 ,having forgot what tongue hereafter may #ae ,tell to the world thy falling off1 and say ,thou art regardless both of good and shame1 ,spurning at virtue and a virtuous name8 ,and like a glorious desperate man1 that buys ,a poison of much price1 by which he dies1 #bj ,dost there lay out for lust1 whose only gain ,is foul disease1 with present age and pain1 ,and then a grave8 ,these be the fruits that grow ,in such hot veins1 that only beat to know ,where they may take most ease1 and grow ambitious #be ,through their own wanton fire and pride delicious4 ,the4 ,right holy sir1 ,i have not known this night ,what the smooth face of mirth was1 or the sight ,of any looseness2 music1 joy1 and ease1 ,have been to me as bitter drugs to please #cj ,a stomach lost with weakness1 not a game ,that ,i am skill'd at throughly3 nor a dame1 ,went her tongue smoother than the feet of time1 ,her beauty ever-living like the rhyme ,our blessed ,tityrus#cdij did sing of yore2 #ce ,no1 were she more enticing than the store ,of fruitful summer1 when the loaden tree ,bids the faint traveller be bold and free2 ',t were but to me like thunder 'gainst the bay1 ,whose lightning may enclose1 but never stay #dj ,upon his charmed branches2 such am ,i ,against the catching flames of woman's eye4 ,priest4 ,then1 wherefore hast thou wand'red8 ,the4 ',t was a vow ,that drew me out last night1 which ,i have now ,strictly perform'd1 and homewards go to give #de ,fresh pasture to my sheep1 that they may live4 ,priest4 ',t is good to hear you1 shepherd1 if the heart ,in this well-sounding music bear his part4 ,where have you left the rest8 ,the4 ,i have not seen1 ,since yesternight we met upon this green #ej ,to fold our flocks up1 any of that train2 ,yet have ,i walkt those woods round1 and have lain ,all this long night under an aged tree2 ,yet neither wand'ring shepherd did ,i see1 ,or shepherdess2 or drew into mine ear #ee ,the sound of living thing1 unless it were ,the nightingale1 among the thick-leav'd spring ,that sits alone in sorrow1 and doth sing ,whole nights away in mourning2 or the owl1 ,or our great enemy1#cdia that still doth howl #fj ,against the moon's cold beams4 ,priest4 ,go1 and beware ,of after-falling4 ,the4 ,father1 't is my care4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,daphnis4 ,old ,shep4 ,here comes another straggler2 sure ,i see ,a shame in this young shepherd4--,daphnis8 ,daph4 ,he4 ,priest4 ,where hast thou left the rest1 that should have been #fe ,long before this grazing upon the green ,their yet-imprison'd flocks8 ,daph4 ,thou holy man1 ,give me a little breathing1 till ,i can ,be able to unfold what ,i have seen2 ,such horror1 that the like hath never been #gj ,known to the ear of shepherd4 ,oh1 my heart ,labours a double motion to impart ,so heavy tidings6 ,you all know the bower ,where the chaste ,clorin lives1 by whose great power ,sick men and cattle have been often cur'd2 #ge ,there lovely ,amoret1 that was assur'd#cdib ,to lusty ,perigot1 bleeds out her life1 ,forc'd by some iron hand and fatal knife2 ,and1 by her1 young ,alexis4 ,enter ,,amarillis1 running from her ,sullen ,shepherd4 ,amar4 ,if there be ,ever a neighbour-brook or hollow tree1 #hj ,receive my body1 close me up from lust ,that follows at my heels6 ,be ever just1 ,thou god of shepherds1 ,pan1 for her dear sake ,that loves the rivers' brinks1 and still doth shake ,in cold remembrance of thy quick pursuit2 #he ,let me be made a reed1 and1 ever mute1 ,nod to the waters' fall1 whilst every blast ,sings through my slender leaves that ,i was chaste6 ,priest4 ,this is a night of wonder4--,amarill1 ,be comforted3 the holy gods are still #ij ,revengers of these wrongs4 ,amar4 ,thou blessed man1 ,honour'd upon these plains1 and lov'd of ,pan1 ,hear me1 and save from endless infamy ,my yet-unblasted flower1 virginity6 ,by all the garlands that have crown'd that head1 #ie ,by thy chaste office1 and the marriage-bed ,that still is blessed by thee2 by all the rites ,due to our god1 and by those virgin-lights ,that burn before his altar2 let me not ,fall from my former state1 to gain the blot #ajj ,that never shall be purg'd6 ,i am not now ,that wanton ,amarillis3 here ,i vow ,to ,heaven1 and thee1 grave father1 if ,i may ,scape this unhappy night1 to know the day ,a virgin1 never after to endure #aje ,the tongues or company of men unpure6 ,i hear him come2 save me6 ,priest4 ,retire a while ,behind this bush1 till we have known that vile ,abuser of young maidens4 ,they retire4 ,enter ,sullen ,shepherd4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,stay thy pace1 ,most lov'd ,amarillis2 let the chase #aaj ,grow calm and milder3 fly me not so fast3 ,i fear the pointed brambles have unlac'd ,thy golden buskins4 ,turn again1 and see ,thy shepherd follow1 that is strong and free1 ,able to give thee all content and ease4 #aae ,i am not bashful1 virgin2 ,i can please ,at first encounter1 hug thee in mine arm1 ,and give thee many kisses1 soft and warm ,as those the sun prints on the smiling cheek ,of plums or mellow peaches2 ,i am sleek #abj ,and smooth as ,neptune when stern ,aeolus ,locks up his surly winds1 and nimbly thus ,can show my active youth4 ,why dost thou fly8 ,remember1 ,amarillis1 it was ,i ,that kill'd ,alexis for thy sake1 and set #abe ,an everlasting hate 'twixt ,amoret ,and her beloved ,perigot2 't was ,i ,that drown'd her in the well1 where she must lie ,till time shall leave to be4 ,then1 turn again1 #abi ,turn with thy open arms1 and clip#cdic the swain ,that hath perform'd all this2 turn1 turn1 ,i say2 ,i must not be deluded4 ,priest coming forward4 ,monster1 stay6 ,thou that art like a canker to the state ,thou liv'st and breath'st in1 eating with debate ,through every honest bosom1 forcing still #ace ,the veins of any that may serve thy will2 ,thou that hast offer'd with a sinful hand ,to seize upon this virgin1 that doth stand ,yet trembling here6 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,good holiness1 declare ,what had the danger been1 if being bare #adj ,i had embrac'd her2 tell me1 by your art1 ,what coming wonders would that sight impart4 ,priest4 ,lust and a branded soul4 ,sull4 ,shep4 ,yet1 tell me more2 ,hath not our mother ,nature1 for her store ,and great encrease1 said it is good and just1 #ade ,and will'd that every living creature must ,beget his like8 ,priest4 ,you're better read than ,i1 ,i must confess1 in blood and lechery4-- ,now to the bower1 and bring this beast along1 ,where he may suffer penance for his wrong4 ,exeunt4 #aej ,,scene ,,iv4#cdid ,enter ,,perigot1 with his hand bloody4 ,peri4 ,here will ,i wash it in the morning's dew1 ,which she on every little grass doth strew ,in silver drops against the sun's appear2#cdie ',t is holy water1 and will make me clear4 ,my hand will not be cleans'd4--,my wronged love1 #e ,if thy chaste spirit in the air yet move1 ,look mildly down on him that yet doth stand ,all full of guilt1 thy blood upon his hand2 ,and though ,i struck thee undeservedly1 ,let my revenge on her that injur'd thee #aj ,make less a fault which ,i intended not4 ,and let these dew-drops wash away my spot6-- ,it will not cleanse4 ,oh1 to what sacred flood ,shall ,i resort1 to wash away this blood8 ,amidst these trees the holy ,clorin dwells1 #ae ,in a low cabin of cut boughs1 and heals ,all wounds3 to her ,i will myself address1 ,and my rash faults repentantly confess2 ,perhaps she 'll find a means1 by art or prayer1 ,to make my hand1 with chaste blood stained1 fair4 #bj ,that done1 not far hence1 underneath some tree ,i 'll have a little cabin built1 since she ,whom ,i ador'd is dead2 there will ,i give ,myself to strictness1 and1 like ,clorin1 live4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,v4#cdif ,the curtain is drawn1 ,,clorin appears sitting in the cabin1 ,,amoret sitting on the one side of her1 ,,alexis and ,,cloe on the other2 the ,satyr standing by4 ,clo4 ,shepherd1 once more your blood is staid3 ,take example by this maid1 ,who is heal'd ere you be pure2 ,so hard it is lewd lust to cure4 ,take heed1 then1 how you turn your eye #e ,on this#cdig other lustfully4-- ,and1 shepherdess1 take heed lest you ,move his willing eye thereto3 ,let no wring1 nor pinch1 nor smile1 ,of yours his weaker sense beguile4-- #aj ,is your love yet true and chaste1 ,and for ever so to last8 ,alexis4 ,i have forgot all vain desires1 ,all looser thoughts1 ill-temp'red fires3 ,true love ,i find a pleasant fume1 #ae ,whose moderate heat can ne'er consume4 ,cloe4 ,and ,i a new fire feel in me1 ,whose chaste flame is not quencht to be4 ,clo4 ,join your hands with modest touch1 ,and for ever keep you such4 #bj ,enter ,,perigot4 ,peri4 ,aside4 ,yon is her cabin3 thus far off ,i 'll stand1 ,and call her forth2 for my unhallowed hand ,i dare not bring so near yon sacred place4-- ,clorin1 come forth1 and do a timely grace ,to a poor swain4 ,clo4 ,what art thou that dost call8 #be ,clorin is ready to do good to all3 ,come near4 ,peri4 ,i dare not4 ,clo4 ,satyr1 see ,who it is that calls on me4 ,sat4 coming from the bower4 ,there1 at hand1 some swain doth stand1 ,stretching out a bloody hand4 #cj ,peri4 ,come1 ,clorin1 bring thy holy waters clear1 ,to wash my hand4 ,clo4 coming out4 ,what wonders have been here ,to-night6 ,stretch forth thy hand1 young swain2 ,wash and rub it1 whilst ,i rain ,holy water4 ,peri4 ,still you pour1 #ce ,but my hand will never scour4 ,clo4 ,satyr1 bring him to the bower3 ,we will try the sovereign power ,of other waters4 ,sat4 ,mortal1 sure1 ',t is the blood of maiden pure #dj ,that stains thee so4 ,the ,satyr leadeth him to the bower1 where he spieth ,,amoret1 and kneeling down1 she knoweth him4 ,peri4 ,whate'er thou be1 ,be'st thou her sprite1 or some divinity1 ,that in her shape thinks good to walk this grove1 ,pardon poor ,perigot6 ,amo4 ,i am thy love1 ,thy ,amoret1 for evermore thy love3 #de ,strike once more on my naked breast1 ,i'll prove ,as constant still4 ,oh1 couldst thou love me yet1 ,how soon could ,i my former griefs forget6 ,peri4 ,so over-great with joy that you live1 now ,i am1 that no desire of knowing how #ej ,doth seize me4 ,hast thou still power to forgive8 ,amo4 ,whilst thou hast power to love1 or ,i to live3 ,more welcome now than hadst thou never gone ,astray from me6 ,peri4 ,and when thou lov'st alone1 #ed ,and not ,i thee1 death1 or some ling'ring pain ,that's worse1 light on me6 ,clo4 ,now your stain ,perhaps will cleans'd be2#cdih once again4 ,see1 the blood that erst did stay1 ,with the water drops away4 ,all the powers again are pleas'd1 #fj ,and with this new knot are appeas'd4 ,join your hands1 and rise together3 ,pan be blest that brought you hither6 ,enter ,priest of ,pan and ,old ,shepherd4 ,go back again1 whate'er thou art2 unless ,smooth maiden-thoughts possess thee1 do not press #fe ,this hallowed ground4--,go1 ,satyr1 take his hand1 ,and give him present trial4 ,sat4 ,mortal1 stand1 ,till by fire ,i have made known ,whether thou be such a one ,that mayst freely tread this place4 #gj ,hold thy hand up4--,never was ,applying the ,priest's hand to the taper4 ,more untainted flesh than this4 ,fairest1 he is full of bliss4 ,clo4 ,then boldly speak1 why dost thou seek this place8 ,priest4 ,first1 honour'd virgin1 to behold thy face1 #ge ,where all good dwells that is2 next1 for to try ,the truth of late report was given to me1-- ,those shepherds that have met with foul mischance1 ,through much neglect and more ill governance1 ,whether the wounds they have may yet endure #hj ,the open air1 or stay a longer cure2 ,and lastly1 what the doom may be shall light ,upon those guilty wretches1 through whose spite ,all this confusion fell2 for to this place1 ,thou holy maiden1 have ,i brought the race #he ,of these offenders1 who have freely told ,both why and by what means they gave this bold ,attempt upon their lives4 ,clo4 ,fume all the ground1 ,and sprinkle holy water1 for unsound ,and foul infection 'gins to fill the air3 #ij ,it gathers yet more strongly2 take a pair ,the ,satyr fumes the ground1 etc4 ,of censers fill'd with frankincense and myrrh1 ,together with cold camphire quickly stir ,thee1 gentle ,satyr1 for the place begins ,to sweat and labour with th' abhorred sins #ie ,of those offenders3 let them not come nigh1 ,for full of itching flame and leprosy ,their very souls are1 that the ground goes back1 ,and shrinks to feel the sullen weight of black ,and so unheard-of venom4--,hie thee fast1 #ajj ,thou holy man1 and banish from the chaste ,these manlike monsters2 let them never more ,be known upon these downs1 but1 long before ,the next sun's rising1 put them from the sight ,and memory of every honest wight3 #aje ,be quick in expedition1 lest the sores ,of these weak patients break into new gores4#cdii ,exit ,priest4 ,peri4 ,my dear1 dear ,amoret1 how happy are ,those blessed pairs1 in whom a little jar ,hath bred an everlasting love1 too strong #aaj ,for time1 or steel1 or envy to do wrong6 ,how do you feel your hurts8 ,alas1 poor heart1 ,how much ,i was abus'd6 ,give me the smart1 ,for it is justly mine4 ,amo4 ,i do believe1 ,it is enough1 dear friend2 leave off to grieve1 #aae ,and let us once more1 in despite of ill1 ,give hands and hearts again4 ,peri4 ,with better will ,than e'er ,i went to find in hottest day ,cool crystal of the fountain1 to allay #aai ,my eager thirst4 ,may this band never break6 ,hear us1 oh1 ,heaven6 ,amo4 ,be constant4 ,peri4 ,else ,pan wreak ,with double vengeance my disloyalty6 ,let me not dare to know the company ,of men1 or any more behold those eyes6 ,amo4 ,thus1 shepherd1 with a kiss all envy dies4 #abe ,re-enter ,priest of ,pan4 ,priest4 ,bright maid1 ,i have perform'd your will4 ,the swain ,in whom such heat and black rebellions reign ,hath undergone your sentence and disgrace2 ,only the maid ,i have reserv'd1 whose face ,shows much amendment2 many a tear doth fall #acj ,in sorrow of her fault4 ,great fair1 recall ,your heavy doom1 in hope of better days1 ,which ,i dare promise2 once again upraise ,her heavy spirit1 that near drowned lies ,in self-consuming care that never dies4 #ace ,clo4 ,i am content to pardon3 call her in4-- ,the air grows cool again1 and doth begin ,to purge itself3 how bright the day doth show ,after this stormy cloud6--,go1 ,satyr1 go1 ,and with this taper boldly try her hand4 #adj ,if she be pure and good1 and firmly stand ,to be so still1 we have perform'd a work ,worthy the gods themselves4 ,satyr brings ,,amarillis in4 ,sat4 ,come forward1 maiden2 do not lurk1 ,nor hide your face with grief and shame2 #ade ,now or never get a name ,that may raise thee1 and re-cure ,all thy life that was impure4 ,hold your hand unto the flame2 ,if thou be'st a perfect dame1 #aej ,or hast truly vow'd to mend1 ,this pale fire will be thy friend4--,applies her hand to the taper4 ,see1 the taper hurts her not6 ,go thy ways2 let never spot ,henceforth seize upon thy blood3 #aee ,thank the gods1 and still be good4 ,clo4 ,young shepherdess1 now ye are brought again ,to virgin-state1 be so1 and so remain ,to thy last day1 unless the faithful love #aei ,of some good shepherd force thee to remove2 ,then labour to be true to him1 and live ,as such a one that ever strives to give ,a blessed memory to after-time2 ,be famous for your good1 not for your crime4-- ,now1 holy man1 ,i offer up again #afe ,these patients1 full of health and free from pain4 ,keep them from after-ills2 be ever near ,unto their actions2 teach them how to clear ,the tedious way they pass through from suspect2 ,keep them from wronging others1 or neglect #agj ,of duty in themselves2 correct the blood ,with thrifty bits#cejj and labour2 let the flood1 ,or the next neighbouring spring1 give remedy ,to greedy thirst and travail1 not the tree #agd ,that hangs with wanton clusters2 let not wine1 ,unless in sacrifice or rites divine1 ,be ever known of shepherds2 have a care1 ,thou man of holy life6 ,now do not spare ,their faults through much remissness1 nor forget #agi ,to cherish him whose many pains and sweat ,hath giv'n increase and added to the downs4 ,sort all your shepherds from the lazy clowns ,that feed their heifers in the budded brooms4 ,teach the young maidens strictness1 that the grooms ,may ever fear to tempt their blowing youth1 #ahe ,banish all compliment1 but single truth1 ,from every tongue and every shepherd's heart2 ,let them still use persuading1 but no art4 ,thus1 holy priest1 ,i wish to thee and these ,all the best goods and comforts that may please4 #aij ,all4 ,and all those blessings ,heaven did ever give1 ,we pray upon this bower may ever live4 ,priest4 ,kneel1 every shepherd1 whilst with powerful hand ,i bless your after-labours1 and the land ,you feed your flocks upon4 ,great ,pan defend you #aie ,from misfortune1 and amend you2 ,keep you from those dangers still ,that are followed by your will2 ,give ye means to know at length1 ,all your riches1 all your strength1 #bjj ,cannot keep your foot from falling ,to lewd lust1 that still is calling ,at your cottage1 till his power ,bring again that golden hour ,of peace and rest to every soul2 #bje ,may his care of you control ,all diseases1 sores1 or pain1 ,that in after-time may reign ,either in your flocks or you2 ,give ye all affections new1 #baj ,new desires1 and tempers new1 ,that ye may be ever true6 ,now rise1 and go2 and1 as ye pass away1 ,sing to the ,god of ,sheep that happy lay ,that honest ,dorus taught ye1--,dorus1 he #bae ,that was the soul and god of melody4 ,they all sing and strew the ground with flowers4 ,,the ,,song4 ,all ye woods1 and trees1 and bowers1 ,all ye virtues and ye powers ,that inhabit in the lakes1 ,in the pleasant springs or brakes1 #bbj ,move your feet ,to our sound1 ,whilst we greet ,all this ground ,with his honour and his name #bbe ,that defends our flocks from blame4 ,he is great1 and he is just1 ,he is ever good1 and must ,thus be honour'd4 ,daffadillies1 ,roses1 pinks1 and loved lilies1 #bcj ,let us fling1 ,whilst we sing1 ,ever holy1 ,ever holy1 ,ever honour'd1 ever young6 #bce ,thus great ,pan is ever sung6 ,exeunt all except ,,clorin and ,satyr4 ,sat4 ,thou divinest1 fairest1 brightest1 ,thou most powerful maid and whitest1 ,thou most virtuous and most blessed1 ,eyes of stars1 and golden-tressed #bdj ,like ,apollo2 tell me1 sweetest1 ,what new service now is meetest ,for the ,satyr8 ,shall ,i stray ,in the middle air1 and stay ,the sailing rack1#ceja or nimbly take #bde ,hold by the moon1 and gently make ,suit to the pale queen of night ,for a beam to give thee light8 ,shall ,i dive into the sea1 ,and bring thee coral1 making way #bej ,through the rising waves that fall ,in snowy fleeces8 ,dearest1 shall ,i catch thee wanton fawns1 or flies ,whose woven wings the summer dyes ,of many colours8 get thee fruit1 #bee ,or steal from ,heaven old ,orpheus' lute8 ,all these ,i'll venture for1 and more1 ,to do her service all these woods adore4 ,clo4 ,no other service1 ,satyr1 but thy watch ,about these thicks1#cejb lest harmless people catch #bfj ,mischief or sad mischance4 ,sat4 ,holy virgin1 ,i will dance ,round about these woods as quick ,as the breaking light1 and prick#cejc ,down the lawns and down the vales #bfe ,faster than the windmill sails4 ,so ,i take my leave1 and pray ,all the comforts of the day1 ,such as ,phoebus' heat doth send ,on the earth1 may still befriend #bgj ,thee and this arbour6 ,clo4 ,and to thee ,all thy master's love be free6 ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,wild-,,goose ,,chase ,,by ,,john ,,fletcher ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,de ,,gard1 a noble staid ,gentleman1 that1 being newly lighted from his travels1 assists his sister ,oriana in her chase of ,mirabel the ,wild-,goose4 ,acted by ,mr4 ,robert ,benfield4 ,,la ,,castre1 the indulgent father to ,mirabel4 ,acted by ,mr4 ,richard ,robinson4 ,,mirabel the ,wild-,goose1 a travelled ,monsieur1 and great defier of all ladies in the way of marriage1 otherwise their much loose servant1 at last caught by the despised ,oriana4 ,incomparably acted by ,mr4 ,joseph ,taylor4 ,,pinac1 his fellow-traveller1 of a lively spirit1 and servant to the no less sprightly ,lillia ,bianca4 ,admirably well acted by ,mr4 ,thomas ,pollard4 ,,belleur1 ,companion to both1 of a stout blunt humour1 in love with ,rosalura4 ,most naturally acted by ,mr4 ,john ,lowin4 ,,nantolet1 father to ,rosalura and ,lillia ,bianca4 ,acted by ,mr4 ,william ,penn4 ,,lugier1 the rough and confident tutor to the ladies1 and chief engine to entrap the ,wild-,goose4 ,acted by ,mr4 ,hilliard ,swanston4 ,a ,young ,man disguised as a ,factor4 ,by ,mr4 ,john ,hony-man4 ,gentlemen1 ,foot-,boy1 ,singing-,boy1 ,two ,men disguised as ,merchants1 ,priest1 ,servants4 ,,oriana1 the fair betrothed of ,mirabel1 and witty follower of the chase4 ,acted by ,mr4 ,steph4 ,hammerton4 ,,rosalura1 the airy daughters of ,nantolet4 ,,lillia ,,bianca1 ,william ,trigg1 ,sander ,gough4 ,,petella1 their servant4 ,mr4 ,shanck4 ,,mariana1 an ,english ,courtesan4 ,four ,women4 ,,scene4--,paris4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#cejd ,enter ,monsieur ,,de ,,gard and a ,foot-boy4 ,de ,gard4 ,sirrah1 you know ,i have rid hard2 stir my horse well1 ,and let him want no litter4 ,f4 ,boy4 ,i am sure ,i have run hard2 ,would somebody would walk me1 and see me litter'd1 ,for ,i think my fellow-horse cannot in reason #e ,desire more rest1 nor take up his chamber before me3 ,but we are the beasts now1 and the beasts are our masters4 ,de ,gard4 ,when you have done1 step to the ten-crown ordinary---- ,f4 ,boy4 ,with all my heart1 sir2 for ,i have a twenty-crown stomach4 ,de ,gard4 ,and there bespeak a dinner4 ,f4 ,boy4 going4 ,yes1 sir1 presently4#ceje #aj ,de ,gard4 ,for whom1 ,i beseech you1 sir8 ,f4 ,boy4 ,for myself1 ,i take it1 sir4 ,de ,gard4 ,in truth1 you shall not take it2 't is not meant for you4 ,there's for your provender4 ,gives money4 ,bespeak a dinner ,for ,monsieur ,mirabel and his companions2 ,they'll be in town within this hour4 ,when you have done1 sirrah1 #ae ,make ready all things at my lodging for me1 ,and wait me there4 ,f4 ,boy4 ,the ten-crown ordinary8 ,de ,gard4 ,yes1 sir1 if you have not forgot it4 ,f4 ,boy4 ,i'll forget my feet first3 ',t is the best part of a footman's faith4 ,exit4 ,de ,gard4 ,these youths1 #bj ,for all they have been in ,italy to learn thrift1 ,and seem to wonder at men's lavish ways1 ,yet they cannot rub off old friends1 their ,french itches2 ,they must meet sometimes to disport their bodies ,with good wine and good women1 and good store too4 #be ,let 'em be what they will1 they are arm'd at all points1 ,and then hang saving1 let the sea grow high6 ,this ordinary can fit 'em of all sizes4 ,enter ,,la ,,castre and ,,oriana4 ,they must salute their country with old customs4 ,ori4 ,brother6 ,de ,gard4 ,my dearest sister6 ,ori4 ,welcome1 welcome6 #cj ,indeed1 ye are welcome home1 most welcome6 ,de ,gard4 ,thank ye4 ,you are grown a handsome woman1 ,oriana 7,blush at your faults73 ,i am wondrous glad to see ye4-- ,monsieur ,la ,castre1 let not my affection ,to my fair sister make me be held unmannerly4 ,i am glad to see ye well1 to see ye lusty1 #cf ,good health about ye1 and in fair company2 ,believe me1 ,i am proud---- ,la ,cast4 ,fair sir1 ,i thank ye4 ,monsieur ,de ,gard1 you are welcome from your journey2 ,good men have still good welcome4 ,give me your hand1 sir1 #dj ,once more1 you are welcome home4 ,you look still younger4 ,de ,gard4 ,time has no leisure to look after us2 ,we wander every where2 ,age cannot find us4 ,la ,cast4 ,and how does all8 ,de ,gard4 ,all well1 sir1 and all lusty4 ,la ,cast4 ,i hope my son be so4 ,i doubt not1 sir1 #de ,but you have often seen him in your journeys1 ,and bring me some fair news4 ,de ,gard4 ,your son is well1 sir4 ,and grown a proper gentleman2 he is well and lusty4 ,within this eight hours ,i took leave of him1 ,and over-hied him1 having some slight business ,that forc'd me out o' th' way4 ,i can assure you1 #ea ,he will be here to-night4 ,la ,cast4 ,ye make me glad1 sir1 ,for1 o' my faith1 ,i almost long to see him4 ,methinks1 he has been away---- ,de ,gard4 ',t is but your tenderness4 ,what are three years8 ,a love-sick wench will allow it4 #ee ,his friends that went out with him are come back too1 ,belleur and young ,pinac4 ,he bid me say little1 ,because he means to be his own glad messenger4 ,la ,cast4 ,i thank ye for this news1 sir4 ,he shall be welcome1 ,and his friends too2 indeed1 ,i thank you heartily4 #fj ,and how 7for ,i dare say you will not flatter him7 ,has ,italy wrought on him8 ,has he mew'd#cejf yet ,his wild fantastic toys8 ,they say that climate ,is a great purger of those humorous fluxes4 ,how is he improved1 ,i pray ye8 ,de ,gard4 ,no doubt1 sir1 well2 #fe ,h'as borne himself a full and noble gentleman3 ,to speak him farther is beyond my charter4 ,la ,cast4 ,i am glad to hear so much good4 ,come1 ,i see ,you long to enjoy your sister2 yet ,i must entreat ye1 ,before ,i go1 to sup with me to-night1 #gj ,and must not be deni'd4 ,de ,gard4 ,i am your servant4 ,la ,cast4 ,where you shall meet fair1 merry1 and noble company2 ,my neighbour ,nantolet and his two fair daughters4 ,de ,gard4 ,your supper's season'd well1 sir2 ,i shall wait upon ye4 ,la ,cast4 ,till then ,i 'll leave ye2 and y' are once more welcome4 ,exit4 #ge ,de ,gard4 ,i thank ye1 noble sir6 ,now1 ,oriana1 ,how have ye done since ,i went8 ,have ye had your health well8 ,and your mind free8 ,ori4 ,you see1 ,i am not bated2 ,merry1 and eat my meat4 ,de ,gard4 ,a good preservative4 ,and how have you been us'd8 ,you know1 ,oriana1 #hj ,upon my going out1 at your request1 ,i left your portion in ,la ,castre's hands1 ,the main means you must stick to4 ,for that reason1 ,and 't is no little one1 ,i ask ye1 sister1 ,with what humanity he entertains ye1 #he ,and how ye find his courtesy8 ,ori4 ,most ready4 ,i can assure you1 sir1 ,i am us'd most nobly4 ,de ,gard4 ,i am glad to hear it2 but1 ,i prithee1 tell me ,and tell me true1 what end had you1 ,oriana1 ,in trusting your money here8 ,he is no kinsman1 #ij ,nor any tie upon him of a guardian2 ,nor dare ,i think ye doubt my prodigality4 ,ori4 ,no1 certain1 sir2 none of all this provoked#cejg me2 ,another private reason4 ,de ,gard4 ',tis not private1 ,nor carried so2 't is common1 my fair sister2 ,your love to ,mirabel3 your blushes tell it4 #if ',tis too much known1 and spoken of too largely2 ,and with no little shame ,i wonder at it4 ,ori4 ,is it a shame to love8 ,de ,gard4 ,to love undiscreetly3 ,a virgin should be tender of her honour1 #ajj ,close1 and secure4 ,ori4 ,i am as close as can be1 ,and stand upon as strong and honest guards too2 ,unless this warlike age need a portcullis3 ,yet ,i confess1 ,i love him4 ,de ,gard4 ,hear the people4 ,ori4 ,now1 ,i say1 hang the people6 ,he that dares #aje ,believe what they say dares be mad1 and give ,his mother1 nay1 his own wife1 up to rumour4 ,all grounds of truth they build on is a tavern1 ,and their best censure's sack1 sack in abundance2 #aji ,for1 as they drink1 they think3 they ne'er speak modestly1 ,unless the wine be poor1 or they want money4 ,believe them6 ,believe ,amadis de ,gaul1 ,the ,knight o' the ,sun1 or ,palmerin of ,england2 ,for these1 to them1 are modest and true stories4 ,pray1 understand me2 if their tongues be truth1 ,and if in vino veritas be an oracle1 #aaf ,what woman is1 or has been ever1 honest8 ,give 'em but ten round cups1 they'll swear ,lucretia ,died not for want of power to resist ,tarquin1 ,but want of pleasure1 that he stay'd no longer2 ,and ,portia1 that was famous for her piety #aba ,to her lov'd lord1 they 'll face ye out1 died o' th' pox4 ,de ,gard4 ,well1 there is something1 sister4 ,ori4 ,if there be1 brother1 ',t is none of their things2 't is not yet so monstrous3 ,my thing is marriage2 and1 at his return1 #abe ,i hope to put their squint eyes right again4 ,de ,gard4 ,marriage8 ',t is true his father is a rich man1 ,rich both in land and money2 he his heir1 ,a young and handsome man1 ,i must confess1 too2 ,but of such qualities1 and such wild flings1 #acj ,such admirable imperfections1 sister1 7,for all his travel and bought experience17 ,i should be loth to own him for my brother4 ,methinks1 a rich mind in a state indifferent ,would prove the better fortune4 ,ori4 ,if he be wild1 #ace ,the reclaiming him to good and honest1 brother1 ,will make much for my honour2 which1 if ,i prosper1 ,shall be the study of my love1 and life too4 ,de ,gard4 ,ye say well2 would he thought as well1 and loved too6 ,he marry6 ,he'll be hanged first4 ,he knows no more #adj ,what the conditions and the ties of love are1 ,the honest purposes and grounds of marriage1 ,nor will know1 nor be ever brought t' endeavour1 ,than ,i do how to build a church4 ,he was ever ,a loose and strong defier of all order2 #ade ,his loves are wanderers1 they knock at each door1 ,and taste each dish1 but are no residents4 ,or say1 he may be brought to think of marriage1 7,as 't will be no small labour71 thy hopes are strangers4 #adi ,i know there is a labour'd match now follow'd1 ,now at this time1 for which he was sent for home too4 ,be not abus'd3#cejh ,nantolet has two fair daughters1 ,and he must take his choice4 ,ori4 ,let him take freely4 ,for all this ,i despair not3 my mind tells me ,that ,i1 and only ,i1 must make him perfect2 #aee ,and in that hope ,i rest4 ,de ,gard4 ,since y' are so confident1 ,prosper your hope6 ,i'll be no adversary2 ,keep yourself fair and right1 he shall not wrong ye4 ,ori4 ,when ,i forget my virtue1 no man know me6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ceji ,enter ,,mirabel1 ,,pinac1 ,,belleur1 and ,servants4 ,mir4 ,welcome to ,paris1 once more1 gentlemen6 ,we have had a merry and a lusty ordinary1 ,and wine1 and good meat1 and a bouncing reckoning2 ,and let it go for once2 't is a good physic4 ,only the wenches are not for my diet2 #e ,they are too lean and thin1 their embraces brawn-fallen4#ceaj ,give me the plump ,venetian1 fat and lusty1 ,that meets me soft and supple2 smiles upon me1 ,as if a cup of full wine leap'd to kiss me1 ,these slight things ,i affect not4 ,pin4 ,they are ill-built2 #aj ,pin-buttocked1#ceaa like your dainty ,barbaries1#ceab ,and weak i' the pasterns2 they'll endure no hardness4 ,mir4 ,there's nothing good or handsome bred amongst us2 ,till we are travell'd1 and live abroad1 we are coxcombs4 ,ye talk of ,france--a slight unseason'd country1 #ae ,abundance of gross food1 which makes us blockheads4 ,we are fair set out indeed1 and so are fore-horses3-- ,men say1 we are great courtiers1--men abuse us2 ,we are wise1 and valiant too1--non credo1 signor2 ,our women the best linguists1--they are parrots2 #bj ,o' this side the ,alps they are nothing but mere drolleries4#ceac ,ha6 ,roma la ,santa1 ,italy for my money6 ,their policies1 their customs1 their frugalities1 ,their courtesies so open1 yet so reserv'd too1 ,as1 when you think y' are known best1 ye are a stranger4 #be ,their very pick-teeth#cead speak more man than we do1 ,and season of more salt4 ,pin4 ',t is a brave country2 ,not pester'd with your stubborn precise puppies1 ,that turn all useful and allow'd contentments ,to scabs and scruples--hang 'em1 capon-worshippers4 #cj ,bel4 ,i like that freedom well1 and like their women too1 ,and would fain do as others do2 but ,i am so bashful1 ,so naturally an ass6 ,look ye1 ,i can look upon 'em1 ,and very willingly ,i go to see 'em1 #cd 7,there 's no man willinger71 and ,i can kiss 'em1 ,and make a shift---- ,mir4 ,but1 if they chance to flout1 ye1 ,or say1 8,ye are too bold6 ,fie1 sir1 remember6 ,i pray1 sit farther off----0 ,bel4 ',t is true--,i am humbled1 ,i am gone2 ,i confess ingenuously1 ,i am silenced2 ,the spirit of amber#ceae cannot force me answer4 #dj ,pin4 ,then would ,i sing and dance---- ,bel4 ,you have wherewithal1 sir4 ,pin4 ,and charge her up again4 ,bel4 ,i can be hang'd first3 ,yet1 where ,i fasten well1 ,i am a tyrant4 ,mir4 ,why1 thou dar'st fight8 ,bel4 ,yes1 certainly1 ,i dare fight1 ,and fight with any man at any weapon4 #de ,would th' other were no more6 ,but1 a pox on 't6 ,when ,i am sometimes in my height of hope1 ,and reasonable valiant that way1 my heart harden'd1 ,some scornful jest or other chops between me ,and my desire4 ,what would ye have me to do1 then1 gentlemen8 #ej ,mir4 ,belleur1 you must be bolder4 ,travel three years1 ,and bring home such a baby to betray ye ,as bashfulness6 ,a great fellow1 and a soldier6 ,bel4 ,you have the gift of impudence2 be thankful1 ,every man has not the like talent4 ,i will study1 ,and1 if it may be reveal'd to me---- ,mir4 ,learn of me1 #ef ,and of ,pinac4 ,no doubt1 you'll find employment2 ,ladies will look for courtship4 ,pin4 ',t is but fleshing1 ,but standing one good brunt or two4 ,hast thou any mind to marriage8 ,we'll provide thee some soft-natur'd wench1 that's dumb too4 #fj ,mir4 ,or an old woman that cannot refuse thee in charity4 ,bel4 ,a dumb woman1 or an old woman1 that were eager1 ,and car'd not for discourse1 ,i were excellent at4 ,mir4 ,you must now put on boldness1 there's no avoiding it1 ,and stand all hazards1 fly at all games bravely2 ,they'll say1 you went out like an ox1 and return'd like an ass1 else4 #ff ,bel4 ,i shall make danger1#ceaf sure4 ,mir4 ,i am sent for home now2 ,i know it is to marry2 but my father shall pardon me3 ,although it be a weighty#ceag ceremony1 #fi ,and may concern me hereafter in my gravity1 ,i will not lose the freedom of a traveller4 ,a new strong lusty bark cannot ride at one anchor4 ,shall ,i make divers suits to show to the same eyes8 ',t is dull and homespun2--study several pleasures1 ,and want employments for 'em8 ,i'll be hang'd first4 #ge ,tie me to one smock8 ,make my travels fruitless8 ,i'll none of that2 for every fresh behaviour1 ,by your leave1 father1 ,i must have a fresh mistress1 ,and a fresh favour#ceah too4 ,bel4 ,i like that passingly2 ,as many as you will1 so they be willing1 #hj ,willing1 and gentle1 gentle4 ,pin4 ,there's no reason ,a gentleman1 and a traveller1 should be clapt up1 7,for 't is a kind of bilboes#ceai to be married71 ,before he manifest to the world his good parts2 ,tug ever1 like a rascal1 at one oar8 #he ,give me the ,italian liberty6 ,mir4 ,that ,i study4 ,and that ,i will enjoy4 ,come1 go in1 gentlemen2 ,there mark how ,i behave myself1 and follow4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cebj ,enter ,,la ,,castre1 ,,nantolet1 ,,lugier1 ,,rosalura1 and ,,lillia ,,bianca4 ,la ,cast4 ,you and your beauteous daughters are most welcome4 ,beshrew my blood1 they are fair ones6--,welcome beauties1 ,welcome1 sweet birds4 ,nant4 ,they are bound much to your courtesies4 ,la ,cast4 ,i hope we shall be nearer acquainted4 ,nant4 ,that's my hope too3 #e ,for1 certain1 sir1 ,i much desire your alliance4 ,you see 'em2 they are no gypsies4 ,for their breeding1 ,it has not been so coarse but they are able ,to rank themselves with women of fair fashion2 ,indeed1 they have been trained well4 ,lug4 ,thank me4 #aj ,nant4 ,fit for the heirs of that state ,i shall leave 'em3 ,to say more1 is to sell 'em4 ,they say your son1 ,now he has travell'd1 must be wondrous curious ,and choice in what he takes2 these are no coarse ones4 ,sir1 here's a merry wench--let him look to himself-- #ae ,all heart1 i' faith--may chance to startle him2 ,for all his care1 and travell'd caution1 ,may creep into his eye4 ,if he love gravity1 ,affect a solemn face1 there's one will fit him4 ,la ,cast4 ,so young and so demure8 ,nant4 ,she is my daughter1 #bj ,else ,i would tell you1 sir1 she is a mistress ,both of those manners and that modesty ,you would wonder at4 ,she is no often-speaker1 ,but1 when she does1 she speaks well2 nor no reveller1 ,yet she can dance1 and has studied the court elements1 #be ,and sings1 as some say1 handsomely2 if a woman1 ,with the decency of her sex1 may be a scholar1 ,i can assure ye1 sir1 she understands too4 ,la ,cast4 ,these are fit garments1 sir4 ,lug4 ,thank them that cut 'em4 ,yes1 they are handsome women2 they have handsome parts too1 #cj ,pretty becoming parts4 ,la ,cast4 ',tis like they have1 sir4 ,lug4 ,yes1 yes1 and handsome education they have had too1 ,had it abundantly2 they need not blush at it4 ,i taught it1 ,i'll avouch it4 ,la ,cast4 ,ye say well1 sir4 ,lug4 ,i know what ,i say1 sir1 and ,i say but right1 sir4 #ce ,i am no trumpet of their commendations ,before their father2 else ,i should say farther4 ,la ,cast4 ,pray ye1 what's this gentleman8 ,nant4 ,one that lives with me1 sir2 ,a man well bred and learn'd1 but blunt and bitter2 ,yet it offends no wise man2 ,i take pleasure in 't4 #dj ,many fair gifts he has1 in some of which1 ,that lie most easy to their understandings1 ,h'as handsomely bred up my girls1 ,i thank him4 ,lug4 ,i have put it to 'em1 that 's my part1 ,i have urg'd it4 ,it seems1 they are of years now to take hold on 't4 #de ,nant4 ,he 's wondrous blunt4 ,la ,cast4 ,by my faith1 ,i was afraid of him4 ,does he not fall out with the gentlewomen sometimes8 ,nant4 ,no1 no2 he 's that way moderate and discreet1 sir4 ,ros4 ,if he did1 we should be too hard for him4 ,lug4 ,well said1 sulphur6 #ej ,too hard for thy husband's head1 if he wear not armour4 ,enter ,,mirabel1 ,,pinac1 ,,belleur1 ,,de ,,gard1 and ,,oriana4 ,nant4 ,many of these bickerings1 sir4 ,la ,cast4 ,i am glad they are no oracles4 ,sure as ,i live1 he beats them1 he 's so puissant4 ,ori4 ,well1 if ye do forget---- ,mir4 ,prithee1 hold thy peace4 #ee ,i know thou art a pretty wench2 ,i know thou lov'st me2 ,preserve it till we have a fit time to discourse on 't1 ,and a fit place4 ,i'll ease thy heart1 ,i warrant thee4 ,thou seest ,i have much to do now4 ,ori4 ,i am answer'd1 sir3 ,with me ye shall have nothing on these conditions4 #fj ,de ,gard4 ,your father and your friends4 ,la ,cast4 ,you are welcome home1 sir2 ,bless ye1 ye are very welcome6 ,pray1 know this gentleman1 ,and these fair ladies4 ,nant4 ,monsieur ,mirabel1 ,i am much affected with your fair return1 sir2 ,you bring a general joy4 ,mir4 ,i bring you service1 #fe ,and these bright beauties1 sir4 ,nant4 ,welcome home1 gentlemen1 ,welcome with all my heart6 ,bel4 ,pin4 ,we thank ye1 sir4 ,la ,cast4 ,your friends will have their share too4 ,bel4 ,sir1 we hope ,they 'll look upon us1 though we show like strangers4 ,nant4 ,monsieur ,de ,gard1 ,i must salute you also1 #gj ,and this fair gentlewoman2 you are welcome from your travel too4 ,all welcome1 all4 ,de ,gard4 ,we render ye our loves1 sir4 ,the best wealth we bring home4--,by your favours1 beauties4-- ,aside to ,ori4 ,one of these two3 you know my meaning4 ,ori4 ,well1 sir2 ,they are fair and handsome1 ,i must needs confess it1 #ge ,and1 let it prove the worst1 ,i shall live after it4 ,whilst ,i have meat and drink1 love cannot starve me2 ,for1 if ,i die o' th' first fit1 ,i am unhappy1 ,and worthy to be buried with my heels upward4 ,mir4 ,to marry1 sir8 ,la ,cast4 ,you know ,i am an old man1 #hj ,and every hour declining to my grave1 ,one foot already in2 more sons ,i have not1 ,nor more ,i dare not seek whilst you are worthy4 ,in you lies all my hope1 and all my name1 ,the making good or wretched of my memory1 #he ,the safety of my state4 ,mir4 ,and you have provided1 ,out of this tenderness1 these handsome gentlewomen1 ,daughters to this rich man1 to take my choice of8 ,la ,cast4 ,i have1 dear son4 ,mir4 ',t is true1 ye are old and feebled2 ,would ye were young again1 and in full vigour6 #ij ,i love a bounteous father's life1 a long one3 ,i am none of those that1 when they shoot to ripeness1 ,do what they can to break the boughs they grew on4 ,i wish ye many years and many riches1 ,and pleasures to enjoy 'em2 but1 for marriage1 #ie ,i neither yet believe in 't1 nor affect#ceba it2 ,nor think it fit4 ,la ,cast4 ,you will render me your reasons8 ,mir4 ,yes1 sir1 both short and pithy1 and these they are3-- ,you would have me marry a maid8 ,la ,cast4 ,a maid6 what else8 ,mir4 ,yes1 there be things called widows1 dead men's wills1 #ajj ,i never lov'd to prove those2 nor never long'd yet ,to be buried alive in another man's cold monument4 ,and there be maids appearing1 and maids being3 ,the appearing are fantastic things1 mere shadows2 ,and1 if you mark 'em well1 they want their heads1 too2 #aje ,only the world1 to cozen#cebb misty eyes1 ,has clapt 'em on new faces3 the maids being ,a man may venture on1 if he be so mad to marry1 ,if he have neither fear before his eyes1 nor fortune2 ,and let him take heed how he gather these too2 #aaj ,for1 look ye1 father1 they are just like melons1 ,musk-melons are the emblems of these maids2 ,now they are ripe1 now cut 'em1 they taste pleasantly1 ,and are a dainty fruit1 digested easily2 ,neglect this present time1 and come to-morrow1 #aae ,they are so ripe they are rotten gone1 their sweetness ,run into humour1 and their taste to surfeit4 ,la ,cast4 ,why1 these are now ripe1 son4 ,mir4 ,i 'll try them presently1 ,and1 if ,i like their taste---- ,la ,cast4 ',pray ye1 please yourself1 sir4 ,mir4 ,that liberty is my due1 and ,i 'll maintain it4-- #abj ,lady1 what think you of a handsome man now8 ,ros4 ,a wholesome too1 sir8 ,mir4 ,that's as you make your bargain4 ,a handsome1 wholesome man1 then1 and a kind man1 ,to cheer your heart up1 to rejoice ye1 lady8 ,ros4 ,yes1 sir1 ,i love rejoicing4 ,mir4 ,to lie close to ye8 #abe ,close as a cockle8 ,keep the cold nights from ye8 ,ros4 ,that will be look'd for too2 our bodies ask it4 ,mir4 ,and get two boys at every birth8 ,ros4 ,that's nothing8 ,i have known a cobbler do it1 a poor thin cobbler1 ,a cobbler out of mouldy cheese perform it1 #acj ,cabbage1 and coarse black bread4 ,methinks1 a gentleman ,should take foul scorn to have an awl out-name#cebc him4 ,two at a birth6 ,why1 every house-dove has it4 ,that man that feeds well1 promises as well too1 ,i should expect indeed something of worth from4 #ace ,you talk of two6 ,mir4 ,aside4 ,she would have me get two dozen4 ,like buttons1 at a birth4 ,ros4 ,you love to brag1 sir4 ,if you proclaim these offers at your marriage1 7,ye are a pretty-timber'd man1 take heed47 ,they may be taken hold of1 and expected1 #adj ,yes1 if not hoped for at a higher rate too4 ,mir4 ,i will take heed1 and thank ye for your counsel4 ,father1 what think ye8 ,la ,cast4 ',t is a merry gentlewoman2 ,will make1 no doubt1 a good wife4 ,mir4 ,not for me4 ,i marry her1 and1 happily1#cebd get nothing3 #ade ,in what a state am ,i then1 father8 ,i shall suffer4 ,for any thing ,i hear to the contrary1 more majorum2 ,i were as sure to be a cuckold1 father1 ,a gentleman of antler---- ,la ,cast4 ,away1 away1 fool6 ,mir4 ,as ,i am sure to fail her expectation4 #aej ,i had rather get the pox than get her babies4 ,la ,cast4 ,ye are much to blame4 ,if this do not affect#cebe ye1 ,pray1 try the other2 she 's of a more demure way4 ,bel4 ,aside4 ,that ,i had but the audacity to talk thus6 ,i love that plain-spoken gentlewoman admirably2 #aee ,and1 certain1 ,i could go as near to please her1 ,if down-right doing--she has a per'lous countenance-- ,if ,i could meet one that would believe me1 ,and take my honest meaning without circumstance---- ,mir4 ,you shall have your will1 sir2 ,i will try the other2 #afj ,but 't will be to small use4--,i hope1 fair lady1 7,for1 methinks1 in your eyes ,i see more mercy17 ,you will enjoin your lover a less penance2 ,and though ,i 'll promise much1 as men are liberal1 ,and vow an ample sacrifice of service1 #afe ,yet your discretion1 and your tenderness1 ,and thriftiness in love1 good huswife's carefulness ,to keep the stock entire---- ,lil4 ,good sir1 speak louder4 ,that these may witness1 too1 you talk of nothing4 ,i should be loth alone to bear the burden #agj ,of so much indiscretion4 ,mir4 ,hark ye1 hark ye6 ',ods-bobs1#cebf you are angry1 lady4 ,lil4 ,angry6 no1 sir2 ,i never own'd an anger to lose poorly4 ,mir4 ,but you can love1 for all this2 and delight too4 ,for all your set austerity to hear #age ,of a good husband1 lady8 ,lil4 ,you say true1 sir2 ,for1 by my troth1 ,i have heard of none these ten year1 ,they are so rare2 and there are so many1 sir1 ,so many longing women on their knees too1 ,that pray the dropping-down of these good husbands-- #ahj ,the dropping-down from ,heaven2 for they are not bred here-- ,that you may guess at all my hope1 but hearing---- ,mir4 ,why may not ,i be one8 ,lil4 ,you were near 'em once1 sir4 ,when ye came o'er the ,alps2 those are near ,heaven4 ,but since ye miss'd that happiness1 there's no hope of ye4 #ahe ,mir4 ,can ye love a man8 ,lil4 ,yes1 if the man be lovely1 ,that is1 be honest1 modest4 ,i would have him valiant1 ,his anger slow1 but certain for his honour2 ,travell'd he should be1 but through himself exactly1 ,for 't is fairer to know manners well than countries4 #aij ,he must be no vain talker1 nor no lover ,to hear himself talk2 they are brags of a wanderer1 ,of one finds no retreat for fair behaviour4 ,would ye learn more8 ,mir4 ,yes4 ,lil4 ,learn to hold your peace1 then3 ,fond#cebg girls are got with tongues1 women with tempers4 #aie ,mir4 ,women1 with ,i know what2 but let that vanish4 ,go thy way1 good-wife ,bias6 ,sure1 thy husband ,must have a strong philosopher's stone1 he will ne'er please thee else4-- ,here 's a starch'd piece of austerity6--,do you hear1 father8 ,do you hear this moral lecture8 ,la ,cast4 ,yes1 and like it4 #bjj ,mir4 ,why1 there's your judgment now2 there's an old bolt shot6 ,this thing must have the strangest observation1#cebh 7,do you mark me1 father87 when she is married once1 ,the strangest custom too of admiration ,on all she does and speaks1 't will be past sufferance4 #bje ,i must not lie with her in common language4 ,nor cry1 8,have at thee1 ,kate60--,i shall be hiss'd then2 ,nor eat my meat without the sauce of sentences1 ,your powder'd beef and problems1 a rare diet6 ,my first son1 ,monsieur ,aristotle1 ,i know it1 #baj ,great master of the metaphysics1 or so2 ,the second1 ,solon1 and the best law-setter2 ,and ,i must look#cebi ,egyptian god-fathers1 ,which will be no small trouble2 my eldest daughter1 ,sappho1 or such a fiddling kind of poetess4 #bae ,and brought up1 invita ,minerva1 at her needle6 ,my dogs must look their names too1 and all ,spartan1 ,lelaps1 ,melampus2 no more ,fox and ,bawdy-face4 ,i married to a sullen set of sentences6 ,to one that weighs her words and her behaviours #bbj ,in the gold-weights#cecj of discretion6 ,i 'll be hang'd first4 ,la ,cast4 ,prithee1 reclaim thyself4 ,mir4 ,pray ye1 give me time1 then4 ,if they can set me any thing to play at1 ,that seems fit for a gamester1 have at the fairest1 ,till ,i see more1 and try more6 ,la ,cast4 ,take your time1 then2 #bbe ,i'll bar ye no fair liberty4--,come1 gentlemen2 ,and ladies1 come2 to all1 once more1 a welcome6 ,and1 now let's in to supper4 ,exeunt ,,la ,,castre1 ,,nantolet1 ,,lugier1 ,,rosalura1 and ,,lillia ,,bianca4 ,mir4 ,how dost like 'em8 ,pin4 ,they are fair enough1 but of so strange behaviours---- #bcj ,mir4 ,too strange for me4 ,i must have those have mettle4 ,and mettle to my mind4 ,come1 let's be merry4 ,bel4 ,bless me from this woman6 ,i would stand the cannon1 ,before ten words of hers4 ,exeunt ,,mirabel1 ,,pinac1 and ,,belleur4 ,de ,gard4 ,do you find him now8 ,do you think he will be ever firm8 ,ori4 ,i fear not4 ,exeunt4 #bce ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#ceca ,enter ,,mirabel1 ,,pinac1 and ,,belleur4 ,mir4 ,ne'er tell me of this happiness2 't is nothing3 ,the state#cecb they bring with being sought-to1#cecc scurvy3 ,i had rather make mine own play1 and ,i will do4 ,my happiness is in mine own content1 ,and the despising of such glorious#cecd trifles1 #e ,as ,i have done a thousand more4 ,for my humour1 ,give me a good free fellow1 that sticks to me1 ,a jovial fair companion2 there's a beauty6 ,for women1 ,i can have too many of them2 ,good women too1 as the age reckons 'em1 #aj ,more than ,i have employment for4 ,pin4 ,you are happy4 ,mir4 ,my only fear is1 that ,i must be forced1 ,against my nature1 to conceal myself3 ,health and an able body are two jewels4 ,pin4 ,if either of these two women were offered to me now1 #ae ,i would think otherwise1 and do accordingly2 ,yes1 and recant my heresies2 ,i would1#cece sir2 ,and be more tender of opinion1 ,and put a little of my travell'd liberty ,out of the way1 and look upon 'em seriously4 #bj ,methinks1 this grave-carried wench---- ,bel4 ,methinks1 the other1 ,the home-spoken gentlewoman1 that desires to be fruitful1 ,that treats of the full manage of the matter1 7,for there lies all my aim17 that wench1 methinks1 #be ,if ,i were but well set on1 for she is affable1 ,if ,i were but hounded right1 and one to teach me-- ,she speaks to th' matter1 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 with1 ,i am sure on 't1 #cj ,if ,i could but talk myself into her favour4 ,mir4 ,that 's easily done4 ,bel4 ,that 's easily said2 would 't were done6 ,you should see then how ,i would lay about me4 ,if ,i were virtuous1 it would never grieve me1 ,or any thing that might justify my modesty2 #ce ,but when my nature is prone to do a charity1 ,and my calf's tongue will not help me---- ,mir4 ,will ye go to 'em8 ,they cannot but take it courteously4 ,pin4 ,i 'll do my part4 ,though ,i am sure 't will be the hardest ,i e'er play'd yet #ci ,a way ,i never tried too1 which will stagger me2 ,and1 if it do not shame me1 ,i am happy4 ,mir4 ,win 'em1 and wear 'em2 ,i give up my interest4 ,pin4 ,what say you4 ,monsieur ,belleur8 ,bel4 ,would ,i could say1 ,or sing1 or any thing that were but handsome6 ,i would be with her presently6 ,pin4 ,yours is no venture2 #de ,a merry ready wench4 ,bel4 ,a vengeance squibber2#cecf ,she 'll fleer me out of faith too4 ,mir4 ,i 'll be near thee2 ,pluck up thy heart2 ,i 'll second thee at all brunts4#cecg ,be angry1 if she abuse thee1 and beat her a little2 ,some women are won that way4 ,bel4 ,pray1 be quiet1 #ej ,and let me think3 ,i am resolv'd to go on2 ,but how ,i shall get off again---- ,mir4 ,i am persuaded ,thou wilt so please her1 she will go near to ravish thee4 ,bel4 ,i would 't were come to that once6 ,let me pray a little4 ,mir4 ,now1 for thine honour1 ,pinac1 board me this modesty2 #ee ,warm but this frozen snow-ball1 't will be a conquest 7,although ,i know thou art a fortunate wencher1 ,and hast done rarely in thy days7 above all thy ventures4 ,bel4 ,you will be ever near8 ,mir4 ,at all necessities2 #ei ,and take thee off1 and set thee on again1 boy1 ,and cherish thee1 and stroke thee4 ,bel4 ,help me out too2 ,for ,i know ,i shall stick i' th' mire4 ,if you see us close once1 ,be gone1 and leave me to my fortune1 suddenly1 ,for ,i am then determin'd to do wonders4 ,farewell1 and fling an old shoe4 ,how my heart throbs6 #fe ,would ,i were drunk6 ,farewell1 ,pinac2 ,heaven send us ,a joyful and a merry meeting1 man6 ,pin4 ,farewell1 ,and cheer thy heart up2 and remember1 ,belleur1 ,they are but women4 ,bel4 ,i had rather they were lions4 ,mir4 ,about it2 ,i 'll be with you instantly4-- ,exeunt ,,belleur and ,,pinac4 ,enter ,,oriana4 ,shall ,i ne'er be at rest8 ,no peace of conscience8 #ga ,no quiet for these creatures8 ,am ,i ordain'd ,to be devour'd quick#cech by these she-cannibals8 ,here 's another they call handsome2 ,i care not for her1 ,i ne'er look after her4 ,when ,i am half-tippled1 ,it may be ,i should turn her1 and peruse her2 #gf ,or1 in my want of women1 ,i might call for her2 ,but to be haunted when ,i have no fancy1 ,no maw to th' matter--,aside4 ,now1 why do you follow me8 #gi ,ori4 ,i hope1 sir1 't is no blemish to my virtue2 ,nor need you1 out of scruple1 ask that question1 ,if you remember ye1 before your travel1 ,the contract you tied to me4 ',t is my love1 sir1 ,that makes me seek ye1 to confirm your memory2 ,and1 that being fair and good1 ,i cannot suffer4 ,i come to give ye thanks too4 ,mir4 ,for what1 prithee8 #hf ,ori4 ,for that fair piece of honesty you show'd sir1 ,that constant nobleness4 ,mir4 ,how8 for ,i am short-headed4 ,ori4 ,i 'll tell you then2 for refusing that free offer ,of ,monsieur ,nantolet's1 those handsome beauties1 #ij ,those two prime ladies1 that might well have press'd ye ,if not to have broken1 yet to have bow'd your promise4 ,i know it was for my sake1 for your faith-sake1 ,you slipt 'em off2 your honesty compell'd ye2 ,and let me tell ye1 sir1 it show'd most handsomely4 #ie ,mir4 ,and let me tell thee1 there was no such matter2 ,nothing intended that way1 of that nature4 ,i have more to do with my honesty than to fool it1 ,or venture it in such leak barks as women4 ,i put 'em off because ,i lov'd 'em not1 #ajj ,because they are too queasy#ceci for my temper1 ,and not for thy sake1 nor the contract-sake1 ,nor vows1 nor oaths2 ,i have made a thousand of 'em2 ,they are things indifferent1 whether kept or broken2 ,mere venial slips1 that grow not near the conscience2 #aje ,nothing concerns those tender parts2 they are trifles2 ,for1 as ,i think1 there was never man yet hop'd for ,either constancy or secrecy from a woman1 ,unless it were an ass ordain'd for sufferance2 ,nor to contract with such can be a tie-all4 #aaj ,so let them know again2 for 't is a justice ,and a main point of civil policy1 ,whate'er we say or swear1 they being reprobates1 ,out of the state of faith1 we are clear of all sides1 ,and 't is a curious blindness to believe us4 #aae ,ori4 ,you do not mean this1 sure8 ,mir4 ,yes1 sure1 and certain2 ,and hold it positively1 as a principle1 ,as ye are strange things1 and made of strange fires and fluxes1 ,so we are allow'd as strange ways to obtain ye1 ,but not to hold2 we are all created errant4 #abj ,ori4 ,you told me other tales4 ,mir4 ,i not deny it2 ,i have tales of all sorts for all sorts of women1 ,and protestations likewise of all sizes1 ,as they have vanities to make us coxcombs4 ,if ,i obtain a good turn1 so it is1 #abe ,i am thankful for it2 if ,i be made an ass1 ,the 'mends are in mine own hands1 or the surgeon's4 ,and there's an end on 't4 ,ori4 ,do not you love me1 then8 ,mir4 ,as ,i love others2 heartily ,i love thee2 ,when ,i am high and lusty1 ,i love thee cruelly4 ,after ,i have made a plenteous meal1 and satisfied #aca ,my senses with all delicates1 come to me1 ,and thou shalt see how ,i love thee4 ,ori4 ,will not you marry me8 ,mir4 ,no1 certain1 no1 for any thing ,i know yet4 ,i must not lose my liberty1 dear lady1 #acf ,and1 like a wanton slave1 cry for more shackles4 ,what should ,i marry for8 ,do ,i want any thing8 ,am ,i an inch the farther from my pleasure8 ,why should ,i be at charge to keep a wife of mine own1 #adj ,when other honest married men will ease me4 ,and thank me too1 and be beholding to me8 ,thou think'st ,i am mad for a maidenhead2 thou art cozen'd3 ,or1 if ,i were addicted to that diet1 ,can you tell me where ,i should have one8 ,thou art eighteen now1 #ade ,and1 if thou hast thy maidenhead yet extant1 ,sure1 't is as big as cods-head2 and those grave dishes ,i never love to deal withal4 ,dost thou see this book here8 ,shows a book4 ,look over all these ranks2 all these are women1 ,maids1 and pretenders to maidenheads2 these are my conquests2 #aej ,all these ,i swore to marry1 as ,i swore to thee1 ,with the same reservation1 and most righteously3 ,which ,i need not have done neither2 for1 alas1 they made no scruple1 ,and ,i enjoy'd 'em at my will1 and left 'em4 ,some of 'em are married since1 and were as pure maids again1 #aee ,nay1 o' my conscience1 better than they were bred for2 ,the rest1 fine sober women4 ,ori4 ,are ye not ashamed1 sir8 ,mir4 ,no1 by my troth1 sir2#cedj there 's no shame belongs to it2 ,i hold it as commendable to be wealthy in pleasure1 ,as others do in rotten sheep and pasture4 #afj ,enter ,,de ,,gard4 ,ori4 ,are all my hopes come to this8 ,is there no faith1 ,no troth1 nor modesty1 in men8 ,weeps4 ,de ,gard4 ,how now1 sister8 ,why weeping thus8 ,did ,i not prophesy8 ,come1 tell me why-- ,ori4 ,i am not well2 pray ye pardon me4 ,exit4 ,de ,gard4 ,now1 ,monsieur ,mirabel1 what ails my sister8 #afe ,you have been playing the wag with her4 ,mir4 ,as ,i take it1 ,she is crying for a cod-piece4 ,is she gone8 ,lord1 what an age is this6 ,i was calling for ye2 ,for1 as ,i live1 ,i thought she would have ravish'd me4 ,de ,gard4 ,ye are merry1 sir4 #agj ,mir4 ,thou know'st this book1 ,de ,gard1 this inventory8 ,de ,gard4 ,the debt-book of your mistresses2 ,i remember it4 ,mir4 ,why1 this was it that anger'd her2 she was stark mad ,she found not her name here2 and cried downright ,because ,i would not pity her immediately1 #age ,and put her in my list4 ,de ,gard4 ,sure1 she had more modesty4 ,mir4 ,their modesty is anger to be overdone2 ,they'll quarrel sooner for precedence here1 ,and take it in more dudgeon to be slighted1 ,than they will in public meetings2 't is their natures3 #ahj ,and1 alas1 ,i have so many to despatch yet1 ,and to provide myself for my affairs too1 ,that1 in good faith---- ,de ,gard4 ,be not too glorious#ceda foolish2 ,sum not your travels up with vanities2 ,it ill becomes your expectation4#cedb #ahe ,temper your speech1 sir3 whether your loose story ,be true or false1 7for you are so free1 ,i fear it17 ,name not my sister in 't2 ,i must not hear it4 ,upon your danger1 name her not6 ,i hold her ,a gentlewoman of those happy parts and carriage1 #aij ,a good man's tongue may be right proud to speak her4 ,mir4 ,your sister1 sir6 ,d' ye blench at that8 ,d' ye cavil8 ,do you hold her such a piece she may not be play'd withal8 ,i have had an hundred handsomer and nobler ,have su'd to me1 too1 for such a courtesy2 #aie ,your sister comes i' the rear4 ,since ye are so angry1 ,and hold your sister such a strong recusant1 ,i tell ye1 ,i may do it2 and1 it may be1 will too2 ,it may be1 have too2 there 's my free confession2 ,work upon that now6 ,de ,gard4 ,if ,i thought ye had1 ,i would work1 ,and work such stubborn work should make your heart ache3 #bja ,but ,i believe ye1 as ,i ever knew ye1 ,a glorious talker1 and a legend-maker ,of idle tales and trifles2 a depraver #bjd ,of your own truth3 their honours fly about#cedc ye6 ,and so1 ,i take my leave2 but with this caution1 ,your sword be surer than your tongue2 you 'll smart else4 ,mir4 ,i laugh at thee1 so little ,i respect thee2 ,and ,i 'll talk louder1 and despise thy sister2 #bji ,set up a chamber-maid that shall outshine her4 ,and carry her in my coach too1 and that will kill her4 ,go1 get thy rents up1 go6 ,de ,gard4 ,ye are a fine gentleman6 ,exit4 ,mir4 ,now1 have at my two youths6 ,i 'll see how they do2 ,how they behave themselves2 and then ,i 'll study ,what wench shall love me next1 and when ,i 'll loose#cedd her4 ,exit4 #bae ,,scene ,,ii4#cede ,enter ,,pinac and ,servant4 ,pin4 ,art thou her servant1 sayest thou8 ,serv4 ,her poor creature2 ,but servant to her horse1 sir4 ,pin4 ,canst thou show me ,the way to her chamber1 or where ,i may conveniently ,see her1 or come to talk to her8 ,serv4 ,that ,i can1 sir2 ,but the question is1 whether ,i will or no4 ,pin4 ,why1 ,i 'll content thee4 #e ,serv4 ,why1 ,i 'll content thee1 then2 now ye come to me4 ,pin4 ,there 's for your diligence4 ,gives money4 ,serv4 ,there 's her chamber1 sir4 ,and this way she comes out2 stand ye but here1 sir1 ,you have her at your prospect or your pleasure4 ,pin4 ,is she not very angry8 ,serv4 ,you 'll find that quickly4 ,may be she 'll call ye saucy1 scurvy fellow1 #aa ,or some such familiar name2 may be she knows ye ,and will fling a piss-pot at ye1 or a pantofle1#cedf ,according as ye are in acquaintance4 ,if she like ye1 ,may be she 'll look upon ye2 may be no2 #ae ,and two months hence call for ye4 ,pin4 ,this is fine4 ,she is monstrous proud1 then8 ,serv4 ,she is a little haughty2 ,of a small body1 she has a mind well mounted4 ,can you speak ,greek8 ,pin4 ,no1 certain4 ,serv4 ,get ye gone1 then6-- ,and talk of stars1 and firmaments1 and firedrakes8 #bj ,do you remember who was ,adam's schoolmaster1 ,and who taught ,eve to spin8 ,she knows all these1 ,and will run ye over the beginning o' th' world ,as familiar as a fiddler4 ,can you sit seven hours together1 and say nothing8 #be ,which she will do1 and1 when she speaks1 speak oracles1 ,speak things that no man understands1 nor herself neither4 ,pin4 ,thou mak'st me wonder4 ,serv4 ,can ye smile8 ,pin4 ,yes1 willingly2 ,for naturally ,i bear a mirth about me4 ,serv4 ,she 'll ne'er endure ye1 then2 she is never merry2 #cj ,if she see one laugh1 she 'll swound past aqua vitae4 ,never come near her1 sir2 if ye chance to venture1 ,and talk not like a doctor1 you are damn'd too4 ,i have told ye enough for your crown1 and so1 good speed you6 ,exit4 ,pin4 ,i have a pretty task1 if she be thus curious1 #ce ,as1 sure1 it seems she is6 ,if ,i fall off now1 ,i shall be laugh'd at fearfully2 if ,i go forward1 ,i can but be abus'd1 and that ,i look for2 ,and yet ,i may hit right1 but 't is unlikely4 ,stay3 in what mood and figure shall ,i attempt her8 #dj ,a careless way8 ,no1 no1 that will not waken her3 ,besides1 her gravity will give me line still1 ,and let me lose myself3 yet this way often ,has hit1 and handsomely4 ,a wanton method8 ,ay1 if she give it leave to sink into her consideration3 #de ,but there's the doubt3 if it but stir her blood once1 ,and creep into the crannies of her fancy1 ,set her a-gog2--but1 if she chance to slight it1 ,and by the power of her modesty fling it back1 ,i shall appear the arrant'st rascal to her1 #ej ,the most licentious knave1 for ,i shall talk lewdly4 ,to bear myself austerely8 ,rate my words8 ,and fling a general gravity about me4 ,as if ,i meant to give laws8 ,but this ,i cannot do4 ,this is a way above my understanding2 #ee ,or1 if ,i could1 't is odds she'll think ,i mock her2 ,for serious and sad things are ever still suspicious4 ,well1 ,i 'll say something3 ,but learning ,i have none1 and less good manners1 ,especially for ladies4 ,well ,i 'll set my best face4 #fj ,enter ,,lillia ,,bianca and ,,petella4 ,i hear some coming4 ,this is the first woman ,i ever fear'd yet1 the first face that shakes me4 ,retires4 ,lil4 ,give me my hat1 ,petella2 take this veil off1 ,this sullen cloud2 it darkens my delights4 ,come1 wench1 be free1 and let the music warble3-- #fe ,play me some lusty measure4 ,music within1 to which presently ,,lillia dances4 ,pin4 ,aside4 ,this is she1 sure1 ,the very same ,i saw1 the very woman1 ,the gravity ,i wonder'd at4 ,stay1 stay2 ,let me be sure4 ,ne'er trust me1 but she danceth6 ,summer is in her face now1 and she skippeth6 ,i 'll go a little nearer4 #ga ,lil4 ,quicker time1 fellows6 ,enter ,,mirabel and remains at the side of the stage4 ,i cannot find my legs yet--,now ,petella6 ,pin4 ,aside4 ,i am amaz'd2 ,i am founder'd in my fancy6 ,mir4 ,aside4 ,ha6 say you so8 ,is this your gravity8 #ge ,this the austerity you put upon you8 ,i 'll see more o' this sport4 ,lil4 ,a song now6 ,call in for a merry and a light song2 ,and sing it with a liberal spirit4 ,enter a ,man4 ,man4 ,yes1 madam4 #hj ,lil4 ,and be not amaz'd1 sirrah1 but take us for your own company4-- ,a song by the ,man who then exit4 ,let 's walk ourselves2 come1 wench4 ,would we had a man or two6 ,pin4 ,aside4 ,sure1 she has spi'd me1 and will abuse me dreadfully4 ,she has put on this for the purpose3 yet ,i will try her4-- ,advances4 ,madam1 ,i would be loth my rude intrusion1 #he ,which ,i must crave a pardon for---- ,lil4 ,oh1 ye are welcome1 ,ye are very welcome1 sir6 ,we want such a one4 ,strike up again6--,i dare presume ye dance well3 ,quick1 quick1 sir1 quick6 the time steals on4 ,pin4 ,i would talk with you4 ,lil4 ,talk as you dance4 ,they dance4 ,mir4 ,aside4 ,she 'll beat him off his legs first4 #ij ,this is the finest masque6 ,lil4 ,now1 how do ye1 sir8 ,pin4 ,you have given me a shrewd heat4 ,lil4 ,i 'll give you a hundred4 ,come1 sing now1 sing3 for ,i know ye sing well2 ,i see ye have a singing face4 ,pin4 ,aside4 ,a fine modesty6 ,if ,i could1 she'd never give me breath4--,madam1 would #ie ,i might sit and recover6 ,lil4 ,sit here1 and sing now2 ,let 's do things quickly1 sir1 and handsomely4-- ,sit close1 wench1 close4--,begin1 begin4 ,pin4 ,i am lesson'd4 ,a song by ,,pinac4 ,lil4 ',t is very pretty1 i' faith4 ,give me some wine now4 #ajj ,pin4 ,i would fain speak to you4 ,lil4 ,you shall drink first1 believe me4 ,here 's to you a lusty health4 ,they drink4 ,pin4 ,i thank you1 lady4-- ,aside4 ,would ,i were off again6 ,i smell my misery2 ,i was never put to this rack3 ,i shall be drunk too4 ,mir4 ,aside4 ,if thou be'st not a right one1 ,i have lost mine aim much3 #aje ,i thank ,heaven that ,i have scaped thee4 ,to her1 ,pinac6 ,for thou art as sure to have her1 and to groan for her4-- ,i'll see how my other youth does2 this speeds trimly4 ,a fine grave gentlewoman1 and worth much honour6 ,exit4 ,lil4 ,now1 how do ye like me1 sir8 ,pin4 ,i like ye rarely4 #aaj ,lil4 ,ye see1 sir1 though sometimes we are grave and silent1 ,and put on sadder dispositions1 ,yet we are compounded of free parts1 and sometimes too ,our lighter1 airy1 and our fiery mettles ,break out1 and show themselves3 and what think you of that1 sir8 #aae ,pin4 ,good lady1 sit 7for ,i am very weary71 ,and then ,i 'll tell ye4 ,lil4 ,fie6 a young man idle6 ,up1 and walk3 be still in action2 ,the motions of the body are fair beauties2 ,besides1 't is cold4 ',ods me1 sir1 let's walk faster6 ,what think ye now of the ,lady ,felicia8 #aba ,and ,bellafronte1 the duke's fair daughter8 ha6 ,are they not handsome things8 ,there is ,duarta4 ,and brown ,olivia---- ,pin4 ,i know none of 'em4 ,lil4 ,but brown must not be cast away1 sir4 ,if young ,lelia #abe ,had kept herself till this day from a husband1 ,why1 what a beauty1 sir6 ,you know ,ismena1 ,the fair gem of ,saint-,germains8 ,pin4 ,by my troth1 ,i do not4 ,lil4 ,and1 then1 ,i know1 you must hear of ,brisac1 ,how unlike a gentleman---- ,pin4 ,as ,i live1 ,i have heard nothing1 #acj ,lil4 ,strike me another galliard6#cedg ,pin4 ,by this light1 ,i cannot6 ,in troth1 ,i have sprain'd my leg1 madam4 ,lil4 ,now sit ye down1 sir1 ,and tell me why ye came hither8 ,why ye chose me out8 ,what is your business8 ,your errand8 ,despatch1 despatch4 ,maybe1 you are some gentleman's man1 and ,i mistook ye1 #ace ,that have brought me a letter1 or a haunch of venison1 ,sent me from some friend of mine4 ,pin4 ,do ,i look like a carrier8 ,you might allow me1 what ,i am1 a gentleman4 ,lil4 ,cry ye mercy1 sir6 ,i saw ye yesterday2 ,you are new-come out of travel2 ,i mistook ye4 #adj ,and how do all our impudent friends in ,italy8 ,pin4 ,madam1 ,i came with duty1 and fair courtesy1 ,service1 and honour to ye4 ,lil4 ,ye came to jeer me4 ,ye see ,i am merry1 sir2 ,i have chang'd my copy2 ,none of the sages now3 and1 pray ye1 proclaim it4 #ade ,fling on me what aspersion you shall please1 sir1 ,of wantonness or wildness2 ,i look for it2 ,and tell the world ,i am an hypocrite1 ,mask in a forc'd and borrow'd shape2 ,i expect it2 ,but not to have you believ'd3 for1 mark ye1 sir1 #aej ,i have won a nobler estimation1 ,a stronger tie1 by my discretion1 ,upon opinion 7howe'r you think ,i forc'd it7 ,than either tongue or art of yours can slubber2 ,and1 when ,i please1 ,i will be what ,i please1 sir1 #aee ,so ,i exceed not mean2#cedh and none shall brand it1 ,either with scorn or shame1 but shall be slighted4 ,pin4 ,lady1 ,i come to love ye4 ,lil4 ,love yourself1 sir2 ,and1 when ,i want observers1#cedi ,i 'll send for ye4 ,heigh-ho6 my fit 's almost off2 for we do all by fits1 sir4 #afj ,if ye be weary1 sit till ,i come again to ye4 ,exit with ,,petella4 ,pin4 ,this is a wench of a dainty spirit2 but ,hang me1 if ,i know yet either what to think ,or make of her4 ,she had her will of me1 ,and baited me abundantly1 ,i thank her2 #afe ,and1 ,i confess1 ,i never was so blurted1#ceej ,nor never so abus'd4 ,i must bear mine own sins4 ,ye talk of travels2 here 's a curious country6 ,yet ,i will find her out1 or forswear my faculty4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#ceea ,enter ,,rosalura and ,,oriana4 ,ros4 ,ne'er vex yourself1 nor grieve2 ye are a fool1 then4 ,ori4 ,i am sure ,i am made so3 yet1 before ,i suffer ,thus like a girl1 and give him leave to triumph---- ,ros4 ,you say right2 for1 as long as he perceives ye ,sink under his proud scornings1 he 'll laugh at ye4 #e ,for me1 secure yourself2 and1 for my sister1 ,i partly know her mind too3 howsoever1 ,to obey my father1 we have made a tender ,of our poor beauties to the travell'd monsieur2 ,yet two words to a bargain4 ,he slights us #aj ,as skittish things1 and we shun him as curious4#ceeb ,may be1 my free behaviour turns his stomach1 ,and makes him seem to doubt a loose opinion4#ceec ,i must be so sometimes1 though all the world saw it4 ,ori4 ,why should not ye8 ,are our minds only measur'd8 #ae ,as long as here ye stand secure---- ,ros4 ,ye say true2 ,as long as mine own conscience makes no question1 ,what care ,i for report8 ,that woman 's miserable1 ,that 's good or bad for their tongues' sake4 ,come1 let 's retire1 ,and get my veil1 wench4 ,by my troth1 your sorrow1 #bj ,and the consideration of men's humorous maddings1 ,have put me into a serious contemplation4 ,enter ,,mirabel and ,,belleur4 ,ori4 ,come1 faith1 let 's sit and think4 ,ros4 ,that 's all my business4 ,they go into the summer-house1 and sit down1 ,,rosalura having taken her veil from a table1 and put it on4#ceed ,mir4 ,why stand'st thou peeping here8 ,thou great slug1 forward6 ,bel4 ,she is there2 peace6 ,mir4 ,why stand'st thou here1 then1 #be ,sneaking and peeking#ceee as thou wouldst steal linen8 ,hast thou not place and time8 ,bel4 ,i had a rare speech ,studied1 and almost ready2 and your violence ,has beat it out of my brains4 ,mir4 ,hang your rare speeches6 ,go me on like a man4 ,bel4 ,let me set my beard up4 #cj ,how has ,pinac performed8 ,mir4 ,he has won already2 ,he stands not thrumming#ceef of caps thus4 ,bel4 ,lord1 what should ,i ail6 ,what a cold ,i have over my stomach6 ,would ,i had some hum6#ceeg ,certain ,i have a great mind to be at her1 ,a mighty mind4 ,mir4 ,on1 fool6 ,bel4 ,good words1 ,i beseech ye2 #ce ,for ,i will not be abus'd by both4 ,mir4 ,adieu1 then 7,i will not trouble you2 ,i see you are valiant72 ,and work your own way4 ,bel4 ,hist1 hist6 ,i will be rul'd2 ,i will1 i' faith2 ,i will go presently4 ,will ye forsake me now1 and leave me i' th' suds8 #dj ,you know ,i am false-hearted this way4 ,i beseech ye1 ,good sweet ,mirabel--,i 'll cut your throat1 if ye leave me1 ,indeed ,i will--sweet-heart-- ,mir4 ,i will be ready1 ,still at thine elbow4 ,take a man's heart to thee1 ,and speak thy mind2 the plainer still the better4 #de ,she is a woman of that free behaviour1 ,indeed1 that common courtesy1 she cannot deny thee4 ,go bravely on4 ,bel4 ,madam--keep close about me4 ,still at my back--,madam1 sweet madam-- ,ros4 ,ha6 ,what noise is that8 ,what saucy sound to trouble me8 #ej ,mir4 ,what said she8 ,bel4 ,i am saucy4 ,,rosalura and ,,oriana rise and come forward4 ,mir4 ',t is the better4 ,bel4 ,she comes2 must ,i be saucy still8 ,mir4 ,more saucy4 ,ros4 ,still troubled with these vanities8 ,heaven bless us6 ,what are we born to8--,would you speak with any of my people8 ,go in1 sir2 ,i am busy4 ,bel4 ,this is not she1 sure3 #ee ,is this two children at a birth8 ,i 'll be hang'd1 then3 ,mine was a merry gentlewoman1 talk'd daintily1 ,talked of those matters that befitted women2 ,this is a parcel prayer-book4#ceeh ,i 'm serv'd sweetly6 ,and now ,i am to look to2 ,i was prepar'd for th' other way4 #fj ,ros4 ,do you know that man8 ,ori4 ,sure1 ,i have seen him1 lady4 ,ros4 ,methinks 't is pity such a lusty fellow ,should wander up and down1 and want employment4 ,bel4 ,she takes me for a rogue6--,you may do well1 madam1 ,to stay this wanderer1 and set him a-work1 forsooth2 #fe ,he can do something that may please your ladyship4 ,i have heard of women that desire good breedings1 ,two at a birth1 or so4 ,ros4 ,the fellow 's impudent4 ,ori4 ,sure1 he is craz'd4 ,ros4 ,i have heard of men too that have had good manners4 #gj ,sure1 this is want of grace3 indeed1 't is great pity ,the young man has been bred so ill2 but this lewd age ,is full of such examples4 ,bel4 ,i am founder'd4 ,and some shall rue the setting of me on4 ,mir4 ,ha6 so bookish1 lady8 ,is it possible8 ,turn'd holy at the heart too8 ,i 'll be hang'd then3 #gf ,why1 this is such a feat1 such an activity1 ,such fast and loose6 ,a veil too for your knavery8 ,o ,dio1 ,dio6 ,ros4 ,what do you take me for1 sir8 ,mir4 ,an hypocrite1 a wanton1 a dissembler1 ,howe'er ye seem3 and thus ye are to be handled6-- #ha ,mark me1 ,belleur2--and this you love1 ,i know it4 ,attempts to remove the veil4 ,ros4 ,stand off1 bold sir6 ,mir4 ,you wear good clothes to this end1 ,jewels2 love feasts and masques4 ,ros4 ,ye are monstrous saucy4 ,mir4 ,all this to draw on fools3 and thus1 thus1 lady1 ,attempts to remove the veil4 ,you are to be lull'd4 ,bel4 ,let her alone1 ,i 'll swinge ye else1 #hf ,i will1 i' faith6 for1 though ,i cannot skill o' this matter ,myself1 ,i will not see another do it before me1 ,and do it worse4 ,ros4 ,away6 ye are a vain thing4 ,you have travell'd far1 sir1 to return again #ij ,a windy and poor bladder4 ,you talk of women1 ,that are not worth the favour of a common one1 ,the grace of her grew in an hospital6 ,against a thousand such blown fooleries ,i am able to maintain good women's honours1 ,their freedoms1 and their fames1 and ,i will do it4-- #if ,mir4 ,she has almost struck me dumb too4 ,ros4 ,and declaim ,against your base malicious tongues1 your noises1 ,for they are nothing else4 ,you teach behaviours6 ,or touch us for our freedoms6 ,teach yourselves manners1 #ajj ,truth and sobriety1 and live so clearly ,that our lives may shine in ye2 and then task#ceei us4 ,it seems ye are hot2 the suburbs#cefj will supply ye3 ,good women scorn such gamesters4#cefa ,so1 ,i 'll leave ye4 ,i am sorry to see this3 faith1 sir1 live fairly4 #aje ,exit with ,,oriana4 ,mir4 ,this woman1 if she hold on1 may be virtuous2 ',t is almost possible3 we 'll have a new day4 ,bel4 ,ye brought me on1 ye forc'd me to this foolery4 ,i am sham'd1 ,i am scorn'd1 ,i am flurted2#cefb yes1 ,i am so3 ,though ,i cannot talk to a woman like your worship1 #aaj ,and use my phrases and my learn'd figures1 ,yet ,i can fight with any man4 ,mir4 ,fie6 ,bel4 ,i can1 sir2 ,and ,i will fight4 ,mir4 ,with whom8 ,bel4 ,with you2 with any man2 ,for all men now will laugh at me4 ,mir4 ,prithee1 be moderate4 ,bel4 ,and ,i 'll beat all men4 ,come4 ,mir4 ,i love thee dearly4 #aae ,bel4 ,i will beat all that love2 love has undone me4 ,never tell me2 ,i will not be a history4 ,mir4 ,thou art not4 ,bel4 ',sfoot1 ,i will not6 ,give me room1 ,and let me see the proudest of ye jeer me2 ,and ,i 'll begin with you first4 ,mir4 ,prithee1 ,belleur-- #abj ,if ,i do not satisfy thee---- ,bel4 ,well1 look ye do4 ,but1 now ,i think on't better1 't is impossible2 ,i must beat somebody4 ,i am maul'd myself4 ,and ,i ought in justice---- ,mir4 ,no1 no1 no2 you are cozen'd3 ,but walk1 and let me talk to thee4 ,bel4 ,talk wisely1 #abe ,and see that no man laugh1 upon no occasion2 ,for ,i shall think then 't is at me4 ,mir4 ,i warrant thee4 ,bel4 ,nor no more talk of this4 ,mir4 ,dost think ,i am maddish8 ,bel4 ,i must needs fight yet2 for ,i find it concerns me3 ,a pox on 't3 ,i must fight4 ,mir4 ,i' faith1 thou shalt not4 ,exeunt4 #acj ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#cefc ,enter ,,de ,,gard and ,,lugier4 ,de ,gard4 ,i know ye are a scholar1 and can do wonders4 ,lug4 ,there 's no great scholarship belongs to this1 sir2 ,what ,i am1 ,i am4 ,i pity your poor sister1 ,and heartily ,i hate these travellers1 ,these gim-cracks1 made of mops#cefd and motions4#cefe ,there 's nothing in their houses here but hummings2 #f ,a bee has more brains4 ,i grieve and vex too ,the insolent licentious carriage ,of this out-facing fellow ,mirabel2 ,and ,i am mad to see him prick his plumes up4 ,de ,gard4 ,his wrongs you partly know4 ,lug4 ,do not you stir1 sir2 #aa ,since he has begun with wit1 let wit revenge it3 ,keep your sword close2 we 'll cut his throat a new way4 ,i am asham'd the gentlewoman should suffer ,such base lewd wrongs4 ,de ,gard4 ,i will be rul'd2 he shall live1 #ae ,and left to your revenge4 ,lug4 ,ay1 ay1 ,i 'll fit him4 ,he makes a common scorn of handsome women2 ,modesty and good manners are his ,may-games2 ,he takes up maidenheads with a new commission1-- ,the church-warrant 's out of date4 ,follow my counsel1 #bj ,for ,i am zealous in the cause4 ,de ,gard4 ,i will1 sir4 ,and will be still directed2 for the truth is1 ,my sword will make my sister seem more monstrous4 ,besides1 there is no honour won on reprobates4 ,lug4 ,you are i' th' right4 ,the slight he has show'd my pupils #be ,sets me a-fire too4 ,go2 ,i 'll prepare your sister4 ,and as ,i told ye---- ,de ,gard4 ,yes2 all shall be fit1 sir4 ,lug4 ,and seriously1 and handsomely4 ,de ,gard4 ,i warrant ye4 ,lug4 ,a little counsel more4 ,whispers4 ,de ,gard4 ',t is well4 ,lug4 ,most stately3 ,see that observ'd2 and then---- ,de ,gard4 ,i have ye every way4 #cj ,lug4 ,away1 then1 and be ready4 ,de ,gard4 ,with all speed1 sir4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,lillia ,,bianca1 ,,rosalura1 and ,,oriana4 ,lug4 ,we 'll learn to travel too1 may be1 beyond him4-- ,good day1 fair beauties6 ,lil4 ,you have beautified us1 ,we thank ye1 sir2 ye have set us off most gallantly ,with your grave precepts4 ,ros4 ,we expected husbands #ce ,out of your documents#ceff and taught behaviours1 ,excellent husbands2 thought men would run stark mad on us1 ,men of all ages and all states2 we expected ,an inundation of desires and offers1 ,a torrent of trim suitors2 all we did1 #dj ,or said1 or purpos'd1 to be spells about us1 ,spells to provoke4 ,lil4 ,ye have provok'd us finely6 ,we follow'd your directions1 we did rarely1 ,we were stately1 coy1 demure1 careless1 light1 giddy1 ,and play'd at all points3 this1 you swore1 would carry4 #de ,ros4 ,we made love1 and contemn'd love2 now seem'd holy1 ,with such a reverent put-on reservation ,which could not miss1 according to your principles2 ,now gave more hope again2 now close1#cefg now public1 ,still up and down we beat it like a billow2 #ej ,and ever those behaviours you read to us1 ,subtle and new3 but all this will not help us4 ,lil4 ,they help to hinder us of all acquaintance1 ,they have frighted off all friends4 ,what am ,i better ,for all my learning1 if ,i love a dunce1 #ee ,a handsome dunce8 ,to what use serves my reading8 ,you should have taught me what belongs to horses1 ,dogs1 dice1 hawks1 banquets1 masques1 free and fair meetings1 ,to have studied gowns and dressings4 ,lug4 ,ye are not mad1 sure6 ,ros4 ,we shall be1 if we follow your encouragements4 #fj ,i 'll take mine own way now4 ,lil4 ,and ,i my fortune2 ,we may live maids else till the moon drop millstones4 ,i see1 your modest women are taken for monsters2 ,a dowry of good breeding is worth nothing4 ,lug4 ,since ye take it so to th' heart1 pray ye1 give me leave yet1 #fe ,and ye shall see how ,i 'll convert this heretic4 ,mark how this ,mirabel---- ,lil4 ,name him no more2 ,for1 though ,i long for a husband1 ,i hate him1 ,and would be married sooner to a monkey1 ,or to a ,jack of ,straw1 than such a juggler4 #gj ,ros4 ,i am of that mind too4 ,he is too nimble1 ,and plays at fast and loose too learnedly1 ,for a plain-meaning woman2 that 's the truth on 't4 ,here 's one too1 that we love well1 would be angry2 ,pointing to ,,oriana4 ,and reason why4--,no1 no1 we will not trouble ye1 #ge ,nor him at this time3 may he make you happy6 ,we 'll turn ourselves loose now to our fair fortunes2 ,and the downright way---- ,lil4 ,the winning way we 'll follow2 ,we 'll bait that men may bite fair1 and not be frighted4 ,yet we 'll not be carried so cheap neither2 we 'll have some sport1 #hj ,some mad-morris or other for our money1 tutor4 ,lug4 ',t is like enough3 prosper your own devices6 ,ye are old enough to choose4 ,but1 for this gentlewoman1 ,so please her give me leave---- ,ori4 ,i shall be glad1 sir1 ,to find a friend whose pity may direct me4 #he ,lug4 ,i 'll do my best1 and faithfully deal for ye2 ,but then ye must be rul'd4 ,ori4 ,in all1 ,i vow to ye1 ,ros4 ,do1 do3 he has a lucky hand sometimes1 ,i 'll assure ye4 ,and hunts the recovery of a lost lover deadly4 ,lug4 ,you must away straight4 ,ori4 ,yes4 ,lug4 ,and ,i 'll instruct ye3 #ij ,here ye can know no more4 ,ori4 ,by your leave1 sweet ladies2 ,and all our fortunes arrive at our own wishes6 ,lil4 ,amen1 amen6 ,lug4 ,i must borrow your man4 ,lil4 ,pray1 take him2 ,he is within4 ,to do her good1 take any thing4 ,take us and all4 ,lug4 ,no doubt1 ye may find takers2 #ie ,and so1 we 'll leave ye to your own disposes4 ,exeunt ,,lugier and ,,oriana4 ,lil4 ,now1 which way1 wench8 ,ros4 ,we 'll go a brave way1 fear not2 ,a safe and sure way too2 and yet a by-way4 ,i must confess ,i have a great mind to be married4 ,lil4 ,so have ,i too a grudging#cefh of good-will that way1 #ajj ,and would as fain be despatched4 ,but this ,monsieur ,quicksilver---- ,ros4 ,no1 no2 we 'll bar him1 bye and main4#cefi ,let him trample2 ,there is no safety in his surquedry4#cegj ,an army-royal of women are too few for him2 ,he keeps a journal of his gentleness1 #aje ,and will go near to print his fair despatches1 ,and call it his 8,triumph over time and women40 ,let him pass out of memory6 ,what think you ,of his two companions8 ,lil4 ,pinac1 methinks1 is reasonable2 ,a little modesty he has brought home with him1 #aaj ,and might be taught1 in time1 some handsome duty4 ,ros4 ,they say1 he is a wencher too4 ,lil4 ,i like him better2 ,a free light touch or two becomes a gentleman1 ,and sets him seemly off3 so he exceed not1 ,but keep his compass#cega clear1 he may be lookt at4 #aae ,i would not marry a man that must be taught1 ,and conjur'd up with kisses2 the best game ,is play'd still by the best gamesters4 ,ros4 ,fie upon thee6 ,what talk hast thou6 ,lil4 ,are not we alone1 and merry8 ,why should we be ashamed to speak what we think8 ,thy gentleman1 #abj ,the tall fat fellow1 he that came to see thee---- ,ros4 ,is 't not a goodly man8 ,lil4 ,a wondrous goodly6 ,h'as weight enough1 ,i warrant thee4 ,mercy upon me1 ,what a serpent wilt thou seem under such a ,st4 ,george6 ,ros4 ,thou art a fool6 ,give me a man brings mettle1 #abe ,brings substance with him1 needs no broths to lare#cegb him4 ,these little fellows shew like fleas in boxes1 ,hop up and down1 and keep a stir to vex us4 ,give me the puissant pike2 take you the small shot4 #abi ,lil4 ,of a great thing1 ,i have not seen a duller2 ,therefore1 methinks1 sweet sister---- ,ros4 ,peace1 he 's modest2 ,a bashfulness2 which is a point of grace1 wench3 ,but1 when these fellows come to moulding1 sister1 ,to heat1 and handling--,as ,i live1 ,i like him2 ,enter ,,mirabel4 ,and1 methinks1 ,i could form him4 ,lil4 ,peace2 the fire-drake4 #ace ,mir4 ,bless ye1 sweet beauties1 sweet incomparable ladies1 ,sweet wits1 sweet humours6 ,bless you1 learned lady6 ,and you1 most holy nun1 bless your devotions6 ,lil4 ,and bless your brains1 sir1 your most pregnant brains1 sir6 ,they are in travail2 may they be delivered #adj ,of a most hopeful wild-goose6 ,ros4 ,bless your manhood6 ,they say ye are a gentleman of action1 ,a fair accomplish'd man1 and a rare engineer4 ,you have a trick to blow up maidenheads1 ,a subtle trick1 they say abroad4 ,mir4 ,i have1 lady4 #ade ,ros4 ,and often glory in their ruins4 ,mir4 ,yes1 forsooth2 ,i have a speedy trick1 please you to try it2 ,my engine will despatch you instantly4 ,ros4 ,i would ,i were a woman1 sir1 fit for you6 ,as there be such1 no doubt1 may engine you too2 #aej ,may1 with a counter-mine1 blow up your valour3 ,but1 in good faith1 sir1 we are both too honest2 ,and1 the plague is1 we cannot be persuaded2 ,for1 look you1 if we thought it were a glory ,to be the last of all your lovely ladies---- #aee ,mir4 ,come1 come1 leave prating3 this has spoil'd your market6 ,this pride and puft-up heart will make ye fast1 ladies1 ,fast when ye are hungry too4 ,ros4 ,the more our pain1 sir4 ,lil4 ,the more our health1 ,i hope too4 ,mir4 ,your behaviours ,have made men stand amaz'd2 those men that lov'd ye1 #afj ,men of fair states#cegc and parts4 ,your strange conversions#cegd ,into ,i know not what1 nor how1 nor wherefore2 ,your scorns of those that came to visit ye2 ,your studied whim-whams and your fine set faces-- ,what have these got ye8 ,proud and harsh opinions4 #afe ,a travell'd monsieur was the strangest creature1 ,the wildest monster to be wond'red at2 ,his person made a public scoff1 his knowledge 7,as if he had been bred 'mongst bears or bandogs7#cege ,shunn'd and avoided2 his conversation snuff'd at2#cegf-- #agj ,what harvest brings all this8 ,ros4 ,i pray you1 proceed1 sir4 ,mir4 ,now ye shall see in what esteem a traveller1 ,an understanding gentleman1 and a monsieur1 ,is to be held2 and1 to your griefs1 confess it1 ,both to your griefs and galls4 ,lil4 ,in what1 ,i pray ye1 sir8 #age ,we would be glad to understand your excellence4 ,mir4 ,go on1 sweet ladies2 it becomes ye rarely6 ,for me1 ,i have blest me from ye2 scoff on seriously1 ,and note the man ye mock'd4 ,you1 ,lady ,learning1 #agi ,note the poor traveller that came to visit you1 ,that flat unfurnish'd fellow2 note him throughly2 ,you may chance to see him anon4 ,lil4 ',t is very likely4 ,mir4 ,and see him courted by a travell'd lady1 ,held dear and honour'd by a virtuous virgin2 ,may be1 a beauty not far short of yours neither2 ,it may be1 clearer4 ,lil4 ,not unlikely4 ,mir4 ,younger3 #ahf ,as killing eyes as yours1 a wit as poignant2 ,may be1 a state1 too1 that may top#cegg your fortune4 ,inquire how she thinks of him1 how she holds him2 #ahi ,his good parts1 in what precious price already2 ,being a stranger to him1 how she courts him2 ,a stranger to his nation too1 how she dotes on him4 ,inquire of this2 be sick to know3 curse1 lady1 ,and keep your chamber2 cry1 and curse3 a sweet one1 ,a thousand in yearly land1 well bred1 well friended1 #aie ,travell'd1 and highly followed for her fashions4 ,lil4 ,bless his good fortune1 sir6 ,mir4 ,this scurvy fellow1 ,i think they call his name ,pinac1 this serving-man ,that brought ye venison1 as ,i take it1 madam1 ,note but this scab3 't is strange that this coarse creature1 #bjj ,that has no more set-off but his jugglings1 ,his travell'd tricks---- ,lil4 ,good sir1 ,i grieve not at him1 ,nor envy not his fortune3 yet ,i wonder4 ,he 's handsome2 yet ,i see no such perfection4 ,mir4 ,would ,i had his fortune6 ,for 't is a woman #bje ,of that sweet-temper'd nature1 and that judgment1 ,besides her state1 that care1 clear understanding1 ,and such a wife to bless him---- ,ros4 ,pray you1 whence is she8 ,mir4 ,of ,england1 and a most accomplish'd lady2 #bji ,so modest that men's eyes are frighted at her1 ,and such a noble carriage-- ,enter a ,boy4 ,how now1 sirrah8 ,boy4 ,sir1 the great ,english lady---- ,mir4 ,what of her1 sir8 ,boy4 ,has newly left her coach1 and coming this way4 ,where you may see her plain3 ,monsieur ,pinac ,the only man that leads her4 ,enter ,,pinac1 ,,mariana1 and ,attendants4 ,mir4 ,he is much honoured2 #bae ,would ,i had such a favour6 ,exit ,boy4 ,now vex1 ladies4 ,envy1 and vex1 and rail6 ,ros4 ,you are short of us1 sir4 ,mir4 ,bless your fair fortune1 sir6 ,pin4 ,i nobly thank ye4 ,mir4 ,is she married1 friend8 ,pin4 ,no1 no4 ,mir4 ,a goodly lady2 ,a sweet and delicate aspect6--,mark1 mark1 and wonder6-- #bbj ,hast thou any hope of her8 ,pin4 ,a little4 ,mir4 ,follow close1 then2 ,lose not that hope4 ,pin4 ,to you1 sir4 ,,mariana courtesies to ,,mirabel4 ,mir4 ,gentle lady6 ,ros4 ,she is fair1 indeed4 ,lil4 ,i have seen a fairer2 yet ,she is well4 ,ros4 ,her clothes sit handsome too4 ,lil4 ,she dresses prettily4 ,ros4 ,and1 by my faith1 she is rich2 she looks still sweeter4 #bbe ,a well-bred woman1 ,i warrant her4 ,lil4 ,do you hear1 sir8 ,may ,i crave this gentlewoman's name8 ,pin4 ,mariana1 lady4 ,lil4 ,i will not say ,i owe ye a quarrel1 monsieur1 ,for making me your stale3#cegh a noble gentleman ,would have had more courtesy1 at least more faith1 #bcj ,than to turn off his mistress at first trial4 ,you know not what respect ,i might have show'd ye2 ,i find ye have worth4 ,pin4 ,i cannot stay to answer ye2 ,ye see my charge4 ,i am beholding to ye ,for all your merry tricks ye put upon me1 #bce ,your bobs1#cegi and base accounts4 ,i came to love ye1 ,to woo ye1 and to serve ye2 ,i am much indebted to ye ,for dancing me off my legs1 and then for walking me2 ,for telling me strange tales ,i never heard of1 ,more to abuse me2 for mistaking me1 #bdj ,when you both knew ,i was a gentleman1 ,and one deserv'd as rich a match as you are4 ,lil4 ,be not so bitter1 sir4 ,pin4 ,you see this lady3 ,she is young enough and fair enough to please me2 ,a woman of a loving mind1 a quiet1 #bde ,and one that weighs the worth of him that loves her3 ,i am content with this1 and bless my fortune4 ,your curious wits1 and beauties---- ,lil4 ,faith1 see me once more4 ,pin4 ,i dare not trouble ye4 ,lil4 ,may ,i speak to your lady8 ,pin4 ,i pray ye1 content yourself4 ,i know ye are bitter1 #bej ,and1 in your bitterness1 ye may abuse her2 ,which if she comes to know 7for she understands ye not71 ,it may breed such a quarrel to your kindred1 ,and such an indiscretion fling on you too 7,for she is nobly friended7---- ,lil4 ,aside4 ,i could eat her4 #bee ,pin4 ,rest as ye are1 a modest noble gentlewoman1 ,and afford your honest neighbours some of your prayers4 ,exeunt ,,pinac1 ,,mariana1 and ,attendants4 ,mir4 ,what think you now8 ,lil4 ,faith1 she's a pretty whiting2#cehj ,she has got a pretty catch too4 ,mir4 ,you are angry1 ,monstrous angry now1 grievously angry2 #bfj ,and the pretty heart does swell now4 ,lil4 ,no1 in troth1 sir4 ,mir4 ,and it will cry anon1 8,a pox upon it60 ,and it will curse itself1 and eat no meat1 lady2 ,and it will sigh4#ceha ,lil4 ,indeed1 you are mistaken2 ,it will be very merry4 ,ros4 ,why1 sir1 do you think #bfe ,there are no more men living1 nor no handsomer1 ,than he or you8 ,by this light1 there be ten thousand1 ,ten thousand thousand6 ,comfort yourself1 dear monsieur2 ,faces1 and bodies1 wits1 and all abiliments#cehb-- ,there are so many we regard 'em not4 #bgj ,enter ,,belleur and two ,gentlemen4 ,mir4 ,that such a noble lady--,i could burst now6-- ,so far above such trifles---- ,bel4 ,you did laugh at me2 ,and ,i know why ye laughed4 #a ,gent4 ,i pray ye1 be satisfied3 ,if we did laugh1 we had some private reason1 ,and not at you4 #b ,gent4 ,alas1 we know you not1 sir6 #bge ,bel4 ,i 'll make you know me4 ,set your faces soberly2 ,stand this way1 and look sad2 ,i 'll be no ,may-game2 ,sadder1 demurer yet4 ,ros4 ,what is the matter8 ,what ails this gentleman8 ,bel4 ,go off now backward1 that ,i may behold ye2 #bhj ,and not a simper1 on your lives6 ,exeunt ,gentlemen1 walking backwards4 ,lil4 ,he's mad1 sure4 ,bel4 ,do you observe me too8 ,mir4 ,i may look on ye4 ,bel4 ,why do you grin8 ,i know your mind4 ,mir4 ,you do not4 ,you are strangely humorous4 ,is there no mirth nor pleasure ,but you must be the object8 #bhe ,bel4 ,mark1 and observe me4 ,wherever ,i am nam'd1 ,the very word shall raise a general sadness1 ,for the disgrace this scurvy woman did me1 ,this proud pert thing4 ,take heed ye laugh not at me1 ,provoke me not2 take heed4 ,ros4 ,i would fain please ye2 #bij ,do any thing to keep ye quiet4 ,bel4 ,hear me4 ,till ,i receive a satisfaction ,equal to the disgrace and scorn ye gave me1 ,ye are a wretched woman2 till thou woo'st me1 ,and ,i scorn thee as much1 as seriously #bie ,jeer and abuse thee2 ask what gill#cehc thou art1 ,or any baser name2 ,i will proclaim thee1 ,i will so sing thy virtue1 so be-paint thee---- ,ros4 ,nay1 good sir1 be more modest4 ,bel4 ,do you laugh again8-- ,because ye are a woman1 ye are lawless1 #cjj ,and out of compass of an honest anger4 ,ros4 ,good sir1 have a better belief of me4 ,lil4 ,away1 dear sister6 ,exit with ,,rosalura4 ,mir4 ,is not this better now1 this seeming madness1 ,than falling out with your friends8 ,bel4 ,have ,i not frighted her8 ,mir4 ,into her right wits1 ,i warrant thee4 ,follow this humour1 #cje ,and thou shalt see how prosperously 't will guide thee4 ,bel4 ,i am glad ,i have found a way to woo yet2 ,i was afraid once ,i never should have made a civil suitor4 ,well1 ,i 'll about it still4 ,exit4 ,mir4 ,do1 do1 and prosper4 ,what sport do ,i make with these fools6 ,what pleasure #caj ,feeds me1 and fats my sides at their poor innocence6 ,enter ,,lugier1 disguised4 ,wooing and wiving--hang it6 ,give me mirth1 ,witty and dainty mirth6 ,i shall grow in love1 sure1 ,with mine own happy head4 ,who's this8--,to me1 sir8-- ,aside4 ,what youth is this8 ,lug4 ,yes sir1 ,i would speak with you1 #cae ,if your name be ,monsieur ,mirabel4 ,mir4 ,you have hit it3 ,your business1 ,i beseech you8 ,lug4 ,this it is1 sir2 ,there is a gentlewoman hath long time affected you1 ,and lov'd you dearly4 ,mir4 ,turn over1 and end that story2 ',t is long enough3 ,i have no faith in women1 sir4 #cbj ,lug4 ,it seems so1 sir4 ,i do not come to woo for her1 ,or sing her praises1 though she well deserve 'em2 ,i come to tell ye1 ye have been cruel to her1 ,unkind and cruel1 falser of faith1 and careless1 ,taking more pleasure in abusing her1 #cbe ,wresting her honour to your wild disposes1 ,than noble in requiting her affection3 ,which1 as you are a man1 ,i must desire ye 7,a gentleman of rank7 not to persist in1 ,no more to load her fair name with your injuries4 #ccj ,mir4 ,why1 ,i beseech you1 sir8 ,lug4 ,good sir1 ,i 'll tell ye4 ,and ,i 'll be short2 ,i 'll tell ye because ,i love ye1 ,because ,i would have you shun the shame may follow4 ,there is a nobleman1 new come to town1 sir1 ,a noble and a great man1 that affects her1 #cce 7,a countryman of mine1 a brave ,savoyan1 ,nephew to th' duke7 and so much honours her1 ,that 't will be dangerous to pursue your old way1 ,to touch at any thing concerns her honour1 ,believe1 most dangerous4 ,her name is ,oriana1 ,and this great man will marry her4 ,take heed1 sir2 #cda ,for howsoe'er her brother1 a staid gentleman1 ,lets things pass upon better hopes1 this lord1 sir1 ,is of that fiery and that poignant metal1 7,especially provok'd on by affection7 #cde ,that 't will be hard--but you are wise4 ,mir4 ,a lord1 sir8 ,lug4 ,yes1 and a noble lord4 ,mir4 ,send her good fortune6 ,this will not stir her lord4 ,a baroness6 ,say ye so8 ,say ye so8 ,by 'r lady1 a brave title6 ,top and top-gallant now8 ,save her great ladyship6 #cej ,i was a poor servant of hers1 ,i must confess1 sir1 ,and in those days ,i thought ,i might be jovy1#cehd ,and make a little bold to call in to her2 ,but1 basta2#cehe now ,i know my rules and distance2 ,yet1 if she want an usher1 such an implement1 ,one that is throughly pac'd1 a clean-made gentleman1 #cef ,can hold a hanging up with approbation1 ,plant his hat formally1 and wait with patience1 ,i do beseech you1 sir---- ,lug4 ,sir1 leave your scoffing1 ,and1 as ye are a gentleman1 deal fairly4 #cfj ,i have given ye a friend's counsel2 so1 ,i 'll leave ye4 ,mir4 ,but1 hark ye1 hark ye1 sir2 is 't possible ,i may believe what you say8 ,lug4 ,you may choose1 sir4 ,mir4 ,no baits1 no fish-hooks1 sir8 ,no gins8 no nooses8 ,no pitfals to catch puppies8 ,lug4 ,i tell ye certain3 #cfe ,you may believe2 if not1 stand to the danger6 ,exit4 ,mir4 ,a lord of ,savoy1 says be8 ,the duke's nephew8 ,a man so mighty8 ,by lady1 a fair marriage6 ,by my faith1 a handsome fortune6 ,i must leave prating3 ,for1 to confess the truth1 ,i have abus'd her1 #cgj ,for which ,i should be sorry1 but that will seem scurvy4 ,i must confess she was1 ever since ,i knew her1 ,as modest as she was fair2 ,i am sure she lov'd me2 ,her means good1 and her breeding excellent2 ,and for my sake she has refus'd fair matches4 ,i may play the fool finely4--,stay3 who are these8 #cgf ,re-enter ,,de ,,gard with ,,oriana1 both of them disguised1 and in rich dresses2 and ,attendants4 ,aside4 ',t is she1 ,i am sure2 and that the lord1 it should seem4 ,he carries a fair port1 is a handsome man too4 ,i do begin to feel ,i am a coxcomb4#cehf ,ori4 ,good my lord1 choose a nobler2 for ,i know #chj ,i am so far below your rank and honour1 ,that what ye can say this way ,i must credit ,but spoken to beget yourself sport4 ,alas1 sir1 ,i am so far off from deserving you1 ,my beauty so unfit for your affection1 #che ,that ,i am grown the scorn of common railers1 ,of such injurious things that1 when they cannot ,reach at my person1 lie with my reputation6 ,i am poor1 besides4 ,de ,gard4 ,ye are all wealth and goodness2 ,and none but such as are the scum of men1 #cij ,the ulcers of an honest state1 spite-weavers1 ,that live on poison only1 like swoln spiders1 ,dare once profane such excellence1 such sweetness4 ,mir4 ,this man speaks loud indeed4 ,de ,gard4 ,name but the men1 lady3 ,let me but know these poor and base depravers1 ,lay but to my revenge their persons open1 #cif ,and you shall see how suddenly1 how fully1 ,for your most beauteous sake1 how direfully1 ,i 'll handle their despites4 ,is this thing one8 ,be what he will---- ,mir4 ,sir8 #djj ,de ,gard4 ,dare your malicious tongue1 sir---- ,mir4 ,i know you not1 nor what ye mean4 ,ori4 ,good my lord---- ,de ,gard4 ,if he1 or any he---- ,ori4 ,i beseech your honour-- ,this gentleman 's a stranger to my knowledge2 ,and1 no doubt1 sir1 a worthy man4 ,de ,gard4 ,your mercy6-- #dje ,but1 had he been a tainter of your honour1 ,a blaster of those beauties reign within ye-- ,but we shall find a fitter time4 ,dear lady1 ,as soon as ,i have freed ye from your guardian1 ,and done some honour'd offices unto ye1 #daj ,i 'll take ye with those faults the world flings on ye1 ,and dearer than the whole world ,i 'll esteem ye6 ,exit with ,,oriana and ,attendants4 ,mir4 ,this is a thund'ring lord3 ,i am glad ,i scap'd him4 ,how lovingly the wench disclaim'd my villany6 ,i am vex'd now heartily that he shall have her3 #dae ,not that ,i care to marry1 or to lose her1 ,but that this bilbo-lord#cehg shall reap that maidenhead ,that was my due2 that he shall rig and top her3 ,i 'd give a thousand crowns now1 he might miss her4 ,enter a ,servant4 ,serv4 ,nay1 if ,i bear your blows1 and keep your counsel1 #dbj ,you have good luck1 sir3 ,i teach ye to strike lighter4 ,mir4 ,come hither1 honest fellow3 canst thou tell me ,where this great lord lies1 this ,savoy lord8 ,thou mett'st him2 ,he now went by thee1 certain4 ,serv4 ,yes1 he did1 sir2 ,i know him1 and ,i know you are fool'd4 ,mir4 ,come hither3 #dbe ,here 's all this1 give me truth4 ,gives money4 ,serv4 ,not for your money1 7,and yet that may do much7 but ,i have been beaten1 ,and by the worshipful contrivers beaten1 and ,i 'll tell ye3 ,this is no lord1 no ,savoy lord4 ,mir4 ,go forward4 ,serv4 ,this is a trick1 and put upon you grossly #dcj ,by one ,lugier4 ,the lord is ,monsieur ,de ,gard1 sir1 ,an honest gentleman1 and a neighbour here2 ,their ends you understand better than ,i1 sure4 ,mir4 ,now ,i know him2 know him now plain4 ,serv4 ,i have discharg'd my colours1#cehh so ,god b'y ye1 sir6 ,exit4 ,mir4 ,what a purblind puppy was ,i4 ,now ,i remember him2 #dcf ,all the whole cast on 's face1 though it were umber'd1#cehi ,and mask'd with patches4 ,what a dunderwhelp1#ceij ,to let him domineer thus6 ,how he strutted1 ,and what a load of lord he clapt upon him6 #ddj ,would ,i had him here again6 ,i would so bounce him1 ,i would so thank his lordship for his lewd#ceia plot6 ,do they think to carry it away1 with a great band made of bird-pots1#ceib ,and a pair of pin-buttock'd breeches8--,ha6 't is he again2 ,he comes1 he comes1 he comes6 have at him6 #dde ,re-enter ,,de ,,gard1 ,,oriana1 both disguised as before and ,attendants4 ,,mirabel sings4 ,my ,savoy lord1 why dost thou frown on me8 ,and will that favour never sweeter be8 ,wilt thou1 ,i say1 for ever play the fool8 ,de ,gard1 be wise1 and1 ,savoy1 go to school6 ,my lord ,de ,gard1 ,i thank you for your antic1 #dej ,my lady bright1 that will be sometimes frantic2 ,you worthy train1 that wait upon this pair1 ,send you more wit1 and them#ceic a bouncing bair8#ceid ,and so ,i take my humble leave of your honours6 ,exit4 ,de ,gard4 ,we are discover'd2 there 's no remedy4 #dee ,lillia ,bianca's man1 upon my life1 ,in stubbornness1 because ,lugier corrected him-- ,a shameless slave6 ,plague on him for a rascal6 ,ori4 ,i was in a perfect hope4 ,the bane on 't is now1 ,he will make mirth on mirth1 to persecute us4 ,de ,gard4 ,we must be patient2 ,i am vex'd to the proof too4 #dfa ,i 'll try once more3 then1 if ,i fail1 here 's one speaks4 ,puts his hand on his sword4 ,ori4 ,let me be lost and scorn'd first6 ,de ,gard4 ,well1 we 'll consider4 ,away1 and let me shift2 ,i shall be hooted else4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#ceie ,enter ,,lugier1 ,,lillia ,,bianca1 and ,servant carrying a willow garland4 ,lug4 ,faint not1 but do as ,i direct ye3 trust me2 ,believe me too2 for what ,i have told ye1 lady1 ,as true as you are ,lillia1 is authentic2 ,i know it1 ,i have found it3 't is a poor courage ,flies off for one repulse4 ,these travellers #e ,shall find1 before we have done1 a home-spun wit1 ,a plain ,french understanding1 may cope with 'em4 ,they have had the better yet1 thank your sweet squire here6 ,and let 'em brag4 ,you would be reveng'd8 ,lil4 ,yes1 surely4 ,lug4 ,and married too8 ,lil4 ,i think so4 ,lug4 ,then be counsell'd2 #aj ,you know how to proceed4 ,i have other irons ,heating as well as yours1 and ,i will strike ,three blows with one stone home4 ,be rul'd1 and happy2 ,and so1 ,i leave ye4 ,now is the time4 ,lil4 ,i am ready1 ,if he do come to dor#ceif me4 ,exit ,,lugier4 ,serv4 ,will ye stand here1 #ae ,and let the people think ye are ,god knows what1 mistress8 ,let boys and prentices presume upon ye8 ,lil4 ,prithee1 hold thy peace4 ,serv4 ,stand at his door that hates ye8 ,lil4 ,prithee1 leave prating4 ,serv4 ,pray ye1 go to the tavern3 ,i 'll give ye a pint of wine there4 ,if any of the mad-cap gentlemen should come by1 #bj ,that take up women upon special warrant1 ,you were in a wise case now4 ,enter ,,mirabel1 ,,pinac1 ,,mariana1 ,priest1 and ,attendants4 ,lil4 ,give me the garland2 ,and wait you here4 ,takes the garland from ,servant1 who retires4 ,mir4 ,she is here to seek thee1 sirrah4 ,i told thee what would follow2 she is mad for thee4 ,show1 and advance4--,so early stirring1 lady8 #be ,it shows a busy mind1 a fancy troubled4 ,a willow garland too8 ,is 't possible8 ',t is pity so much beauty should lie musty2 ,but 't is not to be help'd now4 ,lil4 ,the more 's my misery4-- ,good fortune to ye1 lady6 you deserve it3 #cj ,to me1 too-late repentance6 ,i have sought it4 ,i do not envy1 though ,i grieve a little1 ,you are mistress of that happiness1 those joys1 ,that might have been1 had ,i been wise--but fortune-- ,pin4 ,she understands ye not2 pray ye1 do not trouble her3 #ce ,and do not cross me like a hare thus2 't is as ominous4 ,lil4 ,i come not to upbraid your levity 7,though ye made show of love1 and though ,i lik'd ye71 ,to claim an interest 7we are yet both strangers2 ,but what we might have been1 had you persever'd1 sir67 #dj ,to be an eye-sore to your loving lady3 ,this garland shows ,i give myself forsaken 7,yet1 she must pardon me1 't is most unwillingly72 ,and all the power and interest ,i had in ye 7,as1 ,i persuade myself1 somewhat ye lov'd me7 #de ,thus patiently ,i render up1 ,i offer ,to her that must enjoy ye1 and so bless ye2 ,only1 ,i heartily desire this courtesy1 ,and would not be deni'd1 to wait upon ye ,this day1 to see ye tied1 then no more trouble ye4 #ej ,pin4 ,it needs not1 lady4 ,lil4 ,good sir1 grant me so much4 ,pin4 ',t is private1 and we make no invitation4 ,lil4 ,my presence1 sir1 shall not proclaim it public4 ,pin4 ,may be1 't is not in town4 ,lil4 ,i have a coach1 sir1 ,and a most ready will to do you service4 #ee ,mir4 ,aside to ,,pinac4 ,strike now or never2 make it sure3 ,i tell thee1 ,she will hang herself1 if she have thee not4 ,pin4 ,pray ye1 sir1 ,entertain my noble mistress3 only a word or two ,with this importunate woman1 and ,i'll relieve ye4-- #fj ,now ye see what your flings are1 and your fancies1 ,your states1 and your wild stubbornness2 now ye find ,what 't is to gird#ceig and kick at men's fair services1 ,to raise your pride to such a pitch and glory ,that goodness shows like gnats1 scorn'd under ye4 #fe ',t is ugly1 naught2 a self-will in a woman1 ,chain'd to an overweening thought1 is pestilent1 ,murders fair fortune first1 then fair opinion4#ceih ,there stands a pattern1 a true patient pattern1 ,humble and sweet4 ,lil4 ,i can but grieve my ignorance4 #gj ,repentance1 some say too1 is the best sacrifice2 ,for1 sure1 sir1 if my chance had been so happy 7,as ,i confess ,i was mine own destroyer7 ,as to have arriv'd at you1 ,i will not prophesy1 ,but certain1 as ,i think1 ,i should have pleas'd ye2 #ge ,have made ye as much wonder at my courtesy1 ,my love1 and duty1 as ,i have dishearten'd ye4 ,some hours we have of youth1 and some of folly2 ,and being free-born maids1 we take a liberty1 ,and1 to maintain that1 sometimes we strain highly4 #hj ,pin4 ,now you talk reason4 ,lil4 ,but1 being yok'd and govern'd1 ,married1 and those light vanities purg'd from us1 ,how fair we grow1 how gentle1 and how tender6 ,we twine about those loves that shoot up with us6 ,a sullen woman fear1 that talks not to ye2 #he ,she has a sad and darken'd soul1 loves dully4 ,a merry and a free wench1 give her liberty1 ,believe her1 in the lightest form she appears to ye1 ,believe her excellent1 though she despise ye2 ,let but these fits and flashes pass1 she will show to ye #ij ,as jewels rubb'd from dust1 or gold new burnish'd3 ,such had ,i been1 had you believ'd4 ,pin4 ,is 't possible8 ,lil4 ,and to your happiness1 ,i dare assure ye1 ,if true love be accounted so3 your pleasure1 ,your will1 and your command1 had tied my motions3 #ie ,but that hope's gone4 ,i know you are young and giddy1 ,and1 till you have a wife can govern with ye1 ,you sail upon this world's sea light and empty1 ,your bark in danger daily4 ',t is not the name neither ,of wife can steer you1 but the noble nature1 #ajj ,the diligence1 the care1 the love1 the patience3 ,she makes the pilot1 and preserves the husband1 ,that knows and reckons every rib he is built on4 ,but this ,i tell ye1 to my shame4 ,pin4 ,i admire ye2 ,and now am sorry that ,i aim beyond ye4 #aje ,mir4 ,aside4 ,so1 so1 so3 fair and softly6 ,she is thine own1 boy2 ,she comes now without lure4 ,pin4 ,but that it must needs ,be reckon'd to me as a wantonness1 ,or worse1 a madness1 to forsake a blessing1 ,a blessing of that hope---- ,lil4 ,i dare not urge ye2 #aaj ,and yet1 dear sir---- ,pin4 ',tis most certain1 ,i had rather1 ,if 't were in mine own choice--for you are my country-woman1 ,a neighbour here1 born by me3 she a stranger1 ,and who knows how her friends---- ,lil4 ,do as you please1 sir2 ,if ye be fast1 not all the world--,i love ye4 #aae ,it is most true1 and clear ,i would persuade ye2 ,and ,i shall love ye still4 ,pin4 ,go1 get before me-- ,so much ye have won upon me--do it presently4 ,here's a priest ready--,i'll have you4 ,lil4 ,not now1 sir2 #aai ,no1 you shall pardon me4 ,advance your lady2 ,i dare not hinder your most high preferment4 ',t is honour enough for me ,i have unmask'd you4 ,pin4 ,how 's that8 ,lil4 ,i have caught ye1 sir4 ,alas1 ,i am no stateswoman1 ,nor no great traveller1 yet ,i have found ye2 #abe ,i have found your lady too1 your beauteous lady2 ,i have found her birth and breeding too1 her discipline1 ,who brought her over1 and who kept your lady1 ,and1 when he laid her by1 what virtuous nunnery ,receiv'd her in3 ,i have found all these4 ,are ye blank now8 #acj ,methinks1 such travell'd wisdoms should not fool thus1-- ,such excellent indiscretions6 ,mir4 ,how could she know this8 ,lil4 ',t is true she 's ,english-born2 but most part ,french now1 ,and so ,i hope you 'll find her to your comfort4 ,alas1 ,i am ignorant of what she cost ye6 #ace ,the price of these hired clothes ,i do not know1 gentlemen6 ,those jewels are the broker's1 how ye stand bound for 'em6 ,pin4 ,will you make this good8 ,lil4 ,yes1 yes2 and to her face1 sir1 ,that she is an ,english whore1 a kind of fling-dust1 #aci ,one of your ,london light-o'-loves1 a right one2 ,came over in thin pumps and half a petticoat1 ,one faith1 and one smock1 with a broken haberdasher-- ,i know all this without a conjurer4 ,her name is ,jumping ,joan1 an ancient sin-weaver2 ,she was first a lady's chambermaid1 there slipp'd1 #ade ,and broke her leg above the knee2 departed1 ,and set up shop herself2 stood the fierce conflicts ,of many a furious term2#ceii there lost her colours1 ,and last shipp'd over hither4 ,mir4 ,we are betray'd6 ,lil4 ,do you come to fright me with this mystery8 #aej ,to stir me with a stink none can endure1 sir8 ,i pray ye1 proceed2 the wedding will become ye3 ,who gives the lady8 ,you8 ,an excellent father6 ,a careful man1 and one that knows a beauty6 ,send ye fair shipping1 sir6 and so1 ,i 'll leave ye4 #aee ,be wise and manly2 then ,i may chance to love ye6 ,exit with ,servant4 ,mir4 ,as ,i live1 ,i am asham'd this wench has reach'd me1 ,monstrous asham'd2 but there's no remedy4 ,this skew'd-ey'd carrion---- ,pin4 ,this ,i suspected ever4-- ,come1 come1 uncase2 we have no more use of ye2 #afj ,your clothes must back again4 ,mari4 ,sir1 you shall pardon me2 ',t is not our ,english use to be degraded4 ,if you will visit me1 and take your venture1 ,you shall have pleasure for your properties4 ,and so1 sweetheart---- ,exit4 #afe ,mir4 ,let her go1 and the devil go with her6 ,we have never better luck with these preludiums4 ,come1 be not daunted2 think she is but a woman1 ,and1 let her have the devil's wit1 we 'll reach her6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cfjj ,enter ,,rosalura and ,,lugier4 ,ros4 ,you have now redeem'd my good opinion1 tutor1 ,and ye stand fair again4 ,lug4 ,i can but labour1 ,and sweat in your affairs4 ,i am sure ,belleur ,will be here instantly1 and use his anger1 ,his wonted harshness4 ,ros4 ,i hope he will not best me4 #e ,lug4 ,no1 sure1 he has more manners4 ,be you ready4 ,ros4 ,yes1 yes1 ,i am2 and am resolv'd to fit him1 ,with patience to outdo all he can offer4 ,but how does ,oriana8 ,lug4 ,worse and worse still2 ,there is a sad house for her2 she is now1 #aj ,poor lady1 utterly distracted4 ,ros4 ,pity1 ,infinite pity6 't is a handsome lady3 ,that ,mirabel's a beast1 worse than a monster1 ,if this affliction work not4 ,enter ,,lillia ,,bianca4 ,lil4 ,are you ready8 ,belleur is coming on here1 hard behind me3 #ae ,i have no leisure to relate my fortune2 ,only ,i wish you may come off as handsomely4 ,upon the sign1 you know what4 ,ros4 ,well1 well2 leave me4 ,exeunt ,,lillia ,,bianca and ,,lugier4 ,enter ,,belleur4 ,bel4 ,how now8 ,ros4 ,ye are welcome1 sir4 ,bel4 ',t is well ye have manners4 ,that court'sy again1 and hold your countenance staidly4 #bj ,that look 's too light2 take heed3 so2 sit ye down now2 ,and1 to confirm me that your gall is gone1 ,your bitterness dispers'd 7for so ,i 'll have it71 ,look on me stedfastly1 and1 whatsoe'er ,i say to ye1 ,move not1 nor alter in your face2 ye are gone1 then2 #be ,for1 if you do express the least distaste1 ,or show an angry wrinkle1 7mark me1 woman6 ,we are now alone17 ,i will so conjure thee1 ,the third part of my execution ,cannot be spoke4 ,ros4 ,i am at your dispose1 sir4 #cj ,bel4 ,now rise1 and woo me a little2 let me hear that faculty3 ,but touch me not2 nor do not lie1 ,i charge ye4 ,begin now4 ,ros4 ,if so mean and poor a beauty ,may ever hope the grace---- ,bel4 ,ye cog1#cfja ye flatter2 ,like a lewd#cfjb thing1 ye lie3 8,may hope that grace60 #ce ,why1 what grace canst thou hope for8 ,answer not2 ,for1 if thou dost1 and liest again1 ,i 'll swinge thee4 ,do not ,i know thee for a pestilent woman8 ,a proud at both ends8 ,be not angry1 ,nor stir not1 o' your life4 ,ros4 ,i am counsell'd1 sir4 #dj ,bel4 ,art thou not now 7confess1 for ,i 'll have the truth out7 ,as much unworthy of a man of merit1 ,or any of ye all1 nay1 of mere man1 ,though he were crooked1 cold1 all wants upon him1 ,nay1 of any dishonest thing that bears that figure1 #de ,as devils are of mercy8 ,ros4 ,we are unworthy4 ,bel4 ,stick to that truth1 and it may chance to save thee4 ,and is it not our bounty that we take ye8 ,that we are troubled1 vex'd1 or tortur'd with ye1 ,our mere and special bounty8 ,ros4 ,yes4 ,bel4 ,our pity1 #ej ,that for your wickedness we swinge ye soundly2 ,your stubbornness and stout hearts1 we belabour ye8 ,answer to that6 ,ros4 ,i do confess your pity4 ,bel4 ,and dost not thou deserve in thine own person1 ,thou impudent1 thou pert--,do not change countenance4 #ee ,ros4 ,i dare not1 sir4 ,bel4 ,for1 if you do---- ,ros4 ,i am settled4 ,bel4 ,thou wagtail1 peacock1 puppy1 look on me3 ,i am a gentleman4 ,ros4 ,it seems no less1 sir1 ,bel4 ,and dar'st thou in thy surquedry#cfjc---- ,ros4 ,i beseech you6-- ,it was my weakness1 sir1 ,i did not view ye1 #fj ,i took not notice of your noble parts1 ,nor call'd your person nor your fashion proper4#cfjd ,bel4 ,this is some amends yet4 ,ros4 ,i shall mend1 sir1 daily4 ,and study to deserve4 ,bel4 ,come a little nearer3 ,canst thou repent thy villany8 ,ros4 ,most seriously4 #fe ,bel4 ,and be asham'd8 ,ros4 ,i am asham'd4 ,bel4 ,cry4 ,ros4 ,it will be hard to do1 sir4 ,bel4 ,cry now instantly2 ,cry monstrously1 that all the town may hear thee2 ,cry seriously1 as if thou hadst lost thy monkey2 ,and1 as ,i like thy tears---- ,enter ,,lillia ,,bianca1 and four ,women1 laughing4 ,ros4 ,now6 ,to those within4 ,bel4 ,how6 how6 ,do ye jeer me8 #gj ,have ye broke your bounds again1 dame8 ,ros4 ,yes1 and laugh at ye1 ,and laugh most heartily4 ,bel4 ,what are these8 whirlwinds8 ,is hell broke loose1 and all the ,furies flutter'd8 ,am ,i greased#cfje once again8 ,ros4 ,yes1 indeed are ye2 ,and once again ye shall be1 if ye quarrel3 #ge ,do you come to vent your fury on a virgin8 ,is this your manhood1 sir8 #a ,wom4 ,let him do his best2 ,let's see the utmost of his indignation2 ,i long to see him angry4--,come1 proceed1 sir4-- ,the women display knives4 ,hang him1 he dares not stir2 a man of timber6 #b ,wom4 ,come hither to fright maids with thy bull-faces6 #ha ,to threaten gentlewomen6 ,thou a man6 ,a ,maypole1 ,a great dry pudding4 #c ,wom4 ,come1 come1 do your worst1 sir2 ,be angry1 if thou dar'st4 ,bel4 ,the ,lord deliver me6 #d ,wom4 ,do but look scurvily upon this lady1 #he ,or give us one foul word6--,we are all mistaken2 ,this is some mighty dairy-maid in man's clothes4 ,lil4 ,i am of that mind too4 ,bel4 ,aside4 ,what will they do to me8 ,lil4 ,and hired to come and abuse us4--,a man has manners2 ,a gentleman1 civility and breeding3-- #ij ,some tinker's trull1 with a beard glu'd on4 #a ,wom4 ,let's search him1 ,and1 as we find him---- ,bel4 ,let me but depart from ye1 ,sweet ,christian women6 ,lil4 ,hear the thing speak1 neighbours4 ,bel4 ',t is but a small request3 if e'er ,i trouble ye1 ,if e'er ,i talk again of beating women1 #ie ,or beating any thing that can but turn to me2 ,of ever thinking of a handsome lady ,but virtuously and well2 of ever speaking ,but to her honour1--this ,i 'll promise ye1 ,i will take rhubarb1 and purge choler#cfjf mainly1#cfjg ,abundantly ,i 'll purge4 ,lil4 ,i 'll send ye broths1 sir4 #aja ,bel4 ,i will be laugh'd at1 and endure it patiently2 ,i will do any thing4 ,ros4 ,i 'll be your bail1 then4 ,when ye come next to woo1 pray ye come not boisterously1 ,and furnish'd like a bear-ward4#cfjh ,bel4 ,no1 in truth1 forsooth4 #aje ,ros4 ,i scented ye long since4 ,bel4 ,i was to blame1 sure3 ,i will appear a gentleman4 ,ros4 ',t is the best for ye1 ,for a true noble gentleman 's a brave thing4 ,upon that hope1 we quit ye4 ,you fear seriously8 ,bel4 ,yes1 truly do ,i2 ,i confess ,i fear ye1 #aaj ,and honour ye1 and any thing4 ,ros4 ,farewell1 then4 ,wom4 ,and1 when ye come to woo next1 bring more mercy4 ,exeunt all except ,,belleur4 ,enter two ,gentlemen4 ,bel4 ,a dairy-maid6 ,a tinker's trull6 ,heaven bless me6 ,sure1 if ,i had provok'd 'em1 they had quartered me4 ,i am a most ridiculous ass1 now ,i perceive it2 ,a coward1 and a knave too4 #a ,gent4 ',t is the mad gentleman2 #aaf ,let 's set our faces right4 ,bel4 ,no1 no2 laugh at me1 ,and laugh aloud4 #b ,gent4 ,we are better manner'd1 sir4 ,bel4 ,i do deserve it2 call me patch#cfji and puppy1 ,and beat me1 if you please4 #a ,gent4 ,no1 indeed2 we know ye4 #abj ,bel4 ',death1 do as ,i would have ye6 #b ,gent4 ,ye are an ass1 then1 ,a coxcomb1 and a calf6 ,bel4 ,i am a great calf4 ,kick me a little now4 ,why1 when6 ,they kick him4 ,sufficient4 ,now laugh aloud1 and scorn me4 ,so good b' ye6 ,and ever1 when ye meet me1 laugh4 ,gentlemen4 ,we will1 sir4 #abe ,exeunt on one side1 the two ,gentlemen2 on the other1 ,,belleur4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cfaj ,enter ,,nantolet1 ,,la ,,castre1 ,,de ,,gard1 ,,lugier1 and ,,mirabel4 ,mir4 ,your patience1 gentlemen2 why do ye bait me8 ,nant4 ,is 't not a shame you are so stubborn-hearted1 ,so stony and so dull1 to such a lady1 ,of her perfections and her misery8 ,lug4 ,does she not love ye8 ,does not her distraction #e ,for your sake only1 her most pitied lunacy ,of all but you1 show ye8 ,does it not compel ye8 ,mir4 ,soft and fair1 gentlemen2 pray ye1 proceed temperately4 ,lug4 ,if ye have any feeling1 any sense in ye1 ,the least touch of a noble heart---- #aj ,la ,cast4 ,let him alone3 ,it is his glory that he can kill beauty4-- ,ye bear my stamp1 but not my tenderness2 ,your wild unsavoury courses let#cfaa that in ye6 ,for shame1 be sorry1 though ye cannot cure her2 #ae ,show something of a man1 of a fair nature4 ,mir4 ,ye make me mad6 ,de ,gard4 ,let me pronounce this to ye3 ,you take a strange felicity in slighting ,and wronging women1 which my poor sister feels now2 #bj ,heaven's hand be gentle on her6 ,mark me1 sir2 ,that very hour she dies 7there's small hope otherwise71 ,that minute1 you and ,i must grapple for it2 ,either your life or mine4 ,mir4 ,be not so hot1 sir2 ,i am not to be wrought on by these policies1 #be ,in truth1 ,i am not2 nor do ,i fear the tricks1 ,or the high-sounding threats1 of a ,savoyan4 ,i glory not in cruelty1 7ye wrong me17 ,nor grow up water'd with the tears of women4 ,this let me tell ye1 howsoe'er ,i show to ye1 #cj ,wild1 as you please to call it1 or self-will'd1 ,when ,i see cause1 ,i can both do and suffer1 ,freely and feelingly1 as a true gentleman4 ,enter ,,rosalura and ,,lillia ,,bianca4 ,ros4 ,oh1 pity1 pity6 thousand1 thousand pities6 ,lil4 ,alas1 poor soul1 she will die6 ,she is grown senseless2 #ce ,she will not know nor speak now4 ,ros4 ,die for love6 ,and love of such a youth6 ,i would die for a dog first3 ,he that kills me1 ,i 'll give him leave to eat me2 ,i 'll know men better1 ere ,i sigh for any of 'em4 ,lil4 ,you have done a worthy act1 sir1 a most famous2 #dj ,ye have kill'd a maid the wrong way2 ye are a conqueror4 ,ros4 ,a conqueror8 ,a cobbler6 ,hang him1 sowter6#cfab-- ,go hide thyself1 for shame6 ,go lose thy memory6 ,live not 'mongst men2 thou art a beast1 a monster1 ,a blatant beast6 ,lil4 ,if ye have yet any honesty1 #de ,or ever heard of any1 take my counsel3 ,off with your garters1 and seek out a bough1-- ,a handsome bough1 for ,i would have ye hang like a gentleman2 ,and write some doleful matter to the world1 ,a warning to hard-hearted men4 ,mir4 ,out1 kitlings6 #ej ,what caterwauling 's here6 ,what gibbing6#cfac ,do you think my heart is soft'ned with a black santis8#cfad ,show me some reason4 ,enter ,,oriana on a bed4 ,ros4 ,here then1 here is a reason4 ,nant4 ,now1 if ye be a man1 let this sight shake ye6 ,la ,cast4 ,alas1 poor gentlewoman6--,do ye know me1 lady8 #ee ,lug4 ,how she looks up1 and stares6 ,ori4 ,i know ye very well2 ,you are my godfather3 and that's the monsieur4 ,de ,gard4 ,and who am ,i8 ,ori4 ,you are ,amadis de ,gaul1 sir4-- ,oh1 oh1 my heart6--,were you never in love1 sweet lady8 ,and do you never dream of flowers and gardens8 #fj ,i dream of walking fires3 take heed2 it comes now4 ,who's that8 ,pray1 stand away4 ,i have seen that face1 sure4-- ,how light my head is6 ,ros4 ,take some rest4 ,ori4 ,i cannot2 ,for ,i must be up to-morrow to go to church1 ,and ,i must dress me1 put my new gown on1 ,and be as fine to meet my love6 ,heigh-ho6 #ff ,will you not tell me where my love lies buried8 ,mir4 ,he is not dead4--,aside4 ,beshrew my heart1 she stirs me6 ,ori4 ,he is dead to me4 ,mir4 ,aside4 ,is 't possible my nature ,should be so damnable to let her suffer8-- #gj ,give me your hand4 ,ori4 ,how soft ye feel1 how gentle6 ,i 'll tell you your fortune1 friend4 ,mir4 ,how she stares on me6 ,ori4 ,you have a flattering face1 but 't is a fine one2 ,i warrant you may have a hundred sweethearts4 ,will ye pray for me8 ,i shall die to-morrow2 #ge ,and will ye ring the bells8 ,mir4 ,i am most unworthy1 ,i do confess1 unhappy4 ,do you know me8 ,ori4 ,i would ,i did6 ,mir4 ,oh1 fair tears1 how ye take#cfae me6 ,ori4 ,do you weep too8 ,you have not lost your lover8 ,you mock me3 ,i 'll go home and pray4 ,mir4 ,pray ye1 pardon me2 #hj ,or1 if it please ye to consider justly1 ,scorn me1 for ,i deserve it2 scorn and shame me1 ,sweet ,oriana6 ,lil4 ,let her alone2 she trembles3 ,her fits will grow more strong1 if ye provoke her4 ,la ,cast4 ,certain she knows ye not1 yet loves to see ye4 #he ,how she smiles now6 ,enter ,,belleur4 ,bel4 ,where are ye8 ,oh1 why do not ye laugh8 ,come1 laugh at me3 ,why a devil art thou sad1 and such a subject1 ,such a ridiculous subject1 as ,i am1 ,before thy face8 ,mir4 ,prithee1 put off this lightness2 #ij ,this is no time for mirth1 nor place2 ,i have us'd too much on 't4 ,i have undone myself and a sweet lady ,by being too indulgent to my foolery1 ,which truly ,i repent4 ,look here4 ,bel4 ,what ails she8 ,mir4 ,alas1 she 's mad6 ,bel4 ,mad6 ,mir4 ,yes1 too sure2 for me too4 #ie ,bel4 ,dost thou wonder at that8 ,by this good light1 they are all so2 ,they are coz'ning-mad1 they are brawling-mad1 they are proud-mad2 ,they are all1 all mad4 ,i came from a world of mad women1 ,mad as ,march hares4 ,get 'em in chains1 then deal with 'em4 ,there's one that's mad2 she seems well1 but she is dog-mad4 #ajj ,is she dead1 dost think8 ,mir4 ,dead6 ,heaven forbid6 ,bel4 ,heaven further it6 ,for1 till they be key-cold dead1 there's no trusting of 'em3 ,whate'er they seem1 or howsoe'er they carry it1 ,till they be chap-fallen1 and their tongues at peace1 ,nail'd in their coffins sure1 ,i'll ne'er believe 'em4 #aje ,shall ,i talk with her8 ,mir4 ,no1 dear friend1 be quiet1 ,and be at peace a while4 ,bel4 ,i 'll walk aside1 ,and come again anon4 ,but take heed to her3 ,you say she is a woman8 ,mir4 ,yes4 ,bel4 ,take great heed2 ,for1 if she do not cozen thee1 then hang me3 #aaj ,let her be mad1 or what she will1 she 'll cheat thee6 ,exit4 ,mir4 ,away1 wild fool6--,how vild this shows in him now6-- ,now take my faith1 7before ye all ,i speak it17 ,and with it my repentant love4 ,la ,cast4 ,this seems well4 ,mir4 ,were but this lady clear again1 whose sorrows #aae ,my very heart melts for1 were she but perfect1 7,for thus to marry her would be two miseries17 ,before the richest and the noblest beauty1 ,france or the world could show me1 ,i would take her4 ,as she is now1 my tears and prayers shall wed her4 #abj ,de ,gard4 ,this makes some small amends4 ,ros4 ,she beckons to ye2 ,to us1 too1 to go off4 ,nant4 ,let's draw aside all4 ,exeunt all except ,,oriana and ,,mirabel4 ,ori4 ,oh1 my best friend6 ,i would fain---- ,mir4 ,aside4 ,what1 she speaks well1 ,and with another voice4 ,ori4 ,but ,i am fearful4 ,and shame a little stops my tongue---- ,mir4 ,speak boldly4 #abe ,ori4 ,tell ye1 ,i am well4 ,i am perfect well 7pray ye1 mock not72 ,and that ,i did this to provoke your nature2 ,out of my infinite and restless love1 ,to win your pity4 ,pardon me6 ,mir4 ,go forward3 ,who set ye on8 ,ori4 ,none1 as ,i live1 no creature2 #acj ,not any knew or ever dream'd what ,i meant4 ,will ye be mine8 ,mir4 ',t is true1 ,i pity ye2 ,but1 when ,i marry ye1 ye must be wiser4 ,nothing but tricks8 devices8 ,ori4 ,will ye shame me8 ,mir4 ,yes1 marry1 will ,i4--,come near1 come near6 a miracle6 #ace ,the woman's well2 she was only mad for marriage4 ,stark mad to be ston'd to death3 give her good counsel4 ,will this world never mend8--,are ye caught1 damsel8 ,enter ,,belleur1 ,,nantolet1 ,,la ,,castre1 ,,de ,,gard1 ,,lugier1 ,,rosalura1 and ,,lillia ,,bianca4 ,bel4 ,how goes it now8 ,mir4 ,thou art a kind of prophet2 ,the woman's well again1 and would have gull'd me2 #adj ,well1 excellent well1 and not a taint upon her4 ,bel4 ,did not ,i tell ye8 ,let 'em be what can be1 ,saints1 devils1 any thing1 they will abuse us3 ,thou wert an ass to believe her so long1 a coxcomb3 ,give 'em a minute1 they 'll abuse whole millions4 #ade ,mir4 ,and am not ,i a rare physician1 gentlemen1 ,that can cure desperate mad minds8 ,de ,gard4 ,be not insolent4 ,mir4 ,well1 go thy ways3 from this hour ,i disclaim thee1 ,unless thou hast a trick above this2 then ,i 'll love thee4 ,ye owe me for your cure4--,pray1 have a care of her1 #aej ,for fear she fall into relapse4--,come1 ,belleur2 ,we 'll set up bills to cure diseased virgins4 ,bel4 ,shall we be merry8 ,mir4 ,yes4 ,bel4 ,but ,i 'll no more projects3 ,if we could make 'em mad1 it were some mastery4 ,exeunt ,,mirabel and ,,belleur4 ,lil4 ,i am glad she is well again4 ,ros4 ,so am ,i1 certain4-- #aee ,be not ashamed4 ,ori4 ,i shall never see a man more4 ,de ,gard4 ,come1 ye are a fool3 had ye but told me this trick1 ,he should not have gloried thus4 ,lug4 ,he shall not long1 neither4 ,la ,cast4 ,be rul'd1 and be at peace4 ,ye have my consent1 #aei ,and what power ,i can work with4 ,nant4 ,come1 leave blushing2 ,we are your friends3 an honest way compell'd ye3 ,heaven will not see so true a love unrecompens'd4 ,come in1 and slight him too4 ,lug4 ,the next shall hit him4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#cfaf ,enter ,,de ,,gard and ,,lugier4 ,de ,gard4 ',t will be discover'd4 ,lug4 ,that's the worst can happen3 ,if there be any way to reach1 and work upon him1 ,upon his nature suddenly1 and catch him--,that he loves1 ,though he dissemble it1 and would show contrary1 ,and will at length relent1 ,i 'll lay my fortune2 ,nay1 more1 my life4 ,de ,gard4 ,is she won8 ,lug4 ,yes1 and ready1 #f ,and my designments set4 ,de ,gard4 ,they are now for travel2 ,all for that game again2 they have forgot wooing4 ,lug4 ,let 'em2 we 'll travel with 'em4 ,de ,gard4 ,where 's his father8 ,lug4 ,within2 he knows my mind too1 and allows#cfag it1 #aj ,pities your sister's fortune most sincerely1 ,and has appointed1 for our more assistance1 ,some of his secret friends4 ,de ,gard4 ,speed the plough6 ,lug4 ,well said6 ,and be you serious too4 ,de ,gard4 ,i shall be diligent4 ,lug4 ,let's break the ice for one1 the rest will drink too #ae 7,believe me1 sir7 of the same cup4 ,my young gentlewomen ,wait but who sets the game a-foot4 ,though they seem stubborn1 ,reserv'd1 and proud now1 yet ,i know their hearts1 ,their pulses how they beat1 and for what cause1 sir1 ,and how they long to venture their abilities #bj ,in a true quarrel4 ,husbands they must and will have1 ,or nunneries and thin collations ,to cool their bloods4 ,let 's all about our business1 ,and1 if this fail1 let nature work4 ,de ,gard4 ,ye have arm'd me4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cfah ,enter ,,mirabel1 ,,nantolet1 and ,,la ,,castre4 ,la ,cast4 ,will ye be wilful1 then8 ,mir4 ,pray1 sir1 your pardon2 ,for ,i must travel4 ,lie lazy here1 ,bound to a wife6 ,chain'd to her subleties1 ,her humours1 and her wills1 which are mere fetters6 ,to have her to-day pleas'd1 to-morrow peevish1 ,the third day mad1 the fourth rebellious6 #f ,you see before they are married1 what moriscoes1#cfai ,what masques and mummeries they put upon us3 ,to be tied here1 and suffer their lavoltas6#cfbj ,nant4 ',t is your own seeking4 ,mir4 ,yes1 to get my freedom4 #aj ,were they as ,i could wish 'em---- ,la ,cast4 ,fools and meacocks1#cfba ,to endure what you think fit to put upon 'em4 ,come1 change your mind4 ,mir4 ,not before ,i have chang'd air1 father4 ,when ,i know women worthy of my company1 ,i will return again1 and wait1 upon 'em2 #ae ,till then1 dear sir1 ,i 'll amble all the world over1 ,and run all hazards1 misery1 and poverty4 ,enter ,,pinac and ,,belleur4 ,so ,i escape the dangerous bay of matrimony4 ,pin4 ,are ye resolv'd8 ,mir4 ,yes1 certain2 ,i will out again4 ,pin4 ,we are for ye1 sir2 we are your servants once more2 #bj ,once more we 'll seek our fortune in strange countries2 ,ours is too scornful for us4 ,bel4 ,is there ne'er a land ,that you have read or heard of 7for ,i care not how far it be1 ,nor under what pestiferous star it lies71 #bd ,a happy kingdom1 where there are no women1 ,nor have been ever1 nor no mention ,of any such lewd things with lewder qualities1 7,for thither would ,i travel7 where 't is felony ,to confess he had a mother2 a mistress1 treason8 ,la ,cast4 ,are you for travel too8 ,bel4 ,for any thing1 #cj ,for living in the moon1 and stopping hedges1#cfbb ,ere ,i stay here to be abus'd and baffl'd4#cfbc ,nant4 ,why did ye not break your minds to me8 ,they are my daughters2 ,and1 sure1 ,i think ,i should have that command over 'em1 ,to see 'em well bestow'd4 ,i know ye are gentlemen1 #ce ,men of fair parts and states2 ,i know your parents3 ,and1 had ye told me of your fair affections-- ,make but one trial more1 and let me second ye4 ,bel4 ,no2 ,i 'll make hob-nails first1 and mend old kettles4 ,can ye lend me an armour of high proof1 to appear in1 #dj ,and two or three field-pieces to defend me8 ,the king's guard are mere pigmies4 ,nant4 ,they will not eat ye4 ,bel4 ,yes1 and you too1 and twenty fatter monsieurs1 ,if their high stomachs hold4 ,they came with chopping-knives1 ,to cut me into rands#cfbd and sirloins1 and so powder me4-- #de ,come1 shall we go8 ,nant4 ,you cannot be so discourteous1 ,if ye intend to go1 as not to visit 'em1 ,and take your leaves4 ,mir4 ,that we dare do1 and civilly1 ,and thank 'em too4 ,pin4 ,yes1 sir1 we know that honesty4#cfbe ,bel4 ,i 'll come i' the rear1 forty foot off1 ,i 'll assure ye1 #ej ,with a good gun in my hand4 ,i 'll no more ,amazons1 ,i mean1 no more of their frights4 ,i 'll make my three legs1#cfbf ,kiss my hand twice1 and1 if ,i smell no danger1 ,if the interview be clear1 may be ,i 'll speak to her2 ,i 'll wear a privy coat#cfbg too1 and behind me1 #ee ,to make those parts secure1 a bandog4 ,la ,cast4 ,you are a merry gentleman4 ,bel4 ,a wary gentleman1 ,i do assure you4 ,i have been warn'd2 and must be arm'd4 ,la ,cast4 ,well1 son1 ,these are your hasty thoughts2 when ,i see you are bent to it1 #fj ,then ,i 'll believe1 and join with ye3 so1 we'll leave ye4-- ,aside4 ,there 's a trick will make ye stay4 ,nant4 ,aside4 ,i hope so4 ,exeunt ,,la ,,castre and ,,nantolet4 ,mir4 ,we have won immortal fame now1 if we leave 'em4 ,pin4 ,you have2 but we have lost4 ,mir4 ,pinac1 thou art cozen'd4 ,i know they love ye2 and to gain ye handsomely1 #fe ,not to be thought to yield1 they would give millions4 ,their father's willingness1 that must needs show ye4 ,pin4 ,if ,i thought so---- ,mir4 ,ye shall be hang'd1 you recreant6 ,would ye turn renegado now8 ,bel4 ,no2 let 's away1 boys1 #gj ,out of the air and tumult of their villanies4 ,though ,i were married to that grasshopper1 ,and had her fast by the legs1 ,i should think she would cozen me4 ,enter a ,young ,man1 disguised as a ,factor4 ,y4 ,man4 ,monsieur ,mirabel1 ,i take it8 ,mir4 ,y' are i' th' right1 sir4 ,y4 ,man4 ,i am come to seek ye1 sir4 ,i have been at your father's1 #ge ,and1 understanding you were here---- ,mir4 ,ye are welcome4 ,may ,i crave your name8 ,y4 ,man4 ,fosse1 sir1 and your servant4 ,that you may know me better1 ,i am factor ,to your old merchant1 ,leverdure4 ,mir4 ,how does he8 ,y4 ,man4 ,well1 sir1 ,i hope2 he is now at ,orleans1 #hj ,about some business4 ,mir4 ,you are once more welcome4 ,your master 's a right honest man1 and one ,i am much beholding to1 and must very shortly ,trouble his love again4 ,y4 ,man4 ,you may be bold1 sir4 ,mir4 ,your business1 if you please now8 ,y4 ,man4 ,this1 it is sir4 #he ,i know ye well remember in your travel ,a ,genoa merchant---- ,mir4 ,i remember many4 ,y4 ,man4 ,but this man1 sir1 particularly2 your own benefit ,must needs imprint him in ye2 one ,alberto1 ,a gentleman you sav'd from being murther'd #ij ,a little from ,bologna3 ,i was then myself in ,italy1 and supplied ye2 ,though haply you have forgot me now4 ,mir4 ,no1 ,i remember ye1 ,and that ,alberto too2 a noble gentleman3 ,more to remember were to thank myself1 sir4 #ie ,what of that gentleman8 ,y4 ,man4 ,he is dead4 ,mir4 ,i am sorry4 ,y4 ,man4 ,but on his death-bed1 leaving to his sister ,all that he had1 beside some certain jewels1 ,which1 with a ceremony1 he bequeath'd to you #ajj ,in grateful memory1 he commanded strictly ,his sister1 as she lov'd him and his peace1 ,to see those jewels safe and true deliver'd1 ,and1 with them1 his last love4 ,she1 as tender ,to observe his will1 not trusting friend nor servant #aje ,with such a weight1 is come herself to ,paris ,and at my master's house4 ,mir4 ,you tell me a wonder4 ,y4 ,man4 ,i tell ye a truth1 sir4 ,she is young and handsome1 ,and well attended2 of much state and riches2 ,so loving and obedient to her brother1 #aaj ,that1 on my conscience1 if he had given her also1 ,she would most willingly have made her tender4 ,mir4 ,may not ,i see her8 ,y4 ,man4 ,she desires it heartily4 ,mir4 ,and presently8 ,y4 ,man4 ,she is now about some business1 ,passing accounts of some few debts here owing1 #aae ,and buying jewels of a merchant4 ,mir4 ,is she wealthy8 ,y4 ,man4 ,i would ye had her1 sir1 at all adventure6 ,her brother had a main state4#cfbh ,mir4 ,and fair too8 ,y4 ,man4 ,the prime of all those parts of ,italy1 #abj ,for beauty and for courtesy4 ,mir4 ,i must needs see her4 ,y4 ,man4 ',t is all her business1 sir4 ,ye may now see her2 ,but to-morrow will be fitter for your visitation1 ,for she is not yet prepared4 ,mir4 ,only her sight1 sir2 ,and1 when you shall think fit1 for further visit4 #abe ,y4 ,man4 ,sir1 ye may see her1 and ,i 'll wait your coming4 ,mir4 ,and ,i 'll be with ye instantly2 ,i know the house3-- ,meantime1 my love and thanks1 sir4 ,y4 ,man4 ,your poor servant4 ,exit4 ,pin4 ,thou hast the strangest luck6 ,what was that ,alberto8 ,mir4 ,an honest noble merchant 't was my chance #acj ,to rescue from some rogues had almost slain him2 ,and he in kindness to remember this6 ,bel4 ,now we shall have you ,for all your protestations and your forwardness1 ,find out strange fortunes in this lady's eyes1 #ace ,and new enticements to put off your journey2 ,and who shall have honour then8 ,mir4 ,no1 no1 never fear it3 ,i must needs see her to receive my legacy4 ,bel4 ,if it be tied up in her smock1 ,heaven help thee6 ,may not we see too8 ,mir4 ,yes1 afore we go3 #adj ,i must be known myself1 ere ,i be able ,to make thee welcome4 ,wouldst thou see more women8 ,i thought you had been out of love with all4 ,bel4 ,i may be 7,i find that71 with the least encouragement2 ,yet ,i desire to see whether all countries #ade ,are naturally possess'd with the same spirits1 ,for1 if they be1 ,i 'll take a monastery1 ,and never travel3 for ,i had rather be a friar1 ,and live mew'd #cfbi up1 than be a fool1 and flouted4 ,mir4 ,well1 well1 ,i 'll meet ye anon1 then tell you more1 boys2 #aej ,however1 stand prepared1 prest#cfcj for our journey2 ,for certain we shall go1 ,i think1 when ,i have seen her1 ,and view'd her well4 ,pin4 ,go1 go1 and we 'll wait for ye2 ,your fortune directs ours4 ,bel4 ,you shall find us i' th' tavern1 ,lamenting in sack and sugar for our losses4 #aee ,if she be right ,italian1 and want servants1#cfca ,you may prefer the properest man4 ,how ,i could ,worry a woman now6 ,pin4 ,come1 come1 leave prating3 ,ye may have enough to do1 without this boasting4 ,exeunt on one side1 ,,pinac and ,,belleur2 on the other ,,mirabel4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cfcb ,enter ,,lugier1 ,,de ,,gard1 ,,rosalura1 and ,,lillia ,,bianca4 ,lug4 ,this is the last adventure4 ,de ,gard4 ,and the happiest1 ,as we hope1 too4 ,ros4 ,we should be glad to find it4 ,lil4 ,who shall conduct us thither8 ,lug4 ,your man is ready4 ,for ,i must not be seen2 no1 nor this gentleman2 ,that may beget suspicion2 all the rest #e ,are people of no doubt4 ,i would have ye1 ladies1 ,keep your old liberties1 and as we instruct ye4 ,come1 look not pale2 you shall not lose your wishes1 ,nor beg 'em neither2 but be yourselves and happy4 ,ros4 ,i tell you true1 ,i cannot hold off longer1 ,nor give no more hard language4 ,de ,gard4 ,you shall not need4 #aa ,ros4 ,i love the gentleman1 and must now show it3 ,shall ,i beat a proper man out of heart8 ,lug4 ,there 's none advises ye4 ,lil4 ,faith1 ,i repent me too4 ,lug4 ,repent and spoil all2 ,tell what ye know1 ye had best6 ,lil4 ,i 'll tell what ,i think2 #ae ,for1 if he ask me now if ,i can love him1 ,i 'll tell him1 yes1 ,i can4 ,the man's a kind man1 ,and out of his true honesty affects me4 ,although he play'd the fool1 which ,i requited1 ,must ,i still hold him at the staff's end8 ,lug4 ,you are two strange women4 #bj ,ros4 ,we may be1 if we fool still4 ,lug4 ,dare ye believe me8 ,follow but this advice ,i have set you in now1 ,and if ye lose--,would ye yield now so basely8 ,give up without your honours sav'd8 ,de ,gard4 ,fie1 ladies6 ,preserve your freedom still4 ,lil4 ,well1 well1 for this time4 #be ,lug4 ,and carry that full state-- ,ros4 ,that 's as the wind stands2 ,if it begin to chop about1 and scant us1 ,hang me1 but ,i know what ,i 'll do6 ,come1 direct us2 ,i make no doubt we shall do handsomely4 ,de ,gard4 ,some part o' th' way we 'll wait upon ye1 ladies2 #cj ,the rest your man supplies4 ,lug4 ,do well1 ,i 'll honour ye4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#cfcc ,,oriana disguised as an ,italian lady1 and two persons disguised as ,merchants1 discovered above4 ,enter1 below1 the ,young ,man disguised as a ,factor1 and ,,mirabel4 ,y4 ,man4 ,look ye1 sir1 there she is2 you see how busy4 ,methinks you are infinitely bound to her for her journey4 ,mir4 ,how gloriously she shows6 ,she is a tall woman4 ,y4 ,man4 ,of a fair size1 sir4 ,my master not being at home1 ,i have been so out of my wits to get her company6 #e ,i mean1 sir1 of her own fair sex and fashion---- ,mir4 ,afar off1 she is most fair too4 ,y4 ,man4 ,near1 most excellent4-- ,at length1 ,i have entreated two fair ladies 7,and happily you know 'em71 the young daughters ,of ,monsieur ,nantolet4 ,mir4 ,i know 'em well1 sir4 #aj ,what are those8 ,jewels8 ,y4 ,man4 ,all4 ,mir4 ,they make a rich show4 ,y4 ,man4 ,there is a matter of ten thousand pounds1 too1 ,was owing here4 ,you see those merchants with her2 ,they have brought it in now4 ,mir4 ,how handsomely her shape shows6 ,y4 ,man4 ,those are still neat2 your ,italians are most curious4 #ae ,now she looks this way4 ,mir4 ,she has a goodly presence2 ,how full of courtesy6--,well1 sir1 ,i 'll leave ye2 ,and1 if ,i may be bold to bring a friend or two1 ,good noble gentlemen---- ,y4 ,man4 ,no doubt1 ye may1 sir2 ,for you have most command4 ,mir4 ,i have seen a wonder6 ,exit4 #bj ,ori4 ,is he gone8 ,y4 ,man4 ,yes4 ,ori4 ,how8 ,y4 ,man4 ,taken to the utmost3 ,a wonder dwells about him4 ,ori4 ,he did not guess at me8 ,y4 ,man4 ,no1 be secure2 ye show another woman4 ,he is gone to fetch his friends4 ,ori4 ,where are the gentlewomen8 ,y4 ,man4 ,here1 here3 now they are come1 #be ,sit still1 and let them see ye4 ,enter below ,,rosalura1 ,,lillia ,,bianca1 and ,servant4 ,ros4 ,pray you1 where 's my friend1 sir8 ,y4 ,man4 ,she is within1 ladies2 but here 's another gentlewoman1 ,a stranger to this town3 so please you visit her1 ',t will be well taken4 ,lil4 ,where is she8 ,y4 ,man4 ,there1 above1 ladies4 ,serv4 ,bless me1 what thing is this8 ,two pinnacles #ca ,upon her pate6 ,is 't not a glode#cfcd to catch woodcocks8 ,ros4 ,peace1 you rude knave6 ,serv4 ,what a bouncing bum she has too6 ,there 's sail enough for a carrack4#cfce ,ros4 ,what is this lady8 ,for1 as ,i live1 she is a goodly woman4 #ce ,y4 ,man4 ,guess1 guess4 ,lil4 ,i have not seen a nobler presence4 ,serv4 ',t is a lusty wench3 now could ,i spend my forty-pence1 ,with all my heart1 to have but one fling at her1 ,to give her but a swashing blow4 ,lil4 ,ye rascal6 ,serv4 ,ay1 that 's all a man has for 's good will4 ',t will be long enough #dj ,before ye cry1 8,come1 ,anthony1 and kiss me40 ,lil4 ,i 'll have ye whipt4 ,ros4 ,has my friend seen this lady8 ,y4 ,man4 ,yes1 yes1 and is well known to her4 ,ros4 ,i much admire her presence4 ,lil4 ,so do ,i too2 ,for1 ,i protest1 she is the handsomest1 #de ,the rarest1 and the newest to mine eye1 ,that ever ,i saw yet4 ,ros4 ,i long to know her2 ,my friend shall do that kindness4 ,ori4 ,so she shall1 ladies3 ,come1 pray ye1 come up4 ,ros4 ,oh me6 ,lil4 ,hang me1 if ,i knew her6-- ,were ,i a man myself1 ,i should now love ye2 ,nay1 ,i should dote4 ,ros4 ,i dare not trust mine eyes2 #ea ,for1 as ,i live1 ye are the strangest alter'd6 ,i must come up to know the truth4 ,serv4 ,so must ,i1 lady3 ,for ,i 'm a kind of unbeliever too4 ,lil4 ,get ye gone1 sirrah2 ,and what ye have seen be secret in2 you are paid else6 #ee ,no more of your long tongue4 ,y4 ,man4 ,will ye go in1 ladies1 ,and talk with her8 ,these venturers will come straight4 ,away with this fellow4 ,lil4 ,there1 sirrah2 go1 disport you4 ,serv4 ,i would the trunk-hos'd woman would go with me4 ,exeunt1 on one side1 ,,rosalura1 ,,lillia ,,bianca1 and the ,young ,man disguised as a ,factor2 on the other1 ,servant4 ,,scene ,v4#cfcf ,enter ,,mirabel1 ,,pinac1 and ,,belleur4 ,pin4 ,is she so glorious handsome8 ,mir4 ,you would wonder2 ,our women look like gipsies1 like gills#cfcg to her2 ,their clothes and fashions beggarly and bankrupt1 ,base1 old1 and scurvy4 ,bel4 ,how looks her face8 ,mir4 ,most heavenly2 #e ,and the becoming motion of her body ,so sets her off6 ,bel4 ,why then1 we shall stay4 ,mir4 ,pardon me1 ,that 's more than ,i know4 ,if she be that woman ,she appears to be---- ,bel4 ,as 't is impossible4 ,mir4 ,i shall then tell ye more4 ,pin4 ,did ye speak to her8 #aj ,mir4 ,no1 no4 ,i only saw her2 she was busy4 ,now ,i go for that end2 and mark her1 gentlemen1 ,if she appear not to ye one of the sweetest1 ,the handsomest1 the fairest in behaviour6 ,we shall meet the two wenches there too2 they come to visit her1 #ae ,to wonder1 as we do4 ,pin4 ,then we shall meet 'em4 ,bel4 ,i had rather meet two bears4 ,mir4 ,there you may take your leaves1 despatch that business1 ,and1 as ye find their humours---- ,pin4 ,is your love there too8 ,mir4 ,no1 certain2 she has no great heart to set out again4 #bj ,this is the house2 ,i 'll usher ye4 ,bel4 ,i 'll bless me1 ,and take a good-heart1 if ,i can4 ,mir4 ,come1 nobly4 ,exeunt into the house4 ,,scene ,,vi4#cfch ,enter the ,young ,man disguised as a ,factor1 ,,rosalura1 ,,lillia ,,bianca1 and ,,oriana disguised as before4 ,y4 ,man4 ,they are come in4 ,sit you two off1 as strangers4-- ,there1 lady4--,where 's the boy8 ,enter ,boy4 ,be ready1 sirrah1 ,and clear your pipes4--,the music now2 they enter4 ,music4 ,enter ,,mirabel1 ,,pinac1 and ,,belleur4 ,pin4 ,what a state she keeps6 ,how far off they sit from her6 ,how rich she is6 ,ay1 marry1 this shows bravely6 #e ,bel4 ,she is a lusty wench1 and may allure a good man2 ,but1 if she have a tongue1 ,i 'll not give twopence for her4 ,there sits my ,fury2 how ,i shake to see her6 ,y4 ,man4 ,madam1 this is the gentleman4 ,mir4 ,how sweet she kisses6 ,,mirabel salutes ,,oriana4 ,she has a spring dwells on her lips1 a paradise6 #aj ,this is the legacy8 ,song by the ,boy1 while he presents a casket to ,,mirabel4 ,from the honour'd dead ,i bring ,thus his love and last off'ring4 ,take it nobly1 't is your due4 ,from a friendship ever true2 #ae ,from a faith1 c4 ,ori4 ,most noble sir1 ,this from my now-dead brother1 as his love1 ,and grateful memory of your great benefit2 ,from me my thanks1 my wishes1 and my service4 #bj ,till ,i am more acquainted1 ,i am silent2 ,only ,i dare say this1--you are truly noble4 ,mir4 ,what should ,i think8 ,pin4 ,think you have a handsome fortune3 ,would ,i had such another6 ,ros4 ,ye are all well met1 gentlemen2 ,we hear ye are for travel4 ,pin4 ,you hear true1 lady2 #be ,and come to take our leaves4 ,lil4 ,we 'll along with ye3 ,we see you are grown so witty by your journey1 ,we cannot choose but step out too4 ,this lady ,we mean to wait upon as far as ,italy4 ,bel4 ,i 'll travel into ,wales1 amongst the mountains1 #cj ,in hope they cannot find me4 ,ros4 ,if you go further1 ,so good and free society we hold ye1 ,we 'll jog along too4 ,pin4 ,are you so valiant1 lady8 ,lil4 ,and we 'll be merry1 sir1 and laugh4 ,pin4 ,it may be ,we 'll go by sea4 ,lil4 ,why1 't is the only voyage6 #ce ,i love a sea-voyage1 and a blust'ring tempest3 ,and let all split6 ,pin4 ,this is a dainty damosel6-- ,i think 't will tame ye4 ,can ye ride post8 ,lil4 ,oh1 excellently6 ,i am never weary that way3 ,a hundred mile a day is nothing with me4 #dj ,bel4 ,i 'll travel under ground4 ,do you hear1 sweet lady8 ,i find it will be dangerous for a woman4 ,ros4 ,no danger1 sir1 ,i warrant2 ,i love to be under4 ,bel4 ,i see she will abuse me all the world over4-- ,but say we pass through ,germany1 and drink hard8 #de ,ros4 ,we 'll learn to drink1 and swagger too4 ,bel4 ,she 'll beat me6-- ,lady1 ,i 'll live-at home4 ,ros4 ,and ,i 'll live with thee2 ,and we 'll keep house together4 ,bel4 ,i 'll keep hounds first3 ,and those ,i hate right heartily4 ,pin4 ,i go for ,turkey2 ,and so1 it may be1 up into ,persia4 #ej ,lil4 ,we cannot know too much2 ,i 'll travel with ye4 ,pin4 ,and you 'll abuse me8 ,lil4 ,like enough4 ,pin4 ',t is dainty6 ,bel4 ,i will live in a bawdy-house4 ,ros4 ,i dare come to you4 ,bel4 ,say ,i am dispos'd to hang myself8 ,ros4 ,there ,i 'll leave you4 ,bel4 ,i am glad ,i know how to avoid you4 ,mir4 ,may ,i speak yet8 ,y4 ,man4 ,she beckons to ye4 #ef ,mir4 ,lady1 ,i could wish ,i knew to recompense1 ,even with the service of my life1 those pains1 ,and those high favours you have thrown upon me3 ,till ,i be more desertful in your eye1 #fj ,and till my duty shall make known ,i honour ye1 ,noblest of women1 do me but this favour1 ,to accept this back again as a poor testimony4 ,offering the casket4 ,ori4 ,i must have you too with 'em2 else the will1 ,that says they must rest with ye1 is infring'd1 sir2 #fe ,which1 pardon me1 ,i dare not do4 ,mir4 ,take me then1 ,and take me with the truest love4 ,ori4 ',t is certain ,my brother lov'd ye dearly1 and ,i ought ,as dearly to preserve that love3 but1 sir1 ,though ,i were willing1 these are but your ceremonies4 #gj ,mir4 ,as ,i have life1 ,i speak my soul6 ,ori4 ,i like ye3 ,but how you can like me1 without having testimony1 ,a stranger to ye---- ,mir4 ,i 'll marry ye immediately2 ,a fair state#cfci ,i dare promise ye4 ,bel4 ,yet she 'll cozen thee4 ,ori4 ,would some fair gentleman durst promise for ye6 #ge ,mir4 ,by all that's good---- ,enter ,,la ,,castre1 ,,nantolet1 ,,lugier and ,,de ,,gard4 ,la ,cast41 ,nant41 c4 ,and we 'll make up the rest1 lady4 ,ori4 ,then ,oriana takes ye6 ,nay1 she has caught ye2 ,if ye start now1 let all the world cry shame on ye6 ,i have out-travell'd ye4 ,bel4 ,did not ,i say she would cheat thee8 #hj ,mir4 ,i thank ye3 ,i am pleas'd ye have deceiv'd me1 ,and willingly ,i swallow it1 and joy in 't2 ,and yet1 perhaps1 ,i knew#cfdj ye4 ,whose plot was this8 ,lug4 ,he is not asham'd that cast#cfda it2 he that executed1 ,follow'd your father's will4 ,mir4 ,what a world's this6 #he ,nothing but craft and cozenage6 ,ori4 ,who begun1 sir8 ,mir4 ,well2 ,i do take thee upon mere compassion2 ,and ,i do think ,i shall love thee4 ,as a testimony1 ,i 'll burn my book1 and turn a new leaf over4 ,but these fine clothes you shall wear still4 ,ori4 ,i obey you1 sir1 in all4 #ij ,nant4 ,and how1 how1 daughters8 ,what say you to these gentlemen8-- ,what say ye1 gentlemen1 to the girls8 ,pin4 ,by my troth--if she can love me-- ,lil4 ,how long8 ,pin4 ,nay1 if once ye love---- ,lil4 ,then take me1 ,and take your chance4 ,pin4 ,most willingly3 ye are mine1 lady2 ,and1 if ,i use ye not that ye may love me---- #ie ,lil4 ,a match1 i' faith4 ,pin4 ,why1 now ye travel with me4 ,ros4 ,how that thing stands6 ,bel4 ,it will1 if ye urge it3 ,bless your five wits6 ,ros4 ,nay1 prithee1 stay2 ,i 'll have thee4 ,bel4 ,you must ask me leave first4 ,ros4 ,wilt thou use me kindly1 ,and beat me but once a week8 ,bel4 ,if you deserve no more4 #ajj ,ros4 ,and wilt thou get me with child8 ,bel4 ,dost thou ask me seriously8 ,ros4 ,yes1 indeed1 do ,i4 ,bel4 ,yes1 ,i will get thee with child4 ,come1 presently1 ,an 't be but in revenge1 ,i 'll do thee that courtesy4 #aje ,well1 if thou wilt fear ,god and me1 have at thee6 ,ros4 ,i 'll love ye1 and ,i 'll honour ye4 ,bel4 ,i am pleas'd1 then4 ,mir4 ,this ,wild-,goose ,chase is done2 we have won o' both sides4 ,brother1 your love3 and now to church of all hands2 ,let's lose no time4 ,pin4 ,our travelling lay by4 #aaj ,bel4 ,no more for ,italy2 for the ,low ,countries1 ,i4 ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,duchess ,,of ,,malfi ,,by ,,john ,,webster ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,ferdinand ,duke of ,calabria4 ,,cardinal his brother ,,antonio ,,bologna1 ,steward of the ,household to the ,duchess4 ,,delio his friend4 ,,daniel ,,de ,,bosola ,gentleman of the ,horse to the ,duchess4 ,,castruccio1 an old ,lord4 ,,marquis ,,of ,,pescara4 ,,count ,,malatesti4 ,,roderigo1 ,,silvio1 ,lords4 ,,grisolan1 ,,doctor4 ,the ,several ,madmen4 ,,duchess ,,of ,,malfi4 ,,cariola her woman4 ,,julia1 ,castruccio's wife1 and the ,cardinal's mistress4 ,old ,lady4 ,ladies1 ,three ,young ,children1 ,two ,pilgrims1 ,executioners1 ,court ,officers1 and ,attendants4 ,,scene4--,amalfi1 ,rome1 ,loretto1 ,milan4 ,,time4--,early ,sixteenth ,century4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#cfdb ,enter ,,antonio and ,,delio4 ,delio4 ,you are welcome to your country1 dear ,antonio2 ,you have been long in ,france1 and you return ,a very formal ,frenchman in your habit4 ,how do you like the ,french court8 ,ant4 ,i admire it4 ,in seeking to reduce both state and people #e ,to a fix'd order1 their judicious king ,begins at home2 quits first his royal palace ,of flatt'ring sycophants1 of dissolute ,and infamous persons1--which he sweetly terms ,his master's master-piece1 the work of heaven2 ,considering duly that a prince's court #aa ,is like a common fountain1 whence should flow ,pure silver drops in general1 but if 't chance ,some curs'd example poison 't near the head1 ,death and diseases through the whole land spread4 #ae ,and what is 't makes this blessed government ,but a most provident council1 who dare freely ,inform him the corruption of the times8 ,though some o' th' court hold it presumption ,to instruct princes what they ought to do1 #bj ,it is a noble duty to inform them ,what they ought to forsee4#cfdc--;,here comes ,bosola1 ,the only court-gall2 yet ,i observe his railing ,is not for simple love of piety3 ,indeed1 he rails at those things which he wants2 #be ,would be as lecherous1 covetous1 or proud1 ,bloody1 or envious1 as any man1 ,if he had means to be so4--,here's the cardinal4 ,enter ,,cardinal and ,,bosola4 ,bos4 ,i do haunt you still4 ,card4 ,so4 #cj ,bos4 ,i have done you better service than to be slighted thus4 ,miserable age1 where only the reward of doing well is the doing of it6 ,card4 ,you enforce your merit too much4 ,bos4 ,i fell into the galleys in your service2 7#ce7 where1 for two years together1 ,i wore two towels instead of a shirt1 with a knot on the shoulder1 after the fashion of a ,roman mantle4 ,slighted thus6 ,i will thrive some way4 ,blackbirds fatten best in hard weather2 why not 7#dj7 ,i in these dog-days8 ,card4 ,would you could become honest6 ,bos4 ,with all your divinity do but direct me the way to it4 ,i have known many travel far for it1 and yet return as arrant knaves as #de they went forth1 because they carried themselves always along with them4 ,exit ,,cardinal4 ,are you gone8 ,some fellows1 they say1 are possessed with the devil1 but this great fellow were able to possess the greatest devil1 and make him 7#ej7 worse4 ,ant4 ,he hath denied thee some suit8 ,bos4 ,he and his brother are like plum-trees that grow crooked over standing-pools2 they are rich and o'erladen with fruit1 but none but crows1 pies1 and caterpillars feed on them4 7#ef7 ,could ,i be one of their flatt'ring panders1 ,i would hang on their ears like a horseleech1 till ,i were full1 and then drop off4 ,i pray1 leave me4 ,who would rely upon these miserable dependencies1 in expectation to be advanc'd to-morrow8 7#fa7 ,what creature ever fed worse than hoping ,tantalus8 ,nor ever died any man more fearfully than he that hop'd for a pardon4 ,there are rewards for hawks and dogs when #fe they have done us service2 but for a soldier that hazards his limbs in a battle1 nothing but a kind of geometry is his last supportation4 ,delio4 ,geometry8 ,bos4 ,ay1 to hang in a fair pair of slings1 take his latter swing in the world upon an honourable 7#ga7 pair of crutches1 from hospital to hospital4 ,fare ye well1 sir3 and yet do not you scorn us2 for places in the court are but like beds in the hospital1 where this man's head lies at that man's foot1 and so lower and lower4 ,exit4 #gf ,del4 ,i knew this fellow seven years in the galleys ,for a notorious murder2 and 't was thought ,the cardinal suborn'd it3 he was releas'd ,by the ,french general1 ,gaston de ,foix1 #hj ,when he recover'd ,naples4 ,ant4 ',t is great pity ,he should be thus neglected3 ,i have heard ,he 's very valiant4 ,this foul melancholy ,will poison all his goodness2 for1 ,i'll tell you1 ,if too immoderate sleep be truly said #he ,to be an inward rust unto the soul1 ,it then doth follow want of action ,breeds all black malcontents2 and their close rearing1 ,like moths in cloth1 do hurt for want of wearing4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cfdd ,,antonio1 ,,delio4 ,enter ,,silvio1 ,,castruccio1 ,,julia1 ,,roderigo1 and ,,grisolan4 ,delio4 ,the presence 'gins to fill3 you promis'd me ,to make me the partaker of the natures ,of some of your great courtiers4 ,ant4 ,the lord cardinal's ,and other strangers' that are now in court8 ,i shall4--,here comes the great ,calabrian duke4 ,enter ,,ferdinand and ,attendants4 ,ferd4 ,who took the ring oft'nest8#cfde #f ,sil4 ,antonio ,bologna1 my lord4 ,ferd4 ,our sister duchess' great master of her household8 ,give him the jewel4--,when shall we leave this sportive action1 and fall to action indeed8 #aa ,cast4 ,methinks1 my lord1 you should not desire to go to war in person4 ,ferd4 ,now for some gravity4--,why1 my lord8 #ae ,cast4 ,it is fitting a soldier arise to be a prince1 but not necessary a prince descend to be a captain4 ,ferd4 ,no8 ,cast4 ,no1 my lord2 he were far better do it by a deputy4 #ba ,ferd4 ,why should he not as well sleep or eat by a deputy8 ,this might take idle1 offensive1 and base office from him1 whereas the other deprives him of honour4 #be ,cast4 ,believe my experience1 that realm is never long in quiet where the ruler is a soldier4 ,ferd4 ,thou told'st me thy wife could not endure fighting4 ,cast4 ,true1 my lord4 #cj ,ferd4 ,and of a jest she broke of#cfdf a captain she met full of wounds3 ,i have forgot it4 ,cast4 ,she told him1 my lord1 he was a pitiful fellow1 to lie1 like the children of ,ismael1 all in tents4#cfdg #ce ,ferd4 ,why1 there 's a wit were able to undo all the chirurgeons#cfdh o' the city2 for although gallants should quarrel1 and had drawn their weapons1 and were ready to go to it1 yet her persuasions would make them put up4 #dj ,cast4 ,that she would1 my lord4--,how do you like my ,spanish gennet8#cfdi ,rod4 ,he is all fire4 ,ferd4 ,i am of ,pliny's opinion1 ,i think he was begot by the wind2 he runs as if he were ballas'd#cfej with quicksilver4 #df ,sil4 ,true1 my lord1 he reels from the tilt often4 ,rod4 ,gris4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,ferd4 ,why do you laugh8 ,methinks you that are courtiers should be my touch-wood1 7#ea7 take fire when ,i give fire2 that is1 laugh when ,i laugh1 were the subject never so witty4 ,cast4 ,true1 my lord3 ,i myself have heard a very good jest1 and have scorn'd to seem to have so silly a wit as to understand it4 #ef ,ferd4 ,but ,i can laugh at your fool1 my lord4 ,cast4 ,he cannot speak1 you know1 but he makes faces2 my lady cannot abide him4 ,ferd4 ,no8 #fj ,cast4 ,nor endure to be in merry company2 for she says too full laughing1 and too much company1 fills her too much of the wrinkle4 ,ferd4 ,i would1 then1 have a mathematical instrument made for her face1 that she might not laugh out of compass4--,i shall shortly visit 7#ff7 you at ,milan1 ,lord ,silvio4 ,sil4 ,your grace shall arrive most welcome4 ,ferd4 ,you are a good horseman1 ,antonio3 you have excellent riders in ,france2 what do you think of good horsemanship8 #ga ,ant4 ,nobly1 my lord3 as out of the ,grecian horse issued many famous princes1 so out of brave horsemanship arise the first sparks of growing resolution1 that raise the mind to noble action4 #gf ,ferd4 ,you have bespoke it worthily4 ,sil4 ,your brother1 the lord cardinal1 and sister duchess4 ,enter ,,cardinal1 with ,,duchess1 and ,,cariola4 ,card4 ,are the galleys come about8 ,gris4 ,they are1 my lord4 #hj ,ferd4 ,here 's the ,lord ,silvio is come to take his leave4 ,delio4 ,now1 sir1 your promise3 what 's that cardinal8 ,i mean his temper4 ,they say he 's a brave fellow1 ,will play his five thousand crowns at tennis1 dance1 ,court ladies1 and one that hath fought single combats4 #he ,ant4 ,some such flashes superficially hang on him for form2 but observe his inward character3 he is a melancholy churchman4 ,the spring in his face is nothing but the engend'ring of toads2 where he is jealous of any man1 he lays worse plots for them than ever was impos'd 7#ia7 on ,hercules1 for he strews in his way flatterers1 panders1 intelligencers1 atheists1 and a thousand such political monsters4 ,he should have been ,pope2 but instead of coming to it by the primitive decency of the church1 he did 7#if7 bestow bribes so largely and so impudently as if he would have carried it away without heaven's knowledge4 ,some good he hath done---- ,delio4 ,you have given too much of him4 ,what 's his brother8 #ajj ,ant4 ,the duke there8 ,a most perverse and turbulent nature4 ,what appears in him mirth is merely outside2 ,if he laught heartily1 it is to laugh ,all honesty out of fashion4 ,delio4 ,twins8 ,ant4 ,in quality4 ,he speaks with others' tongues1 and hears men's suits #aje ,with others' ears2 will seem to sleep o' th' bench ,only to entrap offenders in their answers2 ,dooms men to death by information2 ,rewards by hearsay4 ,delio4 ,then the law to him ,is like a foul1 black cobweb to a spider1-- #aaj ,he makes it his dwelling and a prison ,to entangle those shall feed him4 ,ant4 ,most true3 ,he never pays debts unless they be shrewd turns1 ,and those he will confess that he doth owe4 ,last1 for his brother there1 the cardinal1 #aae ,they that do flatter him most say oracles ,hang at his lips2 and verily ,i believe them1 ,for the devil speaks in them4 ,but for their sister1 the right noble duchess1 ,you never fix'd your eye on three fair medals ,cast in one figure1 of so different temper4 #aba ,for her discourse1 it is so full of rapture1 ,you only will begin then to be sorry ,when she doth end her speech1 and wish1 in wonder1 ,she held it less vain-glory to talk much1 #abe ,than your penance to hear her4 ,whilst she speaks1 ,she throws upon a man so sweet a look ,that it were able to raise one to a galliard#cfea ,that lay in a dead palsy1 and to dote ,on that sweet countenance2 but in that look #acj ,there speaketh so divine a continence ,as cuts off all lascivious and vain hope4 ,her days are practis'd in such noble virtue1 ,that sure her nights1 nay1 more1 her very sleeps1 ,are more in heaven than other ladies' shrifts4 ,let all sweet ladies break their flatt'ring glasses1 #acf ,and dress themselves in her4 ,delio4 ,fie1 ,antonio4 ,you play the wire-drawer with her commendations4 ,ant4 ,i 'll case the picture up3 only thus much2 ,all her particular worth grows to this sum1-- ,she stains#cfeb the time past1 lights the time to come4 #ada ,cari4 ,you must attend my lady in the gallery1 ,some half an hour hence4 ,ant4 ,i shall4 ,exeunt ,,antonio and ,,delio4 ,ferd4 ,sister1 ,i have a suit to you4 ,duch4 ,to me1 sir8 ,ferd4 ,a gentlemen here1 ,daniel de ,bosola1 ,one that was in the galleys---- ,duch4 ,yes1 ,i know him4 #adf ,ferd4 ,a worthy fellow he 's3 pray1 let me entreat for ,the provisorship of your horse4 ,duch4 ,your knowledge of him ,commends him and prefers him4 ,ferd4 ,call him hither4 ,exit ,attendants4 ,we are now upon#cfec parting4 ,good ,lord ,silvio1 ,do us commend to all our noble friends #aea ,at the leaguer4 ,sil4 ,sir1 ,i shall4 ,duch4 ,you are for ,milan8 ,sil4 ,i am4 ,duch4 ,bring the caroches4#cfed--,we 'll bring you down ,to the haven4 ,exeunt ,,duchess1 ,,silvio1 ,,castruccio1 ,,roderigo1 ,,grisolan1 ,,cariola1 ,,julia1 and ,attendants4 ,card4 ,be sure you entertain that ,bosola #aed ,for your intelligence4#cfee ,i would not be seen in 't2 ,and therefore many times ,i have slighted him ,when he did court our furtherance1 as this morning4 ,ferd4 ,antonio1 the great master of her household1 ,had been far fitter4 ,card4 ,you are deceiv'd in him4 #aei ,his nature is too honest for such business4-- ,he comes3 ,i 'll leave you4 ,exit4 ,re-enter ,,bosola4 ,bos4 ,i was lur'd to you4 ,ferd4 ,my brother1 here1 the cardinal could never ,abide you4 ,bos4 ,never since he was in my debt4 ,ferd4 ,may be some oblique character in your face ,made him suspect you4 ,bos4 ,doth he study physiognomy8 #afe ,there 's no more credit to be given to th' face ,than to a sick man's urine1 which some call ,the physician's whore1 because she cozens#cfef him4 ,he did suspect me wrongfully4 ,ferd4 ,for that ,you must give great men leave to take their times4 #agj ,distrust doth cause us seldom be deceiv'd4 ,you see the oft shaking of the cedar-tree ,fastens it more at root4 ,bos4 ,yet take heed2 ,for to suspect a friend unworthily ,instructs him the next way to suspect you1 #age ,and prompts him to deceive you4 ,ferd4 ,there 's gold4 ,bos4 ,so3 ,what follows8--,aside4 ,never rain'd such showers as these ,without thunderbolts i' th' tail of them4--,whose throat must ,i cut8 ,ferd4 ,your inclination to shed blood rides post ,before my occasion to use you4 ,i give you that ,to live i' th' court here1 and observe the duchess2 #aha ,to note all the particulars of her behaviour1 ,what suitors do solicit her for marriage1 ,and whom she best affects4#cfeg ,she 's a young widow3 ,i would not have her marry again4 ,bos4 ,no1 sir8 #ahe ,ferd4 ,do not you ask the reason2 but be satisfied4 ,i say ,i would not4 ,bos4 ,it seems you would create me ,one of your familiars4 ,ferd4 ,familiar6 ,what 's that8 ,bos4 ,why1 a very quaint invisible devil in flesh1-- ,an intelligencer4#cfeh ,ferd4 ,such a kind of thriving thing #aij ,i would wish thee2 and ere long thou mayst arrive ,at a higher place by 't4 ,bos4 ,take your devils1 ,which hell calls angels6 ,these curs'd gifts would make ,you a corrupter1 me an impudent traitor2 ,and should ,i take these1 they 'd take me to hell4 #aie ,ferd4 ,sir1 ,i 'll take nothing from you that ,i have given4 ,there is a place that ,i procur'd for you ,this morning1 the provisorship o' th' horse2 ,have you heard on 't8 ,bos4 ,no4 ,ferd4 ',t is yours3 is 't not worth thanks8 ,bos4 ,i would have you curse yourself now1 that your bounty #bjj 7,which makes men truly noble7 e'er should make me ,a villain4 ,o1 that to avoid ingratitude ,for the good deed you have done me1 ,i must do ,all the ill man can invent6 ,thus the devil ,candies all sins o'er3 and what heaven terms vile1 #bje ,that names he complimental4 ,ferd4 ,be yourself2 ,keep your old garb of melancholy2 't will express ,you envy those that stand above your reach1 ,yet strive not to come near 'em4 ,this will gain ,access to private lodgings1 where yourself #baj ,may1 like a politic dormouse---- ,bos4 ,as ,i have seen some ,feed in a lord's dish1 half asleep1 not seeming ,to listen to any talk2 and yet these rogues ,have cut his throat in a dream4 ,what 's my place8 ,the provisorship o' th' horse8 ,say1 then1 my corruption #bae ,grew out of horse-dung3 ,i am your creature4 ,ferd4 ,away6 ,exit4 ,bos4 ,let good men1 for good deeds1 covet good fame1 ,since place and riches oft are bribes of shame4 ,sometimes the devil doth preach4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cfei ,enter ,,ferdinand1 ,,duchess1 ,,cardinal1 and ,,cariola4 ,card4 ,we are to part from you2 and your own discretion ,must now be your director4 ,ferd4 ,you are a widow3 ,you know already what man is2 and therefore ,let not youth1 high promotion1 eloquence---- ,card4 ,no1 #e ,nor anything without the addition1 honour1 ,sway your high blood4 ,ferd4 ,marry6 ,they are most luxurious#cffj ,will wed twice4 ,card4 ,o1 fie6 ,ferd4 ,their livers are more spotted ,than ,laban's sheep4#cffa ,duch4 ,diamonds are of most value1 ,they say1 that have past through most jewellers' hands4 #aj ,ferd4 ,whores by that rule are precious4 ,duch4 ,will you hear me8 ,i 'll never marry4 ,card4 ,so most widows say2 ,but commonly that motion#cffb lasts no longer ,than the turning of an hour-glass3 the funeral sermon ,and it end both together4 ,ferd4 ,now hear me3 #ae ,you live in a rank pasture1 here1 i' th' court2 ,there is a kind of honey-dew that 's deadly2 ',t will poison your fame2 look to 't4 ,be not cunning2 ,for they whose faces do belie their hearts ,are witches ere they arrive at twenty years1 #bj ,ay1 and give the devil suck4 ,duch4 ,this is terrible good counsel4 ,ferd4 ,hypocrisy is woven of a fine small thread1 ,subtler than ,vulcan's engine3#cffc yet1 believe 't1 ,your darkest actions1 nay1 your privat'st thoughts1 #be ,will come to light4 ,card4 ,you may flatter yourself1 ,and take your own choice2 privately be married ,under the eaves of night---- ,ferd4 ,think 't the best voyage ,that e'er you made2 like the irregular crab1 ,which1 though 't goes backward1 thinks that it goes right #cj ,because it goes its own way3 but observe1 ,such weddings may more properly be said ,to be executed than celebrated4 ,card4 ,the marriage night ,is the entrance into some prison4 ,ferd4 ,and those joys1 ,those lustful pleasures1 are like heavy sleeps #ce ,which do fore-run man's mischief4 ,card4 ,fare you well4 ,wisdom begins at the end3 remember it4 ,exit4 ,duch4 ,i think this speech between you both was studied1 ,it came so roundly off4 ,ferd4 ,you are my sister3 ,this was my father's poniard1 do you see8 #dj ,i'd be loth to see 't look rusty1 'cause 't was his4 ,i would have you give o'er these chargeable revels3 ,a visor and a mask are whispering-rooms ,that were nev'r built for goodness1--fare ye well-- ,and women like that part which1 like the lamprey1 #de ,hath nev'r a bone in 't4 ,duch4 ,fie1 sir6 ,ferd4 ,nay1 ,i mean the tongue2 variety of courtship4 ,what cannot a neat knave with a smooth tale ,make a woman believe8 ,farewell1 lusty widow4 ,exit4 ,duch4 ,shall this move me8 ,if all my royal kindred #ej ,lay in my way unto this marriage1 ,i 'd make them my low footsteps4 ,and even now1 ,even in this hate1 as men in some great battles1 ,by apprehending danger1 have achiev'd ,almost impossible actions 7,i have heard soldiers say so71 #ee ,so ,i through frights and threat'nings will assay ,this dangerous venture4 ,let old wives report ,i wink'd and chose a husband4--,cariola1 ,to thy known secrecy ,i have given up ,more than my life1--my fame4 ,cari4 ,both shall be safe2 #fj ,for ,i 'll conceal this secret from the world ,as warily as those that trade in poison ,keep poison from their children4 ,duch4 ,thy protestation ,is ingenious and hearty2 ,i believe it4 ,is ,antonio come8 ,cari4 ,he attends you4 ,duch4 ,good dear soul1 #fe ,leave me2 but place thyself behind the arras1 ,where thou mayest overhear us4 ,wish me good speed2 ,for ,i am going into a wilderness1 ,where ,i shall find nor path nor friendly clue ,to be my guide4 ,,cariola goes behind the arras4 ,enter ,,antonio4 ,i sent for you3 sit down2 #gj ,take pen and ink1 and write3 are you ready8 ,ant4 ,yes4 ,duch4 ,what did ,i say8 ,ant4 ,that ,i should write somewhat4 ,duch4 ,o1 ,i remember4 ,after these triumphs and this large expense ,it 's fit1 like thrifty husbands1#cffd we inquire #ge ,what 's laid up for to-morrow4 ,ant4 ,so please your beauteous excellence4 ,duch4 ,beauteous6 ,indeed1 ,i thank you4 ,i look young for your sake2 ,you have ta'en my cares upon you4 ,ant4 ,i 'll fetch your grace ,the particulars of your revenue and expense4 #hj ,duch4 ,o1 you are ,an upright treasurer1 but you mistook2 ,for when ,i said ,i meant to make inquiry ,what 's laid up for to-morrow1 ,i did mean ,what 's laid up yonder for me4 ,ant4 ,where8 ,duch4 ,in heaven4 #he ,i am making my will 7as 't is fit princes should1 ,in perfect memory71 and1 ,i pray1 sir1 tell me1 ,were not one better make it smiling1 thus1 ,than in deep groans and terrible ghastly looks1 ,as if the gifts we parted with procur'd#cffe #ij ,that violent distraction8 ,ant4 ,o1 much better4 ,duch4 ,if ,i had a husband now1 this care were quit3 ,but ,i intend to make you overseer4 ,what good deed shall we first remember8 ,say4 ,ant4 ,begin with that first good deed began i' th' world #ie ,after man's creation1 the sacrament of marriage4 ,i 'd have you first provide for a good husband2 ,give him all4 ,duch4 ,all6 ,ant4 ,yes1 your excellent self4 ,duch4 ,in a winding-sheet8 ,ant4 ,in a couple4 ,duch4 ,saint ,winifred1 that were a strange will6 #ajj ,ant4 ',t were stranger#cfff if there were no will in you ,to marry again4 ,duch4 ,what do you think of marriage8 ,ant4 ,i take 't1 as those that deny purgatory1 ,it locally contains or heaven or hell2 ,there 's no third place in 't4 ,duch4 ,how do you affect it8 #aje ,ant4 ,my banishment1 feeding my melancholy1 ,would often reason thus3-- ,duch4 ,pray1 let 's hear it4 ,ant4 ,say a man never marry1 nor have children1 ,what takes that from him8 ,only the bare name ,of being a father1 or the weak delight #aaj ,to see the little wanton ride a-cock-horse ,upon a painted stick1 or hear him chatter ,like a taught starling4 ,duch4 ,fie1 fie1 what 's all this8 ,one of your eyes is blood-shot3 use my ring to 't4 ,they say 't is very sovereign4 ',t was my wedding-ring4 #aae ,and ,i did vow never to part with it ,but to my second husband4 ,ant4 ,you have parted with it now4 ,duch4 ,yes1 to help your eye-sight4 ,ant4 ,you have made me stark blind4 ,duch4 ,how8 #abj ,ant4 ,there is a saucy and ambitious devil ,is dancing in this circle4 ,duch4 ,remove him4 ,ant4 ,how8 ,duch4 ,there needs small conjuration1 when your finger ,may do it3 thus4 ,is it fit8 ,she puts the ring upon his finger3 he kneels4 ,ant4 ,what said you8 ,duch4 ,sir1 ,this goodly roof of yours is too low built2 #abe ,i cannot stand upright in 't nor discourse1 ,without ,i raise it higher4 ,raise yourself2 ,or1 if you please1 my hand to help you3 so4 ,raises him4 ,ant4 ,ambition1 madam1 is a great man's madness1 ,that is not kept in chains and close-pent rooms1 ,but in fair lightsome lodgings1 and is girt #aca ,with the wild noise of prattling visitants1 ,which makes it lunatic beyond all cure4 ,conceive not ,i am so stupid but ,i aim#cffg ,whereto your favours tend3 but he 's a fool #ace ,that1 being a-cold1 would thrust his hands i' th' fire ,to warm them4 ,duch4 ,so1 now the ground 's broke1 ,you may discover what a wealthy mine ,i make you lord of4 ,ant4 ,o my unworthiness6 ,duch4 ,you were ill to sell yourself3 #adj ,this dark'ning of your worth is not like that ,which tradesmen use i' th' city2 their false lights ,are to rid bad wares off3 and ,i must tell you1 ,if you will know where breathes a complete man 7,i speak it without flattery71 turn your eyes1 #ade ,and progress through yourself4 ,ant4 ,were there nor heaven nor hell1 ,i should be honest3 ,i have long serv'd virtue1 ,and nev'r ta'en wages of her4 ,duch4 ,now she pays it4 ,the misery of us that are born great6 #aej ,we are forc'd to woo1 because none dare woo us2 ,and as a tyrant doubles with his words ,and fearfully equivocates1 so we ,are forc'd to express our violent passions ,in riddles and in dreams1 and leave the path #aee ,of simple virtue1 which was never made ,to seem the thing it is not4 ,go1 go brag ,you have left me heartless2 mine is in your bosom3 ,i hope 't will multiply love there4 ,you do tremble3 ,make not your heart so dead a piece of flesh1 #afj ,to fear more than to love me4 ,sir1 be confident3 ,what is 't distracts you8 ,this is flesh and blood1 sir2 ',t is not the figure cut in alabaster ,kneels at my husband's tomb4 ,awake1 awake1 man6 ,i do here put off all vain ceremony1 #afe ,and only do appear to you a young widow ,that claims you for her husband1 and1 like a widow1 ,i use but half a blush in 't4 ,ant4 ,truth speak for me2 ,i will remain the constant sanctuary ,of your good name4 ,duch4 ,i thank you1 gentle love3 #agj ,and 'cause you shall not come to me in debt1 ,being now my steward1 here upon your lips ,i sign your ,quietus est4#cffh ,this you should have begg'd now4 ,i have seen children oft eat sweetmeats thus1 ,as fearful to devour them too soon4 #age ,ant4 ,but for your brothers8 ,duch4 ,do not think of them3 ,all discord without this circumference ,is only to be pitied1 and not fear'd3 ,yet1 should they know it1 time will easily ,scatter the tempest4 ,ant4 ,these words should be mine1 #ahj ,and all the parts you have spoke1 if some part of it ,would not have savour'd flattery4 ,duch4 ,kneel4 ,,cariola comes from behind the arras4 ,ant4 ,ha6 ,duch4 ,be not amaz'd3 this woman 's of my counsel4 ,i have heard lawyers say1 a contract in a chamber ,per verba de presenti#cffi is absolute marriage4 #ahe ,she and ,,antonio kneel4 ,bless1 heaven1 this sacred gordian1#cfgj which let violence ,never untwine4 ,ant4 ,and may our sweet affections1 like the spheres1 ,be still in motion6 ,duch4 ,quick'ning1 and make ,the like soft music6 #aij ,ant4 ,that we may imitate the loving palms1 ,best emblem of a peaceful marriage1 ,that nev'r bore fruit1 divided6 ,duch4 ,what can the church force more8 ,ant4 ,that fortune may not know an accident1 #aie ,either of joy or sorrow1 to divide ,our fixed wishes6 ,duch4 ,how can the church build faster8#cfga ,we now are man and wife1 and 't is the church ,that must but echo this4--,maid1 stand apart3 ,i now am blind4 ,ant4 ,what 's your conceit in this8 #bjj ,duch4 ,i would have you lead your fortune by the hand ,unto your marriage-bed3 7,you speak in me this1 for we now are one47 ,we 'll only lie and talk together1 and plot ,t' appease my humorous#cfgb kindred2 and if you please1 #bje ,like the old tale in ,alexander and ,lodowick1 ,lay a naked sword between us1 keep us chaste4 ,o1 let me shrowd my blushes in your bosom1 ,since 't is the treasury of all my secrets6 ,exeunt ,,duchess and ,,antonio4 ,cari4 ,whether the spirit of greatness or of woman #baj ,reign most in her1 ,i know not2 but it shows ,a fearful madness4 ,i owe her much of pity4 ,exit4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#cfgc ,enter ,,bosola and ,,castruccio4 ,bos4 ,you say you would fain be taken for an eminent courtier8 ,cast4 ',t is the very main#cfgd of my ambition4 ,bos4 ,let me see3 you have a reasonable good face for 't already1 and your night-cap expresses your ears sufficient largely4 ,i would have you 7#e7 learn to twirl the strings of your band with a good grace1 and in a set speech1 at th' end of every sentence1 to hum three or four times1 or blow your nose till it smart again1 to recover your memory4 ,when you come to be a 7#aj7 president in criminal causes1 if you smile upon a prisoner1 hang him2 but if you frown upon him and threaten him1 let him be sure to scape the gallows4 ,cast4 ,i would be a very merry president4 #ae ,bos4 ,do not sup o' nights2 't will beget you an admirable wit4 ,cast4 ,rather it would make me have a good stomach to quarrel2 for they say1 your roaring boys eat meat seldom1 and that makes them so valiant4 ,but how shall ,i know whether the 7#bj7 people take me for an eminent fellow8 ,bos4 ,i will teach a trick to know it3 give out you lie a-dying1 and if you hear the common people curse you1 be sure you are taken for one of the prime night-caps4#cfge #be ,enter an ,old ,lady4 ,you come from painting now4 ,old ,lady4 ,from what8 ,bos4 ,why1 from your scurvy face-physic4 ,to behold thee not painted inclines somewhat near a miracle4 ,these in thy face here were deep ruts and foul sloughs the last progress4#cfgf ,there was 7#ca7 a lady in ,france that1 having had the small-pox1 flayed the skin off her face to make it more level2 and whereas before she looked like a nutmeg-grater1 after she resembled an abortive hedge-hog4 #ce ,old ,lady4 ,do you call this painting8 ,bos4 ,no1 no1 but you call it careening#cfgg of an old morphew'd#cfgh lady1 to make her disembogue#cfgi again3 there 's rough-cast phrase to your plastic4#cfhj ,old ,lady4 ,it seems you are well acquainted 7#dj7 with my closet4 ,bos4 ,one would suspect it for a shop of witch-craft1 to find in it the fat of serpents1 spawn of snakes1 ,jews' spittle1 and their young children's ordure2 and all these for the face4 ,i would 7#de7 sooner eat a dead pigeon taken from the soles of the feet of one sick of the plague1 than kiss one of you fasting4 ,here are two of you1 whose sin of your youth is the very patrimony of the physician2 makes him renew his foot-cloth 7#ej7 with the spring1 and change his high-pric'd courtesan with the fall of the leaf4 ,i do wonder you do not loathe yourselves4 ,observe my meditation now4 ,what thing is in this outward form of man #ee ,to be belov'd8 ,we account it ominous1 ,if nature do produce a colt1 or lamb1 ,a fawn1 or goat1 in any limb resembling ,a man1 and fly from 't as a prodigy4 ,man stands amaz'd to see his deformity #fj ,in any other creature but himself4 ,but in our own flesh though we bear diseases ,which have their true names only ta'en from beasts1-- ,as the most ulcerous wolf#cfha and swinish measle1#cfhb-- ,though we are eaten up of lice and worms1 #fe ,and though continually we bear about us ,a rotten and dead body1 we delight ,to hide it in rich tissue3 all our fear1 ,nay1 all our terror1 is1 lest our physician #fi ,should put us in the ground to be made sweet4-- ,your wife 's gone to ,rome3 you two couple1 and get you to the wells at ,lucca to recover your aches4 ,i have other work on foot4 ,exeunt ,,castruccio and ,old ,lady4 ,i observe our duchess #gd ,is sick a-days1 she pukes1 her stomach seethes1 ,the fins of her eye-lids look most teeming blue1#cfhc ,she wanes i' th' cheek1 and waxes fat i' th' flank1 ,and1 contrary to our ,italian fashion1 ,wears a loose-bodied gown3 there's somewhat in 't4 ,i have a trick may chance discover it1 #hj ,a pretty one2 ,i have bought some apricocks1 ,the first our spring yields4 ,enter ,,antonio and ,,delio1 talking together apart4 ,delio4 ,and so long since married8 ,you amaze me4 ,ant4 ,let me seal your lips for ever3 ,for1 did ,i think that anything but th' air ,could carry these words from you1 ,i should wish #he ,you had no breath at all4--,now1 sir1 in your contemplation8 ,you are studying to become a great wise fellow4 ,bos4 ,o1 sir1 the opinion of wisdom is a foul tetter#cfhd that runs all over a man's body3 if simplicity direct us to have no evil1 it directs us 7#ij7 to a happy being2 for the subtlest folly proceeds from the subtlest wisdom4 ,let me be simply honest4 ,ant4 ,i do understand your inside4 ,bos4 ,do you so8 ,ant4 ,because you would not seem to appear to th' world #ie ,puff'd up with your preferment1 you continue ,this out-of-fashion melancholy3 leave it1 leave it4 ,bos4 ,give me leave to be honest in any phrase1 in any compliment whatsoever4 ,shall ,i confess myself to you8 ,i look no higher than #ajj ,i can reach3 they are the gods that must ride on winged horses4 ,a lawyer's mule of a slow pace will both suit my disposition and business2 for1 mark me1 when a man's mind rides faster than his horse can gallop1 they quickly both 7#aje7 tire4 ,ant4 ,you would look up to heaven1 but ,i think ,the devil1 that rules i' th' air1 stands in your light4 ,bos4 ,o1 sir1 you are lord of the ascendant1#cfhe chief man with the duchess3 a duke was your 7#aaj7 cousin-german remov'd4 ,say you were lineally descended from ,king ,pepin1 or he himself1 what of this8 ,search the heads of the greatest rivers in the world1 you shall find them but bubbles of water4 ,some would think the souls of princes #aae were brought forth by some more weighty cause than those of meaner persons3 they are deceiv'd1 there's the same hand to them2 the like passions sway them2 the same reason that makes a vicar go to law for a tithe-pig1 and 7#abj7 undo his neighbours1 makes them spoil a whole province1 and batter down goodly cities with the cannon4 ,enter ,,duchess and ,ladies4 ,duch4 ,your arm1 ,antonio3 do ,i not grow fat8 ,i am exceeding short-winded4--,bosola1 #abe ,i would have you1 sir1 provide for me a litter2 ,such a one as the ,duchess of ,florence rode in4 ,bos4 ,the duchess us'd one when she was great with child4 ,duch4 ,i think she did4--,come hither1 mend my ruff3 #abi ,here1 when8 thou art such a tedious lady2 and ,thy breath smells of lemon-pills3 wouldst thou hadst done6 ,shall ,i swoon under thy fingers8 ,i am ,so troubled with the mother6#cfhf ,bos4 ,aside4 ,i fear1 too much4 ,duch4 ,i have heard you say that the ,french courtiers ,wear their hats on 'fore the king4 #ace ,ant4 ,i have seen it4 ,duch4 ,in the presence8 ,ant4 ,yes4 ,duch4 ,why should not we bring up that fashion8 ',t is ceremony more than duty that consists ,in the removing of a piece of felt4 ,be you the example to the rest o' th' court2 #adj ,put on your hat first4 ,ant4 ,you must pardon me3 ,i have seen1 in colder countries than in ,france1 ,nobles stand bare to th' prince2 and the distinction ,methought show'd reverently4 ,bos4 ,i have a present for your grace4 ,duch4 ,for me1 sir8 #ade ,bos4 ,apricocks1 madam4 ,duch4 ,o1 sir1 where are they8 ,i have heard of none to-year4#cfhg ,bos4 ,aside4 ,good2 her colour rises4 ,duch4 ,indeed1 ,i thank you3 they are wondrous fair ones4 ,what an unskilful fellow is our gardener6 ,we shall have none this month4 #aej ,bos4 ,will not your grace pare them8 ,duch4 ,no3 they taste of musk1 methinks2 indeed they do4 ,bos4 ,i know not3 yet ,i wish your grace had par'd 'em4 ,duch4 ,why8 ,bos4 ,i forgot to tell you1 the knave gardener1 ,only to raise his profit by them the sooner1 #aee ,did ripen them in horse-dung4 ,duch4 ,o1 you jest4-- ,you shall judge3 pray1 taste one4 ,ant4 ,indeed1 madam1 ,i do not love the fruit4 ,duch4 ,sir1 you are loth ,to rob us of our dainties4 ',t is a delicate fruit2 ,they say they are restorative4 ,bos4 ',t is a pretty art1 #afj ,this grafting4 ,duch4 ',t is so2 a bett'ring of nature4 ,bos4 ,to make a pippin grow upon a crab1 ,a damson on a black-thorn4--,aside4 ,how greedily she eats them6 ,a whirlwind strike off these bawd farthingales6 ,for1 but for that and the loose-bodied gown1 #aff ,i should have discover'd apparently#cfhh ,the young springal#cfhi cutting a caper in her belly4 ,duch4 ,i thank you1 ,bosola3 they were right good ones1 ,if they do not make me sick4 ,ant4 ,how1 now1 madam6 #agj ,duch4 ,this green fruit and my stomach are not friends3 ,how they swell me6 ,bos4 ,aside4 ,nay1 you are too much swell'd already4 ,duch4 ,o1 ,i am in an extreme cold sweat6 ,bos4 ,i am very sorry4 ,exit4 ,duch4 ,lights to my chamber6--,o good ,antonio1 #age ,i fear ,i am undone6 ,delio4 ,lights there1 lights6 ,exeunt ,,duchess and ,ladies4 ,ant4 ,o my most trusty ,delio1 we are lost6 ,i fear she's fall'n in labour2 and there's left ,no time for her remove4 ,delio4 ,have you prepar'd ,those ladies to attend her2 and procur'd #ahj ,that politic safe conveyance for the midwife ,your duchess plotted8 ,ant4 ,i have4 ,delio4 ,make use1 then1 of this forc'd occasion4 ,give out that ,bosola hath poison'd her ,with these apricocks2 that will give some colour #ahe ,for her keeping close4 ,ant4 ,fie1 fie1 the physicians ,will then flock to her4 ,delio4 ,for that you may pretend ,she'll use some prepar'd antidote of her own1 ,lest the physicians should re-poison her4 #aij ,ant4 ,i am lost in amazement3 ,i know not what to think on 't4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cfij ,enter ,,bosola and ,old ,lady4 ,bos4 ,so1 so1 there's no question but her techiness#cfia and most vulturous eating of the apricocks are apparent signs of breeding4--,now8 ,old ,lady4 ,i am in haste1 sir4 ,bos4 ,there was a young waiting-woman had a monstrous desire to see the glass-house---- #f ,old ,lady4 ,nay1 pray1 let me go4 ,bos4 ,and it was only to know what strange instrument it was should swell up a glass to the fashion of a woman's belly4 #aj ,old ,lady4 ,i will hear no more of the glass-house4 ,you are still#cfib abusing women6 ,bos4 ,who8 ,i8 ,no2 only1 by the way now and then1 mention your frailties4 ,the orange-tree bears ripe and green fruit and blossoms all 7#ae7 together2 and some of you give entertainment for pure love1 but more for more precious reward4 ,the lusty spring smells well2 but drooping autumn tastes well4 ,if we have the same golden showers that rained in the time of 7#bj7 ,jupiter the thunderer1 you have the same ,danes still1 to hold up their laps to receive them4 ,didst thou never study the mathematics8 ,old ,lady4 ,what's that1 sir8 #be ,bos4 ,why1 to know the trick how to make a many lines meet in one centre4 ,go1 go1 give your foster-daughters good counsel3 tell them1 that the devil takes delight to hang at a woman's girdle1 like a false rusty watch1 that 7#cj7 she cannot discern how the time passes4 ,exit ,old ,lady4 ,enter ,,antonio1 ,,roderigo1 and ,,grisolan4 ,ant4 ,shut up the court-gates4 ,rod4 ,why1 sir8 ,what's the danger8 ,ant4 ,shut up the posterns presently1 and call ,all the officers o' th' court4 ,gris4 ,i shall instantly4 ,exit4 ,ant4 ,who keeps the key o' th' park-gate8 ,rod4 ,forobosco4 #ce ,ant4 ,let him bring 't presently4 ,re-enter ,,grisolan with ,servants4 #a ,serv4 ,o1 gentleman o' th' court1 the foulest treason6 ,bos4 ,aside4 ,if that these apricocks should be poison'd now1 ,without my knowledge8 #a ,serv4 ,there was taken even now a ,switzer in the duchess' bed-chamber----- #dj #b ,serv4 ,a ,switzer6 #a ,serv4 ,with a pistol in his great codpiece4 ,bos4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 #a ,serv4 ,the codpiece was the case for 't4 #b ,serv4 ,there was a cunning traitor4 ,who would have search'd his codpiece8 #df #a ,serv4 ,true2 if he had kept out of the ladies' chambers4 ,and all the moulds of his buttons were leaden bullets4 #b ,serv4 ,o wicked cannibal6 ,a fire-lock in 's codpiece6 #ej #a ,serv4 ',t was a ,french plot1 upon my life4 #b ,serv4 ,to see what the devil can do6 ,ant4 ,are all the officers here8 ,servants4 ,we are4 ,ant4 ,gentlemen1 #ee ,we have lost much plate you know2 and but this evening ,jewels1 to the value of four thousand ducats1 ,are missing in the duchess' cabinet4 ,are the gates shut8 ,serv4 ,yes4 ,ant4 ',t is the duchess' pleasure ,each officer be lock'd into his chamber #fj ,till the sun-rising2 and to send the keys ,of all their chests and of their outward doors ,into her bed-chamber4 ,she is very sick4 ,rod4 ,at her pleasure4 ,ant4 ,she entreats you take 't not ill3 the innocent #fe ,shall be the more approv'd by it4 ,bos4 ,gentlemen o' th' wood-yard1 where's your ,switzer now8 #a ,serv4 ,by this hand1 't was credibly reported by one o' th' black guard4#cfic #gj ,exeunt all except ,,antonio and ,,delio4 ,delio4 ,how fares it with the duchess8 ,ant4 ,she's expos'd ,unto the worst of torture1 pain and fear4 ,delio4 ,speak to her all happy comfort4 ,ant4 ,how ,i do play the fool with mine own danger6 ,you are this night1 dear friend1 to post to ,rome3 #ge ,my life lies in your service4 ,delio4 ,do not doubt me4 ,ant4 ,o1 't is far from me3 and yet fear presents me ,somewhat that looks like danger4 ,delio4 ,believe it1 ',t is but the shadow of your fear1 no more4 ,how superstitiously we mind our evils6 #hj ,the throwing down salt1 or crossing of a hare1 ,bleeding at nose1 the stumbling of a horse1 ,or singing of a cricket1 are of power ,to daunt whole man in us4 ,sir1 fare you well3 ,i wish you all the joys of a bless'd father2 #he ,and1 for my faith1 lay this unto your breast1-- ,old friends1 like old swords1 still are trusted best4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,cariola4 ,cari4 ,sir1 you are the happy father of a son3 ,your wife commends him to you4 ,ant4 ,blessed comfort6-- ,for heaven' sake1 tend her well3 ,i 'll presently#cfid ,go set a figure for 's nativity4#cfie ,exeunt4 #ia ,,scene ,,iii4#cfif ,enter ,,bosola1 with a dark lantern4 ,bos4 ,sure ,i did hear a woman shriek3 list1 ha6 ,and the sound came1 if ,i receiv'd it right1 ,from the duchess' lodgings4 ,there's some stratagem ,in the confining all our courtiers ,to their several wards3 ,i must have part of it2 ,my intelligence will freeze else4 ,list1 again6 #e ,it may be 't was the melancholy bird1 ,best friend of silence and of solitariness1 ,the owl1 that scream'd so4--,ha6 ,antonio6 ,enter ,,antonio with a candle1 his sword drawn4 ,ant4 ,i heard some noise4--,who's there8 ,what art thou8 ,speak4 #aj ,bos4 ,antonio1 put not your face nor body ,to such a forc'd expression of fear2 ,i am ,bosola1 your friend4 ,ant4 ,bosola6-- ,aside4 ,this mole does undermine me4--,heard you not ,a noise even now8 ,bos4 ,from whence8 ,ant4 ,from the duchess' lodging4 #ae ,bos4 ,not ,i3 did you8 ,ant4 ,i did1 or else ,i dream'd4 ,bos4 ,let 's walk towards it4 ,ant4 ,no3 it may be 't was ,but the rising of the wind4 ,bos4 ,very likely4 ,me thinks 't is very cold1 and yet you sweat3 ,you look wildly4 ,ant4 ,i have been setting a figure#cfig #bj ,for the duchess' jewels4 ,bos4 ,ah1 and how falls your question8 ,do you find it radical8#cfih ,ant4 ,what's that to you8 ',t is rather to be question'd what design1 ,when all men were commanded to their lodgings1 ,makes you a night-walker4 ,bos4 ,in sooth1 ,i 'll tell you3 #be ,now all the court's asleep1 ,i thought the devil ,had least to do here2 ,i came to say my prayers2 ,and if it do offend you ,i do so1 ,you are a fine courtier4 ,ant4 ,aside4 ,this fellow will undo me1-- ,you gave the duchess apricocks to-day3 #cj ,pray heaven they were not poison'd6 ,bos4 ,poison'd6 a ,spanish fig ,for the imputation6 ,ant4 ,traitors are ever confident ,till they are discover'd4 ,there were jewels stol'n too3 ,in my conceit1 none are to be suspected #ce ,more than yourself4 ,bos4 ,you are a false steward4 ,ant4 ,saucy slave1 ,i 'll pull thee up by the roots4 ,bos4 ,may be the ruin will crush you to pieces4 ,ant4 ,you are an impudent snake indeed1 sir3 ,are you scarce warm1 and do you show your sting8 #dj ,you libel#cfii well1 sir8 ,bos4 ,no1 sir3 copy it out1 ,and ,i will set my hand to 't4 ,ant4 ,aside4 ,my nose bleeds4 ,one that were superstitious would count ,this ominous1 when it merely comes by chance4 ,two letters1 that are wrought here for my name1#cgjj #de ,are drown'd in blood6 ,mere accident4--,for you1 sir1 ,i 'll take order ,i' th' morn you shall be safe4--,aside4 ',tis that must colour ,her lying-in4--,sir1 this door you pass not3 ,i do not hold it fit that you come near #ej ,the duchess' lodgings1 till you have quit yourself4-- ,aside4 ,the great are like the base1 nay1 they are the same1 ,when they seek shameful ways to avoid shame4 ,exit4 ,bos4 ,antonio hereabout did drop a paper3-- ,some of your help1 false friend4#cgja--,o1 here it is4 ,what's here8 a child's nativity calculated6 ,reads4 #ef ,the duchess was deliver'd of a son1 'tween the hours twelve and one in the night1 ,anno ,dom4 #aejd4'--that's this year--'decimo nono ,decembris1'--that's this night--'taken according 7#fj7 to the meridian of ,malfi1'--that's our duchess3 happy discovery6--',the lord of the first house being combust in the ascendant signifies short life2 and ,mars being in a human sign1 joined to the tail of the ,dragon1 in the eighth 7#fe7 house1 doth threaten a violent death4 ,caetera non scrutantur4'#cgjb ,why1 now 't is most apparent2 this precise fellow ,is the duchess' bawd3--,i have it to my wish6 ,this is a parcel of intelligency#cgjc #gj ,our courtiers were cas'd up for3 it needs must follow ,that ,i must be committed on pretence ,of poisoning her2 which ,i 'll endure1 and laugh at4 ,if one could find the father now6 but that ,time will discover4 ,old ,castruccio #ge ,i' th' morning posts to ,rome3 by him ,i 'll send ,a letter that shall make her brothers' galls ,o'erflow their livers4 ,this was a thrifty#cgjd way6 ,though ,lust do mask in ne'er so strange disguise1 ,she 's oft found witty1 but is never wise4 ,exit #hj ,,scene ,,iv4#cgje ,enter ,,cardinal and ,,julia4 ,card4 ,sit3 thou art my best of wishes4 ,prithee1 tell me ,what trick didst thou invent to come to ,rome ,without thy husband8 ,julia4 ,why1 my lord1 ,i told him ,i came to visit an old anchorite#cgjf ,here for devotion4 ,card4 ,thou art a witty false one1-- #e ,i mean1 to him4 ,julia4 ,you have prevail'd with me ,beyond my strongest thoughts2 ,i would not now ,find you inconstant4 ,card4 ,do not put thyself ,to such a voluntary torture1 which proceeds ,out of your own guilt4 ,julia4 ,how1 my lord6 ,card4 ,you fear #aj ,my constancy1 because you have approv'd#cgjg ,those giddy and wild turnings in yourself4 ,julia4 ,did you e'er find them8 ,card4 ,sooth1 generally for women1 ,a man might strive to make glass malleable1 ,ere he should make them fixed4 ,julia4 ,so1 my lord4 #ae ,card4 ,we had need go borrow that fantastic glass ,invented by ,galileo the ,florentine ,to view another spacious world i' th' moon1 ,and look to find a constant woman there4 ,julia4 ,this is very well1 my lord4 ,card4 ,why do you weep8 #bj ,are tears your justification8 ,the self-same tears ,will fall into your husband's bosom1 lady1 ,with a loud protestation that you love him ,above the world4 ,come1 ,i 'll love you wisely1 ,that 's jealously2 since ,i am very certain #be ,you cannot make me cuckold4 ,julia4 ,i 'll go home ,to my husband4 ,card4 ,you may thank me1 lady1 ,i have taken you off your melancholy perch1 ,bore you upon my fist1 and show'd you game1 ,and let you fly at it4--,i pray thee1 kiss me4-- #cj ,when thou wast with thy husband1 thou wast watch'd ,like a tame elephant3--still you are to thank me3-- ,thou hadst only kisses from him and high feeding3 ,but what delight was that8 ',t was just like one ,that hath a little fing'ring on the lute1 #ce ,yet cannot tune it3--still you are to thank me4 ,julia4 ,you told me of a piteous wound i' th' heart1 ,and a sick liver1 when you woo'd me first1 ,and spake like one in physic4#cgjh ,card4 ,who's that8---- ,enter ,servant4 ,rest firm for my affection to thee1 #dj ,lightning moves slow to 't4 ,serv4 ,madam1 a gentleman ,that 's comes post from ,malfi1 desires to see you4 ,card4 ,let him enter3 ,i 'll withdraw4 ,exit4 ,serv4 ,he says ,your husband1 old ,castruccio1 is come to ,rome1 ,most pitifully tir'd with riding post4 ,exit4 #de ,enter ,,delio4 ,julia4 ,aside4 ,signior ,delio6 't is one of my old suitors4 ,delio4 ,i was bold to come and see you4 ,julia4 ,sir1 you are welcome4 ,delio4 ,do you lie here8 ,julia4 ,sure1 your own experience ,will satisfy you no3 our ,roman prelates ,do not keep lodging for ladies4 ,delio4 ,very well3 #ej ,i have brought you no commendations from your husband1 ,for ,i know none by him4 ,julia4 ,i hear he 's come to ,rome4 ,delio4 ,i never knew man and beast1 of a horse and a knight1 ,so weary of each other4 ,if he had had a good back1 ,he would have undertook to have borne his horse1 #ee ,his breech was so pitifully sore4 ,julia4 ,your laughter ,is my pity4 ,delio4 ,lady1 ,i know not whether ,you want money1 but ,i have brought you some4 ,julia4 ,from my husband8 ,delio4 ,no1 from mine own allowance4 #fj ,julia4 ,i must hear the condition1 ere ,i be bound to take it4 ,delio4 ,look on 't1 't is gold2 hath it not a fine colour8 ,julia4 ,i have a bird more beautiful4 ,delio4 ,try the sound on 't4 ,julia4 ,a lute-string far exceeds it4 ,it hath no smell1 like cassia or civet2 #fe ,nor is it physical1#cgji though some fond doctors ,persuade us seethe 't in cullises4#cgaj ,i 'll tell you1 ,this is a creature bred by---- ,re-enter ,servant4 ,serv4 ,your husband 's come1 ,hath deliver'd a letter to the ,duke of ,calabria ,that1 to my thinking1 hath put him out of his wits4 ,exit4 #gj ,julia4 ,sir1 you hear3 ,pray1 let me know your business and your suit ,as briefly as can be4 ,delio4 ,with good speed3 ,i would wish you1 ,at such time as you are non-resident #ge ,with your husband1 my mistress4 ,julia4 ,sir1 ,i 'll go ask my husband if ,i shall1 ,and straight return your answer4 ,exit4 ,delio4 ,very fine6 ,is this her wit1 or honesty1 that speaks thus8 ,i heard one say the duke was highly mov'd #hj ,with a letter sent from ,malfi4 ,i do fear ,antonio is betray'd4 ,how fearfully ,shows his ambition now6 ,unfortunate fortune6 ,they pass through whirl-pools1 and deep woes do shun1 ,who the event weigh ere the action 's done4 #he ,,scene ,v4#cgaa ,enter ,,cardinal and ,,ferdinand with a letter4 ,ferd4 ,i have this night digg'd up a mandrake4#cgab ,card4 ,say you8 ,ferd4 ,and ,i am grown mad with 't4 ,card4 ,what 's the prodigy8 ,ferd4 ,read there1--a sister damn'd3 she 's loose i' th' hilts2#cgac ,grown a notorious strumpet4 ,card4 ,speak lower4 ,ferd4 ,lower6 ,rogues do not whisper 't now1 but seek to publish 't #e 7,as servants do the bounty of their lords7 ,aloud2 and with a covetous searching eye1 ,to mark who note them4 ,o1 confusion seize her6 ,she hath had most cunning bawds to serve her turn1 ,and more secure conveyances for lust #aj ,than towns of garrison for service4 ,card4 ,is 't possible8 ,can this be certain8 ,ferd4 ,rhubarb1 ,o1 for rhubarb ,to purge this choler6 ,here 's the cursed day ,to prompt my memory2 and here 't shall stick ,till of her bleeding heart ,i make a sponge #ae ,to wipe it out4 ,card4 ,why do you make yourself ,so wild a tempest8 ,ferd4 ,would ,i could be one1 ,that ,i might toss her palace 'bout her ears1 ,root up her goodly forests1 blast her meads1 ,and lay her general territory as waste #bj ,as she hath done her honours4 ,card4 ,shall our blood1 ,the royal blood of ,arragon and ,castile1 ,be thus attainted8 ,ferd4 ,apply desperate physic3 ,we must not now use balsamum1 but fire1 ,the smarting cupping-glass1 for that 's the mean #be ,to purge infected blood1 such blood as hers4 ,there is a kind of pity in mine eye1-- ,i 'll give it to my handkercher2 and now 't is here1 ,i 'll bequeath this to her bastard4 ,card4 ,what to do8 ,ferd4 ,why1 to make soft lint for his mother's wounds1 #cj ,when ,i have hew'd her to pieces4 ,card4 ,curs'd creature6 ,unequal nature1 to place women's hearts ,so far upon the left side6#cgad ,ferd4 ,foolish men1 ,that e'er will trust their honour in a bark ,made of so slight weak bulrush as is woman1 #ce ,apt every minute to sink it6 ,card4 ,thus ignorance1 when it hath purchas'd honour1 ,it cannot wield it4 ,ferd4 ,methinks ,i see her laughing4-- ,excellent hyena6 ,talk to me somewhat quickly1 ,or my imagination will carry me #dj ,to see her in the shameful act of sin4 ,card4 ,with whom8 ,ferd4 ,happily with some strong-thigh'd bargeman1 ,or one o' th' wood-yard that can quoit the sledge#cgae ,or toss the bar1 or else some lovely squire ,that carries coals up to her privy lodgings4 #de ,card4 ,you fly beyond your reason4 ,ferd4 ,go to1 mistress6 ',t is not your whore's milk that shall quench my wild-fire1 ,but your whore's blood4 ,card4 ,how idly shows this rage1 which carries you1 ,as men convey'd by witches through the air1 #ej ,on violent whirlwinds6 ,this intemperate noise ,fitly resembles deaf men's shrill discourse1 ,who talk aloud1 thinking all other men ,to have their imperfection4 ,ferd4 ,have not you ,my palsy8 ,card4 ,yes1 but ,i can be angry #ee ,without this rupture4 ,there is not in nature ,a thing that makes man so deform'd1 so beastly1 ,as doth intemperate anger4 ,chide yourself4 ,you have divers men who never yet express'd ,their strong desire of rest but by unrest1 #fj ,by vexing of themselves4 ,come1 put yourself ,in tune4 ,ferd4 ,so ,i will only study to seem ,the thing ,i am not4 ,i could kill her now1 ,in you1 or in myself2 for ,i do think ,it is some sin in us heaven doth revenge #fe ,by her4 ,card4 ,are you stark mad8 ,ferd4 ,i would have their bodies ,burnt in a coal-pit with the ventage stopp'd1 ,that their curs'd smoke might not ascend to heaven2 ,or dip the sheets they lie in in pitch or sulphur1 #gj ,wrap them in 't1 and then light them like a match2 ,or else to-boil#cgaf their bastard to a cullis1 ,and give 't his lecherous father to renew ,the sin of his back4 ,card4 ,i 'll leave you4 ,ferd4 ,nay1 ,i have done4 ,i am confident1 had ,i been damn'd in hell1 #ge ,and should have heard of this1 it would have put me ,into a cold sweat4 ,in1 in2 ,i'll go sleep4 ,till ,i know who leaps my sister1 ,i 'll not stir3 ,that known1 ,i 'll find scorpions to string my whips4 ,and fix her in a general eclipse4 ,exeunt4 #hj ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#cgag ,enter ,,antonio and ,,delio4 ,ant4 ,our noble friend1 my most beloved ,delio6 ,o1 you have been a stranger long at court3 ,came you along with the ,lord ,ferdinand8 ,delio4 ,i did1 sir3 and how fares your noble duchess8 ,ant4 ,right fortunately well3 she 's an excellent #e ,feeder of pedigrees2 since you last saw her1 ,she hath had two children more1 a son and daughter4 ,delio4 ,methinks 't was yesterday4 ,let me but wink1 ,and not behold your face1 which to mine eye ,is somewhat leaner1 verily ,i should dream #aj ,it were within this half hour4 ,ant4 ,you have not been in law1 friend ,delio1 ,nor in prison1 nor a suitor at the court1 ,nor begg'd the reversion of some great man's place1 ,nor troubled with an old wife1 which doth make #ae ,your time so insensibly hasten4 ,delio4 ,pray1 sir1 tell me1 ,hath not this news arriv'd yet to the ear ,of the lord cardinal8 ,ant4 ,i fear it hath3 ,the ,lord ,ferdinand1 that 's newly come to court1 ,doth bear himself right dangerously4 ,delio4 ,pray1 why8 #bj ,ant4 ,he is so quiet that he seems to sleep ,the tempest out1 as dormice do in winter4 ,those houses that are haunted are most still ,till the devil be up4 ,delio4 ,what say the common people8 ,ant4 ,the common rabble do directly say #be ,she is a strumpet4 ,delio4 ,and your graver heads ,which would be politic1 what censure they8 ,ant4 ,they do observe ,i grow to infinite purchase1#cgah ,the left hand way2 and all suppose the duchess ,would amend it1 if she could2 for1 say they1 #cj ,great princes1 though they grudge their officers ,should have such large and unconfined means ,to get wealth under them1 will not complain1 ,lest thereby they should make them odious ,unto the people4 ,for other obligation #ce ,of love or marriage between her and me ,they never dream of4 ,delio4 ,the ,lord ,ferdinand ,is going to bed4 ,enter ,,duchess1 ,,ferdinand1 and ,attendants4 ,ferd4 ,i 'll instantly to bed1 ,for ,i am weary4--,i am to bespeak ,a husband for you4 ,duch4 ,for me1 sir6 ,pray1 who is 't8 #dj ,ferd4 ,the great ,count ,malatesti4 ,duch4 ,fie upon him6 ,a count6 ,he's a mere stick of sugar-candy2 ,you may look quite through him4 ,when ,i choose ,a husband1 ,i will marry for your honour4 ,ferd4 ,you shall do well in 't4--,how is 't1 worthy ,antonio8 #de ,duch4 ,but1 sir1 ,i am to have private conference with you ,about a scandalous report is spread ,touching mine honour4 ,ferd4 ,let me be ever deaf to 't3 ,one of ,pasquil's paper-bullets1#cgai court-calumny1 ,a pestilent air1 which princes' palaces #ej ,are seldom purg'd of4 ,yet1 say that it were true1 ,i pour it in your bosom1 my fix'd love ,would strongly excuse1 extenuate1 nay1 deny ,faults1 were they apparent in you4 ,go1 be safe ,in your own innocency4 ,duch4 ,aside4 ,o bless'd comfort6 #ee ,this deadly air is purg'd4 ,exeunt ,,duchess1 ,,antonio1 ,,delio1 and ,attendants4 ,ferd4 ,her guilt treads on ,hot-burning coulters4#cgbj ,enter ,,bosola4 ,now1 ,bosola1 ,how thrives our intelligence8#cgba ,bos4 ,sir1 uncertainly3 ',t is rumour'd she hath had three bastards1 but ,by whom we may go read i' th' stars4 ,ferd4 ,why1 some #fj ,hold opinion all things are written there4 ,bos4 ,yes1 if we could find spectacles to read them4 ,i do suspect there hath been some sorcery ,us'd on the duchess4 ,ferd4 ,sorcery6 to what purpose8 ,bos4 ,to make her dote on some desertless fellow #fe ,she shames to acknowledge4 ,ferd4 ,can your faith give way ,to think there 's power in potions or in charms1 ,to make us love whether we will or no8 ,bos4 ,most certainly4 ,ferd4 ,away6 these are mere gulleries1#cgbb horrid things1 #gj ,invented by some cheating mountebanks ,to abuse us4 ,do you think that herbs or charms ,can force the will8 ,some trials have been made ,in this foolish practice1 but the ingredients ,were lenitive#cgbc poisons1 such as are of force #ge ,to make the patient mad2 and straight the witch ,swears by equivocation they are in love4 ,the witch-craft lies in her rank blood4 ,this night ,i will force confession from her4 ,you told me ,you had got1 within these two days1 a false key #hj ,into her bed-chamber4 ,bos4 ,i have4 ,ferd4 ,as ,i would wish4 ,bos4 ,what do you intend to do8 ,ferd4 ,can you guess8 ,bos4 ,no4 ,ferd4 ,do not ask1 then3 ,he that can compass me1 and know my drifts1 ,may say he hath put a girdle 'bout the world1 ,and sounded all her quick-sands4 ,bos4 ,i do not #he ,think so4 ,ferd4 ,what do you think1 then1 pray8 ,bos4 ,that you ,are your own chronicle too much1 and grossly ,flatter yourself4 ,ferd4 ,give me thy hand2 ,i thank thee3 ,i never gave pension but to flatterers1 ,till ,i entertained thee4 ,farewell4 #ij ,that friend a great man's ruin strongly checks1 ,who rails into his belief all his defects4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cgbd ,enter ,,duchess1 ,,antonio1 and ,,cariola4 ,duch4 ,bring me the casket hither1 and the glass4-- ,you get no lodging here to-night1 my lord4 ,ant4 ,indeed1 ,i must persuade one4 ,duch4 ,very good3 ,i hope in time 't will grow into a custom1 ,that noblemen shall come with cap and knee #e ,to purchase a night's lodging of their wives4 ,ant4 ,i must lie here4 ,duch4 ,must6 ,you are a lord of mis-rule4 ,ant4 ,indeed1 my rule is only in the night4 ,duch4 ,to what use will you put me8 ,ant4 ,we 'll sleep together4 ,duch4 ,alas1 what pleasure can two lovers find in sleep8 #aj ,cari4 ,my lord1 ,i lie with her often1 and ,i know ,she 'll much disquiet you4 ,ant4 ,see1 you are complain'd of4 ,cari4 ,for she's the sprawling'st bedfellow4 ,ant4 ,i shall like her the better for that4 ,cari4 ,sir1 shall ,i ask you a question8 #ae ,ant4 ,i pray thee1 ,cariola4 ,cari4 ,wherefore still when you lie with my lady ,do you rise so early8 ,ant4 ,labouring men ,count the clock oft'nest1 ,cariola1 ,are glad when their task's ended4 ,duch4 ,i 'll stop your mouth4 ,kisses him4 #bj ,ant4 ,nay1 that 's but one2 ,venus had two soft doves ,to draw her chariot2 ,i must have another4-- ,she kisses him again4 ,when wilt thou marry1 ,cariola8 ,cari4 ,never1 my lord4 ,ant4 ,o1 fie upon this single life6 forgo it4 ,we read how ,daphne1 for her peevish flight1#cgbe ,became a fruitless bay-tree2 ,syrinx turn'd #bf ,to the pale empty reed2 ,anaxarete ,was frozen into marble3 whereas those ,which married1 or prov'd kind unto their friends1 ,were by a gracious influence trans-shap'd #cj ,into the olive1 pomegranate1 mulberry1 ,became flowers1 precious stones1 or eminent stars4 ,cari4 ,this is a vain poetry3 but ,i pray you1 tell me1 ,if there were propos'd me1 wisdom1 riches1 and beauty1 ,in three several young men1 which should ,i choose8 #ce ,ant4 ',t is a hard question4 ,this was ,paris' case1 ,and he was blind in 't1 and there was a great cause2 ,for how was 't possible he could judge right1 ,having three amorous goddesses in view1 ,and they stark naked8 ',t was a motion #dj ,were able to benight the apprehension ,of the severest counsellor of ,europe4 ,now ,i look on both your faces so well form'd1 ,it puts me in mind of a question ,i would ask4 ,cari4 ,what is 't8 ,ant4 ,i do wonder why hard-favour'd ladies1 ,for the most part1 keep worse-favour'd waiting-women #df ,to attend them1 and cannot endure fair ones4 ,duch4 ,o1 that 's soon answer'd4 ,did you ever in your life know an ill painter ,desire to have his dwelling next door to the shop #ej ,of an excellent picture-maker8 ',t would disgrace ,his face-making1 and undo him4 ,i prithee1 ,when were we so merry8 ,my hair tangles4 ,ant4 ,pray thee1 ,cariola1 let's steal forth the room1 ,and let her talk to herself3 ,i have divers times ,serv'd her the like1 when she hath chaf'd extremely4 #ef ,i love to see her angry4 ,softly1 ,cariola4 ,exeunt ,,antonio and ,,cariola4 ,duch4 ,doth not the colour of my hair 'gin to change8 ,when ,i wax gray1 ,i shall have all the court ,powder their hair with arras1#cgbf to be like me4 #fj ,you have cause to love me2 ,i ent'red you into my heart ,enter ,,ferdinand unseen4 ,before you would vouchsafe to call for the keys4 ,we shall one day have my brothers take you napping4 ,methinks his presence1 being now in court1 ,should make you keep your own bed2 but you 'll say #fe ,love mixt with fear is sweetest4 ,i 'll assure you1 ,you shall get no more children till my brothers ,consent to be your gossips4 ,have you lost your tongue8 ',tis welcome3 #fi ,for know1 whether ,i am doom'd to live or die1 ,i can do both like a prince4 ,ferd4 ,die1 then1 quickly4 ,giving her a poniard4 ,virtue1 where art thou hid8 ,what hideous thing ,is it that doth eclipse thee8 ,duch4 ,pray1 sir1 hear me4 ,ferd4 ,or is it true thou art but a bare name1 ,and no essential thing8 ,duch4 ,sir---- ,ferd4 ,do not speak4 #ge ,duch4 ,no1 sir3 ,i will plant my soul in mine ears1 to hear you4 ,ferd4 ,o most imperfect light of human reason1 ,that mak'st us so unhappy to foresee ,what we can least prevent6 ,pursue thy wishes1 ,and glory in them3 there 's in shame no comfort #ha ,but to be past all bounds and sense of shame4 ,duch4 ,i pray1 sir1 hear me3 ,i am married4 ,ferd4 ,so6 ,duch4 ,happily1 not to your liking3 but for that1 ,alas1 your shears do come untimely now #he ,to clip the bird's wings that 's already flown6 ,will you see my husband8 ,ferd4 ,yes1 if ,i could change ,eyes with a basilisk4 ,duch4 ,sure1 you came hither ,by his confederacy4 ,ferd4 ,the howling of a wolf #hi ,is music to thee1 screech-owl3 prithee1 peace4-- ,whate'er thou art that hast enjoy'd my sister1 ,for ,i am sure thou hear'st me1 for thine own sake ,let me not know thee4 ,i came hither prepar'd ,to work thy discovery2 yet am now persuaded ,it would beget such violent effects #ie ,as would damn us both4 ,i would not for ten millions ,i had beheld thee3 therefore use all means ,i never may have knowledge of thy name2 ,enjoy thy lust still1 and a wretched life1 ,on that condition4--,and for thee1 vild woman1 ,if thou do wish thy lecher may grow old #aja ,in thy embracements1 ,i would have thee build ,such a room for him as our anchorites ,to holier use inhabit4 ,let not the sun ,shine on him till he 's dead2 let dogs and monkeys #aje ,only converse with him1 and such dumb things ,to whom nature denies use to sound his name2 ,do not keep a paraquito1 lest she learn it2 ,if thou do love him1 cut out thine own tongue1 ,lest it bewray him4 ,duch4 ,why might not ,i marry8 #aaj ,i have not gone about in this to create ,any new world or custom4 ,ferd4 ,thou art undone2 ,and thou hast ta'en that massy sheet of lead ,that hid thy husband's bones1 and folded it ,about my heart4 ,duch4 ,mine bleeds for 't4 ,ferd4 ,thine6 thy heart6 #aae ,what should ,i name 't1 unless a hollow bullet ,fill'd with unquenchable wild-fire8 ,duch4 ,you are in this ,too strict2 and were you not my princely brother1 ,i would say1 too wilful3 my reputation ,is safe4 ,ferd4 ,dost thou know what reputation is8 ,i 'll tell thee1--to small purpose1 since th' instruction #aba ,comes now too late4 ,upon a time ,reputation1 ,love1 and ,death1 ,would travel o'er the world2 and it was concluded ,that they should part1 and take three several ways4 #abe ,death told them1 they should find him in great battles1 ,or cities plagu'd with plagues2 ,love gives them counsel ,to inquire for him 'mongst unambitious shepherds1 ,where dowries were not talk'd of and sometimes ',mongst quiet kindred that had nothing left #acj ,by their dead parents3 ',stay1' quoth ,reputation1 ',do not forsake me2 for it is my nature1 ,if once ,i part from any man ,i meet1 ,i am never found again4' ,and so for you3 ,you have shook hands with ,reputation1 #ace ,and made him invisible4 ,so1 fare you well3 ,i will never see you more4 ,duch4 ,why should only ,i1 ,of all the other princes of the world1 ,be cas'd up1 like a holy relic8 ,i have youth ,and a little beauty4 ,ferd4 ,so you have some virgins #adj ,that are witches4 ,i will never see thee more4 ,exit4 ,re-enter ,,antonio with a pistol1 and ,,cariola4 ,duch4 ,you saw this apparition8 ,ant4 ,yes3 we are ,betray'd4 ,how came he hither8 ,i should turn ,this to thee1 for that4 ,cari4 ,pray1 sir1 do2 and when ,that you have cleft my heart1 you shall read there #ade ,mine innocence4 ,duch4 ,that gallery gave him entrance4 ,ant4 ,i would this terrible thing would come again1 ,that1 standing on my guard1 ,i might relate ,my warrantable love4-- 7,she shows the poniard47 ,ha6 what means this8 ,duch4 ,he left this with me4 ,ant4 ,and it seems did wish #aej ,you would use it on yourself4 ,duch4 ,his action seem'd ,to intend so much4 ,ant4 ,this hath a handle to 't1 ,as well as a point3 turn it towards him1 and ,so fasten the keen edge in his rank gall4 ,knocking within4 ,how now6 who knocks8 ,more earthquakes8 ,duch4 ,i stand #aee ,as if a mine beneath my feet were ready ,to be blown up4 ,cari4 ',t is ,bosola4 ,duch4 ,away6 ,o misery6 methinks unjust actions ,should wear these masks and curtains1 and not we4 ,you must instantly part hence3 ,i have fashion'd it already4 #afj ,exit ,,antonio4 ,enter ,,bosola4 ,bos4 ,the duke your brother is ta'en up in a whirlwind2 ,hath took horse1 and 's rid post to ,rome4 ,duch4 ,so late8 ,bos4 ,he told me1 as he mounted into th' saddle1 ,you were undone4 ,duch4 ,indeed1 ,i am very near it4 ,bos4 ,what's the matter8 #afe ,duch4 ,antonio1 the master of our household1 ,hath dealt so falsely with me in 's accounts4 ,my brother stood engag'd with me for money ,ta'en up of certain ,neapolitan ,jews1 ,and ,antonio lets the bonds be forfeit4 #agj ,bos4 ,strange6--,aside4 ,this is cunning4 ,duch4 ,and hereupon ,my brother's bills at ,naples are protested ,against4--,call up our officers4 ,bos4 ,i shall4 ,exit4 ,re-enter ,,antonio4 ,duch4 ,the place that you must fly to is ,ancona3 ,hire a house there2 ,i 'll send after you #age ,my treasure and my jewels4 ,our weak safety ,runs upon enginous wheels3#cgbg short syllables ,must stand for periods4 ,i must now accuse you ,of such a feigned crime as ,tasso calls ,magnanima menzogna1 a noble lie1 #ahj ',cause it must shield our honours4--,hark6 they are coming4 ,re-enter ,,bosola and ,officers4 ,ant4 ,will your grace hear me8 ,duch4 ,i have got well by you2 you have yielded me ,a million of loss3 ,i am like to inherit ,the people's curses for your stewardship4 #ahe ,you had the trick in audit-time to be sick1 ,till ,i had sign'd your quietus2#cgbh and that cur'd you ,without help of a doctor4--,gentlemen1 ,i would have this man be an example to you all2 ,so shall you hold my favour2 ,i pray1 let him2 ,for h'as done that1 alas1 you would not think of1 #aia ,and1 because ,i intend to be rid of him1 ,i mean not to publish4--,use your fortune elsewhere4 ,ant4 ,i am strongly arm'd to brook my overthrow1 ,as commonly men bear with a hard year4 #aie ,i will not blame the cause on 't2 but do think ,the necessity of my malevolent star ,procures this1 not her humour4 ,o1 the inconstant ,and rotten ground of service6 ,you may see1 ',t is even like him1 that in a winter night1 #bjj ,takes a long slumber o'er a dying fire1 ,a-loth to part from 't2 yet parts thence as cold ,as when he first sat down4 ,duch4 ,we do confiscate1 ,towards the satisfying of your accounts1 ,all that you have4 ,ant4 ,i am all yours2 and 't is very fit #bje ,all mine should be so4 ,duch4 ,so1 sir1 you have your pass4 ,ant4 ,you may see1 gentlemen1 what 't is to serve ,a prince with body and soul4 ,exit4 ,bos4 ,here 's an example for extortion3 what moisture is drawn out of the sea1 when foul 7#baj7 weather comes1 pours down1 and runs into the sea again4 ,duch4 ,i would know what are your opinions ,of this ,antonio4 #bad #b ,off4 ,he could not abide to see a pig's head gaping3 ,i thought your grace would find him a ,jew4 #c ,off4 ,i would you had been his officer1 for your own sake4 #d ,off4 ,you would have had more money4 #bbj #a ,off4 ,he stopp'd his ears with black wool1 and to those came to him for money said he was thick of hearing4 #b ,off4 ,some said he was an hermaphrodite1 for he could not abide a woman4 #bbe #d ,off4 ,how scurvy proud he would look when the treasury was full6 ,well1 let him go4 #a ,off4 ,yes1 and the chippings of the buttery fly after him1 to scour his gold chain4#cgbi #bbi ,duch4 ,leave us4---- ,exeunt ,officers4 ,what do you think of these8 ,bos4 ,that these are rogues that in 's prosperity1 ,but to have waited on his fortune1 could have wish'd ,his dirty stirrup riveted through their noses1 ,and follow'd after 's mule1 like a bear in a ring2 #bce ,would have prostituted their daughters to his lust2 ,made their first-born intelligencers2#cgcj thought none happy ,but such as were born under his blest planet1 ,and wore his livery3 and do these lice drop off now8 ,well1 never look to have the like again3 #bdj ,he hath left a sort#cgca of flatt'ring rogues behind him2 ,their doom must follow4 ,princes pay flatterers ,in their own money3 flatterers dissemble their vices1 ,and they dissemble their lies2 that 's justice4 ,alas1 poor gentleman6 #bde ,duch4 ,poor6 he hath amply fill'd his coffers4 ,bos4 ,sure1 he was too honest4 ,pluto1#cgcb the god of riches1 ,when he 's sent by ,jupiter to any man1 ,he goes limping1 to signify that wealth ,that comes on ,god's name comes slowly2 but when he 's sent #bej ,on the devil's errand1 he rides post and comes in by scuttles4#cgcc ,let me show you what a most unvalu'd jewel ,you have in a wanton humour thrown away1 ,to bless the man shall find him4 ,he was an excellent ,courtier and most faithful2 a soldier that thought it #bee ,as beastly to know his own value too little ,as devilish to acknowledge it too much4 ,both his virtue and form deserv'd a far better fortune3 ,his discourse rather delighted to judge itself than show itself3 ,his breast was fill'd with all perfection1 #bfj ,and yet it seem'd a private whisp'ring-room1 ,it made so little noise of 't4 ,duch4 ,but he was basely descended4 ,bos4 ,will you make yourself a mercenary herald1 ,rather to examine men's pedigrees than virtues8 #bfe ,you shall want#cgcd him3 ,for know an honest statesman to a prince ,is like a cedar planted by a spring2 ,the spring bathes the tree's root1 the grateful tree ,rewards it with his shadow3 you have not done so4 #bgj ,i would sooner swim to the ,bermoothes on ,two politicians' rotten bladders1 tied ,together with an intelligencer's heart-string1 ,than depend on so changeable a prince's favour4 ,fare thee well1 ,antonio6 ,since the malice of the world #bge ,would needs down with thee1 it cannot be said yet ,that any ill happen'd unto thee1 considering thy fall ,was accompanied with virtue4 ,duch4 ,o1 you render me excellent music6 ,bos4 ,say you8 ,duch4 ,this good one that you speak of is my husband4 #bhj ,bos4 ,do ,i not dream8 ,can this ambitious age ,have so much goodness in 't as to prefer ,a man merely for worth1 without these shadows ,of wealth and painted honours8 ,possible8 ,duch4 ,i have had three children by him4 ,bos4 ,fortunate lady6 #bhe ,for you have made your private nuptial bed ,the humble and fair seminary of peace1 ,no question but3 many an unbenefic'd scholar ,shall pray for you for this deed1 and rejoice ,that some preferment in the world can yet #bij ,arise from merit4 ,the virgins of your land ,that have no dowries shall hope your example ,will raise them to rich husbands4 ,should you want ,soldiers1 't would make the very ,turks and ,moors ,turn ,christians1 and serve you for this act4 #bie ,last1 the neglected poets of your time1 ,in honour of this trophy of a man1 ,rais'd by that curious engine1 your white hand1 ,shall thank you in your grave for 't1 and make that ,more reverend than all the cabinets #cjj ,of living princes4 ,for ,antonio1 ,his fame shall likewise flow from many a pen1 ,when heralds shall want coats to sell to men4 ,duch4 ,as ,i taste comfort in this friendly speech1 ,so would ,i find concealment4 #cje ,bos4 ,o1 the secret of my prince1 ,which ,i will wear on th' inside of my heart6 ,duch4 ,you shall take charge of all my coin and jewels1 ,and follow him2 for he retires himself ,to ,ancona4 ,bos4 ,so4 ,duch4 ,whither1 within few days1 #caj ,i mean to follow thee4 ,bos4 ,let me think3 ,i would wish your grace to feign a pilgrimage ,to our ,lady of ,loretto1 scarce seven leagues ,from fair ,ancona2 so may you depart ,your country with more honour1 and your flight ,will seem a princely progress1 retaining #caf ,your usual train about you4 ,duch4 ,sir1 your direction ,shall lead me by the hand4 ,cari4 ,in my opinion1 ,she were better progress to the baths at ,lucca1 ,or go visit the ,spa #cbj ,in ,germany2 for1 if you will believe me1 ,i do not like this jesting with religion1 ,this feigned pilgrimage4 ,duch4 ,thou art a superstitious fool3 ,prepare us instantly for our departure4 #cbe ,past sorrows1 let us moderately lament them1 ,for those to come1 seek wisely to prevent them4 ,exeunt ,,duchess and ,,cariola4 ,bos4 ,a politician is the devil's quilted anvil2 ,he fashions all sins on him1 and the blows ,are never heard3 he may work in a lady's chamber1 #ccj ,as here for proof4 ,what rests#cgce but ,i reveal ,all to my lord8 ,o1 this base quality#cgcf ,of intelligencer6 ,why1 every quality i' th' world ,prefers but gain or commendation3 ,now1 for this act ,i am certain to be rais'd1 #cce ,and men that paint weeds to the life are prais'd4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cgcg ,enter ,,cardinal1 ,,ferdinand1 ,,malatesti1 ,,pescara1 ,,delio1 and ,,silvio4 ,card4 ,must we turn soldier1 then8 ,mal4 ,the emperor1 ,hearing your worth that way1 ere you attain'd ,this reverend garment1 joins you in commission ,with the right fortunate soldier the ,marquis of ,pescara1 ,and the famous ,lannoy4 ,card4 ,he that had the honour #e ,of taking the ,french king prisoner8 ,mal4 ,the same4 ,here's a plot drawn for a new fortification ,at ,naples4 ,ferd4 ,this great ,count ,malatesti1 ,i perceive1 ,hath got employment8 ,delio4 ,no employment1 my lord2 ,a marginal note in the muster-book that he is #aj ,a voluntary lord4 ,ferd4 ,he's no soldier8 ,delio4 ,he has worn gun-powder in 's hollow tooth for the tooth-ache4 ,sil4 ,he comes to the leaguer with a full intent ,to eat fresh beef and garlic1 means to stay ,till the scent be gone1 and straight return to court4 #ae ,delio4 ,he hath read all the late service ,as the ,city ,chronicle relates it2 ,and keeps two pewterers going1 only to express ,battles in model4 ,sil4 ,then he 'll fight by the book4 ,delio4 ,by the almanac1 ,i think1 #bj ,to choose good days and shun the critical2 ,that's his mistress' scarf4 ,sil4 ,yes1 he protests ,he would do much for that taffeta4 ,delio4 ,i think he would run away from a battle1 ,to save it from taking prisoner4 ,sil4 ,he is horribly afraid #be ,gun-powder will spoil the perfume on 't4 ,delio4 ,i saw a ,dutchman break his pate once ,for calling him a pot-gun2 he made his head ,have a bore in 't like a musket4 ,sil4 ,i would he had made a touch-hole to 't4 #cj ,he is indeed a guarded sumpter-cloth1#cgch ,only for the remove of the court4 ,enter ,,bosola4 ,pes4 ,bosola arriv'd6 ,what should be the business8 ,some falling-out among the cardinals4 ,these factions amongst great men1 they are like #ce ,foxes1 when their heads are divided1 ,they carry fire in their tails1 and all the country ,about them goes to wrack for 't4 ,sil4 ,what's that ,bosola8 ,delio4 ,i knew him in ,padua1--a fantastical scholar1 like such who study to know how many knots was in ,hercules' club1 of what colour #da ,achilles' beard was1 or whether ,hector were not troubled with the tooth-ache4 ,he hath studied himself half blear-ey'd to know the true symmetry of ,caesar's nose by a shoeing-horn2 7#de7 and this he did to gain the name of a speculative man4 ,pes4 ,mark ,prince ,ferdinand3 ,a very salamander lives in 's eye1 ,to mock the eager violence of fire4 #ej ,sil4 ,that cardinal hath made more bad faces with his oppression than ever ,michael ,angelo made good ones4 ,he lifts up 's nose1 like a foul porpoise before a storm4 ,pes4 ,the ,lord ,ferdinand laughs4 ,delio4 ,like a deadly cannon #ee ,that lightens ere it smokes4 ,pes4 ,these are your true pangs of death1 ,the pangs of life1 that struggle with great statesmen4 ,delio4 ,in such a deformed silence witches whisper their charms4 ,card4 ,doth she make religion her riding-hood #fj ,to keep her from the sun and tempest8 ,ferd4 ,that1 that damns her4 ,methinks her fault and beauty1 ,blended together1 show like leprosy1 ,the whiter the fouler4 ,i make it a question ,whether her beggarly brats were ever christ'ned4 #fe ,card4 ,i will instantly solicit the state of ,ancona ,to have them banish'd4 ,ferd4 ,you are for ,loretto3 ,i shall not be at your ceremony1 fare you well-- ,write to the ,duke of ,malfi1 my young nephew1 ,she had by her first husband1 and acquaint him #gj ,with 's mother's honesty4 ,bos4 ,i will4 ,ferd4 ,antonio6 ,a slave that only smell'd of ink and counters1 ,and nev'r in 's life look'd like a gentleman1 ,but in the audit-time4--,go1 go presently1 ,draw me out an hundred and fifty of our horse1 #ge ,and meet me at the foot-bridge4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4 ,enter ,two ,pilgrims to the ,shrine of our ,lady of ,loretto4 #a ,pil4 ,i have not seen a goodlier shrine than this2 ,yet ,i have visited many4 #b ,pil4 ,the ,cardinal of ,arragon ,is this day to resign his cardinal's hat2 ,his sister duchess likewise is arriv'd ,to pay her vow of pilgrimage4 ,i expect #e ,a noble ceremony4 #a ,pil4 ,no question4--,they come4 ,here the ceremony of the ,cardinal's instalment in the habit of a soldier performed in delivering up his cross1 hat1 robes and ring at the shrine1 and investing him with sword1 helmet1 shield1 and spurs4 ,then ,,antonio1 the ,,duchess and their children1 having presented themselves at the shrine1 are1 by a form of banishment in dumb-show expressed towards them by the ,,cardinal and the state of ,ancona1 banished3 during all which ceremony1 this ditty is sung1 to very solemn music1 by divers church-men2 and then exeunt all except the ,two ,pilgrims4 ,arms and honours deck thy story1#cgci ,to thy fame's eternal glory6 ,adverse fortune ever fly thee2 ,no disastrous fate come nigh thee6 #aj ,i alone will sing thy praises1 ,whom to honour virtue raises1 ,and thy study1 that divine is1 ,bent to martial discipline is1 ,lay aside all those robes lie by thee2 #ae ,crown thy arts with arms1 they 'll beautify thee4 ,o worthy of worthiest name1 adorn'd in this manner1 ,lead bravely thy forces on under war's warlike banner6 ,o1 mayst thou prove fortunate in all martial courses6 ,guide thou still by skill in arts and forces6 #bj ,victory attend thee nigh1 whilst fame sings loud thy powers2 ,triumphant conquest crown thy head1 and blessings pour down showers6 #a ,pil4 ,here's a strange turn of state6 who would have thought ,so great a lady would have match'd herself ,unto so mean a person8 ,yet the cardinal #be ,bears himself much too cruel4 #b ,pil4 ,they are banish'd4 #a ,pil4 ,but ,i would ask what power hath this state ,of ,ancona to determine of a free prince8 #b ,pil4 ,they are a free state1 sir1 and her brother show'd ,how that the ,pope1 fore-bearing of her looseness1 #cj ,hath seiz'd into th' protection of the church ,the dukedom which she held as dowager4 #a ,pil4 ,but by what justice8 #b ,pil4 ,sure1 ,i think by none1 ,only her brother's instigation4 #a ,pil4 ,what was it with such violence he took #ce ,off from her finger8 #b ,pil4 ',t was her wedding-ring2 ,which he vow'd shortly he would sacrifice ,to his revenge4 #a ,pil4 ,alas1 ,antonio6 ,if that a man be thrust into a well1 #ci ,no matter who sets hand to 't1 his own weight ,will bring him sooner to th' bottom4 ,come1 let 's hence4 ,fortune makes this conclusion general1 ,all things do help th' unhappy man to fall4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#cgdj ,enter ,,duchess1 ,,antonio1 ,children1 ,,cariola1 and ,servants4 ,duch4 ,banish'd ,ancona6 ,ant4 ,yes1 you see what power ,lightens in great men's breath4 ,duch4 ,is all our train ,shrunk to this poor remainder8 ,ant4 ,these poor men1 ,which have got little in your service1 vow ,to take your fortune3 but your wiser bunttings1#cgda #e ,now they are fledg'd1 are gone4 ,duch4 ,they have done wisely4 ,this puts me in mind of death3 physicians thus1 ,with their hands full of money1 use to give o'er ,their patients4 ,ant4 ,right the fashion of the world3 #i ,from decay'd fortunes every flatterer shrinks2 ,men cease to build where the foundation sinks4 ,duch4 ,i had a very strange dream to-night4 ,ant4 ,what was 't8 ,duch4 ,methought ,i wore my coronet of state1 ,and on a sudden all the diamonds ,were chang'd to pearls4 ,ant4 ,my interpretation #ae ,is1 you 'll weep shortly2 for to me the pearls ,do signify your tears4 ,duch4 ,the birds1 that live i' th' field ,on the wild benefit of nature1 live ,happier than we3 for they may choose their mates1 ,and carol their sweet pleasures to the spring4 #bj ,enter ,,bosola with a letter4 ,bos4 ,you are happily o'erta'en4 ,duch4 ,from my brother8 ,bos4 ,yes1 from the ,lord ,ferdinand your brother ,all love and safety4 ,duch4 ,thou dost blanch mischief1 ,would'st make it white4 ,see1 see1 like to calm weather ,at sea before a tempest1 false hearts speak fair #be ,to those they intend most mischief4 ,reads4 8,send ,antonio to me2 ,i want his head in a business40 ,a politic equivocation6 ,he doth not want your counsel1 but your head2 ,that is1 he cannot sleep till you be dead4 #cj ,and here 's another pitfall that 's strew'd o'er ,with roses3 mark it1 't is a cunning one3 ,reads4 8,i stand engaged for your husband for several debts at ,naples3 let not that trouble him2 ,i had rather have his heart than his money40-- ,and ,i believe so too4 ,bos4 ,what do you believe8 #cf ,duch4 ,that he so much distrusts my husband's love1 ,he will by no means believe his heart is with him ,until he see it3 the devil is not cunning enough ,to circumvent us in riddles4 #dj ,bos4 ,will you reject that noble and free league ,of amity and love which ,i present you8 ,duch4 ,their league is like that of some politic kings1 ,only to make themselves of strength and power ,to be our after-ruin3 tell them so4 #de ,bos4 ,and what from you8 ,ant4 ,thus tell him2 ,i will not come4 ,bos4 ,and what of this8 ,ant4 ,my brothers have dispers'd ,bloodhounds abroad2 which till ,i hear are muzzl'd1 ,no truce1 though hatch'd with ne'er such politic skill1 ,is safe1 that hangs upon our enemies' will4 #ej ,i 'll not come at them4 ,bos4 ,this proclaims your breeding4 ,every small thing draws a base mind to fear ,as the adamant draws iron4 ,fare you well1 sir2 ,you shall shortly hear from 's4 ,exit4 ,duch4 ,i suspect some ambush2 ,therefore by all my love ,i do conjure you #ee ,to take your eldest son1 and fly towards ,milan1 ,let us not venture all this poor remainder ,in one unlucky bottom4 ,ant4 ,you counsel safely4 ,best of my life1 farewell4 ,since we must part1 ,heaven hath a hand in 't2 but no otherwise #fj ,than as some curious artist takes in sunder ,a clock or watch1 when it is out of frame1 ,to bring 't in better order4 ,duch4 ,i know not which is best1 ,to see you dead1 or part with you4 ,farewell1 boy3 #fe ,thou art happy that thou hast not understanding ,to know thy misery2 for all our wit ,and reading brings us to a truer sense ,of sorrow4--,in the eternal church1 sir1 ,i do hope we shall not part thus4 ,ant4 ,o1 be of comfort6 #gj ,make patience a noble fortitude1 ,and think not how unkindly we are us'd3 ,man1 like to cassia1 is prov'd best1 being bruis'd4 ,duch4 ,must ,i1 like to a slave-born ,russian1 ,account it praise to suffer tyranny8 #ge ,and yet1 ,o heaven1 thy heavy hand is in 't6 ,i have seen my little boy oft scourge his top1 ,and compar'd myself to 't3 naught made me e'er ,go right but heaven's scourge-stick4 ,ant4 ,do not weep3 ,heaven fashion'd us of nothing2 and we strive ,to bring ourselves to nothing4--,farewell1 ,cariola1 #ha ,and thy sweet armful4--,if ,i do never see thee more1 ,be a good mother to your little ones1 ,and save them from the tiger3 fare you well4 ,duch4 ,let me look upon you once more1 for that speech #he ,came from a dying father4 ,your kiss is colder ,than that ,i have seen an holy anchorite ,give to a dead man's skull4 ,ant4 ,my heart is turn'd to a heavy lump of lead1 ,with which ,i sound my danger3 fare you well4 ,exeunt ,,antonio and his son4 ,duch4 ,my laurel is all withered4 #ia ,cari4 ,look1 madam1 what a troop of armed men ,make toward us6 ,re-enter ,,bosola visarded1 with a ,guard4 ,duch4 ,o1 they are very welcome3 ,when ,fortune's wheel is over-charg'd with princes1 ,the weight makes it move swift3 ,i would have my ruin #ie ,be sudden4--,i am your adventure1 am ,i not8 ,bos4 ,you are3 you must see your husband no more4 ,duch4 ,what devil art thou that counterfeit'st heaven's thunder8 ,bos4 ,is that terrible8 ,i would have you tell me whether ,is that note worse that frights the silly birds #ajj ,out of the corn1 or that which doth allure them ,to the nets8 ,you have heark'ned to the last too much4 ,duch4 ,o misery6 like to a rusty o'ercharg'd cannon1 ,shall ,i never fly in pieces8 ,come1 to what prison8 ,bos4 ,to none4 ,duch4 ,whither1 then8 ,bos4 ,to your palace4 ,duch4 ,i have heard #aje ,that ,charon's boat serves to convey all o'er ,the dismal lake1 but brings none back again4 ,bos4 ,your brothers mean you safety and pity4 ,duch4 ,pity6 ,with such a pity men preserve alive ,pheasants and quails1 when they are not fat enough #aaj ,to be eaten4 ,bos4 ,these are your children8 ,duch4 ,yes4 ,bos4 ,can they prattle8 ,duch4 ,no3 ,but ,i intend1 since they were born accurs'd1 ,curses shall be their first language4 ,bos4 ,fie1 madam6 ,forget this base1 low fellow---- ,duch4 ,were ,i a man1 #aae ,i 'd beat that counterfeit face#cgdb into thy other4 ,bos4 ,one of no birth4 ,duch4 ,say that he was born mean1 ,man is most happy when 's own actions ,be arguments and examples of his virtue4 ,bos4 ,a barren1 beggarly virtue4 #abj ,duch4 ,i prithee1 who is greatest8 ,can you tell8 ,sad tales befit my woe3 ,i 'll tell you one4 ,a salmon1 as she swam unto the sea1 ,met with a dog-fish1 who encounters her ,with this rough language2 ',why art thou so bold #abe ,to mix thyself with our high state of floods1 ,being no eminent courtier1 but one ,that for the calmest and fresh time o' th' year ,dost live in shallow rivers1 rank'st thyself ,with silly smelts and shrimps8 ,and darest thou #acj ,pass by our dog-ship without reverence8' ',o1' quoth the salmon1 'sister1 be at peace3 ,thank ,jupiter we both have pass'd the net6 ,our value never can be truly known1 ,till in the fisher's basket we be shown3 #ace ,i' th' market then my price may be the higher1 ,even when ,i am nearest to the cook and fire4' ,so to great men the moral may be stretched2 ,men oft are valu'd high1 when they 're most wretched4-- ,but come1 whither you please4 ,i am arm'd 'gainst misery2 #adj ,bent to all sways of the oppressor's will4 ,there 's no deep valley but near some great hill4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#cgdc ,enter ,,ferdinand and ,,bosola4 ,ferd4 ,how doth our sister duchess bear herself ,in her imprisonment8 ,bos4 ,nobly3 ,i 'll describe her4 ,she 's sad as one long us'd to 't1 and she seems ,rather to welcome the end of misery ,than shun it2 a behaviour so noble #e ,as gives a majesty to adversity3 ,you may discern the shape of loveliness ,more perfect in her tears than in her smiles3 ,she will muse four hours together2 and her silence1 ,methinks1 expresseth more than if she spake4 #aj ,ferd4 ,her melancholy seems to be fortified ,with a strange disdain4 ,bos4 ',ti s so2 and this restraint1 ,like ,english mastives that grow fierce with tying1 ,makes her too passionately apprehend ,those pleasures she is kept from4 ,ferd4 ,curse upon her6 #ae ,i will no longer study in the book ,of another's heart4 ,inform her what ,i told you4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,duchess and ,attendants4 ,bos4 ,all comfort to your grace6 ,duch4 ,i will have none4 ,pray thee1 why dost thou wrap thy poison'd pills ,in gold and sugar8 #bj ,bos4 ,your elder brother1 the ,lord ,ferdinand1 ,is come to visit you1 and sends you word1 ',cause once he rashly made a solemn vow ,never to see you more1 he comes i' th' night2 ,and prays you gently neither torch nor taper #be ,shine in your chamber4 ,he will kiss your hand1 ,and reconcile himself2 but for his vow ,he dares not see you4 ,duch4 ,at his pleasure4-- ,take hence the lights4--,he's come4 ,exeunt ,attendants with lights4 ,enter ,,ferdinand4 ,ferd4 ,where are you8 ,duch4 ,here1 sir4 ,ferd4 ,this darkness suits you well4 ,duch4 ,i would ask you pardon4 #cj ,ferd4 ,you have it2 ,for ,i account it the honorabl'st revenge1 ,where ,i may kill1 to pardon4--,where are your cubs8 ,duch4 ,whom8 ,ferd4 ,call them your children2 ,for though our national law distinguish bastards #ce ,from true legitimate issue1 compassionate nature ,makes them all equal4 ,duch4 ,do you visit me for this8 ,you violate a sacrament o' th' church ,shall make you howl in hell for 't4 ,ferd4 ,it had been well #ci ,could you have liv'd thus always2 for1 indeed1 ,you were too much i' th' light3--but no more2 ,i come to seal my peace with you4 ,here 's a hand ,gives her a dead man's hand4 ,to which you have vow'd much love2 the ring upon 't ,you gave4 ,duch4 ,i affectionately kiss it4 ,ferd4 ,pray1 do1 and bury the print of it in your heart4 #de ,i will leave this ring with you for a love-token2 ,and the hand as sure as the ring2 and do not doubt ,but you shall have the heart too4 ,when you need a friend1 ,send it to him that ow'd it2 you shall see ,whether he can aid you4 ,duch4 ,you are very cold3 #ej ,i fear you are not well after your travel4-- ,ha6 lights6----,o1 horrible6 ,ferd4 ,let her have lights enough4 ,exit4 ,duch4 ,what witchcraft doth he practise1 that he hath left ,a dead man's hand here8 ,here is discovered1 behind a traverse1#cgdd the artificial figures of ,,antonio and his children1 appearing as if they were dead4 ,bos4 ,look you1 here 's the piece from which 't was ta'en4 #ee ,he doth present you this sad spectacle1 ,that1 now you know directly they are dead1 ,hereafter you may wisely cease to grieve ,for that which cannot be recovered4 ,duch4 ,there is not between heaven and earth one wish #fj ,i stay for after this4 ,it wastes me more ,than were 't my picture1 fashion'd out of wax1 ,stuck with a magical needle1 and then buried ,in some foul dung hill2 and yon 's an excellent property ,for a tyrant1 which ,i would account mercy4 ,bos4 ,what 's that8 #fe ,duch4 ,if they would bind me to that lifeless trunk1 ,and let me freeze to death4 ,bos4 ,come1 you must live4 ,duch4 ,that 's the greatest torture souls feel in hell1 ,in hell1 that they must live1 and cannot die4 ,portia1#cgde ,i 'll new kindle thy coals again1 #gj ,and revive the rare and almost dead example ,of a loving wife4 ,bos4 ,o1 fie6 despair8 ,remember ,you are a ,christian4 ,duch4 ,the church enjoins fasting3 ,i 'll starve myself to death4 ,bos4 ,leave this vain sorrow4 ,things being at the worst begin to mend3 the bee #ge ,when he hath shot his sting into your hand1 ,may then play with your eye-lid4 ,duch4 ,good comfortable fellow4 ,persuade a wretch that's broke upon the wheel ,to have all his bones new set2 entreat him live ,to be executed again4 ,who must despatch me8 ,i account this world a tedious theatre1 #ha ,for ,i do play a part in 't 'gainst my will4 ,bos4 ,come1 be of comfort2 ,i will save your life4 ,duch4 ,indeed1 ,i have not leisure to tend so small a business4 ,bos4 ,now1 by my life1 ,i pity you4 ,duch4 ,thou art a fool1 then1 #he ,to waste thy pity on a thing so wretched ,as cannot pity itself4 ,i am full of daggers4 ,puff1 let me blow these vipers from me4 ,enter ,servant4 ,what are you8 ,serv4 ,one that wishes you long life4 ,duch4 ,i would thou wert hang'd for the horrible curse #ij ,thou hast given me3 ,i shall shortly grow one ,of the miracles of pity4 ,i 'll go pray2-- ,exit ,serv4 ,no1 ,i 'll go curse4 ,bos4 ,o1 fie6 ,duch4 ,i could curse the stars-- ,bos4 ,o1 fearful6 ,duch4 ,and those three smiling seasons of the year ,into a ,russian winter2 nay1 the world #ie ,to its first chaos4 ,bos4 ,look you1 the stars shine still4 ,duch4 ,o1 but you must ,remember1 my curse hath a great way to go4-- ,plagues1 that make lanes through largest families1 ,consume them6-- ,bos4 ,fie1 lady6 ,duch4 ,let them1 like tyrants1 #ajj ,never be remembered but for the ill they have done2 ,let all the zealous prayers of mortified ,churchmen forget them6-- ,bos4 ,o1 uncharitable6 ,duch4 ,let heaven a little while cease crowning martyrs1 ,to punish them6-- #aje ,go1 howl them this1 and say1 ,i long to bleed3 ,it is some mercy when men kill with speed4 ,exit4 ,re-enter ,,ferdinand4 ,ferd4 ,excellent1 as ,i would wish2 she's plagu'd in art4#cgdf ,these presentations are but fram'd in wax ,by the curious master in that quality1#cgdg #aaj ,vincentio ,lauriola1 and she takes them ,for true substantial bodies4 ,bos4 ,why do you do this8 ,ferd4 ,to bring her to despair4 ,bos4 ,faith1 end here1 ,and go no farther in your cruelty3 ,send her a penitential garment to put on #aae ,next to her delicate skin1 and furnish her ,with beads and prayer-books4 ,ferd4 ,damn her6 that body of hers1 ,while that my blood ran pure in 't1 was more worth ,than that which thou wouldst comfort1 call'd a soul4 #aai ,i will send her masques of common courtesans1 ,have her meat serv'd up by bawds and ruffians1 ,and1 'cause she 'll needs be mad1 ,i am resolv'd ,to move forth the common hospital ,all the mad-folk1 and place them near her lodging2 ,there let them practise together1 sing and dance1 #abe ,and act their gambols to the full o' th' moon3 ,if she can sleep the better for it1 let her4 ,your work is almost ended4 ,bos4 ,must ,i see her again8 ,ferd4 ,yes4 ,bos4 ,never4 ,ferd4 ,you must4 ,bos4 ,never in mine own shape2 ,that's forfeited by my intelligence#cgdh #acj ,and this last cruel lie3 when you send me next1 ,the business shall be comfort4 ,ferd4 ,very likely1 ,thy pity is nothing of kin to thee4 ,antonio ,lurks about ,milan3 thou shalt shortly thither1 ,to feed a fire as great as my revenge1 #ace ,which nev'r will slack till it hath spent his fuel3 ,intemperate agues make physicians cruel4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cgdi ,enter ,,duchess and ,,cariola4 ,duch4 ,what hideous noise was that8 ,cari4 ',t is the wild consort#cgej ,of madmen1 lady1 which your tyrant brother ,hath plac'd about your lodging4 ,this tyranny1 ,i think1 was never practis'd till this hour4 ,duch4 ,indeed1 ,i thank him4 ,nothing but noise and folly #e ,can keep me in my right wits2 whereas reason ,and silence make me stark mad4 ,sit down2 ,discourse to me some dismal tragedy4 ,cari4 ,o1 't will increase your melancholy6 ,duch4 ,thou art deceiv'd3 ,to hear of greater grief would lessen mine4 #aj ,this is a prison8 ,cari4 ,yes1 but you shall live ,to shake this durance off4 ,duch4 ,thou art a fool3 ,the robin-red-breast and the nightingale ,never live long in cages4 ,cari4 ,pray1 dry your eyes4 ,what think you of1 madam8 ,duch4 ,of nothing2 #ae ,when ,i muse thus1 ,i sleep4 ,cari4 ,like a madman1 with your eyes open8 ,duch4 ,dost thou think we shall know one another ,in th' other world8 ,cari4 ,yes1 out of question4 ,duch4 ,o1 that it were possible we might #bj ,but hold some two days' conference with the dead6 ,from them ,i should learn somewhat1 ,i am sure1 ,i never shall know here4 ,i 'll tell thee a miracle3 ,i am not mad yet1 to my cause of sorrow3 ,th' heaven o'er my head seems made of molten brass1 #be ,the earth of flaming sulphur1 yet ,i am not mad4 ,i am acquainted with sad misery ,as the tann'd galley-slave is with his oar2 ,necessity makes me suffer constantly1 ,and custom makes it easy4 ,who do ,i look like now8 #cj ,cari4 ,like to your picture in the gallery1 ,a deal of life in show1 but none in practice2 ,or rather like some reverend monument ,whose ruins are even pitied4 ,duch4 ,very proper2 ,and ,fortune seems only to have her eye-sight ,to behold my tragedy4--,how now6 #cf ,what noise is that8 ,enter ,servant4 ,serv4 ,i am come to tell you ,your brother hath intended you some sport4 ,a great physician1 when the ,pope was sick ,of a deep melancholy1 presented him #dj ,with several sorts#cgea of madmen1 which wild object ,being full of change and sport1 forc'd him to laugh1 ,and so th' imposthume#cgeb broke3 the self-same cure ,the duke intends on you4 ,duch4 ,let them come in4 ,serv4 ,there 's a mad lawyer2 and a secular priest2 #de ,a doctor that hath forfeited his wits ,by jealousy2 an astrologian ,that in his works said such a day o' th' month ,should be the day of doom1 and1 failing of 't2 ,ran mad2 an ,english tailor craz'd i' th' brain ,with the study of new fashions2 a gentleman-usher #ea ,quite beside himself with care to keep in mind ,the number of his lady's salutations1 ,or ',how do you1' she employ'd him in each morning2 ,a farmer1 too1 an excellent knave in grain1#cgec #ee ,mad 'cause he was hind'red transportation3#cged ,and let one broker that 's mad loose to these1 ,you 'd think the devil were among them4 ,duch4 ,sit1 ,cariola4--,let them loose when you please1 ,for ,i am chain'd to endure all your tyranny4 #fj ,enter ,madman4 ,here by a ,madman this song is sung to a dismal kind of music4 ,o1 let us howl some heavy note1 ,some deadly dogged howl1 ,bounding as from the threat'ning throat ,of beasts and fatal fowl6 ,as ravens1 screech-owls1 bulls1 and bears1 #fe ,we 'll bell1 and bawl our parts1 ,till irksome noise have cloy'd your ears ,and corrosiv'd your hearts4 ,at last1 when as our choir wants breath1 ,our bodies being blest1 #gj ,we 'll sing1 like swans1 to welcome death1 ,and die in love and rest4 #a ,madman4 ,doom's-day not come yet6 ,i 'll draw it nearer by a perspective1#cgee or make a 7#gd7 glass that shall set all the world on fire upon an instant4 ,i cannot sleep2 my pillow is stuft with a litter of porcupines4 #b ,madman4 ,hell is a mere glass-house1 where the devils are continually blowing up women's souls on hollow irons1 and the fire never goes 7#hj7 out4 #c ,madman4 ,i will lie with every woman in my parish the tenth night4 ,i will tithe them over like hay-cocks4 #hd #d ,madman4 ,shall my 'pothecary out-go me1 because ,i am a cuckold8 ,i have found out his roguery3 he makes alum of his wife's urine1 and sells it to ,puritans that have sore throats with over-straining4 #a ,madman4 ,i have skill in heraldry4 #ij #b ,madman4 ,hast8 #a ,madman4 ,you do give for your crest a woodcock's head with the brains pickt out on 't2 you are a very ancient gentleman4 #id #c ,madman4 ,greek is turn'd ,turk3 we are only to be sav'd by the ,helvetian translation4#cgef #a ,madman4 ,come on1 sir1 ,i will lay the law to you4 #b ,madman4 ,o1 rather lay a corrosive3 the law will eat to the bone4 #ajj #c ,madman4 ,he that drinks but to satisfy nature is damn'd4 #d ,madman4 ,if ,i had my glass here1 ,i would show a sight should make all the women here call me mad doctor4 #aje #a ,madman4 ,what 's he8 ,a rope-maker8 #b ,madman4 ,no1 no1 no2 a snuffling knave that while he shows the tombs1 will have his hand in a wench's placket4#cgeg #aji #c ,madman4 ,woe to the caroche#cgeh that brought home my wife from the masque at three o'clock in the morning6 ,it had a large feather-bed in it4 #d ,madman4 ,i have pared the devil's nails forty times1 roasted them in raven's eggs1 7#aae7 and cur'd agues with them4 #c ,madman4 ,get me three hundred milch-bats1 to make possets#cgei to procure sleep4 #d ,madman4 ,all the college may throw their caps at me3 ,i have made a soap-boiler costive2 7#abj7 it was my masterpiece4 ,here the dance1 consisting of ,eight ,madmen1 with music answerable thereunto2 after which1 ,,bosola1 like an old man1 enters4 ,duch4 ,is he mad too8 ,serv4 ,pray1 question him4 ,i 'll leave you4 ,exeunt ,servant and ,madmen4 ,bos4 ,i am come to make thy tomb4 ,duch4 ,ha6 my tomb6 ,thou speak'st as if ,i lay upon my death-bed1 ,gasping for breath4 ,dost thou perceive me sick8 #abe ,bos4 ,yes1 and the more dangerously1 since thy sickness is insensible4 ,duch4 ,thou art not mad1 sure3 dost know me8 ,bos4 ,yes4 ,duch4 ,who am ,i8 ,bos4 ,thou art a box of worm-seed1 at best but a salvatory#cgfj of green mummy4#cgfa ,what 's this flesh8 ,a little crudded#cgfb milk1 fantastical 7#aca7 puff-paste4 ,our bodies are weaker than those paper-prisons boys use to keep flies in2 more contemptible1 since ours is to preserve earth-worms4 ,didst thou ever see a lark in #ace a cage8 ,such is the soul in the body3 this world is like her little turf of grass1 and the heaven o'er our heads1 like her looking-glass1 only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of our prison4 #adj ,duch4 ,am ,i not thy duchess8 ,bos4 ,thou art some great woman1 sure1 for riot begins to sit on thy forehead 7clad in gray hairs7 twenty years sooner than on a merry milk-maid's4 ,thou sleep'st worse than if a 7#ade7 mouse should be forc'd to take up her lodging in a cat's ear3 a little infant that breeds its teeth1 should it lie with thee1 would cry out1 as if thou wert the more unquiet bedfellow4 ,duch4 ,i am ,duchess of ,malfi still4 #aej ,bos4 ,that makes thy sleep so broken3 ,glories1 like glow-worms1 afar off shine bright1 ,but1 look'd to near1 have neither heat nor light4 ,duch4 ,thou art very plain4 ,bos4 ,my trade is to flatter the dead1 not 7#aee7 the living2 ,i am a tomb-maker4 ,duch4 ,and thou com'st to make my tomb8 ,bos4 ,yes4 ,duch4 ,let me be a little merry3--of what stuff wilt thou make it8 #afj ,bos4 ,nay1 resolve me first1 of what fashion8 ,duch4 ,why1 do we grow fantastical on our deathbed8 ,do we affect fashion in the grave8 ,bos4 ,most ambitiously4 ,princes' images on their tombs do not lie1 as they were wont1 7#afe7 seeming to pray up to heaven2 but with their hands under their cheeks1 as if they died of the tooth-ache4 ,they are not carved with their eyes fix'd upon the stars1 but as their minds were wholly bent upon the world1 the self-same 7#agj7 way they seem to turn their faces4#cgfc ,duch4 ,let me know fully therefore the effect ,of this thy dismal preparation1 ,this talk fit for a charnel4 ,bos4 ,now ,i shall3-- ,enter ,executioners1 with a coffin1 cords1 and a bell4 ,here is a present from your princely brothers2 ,and may it arrive welcome1 for it brings #agf ,last benefit1 last sorrow4 ,duch4 ,let me see it3 ,i have so much obedience in my blood1 ,i wish it in their veins to do them good4 ,bos4 ,this is your last presence-chamber4 #ahj ,cari4 ,o my sweet lady6 ,duch4 ,peace2 it affrights not me4 ,bos4 ,i am the common bellman ,that usually is sent to condemn'd persons ,the night before they suffer4 ,duch4 ,even now thou said'st ,thou wast a tomb-maker4 ,bos4 ',t was to bring you #ahe ,by degrees to mortification4 ,listen4 ,hark1 now everything is still1 ,the screech-owl and the whistler shrill ,call upon our dame aloud1 ,and bid her quickly don her shroud6 #aij ,much you had of land and rent2 ,your length in clay 's now competent3 ,a long war disturb'd your mind2 ,here your perfect peace is sign'd4 ,of what is 't fools make such vain keeping8 #aie ,sin their conception1 their birth weeping1 ,their life a general mist of error1 ,their death a hideous storm of terror4 ,strew your hair with powders sweet1 ,don clean linen1 bathe your feet1 #bjj ,and 7the foul fiend more to check7 ,a crucifix let bless your neck4 ',t is now full tide 'tween night and day1 ,end your groan1 and come away4 ,cari4 ,hence1 villains1 tyrants1 murderers6 ,alas6 #bje ,what will you do with my lady8--,call for help6 ,duch4 ,to whom8 ,to our next neighbours8 ,they are mad-folks4 ,bos4 ,remove that noise4 ,duch4 ,farewell1 ,cariola4 ,in my last will ,i have not much to give3 ,a many hungry guests have fed upon me2 #baj ,thine will be a poor reversion4 ,cari4 ,i will die with her4 ,duch4 ,i pray thee1 look thou giv'st my little boy ,some syrup for his cold1 and let the girl ,say her prayers ere she sleep4 ,,cariola is forced out by the ,executioners4 ,now what you please3 ,what death8 ,bos4 ,strangling2 here are your executioners4 ,duch4 ,i forgive them3 #baf ,the apoplexy1 catarrh1 or cough o' th' lungs1 ,would do as much as they do4 ,bos4 ,doth not death fright you8 ,duch4 ,who would be afraid on 't1 ,knowing to meet such excellent company #bbj ,in th' other world8 ,bos4 ,yet1 methinks1 ,the manner of your death should much afflict you3 ,this cord should terrify you4 ,duch4 ,not a whit3 ,what would it pleasure me to have my throat cut #bbe ,with diamonds8 or to be smothered ,with cassia8 or to be shot to death with pearls8 ,i know death hath ten thousand several doors ,for men to take their exits2 and 't is found ,they go on such strange geometrical hinges1 #bcj ,you may open them both ways3 any way1 for heaven-sake1 ,so ,i were out of your whispering4 ,tell my brothers ,that ,i perceive death1 now ,i am well awake1 ,best gift is they can give or ,i can take4 ,i would fain put off my last woman's-fault1 #bce ,i 'd not be tedious to you4 #a ,execut4 ,we are ready4 ,duch4 ,dispose my breath how please you2 but my body ,bestow upon my women1 will you8 #a ,execut4 ,yes4 ,duch4 ,pull1 and pull strongly1 for your able strength ,must pull down heaven upon me3-- #bdj ,yet stay2 heaven-gates are not so highly arch'd ,as princes' palaces2 they that enter there ,must go upon their knees kneels4--,come1 violent death1 ,serve for mandragora to make me sleep6-- ,go tell my brothers1 when ,i am laid out1 #bde ,they then may feed in quiet4 ,they strangle her4 ,bos4 ,where's the waiting-woman8 ,fetch her3 some other strangle the children4 ,enter ,,cariola4 ,look you1 there sleeps your mistress4 ,cari4 ,o1 you are damn'd ,perpetually for this6 ,my turn is next2 #bej ,is 't not so ordered8 ,bos4 ,yes1 and ,i am glad ,you are so well prepar'd for 't4 ,cari4 ,you are deceiv'd1 sir1 ,i am not prepar'd for 't1 ,i will not die2 ,i will first come to my answer1#cgfd and know ,how ,i have offended4 ,bos4 ,come1 despatch her4-- #bee ,you kept her counsel2 now you shall keep ours4 ,cari4 ,i will not die1 ,i must not2 ,i am contracted ,to a young gentleman4 #a ,execut4 ,here's your wedding-ring4 ,cari4 ,let me but speak with the duke4 ,i 'll discover ,treason to his person4 ,bos4 ,delays3--throttle her4 #bfj #a ,execut4 ,she bites and scratches4 ,cari4 ,if you kill me now1 ,i am damn'd2 ,i have not been at confession ,this two years4 ,bos4 ,to ,executioners4 ,when6#cgfe ,cari4 ,i am quick with child4 ,bos4 ,why1 then1 ,your credit 's saved4 ,executioners strangle ,,cariola4 ,bear her into th' next room2 #bfe ,let these lie still4 ,exeunt ,executioners with body of ,,cariola4 ,enter ,,ferdinand4 ,ferd4 ,is she dead8 ,bos4 ,she is what ,you 'd have her4 ,but here begin your pity3 ,shows the ,children strangled4 ,alas1 how have these offended8 ,ferd4 ,the death ,of young wolves is never to be pitied4 ,bos4 ,fix your eye here4 ,ferd4 ,constantly4 ,bos4 ,do you not weep8 #bgj ,other sins only speak2 murder shrieks out4 ,the element of water moistens the earth1 ,but blood flies upwards and bedews the heavens4 ,ferd4 ,cover her face2 mine eyes dazzle3 she died young4 ,bos4 ,i think not so2 her infelicity #bge ,seem'd to have years too many4 ,ferd4 ,she and ,i were twins2 ,and should ,i die this instant1 ,i had liv'd ,her time to a minute4 ,bos4 ,it seems she was born first3 ,you have bloodily approv'd the ancient truth1 ,that kindred commonly do worse agree #bha ,than remote strangers4 ,ferd4 ,let me see her face ,again4 ,why didst thou not pity her8 ,what ,an excellent honest man mightst thou have been1 ,if thou hadst borne her to some sanctuary6 #bhe ,or1 bold in a good cause1--oppos'd thyself1 ,with thy advanced sword above thy head1 ,between her innocence and my revenge6 ,i bade thee1 when ,i was distracted of my wits1 ,go kill my dearest friend1 and thou hast done 't4 ,for let me but examine well the cause3 #bia ,what was the meanness of her match to me8 ,only ,i must confess ,i had a hope1 ,had she continu'd widow1 to have gain'd ,an infinite mass of treasure by her death3 #bie ,and that was the main cause1--her marriage1 ,that drew a stream of gall quite through my heart4 ,for thee1 as we observe in tragedies ,that a good actor many times is curs'd ,for playing a villain's part1 ,i hate thee for 't4 ,and1 for my sake1 say1 thou hast done much ill well4 #cja ,bos4 ,let me quicken your memory1 for ,i perceive ,you are falling into ingratitude3 ,i challenge ,the reward due to my service4 ,ferd4 ,i'll tell thee ,what ,i'll give thee4 ,bos4 ,do4 ,ferd4 ,i'll give thee a pardon #cje ,for this murder4 ,bos4 ,ha6 ,ferd4 ,yes1 and 't is ,the largest bounty ,i can study to do thee4 ,by what authority didst thou execute ,this bloody sentence8 ,bos4 ,by yours4 ,ferd4 ,mine6 ,was ,i her judge8 #caj ,did any ceremonial form of law ,doom her to not-being8 ,did a complete jury ,deliver her conviction up i' th' court8 ,where shalt thou find this judgment register'd1 ,unless in hell8 ,see1 like a bloody fool1 #cae ,thou 'st forfeited thy life1 and thou shalt die for 't4 ,bos4 ,the office of justice is perverted quite ,when one thief hangs another4 ,who shall dare ,to reveal this8 ,ferd4 ,o1 ,i'll tell thee2 ,the wolf shall find her grave1 and scrape it up1 ,not to devour the corpse1 but to discover #cba ,the horrid murder4 ,bos4 ,you1 not ,i1 shall quake for 't4 ,ferd4 ,leave me4 ,bos4 ,i will first receive my pension4 ,ferd4 ,you are a villain4 ,bos4 ,when your ingratitude ,is judge1 ,i am so4 ,ferd4 ,o horror1 #cbe ,that not the fear of him which binds the devils ,can prescribe man obedience6--,never look upon me more4 ,bos4 ,why1 fare thee well4 ,your brother and yourself are worthy men6 ,you have a pair of hearts are hollow graves1 #ccj ,rotten1 and rotting others2 and your vengeance1 ,like two chain'd-bullets1 still goes arm in arm3 ,you may be brothers2 for treason1 like the plague1 ,doth take much in a blood4 ,i stand like one ,that long hath ta'en a sweet and golden dream3 #cce ,i am angry with myself now1 that ,i wake4 ,ferd4 ,get thee into some unknown part o' the world1 ,that ,i may never see thee4 ,bos4 ,let me know ,wherefore ,i should be thus neglected4 ,sir1 ,i serv'd your tyranny1 and rather strove #cdj ,to satisfy yourself than all the world3 ,and though ,i loath'd the evil1 yet ,i lov'd ,you that did counsel it2 and rather sought ,to appear a true servant than an honest man4 ,ferd4 ,i'll go hunt the badger by owl-light4 #cde ',t is a deed of darkness4 ,exit4 ,bos4 ,he's much distracted4 ,off1 my painted honour6 ,while with vain hopes our faculties we tire1 ,we seem to sweat in ice and freeze in fire4 ,what would ,i do1 were this to do again8 #cej ,i would not change my peace of conscience ,for all the wealth of ,europe4--,she stirs2 here's life3-- ,return1 fair soul1 from darkness1 and lead mine ,out of this sensible hell6--she 's warm1 she breathes3-- ,upon thy pale lips ,i will melt my heart1 #cee ,to store them with fresh colour4--,who's there8 ,some cordial drink6--,alas6 ,i dare not call3 ,so pity would destroy pity4--,her eye opes1 ,and heaven in it seems to ope1 that late was shut1 ,to take me up to mercy4 #cfj ,duch4 ,antonio6 ,bos4 ,yes1 madam1 he is living2 ,the dead bodies you saw were but feign'd statues4 ,he's reconcil'd to your brothers2 the ,pope hath wrought ,the atonement4 ,duch4 ,mercy6 ,dies4 ,bos4 ,o1 she's gone again6 there the cords of life broke4 #cfe ,o sacred innocence1 that sweetly sleeps ,on turtles' feathers1 whilst a guilty conscience ,is a black register wherein is writ ,all our good deeds and bad1 a perspective ,that shows us hell6 ,that we cannot be suffer'd ,to do good when we have a mind to it6 #cga ,this is manly sorrow2 ,these tears1 ,i am very certain1 never grew ,in my mother's milk4 ,my estate is sunk ,below the degree of fear3 where were #cge ,these penitent fountains while she was living8 ,o1 they were frozen up6 ,here is a sight ,as direful to my soul as is the sword ,unto a wretch hath slain his father4 ,come1 ,i 'll bear thee hence1 #chj ,and execute thy last will2 that's deliver ,thy body to the reverend dispose ,of some good women3 that the cruel tyrant ,shall not deny me4 ,then ,i 'll post to ,milan1 ,where somewhat ,i will speedily enact #che ,worth my dejection4 ,exit with the body4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#cgff ,enter ,,antonio and ,,delio4 ,ant4 ,what think you of my hope of reconcilement ,to the ,arragonian brethren8 ,delio4 ,i misdoubt it2 ,for though they have sent their letters of safe-conduct ,for your repair to ,milan1 they appear ,but nets to entrap you4 ,the ,marquis of ,pescara1 #e ,under whom you hold certain land in cheat1#cgfg ,much 'gainst his noble nature hath been mov'd ,to seize those lands2 and some of his dependants ,are at this instant making it their suit ,to be invested in your revenues4 #aj ,i cannot think they mean well to your life ,that do deprive you of your means of life1 ,your living4 ,ant4 ,you are still an heretic#cgfh ,to any safety ,i can shape myself4 ,delio4 ,here comes the marquis3 ,i will make myself #ae ,petitioner for some part of your land1 ,to know whither it is flying4 ,ant4 ,i pray1 do4 ,withdraws4 ,enter ,,pescara4 ,delio4 ,sir1 ,i have a suit to you4 ,pes4 ,to me8 ,delio4 ,an easy one3 ,there is the ,citadel of ,saint ,bennet1 ,with some demesnes1 of late in the possession ,of ,antonio ,bologna1--please you bestow them on me4 #ba ,pes4 ,you are my friend2 but this is such a suit1 ,nor fit for me to give1 nor you to take4 ,delio4 ,no1 sir8 ,pes4 ,i will give you ample reason for 't ,soon in private3--here's the cardinal's mistress4 #be ,enter ,,julia4 ,julia4 ,my lord1 ,i am grown your poor petitioner1 ,and should be an ill beggar1 had ,i not ,a great man's letter here1 the cardinal's4 ,to court you in my favour4 ,gives a letter4 ,pes4 ,he entreats for you ,the ,citadel of ,saint ,bennet1 that belong'd #cj ,to the banish'd ,bologna4 ,julia4 ,yes4 ,pes4 ,i could not have thought of a friend ,i could rather ,pleasure with it3 't is yours4 ,julia4 ,sir1 ,i thank you2 ,and he shall know how doubly ,i am engag'd ,both in your gift1 and speediness of giving1 #ce ,which makes your grant the greater4 ,exit4 ,ant4 ,how they fortify ,themselves with my ruin6 ,delio4 ,sir1 ,i am ,little bound to you4 ,pes4 ,why8 ,delio4 ,because you deni'd this suit to me1 and gave 't ,to such a creature4 ,pes4 ,do you know what it was8 ,it was ,antonio's land2 not forfeited #da ,by course of law1 but ravish'd from his throat ,by the cardinal's entreaty4 ,it were not fit ,i should bestow so main a piece of wrong ,upon my friend2 't is a gratification #de ,only due to a strumpet1 for it is injustice4 ,shall ,i sprinkle the pure blood of innocents ,to make those followers ,i call my friends ,look ruddier upon me8 ,i am glad ,this land1 ta'en from the owner by such wrong1 ,returns again unto so foul an use #ea ,as salary for his lust4 ,learn1 good ,delio1 ,to ask noble things of me1 and you shall find ,i 'll be a noble giver4 ,delio4 ,you instruct me well4 ,ant4 ,aside4 ,why1 here 's a man now would fright impudence #ee ,from sauciest beggars4 ,pes4 ,prince ,ferdinand's come to ,milan1 ,sick1 as they give out1 of an apoplexy2 ,but some say 't is a frenzy3 ,i am going ,to visit him4 ,exit4 ,ant4 ',t is a noble old fellow4 ,delio4 ,what course do you mean to take1 ,antonio8 #fj ,ant4 ,this night ,i mean to venture all my fortune1 ,which is no more than a poor ling'ring life1 ,to the cardinal's worst of malice4 ,i have got ,private access to his chamber2 and intend ,to visit him about the mid of night1 #fe ,as once his brother did our noble duchess4 ,it may be that the sudden apprehension ,of danger1--for ,i 'll go in mine own shape1-- ,when he shall see it fraight#cgfi with love and duty1 ,may draw the poison out of him1 and work #gj ,a friendly reconcilement4 ,if it fail1 ,yet it shall rid me of this infamous calling2 ,for better fall once than be ever falling4 ,delio4 ,i 'll second you in all danger2 and1 howe'er1 ,my life keeps rank with yours4 #ge ,ant4 ,you are still my lov'd and best friend4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cggj ,enter ,,pescara and ,,doctor4 ,pes4 ,now1 doctor1 may ,i visit your patient8 ,doc4 ,if 't please your lordship2 but he's instantly ,to take the air here in the gallery ,by my direction4 ,pes4 ,pray thee1 what's his disease8 ,doc4 ,a very pestilent disease1 my lord1 #e ,they call lycanthropia4 ,pes4 ,what 's that8 ,i need a dictionary to 't4 ,doc4 ,i 'll tell you4 ,in those that are possess'd with 't there o'erflows ,such melancholy humour they imagine ,themselves to be transformed into wolves2 #aj ,steal forth to church-yards in the dead of night1 ,and dig dead bodies up3 as two nights since ,one met the duke 'bout midnight in a lane ,behind ,saint ,mark's church1 with the leg of a man ,upon his shoulder2 and he howl'd fearfully2 #ae ,said he was a wolf1 only the difference ,was1 a wolf's skin was hairy on the outside1 ,his on the inside2 bade them take their swords1 ,rip up his flesh1 and try4 ,straight ,i was sent for4 ,and1 having minister'd to him1 found his grace ,very well recovered4 #ba ,pes4 ,i am glad on 't4 ,doc4 ,yet not without some fear ,of a relapse4 ,if he grow to his fit again1 ,i 'll go a nearer way to work with him ,than ever ,paracelsus dream'd of2 if #be ,they 'll give me leave1 ,i 'll buffet his madness out of him4 ,stand aside2 he comes4 ,enter ,,ferdinand1 ,,cardinal1 ,,malatesti1 and ,,bosola4 ,ferd4 ,leave me4 ,mal4 ,why doth your lordship love this solitariness8 ,ferd4 ,eagles commonly fly alone3 they are 7#cj7 crows1 daws1 and starlings that flock together4 ,look1 what 's that follows me8 ,mal4 ,nothing1 my lord4 ,ferd4 ,yes4 ,mal4 ',t is your shadow4 #ce ,ferd4 ,stay it2 let it not haunt me4 ,mal4 ,impossible1 if you move1 and the sun shine4 ,ferd4 ,i will throttle it4 ,throws himself down on his shadow4 ,mal4 ,o4 my lord1 you are angry with nothing4 ,ferd4 ,you are a fool3 how is 't possible ,i 7#dj7 should catch my shadow1 unless ,i fall upon 't8 ,when ,i go to hell1 ,i mean to carry a bribe2 for1 look you1 good gifts evermore make way for the worst persons4 ,pes4 ,rise1 good my lord4 #de ,ferd4 ,i am studying the art of patience4 ,pes4 ',t is a noble ,virtue4 ,ferd4 ,to drive six snails before me from this town to ,moscow2 neither use goad nor whip to them1 but let them take their own time2--the 7#ej7 patient'st man i' th' world match me for an experiment3--an ,i 'll crawl after like a sheep-biter4#cgga ,card4 ,force him up4 ,they raise him4 ,ferd4 ,use me well1 you were best4 ,what ,i 7#ee7 have done1 ,i have done3 ,i 'll confess nothing4 ,doc4 ,now let me come to him4--,are you mad1 my lord8 ,are you out of your princely wits8 ,ferd4 ,what 's he8 ,pes4 ,your doctor4 ,ferd4 ,let me have his beard saw'd off1 and his eye-brows fil'd more civil4 #fj ,doc4 ,i must do mad tricks with him1 for that 's the only way on 't4--,i have brought your grace a salamander's skin to keep you from sun-burning4 ,ferd4 ,i have cruel sore eyes4 #fe ,doc4 ,the white of a cockatrix's#cggb egg is present remedy4 ,ferd4 ,let it be a new-laid one1 you were best4 ,hide me from him3 physicians are like kings1-- ,they brook no contradiction4 #gj ,doc4 ,now he begins to fear me3 now let me alone with him4 ,card4 ,how now6 put off your gown6 ,doc4 ,let me have some forty urinals filled with rose-water3 he and ,i 'll go pelt one 7#ge7 another with them4--,now he begins to fear me4--,can you fetch a frisk1#cggc sir8 ,let him go1 let him go1 upon my peril3 ,i find by his eye he stands in awe of me2 ,i 'll make him as tame as a dormouse4 #hj ,ferd4 ,can you fetch your frisks1 sir6--,i will stamp him into a cullis1#cggd flay off his skin to cover one of the anatomies#cgge this rogue hath set i' th' cold yonder in ,barber-,chirurgeon's-hall4--,hence1 hence6 you are all of you like #he beasts for sacrifice4 ,throws the ,,doctor down and beats him4 ,there 's nothing left of you but tongue and belly1 flattery and lechery4 ,exit4 ,pes4 ,doctor1 he did not fear you thoroughly4 ,doc4 ,true2 ,i was somewhat too forward4 #ij ,bos4 ,mercy upon me1 what a fatal judgment ,hath fall'n upon this ,ferdinand6 ,pes4 ,knows your grace ,what accident hath brought unto the prince ,this strange distraction8 ,card4 ,aside4 ,i must feign somewhat4--,thus they say it grew4 #ie ,you have heard it rumour'd1 for these many years ,none of our family dies but there is seen ,the shape of an old woman1 which is given ,by tradition to us to have been murder'd #ii ,by her nephews for her riches4 ,such a figure ,one night1 as the prince sat up late at 's book1 ,appear'd to him2 when crying out for help1 ,the gentleman of 's chamber found his grace ,all on a cold sweat1 alter'd much in face ,and language3 since which apparition1 #aje ,he hath grown worse and worse1 and ,i much fear ,he cannot live4 ,bos4 ,sir1 ,i would speak with you4 ,pes4 ,we 'll leave your grace1 ,wishing to the sick prince1 our noble lord1 ,all health of mind and body4 ,card4 ,you are most welcome4 ,exeunt ,,pescara1 ,,malatesti1 and ,,doctor4 ,are you come8 so4--,aside4 ,this fellow must not know #aaa ,by any means ,i had intelligence ,in our duchess' death2 for1 though ,i counsell'd it1 ,the full of all th' engagement seem'd to grow ,from ,ferdinand4--,now1 sir1 how fares our sister8 #aae ,i do not think but sorrow makes her look ,like to an oft-dy'd garment3 she shall now ,take comfort from me4 ,why do you look so wildly8 ,o1 the fortune of your master here1 the prince1 ,dejects you2 but be you of happy comfort3 #abj ,if you 'll do one thing for me ,i 'll entreat1 ,though he had a cold tomb-stone o'er his bones1 ,i 'd make you what you would be4 ,bos4 ,any thing2 ,give it me in a breath1 and let me fly to 't4 ,they that think long small expedition win1 #abe ,for musing much o' th' end cannot begin4 ,enter ,,julia4 ,julia4 ,sir1 will you come in to supper8 ,card4 ,i am busy2 leave me4 ,julia4 ,aside4 ,what an excellent shape hath that fellow6 ,exit4 ,card4 ',t is thus4 ,antonio lurks here in ,milan3 ,inquire him out1 and kill him4 ,while he lives1 ,our sister cannot marry2 and ,i have thought ,of an excellent match for her4 ,do this1 and style me #acb ,thy advancement4 ,bos4 ,but by what means shall ,i find him out8 ,card4 ,there is a gentleman call'd ,delio #ace ,here in the camp1 that hath been long approv'd ,his loyal friend4 ,set eye upon that fellow2 ,follow him to mass2 may be ,antonio1 ,although he do account religion ,but a school-name1 for fashion of the world #adj ,may accompany him2 or else go inquire out ,delio's confessor1 and see if you can bribe ,him to reveal it4 ,there are a thousand ways ,a man might find to trace him2 as to know ,what fellows haunt the ,jews for taking up #ade ,great sums of money1 for sure he 's in want2 ,or else to go to th' picture-makers1 and learn ,who bought#cggf her picture lately3 some of these ,happily may take4 ,bos4 ,well1 ,i 'll not freeze i' th' business3 ,i would see that wretched thing1 ,antonio1 #aej ,above all sights i' th' world4 ,card4 ,do1 and be happy4 ,exit4 ,bos4 ,this fellow doth breed basilisks in 's eyes1 ,he 's nothing else but murder2 yet he seems ,not to have notice of the duchess' death4 ',t is his cunning3 ,i must follow his example2 ,there cannot be a surer way to trace #aef ,than that of an old fox4 ,re-enter ,,julia1 with a pistol4 ,julia4 ,so1 sir1 you are well met4 ,bos4 ,how now6 ,julia4 ,nay2 the doors are fast enough3 ,now1 sir1 ,i will make you confess your treachery4 #afj ,bos4 ,treachery6 ,julia4 ,yes1 confess to me ,which of my women 't was you hir'd to put ,love-powder into my drink8 ,bos4 ,love powder6 ,julia4 ,yes1 when ,i was at ,malfi4 ,why should ,i fall in love with such a face else8 ,i have already suffer'd for thee so much pain4 ,the only remedy to do me good #afg ,is to kill my longing4 ,bos4 ,sure1 your pistol holds ,nothing but perfumes or kissing-comfits4#cggg ,excellent lady6 #agj ,you have a pretty way on 't to discover ,your longing4 ,come1 come1 ,i 'll disarm you1 ,and arm you thus3 yet this is wondrous strange4 ,julia4 ,compare thy form and my eyes together1 ,you 'll find my love no such great miracle1 #age ,now you 'll say ,i am wanton3 this nice modesty in ladies ,is but a troublesome familiar ,that haunts them4 ,bos4 ,know you me1 ,i am a blunt soldier4 ,julia4 ,the better3 ,sure1 there wants fire where there are no lively sparks #aha ,of roughness4 ,bos4 ,and ,i want compliment4 ,julia4 ,why1 ignorance ,in courtship cannot make you do amiss1 ,if you have a heart to do well4 ,bos4 ,you are very fair4 ,julia4 ,nay1 if you lay beauty to my charge1 ,i must plead unguilty4 ,bos4 ,your bright eyes #ahf ,carry a quiver of darts in them1 sharper ,than sun-beams4 ,julia4 ,you will mar me with commendation1 ,put yourself to the charge of courting me1 ,whereas now ,i woo you4 #aij ,bos4 ,aside4 ,i have it1 ,i will work upon this creature1-- ,let us grow most amorously familiar3 ,if the great cardinal now should see me thus1 ,would he not count me a villain8 ,julia4 ,no2 he might count me a wanton1 #aie ,not lay a scruple of offence on you2 ,for if ,i see and steal a diamond1 ,the fault is not i' th' stone1 but in me the thief ,that purloins it4 ,i am sudden with you4 ,we that are great women of pleasure use to cut off #bjj ,these uncertain wishes and unquiet longings1 ,and in an instant join the sweet delight ,and the pretty excuse together4 ,had you been i' th' street1 ,under my chamber-window1 even there ,i should have courted you4 #bje ,bos4 ,o1 you are an excellent lady6 ,julia4 ,bid me do somewhat for you presently ,to express ,i love you4 ,bos4 ,i will2 and if you love me1 ,fail not to effect it4 ,the cardinal is grown wondrous melancholy2 ,demand the cause1 let him not put you off #baa ,with feign'd excuse2 discover the main ground on 't4 ,julia4 ,why would you know this8 ,bos4 ,i have depended on him1 ,and ,i hear that he is fall'n in some disgrace ,with the emperor3 if he be1 like the mice #bae ,that forsake falling houses1 ,i would shift ,to other dependance4 ,julia4 ,you shall not need ,follow the wars3 ,i 'll be your maintenance4 ,bos4 ,and ,i your loyal servant3 but ,i cannot ,leave my calling4 ,julia4 ,not leave an ungrateful #bbj ,general for the love of a sweet lady6 ,you are like some cannot sleep in feather-beds1 ,but must have blocks for their pillows4 ,bos4 ,will you do this8 ,julia4 ,cunningly4 ,bos4 ,to-morrow ,i 'll expect th' intelligence4 ,julia4 ,to-morrow6 ,get you into my cabinet2 #bbf ,you shall have it with you4 ,do not delay me1 ,no more than ,i do you3 ,i am like one ,that is condemn'd2 ,i have my pardon promis'd1 ,but ,i would see it seal'd4 ,go1 get you in3 #bcj ,you shall see me wind my tongue about his heart ,like a skein of silk4 ,exit ,,bosola4 ,re-enter ,,cardinal4 ,card4 ,where are you8 ,enter ,servants4 ,servants4 ,here4 ,card4 ,let none1 upon your lives1 have conference ,with the ,prince ,ferdinand1 unless ,i know it4-- ,aside4 ,in this distraction he may reveal #bce ,the murder4 ,exeunt ,servants4 ,yond 's my lingering consumption3 ,i am weary of her1 and by any means ,would be quit of4 ,julia4 ,how now1 my lord6 what ails you8 ,card4 ,nothing4 ,julia4 ,o1 you are much alter'd3 ,come4 ,i must be your secretary1 and remove ,this lead from off your bosom3 what's the matter8 #bda ,card4 ,i may not tell you4 ,julia4 ,are you so far in love with sorrow ,you cannot part with part of it8 ,or think you ,i cannot love your grace when you are sad #bde ,as well as merry8 ,or do you suspect ,i1 that have been a secret to your heart ,these many winters1 cannot be the same ,unto your tongue8 ,card4 ,satisfy thy longing1-- ,the only way to make thee keep my counsel ,is1 not to tell thee4 ,julia4 ,tell your echo this1 #bea ,or flatterers1 that like echoes still report ,what they hear1 though most imperfect1 and not me2 ,for if that you be true unto yourself1 ,i 'll know4 ,card4 ,will you rack me8 ,julia4 ,no1 judgment shall ,draw it from you3 it is an equal fault1 #bef ,to tell one's secrets unto all or none4 ,card4 ,the first argues folly4 ,julia4 ,but the last tyranny4 ,card4 ,very well3 why1 imagine ,i have committed #bfj ,some secret deed which ,i desire the world ,may never hear of4 ,julia4 ,therefore may not ,i know it8 ,you have conceal'd for me as great a sin ,as adultery4 ,sir1 never was occasion ,for perfect trial of my constancy #bfe ,till now2 sir1 ,i beseech you---- ,card4 ,you 'll repent it4 ,julia4 ,never4 ,card4 ,it hurries thee to ruin3 ,i 'll not tell thee4 ,be well advis'd1 and think what danger 't is ,to receive a prince's secrets4 ,they that do1 #bgj ,had need have their breasts hoop'd with adamant ,to contain them4 ,i pray thee1 yet be satisfi'd2 ,examine thine own frailty3 't is more easy ,to tie knots than unloose them4 ',t is a secret ,that1 like a ling'ring poison1 may chance lie ,spread in thy veins1 and kill thee seven year hence4 #bgf ,julia4 ,now you dally with me4 ,card4 ,no more2 thou shalt know it4 ,by my appointment1 the great ,duchess of ,malfi ,and two of her young children1 four nights since1 ,were strangled4 ,julia4 ,o heaven6 sir1 what have you done6 ,card4 ,how now8 ,how settles this8 ,think you your bosom #bha ,will be a grave dark and obscure enough ,for such a secret8 ,julia4 ,you have undone yourself1 sir4 ,card4 ,why8 ,julia4 ,it lies not in me to conceal it4 ,card4 ,no8 ,come1 ,i will swear you to 't upon this book4 ,julia4 ,most religiously4 ,card4 ,kiss it4 ,she kisses the book4 #bhf ,now you shall never utter it2 thy curiosity ,hath undone thee2 thou 'rt poison'd with that book4 ,because ,i knew thou couldst not keep my counsel1 ,i have bound thee to 't by death4 #bij ,re-enter ,,bosola4 ,bos4 ,for pity sake1 hold6 ,card4 ,ha1 ,bosola6 ,julia4 ,i forgive you ,this equal piece of justice you have done2 ,for ,i betray'd your counsel to that fellow4 ,he over-heard it2 that was the cause ,i said ,it lay not in me to conceal it4 #bie ,bos4 ,o foolish woman1 ,couldst not thou have poison'd him8 ,julia4 ',t is weakness ,too much to think what should have been done4 ,i go1 ,i know not whither4 ,dies4 ,card4 ,wherefore com'st thou hither8 ,bos4 ,that ,i might find a great man like yourself1 #cjj ,not out of his wits1 as the ,lord ,ferdinand1 ,to remember my service4 ,card4 ,i 'll have thee hew'd in pieces4 ,bos4 ,make not yourself such a promise of that life ,which is not yours to dispose of4 ,card4 ,who plac'd thee here8 ,bos4 ,her lust1 as she intended4 ,card4 ,very well3 #cjf ,now you know me for your fellow-murderer4 ,bos4 ,and wherefore should you lay fair marble colours ,upon your rotten purposes to me8 ,unless you imitate some that do plot great treasons1 #caj ,and when they have done1 go hide themselves i' th' graves ,of those were actors in 't8 ,card4 ,no more2 there is ,a fortune attends thee4 ,bos4 ,shall ,i go sue to ,fortune any longer8 ',t is the fool's pilgrimage4 #cae ,card4 ,i have honours in store for thee4 ,bos4 ,there are a many ways that conduct to seeming ,honour1 and some of them very dirty ones4 ,card4 ,throw to the devil ,thy melancholy4 ,the fire burns well2 #cbj ,what need we keep a stirring of 't1 and make ,a greater smother8#cggh ,thou wilt kill ,antonio8 ,bos4 ,yes4 ,card4 ,take up that body4 ,bos4 ,i think ,i shall ,shortly grow the common bier for church-yards4 ,card4 ,i will allow thee some dozen of attendants #cbe ,to aid thee in the murder4 ,bos4 ,o1 by no means4 ,physicians that apply horse-leeches to any rank swelling use to cut off their tails1 that the blood may run through them the faster3 let me have no train when ,i go 7#ccj7 to shed blood1 less it make me have a greater when ,i ride to the gallows4 ,card4 ,come to me after midnight1 to help to remove ,that body to her own lodging4 ,i 'll give out ,she died o' th' plague2 't will breed the less inquiry #cce ,after her death4 ,bos4 ,where 's ,castruccio her husband8 ,card4 ,he 's rode to ,naples1 to take possession ,of ,antonio's citadel4 ,bos4 ,believe me1 you have done a very happy turn4 #cdj ,card4 ,fail not to come4 ,there is the masterkey ,of our lodgings2 and by that you may conceive ,what trust ,i plant in you4 ,bos4 ,you shall find me ready4 ,exit ,,cardinal4 ,o poor ,antonio1 though nothing be so needful ,to thy estate as pity1 yet ,i find #cde ,nothing so dangerous6 ,i must look to my footing3 ,in such slippery ice-pavements men had need ,to be frost-nail'd well1 they may break their necks else2 ,the precedent 's here afore me4 ,how this man ,bears up in blood6 seems fearless6 ,why1 't is well3 #cej ,security some men call the suburbs of hell1 ,only a dead wall between4 ,well1 good ,antonio1 ,i 'll seek thee out2 and all my care shall be ,to put thee into safety from the reach ,of these most cruel biters that have got #cee ,some of thy blood already4 ,it may be1 ,i 'll join with thee in a most just revenge4 ,the weakest arm is strong enough that strikes ,with the sword of justice4 ,still methinks the duchess ,haunts me3 there1 there6--',t is nothing but my melancholy4 #cfj ,o ,penitence1 let me truly taste thy cup1 ,that throws men down only to raise them up6 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cggi ,enter ,,antonio and ,,delio4 ,,echo 7from the ,,duchess',s ,grave74 ,delio4 ,yond 's the cardinal's window4 ,this fortification ,grew from the ruins of an ancient abbey2 ,and to yond side o' th' river lies a wall1 ,piece of a cloister1 which in my opinion ,gives the best echo that you ever heard1 #e ,so hollow and so dismal1 and withal ,so plain in the distinction of our words1 ,that many have suppos'd it is a spirit ,that answers4 ,ant4 ,i do love these ancient ruins4 ,we never tread upon them but we set #aj ,our foot upon some reverend history2 ,and1 questionless1 here in this open court1 ,which now lies naked to the injuries ,of stormy weather1 some men lie interr'd ,lov'd the church so well1 and gave so largely to 't1 #ae ,they thought it should have canopied their bones ,till dooms-day4 ,but all things have their end2 ,churches and cities1 which have diseases like to men1 ,must have like death that we have4 ,echo4 ,like death that we have4 ,delio4 ,now the echo hath caught you4 #bj ,ant4 ,it groan'd methought1 and gave ,a very deadly accent4 ,echo4 ,deadly accent4 ,delio4 ,i told you 't was a pretty one4 ,you may make it ,a huntsman1 or a falconer1 a musician1 ,or a thing of sorrow4 ,echo4 ,a thing of sorrow4 #be ,ant4 ,ay1 sure1 that suits it best4 ,echo4 ,that suits it best4 ,ant4 ',t is very like my wife's voice4 ,echo4 ,ay1 wife's voice4 ,delio4 ,come1 let us walk further from 't4 ,i would not have you go to the cardinal's to-night3 ,do not4 #cj ,echo4 ,do not4 ,delio4 ,wisdom doth not more moderate wasting sorrow ,than time4 ,take time for 't2 be mindful of thy safety4 ,echo4 ,be mindful of thy safety4 ,ant4 ,necessity compels me4 #ce ,make scrutiny throughout the passages ,of your own life1 you 'll find it impossible ,to fly your fate4 ,echo4 ,o1 fly your fate6 ,delio4 ,hark6 the dead stones seem to have pity on you1 ,and give you good counsel4 #dj ,ant4 ,echo1 ,i will not talk with thee1 ,for thou art a dead thing4 ,echo4 ,thou art a dead thing4 ,ant4 ,my duchess is asleep now1 ,and her little ones1 ,i hope sweetly4 ,o heaven1 ,shall ,i never see her more8 ,echo4 ,never see her more4 #de ,ant4 ,i mark'd not one repetition of the echo ,but that3 and on the sudden a clear light ,presented me a face folded in sorrow4 ,delio4 ,your fancy merely4 ,ant4 ,come1 ,i 'll be out of this ague4 ,for to live thus is not indeed to live3 #ej ,it is a mockery and abuse of life4 ,i will not henceforth save myself by halves2 ,lose all1 or nothing4 ,delio4 ,your own virtue save you6 ,i 'll fetch your eldest son1 and second you4 ,it may be that the sight of his own blood #ee ,spread in so sweet a figure may beget ,the more compassion4 ,however1 fare you well4 ,though in our miseries ,fortune have a part1 ,yet in our noble suff'rings she hath none4 ,contempt of pain1 that we may call our own4 ,exeunt4 #fj ,,scene ,,iv4#cghj ,enter ,,cardinal1 ,,pescara1 ,,malatesti1 ,,roderigo1 and ,,grisolan4 ,card4 ,you shall not watch to-night by the sick prince2 ,his grace is very well recover'd4 ,mal4 ,good my lord1 suffer us4 ,card4 ,o1 by no means2 ,the noise1 and change of object in his eye1 ,doth more distract him4 ,i pray1 all to bed2 #e ,and though you hear him in his violent fit1 ,do not rise1 ,i entreat you4 ,pes4 ,so1 sir2 we shall not4 ,card4 ,nay1 ,i must have you promise ,upon your honours1 for ,i was enjoin'd to 't ,by himself2 and he seem'd to urge it sensibly4 ,pes4 ,let our honours bind this trifle4 #aa ,card4 ,nor any of your followers4 ,mal4 ,neither4 ,card4 ,it may be1 to make trial of your promise1 ,when he 's asleep1 myself will rise and feign #ae ,some of his mad tricks1 and cry out for help1 ,and feign myself in danger4 ,mal4 ,if your throat were cutting1 ,i 'd not come at you1 now ,i have protested against it4 ,card4 ,why1 ,i thank you4 ,gris4 ',t was a foul storm to-night4 #bj ,rod4 ,the ,lord ,ferdinand's chamber shook like an osier4 ,mal4 ',t was nothing but pure kindness in the devil ,to rock his own child4 ,exeunt all except the ,,cardinal4 ,card4 ,the reason why ,i would not suffer these ,about my brother1 is1 because at midnight #be ,i may with better privacy convey ,julia's body to her own lodging4 ,o1 my conscience6 ,i would pray now2 but the devil takes away my heart ,for having any confidence in prayer4 ,about this hour ,i appointed ,bosola #cj ,to fetch the body4 ,when he hath serv'd my turn1 ,he dies4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,bosola4 ,bos4 ,ha6 't was the cardinal's voice2 ,i heard him name ,bosola and my death4 ,listen2 ,i hear one's footing4 #ce ,enter ,,ferdinand4 ,ferd4 ,strangling is a very quiet death4 ,bos4 ,aside4 ,nay1 then1 ,i see ,i must stand upon my guard4 ,ferd4 ,what say to that8 ,whisper softly3 do you agree to 't8 ,so2 it must be done i' th' dark2 the cardinal would not for a thousand #dj pounds the doctor should see it4 ,exit4 ,bos4 ,my death is plotted2 here 's the consequence of murder4 ,we value not desert nor ,christian breath1 ,when we know black deeds must be cur'd with death4 ,enter ,,antonio and ,servant4 ,serv4 ,here stay1 sir1 and be confident1 ,i pray2 ,i 'll fetch you a dark lantern4 ,exit4 #df ,ant4 ,could ,i take him at his prayers1 ,there were hope of pardon4 ,bos4 ,fall right1 my sword6-- ,stabs him4 ,i 'll not give thee so much leisure as to pray4 #ej ,ant4 ,o4 ,i am gone6 ,thou has ended a long suit ,in a minute4 ,bos4 ,what art thou8 ,ant4 ,a most wretched thing1 ,that only have thy benefit in death1 ,to appear myself4 ,re-enter ,servant with a lantern4 ,serv4 ,where are you1 sir8 #ee ,ant4 ,very near my home4--,bosola6 ,serv4 ,o1 misfortune6 ,bos4 ,smother thy pity1 thou art dead else4--,antonio6 ,the man ,i would have sav'd 'bove mine own life6 ,we are merely the stars' tennis-balls1 struck and banded#cgha #fj ,which way please them4--,o good ,antonio1 ,i 'll whisper one thing in thy dying ear ,shall make thy heart break quickly6 ,thy fair duchess ,and two sweet children---- ,ant4 ,their very names ,kindle a little life in me4 ,bos4 ,are murder'd4 #fe ,ant4 ,some men have wish'd to die ,at the hearing of sad tidings2 ,i am glad ,that ,i shall do 't in sadness4#cghb ,i would not now ,wish my wounds balm'd nor heal'd1 for ,i have no use #fi ,to put my life to4 ,in all our quest of greatness1 ,like wanton boys whose pastime is their care1 ,we follow after bubbles blown in th' air4 ,pleasure of life1 what is 't8 ,only the good hours ,of an ague2 merely a preparative to rest1 ,to endure vexation4 ,i do not ask #ge ,the process of my death2 only commend me ,to ,delio4 ,bos4 ,break1 heart6 ,ant4 ,and let my son fly the courts of princes4 ,dies4 ,bos4 ,thou seem'st to have lov'd ,antonio4 ,serv4 ,i brought him hither1 #hj ,to have reconcil'd him to the cardinal4 ,bos4 ,i do not ask thee that4 ,take him up1 if thou tender thine own life1 ,and bear him where the lady ,julia ,was wont to lodge4--,o1 my fate moves swift6 ,i have this cardinal in the forge already2 #hf ,now ,i 'll bring him to th' hammer4 ,o direful misprision6#cghc ,i will not imitate things glorious1 ,no more than base2 ,i 'll be mine own example4-- ,on1 on1 and look thou represent1 for silence1 #ij ,the thing thou bear'st4#cghd ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#cghe ,enter ,,cardinal1 with a book4 ,card4 ,i am puzzl'd in a question about hell2 ,he says1 in hell there 's one material fire1 ,and yet it shall not burn all men alike4 ,lay him by4 ,how tedious is a guilty conscience6 ,when ,i look into the fish-ponds in my garden1 #e ,methinks ,i see a thing arm'd with a rake1 ,that seems to strike at me4 ,enter ,,bosola1 and ,servant bearing ,,antonio',s body4 ,now1 art thou come8 ,thou look'st ghastly2 ,there sits in thy face some great determination ,mix'd with some fear4 ,bos4 ,thus it lightens into action3 #aj ,i am come to kill thee4 ,card4 ,ha6--,help6 our guard6 ,bos4 ,thou art deceiv'd2 they are out of thy howling4 ,card4 ,hold2 and ,i will faithfully divide ,revenues with thee4 ,bos4 ,thy prayers and proffers ,are both unseasonable4 ,card4 ,raise the watch6 #ae ,we are betray'd6 ,bos4 ,i have confin'd your flight3 ,i 'll suffer your retreat to ,julia's chamber1 ,but no further4 ,card4 ,help6 we are betray'd6 ,enter1 above1 ,,pescara1 ,,malatesti1 ,,roderigo1 and ,,grisolan4 ,mal4 ,listen4 ,card4 ,my dukedom for rescue6 #bj ,rod4 ,fie upon his counterfeiting6 ,mal4 ,why1 't is not the cardinal4 ,rod4 ,yes1 yes1 't is he3 ,but1 ,i 'll see him hang'd ere ,i 'll go down to him4 ,card4 ,here 's a plot upon me2 ,i am assaulted6 ,i am lost1 #be ,unless some rescue6 ,gris4 ,he doth this pretty well2 ,but it will not serve to laugh me out of mine honour4 ,card4 ,the sword 's at my throat6 ,rod4 ,you would not bawl so loud then4 ,mal4 ,come1 come1 let's go to bed3 he told us this much aforehand4 #cj ,pes4 ,he wish'd you should not come at him2 but1 believe 't1 ,the accent of the voice sounds not in jest4 ,i 'll down to him1 howsoever1 and with engines ,force ope the doors4 ,exit above4 ,rod4 ,let 's follow him aloof1 ,and note how the cardinal will laugh at him4 ,exeunt1 above1 ,,malatesti1 ,,roderigo1 and ,,grisolan4 ,bos4 ,there 's for you first1 #cf ',cause you shall not unbarricade the door ,to let in rescue4 ,kills the ,servant4 ,card4 ,what cause hast thou to pursue my life8 ,bos4 ,look there4 ,card4 ,antonio6 ,bos4 ,slain by my hand unwittingly4 ,pray1 and be sudden4 ,when thou kill'd'st thy sister1 #dj ,thou took'st from ,justice her most equal balance1 ,and left her naught but her sword4 ,card4 ,o1 mercy6 ,bos4 ,now it seems thy greatness was only outward2 ,for thou fall'st faster of thyself than calamity ,can drive thee4 ,i 'll not waste longer time2 there6 ,stabs him4 ,card4 ,thou hast hurt me4 ,bos4 ,again6 ,card4 ,shall ,i die like a leveret1 #df ,without any resistance8--,help1 help1 help6 ,i am slain6 ,enter ,,ferdinand4 ,ferd4 ,th' alarum6 ,give me a fresh horse2 ,rally the vaunt-guard1 or the day is lost4 ,yield1 yield6 ,i give you the honour of arms #ej ,shake my sword over you2 will you yield8 ,card4 ,help me2 ,i am your brother6 ,ferd4 ,the devil6 ,my brother fight upon the adverse party6 ,he wounds the ,,cardinal1 and1 in the scuffle1 gives ,,bosola his death-wound4 ,there flies your ransom4 ,card4 ,o justice6 #ee ,i suffer now for what hath former bin3 ,sorrow is held the eldest child of sin4 ,ferd4 ,now you 're brave fellows4 ,caesar's fortune was harder than ,pompey's2 ,caesar died in the arms of prosperity1 ,pompey at the #fj feet of disgrace4 ,you both died in the field4 ,the pain 's nothing2 pain many times is taken away with the apprehension of greater1 as the tooth-ache with the sight of a barber that comes to pull it out4 ,there's philosophy for you4 #fe ,bos4 ,now my revenge is perfect4--,sink1 thou main cause ,kills ,,ferdinand4 ,of my undoing6--,the last part of my life ,hath done me best service4 ,ferd4 ,give me some wet hay2 ,i am broken-winded4 ,i do account this world but a dog-kennel3 #gj ,i will vault credit and affect high pleasures ,beyond death4 ,bos4 ,he seems to come to himself1 ,now he's so near the bottom4 ,ferd4 ,my sister1 ,o my sister6 there 's the cause on 't4 ,whether we fall by ambition1 blood1 or lust1 #ge ,like diamonds1 we are cut with our own dust4 ,dies4 ,card4 ,thou hast thy payment too4 ,bos4 ,yes1 ,i hold my weary soul in my teeth2 ',t is ready to part from me4 ,i do glory #gi ,that thou1 which stood'st like a huge pyramid ,begun upon a large and ample base1 ,shalt end in a little point1 a kind of nothing4 ,enter1 below1 ,,pescara1 ,,malatesti1 ,,roderigo1 and ,,grisolan4 ,pes4 ,how now1 my lord6 ,mal4 ,o sad disaster6 ,rod4 ,how comes this8 ,bos4 ,revenge for the ,duchess of ,malfi murdered ,by th' ,arragonian brethren2 for ,antonio #he ,slain by this hand2 for lustful ,julia ,poison'd by this man2 and lastly for myself1 ,that was an actor in the main of all ,much 'gainst mine own good nature1 yet i' th' end ,neglected4 ,pes4 ,how now1 my lord6 ,card4 ,look to my brother3 ,he gave us these large wounds1 as we were struggling #ia ,here i' th' rushes4 ,and now1 ,i pray1 let me ,be laid by and never thought of4 ,dies4 ,pes4 ,how fatally1 it seems1 he did withstand ,his own rescue6 ,mal4 ,thou wretched thing of blood1 #ie ,how came ,antonio by his death8 ,bos4 ,in a mist2 ,i know not how2 ,such a mistake as ,i have often seen ,in a play4 ,o1 ,i am gone6 #ii ,we are only like dead walls or vaulted graves1 ,that1 ruin'd1 yields no echo4 ,fare you well6 ,it may be pain1 but no harm1 to me to die ,in so good a quarrel4 ,o1 this gloomy world6 ,in what a shadow1 or deep pit of darkness1 ,doth womanish and fearful mankind live6 #aje ,let worthy minds ne'er stagger in distrust ,to suffer death or shame for what is just3 ,mine is another voyage4 ,dies4 ,pes4 ,the noble ,delio1 as ,i came to th' palace1 ,told me of ,antonio's being here1 and show'd me #aaj ,a pretty gentleman1 his son and heir4 ,enter ,,delio1 and ,,antonio',s ,son4 ,mal4 ,o sir1 you come too late6 ,delio4 ,i heard so1 and ,was arm'd for 't1 ere ,i came4 ,let us make noble use ,of this great ruin2 and join all our force ,to establish this young hopeful gentleman #aae ,in 's mother's right4 ,these wretched eminent things ,leave no more fame behind 'em1 than should one ,fall in a frost1 and leave his print in snow2 ,as soon as the sun shines1 it ever melts4 ,both form and matter4 ,i have ever thought #abj ,nature doth nothing so great for great men ,as when she's pleas'd to make them lords of truth3 ,integrity of life is fame's best friend4 ,which nobly1 beyond death1 shall crown the end4 ,exeunt4 ,a ,,trick ,,to ,,catch ,,the ,,old ,,one ,,by ,,thomas ,,middleton ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,theodorus ,,witgood4 ,,pecunius ,,lucre1 his uncle4 ,,walkadine ,,hoard4 ,,onesiphorus ,,hoard1 his brother4 ,,limber1 ,,kix1 ,,lamprey1 friends of ,hoard4 ,,spichcock1 ,,harry ,,dampit1 ,,gulf1 usurers4 ,,sam ,,freedom1 son of ,mistress ,lucre4 ,,moneylove4 ,host4 ,,sir ,,launcelot4 ,creditors4 ,gentlemen4 ,,george4 ,,arthur4 ,drawer4 ,boy4 ,scrivener4 ,servants1 c4 ,courtesan4 ,,mistress ,,lucre4 ,,joyce1 niece to ,hoard4 ,,lady ,,foxtone4 ,,audrey1 servant to ,dampit4 ,,scene4--,a country town2 then ,london4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#cghf ,enter ,,witgood1 a gentleman1 solus4 ,wit4 ,all 's gone6 still thou 'rt a gentleman1 that 's all2 but a poor one1 that 's nothing4 ,what milk brings thy meadows forth now8 ,where are thy goodly uplands1 and thy down-lands8 ,all sunk into that little pit1 lechery1 7#e7 ,why should a gallant pay but two shillings for his ordinary that nourishes him1 and twenty times two for his brothel that consumes him8 ,but where 's ,longacre8#cghg ,in my uncle's conscience1 which is three years' voyage about3 7#aj7 he that sets out upon his conscience ne'er finds the way home again2 he is either swallowed in the quicksands of law-quillets1 or splits upon the piles of a praemunire2#cghh yet these old fox-brain'd and ox-brow'd uncles have still defences 7#ae7 for their avarice1 and apologies for their practices1 and will thus greet our follies3 ,he that doth his youth expose ,to brothel1 drink1 and danger1 ,let him that is his nearest kin #bj ,cheat him before a stranger3 and that 's his uncle2 't is a principle in usury4 ,i dare not visit the city3 there ,i should be too soon visited by that horrible plague1 my debts2 and by that means ,i lose a virgin's love1 her 7#be7 portion1 and her virtues4 ,well1 how should a man live now that has no living8 ,hum1--why1 are there not a million of men in the world that only sojourn upon their brain1 and make their wits their mercers2 and am ,i but one amongst that million1 and cannot thrive upon 't8 ,any #ca trick1 out of the compass of law1 now would come happily to me4 ,enter ,courtesan4 ,cour4 ,my love6 ,wit4 ,my loathing6 has thou been the secret 7#ce7 consumption of my purse1 and now com'st to undo my last means1 my wits8 ,wilt leave no virtue in me1 and yet thou ne'er the better8 ,hence1 courtesan1 round-webb'd tarantula1 ,that dry'st the roses in the cheeks of youth6 #dj ,cour4 ,i 've been true unto your pleasure2 and all your lands ,thrice rackt#cghi was never worth the jewel which ,i prodigally gave you1 my virginity4 ,lands mortgag'd may return1 and more esteem'd1 ,but honesty#cgij once pawn'd1 is ne'er redeem'd4 #de ,wit4 ,forgive2 ,i do thee wrong ,to make thee sin1 and then to chide thee for 't4 ,cour4 ,i know ,i am your loathing now2 farewell4 ,wit4 ,stay1 best invention1 stay4 ,cour4 ,i that 8have been the secret consumption 7#ej7 of your purse10 shall ,i stay now 8to undo your last means1 your wits8 ,hence1 courtesan10 away6 ,wit4 ,i prithee1 make me not mad at my own weapon3 stay 7a thing few women can do1 ,i 7#ee7 know that1 and therefore they had need wear stays71 be not contrary4 ,dost love me8 ,fate has so cast#cgia it that all my means ,i must derive from thee4 ,cour4 ,from me8 be happy then2 #fj ,what lies within the power of my performance ,shall be commanded of thee4 ,wit4 ,spoke like ,an honest drab1 i' faith4 ,it may prove something2 ,what trick is not an embryon at first1 ,until a perfect shape come over it8 #fe ,cour4 ,come1 ,i must help you3 whereabouts left you8 ,i 'll proceed3 ,though you beget1 't is ,i must help to breed4 ,speak1 what is 't8 ,i 'd fain conceive it4 ,wit4 ,so1 so1 so3 thou shalt presently take 7#gj7 the name and form upon thee of a rich country widow1 four hundred a-year valiant1#cgib in woods1 in bullocks1 in barns1 and in rye-stacks4 ,we 'll to ,london1 and to my covetous uncle4 ,cour4 ,i begin to applaud thee2 our states 7#ge7 being both desperate1 they are soon resolute4 ,but how for horses8 ,wit4 ,mass1 that 's true2 the jest will be of some continuance4 ,let me see2 horses now1 a bots#cgic on 'em6 ,stay1 ,i have acquaintance with 7#hj7 a mad host1 never yet bawd to thee4 ,i have rins'd the whoreson's gums in mull-sack#cgid many a time and often4 ,put but a good tale into his ear now1 so it come off cleanly1 and there 's horse and man for us1 ,i dare warrant thee4 #he ,cour4 ,arm your wits then ,speedily2 there shall want nothing in me1 ,either in behaviour1 discourse1 or fashion1 ,that shall discredit your intended purpose4 ,i will so artfully disguise my wants1 #ij ,and set so good a courage on my state1 ,that ,i will be believed4 ,wit4 ,why1 then1 all 's furnisht4 ,i shall go nigh to catch that old fox1 mine uncle4 ,though he make but some amends for my undoing1 7#ie7 yet there 's some comfort in 't1 he cannot otherwise choose 7though it be but in hope to cozen#cgie me again7 but supply any hasty want that ,i bring to town with me4 ,the device well and cunningly carried1 the name of a rich 7#ajj7 widow1 and four hundred a-year in good earth1 will so conjure up a kind of usurer's love in him to me1 that he will not only desire my presence1--which at first shall scarce be granted him1 ,i 'll keep off a' purpose1--but ,i shall find 7#aje7 him so officious to deserve1 so ready to supply6 ,i know the state of an old man's affection so well3 if his nephew be poor indeed1 why1 he let's ,god alone with him2 but if he be once rich1 then he 'll be the first man that helps him4 #aaj ,cour4 ',t is right the world2#cgif for1 in these days1 an old man's love to his kindred is like his kindness to his wife1 't is always done before he comes at it4 #aad ,wit4 ,i owe thee for that jest4 ,begone3 here 's all my wealth2 prepare thyself1 away4 ,i 'll to mine host with all possible haste2 and with the best art1 and most profitable form1 pour the sweet circumstance into his ear1 7#aai7 which shall have the gift to turn all the wax to honey4 ,exit ,courtesan4--,how now8 ,o1 the right worshipful signors of our country6 ,enter ,,onesiphorus ,,hoard1 ,,limber1 and ,,kix4 ,o4 ,hoa4#cgig ,who 's that8 ,lim4 ,o1 the common rioter2 take no note of him4 #abe ,wit4 ,aside4 ,you will not see me now2 the comfort is1 ,ere it be long you will scarce see yourselves4 ,exit4 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,i wonder how he breathes2 h 'as consum'd all ,upon that courtesan4 ,lim4 ,we have heard so much4 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,you 've heard all truth4 ,his uncle and my brother #acj ,have been these three years mortal adversaries3 ,two old tough spirits1 they seldom meet but fight1 ,or quarrel when 't is calmest3 ,i think their anger be the very fire #acd ,that keeps their age alive4 ,lim4 ,what was the quarrel1 sir8 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,faith1 about a purchase1 fetching over a young heir4 ,master ,hoard1 my brother1 having wasted much time in beating the bargain1 what did rue old ,lucre1 but as his conscience 7#aci7 mov'd him1 knowing the poor gentleman1 stept in between 'em and cozened him himself4 ,lim4 ,and was this all1 sir8 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,this was e'en it1 sir2 yet for 7#add7 all this1 ,i know no reason but the match might go forward betwixt his wife's son and my niece2 what though there be a dissension between the two old men1 ,i see no reason it should put a difference between the two younger2 't is as 7#adi7 natural for old folks to fall out1 as for young to fall in4 ,a scholar comes a-wooing to my niece2 well1 he's wise1 but he's poor3 her son comes a-wooing to my niece2 well1 he 's a fool1 but he 's rich4 ,lim4 ,ay1 marry1 sir4 #aee ,o4 ,hoa4 ,pray1 now1 is not a rich fool better than a poor philosopher8 ,lim4 ,one would think so1 i' faith4 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,she now remains at ,london 7#aei7 with my brother1 her second uncle1 to learn fashions1 practise music2 the voice between her lips1 and the viol between her legs1 she 'll be fit for a consort#cgih very speedily3 a thousand good pound is her portion2 if she marry1 we 'll ride up and be merry4 #afe ,kix4 ,a match1 if it be a match4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cgii ,enter at one door1 ,,witgood1 at the other1 ,host4 ,wit4 ,mine host6 ,host4 ,young ,master ,witgood4 ,wit4 ,i have been laying#chjj all the town for thee4 ,host4 ,why1 what 's the news1 bully 7#e7 ,hadland8 ,wit4 ,what geldings are in the house1 of thine own8 ,answer me to that first4 ,host4 ,why1 man1 why8 #i ,wit4 ,mark me what ,i say3 ,i 'll tell thee such a tale in thine ear1 that thou shalt trust me spite of thy teeth1 furnish me with some money willy nilly1 and ride up with me thyself contra vuluntatem et professionem4#chja #ad ,host4 ,how8 ,let me see this trick1 and ,i 'll say thou hast more art than a conjuror4 ,wit4 ,dost thou joy in my advancement8 ,host4 ,do ,i love sack and ginger8 ,wit4 ,comes my prosperity desiredly to thee8 #bj ,host4 ,come forfeitures to a usurer1 fees to an officer1 punks to an host1 and pigs to a parson desiredly8 ,why1 then1 la4 ,wit4 ,will the report of a widow of four hundred a-year1 boy1 make thee leap1 and sing1 and dance1 and come to thy place again8 #bf ,host4 ,wilt thou command me now8 ,i am thy spirit2 conjure me into any shape4 ,wit4 ,i ha' brought her from her friends1 7#bi7 turn'd back the horses by a slight2 not so much as one among her six men1 goodly large yeomanly fellows1 will she trust with this her purpose3 by this light1 all unmann'd1#chjb regardless of her state1 neglectful of vain-glorious ceremony1 all for my love4 ,o1 't is a fine little voluble tongue1 mine host1 that wins a widow6 #cf ,host4 ,no1 't is a tongue with a great ,t1 my boy1 that wins a widow4 ,wit4 ,now1 sir1 the case stands thus3 good mine host1 if thou lovest my happiness1 assist me4 #da ,host4 ,command all my beasts i' th' house4 ,wit4 ,nay1 that 's not all neither3 prithee take truce with thy joy1 and listen to me4 7#dd7 ,thou know'st ,i have a wealthy uncle i' th' city1 somewhat the wealthier by my follies4 ,the report of this fortune1 well and cunningly carried1 might be a means to draw some goodness from the usuring rascal2 for ,i have put her in hope #di already of some estate that ,i have either in land or money4 ,now1 if ,i be found true in neither1 what may ,i expect but a sudden breach of our love1 utter dissolution of the match1 and confusion of my fortunes for ever8 #ed ,host4 ,wilt thou but trust the managing of thy business with me8 ,wit4 ,with thee8 ,why1 will ,i desire to thrive in my purpose8 ,will ,i hug four hundred a-year1 ,i that know the misery of nothing8 ,will that man wish a rich widow1 that has ne'er a 7#fj7 hole to put his head in8 ,with thee1 mine host8 ,why1 believe it1 sooner with thee than with a covey of counsellors4 ,host4 ,thank you for your good report1 i' faith1 sir2 and if ,i stand you not in stead1 7#fe7 why then let an host1 come off hic et haec hostis1 a deadly enemy to dice1 drink1 and venery4 ,come1 where 's this widow8 ,wit4 ,hard at ,park-end4 ,host4 ,i 'll be her serving-man for once4 #gj ,wit4 ,why1 there we let off together1 keep full time2 my thoughts were striking then just the same number4 ,host4 ,i knew 't3 shall we then see our merry days again8 #ge ,wit4 ,our merry nights--,aside4 which ne'er shall be more seen4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#chjc ,enter at several doors1 old ,,lucre and old ,,hoard2 ,,lamprey1 ,,spichcock1 ,,freedom1 and ,,moneylove4 gentlemen coming between them to pacify them4 ,lam4 ,nay1 good ,master ,lucre1 and you1 ,master ,hoard1 anger is the wind which you're both too much troubled withal4 ,hoa4 ,shall my adversary thus daily affront me8 ripping up the old wound of our malice1 7#e7 which three summers could not close up8 into which wound the very sight of him drops scalding lead instead of balsamum4 ,luc4 ,why1 ,hoard1 ,hoard1 ,hoard1 ,hoard1 ,hoard6 may ,i not pass in the state of quietness 7#aj7 to mine own house8 ,answer me to that1 before witness1 and why8 ,i 'll refer the cause to honest1 even-minded gentlemen1 or require the mere indifferences#chjd of the law to decide this matter4 ,i got the purchase1#chje true3 was 't 7#ae7 not any man's case8 ,yes4 ,will a wise man stand as a bawd1 whilst another wipes his nose#chjf of the bargain8 ,no3 ,i answer no in that case4 ,lam4 ,nay1 sweet ,master ,lucre4 ,hoa4 ,was it the part of a friend--no1 7#bj7 rather of a ,jew2--mark what ,i say--when ,i had beaten the bush to the last bird1 or1 as ,i may term it1 the price to a pound1 then1 like a cunning usurer1 to come in the evening of the bargain1 and glean all my hopes in a minute8 7#be7 to enter1 as it were1 at the back door of the purchase8 for thou ne'er camest the right way by it4 ,luc4 ,hast thou the conscience to tell me so without any impeachment to thyself8 #cj ,hoa4 ,thou that canst defeat thy own nephew1 ,lucre1 lap his lands into bonds1 and take the extremity of thy kindred's forfeitures1 because he 's a rioter1 a wastethrift1 a brothel-master1 and so forth1--what may a stranger expect 7#ce7 from thee but vulnera dilacerata1 as the poet says1 dilacerate dealing8 ,luc4 ,upbraidest thou me with nephew8 ,is all imputation laid upon me8 ,what acquaintance have ,i with his follies8 ,if he riot1 't is #dj he must want it2 if he surfeit1 't is he must feel it2 if he drab it1 't is he must lie by 't3 what 's this to me8 ,hoa4 ,what 's all to thee8 ,nothing1 nothing2 such is the gulf of thy desire and the wolf of 7#de7 thy conscience3 but be assured1 old ,pecunius ,lucre1 if ever fortune so bless me that ,i may be at leisure to vex thee1 or any means so favour me that ,i may have opportunity to mad thee1#chjg ,i will pursue it with that flame of hate1 7#ej7 spirit of malice1 unrepressed wrath1 that ,i will blast thy comforts4 ,luc4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,lam4 ,nay1 ,master ,hoard1 you 're a wise gentleman---- #ee ,hoa4 ,i will so cross thee---- ,luc4 ,and ,i thee4 ,hoa4 ,so without mercy fret thee---- ,luc4 ,so monstrously oppose thee---- ,hoa4 ,dost scoff at my just anger8 ,o1 that 7#fj7 ,i had as much power as usury has over thee6 ,luc4 ,then thou wouldst have as much power as the devil has over thee4 ,hoa4 ,toad6 ,luc4 ,aspic6#chjh #fe ,hoa4 ,serpent6 ,luc4 ,viper6 ,spi4 ,nay1 gentlemen1 then we must divide you perforce4 ,lam4 ,when the fire grows too unreasonable 7#gj7 hot1 there 's no better way than to take off the wood4 ,exeunt ,,lamprey and ,,spichcock1 drawing off ,,lucre and ,,hoard different ways4 ,free4 ,a word1 good signior4 ,mon4 ,how now1 what 's the news8 ,free4 ',t is given me to understand that 7#ge7 you are a rival of mine in the love of ,mistress ,joyce1 ,master ,hoard's niece3 say me ay1 say me no8 ,mon4 ,yes1 't is so4 ,free4 ,then look to yourself1 you cannot 7#hj7 live long4 ,i'm practising every morning2 a month hence ,i 'll challenge you4 ,mon4 ,give me your hand upon 't2 there 's my pledge ,i 'll meet you4 ,strikes him1 and exit4 ,free4 ,o1 ,o6 what reason had you for that1 sir1 to strike before the month8 ,you knew 7#hf7 ,i was not ready for you1 and that made you so crank3#chji ,i am not such a coward to strike again1 ,i warrant you4 ,my ear has the law of her side1 for it burns horribly4 ,i will teach him to strike a naked face1 the longest day of his life4 #ia ',slid1 it shall cost me some money but ,i 'll bring this box into the chancery4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iv4#chaj ,enter ,,witgood and ,host4 ,host4 ,fear you nothing1 sir2 ,i have lodg'd her in a house of credit1 ,i warrant you4 ,wit4 ,hast thou the writings8 ,host4 ,firm1 sir4 ,wit4 ,prithee1 stay1 and behold two the 7#e7 most prodigious rascals that ever slipt into the shape of men2 ,dampit1 sirrah1 and young ,gulf1 his fellow-caterpillar4 ,host4 ,dampit8 ,sure ,i have heard of that ,dampit8 #aj ,wit4 ,heard of him6 ,why1 man1 he that has lost both his ears may hear of him2 a famous infamous trampler#chaa of time2 his own phrase4 ,note him well3 that ,dampit1 sirrah1 he in the uneven beard and the serge cloak1 is the 7#ae7 most notorious1 usuring1 blasphemous1 atheistical1 brothel-vomiting rascal1 that we have in these latter times now extant2 whose first beginning was the stealing of a masty#chab dog from a farmer's house4 #bj ,host4 ,he lookt as if he would obey the commandments well1 when he began first with stealing4 ,wit4 ,true3 the next town he came at1 he set the dogs together by th' ears4 #be ,host4 ,a sign he should follow the law1 by my faith4 ,wit4 ,so it followed1 indeed2 and being destitute of all fortunes1 stakt his masty against a noble1#chac and by great fortune his dog had the 7#cj7 day4 ,how he made it up ten shillings1 ,i know not1 but his own boast is1 that he came to town with but ten shillings in his purse1 and now is credibly worth ten thousand pound4 ,host4 ,how the devil came he by it8 #ce ,enter ,,dampit and ,,gulf4 ,wit4 ,how the devil came he not by it8 ,if you put in the devil once1 riches come with a vengeance4 ,has been a trampler of the law1 sir2 and the devil has a care of his footmen4 ,the rogue has spied me now2 he nibbled me finely 7#dj7 once1 too3--a pox search you6--,o1 ,master ,dampit6--the very loins of thee6--,cry you mercy4 ,master ,gulf2 you walk so low1 ,i promise you ,i saw you not1 sir4 ,gulf4 ,he that walks low walks safe1 the 7#de7 poets tell us4 ,wit4 ,aside4 ,and nigher hell by a foot and a half than the rest of his fellows4--,but1 my old ,harry6 ,dam4 ,my sweet ,theodorus6 #ej ,wit4 ',t was a merry world when thou camest to town with ten shillings in thy purse4 ,dam4 ,and now worth ten thousand pound1 my boy4 ,report it2 ,harry ,dampit1 a trampler of time1 say1 he would be up in a morning1 #ee and be here with his serge gown1 dasht up to the hams in a cause2 have his feet stink about ,westminster ,hall1 and come home again2 see the galleons1 the galleasses1#chad the great armadas of the law2 then there be hoys#chae and petty 7#fj7 vessels1 oars and scullers of the time2 there be picklocks of the time too3 then would ,i be here2 ,i would trample up and down like a mule3 now to the judges1 8,may it please your reverend honourable fatherhoods20 then to 7#fe7 my counsellor1 8,may it please your worshipful patience20 then to the examiner's office1 8,may it please your mastership's gentleness20 then to one of the clerks1 8,may it please your worshipful lousiness10--for ,i find him scrubbing 7#gj7 in his codpiece2 then to the hall again1 then to the chamber again-- ,wit4 ,and when to the cellar again8 ,dam4 ,e'en when thou wilt again3 tramplers of time1 motions#chaf of ,fleet-,street1 and visions 7#ge7 of ,holborn2 here ,i have fees of one1 there ,i have fees of another2 my clients come about me1 the fooliaminy#chag and coxcombry of the country3 ,i still trasht#chah and trotted for other men's causes4 ,thus was pour ,harry ,dampit #hj made rich by others' laziness1 who though they would not follow their own suits1 ,i made 'em follow me with their purses4 ,wit4 ,didst thou so1 old ,harry8 ,dam4 ,ay1 and ,i sous'd 'em with bills of 7#he7 charges1 i' faith2 twenty pound a-year have ,i brought in for boat-hire1 and ,i ne'er stept into boat in my life4 ,wit4 ,tramplers of time6 ,dam4 ,ay1 tramplers of time1 rascals of 7#ij7 time1 bull-beggars6#chai ,wit4 ,ah1 thou 'rt a mad old ,harry6--,kind ,master ,gulf1 ,i am bold to renew my acquaintance4 ,gulf4 ,i embrace it1 sir4 ,exeunt4 #ie ,,music ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#chbj ,enter ,,lucre4 ,luc4 ,my adversary evermore twits me with my nephew1 forsooth1 my nephew3 why may not a virtuous uncle have a dissolute nephew8 ,what though he be a brotheller1 a wastethrift1 a common surfeiter1 and1 to conclude1 a beggar1 7#e7 must sin in him call up shame in me8 ,since we have no part in their follies1 why should we have part in their infamies8 ,for my strict hand toward his mortgage1 that ,i deny not3 ,i confess ,i had an uncle's pen'worth2 7#aj7 let me see1 half in half1 true4 ,i saw neither hope of his reclaiming1 nor comfort in his being2 and was it not then better bestow'd upon his uncle than upon one of his aunts8--,i need not say bawd1 for every one knows what 8aunt0 stands for in the last translation4 #af ,enter ,servant4 ,now1 ,sir8 ,ser4 ,there 's a country serving-man1 sir1 attends to speak with your worship4 ,luc4 ,i 'm at best leisure now2 send him in 7#bj7 to me4 ,exit ,servant4 ,enter ,host like a serving-man4 ,host4 ,bless your venerable worship4 ,luc4 ,welcome1 good fellow4 ,host4 ,aside4 ,he calls me thief#chba at first sight1 yet he little thinks ,i am an host4 ,luc4 ,what 's thy business with me8 #bf ,host4 ,faith1 sir1 ,i am sent from my mistress1 to any sufficient gentleman indeed1 to ask advice upon a doubtful point3 't is indifferent1 sir1 to whom ,i come1 for ,i know none1 nor 7#cj7 did my mistress direct me to any particular man1 for she 's as mere a stranger here as myself2 only ,i found your worship within1 and 't is a thing ,i ever lov'd1 sir1 to be despatcht as soon as ,i can4 #ce ,luc4 ,aside4 ,a good1 blunt honesty2 ,i like him well4--,what is thy mistress8 ,host4 ,faith1 a country gentlewoman1 and a widow1 sir4 ,yesterday was the first flight of us2 but now she intends to stay till a little #dj term business be ended4 ,luc4 ,her name1 ,i prithee8 ,host4 ,it runs there in the writings1 sir1 among her lands2 ,widow ,medler4 ,luc4 ,medler8 ,mass1 have ,i#chbb ne'er heard 7#de7 of that widow8 ,host4 ,yes1 ,i warrant you1 have you1 sir2 not the rich widow in ,staffordshire8 ,luc4 ,cuds#chbc me1 there 't is indeed2 thou hast put me into memory4 ,there 's a widow indeed2 7#ej7 ah1 that ,i were a bachelor again6 ,host4 ,no doubt your worship might do much then2 but she 's fairly promist to a bachelor already4 ,luc4 ,ah1 what is he1 ,i prithee8 #ee ,host4 ,a country gentleman too2 one of whom your worship knows not1 ,i 'm sure2 h'as spent some few follies in his youth1 but marriage1 by my faith1 begins to call him home4 ,my mistress loves him1 sir1 and love covers faults1 you 7#fj7 know1 one ,master ,witgood1 if ever you have heard of the gentleman4 ,luc4 ,ha6 ,witgood1 sayst thou8 ,host4 ,that 's his name indeed1 sir2 my mistress is like to bring him to a goodly seat 7#fe7 yonder2 four hundred a-year1 by my faith4 ,luc4 ,but1 ,i pray1 take me with you4#chbd ,host4 ,ay1 sir4 ,luc4 ,what countryman might this young ,witgood be8 #gj ,host4 ,a ,leicestershire gentleman1 sir4 ,luc4 ,aside4 ,my nephew1 by th' mass1 my nephew6 ,i 'll fetch out more of this1 i' faith3 a simple country fellow1 ,i 'll work 't out of him4--,and is that gentleman1 sayst thou1 presently to marry her8 #gf ,host4 ,faith1 he brought her up to town1 sir2 h'as the best card in all the bunch for 't1 her heart2 and ,i know my mistress will be married ere she go down2#chbe nay1 ,i 'll swar that1 for 7#hj7 she 's none of those widows that will go down first1 and be married after2 she hates that1 ,i can tell you1 sir4 ,luc4 ,by my faith1 sir1 she is like to have a proper gentleman1 and a comely2 ,i 'll give 7#he7 her that gift4 ,host4 ,why1 does your worship know him1 sir8 ,luc4 ,i know him8 ,does not all the world know him8 ,can a man of such exquisite 7#ij7 qualities be hid under a bushel8 ,host4 ,then your worship may save me a labour1 for ,i had charge given me to inquire after him4 ,luc4 ,inquire of him8 ,if ,i might counsel 7#ie7 thee1 thou shouldst ne'er trouble thyself further2 inquire of him no more1 but of me2 ,i 'll fit thee4 ,i grant he has been youthful2 but is he not now reclaim'd8 ,mark you that1 sir3 has not your mistress1 think you1 been wanton 7#ajj7 in her youth8 ,if men be wags1 are there not women wagtails8 ,host4 ,no doubt1 sir4 ,luc4 ,does not he return wisest that comes home whipt with his own follies8 #aje ,host4 ,why1 very true1 sir4 ,luc4 ,the worst report you can hear of him1 ,i can tell you1 is that he has been a kind gentleman1 a liberal1 and a worthy2 who but lusty ,witgood1 thrice-noble ,witgood6 #aaj ,host4 ,since your worship has so much knowledge in him1 can you resolve me1 sir1 what his living might be8 ,my duty binds me1 sir1 to have a care of my mistress' estate2 she has been ever a good mistress to me1 though ,i 7#aae7 say it4 ,many wealthy suitors has she nonsuited for his sake2 yet1 though her love be so fixt1 a man cannot tell whether his non-performance may help to remove it1 sir1 he makes us believe he has lands and living4 #abj ,luc4 ,who1 young ,master ,witgood8 ,why1 believe it1 he has as goodly a fine living out yonder1--what do you call the place8 ,host4 ,nay1 ,i know not1 i' faith4 ,luc4 ,hum--see1 like a beast1 if ,i have 7#abe7 not forgot the name--pooh6 and out yonder again1 goodly grown woods and fair meadows3 pax#chbf on 't1 ,i can ne'er hit of that place neither4--,he8 ,why1 he 's ,witgood of ,witgood ,hall2 he an unknown thing6 #acj ,host4 ,is he so1 sir8 ,to see how rumour will alter6 ,trust me1 sir1 we heard once he had no lands1 but all lay mortgag'd to an uncle he has in town here4 ,luc4 ,push6 't is a tale1 't is a tale4 #ace ,host4 ,i can assure you1 sir1 't was credibly reported to my mistress4 ,luc4 ,why1 do you think1 i' faith1 he was ever so simple to mortgage his lands to his uncle1 or his uncle so unnatural to take the extremity of such a mortgage8 #ada ,host4 ,that was my saying still1 sir4 ,luc4 ,pooh1 ne'er think it4 ,host4 ,yet that report goes current4 ,luc4 ,nay1 then you urge me3 7#ade7 ,cannot ,i tell that best that am his uncle8 ,host4 ,how1 sir8 what have ,i done6 ,luc4 ,why1 how now6 ,in a swoon1 man8 ,host4 ,is your worship his uncle1 sir8 ,luc4 ,can that be any harm to you1 sir8 #aej ,host4 ,i do beseech you1 sir1 do me the favour to conceal it4 ,what a beast was ,i to utter so much6 ,pray1 sir1 do me the kindness to keep it in2 ,i shall have my coat pull'd o'er my ears1 an 't should be known2 for the truth is1 an 't 7#aee7 please your worship1 to prevent much rumour and many suitors1 they intend to be married very suddenly and privately4 ,luc4 ,and dost thou think it stands with my judgment to do them injury8 ,must ,i needs 7#afj7 say the knowledge of this marriage comes from thee8 ,am ,i a fool at fifty-four8 ,do ,i lack subtlety now1 that have got all my wealth by it8 ,there 's a leash of angels#chbg for thee3 come1 let me woo thee speak where lie#chbh they8 #afe ,host4 ,so ,i might have no anger1 sir---- ,luc4 ,passion of me1 not a jot3 prithee1 come4 ,host4 ,i would not have it known1 sir1 it came by my means4 ,luc4 ,why1 am ,i a man of wisdom8 #agj ,host4 ,i dare trust your worship1 sir2 but ,i 'm a stranger to your house2 and to avoid all intelligencers1 ,i desire your worship's ear4 ,luc4 ,aside4 ,this fellow 's worth a matter of trust4--,come1 sir4 ,host whispers to him4 ,why1 now1 thou 'rt an honest lad4--,ah1 #agf sirrah1 nephew6 ,host4 ,please you1 sir1 now ,i have begun with your worship1 when shall ,i attend for your advice upon that doubtful point8 ,i must come warily now4 #aha ,luc4 ,tut1 fear thou nothing2 ,to-morrow's evening shall resolve the doubt4 ,host4 ,the time shall cause my attendance4 ,exit4 ,luc4 ,fare thee well4--,there 's more true 7#ahe7 honesty in such a country serving-man than in a hundred of our cloak companions3#chbi ,i may well call 'em companions1#chbi for since blue#chcj coats have been turn'd into cloaks1 we can scarce know the man from the master4--,george6 #aij ,enter ,,george4 ,geo4 ,anon1 sir4 ,luc4 ,list hither3 whispers keep the place secret3 commend me to my nephew2 ,i know no cause1 tell him1 but he might see his uncle4 ,geo4 ,i will1 sir4 #aie ,luc4 ,and1 do you hear1 sir8 ,take heed to use him with respect and duty4 ,geo4 ,aside4 ,here's a strange alteration2 one day he must be turn'd out like a beggar1 and now he must be call'd in like a knight4 #bjj ,exit4 ,luc4 ,ah1 sirrah1 that rich widow6--four hundred a-year6 beside1 ,i hear she lays claim to a title of a hundred more4 ,this falls unhappily that he should bear a grudge to me now1 being likely to prove so rich4 ,what 7#bje7 is 't1 trow1 that he makes me a stranger for8 ,hum1--,i hope he has not so much wit to apprehend that ,i cozened him3 he deceives me then4 ,good ,heaven1 who would have thought it would ever have come to this pass6 yet 7#baj7 he 's a proper gentleman1 i' faith1 give him his due1--marry1 that 's his mortgage2 but that ,i ne'er mean to give him4 ,i 'll make him rich enough in words1 if that be good3 and if it come to a piece of money1 ,i will not greatly stick 7#bae7 for 't2 there may be hope some of the widow's lands1 too1 may one day fall upon me1 if things be carried wisely4 ,re-enter ,,george4 ,now1 sir1 where is he8 ,geo4 ,he desires your worship to hold him 7#bbj7 excus'd2 he has such weighty business1 it commands him wholly from all men4 ,luc4 ,were those my nephew's words8 ,geo4 ,yes1 indeed1 sir4 ,luc4 ,aside4 ,when men grow rich1 they 7#bbe7 grow proud too1 ,i perceive that4 ,he would not have sent me such an answer once within this twelvemonth3 see what 't is when a man comes to his lands6 ,return to him again1 sir2 tell him his uncle desires his company for an hour2 7#bcj7 ,i 'll trouble him but an hour1 say2 't is for his own good1 tell him3 and1 do you hear1 sir8 put 8worship0 upon him4 ,go to do as ,i bid you2 he 's like to be a gentleman of worship very shortly4 #bce ,geo4 ,aside4 ,this is good sport1 i' faith4 ,exit4 ,luc4 ,troth1 he uses his uncle discourteously now4 ,can he tell what ,i may do for him8 ,goodness may come from me in a minute1 that comes not in seven year again4 ,he knows my humour2 7#bdj7 ,i am not so usually good2 't is no small thing that draws kindness from me1 he may know that an he will4 ,the chief cause that invites me to do him most good is the sudden astonishing of old ,hoard1 my adversary4 ,how 7#bde7 pale his malice will look at my nephew's advancement6 ,with what a dejected spirit he will behold his fortunes1 whom but last day he proclaim'd rioter1 penurious makeshift1 despised brothel-master6 ,ha1 ha6 't will do me 7#bej7 more secret joy than my last purchase1 more precious comfort than all these widow's revenues4 ,re-enter ,,george1 showing in ,,witgood4 ,now1 sir8 ,geo4 ,with much entreaty he 's at length 7#bee7 come1 sir4 ,exit4 ,luc4 ,o1 nephew1 let me salute you1 sir6 ,your 're welcome1 nephew4 ,wit4 ,uncle1 ,i thank you4 ,luc4 ,you 've a fault1 nephew2 you 're a 7#bfj7 stranger here4 ,well1 ,heaven give you joy6 ,wit4 ,of what1 sir8 ,luc4 ,hah1 we can hear6 ,you might have known your uncle's house1 i' faith1 ,you and your widow3 go to1 you were to blame2 ,if ,i may tell you so without offence4 #bff ,wit4 ,how could you hear of that1 sir8 ,luc4 ,o1 pardon me6 ',t was your will to have kept it from me1 ,i perceive now4 ,wit4 ,not for any defect of love1 ,i protest1 uncle4 #bga ,luc4 ,oh1 't was unkindness1 nephew6 fie1 fie1 fie4 ,wit4 ,i am sorry you take it in that sense1 sir4 ,luc4 ,pooh1 you cannot colour it1 i' faith1 7#bge7 nephew4 ,wit4 ,will you but hear what ,i can say in my just excuse1 sir4 ,luc4 ,yes1 faith1 will ,i1 and welcome4 #bgi ,wit4 ,you that know my danger i' th' city1 sir1 so well1 how great my debts are1 and how extreme my creditors1 could not out of your pure judgment1 sir1 have wisht us hither4 ,luc4 ,mass1 a firm reason indeed4 ,wit4 ,else1 my uncle 's house6 why1 't had 7#bhe7 been the only make-match4 ,luc4 ,nay1 and thy credit4 ,wit4 ,my credit8 ,nay1 my countenance4 ,pish1 nay1 ,i know1 uncle1 you would have wrought it so by your wit1 you would have made her believe in time the whole house had been mine4 #bia ,luc4 ,ay1 and most of the goods too4 ,wit4 ,la1 you there6 ,well1 let 'em all prate what they will1 there 's nothing like the bringing of a widow to one's uncle's house4 #bie ,luc4 ,nay1 let nephews be rul'd as they list1 they shall find their uncle's house the most natural place when all 's done4 ,wit4 ,there they may be bold4 ,luc4 ,life1 they may do anything there1 7#cjj7 man1 and fear neither beadle nor summoner4 ,an uncle's house6 a very ,cole-,harbour4#chca ,sirrah1 ,i 'll touch thee near now3 hast thou so much interest in thy widow1 that by a token thou couldst presently send for her8 #cje ,wit4 ,troth1 ,i think ,i can1 uncle4 ,luc4 ,go to1 let me see that4 ,wit4 ,pray1 command one of your men hither1 uncle4 ,luc4 ,george6 #caj ,re-enter ,,george4 ,geo4 ,here1 sir4 ,luc4 ,attend my nephew4 ,,witgood whispers to ,,george1 who then goes out4--,aside4 ,i love a' life#chcb to prattle with a rich widow2 't is pretty1 methinks1 when our tongues go together3 #cae and then to promise much and perform little4 ,i love that sport a' life1 i' faith2 yet ,i am in the mood now to do my nephew some good1 if he take me handsomely4 ,what1 have you despatcht8 #cbj ,wit4 ,i ha' sent1 sir4 ,luc4 ,yet ,i must condemn you of unkindness1 nephew4 ,wit4 ,heaven forbid1 uncle6 ,luc4 ,yes1 faith1 must ,i4 ,say your debts be 7#cbe7 many1 your creditors importunate1 yet the kindness of a thing is all1 nephew3 you might have sent me close#chcc word on 't1 without the least danger or prejudice to your fortunes4 #cbi ,wit4 ,troth1 ,i confess it1 uncle2 ,i was to blame there2 but1 indeed1 my intent was to have clapt it up suddenly1 and so have broke forth like a joy to my friends1 and a wonder to the world4 ,beside1 there 's a trifle of a forty pound matter toward the setting of me forth2 7#cce7 my friends should ne'er have known on 't2 ,i meant to make shift for that myself4 ,luc4 ,how1 nephew8 let me not hear such a word again1 ,i beseech you4 ,shall ,i be beholding to you8 #cdj ,wit4 ,to me8 ,alas1 what do you mean1 uncle8 ,luc4 ,i charge you1 upon my love1 you trouble nobody but myself4 ,wit4 ,you 've no reason for that1 uncle4 ,luc4 ,troth1 ,i 'll ne'er be friends with you while you live1 an you do4 #cdf ,wit4 ,nay1 an you say so1 uncle1 here 's my hand2 ,i will not do 't4 ,luc4 ,why1 well said ,i there's some hope in thee when thou wilt be rul'd4 ,i'll make it 7#cej7 up fifty1 faith1 because ,i see thee so reclaim'd4 ,peace2 here comes my wife with ,sam1 her t' other husband's son4 ,enter ,,mistress ,,lucre and ,,freedom4 ,wit4 ,good aunt4 #ced ,free4 ,cousin ,witgood1 ,i rejoice in my salute2 you 're most welcome to this noble city1 govern'd with the sword in the scabbard4 ,wit4 ,aside4 ,and the wit in the pommel4-- ,good ,master ,sam ,freedom1 ,i return the salute4 ,luc4 ,by the mass1 she 's coming1 wife2 let 7#cfj7 me see now how thou wilt entertain her4 ,mis4 ,l4 ,i hope ,i am not to learn1 sir1 to entertain a widow2 't is not so long since ,i was one myself4 ,enter ,courtesan4 ,wit4 ,uncle---- #cfe ,luc4 ,she's come indeed4 ,wit4 ,my uncle was desirous to see you1 widow1 and ,i presumed to invite you4 ,cour4 ,the presumption was nothing1 ,master ,witgood4 ,is this your uncle1 sir8 #cgj ,luc4 ,marry am ,i1 sweet widow2 and his good uncle he shall find me2 ay1 by this smack that ,i give thee1 thou 'rt welcome4--,wife1 bid the widow welcome the same way again4 #cgd ,free4 ,aside4 ,i am a gentleman now too by my father's occupation1 and ,i see no reason but ,i may kiss a widow by my father's copy3#chcd--truly1 ,i think the charter is not against it2 surely these are the words1 8,the son once a gentleman may revel it1 though his father were a dauber20 7#chj7 't is about the fifteenth page3 ,i 'll to her4 ,offers to kiss the ,courtesan1 who repulses him4 ,luc4 ,you 're not very busy now2 a word with thee1 sweet widow4 #che ,free4 ,coads-nigs6#chce ,i was never so disgrac'd since the hour my mother whipt me4 ,luc4 ,beside1 ,i have no child of mine own to care for2 she 's my second wife1 old1 past bearing2 clap sure to him1 widow2 he 's like to be my heir1 ,i can tell you4 #cia ,cour4 ,is he so1 sir8 ,luc4 ,he knows it already1 and the knave 's proud on 't2 jolly rich widows have been offer'd him here i' th' city1 great merchants' wives2 and do you think he will once look upon 7#cif7 'em8 ,forsooth1 he 'll none4 ,you are beholding to him i' th' country1 then1 ere we could be3 nay1 ,i 'll hold a wager1 widow1 if he were once known to be in town1 he would be presently 7#djj7 sought after2 nay1 and happy were they that could catch him first4 ,cour4 ,i think so4 ,luc4 ,o1 there would be such running to and fro1 widow6 ,he should not pass the streets for 'em3 he 'd be took up in one great house or 7#djf7 other presently3 faugh6 they know he has it1 and must have it4 ,you see this house here1 widow2 this house and all comes to him2 goodly rooms1 ready furnisht1 ceil'd with plaster 7#daj7 of ,paris1 and all hung about with cloth of arras4--,nephew4 ,wit4 ,sir4 ,luc4 ,show the widow your house2 carry her into all the rooms1 and bid her welcome4--,you 7#dae7 shall see1 widow4--,aside to ,,witgood4 ,nephew1 strike all sure above an thou beest a good boy1--ah6 ,wit4 ,alas1 sir1 ,i know not how she would take it6 #dbj ,luc4 ,the right way1 ,i warrant t' ee4 ,a pox1 art an ass8 ,would ,i were in thy stead6 get you up1 ,i am asham'd of you4 ,exeunt ,,witgood and ,courtesan4 ,so6 let 'em agree as they will now3 many a match has been struck up in my house a' this fashion'3 let 'em try all manner 7#dbf7 of ways1 still there 's nothing like an uncle's house to strike the stroke in4 ,i 'll hold my wife in talk a little4--,now ,jenny1 your son there goes a-wooing to a poor gentlewoman but of 7#dcj7 a thousand pound portion3 see my nephew1 a lad of less hope1 strikes at four hundred a-year in good rubbish4 ,mis4 ,l4 ,well1 we must do as we may1 sir4 ,luc4 ,i 'll have his money ready told for him again#chcf he come down4 ,let me see1 too2--by 7#dcf7 th' mass1 ,i must present the widow with some jewel1 a good piece a' plate1 or such a device2 't will hearten her on well4 ,i have a very fair standing cup2 and a good high standing cup 7#ddj7 will please a widow above all other pieces4 ,exit4 ,mis4 ,l4 ,do you mock us with your nephew8--,i have a plot in my head1 son2--i' faith1 husband1 to cross you4 ,free4 ,is it a tragedy plot1 or a comedy plot1 good mother8 #ddf ,mis4 ,l4 ',t is a plot shall vex him4 ,i charge you1 of my blessing1 son ,sam1 that you presently withdraw the action of your love from ,master ,hoard's niece4 #dej ,free4 ,how1 mother8 ,mis ,l4 ,nay1 ,i have a plot in my head1 i' faith4 ,here1 take this chain of gold1 and this fair diamond3 dog me the widow home to her lodging1 and at thy best opportunity1 fasten 'em 7#dee7 both upon her4 ,nay1 ,i have a reach3#chcg ,i can tell you thou art known what thou art1 son1 among the right worshipful1 all the twelve companies4 ,free4 ,truly1 ,i thank 'em for it4 #dfj ,mis ,l4 ,he8 he 's a scab to thee3 and so certify her thou hast two hundred a-year of thyself1 besides thy good parts--a proper person and a lovely4 ,if ,i were a widow1 ,i could find in my heart to have thee myself1 son2 ay1 7#dfe7 from 'em all4 ,free4 ,thank you for your good will1 mother3 but1 indeed1 ,i had rather have a stranger3 and if ,i woo her not in that violent fashion1 that 7#dfi7 ,i will make her be glad to take these gifts ere ,i leave her1 let me never be called the heir of your body4 ,mis ,l4 ,nay1 ,i know there 's enough in you1 son1 if you once come to put it forth4 #dgd ,free4 ,i 'll quickly make a bolt or a shaft on 't4#chch ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#chci ,enter ,,hoard and ,,moneylove4 ,mon4 ,faith1 ,master ,hoard1 ,i have bestowed many months in the suit of your niece1 such was the dear love ,i ever bore to her virtues3 but since she hath so extremely denied me1 ,i am to lay out for my fortunes elsewhere4 #e ,hoa4 ,heaven forbid but you should1 sir6 ,i ever told you my niece stood otherwise affected4#chdj ,mon4 ,i must confess you did1 sir2 yet1 in regard of my great loss of time1 and the zeal with which ,i sought your niece1 shall ,i desire one 7#aj7 favour of your worship8 ,hoa4 ,in regard of those two1 't is hard but you shall1 sir4 ,mon4 ,i shall rest grateful3 't is not full three hours1 sir1 since the happy rumour of a rich 7#ae7 country widow came to my hearing4 ,hoa4 ,how8 a rich country widow8 ,mon4 ,four hundred a-year landed4 ,hoa4 ,yea8 ,mon4 ,most firm1 sir2 and ,i have learnt her 7#bj7 lodging4 ,here my suit begins1 sir2 if ,i might but entreat your worship to be a countenance for me1 and speak a good word 7for your words will pass74 ,i nothing doubt but ,i might set fair for the widow2 nor shall your labour1 sir1 end 7#be7 altogether in thanks2 two hundred angels---- ,hoa4 ,so1 so3 what suitors has she8 ,mon4 ,there lies the comfort1 sir2 the report of her is yet but a whisper2 and only solicited by young riotous ,witgood1 nephew to your mortal adversary4 #ca ,hoa4 ,ha6 art certain he 's her suitor8 ,mon4 ,most certain1 sir2 and his uncle very industrious to beguile the widow1 and make up the match4 #ce ,hoa4 ,so3 very good4 ,mon4 ,now1 sir1 you know this young ,witgood is a spendthrift1 dissolute fellow4 ,hoa4 ,a very rascal4 ,mon4 ,a midnight surfeiter4 #dj ,hoa4 ,the spume of a brothel-house4 ,mon4 ,true1 sir2 which being well told in your worship's phrase1 may both heave him out of her mind1 and drive a fair way for me to the widow's affections4 #de ,hoa4 ,attend me about five4 ,mon4 ,with my best care1 sir4 ,exit4 ,hoa4 ,fool1 thou hast left thy treasure with a thief4 ,to trust a widower with a suit in love6 ,happy revenge1 ,i hug thee6 ,i have not only 7#ej7 the means laid before me1 extremely to cross my adversary1 and confound the last hopes of his nephew1 but thereby to enrich my estate1 augment my revenues1 and build mine own fortunes greater3 ha1 ha6 #ee ,i 'll mar your phrase1 o'erturn your flatteries1 ,undo your windings1 policies1 and plots1 ,fall like a secret and despatchful plague ,on your secured comforts4 ,why1 ,i am able ,to buy three of ,lucre2 thrice outbid him1 #fj ,let my out-monies be reckoned and all4 ,enter three of ,,witgood',s ,creditors4 #a ,cred4 ,i am glad of this news4 #b ,cred4 ,so are we1 by my faith4 #c ,cred4 ,young ,witgood will be a gallant again now4 #fe ,hoa4 ,peace4 ,listening4 #a ,cred4 ,i promise you1 ,master ,cockpit1 she 's a mighty rich widow4 #b ,cred4 ,why1 have you ever heard of her8 #a ,cred4 ,who8 ,widow ,medler8 ,she lies 7#gj7 open to much rumour4 #c ,cred4 ,four hundred a-year1 they say1 in very good land4 #a ,cred4 ,nay1 take 't of my word1 if you believe that1 you believe the least4 #ge #b ,cred4 ,and to see how close he keeps it6 #a ,cred4 ,o1 sir1 there 's policy in that1 to prevent better suitors4 #c ,cred4 ,he owes me a hundred pound1 and ,i protest ,i ne'er lookt for a penny4 #hj #a ,cred4 ,he little dreams of our coming2 he 'll wonder to see his creditors upon him4 ,exeunt ,creditors4 ,hoa4 ,good1 his creditors3 ,i 'll follow4 ,this makes for me3 ,all know the widow's wealth2 and 't is well known ,i can estate her fairly1 ay1 and will4 #he ,in this one chance shines a twice happy fate2 ,i both deject my foe and raise my state4 ,exit4 ,,music ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#chda ,enter ,,witgood with his ,creditors4 ,wit4 ,why1 alas1 my creditors1 could you find no other time to undo me but now8 ,rather your malice appears in this than the justness of the debt4 #a ,cred4 ,master ,witgood1 ,i have forborne 7#e7 my money long4 ,wit4 ,i pray1 speak low1 sir3 what do you mean8 #b ,cred4 ,we hear you are to be married suddenly to a rich country widow4 #aj ,wit4 ,what can be kept so close but you creditors hear on 't6 ,well1 't is a lamentable state1 that our chiefest afflictors should first hear of our fortunes4 ,why1 this is no good course1 i' faith1 sirs3 if ever you have hope to be satisfied1 7#ae7 why do you seek to confound the means that should work it8 ,there's neither piety1 no1 nor policy in that4 ,shine favourably now3 why1 ,i may rise and spread again1 to your great comforts4 #bj #a ,cred4 ,he says true1 i' faith4 ,wit4 ,remove me now1 and ,i consume for ever4 #b ,cred4 ,sweet gentleman6 ,wit4 ,how can it thrive which from the sun you sever8 #c ,cred4 ,it cannot2 indeed4 #be ,wit4 ,o1 then1 show patience6 ,i shall have enough ,to satisfy you all4 ,cred4 ,ay1 if we could ,be content1 a shame take us6 ,wit4 ,for1 look you2 ,i am but newly sure#chdb yet to the widow1 ,and what a rend might this discredit make6 #cj ,within these three days will ,i bind you lands ,for your securities4 #a ,cred4 ,no1 good ,master ,witgood3 ,would 't were as much as we dare trust you with6 ,wit4 ,i know you have been kind2 however1 now1 ,either by wrong report or false incitement1 #ce ,your gentleness is injured3 in such ,a state as this a man cannot want foes4 ,if on the sudden he begin to rise1 ,no man that lives can count his enemies4 ,you had some intelligence1 ,i warrant ye1 #dj ,from an ill-willer4 #b ,cred4 ,faith1 we heard you brought up a rich widow1 sir1 and were suddenly to marry her4 #dd ,wit4 ,ay1 why there it was2 ,i knew 't was so2 but since you are so well resolv'd1#chdc of my faith toward you1 let me be so much favour'd of you1 ,i beseech you all---- ,all4 ,o1 it shall not need1 i' faith1 sir6---- #di ,wit4 ,as to lie still awhile1 and bury my debts in silence1 till ,i be fully possest of the widow2 for the truth is--,i may tell you as my friends---- ,all4 ,o1 ,o1 ,o6---- #ed ,wit4 ,i am to raise a little money in the city1 toward the setting forth of myself1 for my own credit and your comfort4 ,now1 if my former debts should be divulg'd1 all hope of my proceedings were quite extinguisht4 #ei #a ,cred4 ,do you hear1 sir8 ,i may deserve your custom hereafter2 pray1 let my money be accepted before a stranger's4 ,here 's forty pound ,i receiv'd as ,i came to you2 if that may stand you in any stead1 make use on 't4 ,offers him money1 which he at first declines4 ,nay1 pray1 sir2 't is at your service4 #ff ,wit4 ,you do so ravish me with kindness1 that ,i am constrain'd to play the maid1 and take it4 #a ,cred4 ,let none of them see it1 ,i beseech you4 #gj ,wit4 ,faugh6 #a ,cred4 ,i hope ,i shall be first in your remembrance ,after the marriage rites4 ,wit4 ,believe it firmly4 #a ,cred4 ,so4--,what1 do you walk1 sirs8 #gd #b ,cred4 ,i go4--,aside to ,,witgood4--,take no care1 sir1 for money to furnish you2 within this hour ,i send you sufficient4 ,come1 ,master ,cockpit1 we both stay for you4 #c ,cred4 ,i ha' lost a ring1 i' faith2 ,i 'll follow you presently exeunt #a and #b ,creditors--but 7#hj7 you shall find it1 sir4 ,i know your youth and expenses have disfurnisht you of all jewels3 there 's a ruby of twenty pound price1 sir2 bestow it upon your widow4 ,offers him the ring1 which he at first declines4--,what1 man6 't 7#he7 will call up her blood to you2 beside1 if ,i might so much work with you1 ,i would not have you beholding to those bloodsuckers for any money4 ,wit4 ,not ,i1 believe it4 #c ,cred4 ,they 're a brace of cut-throats4 #ij ,wit4 ,i know 'em4 #c ,cred4 ,send a note of all your wants to my shop1 and ,i 'll supply you instantly4 ,wit4 ,say you so8 ,why1 here 's my hand then1 no man living shalt do 't but thyself4 #ie #c ,cred4 ,shall ,i carry it away from 'em both1 then8 ,wit4 ,i' faith1 shalt thou4 #c ,cred4 ,troth1 then1 ,i thank you1 sir4 #ii ,wit4 ,welcome1 good ,master ,cockpit4 ,exit #c ,creditor4--,ha1 ha1 ha6 why1 is not this better now than lying a-bed8 ,i perceive there 's nothing conjures up wit sooner than poverty1 and nothing lays it down sooner than wealth and lechery3 this has some savour yet4 ,o that 7#aje7 ,i had the mortgage from mine uncle as sure in possession as these trifles6 ,i would forswear brothel at noonday1 and muscadine#chdd and eggs1 at midnight4 ,enter ,courtesan4 ,cour4 ,master ,witgood1 where are you8 #aaj ,wit4 ,holla6 ,cour4 ,rich news6 ,wit4 ,would 't were all in plate6 ,cour4 ,there 's some in chains and jewels4 ,i am so haunted with suitors1 ,master ,witgood1 ,i know not which to despatch first4 #aaf ,wit4 ,you have the better term1#chde by my faith4 ,cour4 ,among the number ,one ,master ,hoard1 an ancient gentleman4 ,wit4 ,upon my life1 my uncle's adversary4 #abj ,cour4 ,it may well hold so1 for he rails on you1 ,speaks shamefully of him4 ,wit4 ,as ,i could wish it4 ,cour4 ,i first denied him1 but so cunningly1 ,it rather promis'd him assured hopes1 ,than any loss of labour4 ,wit4 ,excellent6 #abe ,cour4 ,i expect him every hour with gentlemen1 ,with whom he labours to make good his words1 ,to approve you riotous1 your state consum'd4 ,your uncle1---- ,wit4 ,wench1 make up thy own fortunes 7#acj7 now2 do thyself a good turn once in thy days4 ,he 's rich in money1 movables1 and lands2 marry him3 he 's an old doting fool1 and that 's worth all2 marry him4 ',t would be a great comfort to me to see thee do well1 i' faith2 marry 7#ace7 him4 ',t would ease my conscience well to see thee well bestow'd2 ,i have a care of thee1 i' faith4 ,cour4 ,thanks1 sweet ,master ,witgood4 ,wit4 ,i reach at farther happiness3 first1 ,i 7#adj7 am sure it can be no harm to thee1 and there may happen goodness to me by it4 ,prosecute it well2 let 's send up for our wits1 now we require their best and most pregnant assistance4 ,cour4 ,step in1 ,i think ,i hear 'em4 ,exeunt4 ,enter ,,hoard and ,gentlemen with the ,host as serving-man4 ,hoa4 ,art thou the widow's man8 ,by my 7#adf7 faith1 sh'as a company of proper men then4 ,host4 ,i am the worst of six1 sir2 good enough for blue coats4 ,hoa4 ,hark hither3 ,i hear say thou art in most credit with her4 #aea ,host4 ,not so1 sir4 ,hoa4 ,come1 come1 thou 'rt modest4 ,there 's a brace of royals2#chdf prithee1 help me to th' speech of her4 ,gives him money4 #aee ,host4 ,i 'll do what ,i may1 sir1 always saving myself harmless4 ,hoa4 ,go to1 do 't1 ,i say2 thou shalt hear better from me4 ,host4 ,aside4 ,is not this a better place 7#afj7 than five mark#chdg a-year standing wages8 ,say a man had but three such clients in a day1 methinks he might make a poor living on 't2 beside1 ,i was never brought up with so little honesty to refuse any man's money2 never4 7#afe7 ,what gulls there are a' this side the world6 ,now know ,i the widow's mind2 none but my young master comes in her clutches3 ha1 ha1 ha6 ,exit4 ,hoa4 ,now1 my dear gentlemen1 stand firmly to me2 ,you know his follies and my worth4 #a ,gent4 ,we do1 sir4 #agj #b ,gent4 ,but1 ,master ,hoard1 are you sure he is not i' th' house now8 ,hoa4 ,upon my honesty4 ,i chose this time ,a' purpose1 fit3 the spendthrift is abroad4 ,assist me2 here she comes4 ,enter ,courtesan4 ,now1 my sweet widow4 #age ,cour4 ,you 're welcome1 ,master ,hoard4 ,hoa4 ,despatch1 sweet gentlemen1 despatch4-- ,i am come1 widow1 to prove those my words ,neither of envy sprung nor of false tongues1 ,but such as their#chdh deserts and actions #ahj ,do merit and bring forth2 all which these gentlemen1 ,well known1 and better reputed1 will confess4 ,cour4 ,i cannot tell ,how my affections may dispose of me2 ,but surely if they find him so desertless1 #ahe ,they 'll have that reason to withdraw themselves3 ,and therefore1 gentlemen1 ,i do entreat you1 ,as you are fair in reputation ,and in appearing form1 so shine in truth4 ,i am a widow1 and1 alas1 you know1 #aij ,soon overthrown6 ',t is a very small thing ,that we withstand1 our weakness is so great3 ,be partial unto neither1 but deliver1 ,without affection1 your opinion4 ,hoa4 ,and that will drive it home4 #aie ,cour4 ,nay1 ,i beseech your silence1 ,master ,hoard2 ,you are a party4 ,hoa4 ,widow1 not a word4 #a ,gent4 ,the better first to work you to belief1 ,know neither of us owe him flattery1 ,nor t' other malice2 but unbribed censure1#chdi #bjj ,so help us our best fortunes6 ,cour4 ,it suffices4 #a ,gent4 ,that ,witgood is a riotous1 undone man1 ,imperfect both in fame and in estate1 ,his debts wealthier than he1 and executions ,in wait for his due body1 we 'll maintain #bje ,with our best credit and our dearest blood4 ,cour4 ,nor land nor living1 say you8 ,pray1 take heed ,you do not wrong the gentleman4 #a ,gent4 ,what we speak ,our lives and means are ready to make good4 ,cour4 ,alas1 how soon are we poor souls beguil'd6 #baj #b ,gent4 ,and for his uncle---- ,hoa4 ,let that come to me4 ,his uncle1 a severe extortioner2 ,a tyrant at a forfeiture2 greedy of others' ,miseries2 one that would undo his brother1 ,nay1 swallow up his father1 if he can1 #bae ,within the fathoms of his conscience4 #a ,gent4 ,nay1 believe it1 widow1 ,you had not only matcht yourself to wants1 ,but in an evil and unnatural stock4 ,hoa4 ,aside to ,gent4 ,follow hard1 gentlemen1 follow hard4 #bbj ,cour4 ,is my love so deceiv'd8 ,before you all ,i do renounce him2 on my knees ,i vow ,he ne'er shall marry me4 ,wit4 looking in4 ,heaven knows he never meant it6 ,hoa4 ,aside to ,gent4 ,there take her at the bound4 #bbe #a ,gent4 ,then1 with a new and pure affection1 ,behold yon gentleman2 grave1 kind1 and rich1 ,a match worthy yourself3 esteeming him1 ,you do regard your state4 ,hoa4 ,aside to ,gent4 ,i 'll make her a jointure1 say4 #bcj #a ,gent4 ,he can join land to land1 and will possess you ,of what you can desire4 #b ,gent4 ,come1 widow1 come4 ,cour4 ,the world is so deceitful6 #a ,gent4 ,there1 't is deceitful1 ,where flattery1 want1 and imperfection lies2 ,but none of these in him3 push6 ,cour4 ,pray1 sir---- #bce #a ,gent4 ,come1 you widows are ever most backward when you should do yourselves most good2 but were it to marry a chin not worth a hair now1 then you would be forward enough4 ,come1 clap hands1 a match4 #bdj ,hoa4 ,with all my heart1 widow4 ,,hoard and ,courtesan shake hands4--,thanks1 gentlemen3 ,i will deserve your labour1 and to ,courtesan thy love4 ,cour4 ,alas1 you love not widows but for wealth6 ,i promise you ,i ha' nothing1 sir4 ,hoa4 ,well said1 widow1 ,well said2 thy love is all ,i seek1 before #bde ,these gentlemen4 ,cour4 ,now ,i must hope the best4 ,hoa4 ,my joys are such they want to be exprest4 ,cour4 ,but1 ,master ,hoard1 one thing ,i must remember you of1 before these gentlemen1 your friends3 how shall ,i suddenly avoid the #bej loathed soliciting of that perjur'd ,witgood1 and his tedious1 dissembling uncle8 who this very day hath appointed a meeting for the same purpose too2 where1 had not truth come forth1 ,i had been undone1 utterly undone6 #bee ,hoa4 ,what think you of that1 gentlemen8 #a ,gent4 ',t was well devised4 ,hoa4 ,hark thee1 widow3 train#chej out young ,witgood single2 hasten him thither with thee1 somewhat before the hour2 where1 at the 7#bfj7 place appointed1 these gentlemen and myself will wait the opportunity1 when1 by some slight removing him from thee1 we 'll suddenly enter and surprise thee1 carry thee away by boat to ,cole-,harbour1 have a priest ready1 and there 7#bfe7 clap it up instantly4 ,how likest it1 widow8 ,cour4 ,in that it pleaseth you1 it likes me well4 ,hoa4 ,i 'll kiss thee for those words4 ,come1 gentlemen1 ,still must ,i live a suitor to your favours1 ,still to your aid beholding4 #bgj #a ,gent4 ,we 're engag'd1 sir2 ',t is for our credits now to see 't well ended4 ,hoa4 ',t is for your honours1 gentlemen2 nay1 look to 't4 ,not only in joy1 but ,i in wealth excel3 ,no more sweet widow1 but1 sweet wife1 farewell4 #bge ,cour4 ,farewell1 sir4 ,exeunt ,,hoard and ,gentlemen4 ,re-enter ,,witgood4 ,wit4 ,o for more scope6 ,i could laugh eternally6 ,give you joy1 ,mistress ,hoard1 ,i promise your fortune was good1 forsooth2 you 've fell upon wealth enough1 and there 's young 7#bhj7 gentlemen enow can help you to the rest4 ,now1 it requires our wits3 carry thyself but heedfully now1 and we are both---- ,re-enter ,host4 ,host4 ,master ,witgood1 your uncle4 #bhd ,wit4 ,cuds me6#chea--remove thyself awhile2 ,i 'll serve for him4 ,exeunt ,courtesan and ,host4 ,enter ,,lucre4 ,luc4 ,nephew1 good morning1 nephew4 ,wit4 ,the same to you1 kind uncle4 ,luc4 ,how fares the widow8 ,does the meeting hold8 ,wit4 ,o1 no question of that1 sir4 #bij ,luc4 ,i 'll strike the stroke1 then1 for thee2 no more days4#cheb ,wit4 ,the sooner the better1 uncle4 ,o1 she 's mightily follow'd6 ,luc4 ,and yet so little rumour'd6 #bie ,wit4 ,mightily1 here comes one old gentleman1 and he 'll make her a jointure of three hundred a year1 forsooth2 another wealthy suitor will estate his son in his lifetime1 and make him weigh down the widow2 here a 7#cjj7 merchant's son will possess her with no less than three goodly lordships at once1 which were all pawns to his father4 ,luc4 ,peace1 nephew1 let me hear no more of 'em2 it mads me4 ,thou shalt prevent#chec 'em 7#cje7 all4 ,no words to the widow of my coming hither4 ,let me see--'t is now1 upon nine3 before twelve1 nephew1 we will have the bargain struck1 we will1 faith1 boy4 #cji ,wit4 ,o1 my precious uncle6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ched ,enter ,,hoard and ,niece ,,joyce4 ,hoa4 ,niece1 sweet niece1 prithee1 have a care to my house2 ,i leave all to thy discretion4 ,be content to dream awhile2 ,i 'll have a husband for thee shortly3 put that care upon me1 wench1 for in choosing wives and husbands ,i am only 7#e7 fortunate2 ,i have that gift given me4 ,exit4 ,joy4 ,but 't is not likely you should choose for me1 ,since nephew to your chiefest enemy ,is he whom ,i affect3 but1 ,o1 forgetful6 ,why dost thou flatter thy affections so1 #aj ,with name of him that for a widow's bed ,neglects thy purer love8 ,can it be so1 ,or does report dissemble8 ,enter ,,george4 ,how1 now1 sir8 ,geo4 ,a letter1 with which came a private charge4 ,joy4 ,therein ,i thank your care4 ,exit ,,george4 --,i know this hand-- #ae 7,reads47 ,dearer than sight1 what the world reports of me1 yet believe not2 rumour will alter shortly3 be thou constant2 ,i am still the same that ,i was in love1 and ,i hope to be the same in fortunes4 #bj ,theodorus ,witgood4 ,i am resolv'd3#chee no more shall fear or doubt ,raise their pale powers to keep affection out4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#chef ,enter1 with a ,drawer1 ,,hoard and two ,gentlemen4 ,dra4 ,you 're very welcome1 gentlemen4-- ,dick1 show those gentlemen the ,pomegranate#cheg there4 ,hoa4 ,hist6 ,dra4 ,up those stairs1 gentlemen4 #e ,hoa4 ,hist6 drawer6 ,dra4 ,anon1 sir4 ,hoa4 ,prithee1 ask at the bar if a gentlewoman came not in lately4 ,dra4 ,william1 at the bar1 did you see any 7#aj7 gentlewoman come in lately8 ,speak you ay1 speak you no8 ,within4 ,no1 none came in yet1 but ,mistress ,florence4 ,dra4 ,he says none came in yet1 sir1 but one 7#ae7 ,mistress ,florence4 ,hoa4 ,what is that ,florence8 ,a widow8 ,dra4 ,yes1 a ,dutch widow4 ,hoa4 ,how8 #ai ,dra4 ,that 's an ,english drab1 sir3 give your worship good morrow4 ,exit4 ,hoa4 ,a merry knave1 i' faith6 ,i shall remember a ,dutch widow the longest day of my life4 #a ,gent4 ,did not ,i use most art to win the widow8 #be #b ,gent4 ,you shall pardon me for that1 sir2 ,master ,hoard knows ,i took her at best 'vantage4 ,hoa4 ,what 's that1 sweet gentlemen1 what 's that8 #cj #b ,gent4 ,he will needs bear me down1 that his art only wrought with the widow most4 ,hoa4 ,o1 you did both well1 gentlemen1 you did both well1 ,i thank you4 #a ,gent4 ,i was the first that mov'd her4 #ce ,hoa4 ,you were1 i'faith4 #b ,gent4 ,but it was ,i that took her at the bound4 ,hoa4 ,ay1 that was you3 faith1 gentlemen1 't is right4 #c ,gent4 ,i boasted least1 but 't was ,i join'd their hands4 ,hoa4 ,by th' mass1 ,i think he did3 you did all well1 #dj ,gentlemen1 you did all well3 contend no more4 #a ,gent4 ,come1 yon room 's fittest4 ,hoa4 ,true1 't is next the door4 ,exeunt4 ,enter ,,witgood1 ,courtesan1 ,host and ,drawer4 ,dra4 ,you 're very welcome3 please you to walk up stairs2 cloth 's laid1 sir4 #de ,cour4 ,up stairs8 ,troth1 ,i am very weary1 ,master ,witgood4 ,wit4 ,rest yourself here awhile1 widow2 we 'll have a cup of muscadine in this little room4 ,dra4 ,a cup of muscadine8 ,you shall have the best1 sir4 #ea ,wit4 ,but1 do you hear1 sirrah8 ,dra4 ,do you call8 ,anon1 sir4 ,wit4 ,what is there provided for dinner8 ,dra4 ,i cannot readily tell you1 sir3 if you please you may go into the kitchen and see 7#ef7 yourself1 sir3 many gentlemen of worship do use to do it1 ,i assure you1 sir4 ,exit4 ,host4 ,a pretty familiar1 prigging rascal2 he has his part without book4 #fj ,wit4 ,against you are ready to drink to me1 widow1 ,i 'll be present to pledge you4 ,cour4 ,nay4 ,i commend your care1 't is done well of you4 ,exit ,,witgood4--',las1 what have ,i forgot6 #fe ,host4 ,what1 mistress8 ,cour4 ,i slipt my wedding ring off when ,i washt1 and left it at my lodging4 ,prithee1 run2 ,i shall be sad without it4 ,exit ,host4--,so1 he 's gone4 ,boy6 #gj ,enter ,boy4 ,boy4 ,anon1 forsooth4 ,cour4 ,come hither1 sirrah3 learn secretly if one ,master ,hoard1 an ancient gentleman1 be about house4 ,boy4 ,i heard such a one nam'd4 #ge ,cour4 ,commend me to him4 ,re-enter ,,hoard and ,gentlemen4 ,hoa4 ,ay1 boy1 do thy commendations4 ,cour4 ,o6 you come well3 away1 to boat1 be gone4 ,hoa4 ,thus wise men are reveng'd1 give two for one4 ,exeunt4 ,re-enter ,,witgood and ,vintner4 ,wit4 ,i must request #hj ,you1 sir1 to show extraordinary care3 ,my uncle comes with gentlemen1 his friends4 ,and 't is upon a making4#cheh ,vin4 ,is it so8 ,i 'll give a special charge1 good ,master ,witgood4 ,may ,i be bold to see her8 ,wit4 ,who8 the widow8 #he ,with all my heart1 i' faith1 ,i 'll bring you to her4 ,vin4 ,if she be a ,staffordshire gentlewoman1 't is much if ,i know her not4 ,wit4 ,how now8 ,boy6 drawer6 ,vin4 ,hie6 #ij ,re-enter ,boy4 ,boy4 ,do you call1 sir8 ,wit4 ,went the gentlewoman up that was here8 ,boy4 ,up1 sir8 ,she went out1 sir4 ,wit4 ,out1 sir8 #ie ,boy4 ,out1 sir3 one ,master ,hoard1 with a guard of gentlemen1 carried her out at back door1 a pretty while since1 sir4 ,wit4 ,hoard8 ,death and darkness6 ,hoard8 ,re-enter ,host4 ,host4 ,the devil of ring ,i can find4 #ajj ,wit4 ,how now8 ,what news8 ,where 's the widow8 ,host4 ,my mistress8 ,is she not here1 sir8 ,wit4 ,more madness yet6 ,host4 ,she sent me for a ring4 #aje ,wit4 ,a plot1 a plot6--,to boat6 ,she 's stole away4 ,host4 ,what8 ,enter ,,lucre and ,gentlemen4 ,wit4 ,follow6 ,inquire old ,hoard1 my uncle's adversary4 ,exit ,host4 ,luc4 ,nephew1 what 's that8 #aaj ,wit4 ,thrice-miserable wretch6 ,luc4 ,why1 what 's the matter8 ,vin4 ,the widow 's borne away1 sir4 ,luc4 ,ha8 passion of me6--,a heavy welcome1 gentlemen4 #a ,gent4 ,the widow gone8 #aae ,luc4 ,who durst attempt it8 ,wit4 ,who but old ,hoard1 my uncle's adversary8 ,luc4 ,how8 ,wit4 ,with his confederates4 ,luc4 ,hoard1 my deadly-enemy8--,gentlemen1 stand to me1 #abj ,i will not bear it2 't is in hate of me2 ,that villain seeks my shame1 nay1 thirsts my blood2 ,he owes me mortal malice4 ,i 'll spend my wealth on this despiteful plot1 ,ere he shall cross me and my nephew thus4 #abe ,wit4 ,so maliciously6 ,re-enter ,host4 ,luc4 ,how now1 you treacherous rascal8 ,host4 ,that 's none of my name1 sir4 ,wit4 ,poor soul1 he knew not on 't6 ,luc4 ,i 'm sorry4 ,i see then 't was a mere plot4 ,host4 ,i trac'd 'em nearly---- ,luc4 ,well8 ,host4 ,and hear for certain #aca ,they have took ,cole-,harbour4 ,luc4 ,the devil's sanctuary6 ,they shall not rest2 ,i 'll pluck her from his arms-- ,kind and dear gentlemen1 ,it ever ,i had seats within your breasts---- #ace #a ,gent4 ,no more1 good sir2 it is a wrong to us ,to see you injur'd2 in a cause so just ,we 'll spend our lives but we will right our friends4 ,luc4 ,honest and kind6 come we 've delay'd too long2 ,nephew1 take comfort2 a just cause is strong4 ,exeunt all but ,,witgood4 #adj ,wit4 ,that 's all my comfort1 uncle4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,now may events fall luckily and well2 ,he that ne'er strives1 says wit1 shall ne'er excel4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iv4#chei ,enter ,,dampit1 the usurer1 drunk4 ,dam4 ,when did ,i say my prayers8 ,in anno #hh1 when the great armada was coming2 and in anno #ii1 when the great thunder and lightning was1 ,i pray'd heartily then1 i' faith1 to overthrow ,poovies' new buildings2 ,i kneeled by 7#e7 my great iron chest1 ,i remember4 ,enter ,,audrey4 ,aud4 ,master ,dampit1 one may hear you before they see you3 you keep sweet hours1 ,master ,dampit2 we were all a-bed three hours ago4 ,dam4 ,audrey8 #aj ,aud4 ,o1 you 're a fine gentleman6 ,dam4 ,so ,i am i' faith1 and a fine scholar4 ,do you use to go to bed so early1 ,audrey8 ,aud4 ,call you this early1 ,master ,dampit8 ,dam4 ,why1 is 't not one of clock i' th' 7#ae7 morning8 ,is not that early enough8 ,fetch me a glass of fresh beer4 ,aud4 ,here1 ,i have warm'd your nightcap for you1 ,master ,dampit4 ,dam4 ,draw it on then4 ,i am very weak 7#bj7 truly4 ,i have not eaten so much as the bulk of an egg these three days4 ,aud4 ,you have drunk the more1 ,master ,dampit4 ,dam4 ,what 's that8 #be ,aud4 ,you mought1#chfj an you would1 ,master ,dampit4 ,dam4 ,i answer you1 ,i cannot4 ,hold your prating2 you prate too much1 and understand too little3 are you answered8 ,give me a glass 7#cj7 of beer4 ,aud4 ,may ,i ask you how you do1 ,master ,dampit8 ,dam4 ,how do ,i8 ,i' faith1 naught4 ,aud4 ,i ne'er knew you do otherwise4 #ce ,dam4 ,i eat not one pen'north of bread these two years4 ,give me a glass of fresh beer4 ,i am not sick1 nor ,i am not well4 ,aud4 ,take this warm napkin about your neck1 sir1 whilst ,i help to make you unready4#chfa ,dam4 ,how now1 ,audrey-prater1 with your scurvy devices1 what say you now8 #db ,aud4 ,what say ,i1 ,master ,dampit8 ,i say nothing1 but that you are very weak4 ,dam4 ,faith1 thou hast more cony-catching#chfb 7#de7 devices than all ,london4 ,aud4 ,why1 ,master ,dampit1 ,i never deceiv'd you in all my life4 ,dam4 ,why was that8 ,because ,i never did trust thee4 #ej ,aud4 ,i care not what you say1 ,master ,dampit4 ,dam4 ,hold thy prating3 ,i answer thee1 thou art a beggar1 a quean1 and a bawd3 are you answer'd8 #ee ,aud4 ,fie1 ,master ,dampit6 a gentleman1 and have such words8 ,dam4 ,why1 thou base drudge of infortunity1 thou kitchen-stuff-drab of beggary1 roguery1 and coxcombry1 thou cavernesed quean of #fj foolery1 knavery1 and bawdreaminy1 ,i 'll tell thee what1 ,i will not give a louse for thy fortunes4 ,aud4 ,no1 ,master ,dampit8 and there 's a gentleman comes a-wooing to me1 and he doubts#chfc 7#fe7 nothing but that you will get me from him4 ,dam4 ,i8 ,if ,i would either have thee or lie with thee for two thousand pound1 would ,i might be damn'd6 ,why1 thou base1 impudent quean of foolery1 flattery1 and coxcombry1 are 7#gj7 you answer'd8 ,aud4 ,come1 will you rise and go to bed1 sir8 ,dam4 ,rise1 and go to bed too1 ,audrey8 ,how does ,mistress ,proserpine8 ,aud4 ,fooh6 #ge ,dam4 ,she 's as fine a philosopher of a stinkard's wife1 as any within the liberties4 ,faugh1 faugh1 ,audrey6 ,aud4 ,how now1 ,master ,dampit8 ,dam4 ,fie upon 't1 what a choice of stinks 7#hj7 here is6 ,what hast thou done1 ,audrey8 ,fie upon 't1 here 's a choice of stinks indeed6 ,give me a glass of fresh beer1 and then ,i will to bed4 ,aud4 ,it waits for you above1 sir4 #he ,dam4 ,foh6 ,i think they burn horns in ,barnard's ,inn4 ,if ever ,i smelt such an abominable stink1 usury forsake me4 ,exit4 ,aud4 ,they be the stinking nails of his trampling feet1 and he talks of burning horns4 ,exit4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4 ,enter at ,cole-,harbour ,,hoard1 the ,widow1 ,,lamprey1 ,,spichcock1 and ,gentlemen1 he married now4 #a ,gent4 ,join hearts1 join hands1 ,in wedlock's bands1 ,never to part ,till death cleave your heart4 ,to ,,hoard4 ,you shall forsake all other women2 #e ,to ,courtesan4 ,you lords1 knights1 gentlemen1 and yeomen1 ,what my tongue slips ,make up with your lips4 ,hoa4 ,give you joy1 ,mistress ,hoard2 let the kiss come about4 ,knocking4 ,who knocks8 ,convey my little pig-eater#chfd out4 ,luc4 within4 ,hoard6 #aa ,hoa4 ,upon my life1 my adversary1 gentlemen6 ,luc4 within4 ,hoard1 open the door1 or we will force it ope3 ,give us the widow4 ,hoa4 ,gentlemen1 keep 'em out4 ,lam4 ,he comes upon his death that enters here4 #ae ,luc4 within4 ,my friends1 assist me6 ,hoa4 ,he has assistants1 gentlemen4 ,lam4 ,tut1 nor him nor them we in this action fear4 ,luc4 within4 ,shall ,i1 in peace1 speak one word with the widow8 ,cour4 ,husband1 and gentlemen1 hear me but a word4 ,hoa4 ,freely1 sweet wife4 ,cour4 ,let him in peaceably2 #bj ,you know we 're sure from any act of his4 ,hoa4 ,most true4 ,cour4#chfe ,you may stand by and smile at his old weakness3 ,let me alone to answer him4 ,hoa4 ,content2 #be ',t will be good mirth1 i' faith4 ,how think you1 gentlemen8 ,lam4 ,good gullery6 ,hoa4 ,upon calm conditions let him in4 ,luc4 within4 ,all spite and malice6 ,lam4 ,hear me1 ,master ,lucre3 #cj ,so you will vow a peaceful entrance ,with those your friends1 and only exercise ,calm conference with the widow1 without fury1 ,the passage shall receive you4 ,enter ,,lucre1 ,gentlemen1 and ,host4 ,luc4 ,i do vow it4 ,lam4 ,then enter and talk freely3 here she stands4 #ce ,luc4 ,o1 ,master ,hoard1 your spite has watcht the hour6 ,you're excellent at vengeance1 ,master ,hoard4 ,hoa4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,luc4 ,i am the fool you laugh at3 ,you are wise1 sir1 and know the seasons well4-- ,come hither1 widow3 why is it thus8 #da ,o1 you have done me infinite disgrace1 ,and your own credit no small injury6 ,suffer mine enemy so despitefully ,to bear you from my nephew8 ,o1 ,i had #de ,rather half my substance had been forfeit ,and begg'd by some starv'd rascal6 ,cour4 ,why1 what would you wish me do1 sir8 ,i must not overthrow my state for love3 ,we have too many precedents for that2 #ej ,from thousands of our wealthy undone widows ,one may derive some wit4 ,i do confess ,i lov'd your nephew1 nay1 ,i did affect him ,against the mind and liking of my friends2 ,believ'd his promises2 lay here in hope #ee ,of flatter'd living1 and the boast of lands4 ,coming to touch his wealth and state indeed1 ,it appears dross2 ,i find him not the man2 ,imperfect1 mean1 scarce furnisht of his needs3 ,in words1 fair lordships2 in performance1 hovels3 ,can any woman love the thing that is not8 #fa ,luc4 ,broke you for this8 ,cour4 ,was it not cause too much8 ,send to inquire his state3 most part of it ,lay two years mortgag'd in his uncle's hands4 ,luc4 ,why1 say it did1 you might have known my mind3 #ff ,i could have soon restor'd it4 ,cour4 ,ay1 had ,i but seen any such thing perform'd1 ,why1 't would have tied my affection1 and contain'd ,me in my first desires4 ,do you think1 i' faith1 #gj ,that ,i could twine such a dry oak as this1 ,had promise in your nephew took effect8 ,luc4 ,why1 and there 's no time past2 and rather than ,my adversary should thus thwart my hopes1 ,i would---- #ge ,cour4 ,tut1 you 've been ever full of golden speech3 ,if words were lands1 your nephew would be rich4 ,luc4 ,widow1 believe 't1 ,i vow by my best bliss1 ,before these gentlemen1 ,i will give in ,the mortgage to my nephew instantly1 #hj ,before ,i sleep or eat4 #a ,gent4 friend to ,,lucre4 ,we 'll pawn our credits1 ,widow1 what he speaks shall be perform'd ,in fulness4 ,luc4 ,nay1 more2 ,i will estate him ,in farther blessings2 he shall be my heir2 ,i have no son2 #he ,i 'll bind myself to that condition4 ,cour4 ,when ,i shall hear this done1 ,i shall soon yield ,to reasonable terms4 ,luc4 ,in the mean season1 ,will you protest1 before these gentlemen1 #hi ,to keep yourself as you 're now at this present8 ,cour4 ,i do protest1 before these gentlemen1 ,i will be as clear then as ,i am now4 ,luc4 ,i do believe you4 ,here's your own honest servant1 ,i 'll take him along with me4 ,cour4 ,ay1 with all my heart4 ,luc4 ,he shall see all perform'd1 and bring you word4 #ie ,cour4 ,that 's all ,i wait for4 ,hoa4 ,what1 have you finisht1 ,master ,lucre8 ,ha1 ha1 ha1 ha6 ,luc4 ,so laugh1 ,hoard1 laugh at your poor enemy1 do2 ,the wind may turn1 you may be laught at too2 ,yes1 marry may you1 sir4--,ha1 ha1 ha6 #ajj ,exeunt ,,lucre1 ,gentlemen1 and ,host4 ,hoa4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 if every man that swells in malice ,could be reveng'd as happily as ,i1 ,he would choose hate1 and forswear amity4-- ,what did he say1 wife1 prithee8 ,cour4 ,faith1 spoke to ease his mind4 ,hoa4 ,o1 ,o1 ,o6 #aje ,cour4 ,you know now1 little to any purpose4 ,hoa4 ,true1 true1 true6 ,cour4 ,he would do mountains now4 ,hoa4 ,ay1 ay1 ay1 ay4 ,lam4 ,you 've struck him dead1 ,master ,hoard4 ,hoa4 ,and his nephew desperate4 ,hoa4 ,i know 't sirs1 ,i4 ,never did man so crush his enemy4 ,exeunt4 #aaj ,,scene ,,ii4#chff ,enter ,,lucre1 ,gentlemen1 and ,host1 meeting ,,sam ,,freedom4 ,luc4 ,my son-in-law1 ,sam ,freedom1 where 's my nephew8 ,free4 ,o man in lamentation1#chfg father4 ,luc4 ,how6 ,free4 ,he thumps his breast like a gallant dicer that has lost his doublet1 and stands 7#e7 in 's shirt to do penance4 ,luc4 ,alas1 poor gentleman6 ,free4 ,i warrant you may hear him sigh in a still evening to your house at ,highgate4 ,luc4 ,i prithee send him in4 #aj ,free4 ,were it to do a greater matter1 ,i will not stick with you1 sir1 in regard you married my mother4 ,exit4 ,luc4 ,sweet gentlemen1 cheer him up2 ,i will but fetch the mortgage and return to you 7#ae7 instantly4 ,exit4 #a ,gent4 ,we 'll do our best1 sir4--,see where he comes1 ,e'en joyless and regardless of all form4 ,enter ,,witgood4 #b ,gent4 ,why1 how now4 ,master ,witgood8 ,fie6 you a firm scholar1 and an understanding 7#bj7 gentleman1 and give your best parts to passion8#chfh #a ,gent4 ,come1 fie fie6 ,wit4 ,o1 gentlemen---- #a ,gent4 ,sorrow of me1 what a sigh was there1 sir6 #be ,nine such widows are not worth it4 ,wit4 ,to be borne from me by that lecher1 ,hoard6 #a ,gent4 ,that vengeance is your uncle's2 being done ,more in despite to him than wrong to you3 ,but we bring comfort now4 ,wit4 ,i beseech you1 gentlemen---- #cj #b ,gent4 ,cheer thyself1 man2 there 's hope of her1 i' faith4 ,wit4 ,too gladsome to be true4 ,re-enter ,,lucre4 ,luc4 ,nephew1 what cheer8 ,alas1 poor gentleman1 how art thou chang'd6 ,call thy fresh blood into thy cheeks again3 ,she comes4 ,wit4 ,nothing afflicts me so much1 #ce ,but that it is your adversary1 uncle1 ,and merely plotted in despite of you4 ,luc4 ,ay1 that 's it mads me1 spites me6 ,i 'll spend my wealth ere he shall carry her so1 because ,i know 't is only to spite me4 ,ay1 this 7#dj7 is it4 ,here1 nephew giving a paper1 before these kind gentlemen1 ,i deliver in your mortgage1 my promise to the widow2 see1 't is done4 ,be wise1 you 're once more master of your own4 ,the widow shall perceive now you are not 7#de7 altogether such a beggar as the world reputes you2 you can make shift to bring her to three hundred a-year1 sir4 #a ,gent4 ,by'rlady1 and that 's no toy1 sir4 ,luc4 ,a word1 nephew4 #ej #a ,gent4 to ,host4 ,now you may certify the widow4 ,luc4 ,you must conceive it aright1 nephew1 now2 ,to do you good ,i am content to do this4 ,wit4 ,i know it1 sir4 #ee ,luc4 ,but your own conscience can tell ,i had it ,dearly enough of you4 ,wit4 ,ay1 that 's most certain4 ,luc4 ,much money laid out1 beside many a journey ,to fetch the rent2 ,i hope you 'll think on 't1 nephew4 ,wit4 ,i were worse than a beast else1 i' faith4 ,luc4 ,although to blind the widow and the world1 #fa ,i out of policy do 't1 yet there 's a conscience1 nephew4 ,wit4 ,heaven forbid else6 ,luc4 ,when you are full possest1 ',t is nothing to return it4 ,wit4 ,alas1 a thing quickly done1 uncle6 #fe ,luc4 ,well said6 you know ,i give it you but in trust4 ,wit4 ,pray1 let me understand you rightly1 uncle3 ,you give it me but in trust8 ,luc4 ,no4 ,wit4 ,that is1 you trust me with it8 #gj ,luc4 ,true1 true4 ,wit4 ,aside4 ,but if ever ,i trust you with it again1 ,would ,i might be truss'd up for my labour6 ,luc4 ,you can all witness1 gentlemen2 and you1 sir yeoman8 #ge ,host4 ,my life for yours1 sir1 now1 ,i know my mistress's mind too well toward your nephew2 let things be in preparation2 and ,i 'll train her hither in most excellent fashion4 ,exit4 ,luc4 ,a good old boy6--,wife6 ,jenny6 #hj ,enter ,wife4 ,mis4 ,l4 ,what 's the news1 sir8 ,luc4 ,the wedding-day 's at hand3 prithee1 sweet wife1 express thy housewifery4 ,thou 'rt a fine cook1 ,i know 't2 thy first husband married thee out of an alderman's kitchen2 go 7#he7 to1 he rais'd thee for raising of paste4 ,what6 here 's none but friends2 most of our beginnings must be winkt at4--,gentlemen1 ,i invite you all to my nephew's wedding against ,thursday morning4 #ij #a ,gent4 ,with all our hearts1 and we shall joy to see ,your enemy so mockt4 ,luc4 ,he laught at me1 gentlemen2 ha1 ha1 ha6 ,exeunt all but ,,witgood4 ,wit4 ,he has no conscience1 faith1 would laugh at them3 ,they laugh at one another2 #ie ,who then can be so cruel8 ,troth1 not ,i2 ,i rather pity now1 than ought envy4 ,i do conceive such joy in mine own happiness1 ,i have no leisure yet to laugh at their follies4 ,thou soul of my estate1 ,i kiss thee6 #ajj ,to the mortgage4 ,i miss life's comfort when ,i miss thee ,o1 never will we part again1 ,until ,i leave the site of men6 ,we 'll ne'er trust conscience of our kin1 ,since cozenage brings that title in4 ,exit4 #aje ,,scene ,,iii4#chfi ,enter three ,creditors4 #a ,cred4 ,i 'll wait these seven hours but ,i 'll see him caught4 #b ,cred4 ,faith1 so will ,i4 #c ,cred4 ,hang him1 prodigal6 ,he's stript of the widow4 #e #a ,cred4 ,a' my troth1 she's the wiser2 she has made the happier choice3 and ,i wonder of what stuff those widows' hearts are made of1 that will marry unfledg'd boys before comely thrum-chinn'd#chgj gentlemen4 #aj ,enter ,boy4 ,boy4 ,news1 news1 news6 #a ,cred4 ,what1 boy8 ,boy4 ,the rioter is caught4 #a ,cred4 ,so1 so1 so1 so6 it warms me at the heart2 ,i love a' life to see dogs upon men4 #ae ,o1 here he comes4 ,enter ,,witgood1 with ,sergeants4 ,wit4 ,my last joy was so great1 it took away the sense of all future afflictions4 ,what a day is here o'ercast6 ,how soon a black tempest rises6 #a ,cred4 ,o1 we may speak with you now1 7#bj7 sir6 ,what 's become of your rich widow8 ,i think you may cast your cap at the widow1 may you not1 sir8 #b ,cred4 ,he a rich widow8 ,who1 a prodigal1 a daily rioter1 and a nightly vomiter8 ,he a 7#be7 widow of account8 ,he a hole i' th' ,counter4#chga ,wit4 ,you do well1 my masters1 to tyrannise over misery1 to afflict the afflicted2 't is a custom you have here amongst you2 ,i would wish you never leave it1 and ,i hope you 'll do as ,i bid you4 #ca #a ,cred4 ,come1 come1 sir1 what say you extempore now to your bill of a hundred pound8 ,a sweet debt for froating#chgb your doublets8 #b ,cred4 ,here 's mine of forty4 #ce #c ,cred4 ,here 's mine of fifty4 ,wit4 ,pray1 sirs1--you 'll give me breath8 #a ,cred4 ,no1 sir1 we 'll keep you out of breath still2 then we shall be sure you will not run away from us4 #dj ,wit4 ,will you but hear me speak8 #b ,cred4 ,you shall pardon us for that1 sir2 we know you have too fair a tongue of your own2 you overcame us too lately1 a shame take you6 ,we are like to lose all that for want of witnesses2 7#de7 we dealt in policy then3 always when we strive to be most politic we prove most coxcombs3 non plus ultra ,i perceive by us1 we 're not ordain'd to thrive by wisdom1 and therefore we must be content to be tradesmen4 #ej ,wit4 ,give me but reasonable time1 and ,i protest ,i 'll make you ample satisfaction4 #a ,cred4 ,do you talk of reasonable time to us8 ,wit4 ',t is true1 beasts know no reasonable time4 #ef #b ,cred4 ,we must have either money or carcass4 ,wit4 ,alas1 what good will my carcass do you8 #c ,cred4 ,o1 't is a secret delight we have 7#fj7 amongst us6 ,we that are us'd to keep birds in cages1 have the heart to keep men in prison1 ,i warrant you4 ,wit4 ,aside4 ,i perceive ,i must crave a tittle more aid from my wits3 do but make shift for 7#fe7 me this once1 and ,i 'll forswear ever to trouble you in the like fashion hereafter2 ,i 'll have better employment for you1 an ,i live4--,you 'll give me leave1 my masters1 to make trial of my friends1 and raise all means ,i can8 #gj #a ,cred4 ,that 's our desires1 sir4 ,enter ,,host4 ,host4 ,master ,witgood4 ,wit4 ,o1 art thou come8 ,host4 ,may ,i speak one word with you in private1 sir8 #ge ,wit4 ,no1 by my faith1 canst thou2 ,i am in hell here1 and the devils will not let me come to thee4 #a ,cred4 ,do you call us devils8 ,you shall find us puritans4--,bear him away2 let 7#hj7 'em talk as they go3 we 'll not stand to hear 'em4--,ah1 sir1 am ,i a devil8 ,i shall think the better of myself as long as ,i live3 a devil1 i'faith6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#chgc ,enter ,,hoard4 ,hoa4 ,what a sweet blessing hast thou1 ,master ,hoard1 above a multitude6 ,wilt thou never be thankful8 ,how dost thou think to be blest another time8 ,or dost thou count this the full measure of thy happiness8 ,by my troth1 ,i 7#e7 think thou dost3 not only a wife large in possessions1 but spacious in content2 she 's rich1 she 's young1 she 's fair1 she 's wise4 ,when ,i wake1 ,i think of her lands--that revives me2 when ,i go to bed1 ,i dream of her beauty--and that 's #aj enough for me3 she's worth four hundred a-year in her very smock1 if a man knew how to use it4 ,but the journey will be all1 in troth1 into the country2 to ride to her lands in state and order following2 my brother1 and other worshipful 7#ae7 gentlemen1 whose companies ,i ha' sent down for already1 to ride along with us in their goodly decorum beards1 their broad velvet cassocks1 and chains of gold twice or thrice double2 against which time ,i 'll entertain some ten #bj men of mine own into liveries1 all of occupations or qualities2 ,i will not keep an idle man about me3 the sight of which will so vex my adversary ,lucre--for we 'll pass by his door a' purpose1 make a little stand for the nonce1 and have 7#be7 our horses curvet before the window--certainly he will never endure it1 but run up and hang himself presently4 ,enter ,servant4 ,how now1 sirrah1 what news8 ,any that offer their service to me yet8 #cj ,ser4 ,yes1 sir1 there are some i' th' hall that wait for your worship's liking1 and desire to be entertain'd4 ,hoa4 ,are they of occupation8 ,ser4 ,they are men fit for your worship1 sir4 #ce ,hoa4 ,sayest so8 ,send 'em all in4 ,exit ,servant4--,to see ten men ride after me in watchet#chgd liveries1 with orange-tawny capes1--'t will cut his comb1 i' faith4 ,enter ,all ,tailor1 ,barber1 ,perfumer1 ,falconer1 and ,huntsman4 ,how now8 ,of what occupation are you1 sir8 #dj ,tai4 ,a tailor1 an 't please your worship4 ,hoa4 ,a tailor8 ,o1 very good3 you shall serve to make all the liveries4--,what are you1 sir8 ,bar4 ,a barber1 sir4 ,hoa4 ,a barber8 very needful3 you shall shave all the house1 and1 if need require1 stand for 7#df7 a reaper i' th' summer time4--,you1 sir8 ,per4 ,a perfumer4 ,hoa4 ,i smelt you before4 ,perfumers1 of all men1 had need carry themselves uprightly2 7#ej7 for if they were once knaves1 they would be smelt out quickly4--,to you1 sir8 ,fal4 ,a falconer1 an 't please your worship4 ,hoa4 ,sa ho1 sa ho1 sa ho6#chge--;,and you1 sir8 ,hunt4 ,a huntsman1 sir4 #ee ,hoa4 ,there1 boy1 there1 boy1 there1 boy6#chgf ,i am not so old but ,i have pleasant days to come4 ,i promise1 you1 my masters1 ,i take such a good liking to you1 that ,i entertain you all2 ,i put you already into my countenance1 and you 7#fj7 shall be shortly in my livery2 but especially you two1 my jolly falconer and my bonny huntsman2 we shall have most need of you at my wife's manor-houses i' th' country2 there's goodly parks and champion#chgg grounds for you2 we 7#fe7 shall have all our sports within ourselves2 all the gentlemen a' th' country shall be beholding to us and our pastimes4 ,fal4 ,and we 'll make your worship admire1 sir4 #gj ,hoa4 ,sayest thou so8 ,do but make me admire1 and thou shall want for nothing4--,my tailor4 ,tai4 ,anon1 sir4 ,hoa4 ,go presently in hand with the liveries4 #ge ,tai4 ,i will1 sir4 ,hoa4 ,my barber4 ,bar4 ,here1 sir4 ,hoa4 ,make 'em all trim fellows1 louse 'em well1--especially my huntsman1--and cut 7#hj7 all their beards of the ,polonian fashion4--,my perfumer4 ,per4 ,under your nose1 sir4 ,hoa4 ,cast a better savour upon the knaves1 to take away the scent of my tailor's feet1 and my barber's lotium-water4 #hf ,per4 ,it shall be carefully perform'd1 sir4 ,hoa4 ,but you1 my falconer and huntsman1 the welcom'st men alive1 i' faith6 ,hunt4 ,and we 'll show you that1 sir1 shall 7#ij7 deserve your worship's favour4 ,hoa4 ,i prithee1 show me that4--,go1 you knaves all1 and wash your lungs i' th' buttery1 go4 ,exeunt ,tailor1 ,barber1 c4--,by th' mass1 and well rememb'red6 ,i 'll ask my wife 7#ie7 that question4--,wife1 ,mistress ,jane ,hoard6 ,enter ,courtesan1 alter'd in apparel4 ,cour4 ,sir1 would you with me8 ,hoa4 ,i would but know1 sweet wife1 which might stand best to thy liking1 to have the wedding dinner kept here or i' th' country8 #ajj ,cour4 ,hum3--faith1 sir1 't would like me better here2 here you were married1 here let all rites be ended4 ,hoa4 ,could a marquesse#chgh give a better answer8 ,hoard1 bear thy head aloft1 thou 'st a wife will advance it4 #ajf ,enter ,host with a letter4 ,what haste comes here now8 ,yea1 a letter8 ,some dreg of my adversary's malice4 ,come hither2 what 's the news8 #aji ,host4 ,a thing that concerns my mistress1 sir4 ,giving a letter to ,courtesan4 ,hoa4 ,why then it concerns me1 knave4 ,host4 ,ay1 and you1 knave1 too 7cry your worship mercy74 ,you are both like to come into trouble1 ,i promise you1 sir2 a pre-contract4#chgi ,hoa4 ,how8 a pre-contract1 sayest thou8 #aae ,host4 ,i fear they have too much proof on 't1 sir3 old ,lucre1 he runs mad up and down1 and will to law as fast as he can2 young ,witgood laid hold on by his creditors1 he exclaims 7#aai7 upon you a' t' other side1 says you have wrought his undoing by the injurious detaining of his contract4 ,hoa4 ,body a' me6 ,host4 ,he will have utmost satisfaction3 ,the law shall give him recompense1 he says4 #abe ,cour4 ,aside4 ,alas1 his creditors so merciless6 my state being yet uncertain1 ,i deem it not unconscionable to further him4 ,host4 ,true1 sir4 ,hoa4 ,wife1 what says that letter8 ,let me construe it4 #aca ,cour4 ,curst be my rash and unadvised words6 ,tears the letter and stamps on it4 ,i 'll set my foot upon my tongue4 ,and tread my inconsiderate grant to dust4 ,hoa4 ,wife---- #ace ,host4 ,aside4 ,a pretty shift1 i' faith6 ,i commend a woman when she can make away a letter from her husband handsomely1 and this was cleanly done1 by my troth4 ,cour4 ,i did1 sir2 #adj ,some foolish words ,i must confess did pass1 ,which now litigiously he fastens on me4 ,hoa4 ,of what force8 ,let me examine 'em4 ,cour4 ,too strong1 ,i fear3 would ,i were well freed of him6 #ade ,hoa4 ,shall ,i compound8 ,cour4 ,no1 sir1 ,i 'd have it done some nobler way ,of your side2 ,i 'd have you come off with honour2 ,let baseness keep with them4 ,why1 have you not ,the means1 sir8 ,the occasion's offer'd you4 #aej ,hoa4 ,where1 how1 dear wife8 ,cour4 ,he is now caught by his creditors2 the slave's needy2 his debts petty2 he 'll rather bind himself to all inconveniences than rot in prison2 by this only means you may get a release from him4 ',t is not yet come to his uncle's 7#aef7 hearing2 send speedily for the creditors2 by this time he 's desperate2 he 'll set his hand to anything3 take order for his debts1 or discharge 'em quite3 a pax on him1 let 's be rid of a rascal6 #afa ,hoa4 ,excellent6 ,thou dost astonish me1--,go1 run1 make haste2 ,bring both the creditors and ,witgood hither4 ,host4 ,aside4 ,this will be some revenge yet4 ,exit4 ,hoa4 ,in the mean space ,i 'll have a release drawn4-- #aff ,within there6 ,enter ,servant4 ,ser4 ,sir8 ,hoa4 ,sirrah1 come take direction2 go to my scrivener4 ,cour4 ,aside1 while ,,hoard gives directions to the ,servant4 ,i 'm yet like those whose riches lie in dreams1 #agj ,if ,i be wakt1 they 're false2 such is my fate1 ,who venture deeper than the desperate state4 ,though ,i have sinn'd1 yet could ,i become new1 ,for where ,i once vow1 ,i am ever true4 ,hoa4 ,away1 despatch1 on my displeasure quickly4 #age ,exit ,servant4 ,happy occasion6 pray ,heaven he be in the right vein now to set his hand to 't1 that nothing alter him2 grant that all his follies may meet in him at once1 to besot him enough6 ,i pray for him1 i' faith1 and here he comes4 #ahj ,enter ,,witgood and ,creditors4 ,wit4 ,what would you with me now1 my uncle's spiteful adversary8 ,hoa4 ,nay1 ,i am friends4 ,wit4 ,ay1 when your mischief 's spent4 ,hoa4 ,i heard you were arrested4 ,wit4 ,well1 what then8 ,you will pay none of my debts1 ,i am sure4 #ahe ,hoa4 ,a wise man cannot tell2 ,there may be those conditions 'greed upon ,may move me to do much4 ,wit4 ,ay1 when8-- ',t is thou1 perjured woman6 7,o1 no name ,is vile enough to match thy treachery67 #aij ,that art the cause of my confusion4 ,cour4 ,out1 you penurious slave6 ,hoa4 ,nay1 wife1 you are too froward2 ,let him alone2 give losers leave to talk4 ,wit4 ,shall ,i remember thee of another promise ,far stronger than the first8 ,cour4 ,i 'd fain know that4 #aie ,wit4 ',t would call shame to thy cheeks4 ,cour4 ,shame6 ,wit4 ,hark in your ear4--,they converse apart4 ,will he come off1 think'st thou1 and pay my debts roundly8 ,cour4 ,doubt nothing2 there's a release a-drawing and all1 to which you must set your hand4 #bja ,wit4 ,excellent6 ,cour4 ,but methinks1 i' faith1 you might have made some shift to discharge this yourself1 having in the mortgage1 and never have burd'ned my conscience with it4 #bjf ,wit4 ,a' my troth1 ,i could not1 for my creditors' cruelties extend to the present4 ,cour4 ,no more4-- ,why1 do your worst for that1 ,i defy you4 #baj ,wit4 ,you 're impudent3 ,i 'll call up witnesses4 ,cour4 ,call up thy wits1 for thou hast been devoted ,to follies a long time4 ,hoa4 ,wife1 you 're too bitter4-- ,master ,witgood1 and you1 my masters1 you shall hear a mild speech come from me now1 and 7#bae7 this it is3 't has been my fortune1 gentlemen1 to have an extraordinary blessing poured upon me a' late1 and here she stands2 ,i have wedded her1 and bedded her1 and yet she is little the worse4 ,some foolish words she hath past to you in the country1 and some peevish#chhj debts you 7#bba7 owe here in the city2 set the hare's head to the goose-giblet1#chha release you her of her words1 and ,i 'll release you of your debts1 sir4 ,wit4 ,would you so8 ,i thank you for that1 sir3 ,i cannot blame you1 i' faith4 #bbf ,hoa4 ,why1 are not debts better than words1 sir8 ,wit4 ,are not words promises1 and are not promises debts1 sir8 #bcj ,hoa4 ,aside4 ,he plays at back-racket#chhb with me4 #a ,cred4 ,come hither1 ,master ,witgood1 come hither2 be rul'd by fools once4 #b ,cred4 ,we are citizens1 and know what belongs to 't4 #bcf #a ,cred4 ,take hold of his offer3 pax on her1 let her go4 ,if your debts were once discharg'd1 ,i would help you to a widow myself worth ten of her4 #bdj #c ,cred4 ,mass1 partner1 and now you remember me on 't1 there 's ,master ,mulligrub's sister newly fallen a widow4 #a ,cred4 ,cuds me1 as pat as can be6 ,there 's a widow left for you2 ten thousand in money1 beside plate1 jewels1 et cetera3 ,i warrant it a 7#bdf7 match2 we can do all in all with her4 ,prithee1 despatch2 we 'll carry thee to her presently4 ,wit4 ,my uncle will ne'er endure me when he shall hear ,i set my hand to a release4 #bej #b ,cred4 ,hark1 ,i 'll tell thee a trick for that4 ,i have spent five hundred pound in suits in my time1 ,i should be wise4 ,thou 'rt now a prisoner2 make a release2 take 't of my word1 whatsoever a man makes as long as he is in 7#bee7 durance1 't is nothing in law1 not thus much4 ,snaps his fingers4 ,wit4 ,say you so1 sir8 #c ,cred4 ,i have paid for 't2 ,i know 't4 ,wit4 ,proceed then2 ,i consent4 #c ,cred4 ,why1 well said4 #bfj ,hoa4 ,how now1 my masters1 what have you done with him8 #a ,cred4 ,with much ado1 sir1 we have got him to consent4 ,hoa4 ,ah--a--a6 and what come his debts to now8 #bff #a ,cred4 ,some eight score odd pounds1 sir4 ,hoa4 ,naw1 naw1 naw1 naw1 naw6 tell me the second time2 give me a lighter sum4 ,they are but desperate debts1 you know2 ne'er call'd #bgj in but upon such an accident2 a poor1 needy knave1 he would starve and rot in prison4 ,come1 come1 you shall have ten shillings in the pound1 and the sum down roundly4 #a ,cred4 ,you must make it a mark1 sir4 #bge ,hoa4 ,go to then1 tell your money in the meantime2 you shall find little less there4 ,giving them money4--,come1 ,master ,witgood1 you are so unwilling to do yourself good now6 ,enter ,scrivener4 ,welcome1 honest scrivener4--,now you shall hear the release read4 #bha ,scri4 reads4 ,be it known to all men1 by these presents1 that ,i1 ,theodorus ,witgood1 gentleman1 sole nephew to ,pecunius ,lucre1 having unjustly made title and claim to one 7#bhe7 ,jane ,medler1 late widow of ,anthony ,medler1 and now wife to ,walkadine ,hoard1 in consideration of a competent sum of money to discharge my debts1 do for ever hereafter disclaim any title1 right1 estate1 or interest in or to 7#bij7 the said widow1 late in the occupation of the said ,anthony ,medler1 and now in the occupation of ,walkadine ,hoard2 as also neither to lay claim by virtue of any former contract1 grant1 promise1 or demise1 to any of her 7#bie7 manors1 manor-houses1 parks1 groves1 meadowgrounds1 arable lands1 barns1 stacks1 stables1 dove-holes1 and coney-burrows2 together with all her cattle1 money1 plate1 jewels1 borders1 chains1 bracelets1 furnitures1 hangings1 #cjj moveables or immoveables4 ,in witness whereof1 ,i the said ,theodorus ,witgood1 have interchangeably set to my hand and seal before these presents1 the day and date above written4 ,wit4 ,what a precious fortune hast thou slipt here1 like a beast as thou art6 #cjf ,hoa4 ,come1 unwilling heart1 come4 ,wit4 ,well1 ,master ,hoard1 give me the pen2 ,i see ',t is vain to quarrel with our destiny4 ,signs the paper4 ,hoa4 ,o1 as vain a thing as can be6 you 7#caj7 cannot commit a greater absurdity1 sir4 ,so1 so2 give me that hand now2 before all these presents1 ,i am friends for ever with thee4 ,wit4 ,troth1 and it were pity of my heart now1 if ,i should bear you any grudge1 i' faith4 #cae ,hoa4 ,content3 ,i 'll send for thy uncle against the wedding dinner2 we will be friends once again4 ,wit4 ,i hope to bring it to pass myself1 sir4 ,hoa4 ,how now8 ,is 't right1 my masters8 #cbj #a ,cred4 ',t is something wanting1 sir2 yet it shall be sufficient4 ,hoa4 ,why1 well said2 a good conscience makes a fine show now-a-days4 ,come1 my masters1 you shall all taste of my wine ere you depart4 #cbf ,all4 ,we follow you1 sir4 ,exeunt ,,hoard and ,scrivener4 ,wit4 ,aside4 ,i 'll try these fellows now4--,a word1 sir3 what1 will you carry me to that widow now8 #ccj #a ,cred4 ,why1 do you think we were in earnest1 i' faith8 ,carry you to a rich widow8 ,we should get much credit by that3 a noted rioter6 a contemptible prodigal6 ',t was a trick we have amongst us to get in our money3 fare you well1 sir4 ,exeunt ,creditors4 #ccf ,wit4 ,farewell1 and be hang'd1 you short pig-hair'd1 ram-headed rascals6 ,he that believes in you shall ne'er be sav'd1 ,i warrant him4 ,by this new league ,i shall have some access unto my love4 #cda ,,joyce appears above4 ,joyce4 ,master ,witgood6 ,wit4 ,my life6 ,joyce4 ,meet me presently2 that note directs you throws him a letter3 ,i would not be suspected4 7#cde7 ,our happiness attends us3 farewell4 ,wit4 ,a word 's enough4 ,exeunt severally4 ,,scene ,v4#chhc ,,dampit the usurer in his bed2 ,,audrey spinning by2 ,boy4 ,aud4 singing4 ,let the usurer cram him1 in interest that excel1 ,there 's pits enow to damn him1 before he comes to hell2 ,in ,holborn some1 in ,fleet ,street some1 ,where'er he come there 's some1 there 's some4 ,dam4 ,trahe1 trahito1 draw the curtain2 give me a sip of sack more4 #f ,while he drinks1 enter ,gentlemen1 ,,lamprey and ,,spichcock4 ,lam4 ,look you2 did not ,i tell you he lay like the devil in chains1 when he was bound for a thousand year8 ,spi4 ,but ,i think the devil had no steel 7#aj7 bedstaffs2 he goes beyond him for that4 ,lam4 ,nay1 do but mark the conceit of his drinking2 one must wipe his mouth for him with a muckinder1#chhd do you see1 sir8 ,spi4 ,is this the sick trampler8 ,why1 he 7#ae7 is only bed-rid with drinking4 ,lam4 ,true1 sir4 ,he spies us4 ,dam4 ,what1 ,sir ,tristram8 ,you come and see a weak man here1 a very weak man4 ,lam4 ,if you be weak in body1 you should 7#bj7 be strong in prayer1 sir4 ,dam4 ,o1 ,i have prayed too much1 poor man6 ,lam4 ,there 's a taste of his soul for you6 ,spi4 ,faugh1 loathsome6 ,lam4 ,i come to borrow a hundred pound 7#be7 of you1 sir4 ,dam4 ,alas1 you come at an ill time6 ,i cannot spare it i' faith2 ,i ha' but two thousand i' th' house4 ,aud4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 #cj ,dam4 ,out1 you gernative#chhe quean1 the mullipood#chhe of villany1 the spinner of concupiscency6 ,enter ,,sir ,,launcelot and other ,gentlemen4 ,sir ,l4 ,yea1 gentlemen1 are you here before us8 ,how is he now8 ,lam4 ,faith1 the same man still3 the tavern 7#ce7 bitch has bit him i' the head#chhf4 ,sir ,l4 ,we shall have the better sport with him3 peace4--,and how cheers ,master ,dampit now8 ,dam4 ,o1 my bosom4 ,sir ,launcelot1 how cheer ,i6 ,thy presence is restorative4 #da ,sir ,l4 ,but ,i hear a great complaint of you1 ,master ,dampit1 among gallants4 ,dam4 ,i am glad of that1 i' faith3 prithee1 what8 #de ,sir ,l4 ,they say you are wax'd proud a' late1 and if a friend visit you in the afternoon1 you 'll scarce know him4 ,dam4 ,fie1 fie2 proud8 ,i cannot remember any such thing3 sure ,i was drunk then4 #ej ,sir ,l4 ,think you so1 sir8 ,dam4 ,there 't was1 i' faith2 nothing but the pride of the sack2 and so certify 'em4--,fetch sack1 sirrah4 ,boy4 ,a vengeance sack you once6 #ee ,exit1 and returns presently with sack4 ,aud4 ,why1 ,master ,dampit1 if you hold on as you begin1 and lie a little longer1 you need not take care how to dispose your wealth2 you 'll make the vintner your heir4 #ei ,dam4 ,out1 you babliaminy1 you unfeathered1 cremitoried quean1 you cullisance of scabiosity6 ,aud4 ,good words1 ,master ,dampit1 to speak before a maid and a virgin6 ,dam4 ,hang thy virginity upon the pole of carnality6 #fe ,aud4 ,sweet terms6 ,my mistress shall know 'em4 ,lam4 ,note but the misery of this usuring slave3 here he lies1 like a noisome dunghill1 full of the poison of his drunken blasphemies2 7#gj7 and they to whom he bequeaths all1 grudge him the very meat that feeds him1 the very pillow that eases him4 ,here may a usurer behold his end4 ,what profits it to be a slave in this world1 and a devil i' th' next8 #ge ,dam4 ,sir ,launcelot1 let me buss#chhg thee1 ,sir ,launcelot2 thou art the only friend that ,i honour and respect4 ,sir ,l4 ,i thank you for that1 ,master ,dampit4 ,dam4 ,farewell1 my bosom ,sir ,launcelot4 #hj ,sir ,l4 ,gentlemen1 an you love me1 let me step behind you1 and one of you fall a-talking of me to him4 ,lam4 ,content4--,master ,dampit---- ,dam4 ,so1 sir4 #he ,lam4 ,here came ,sir ,launcelot to see you e'en now4 ,dam4 ,hang him1 rascal6 ,lam4 ,who8 ,sir ,launcelot8 ,dam4 ,pythagorical rascal6 #ij ,lam4 ,pythagorical8 ,dam4 ,ay1 he changes his cloak when he meets a sergeant4 ,sir ,l4 ,what a rogue 's this6 ,lam4 ,i wonder you can rail at him1 sir2 7#ie7 he comes in love to see you4 ,dam4 ,a louse for his love6 his father was a comb-maker2 ,i have no need of his crawling love4 ,he comes to have longer day1#chhh the superlative rascal6 #ajj ,sir ,l4 ',sfoot1 ,i can no longer endure the rogue6--,master ,dampit1 ,i come to take my leave once again1 sir4 ,dam4 ,who8 my dear and kind ,sir ,launcelot1 the only gentleman of ,england8 ,let me hug thee2 farewell1 and a thousand4 #ajf ,lam4 ,compos'd of wrongs and slavish flatteries6 ,sir ,l4 ,nay1 gentlemen1 he shall show you more tricks yet2 ,i 'll give you another taste 7#aaj7 of him4 ,lam4 ,is 't possible8 ,sir ,l4 ,his memory is upon departing4 ,dam4 ,another cup of sack6 #aad ,sir ,l4 ,mass1 then 't will be quite gone6 ,before he drink that1 tell him there 's a country client come up1 and here attends for his learned advice4 ,lam4 ,enough4 ,dam4 ,one cup more1 and then let the bell 7#abj7 toll3 ,i hope ,i shall be weak enough by that time4 ,lam4 ,master ,dampit---- ,dam4 ,is the sack spouting8 ,lam4 ',t is coming forward1 sir4 ,here 's 7#abe7 a countryman1 a client of yours1 waits for your deep and profound advice1 sir4 ,dam4 ,a coxcombry1 where is he8 ,let him approach3 set me up a peg higher4 ,lam4 to ,,sir ,,laun4 ,you must draw near1 sir4 #aca ,dam4 ,now1 good man fooliaminy1 what say you to me now8 ,sir ,l4 ,please your good worship1 ,i am a poor man1 sir---- #ace ,dam4 ,what make you in my chamber then8 ,sir ,l4 ,i would entreat your worship's device#chhi in a just and honest cause1 sir4 ,dam4 ,i meddle with no such matters2 ,i refer 'em to ,master ,no-man's office4 #adj ,sir ,l4 ,i had but one house left me in all the world1 sir1 which was my father's1 my grandfather's1 my great-grandfather's1 and now a villain has unjustly wrung me out1 and took possession on 't4 #ade ,dam4 ,has he such feats8 ,thy best course is to bring thy ejectione firmae1 and in seven year thou mayst shove him out by the law4 ,sir ,l4 ,alas1 an 't please your worship1 ,i have small friends and less money6 #aej ,dam4 ,hoyday6 this gear will fadge well4#chij ,hast no money8 ,why1 then1 my advice is1 thou must set fire a' th' house1 and so get him out4 ,lam4 ,that will break strife1 indeed4 #aee ,sir ,l4 ,i thank your worship for your hot counsel1 sir4--,altering but my voice a little1 you see he knew me not3 you may observe by this1 that a drunkard's memory holds longer in the voice than in the person4 ,but1 gentlemen1 7#afj7 shall ,i show you a sight8 ,behold the little dive-dapper#chia of damnation1 ,gulf the usurer1 for his time worse than t'other4 ,enter ,,hoard with ,,gulf4 ,lam4 ,what 's he comes with him8 ,sir ,l4 ,why1 ,hoard1 that married lately 7#afe7 the ,widow ,medler4 ,lam4 ,o1 ,i cry you mercy1 sir4 ,hoa4 ,now1 gentlemen visitants1 how does ,master ,dampit8 #afi ,sir ,l4 ,faith1 here he lies1 e'en drawing in1 sir1 good canary as fast as he can1 sir2 a very weak creature1 truly1 he is almost past memory4 ,hoa4 ,fie1 ,master ,dampit6 you lie lazing a-bed here1 and ,i come to invite you to my 7#age7 wedding-dinner3 up1 up1 up6 ,dam4 ,who 's this8 ,master ,hoard8 ,who hast thou married1 in the name of foolery8 ,hoa4 ,a rich widow4 ,dam4 ,a ,dutch widow8#chib #ahj ,hoa4 ,a rich widow2 one ,widow ,medler4 ,dam4 ,medler8 ,she keeps open house4 ,hoa4 ,she did1 ,i can tell you1 in her t'other husband's days2 open house for all comers2 horse and man was welcome1 and room enough for 'em all4 #ahf ,dam4 ,there 's too much for thee1 then2 thou mayst let out some to thy neighbours4 ,gulf4 ,what1 hung alive in chains8 ,o spectacle6 bed-staffs of steel8 ,o monstrum horrendum1 7#aij7 informe1 ingens1 cui lumen ademptum6#chic ,o ,dampit1 ,dampit1 here 's a just judgment shown upon usury1 extortion1 and trampling villany6 ,sir ,l4 ,this is excellent1 thief rails upon 7#aie7 the thief6 ,gulf4 ,is this the end of cut-throat usury1 brothel1 and blasphemy8 ,now mayst thou see what race a usurer runs4 ,dam4 ,why1 thou rogue of universality1 7#bjj7 do not ,i know thee8 ,thy sound is like the cuckoo1 the ,welsh ambassador2#chid thou cowardly slave1 that offers to fight with a sick man when his weapon 's down6 ,rail upon me in my naked#chie bed8 ,why1 thou great ,lucifer's #bje little vicar6 ,i am not so weak but ,i know a knave at first sight4 ,thou inconscionable rascal6 thou that goest upon ,middlesex juries1 and wilt make haste to give up thy verdict because thou wilt not lose thy dinner6 ,are 7#baj7 you answered8 ,gulf4 ,an 't were not for shame---- ,draws his dagger4 ,dam4 ,thou wouldst be hang'd then4 ,lam4 ,nay1 you must exercise patience1 ,master ,gulf1 always in a sick man's chamber4 #bae ,sir ,l4 ,he 'll quarrel with none1 ,i warrant you1 but those that are bed-rid4 ,dam4 ,let him come1 gentlemen1 ,i am arm'd3 reach my close-stool hither4 ,sir ,l4 ,here will be a sweet fray anon3 7#bbj7 ,i'll leave you1 gentlemen4 ,lam4 ,nay1 we 'll go along with you4--,master ,gulf---- ,gulf4 ,hang him1 usuring rascal6 ,sir ,l4 ,pish1 set your strength to his1 your 7#bbe7 wit to his6 ,aud4 ,pray1 gentlemen1 depart2 his hour 's come upon him4--,sleep in my bosom1 sleep4 ,sir ,l4 ,nay1 we have enough of him1 i' faith2 keep him for the house4 #bcj ,now make your best3 ,for thrice his wealth ,i would not have his breast4 ,gulf4 ,a little thing would make me beat him now he 's asleep4 ,sir ,l4 ,mass1 then 't will be a pitiful day 7#bce7 when he wakes3 ,i would be loath to see that day3 come4 ,gulf4 ,you overrule me1 gentlemen1 i' faith4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#chif ,enter ,,lucre and ,,witgood4 ,wit4 ,nay1 uncle1 let me prevail with you so much3 ,i' faith1 go1 now he has invited you4 ,luc4 ,i shall have great joy there when he has borne away the widow6 ,wit4 ,why1 la1 ,i thought where ,i should 7#e7 find you presently4 ,uncle1 a' my troth1 't is nothing so4 ,luc4 ,what 's nothing so1 sir8 ,is not he married to the widow8 ,wit4 ,no1 by my troth1 is he not1 uncle4 #aj ,luc4 ,how8 ,wit4 ,will you have the truth on 't8 ,he is married to a whore1 i' faith4 ,luc4 ,i should laugh at that4 ,wit4 ,uncle1 let me perish in your favour 7#ae7 if you find it not so2 and that 't is ,i that have married the honest woman4 ,luc4 ,ha6 ,i 'd walk ten mile 'a foot to see that1 i' faith4 ,wit4 ,and see 't you shall1 or ,i 'll ne'er see 7#bj7 you again4 ,luc4 ,a quean1 i' faith8 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#chig ,enter ,,hoard1 tasting wine1 ,host following in a livery cloak4 ,hoa4 ,pup1 pup1 pup1 pup1 ,i like not this wine3 is there never a better tierce in the house8 ,host4 ,yes1 sir1 there are as good tierces in the house as any are in ,england4 #e ,hoa4 ,desire your mistress1 you knave1 to taste 'em all over2 she has best skill4 ,host4 ,aside4 ,has she so8 ,the better for her1 and the worse for you4 ,exit4 ,hoa4 ,arthur6 #aj ,enter ,,arthur4 ,is the cupboard of plate set out8 ,arth4 ,all 's in order1 sir4 ,exit4 ,hoa4 ,i am in love with my liveries every time ,i think on 'em2 they make a gallant show1 by my troth4 ,niece6 #ae ,enter ,,joyce4 ,joyce4 ,do you call1 sir8 ,hoa4 ,prithee1 show a little diligence1 and overlook the knaves a little2 they 'll filch and steal to-day1 and send whole pasties home to their wives2 an thou be'st a good niece1 do 7#bj7 not see me purloin'd4 ,joyce4 ,fear it not1 sir--,aside4 ,i have cause3 though the feast be prepared for you1 yet it serves fit for my wedding-dinner too4 ,exit4 ,enter two ,gentlemen ,,lamprey and ,,spichcock4 ,hoa4 ,master ,lamprey and ,master ,spichcock1 7#be7 two the most welcome gentlemen alive6 ,your fathers and mine were all free a' th' fishmongers4#chih ,lam4 ,they were indeed1 sir4 ,you see bold guests1 sir2 soon entreated4 #cj ,hoa4 ,and that 's best1 sir4 ,enter ,servant4 ,how now1 sirrah8 ,ser4 ,there's a coach come to th' door1 sir4 ,exit4 ,hoa4 ,my ,lady ,foxtone1 a' my life6--,mistress ,jane ,hoard6 wife6--,mass1 't is her ladyship 7#ce7 indeed6 ,enter ,,lady ,,foxtone4 ,madam1 you are welcome to an unfurnisht house1 dearth of cheer1 scarcity of attendance4 ,l4 ,fox4 ,you are pleas'd to make the worst1 sir4 #dj ,hoa4 ,wife6 ,enter ,courtesan4 ,l4 ,fox4 ,is this your wife8 ,hoa4 ,yes1 madam4--,salute my ,lady ,foxtone4 ,cour4 ,please you1 madam1 awhile to taste 7#de7 the air in the garden8 ,l4 ,fox4 ',t will please us well4 ,exeunt ,l4 ,,foxtone and ,courtesan4 ,hoa4 ,who would not wed8 ,the most delicious life6 ,no joys are like the comforts of a wife4 #di ,lam4 ,so we bachelors think1 that are not troubled with them4 ,re-enter ,servant4 ,ser4 ,your worship's brother1 with other ancient gentlemen1 are newly alighted1 sir4 ,exit4 ,hoa4 ,master ,onesiphorus ,hoard8 ,why1 now our company begins to come in4 #ee ,enter ,,onesiphorus ,,hoard1 ,,limber1 and ,,kix4 ,my dear and kind brother1 welcome1 i' faith4 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,you see we are men at an hour1 brother4 ,hoa4 ,ay1 ,i 'll say that for you1 brother2 you keep as good an hour to come to a feast as 7#fj7 any gentleman in the shire4--,what1 old ,master ,limber and ,master ,kix6 ,do we meet1 i' faith1 jolly gentlemen8 ,lim4 ,we hope you lack guests1 sir8 #fd ,hoa4 ,o1 welcome1 welcome6 ,we lack still such guests as your worships4 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,ah1 sirrah brother1 have you catcht up ,widow ,medler8 ,hoa4 ,from 'em all1 brother2 and ,i may tell you ,i had mighty enemies1 those that stuck 7#gj7 sore3 old ,lucre is a sore fox1 ,i can tell you1 brother4 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,where is she8 ,i 'll go seek her out2 ,i long to have a smack at her lips4 #gd ,hoa4 ,and most wishfully1#chii brother1 see where she comes4 ,re-enter ,courtesan and ,,lady ,,foxtone4 ,give her a smack now we may hear it all the house over4 7,courtesan and ,o4 ,hoard turn back47 ,cour4 ,o ,heaven1 ,i am betray'd6 ,i know that face4 #hj ,hoa4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 why1 how now8 ,are you both asham'd8--,come1 gentlemen1 we 'll look another way4 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,nay1 brother1 hark you3 come1 you're dispos'd to be merry4 #he ,hoa4 ,why do we meet else1 man8 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,that's another matter3 ,i was ne'er so 'fraid in my life but that you had been in earnest4 ,hoa4 ,how mean you1 brother8 #ij ,o4 ,hoa4 ,you said she was your wife4 ,hoa4 ,did ,i so8 ,by my troth1 and so she is4 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,by your troth1 brother8 ,hoa4 ,what reason have ,i to dissemble 7#id7 with my friends1 brother8 ,if marriage can make her mine1 she is mine4 ,why---- ,o4 ,hoa4 ,troth1 ,i am not well of a sudden4 ,i must crave pardon1 brother2 ,i came to see you1 but ,i cannot stay dinner1 i' faith4 ,hoa4 ,i hope you will not serve me so1 brother8 #aja ,lim4 ,by your leave1 ,master ,hoard---- ,hoa4 ,what now8 what now8 ,pray1 gentlemen3--you were wont to show yourselves wise men4 #aje ,lim4 ,but you have shown your folly too much here4 ,hoa4 ,how8 ,kix4 ,fie1 fie6 a man of your repute and name6 ,you'll feast your friends1 but cloy 'em first with shame4 ,hoa4 ,this grows too deep2 pray1 let us reach the sense4 #aaj ,lim4 ,in your old age dote on a courtesan6 ,hoa4 ,ha6 ,kix4 ,marry a strumpet6 ,hoa4 ,gentlemen6 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,and ,witgood's quean6 #aae ,hoa4 ,o6 nor lands nor living8 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,living6 ,hoa4 to ,courtesan4 ,speak4 ,cour4 ,alas1 you know1 at first1 sir1 ,i told you ,i had nothing6 #abj ,hoa4 ,out1 out6 ,i am cheated2 infinitely cozened6 ,lim4 ,nay1 ,master ,hoard---- ,enter ,,lucre1 ,,witgood1 and ,,joyce4 ,hoa4 ,a ,dutch widow6 a ,dutch widow6 a ,dutch widow6 ,luc4 ,why1 nephew1 shall ,i trace thee still a liar8 ,wilt make me mad8 ,is not yon thing the widow8 #abe ,wit4 ,why1 la1 you are so hard a' belief1 uncle6 ,by my troth1 she 's a whore4 ,luc4 ,then thou 'rt a knave4 ,wit4 ,negatur argumentum1 uncle4 #abi ,luc4 ,probo tibi1 nephew3 he that knows a woman to be a quean must needs be a knave2 thou sayst thou knowest her to be one2 ergo1 if she be a quean1 thou 'rt a knave4 ,wit4 ,negatur sequela majoris1 uncle2 he that knows a woman to be a quean must needs be a knave2 ,i deny that4 #acf ,hoa4 ,lucre and ,witgood1 you're both villains2 get you out of my house6 ,luc4 ,why1 didst not invite me to thy wedding-dinner8 #adj ,wit4 ,and are not you and ,i sworn perpetual friends before witness1 sir1 and were both drunk upon 't8 ,hoa4 ,daintily abus'd6 ,you've put a junt#cijj upon me6 ,luc4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 #ade ,hoa4 ,a common strumpet6 ,wit4 ,nay1 now ,you wrong her1 sir2 if ,i were she1 ,i 'd have ,the law on you for that2 ,i durst depose for her #adi ,she ne'er had common use nor common thought4 ,cour4 ,despise me1 publish me1 ,i am your wife2 ,what shame can ,i have now but you 'll have part8 ,if in disgrace you share1 ,i sought not you2 ,you pursued1 nay1 forc'd me2 had ,i friends would follow it1 ,less than your action has been prov'd a rape4 ,o4 ,hoa4 ,brother6 #aef ,cour4 ,nor did ,i ever boast of lands unto you1 ,money1 or goods2 ,i took a plainer course1 ,and told you true1 ,i 'd nothing3 ,if error were committed1 't was by you2 #afj ,thank your own folly4 ,nor has my sin been ,so odious1 but worse has been forgiven2 ,nor am ,i so deform'd1 but ,i may challenge ,the utmost power of any old man's love4 #afd ,she that tastes not sin before1 twenty to one but she 'll taste it after3 most of you old men are content to marry young virgins1 and take that which follows2 where1 marrying one of us1 you both save a sinner and are quit from a cuckold for ever3 #agj ,and more1 in brief1 let this your best thoughts win1 ,she that knows sin1 knows best how to hate sin4 ,hoa4 ,curst be all malice6 black are the fruits of spite1 ,and poison first their owners4 ,o1 my friends1 ,i must embrace shame1 to be rid of shame6 #age ,conceal'd disgrace prevents a public name4 ,ah1 ,witgood6 ah1 ,theodorus6 ,wit4 ,alas1 sir1 ,i was prickt in conscience to see her well bestowed1 and where could ,i bestow her better than upon your pitiful worship8 7#ahj7 ,excepting but myself1 ,i dare swear she 's a virgin2 and now1 by marrying your niece1 ,i have banisht myself for ever from her4 ,she 's mine aunt now1 by my faith1 and there 's no meddling with mine aunt1 you know3 a sin against my nuncle4 #ahf ,cour4 ,lo1 gentlemen1 before you all ,kneels4 ,in true reclaimed form ,i fall4 ,henceforth for ever ,i defy#cija ,the glances of a sinful eye1 #aij ,waving of fans 7which some suppose ,tricks of fancy#cijb71 treading of toes1 ,wringing of fingers1 biting the lip1 ,the wanton gait1 th' alluring trip2 ,all secret friends and private meetings1 #aie ,close-borne letters and bawds' greetings2 ,feigning excuse to women's labours ,when we are sent for to th' next neighbour's2 ,taking false physic1 and ne'er start ,to be let blood though sign#cijc be at heart2 #bjj ,removing chambers1 shifting beds1 ,to welcome friends in husbands' steads1 ,them to enjoy1 and you to marry1 ,they first serv'd1 while you must tarry1 ,they to spend1 and you to gather1 #bje ,they to get1 and you to father3 ,these1 and thousand1 thousand more1 ,new reclaim'd1 ,i now abhor4 ,luc4 to ,,witgood4 ,ah1 here 's a lesson1 rioter1 for you6 ,wit4 ,i must confess my follies2 ,i 'll down too3 ,kneels4 #baj ,and here for ever ,i disclaim ,the cause of youth's undoing1 game1 ,chiefly dice1 those true outlanders1 ,that shake out beggars1 thieves1 and panders2 ,soul-wasting surfeits1 sinful riots1 #bae ,queans' evils1 doctors' diets1 ',pothecaries' drugs1 surgeons' glisters2 ,stabbing of arms#cijd for a common mistress2 ,riband favours1 ribald speeches2 ,dear perfum'd jackets1 penniless breeches2 #bbj ,dutch flapdragons1#cije healths in urine2 ,drabs that keep a man too sure in3 ,i do defy you all4 ,lend me each honest hand1 for here ,i rise ,a reclaim'd man1 loathing the general vice4 #bbe ,hoa4 ,so1 so1 all friends6 the wedding-dinner cools3 ,who seem most crafty prove ofttimes most fools4 ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,changeling ,,by ,,thomas ,,middleton ,,and ,,william ,,rowley ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,vermandero1 governor of the castle of ,alicant1 father to ,beatrice4 ,,tomaso ,,de ,,piracquo1 a noble lord4 ,,alonzo ,,de ,,piracquo1 his brother1 suitor to ,beatrice4 ,,alsemero1 a nobleman1 afterwards married to ,beatrice4 ,,jasperino1 his friend4 ,,alibius1 a jealous doctor4 ,,lollio1 his man4 ,,pedro1 friend to ,antonio4 ,,antonio1 the changeling4 ,,franciscus1 the counterfeit madman4 ,,de ,,flores1 servant to ,vermandero4 ,madmen4 ,servants4 ,,beatrice -,,joanna1 daughter to ,vermandero4 ,,diaphanta1 her waiting-woman4 ,,isabella1 wife of ,alibius4 ,,scene4--,alicant4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#cijf ,enter ,,alsemero4 ,als4 ',t was in the temple where ,i first beheld her1 ,and now again the same3 what omen yet ,follows of that8 ,none but imaginary4 ,why should my hopes or fate be timorous8 ,the place is holy1 so is my intent3 #e ,i love her beauties to the holy purpose2 ,and that1 methinks1 admits comparison ,with man's first creation1 the place blessed1#cijg ,and is his right home back1 if he achieve it4 ,the church hath first begun our interview1 #aj ,and that 's the place must join us into one2 ,so there 's beginning and perfection too4 ,enter ,,jasperino4 ,jas4 ,o sir1 are you here8 ,come1 the wind 's fair with you2 ,you 're like to have a swift and pleasant passage4 ,als4 ,sure1 you're deceived1 friend1 't is contrary1 #ae ,in my best judgment4 ,jas4 ,what1 for ,malta8 ,if you could buy a gale amongst the witches1#cijh ,they could not serve you such a lucky pennyworth ,as comes a' ,god's name4 ,als4 ,even now ,i observ'd ,the temple's vane to turn full in my face2 #bj ,i know it is against me4 ,jas4 ,against you8 ,then you know not where you are4 ,als4 ,not well1 indeed4 ,jas4 ,are you not well1 sir8 ,als4 ,yes1 ,jasperino1 ,unless there be some hidden malady ,within me1 that ,i understand not4 ,jas4 ,and that #be ,i begin to doubt1 sir4 ,i never knew ,your inclinations to travels at a pause ,with any cause to hinder it1 till now4 ,ashore you were wont to call your servants up1 ,and help to trap your horses for the speed2 #cj ,at sea ,i 've seen you weigh the anchor with 'em1 ,hoist sails for fear to lose the foremost breath1 ,be in continual prayers for fair winds2 ,and have you chang'd your orisons8 ,als4 ,no1 friend2 ,i keep the same church1 same devotion4 #ce ,jas4 ,lover ,i 'm sure you're none2 the stoic was ,found in you long ago2 your mother nor ,best friends1 who have set snares of beauty1 ay1 ,and choice ones too1 could never trap you that way4 ,what might be the cause8 ,als4 ,lord1 how violent #dj ,thou art6 ,i was but meditating of ,somewhat ,i heard within the temple4 ,jas4 ,is this ,violence8 ',t is but idleness compar'd ,with your haste yesterday4 ,als4 ,i 'm all this while ,a-going1 man4 ,enter ,servants4 ,jas4 ,backwards1 ,i think1 sir4 ,look1 #de ,your servants4 #a ,ser4 ,the seamen call2 shall we board your trunks8 ,als4 ,no1 not to-day4 ,jas4 ',t is the critical day1 it seems1 and the sign in ,aquarius4 #ea #b ,ser4 ,we must not to sea to-day2 this smoke will bring forth fire4 ,als4 ,keep all on shore2 ,i do not know the end1 ,which needs ,i must do1 of an affair in hand #ee ,ere ,i can go to sea4 #a ,ser4 ,well1 your pleasure4 #b ,ser4 ,let him e'en take his leisure too2 we are safer on land4 ,exeunt ,servants4 ,enter ,,beatrice1 ,,diaphanta1 and ,servants ,,alsemero accosts ,,beatrice and then kisses her4 ,jas4 ,aside4 ,how now8 ,the laws of the ,medes are chang'd sure2 salute a woman6 ,he kisses too2 wonderful6 ,where learnt he 7#fa7 this8 and does it perfectly too4 ,in my conscience1 he ne'er rehearst it before4 ,nay1 go on2 this will be stranger and better news at ,valencia than if he had ransom'd half ,greece from the ,turk4 #ff ,beat4 ,you are a scholar1 sir8 ,als4 ,a weak one1 lady4 ,beat4 ,which of the sciences is this love you speak of8 ,als4 ,from your tongue ,i take it to be music4 ,beat4 ,you 're skilful in it1 can sing at first sight4 #gj ,als4 ,and ,i have show'd you all my skill at once2 ,i want more words to express me further1 ,and must be forc'd to repetition2 ,i love you dearly4 ,beat4 ,be better advis'd1 sir3 ,our eyes are sentinels unto our judgments1 #ge ,and should give certain judgment what they see2 ,but they are rash sometimes1 and tell us wonders ,of common things1 which when our judgments find1 ,they can then check the eyes1 and call them blind4 ,als4 ,but ,i am further1 lady2 yesterday #hj ,was mine eyes' employment1 and hither now ,they brought my judgment1 where are both agreed4 ,both houses then consenting1 't is agreed2 ,only there wants the confirmation ,by the hand royal2 that 's your part1 lady4 #he ,beat4 ,oh1 there 's one above me1 sir4--,aside4 ,for five days past ,to be recall'd6 ,sure mine eyes were mistaken2 ,this was the man was meant me4 ,that he should come ,so near his time1 and miss it6 ,jas4 ,we might have come by the carriers 7#ij7 from ,valencia1 ,i see1 and sav'd all our sea-provision2 we are at farthest sure4 ,methinks ,i should do something too2 ,i meant to be a venturer in this voyage4 ,yonder's another vessel1 ,i 'll board her2 #ie ,if she be lawful prize1 down goes her topsail4 ,accosts ,,diaphanta4 ,enter ,,de ,,flores4 ,de ,f4 ,lady1 your father---- ,beat4 ,is in health1 ,i hope4 ,de ,f4 ,your eye shall instantly instruct you1 lady2 ,he 's coming hitherward4 ,beat4 ,what needed then ,your duteous preface8 ,i had rather #ajj ,he had come unexpected2 you must stall#ciji ,a good presence with unnecessary blabbing2 ,and how welcome for your part you are1 ,i 'm sure you know4 ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,will 't never mend1 this scorn1 ,one side nor other8 ,must ,i be enjoin'd #aje ,to follow still whilst she flies from me8 ,well1 ,fates1 do your worst1 ,i 'll please myself with sight ,of her at all opportunities1 ,if but to spite her anger4 ,i know she had ,rather see me dead than living2 and yet #aaj ,she knows no cause for 't but a peevish will4 ,als4 ,you seem'd displeas'd1 lady1 on the sudden4 ,beat4 ,your pardon1 sir1 't is my infirmity2 ,nor can ,i other reason render you ,than his or hers1 of#ciaj some particular thing #aae ,they must abandon as a deadly poison1 ,which to a thousand other tastes were wholesome2 ,such to mine eyes is that same fellow there1 ,the same that report speaks of the basilisk4#ciaa ,als4 ,this is a frequent frailty in our nature2 ,there 's scarce a man amongst a thousand found #aba ,but hath his imperfection3 one distastes ,the scent of roses1 which to infinites ,most pleasing is and odoriferous2 ,one oil1 the enemy of poison2 #abe ,another wine1 the cheerer of the heart ,and lively refresher of the countenance4 ,indeed this fault1 if so it be1 is general2 ,there 's scarce a thing but is both lov'd and loath'd3 #abi ,myself1 ,i must confess1 have the same frailty4 ,beat4 ,and what may be your poison1 sir8 ,i 'm bold with you4 ,als4 ,what#ciab might be your desire1 perhaps2 a cherry4 ,beat4 ,i am no enemy to any creature ,my memory has1 but yon gentleman4 ,als4 ,he does ill to tempt your sight1 if he knew it4 #ace ,beat4 ,he cannot be ignorant of that1 sir1 ,i have not spar'd to tell him so2 and ,i want ,to help myself1 since he 's a gentleman ,in good respect with my father1 and follows him4 ,als4 ,he 's out of his place then now4 ,they talk apart4 #adj ,jas4 ,i am a mad wag1 wench4 ,dia4 ,so methinks2 but for your comfort1 ,i can tell you1 we have a doctor in the city that undertakes the cure of such4 ,jas4 ,tush1 ,i know what physic is best for the state of mine own body4 #adf ,dia4 ',t is scarce a well-govern'd state1 ,i believe4 ,jas4 ,i could show thee such a thing with an ingredient that we two would compound together1 7#aej7 and if it did not tame the maddest blood i' th' town for two hours after1 ,i 'll ne'er profess physic again4 ,dia4 ,a little poppy1 sir1 were good to cause you sleep4 #aee ,jas4 ,poppy8 ,i 'll give thee a pop i' th' lips for that first1 and begin there4 ,poppy is one simple indeed1 and cuckoo 7what-you-call 't7 another4 ,i 'll discover no more now3 another time ,i 'll show thee all4 ,exit4 #afj ,enter ,,vermandero and ,servants4 ,beat4 ,my father1 sir4 ,ver4 ,o ,joanna1 ,i came to meet thee4 ,your devotion 's ended8 ,beat4 ,for this time1 sir4-- ,aside4 ,i shall change my saint1 ,i fear me2 ,i find ,a giddy turning in me4--,sir1 this while ,i am beholding to this gentleman1 #afe ,who left his own way to keep me company1 ,and in discourse ,i find him much desirous ,to see your castle4 ,he hath deserv'd it1 sir1 ,if ye please to grant it4 ,ver4 ,with all my heart1 sir4 ,yet there 's an article between2 ,i must know ,your country2 we use not to give survey #aga ,of our chief strengths to strangers2 our citadels ,are plac'd conspicuous to outward view1 ,on promonts'#ciac tops1 but within our secrets4 ,als4 ,a ,valencian1 sir4 ,ver4 ,a ,valencian8 #age ,that 's native1 sir4 ,of what name1 ,i beseech you8 ,als4 ,alsemero1 sir4 ,ver4 ,alsemero8 ,not the son ,of ,john de ,alsemero8 ,als4 ,the same1 sir4 ,ver4 ,my best love bids you welcome4 ,beat4 ,he was wont ,to call me so1 and then he speaks a most #ahj ,unfeign'd truth4 ,ver4 ,o sir4 ,i knew your father2 ,we two were in acquaintance long ago1 ,before our chins were worth iulan#ciad down1 ,and so continued till the stamp of time ,had coin'd us into silver4 ,well1 he 's gone2 #ahe ,a good soldier went with him4 ,als4 ,you went together in that1 sir4 ,ver4 ,no1 by ,saint ,jacques1 ,i came behind him2 ,yet ,i 've done somewhat too3 an unhappy day ,swallowed him at last at ,gibraltar1 #aij ,in fight with those rebellious ,hollanders4 ,was it not so8 ,als4 ,whose death ,i had reveng'd1 ,or followed him in fate1 had not the late league ,prevented me4 ,ver4 ,ay1 ay1 't was time to breathe4-- ,o ,joanna1 ,i should ha' told thee news2 #aie ,i saw ,piracquo lately4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,that 's ill news4 ,ver4 ,he 's hot preparing for this day of triumph3 ,thou must be a bride within this sevennight4 ,als4 ,aside4 ,ha6 ,beat4 ,nay1 good sir1 be not so violent2 with speed #bjj ,i cannot render satisfaction ,unto the dear companion of my soul1 ,virginity1 whom ,i thus long have liv'd with1 ,and part with it so rude and suddenly4 ,can such friends divide1 never to meet again1 ,without a solemn farewell8 ,ver4 ,tush1 tush6 there 's a toy4#ciae #bjf ,als4 ,aside4 ,i must now part1 and never meet again ,with any joy on earth4--,sir1 your pardon2 ,my affairs call on me4 ,ver4 ,how1 sir8 ,by no means3 ,not chang'd so soon1 ,i hope8 ,you must see my castle1 #baj ,and her best entertainment1 e'er we part2 ,i shall think myself unkindly us'd else4 ,come1 come1 let 's on2 ,i had good hope your stay ,had been a while with us in ,alicant2 ,i might have bid you to my daughter's wedding4 #bae ,als4 ,aside4 ,he means to feast me1 and poisons me beforehand4-- ,i should be dearly glad to be there1 sir1 ,did my occasions suit as ,i could wish4 ,beat4 ,i shall be sorry if you be not there ,when it is done1 sir2 but not so suddenly4 #bbj ,ver4 ,i tell you1 sir1 the gentleman 's complete1 ,a courtier and a gallant1 enricht ,with many fair and noble ornaments2 ,i would not change him for a son-in-law ,for any he in ,spain1 the proudest he1 #bbe ,and we have great ones1 that you know4 ,als4 ,he 's much ,bound to you1 sir4 ,ver4 ,he shall be bound to me ,as fast as this tie can hold him2 ,i 'll want ,my will else4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,i shall want mine1 if you do it4 ,ver4 ,but come1 by the way ,i 'll tell you more of him4 #bcj ,als4 ,aside4 ,how shall ,i dare to venture in his castle1 ,when he discharges murderers#ciaf at the gate8 ,but ,i must on1 for back ,i cannot go4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,not this serpent gone yet8 ,drops a glove4 ,ver4 ,look1 girl1 thy glove 's fallen4 ,stay1 stay2 ,de ,flores1 help a little4 #bce ,exeunt ,,vermandero1 ,,alsemero1 and ,servants4 ,de ,f4 ,here1 lady4 ,offers her the glove4 ,beat4 ,mischief on your officious forwardness2 ,who bade you stoop8 ,they touch my hand no more3 ,there6 ,for t' other's sake ,i part with this2 ,takes off and throws down the other glove4 ,take 'em1 and draw thine own skin off with 'em6 #bdj ,exit with ,,diaphanta and ,servants4 ,de ,f4 ,here 's a favour come with a mischief now6 ,i know ,she had rather wear my pelt#ciag tann'd in a pair ,of dancing pumps1 than ,i should thrust my fingers ,into her sockets here4 ,i know she hates me1 ,yet cannot choose but love her4 ,no matter1 #bde ,if but to vex her1 ,i will haunt her still2 ,though ,i get nothing else1 ,i 'll have my will4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ciah ,enter ,,alibius and ,,lollio4 ,alib4 ,lollio1 ,i must trust thee with a secret1 ,but thou must keep it4 ,lol4 ,i was ever close to a secret1 sir4 ,alib4 ,the diligence that ,i have found in thee1 ,the care and industry already past1 #e ,assures me of thy good continuance4 ,lollio1 ,i have a wife4 ,lol4 ,fie1 sir1 't is too late to keep her secret2 she 's known to be married all the town and country over4 #aj ,alib4 ,thou goest too fast1 my ,lollio4 ,that knowledge ,i allow no man can be barr'd it2 ,but there is a knowledge which is nearer1 ,deeper1 and sweeter1 ,lollio4 ,lol4 ,well1 sir1 let us handle that between you and ,i4 #ae ,alib4 ',t is that ,i go about1 man4 ,lollio1 ,my wife is young4 ,lol4 ,so much the worse to be kept secret1 sir4 ,alib4 ,why1 now thou meet'st the substance of the point2 ,i am old1 ,lollio4 #bj ,lol4 ,no1 sir1 't is ,i am old ,lollio4 ,alib4 ,yet why may not this concord and sympathize8 ,old trees and young plants often grow together1 ,well enough agreeing4 #bd ,lol4 ,ay1 sir1 but the old trees raise themselves higher and broader than the young plants4 ,alib4 ,shrewd application6 ,there 's the fear1 man2 ,i would wear my ring on my own finger2 ,whilst it is borrowed1 it is none of mine1 #cj ,but his that useth it4 ,lol4 ,you must keep it on still then1 if it but lie by1 one or other will be thrusting into 't4 ,alib4 ,thou conceiv'st me1 ,lollio2 here thy watchful eye ,must have employment2 ,i cannot always be #ce ,at home4 ,lol4 ,i dare swear you cannot4 ,alib4 ,i must look out4 ,lol4 ,i know 't1 you must look out2 't is every man's case4 ,alib4 ,here1 ,i do say1 must thy employment be2 #dj ,to watch her treadings1 and in my absence ,supply my place4 ,lol4 ,i 'll do my best1 sir2 yet surely ,i cannot see who you should have cause to be jealous of4 #de ,alib4 ,thy reason for that1 ,lollio8 ,it is ,a comfortable question4 ,lol4 ,we have but two sorts of people in the house1 and both under the whip1 that 's fools#ciai and madmen2 the one has not wit enough to #ej be knaves1 and the other not knavery enough to be fools4 ,alib4 ,ay1 those are all my patients1 ,lollio2 ,i do profess the cure of either sort2 ,my trade1 my living 't is2 ,i thrive by it2 #ee ,but here 's the care that mixes with my thrift3 ,the daily-visitants1 that come to see ,my brain-sick patients1 ,i would not have ,to see my wife4 ,gallants ,i do observe ,of quick enticing eyes1 rich in habits1 #fj ,of stature and proportion very comely3 ,these are most shrewd temptations1 ,lollio4 ,lol4 ,they may be easily answered1 sir2 if they come to see the fools and madmen1 you and ,i may serve the turn1 and let my mistress #fe alone2 she 's of neither sort4 ,alib4 ',t is a good ward2#cibj indeed1 come they to see ,our madmen or our fools1 let 'em see no more ,than what they come for2 by that consequent ,they must not see her2 ,i 'm sure she 's no fool4 #gj ,lol4 ,and ,i 'm sure she 's no madman4 ,alib4 ,hold that buckler fast2 ,lollio1 my trust ,is on thee1 and ,i account it firm and strong4 ,what hour is 't1 ,lollio8 ,lol4 ,towards belly-hour1 sir4 ,alib4 ,dinner-time8 ,thou mean'st twelve o'clock8 #ge ,lol4 ,yes1 sir1 for every part has his hour3 we wake at six and look about us1 that 's eye hour2 at seven we should pray1 that 's knee-hour3 at eight walk1 that's leg-hour2 at nine gather flowers and pluck a rose1#ciba that 's nose-hour2 7#hj7 at ten we drink1 that 's mouth-hour2 at eleven lay about us for victuals1 that 's hand-hour2 at twelve go to dinner1 that 's belly-hour4 ,alib4 ,profoundly1 ,lollio6 ,it will be long ,ere all thy scholars learn this lesson1 and #he ,i did look to have a new one ent'red2--stay1 ,i think my expectation is come home4 ,enter ,,pedro1 and ,,antonio disguised like an idiot4 ,ped4 ,save you1 sir2 my business speaks itself3 ,this sight takes off the labour of my tongue4 ,alib4 ,ay1 ay1 sir1 it is plain enough1 you mean #ij ,him for my patient4 ,ped4 ,and if your pains prove but commodious1 to give but some little strength to his sick and weak part of nature in him1 these are gives him money but patterns to show you 7#ie7 of the whole pieces that will follow to you1 beside the charge of diet1 washing1 and other necessaries1 fully defrayed4 ,alib4 ,believe it1 sir1 there shall no care be wanting4 ,lol4 ,sir1 an officer in this place may deserve 7#ajj7 something4 ,the trouble will pass through my hands4 ,ped4 ',t is fit something should come to your hands then1 sir4 ,gives him money4 ,lol4 ,yes1 sir1 't is ,i must keep him sweet1 7#aje7 and read to him3 what is his name8 ,ped4 ,his name is ,antonio2 marry1 we use but half to him1 only ,tony4 ,lol4 ,tony1 ,tony1 't is enough1 and a very good name for a fool4--,what 's your name1 7#aaj7 ,tony8 ,ant4 ,he1 he1 he6 well1 ,i thank you1 cousin2 he1 he1 he6 ,lol4 ,good boy6 hold up your head4--,he can laugh2 ,i perceive by that he is no beast4 #aae ,ped4 ,well1 sir1 ,if you can raise him but to any height1 ,any degree of wit2 might he attain1 ,as ,i might say1 to creep on but all four ,towards the chair of wit1 or walk on crutches1 ',t would add an honour to your worthy pains1 #aba ,and a great family might pray for you1 ,to which he should be heir1 had he discretion ,to claim and guide his own4 ,assure you1 sir1 ,he is a gentleman4 #abe ,lol4 ,nay1 there 's nobody doubted that2 at first sight ,i knew him for a gentleman1 he looks no other yet4 ,ped4 ,let him have good attendance and sweet lodging4 ,lol4 ,as good as my mistress lies in1 sir2 7#acj7 and as you allow us time and means1 we can raise him to the higher degree of discretion4 ,ped4 ,nay1 there shall no cost want1 sir4 ,lol4 ,he will hardly be stretcht up to the wit of a magnifico4 #ace ,ped4 ,o no1 that 's not to be expected2 far shorter will be enough4 ,lol4 ,i 'll warrant you ,i 'll make him fit to bear office in five weeks2 ,i 'll undertake to wind him up to the wit of constable4 #adj ,ped4 ,if it be lower than that1 it might serve turn4 ,lol4 ,no1 fie2 to level him with a head-borough1#cibb beadle1 or watchman1 were but little better than he is4 ,constable ,i 'll able#cibc him2 7#ade7 if he do come to be a justice afterwards1 let him thank the keeper3 or ,i 'll go further with you2 say ,i do bring him up to my own pitch1 say ,i make him as wise as myself4 ,ped4 ,why1 there ,i would have it4 #aej ,lol4 ,well1 go to2 either ,i 'll be as arrant a fool as he1 or he shall be as wise as ,i1 and then ,i think 't will serve his turn4 ,ped4 ,nay1 ,i do like thy wit passing well4 ,lol4 ,yes1 you may2 yet if ,i had not been 7#aee7 a fool1 ,i had had more wit than ,i have too4 ,remember what state#cibd you found me in4 ,ped4 ,i will1 and so leave you4 ,your best cares1 ,i beseech you4 ,exit ,,pedro4 ,alib4 ,take you none with you1 leave 'em 7#afj7 all with us4 ,ant4 ,o1 my cousin 's gone6 cousin1 cousin1 ,o6 ,lol4 ,peace1 peace1 ,tony2 you must not cry1 child1 you must be whipt if you do2 your cousin is here still2 ,i am your cousin1 ,tony4 #afe ,ant4 ,he1 he6 then ,i 'll not cry1 if thou be'st my cousin2 he1 he1 he6 ,lol4 ,i were best try his wit a little1 that ,i may know what form to place him in4 ,alib4 ,ay1 do1 ,lollio1 do4 #agj ,lol4 ,i must ask him easy questions at first4--,tony1 how many true#cibe fingers has a tailor on his right hand8 ,ant4 ,as many as on his left1 cousin4 ,lol4 ,good3 and how many on both8 #age ,ant4 ,two less than a deuce1#cibf cousin4 ,lol4 ,very well answered4 ,i come to you again1 cousin ,tony2 how many fools goes to a wise man8 ,ant4 ,forty in a day sometimes1 cousin4 #ahj ,lol4 ,forty in a day8 ,how prove you that8 ,ant4 ,all that fall out amongst themselves1 and go to a lawyer to be made friends4 ,lol4 ,a parlous fool6 he must sit in the fourth form at least4 ,i perceive that4--,i come 7#ahe7 again1 ,tony2 how many knaves make an honest man8 ,ant4 ,i know not that1 cousin4 ,lol4 ,no1 the question is too hard for you4 ,i 'll tell you1 cousin2 there 's three knaves 7#aij7 may make an honest man1--a sergeant1 a jailor1 and a beadle2 the sergeant catches him1 the jailor holds him1 and the beadle lashes him2 and if he be not honest then1 the hangman must cure him4 #aie ,ant4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 that 's fine sport1 cousin4 ,alib4 ,this was too deep a question for the fool1 ,lollio4 ,lol4 ,yes1 this might have serv'd yourself1 though ,i say 't4--,once more and you shall go play1 ,tony4 #bja ,ant4 ,ay1 play at push-pin1 cousin2 ha1 he6 ,lol4 ,so thou shalt3 say how many fools are here---- ,ant4 ,two1 cousin2 thou and ,i4 #bje ,lol4 ,nay1 you 're too forward there1 ,tony4 ,mark my question2 how many fools and knaves are here2 a fool before a knave1 a fool behind a knave1 between every two fools a knave2 how many fools1 how many knaves8 #baj ,ant4 ,i never learnt so far1 cousin4 ,alib4 ,thou puttest too hard questions to him1 ,lollio4 ,lol4 ,i 'll make him understand it easily4--,cousin1 stand there4 #bae ,ant4 ,ay1 cousin4 ,lol4 ,master1 stand you next the fool4 ,alib4 ,well1 ,lollio4 ,lol4 ,here 's my place4 ,mark now1 ,tony1 there's a fool before a knave4 #bbj ,ant4 ,that 's ,i1 cousin4 ,lol4 ,here 's a fool behind a knave1 that 's ,i2 and between us two fools there is a knave1 that 's my master1 't is but we three1 that's all4 ,ant4 ,we three1 we three1 cousin4 #bbe ,madmen within4 #a ,mad4 within4 ,put 's head i' th' pillory1 the bread 's too little4 #b ,mad4 within4 ,fly1 fly1 and he catches the swallow4 #c ,mad4 within4 ,give her more onion1 or the devil put the rope about her crag4#cibg #bca ,lol4 ,you may hear what time of day it is1 the chimes of ,bedlam goes4 ,alib4 ,peace1 peace1 or the wire#cibh comes6 #c ,mad4 within4 ,cat whore1 cat whore6 her permasant1 her permasant6#cibi #bcf ,alib4 ,peace1 ,i say6--,their hour 's come1 they must be fed1 ,lollio4 ,lol4 ,there 's no hope of recovery of that ,welsh madman2 was undone by a mouse that spoil'd him a permasant2 lost his wits for 't4 #bda ,alib4 ,go to your charge1 ,lollio2 ,i 'll to mine4 ,lol4 ,go you to your madmen's ward1 let me alone with your fools4 #bde ,alib4 ,and remember my last charge1 ,lollio4 ,exit4 ,lol4 ,of which your patients do you think ,i am8 ,come1 ,tony1 you must amongst your school-fellows now2 there 's pretty scholars #bej amongst 'em1 ,i can tell you2 there 's some of 'em at stultus1 stulta1 stultum4 ,ant4 ,i would see the madmen1 cousin1 if they would not bite me4 ,lol4 ,no1 they shall not bite thee1 ,tony4 #bee ,ant4 ,they bite when they are at dinner1 do they not1 coz8 ,lol4 ,they bite at dinner1 indeed1 ,tony4 ,well1 ,i hope to get credit by thee2 ,i like thee the best of all the scholars that ever ,i #bfj brought up1 and thou shalt prove a wise man1 or ,i 'll prove a fool myself4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#cicj ,enter ,,beatrice and ,,jasperino severally4 ,beat4 ,o sir1 ,i 'm ready now for that fair service ,which makes the name of friend sit glorious on you6 ,good angels and this conduct be your guide6 ,giving a paper4 ,fitness of time and place is there set down1 sir4 ,jas4 ,the joy ,i shall return rewards my service4 ,exit4 #e ,beat4 ,how wise is ,alsemero in his friend6 ,it is a sign he makes his choice with judgment2 ,then ,i appear in nothing more approv'd ,than making choice of him2 for 't is a principle1 ,he that can choose #aj ,that bosom well who of his thoughts partakes1 ,proves most discreet in every choice he makes4 ,methinks ,i love now with the eyes of judgment1 ,and see the way to merit1 clearly see it4 ,a true deserver like a diamond sparkles2 #ae ,in darkness you may see him1 that 's in absence1 ,which is the greatest darkness falls on love2 ,yet is he best discern'd then ,with intellectual eyesight4 ,what 's ,piracquo1 ,my father spends his breath for8 ,and his blessing #bj ,is only mine as ,i regard his name1 ,else it goes from me1 and turns head against me1 ,transform'd into a curse4 ,some speedy way ,must be rememb'red4 ,he 's so forward too1 ,so urgent that way1 scarce allows me breath #be ,to speak to my new comforts4 ,enter ,,de ,,flores4 ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,yonder 's she2 ,whatever ails me1 now a-late especially1 ,i can as well be hang'd as refrain seeing her2 ,some twenty times a day1 nay1 not so little1 ,do ,i force errands1 frame ways and excuses1 #cj ,to come into her sight2 and ,i 've small reason for 't1 ,and less encouragement1 for she baits me still ,every time worse than other2 does profess herself ,the cruellest enemy to my face in town2 ,at no hand can abide the sight of me1 #ce ,as if danger or ill-luck hung in my looks4 ,i must confess my face is bad enough1 ,but ,i know far worse has better fortune1 ,and not endur'd alone1 but doted on2 ,and yet such pick-hair'd faces1 chins like witches'1 #dj ,here and there five hairs whispering in a corner1 ,as if they grew in fear one of another1 ,wrinkles like troughs1 where swine-deformity swills ,the tears of perjury1 that lie there like wash ,fallen from the slimy and dishonest eye1-- #de ,yet such a one plucks sweets without restraint1 ,and has the grace of beauty to his sweet4 ,though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude1 ,i tumbled into th' world a gentleman4 ,she turns her blessed eye upon me now1 #ej ,and ,i 'll endure all storms before ,i part with 't4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,again8 ,this ominous ill-fac'd fellow more disturbs me ,than all my other passions4 ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,now 't begins again3 #ee ,i 'll stand this storm of hail1 though the stones pelt me4 ,beat4 ,thy business8 ,what 's thy business8 ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,soft and fair6 ,i cannot part so soon now4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,the villain 's fixt4-- ,thou standing toad-pool---- ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,the shower falls amain now4 ,beat4 ,who sent thee8 ,what 's thy errand8 ,leave my sight6 #fj ,de ,f4 ,my lord your father1 charg'd me to deliver ,a message to you4 ,beat4 ,what1 another since8 ,do 't1 and be hang'd then2 let me be rid of thee4 ,de ,f4 ,true service merits mercy4 ,beat4 ,what 's thy message8 ,de ,f4 ,let beauty settle but in patience1 #fe ,you shall hear all4 ,beat4 ,a dallying1 trifling torment6 ,de ,f4 ,signor ,alonzo de ,piracquo1 lady1 ,sole brother to ,tomaso de ,piracquo---- ,beat4 ,slave1 when wilt make an end8 ,de ,f4 ,too soon ,i shall4 ,beat4 ,what all this while of him8 ,de ,f4 ,the said ,alonzo1 #gj ,with the foresaid ,tomaso---- ,beat4 ,yet again8 ,de ,f4 ,is new alighted4 ,beat4 ,vengeance strike the news6 ,thou thing most loath'd1 what cause was there in this ,to bring thee to my sight8 ,de ,f4 ,my lord your father ,charg'd me to seek you out4 ,beat4 ,is there no other #ge ,to send his errand by8 ,de ,f4 ,it seems 't is my luck ,to be i' th' way still4 ,beat4 ,get thee from me6 ,de ,f4 ,so3-- ,aside4 ,why1 am not ,i an ass to devise ways ,thus to be rail'd at8 ,i must see her still6 #hj ,i shall have a mad qualm within this hour again1 ,i know 't2 and1 like a common ,garden#cica-;bull1 ,i do but take breath to be lugg'd#cicb again4 ,what this may bode ,i know not2 ,i'll despair the less1 #hd ,because there 's daily precedents of bad faces ,belov'd beyond all reason4 ,these foul chops ,may come into favour one day 'mongst their#cicc fellows4 ,wrangling has prov'd the mistress of good pastime2 ,as children cry themselves asleep1 ,i ha' seen ,women have chid themselves a-bed to men4 ,exit4 #ij ,beat4 ,i never see this fellow but ,i think ,of some harm towards me2 danger 's in my mind still2 ,i scarce leave trembling of an hour after4 ,the next good mood ,i find my father in1 ,i 'll get him quite discarded4 ,o1 ,i was #ie ,lost in this small disturbance1 and forgot ,affliction's fiercer torrent that now comes ,to bear down all my comforts6 ,enter ,,vermandero1 ,,alonzo1 and ,,tomaso4 ,ver4 ,you 're both welcome1 ,but an especial one belongs to you1 sir1 #ii ,to whose most noble name our love presents ,th' addition#cicd of a son1 our son ,alonzo4 ,alon4 ,the treasury of honour cannot bring forth ,a title ,i should more rejoice in1 sir4 ,ver4 ,you have improv'd it well4--,daughter1 prepare2 ,the day will steal upon thee suddenly4 #aje ,beat4 ,aside4 ,howe'er1 ,i will be sure to keep the night1 ,if it should come so near me4 ,,beatrice and ,,vermandero talk apart4 ,tom4 ,alonzo4 ,alon4 ,brother8 ,tom4 ,in troth ,i see small welcome in her eye4 ,alon4 ,fie1 you are too severe a censurer#cice ,of love in all points1 there 's no bringing on you4 #aaj ,if lovers should mark everything a fault1 ,affection would be like an ill-set book1 ,whose faults might prove as big as half the volume4 ,beat4 ,that 's all ,i do entreat4 ,ver4 ,it is but reasonable2 #aad ,i 'll see what my son says to 't4--,son ,alonzo1 ,here is a motion made but to reprieve ,a maidenhead three days longer2 the request ,is not far out of reason1 for indeed ,the former time is pinching4 ,alon4 ,though my joys ,be set back so much time as ,i could wish #abj ,they had been forward1 yet since she desires it1 ,the time is set as pleasing as before4 ,i find no gladness wanting4 ,ver4 ,may ,i ever ,meet it in that point still6 ,you 're nobly welcome1 sirs4 ,exit with ,,beatrice4 ,tom4 ,so2 did you mark the dulness of her parting now8 #abe ,alon4 ,what dulness8 ,thou art so exceptious still6 ,tom4 ,why1 let it go then2 ,i am but a fool ,to mark your harms so needfully4 ,alon4 ,where 's the oversight8 ,tom4 ,come1 your faith 's cozened in her1 strongly cozened4 ,unsettle your affection with all speed #acj ,wisdom can bring it to2 your peace is ruin'd else4 ,think what a torment 't is to marry one ,whose heart is leapt into another's bosom3 ,if ever pleasure she receive from thee1 ,it comes not in thy name1 or of thy gift2 #ace ,she lies but with another in thine arms1 ,he the half-father unto all thy children ,in the conception2 if he get 'em not1 ,she helps to get 'em for him2#cicf and how dangerous #aci ,and shameful her restraint may go in time to1 ,it is not to be thought on without sufferings4 ,alon4 ,you speak as if she lov'd some other1 then4 ,tom4 ,do you apprehend so slowly8 ,alon4 ,nay1 an that ,be your fear only1 ,i am safe enough4 ,preserve your friendship and your counsel1 brother1 #ade ,for times of more distress2 ,i should depart ,an enemy1 a dangerous1 deadly one1 ,to any but thyself1 that should but think ,she knew the meaning of inconstancy1 ,much less the use and practice3 yet we 're friends4 #aej ,pray1 let no more be urg'd2 ,i can endure ,much1 till ,i meet an injury to her1 ,then ,i am not myself4 ,farewell1 sweet brother2 ,how much we 're bound to ,heaven to depart lovingly4 ,exit4 ,tom4 ,why1 here is love's tame madness2 thus a man #aee ,quickly steals into his vexation4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#cicg ,enter ,,diaphanta and ,,alsemero4 ,dia4 ,the place is my charge2 you have kept your hour1 ,and the reward of a just meeting bless you6 ,i hear my lady coming4 ,complete gentleman1 ,i dare not be too busy with my praises1 ,they're dangerous things to deal with4 ,exit4 ,als4 ,this goes well2 #e ,these women are the ladies' cabinets1 ,things of most precious trust are lockt into 'em4 ,enter ,,beatrice4 ,beat4 ,i have within mine eye all my desires4 ,requests that holy prayers ascend ,heaven for1 ,and brings 'em down to furnish our defects1 #aj ,come not more sweet to our necessities ,than thou unto my wishes4 ,als4 ,we 're so like ,in our expressions1 lady1 that unless ,i borrow ,the same words1 ,i shall never find their equals4 ,beat4 ,how happy were this meeting1 this embrace1 #ae ,if it were free from envy6 ,this poor kiss ,it has an enemy1 a hateful one1 ,that wishes poison to 't4 ,how well were ,i now1 ,if there were none such name known as ,piracquo1 ,nor no such tie as the command of parents6 #bj ,i should be but too much bless'd4 ,als4 ,one good service ,would strike off both your fears1 and ,i 'll go near 't too1 ,since you are so distrest4 ,remove the cause1 ,the command ceases2 so there's two fears blown out ,with one and the same blast4 ,beat4 ,pray1 let me find#cich you1 sir3 #be ,what might that service be1 so strangely happy8 ,als4 ,the honourablest piece about man1 valour3 ,i 'll send a challenge to ,piracquo instantly4 ,beat4 ,how8 ,call you that extinguishing of fear1 ,when 't is the only way to keep it flaming8 #cj ,are not you ventured in the action1 ,that 's all my joys and comforts8 ,pray1 no more1 sir4 ,say you prevail'd1 you 're danger's and not mine then2 ,the law would claim you from me1 or obscurity ,be made the grave to bury you alive4 #ce ,i 'm glad these thoughts come forth2 ,o1 keep not one ,of this condition1 sir6 ,here was a course ,found to bring sorrow on her way to death2 ,the tears would ne'er ha' dried1 till dust had chok'd 'em4 ,blood-guiltiness becomes a fouler visage2-- #dj ,aside4 ,and now ,i think on one2 ,i was to blame1 ,i ha' marr'd so good a market with my scorn2 ',t had been done questionless3 the ugliest creature ,creation fram'd for some use3 yet to see #dd ,i could not mark so much where it should be6 ,als4 ,lady---- ,beat4 ,aside4 ,why1 men of art make much of poison1 ,keep one to expel another4 ,where was my art8 ,als4 ,lady1 you hear not me4 ,beat4 ,i do especially1 sir4 ,the present times are not so sure of our side ,as those hereafter may be2 we must use 'em then #ej ,as thrifty folks their wealth1 sparingly now1 ,till the time opens4 ,als4 ,you teach wisdom1 lady4 ,beat4 ,within there6 ,diaphanta6 ,re-enter ,,diaphanta4 ,dia4 ,do you call1 madam8 ,beat4 ,perfect your service1 and conduct this gentleman ,the private way you brought him4 ,dia4 ,i shall1 madam4 #ee ,als4 ,my love 's as firm as love e'er built upon4 ,exit with ,,diaphanta4 ,enter ,,de ,,flores4 ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,i 've watcht this meeting1 and do wonder much ,what shall become of t' other2 ,i 'm sure both ,cannot be serv'd unless she transgress2 haply ,then ,i 'll put in for one2 for if a woman #fj ,fly from one point1 from him she makes a husband1 ,she spreads and mounts then like arithmetic2 ,one1 ten1 a hundred1 a thousand1 ten thousand1 ,proves in time sutler to an army royal4 ,now do ,i look to be most richly rail'd at1 #fe ,yet ,i must see her4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,why1 put case ,i loath'd him ,as much as youth and beauty hates a sepulchre1 ,must ,i needs show it8 ,cannot ,i keep that secret1 ,and serve my turn upon him8 ,see1 he 's here-- ,de ,flores4 ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,ha1 ,i shall run mad with joy6 ,she call'd me fairly by my name ,de ,flores1 #ga ,and neither rogue nor rascal4 ,beat4 ,what ha' you done ,to your face a' late8 ,you 've met with some good physician2 ,you 've prun'd#cici yourself1 methinks3 you were not wont ,to look so amorously4#cidj ,de ,f4 ,not ,i2-- #ge ,aside4 ',t is the same physnomy1 to a hair and pimple1 ,which she called scurvy scarce an hour ago3 ,how is this8 ,beat4 ,come hither2 nearer1 man4 ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,i 'm up to the chin in ,heaven6 ,beat4 ,turn1 let me see2 ,faugh1 't is but the heat of the liver1 ,i perceive 't2 ,i thought it had been worse4 ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,her fingers toucht me6 #ha ,she smells all amber4#cida ,beat4 ,i 'll make a water for you shall cleanse this ,within a fortnight4 ,de ,f4 ,with your own hands1 lady8 #hd ,beat4 ,yes1 mine own1 sir2 in a work of cure ,i 'll trust no other4 ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ',t is half an act of pleasure ,to hear her talk thus to me4 ,beat4 ,when we 're us'd ,to a hard face1 it is not so unpleasing2 ,it mends still in opinion1 hourly mends2 ,i see it by experience4 ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,i was blest #ij ,to light upon this minute2 ,i 'll make use on't4 ,beat4 ,hardness becomes the visage of a man well2 ,it argues service1 resolution1 manhood1 ,if cause were of employment4 ,de ,f4 ',t would be soon seen ,if e'er your ladyship had cause to use it2 #ie ,i would but wish the honour of a service ,so happy as that mounts to4 ,beat4 ,we shall try you4-- ,o my ,de ,flores6 ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,how 's that8 ,she calls me hers ,already6 ,my ,de ,flores6--,you were about ,to sigh out somewhat1 madam8 ,beat4 ,no1 was ,i8 #ajj ,i forgot1--,o6---- ,de ,f4 ,there 't is again1 the very fellow on't4 ,beat4 ,you are too quick1 sir4 ,de ,f4 ,there 's no excuse for 't now2 ,i heard it twice1 madam2 ,that sigh would fain have utterance3 take pity on 't1 ,and lend it a free word4 ',las1 how it labours ,for liberty6 ,i hear the murmur yet #ajf ,beat at your bosom4 ,beat4 ,would creation---- ,de ,f4 ,ay1 well said1 that is it4 ,beat4 ,had form'd me man6 ,de ,f4 ,nay1 that 's not it4 ,beat4 ,o1 't is the soul of freedom6 ,i should not then be forc'd to marry one #aaj ,i hate beyond all depths2 ,i should have power ,then to oppose my loathings1 nay1 remove 'em ,for ever from my sight4 ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,o blest occasion6---- ,without change to your sex you have your wishes2 ,claim so much man in me4 ,beat4 ,in thee1 ,de ,flores8 #aae ,there is small cause for that4 ,de ,f4 ,put it not from me1 ,it is a service that ,i kneel for to you4 ,kneels4 ,beat4 ,you are too violent to mean faithfully4 ,there 's horror in my service1 blood1 and danger2 ,can those be things to sue for8 ,de ,f4 ,if you knew #abj ,how sweet it were to me to be employed ,in any act of yours1 you would say then ,i fail'd1 and us'd not reverence enough ,when ,i received the charge on 't4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,this is much1 ,methinks2 belike his wants are greedy2 and #abe ,to such gold tastes like angel's food4 ,rise4 ,de ,f4 ,i 'll have the work first4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,possible his need ,is strong upon him4--,there 's to encourage thee2 ,gives money4 ,as thou art forward1 and thy service dangerous1 ,thy reward shall be precious4 ,de ,f4 ,that ,i 've thought on2 #acj ,i have assur'd myself of that beforehand1 ,and know it will be precious2 the thought ravishes6 ,beat4 ,then take him to thy fury6 ,de ,f4 ,i thirst for him4 ,beat4 ,alonzo de ,piracquo4 ,de ,f4 rising4 ,his end 's upon him2 ,he shall be seen no more4 ,beat4 ,how lovely now #ace ,dost thou appear to me6 ,never was man ,dearlier rewarded4 ,de ,f4 ,i do think of that4 ,beat4 ,be wondrous careful in the execution4 ,de ,f4 ,why1 are not both our lives upon the cast8 ,beat4 ,then ,i throw all my fears upon thy service4 #adj ,de ,f4 ,they ne'er shall rise to hurt you4 ,beat4 ,when the deed 's done1 ,i 'll furnish thee with all things for thy flight2 ,thou may'st live bravely in another country4 ,de ,f4 ,ay1 ay2 ,we 'll talk of that hereafter4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,i shall rid myself #ade ,of two inveterate loathings at one time1 ,piracquo1 and his dog-face4 ,exit4 ,de ,f4 ,o my blood6 ,methinks ,i feel her in mine arms already2 ,her wanton fingers combing out this beard1 ,and1 being pleased1 praising this bad face4 #aej ,hunger and pleasure1 they 'll commend sometimes ,slovenly dishes1 and feed heartily on 'em4 ,nay1 which is stranger1 refuse daintier for 'em3 ,some women are odd feeders4--,i am too loud4 ,here comes the man goes supperless to bed1 #aee ,yet shall not rise to-morrow to his dinner4 ,enter ,,alonzo4 ,alon4 ,de ,flores4 ,de ,f4 ,my kind1 honourable lord8 ,alon4 ,i 'm glad ,i ha' met with thee4 ,de ,f4 ,sir8 ,alon4 ,thou canst show me ,the full strength of the castle8 ,de ,f4 ,that ,i can1 sir4 ,alon4 ,i much desire it4 ,de ,f4 ,and if the ways and straits #afj ,of some of the passages be not too tedious for you1 ,i'll assure you1 worth your time and sight1 my lord4 ,alon4 ,pooh1 that shall be no hindrance4 ,de ,f4 ,i 'm your servant1 then4 ',tis now near dinner-time2 'gainst#cidb your lordship's rising ,i 'll have the keys about me4 ,alon4 ,thanks1 kind ,de ,flores4 #afe ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,he 's safely thrust upon me beyond hopes4 ,exeunt severally4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#cidc ,enter ,,alonzo and ,,de ,,flores4 7,in the act-time#cidd ,,de ,,flores hides a naked rapier7 behind a door4 ,de ,flores4 ,yes1 here are all the keys2 ,i was afraid1 my lord1 ,i 'd wanted for the postern1 this is it4 ,i 've all1 ,i 've all1 my lord3 this for the sconce4#cide ,alon4 ',tis a most spacious and impregnable fort4 ,de ,f4 ,you 'll tell me more1 my lord4 ,this descent #e ,is somewhat narrow1 we shall never pass ,well with our weapons1 they 'll but trouble us4 ,alon4 ,thou sayest true4 ,de ,f4 ,pray1 let me help your lordship4 ,alon4 ',t is done3 thanks1 kind ,de ,flores4 ,de ,f4 ,here are hooks1 my lord1 ,to hang such things on purpose4 #aj ,hanging up his own sword and that of ,,alonzo4 ,alon4 ,lead1 ,i 'll follow thee4 ,exeunt4#cidf ,,scene ,,ii#cidg ,enter ,,alonzo and ,,de ,,flores4 ,de ,f4 ,all this is nothing2 you shall see anon ,a place you little dream on4 ,alon4 ,i am glad ,i have this leisure2 all your master's house ,imagine ,i ha' taken a gondola4 ,de ,f4 ,all but myself1 sir1--aside which makes up my safety4 #e ,my lord1 ,i 'll place you at a casement here ,will show you the full strength of all the castle4 ,look1 spend your eye awhile upon that object4 ,alon4 ,here's rich variety1 ,de ,flores4 ,de ,f4 ,yes1 sir4 ,alon4 ,goodly munition4 ,de ,f4 ,ay1 there's ordnance1 sir1 #aj ,no bastard metal1 will ring you a peal like bells ,at great men's funerals4 ,keep your eye straight1 my lord3 ,take special notice of that sconce#cide before you1 ,there you may dwell awhile4 ,takes the rapier which he had hid behind the door4 ,alon4 ,i am upon 't4 ,de ,f4 ,and so am ,i4 ,stabs him4 ,alon4 ,de ,flores6 ,o ,de ,flores6 #ae ,whose malice hast thou put on8 ,de ,f4 ,do you question ,a work of secrecy8 ,i must silence you4 ,stabs him4 ,alon4 ,o1 ,o1 ,o6 ,de ,f4 ,i must silence you4 ,stabs him4 ,so here 's an undertaking well accomplish'd4 ,this vault serves to good use now3 ha1 what 's that #bj ,threw sparkles in my eye8 ,o1 't is a diamond ,he wears upon his finger3 't was well found2 ,this will approve the work4#cidh ,what1 so fast on8 ,not part in death8 ,i 'll take a speedy course then1 ,finger and all shall off4 ,cuts off the finger4 ,so1 now ,i 'll clear #be ,the passages from all suspect or fear4 ,exit with body4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cidi ,enter ,,isabella and ,,lollio4 ,isa4 ,why1 sirrah1 whence have you commission ,to fetter the doors against me8 ,if you keep me in a cage1 pray1 whistle to me1 ,let me be doing something4 ,lol4 ,you shall be doing1 if it please you2 7#e7 ,i 'll whistle to you1 if you 'll pipe after4 ,isa4 ,is it your master's pleasure1 or your own1 ,to keep me in this pinfold8 ,lol4 ',t is for my master's pleasure1 lest being taken in another man's corn1 you might be 7#aj7 pounded in another place4 ,isa4 ',t is very well1 and he 'll prove very wise4 ,lol4 ,he says you have company enough in the house1 if you please to be sociable1 of all sorts of people4 #ae ,isa4 ,of all sorts8 ,why1 here 's none but fools and madmen4 ,lol4 ,very well3 and where will you find any other1 if you should go abroad8 ,there 's my master and ,i to boot too4 #bj ,isa4 ,of either sort one1 a madman and a fool4 ,lol4 ,i would ev'n participate of both then if ,i were as you2 ,i know you're half mad already1 be half foolish too4 #be ,isa4 ,you're a brave saucy rascal6 ,come on1 sir1 ,afford me then the pleasure of your bedlam4 ,you were commending once to-day to me ,your last-come lunatic2 what a proper#ciej ,body there was without brains to guide it1 #cj ,and what a pitiful delight appear'd ,in that defect1 as if your wisdom had found ,a mirth in madness2 pray1 sir1 let me partake1 ,if there be such a pleasure4 ,lol4 ,if ,i do not show you the handsomest1 7#ce7 discreetest madman1 one that ,i may call the understanding madman1 then say ,i am a fool4 ,isa4 ,well1 a match1 ,i will say so4 ,lol4 ,when you have had a taste of the madman1 you shall1 if you please1 see ,fool's ,college1 7#dj7 o' th' other side4 ,i seldom lock there2 't is but shooting a bolt or two1 and you are amongst 'em4 ,exit4 ,enter presently4--,come on1 sir2 let me see how handsomely you 'll behave yourself now4 #de ,enter ,,franciscus4 ,fran4 ,how sweetly she looks6 ,o1 but there's a wrinkle in her brow as deep as philosophy4 ,anacreon1 drink to my mistress' health1 ,i'll pledge it4 ,stay1 stay1 there 's a spider in the cup6 ,no1 't is but a grape-stone2 swallow it1 7#ej7 fear nothing1 poet2 so1 so1 lift higher4 ,isa4 ,alack1 alack1 it is too full of pity ,to be laught at6 ,how fell he mad8 ,canst thou tell8 ,lol4 ,for love1 mistress4 ,he was a pretty poet1 too1 and that set him forwards first2 7#ee7 the muses then forsook him2 he ran mad for a chambermaid1 yet she was but a dwarf neither4 ,fran4 ,hail1 bright ,titania6 ,why stand'st thou idle on these flow'ry banks8 ,oberon is dancing with his ,dryades2 #fj ,i 'll gather daisies1 primrose1 violets1 ,and bind them in a verse of poesy4 ,lol4 holding up a whip4 ,not too near6 ,you see your danger4 ,fran4 ,o1 hold thy hand1 great ,diomede6 #fe ,thou feed'st thy horses well1 they shall obey thee3 ,get up1 ,bucephalus kneels4 ,kneels4 ,lol4 ,you see how ,i awe my flock2 a shepherd has not his dog at more obedience4 ,isa4 ,his conscience is unquiet2 sure that was #gj ,the cause of this3 a proper gentleman6 ,fran4 ,come hither1 ,aesculapius2 hide the poison4 ,lol4 ,well1 't is hid4 ,hides the whip4 ,fran4 ,didst thou ne'er hear of one ,tiresias1 ,a famous poet8 ,lol4 ,yes1 that kept tame wild geese4 #ge ,fran4 ,that 's he2 ,i am the man4 ,lol4 ,no8 ,fran4 ,yes2 but make no words on 't4 ,i was a man ,seven years ago4 ,lol4 ,a stripling1 ,i think1 you might4 ,fran4 ,now ,i'm a woman1 all feminine4 #hj ,lol4 ,i would ,i might see that6 ,fran4 ,juno struck me blind4 ,lol4 ,i'll ne'er believe that2 for a woman1 they say1 has an eye more than a man4 ,fran4 ,i say she struck me blind4 #he ,lol4 ,and ,luna made you mad3 you have two trades to beg with4 ,fran4 ,luna is now big-bellied1 and there 's room ,for both of us to ride with ,hecate2 ,i'll drag thee up into her silver sphere1 #ij ,and there we'll kick the dog--and beat the bush-- ,that barks against the witches of the night2 ,the swift lycanthropi#ciea that walks the round1 ,we 'll tear their wolvish skins1 and save the sheep4 ,attempts to seize ,,lollio4 ,lol4 ,is 't come to this8 ,nay1 then1 my 7#ie7 poison comes forth again4 ,showing the whip4 ,mad slave1 indeed1 abuse your keeper6 ,isa4 ,i prithee1 hence with him1 now he grows dangerous4 ,fran4 sings4 ,sweet love1 pity me1 ,give me leave to lie with thee4 #ajj ,lol4 ,no1 ,i'll see you wiser first4 ,to your own kennel6 ,fran4 ,no noise1 she sleeps2 draw all the curtains round1 ,let no soft sound molest the pretty soul ,but love1 and love creeps in at a mouse-hole4 ,lol4 ,i would you would get into your hole6 7,exit ,,franciscus47--,now1 mistress1 ,i will 7#ajf7 bring you another sort2 you shall be fool'd another while4 ,exit1 and brings in ,,antonio4--,tony1 come hither1 ,tony3 look who 's yonder1 ,tony4 #aaj ,ant4 ,cousin1 is it not my aunt8#cieb ,lol4 ,yes1 't is one of 'em1 ,tony4 ,ant4 ,he1 he6 how do you1 uncle8 ,lol4 ,fear him not1 mistress1 'tis a gentle nigget2#ciec you may play with him1 as safely with him as with his bauble4 #aaf ,isa4 ,how long hast thou been a fool8 ,ant4 ,ever since ,i came hither1 cousin4 ,isa4 ,cousin8 ,i'm none of thy cousins1 fool4 ,lol4 ,o1 mistress1 fools have always so much wit as to claim their kindred4 #aba ,madman4 within4 ,bounce1 bounce6 he falls1 he falls6 ,isa4 ,hark you1 your scholars in the upper room ,are out of order4 #abe ,lol4 ,must ,i come amongst you there8--,keep you the fool1 mistress2 ,i'll go up and play left-handed ,orlando amongst the madmen4 ,exit4 ,isa4 ,well1 sir4 #acj ,ant4 ',t is opportuneful now1 sweet lady6 nay1 ,cast no amazing eye upon this change4 ,isa4 ,ha6 ,ant4 ,this shape of folly shrouds your dearest love1 ,the truest servant to your powerful beauties1 ,whose magic had this force thus to transform me4 #acf ,isa4 ,you 're a fine fool indeed6 ,ant4 ,o1 't is not strange6 ,love has an intellect that runs through all ,the scrutinous#cied sciences2 and1 like a cunning poet1 ,catches a quantity of every knowledge1 #adj ,yet brings all home into one mystery1 ,into one secret that he proceeds in4 ,isa4 ,you 're a parlous fool4 ,ant4 ,no danger in me2 ,i bring nought but love ,and his soft-wounding shafts to strike you with4 #ade ,try but one arrow2 if it hurt you1 ,i ,will stand you twenty back in recompense4 ,kisses her4 ,isa4 ,a forward fool too6 ,ant4 ,this was love's teaching3 ,a thousand ways he fashion'd out my way1 ,and this ,i found the safest and the nearest1 #aej ,to tread the galaxia to my star4 ,isa4 ,profound withal6 certain you dream'd of this1 ,love never taught it waking4 ,ant4 ,take no acquaintance ,of these outward follies1 there 's within ,a gentleman that loves you4 ,isa4 ,when ,i see him1 #aee ,i 'll speak with him2 so1 in the meantime1 keep ,your habit1 it becomes you well enough4 ,as you 're a gentleman1 ,i 'll not discover you2 ,that 's all the favour that you must expect4 #aei ,when you are weary1 you may leave the school1 ,for all this while you have but play'd the fool4 ,re-enter ,,lollio4 ,ant4 ,and must again4--,he1 he6 ,i thank you1 cousin2 ,i 'll be your valentine to-morrow morning4 ,lol4 ,how do you like the fool1 mistress8 ,isa4 ,passing well1 sir4 #afe ,lol4 ,is he not witty1 pretty well1 for a fool8 ,isa4 ,if he holds on as he begins1 he 's like ,to come to something4 ,lol4 ,ay1 thank a good tutor4 ,you may put him to 't2 he begins to answer pretty hard 7#agj7 questions4--,tony1 how many is five times six8 ,ant4 ,five times six is six times five4 ,lol4 ,what arithmetician could have answer'd better8 ,how many is one hundred and seven8 ,ant4 ,one hundred and seven is seven hundred and one1 cousin4 #agf ,lol4 ,this is no wit to speak on6--,will you be rid of the fool now8 ,isa4 ,by no means2 let him stay a little4 ,madman4 within4 ,catch there1 catch the last couple in hell6#ciee #aha ,lol4 ,again6 must ,i come amongst you8 ,would my master were come home6 ,i am not able to govern both these wards together4 ,exit4 ,ant4 ,why should a minute of love 's hour be lost8 #ahe ,isa4 ,fie1 out again6 ,i had rather you kept ,your other posture2 you become not your tongue ,when you speak from#cief your clothes4 ,ant4 ,how can he freeze #ahi ,lives near so sweet a warmth8 ,shall ,i alone ,walk through the orchard of th' ,hesperides1 ,and1 cowardly1 not dare to pull an apple8 ,enter ,,lollio above4 ,this with the red cheeks ,i must venture for4 ,attempts to kiss her4 ,isa4 ,take heed1 there 's giants keep 'em4 ,lol4 ,aside4 ,how now1 fool1 are you good at that8 ,have you read ,lipsius8#cieg ,he 's past 7#aif7 ,ars ,amandi2 ,i believe ,i must put harder questions to him1 ,i perceive that4 ,isa4 ,you 're bold without fear too4 ,ant4 ,what should ,i fear1 ,having all joys about me8 ,do you smile1 ,and love shall play the wanton on your lip1 #bja ,meet and retire1 retire and meet again2 ,look you but cheerfully1 and in your eyes ,i shall behold mine own deformity1 ,and dress myself up fairer4 ,i know this shape ,becomes me not1 but in those bright mirrors #bjf ,i shall array me handsomely4 ,cries of madmen are heard within1 some as birds others as beasts4 ,lol4 ,cuckoo1 cuckoo6 ,exit above4 ,ant4 ,what are these8 ,isa4 ,of fear enough to part us2 ,yet are they but our schools of lunatics1 ,that act their fantasies in any shapes1 #baj ,suiting their present thoughts3 if sad1 they cry2 ,if mirth be their conceit1 they laugh again3 ,sometimes they imitate the beasts and birds1 ,singing or howling1 braying1 barking2 all ,as their wild fancies prompt 'em4 ,enter ,,lollio4 ,ant4 ,these are no fears4 #bae ,isa4 ,but here 's a large one1 my man4 ,ant4 ,ha1 he6 that 's fine sport1 indeed1 cousin4 ,lol4 ,i would my master were come home6 ',t is too much for one shepherd to govern two of these flocks2 nor can ,i believe that one 7#bba7 churchman can instruct two benefices at once2 there will be some incurable mad of the one side1 and very fools on the other4--,come1 ,tony4 #bbe ,ant4 ,prithee1 cousin1 let me stay here still4 ,lol4 ,no1 you must to your book now2 you have play'd sufficiently4 ,isa4 ,your fool has grown wondrous witty4 ,lol4 ,well1 ,i 'll say nothing3 but ,i do not think but he will put you down one of these days4 #bca ,exit with ,,antonio4 ,isa4 ,here the restrained current might make breach1 ,spite of the watchful bankers4 ,would a woman stray1 ,she need not gad abroad to seek her sin1 ,it would be brought home one ways or another3 #bce ,the needle's point will to the fixed north2 ,such drawing arctics womens' beauties are4 ,re-enter ,,lollio4 ,lol4 ,how dost thou1 sweet rogue8 ,isa4 ,how now8 ,lol4 ,come1 there are degrees2 one fool may be better than another4 #bda ,isa4 ,what's the matter8 ,lol4 ,nay1 if thou giv'st thy mind to fool's flesh1 have at thee6 ,isa4 ,you bold slave1 you6 #bde ,lol4 ,i could follow now as t' other fool did3 8,what should ,i fear1 ,having all joys about me8 ,do you but smile1 ,and love shall play the wanton on your lip1 #bej ,meet and retire1 retire and meet again2 ,look you but cheerfully1 and in your eyes ,i shall behold my own deformity1 ,and dress myself up fairer4 ,i know this shape ,becomes me not--0 #bee ,and so as it follows3 but is not this the most foolish way8 ,come1 sweet rogue2 kiss me1 my little ,lacedaemonian2 let me feel how thy pulses beat4 ,thou hast a thing about thee would do a man pleasure1 ,i'll lay my hand on 't4 #bfa ,isa4 ,sirrah1 no more6 ,i see you have discovered ,this love's knight errant1 who hath made adventure ,for purchase of#cieh my love3 be silent1 mute1 ,mute as a statue1 or his injunction #bfe ,for me enjoying1 shall be to cut thy throat2 ,i 'll do it1 though for no other purpose2 and ,be sure he 'll not refuse it4 ,lol4 ,my share1 that 's all2 ,i 'll have my fool's part with you4 ,isa4 ,no more6 ,your master4 ,enter ,,alibius4 ,alib4 ,sweet1 how dost thou8 ,isa4 ,your bounden servant1 sir4 #bgj ,alib4 ,fie1 fie1 sweetheart1 no more of that4 ,isa4 ,you were best lock me up4 ,alib4 ,in my arms and bosom1 my sweet ,isabella1 ,i 'll lock thee up most nearly4--,lollio1 ,we have employment1 we have task in hand4 ,at noble ,vermandero's1 our castle's captain1 #bgf ,there is a nuptial to be solemnis'd-- ,beatrice-,joanna1 his fair daughter1 bride1-- ,for which the gentleman hath bespoke our pains1 ,a mixture of our madmen and our fools1 #bhj ,to finish1 as it were1 and make the fag#ciei ,of all the revels1 the third night from the first2 ,only an unexpected passage over1 ,to make a frightful pleasure1 that is all1 ,but not the all ,i aim at4 ,could we so act it1 ,to teach it in a wild distracted measure1 #bhf ,though out of form and figure1 breaking time's head1 ,it were no matter1 't would be heal'd again ,in one age or other1 if not in this3 ,this1 this1 ,lollio1 there 's a good reward begun1 ,and will beget a bounty1 be it known4 #bia ,lol4 ,this is easy1 sir1 ,i 'll warrant you3 you have about you fools and madmen that can dance very well2 and 't is no wonder1 your best dancers are not the wisest men2 the reason is1 with often jumping they jolt their brains #bif down into their feet1 that their wits lie more in their heels than in their heads4 ,alib4 ,honest ,lollio1 thou giv'st me a good reason1 ,and a comfort in it4 ,isa4 ,you 've a fine trade on 't4 ,madmen and fools are a staple commodity4 #cja ,alib4 ,o wife1 we must eat1 wear clothes1 and live4 ,just at the lawyer's haven we arrive1 ,by madmen and by fools we both do thrive4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#cifj ,enter ,,vermandero1 ,,beatrice1 ,,alsemero1 and ,,jasperino4 ,ver4 ,valencia speaks so nobly of you1 sir1 ,i wish ,i had a daughter now for you4 ,als4 ,the fellow of this creature were a partner ,for a king's love4 ,ver4 ,i had her fellow once1 sir1 ,but ,heaven has married her to joys eternal2 #e ',t were sin to wish her in this vale again4 ,come1 sir1 your friend and you shall see the pleasures ,which my health chiefly joys in4 ,als4 ,i hear ,the beauty of this seat largely commended4#cifa ,ver4 ,it falls much short of that4 ,exit with ,,alsemero and ,,jasperino4 ,beat4 ,so1 here 's one step #aj ,into my father's favour2 time will fix him2 ,i 've got him now the liberty of the house4 ,so wisdom1 by degrees1 works out her freedom2 ,and if that eye be dark'ned that offends me1-- ,i wait but that eclipse1--this gentleman #ae ,shall soon shine glorious in my father's liking1 ,through the refulgent virtue of my love4 ,enter ,,de ,,flores4 ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,my thoughts are at a banquet2 for the deed1 ,i feel no weight in't2 't is but light and cheap ,for the sweet recompense that ,i set down for't4 ,beat4 ,de ,flores8 ,de ,f4 ,lady8 ,beat4 ,thy looks promise cheerfully4 #ba ,de ,f4 ,all things are answerable1 time1 circumstance1 ,your wishes1 and my service4 ,beat4 ,is it done1 then8 ,de ,f4 ,piracquo is no more4 ,beat4 ,my joys start at mine eyes2 our sweet'st delights #be ,are evermore born weeping4 ,de ,f4 ,i've a token for you4 ,beat4 ,for me8 ,de ,f4 ,but it was sent somewhat unwillingly2 ,i could not get the ring without the finger4 ,producing the finger and ring4 ,beat4 ,bless me1 what hast thou done8 ,de ,f4 ,why1 is that more #cj ,than killing the whole man8 ,i cut his heart-strings2 ,a greedy hand thrust in a dish at court1 ,in a mistake hath had as much as this4 ,beat4 ',t is the first token my father made me send him4 ,de ,f4 ,and ,i have made him send it back again #ce ,for his last token4 ,i was loth to leave it1 ,and ,i'm sure dead men have no use of jewels2 ,he was as loth to part with 't1 for it stuck ,as if the flesh and it were both one substance4 ,beat4 ,at the stag's fall1 the keeper has his fees2 #dj ',t is soon appli'd1 all dead men's fees are yours1 sir4 ,i pray1 bury the finger1 but the stone ,you may make use on shortly2 the true value1 ,take 't of my truth1 is near three hundred ducats4 ,de ,f4 ',t will hardly buy a capcase#cifb for one's conscience though1 #de ,to keep it from the worm1 as fine as 't is4 ,well1 being my fees1 ,i'll take it2 ,great men have taught me that1 or else my merit ,would scorn the way on 't4 ,beat4 ,it might justly1 sir4 ,why1 thou mistak'st1 ,de ,flores2 't is not given ,in state#cifc of recompense4 ,de ,f4 ,no1 ,i hope so1 lady2 #ea ,you should soon witness my contempt to't then4 ,beat4 ,prithee1--thou look'st as if thou wert offended4 ,de ,f4 ,that were strange1 lady2 't is not possible ,my service should draw such a cause from you4 #ee ,offended6 ,could you think so8 ,that were much ,for one of my performance1 and so warm ,yet in my service4 ,beat4 ',t were misery in me to give you cause1 sir4 ,de ,f4 ,i know so much1 it were so2 misery #fj ,in her most sharp condition4 ,beat4 ',t is resolv'd then2 ,look you1 sir1 here's three thousand golden florins2 ,i have not meanly thought upon thy merit4 ,de ,f4 ,what6 ,salary8 ,now you move me4 ,beat4 ,how1 ,de ,flores8 ,de ,f4 ,do you place me in the rank of verminous fellows1 #fe ,to destroy things for wages8 ,offer gold ,for the life-blood of man8 ,is anything ,valued too precious for my recompense8 ,beat4 ,i understand thee not4 ,de ,f4 ,i could ha' hir'd ,a journeyman in murder at this rate1 #gj ,and mine own conscience might have slept at ease1#cifd ,and have had the work brought home4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,i'm in a labyrinth2 ,what will content him8 ,i'd fain be rid of him4 ,i'll double the sum1 sir4 ,de ,f4 ,you take a course ,to double my vexation1 that's the good you do4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,bless me1 ,i'm now in worse plight than ,i was2 #gf ,i know not what will please him4--,for my fear's sake1 ,i prithee1 make away with all speed possible2 ,and if thou be'st so modest not to name ,the sum that will content thee1 paper blushes not1 #hj ,send thy demand in writing1 it shall follow thee2 ,but1 prithee1 take thy flight4 ,de ,f4 ,you must fly too1 then4 ,beat4 ,i8 ,de ,f4 ,i'll not stir a foot else4 ,beat4 ,what's your meaning8 ,de ,f4 ,why1 are not you as guilty8 ,in1 ,i'm sure1 ,as deep as ,i2 and we should stick together4 #he ,come1 your fears counsel you but ill2 my absence ,would draw suspect upon you instantly2 ,there were no rescue for you4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,he speaks home6 ,de ,f4 ,nor is it fit we two1 engag'd so jointly1 ,should part and live asunder4 ,beat4 ,how now1 sir8 #ij ,this shows not well4 ,de ,f4 ,what makes your lip so strange8 ,this must not be 'twixt#cife us4 ,beat4 ,the man talks wildly6 ,de ,f4 ,come1 kiss me with a zeal now4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,heaven1 ,i doubt him6 ,de ,f4 ,i will not stand so long to beg 'em shortly4 #ie ,beat4 ,take heed1 ,de ,flores1 of forgetfulness1 ',t will soon betray us4 ,de ,f4 ,take you heed first2 ,faith1 you're grown much forgetful1 you're to blame in't4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,he's bold1 and ,i am blam'd for't4 ,de ,f4 ,i have eas'd you ,of your trouble1 think on it2 ,i am#ciff in pain1 #ajj ,and must be eas'd of#cifg you2 't is a charity1 ,justice invites your blood to understand me4 ,beat4 ,i dare not4 ,de ,f4 ,quickly6 ,beat4 ,o1 ,i never shall6 ,speak it yet further off1 that ,i may lose ,what has been spoken1 and no sound remain on 't2 ,i would not hear so much offence again #ajf ,for such another deed4 ,de ,f4 ,soft1 lady1 soft6 ,the last is not yet paid for4 ,o1 this act ,has put me into spirit2 ,i was as greedy on 't ,as the parcht earth of moisture1 when the clouds weep4 #aaj ,did you not mark1 ,i wrought myself into 't1 ,nay1 su'd and kneel'd for 't8 ,why was all that pains took8 ,you see ,i 've thrown contempt upon your gold2 ,not that ,i want it not1#cifh for ,i do piteously1 #aad ,in order ,i 'll come unto 't1 and make use on 't1 ,but 't was not held so precious to begin with1 ,for ,i place wealth after the heels of pleasure2 ,and were not ,i resolv'd in my belief ,that thy virginity were perfect in thee1 ,i should but take my recompense with grudging1 #abj ,as if ,i had but half my hopes ,i agreed for4 ,beat4 ,why1 't is impossible thou canst be so wicked1 ,or shelter such a cunning cruelty4 ,to make his death the murderer of my honour6 ,thy language is so bold and vicious1 #abe ,i cannot see which way ,i can forgive it ,with any modesty4 ,de ,f4 ,pish6 you forget yourself2 ,a woman dipt in blood1 and talk of modesty6 ,beat4 ,o misery of sin6 would ,i 'd been bound ,perpetually unto my living hate #acj ,in that ,piracquo1 than to hear these words6 ,think but upon the distance that creation ,set 'twixt thy blood and mine1 and keep thee there4 ,de ,f4 ,look but into your conscience1 read me there2 ',t is a true book1 you 'll find me there your equal4 #ace ,pish6 fly not to your birth1 but settle you ,in what the act has made you2 you 're no more now4 ,you must forget your parentage to me2 ,you 're the deed's creature2 by that name ,you lost your first condition1 and ,i challenge you1 #adj ,as peace and innocency has turn'd you out1 ,and made you one with me4 ,beat4 ,with thee1 foul villain6 ,de ,f4 ,yes1 my fair murd'ress4 ,do you urge me1 ,though thou writ'st maid1 thou whore in thy affection8 ',t was chang'd from thy first love1 and that 's a kind #ade ,of whoredom in thy heart2 and he 's chang'd now ,to bring thy second on1 thy ,alsemero1 ,whom1 by all sweets that ever darkness tasted1 ,if ,i enjoy thee not1 thou ne'er enjoy'st6 ,i 'll blast the hopes and joys of marriage1 #aej ,i 'll confess all2 my life ,i rate at nothing4 ,beat4 ,de ,flores6 ,de ,f4 ,i shall rest from all love's#cifi plagues then2 ,i live in pain now2 that shooting eye ,will burn my heart to cinders4 ,beat4 ,o sir1 hear me6 ,de ,f4 ,she that in life and love refuses me1 #aee ,in death and shame my partner she shall be4 ,beat4 kneeling4 ,stay1 hear me once for all2 ,i make thee master ,of all the wealth ,i have in gold and jewels2 ,let me go poor unto my bed with honour1 ,and ,i am rich in all things6 ,de ,f4 ,let this silence thee3 ,the wealth of all ,valencia shall not buy #afa ,my pleasure from me2 ,can you weep ,fate from its determin'd purpose8 ,so soon may you weep me4 ,beat4 ,vengeance begins2 ,murder1 ,i see1 is followed by more sins4 #afe ,was my creation in the womb so curst1 ,it must engender with a viper first8 ,de ,f4 raising her4 ,come1 rise and shroud your blushes in my bosom2 ,silence is one of pleasure's best receipts3 #afi ,thy peace is wrought for ever in this yielding4 ',las6 how the turtle pants6 ,thou 'lt love anon ,what thou so fear'st and faint'st to venture on4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,dumb ,,show4 ,enter ,gentlemen1 ,,vermandero meeting them with action of wonderment at the flight of ,,piracquo4 ,enter ,,alsemero with ,,jasperino and gallants3 ,,vermandero points to him1 the gentlemen seeming to applaud the choice4 ,,alsemero1 ,,jasperino1 and ,,gentlemen2 ,,beatrice the bride following in great state1 accompanied with ,,diaphanta1 ,,isabella1 and other gentlewomen3 ,,de ,,flores after all1 smiling at the accident3 ,,alonzo',s ghost appears to ,,de ,,flores in the midst of his smile1 startles him1 showing him the hand whose finger he had cut off4 ,they pass over in great solemnity4#cigj ,,scene ,i4#ciga ,enter ,,beatrice4 ,beat4 ,this fellow has undone me endlessly2 ,never was bride so fearfully distrest4 ,the more ,i think upon th' ensuing night1 ,and whom ,i am to cope with in embraces1 ,one who 's#cigb ennobled both in blood and mind1 ,so clear in understanding1--that's my plague now-- #f ,before whose judgment will my fault appear ,like malefactors' crimes before tribunals4 ,there is no hiding on 't1 the more ,i dive ,into my own distress4 ,how a wise man #aj ,stands for#cigc a great calamity6 ,there's no venturing ,into his bed1 what course soe'er ,i light upon1 ,without my shame1 which may grow up to danger4 ,he cannot but in justice strangle me ,as ,i lie by him2 as a cheater use me2 #ae ',t is a precious craft to play with a false die ,before a cunning gamester4 ,here 's his closet2 ,the key left in 't1 and he abroad i' th' park6 ,sure 't was forgot2 ,i 'll be so bold as look in 't4 ,opens closet4 ,bless me6 a right physician's closet 't is1 #bj ,set round with vials2 every one her mark too4 ,sure he does practise physic for his own use1 ,which may be safely call'd your great man's wisdom4 ,what manuscript lies here8 8,the ,book of ,experiment1 ,call'd ,secrets in ,nature40 ,so 'tis3 't is so4 #be ,reads4 8,how to know whether a woman be with child or no40 ,i hope ,i am not yet2 if he should try though6 ,let me see reads 8folio forty-five10 here 't is1 ,the leaf tuckt down upon 't1 the place suspicious4 #bi ,reads4 8,if you would know whether a woman be with child or not1 give her two spoonfuls of the white water in glass ,c----0 ,where 's that glass ,c8 ,o yonder1 ,i see 't now-- ,reads4 8and if she be with child1 she sleeps full twelve hours after2 if not1 not30 #ce ,none of that water comes into my belly2 ,i 'll know you from a hundred2 ,i could break you now1 ,or turn you into milk1 and so beguile ,the master of the mystery2 but ,i 'll look to you4 ,ha6 that which is next is ten times worse3 #dj ,reads4 8,how to know whether a woman be a maid or not30 ,if that should be appli'd1 what would become of me8 ,belike he has a strong faith of my purity1 ,that never yet made proof2 but this he calls #de ,reads4 8,a merry slight1#cigd but true experiment2 the author ,antonius ,mizaldus4 ,give the party you suspect the quantity of a spoonful of the water in the glass ,m1 which1 upon her that is a maid1 makes three several effects2 't will 7#ej7 make her incontinently#cige gape1 then fall into a sudden sneezing1 last into a violent laughing2 else1 dull1 heavy1 and lumpish40 ,where had ,i been8 ,i fear it1 yet 't is seven hours to bed-time4 #ee ,enter ,,diaphanta4 ,dia4 ,cuds1#cigf madam1 are you here8 ,beat4 ,seeing that wench now1 ,a trick comes in my mind2 't is a nice piece ,gold cannot purchase4 ,aside4--,i come hither1 wench1 ,to look my lord4 ,dia4 ,would ,i had such a cause ,to look him too6--,why1 he 's i' th' park1 madam4 #fj ,beat4 ,there let him be4 ,dia4 ,ay1 madam1 let him compass ,whole parks and forests1 as great rangers do1 ,at roosting-time a little lodge can hold 'em4 ,earth-conquering ,alexander1 that thought the world ,too narrow for him1 in th' end had but his pit-hole4 #fe ,beat4 ,i fear thou art not modest1 ,diaphanta4 ,dia4 ,your thoughts are so unwilling to be known1 madam4 ',t is ever the bride's fashion1 towards bed-time1 ,to set light by her joys1 as if she ow'd 'em not4 ,beat4 ,her joys8 ,her fears thou wouldst say4 ,dia4 ,fear of what8 #gj ,beat4 ,art thou a maid1 and talk'st so to a maid8 ,you leave a blushing business behind2 ,beshrew your heart for 't6 ,dia4 ,do you mean good sooth1 madam8 ,beat4 ,well1 if ,i 'd thought upon the fear at first1 ,man should have been unknown4 ,dia4 ,is 't possible8 #ge ,beat4 ,i 'd give a thousand ducats to that woman ,would try what my fear were1 and tell me true ,to-morrow1 when she gets from 't2 as she likes1 ,i might perhaps be drawn to 't4 ,dia4 ,are you in earnest8 ,beat4 ,do you get the woman1 then challenge me1 #hj ,and see if ,i 'll fly from 't2 but ,i must tell you ,this by the way1 she must be a true maid1 ,else there 's no trial1 my fears are not her's else4 ,dia4 ,nay1 she that ,i would put into your hands1 madam1 ,shall be a maid4 ,beat4 ,you know ,i should be sham'd else1 #he ,because she lies for me4 ,dia4 ',t is a strange humour6#cigg ,but are you serious still8 ,would you resign ,your first night's pleasure1 and give money too8 ,beat4 ,as willingly as live4--,aside4 ,alas1 the gold ,is but a by-bet to wedge in the honour6 #ij ,dia4 ,i do not know how the world goes abroad ,for faith or honesty2 there 's both requir'd in this4 ,madam1 what say you to me1 and stray no further8 ,i 've a good mind1 in troth1 to earn your money4 ,beat4 ,you are too quick1 ,i fear1 to be a maid4 #ie ,dia4 ,how8 ,not a maid8 ,nay1 then you urge me1 madam2 ,your honourable self is not a truer1 ,with all your fears upon you---- ,beat4 ,aside4 ,bad enough then4 ,dia4 ,than ,i with all my lightsome joys about me4 ,beat4 ,i 'm glad to hear 't4 ,then you dare put your honesty#cigh #ajj ,upon an easy trial4 ,dia4 ,easy8 ,anything4 ,beat4 ,i 'll come to you straight4 ,goes to the closet4 ,dia4 ,she will not search me1 will she1 ,like the forewoman of a female jury8#cigi ,beat4 ,glass ,m3 ay1 this is it4 ,brings vial4 ,look1 ,diaphanta1 ,you take no worse than ,i do4 ,drinks4 ,dia4 ,and in so doing1 #aje ,i will not question what it is1 but take it4 ,drinks4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,now if th' experiment be true1 't will praise itself1 ,and give me noble ease3 begins already2 ,,diaphanta gapes4 ,there 's the first symptom2 and what haste it makes ,to fall into the second1 there by this time6 #aaj ,,diaphanta sneezes4 ,most admirable secret6 on the contrary1 ,it stirs not me a whit1 which most concerns it4 ,dia4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,just in all things1 and in order ,as if 't were circumscrib'd2 one accident#cihj #aae ,gives way unto another4 ,dia4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,beat4 ,how now1 wench8 ,dia4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,i 'm so1 so light ,at heart--ha1 ha1 ha6--so pleasurable6 ,but one swig more1 sweet madam4 ,beat4 ,ay1 to-morrow1 #abj ,we shall have time to sit by 't4 ,dia4 ,now ,i 'm sad again4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,it lays itself so gently too6--,come1 wench4 ,most honest ,diaphanta ,i dare call thee now4 ,dia4 ,pray1 tell me1 madam1 what trick call you this8 ,beat4 ,i 'll tell thee all hereafter2 we must study #abe ,the carriage of this business4 ,dia4 ,i shall carry 't well1 ,because ,i love the burthen4 ,beat4 ,about midnight ,you must not fail to steal forth gently1 ,that ,i may use the place4 ,dia4 ,o1 fear not1 madam1 ,i shall be cool by that time4 ,the bride's place1 ,and with a thousand ducats6 ,i 'm for a justice now1 #aca ,i bring a portion with me2 ,i scorn small fools4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#ciha ,enter ,,vermandero and ,servant4 ,ver4 ,i tell thee1 knave1 mine honour is in question1 ,a thing till now free from suspicion1 ,nor ever was there cause4 ,who of my gentlemen ,are absent8 ,tell me1 and truly1 how many1 and who8 ,ser4 ,antonio1 sir1 and ,franciscus4 #e ,ver4 ,when did they leave the castle8 ,ser4 ,some ten days1 since1 sir2 the one intending to ,briamata1 th' other for ,valencia4 ,ver4 ,the time accuses 'em2 a charge of murder ,is brought within my castle-gate1 ,piracquo's murder2 #aj ,i dare not answer faithfully their absence4 ,a strict command of apprehension ,shall pursue 'em suddenly1 and either wipe ,the stain off clear1 or openly discover it4 ,provide me winged warrants for the purpose4 ,exit ,servant4 #ae ,see1 ,i am set on again4 ,enter ,,tomaso4 ,tom4 ,i claim a brother of you4 ,ver4 ,you 're too hot2 ,seek him not here4 ,tom4 ,yes1 'mongst your dearest bloods1 ,if my peace find no fairer satisfaction4 ,this is the place must yield account for him1 ,for here ,i left him2 and the hasty tie #ba ,of this snatcht marriage gives strong testimony ,of his most certain ruin4 ,ver4 ,certain falsehood6 ,this is the place indeed2 his breach of faith ,has too much marr'd both my abused love1 #be ,the honourable love ,i reserv'd for him1 ,and mockt my daughter's joy2 the prepar'd morning ,blusht at his infidelity2 he left ,contempt and scorn to throw upon those friends ,whose belief hurt 'em4 ,o1 't was most ignoble ,to take his flight so unexpectedly1 #ca ,and throw such public wrongs on those that lov'd him6 ,tom4 ,then this is all your answer8 ,ver4 ',t is too fair ,for one of his alliance2 and ,i warn you ,that this place no more see you4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,de ,,flores4 ,tom4 ,the best is1 #cf ,there is more ground to meet a man's revenge on4-- ,honest ,de ,flores8 ,de ,f4 ,that 's my name indeed4 ,saw you the bride8 ,good sweet sir1 which way took she8 ,tom4 ,i 've blest mine eyes from seeing such a false one4 #dj ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,i 'd fain get off1 this man's not for my company2 ,i smell his brother's blood when ,i come near him4 ,tom4 ,come hither1 kind and true one2 ,i remember ,my brother lov'd thee well4 ,dr ,f4 ,o1 purely1 dear sir6-- ,aside4 ,methinks ,i 'm now again a-killing on him1 #de ,he brings it so fresh to me4 ,tom4 ,thou canst guess1 sirrah-- ,an#cihb honest friend has an instinct of jealousy-- ,at some foul guilty person4 ,de ,f4 ,alas6 sir1 ,i am so charitable1 ,i think none ,worse than myself6 ,you did not see the bride then8 #ej ,tom4 ,i prithee1 name her not3 is she not wicked8 ,de ,f4 ,no1 no2 a pretty1 easy1 round-packt sinner1 ,as your most ladies are1 else you might think ,i flatter'd her2 but1 sir1 at no hand wicked1 ,till they 're so old their chins and noses#cihc meet1 ,and they salute witches4 ,i 'm call'd1 ,i think1 sir4-- #ef ,aside4 ,his company ev'n overlays my conscience4 ,exit4 ,tom4 ,that ,de ,flores has a wondrous honest heart6 ,he 'll bring it out in time1 ,i 'm assur'd on 't4 ,o1 here 's the glorious master of the day's joy6 ',t#cihd will not be long till he and ,i do reckon4-- #fa ,enter ,,alsemero4 ,sir4 ,als4 ,you 're most welcome4 ,tom4 ,you may call that word back2 ,i do not think ,i am1 nor wish to be4 ,als4 ',t is strange you found the way to this house1 then4 ,tom4 ,would ,i 'd ne'er known the cause6 ,i 'm none of those1 sir1 #fe ,that come to give you joy1 and swill your wine2 ',t is a more precious liquor that must lay ,the fiery thirst ,i bring4 ,als4 ,your words and you ,appear to me great strangers4 ,tom4 ,time and our swords ,may make us more acquainted4 ,this the business3 #gj ,i should have had a brother in your place2 ,how treachery and malice have dispos'd of him1 ,i 'm bound to inquire of him which holds his right1 ,which never could come fairly4 ,als4 ,you must look ,to answer for that word1 sir4 ,tom4 ,fear you not1 #ge ,i 'll have it ready drawn at our next meeting4 ,keep your day solemn2#cihe farewell1 ,i disturb it not2 ,i 'll bear the smart with patience for a time4 ,exit4 ,als4 ',t is somewhat ominous this2 a quarrel ent'red ,upon this day2 my innocence relieves me1 #hj ,enter ,,jasperino4 ,i should be wondrous sad else4--,jasperino1 ,i 've news to tell thee1 strange news4 ,jasp4 ,i ha' some too1 ,i think as strange as yours4 ,would ,i might keep ,mine1 so my faith and friendship might be kept in 't6 ,faith1 sir1 dispense a little with my zeal1 #he ,and let it cool in this4 ,als4 ,this puts me on1 ,and blames thee for thy slowness4 ,jas4 ,all may prove nothing1 ,only a friendly fear that leapt from me1 sir4 ,als4 ,no question1 't may prove nothing2 let 's partake it though4 ,jas4 ',t was ,diaphanta's chance--for to that wench #ij ,i pretend#cihf honest love1 and she deserves it-- ,to leave me in a back part of the house1 ,a place we chose for private conference4 ,she was no sooner gone1 but instantly ,i heard your bride's voice in the next room to me2 #ie ,and lending more attention1 found ,de ,flores ,louder than she4 ,als4 ,de ,flores6 ,thou art out now4 ,jas4 ,you 'll tell me more anon4 ,als4 ,still ,i 'll prevent#cihg thee1 ,the very sight of him is poison to her4 ,jas4 ,that made me stagger too2 but ,diaphanta #ajj ,at her return confirm'd it4 ,als4 ,diaphanta6 ,jas4 ,then fell we both to listen1 and words past ,like those that challenge interest in a woman4 ,als4 ,peace3 quench thy zeal1 't is dangerous to thy bosom4 ,jas4 ,then truth is full of peril4 ,als4 ,such truths are4 ,o1 were she the sole glory of the earth1 #ajf ,had eyes that could shoot fire into king's breasts1 ,and toucht1#cihh she sleeps not here6 ,yet ,i have time1 ,though night be near1 to be resolv'd hereof2 ,and1 prithee1 do not weigh me by my passions4 ,jas4 ,i never weigh'd friend so4 ,als4 ,done charitably6 #aaa ,that key will lead thee to a pretty secret1 ,giving key4 ,by a ,chaldean taught me1 and ,i have ,my study upon some4 ,bring from my closet ,a glass inscrib'd there with the letter ,m1 #aae ,and question not my purpose4 ,jas4 ,it shall be done1 sir4 ,exit4 ,als4 ,how can this hang together8 ,not an hour since ,her woman came pleading her lady's fears1 ,deliver'd her for the most timorous virgin ,that ever shrunk at man's name1 and so modest1 #abj ,she charg'd her weep out her request to me1 ,that she might come obscurely to my bosom4 ,enter ,,beatrice4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,all things go well2 my woman 's preparing yonder ,for her sweet voyage1 which grieves me to lose2 ,necessity compels it2 ,i lose all1 else4 #abe ,als4 ,aside4 ,pish6 modesty's shrine is set in yonder forehead3 ,i cannot be too sure though4--,my ,joanna6 ,beat4 ,sir1 ,i was bold to weep a message to you2 ,pardon my modest fears4 ,als4 ,the dove 's not meeker2 ,aside4 ,she 's abus'd1 questionless4 ,re-enter ,,jasperino with vial4 ,o1 are you come1 sir8 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,the glass1 upon my life6 ,i see the letter4 #aca ,jas4 ,sir1 this is ,m4 ,giving vial4 ,als4 ',t is it4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,i am suspected4 ,als4 ,how fitly our bride comes to partake with us6 ,beat4 ,what is 't1 my lord8 ,als4 ,no hurt4 ,beat4 ,sir1 pardon me1 ,i seldom taste of any composition4 #ace ,als4 ,but this1 upon my warrant1 you shall venture on4 ,beat4 ,i fear 't will make me ill4 ,als4 ,heaven forbid that4 ,beat4 ,aside4 ,i 'm put now to my cunning3 th' effects ,i know1 ,if ,i can now but feign 'em handsomely4 ,drinks4 ,als4 ,it has that secret virtue1 it ne'er mist1 sir1 #adj ,upon a virgin4 ,jas4 ,treble-qualitied8 ,,beatrice gapes and sneezes4 ,als4 ,by all that 's virtuous it takes there6 proceeds6 ,jas4 ,this is the strangest trick to know a maid by4 ,beat4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 ,you have given me joy of heart to drink1 my lord4 #ade ,als4 ,no1 thou hast given me such joy of heart1 ,that never can be blasted4 ,beat4 ,what 's the matter1 sir8 ,als4 ,aside4 ,see now 't is settled in a melancholy2 ,keeps both the time and method4--,my ,joanna1 ,chaste as the breath of ,heaven1 or morning's womb1 #aej ,that brings the day forth6 thus my love encloses thee4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#cihi ,enter ,,isabella and ,,lollio4 ,isa4 ,o ,heaven6 is this the waning#ciij moon8 ,does love turn fool1 run mad1 and all at once8 ,sirrah1 here 's a madman1 akin to the fool too1 ,a lunatic lover4 ,lol4 ,no1 no1 not he ,i brought the letter from8 #e ,isa4 ,compare his inside with his out1 and tell me4 ,lol4 ,the out 's mad1 ,i'm sure of that2 ,i had a taste on 't4 ,reads letter4 8,to the bright ,andromeda1 chief chambermaid to the ,knight of the ,sun1 at the sign of ,scorpio1 in the 7#aj7 middle region1 sent by the bellows-mender of ,aeolus4 ,pay the post40 ,this is stark madness6 ,isa4 ,now mark the inside4 ,takes the letter and reads4 8,sweet lady1 having now cast off this counterfeit cover of a madman1 ,i appear 7#ae7 to your best judgment a true and faithful lover of your beauty40 ,lol4 ,he is mad still4 ,isa4 reads4 8,if any fault you find1 chide those perfections in you which have made 7#bj7 me imperfect2 't is the same sun that causeth to grow and enforceth to wither----0 ,lol4 ,o rogue6 ,isa4 reads4 8,shapes and transhapes1 destroys and builds again4 ,i come in winter to 7#be7 you1 dismantled of my proper ornaments2 by the sweet splendour of your cheerful smiles1 ,i spring and live a lover40 ,lol4 ,mad rascal still6 ,isa4 reads4 8,tread him not under foot1 7#cj7 that shall appear an honour to your bounties4 ,i remain--mad till ,i speak with you1 from whom ,i expect my cure1 yours all1 or one beside himself1 ,,franciscus40 ,lol4 ,you are like to have a fine time on 't4 7#ce7 ,my master and ,i may give over our professions2 ,i do not think but you can cure fools and madmen faster than we1 with little pains too4 ,isa4 ,very likely4 ,lol4 ,one thing ,i must tell you1 mistress3 7#dj7 you perceive that ,i am privy to your skill2 if ,i find you minister once1 and set up the trade1 ,i put in for my thirds2 ,i shall be mad or fool else4 ,isa4 ,the first place is thine1 believe it1 ,lollio1 ,if ,i do fall4 ,lol4 ,i fall upon you4 ,isa4 ,so4 #de ,lol4 ,well1 ,i stand to my venture4 ,isa4 ,but thy counsel now2 how shall ,i deal with 'em8 ,lol4 ,why1 do you mean to deal with 'em8 ,isa4 ,nay1 the fair understanding1#ciia how to use 'em4 #ej ,lol4 ,abuse#ciib 'em6 ,that's the way to mad the fool1 and make a fool of the madman1 and then you use 'em kindly4 ,isa4 ',t is easy1 ,i 'll practise2 do thou observe it4 ,the key of thy wardrobe4 #ee ,lol4 ,there gives key2 fit yourself for 'em1 and ,i 'll fit 'em both for you4 ,isa4 ,take thou no further notice than the outside4 ,exit4 ,lol4 ,not an inch2 ,i 'll put you to the inside4 ,enter ,,alibius4 ,alib4 ,lollio1 art there8 ,will all be perfect1 think'st thou8 #fj ,to-morrow night1 as if to close up the ,solemnity1 ,vermandero expects us4 ,lol4 ,i mistrust the madmen most2 the fools will do well enough2 ,i have taken pains with them4 #fe ,alib4 ,tush6 they cannot miss2 the more absurdity1 ,the more commends it1 so#ciic no rough behaviours ,affright the ladies2 they 're nice#ciid things1 thou know'st4 ,lol4 ,you need not fear1 sir2 so long as we are there with our commanding pizzles1 they 'll be as tame as the ladies themselves4 #ga ,alib4 ,i 'll see them once more rehearse before they go4 ,lol4 ,i was about it1 sir3 look you to the madmen's morris1 and let me alone with the other4 ,there is one or two that ,i mistrust their #gf fooling2 ,i 'll instruct them1 and then they shall rehearse the whole measure4 ,alib4 ,do so2 ,i 'll see the music prepar'd3 but1 ,lollio1 ,by the way1 how does my wife brook her restraint8 #hj ,does she not grudge at it8 ,lol4 ,so1 so2 she takes some pleasure in the house1 she would abroad else4 ,you must allow her a little more length1 she 's kept too short4 ,alib4 ,she shall along to ,vermandero's with us1 #he ,that will serve her for a month's liberty4 ,lol4 ,what 's that1 on your face1 sir8 ,alib4 ,where1 ,lollio8 ,i see nothing4 ,lol4 ,cry you mercy1#ciie sir1 't is your nose2 it show'd like the trunk of a young elephant4#ciif #ij ,alib4 ,away1 rascal6 ,i 'll prepare the music1 ,lollio4 ,exit4 ,lol4 ,do1 sir1 and ,i 'll dance the whilst4-- ,tony1 where art thou1 ,tony8 ,enter ,,antonio4 ,ant4 ,here1 cousin2 where art thou8 ,lol4 ,come1 ,tony1 the footmanship ,i taught you4 #ie ,ant4 ,i had rather ride1 cousin4 ,lol4 ,ay1 a whip take you6 but ,i 'll keep you out2 vault in3 look you1 ,tony2 fa1 la1 la1 la1 la4 ,dances4 ,ant4 ,fa1 la1 la1 la1 la4 ,sings and dances4 #ajj ,lol4 ,there1 an honour4 ,ant4 ,is this an honour1 coz8 ,lol4 ,yes1 an it please your worship4 ,ant4 ,does honour bend in the hams1 coz8 ,lol4 ,marry does it1 as low as worship1 7#aje7 squireship1 nay1 yeomanry itself sometimes1 from whence it first stiffened3 there rise1 a caper4 ,ant4 ,caper after an honour1 coz8 ,lol4 ,very proper1 for honour is but a caper1 rises as fast and high1 has a knee or two1 and 7#aaj7 falls to th' ground again4 ,you can remember your figure1 ,tony8 ,ant4 ,yes1 cousin2 when ,i see thy figure1 ,i can remember mine4 ,exit ,,lollio4 ,re-enter ,,isabella1 dressed as a madwoman4 ,isa4 ,hey1 how he#ciig treads the air6 ,shough1 shough1 t' other way6 he burns his wings else4 7#aaf7 ,here 's wax enough below1 ,icarus1 more than will be cancelled these eighteen moons4 ,he 's down1 he 's down6 what a terrible fall he had6 ,stand up1 thou son of ,cretan ,daedalus1 #abj ,and let us tread the lower labyrinth2 ,i 'll bring thee to the clue4 ,ant4 ,prithee1 coz1 let me alone4 ,isa4 ,art thou not drown'd8 ,about thy head ,i saw a heap of clouds ,wrapt like a ,turkish turban2 on thy back #abe ,a crookt chameleon-colour'd rainbow hung ,like a tiara down unto thy hams4 ,let me suck out those billows in thy belly2 ,hark1 how they roar and rumble in the straits6#ciih ,bless thee from the pirates6 #acj ,ant4 ,pox upon you1 let me alone6 ,isa4 ,why shouldst thou mount so high as ,mercury1 ,unless thou hadst reversion of his place8 ,stay in the moon with me1 ,endymion1 ,and we will rule these wild rebellious waves1 ,that would have drown'd my love4 ,ant4 ,i 'll kick thee1 if #acf ,again thou touch me1 thou wild unshapen antic2 ,i am no fool1 you bedlam6 ,isa4 ,but you are1 as sure as ,i am1 mad4 ,have ,i put on this habit of a frantic1 #adj ,with love as full of fury1 to beguile ,the nimble eye of watchful jealousy1 ,and am ,i thus rewarded8 ,ant4 ,ha6 dearest beauty6 ,isa4 ,no1 ,i have no beauty now1 #add ,nor never had but what was in my garments4 ,you a quick-sighted lover6 ,come not near me3 ,keep your caparisons1 you 're aptly clad2 ,i came a feigner1 to return stark mad4 ,exit4 ,ant4 ,stay1 or ,i shall change condition1 ,and become as you are4 #aej ,re-enter ,,lollio4 ,lol4 ,why1 ,tony1 whither now8 ,why1 fool---- ,ant4 ,whose fool1 usher of idiots8 ,you coxcomb6 ,i have fool'd too much4 ,lol4 ,you were best be mad another while then4 ,ant4 ,so ,i am1 stark mad2 ,i have cause enough2 #aee ,and ,i could throw the full effects on thee1 ,and beat thee like a fury4 ,lol4 ,do not1 do not2 ,i shall not forbear the gentleman under the fool1 if you do4 ,alas6 ,i saw through your fox-skin before now6 ,come1 ,i can give you comfort2 my mistress loves 7#afa7 you2 and there is as arrant a madman i' th' house as you are a fool1 your rival1 whom she loves not4 ,if after the masque we can rid her of him1 you earn her love1 she says1 and the fool shall ride her4 #aff ,ant4 ,may ,i believe thee8 ,lol4 ,yes1 or you may choose whether you will or no4 ,ant4 ,she 's eas'd of him2 ,i 've a good quarrel on 't4 ,lol4 ,well1 keep your old station yet1 and be quiet4 #agj ,ant4 ,tell her ,i will deserve her love4 ,exit4 ,lol4 ,and you are like to have your desert4 ,enter ,,franciscus4 ,fran4 sings4 8,down1 down1 down1 a-down a-down10--and then with a horse-trick ,to kick ,latona's forehead1 and break her bowstring4 ,lol4 ,this is t' other counterfeit3 ,i 'll put 7#age7 him out of his humour4 ,aside4 ,takes out a letter and reads4 8,sweet lady1 having now cast this counterfeit cover of a madman1 ,i appear to your best judgment a true and faithful lover of your beauty40 ,this is pretty well for a madman4 #ahj ,fran4 ,ha6 what 's that8 ,lol4 reads4 8,chide those perfections in you which have made me imperfect40 ,fran4 ,i am discover'd to the fool4 ,lol4 ,i hope to discover the fool in you ere 7#ahe7 ,i have done with you4 ,reads4 8,yours all1 or one beside himself1 ,,franciscus40 ,this madman will mend sure4 ,fran4 ,what do you read1 sirrah8 ,lol4 ,your destiny1 sir2 you 'll be hang'd for this trick1 and another that ,i know4 #aia ,fran4 ,art thou of counsel with thy mistress8 ,lol4 ,next her apron-strings4 ,fran4 ,give me thy hand4 ,lol4 ,stay1 let me put yours in my pocket first4 ,putting letter into his pocket4 ,your hand is 7#aif7 true1#ciii is it not8 ,it will not pick8 ,i partly fear it1 because ,i think it does lie4 ,fran4 ,not in a syllable4 ,lol4 ,so if you love my mistress so well as you have handled the matter here1 you are like 7#bja7 to be cur'd of your madness4 ,fran4 ,and none but she can cure it4 ,lol4 ,well1 ,i 'll give you over then1 and she shall cast your water next4 #bje ,fran4 ,take for thy pains past4 ,gives him money4 ,lol4 ,i shall deserve more1 sir1 ,i hope4 ,my mistress loves you1 but must have some proof of your love to her4 ,fran4 ,there ,i meet my wishes4 #baj ,lol4 ,that will not serve1 you must meet her enemy and yours4 ,fran4 ,he 's dead already4 ,lol4 ,will you tell me that1 and ,i parted but now with him8 #bae ,fran4 ,show me the man4 ,lol4 ,ay1 that 's a right course now2 see him before you kill him1 in any case2 and yet it needs not go so far neither4 ',t is but a fool that haunts the house and my mistress in the 7#bbj7 shape of an idiot2 bang but his fool's coat well-favouredly1 and 't is well4 ,fran4 ,soundly1 soundly6 ,lol4 ,only reserve him till the masque be past2 and if you find him not now in the dance 7#bbe7 yourself1 ,i 'll show you4 ,in1 in6 my master6 ,dancing4 ,fran4 ,he handles him like a feather4 ,hey6 ,exit4 ,enter ,,alibius4 ,alib4 ,well said3 in a readiness1 ,lollio8 ,lol4 ,yes1 sir4 #bbi ,alib4 ,away then1 and guide them in1 ,lollio3 ,entreat your mistress to see this sight4 ,hark1 is there not one incurable fool ,that might be begg'd8#djjj ,i 've friends4 ,lol4 ,i have him for you1 ,one that shall deserve it too4 ,alib4 ,good boy1 ,lollio6 ,the madmen and fools dance4 ',t is perfect3 well1 fit but once these strains1 #bcf ,we shall have coin and credit for our pains4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#djja ,enter ,,beatrice3 a clock strikes one4 ,beat4 ,one struck1 and yet she lies by 't6 ,o my fears6 ,this strumpet serves her own ends1 't is apparent now1 ,devours the pleasure with a greedy appetite1 ,and never minds my honour or my peace1 #e ,makes havoc of my right4 ,but she pays dearly for 't2 ,no trusting of her life with such a secret ,that cannot rule her blood to keep her promise2 ,beside1 ,i 've some suspicion of her faith to me1 ,because ,i was suspected of my lord1 #aj ,and it must come from her4 ,striks two4 ,hark6 by my horrors1 ,another clock strikes two6 ,enter ,,de ,,flores4 ,de ,f4 ,pist6 where are you8 ,beat4 ,de ,flores8 ,de ,f4 ,ay4 is she not come from him yet8 ,beat4 ,as ,i 'm a living soul1 not6 ,de ,f4 ,sure the devil ,hath sow'd his itch within her4 ,who would trust #ae ,a waiting-woman8 ,beat4 ,i must trust somebody4 ,de ,f4 ,push6 they 're termagants2 ,especially when they fall upon their masters ,and have their ladies' first fruits2 they 're mad whelps1 ,you cannot stave 'em off from game royal3 then #bj ,you are so rash#djjb and hardy1 ask no counsel2 ,and ,i could have helpt you to a 'pothecary's daughter ,would have fall'n off before eleven1 and thankt you too4 ,beat4 ,o me1 not yet6 this whore forgets herself4 ,de ,f4 ,the rascal fares so well3 look1 you're undone2 #be ,the day-star1 by this hand6 ,see ,phosphorus#djjc plain yonder4 ,beat4 ,advise me now to fall upon some ruin2 ,there is no counsel safe else4 ,de ,f4 ,peace6 ,i ha 't now1 ,for we must force a rising1 there's no remedy4 ,beat4 ,how8 take heed of that4 #cj ,de ,f4 ,tush6 be you quiet1 or else give over all4 ,beat4 ,prithee1 ,i ha' done then4 ,de ,f4 ,this is my reach3#djjd ,i 'll set ,some part a-fire of ,diaphanta's chamber4 ,beat4 ,how8 ,fire1 sir8 ,that may endanger the whole house4 ,de ,f4 ,you talk of danger when your fame 's on fire8 #ce ,beat4 ,that 's true2 do what thou wilt now4 ,de ,f4 ,push6 ,i aim ,at a most rich success strikes all dead sure4 ,the chimney being a-fire1 and some light parcels ,of the least danger in her chamber only1 ,if ,diaphanta should be met by chance then #dj ,far from her lodging1 which is now suspicious1 ,it would be thought her fears and affrights then ,drove her to seek for succour2 if not seen ,or met at all1 as that 's the likeliest1 ,for her own shame she 'll hasten towards her lodging2 #de ,i will be ready with a piece#djje high-charg'd1 ,as 't were to cleanse the chimney1 there 't is proper now ,but she shall be the mark4 ,beat4 ,i 'm forc'd to love thee now1 ',cause thou provid'st so carefully for my honour4 ,de ,f4 ',slid1 it concerns the safety of us both1 #ej ,our pleasure and continuance4 ,beat4 ,one word now1 ,prithee2 how for the servants8 ,de ,f4 ,i 'll despatch them1 ,some one way1 some another in the hurry1 ,for buckets1 hooks1 ladders2 fear not you1 ,the deed shall find its time2 and ,i 've thought since #ee ,upon a safe conveyance for the body too3 ,how this fire purifies wit6 ,watch you your minute4 ,beat4 ,fear keeps my soul upon 't1 ,i cannot stray from 't4 ,enter ,,alonzo',s ,ghost4 ,de ,f4 ,ha6 what art thou that tak'st away the light ,betwixt that star and me8 ,i dread thee not4-- #fj ',t was but a mist of conscience2 all 's clear again4 ,exit4 ,beat4 ,who 's that1 ,de ,flores8 ,bless me1 it slides by6 ,exit ,ghost4 ,some ill thing haunts the house2 't has left behind it ,a shivering sweat upon me2 ,i 'm afraid now4 ,this night hath been so tedious6 ,o this strumpet6 #fe ,had she a thousand lives1 he should not leave her ,till he had destroy'd the last4 ,list6 ,o my terrors6 ,struck three o'clock4 ,three struck by ,st4 ,sebastian's6 ,within4 ,fire1 fire1 fire6 ,beat4 ,already8 ,how rare is that man's speed6 #gj ,how heartily he serves me6 his face loathes one2 ,but look upon his care1 who would not love him8 ,the east is not more beauteous than his service4 ,within4 ,fire1 fire1 fire6 ,re-enter ,,de ,,flores3 ,servants pass over3 bell rings4 ,de ,f4 ,away1 despatch6 hooks1 buckets1 ladders6 that 's well said4#djjf #ge ,the fire-bell rings2 the chimney works1 my charge2 ,the piece is ready4 ,exit4 ,beat4 ,here 's a man worth loving6 ,enter ,,diaphanta4 ,o you're a jewel6 ,dia4 ,pardon frailty1 madam2 ,in troth1 ,i was so well4 ,i ev'n forgot myself4 ,beat4 ,you 've made trim work6 ,dia4 ,what8 ,beat4 ,hie quickly to your chamber2 #hj ,your reward follows you4 ,dia4 ,i never made ,so sweet a bargain4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,alsemero4 ,als4 ,o my dear ,joanna1 ,alas6 art thou risen too8 ,i was coming1 ,my absolute treasure6 ,beat4 ,when ,i mist you1 ,i could not choose but follow4 ,als4 ,thou 'rt all sweetness3 #he ,the fire is not so dangerous4 ,beat4 ,think you so1 sir8 ,als4 ,i prithee1 tremble not2 believe me1 't is not4 ,enter ,,vermandero and ,,jasperino4 ,ver4 ,o bless my house and me6 ,als4 ,my lord your father4 ,re-enter ,,de ,,flores with a gun4 ,ver4 ,knave1 whither goes that piece8 ,de ,f4 ,to scour the chimney4 ,exit4 ,ver4 ,o1 well said1 well said6 #ij ,that fellow 's good on all occasions4 ,beat4 ,a wondrous necessary man1 my lord4 ,ver4 ,he hath a ready wit2 he 's worth 'em all1 sir2 ,dog at a house of fire2 ,i ha' seen him singed ere now4-- ,the piece goes off4 ,ha1 there he goes6 ,beat4 ',t is done6 ,als4 ,come1 sweet1 to bed now2 #ie ,alas6 thou wilt get cold4 ,beat4 ,alas6 the fear keeps that out6 ,my heart will find no quiet till ,i hear ,how ,diaphanta1 my poor woman1 fares2 ,it is her chamber1 sir1 her lodging chamber4 ,ver4 ,how should the fire come there8 #ajj ,beat4 ,as good a soul as ever lady countenanc'd1 ,but in her chamber negligent and heavy3 ,she scapt a mine twice4 ,ver4 ,twice8 ,beat4 ,strangely twice1 sir4 ,ver4 ,those sleepy sluts are dangerous in a house1 ,an they be ne'er so good4 ,re-enter ,,de ,,flores4 ,de ,f4 ,o poor virginity1 #aje ,thou hast paid dearly for 't6 ,ver4 ,bless us1 what 's that8 ,de ,f4 ,a thing you all knew once1 ,diaphanta's burnt4 ,beat4 ,my woman6 ,o my woman6 ,de ,f4 ,now the flames ,are greedy of her2 burnt1 burnt1 burnt to death1 sir6 ,beat4 ,o my presaging soul6 ,als4 ,not a tear more6 #aaj ,i charge you by the last embrace ,i gave you ,in bed1 before this rais'd us4 ,beat4 ,now you tie me2 ,were it my sister1 now she gets no more4 ,enter ,servant4 ,ver4 ,how now8 ,ser4 ,all danger 's past2 you may now take #aae ,your rests1 my lords2 the fire is throughly quencht4 ,ah1 poor gentlewoman1 how soon was she stifled6 ,beat4 ,de ,flores1 what is left of her inter1 ,and we as mourners all will follow her4 ,i will entreat that honour to my servant #abj ,ev'n of my lord himself4 ,als4 ,command it1 sweetness4 ,beat4 ,which of you spied the fire first8 ,de ,f4 ',t was ,i1 madam4 ,beat4 ,and took such pains in 't too8 ,a double goodness6 ',t were well he were rewarded4 ,ver4 ,he shall be4-- ,de ,flores1 call upon me4 ,als4 ,and upon me1 sir4 #abe ,exeunt all except ,,de ,,flores4 ,de ,f4 ,rewarded8 ,precious6 here 's a trick beyond me4 ,i see in all bouts1 both of sport and wit1 ,always a woman strives for the last hit4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#djjg ,enter ,,tomaso4 ,tom4 ,i cannot taste the benefits of life ,with the same relish ,i was wont to do4 ,man ,i grow weary of1 and hold his fellowship ,a treacherous bloody friendship2 and because #d ,i 'm ignorant in whom my wrath should settle1 ,i must think all men villains1 and the next ,i meet1 whoe'er he be1 the murderer ,of my most worthy brother4 ,ha6 what 's he8 ,,de ,,flores passes over the stage4 ,o1 the fellow that some call honest ,de ,flores2 ,but methinks honesty was hard bested #aj ,to come there for a lodging2 as if a queen ,should make her palace of a pest-house4 ,i find a contrariety in nature ,betwixt that face and me2 the least occasion ,would give me game upon him2 yet he 's so foul #ae ,one would scarce touch him with a sword he lov'd ,and made account of2 so most deadly venomous1 ,he would go near to poison any weapon ,that should draw blood on him2 one must resolve ,never to use that sword again in fight #bj ,in way of honest manhood that strikes him2 ,some river must devour it2 't were not fit ,that any man should find it4 ,what1 again8 ,re-enter ,,de ,,flores4 ,he walks a' purpose by1 sure1 to choke me up1 ,t' infect my blood4 ,de ,f4 ,my worthy noble lord6 #be ,tom4 ,dost offer to come near and breathe upon me8 ,strikes him4 ,de ,f4 ,a blow6 ,draws4 ,tom4 ,yea1 are you so prepar'd8 ,i 'll rather like a soldier die by th' sword1 ,than like a politician by thy poison4 ,draws4 ,de ,f4 ,hold1 my lord1 as you are honourable6 ,tom4 ,all slaves that kill by poison are still cowards4 #ca ,de ,f4 ,aside4 ,i cannot strike2 ,i see his brother's wounds ,fresh bleeding in his eye1 as in a crystal4-- ,i will not question this1 ,i know you 're noble2 ,i take my injury with thanks given1 sir1 #ce ,like a wise lawyer1 and as a favour ,will wear it for the worthy hand that gave it4-- ,aside4 ,why this from him that yesterday appear'd ,so strangely loving to me8 ,o1 but instinct is of a subtler strain6 #dj ,guilt must not walk so near his lodge again2 ,he came near me now4 ,exit4 ,tom4 ,all league with mankind ,i renounce for ever1 ,till ,i find this murderer2 not so much ,as common courtesy but ,i 'll lock up2 #de ,for in the state of ignorance ,i live in1 ,a brother may salute his brother's murderer1 ,and wish good speed to th' villain in a greeting4 ,enter ,,vermandero1 ,,alibius1 and ,,isabella4 ,ver4 ,noble ,piracquo6 ,tom4 ,pray1 keep on your way1 sir2 ,i 've nothing to say to you4 ,ver4 ,comforts bless you1 sir2 #ej ,tom4 ,i 've forsworn compliment1 in troth ,i have1 sir2 ,as you are merely man1 ,i have not left ,a good wish for you1 nor for any here4 ,ver4 ,unless you be so far in love with grief1 ,you will not part from 't upon any terms1 #ee ,we bring that news will make a welcome for us4 ,tom4 ,what news can that be8 ,ver4 ,throw no scornful smile ,upon the zeal ,i bring you1 't is worth more1 sir4 ,two of the chiefest men ,i kept about me #ei ,i hide not from the law of your just vengeance4 ,tom4 ,ha6 ,ver4 ,to give your peace more ample satisfaction1 ,thank these discoverers4 ,tom4 ,if you bring that calm1 ,name but the manner ,i shall ask forgiveness in ,for that contemptuous smile ,i threw#djjh upon you2 ,i 'll perfect it with reverence that belongs #ff ,unto a sacred altar4 ,kneels4 ,ver4 raising him4 ,good sir1 rise2 ,why1 now you overdo as much a' this hand ,as you fell short a' t' other4--,speak1 ,alibius4 ,alib4 ',t was my wife's fortune1 as she is most lucky #gj ,at a discovery1 to find out lately1 ,within our hospital of fools and madmen1 ,two counterfeits slipt into these disguises1 ,their names ,franciscus and ,antonio4 ,ver4 ,both mine1 sir1 and ,i ask no favour for 'em4 #ge ,alib4 ,now that which draws suspicion to their habits1 ,the time of their disguisings agrees justly ,with the day of the murder4 ,tom4 ,o blest revelation6 ,ver4 ,nay1 more1 nay1 more1 sir--,i 'll not spare mine own #gi ,in way of justice--they both feign'd a journey ,to ,briamata1 and so wrought out#djji their leaves2 ,my love was so abus'd#djaj in 't4 ,tom4 ,time 's too precious ,to run in waste now2 you have brought a peace ,the riches of five kingdoms could not purchase4 ,be my most happy conduct2 ,i thirst for 'em3 #he ,like subtle lightning will ,i wind about 'em1 ,and melt their marrow in 'em4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#djaa ,enter ,,alsemero and ,,jasperino4 ,jas4 ,your confidence1 ,i 'm sure1 is now of proof2 ,the prospect from the garden has show'd ,enough for deep suspicion4 ,als4 ,the black mask ,that so continually was worn upon 't ,condemns the face for ugly ere 't be seen1 #e ,her despite to him1 and so seeming bottomless4 ,jas4 ,touch it home then2 't is not a shallow probe ,can search this ulcer soundly2 ,i fear you 'll find it ,full of corruption4 ',t is fit ,i leave you1 ,she meets you opportunely from that walk2 #aj ,she took the back door at his parting with her4 ,exit4 ,als4 ,did my fate wait for this unhappy stroke ,at my first sight of woman8 ,she is here4 ,enter ,,beatrice4 ,beat4 ,alsemero6 ,als4 ,how do you8 ,beat4 ,how do ,i8 ,alas1 sir6 how do you8 ,you look not well4 #ae ,als4 ,you read me well enough2 ,i am not well4 ,beat4 ,not well1 sir8 ,is 't in my power to better you8 ,als4 ,yes4 ,beat4 ,nay1 then you 're cur'd again4 ,als4 ,pray1 resolve#djab me one question1 lady4 #bj ,beat4 ,if ,i can4 ,als4 ,none can so sure3 are you honest8 ,beat4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 that 's a broad question1 my lord4 ,als4 ,but that 's not a modest answer1 my lady4 ,do you laugh8 ,my doubts are strong upon me4 ,beat4 ',t is innocence that smiles1 and no rough brow #bf ,can take away the dimple in her cheek4 ,say ,i should strain a tear to fill the vault1 ,which would you give the better faith to8 ,als4 ',t were but hypocrisy of a sadder colour1 ,but the same stuff2 neither your smiles nor tears #ca ,shall move or flatter me from my belief3 ,you are a whore6 ,beat4 ,what a horrid sound it hath6 ,it blasts a beauty to deformity2 ,upon what face soever that breath falls1 #ce ,it strikes it ugly4 ,o1 you have ruin'd ,what you can ne'er repair again8 ,als4 ,i 'll all ,demolish1 and seek out truth within you1 ,if there be any left2 let your sweet tongue ,prevent your heart's rifling2 there ,i 'll ransack ,and tear out my suspicion4 ,beat4 ,you may1 sir2 #da ,it is an easy passage2 yet1 if you please1 ,show me the ground whereon you lost your love2 ,my spotless virtue may but tread on that ,before ,i perish4 ,als4 ,unanswerable2 #de ,a ground you cannot stand on2 you fall down ,beneath all grace and goodness when you set ,your ticklish heel on 't4 ,there was a visor ,over that cunning face1 and that became you2 ,now ,impudence in triumph rides upon 't4 #ej ,how comes this tender reconcilement else ',twixt you and your despite1 your rancorous loathing1 ,de ,flores8 he that your eye was sore at sight of1 ,he 's now become your arm's supporter1 your ,lip's saint6 ,beat4 ,is there the cause8 ,als4 ,worse1 your lust's devil1 #ee ,your adultery6 ,beat4 ,would any but yourself say that1 ',t would turn him to a villain6 ,als4 ,it was witnest ,by the counsel of your bosom1 ,diaphanta4 ,beat4 ,is your witness dead then8 ,als4 ',t is to be fear'd ,it was the wages of her knowledge2 poor soul1 ,she liv'd not long after the discovery4 #fa ,beat4 ,then hear a story of not much less horror ,than this your false suspicion is beguil'd with2 ,to your bed's scandal ,i stand up innocence1 ,which even the guilt of one black other deed #fe ,will stand for proof of2 your love has made me ,a cruel murd'ress4 ,als4 ,ha6 ,beat4 ,a bloody one2 ,i have kist poison for it1 strokt a serpent3 ,that thing of hate1 worthy in my esteem ,of no better employment1 and him most worthy ,to be so employ'd1 ,i caus'd to murder #ga ,that innocent ,piracquo1 having no ,better means than that worst to assure ,yourself to me4 ,als4 ,o1 the place itself e'er since ,has crying been for vengeance6 ,the temple1 #ge ,where blood and beauty first unlawfully ,fir'd their devotion and quencht the right one2 ',t was in my fears at first1 't will have it now3 ,o1 thou art all deform'd6 ,beat4 ,forget not1 sir1 #gi ,it for your sake was done4 ,shall greater dangers ,make the less welcome8 ,als4 ,o1 thou should'st have gone ,a thousand leagues about to have avoided ,this dangerous bridge of blood6 ,here we are lost4 ,beat4 ,remember1 ,i am true unto your bed4 ,als4 ,the bed itself 's a charnel1 the sheets shrouds #he ,for murdered carcasses4 ,it must ask pause ,what ,i must do in this2 meantime you shall ,be my prisoner only3 enter my closet2 ,exit ,,beatrice into closet4 ,i 'll be your keeper yet4 ,o1 in what part ,of this sad story shall ,i first begin8 ,ha6 #ij ,this same fellow has put me in4--,de ,flores6 ,enter ,,de ,,flores4 ,de ,f4 ,noble ,alsemero6 ,als4 ,i can tell you ,news1 sir2 my wife has her commended to you4 ,de ,f4 ,that 's news indeed1 my lord2 ,i think she would ,commend me to the gallows if she could1 #ie ,she ever lov'd me so well2 ,i thank her4 ,als4 ,what 's this blood upon your band1 ,de ,flores8 ,de ,f4 ,blood6 no1 sure 't was washt since4 ,als4 ,since when1 man8 ,de ,f4 ,since t' other day ,i got a knock ,in a sword-and-dagger school2 ,i think 't is out4 ,als4 ,yes1 't is almost out1 but 't is perceiv'd though4 #aja ,i had forgot my message2 this it is1 ,what price goes murder8 ,de ,f4 ,how1 sir8 ,als4 ,i ask you1 sir2 ,my wife 's behindhand with you1 she tells me1 ,for a brave bloody blow you gave for her sake ,upon ,piracquo4 ,de ,f4 ,upon8 ',t was quite through him sure3 ,has she confest it8 ,als4 ,as sure as death to both of you2 #ajg ,and much more than that4 ,de ,f4 ,it could not be much more2 ',t was but one thing1 and that--she is a whore4 ,als4 ,it could not choose but follow4 ,o cunning devils6 #aaj ,how should blind men know you from fair-fac'd saints8 ,beat4 within4 ,he lies6 the villain does belie me6 ,de ,f4 ,let me go to her1 sir4 ,als4 ,nay1 you shall to her4-- ,peace1 crying crocodile1 your sounds are heard2 ,take your prey to you2--get you into her1 sir3 ,exit ,,de ,,flores into closet4 ,i 'll be your pander now2 rehearse again #aaf ,your scene of lust1 that you may be perfect ,when you shall come to act it to the black audience1 ,where howls and gnashings shall be music to you4 ,clip#djac your adulteress freely1 't is the pilot #abj ,will guide you to the mare mortuum1 ,where you shall sink to fathoms bottomless4 ,enter ,,vermandero1 ,,tomaso1 ,,alibius1 ,,isabella1 ,,franciscus1 and ,,antonio4 ,ver4 ,o ,alsemero6 ,i 've a wonder for you4 ,als4 ,no1 sir1 't is ,i1 ,i have a wonder for you4 ,ver4 ,i have suspicion near as proof itself #abe ,for ,piracquo's murder4 ,als4 ,sir1 ,i have proof1 ,beyond suspicion of ,piracquo's murder4 ,ver4 ,beseech you1 hear me2 these who have been disguis'd ,e'er since the deed was done4 ,als4 ,i have two other ,that were more close disguis'd than your two could be #acj ,e'er since the deed was done4 ,ver4 ,you 'll hear me--these mine own servants---- ,als4 ,hear me--those nearer than your servants ,that shall acquit them1 and prove them guiltless4 ,fran4 ,that may be done with easy truth1 sir4 #ace ,tom4 ,how is my cause bandied through your delays6 ',t is urgent in my blood and calls for haste4 ,give me a brother or alive or dead2 ,alive1 a wife with him2 if dead1 for both ,a recompense for murder and adultery4 #adj ,beat4 7within47 ,o1 ,o1 ,o6 ,als4 ,hark6 't is coming to you4 ,de ,f4 7within47 ,nay1 ,i 'll along for company4 ,beat4 7within47 ,o1 ,o6 ,ver4 ,what horrid sounds are these8 ,als4 ,come forth1 you twins ,of mischief6 ,re-enter ,,de ,,flores1 bringing in ,,beatrice wounded4 ,de ,f4 ,here we are3 if you have any more ,to say to us1 speak quickly1 ,i shall not #ade ,give you the hearing else2 ,i am so stout yet1 ,and so1 ,i think1 that broken rib of mankind4 ,ver4 ,a host of enemies ent'red my citadel ,could not amaze like this3 ,joanna6 ,beatrice6 ,joanna6 ,beat4 ,o1 come not near me1 sir1 ,i shall defile you6 #aej ,i that was of your blood was taken from you1 ,for your better health2 look no more upon 't1 ,but cast it to the ground regardlessly1 ,let the common sewer take it from distinction4 ,beneath the stars1 upon yon meteor ,pointing to ,,de ,,flores4 #aee ,ever hung my fate 'mongst things corruptible2 ,i ne'er could pluck it from him2 my loathing ,was prophet to the rest1 but ne'er believ'd4 ,mine honour fell with him1 and now my life4-- ,alsemero1 ,i 'm a stranger to your bed2 #afj ,your bed was coz'ned on the nuptial night1-- ,for which your false bride died4 ,als4 ,diaphanta8 ,de ,f4 ,yes1 and the while ,i coupled with your mate ,at barley-break2 now we are left in hell4#djad ,ver4 ,we are all there1 it circumscribes us here4 #afe ,de ,f4 ,i lov'd this woman in spite of her heart3 ,her love ,i earn'd out of ,piracquo's murder4 ,tom4 ,ha6 my brother's murderer8 ,de ,f4 ,yes1 and her honour's prize ,was my reward2 ,i thank life for nothing ,but that pleasure2 it was so sweet to me1 #agj ,that ,i have drunk up all1 left none behind ,for any man to pledge me4 ,ver4 ,horrid villain6 ,keep life in him for future tortures4 ,de ,f4 ,no6 ,i can prevent you2 here 's my pen-knife still2 ,it is but one thread more stabbing himself1 and now 't is cut4-- #age ,make haste1 ,joanna1 by that token to thee1 ,canst not forget1 so lately put in mind2 ,i would not go to leave thee far behind4 ,dies4 ,beat4 ,forgive me1 ,alsemero1 all forgive6 ',t is time to die when 't is a shame to live4 ,dies4 #ahj ,ver4 ,o1 my name 's ent'red now in that record ,where till this fatal hour 't was never read4 ,als4 ,let it be blotted out2 let your heart lose it1 ,and it can never look you in the face1 ,nor tell a tale behind the back of life #ahe ,to your dishonour4 ,justice hath so right ,the guilty hit1 that innocence is quit ,by proclamation1 and may joy again4-- ,sir1 you are sensible of what truth hath done2 ',t is the best comfort that your grief can find4 ,tom4 ,sir1 ,i am satisfied2 my injuries #aia ,lie dead before me2 ,i can exact no more1 ,unless my soul were loose1 and could o'ertake ,those black fugitives that are fled from hence1 ,to take#djae a second vengeance2 but there are wraths #aie ,deeper than mine1 't is to be fear'd1 about 'em4 ,als4 ,what an opacous body had that moon ,that last chang'd on us6 ,here is beauty chang'd ,to ugly whoredom2 here servant-obedience ,to a master-sin1 imperious murder2 #bjj ,i1 a suppos'd husband1 chang'd embraces ,with wantonness1--but that was paid before4-- ,your change is come too1 from an ignorant wrath ,to knowing friendship4--,are there any more on 's8 #bjd ,ant4 ,yes1 sir1 ,i was chang'd too from a little ass as ,i was to a great fool as ,i am2 and had like to ha' been chang'd to the gallows1 but that you know my innocence#djaf always excuses me4 ,fran4 ,i was chang'd from a little wit to be stark mad1 #baj ,almost for the same purpose4 ,isa4 ,your change is still behind1 ,but deserve best your transformation3 ,you are a jealous coxcomb1 keep schools of folly1 ,and teach your scholars how to break your own head4 ,alib4 ,i see all apparent1 wife1 and will change now #bae ,into a better husband1 and ne'er keep ,scholars that shall be wiser than myself4 ,als4 ,sir1 you have yet a son's duty living1 ,please you1 accept it2 let that your sorrow1 ,as it goes from your eye1 go from your heart4 ,man and his sorrow at the grave must part4 #bba ,,epilogue ,als4 ,all we can do to comfort one another1 ,to stay a brother's sorrow for a brother1 ,to dry a child from the kind father's eyes1 ,is to no purpose1 it rather multiplies3 #bbe ,your only smiles have power to cause relive ,the dead again1 or in their rooms to give ,brother a new brother1 father a child2 ,if these appear1 all griefs are reconcil'd4 ,exeunt omnes4 ,a ,,new ,,way ,,to ,,pay ,,old ,,debts ,,by ,,philip ,,massinger ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,lord ,,lovell1 an ,english ,lord4 ,,sir ,,giles ,,overreach1 a cruel extortioner4 ,,frank ,,wellborn1 a ,prodigal4 ,,tom ,,allworth1 a young ,gentleman1 ,page to ,lord ,lovell4 ,,greedy1 a hungry ,justice of ,peace4 ,,marrall1 a ,term-,driver2 a creature of ,sir ,giles ,overreach4 ,,order ,steward1 ,,amble ,usher1 ,,furnace ,cook1 ,servants to the ,lady ,allworth4 ,,watchall ,porter1 ,,willdo1 a ,parson4 ,,tapwell1 an ,alehouse ,keeper4 ,three ,creditors1 ,servants1 c4 ,the ,,lady ,,allworth1 a rich ,widow4 ,,margaret1 ,overreach his daughter4 ,,froth1 ,tapwell's ,wife4 ,chambermaid4 ,waiting ,woman4 ,,scene4--,the ,country near ,nottingham4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#djag ,enter ,,wellborn in tattered apparel1 ,,tapwell1 and ,,froth4 ,well4 ,no bouse8#djah nor no tobacco8 ,tap4 ,not a suck1 sir2 ,nor the remainder of a single can ,left by a drunken porter1 all night pall'd#djai too4 ,froth4 ,not the dropping of the tap for your morning's draught1 sir4 ',t is verity1 ,i assure you4 ,well4 ,verity1 you brach6#djbj #e ,the devil turn'd precisian6#djba ,rogue1 what am ,i8 ,tap4 ,troth1 durst ,i trust you with a looking-glass1 ,to let you see your trim shape1 you would quit me ,and take the name yourself4 ,well4 ,how1 dog6 ,tap4 ,even so1 sir4 ,and ,i must tell you1 if you but advance #aj ,your ,plymouth cloak#djbb you shall be soon instructed ,there dwells1 and within call1 if it please your worship1 ,a potent monarch call'd the constable1 ,that does command a citadel call'd the stocks2 ,whose guards are certain files of rusty billmen ,such as with great dexterity will hale #af ,your tatter'd1 lousy---- ,well4 ,rascal6 slave6 ,froth4 ,no rage1 sir4 ,tap4 ,at his own peril4 ,do not put yourself ,in too much heat1 there being no water near ,to quench your thirst2 and sure1 for other liquor1 #bj ,as mighty ale1 or beer1 they are things1 ,i take it1 ,you must no more remember2 not in a dream1 sir4 ,well4 ,why1 thou unthankful villain1 dar'st thou talk thus6 ,is not thy house1 and all thou hast1 my gift8 ,tap4 ,i find it not in chalk2 and ,timothy ,tapwell #be ,does keep no other register4 ,well4 ,am not ,i he ,whose riots fed and cloth'd thee8 ,wert thou not ,born on my father's land1 and proud to be ,a drudge in his house8 ,tap4 ,what ,i was1 sir1 it skills#djbc not2 #bi ,what you are1 is apparent4 ,now1 for a farewell1 ,since you talk of father1 in my hope it will torment you1 ,i'll briefly tell your story4 ,your dead father1 ,my quondam master1 was a man of worship1 ,old ,sir ,john ,wellborn1 justice of peace and quorum1#djbd ,and stood fair to be custos rotulorum3#djbe #ce ,bore the whole sway of the shire1 kept a great house1 ,reliev'd the poor1 and so forth2 but he dying1 ,and the twelve hundred a year coming to you1 ,late ,master ,francis1 but now forlorn ,wellborn---- ,well4 ,slave1 stop6 or ,i shall lose myself4 ,froth4 ,very hardly2 #dj ,you cannot out of your way4 ,tap4 ,but to my story3 ,you were then a lord of acres1 the prime gallant1 ,and ,i your under-butler4 ,note the change now3 ,you had a merry time of't2 hawks and hounds2 ,with choice of running horses2 mistresses #de ,of all sorts and all sizes1 yet so hot1 ,as their embraces made your lordship melt2 ,which your uncle1 ,sir ,giles ,overreach1 observing1 7,resolving not to lose a drop of 'em17 ,on foolish mortgages1 statutes1 and bonds1 #ej ,for a while suppli'd your looseness1 and then left you4 ,well4 ,some curate hath penn'd this invective1 mongrel1 ,and you have studied it4 ,tap4 ,i have not done yet4 ,your land gone1 and your credit not worth a token1 ,you grew a common borrower2 no man scap'd ,your paper-pellets1#djbf from the gentleman #ef ,to the beggars on highways1 that sold you switches ,in your gallantry4 ,well4 ,i shall switch your brains out4 ,tap4 ,where poor ,tim ,tapwell1 with a little stock1 ,some forty pounds or so1 bought a small cottage2 #fj ,humbled myself to marriage with my ,froth here1 ,gave entertainment---- ,well4 ,yes1 to whores and canters1#djbg ,clubbers by night4 ,tap4 ,true1 but they brought in profit1 ,and had a gift to pay for what they call'd for1 ,and stuck not like your mastership4 ,the poor income #fe ,i glean'd from them hath made me in my parish ,thought worthy to be scavenger1 and in time ,may rise to be overseer of the poor2 ,which if ,i do1 on your petition1 ,wellborn1 ,may allow you thirteen-pence a quarter1 #gj ,and you shall thank my worship4 ,well4 ,thus1 you dog-bolt4 ,and thus---- ,beats and kicks him4 ,tap4 to his wife4 ,cry out for help6 ,well4 ,stir1 and thou diest3 ,your potent prince1 the constable1 shall not save you4 ,hear me1 ungrateful hell-hound6 ,did not ,i ,make purses for you8 ,then you lick'd my boots1 #ge ,and thought your holiday cloak too coarse to clean 'em4 ',t was ,i that1 when ,i heard thee swear if ever ,thou couldst arrive at forty pounds thou wouldst ,live like an emperor1 't was ,i that gave it ,in ready gold4 ,deny this1 wretch6 ,tap4 ,i must1 sir2 #hj ,for1 from the tavern to the taphouse1 all1 ,on forfeiture of their licenses1 stand bound ,ne'er to remember who their best guests were1 ,if they grew poor like you4 ,well4 ,they are well rewarded ,that beggar themselves to make such cuckolds rich4 #he ,thou viper1 thankless viper6 impudent bawd6 ,but since you have grown forgetful1 ,i will help ,your memory1 and tread you into mortar1 ,nor leave one bone unbroken4 ,beats him again4 ,tap4 ,oh6 ,froth4 ,ask mercy4 ,enter ,,allworth4 ,well4 ',t will not be granted4 ,all4 ,hold--for my sake1 hold4 #ij ,deny me1 ,frank8 ,they are not worth your anger4 ,well4 ,for once thou hast redeem'd them from this sceptre2#djbh ,but let 'em vanish1 creeping on their knees1 ,and1 if they grumble1 ,i revoke my pardon4 ,froth4 ,this comes of your prating1 husband2 you presum'd #ie ,on your ambling wit1 and must use your glib tongue1 ,though you are beaten lame for't4 ,tap4 ,patience1 ,froth2 ,there's law to cure our bruises4 ,they go off on their hands and knees4 ,well4 ,sent to your mother8 ,all4 ,my lady1 ,frank1 my patroness1 my all6 ,she 's such a mourner for my father's death1 ,and1 in her love to him1 so favours me1 #aja ,that ,i cannot pay too much observance to her4 ,there are few such stepdames4 ,well4 ',t is a noble widow1 ,and keeps her reputation pure1 and clear ,from the least taint of infamy2 her life1 #aje ,with the splendour of her actions1 leaves no tongue ,to envy or detraction4 ,prithee tell me1 ,has she no suitors8 ,all4 ,even the best of the shire1 ,frank1 ,my lord excepted2 such as sue and send1 ,and send and sue again1 but to no purpose2 #aaj ,their frequent visits have not gain'd her presence4 ,yet she's so far from sullenness and pride1 ,that ,i dare undertake you shall meet from her ,a liberal entertainment4 ,i can give you ,a catalogue of her suitors' names4 ,well4 ,forbear it1 #aae ,while ,i give you good counsel3 ,i am bound to it1 ,thy father was my friend1 and that affection ,i bore to him1 in right descends to thee2 ,thou art a handsome and a hopeful youth1 #aai ,nor will ,i have the least affront stick on thee1 ,if ,i with any danger can prevent it4 ,all4 ,i thank your noble care2 but1 pray you1 in what ,do ,i run the hazard8 ,well4 ,art thou not in love8 ,put it not off with wonder4 ,all4 ,in love1 at my years6 ,well4 ,you think you walk in clouds1 but are transparent4 #abe ,i have heard all1 and the choice that you have made1 ,and1 with my finger1 can point out the north star ,by which the loadstone of your folly's guided2 ,and1 to confirm this true1 what think you of ,fair ,margaret1 the only child and heir #acj ,of ,cormorant ,overreach8 ,does it blush and start1 ,to hear her only nam'd8 ,blush at your want ,of wit and reason4 ,all4 ,you are too bitter1 sir4 ,well4 ,wounds of this nature are not to be cur'd ,with balms1 but corrosives4 ,i must be plain3 #ace ,art thou scarce manumis'd#djbi from the porter's lodge#djcj ,and yet sworn servant to the pantofle4#djca ,and dar'st thou dream of marriage8 ,i fear ',t will be concluded for impossible ,that there is now1 or e'er shall be hereafter1 #adj ,a handsome page or player's boy of fourteen ,but either loves a wench1 or drabs love him2 ,court-waiters not exempted4 ,all4 ,this is madness4 ,howe'er you have discover'd my intents1 ,you know my aims are lawful2 and if ever #ade ,the queen of flowers1 the glory of the spring1 ,the sweetest comfort to our smell1 the rose1 ,sprang from an envious briar1 ,i may infer ,there 's such disparity in their conditions #adi ,between the goodness of my soul1 the daughter1 ,and the base churl of her father4 ,well4 ,grant this true1 ,as ,i believe it1 canst thou ever hope ,to enjoy a quiet bed with her whose father ,ruin'd thy state8 ,all4 ,and yours too4 ,well4 ,i confess it2 #aed ,true2 ,i must tell you as a friend1 and freely1 ,that1 where impossibilities are apparent1 ',t is indiscretion to nourish hopes4 ,canst thou imagine 7let not self-love blind thee7 ,that ,sir ,giles ,overreach1 that1 to make her great #aei ,in swelling titles1 without touch of conscience ,will cut his neighbour's throat1 and ,i hope his own too1 ,will e'er consent to make her thine8 ,give o'er1 ,and think of some course suitable to thy rank1 ,and prosper in it4 ,all4 ,you have well advis'd me4 #afd ,but in the meantime you that are so studious ,of my affairs wholly neglect your own4 ,remember yourself1 and in what plight you are4 ,well4 ,no matter1 no matter4 ,all4 ,yes1 't is much material4 ,you know my fortune and my means2 yet something ,i can spare from myself to help your wants4 ,well4 ,how's this8 #agj ,all4 ,nay1 be not angry2 there 's eight pieces ,to put you in better fashion4 ,well4 ,money from thee6 ,from a boy4 ,a stipendiary6 ,one that lives ,at the devotion of a stepmother ,and the uncertain favour of a lord6 #age ,i'll eat my arms first4 ,howsoe'er blind ,fortune ,hath spent the utmost of her malice on me---- ,though ,i am vomited out of an alehouse1 ,and thus accoutred--know not where to eat1 ,or drink1 or sleep1 but underneath this canopy--#djcb #ahj ,although ,i thank thee1 ,i despise thy offer2 ,and as ,i in my madness broke my state ,without th' assistance of another's brain1 ,in my right wits ,i'll piece it2 at the worst1 #ahd ,die thus and be forgotten4 ,all4 ,a strange humour6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#djcc ,enter ,,order1 ,,amble1 ,,furnace1 and ,,watchall4 ,ord4 ,set all things right1 or1 as my name is ,order1 ,and by this staff of office that commands you1 ,this chain and double ruff1 symbols of power1 ,whoever misses in his function1 ,for one whole week makes forfeiture of his breakfast #e ,and privilege in the wine-cellar4 ,amb4 ,you are merry1 ,good master steward4 ,furn4 ,let him2 ,i'll be angry4 ,amb4 ,why1 fellow ,furnace1 't is not twelve o'clock yet1 ,nor dinner taking up2 then1 't is allow'd1 ,cooks1 by their places1 may be choleric4 #aj ,furn4 ,you think you have spoke wisely1 goodman ,amble1 ,my lady's go-before6 ,ord4 ,nay1 nay1 no wrangling4 ,furn4 ,twit me with the authority of the kitchen6 ,at all hours1 and all places1 ,i'll be angry2 ,and thus provok'd1 when ,i am at my prayers #ae ,i will be angry4 ,amb4 ,there was no hurt meant4 ,furn4 ,i am friends with thee2 and yet ,i will be angry4 ,ord4 ,with whom8 ,furn4 ,no matter whom3 yet1 now ,i think on it1 ,i am angry with my lady4 ,watch4 ,heaven forbid1 man6 ,ord4 ,what cause has she given thee8 ,furn4 ,cause enough1 master steward4 #bj ,i was entertain'd by her to please her palate1 ,and1 till she forswore eating1 ,i perform'd it4 ,now1 since our master1 noble ,allworth1 died1 ,though ,i crack my brains to find out tempting sauces1 ,and raise fortifications in the pastry #be ,such as might serve for models in the ,low ,countries1 ,which1 if they had been practised at ,breda1 ,spinola might have thrown his cap at it1 and ne'er took it#djcd---- ,amb4 ,but you had wanted matter there to work on4 ,furn4 ,matter6 with six eggs1 and a strike#djce of rye meal1 #cj ,i had kept the town till doomsday1 perhaps longer4 ,ord4 ,but what 's this to your pet against my lady8 ,furn4 ,what 's this8 ,marry this3 when ,i am three parts roasted ,and the fourth part parboil'd to prepare her viands1 ,she keeps her chamber1 dines with a panada#djcf #ce ,or water-gruel1 my sweat never thought on4 ,ord4 ,but your art is seen in the dining-room4 ,furn4 ,by whom8 ,by such as pretend love to her1 but come ,to feed upon her4 ,yet1 of all the harpies ,that do devour her1 ,i am out of charity #dj ,with none so much as the thin-gutted squire ,that 's stolen into commission4 ,ord4 ,justice ,greedy8 ,furn4 ,the same1 the same2 meat 's cast away upon him1 ,it never thrives2 he holds this paradox1 ,who eats not well1 can ne'er do justice well4 #de ,his stomach 's as insatiate as the grave1 ,or strumpet's ravenous appetites4 ,knocking4 ,watch4 ,one knocks4 ,enter ,,allworth4 ,ord4 ,our late young master6 ,amb4 ,welcome1 sir4 ,furn4 ,your hand2 ,if you have a stomach1 a cold bake-meat 's ready4 ,ord4 ,his father's picture in little4 ,furn4 ,we are all your servants4 #ej ,amb4 ,in you he lives4 ,all4 ,at once1 my thanks to all2 ,this is yet some comfort4 ,is my lady stirring8 ,enter ,,lady ,,allworth1 ,waiting ,woman1 and ,chambermaid4 ,ord4 ,her presence answers for us4 ,l4 ,all4 ,sort those silks well4 ,i 'll take the air alone4 ,exeunt ,w4 ,woman and ,chambermaid4 ,furn4 ,you air and air2 ,but will you never taste but spoon-meat more8 ,to what use serve ,i8 ,l4 ,all4 ,prithee1 be not angry2 #ef ,i shall ere long3 i' the mean time1 there is gold ,to buy thee aprons1 and a summer suit4 ,furn4 ,i am appeas'd1 and ,furnace now grows cool4#djcg ,l4 ,all4 ,and1 as ,i gave directions1 if this morning #fj ,i am visited by any1 entertain 'em ,as heretofore2 but say1 in my excuse1 ,i am indispos'd4 ,ord4 ,i shall1 madam4 ,l4 ,all4 ,do1 and leave them4 ,nay1 stay you1 ,allworth4 ,exeunt ,,order1 ,,amble1 ,,furnace1 and ,,watchall4 ,all4 ,i shall gladly grow here1 ,to wait on your commands4 ,l4 ,all4 ,so soon turn'd courtier6 #fe ,all4 ,style not that courtship1 madam1 which is duty ,purchas'd on your part4 ,l4 ,all4 ,well1 you shall o'ercome2 ,i 'll not contend in words4 ,how is it with ,your noble master8 ,all4 ,ever like himself1 ,no scruple lessen'd in the full weight of honour4 #gj ,he did command me1 pardon my presumption1 ,as his unworthy deputy1 to kiss ,your ladyship's fair hands4 ,l4 ,all4 ,i am honour'd in ,his favour to me4 ,does he hold his purpose ,for the ,low ,countries8 ,all4 ,constantly1 good madam2 #ge ,but he will in person first present his service4 ,l4 ,all4 ,and how approve you of his course8 ,you are yet ,like virgin parchment1 capable of any ,inscription1 vicious or honourable4 ,i will not force your will1 but leave you free #hj ,to your own election4 ,all4 ,any form you please ,i will put on2 but1 might ,i make my choice1 ,with humble emulation ,i would follow ,the path my lord marks to me4 ,l4 ,all4 ',t is well answer'd1 ,and ,i commend your spirit4 ,you had a father1 ,blest be his memory6 that some few hours #hf ,before the will of ,heaven took him from me1 ,who did commend you1 by the dearest ties ,of perfect love between us1 to my charge2 ,and1 therefore1 what ,i speak you are bound to hear #ij ,with such respect as if he liv'd in me4 ,he was my husband1 and howe'er you are not ,son of my womb1 you may be of my love1 ,provided you deserve it4 ,all4 ,i have found you1 ,most honour'd madam1 the best mother to me2 ,and1 with my utmost strengths of care and service1 #if ,will labour that you never may repent ,your bounties shower'd upon me4 ,l4 ,all4 ,i much hope it4 ,these were your father's words3 8,if e'er my son ,follow the war1 tell him it is a school #ajj ,where all the principles tending to honour ,are taught1 if truly followed3 but for such ,as repair thither as a place in which ,they do presume they may with license practise ,their lusts and riots1 they shall never merit #aje ,the noble name of soldiers4 ,to dare boldly ,in a fair cause1 and for their country's safety ,to run upon the cannon's mouth undaunted2 ,to obey their leaders1 and shun mutinies2 ,to bear with patience the winter's cold #aaj ,and summer's scorching heat1 and not to faint1 ,when plenty of provision fails1 with hunger2 ,are the essential parts make up a soldier1 ,not swearing1 dice1 or drinking40 ,all4 ,there 's no syllable ,you speak1 but is to me an oracle1 #aae ,which but to doubt were impious4 ,l4 ,all4 ,to conclude3 ,beware ill company1 for often men ,are like to those with whom they do converse2 ,and1 from one man ,i warn#djch you1 and that 's ,wellborn3 ,not 'cause he 's poor1 that rather claims your pity2 #abj ,but that he 's in his manners so debauch'd1 ,and hath to vicious courses sold himself4 ',t is true1 your father lov'd him1 while he was ,worthy the loving2 but if he had liv'd ,to have seen him as he is1 he had cast him off1 ,as you must do4 ,all4 ,i shall obey in all things4 #abf ,l4 ,all4 ,follow me to my chamber1 you shall have gold ,to furnish you like my son1 and still supplied1 ,as ,i hear from you4 ,all4 ,i am still your creature4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#djci ,enter ,,overreach1 ,,greedy1 ,,order1 ,,amble1 ,,furnace1 ,,watchall1 and ,,marrall4 ,greedy4 ,not to be seen6 ,over4 ,still cloistered up6 ,her reason1 ,i hope1 assures her1 though she make herself ,close prisoner ever for her husband's loss1 ',t will not recover him4 ,ord4 ,sir1 it is her will4 ,which we1 that are her servants1 ought to serve it1 #e ,and not dispute4 ,howe'er1 you are nobly welcome2 ,and1 if you please to stay1 that you may think so1 ,there came1 not six days since1 from ,hull1 a pipe ,of rich ,canary1 which shall spend itself ,for my lady's honour4 ,greedy4 ,is it of the right race8 #aj ,ord4 ,yes1 ,master ,greedy4 ,amb4 ,how his mouth runs o'er6 ,furn4 ,i 'll make it run1 and run4 ,save your good worship6 ,greedy4 ,honest ,master ,cook1 thy hand2 again1 how ,i love thee6 ,are the good dishes still in being8 ,speak1 boy4 ,furn4 ,if you have a mind to feed1 there is a chine#djdj #ae ,of beef1 well seasoned4 ,greedy4 ,good6 ,furn4 ,a pheasant1 larded4 ,greedy4 ,that ,i might now give thanks for 't6 ,furn4 ,other kickshaws1 ,besides1 there came last night1 from the forest of ,sherwood1 ,the fattest stag ,i ever cook'd4 ,greedy4 ,a stag1 man6 ,furn4 ,a stag1 sir2 part of it prepar'd for dinner1 #bj ,and bak'd in puff-paste4 ,greedy4 ,puff-paste too6 ,sir ,giles1 ,a ponderous chine of beef6 a pheasant larded6 ,and red deer too1 ,sir ,giles1 and bak'd in puff-paste6 ,all business set aside1 let us give thanks here4 ,furn4 ,how the lean skeleton 's rapt6 ,over4 ,you know we cannot4 #be ,mar4 ,your worships are to sit on a commission1 ,and if you fail to come1 you lose the cause4 ,greedy4 ,cause me no causes4 ,i 'll prove 't1 for such dinner ,we may put off a commission3 you shall find it ,henrici decimo quarto4 ,over4 ,fie1 ,master ,greedy6 #cj ,will you lose me a thousand pounds for a dinner8 ,no more1 for shame6 ,we must forget the belly ,when we think of profit4 ,greedy4 ,well1 you shall o'er-rule me2 ,i could ev'n cry now4--,do you hear1 ,master ,cook1 ,send but a corner of that immortal pasty1 #ce ,and ,i1 in thankfulness1 will1 by your boy1 ,send you--a brace of three-pences4 ,furn4 ,will you be so prodigal8 ,enter ,,wellborn4 ,over4 ,remember me to your lady4 ,who have we here8 ,well4 ,you know me4 ,over4 ,i did once1 but now ,i will not2 ,thou art no blood of mine4 ,avaunt1 thou beggar6 #dj ,if ever thou presume to own me more1 ,i 'll have thee cag'd and whipp'd4 ,greedy4 ,i 'll grant the warrant4 ,think of ,pie-corner4 ,furnace6 ,exeunt ,,overreach1 ,,greedy1 and ,,marrall4 ,watch4 ,will you out1 sir8 ,i wonder how you durst creep in4 ,ord4 ,this is rudeness1 ,and saucy impudence4 ,amb4 ,cannot you stay #de ,to be serv'd1 among your fellows1 from the basket1#djda ,but you must needs press into the hall8 ,furn4 ,prithee1 vanish ,into some outhouse1 though it be the pigstye2 ,my scullion shall come to thee4 ,enter ,,allworth4 ,well4 ,this is rare4 ,oh1 here 's ,tom ,allworth4 ,tom6 ,all4 ,we must be strangers2 #ej ,nor would ,i have you seen here for a million4 ,exit4 ,well4 ,better and better4 ,he contemns me too6 ,enter ,waiting ,woman and ,chambermaid4 ,woman4 ,foh1 what a smell 's here6 ,what thing 's this8 ,cham4 ,a creature ,made out of the privy2 let us hence1 for love's sake4 ,or ,i shall swoon4 ,woman4 ,i begin to feel faint already4 #ee ,exeunt ,w4 ,woman and ,chambermaid4 ,watch4 ,will you know your way2 ,amb4 ,or shall we teach it you1 ,by the head and shoulders8 ,well4 ,no2 ,i will not stir2 ,do you mark1 ,i will not3 let me see the wretch ,that dares attempt to force me4 ,why1 you slaves1 ,created only to make legs1#djdb and cringe2 #fj ,to carry in a dish1 and shift a trencher2 ,that have not souls only to hope a blessing ,beyond black-jacks#djdc or flagons2 you1 that were born ,only to consume meat and drink1 and batten#djdd ,upon reversions6--who advances8 ,who #fe ,shews me the way8 ,ord4 ,my lady6 ,enter ,,lady ,,allworth1 ,waiting ,woman1 and ,chambermaid4 ,cham4 ,here 's the monster4 ,woman4 ,sweet madam1 keep your glove to your nose4 ,cham4 ,or let me ,fetch some perfumes may be predominant2 ,you wrong yourself else4 ,well4 ,madam1 my designs ,bear me to you4 ,l4 ,all4 ,to me6 ,well4 ,and though ,i have met with #gj ,but ragged entertainment from your grooms here1 ,i hope from you to receive that noble usage ,as may become the true friend of your husband1 ,and then ,i shall forget these4 ,l4 ,all4 ,i am amaz'd ,to see and hear this rudeness4 ,dar'st thou think1 #ge ,though sworn1 that it can ever find belief1 ,that ,i1 who to the best men of this country ,deni'd my presence since my husband's death1 ,can fall so low as to change words with thee8 ,thou son of infamy1 forbear my house1 #hj ,and know and keep the distance that 's between us2 ,or1 though it be against my gentler temper1 ,i shall take order you no more shall be ,an eyesore to me4 ,well4 ,scorn me not1 good lady2 ,but1 as in form you are angelical1 #he ,imitate the heavenly natures1 and vouchsafe ,at the least awhile to hear me4 ,you will grant ,the blood that runs in this arm is as noble ,as that which fills your veins2 those costly jewels1 ,and those rich clothes you wear1 your men's observance #ij ,and women's flattery1 are in you no virtues1 ,nor these rags1 with my poverty1 in me vices4 ,you have a fair fame1 and1 ,i know1 deserve it2 ,yet1 lady1 ,i must say1 in nothing more ,than in the pious sorrow you have shewn #ie ,for your late noble husband4 ,ord4 ,how she starts6 ,furn4 ,and hardly can keep finger from the eye1 ,to hear him nam'd4 ,l4 ,all4 ,have you aught else to say8 ,well4 ,that husband1 madam1 was once in his fortune #ii ,almost as low as ,i2 want1 debts1 and quarrels ,lay heavy on him3 let it not be thought ,a boast in me1 though ,i say ,i reliev'd him4 ',t was ,i that gave him fashion2 mine the sword ,that did on all occasions second his2 ,i brought him on and off with honour1 lady2 #aje ,and when in all men's judgments he was sunk1 ,and1 in his own hopes1 not to be buoy'd#djde up1 ,i stepp'd unto him1 took him by the hand1 ,and set him upright4 ,furn4 ,are not we base rogues1 ,that could forget this8 ,well4 ,i confess1 you made him #aaj ,master of your estate2 nor could your friends1 ,though he brought no wealth with him1 blame you for 't2 ,for he had a shape1 and to that shape a mind ,made up of all parts either great or noble2 ,so winning a behaviour1 not to be #aae ,resisted1 madam4 ,l4 ,all4 ',t is most true1 he had4 ,well4 ,for his sake1 then1 in that ,i was his friend1 ,do not contemn me4 ,l4 ,all4 ,for what 's past excuse me1 ,i will redeem it4 ,order1 give the gentleman ,a hundred pounds4 ,well4 ,no1 madam1 on no terms3 #abj ,i will nor beg nor borrow sixpence of you1 ,but be suppli'd elsewhere1 or want thus ever4 ,only one suit ,i make1 which you deny not ,to strangers2 and 't is this4 ,whispers to her4 ,l4 ,all4 ,fie6 nothing else8 ,well4 ,nothing1 unless you please to charge your servants #abe ,to throw away a little respect upon me4 ,l4 ,all4 ,what you demand is yours4 ,well4 ,i thank you1 lady4 ,now what can be wrought out of such a suit ,is yet in supposition3 ,i have said all2 ,when you please1 you may retire4-- ,exit ,,lady ,,all4 ,nay1 all 's forgotten2 ,to the ,servants4 ,and1 for a lucky omen to my project1 #aca ,shake hands1 and end all quarrels in the cellar4 ,ord4 ,agreed1 agreed4 ,furn4 ,still merry ,master ,wellborn4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#djdf ,enter ,,overreach and ,,marrall4 ,over4 ,he 's gone1 ,i warrant thee2 this commission crush'd him4 ,mar4 ,your worships have the way on 't1 and ne'er miss ,to squeeze these unthrifts into air2 and yet1 ,the chapfallen#djdg justice did his part1 returning ,for your advantage the certificate1 #e ,against his conscience1 and his knowledge too1 ,with your good favour1 to the utter ruin ,of the poor farmer4 ,over4 ',t was for these good ends ,i made him a justice2 he that bribes his belly1 ,is certain to command his soul4 ,mar4 ,i wonder1 #aj ,still with your license1 why your worship having ,the power to put his thin-gut in commission1 ,you are not in 't yourself8 ,over4 ,thou art a fool2 ,in being out of office ,i am out of danger2 ,where1 if ,i were a justice1 besides the trouble1 ,i might1 or out of wilfulness or error1 #af ,run myself finely into a premunire1#djdh ,and so become a prey to the informer4 ,no1 ,i 'll have none of 't2 't is enough ,i keep ,greedy at my devotion2 so he serve #bj ,my purposes1 let him hang or damn1 ,i care not2 ,friendship is but a word4 ,mar4 ,you are all wisdom4 ,over4 ,i would be worldly wise2 for the other wisdom1 ,that does prescribe us a well govern'd life1 ,and to do right to others as ourselves1 #be ,i value not an atom4 ,mar4 ,what course take you1 ,with your good patience1 to hedge in the manor ,of your neighbour1 ,master ,frugal8 as 't is said ,he will nor sell1 nor borrow1 nor exchange2 ,and his land1 lying in the midst of your many lordships1 #cj ,is a foul blemish4 ,over4 ,i have thought on 't1 ,marrall1 ,and it shall take4 ,i must have all men sellers1 ,and ,i the only purchaser4 ,mar4 ',t is most fit1 sir4 ,over4 ,i 'll therefore buy some cottage near his manor1 ,which done1 ,i 'll make my men break ope his fences1 #ce ,ride o'er his standing corn1 and in the night ,set fire on his barns1 or break his cattle's legs4 ,these trespasses draw on suits and suits expenses1 ,which ,i can spare1 but will soon beggar him4 ,when ,i have harried him thus two or three year1 #dj ,though he sue in forma pauperis1 in spite ,of all his thrift and care1 he 'll grow behindhand4 ,mar4 ,the best ,i ever heard6 ,i could adore you4 ,over4 ,then1 with the favour of my man of law1 ,i will pretend some title4 ,want will force him ,to put it to arbitrement2 then1 if he sell #df ,for half the value1 he shall have ready money1 ,and ,i possess his land4 ,mar4 ',t is above wonder6 ,wellborn was apt to sell1 and needed not ,those fine arts1 sir1 to hook him in4 ,over4 ,well thought on4 #ej ,this varlet1 ,marrall1 lives too long1 to upbraid me ,with my close cheat upon him4 ,will nor cold ,nor hunger kill him8 ,mar4 ,i know not what to think on 't4 ,i have us'd all means2 and the last night ,i caus'd #ed ,his host1 the tapster1 to turn him out of doors2 ,and have been since with all your friends and tenants1 ,and1 on the forfeit of your favour1 charg'd them1 ,though a crust of mouldy bread would keep him from starving1 ,yet they should not relieve him4 ,this is done1 sir4 ,over4 ,that was something1 ,marrall2 but thou must go further1 #fj ,and suddenly1 ,marrall4 ,mar4 ,where1 and when you please1 sir4 ,over4 ,i would have thee seek him out1 and1 if thou canst1 ,persuade him that 't is better steal than beg2 ,then1 if ,i prove he has but robb'd a henroost1 ,not all the world shall save him from the gallows4 #fe ,do any thing to work him to despair2 ,and 't is thy masterpiece4 ,mar4 ,i will do my best1 sir4 ,over4 ,i am now on my main work with the ,lord ,lovell1 ,the gallant-minded1 popular ,lord ,lovell1 ,the minion of the people's love4 ,i hear #gj ,he 's come into the country1 and my aims are ,to insinuate myself into his knowledge1 ,and then invite him to my house4 ,mar4 ,i have you2 ,this points at my young mistress4 ,over4 ,she must part with ,that humble title1 and write honourable1 ,right honourable1 ,marrall1 my right honourable daughter1 #gf ,if all ,i have1 or e'er shall get1 will do it4 ,i 'll have her well attended2 there are ladies ,of errant knights decay'd and brought so low1 ,that for cast clothes and meat will gladly serve her4 #hj ,and 't is my glory1 though ,i come from the city1 ,to have their issue whom ,i have undone1 ,to kneel to mine as bondslaves4 ,mar4 ',t is fit state1 sir4 ,over4 ,and therefore1 ,i 'll not have a chambermaid ,that ties her shoes1 or any meaner office1 #he ,but such whose fathers were right worshipful4 ',t is a rich man's pride6 there having ever been ,more than a feud1 a strange antipathy1 ,between us and true gentry4 ,enter ,,wellborn4 ,mar4 ,see1 who 's here1 sir4 ,over4 ,hence1 monster6 prodigy6 ,well4 ,sir1 your wife's nephew2 #ij ,she and my father tumbled in one belly4 ,over4 ,avoid my sight6 thy breath's infectious1 rogue6 ,i shun thee as a leprosy1 or the plague4 ,come hither1 ,marrall--aside this is the time to work him4 ,exit4 ,mar4 ,i warrant you1 sir4 ,well4 ,by this light ,i think he 's mad4 #ie ,mar4 ,mad6 had you ta'en compassion on yourself1 ,you long since had been mad4 ,well4 ,you have ta'en a course1 ,between you and my venerable uncle1 ,to make me so4 ,mar4 ,the more pale-spirited you1 ,that would not be instructed4 ,i swear deeply---- #ajj ,well4 ,by what8 ,mar4 ,by my religion4 ,well4 ,thy religion6 ,the devil's creed3--but what would you have done8 ,mar4 ,had there been but one tree in all the shire1 ,nor any hope to compass a penny halter1 ,before1 like you1 ,i had outliv'd my fortunes1 #aje ,a withe had serv'd my turn to hang myself4 ,i am zealous in your cause2 pray you hang yourself1 ,and presently1#djdi as you love your credit4 ,well4 ,i thank you4 ,mar4 ,will you stay till you die in a ditch1 or lice devour you8---- ,or1 if you dare not do the feat yourself1 #aaj ,but that you 'll put the state to charge and trouble1 ,is there no purse to be cut1 house to be broken1 ,or market-woman with eggs1 that you may murder1 ,and so dispatch the business8 ,well4 ,here 's variety1 ,i must confess2 but ,i 'll accept of none #aae ,of all your gentle offers1 ,i assure you4 ,mar4 ,why1 have you hope ever to eat again1 ,or drink8 or be the master of three farthings8 ,if you like not hanging1 drown yourself6 ,take some course ,for your reputation4 ,well4 ',t will not do1 dear tempter1 #abj ,with all the rhetoric the fiend hath taught you1 ,i am as far as thou art from despair2 ,nay1 ,i have confidence1 which is more than hope1 ,to live1 and suddenly1 better than ever4 ,mar4 ,ha6 ha6 these castles you build in the air #abe ,will not persuade me to give or lend ,a token to you4 ,well4 ,i 'll be more kind to thee3 ,come1 thou shalt dine with me4 ,mar4 ,with you6 ,well4 ,nay more1 dine gratis4 ,mar4 ,under what hedge1 ,i pray you8 or at whose cost8 ,are they padders#djej or abram-men#djea that are your consorts8 #acj ,well4 ,thou art incredulous2 but thou shalt dine ,not alone at her house1 but with a gallant lady2 ,with me1 and with a lady4 ,mar4 ,lady6 what lady8 ,with the ,lady of the ,lake1 or ,queen of ,fairies8 ,for ,i know it must be an enchanted dinner4 #ace ,well4 ,with the ,lady ,allworth1 knave4 ,mar4 ,nay1 now there 's hope ,thy brain is crack'd4 ,well4 ,mark there1 with what respect ,i am entertain'd4 ,mar4 ,with choice1 no doubt1 of dog-whips4 ,why1 dost thou ever hope to pass her porter8 ,well4 ',t is not far off1 go with me2 trust thine own eyes4 #adj ,mar4 ,troth1 in my hope1 or my assurance rather1 ,to see thee curvet#djeb and mount like a dog in a blanket1 ,if ever thou presume to pass her threshold1 ,i will endure thy company4 ,well4 ,come along then4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#djec ,enter ,,allworth1 ,waiting ,woman1 ,chambermaid1 ,,order1 ,,amble1 ,,furnace1 and ,,watchall4 ,woman4 ,could you not command your leisure one hour longer8 ,cham4 ,or half an hour8 ,all4 ,i have told you what my haste is3 ,besides1 being now another's1 not mine own1 ,howe'er ,i much desire to enjoy you longer1 ,my duty suffers1 if1 to please myself1 #e ,i should neglect my lord4 ,woman4 ,pray you do me the favour ,to put these few quince-cakes into your pocket2 ,they are of mine own preserving4 ,cham4 ,and this marmalade2 ',t is comfortable for your stomach4 ,woman4 ,and1 at parting1 ,excuse me if ,i beg a farewell from you4 #aj ,cham4 ,you are still before me4 ,i move the same suit1 sir4 ,,allworth kisses them severally4 ,furn4 ,how greedy these chamberers are of a beardless chin6 ,i think the tits#djed will ravish him4 ,all4 ,my service ,to both4 ,woman4 ,ours waits on you4 ,cham4 ,and shall do ever4 ,ord4 ,you are my lady's charge1 be therefore careful #ae ,that you sustain your parts4 ,woman4 ,we can bear1 ,i warrant you4 ,exeunt ,w4 ,woman and ,chambermaid4 ,furn4 ,here1 drink it off2 the ingredients are cordial1 ,and this the true elixir2 it hath boil'd ,since midnight for you4 ',t is the quintessence ,of five cocks of the game1 ten dozen of sparrows1 #bj ,knuckles of veal1 potato-roots and marrow1 ,coral and ambergris4 ,were you two years older1 ,and ,i had a wife1 or gamesome mistress1 ,i durst trust you with neither4 ,you need not bait ,after this1 ,i warrant you1 though your journey 's long2 #be ,you may ride on the strength of this till tomorrow morning4 ,all4 ,your courtesies overwhelm me3 ,i much grieve ,to part from such true friends2 and yet find comfort1 ,my attendance on my honourable lord1 ,whose resolution holds to visit my lady1 #cj ,will speedily bring me back4 ,knocking at the gate4 ,mar4 7within47 ,dar'st thou venture further8 ,well4 7within47 ,yes1 yes1 and knock again4 ,ord4 ',t is he2 disperse6 ,amb4 ,perform it bravely4 ,furn4 ,i know my cue1 ne'er doubt me4 ,exeunt all but ,,allworth4 ,enter ,,watchall1 ceremoniously introducing ,,wellborn and ,,marrall4 ,watch4 ,beast that ,i was1 to make you stay6 ,most welcome2 #cd ,you were long since expected4 ,well4 ,say so much ,to my friend1 ,i pray you4 ,watch4 ,for your sake1 ,i will1 sir4 ,mar4 ,for his sake6 ,well4 ,mum2 this is nothing4 ,mar4 ,more than ever ,i would have believ'd1 though ,i had found it in my primer4 ,all4 ,when ,i have given your reasons for my late harshness1 ,you 'll pardon and excuse me2 for1 believe me1 #dj ,though now ,i part abruptly1 in my service ,i will deserve it4 ,mar4 ,service6 with a vengeance6 ,well4 ,i am satisfied3 farewell1 ,tom4 ,all4 ,all joy stay with you6 ,exit4 ,re-enter ,,amble4 ,amb4 ,you are happily encounter'd2 ,i yet never ,presented one so welcome as ,i know #de ,you will be to my lady4 ,mar4 ,this is some vision1 ,or1 sure1 these men are mad1 to worship a dunghill2 ,it cannot be a truth4 ,well4 ,be still a pagan1 ,an unbelieving infidel2 be so1 miscreant1 ,and meditate on 8blankets1 and on dog-whips60 #ej ,re-enter ,,furnace4 ,furn4 ,i am glad you are come2 until ,i know your pleasure ,i knew not how to serve up my lady's dinner4 ,mar4 ,his pleasure6 is it possible8 ,well4 ,what 's thy will8 ,furn4 ,marry1 sir1 ,i have some grouse1 and turkey chicken1 ,some rails#djee and quails1 and my lady will'd me ask you1 #ee ,what kind of sauces best affect your palate1 ,that ,i may use my utmost skill to please it4 ,mar4 ,aside4 ,the devil 's enter'd this cook4 ,sauce for his palate6 ,that1 on my knowledge1 for almost this twelve-month1 ,durst wish but cheese-parings and brown bread on ,sundays4 #fj ,well4 ,that way ,i like 'em best4 ,furn4 ,it shall be done1 sir4 ,exit4 ,well4 ,what think you of 8the hedge we shall dine under80 ,shall we feed gratis8 ,mar4 ,i know not what to think2 ,pray you make me not mad4 ,re-enter ,,order4 ,ord4 ,this place becomes you not2 #fd ,pray you walk1 sir1 to the dining room4 ,well4 ,i am well here1 ,till her ladyship quits her chamber4 ,mar4 ,well here1 say you8 ',t is a rare change6 ,but yesterday you thought ,yourself well in a barn1 wrapp'd up in peas-straw4 ,re-enter ,waiting ,woman and ,chambermaid4 ,woman4 ,o6 sir1 you are wish'd for4 ,cham4 ,my lady dreamt1 sir1 of you4 ,woman4 ,and the first command she gave1 after she rose1 #gj ,was 7her devotions done7 to give her notice ,when you approach'd here4 ,cham4 ,which is done1 on my virtue4 ,mar4 ,i shall be converted2 ,i begin to grow ,into a new belief1 which saints nor angels #gd ,could have won me to have faith in4 ,woman4 ,sir1 my lady6 ,enter ,,lady ,,allworth4 ,l4 ,all4 ,i come to meet you1 and languish'd till ,i saw you4 ,this first kiss is for form2 ,i allow a second ,to such a friend4 ,kisses ,,wellborn4 ,mar4 ,to such a friend6 ,heaven bless me6 ,well4 ,i am wholly yours2 yet1 madam1 if you please ,to grace this gentleman with a salute---- #hj ,mar4 ,salute me at his bidding6 ,well4 ,i shall receive it ,as a most high favour4 ,l4 ,all4 ,sir1 you may command me4 ,advances to kiss ,,marrall1 who retires4 ,well4 ,run backward from a lady6 and such a lady6 ,mar4 ,to kiss her foot is1 to poor me1 a favour ,i am unworthy of4 ,offers to kiss her foot4 ,l4 ,all4 ,nay1 pray you rise2 #he ,and since you are so humble1 ,i 'll exalt you4 ,you shall dine with me to-day1 at mine own table4 ,mar4 ,your ladyship's table6 ,i am not good enough ,to sit at your steward's board4 ,l4 ,all4 ,you are too modest2 ,i will not be deni'd4 ,re-enter ,,furnace4 ,furn4 ,will you still be babbling #ij ,till your meat freeze on the table8 ,the old trick still2 ,my art ne'er thought on6 ,l4 ,all4 ,your arm1 ,master ,wellborn3---- ,nay1 keep us company4 ,to ,,marrall4 ,mar4 ,i was ne'er so grac'd4 ,exeunt ,,wellborn1 ,,lady ,,allworth1 ,,amble1 ,,marrall1 ,w4 ,woman1 and ,chambermaid4 ,ord4 ,so6 we have play'd our parts1 and are come off well2 ,but if ,i know the mystery1 why my lady #ie ,consented to it1 or why ,master ,wellborn ,desir'd it1 may ,i perish6 ,furn4 ,would ,i had ,the roasting of his heart that cheated him1 ,and forces the poor gentleman to these shifts6 ,by fire6 for cooks are ,persians1 and swear by it1 #ajj ,of all the griping and extorting tyrants ,i ever heard or read of1 ,i ne'er met ,a match to ,sir ,giles ,overreach4 ,watch4 ,what will you take ,to tell him so1 fellow ,furnace8 ,furn4 ,just as much ,as my throat is worth1 for that would be the price on 't4 #aje ,to have a usurer that starves himself1 ,and wears a cloak of one and twenty years ,on a suit of fourteen groats1 bought of the hangman1 ,to grow rich1 and then purchase1 is too common2 ,but this ,sir ,giles feeds high1 keeps many servants1 #aaj ,who must at his command do any outrage2 ,rich in his habit1 vast in his expenses2 ,yet he to admiration#djef still increases ,in wealth and lordships4 ,ord4 ,he frights men out of their estates1 ,and breaks through all law-nets1 made to curb ill men1 #aae ,as they were cobwebs4 ,no man dares reprove him1 ,such a spirit to dare and power to do were never ,lodg'd so unluckily4 ,re-enter ,,amble laughing4 ,amb4 ,ha6 ha6 ,i shall burst4 ,ord4 ,contain thyself1 man4 ,furn4 ,or make us partakers ,of your sudden mirth4 ,amb4 ,ha6 ha6 my lady has got #abj ,such a guest at her table6--this term-driver1 ,marrall1 ,this snip of an attorney---- ,furn4 ,what of him1 man8 ,amb4 ,the knave thinks still he 's at the cook's shop in ,ram ,alley1#djeg ,where the clerks divide1 and the elder is to choose2 ,and feeds so slovenly6 ,furn4 ,is this all8 ,amb4 ,my lady #abe ,drank to him for fashion sake1 or to please ,master ,wellborn2 ,as ,i live1 he rises1 and takes up a dish ,in which there were some remnants of a boil'd capon1 ,and pledges her in white broth6 ,furn4 ,nay1 't is like ,the rest of his tribe4 ,amb4 ,and when ,i brought him wine1 #acj ,he leaves his stool1 and1 after a leg or two1 ,most humbly thanks my worship4 ,ord4 ,risen already6 ,amb4 ,i shall be chid4 ,re-enter ,,lady ,,allworth1 ,,wellborn1 and ,,marrall4 ,furn4 ,my lady frowns4 ,l4 ,all4 ,you wait well6 ,to ,,amble ,let me have no more of this3 ,i observ'd your jeering4 ,sirrah1 ,i 'll have you know1 whom ,i think worthy #ace ,to sit at my table1 be he ne'er so mean1 ,when ,i am present1 is not your companion4 ,ord4 ,nay1 she 'll preserve what 's due to her4 ,furn4 ,this refreshing ,follows your flux of laughter4 ,l4 ,all4 to ,,wellborn4 ,you are master ,of your own will4 ,i know so much of manners1 ,as not to inquire your purposes2 in a word1 #ada ,to me you are ever welcome1 as to a house ,that is your own4 ,wel4 ,aside to ,,marrall4 ,mark that4 ,mar4 ,with reverence1 sir1 ,an it like your worship4 ,well4 ,trouble yourself no further1 ,dear madam2 my heart 's full of zeal and service1 #ade ,however in my language ,i am sparing4 ,come1 ,master ,marrall4 ,mar4 ,i attend your worship4 ,exeunt ,,wellborn and ,,marrall4 ,l4 ,all4 ,i see in your looks you are sorry1 and you know me ,an easy mistress4 ,be merry2 ,i have forgot all4 ,order and ,furnace1 come with me2 ,i must give you #aej ,further directions4 ,ord4 ,what you please1 ,furn4 ,we are ready4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#djeh ,enter ,,wellborn1 and ,,marrall bareheaded4 ,well4 ,i think ,i am in a good way4 ,mar4 ,good6 ,sir1 the best way1 ,the certain best way4 ,well4 ,there are casualties ,that men are subject to4 ,mar4 ,you are above 'em2 ,and as you are already worshipful1 ,i hope ere long you will increase in worship1 #e ,and be right worshipful4 ,well4 ,prithee do not flout me3 ,what ,i shall be1 ,i shall be4 ,is 't for your ease1 ,you keep your hat off8 ,mar4 ,ease6 an it like your worship6 ,i hope ,jack ,marrall shall not live so long1 ,to prove himself such an unmannerly beast1 #aj ,though it hail hazel-nuts1 as to be cover'd ,when your worship 's present4 ,well4 7,aside47 ,is not this a true rogue1 ,that1 out of mere hope of a future coz'nage1#djei ,can turn thus suddenly8 ',t is rank already4 ,mar4 ,i know your worship's wise1 and needs no counsel1 #ae ,yet if1 in my desire to do you service1 ,i humbly offer my advice1 7but still ,under correction17 ,i hope ,i shall not ,incur your high displeasure4 ,well4 ,no2 speak freely4 ,mar4 ,then1 in my judgment1 sir1 my simple judgment1 #bj 7,still with your worship's favour17 ,i could wish you ,a better habit1 for this cannot be ,but much distasteful to the noble lady 7,i say no more7 that loves you2 for1 this morning1 ,to me1 and ,i am but a swine to her1 #be ,before th' assurance of her wealth perfum'd you1 ,you savour'd not of amber4#djfj ,well4 ,i do now then6 ,mar4 ,this your batoon hath got a touch of it4---- ,kisses the end of his cudgel4 ,yet1 if you please1 for change1 ,i have twenty pounds here1 ,which1 out of my true love1 ,i 'll presently #cj ,lay down at your worship's feet2 't will serve to buy you ,a riding suit4 ,well4 ,but where 's the horse8 ,mar4 ,my gelding ,is at your service2 nay1 you shall ride me1 ,before your worship shall be put to the trouble ,to walk afoot4 ,alas1 when you are lord #ce ,of this lady's manor1 as ,i know you will be1 ,you may with the lease of glebe land1 called ,knave's-acre1 ,a place ,i would manure1#djfa requite your vassal4 ,well4 ,i thank thy love1 but must make no use of it2 ,what 's twenty pounds8 ,mar4 ',t is all that ,i can make1 sir4 #dj ,well4 ,dost thou think1 though ,i want clothes1 ,i could not have 'em1 ,for one word to my lady8 ,mar4 ,as ,i know not that6 ,well4 ,come1 ,i will tell thee a secret1 and so leave thee4 ,i will not give her the advantage1 though she be ,a gallant-minded lady1 after we are married1 #de 7,there being no woman but is sometimes froward17 ,to hit me in the teeth1 and say1 she was forc'd ,to buy my wedding-clothes1 and took me on ,with a plain riding-suit1 and an ambling nag4 ,no1 ,i 'll be furnish'd something like myself1 #ej ,and so farewell3 for thy suit touching ,knave's-acre1 ,when it is mine1 't is thine4 ,mar4 ,i thank your worship4 ,exit ,,well4 ,how was ,i cozen'd#djfb in the calculation ,of this man's fortune6 ,my master cozen'd too1 ,whose pupil ,i am in the art of undoing men2 #ee ,for that is our profession6 ,well1 well1 ,master ,wellborn1 ,you are of a sweet nature1 and fit again to be cheated3 ,which1 if the ,fates please1 when you are possess'd ,of the land and lady1 you1 sans question1 shall be4 ,i 'll presently think of the means4 ,walks by1 musing4 ,enter ,,overreach1 speaking to a ,servant within4 ,over4 ,sirrah1 take my horse1 #fj ,i 'll walk to get me an appetite2 't is but a mile1 ,and exercise will keep me from being pursy4#djfc ,ha6 ,marrall6 ,is he conjuring8 ,perhaps ,the knave has wrought the prodigal to do ,some outrage on himself1 and now he feels #fe ,compunction in his conscience for 't3 no matter4 ,so it be done4 ,marrall6 ,mar4 ,sir4 ,over4 ,how succeed we ,in our plot on ,wellborn8 ,mar4 ,never better1 sir4 ,over4 ,has he hang'd or drown'd himself8 ,mar4 ,no1 sir1 he lives2 ,lives once more to be made a prey to you1 #gj ,a greater prey than ever4 ,over4 ,art thou in thy wits8 ,if thou art1 reveal this miracle1 and briefly4 ,mar4 ,a lady1 sir1 is fall'n in love with him4 ,over4 ,with him8 ,what lady8 ,mar4 ,the rich ,lady ,allworth4 ,over4 ,thou dolt6 how dar'st thou speak this8 ,mar4 ,i speak truth2 #ge ,and ,i do so but once a year1 unless ,it be to you1 sir4 ,we din'd with her ladyship1 ,i thank his worship4 ,over4 ,his worship6 ,mar4 ,as ,i live1 sir1 ,i din'd with him1 at the great lady's table1 ,simple as ,i stand here2 and saw when she kiss'd him1 #hj ,and would1 at his request1 have kiss'd me too3 ,but ,i was not so audacious as some youths are1 ,that dare do anything1 be it ne'er so absurd1 ,and sad after performance4 ,over4 ,why1 thou rascal6 ,to tell me these impossibilities4 #he ,dine at her table6 and kiss him6 or thee6---- ,impudent varlet1 have not ,i myself1 ,to whom great countesses' doors have oft flew open1 ,ten times attempted1 since her husband's death1 ,in vain1 to see her1 though ,i came--a suitor8 ,and yet your good solicitorship1 and rogue ,wellborn1 #ia ,were brought into her presence1 feasted with her6---- ,but that ,i know thee a dog that cannot blush1 ,this most incredible lie would call up one ,on thy buttermilk cheeks4 ,mar4 ,shall ,i not trust my eyes1 sir1 #ie ,or taste8 ,i feel her good cheer in my belly4 ,over4 ,you shall feel me1 if you give not over1 sirrah3 ,recover your brains again1 and be no more gull'd ,with a beggar's plot1 assisted by the aids ,of serving-men and chambermaids1 for beyond these #ajj ,thou never saw'st a woman1 or ,i 'll quit you ,from my employments4 ,mar4 ,will you credit this yet8 ,on my confidence of their marriage1 ,i offer'd ,wellborn---- 7,aside47 ,i would give a crown now ,i durst say 8his worship0---- ,my nag and twenty pounds4 ,over4 ,did you so1 idiot6 7,strikes him down47 ,was this the way to work him to despair1 #ajf ,or rather to cross me8 ,mar4 ,will your worship kill me8 ,over4 ,no1 no2 but drive the lying spirit out of you4 ,mar4 ,he 's gone4 ,over4 ,i have done then3 now1 forgetting ,your late imaginary feast and lady1 #aaj ,know1 my ,lord ,lovell dines with me to-morrow4 ,be careful nought be wanting to receive him2 ,and bid my daughter's women trim her up1 ,though they paint her1 so she catch the lord1 ,i 'll thank them4 ,there 's a piece for my late blows4 ,mar4 7,aside47 ,i must yet suffer3 #aae ,but there may be a time---- ,over4 ,do you grumble8 ,mar4 ,no1 sir4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#djfd ,enter ,,lord ,,lovell1 ,,allworth1 and ,servants4 ,lov4 ,walk the horses down the hill3 something in private ,i must impart to ,allworth4 ,exeunt ,servants4 ,all4 ,o1 my lord1 ,what a sacrifice of reverence1 duty1 watching1 ,although ,i could put off the use of sleep1 ,and ever wait on your commands to serve 'em2 #e ,what dangers1 though in ne'er so horrid shapes1 ,nay death itself1 though ,i should run to meet it1 ,can ,i1 and with a thankful willingness1 suffer6 ,but still the retribution will fall short ,of your bounties shower'd upon me4 ,lov4 ,loving youth1 #aj ,till what ,i purpose be put into act1 ,do not o'erprize it2 since you have trusted me ,with your soul's nearest1 nay1 her dearest secret1 ,rest confident 't is in a cabinet lock'd ,treachery shall never open4 ,i have found you #ae 7,for so much to your face ,i must profess1 ,howe'er you guard your modesty with a blush for 't7 ,more zealous in your love and service to me ,than ,i have been in my rewards4 ,all4 ,still great ones1 ,above my merit4 ,lov4 ,such your gratitude calls 'em2 #bj ,nor am ,i of that harsh and rugged temper ,as some great men are tax'd#djfe with1 who imagine ,they part from the respect due to their honours ,if they use not all such as follow 'em1 #bd ,without distinction of their births1 like slaves4 ,i am not so condition'd2 ,i can make ,a fitting difference between my foot boy ,and a gentleman by want compell'd to serve me4 ,all4 ',t is thankfully acknowledg'd3 you have been ,more like a father to me than a master4 #cj ,pray you1 pardon the comparison4 ,lov4 ,i allow it3 ,and1 to give you assurance ,i am pleas'd in 't1 ,my carriage and demeanour to your mistress1 ,fair ,margaret1 shall truly witness for me ,i can command my passions4 ,all4 ',t is a conquest #ce ,few lords can boast of when they are tempted--,oh6 ,lov4 ,why do you sigh8 ,can you be doubtful of me8 ,by that fair name ,i in the wars have purchas'd1 ,and all my actions1 hitherto untainted1 ,i will not be more true to mine own honour #dj ,than to my ,allworth6 ,all4 ,as you are the brave ,lord ,lovell1 ,your bare word only given is an assurance ,of more validity and weight to me ,than all the oaths1 bound up with imprecations1 ,which1 when they would deceive1 most courtiers practise2 #de ,yet being a man1 7for1 sure1 to style you more ,would relish of gross flattery17 ,i am forc'd1 ,against my confidence of your worth and virtues1 ,to doubt1 nay1 more1 to fear4 ,lov4 ,so young1 and jealous6 ,all4 ,were you to encounter with a single foe1 ,the victory were certain2 but to stand #ea ,the charge of two such potent enemies1 ,at once assaulting you1 as wealth and beauty1 ,and those too seconded with power1 is odds ,too great for ,hercules4 ,lov4 ,speak your doubts and fears1 #ee ,since you will nourish 'em1 in plainer language1 ,that ,i may understand them4 ,all4 ,what 's your will1 ,though ,i lend arms against myself1 7provided ,they may advantage you17 must be obeyed4 ,my much-lov'd lord1 were ,margaret only fair1 #fj ,the cannon of her more than earthly form1 ,though mounted high1 commanding all beneath it1 ,and ramm'd with bullets of her sparkling eyes1 ,of all the bulwarks that defend your senses ,could batter none1 but that which guards your sight4 #fe ,but when the well-tun'd accents of her tongue ,make music to you1 and with numerous#djff sounds ,assault your hearing1 7such as if ,ulysses ,now liv'd again1 howe'er he stood the ,syrens1 ,could not resist17 the combat must grow doubtful #gj ,between your reason and rebellious passions4 ,add this too2 when you feel her touch1 and breath ,like a soft western wind when it glides o'er ,arabia1 creating gums and spices2 ,and1 in the van1 the nectar of her lips1 #ge ,which you must taste1 bring the battalia on1 ,well arm'd1 and strongly lin'd#djfg with her discourse1 ,and knowing manners1 to give entertainment2-- ,hippolytus himself would leave ,diana1 ,to follow such a ,venus4 ,lov4 ,love hath made you #hj ,poetical1 ,allworth4 ,all4 ,grant all these beat off1 ,which if it be in man to do1 you 'll do it1 ,mammon1 in ,sir ,giles ,overreach1 steps in ,with heaps of ill-got gold1 and so much land1 ,to make her more remarkable1 as would tire #he ,a falcon's wings in one day to fly over4 ,o my good lord6 these powerful aids1 which would ,make a mis-shapen negro beautiful1 7,yet are but ornaments to give her lustre1 ,that in herself is all perfection17 must #ij ,prevail for her4 ,i here release your trust2 ',t is happiness enough for me to serve you ,and sometimes1 with chaste eyes1 to look upon her4 ,lov4 ,why1 shall ,i swear8 ,all4 ,o1 by no means1 my lord2 ,and wrong not so your judgment to the world ,as from your fond indulgence to a boy1 #if ,your page1 your servant1 to refuse a blessing ,divers great men are rivals for4 ,lov4 ,suspend ,your judgment till the trial4 ,how far is it ,to ,overreach's house8 ,all4 ,at the most1 some half hour's riding2 #ajj ,you 'll soon be there4 ,lov4 ,and you the sooner freed ,from your jealous fears4 ,all4 ,o that ,i durst but hope it6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#djfh ,enter ,,overreach1 ,,greedy1 and ,,marrall4 ,over4 ,spare for no cost2 let my dressers crack with the weight ,of curious viands4 ,greedy4 8,store indeed 's no sore10 sir4 ,over4 ,that proverb fits your stomach1 ,master ,greedy4 ,and let no plate be seen but what 's pure gold1 ,or such whose workmanship exceeds the matter #e ,that it is made of2 let my choicest linen ,perfume the room1 and1 when we wash1 the water1 ,with precious powders mix'd1 so please my lord ,that he may with envy wish to bathe so ever4 ,mar4 ',t will be very chargeable4 ,over4 ,avaunt1 you drudge6 #aj ,now all my labour'd ends are at the stake1 ,is 't a time to think of thrift8 ,call in my daughter4 ,exit ,,marrall4 ,and1 ,master ,justice1 since you love choice dishes1 ,and plenty of 'em---- ,greedy4 ,as ,i do1 indeed1 sir1 ,almost as much as to give thanks for 'em4 #ae ,over4 ,i do confer that providence1#djfi with my power ,of absolute command to have abundance1 ,to your best care4 ,greedy4 ,i 'll punctually discharge it1 ,and give the best directions4 ,now am ,i1 ,in mine own conceit1 a monarch2 at the least1 ,arch-president of the boil'd1 the roast1 the bak'd2 #ba ,for which ,i will eat often1 and give thanks ,when my belly 's brac'd up like a drum1 and that 's pure justice4 ,exit4 ,over4 ,it must be so4 ,should the foolish girl prove modest1 ,she may spoil all2 she had it not from me1 #be ,but from her mother3 ,i was ever forward1 ,as she must be1 and therefore ,i 'll prepare her4 ,enter ,,margaret4 ,alone--and let your women wait without4 ,marg4 ,your pleasure1 sir8 ,over4 ,ha6 this is a neat dressing6 ,these orient pearls and diamonds well plac'd too6 #cj ,the gown affects me not1 it should have been ,embroider'd o'er and o'er with flowers of gold2 ,but these rich jewels and quaint fashion help it4 ,and how below8 since oft the wanton eye ,the face observ'd1 descends unto the foot1 #ce ,which being well proportion'd1 as yours is1 ,invites as much as perfect white and red1 ,though without art4 ,how like you your new woman1 ,the ,lady ,downfall'n8 ,marg4 ,well1 for a companion2 ,not as a servant4 ,over4 ,is she humble1 ,meg1 #dj ,and careful too1 her ladyship forgotten8 ,marg4 ,i pity her fortune4 ,over4 ,pity her6 trample on her4 ,i took her up in an old tamin#djgj gown1 7,even starv'd for want of twopenny chops17 to serve thee2 ,and if ,i understand she but repines #de ,to do thee any duty1 though ne'er so servile1 ,i 'll pack her to her knight1 where ,i have lodg'd him1 ,into the ,counter#djga and there let 'em howl together4 ,marg4 ,you know your own ways2 but for me1 ,i blush ,when ,i command her1 that was once attended ,with persons not inferior to myself #ea ,in birth4 ,over4 ,in birth6 why1 art thou not my daughter1 ,the blest child of my industry and wealth8 ,why1 foolish girl1 was 't not to make thee great ,that ,i have run1 and still pursue1 those ways #ee ,that hale down curses on me1 which ,i mind not8 ,part with these humble thoughts1 and apt#djgb thyself ,to the noble state ,i labour to advance thee2 ,or1 by my hopes to see thee honourable1 ,i will adopt a stranger to my heir1 #fj ,and throw thee from my care4 ,do not provoke me4 ,marg4 ,i will not1 sir2 mould me which way you please4 ,re-enter ,,greedy4 ,over4 ,how6 ,interrupted6 ,greedy4 ',t is matter of importance4 ,the cook1 sir1 is self-will'd1 and will not learn ,from my experience4 ,there 's a fawn brought in1 sir1 #fe ,and1 for my life1 ,i cannot make him roast it ,with a ,norfolk dumpling in the belly of it2 ,and1 sir1 we wise men know1 without the dumpling ',t is not worth three-pence4 ,over4 ,would it were whole in thy belly1 ,to stuff it out6 ,cook it any way2 prithee1 leave me4 #gj ,greedy4 ,without order for the dumpling8 ,over4 ,let it be dumpl'd ,which way thou wilt2 or tell him1 ,i will scald him ,in his own caldron4 ,greedy4 ,i had lost my stomach ,had ,i lost my mistress dumpling2 ,i 'll give thanks for 't4 ,exit4 ,over4 ,but to our business1 ,meg2 you have heard who dines here8 #ge ,marg4 ,i have1 sir4 ,over4 ',t is an honourable man2 ,a lord1 ,meg1 and commands a regiment ,of soldiers1 and1 what 's rare1 is one himself1 ,a bold and understanding one2 and to be ,a lord and a good leader1 in one volume1 #hj ,is granted unto few but such as rise up ,the kingdom's glory4 ,re-enter ,,greedy4 ,greedy4 ,i 'll resign my office1 ,if ,i be not better obey'd4 ,over4 ',slight1 art thou frantic8 ,greedy4 ,frantic6 ',t would make me frantic and stark mad1 ,were ,i not a justice of peace and quorum too1 ,which this rebellions cook cares not a straw for4 #hf ,there are a dozen of woodcocks---- ,over4 ,make thyself ,thirteen1 the baker's dozen4 ,greedy4 ,i am contented1 ,so they may be dress'd to my mind2 he has found out ,a new device for sauce1 and will not dish 'em ,with toasts and butter4 ,my father was a tailor1 #ia ,and my name1 though a justice1 ,greedy ,woodcock2 ,and1 ere ,i 'll see my lineage so abus'd1 ,i 'll give up my commission4 ,over4 loudly4 ,cook6--,rogue1 obey him6 ,i have given the word1 pray you now remove yourself #ie ,to a collar of brawn1#djgc and trouble me no further4 ,greedy4 ,i will1 and meditate what to eat at dinner4 ,exit4 ,over4 ,and as ,i said1 ,meg1 when this gull#djgd disturb'd us1 ,this honourable lord1 this colonel1 ,i would have thy husband4 ,marg4 ,there 's too much disparity #ajj ,between his quality and mine1 to hope it4 ,over4 ,i more than hope't1 and doubt not to effect it4 ,be thou no enemy to thyself1 my wealth ,shall weight his titles down1 and make you equals4 ,now for the means to assure him thine1 observe me3 #aje ,remember he 's a courtier and a soldier1 ,and not to be trifled with2 and1 therefore1 when ,he comes to woo you1 see you do not coy it3 ,this mincing modesty has spoil'd many a match ,by a first refusal1 in vain after hop'd for4 #aaj ,marg4 ,you 'll have me1 sir1 preserve the distance that ,confines a virgin8 ,over4 ,virgin me no virgins6 ,i must have you lose that name1 or you lose me4 ,i will have you private--start not--,i say1 private2 ,if thou art my true daughter1 not a bastard1 #aae ,thou wilt venture alone with one man1 though he came ,like ,jupiter to ,semele1 and come off1 too2 ,and therefore1 when he kisses you1 kiss close4 ,marg4 ,i have heard this is the strumpet's fashion1 sir1 ,which ,i must never learn4 ,over4 ,learn any thing1 #abj ,and from any creature that may make thee great2 ,from the devil himself4 ,marg4 ,aside4 ,this is but devilish doctrine6 ,over4 ,or1 if his blood grow hot1 suppose he offer ,beyond this1 do not you stay till it cool1 ,but meet his ardour2 if a couch be near1 #abe ,sit down on 't1 and invite him4 ,marg4 ,in your house1 ,your own house1 sir6 ,for ,heaven's sake1 what are you then8 ,or what shall ,i be1 sir8 ,over4 ,stand not on form2 ,words are no substances4 ,marg4 ,though you could dispense ,with your own honour1 cast aside religion1 #acj ,the hopes of ,heaven1 or fear of hell1 excuse me1 ,in worldly policy this is not the way ,to make me his wife2 his whore1 ,i grant it may do4 ,my maiden honour so soon yielded up1 ,nay1 prostituted1 cannot but assure him #ace ,i1 that am light to him1 will not hold weight ,whene'er#djge tempted by others2 so1 in judgment1 ,when to his lust ,i have given up my honour1 ,he must and will forsake me4 ,over4 ,how6 forsake thee6 ,do ,i wear a sword for fashion8 or is this arm ,shrunk up or wither'd8 ,does there live a man #ada ,of that large list ,i have encounter'd with ,can truly say ,i e'er gave inch of ground ,not purchas'd with his blood that did oppose me8 ,forsake thee when the thing is done6 ,he dares not4 #ade ,give me but proof he has enjoy'd thy person1 ,though all his captains1 echoes to his will1 ,stood arm'd by his side to justify the wrong1 ,and he himself in the head of his bold troop1 ,spite of his lordship1 and his colonelship1 #aej ,or the judge's favour1 ,i will make him render ,a bloody and a strict account1 and force him1 ,by marrying thee1 to cure thy wounded honour6 ,i have said it4 ,re-enter ,,marrall4 ,mar4 ,sir1 the man of honour 's come1 ,newly alighted4 ,over4 ,in1 without reply4 #aee ,and do as ,i command1 or thou art lost4 ,exit ,,margaret4 ,is the loud music ,i gave order for ,ready to receive him8 ,mar4 ',t is1 sir4 ,over4 ,let 'em sound ,a princely welcome4 ,exit ,,marrall4 ,roughness awhile leave me2 ,for fawning now1 a stranger to my nature1 #afj ,must make way for me4 ,loud music4 ,enter ,,lord ,,lovell1 ,,greedy1 ,,allworth1 and ,,marrall4 ,lov4 ,sir1 you meet your trouble4 ,over4 ,what you are pleas'd to style so is an honour ,above my worth and fortunes4 ,all4 ,aside4 ,strange1 so humble4 ,over4 ,a justice of peace1 my lord4 ,presents ,,greedy to him4 ,lov4 ,your hand1 good sir4 ,greedy4 ,aside4 ,this is a lord1 and some think this a favour2 #afe ,but ,i had rather have my hand in my dumpling4 ,over4 ,room for my lord4 ,lov4 ,i miss1 sir1 your fair daughter ,to crown my welcome4 ,over4 ,may it please my lord ,to taste a glass of ,greek wine first1 and suddenly ,she shall attend my lord4 ,lov4 ,you 'll be obey'd1 sir4 ,exeunt all but ,,overreach4 #agj ,over4 ',t is to my wish3 as soon as come1 ask for her6 ,why1 ,meg6 ,meg ,overreach4-- ,re-enter ,,margaret4 ,how6 tears in your eyes6 ,hah6 dry 'em quickly1 or ,i 'll dig 'em out4 ,is this a time to whimper8 ,meet that greatness ,that flies into thy bosom1 think what 't is #age ,for me to say1 8,my honourable daughter20 ,and thou1 when ,i stand bare1 to say1 8,put on20 ,or1 8,father1 you forget yourself40 ,no more3 ,but be instructed1 or expect----,he comes4 ,re-enter ,,lord ,,lovell1 ,greedy1 ,,allworth1 and ,,marrall4 ,a black-brow'd girl1 my lord1 ,lov4 ,as ,i live1 a rare one4 ,they salute4 #ahj ,all4 ,aside4 ,he 's took already3 ,i am lost4 ,over4 ,aside4 ,that kiss ,came twanging off1 ,i like it4--,quit the room4 ,exeunt all but ,,overreach1 ,,lovell1 and ,,margaret4 ,a little bashful1 my good lord1 but you1 ,i hope1 will teach her boldness4 ,lov4 ,i am happy ,in such a scholar3 but---- ,over4 ,i am past learning1 #ahe ,and therefore leave you to yourselves4--,remember6 ,aside to ,,margaret and exit4 ,lov4 ,you see1 fair lady1 your father is solicitous ,to have you change the barren name of virgin ,into a hopeful wife4 ,marg4 ,his haste1 my lord1 ,holds no power o'er my will4 ,lov4 ,but o'er your duty4 #aij ,marg4 ,which forc'd too much1 may break4 ,lov4 ,bend rather1 sweetest3 ,think of your years4 ,marg4 ,too few to match with yours3 ,and choicest fruits too soon pluck'd1 rot and wither4 ,lov4 ,do you think ,i am old8 ,marg4 ,i am sure ,i am too young4 ,lov4 ,i can advance you4 ,marg4 ,to a hill of sorrow1 #aie ,where every hour ,i may expect to fall1 ,but never hope firm footing4 ,you are noble1 ,i of a low descent1 however rich2 ,and tissues match'd with scarlet#djgf suit but ill4 ,o1 my good lord4 ,i could say more1 but that #bjj ,i dare not trust these walls4 ,lov4 ,pray you1 trust my ear then4 ,re-enter ,,overreach behind1 listening4 ,over4 ,close at it6 whispering6 this is excellent6 ,and1 by their postures1 a consent on both parts4 ,re-enter ,,greedy behind4 ,greedy4 ,sir ,giles1 ,sir ,giles6 ,over4 ,the great fiend stop that clapper6 ,greedy4 ,it must ring out1 sir1 when my belly rings noon4 #bje ,the bak'd-meats are run out1 the roasts turn'd powder4 ,over4 ,i shall powder you4 ,greedy4 ,beat me to dust1 ,i care not2 ,in such a cause as this1 ,i'll die a martyr4 ,over4 ,marry1 and shall1 you barathrum#djgg of the shambles6 ,strikes him4 ,greedy4 ,how6 strike a justice of peace6 ',t is petty treason4 #baj ,edwardi quinto3 but that you are my friend1 ,i would commit you without bail or main-prize4#djgh ,over4 ,leave your bawling1 sir1 or ,i shall commit you ,where you shall not dine to-day4 ,disturb my lord1 ,when he is in discourse6 ,greedy4 ,is 't a time to talk #bae ,when we should be munching6 ,lov4 ,hah6 ,i heard some noise4 ,over4 ,mum1 villain2 vanish6 ,shall we break a bargain ,almost made up8 ,thrusts ,,greedy off4 ,lov4 ,lady1 ,i understand you4 ,and rest most happy in your choice1 believe it2 ,i 'll be a careful pilot to direct #bbj ,your yet uncertain bark to a port of safety4 ,marg4 ,so shall your honour save two lives1 and bind us ,your slaves for ever4 ,lov4 ,i am in the act rewarded1 ,since it is good2 howe'er1 you must put on ,an amorous carriage towards me to delude #bbe ,your subtle father4 ,marg4 ,i am prone to that4 ,lov4 ,now break we off our conference4--,sir ,giles6 ,where is ,sir ,giles8 ,,overreach comes forward4 ,re-enter ,,allworth1 ,,marrall1 and ,,greedy4 ,over4 ,my noble lord2 and how ,does your lordship find her8 ,lov4 ,apt1 ,sir ,giles1 and coming2 ,and ,i like her the better4 ,over4 ,so do ,i too4 #bcj ,love4 ,yet should we take forts at the first assault1 ',t were poor in the defendant2 ,i must confirm her ,with a love-letter or two1 which ,i must have ,deliver'd by my page1 and you give way to 't4 ,over4 ,with all my soul3--a towardly gentleman6 #bce ,your hand1 good ,master ,allworth3 know my house ,is ever open to you4 ,all4 7,aside47 ',t was shut till now4 ,over4 ,well done1 well done1 my honourable daughter6 ,thou 'rt so already4 ,know this gentle youth1 ,and cherish him1 my honourable daughter4 #bdj ,marg4 ,i shall1 with my best care4 ,noise within1 as of a coach4 ,over4 ,a coach6 ,greedy4 ,more stops ,before we go to dinner6 ,o my guts6 ,enter ,,lady ,,allworth and ,,wellborn4 ,l4 ,all4 ,if ,i find welcome1 ,you share in it2 if not1 ,i 'll back again1 ,now ,i know your ends2 for ,i come arm'd for all ,can be objected4 ,lov4 ,how6 the ,lady ,allworth6 #bde ,over4 ,and thus attended6 ,,lovell salutes ,,lady ,,allworth1 ,,lady ,,allworth salutes ,,margaret4 ,mar4 ,no1 8,i am a dolt6 ,the spirit of lies had ent'red me60 ,over4 ,peace1 ,patch2#djgi ',t is more than wonder6 an astonishment ,that does possess me wholly6 ,lov4 ,noble lady1 ,this is a favour1 to prevent#djhj my visit1 #bej ,the service of my life can never equal4 ,l4 ,all4 ,my lord1 ,i laid wait for you1 and much hop'd ,you would have made my poor house your first inn3 ,and therefore doubting that you might forget me1 ,or too long dwell here1 having such ample cause1 #bee ,in this unequall'd beauty1 for your stay1 ,and fearing to trust any but myself ,with the relation of my service to you1 ,i borrow'd so much from my long restraint ,and took the air in person to invite you4 #bfj ,lov4 ,your bounties are so great1 they rob me1 madam1 ,of words to give you thanks4 ,l4 ,all4 ,good ,sir ,giles ,overreach4 ,salutes him4 --,how dost thou1 ,marrall8 ,lik'd you my meat so ill1 ,you 'll dine no more with me8 ,greedy4 ,i will1 when you please1 #bfd ,an it like#djha your ladyship4 ,l4 ,all4 ,when you please1 ,master ,greedy2 ,if meat can do it1 you shall be satisfied4 ,and now1 my lord1 pray take into your knowledge ,this gentleman2 howe'er his outside 's coarse1 ,presents ,,wellborn4 ,his inward linings are as fine and fair #bfi ,as any man's2 wonder not ,i speak at large3 ,and howsoe'er his humour carries him ,to be thus accoutred1 or what taint soever1 ,for his wild life1 hath stuck upon his fame1 ,he may ere long1 with boldness1 rank himself ,with some that have contemn'd him4 ,sir ,giles ,overreach1 #bge ,if ,i am welcome1 bid him so4 ,over4 ,my nephew6 ,he has been too long a stranger4 ,faith you have1 ,pray let it be mended4 ,,lovell confers aside with ,,wellborn4 ,mar4 ,why1 sir1 what do you mean8 ,this is 8rogue ,wellborn1 monster1 prodigy1 ,that should hang or drown himself20 no man of worship1 #bhj ,much less your nephew4 ,over4 ,well1 sirrah1 we shall reckon ,for this hereafter4 ,mar4 ,i 'll not lose my jeer1 ,though ,i be beaten dead for 't4 ,well4 ,let my silence plead ,in my excuse1 my lord1 till better leisure ,offer itself to hear a full relation #bhe ,of my poor fortunes4 ,lov4 ,i would hear1 and help 'em4 ,over4 ,your dinner waits you4 ,lov4 ,pray you lead1 we follow4 ,l4 ,all4 ,nay1 you are my guest2 come1 dear ,master ,wellborn4 ,exeunt all but ,,greedy4 ,greedy4 8,dear ,master ,wellborn60 so she said3 ,heaven6 ,heaven6 ,if my belly would give me leave1 ,i could ruminate #bij ,all day on this4 ,i have granted twenty warrants ,to have him committed1 from all prisons in the shire1 ,to ,nottingham gaol2 and now 8,dear ,master ,wellborn60 ,and1 8,my good nephew60--but ,i play the fool #bid ,to stand here prating1 and forget my dinner4 ,re-enter ,,marrall4 ,are they set1 ,marrall8 ,mar4 ,long since2 pray you a word1 sir4 ,greedy4 ,no wording now4 ,mar4 ,in troth1 ,i must4 ,my master1 ,knowing you are his good friend1 makes bold with you1 ,and does entreat you1 more guests being come in ,than he expected1 especially his nephew1 #cjj ,the table being full too1 you would excuse him1 ,and sup with him on the cold meat4 ,greedy4 ,how6 ,no dinner1 ,after all my care8 ,mar4 ',t is but a penance for ,a meal2 besides1 you broke your fast4 ,greedy4 ,that was ,but a bit to stay my stomach4 ,a man in commission #cje ,give place to a tatterdemalion6 ,mar4 ,no bug#djhb words1 sir2 ,should his worship hear you---- ,greedy4 ,lose my dumpling too1 ,and butter'd toasts1 and woodcocks6 ,mar4 ,come1 have patience4 ,if you will dispense a little with your worship1 ,and sit with the waiting women1 you 'll have dumpling1 #caj ,woodcock1 and butter'd toasts too4 ,greedy4 ,this revives me3 ,i will gorge there sufficiently4 ,mar4 ,this is the way1 sir4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#djhc ,enter ,,overreach1 as from dinner4 ,over4 ,she 's caught6 ,o women6--she neglects my lord1 ,and all her compliments appli'd to ,wellborn6 ,the garments of her widowhood laid by1 ,she now appears as glorious as the spring1 ,her eyes fix'd on him1 in the wine she drinks1 #e ,he being her pledge1 she sends him burning kisses1 ,and sits on thorns1 till she be private with him4 ,she leaves my meat to feed upon his looks1 ,and if in our discourse he be but nam'd1 ,from her a deep sigh follows4 ,and why grieve ,i #aj ,at this8 ,it makes for me2 if she prove his1 ,all that is hers is mine1 as ,i will work him4 ,enter ,,marrall4 ,mar4 ,sir1 the whole board is troubled at your rising4 ,over4 ,no matter1 ,i 'll excuse it4 ,prithee1 ,marrall1 ,watch an occasion to invite my nephew #ae ,to speak with me in private4 ,mar4 ,who8 8,the rogue ,the lady scorn'd to look on08 ,over4 ,you are a wag4 ,enter ,,lady ,,allworth and ,,wellborn4 ,mar4 ,see1 sir1 she's come1 and cannot be without him4 ,l4 ,all4 ,with your favour1 sir1 after a plenteous dinner1 ,i shall make bold to walk a turn or two1 #bj ,in your rare garden4 ,over4 ,there 's an arbour too1 ,if your ladyship please to use it4 ,l4 ,all4 ,come1 ,master ,wellborn4 ,exeunt ,,lady ,,allworth and ,,wellborn4 ,over4 ,grosser and grosser6 ,now ,i believe the poet ,feign'd not1 but was historical1 when he wrote ,pasiphae was enamour'd of a bull3 #be ,this lady's lust 's more monstrous4--,my good lord1 ,enter ,,lord ,,lovell1 ,,margaret1 and the rest4 ,excuse my manners4 ,lov4 ,there needs none1 ,sir ,giles1 ,i may ere long say father1 when it pleases ,my dearest mistress to give warrant to it4 ,over4 ,she shall seal to it1 my lord1 and make me happy4 #cj ,re-enter ,,wellborn and ,,lady ,,allworth4 ,marg4 ,my lady is return'd4 ,l4 ,all4 ,provide my coach1 ,i 'll instantly away4 ,my thanks1 ,sir ,giles1 ,for my entertainment4 ,over4 ',t is your nobleness ,to think it such4 ,l4 ,all4 ,i must do vou a further wrong ,in taking away your honourable guest4 #ce ,lov4 ,i wait on you1 madam2 farewell1 good ,sir ,giles4 ,l4 ,all4 ,good ,mistress ,margaret6 ,nay1 come1 ,master ,wellborn1 ,i must not leave you behind2 in sooth1 ,i must not4 ,over4 ,rob me not1 madam1 of all joys at once2 ,let my nephew stay behind4 ,he shall have my coach1 #dj ,and1 after some small conference between us1 ,soon overtake your ladyship4 ,l4 ,all4 ,stay not long1 sir4 ,lov4 ,this parting kiss3 kisses ,,margaret you shall every day hear from me1 ,by my faithful page4 ,all4 ',t is a service ,i am proud of4 ,exeunt ,,lord ,,lovell1 ,,lady ,,allworth1 ,,allworth1 and ,,marrall4 ,over4 ,daughter1 to your chamber4-- ,exit ,,margaret4 --,you may wonder1 nephew1 #de ,after so long an enmity between us1 ,i should desire your friendship4 ,well4 ,so ,i do1 sir2 ',t is strange to me4 ,over4 ,but ,i 'll make it no wonder2 ,and what is more1 unfold my nature to you4 ,we worldly men1 when we see friends and kinsmen #ej ,past hopes sunk in their fortunes1 lend no hand ,to lift 'em up1 but rather set our feet ,upon their heads1 to press 'em to the bottom2 ,as1 ,i must yield1#djhd with you ,i practis'd it3 ,but1 now ,i see you in a way to rise1 #ee ,i can and will assist you4 ,this rich lady 7,and ,i am glad of 't7 is enamour'd of you2 ',t is too apparent1 nephew4 ,well4 ,no such thing3 ,compassion rather1 sir4 ,over4 ,well1 in a word1 #ei ,because your stay is short1 ,i 'll have you seen ,no more in this base shape2 nor shall she say ,she married you like a beggar1 or in debt4 ,well4 7,aside47 ,he 'll run into the noose1 and save my labour4 ,over4 ,you have a trunk of rich clothes1 not far hence1 ,in pawn2 ,i will redeem 'em2 and that no clamour #fe ,may taint your credit for your petty debts1 ,you shall have a thousand pounds to cut 'em off1 ,and go a free man to the wealthy lady4 ,well4 ,this done1 sir1 out of love1 and no ends else---- ,over4 ,as it is1 nephew4 ,well4 ,binds me still your servant4 #gj ,over4 ,no compliments2 you are staid for4 ,ere you have supp'd ,you shall hear from me4 ,my coach1 knaves1 for my nephew4 ,to-morrow ,i will visit you4 ,well4 ,here's an uncle ,in a man 's extremes6 ,how much they do belie you1 ,that say you are hard-hearted6 ,over4 ,my deeds1 nephew1 #ge ,shall speak my love2 what men report ,i weigh not4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#djhe ,enter ,,lord ,,lovell and ,,allworth4 ,lov4 ',tis well2 give me my cloak2 ,i now discharge you ,from further service4 ,mind your own affairs2 ,i hope they will prove successful4 ,all4 ,what is blest ,with your good wish1 my lord1 cannot but prosper4 ,let aftertimes report1 and to your honour1 #e ,how much ,i stand engag'd1 for ,i want language ,to speak my debt2 yet if a tear or two ,of joy1 for your much goodness1 can supply ,my tongue's defects1 ,i could---- ,lov4 ,nay1 do not melt3 ,this ceremonial thanks to me 's superfluous4 #aj ,over4 7within47 ,is my lord stirring8 ,lov4 ',tis he6 oh1 here's your letter4 ,let him in4 ,enter ,,overreach1 ,,greedy1 and ,,marrall4 ,over4 ,a good day to my lord6 ,lov4 ,you are an early riser1 ,sir ,giles4 ,over4 ,and reason1 to attend your lordship4 #ae ,lov4 ,and you1 too1 ,master ,greedy1 up so soon6 ,greedy4 ,in troth1 my lord1 after the sun is up1 ,i cannot sleep1 for ,i have a foolish stomach ,that croaks for breakfast4 ,with your lordship's favour1 ,i have a serious question to demand #bj ,of my worthy friend ,sir ,giles4 ,lov4 ,pray you use your pleasure4 ,greedy4 ,how far1 ,sir ,giles1 and pray you answer me ,upon your credit1 hold you it to be ,from your manor-house1 to this of my ,lady's ,allworth's8 ,over4 ,why1 some four mile4 ,greedy4 ,how6 four mile1 good ,sir ,giles---- ,upon your reputation1 think better2 #bf ,for if you do abate but one half-quarter ,of five1 you do yourself the greatest wrong ,that can be in the world2 for four miles riding ,could not have rais'd so huge an appetite #cj ,as ,i feel gnawing on me4 ,mar4 ,whether you ride1 ,or go afoot1 you are that way still provided1 ,an it please your worship4 ,over4 ,how now1 sirrah8 ,prating ,before my lord6 ,no difference8 ,go to my nephew1 ,see all his debts discharg'd1 and help his worship #ce ,to fit on his rich suit4 ,mar4 ,aside4 ,i may fit you too4 ,toss'd like a dog still6 ,exit4 ,lov4 ,i have writ this morning ,a few lines to my mistress1 your fair daughter4 ,over4 ',t will fire her1 for she's wholly yours already4-- ,sweet ,master ,allworth1 take my ring2 't will carry you #dj ,to her presence1 ,i dare warrant you2 and there plead ,for my good lord1 if you shall find occasion4 ,that done1 pray ride to ,nottingham1 get a licence1 ,still by this token4 ,i'll have it dispatch'd1 ,and suddenly1 my lord1 that ,i may say1 #de ,my honourable1 nay1 right honourable daughter4 ,greedy4 ,take my advice1 young gentleman1 get your breakfast2 ',tis unwholesome to ride fasting4 ,i'll eat with you1 ,and eat to purpose4 ,over4 ,some ,fury's in that gut2 ,hungry again6 ,did you not devour1 this morning1 #ej ,a shield of brawn1 and a barrel of ,colchester oysters8 ,greedy4 ,why1 that was1 sir1 only to scour my stomach1 ,a kind of a preparative4 ,come1 gentleman1 ,i will not have you feed like the hangman of ,flushing1 ,alone1 while ,i am here4 ,lov4 ,haste your return4 #ee ,all4 ,i will not fail1 my lord4 ,greedy4 ,nor ,i1 to line ,my ,christmas coffer4 ,exeunt ,,greedy and ,,allworth4 ,over4 ,to my wish3 we are private4 ,i come not to make offer with my daughter ,a certain portion1--that were poor and trivial3 ,in one word1 ,i pronounce all that is mine1 #fj ,in lands or leases1 ready coin or goods1 ,with her1 my lord1 comes to you2 nor shall you have ,one motive to induce you to believe ,i live too long1 since every year ,i'll add ,something unto the heap1 which shall be yours too4 #fe ,lov4 ,you are a right kind father4 ,over4 ,you shall have reason ,to think me such4 ,how do you like this seat8 ,it is well wooded1 and well water'd1 the acres ,fertile and rich2 would it not serve for change1 ,to entertain your friends in a summer progress8 ,what thinks my noble lord8 ,lov4 ',tis a wholesome air1 #ga ,and well-built pile2 and she that's mistress of it1 ,worthy the large revnue4 ,over4 ,she the mistress6 ,it may be so for a time3 but let my lord ,say only that he likes it1 and would have it1 #ge ,i say1 ere long 't is his4 ,lov4 ,impossible4 ,over4 ,you do conclude too fast1 not knowing me1 ,nor the engines#djhf that ,i work by4 ',t is not alone ,the ,lady ,allworth's lands1 for those once ,wellborn's #gi 7,as by her dotage on him ,i know they will be17 ,shall soon be mine2 but point out any man's ,in all the shire1 and say they lie convenient ,and useful for your lordship1 and once more ,i say aloud1 they are yours4 ,lov4 ,i dare not own ,what 's by unjust and cruel means extorted2 #he ,my fame and credit are more dear to me1 ,than so to expose 'em to be censur'd by ,the public voice4 ,over4 ,you run1 my lord1 no hazard4 ,your reputation shall stand as fair1 ,in all good men's opinions1 as now2 #ij ,nor can my actions1 though condemn'd for ill1 ,cast any foul aspersion upon yours4 ,for1 though ,i do contemn report myself ,as a mere sound1 ,i still will be so tender #id ,of what concerns you1 in all points of honour1 ,that the immaculate whiteness of your fame1 ,nor your unquestioned integrity1 ,shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot ,that may take from your innocence and candour4#djhg ,all my ambition is to have my daughter #ajj ,right honourable1 which my lord can make her3 ,and might ,i live to dance upon my knee ,a young ,lord ,lovell1 borne by her unto you1 ,i write nil ultra#djhh to my proudest hopes4 ,as for possessions and annual rents1 #aje ,equivalent to maintain you in the port ,your noble birth and present state requires1 ,i do remove that burthen from your shoulders1 ,and take it on mine own3 for1 though ,i ruin ,the country to supply your riotous waste1 #aaj ,the scourge of prodigals1 want1 shall never find you4 ,lov4 ,are you not frighted with the imprecations ,and curses of whole families1 made wretched ,by your sinister practices8 ,over4 ,yes1 as rocks are1 ,when foamy billows split themselves against ,their flinty ribs2 or as the moon is mov'd #aaf ,when wolves1 with hunger pin'd1 howl at her brightness4 ,i am of a solid temper1 and1 like these1 ,steer on a constant course4 ,with mine own sword1 #aai ,if call'd into the field1 ,i can make that right1 ,which fearful enemies murmur'd at as wrong4 ,now1 for these other piddling complaints ,breath'd out in bitterness2 as when they call me ,extortioner1 tyrant1 cormorant1 or intruder #abd ,on my poor neighbour's right1 or grand incloser ,of what was common1 to my private use2 ,nay1 when my ears are pierc'd with widows' cries1 ,and undone orphans wash with tears my threshold1 ,i only think what 'tis to have my daughter #abi ,right honourable2 and 'tis a powerful charm ,makes me insensible of remorse1 or pity1 ,or the least sting of conscience4 ,lov4 ,i admire#djhi ,the toughness of your nature4 ,over4 ',tis for you1 ,my lord1 and for my daughter1 ,i am marble2 ,nay more1 if you will have my character #ace ,in little1 ,i enjoy more true delight ,in my arrival to my wealth these dark ,and crooked ways1 than you shall e'er take pleasure ,in spending what my industry hath compass'd4 ,my haste commands me hence2 in one word1 therefore1 #adj ,is it a match8 ,lov4 ,i hope1 that is past doubt now4 ,over4 ,then rest secure2 not the hate of all mankind here1 ,nor fear of what can fall on me hereafter1 ,shall make me study aught but your advancement ,one story higher3 an earl6 if gold can do it4 #ade ,dispute not my religion1 nor my faith2 ,though ,i am borne thus headlong by my will1 ,you may make choice of what belief you please1 ,to me they are equal2 so1 my lord1 good morrow4 ,exit4 ,lov4 ,he's gone--,i wonder how the earth can bear #aej ,such a portent6 ,i1 that have liv'd a soldier1 ,and stood the enemy's violent charge undaunted1 ,to hear this blasphemous beast am bath'd all over ,in a cold sweat3 yet1 like a mountain1 he 7,confirm'd in atheistical assertions7 #aee ,is no more shaken than ,olympus#djij is ,when angry ,boreas loads his double head ,with sudden drifts of snow4 ,enter ,,lady ,,allworth1 ,waiting ,woman1 and ,,amble4 ,l4 ,all4 ,save you1 my lord6 ,disturb ,i not your privacy8 ,lov4 ,no1 good madam2 ,for your own sake ,i am glad you came no sooner1 #afj ,since this bold bad man1 ,sir ,giles ,overreach1 ,made such a plain discovery of himself1 ,and read this morning such a devilish matins1 ,that ,i should think it a sin next to his ,but to repeat it4 ,l4 ,all4 ,i ne'er press'd1 my lord1 #afe ,on others' privacies2 yet1 against my will1 ,walking1 for health' sake1 in the gallery ,adjoining to your lodgings1 ,i was made 7,so vehement and loud he was7 partaker ,of his tempting offers4 ,lov4 ,please you to command #agj ,your servants hence1 and ,i shall gladly hear ,your wiser counsel4 ,l4 ,all4 ',tis1 my lord1 a woman's1 ,but true and hearty2--wait in the next room1 ,but be within call2 yet not so near to force me ,to whisper my intents4 ,amb4 ,we are taught better #age ,by you1 good madam4 ,w4 ,wom4 ,and well know our distance4 ,l4 ,all4 ,do so1 and talk not2 't will become your breeding1 ,exeunt ,,amble and ,w4 ,woman4 ,now1 my good lord2 if ,i may use my freedom1 ,as to an honour'd friend---- ,lov4 ,you lessen else ,your favour to me4 ,l4 ,all4 ,i dare then say thus3 #ahj ,as you are noble 7howe'er common men ,make sordid wealth the object and sole end ,of their industrious aims7 't will not agree ,with those of eminent blood1 who are engag'd ,more to prefer#djia their honours than to increase ,the state left to 'em by their ancestors1 #ahe ,to study large additions to their fortunes1 ,and quite neglect their births3--though ,i must grant1 ,riches1 well got1 to be a useful servant1 ,but a bad master4 ,lov4 ,madam1 'tis confessed2 #aij ,but what infer you from it8 ,l4 ,all4 ,this1 my lord2 ,that as all wrongs1 though thrust into one scale1 ,slide of themselves off when right fills the other ,and cannot bide the trial2 so all wealth1 ,i mean if ill-acquir'd1 cemented to honour #aie ,by virtuous ways achiev'd1 and bravely purchas'd1 ,is but as rubbish pour'd into a river1 7,howe'er intended to make good the bank17 ,rendering the water1 that was pure before1 ,polluted and unwholesome4 ,i allow #bjj ,the heir of ,sir ,giles ,overreach1 ,margaret1 ,a maid well qualified and the richest match ,our north part can make boast of2 yet she cannot1 ,with all that she brings with her1 fill their mouths1 ,that never will forget who was her father2 #bje ,or that my husband ,allworth's lands1 and ,wellborn's1 7,how wrung from both needs now no repetition17 ,were real motives that more work'd your lordship ,to join your families1 than her form and virtues3 ,you may conceive the rest4 ,lov4 ,i do1 sweet madam1 #baj ,and long since have consider'd it4 ,i know1 ,the sum of all that makes a just man happy ,consists in the well choosing of his wife3 ,and there1 well to discharge it1 does require ,equality of years1 of birth1 of fortune2 #bae ,for beauty being poor1 and not cried up ,by birth or wealth1 can truly mix with neither4 ,and wealth1 where there's such difference in years1 ,and fair descent1 must make the yoke uneasy3-- ,but ,i come nearer4 ,l4 ,all4 ,pray you do1 my lord4 #bbj ,lov4 ,were ,overreach's states thrice centupl'd1 his daughter ,millions of degrees much fairer than she is1 ,howe'er ,i might urge precedents to excuse me1 ,i would not so adulterate my blood ,by marrying ,margaret1 and so leave my issue ,made up of several pieces1 one part scarlet1 #bbf ,and the other ,london blue4 ,in my own tomb ,i will inter my name first4 ,l4 ,all4 7,aside47 ,i am glad to hear this4---- ,why then1 my lord1 pretend you marriage to her8 ,dissimulation but ties false knots #bcj ,on that straight line by which you1 hitherto1 ,have measur'd all your actions4 ,lov4 ,i make answer1 ,and aptly1 with a question4 ,wherefore have you1 ,that1 since your husband's death1 have liv'd a strict ,and chaste nun's life1 on the sudden given yourself #bce ,to visits and entertainments8 ,think you1 madam1 ',tis not grown public conference8#djib ,or the favours ,which you too prodigally have thrown on ,wellborn1 ,being too reserv'd before1 incur not censure8 ,l4 ,all4 ,i am innocent here2 and1 on my life1 ,i swear #bdj ,my ends are good4 ,lov4 ,on my soul1 so are mine ,to ,margaret2 but leave both to the event3 ,and since this friendly privacy does serve ,but as an offer'd means unto ourselves1 ,to search each other farther1 you having shewn ,your care of me1 ,i my respect to you1 #bde ,deny me not1 but still in chaste words1 madam1 ,an afternoon's discourse4 ,l4 ,all4 ,so ,i shall hear you4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#djic ,enter ,,tapwell1 and ,,froth4 ,tap4 ,undone1 undone6 this was your counsel1 ,froth4 ,froth4 ,mine6 ,i defy thee4 ,did not ,master ,marrall 7,he has marr'd all1 ,i am sure7 strictly command us1 ,on pain of ,sir ,giles ,overreach' displeasure1 ,to turn the gentleman out of doors8 ,tap4 ',tis true2 #e ,but now he's his uncle's darling1 and has got ,master ,justice ,greedy1 since he fill'd his belly1 ,at his commandment1 to do anything4 ,woe1 woe to us6 ,froth4 ,he may prove merciful4 #i ,tap4 ,troth1 we do not deserve it at his hands4 ,though he knew all the passages of our house1 ,as the receiving of stolen goods1 and bawdry1 ,when he was rogue ,wellborn no man would believe him1 ,and then his information could not hurt us2 ,but now he is right worshipful again1 #ae ,who dares but doubt his testimony8 ,methinks1 ,i see thee1 ,froth1 already in a cart1 ,for a close#djid bawd1 thine eyes ev'n pelted out ,with dirt and rotten eggs2 and my hand hissing ,if ,i scape the halter1 with the letter ,r#djie #bj ,printed upon it4 ,froth4 ,would that were the worst6 ,that were but nine days' wonder3 as for credit1 ,we have none to lose1 but we shall lose the money ,he owes us1 and his custom2 there 's the hell on 't4 ,tap4 ,he has summon'd all his creditors by the drum1 #be ,and they swarm about him like so many soldiers ,on the pay day3 and has found out such ,a ,,new ,,way ,,to ,,pay ,,his ,,old ,,debts1 as 't is very likely ,he shall be chronicled for it6 ,froth4 ,he deserves it ,more than ten pageants4 ,but are you sure his worship #cj ,comes this way1 to my lady's8 ,a cry within3 ,brave ,master ,wellborn6 ,tap4 ,yes3--,i hear him4 ,froth4 ,be ready with your petition and present it ,to his good grace4 ,enter ,,wellborn in a rich habit1 ,,marrall1 ,,greedy1 ,,order1 ,,furnace1 and ,creditors2 ,,tapwell kneeling1 delivers his bill of debt4 ,well4 ,how's this8 ,petition'd to8 ,but note what miracles the payment of ,a little trash1 and a rich suit of clothes1 #ce ,can work upon these rascals6 ,i shall be1 ,i think1 ,prince ,wellborn4 ,mar4 ,when your worship's married1 ,you may be--,i know what ,i hope to see you4 ,well4 ,then look thou for advancement4 ,mar4 ,to be known ,your worship's bailiff1 is the mark ,i shoot at4 ,well4 ,and thou shalt hit it4 ,mar4 ,pray you1 sir1 despatch #da ,these needy followers1 and for my admittance1#djif ,provided you 'll defend me from ,sir ,giles1 ,whose service ,i am weary of1 ,i 'll say something ,you shall give thanks for4 ,well4 ,fear me not ,sir ,giles4#djig #de ,greedy4 ,who1 ,tapwell8 ,i remember thy wife brought me ,last new-year's tide1 a couple of fat turkeys4 ,tap4 ,and shall do every ,christmas1 let your worship ,but stand my friend now4 ,greedy4 ,how6 with ,master ,wellborn8 ,i can do anything with him on such terms4-- ,see you this honest couple2 they are good souls #ea ,as ever drew out faucet2 have they not ,a pair of honest faces8 ,well4 ,i o'erheard you1 ,and the bribe he promis'd4 ,you are cozen'd in them2 ,for1 by all the scum that grew rich by my riots1 ,this1 for a most unthankful knave1 and this1 #ee ,for a base bawd and whore1 have worst deserv'd me1 ,and therefore speak not for 'em4 ,by your place ,you are rather to do me justice4 ,lend me your ear2 --,forget his turkeys1 and call in his license1 #fj ,and1 at the next fair1 ,i 'll give you a yoke of oxen ,worth all his poultry4 ,greedy4 ,i am chang'd on the sudden ,in my opinion6 ,come near2 nearer1 rascal4 ,and1 now ,i view him better1 did you e'er see ,one look so like an archknave8 ,his very countenance1 #fe ,should an understanding judge but look upon him1 ,would hang him1 though he were innocent4 ,tap4 ,froth4 ,worshipful sir4 ,greedy4 ,no1 though the great ,turk came1 instead of turkeys1 ,to beg my favour1 ,i am inexorable4 ,thou hast an ill name3 besides thy musty ale1 #gj ,that hath destroy'd many of the king's liege people1 ,thou never hadst in thy house1 to stay men's stomachs1 ,a piece of ,suffolk cheese or gammon of bacon1 ,or any esculent1 as the learned call it1 ,for their emolument1 but sheer drink only1 #ge ,for which gross fault ,i here do damn thy license1 ,forbidding thee ever to tap or draw2 ,for1 instantly1 ,i will1 in mine own person1 ,command the constable to pull down thy sign1 ,and do it before ,i eat4 ,froth4 ,no mercy8 ,greedy4 ,vanish6 #hj ,if ,i shew any1 may my promis'd oxen gore me6 ,tap4 ,unthankful knaves are ever so rewarded4 ,exeunt ,,greedy1 ,,tapwell1 and ,,froth4 ,well4 ,speak1 what are you8 #a ,cred4 ,a decay'd vintner1 sir1 ,that might have thriv'd1 but that your worship broke me ,with trusting you with muscadine#djih and eggs1 ,and five pound suppers1 with your after drinkings1 #he ,when you lodg'd upon the ,bankside4 ,well4 ,i remember4 #a ,cred4 ,i have not been hasty1 nor e'er laid to arrest you2 ,and therefore1 sir---- ,well4 ,thou art an honest fellow1 ,i'll set thee up again2 see his bill paid4-- #ij ,what are you8 #b ,cred4 ,a tailor once1 but now mere botcher4#djii ,i gave you credit for a suit of clothes1 ,which was all my stock1 but you failing in payment1 ,i was remov'd from the shopboard1 and confin'd ,under a stall4 ,well4 ,see him paid2--and botch no more4 #ie #b ,cred4 ,i ask no interest1 sir4 ,well4 ,such tailors need not2 ,if their bills are paid in one and twenty year1 ,they are seldom losers4--,o1 ,i know thy face1 ,to ,creditor4 ,thou wert my surgeon4 ,you must tell no tales2 ,those days are done4 ,i will pay you in private4 ,ord4 ,a royal gentleman6 ,furn4 ,royal as an emperor6 #aja ,he'll prove a brave master2 my good lady knew ,to choose a man4 ,well4 ,see all men else discharg'd2 ,and since old debts are clear'd by a new way1 ,a little bounty will not misbecome me2 #aje ,there's something1 honest cook1 for thy good breakfasts2 ,and this1 for your respect3 to ,,order take't1 't is good gold1 ,and ,i able to spare it4 ,ord4 ,you are too munificent4 ,furn4 ,he was ever so4 ,well4 ,pray you1 on before4 #c ,cred4 ,heaven bless you6 ,mar4 ,at four o'clock2 the rest know where to meet me4 #aaj ,exeunt ,,order1 ,,furnace1 and ,creditors4 ,well4 ,now1 ,master ,marrall1 what's the weighty secret ,you promis'd to impart8 ,mar4 ,sir1 time nor place ,allow me to relate each circumstance2 ,this only1 in a word3 ,i know ,sir ,giles ,will come upon you for security #aae ,for his thousand pounds1 which you must not consent to4 ,as he grows in heat1 as ,i am sure he will1 ,be you but rough1 and say he's in your debt ,ten times the sum1 upon sale of your land2 ,i had a hand in't 7,i speak it to my shame7 #abj ,when you were defeated#dajj of it4 ,well4 ,that's forgiven4 ,mar4 ,i shall deserve't4 ,then urge him to produce ,the deed in which you pass'd it over to him1 ,which ,i know he'll have about him1 to deliver ,to the ,lord ,lovell1 with many other writings1 #abe ,and present monies2 ,i'll instruct you further1 ,as ,i wait on your worship4 ,if ,i play not my prize ,to your full content1 and your uncle's much vexation1 ,hang up ,jack ,marrall4 ,well4 ,i rely upon thee4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#daja ,enter ,,allworth and ,,margaret4 ,all4 ,whether to yield the first praise to my lord's ,unequall'd temperance or your constant sweetness ,that ,i yet live1 my weak hands fasten'd on ,hope's anchor1 spite of all storms of despair1 ,i yet rest doubtful4 ,marg4 ,give it to ,lord ,lovell3 #e ,for what in him was bounty1 in me's duty4 ,i make but payment of a debt to which ,my vows1 in that high office regist'red1 ,are faithful witnesses4 ,all4 ',t is true1 my dearest3 ,yet1 when ,i call to mind how many fair ones #aj ,make wilful shipwrecks of their faiths1 and oaths ,to ,god and man1 to fill the arms of greatness1 ,and you rise up no#dajb less than a glorious star1 ,to the amazement of the world1--hold out ,against the stern authority of a father1 #ae ,and spurn at honour when it comes to court you2 ,i am so tender of your good1 that faintly1 ,with your wrong1 ,i can wish myself that right ,you yet are pleas'd to do me4 ,marg4 ,yet1 and ever4 ,to me what's title1 when content is wanting8 #bj ,or wealth1 rak'd up together with much care4 ,and to be kept with more1 when the heart pines ,in being dispossess'd of what it longs for ,beyond the ,indian mines8 or the smooth brow ,of a pleas'd sire1 that slaves me to his will1 #be ,and1 so his ravenous humour may be feasted ,by my obedience1 and he see me great1 ,leaves to my soul nor faculties nor power ,to make her own election8 ,all4 ,but the dangers ,that follow the repulse---- ,marg4 ,to me they are nothing2 #cj ,let ,allworth love1 ,i cannot be unhappy4 ,suppose the worst1 that1 in his rage1 he kill me1 ,a tear or two1 by you dropt on my hearse ,in sorrow for my fate1 will call back life ,so far as but to say1 that ,i die yours2 #ce ,i then shall rest in peace3 or should he prove ,so cruel1 as one death would not suffice ,his thirst of vengeance1 but with ling'ring torments ,in mind and body ,i must waste to air1 ,in poverty join'd with banishment2 so you share #dj ,in my afflictions1 which ,i dare not wish you1 ,so high ,i prize you1 ,i could undergo 'em ,with such a patience as should look down ,with scorn on his worst malice4 ,all4 ,heaven avert ,such trials of your true affection to me6 #de ,nor will it unto you1 that are all mercy1 ,shew so much rigour3 but since we must run ,such desperate hazards1 let us do our best ,to steer between them4 ,marg4 ,your lord's ours1 and sure3 ,and1 though but a young actor1 second me #ej ,in doing to the life what he has plotted4 ,enter ,,overreach behind4 ,the end may yet prove happy4 ,now1 my ,allworth-- ,seeing her father4 ,all4 ,to your letter1 and put on a seeming anger4 ,marg4 ,i'll pay my lord all debts due to his title2 ,and when with terms1 not taking from his honour1 #ee ,he does solicit me1 ,i shall gladly hear him4 ,but in this peremptory1 nay1 commanding way1 ,to appoint a meeting1 and without my knowledge1 ,a priest to tie the knot can ne'er be undone ,till death unloose it1 is a confidence #fj ,in his lordship will deceive him4 ,all4 ,i hope better1 ,good lady4 ,marg4 ,hope1 sir1 what you please3 for me ,i must take a safe and secure course2 ,i have ,a father1 and without his full consent1 ,though all lords of the land kneel'd for my favor1 #fe ,i can grant nothing4 ,over4 ,i like this obedience3 ,comes forward4 ,but whatso'er my lord writes1 must and shall be ,accepted and embrac'd4 ,sweet ,master ,allworth1 ,you shew yourself a true and faithful servant ,to your good lord2 he has a jewel of you4 #gj ,how6 frowning1 ,meg8 ,are these looks to receive ,a messenger from my lord8 ,what 's this8 ,give me it4 ,marg4 ,a piece of arrogant paper1 like th' inscriptions4 ,over4 7reads47 8,fair mistress1 from your servant learn all joys ,that we can hope for1 if deferr'd1 prove toys2#dajc ,therefore this instant1 and in private1 meet #gf ,a husband1 that will gladly at your feet ,lay down his honours1 tend'ring them to you ,with all content1 the church being paid her due40 --,is this the arrogant piece of paper8 ,fool6 #hj ,will you still be one8 ,in the name of madness what ,could his good honour write more to content you8 ,is there aught else to be wish'd1 after these two1 ,that are already offer'd2 marriage first1 ,and lawful pleasure after3 what would you more8 #he ,marg4 ,why1 sir1 ,i would be married like your daughter2 ,not hurried away i' th' night ,i know not whither1 ,without all ceremony2 no friends invited ,to honour the solemnity4 ,all4 ,an 't please your honour1 ,for so before to-morrow ,i must style you1 #ij ,my lord desires this privacy1 in respect ,his honourable kinsmen are afar off1 ,and his desires to have it done brook not ,so long delay as to expect#dajd their coming2 ,and yet he stands resolv'd1 with all due pomp1 #ie ,as running at the ring1 plays1 masques1 and tilting1 ,to have his marriage at court celebrated1 ,when he has brought your honour up to ,london4 ,over4 ,he tells you true3 't is the fashion1 on my knowledge3 ,yet the good lord1 to please your peevishness1 #ajj ,must put it off1 forsooth6 and lose a night1 ,in which perhaps he might get two boys on thee4 ,tempt me no further1 if you do1 this goad ,points to his sword4 ,shall prick you to him4 ,marg4 ,i could be contented1 ,were you but by1 to do a father's part1 #aje ,and give me in the church4 ,over4 ,so my lord have you1 ,what do ,i care who gives you8 ,since my lord ,does purpose to be private1 ,i 'll not cross him4 ,i know not1 ,master ,allworth1 how my lord ,may be provided1 and therefore there's a purse #aaj ,of gold1 't will serve this night's expense2 tomorrow ,i 'll furnish him with any sums4 ,in the mean time1 ,use my ring to my chaplain2 he is benefic'd ,at my manor of ,gotham1 and call'd ,parson ,willdo4 ',t is no matter for a licence1 ,i 'll bear him out in 't2 #aae ,marg4 ,with your favour1 sir1 what warrant is your ring8 ,he may suppose ,i got that twenty ways1 ,without your knowledge2 and then to be refus'd ,were such a stain upon me6--,if you pleas'd1 sir1 ,your presence would do better4 ,over4 ,still perverse6 #abj ,i say again1 ,i will not cross my lord2 ,yet ,i 'll prevent#daje you too4--,paper and ink1 there6 ,all4 ,i can furnish you4 ,over4 ,i thank you1 ,i can write then4 ,writes on his book4 ,all4 ,you may1 if you please1 put out the name of my lord1 ,in respect he comes disguis'd1 and only write1 #abe 8,marry her to this gentleman40 ,over4 ,well advis'd4 ',t is done2 away2--7,,margaret kneels47 ,my blessing1 girl8 ,thou hast it4 ,nay1 no reply1 be gone4--,good ,master ,allworth1 ,this shall be the best night's work you ever made4 ,all4 ,i hope so1 sir4 #acj ,exeunt ,,allworth and ,,margaret4 ,over4 ,farewell6--,now all 's cocksure3 ,methinks ,i hear already knights and ladies ,say1 ,sir ,giles ,overreach1 how is it with ,your honourable daughter8 ,has her honour ,slept well to-night8 or1 will her honour please #ace ,to accept this monkey1 dog1 or paraquit#dajf 7,this is state in ladies71 or my eldest son ,to be her page1 and wait upon her trencher8 ,my ends1 my ends are compass'd6--then for ,wellborn ,and the lands3 were he once married to the widow1 #adj ,i have him here4--,i can scarce contain myself1 ,i am so full of joy1 nay1 joy all over4 ,exit4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#dajg ,enter ,,lord ,,lovell1 ,,lady ,,allworth1 and ,,amble4 ,l4 ,all4 ,by this you know how strong the motives were ,that did1 my lord1 induce me to dispense ,a little with my gravity to advance1 ,in personating some few favours to him1 ,the plots and projects of the down-trod ,wellborn4 #e ,nor shall ,i e'er repent1 although ,i suffer ,in some few men's opinions for 't1 the action3 ,for he that ventur'd all for my dear husband ,might justly claim an obligation from me ,to pay him such a courtesy2 which had ,i #aj ,coyly or over-curiously#dajh denied1 ,it might have argu'd me of little love ,to the deceas'd4 ,lov4 ,what you intended1 madam1 ,for the poor gentleman hath found good success2 ,for1 as ,i understand1 his debts are paid1 #ae ,and he once more furnished for fair employment3 ,but all the arts that ,i have us'd to raise ,the fortunes of your joy and mine1 young ,allworth1 ,stand yet in supposition1 though ,i hope well2 ,for the young lovers are in wit more pregnant ,than their years can promise2 and for their desires1 #ba ,on my knowledge1 they are equal4 ,l4 ,all4 ,as my wishes ,are with yours1 my lord2 yet give me leave to fear ,the building1 though well grounded3 to deceive ,sir ,giles1 that's both a lion and a fox #be ,in his proceedings1 were a work beyond ,the strongest undertakers2 not the trial ,of two weak innocents4 ,lov4 ,despair not1 madam3 ,hard things are compass'd oft by easy means2 ,and judgment1 being a gift deriv'd from ,heaven1 #cj ,though sometimes lodg'd i' th' hearts of worldly men1 ,that ne'er consider from whom they receive it1 ,forsakes such as abuse the giver of it4 ,which is the reason that the politic ,and cunning statesman1 that believes he fathoms #ce ,the counsels of all kingdoms on the earth1 ,is by simplicity oft over-reach'd4 ,l4 ,all4 ,may he be so6 ,yet1 in his name to express it1 ,is a good omen4 ,lov4 ,may it to myself ,prove so1 good lady1 in my suit to you6 #dj ,what think you of the motion8 ,l4 ,all4 ,troth1 my lord1 ,my own unworthiness may answer for me2 ,for had you1 when that ,i was in my prime1 ,my virgin flower uncropp'd1 presented me ,with this great favour2 looking on my lowness ,not in a glass of self-love1 but of truth1 #df ,i could not but have thought it as a blessing ,far1 far beyond my merit4 ,lov4 ,you are too modest1 ,and undervalue that which is above ,my title1 or whatever ,i call mine4 #ej ,i grant1 were ,i a ,spaniard1 to marry ,a widow might disparage me2 but being ,a true-born ,englishman1 ,i cannot find ,how it can taint my honour3 nay1 what 's more1 ,that which you think a blemish is to me #ee ,the fairest lustre4 ,you already1 madam1 ,have given sure proofs how dearly you can cherish ,a husband that deserves you2 which confirms me ,that1 if ,i am not wanting in my care ,to do you service1 you 'll be still the same #fj ,that you were to your ,allworth3 in a word1 ,our years1 our states1 our births are not unequal1 ,you being descended nobly1 and alli'd so2 ,if then you may be won to make me happy1 ,but join your lips to mine1 and that shall be #fe ,a solemn contract4 ,l4 ,all4 ,i were blind to my own good ,should ,i refuse it2 kisses him yet1 my lord1 receive me ,as such a one1 the study of whose whole life ,shall know no other object but to please you4 ,lov4 ,if ,i return not1 with all tenderness1 #gj ,equal respect to you1 may ,i die wretched6 ,l4 ,all4 ,there needs no protestation1 my lord4 ,to her that cannot doubt1-- ,enter ,,wellborn handsomely apparelled4 ,you are welcome1 sir4 ,now you look like yourself4 ,well4 ,and will continue ,such in my free acknowledgment that ,i am #ge ,your creature1 madam1 and will never hold ,my life mine own1 when you please to command it4 ,lov4 ,it is a thankfulness that well becomes you4 ,you could not make choice of a better shape ,to dress your mind in4 ,l4 ,all4 ,for me1 ,i am happy #hj ,that my endeavours prosper'd4 ,saw you of late ,sir ,giles1 your uncle8 ,well4 ,i heard of him1 madam1 ,by his minister1 ,marrall2 he 's grown into strange passions ,about his daughter4 ,this last night he look'd for ,your lordship at his house1 but missing you1 #he ,and she not yet appearing1 his wise head ,is much perplex'd and troubl'd4 ,lov4 ,it may be1 ,sweetheart1 my project took4 ,l4 ,all4 ,i strongly hope4 ,over4 within4 ,ha6 find her1 booby1 thou huge lump of nothing1 ,i 'll bore thine eyes out else4 ,well4 ,may it please your lordship1 #ij ,for some ends of mine own1 but to withdraw ,a little out of sight1 though not of hearing1 ,you may1 perhaps1 have sport4 ,lov4 ,you shall direct me4 ,steps aside4 ,enter ,,overreach1 with distracted looks1 driving in ,,marrall before him with a box4#daji ,over4 ,i shall sol fa you1 rogue6 ,mar4 ,sir1 for what cause ,do you use me thus8 ,over4 ,cause1 slave6 ,why1 ,i am angry1 #ie ,and thou a subject only fit for beating1 ,and so to cool my choler4 ,look to the writing2 ,let but the seal be broke upon the box ,that hast slept in my cabinet these three years1 ,i 'll rack thy soul for 't4 ,mar4 7,aside47 ,i may yet cry quittance1 #ajj ,though now ,i suffer1 and dare not resist4 ,over4 ,lady1 by your leave1 did you see my daughter lady8 ,and the lord her husband8 ,are they in your house8 ,if they are1 discover1 that ,i may bid 'em joy2 ,and1 as an entrance to her place of honour1 #aje ,see your ladyship be on her left hand1 and make courtesies ,when she nods on you2 which you must receive ,as a special favour4 ,l4 ,all4 ,when ,i know1 ,sir ,giles1 ,her state requires such ceremony1 ,i shall pay it2 ,but in the meantime1 as ,i am myself1 #aaj ,i give you to understand1 ,i neither know ,nor care where her honour is4 ,over4 ,when you once see her ,supported1 and led by the lord her husband1 ,you 'll be taught better4----,nephew4 ,well4 ,sir4 ,over4 ,no more8 ,well4 ',t is all ,i owe you4 ,over4 ,have your redeem'd rags #aae ,made you thus insolent8 ,well4 7in scorn47 ,insolent to you6 ,why1 what are you1 sir1 unless in your years1 ,at the best1 more than myself8 ,over4 ,aside4 ,his fortune swells him4 ',t is rank#daaj he 's married4 ,l4 ,all4 ,this is excellent6 ,over4 ,sir1 in calm language1 though ,i seldom use it1 #abj ,i am familiar with the cause that makes you ,bear up thus bravely2 there 's a certain buzz ,of a stol'n marriage1 do you hear8 of a stol'n marriage1 ,in which1 't is said1 there 's somebody hath been cozen'd2 ,i name no parties4 ,well4 ,well1 sir1 and what follows8 #abe ,over4 ,marry1 this2 since you are peremptory4 ,remember1 ,upon mere hope of your great match1 ,i lent you ,a thousand pounds3 put me in good security1 ,and suddenly1 by mortgage or by statute1 #abi ,of some of your new possessions1 or ,i 'll have you ,dragg'd in your lavender robes#daaa to the goal4 ,you know me1 ,and therefore do not trifle4 ,well4 ,can you be ,so cruel to your nephew1 now he 's in ,the way to rise8 ,was this the courtesy ,you did me 8in pure love1 and no ends else80 ,over4 ,end me no ends6 ,engage the whole estate1 #acf ,and force your spouse to sign it1 you shall have ,three or four thousand more1 to roar and swagger ,and revel in bawdy taverns4 ,well4 ,and beg after2 ,mean you not so8 ,over4 ,my thoughts are mine1 and free4 #adj ,shall ,i have security8 ,well4 ,no1 indeed1 you shall not1 ,nor bond1 nor bill1 nor bare acknowledgment2 ,your great looks fright not me4 ,over4 ,but my deeds shall4 ,outbrav'd6 ,both draw4 ,l4 ,all4 ,help1 murder6 murder6 ,enter ,servants4 ,well4 ,let him come on4 ,with all his wrongs and injuries about him1 #ade ,arm'd with his cut-throat practices to guard him2 ,the right that ,i bring with me will defend me1 ,and punish his extortion4 ,over4 ,that ,i had thee ,but single in the field6 ,l4 ,all4 ,you may2 but make not ,my house your quarrelling scene4 ,over4 ,were 't in a church1 #aej ,by ,heaven and ,hell1 ,i 'll do 't6 ,mar4 ,now put him to ,the shewing of the deed4 ,aside to ,,wellborn4 ,well4 ,this rage is vain1 sir2 ,for fighting1 fear not1 you shall have your hands full1 ,upon the least incitement2 and whereas ,you charge me with a debt of a thousand pounds1 #aee ,if there be law1 7howe'er you have no conscience17 ,either restore my land or ,i 'll recover ,a debt1 that 's truly due to me from you1 ,in value ten times more than what you challenge4 ,over4 ,i in thy debt6 ,o impudence6 did ,i not purchase #afj ,the land left by thy father1 that rich land1 ,that had continued in ,wellborn's name ,twenty descents2 which1 like a riotous fool1 ,thou didst make sale of it8 ,is not here inclos'd ,the deed that does confirm it mine8 ,mar4 ,now1 now6 #afe ,well4 ,i do acknowledge none2 ,i ne'er pass'd o'er ,any such land4 ,i grant for a year or two ,you had it in trust2 which if you do discharge1 ,surrend'ring the possession1 you shall ease ,yourself and me of chargeable suits in law1 #agj ,which1 if you prove not honest1 as ,i doubt it1 ,must of necessity follow4 ,l4 ,all4 ,in my judgment1 ,he does advise you well4 ,over4 ,good6 good6 ,conspire ,with your new husband1 lady2 second him ,in his dishonest practices2 but when #age ,this manor is extended#daab to my use1 ,you 'll speak in humbler key1 and sue for favour4 ,l4 ,all4 ,never3 do not hope it4 ,well4 ,let despair first seize me4 ,over4 ,yet1 to shut up thy mouth1 and make thee give ,thyself the lie1 the loud lie1 ,i draw out #ahj ,the precious evidence2 if thou canst forswear ,thy hand and seal1 and make a forfeit of ,opens the box and displays the bond4 ,thy ears to the pillory1 see6 here 's that will make ,my interest clear--ha6 ,l4 ,all4 ,a fair skin of parchment4 ,well4 ,indented1 ,i confess1 and labels too2 #ahe ,but neither wax nor words4 ,how6 thunderstruck8 ,not a syllable to insult with8 ,my wise uncle1 ,is this your precious evidence8 ,is this that makes ,your interest clear8 ,over4 ,i am o'erwhelm'd with wonder6 ,what prodigy is this8 ,what subtle devil #aij ,hath raz'd out the inscription1 the wax ,turn'd into dust8 ,the rest of my deeds whole ,as when they were deliver'd1 and this only ,made nothing6 ,do you deal with witches1 rascal8 ,there is a statute#daac for you1 which will bring #aie ,your neck in an hempen circle2 yes1 there is2 ,and now 't is better thought for1 cheater1 know ,this juggling shall not save you4 ,well4 ,to save thee ,would beggar the stock of mercy4 ,over4 ,marrall6 ,mar4 ,sir4 ,over4 7flattering him47 ,though the witnesses are dead1 your testimony #bjj ,help with an oath or two3 and for thy master1 ,thy liberal master1 my good honest servant1 ,i know thou wilt swear anything1 to dash ,this cunning sleight3 besides1 ,i know thou art ,a public notary1 and such stand in law #bje ,for a dozen witnesses3 the deed being drawn too ,by thee1 my careful ,marrall1 and deliver'd ,when thou wert present1 will make good my title4 ,wilt thou not swear this8 ,mar4 ,i6 ,no1 ,i assure you3 #bji ,i have a conscience not sear'd up like yours2 ,i know no deeds4 ,over4 ,wilt thou betray me8 ,mar4 ,keep him ,from using of his hands1 ,i 'll use my tongue1 ,to his no little torment4 ,over4 ,mine own varlet ,rebel against me6 ,mar4 ,yes1 and uncase#daad you too4 8,the idiot1 the patch1 the slave1 the booby1 #bae ,the property fit only to be beaten ,for your morning exercise10 your 8football10 or 8,th' unprofitable lump of flesh10 your 8drudge10 ,can now anatomise you1 and lay open #bai ,all your black plots1 and level with the earth ,your hill of pride1 and1 with these gabions#daae guarded ,unload my great artillery1 and shake1 ,nay pulverize1 the walls you think defend you4 ,l4 ,all4 ,how he foams at the mouth with rage6 ,well4 ,to him again4 ,over4 ,o that ,i had thee in my gripe1 ,i would tear thee #bbe ,joint after joint6 ,mar4 ,i know you are a tearer1 ,but ,i 'll have first your fangs par'd off1 and then ,come nearer to you2 when ,i have discover'd1#daaf ,and made it good before the judge1 what ways ,and devilish practices you us'd to cozen #bcj ,with an army of whole families1 who yet live1 ,and1 but enroll'd for soldiers1 were able ,to take in#daag ,dunkirk4 ,well4 ,all will come out4 ,l4 ,all4 ,the better4 ,over4 ,but that ,i will live1 rogue1 to torture thee1 #bcd ,and make thee wish1 and kneel in vain1 to die1 ,these swords that keep thee from me should fix here1 ,although they made my body but one wound1 ,but ,i would reach thee4 ,lov4 7,aside47 ,heaven's hand is in this2 ,one bandog#daah worry the other6 ,over4 ,i play the fool1 ,and make my anger but ridiculous2 #bdj ,there will be a time and place1 there will be1 cowards1 ,when you shall feel what ,i dare do4 ,well4 ,i think so3 ,you dare do any ill1 yet want true valour ,to be honest1 and repent4 ,over4 ,they are words ,i know not1 ,nor e'er will learn4 ,patience1 the beggar's virtue1 #bde ,enter ,,greedy and ,,parson ,,willdo4 ,shall find no harbour here3--after these storms ,at length a calm appears4 ,welcome1 most welcome6 ,there 's comfort in thy looks4 ,is the deed done8 ,is my daughter married8 ,say but so1 my chaplain1 ,and ,i am tame4 ,willdo4 ,married6 ,yes ,i assure you4 #bej ,over4 ,then vanish all sad thoughts6 ,there 's more gold for thee4 ,my doubts and fears are in the titles drown'd ,of my honourable1 my right honourable daughter4 ,greedy4 ,here will#daai be feasting6 ,at least for a month ,i am provided3 empty guts1 croak no more4 #bee ,you shall be stuff'd like bagpipes1 not with wind1 ,but bearing#dabj dishes4 ,over4 ,instantly be here8 7,whispering to ,,willdo47 ,to my wish6 to my wish6 ,now you that plot against me1 ,and hop'd to trip my heels up1 that contemn'd me1 ,think on 't and tremble4--7,loud music7--,they come6 ,i hear the music4 #bfj ,a lane there for my lord6 ,well4 ,this sudden heat ,may yet be cool'd1 sir4 ,over4 ,make way there for my lord6 ,enter ,,allworth and ,,margaret4 ,marg4 ,sir1 first your pardon1 then your blessing1 with ,your full allowance of the choice ,i have made4 ,as ever you could make use of your reason1 ,kneeling4 #bfe ,grow not in passion2 since you may as well ,call back the day that 's past1 as untie the knot ,which is too strongly fasten'd4 ,not to dwell ,too long on words1 this is my husband4 ,over4 ,how6 #bfi ,all4 ,so ,i assure you2 all the rites of marriage1 ,with every circumstance1 are past4 ,alas6 sir1 ,although ,i am no lord1 but a lord's page1 ,your daughter and my lov'd wife mourns not for it3 ,and1 for right honourable son-in-law1 you may say1 ,your dutiful daughter4 ,over4 ,devil6 are they married8 #bge ,willdo4 ,do a father's part1 and say1 8,heaven give 'em joy60 ,over4 ,confusion and ruin6 ,speak1 and speak quickly1 ,or thou art dead4 ,willdo4 ,they are married4 ,over4 ,thou hadst better ,have made a contract with the king of fiends1 ,than these3--my brain turns6 ,willdo4 ,why this rage to me8 #bhj ,is not this your letter1 sir1 and these the words8 8,marry her to this gentleman40 ,over4 ,it cannot-- ,nor will ,i e'er believe it2 'sdeath6 ,i will not2 ,that ,i1 that in all passages ,i touch'd ,at worldly profit have not left a print #bhe ,where ,i have trod for the most curious search ,to trace my footsteps1 should be gull'd by children1 ,baffl'd and fool'd1 and all my hopes and labours ,defeated and made void4 ,well4 ,as it appears1 ,you are so1 my grave uncle4 ,over4 ,village nurses #bij ,revenge their wrongs with curses2 ,i 'll not waste ,a syllable1 but thus ,i take the life ,which1 wretched1 ,i gave to thee4 ,offers to kill ,,margaret4 ,lov4 coming forward4 ,hold1 for your own sake6 ,though charity to your daughter hath quite left you1 #bie ,will you do an act1 though in your hopes lost here1 ,can leave no hope for peace or rest hereafter8 ,consider2 at the best you are but a man4 ,and cannot so create your aims but that ,they may be cross'd4 ,over4 ,lord6 thus ,i spit at thee1 #cjj ,and at thy counsel2 and again desire thee1 ,and as thou art a soldier1 if thy valour ,dares shew itself where multitude and example ,lead not the way1 let's quit the house1 and change ,six words in private4 ,lov4 ,i am ready4 ,l4 ,all4 ,stay1 sir1 #cje ,contest with one distracted6 ,well4 ,you 'll grow like him1 ,should you answer his vain challenge4 ,over4 ,are you pale8 ,borrow his help1 though ,hercules call it odds1 ,i 'll stand against both as ,i am1 hemm'd in thus4 ,since1 like a ,libyan lion in the toil1 #caj ,my fury cannot reach the coward hunters1 ,and only spends itself1 ,i 'll quit the place4 ,alone ,i can do nothing2 but ,i have servants ,and friends to second me2 and if ,i make not ,this house a heap of ashes 7by my wrongs1 #cae ,what ,i have spoke ,i will make good67 or leave ,one throat uncut1--if it be possible1 ,hell1 add to my afflictions6 ,exit4 ,mar4 ,is 't not brave sport8 ,greedy4 ,brave sport6 ,i am sure it has ta'en away my stomach2 ,i do not like the sauce4 ,all4 ,nay1 weep not1 dearest1 #cbj ,though it express your pity2 what 's decreed ,above1 we cannot alter4 ,l4 ,all4 ,his threats move me ,no scruple1 madam4 ,mar4 ,was it not a rare trick ,an it please your worship1 to make the deed nothing8 ,i can do twenty neater1 if you please #cbe ,to purchase and grow rich1 for ,i will be ,such a solicitor and steward for you1 ,as never worshipful had4 ,well4 ,i do believe thee2 ,but first discover the quaint#daba means you us'd ,to raze out the conveyance8 ,mar4 ,they are mysteries #ccj ,not to be spoke in public3 certain minerals ,incorporated in the ink and wax-- ,besides1 he gave me nothing1 but still fed me ,with hopes and blows2 but that was the inducement #ccd ,to this conundrum4 ,if it please your worship ,to call to memory1 this mad beast once caus'd me ,to urge you or to drown or hang yourself2 ,i 'll do the like to him1 if you command me4 ,well4 ,you are a rascal6 ,he that dares be false #cci ,to a master1 though unjust1 will ne'er be true ,to any other4 ,look not for reward ,or favour from me2 ,i will shun thy sight ,as ,i would do a basilisk's4 ,thank my pity ,if thou keep thy ears2 howe'er1 ,i will take order ,your practice shall be silenc'd4 ,greedy4 ,i 'll commit him1 #cde ,if you 'll have me1 sir4 ,well4 ,that were to little purpose2 ,his conscience be his prison4 ,not a word1 ,but instantly be gone4 ,ord4 ,take this kick with you4 ,amb4 ,and this4 ,furn4 ,if that ,i had my cleaver here1 ,i would divide your knave's head4 ,mar4 ,this is the haven #cej ,false servants still arrive at4 ,exit4 ,re-enter ,,overreach4 ,l4 ,all4 ,come again6 ,lov4 ,fear not1 ,i am your guard4 ,well4 ,his looks are ghastly4 ,willdo4 ,some little time ,i have spent1 under your favours1 ,in physical studies1 and if my judgment err not1 ,he 's mad beyond recovery3 but observe him1 ,and look to yourselves4 ,over4 ,why1 is not the whole world ,included in myself8 ,to what use then #ceg ,are friends and servants8 ,say there were a squadron ,of pikes1 lin'd through with shot1 when ,i am mounted ,upon my injuries1 shall ,i fear to charge 'em8 ,no3 ,i 'll through the battalia1 and1 that routed1 ,flourishing his sword sheathed4#dabb ,i 'll fall to execution--,ha6 ,i am feeble3 #cfb ,some undone widow sits upon mine arm1 ,and takes away the use of 't2 and my sword1 ,glu'd to my scabbard with wronged orphans' tears1 #cfe ,will not be drawn4 ,ha6 what are these8 ,sure1 hangmen ,that come to bind my hands1 and then to drag me ,before the judgment-seat3 now they are new shapes1 ,and do appear like ,furies1 with steel whips #cfi ,to scourge my ulcerous soul4 ,shall ,i then fall ,ingloriously1 and yield8 ,no2 spite of ,fate1 ,i will be forc'd to hell like to myself4 ,though you were legions of accursed spirits1 ,thus would ,i fly among you4 ,rushes forward and flings himself on the ground4 ,well4 ,there 's no help2 ,disarm him first1 then bind him4 ,greedy4 ,take a mittimus4#dabc #cge ,and carry him to ,bedlam4 ,lov4 ,how he foams6 ,well4 ,and bites the earth6 ,willdo4 ,carry him to some dark room1 ,there try what art can do for his recovery4 ,marg4 ,o my dear father6 ,they force ,,overreach off4 ,all4 ,you must be patient1 mistress4 ,lov4 ,here is a precedent to teach wicked men #chj ,that when they leave religion1 and turn atheists1 ,their own abilities leave 'em4 ,pray you take comfort1 ,i will endeavour you shall be his guardians ,in his distractions3 and for your land1 ,master ,wellborn1 ,be it good or ill in law1 ,i 'll be an umpire #che ,between you1 and this1 th' undoubted heir ,of ,sir ,giles ,overreach4 ,for me1 here 's the anchor ,that ,i must fix on4 ,all4 ,what you shall determine1 ,my lord1 ,i will allow of4 ,well4 ',t is the language #chi ,that ,i speak too2 but there is something else ,beside the repossession of my land1 ,and payment of my debts1 that ,i must practise4 ,i had a reputation1 but 't was lost ,in my loose course1 and until ,i redeem it ,some noble way1 ,i am but half made up4 #cie ,it is a time of action2 if your lordship ,will please to confer a company upon me ,in your command1 ,i doubt not in my service ,to my king and country but ,i shall do something ,that may make me right again4 ,lov4 ,your suit is granted #djj ,and you lov'd for the motion4 ,well4 coming forward4 ,nothing wants then ,but your allowance-- ,,the ,,epilogue ,but your allowance1 and in that our all ,is comprehended2 it being known1 nor we1 ,nor he that wrote the comedy1 can be free #dje ,without your manumission2 which if you ,grant willingly1 as a fair favour due ,to the poet's and our labours1 7as you may1 ,for we despair not1 gentlemen1 of the play47 ,we jointly shall profess your grace hath might ,to teach us action1 and him how to write4 ,exeunt4 #daa ,,the ,,broken ,,heart ,,by ,,john ,,ford ,,the ,,speakers' ,,names ,,fitted ,,to ,,their ,,qualities ,,amyclas1 ,common to the ,kings of ,laconia4 ,,ithocles1 ,honour of loveliness1 a ,favourite4 ,,orgilus1 ,angry1 son to ,crotolon4 ,,bassanes1 ,vexation1 a jealous ,nobleman4 ,,armostes1 an ,appeaser1 a ,councillor of ,state4 ,,crotolon1 ,noise1 another ,councillor4 ,,prophilus1 ,dear1 ,friend to ,ithocles4 ,,nearchus1 ,young ,prince1 ,prince of ,argos4 ,,tecnicus1 ,artist1 a ,philosopher4 ,,hemophil1 ,glutton1 ,,groneas1 ,tavern-haunter1 two ,courtiers4 ,,amelus1 ,trusty1 ,friend to ,nearchus4 ,,phulas1 ,watchful1 ,servant to ,bassanes4 ,lords1 ,courtiers1 ,officers1 ,attendants1 etc4 ,,calantha1 ,flower of beauty1 the ,king's ,daughter4 ,,penthea1 ,complaint1 ,sister to ,ithocles and ,wife to ,bassanes4 ,,euphranea1 ,joy1 a ,maid of honour ,daughter to ,crotolon4 ,,christalla1 ,christal1 ,,philema1 ,a ,kiss1 ,maids of honour4 ,,grausis1#dabd ,old ,beldam1 ,overseer of ,penthea4 ,,persons ,,included4 ,,thrasus1 ,fierceness1 ,father of ,ithocles4 ,,aplotes1 ,simplicity1 ,orgilus so disguised4 ,,scene--,sparta4 ,,prologue ,our scene is ,sparta4 ,he whose best of art ,hath drawn this piece calls it ,,the ,,broken ,,heart4 ,the title lends no expectation here ,of apish laughter1 or of some lame jeer ,at place or persons2 no pretended clause ,of jests fit for a brothel courts applause ,from vulgar admiration3 such low songs1 ,tun'd to unchaste ears1 suit not modest tongues4 ,the ,virgin ,sisters then deserv'd fresh bays ,when ,innocence and ,sweetness crown'd their lays2 ,then vices gasp'd for breath1 whose whole commerce ,was whipp'd to exile by unblushing verse4 ,this law we keep in our presentment now1 ,not to take freedom more than we allow2 ,what may be here thought fiction1#dabe when time's youth ,wanted some riper years1 was known a truth3 ,in which1 if words have cloth'd the subject right1 ,you may partake a pity with delight4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#dabf ,enter ,,crotolon and ,,orgilus4 ,crot4 ,dally not further2 ,i will know the reason ,that speeds thee to this journey4 ,org4 ,reason6 good sir1 ,i can yield many4 ,crot4 ,give me one1 a good one2 ,such ,i expect1 and ere we part must have4 ,athens6 ,pray1 why to ,athens8 ,you intend not #e ,to kick against the world1 turn cynic1 stoic1 ,or read the logic lecture1 or become ,an ,areopagite1#dabg and judge in cases ,touching the commonwealth2 for1 as ,i take it1 ,the budding of your chin cannot prognosticate ,so grave an honour4 ,org4 ,all this ,i acknowledge4 #aa ,crot4 ,you do6 ,then1 son1 if books and love of knowledge ,inflame you to this travel1 here in ,sparta ,you may as freely study4 ,org4 ',t is not that1 sir4 ,crot4 ,not that1 sir6 ,as a father1 ,i command thee #ae ,to acquaint me with the truth4 ,org4 ,thus ,i obey ye4 ,after so many quarrels as dissension1 ,fury1 and rage had broacht in blood1 and sometimes ,with death to such confederates as sided ,with now-dead ,thrasus and yourself1 my lord2 ,our present king1 ,amyclas1 reconcil'd #ba ,your eager swords and seal'd a gentle peace3 ,friends you profest yourselves2 which to confirm1 ,a resolution for a lasting league ,betwixt your families was entertain'd1 #be ,by joining in a ,hymenean bond ,me and the fair ,penthea1 only daughter ,to ,thrasus4 ,crot4 ,what of this8 ,org4 ,much1 much1 dear sir4 ,a freedom of converse1 an interchange ,of holy and chaste love1 so fixt our souls #cj ,in a firm growth of union1 that no time ,can eat into the pledge3 we had enjoy'd ,the sweets our vows expected1 had not cruelty ,prevented all those triumphs we prepar'd for1 ,by ,thrasus his untimely death4 ,crot4 ,most certain4 #ce ,org4 ,from this time sprouted up that poisonous stalk ,of aconite1 whose ripened fruit hath ravisht ,all health1 all comfort of a happy life2 ,for ,ithocles1 her brother1 proud of youth1 ,and prouder in his power1 nourisht closely #dj ,the memory of former discontents1 ,to glory in revenge4 ,by cunning partly1 ,partly by threats1 'a woos at once and forces ,his virtuous sister to admit a marriage ,with ,bassanes1 a nobleman1 in honour #de ,and riches1 ,i confess1 beyond my fortunes4 ,crot4 ,all this is no sound reason to importune ,my leave for thy departure4 ,org4 ,now it follows4 ,beauteous ,penthea1 wedded to this torture ,by an insulting brother1 being secretly #ej ,compell'd to yield her virgin freedom up ,to him who never can usurp her heart1 ,before contracted mine1 is now so yok'd ,to a most barbarous thraldrom1 misery1 ,affliction1 that he savours not humanity1 #ee ,whose sorrow melts not into more than pity ,in hearing but her name4 ,crot4 ,as how1 pray8 ,org4 ,bassanes1 ,the man that calls her wife1 considers truly ,what heaven of perfections he is lord of ,by thinking fair ,penthea his3 this thought #fj ,begets a kind of monster-love1 which love ,is nurse unto a fear so strong and servile ,as brands all dotage with a jealousy3 ,all eyes who gaze upon that shrine of beauty ,he doth resolve#dabh do homage to the miracle2 #fe ,some one1 he is assur'd1 may now or then1 ,if opportunity but sort1#dabi prevail4 ,so much1 out of a self-unworthiness1 ,his fears transport him2 not that he finds cause ,in her obedience1 but his own distrust4 #gj ,crot4 ,you spin out your discourse4 ,org4 ,my griefs are violent3 ,for knowing how the maid was heretofore ,courted by me1 his jealousies grow wild ,that ,i should steal again into her favours1 ,and undermine her virtues2 which the gods #ge ,know ,i nor dare nor dream of4 ,hence1 from hence ,i undertake a voluntary exile2 ,first1 by my absence to take off the cares ,of jealous ,bassanes2 but chiefly1 sir1 ,to free ,penthea from a hell on earth2 #hj ,lastly1 to lose the memory of something ,her presence makes to live in me afresh4 ,crot4 ,enough1 my ,orgilus1 enough4 ,to ,athens1 ,i give a full consent4--,alas1 good lady6-- ,we shall hear from thee often8 ,org4 ,often4 ,crot4 ,see1 #he ,thy sister comes to give a farewell4 ,enter ,,euphranea4 ,euph4 ,brother6 ,org4 ,euphranea1 thus upon thy cheeks ,i print ,a brother's kiss2 more careful of thine honour1 ,thy health1 and thy well-doing1 than my life4 ,before we part1 in presence of our father1 #ij ,i must prefer a suit t' ye4 ,euph4 ,you may style it1 ,my brother1 a command4 ,org4 ,that you will promise ,to pass never to any man1 however ,worthy1 your faith1 till1 with our father's leave1 ,i give a free consent4 ,crot4 ,an easy motion6 #ie ,i 'll promise for her1 ,orgilus4 ,org4 ,your pardon2 ,euphranea's oath must yield me satisfaction4 ,euph4 ,by ,vesta's sacred fires ,i swear4 ,crot4 ,and ,i1 ,by ,great ,apollo's beams1 join in the vow1 ,not without thy allowance to bestow her #ajj ,on any living4 ,org4 ,dear ,euphranea1 ,mistake me not3 far1 far 't is from my thought1 ,as far from any wish of mine1 to hinder ,preferment to an honourable bed ,or fitting fortune2 thou art young and handsome2 #aje ,and 't were injustice1--more1 a tyranny1-- ,not to advance thy merit4 ,trust me1 sister1 ,it shall be my first care to see thee match'd ,as may become thy choice and our contents4 #aji ,i have your oath4 ,euph4 ,you have4 ,but mean you1 brother1 ,to leave us1 as you say8 ,crot4 ,ay1 ay1 ,euphranea2 ,he has just grounds direct him4 ,i will prove ,a father and a brother to thee4 ,euph4 ,heaven ,does look into the secrets of all hearts3 ,gods1 you have mercy with ye1 else-- ,crot4 ,doubt nothing2 #aae ,thy brother will return in safety to us4 ,org4 ,souls sunk in sorrows never are without 'em2 ,they change fresh airs1 but bear their griefs about 'em4 ,exeunt omnes4 ,,scene ,,ii4#dacj ,flourish4 ,enter ,,amyclas the ,king1 ,,armostes1 ,,prophilus1 ,courtiers1 and ,attendants4 ,amy4 ,the ,spartan gods are gracious2 our humility ,shall bend before their altars1 and perfume ,their temples with abundant sacrifice4 ,see1 lords1 ,amyclas1 your old king1 is ent'ring ,into his youth again6 ,i shall shake off #e ,this silver badge of age1 and change this snow ,for hairs as gay as are ,apollo's locks2 ,our heart leaps in new vigour4 ,arm4 ,may old time ,run back to double your long life1 great sir6 ,amy4 ,it will1 it must1 ,armostes3 thy bold nephew1 #aj ,death-braving ,ithocles1 brings to our gates ,triumphs and peace upon his conquering sword4 ,laconia is a monarchy at length2 ,hath in this latter war trod under foot ,messene's pride2 ,messene bows her neck #ae ,to ,lacedaemon's royalty4 ,o1 't was ,a glorious victory1 and doth deserve ,more than a chronicle--a temple1 lords1 ,a temple to the name of ,ithocles4-- ,where didst thou leave him1 ,prophilus8 ,pro4 ,at ,pephon1 #bj ,most gracious sovereign2 twenty of the noblest ,of the ,messenians there attend your pleasure1 ,for such conditions as you shall propose ,in settling peace1 and liberty of life4 ,amy4 ,when comes your friend1 the general8 ,pro4 ,he promis'd #be ,to follow with all speed convenient4 ,enter ,,calantha1 ,,euphranea2 ,,christalla and ,,philema with a garland2 and ,,crotolon4 ,amy4 ,our daughter6--,dear ,calantha1 the happy news1 ,the conquest of ,messene1 hath already ,enrich'd thy knowledge4 ,cal4 ,with the circumstance ,and manner of the fight1 related faithfully #cj ,by ,prophilus himself4--,but1 pray1 sir1 tell me ,how doth the youthful general demean ,his actions in these fortunes8 ,pro4 ,excellent princess1 ,your own fair eyes may soon report a truth ,unto your judgment1 with what moderation1 #ce ,calmness of nature1 measure1 bounds1 and limits ,of thankfulness and joy1 'a doth digest ,such amplitude of his success as would ,in others1 moulded of a spirit less clear1 ,advance 'em to comparison with heaven3 #dj ,but ,ithocles-- ,cal4 ,your friend-- ,pro4 ,he is so1 madam1 ,in which the period of my fate consists3 ,he1 in this firmament of honour1 stands ,like a star fixt1 not mov'd with any thunder ,of popular applause or sudden lightning #de ,of self-opinion2 he hath serv'd his country1 ,and thinks 't was but his duty4 ,crot4 ,you describe ,a miracle of man4 ,amy4 ,such1 ,crotolon1 ,on forfeit of a king's word1 thou wilt find him4-- ,flourish4 #di ,hark1 warning of his coming6 ,all attend him4 ,enter ,,ithocles1 ,,hemophil1 and ,,groneas2 the rest of the ,lords ushering him in4 ,return into these arms1 thy home1 thy sanctuary1 ,delight of ,sparta1 treasure of my bosom1 ,mine own1 own ,ithocles6 ,ith4 ,your humblest subject4 ,arm4 ,proud of the blood ,i claim an interest in1 ,as brother to thy mother1 ,i embrace thee1 #ee ,right noble nephew4 ,ith4 ,sir1 your love 's too partial4 ,crot4 ,our country speaks by me1 who by thy valour1 ,wisdom1 and service1 shares in this great action2 ,returning thee1 in part of thy due merits1 ,a general welcome4 ,ith4 ,you exceed in bounty4 #fj ,cal4 ,christalla1 ,philema1 the chaplet1 ,takes the chaplet from them4--,ithocles1 ,upon the wings of ,fame the singular ,and chosen fortune of an high attempt ,is borne so past the view of common sight1 ,that ,i myself with mine own hands have wrought1 #fe ,to crown thy temples1 this provincial garland3#daca ,accept1 wear1 and enjoy it as our gift ,deserv'd1 not purchas'd4 ,ith4 ,y' are a royal maid4 ,amy4 ,she is in all our daughter4 ,ith4 ,let me blush1 ,acknowledging how poorly ,i have serv'd1 #gj ,what nothings ,i have done1 compar'd with th' honours ,heap'd on the issue of a willing mind2 ,in that lay mine ability1 that only3 ,for who is he so sluggish from his birth1 ,so little worthy of a name or country1 #ge ,that owes not out of gratitude for life ,a debt of service1 in what kind soever ,safety or counsel of the commonwealth ,requires1 for payment8 ,cal4 ',a speaks truth4 ,ith4 ,whom heaven ,is pleas'd to style victorious1 there to such #hj ,applause runs madding1 like the drunken priests ,in ,bacchus' sacrifices1 without reason1 ,voicing the leader-on a demi-god2 ,whenas1 indeed1 each common soldier's blood ,drops down as current coin in that hard purchase #he ,as his whose much more delicate condition ,hath suckt the milk of ease3 judgment commands1 ,but resolution executes4 ,i use not1 ,before this royal presence1 these fit slights#dacb ,as in contempt of such as can direct2 #ij ,my speech hath other end2 not to attribute ,all praise to one man's fortune1 which is strengthen'd ,by many hands4 ,for instance1 here is ,prophilus1 ,a gentleman--,i cannot flatter truth-- ,of much desert2 and1 though in other rank1 #ie ,both ,hemophil and ,groneas were not missing ,to wish their country's peace2 for1 in a word1 ,all there did strive their best1 and 't was our duty4 ,amy4 ,courtiers turn soldiers6--,we vouchsafe our hand4 ,,hemophil and ,,groneas kiss his hand4 ,observe your great example4 ,hem4 ,with all diligence4 #ajj ,gron4 ,obsequiously and hourly4 ,amy4 ,some repose ,after these toils is#dacc needful4 ,we must think on ,conditions for the conquered2 they expect#dacd 'em4 ,on6--,come1 my ,ithocles4 ,euph4 ,sir1 with your favour1 ,i need not a supporter4 ,pro4 ,fate instructs me4 #aje ,exeunt4 ,,hemophil stays ,,christalla2 ,,groneas1 ,,philema4 ,chris4 ,with me8 ,phil4 ,indeed1 ,i dare not stay4 ,hem4 ,sweet lady4 ,soldiers are blunt1--your lip4 ,chris4 ,fie1 this is rudeness3 ,you went not hence such creatures4 ,gro4 ,spirit of valour ,is of a mounting nature4 ,phil4 ,it appears so4-- ,pray1 in earnest1 how many men apiece #aaj ,have you two been the death of8 ,gro4 ',faith1 not many2 ,we were compos'd of mercy4 ,hem4 ,for our daring1 ,you heard the general's approbation ,before the king4 ,chris4 ,you 8wish'd your country's peace20 ,that show'd your charity3 where are your spoils1 #aae ,such as the soldier fights for8 ,phil4 ,they are coming4 ,chris4 ,by the next carrier1 are they not8 ,gro4 ,sweet ,philema1 ,when ,i was in the thickest of mine enemies1 ,slashing off one man's head1 another's nose1 ,another's arms and legs1-- ,phil4 ,and all together4 #abj ,gro4 ,then would ,i with a sigh remember thee1 ,and cry 8,dear ,philema1 't is for thy sake ,i do these deeds of wonder60--,dost not love me ,with all thy heart now8 ,phil4 ,now as heretofore4 ,i have not put my love to use2 the principal #abe ,will hardly yield an interest4 ,gro4 ,by ,mars1 ,i 'll marry thee6 ,phil4 ,by ,vulcan1 you 're forsworn1 ,except my mind do alter strangely4 ,gro4 ,one word4 ,chris4 ,you lie beyond all modesty3--forbear me4 #abi ,hem4 ,i 'll make thee mistress of a city2 't is ,mine own by conquest4 ,chris4 ,by petition2 sue for 't ,in forma pauperis4--,city6 kennel4--,gallants1 ,off with your feathers1 put on aprons1 gallants2 ,learn to reel1 thrum1#dace or trim a lady's dog1 #acd ,and be good quiet souls of peace1 hobgoblins6 ,hem4 ,christalla6 ,chris4 ,practise to drill hogs1 in hope ,to share in the acorns4--,soldiers6 corncutters1 ,but not so valiant2 they ofttimes draw blood1 ,which you durst never do4 ,when you have practis'd ,more wit or more civility1 we 'll rank ye #adj ,i' th' list of men3 till then1 brave things-at-arms1 ,dare not to speak to us1--most potent ,groneas6-- ,phil4 ,and ,hemophil the hardy6--at your services4 ,exeunt ,,christalla and ,,philema4 ,gro4 ,they scorn us as they did before we went4 ,hem4 ,hang 'em6 let us scorn them1 and be reveng'd4 #ade ,gro4 ,shall we8 ,hem4 ,we will3 and when we slight them thus1 ,instead of following them1 they'll follow us2 ,it is a woman's nature4 ,gro4 ',t is a scurvy one4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#dacf ,enter ,,tecnicus1 a philosopher1 and ,,orgilus disguised like a ,scholar of his4 ,tec4 ,tempt not the stars2 young man1 thou canst not play ,with the severity of fate3 this change ,of habit and disguise in outward view ,hides not the secrets of thy soul within thee ,from their quick-piercing eyes1 which dive at all times #e ,down to thy thoughts3 in thy aspect ,i note ,a consequence of danger4 ,org4 ,give me leave1 ,grave ,tecnicus1 without foredooming destiny1 ,under thy roof to ease my silent griefs1 ,by applying to my hidden wounds the balm #aj ,of thy oraculous lectures4 ,if my fortune ,run such a crooked by-way as to wrest ,my steps to ruin1 yet thy learned precepts ,shall call me back and set my footings straight4 ,i will not court the world4 ,tec4 ,ah1 ,orgilus1 #ae ,neglects in young men of delights and life ,run often to extremities2 they care not ,for harms to others who contemn their own4 ,org4 ,but ,i1 most learned artist1 am not so much ,at odds with nature that ,i grudge the thrift #bj ,of any true deserver2 nor doth malice ,of present hopes so check them with despair ,as that ,i yield to thought of more affliction ,than what is incident to frailty3 wherefore ,impute not this retired course of living #be ,some little time to any other cause ,than what ,i justly render1--the information ,of an unsettled mind2 as the effect ,must clearly witness4 ,tec4 ,spirit of truth inspire thee6 ,on these conditions ,i conceal thy change1 #cj ,and willingly admit thee for an auditor4-- ,i 'll to my study4 ,org4 ,i to contemplations ,in these delightful walks4-- ,exit ,,tecnicus4 ,thus metamorphos'd ,i may without suspicion hearken after ,penthea's usage and ,euphranea's faith4 #ce ,love1 thou art full of mystery6 ,the deities ,themselves are not secure#dacg in searching out ,the secrets of those flames1 which1 hidden1 waste ,a breast made tributary to the laws ,of beauty3 physic yet hath never found #dj ,a remedy to cure a lover's wound4-- ,ha6 who are those that cross yon private walk ,into the shadowing grove in amorous foldings8 ,,prophilus passeth over1 supporting#dach ,,euphranea1 and whispering4 ,my sister6 ,o1 my sister6 't is ,euphranea ,with ,prophilus3 supported too6 ,i would #de ,it were an apparition6 ,prophilus ,is ,ithocles his friend3 it strangely puzzles me4 ,again6 help me1 my book2 this scholar's habit ,must stand my privilege3 my mind is busy1 ,mine eyes and ears are open4 ,walks by1 reading4 ,re-enter ,,prophilus and ,,euphranea4 ,pro4 ,do not waste #ej ,the span of this stol'n time1 lent by the gods ,for precious use1 in niceness4#daci ,bright ,euphranea1 ,should ,i repeat old vows1 or study new1 ,for purchase of belief to my desires1-- ,org4 ,aside4 ,desires6 ,pro4 ,my service1 my integrity1-- #ee ,org4 ,aside4 ,that 's better4 ,pro4 ,i should but repeat a lesson ,oft conn'd without a prompter but thine eyes4 ,my love is honourable4 ,org4 ,aside4 ,so was mine ,to my ,penthea1 chastely honourable4 ,pro4 ,nor wants there more addition to my wish #fj ,of happiness than having thee a wife2 ,already sure of ,ithocles1 a friend ,firm and unalterable4 ,org4 ,aside4 ,but a brother ,more cruel than the grave4 ,euph4 ,what can you look for1 ,in answer to your noble protestations1 #fe ,from an unskilful maid1 but language suited ,to a divided mind8 ,org4 ,aside4 ,hold out1 ,euphranea6 ,euph4 ,know1 ,prophilus1 ,i never undervalu'd1 ,from the first time you mentioned worthy love1 ,your merit1 means1 or person3 it had been #gj ,a fault of judgment in me1 and a dulness ,in my affections1 not to weigh and thank ,my better stars that offered me the grace ,of so much blissfulness4 ,for1 to speak truth1 ,the law of my desires kept equal pace #ge ,with yours2 nor have ,i left that resolution3 ,but only1 in a word1 whatever choice ,lives nearest in my heart must first procure ,consent both from my father and my brother1 ,ere he can own me his4 ,org4 ,aside4 ,she is forsworn else4 #hj ,pro4 ,leave me that task4 ,euph4 ,my brother1 ere he parted ,to ,athens1 had my oath4 ,org4 ,aside4 ,yes1 yes1 'a had1 sure4 ,pro4 ,i doubt not1 with the means the court supplies1 ,but to prevail at pleasure4 ,org4 ,aside4 ,very likely6 ,pro4 ,meantime1 best1 dearest1 ,i may build my hopes #he ,on the foundation of thy constant suff'rance ,in any opposition4 ,euph4 ,death shall sooner ,divorce life and the joys ,i have in living ,than my chaste vows from truth4 ,pro4 ,on thy fair hand ,i seal the like4 #ij ,org4 ,aside4 ,there is no faith in woman4 ,passion1 ,o1 be contain'd6 ,my very heart-strings ,are on the tenters4#dadj ,euph4 ,sir1 we are overheard4 ,cupid protect us6 ',t was a stirring1 sir1 ,of some one near4 ,pro4 ,your fears are needless1 lady2 #ie ,none have access into these private pleasures ,except some near in court1 or bosom-student ,from ,tecnicus his oratory1 granted ,by special favour lately from the king ,unto the grave philosopher4 ,euph4 ,methinks #ajj ,i hear one talking to himself1--,i see him4 ,pro4 ',t is a poor scholar1 as ,i told you1 lady4 ,org4 ,aside4 ,i am discovered4-- ,half aloud to himself1 as if studying4 ,say it2 is it possible1 ,with a smooth tongue1 a leering countenance1 ,flattery1 or force of reason--,i come t'ye1 sir-- #aje ,to turn or to appease the raging sea8 ,answer to that4--,your art6 what art to catch ,and hold fast in a net the sun's small atoms8 ,no1 no2 they'll out1 they'll out3 ye may as easily ,outrun a cloud driven by a northern blast #aaj ,as fiddle-faddle so6 ,peace1 or speak sense4 ,euph4 ,call you this thing a scholar8 ',las1 he 's lunatic4 ,pro4 ,observe him1 sweet2 't is but his recreation4 ,org4 ,but will you hear a little8 ,you're so tetchy1 ,you keep no rule in argument4 ,philosophy #aae ,works not upon impossibilities1 ,but natural conclusions4--,mew6--absurd6 ,the metaphysics are but speculations ,of the celestial bodies1 or such accidents ,as not mixt perfectly1 in the air engend'red #abj ,appear to us unnatural2 that's all4 ,prove it2 yet1 with a reverence to your gravity1 ,i'll balk illiterate sauciness1 submitting ,my sole opinion to the touch of writers4 ,pro4 ,now let us fall in with him4 ,they come forward4 ,org4 ,ha1 ha1 ha6 #abe ,these apish boys1 when they but taste the grammates#dada ,and principles of theory1 imagine ,they can oppose their teachers4 ,confidence ,leads many into errors4 ,pro4 ,by your leave1 sir4 ,euph4 ,are you a scholar1 friend8 ,org4 ,i am1 gay creature1 #acj ,with pardon of your deities1 a mushroom ,on whom the dew of heaven drops now and then2 ,the sun shines on me too1 ,i thank his beams6 ,sometime ,i feel their warmth2 and eat and sleep4 ,pro4 ,does ,tecnicus read to thee8 ,org4 ,yes1 forsooth1 #ace ,he is my master surely2 yonder door ,opens upon his study4 ,pro4 ,happy creatures6 ,such people toil not1 sweet1 in heats of state1 ,nor sink in thaws of greatness2 their affections ,keep order with the limits of their modesty2 #adj ,their love is love of virtue4--,what's thy name8 ,org4 ,aplotes1 sumptuous master1 a poor wretch4 ,euph4 ,dost thou want anything8 ,org4 ,books1 ,venus1 books4 ,pro4 ,lady1 a new conceit comes in my thought1 ,and most available for both our comforts4 #ade ,euph4 ,my lord1-- ,pro4 ,whiles ,i endeavour to deserve ,your father's blessing to our loves1 this scholar ,may daily at some certain hours attend#dadb ,what notice ,i can write of my success1 #adi ,here in this grove1 and give it to your hands2 ,the like from you to me3 so can we never1 ,barr'd of out mutual speech1 want sure intelligence1 ,and thus our hearts may talk when our tongues cannot4 ,euph4 ,occasion is most favourable2 use it4 ,pro4 ,aplotes1 wilt thou wait us twice a day1 ,at nine i' the morning and at four at night1 #aef ,here in this bower1 to convey such letters ,as each shall send to other8 ,do it willingly1 ,safely1 and secretly1 and ,i will furnish ,thy study1 or what else thou canst desire4 #afj ,org4 ,jove1 make me thankful1 thankful1 ,i beseech thee1 ,propitious ,jove6 ,i will prove sure and trusty3 ,you will not fail me books8 ,pro4 ,nor aught besides ,thy heart can wish4 ,this lady's name's ,euphranea1 ,mine ,prophilus4 ,org4 ,i have a pretty memory2 #afe ,it must prove my best friend4 ,i will not miss ,one minute of the hours appointed4 ,pro4 ,write ,the books thou wouldst have bought thee in a note1 ,or take thyself some money4 ,org4 ,no1 no money2 ,money to scholars is a spirit invisible1 #agj ,we dare not finger it3 or books1 or nothing4 ,pro4 ,books of what sort thou wilt3 do not forget ,our names4 ,org4 ,i warrant ye1 ,i warrant ye4 ,pro4 ,smile1 ,hymen1 on the growth of our desires2 ,we'll feed thy torches with eternal fires6 #age ,exeunt ,,prophilus and ,,euphranea4 ,org4 ,put out thy torches1 ,hymen1 or their light ,shall meet a darkness of eternal night6 ,inspire me1 ,mercury1 with swift deceits4 ,ingenious ,fate has leapt into mine arms1 ,beyond the compass of my brain4#dadc ,mortality #ahj ,creeps on the dung of earth1 and cannot reach ,the riddles which are purpos'd by the gods4 ,great arts best write themselves in their own stories2 ,they die too basely who outlive their glories4 ,exit4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i#dadd ,enter ,,bassanes and ,,phulas4 ,bass4 ,i'll have that window next the street damm'd up2 ,it gives too full a prospect to temptation1 ,and courts a gazer's glances4 ,there 's a lust ,committed by the eye1 that sweats and travails1 ,plots1 wakes1 contrives1 till the deformed bear-whelp1 #e ,adultery1 be lick'd into the act1 ,the very act4 ,that light shall be damm'd up2 ,d' ye hear1 sir8 ,phu4 ,i do hear1 my lord2 a mason ,shall be provided suddenly4#dade ,bass4 ,some rogue1 ,some rogue of your confederacy1--factor#dadf #aj ,for slaves and strumpets6--to convey close packets ,from this spruce springal#dadg and t' other youngster1 ,that gaudy earwig1 or my lord your patron1 ,whose pensioner you are4--,i 'll tear thy throat out1 ,son of a cat1 ill-looking hound's-head1 rip-up #ae ,thy ulcerous maw1 if ,i but scent a paper1 ,a scroll1 but half as big as what can cover ,a wart upon thy nose1 a spot1 a pimple1 ,directed to my lady2 it may prove ,a mystical preparative to lewdness4 #bj ,phu4 ,care shall be had3 ,i will turn every thread ,about me to an eye4--,aside4 ,here 's a sweet life6 ,bass4 ,the city housewives1 cunning in the traffic ,of chamber merchandise1 set all at price ,by wholesale2 yet they wipe their mouths and simper1 #be ,cull1#dadh kiss1 and cry 8sweetheart10 and stroke the head ,which they have branch'd2#dadi and all is well again6 ,dull clods of dirt1 who dare not feel the rubs ,stuck on their foreheads4 ,phu4 ',t is a villanous world2 ,one cannot hold his own in 't4 ,bass4 ,dames at court1 #cj ,who flaunt in riots1 run another bias2#daej ,their pleasure heaves the patient ass that suffers ,up on the stilts of office1 titles1 incomes2 ,promotion justifies the shame1 and sues for 't4 ,poor honour1 thou art stabb'd1 and bleed'st to death #ce ,by such unlawful hire6 ,the country mistress ,is yet more wary1 and in blushes hides ,whatever trespass draws her troth to guilt4 ,but all are false3 on this truth ,i am bold1 ,no woman but can fall1 and doth1 or would4-- ,now for the newest news about the city2 #da ,what blab the voices1 sirrah8 ,phu4 ,o1 my lord1 ,the rarest1 quaintest1 strangest1 tickling news ,that ever-- ,bass4 ,hey-day6 up and ride me1 rascal6 ,what is 't8 ,phu4 ,forsooth1 they say the king has mew'd#daea #de ,all his gray beard1 instead of which is budded ,another of a pure carnation colour1 ,speckled with green and russet4 ,bass4 ,ignorant block6 ,phu4 ,yes1 truly2 and 't is talkt about the streets ,that1 since ,lord ,ithocles came home1 the lions ,never left roaring1 at which noise the bears #ea ,have danc'd their very hearts out4 ,bass4 ,dance out thine too4 ,phu4 ,besides1 ,lord ,orgilus is fled to ,athens ,upon a fiery dragon1 and 't is thought ',a never can return4 ,bass4 ,grant it1 ,apollo6 #ee ,phu4 ,moreover1 please your lordship1 't is reported ,for certain1 that whoever is found jealous ,without apparent proof that 's wife is wanton ,shall be divorc'd3 but this is but she-news2 ,i had it from a midwife4 ,i have more yet4 #fj ,bass4 ,antic1 no more6 ,idiots and stupid fools ,grate my calamities4 ,why to be fair ,should yield presumption of a faulty soul-- ,look to the doors4 ,phu4 ,aside4 ,the horn of plenty crest him6 ,exit4 ,bass4 ,swarms of confusion huddle in my thoughts #fe ,in rare distemper4--,beauty6 ,o1 it is ,an unmatcht blessing or a horrid curse4 ,enter ,,penthea and ,,grausis1 an old ,lady4 ,she comes1 she comes6 so shoots the morning forth1 ,spangled with pearls of transparent dew4-- ,the way to poverty is to be rich1 #gj ,as ,i in her am wealthy2 but for her1 ,in all contents a bankrupt4-- ,lov'd ,penthea6 ,how fares my heart's best joy8 ,grau4 ,in sooth1 not well1 ,she is so over-sad4 ,bass4 ,leave chattering1 magpie4-- ,thy brother is return'd1 sweet1 safe1 and honour'd #ge ,with a triumphant victory2 thou shalt visit him3 ,we will to court1 where1 if it be thy pleasure1 ,thou shalt appear in such a ravishing lustre ,of jewels above value1 that the dames ,who brave it there1 in rage to be outshin'd1 #hj ,shall hide them in their closets1 and unseen ,fret in their tears2 whiles every wond'ring eye ,shall crave none other brightness but thy presence4 ,choose thine own recreations2 be a queen ,of what delights thou fanciest best1 what company1 #he ,what place1 what times2 do anything1 do all things ,youth can command1 so thou wilt chase these clouds ,from the pure firmament of thy fair looks4 ,grau4 ,now 't is well said1 my lord4--,what1 lady6 laugh1 ,be merry2 time is precious4 ,bass4 ,aside4 ,furies whip thee6 #ij ,pen4 ,alas1 my lord1 this language to your hand-maid ,sounds as would music to the deaf2 ,i need ,no braveries nor cost of art to draw ,the whiteness of my name into offence3 ,let such1 if any such there are1 who covet #ie ,a curiosity of admiration1 ,by laying-out their plenty to full view1 ,appear in gaudy outsides2 my attires ,shall suit the inward fashion of my mind2 ,from which1 if your opinion1 nobly plac'd1 #ajj ,change not the livery your words bestow1 ,my fortunes with my hopes are at the highest4 ,bass4 ,this house1 methinks1 stands somewhat too much inward1 ,it is too melancholy2 we 'll remove #ajd ,nearer the court3 or what thinks my ,penthea ,of the delightful island we command8 ,rule me as thou canst wish4 ,pen4 ,i am no mistress4 ,whither you please1 ,i must attend2 all ways ,are alike pleasant to me4 ,grau4 ,island2 prison6 ,a prison is as gaysome3 we 'll no islands2 #aaj ,marry1 out upon 'em6 ,whom shall we see there8 ,sea-gulls1 and porpoises1 and water-rats1 ,and crabs1 and mews1 and dog-fish2 goodly gear ,for a young lady's dealing1--or an old one's6 ,on no terms islands2 ,i 'll be stew'd first4 ,bass4 ,aside to ,,grausis4 ,grausis1 #aae ,you are a juggling bawd4--,this sadness1 sweetest1 ,becomes not youthful blood4--,aside to ,,grausis4 ,i 'll have you pounded4-- ,for my sake put on a more cheerful mirth2 ,thou 'lt mar thy cheeks1 and make me old in griefs4-- ,aside to ,,grausis4 ,damnable bitch-fox6 ,grau4 ,i am thick of hearing1 #abj ,still1 when the wind blows southerly4--,what think ye1 ,if your fresh lady breed young bones1 my lord8 ,would not a chopping boy d' ye good at heart8 ,but1 as you said-- ,bass4 ,aside to ,grausis4 ,i 'll spit thee on a stake1 ,or chop thee into collops6 ,grau4 ,pray1 speak louder1 #abe ,sure1 sure the wind blows south still4 ,pen4 ,thou prat'st madly4 ,bass4 ',t is very hot2 ,i sweat extremely4 ,re-enter ,,phulas4 ,now8 ,phu4 ,a herd of lords1 sir4 ,bass4 ,ha6 ,phu4 ,a flock of ladies4 ,bass4 ,where8 ,phu4 ,shoals of horses4 ,bass4 ,peasant1 how8 ,phu4 ,caroches#daeb ,in drifts2 th' one enter1 th' other stand without1 sir3 #acj ,and now ,i vanish4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,prophilus1 ,,hemophil1 ,,groneas1 ,,christalla1 and ,,philema4 ,pro4 ,noble ,bassanes6 ,bass4 ,most welcome1 ,prophilus2 ladies1 gentlemen1 ,to all my heart is open2 you all honour me1-- ,aside4 ,a tympany#daec swells in my head already1-- ,honour me bountifully4--,aside4,how they flutter1 #ace ,wagtails and jays together6 ,pro4 ,from your brother ,by virtue of your love to him1 ,i require ,your instant presence1 fairest4 ,pen4 ,he is well1 sir8 ,pro4 ,the gods preserve him ever6 ,yet1 dear beauty1 ,i find some alteration in him lately1 #adj ,since his return to ,sparta4--,my good lord1 ,i pray1 use no delay4 ,bass4 ,we had not needed ,an invitation1 if his sister's health ,had not fallen into question4--,haste1 ,penthea1 ,slack not a minute4--,lead the way1 good ,prophilus2 #ade ,i 'll follow step by step4 ,pro4 ,your arm1 fair madam4 ,exeunt all but ,,bassanes and ,,grausis4 ,bass4 ,one word with your old bawdship3 th' hadst been better ,rail'd at the sins#daed thou worshipp'st than have thwarted ,my will3 ,i 'll use thee cursedly4 ,grau4 ,you dote1 ,you are beside yourself4 ,a politician #aej ,in jealousy8 ,no1 y' are too gross1 too vulgar4 ,pish1 teach not me my trade2 ,i know my cue4 ,my crossing you sinks me into her trust1 ,by which ,i shall know all2 my trade 's a sure one4 ,bass4 ,forgive me1 ,grausis1 't was consideration #aee ,i relish'd not2#daee but have a care now4 ,grau4 ,fear not1 ,i am no new-come-to 't4 ,bass4 ,thy life 's upon it1 ,and so is mine4 ,my agonies are infinite4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#daef ,enter ,,ithocles1 alone4 ,ith4 ,ambition6 't is of vipers' breed3 it gnaws ,a passage through the womb that gave it motion4 ,ambition1 like a seeled#daeg dove1 mounts upward1 ,higher and higher still1 to perch on clouds1 ,but tumbles headlong down with heavier ruin4 ,so squibs and crackers fly into the air1 #f ,then1 only breaking with a noise1 they vanish ,in stench and smoke4 ,morality1 appli'd ,to timely practice1 keeps the soul in tune1 ,at whose sweet music all our actions dance3 #aj ,but this is form of books and school-tradition2 ,it physics not the sickness of a mind ,broken with griefs3 strong fevers are not eas'd ,with counsel1 but with best receipts and means2 ,means1 speedy means and certain2 that's the cure4 #ae ,enter ,,armostes and ,,crotolon4 ,arm4 ,you stick1 ,lord ,crotolon1 upon a point ,too nice and too unnecessary2 ,prophilus ,is every way desertful4 ,i am confident ,your wisdom is too ripe to need instruction ,from your son's tutelage4 ,crot4 ,yet not so ripe1 #bj ,my ,lord ,armostes1 that it dares to dote ,upon the painted meat#daeh of smooth persuasion1 ,which tempts me to a breach of faith4 ,ith4 ,not yet ,resolv'd1 my lord8 ,why1 if your son's consent ,be so available1 we'll write to ,athens #be ,for his repair to ,sparta4 ,the king's hand ,will join with our desires2 he has been mov'd to't4 ,arm4 ,yes1 and the king himself importun'd ,crotolon ,for a dispatch4 ,crot4 ,kings may command2 their wills ,are laws not to be questioned4 ,ith4 ,by this marriage #cj ,you knit an union so devout1 so hearty1 ,between your loves to me and mine to yours1 ,as if mine own blood had an interest in it2 ,for ,prophilus is mine1 and ,i am his4 ,crot4 ,my lord1 my lord6-- ,ith4 ,what1 good sir8 ,speak your thought4 #ce ,crot4 ,had this sincerity been real once1 ,my ,orgilus had not been now unwiv'd1 ,nor your lost sister buried in a bride-bed4 ,your uncle here1 ,armostes1 knows this truth2 ,for had your father ,thrasus liv'd1--but peace ,dwell in his grave6 ,i have done4 ,arm4 ,y' are bold and bitter4 #da ,ith4 ,aside4 ',a presses home the injury2 it smarts4-- ,no reprehensions1 uncle2 ,i deserve 'em4 ,yet1 gentle sir1 consider what the heat ,of an unsteady youth1 a giddy brain1 #de ,green indiscretion1 flattery of greatness1 ,rawness of judgment1 wilfulness in folly1 ,thoughts vagrant as the wind and as uncertain1 ,might lead a boy in years to3--'t was a fault1 ,a capital fault2 for then ,i could not dive #ej ,into the secrets of commanding love2 ,since when1 experience1 by the extremes#daei 7in others71 ,hath forc'd me collect4#dafj ,and1 trust me1 ,crotolon1 ,i will redeem those wrongs with any service ,your satisfaction can require for current4 #ee ,arm4 ,the#dafa acknowledgment is satisfaction3 ,what would you more8 ,crot4 ,i'm conquer'd3 if ,euphranea ,herself admit the motion1 let it be so2 ,i doubt not my son's liking4 ,ith4 ,use my fortunes1 ,life1 power1 sword1 and heart1--all are your own4 #fj ,arm4 ,the princess1 with your sister4 ,enter ,,calantha1 ,,penthea1 ,,euphranea1 ,,christalla1 ,,philema1 ,,grausis1 ,,bassanes1 and ,,prophilus4 ,cal4 ,i present ye ,a stranger here in court1 my lord2 for did not ,desire of seeing you draw her abroad1 ,we had not been made happy in her company4 ,ith4 ,you are a gracious princess4--,sister1 wedlock #fe ,holds too severe a passion in your nature1 ,which can engross all duty to your husband1 ,without attendance on so dear a mistress4-- ,to ,,bassanes4 ',t is not my brother's pleasure1 ,i presume1 ,t' immure her in a chamber4 ,bass4 ',t is her will2 #gj ,she governs her own hours4 ,noble ,ithocles1 ,we thank the gods for your success and welfare3 ,our lady has of late been indispos'd1 ,else we had waited on you with the first4 ,ith4 ,how does ,penthea now8 ,pen4 ,you best know1 brother1 #ge ,from whom my health and comforts are deriv'd4 ,bass4 ,aside4 ,i like the answer well2 't is sad and modest4 ,there may be tricks yet1 tricks4--,have an eye1 ,grausis6 ,cal4 ,now1 ,crotolon1 the suit we join'd in must not ,fall by too long demur4 ,crot4 ',t is granted1 princess1 #hj ,for my part4 ,arm4 ,with condition1 that his son ,favour the contract4 ,cal4 ,such delay is easy4-- ,the joys of marriage make thee1 ,prophilus1 ,a proud deserver of ,euphranea's love1 ,and her of thy desert6 ,pro4 ,most sweetly gracious6 #he ,bass4 ,the joys of marriage are the heaven on earth1 ,life's paradise1 great princess1 the soul's quiet1 ,sinews of concord1 earthly immortality1 ,eternity of pleasures2--no restoratives ,like to a constant woman6--,aside4 ,but where is she8 #ij ',t would puzzle all the gods but to create ,such a new monster4--,i can speak by proof1 ,for ,i rest in ,elysium2 't is my happiness4 ,crot4 ,euphranea1 how are you resolv'd1 speak freely1 ,in your affections to this gentleman8 #ie ,euph4 ,nor more nor less than as his love assures me2 ,which--if your liking with my brother's warrants-- ,i cannot but approve in all points worthy4 ,crot4 ,so1 so6--,to ,prophilus4 ,i know your answer4 ,ith4 ',t had been pity ,to sunder hearts so equally consented4 #ajj ,enter ,,hemophil4 ,hem4 ,the king1 ,lord ,ithocles1 commands your presence2-- ,and1 fairest princess1 yours4 ,cal4 ,we will attend him4 ,enter ,,groneas4 ,gro4 ,where are the lords8 ,all must unto the king ,without delay3 the ,prince of ,argos-- ,cal4 ,well1 sir8 ,gro4 ,is coming to the court1 sweet lady4 ,cal4 ,how6 #aje ,the ,prince of ,argos8 ,gro4 ',t was my fortune1 madam1 ,t' enjoy the honour of these happy tidings4 ,ith4 ,penthea6-- ,pen4 ,brother8 ,ith4 ,let me an hour hence ,meet you alone within the palace-grove2 #aji ,i have some secret with you4--,prithee1 friend1 ,conduct her thither1 and have special care ,the walks be clear'd of any to disturb us4 ,pro4 ,i shall4 ,bass4 ,aside4 ,how 's that8 ,ith4 ,alone1 pray be alone4-- ,i am your creature1 princess4--,on1 my lords6 ,exeunt all but ,,bassanes4 ,bass4 ,alone6 alone6 ,what means that word 8alone08 #aae ,why might not ,i be there8--hum6--he 's her brother4 ,brothers and sisters are but flesh and blood1 ,and this same whoreson court-ease is temptation ,to a rebellion in the veins2--besides1 #aai ,his fine friend ,prophilus must be her guardian3 ,why may not he dispatch a business nimbly ,before the other come8--or--pand'ring1 pand'ring ,for one another1--be 't to sister1 mother1 ,wife1 cousin1 anything1--'mongst youths of mettle ,is in request2 it is so--stubborn fate6 #abe ,but if ,i be a cuckold1 and can know it1 ,i will be fell1 and fell4 ,re-enter ,,groneas4 ,gro4 ,my lord1 y 'are call'd for4 ,bass4 ,most heartily ,i thank ye4 ,where 's my wife1 pray8 ,gro4 ,retir'd amongst the ladies4 ,bass4 ,still ,i thank ye4 ,there 's an old waiter with her2 saw you her too8 #acj ,gro4 ,she sits i' th' presence-lobby fast asleep1 sir4 ,bass4 ,asleep6 asleep1 sir6 ,gro4 ,is your lordship troubled8 ,you will not to the king8 ,bass4 ,your humblest vassal4 ,gro4 ,your servant1 my good lord4 ,bass4 ,i wait your footsteps4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#dafb ,enter ,,prophilus and ,,penthea4 ,pro4 ,in this walk1 lady1 will your brother find you3 ,and1 with your favour1 give me leave a little ,to work a preparation4 ,in his fashion ,i have observ'd of late some kind of slackness ,to such alacrity as nature once #e ,and custom took delight in2 sadness grows ,upon his recreations1 which he hoards ,in such a willing silence1 that to question ,the grounds will argue little skill in friendship1 ,and less good manners4 ,pen4 ,sir1 ,i 'm not inquisitive #aj ,of secrecies without an invitation4 ,pro4 ,with pardon1 lady1 not a syllable ,of mine implies so rude a sense2 the drift-- ,enter ,,orgilus1 disguised as before4 ,to ,,org4 ,do thy best ,to make this lady merry for an hour4 ,exit4 #ae ,org4 ,your will shall be a law1 sir4 ,pen4 ,prithee1 leave me2 ,i have some private thoughts ,i would account with2 ,use thou thine own4 ,org4 ,speak on1 fair nymph2 our souls ,can dance as well to music of the spheres ,as any's who have feasted with the gods4 #bj ,pen4 ,your school-terms are too troublesome4 ,org4 ,what ,heaven ,refines mortality from dross of earth ,but such as uncompounded beauty hallows ,with glorified perfection8 ,pen4 ,set thy wits ,in a less wild proportion4 ,org4 ,time can never #be ,on the white table of unguilty faith ,write counterfeit dishonour2 turn those eyes1 ,the arrows of pure love1 upon that fire1 ,which once rose to a flame1 perfum'd with vows ,as sweetly scented as the incense smoking #cj ,on ,vesta's altars 444 #dafc 444 the holiest odours1 virgin's tears1 444 sprinkled1 like dews1 to feed 'em ,and to increase their fervour4 ,pen4 ,be not frantic4 ,org4 ,all pleasures are but mere imagination4 ,feeding the hungry appetite with steam #cf ,and sight of banquet1 whilst the body pines1 ,not relishing the real taste of food3 ,such is the leanness of a heart divided ,from intercourse of troth-contracted loves2 #dj ,no horror should deface that precious figure ,seal'd with the lively stamp of equal souls4 ,pen4 ,away6 some ,fury hath bewitch'd thy tongue1 ,the breath of ignorance1 that flies from thence1 ,ripens a knowledge in me of afflictions #de ,above all suff'rance4--,thing of talk1 begone6 ,begone1 without reply6 ,org4 ,be just1 ,penthea1 ,in thy commands2 when thou send'st forth a doom ,of banishment1 know first on whom it lights4 ,thus ,i take off the shroud1 in which my cares #ej ,are folded up from view of common eyes4 ,throws off his ,scholar's dress4 ,what is thy sentence next8 ,pen4 ,rash man6 thou layest ,a blemish on mine honour1 with the hazard ,of thy too-desperate life3 yet ,i profess1 ,by all the laws of ceremonious wedlock1 #ee ,i have not given admittance to one thought ,of female change since cruelty enforc'd ,divorce betwixt my body and my heart4 ,why would you fall from goodness thus8 ,org4 ,o1 rather ,examine me1 how ,i could live to say #fj ,i have been much1 much wrong'd4 ',t is for thy sake ,i put on this imposture3 dear ,penthea1 ,if thy soft bosom be not turn'd to marble1 ,thou 'lt pity our calamities2 my interest ,confirms me thou art mine still4 ,pen4 ,lend your hand2 #fe ,with both of mine ,i clasp it thus1 thus kiss it1 ,thus kneel before ye4 ,org4 ,you instruct my duty4 ,pen4 ,we may stand up4--,have you aught else to urge ,of new demand8 ,as for the old1 forget it2 ',t is buried in an everlasting silence1 #gj ,and shall be1 shall be ever4 ,what more would ye8 ,org4 ,i would possess my wife2 the equity ,of very reason bids me4 ,pen4 ,is that all8 ,org4 ,why1 't is the all of me1 myself4 ,pen4 ,remove ,your steps some distance from me3--at this space #ge ,a few words ,i dare change2 but first put on ,your borrowed shape4 ,org4 ,you are obey'd2 't is done4 ,he resumes his disguise4 ,pen4 ,how1 ,orgilus1 by promise ,i was thine ,the heavens do witness3 they can witness too ,a rape done on my truth3 how ,i do love thee #hj ,yet1 ,orgilus1 and yet1 must best appear ,in tendering thy freedom2 for ,i find ,the constant preservation of thy merit1 ,by thy not daring to attempt my fame ,with injury of any loose conceit1 #he ,which might give deeper wounds to discontents4 ,continue this fair race3#dafd then1 though ,i cannot ,add to thy comfort1 yet ,i shall more often ,remember from what fortune ,i am fallen1 #hi ,and pity mine own ruin4--,live1 live happy1-- ,happy in thy next choice1 that thou mayst people ,this barren age with virtues in thy issue6 ,and ,o1 when thou art married1 think on me ,with mercy1 not contempt6 ,i hope thy wife1 ,hearing my story1 will not scorn my fall4-- #ie ,now let us part4 ,org4 ,part6 yet advise thee better3 ,penthea is the wife to ,orgilus1 ,and ever shall be4 ,pen4 ,never shall nor will4 ,org4 ,how6 ,pen4 ,hear me2 in a word ,i 'll tell thee why4 ,the virgin-dowry which my birth bestow'd #ajj ,is ravish'd by another2 my true love ,abhors to think that ,orgilus deserv'd ,no better favours than a second bed4 ,org4 ,i must not take this reason4 ,pen4 ,to confirm it ,should ,i outlive my bondage1 let me meet #aje ,another worse than this and less desir'd1 ,if1 of all men alive1 thou shouldst but touch ,my lip or hand again6 ,org4 ,penthea1 now ,i tell ye1 you grow wanton in my sufferance3 ,come1 sweet1 th' art mine4 ,pen4 ,uncivil sir1 forbear6 #aaj ,or ,i can turn affection into vengeance2 ,your reputation1 if you value any1 ,lies bleeding at my feet4 ,unworthy man1 ,if ever henceforth thou appear in language1 ,message1 or letter1 to betray my frailty1 #aae ,i 'll call thy former protestations lust1 ,and curse my stars for forfeit of my judgment4 ,go thou1 fit only for disguise1 and walks1#dafe ,to hide thy shame3 this once ,i spare thy life4 ,i laugh at mine own confidence2 my sorrows ,by thee are made inferior to my fortunes4 #aba ,if ever thou didst harbour worthy love1 ,dare not to answer4 ,my good genius guide me1 ,that ,i may never see thee more6--,go from me6 ,org4 ,i 'll tear my veil of politic ,french off1 ,and stand up like a man resolv'd to do3 #abf ,action1 not words1 shall show me4--,o ,penthea6 ,exit4 ,pen4 ',a sighed my name1 sure1 as he parted from me3 ,i fear ,i was too rough4 ,alas1 poor gentleman ',a look'd not like the ruins of his youth1 #acj ,but like the ruins of those ruins4 ,honour1 ,how much we fight with weakness to preserve thee6 ,walks aside4 ,enter ,,bassanes and ,,grausis4 ,bass4 ,fie on thee6 damn thee1 rotten maggot1 damn thee6 ,sleep8 sleep at court8 and now8 ,aches1#daff convulsions1 ,imposthumes1 rheums1 gouts1 palsies1 clog thy bones #ace ,a dozen years more yet6 ,grau4 ,now y' are in humours4 ,bass4 ,she 's by herself1 there 's hope of that2 she 's sad too2 ,she 's in strong contemplation2 yes1 and fixt3 ,the signs are wholesome4 ,grau4 ,very wholesome1 truly4 ,bass4 ,hold your chops1#dafg nightmare6--,lady1 come2 your brother #adj ,is carried to his closet2 you must thither4 ,pen4 ,not well1 my lord8 ,bass4 ,a sudden fit2 't will off6 ,some surfeit or disorder4--,how dost1 dearest8 ,pen4 ,your news is none o' the best4 ,re-enter ,,prophilus4 ,pro4 ,the chief of men1 ,the excellentest ,ithocles1 desires #ade ,your presence1 madam4 ,bass4 ,we are hasting to him4 ,pen4 ,in vain we labour in this course of life ,to piece our journey out at length1 or crave ,respite of breath3 our home is in the grave4 ,bass4 ,perfect philosophy6 ,pen4 ,then let us care #aej ,to live so1 that our reckonings may fall even ,when we 're to make account4 ,pro4 ,he cannot fear ,who builds on noble grounds3 sickness or pain ,is the deserver's exercise2#dafh and such ,your virtuous brother to the world is known4 ,speak comfort to him1 lady2 be all gentle3 #aef ,stars fall but in the grossness of our sight2 ,a good man dying1 th' earth doth lose a light4 ,exeunt omnes4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#dafi ,enter ,,tecnicus1 and ,,orgilus in his own shape4 ,tec4 ,be well advis'd2 let not a resolution ,of giddy rashness choke the breath of reason4 ,org4 ,it shall not1 most sage master4 ,tec4 ,i am jealous2#dagj ,for if the borrowed shape so late put on ,inferr'd a consequence1 we must conclude #e ,some violent design of sudden nature ,hath shook that shadow off1 to fly upon ,a new-hatch'd execution4 ,orgilus1 ,take heed thou hast not1 under our integrity1 ,shrouded unlawful plots2 our mortal eyes #aj ,pierce not the secrets of your heart1 the gods ,are only privy to them4 ,org4 ,learned ,tecnicus1 ,such doubts are causeless2 and1 to clear the truth ,from misconceit1 the present state commands me4 ,the ,prince of ,argos comes himself in person #ae ,in quest of great ,calantha for his bride1 ,our kingdom's heir2 besides1 mine only sister1 ,euphranea1 is dispos'd to ,prophilus2 ,lastly1 the king is sending letters for me ,to ,athens1 for my quick repair to court3 #bj ,please to accept these reasons4 ,tec4 ,just ones1 ,orgilus1 ,not to be contradicted3 yet beware ,of an unsure foundation2 no fair colours ,can fortify a building faintly jointed4 ,i have observ'd a growth in thy aspect #be ,of dangerous extent1 sudden1 and--look to 't-- ,i might add1 certain-- ,org4 ,my aspect6 ,could art ,run through mine inmost thoughts1 it should not sift ,an inclination there more than what suited ,with justice of mine honour4 ,tec4 ,i believe it4 #cj ,but know then1 ,orgilus1 what honour is4 ,honour consists not in a bare opinion ,by doing any act that feeds content1 ,brave in appearance1 'cause we think it brave2 ,such honour comes by accident1 not nature1 #ce ,proceeding from the vices of our passion1 ,which makes our reason drunk3 but real honour ,is the reward of virtue1 and acquir'd ,by justice1 or by valour which for basis ,hath justice to uphold it4 ,he then fails #dj ,in honour1 who for lucre or revenge ,commits thefts1 murders1 treasons1 and adulteries1 ,with suchlike1 by intrenching on just laws1 ,whose sovereignty is best preserv'd by justice4 ,thus1 as you see how honour must be grounded ,on knowledge1 not opinion1--for opinion #df ,relies on probability and accident1 ,but knowledge on necessity and truth1-- ,i leave thee to the fit consideration ,of what becomes the grace of real honour1 #ej ,wishing success to all thy virtuous meanings4 ,org4 ,the gods increase thy wisdom1 reverend oracle1 ,and in thy precepts make me ever thrifty6#daga ,exit4 ,tec4 ,i thank thy wish4 ,much mystery of fate ,lies hid in that man's fortunes2 curiosity #ee ,may lead his actions into rare attempts3-- ,but let the gods be moderators still2 ,no human power can prevent their will4 ,enter ,,armostes with a casket4 ,from whence come ye8 ,arm4 ,from ,king ,amyclas1--pardon ,my interruption of your studies4--,here1 #fj ,in this seal'd box1 he sends a treasure to you1 ,dear to him as his crown4 ',a prays your gravity ,you would examine1 ponder1 sift1 and bolt ,the pith and circumstance of every tittle ,the scroll within contains4 ,tec4 ,what is 't1 ,armostes8 #fe ,arm4 ,it is the health of ,sparta1 the king's life1 ,sinews and safety of the commonwealth2 ,the sum of what the oracle deliver'd ,when last he visited the prophetic temple ,at ,delphos3 what his reasons are1 for which1 #gj ,after so long a silence1 he requires ,your counsel now1 grave man1 his majesty ,will soon himself acquaint you with4 ,tec4 ,takes the casket4 ,apollo ,inspire my intellect6--,the ,prince of ,argos ,is entertain'd8 ,arm4 ,he is2 and has demanded #ge ,our princess for his wife2 which ,i conceive ,one special cause the king importunes you ,for resolution of the oracle4 ,tec4 ,my duty to the king1 good peace to ,sparta1 ,and fair day to ,armostes6 ,arm4 ,like to ,tecnicus6 ,exeunt4 #hj ,,scene ,,ii4#dagb ,soft music1 during which time enter ,,prophilus1 ,,bassanes1 ,,penthea1 ,,grausis1 passing over the stage4 ,,bassanes and ,,grausis enter again softly1 stealing to several stands1 and listen4 ,a ,,song4 ,can you paint a thought8 or number ,every fancy in a slumber8 ,can you count soft minutes roving ,from a dial's point by moving8 ,can you grasp a sigh8 or1 lastly1 #e ,rob a virgin's honour chastely8 ,no1 ,o1 no6 yet you may ,sooner do both that and this1 ,this and that1 and never miss1 ,than by any praise display #aj ,beauty 's beauty2 such a glory1 ,as beyond all fate1 all story1 ,all arms1 all arts1 ,all loves1 all hearts1 ,greater than those or they1 #ae ,do1 shall1 and must obey4 ,bass4 ,all silent1 calm1 secure4--,grausis1 no creaking8 ,no noise8 ,dost hear nothing8 ,grau4 ,not a mouse1 ,or whisper of the wind4 ,bass4 ,the floor is matted2 ,the bedposts sure are steel or marble4--,soldiers #bj ,should not affect1 methinks1 strains so effeminate3 ,sounds of such delicacy are but fawnings ,upon the sloth of luxury1 they heighten ,cinders of covert lust up to a flame4 ,grau4 ,what do you mean1 my lord8--speak low2 that gabbling #be ,of yours will but undo us4 ,bass4 ,chamber-combats ,are felt1 not heard4 ,pro4 within4 ',a wakes4 ,bass4 ,what 's that8 ,ith4 within4 ,who 's there8 ,sister8--,all quit the room else4 ,bass4 ',t is consented6 ,re-enter ,,prophilus4 ,pro4 ,lord ,bassanes1 your brother would be private1 ,we must forbear2 his sleep hath newly left him4 #cj ,please ye withdraw4 ,bass4 ,by any means2 't is fit4 ,pro4 ,pray1 gentlewoman1 walk too4 ,grau4 ,yes1 ,i will1 sir4 ,exeunt omnes4 ,,ithocles discovered in a chair1 and ,,penthea beside him4 ,ith4 ,sit nearer1 sister to me2 nearer yet1 ,we had one father1 in one womb took life1 #cd ,were brought up twins together1 yet have liv'd ,at distance1 like two strangers4 ,i could wish ,that the first pillow whereon ,i was cradled ,had prov'd to me a grave4 ,pen4 ,you had been happy3 ,then had you never known that sin of life ,which blots all following glories with a vengeance1 #dj ,for forfeiting the last will of the dead1 ,from whom you had your being4 ,ith4 ,sad ,penthea1 ,thou canst not be too cruel2 my rash spleen ,hath with a violent hand pluck'd from thy bosom ,a love-blest#dagc heart1 to grind it into dust2 #de ,for which mine 's now a-breaking4 ,pen4 ,not yet4 ,heaven1 ,i do beseech thee6 ,first let some wild fires ,scorch1 not consume it6 may the heat be cherisht ,with desires infinite1 but hopes impossible6 ,ith4 ,wrong'd soul1 thy prayers are heard4 ,pen4 ,here1 lo1 ,i breathe1 #ej ,a miserable creature1 led to ruin ,by an unnatural brother6 ,ith4 ,i consume ,in languishing affections for that trespass2 ,yet cannot die4 ,pen4 ,the handmaid to the wages #ed ,of country toil drinks the untroubled streams ,with leaping kids and with the bleating lambs1 ,and so allays her thirst secure2 whiles ,i ,quench my hot sighs with fleetings#dagd of my tears4 ,ith4 ,the labourer doth eat his coarsest bread1 ,earn'd with his sweat1 and lies him down to sleep2 #fj ,while#dage every bit ,i touch turns in digestion ,to gall as bitter as ,penthea's curse4 ,put me to any penance for my tyranny1 ,and ,i will call thee merciful4 ,pen4 ,pray kill me1 ,rid me from living with a jealous husband2 #fe ,then we will join in friendship1 be again ,brother and sister4--,kill me1 pray2 nay1 will ye8 ,ith4 ,how does thy lord esteem thee8 ,pen4 ,such an one ,as only you have made me2 a faith-breaker1 ,a spotted whore3--forgive me1 ,i am one #gj ,in act1 not in desires1 the gods must witness4 ,ith4 ,thou dost belie thy friend4 ,pen4 ,i do not1 ,ithocles2 ,for she that's wife to ,orgilus1 and lives ,in known adultery with ,bassanes1 ,is at the best a whore4 ,wilt kill me now8 #ge ,the ashes of our parents will assume ,some dreadful figure1 and appear to charge ,thy bloody guilt1 that hast betray'd their name ,to infamy in this reproachful match4 ,ith4 ,after my victories abroad1 at home #hj ,i meet despair2 ingratitude of nature ,hath made my actions monstrous4 ,thou shalt stand ,a deity1 my sister1 and be worshipp'd ,for thy resolved martyrdom2 wrong'd maids ,and married wives shall to thy hallowed shrine #he ,offer their orisons1 and sacrifice ,pure turtles1 crown'd with myrtle2 if thy pity ,unto a yielding brother's pressure lend ,one finger but to ease it4 ,pen4 ,o1 no more6 ,ith4 ,death waits to waft me to the ,stygian banks1 #ij ,and free me from this chaos of my bondage2 ,and till thou wilt forgive1 ,i must endure4 ,pen4 ,who is the saint you serve8 ,ith4 ,friendship1 or nearness#dagf ,of birth to any but my sister1 durst not ,have mov'd that question2 't is#dagg a secret1 sister1 #ie ,i dare not murmur to myself4 ,pen4 ,let me1 ,by your new protestations ,i conjure ye1 ,partake her name4 ,ith4 ,her name8--'tis--'tis--,i dare not4 ,pen4 ,all your respects are forg'd4#dagh ,ith4 ,they are not4--,peace6 ,calantha is--the princess--the king's daughter-- #ajj ,sole heir of ,sparta4--,me1 most miserable ,do ,i now love thee8 ,for my injuries ,revenge thyself with bravery1 and gossip ,my treasons to the king's ears1 do3--,calantha ,knows it not yet1 nor ,prophilus1 my nearest4 #aje ,pen4 ,suppose you were contracted to her1 would it not ,split even your very soul to see her father ,snatch her out of your arms against her will1 ,and force her on the ,prince of ,argos8 ,ith4 ,trouble not ,the fountains of mine eyes with thine own story2 #aaj ,i sweat in blood for't4 ,pen4 ,we are reconcil'd4 ,alas1 sir1 being children1 but two branches ,of one stock1 'tis not fit we should divide3 ,have comfort1 you may find it4 ,ith4 ,yes1 in thee2 ,only in thee1 ,penthea mine4 ,pen4 ,if sorrows ,have not too much dull'd my infected brain1 ,i'll cheer invention for an active strain4#dagi ,ith4 ,mad man6 why have ,i wrong'd a maid so excellent6 ,enter ,,bassanes with a poniard2 ,,prophilus1 ,,groneas1 ,,hemophil1 and ,,grausis4 ,bass4 ,i can forbear no longer2 more1 ,i will not1 ,keep off your hands1 or fall upon my point4-- ,patience is tir'd2 for1 like a slow-pac'd ass1 #aba ,ye ride my easy nature1 and proclaim ,my sloth to vengeance a reproach and property4#dahj ,ith4 ,the meaning of this rudeness8 ,pro4 ,he's distracted4 ,pen4 ,o1 my griev'd lord6-- ,grau4 ,sweet lady1 come not near him2 #abe ,he holds his perilous weapon in his hand ,to prick 'a cares not whom nor where1--see1 see1 see6 ,bass4 ,my birth is noble3 though the popular blast ,of vanity1 as giddy as thy youth1 ,hath rear'd thy name up to bestride a cloud1 #acj ,or progress in the chariot of the sun1 ,i am no clod of trade1 to lackey pride1 ,nor1 like your slave of expectation1#daha wait ,the bawdy hinges of your doors1 or whistle ,for mystical conveyance to your bed-sports4 #ace ,gro4 ,fine humours6 they become him4 ,hem4 ,how 'a stares1 ,struts1 puffs1 and sweats6 ,most admirable#dahb lunacy6 ,ith4 ,but that ,i may conceive the spirit of wine ,has took possession of your soberer custom1 ,i'd say you were unmannerly4 ,pen4 ,dear brother6-- #adj ,bass4 ,unmannerly6--mew1 kitling6-- smooth ,formality ,is usher to the rankness of the blood1 ,but ,impudence bears up the train4 ,indeed1 sir1 ,your fiery mettle1 or your springal#dahc blaze ,of huge renown1 is no sufficient royalty #ade ,to print upon my forehead the scorn1 8cuckold40 ,ith4 ,his jealousy has robb'd him of his wits2 ',a talks 'a knows not what4 ,bass4 ,yes1 and 'a knows ,to whom 'a talks2 to one that franks#dahd his lust ,in swine-security of bestial incest4 #aej ,ith4 ,ha1 devil6 ,bass4 ,i will haloo't2#dahe though ,i blush more ,to name the filthiness than thou to act it4 ,ith4 ,monster6 ,draws his sword4 ,pro4 ,sir1 by our friendship-- ,pen4 ,by our bloods-- ,will you quite both undo us1 brother8 ,grau4 ,out on him6 ,these are his megrims1 firks1#dahf and melancholies4 #aee ,hem4 ,well said1 old touch-hole4 ,gro4 ,kick him out of doors4 ,pen4 ,with favour1 let me speak4--,my lord1 what slackness ,in my obedience hath deserv'd this rage8 ,except humility and silent duty ,have drawn on your unquiet1 my simplicity #afj ,ne'er studied your vexation4 ,bass4 ,light of beauty1 ,deal not ungently with a desperate wound6 ,no breach of reason dares make war with her ,whose looks are sovereignty1 whose breath is balm4 ,o1 that ,i could preserve thee in fruition #afe ,as in devotion6 ,pen4 ,sir1 may every evil ,lock'd in ,pandora's box shower1 in your presence1 ,on my unhappy head1 if1 since you made me ,a partner in your bed1 ,i have been faulty ,in one unseemly thought against your honour6 ,ith4 ,purge not his griefs1 ,penthea4 ,bass4 ,yes1 say on1 #aga ,excellent creature6--,to ,,ithocles4 ,good1 be not a hindrance ,to peace and praise of virtue4--,o1 my senses ,are charm'd with sounds celestial6--,on1 dear1 on3 ,i never gave you one ill word2 say1 did ,i8 #age ,indeed ,i did not4 ,pen4 ,nor1 by ,juno's forehead1 ,was ,i e'er guilty of a wanton error4 ,bass4 ,a goddess6 let me kneel4 ,grau4 ,alas1 kind animal6 ,ith4 ,no2 but for penance4 ,bass4 ,noble sir1 what is it8 ,with gladness ,i embrace it2 yet1 pray let not ,my rashness teach you to be too unmerciful4 #aha ,ith4 ,when you shall show good proof that manly wisdom1 ,not oversway'd by passion or opinion1 ,knows how to lead your judgment1 then this lady1 ,your wife1 my sister1 shall return in safety #ahe ,home1 to be guided by you2 but1 till first ,i can out of clear evidence approve it1 ,she shall be my care4 ,bass4 ,rip my bosom up1 ,i'll stand the execution with a constancy2 ,this torture is unsufferable4 ,ith4 ,well1 sir1 #aij ,i dare not trust her to your fury4 ,bass4 ,but ,penthea says not so4 ,pen4 ,she needs no tongue ,to plead excuse who never purpos'd wrong4 ,hem4 ,virgin of reverence and antiquity1 ,stay you behind4 ,gro4 to ,,grausis4 ,the court wants not your diligence4 #aie ,exeunt all but ,,bass1 and ,,grau4 ,grau4 ,what will you do1 my lord8 ,my lady's gone2 ,i am deni'd to follow4 ,bass4 ,i may see her1 ,or speak to her once more8 ,grau4 ,and feel her too1 man2 ,be of good cheer1 she 's your own flesh and bone4 ,bass4 ,diseases desperate must find cures alike4 #bjj ,she swore she has been true4 ,grau4 ,true1 on my modesty4 ,bass4 ,let him want truth who credits not her vows6 ,much wrong ,i did her1 but her brother infinite2 ,rumour will voice me the contempt of manhood1 #bjd ,should ,i run on thus4 ,some way ,i must try ,to outdo art1 and jealousy decry4#dahg ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#dahh ,flourish4 ,enter ,,amyclas1 ,,nearchus1 leading ,,calantha1 ,,armostes1 ,,crotolon1 ,,euphranea1 ,,christalla1 ,,philema1 and ,,amelus4 ,amy4 ,cousin of ,argos1 what the heavens have pleas'd1 ,in their unchanging counsels to conclude ,for both our kingdoms' weal1 we must submit to3 ,nor can we be unthankful to their bounties1 ,who1 when we were even creeping to our grave1 #e ,sent us a daughter1 in whose birth our hope ,continues of succession4 ,as you are ,in title next1 being grandchild to our aunt1 ,so we in heart desire you may sit nearest ,calantha's love2 since we have ever vow'd #aj ,not to enforce affection by our will1 ,but by her own choice to confirm it gladly4 ,near4 ,you speak the nature of a right just father4 ,i come not hither roughly to demand ,my cousin's thraldom1 but to free mine own4 #ae ,report of great ,calantha's beauty1 virtue1 ,sweetness1 and singular perfections1 courted ,all ears to credit what ,i find was publish'd ,by constant truth2 from which1 if any service ,of my desert can purchase fair construction1 #bj ,this lady must command it4 ,cal4 ,princely sir1 ,so well you know how to profess observance1#dahi ,that you instruct your hearers to become ,practitioners in duty2 of which number ,i'll study to be chief4 ,near4 ,chief1 glorious virgin1 #be ,in my devotions1 as in all men's wonder4 ,amy4 ,excellent cousin1 we deny no liberty2 ,use thine own opportunities4--,armostes1 ,we must consult with the philosophers2 ,the business is of weight4 ,arm4 ,sir1 at your pleasure4 #cj ,amy4 ,you told me1 ,crotolon1 your son's return'd ,from ,athens3 wherefore comes he not to court ,as we commanded8 ,crot4 ,he shall soon attend ,your royal will1 great sir4 ,amy4 ,the marriage ,between young ,prophilus and ,euphranea #ce ,tastes of too much delay4 ,crot4 ,my lord1-- ,amy4 ,some pleasures ,at celebration of it would give life ,to th' entertainment of the prince our kinsman2 ,our court wears gravity more than we relish4 ,arm4 ,yet the heavens smile on all your high attempts1 #dj ,without a cloud4 ,crot4 ,so may the gods protect us4 ,cal4 ,a prince a subject8 ,near4 ,yes1 to beauty's sceptre2 ,as all hearts kneel1 so mine4 ,cal4 ,you are too courtly4 ,enter ,,ithocles1 ,,orgilus1 and ,,prophilus4 ,ith4 ,your safe return to ,sparta is most welcome3 ,i joy to meet you here1 and1 as occasion #de ,shall grant us privacy1 will yield you reasons ,why ,i should covet to deserve the title ,of your respected friend2 for1 without compliment1 ,believe it1 ,orgilus1 'tis my ambition4 ,org4 ,your lordship may command me1 your poor servant4 #ej ,ith4 ,aside4 ,so amourously close6--so soon6--my heart6 ,pro4 ,what sudden change is next8 ,ith4 ,life to the king6 ,to whom ,i here present this noble gentleman1 ,new come from ,athens3 royal sir1 vouchsafe ,your gracious hand in favour of his merit4 #ee ,the ,king gives ,,orgilus his hand to kiss4 ,crot4 ,aside4 ,my son preferr'd by ,ithocles6 ,amy4 ,our bounties ,shall open to thee1 ,orgilus2 for instance1-- ,hark in thine ear1--if1 out of those inventions ,which flow in ,athens1 thou hast there engrost#daij ,some rarity of wit1 to grace the nuptials #fj ,of thy fair sister1 and renown our court ,in th' eyes of this young prince1 we shall be debtor ,to thy conceit3 think on 't4 ,org4 ,your highness honours me4 ,near4 ,my tongue and heart are twins4 ,cal4 ,a noble birth1 ,becoming such a father4--,worthy ,orgilus1 #fe ,you are a guest most wish'd for4 ,org4 ,may my duty ,still rise in your opinion1 sacred princess6 ,ith4 ,euphranea's brother1 sir2 a gentleman ,well worthy of your knowledge4 ,near4 ,we embrace him1 ,proud of so dear acquaintance4 ,amy4 ,all prepare #gj ,for revels and disport2 the joys of ,hymen1 ,like ,phoebus in his lustre1 put to flight ,all mists of dulness1 crown the hours with gladness3 ,no sounds but music1 no discourse but mirth6 ,cal4 ,thine arm1 ,i prithee1 ,ithocles4--,nay1 good #ge ,my lord1 keep on your way2 ,i am provided4 ,near4 ,i dare not disobey4 ,ith4 ,most heavenly lady6 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#daia ,enter ,,crotolon and ,,orgilus4 ,crot4 ,the king hath spoke his mind4 ,org4 ,his will he hath2 ,but were it lawful to hold plea against ,the power of greatness1 not the reason1 haply ,such undershrubs as subjects sometimes might ,borrow of nature justice1 to inform #e ,that license sovereignty holds without check ,over a meek obedience4 ,crot4 ,how resolve you ,touching your sister's marriage8 ,prophilus ,is a deserving and a hopeful youth4 ,org4 ,i envy not his merit1 but applaud it2 #aj ,could wish him thrift#daib in all his best desires1 ,and with a willingness inleague our blood ,with his1 for purchase of full growth in friendship4 ,he never touch'd on any wrong that malic'd ,the honour of our house nor stirr'd our peace3 ,yet1 with your favour1 let me not forget #af ,under whose wing he gathers warmth and comfort1 ,whose creature he is bound1 made1 and must live so4 ,crot4 ,son1 son1 ,i find in thee a harsh condition2#daic ,no courtesy can win it2 'tis too rancorous4 #bj ,org4 ,good sir1 be not severe in your construction2 ,i am no stranger to such easy calms ,as sit in tender bosoms3 lordly ,ithocles ,hath grac'd my entertainment in abundance1 ,too humbly hath descended from that height #be ,of arrogance and spleen which wrought the rape ,on griev'd ,penthea's purity2 his scorn ,of my untoward fortunes is reclaim'd ,unto a courtship1 almost to a fawning3-- ,i'll kiss his foot1 since you will have it so4 #cj ,crot4 ,since ,i will have it so6 ,friend1 ,i will have it so1 ,without our ruin by your politic plots1 ,or wolf of hatred snarling in your breast4 ,you have a spirit1 sir1 have ye8 ,a familiar ,that posts i' th' air for your intelligence8 #ce ,some such hobgoblin hurried you from ,athens1 ,for yet you come unsent for4 ,org4 ,if unwelcome1 ,i might have found a grave there4 ,crot4 ,sure1 your business ,was soon dispatch'd1 or your mind alter'd quickly4 ,org4 ',t was care1 sir1 of my health cut short my journey2 #dj ,for there a general infection ,threatens a desolation4 ,crot4 ,and ,i fear ,thou hast brought back a worse infection with thee1-- ,infection of thy mind2 which1 as thou say'st1 ,threatens the desolation of our family4 #de ,org4 ,forbid it1 our dear genius6 ,i will rather ,be made a sacrifice on ,thrasus' monument1 ,or kneel to ,ithocles1 his son1 in dust1 ,than woo a father's curse4 ,my sister's marriage ,with ,prophilus is from my heart confirm'd2 #ej ,may ,i live hated1 may ,i die despis'd1 ,if ,i omit to further it in all ,that can concern me6 ,crot4 ,i have been too rough4 ,my duty to my king made me so earnest2 ,excuse it1 ,orgilus4 ,org4 ,dear sir6-- ,crot4 ,here comes #ee ,euphranea with ,prophilus and ,ithocles4 ,enter ,,prophilus1 ,,euphranea1 ,,ithocles1 ,,groneas1 and ,,hemophil4 ,org4 ,most honoured6--ever famous6 ,ith4 ,your true friend2 ,on earth not any truer4--,with smooth eyes ,look on this worthy couple2 your consent ,can only make them one4 ,org4 ,they have it4--,sister1 #fj ,thou pawn'dst to me an oath1 of which engagement ,i never will release thee1 if thou aim'st ,at any other choice than this4 ,euph4 ,dear brother1 ,at him1 or none4 ,crot4 ,to which my blessing 's added4 ,org4 ,which1 till a greater ceremony perfect1-- #fe ,euphranea1 lend thy hand1--here1 take her1 ,prophilus2 ,live long a happy man and wife2 and further1 ,that these in presence may conclude an omen1 ,thus for a bridal song ,i close my wishes3 ,sings4 ,comforts lasting1 loves increasing1 #gj ,like soft hours never ceasing2 ,plenty's pleasure1 peace complying1 ,without jars1 or tongues envying2 ,hearts by holy union wedded1 ,more than theirs by custom bedded2 #ge ,fruitful issues2 life so graced1 ,not by age to be defaced1 ,budding1 as the year ensu'th1 ,every spring another youth3 ,all what thought can add beside #hj ,crown this bridegroom and this bride6 ,pro4 ,you have seal'd joy close to my soul4--,euphranea1 ,now ,i may call thee mine4 ,ith4 ,i but exchange ,one good friend for another4 ,org4 ,if these gallants ,will please to grace a poor invention #he ,by joining with me in some slight device1 ,i'll venture on a strain my younger days ,have studied for delight4 ,hem4 ,with thankful willingness ,i offer my attendance4 ,gro4 ,no endeavour ,of mine shall fail to show itself4 ,ith4 ,we will #ij ,all join to wait on thy directions1 ,orgilus4 ,org4 ,o1 my good lord1 your favours flow towards ,a too unworthy worm2--but as you please2 ,i am what you will shape me4 ,ith4 ,a fast friend4 ,crot4 ,i thank thee1 son1 for this acknowledgment2 #ie ,it is a sight of gladness4 ,org4 ,but my duty4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,v4#daid ,enter ,,calantha1 ,,penthea1 ,,christalla1 and ,,philema4 ,cal4 ,whoe'er would speak with us1 deny his entrance2 ,be careful of our charge4 ,chris4 ,we shall1 madam4 ,cal4 ,except the king himself1 give none admittance2 ,not any4 ,phil4 ,madam1 it shall be our care4 ,exeunt ,,christalla and ,,philema4 ,cal4 ,being alone1 ,penthea1 you have granted ,the opportunity you sought1 and might #f ,at all times have commanded4 ,pen4 ',tis a benefit ,which ,i shall owe your goodness even in death for4 ,my glass of life1 sweet princess1 hath few minutes ,remaining to run down2 the sands are spent2 ,for by an inward messenger ,i feel #aa ,the summons of departure short and certain4 ,cal4 ,you feel too much your melancholy4 ,pen4 ,glories ,of human greatness are but pleasing dreams ,and shadows soon decaying3 on the stage #ae ,of my mortality my youth hath acted ,some scenes of vanity1 drawn out at length ,by varied pleasures1 sweet'ned in the mixture1 ,but tragical in issue3 beauty1 pomp1 ,with every sensuality our giddiness #bj ,doth frame an idol1 are unconstant friends1 ,when any troubled passion makes assault ,on the unguarded castle of the mind4 ,cal4 ,contemn not your condition for the proof ,of bare opinion only3 to what end #be ,reach all these moral texts8 ,pen4 ,to place before ye ,a perfect mirror1 wherein you may see ,how weary ,i am of a ling'ring life1 ,who count the beat a misery4 ,cal4 ,indeed ,you have no little cause2 yet none so great #cj ,as to distrust a remedy4 ,pen4 ,that remedy ,must be a winding-sheet1 a fold of lead1 ,and some untrod-on corner in the earth4-- ,not to detain your expectation1 princess1 ,i have an humble suit4 ,cal4 ,speak2 ,i enjoy#daie it4 #ce ,pen4 ,vouchsafe1 then1 to be my executrix1 ,and take that trouble on ye to dispose ,such legacies as ,i bequeath1 impartially4 ,i have not much to give1 the pains are easy2 ,heaven will reward your piety1 and thank it #dj ,when ,i am dead2 for sure ,i must not live2 ,i hope ,i cannot4 ,cal4 ,now1 beshrew thy sadness1 ,thou turn'st me too much woman4 ,weeps4 ,pen4 ,aside4 ,her fair eyes ,melt into passion4--,then ,i have assurance ,encouraging my boldness4 ,in this paper #de ,my will was character'd2 which you1 with pardon1 ,shall now know from mine own mouth4 ,cal4 ,talk on1 prithee2 ,it is a pretty earnest4 ,pen4 ,i have left me ,but three poor jewels to bequeath4 ,the first is ,my youth2 for though ,i am much old in griefs1 ,in years ,i am a child4 ,cal4 ,to whom that jewel8 #ea ,pen4 ,to virgin-wives1 such as abuse not wedlock ,by freedom of desires1 but covet chiefly ,the pledges of chaste beds for ties of love1 #ed ,rather than ranging of their blood2 and next ,to married maids1 such as prefer the number ,of honourable issue in their virtues ,before the flattery of delights by marriage3 ,may those be ever young6 ,cal4 ,a second jewel ,you mean to part with8 ,pen4 ',tis my fame1 ,i trust #fj ,by scandal yet untouch'd3 this ,i bequeath ,to ,memory1 and ,time's old daughter1 ,truth4 ,if ever my unhappy name find mention ,when ,i am fall'n to dust1 may it deserve ,beseeming charity without dishonour6 #fe ,cal4 ,how handsomely thou play'st with harmless sport ,of mere imagination6 ,speak the last4 ,i strangely like thy will4 ,pen4 ,this jewel1 madam1 ,is dearly precious to me2 you must use ,the best of your discretion to employ #gj ,this gift as ,i intend it4 ,cal4 ,do not doubt me4 ,pen4 ',tis long agone since first ,i lost my heart3 ,long ,i have liv'd without it1 else for certain ,i should have given that too2 but instead ,of it1 to great ,calantha1 ,sparta's heir1 #ge ,by service bound and by affection vow'd1 ,i do bequeath1 in holiest rites of love1 ,mine only brother1 ,ithocles4 ,cal4 ,what saidst thou8 ,pen4 ,impute not1 heaven-blest lady1 to ambition ,a faith as humbly perfect as the prayers #hj ,of a devoted suppliant can endow it4 ,look on him1 princess1 with an eye of pity2 ,how like the ghost of what he late appear'd ',a moves before you4 ,cal4 ,shall ,i answer here1 ,or lend my ear too grossly8 ,pen4 ,first his heart #he ,shall fall in cinders1 scorch'd by your disdain1 ,ere he will dare1 poor man1 to ope an eye ,on these divine looks1 but with low-bent thoughts ,accusing such presumption2 as for words1 ',a dares not utter any but of service3 #ij ,yet this lost creature loves ye4--,be a princess ,in sweetness as in blood2 give him his doom1 ,or raise him up to comfort4 ,cal4 ,what new change ,appears in my behaviour1 that thou dar'st ,tempt my displeasure8 ,pen4 ,i must leave the world #ie ,to revel in ,elysium1 and 'tis just ,to wish my brother some advantage here2 ,yet1 by my best hopes1 ,ithocles is ignorant ,of this pursuit4 ,but if you please to kill him1 ,lend him one angry look or one harsh word1 #ajj ,and you shall soon conclude how strong a power ,your absolute authority holds over ,his life and end4 ,cal4 ,you have forgot1 ,penthea1 ,how still ,i have a father4 ,pen4 ,but remember ,i am a sister1 though to me this brother #aje ,hath been1 you know1 unkind1 ,o1 most unkind6 ,cal4 ,christalla1 ,philema1 where are ye8--,lady1 ,your check lies in my silence4 ,re-enter ,,christalla and ,,philema4 ,chris4 and ,phil4 ,madam1 here4 ,cal4 ,i think ye sleep1 ye drones3 wait on ,penthea ,unto her lodging4--,aside4 ,ithocles8 ,wrong'd lady6 #aaj ,pen4 ,my reckonings are made even2 death or fate ,can now nor strike too soon1 nor force too late4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#daif ,enter ,,ithocles and ,,armostes4 ,ith4 ,forbear your inquisition3 curiosity ,is of too subtle and too searching nature1 ,in fears of love too quick1 too slow of credit4-- ,i am not what you doubt me4 ,arm4 ,nephew1 be1 then1 ,as ,i would wish2--all is not right4--,good heaven #e ,confirm your resolutions for dependence ,on worthy ends1 which may advance your quiet6 ,ith4 ,i did the noble ,orgilus much injury1 ,but griev'd ,penthea more3 ,i now repent it1-- ,now1 uncle1 now2 this 8now0 is now too late4 ,so provident is folly in sad issue1 #aa ,that after-wit1 like bankrupts' debts1 stands tallied1 ,without all possibilities of payment4 ,sure1 he's an honest1 very honest gentleman2 ,a man of single#daig meaning4 ,arm4 ,i believe it3 #ae ,yet1 nephew1 'tis the tongue informs our ears2 ,our eyes can never pierce into the thoughts1 ,for they are lodg'd too inward3--but ,i question ,no truth in ,orgilus4--,the princess1 sir4 ,ith4 ,the princess6 ha6 ,arm4 ,with her the ,prince of ,argos4 #bj ,enter ,,nearchus1 leading ,,calantha2 ,,amelus1 ,,christalla1 ,,philema4 ,near4 ,great fair one1 grace my hopes with any instance ,of livery1#daih from the allowance of your favour2 ,this little spark-- ,attempts to take a ring from her finger4 ,cal4 ,a toy6 ,near4 ,love feasts on toys1 ,for ,cupid is a child2--vouchsafe this bounty3 ,it cannot be deni'd4 ,cal4 ,you shall not value1 #be ,sweet cousin1 at a price1 what ,i count cheap2 ,so cheap1 that let him take it who dares stoop for 't1 ,and give it at next meeting to a mistress3 ,she'll thank him for 't1 perhaps4 ,casts the ring to ,,ithocles4 ,ame4 ,the ring1 sir1 is ,the princess's2 ,i could have took it up4 #cj ,ith4 ,learn manners1 prithee4--,to the blessed owner1 ,upon my knees-- ,kneels and offers it to ,,calantha4 ,near4 ,y' are saucy4 ,cal4 ,this is pretty6 ,i am1 belike1 8a mistress0--wondrous pretty6 ,let the man keep his fortune1 since he found it2 ,he's worthy on 't4--,on1 cousin6 ,ith4 to ,,amelus4 ,follow1 spaniel2 #ce ,i'll force ye to a fawning else4 ,ame4 ,you dare not4 ,exeunt4 ,manent ,,ith4 and ,,arm4 ,arm4 ,my lord1 you were too forward4 ,ith4 ,look ye1 uncle1 ,some such there are whose liberal contents ,swarm without care in every sort of plenty2 ,who after full repasts can lay them down #dj ,to sleep2 and they sleep1 uncle3 in which silence ,their very dreams present 'em choice of pleasures1 ,pleasures--observe me1 uncle--of rare object2 ,here heaps of gold1 there increments of honours1 ,now change of garments1 then the votes of people2 #de ,anon varieties of beauties1 courting1 ,in flatteries of the night1 exchange of dalliance3 ,yet these are still but dreams4 ,give me felicity ,of which my senses waking are partakers1 ,a real1 visible1 material happiness2 #ej ,and then1 too1 when ,i stagger in expectance ,of the least comfort that can cherish life4---- ,i saw it1 sir1 ,i saw it2 for it came ,from her own hand4 ,arm4 ,the princess threw it t' ye4 ,ith4 ,true2 and she said--well ,i remember what-- #ee ,her cousin prince would beg it4 ,arm4 ,yes1 and parted ,in anger at your taking on 't4 ,ith4 ,panthea1 ,o1 thou hast pleaded with a powerful language6 ,i want a fee to gratify thy merit2 ,but ,i will do-- ,arm4 ,what is 't you say8 ,ith4 ,in anger6 #fj ,in anger let him part2 for could his breath1 ,like whirlwinds1 toss such servile slaves as lick ,the dust his footsteps print into a vapour1 ,it durst not stir a hair of mine1 it should not2 ,i'd rend it up by th' roots first4 ,to be anything #fe ,calantha smiles on1 is to be a blessing ,more sacred than a petty prince of ,argos ,can wish to equal1 or in worth or title4 ,arm4 ,contain yourself1 my lord3 ,ixion1 aiming ,to embrace ,juno1 bosom'd but a cloud1 #gj ,and begat ,centaurs2 't is an useful moral4 ,ambition hatch'd in clouds of mere opinion ,proves but in birth a prodigy4 ,ith4 ,i thank ye2 ,yet1 with your licence1 ,i should seem uncharitable ,to gentler fate1 if1 relishing the dainties #ge ,of a soul's settled peace1 ,i were so feeble ,not to digest it4 ,arm4 ,he deserves small trust ,who is not privy-counsellor to himself4 ,re-enter ,,nearchus and ,,amelus1 with ,,orgilus4 ,near4 ,brave me6 ,org4 ,your excellence mistakes his temper2 ,for ,ithocles in fashion of his mind #hj ,is beautiful1 soft1 gentle1 the clear mirror ,of absolute perfection4 ,ame4 ,was 't your modesty ,term'd any of the prince's servants 8spaniel08 ,your nurse1 sure1 taught you other language4 ,ith4 ,language6 ,near4 ,a gallant man-at-arms is here1 a doctor #he ,in feats of chivalry1 blunt and rough-spoken1 ,vouchsafing not the fustian of civility1 ,which less#daii rash spirits style good manners6 ,ith4 ,manners6 ,org4 ,no more1 illustrious sir2 'tis matchless ,ithocles4 ,near4 ,you might have understood who ,i am4 ,ith4 ,yes4 #ij ,i did2 else--but the presence calm'd th' affront-- ,y' are cousin to the princess4 ,near4 ,to the king1 too2 ,a certain instrument that lent supportance ,to your colossic greatness--to that king too1 ,you might have added4 ,ith4 ,there is more divinity ,in beauty than in majesty4 #if ,arm4 ,o fie1 fie6 ,near4 ,this odd youth's pride turns heretic in loyalty4 ,sirrah6 low mushrooms never rival cedars4 ,exeunt ,,nearchus and ,,amelus4 ,ith4 ,come back6--,what pitiful dull thing am ,i ,so to be tamely scolded at6 come back6-- #ajj ,let him come back1 and echo once again ,that scornful sound of mushroom6 painted colts-- ,like heralds' coats gilt o'er with crowns and sceptres-- ,may bait a muzzled lion4 ,arm4 ,cousin1 cousin1 ,thy tongue is not thy friend4 ,org4 ,in point of honour #aje ,discretion knows no bounds4 ,amelus told me ',t was all about a little ring4 ,ith4 ,a ring ,the princess threw away1 and ,i took up4 ,admit she threw 't to me1 what arm of brass ,can snatch it hence8 ,no2 could he grind the hoop #aaj ,to powder1 'a might sooner reach my heart ,than steal and wear one dust on 't4--,orgilus1 ,i am extremely wrong'd4 ,org4 ,a lady's favour ,is not to be so slighted4 ,ith4 ,slighted6 ,arm4 ,quiet ,these vain unruly passions1 which will render ye #aae ,into a madness4 ,org4 ,griefs will have their vent4 ,enter ,,tecnicus with a scroll4 ,arm4 ,welcome2 thou com'st in season1 reverend man1 ,to pour the balsam of a suppling#dbjj patience ,into the festering wound of ill-spent fury4 ,org4 ,aside4 ,what makes he here8 ,tec4 ,the hurts are yet but#dbja mortal1 #abj ,which shortly will prove deadly4 ,to the king1 ,armostes1 see in safety thou deliver ,this seal'd-up counsel2 bid him with a constancy ,peruse the secrets of the gods4--,o ,sparta1 ,o ,lacedaemon6 double-nam'd1 but one #abe ,in fate3 when kingdoms reel1--mark well my saw1-- ,their heads must needs be giddy4 ,tell the king ,that henceforth he no more must inquire after ,my aged head2 ,apollo wills it so3 ,i am for ,delphos4 ,arm4 ,not without some conference #acj ,with our great master8 ,tec4 ,never more to see him3 ,a greater prince commands me4--,ithocles1 ,when youth is ripe1 and age from time doth part1 ,the lifeless trunk shall wed the broken heart4 ,ith4 ,what 's this1 if understood8 ,tec4 ,list1 ,orgilus2 #ace ,remember what ,i told thee long before1 ,these tears shall be my witness4 ,arm4 ',las1 good man6 ,tec4 ,let craft with courtesy a while confer1 ,revenge proves its own executioner4 ,org4 ,dark sentences are for ,apollo's priests2 ,i am not ,oedipus4 ,tec4 ,my hour is come2 #ada ,cheer up the king2 farewell to all4--,o ,sparta1 ,o ,lacedaemon6 ,exit4 ,arm4 ,if prophetic fire ,have warm'd this old man's bosom1 we might construe ,his words to fatal sense4 ,ith4 ,leave to the powers #ade ,above us the effects of their decrees2 ,my burthen lies within me3 servile fears ,prevent no great effects4--,divine ,calantha6 ,arm4 ,the gods be still propitious6 ,exeunt ,,ithocles and ,,armostes4 ,org4 ,something oddly ,the book-man prated1 yet 'a talk'd it weeping2 ,let craft with courtesy a while confer1 #aea ,revenge proves its own executioner4 ,con it again2--for what8 ,it shall not puzzle me2 ',t is dotage of a withered brain4--,penthea ,forbade me not her presence2 ,i may see her1 ,and gaze my fill4 ,why see her1 then1 ,i may1 #aef ,when1 if ,i faint to speak--,i must be silent4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#dbjb ,enter ,,bassanes1 ,,grausis1 and ,,phulas4 ,bass4 ,pray1 use your recreations1 all the service ,i will expect is quietness amongst ye2 ,take liberty at home1 abroad1 at all times1 ,and in your charities appease the gods1 ,whom ,i1 with my distractions1 have offended4 #e ,grau4 ,fair blessings on thy heart6 ,phu4 ,aside4 ,here 's a rare change6 ,my lord1 to cure the itch1 is surely gelded2 ,the cuckold in conceit hath cast his horns4 ,bass4 ,betake ye to your several occasions2 ,and wherein ,i have heretofore been faulty1 #aj ,let your constructions mildly pass it over4 ,henceforth ,i 'll study reformation1--more ,i have not for employment4 ,grau4 ,o1 sweet man6 ,thou art the very 8,honeycomb of ,honesty40#dbjc ,phu4 ,the 8,garland of ,good-will40--,old lady1 hold up #ae ,thy reverend snout1 and trot behind me softly1 ,as it becomes a moil#dbjd of ancient carriage4 ,exeunt ,,grausis and ,,phulas4 ,bass4 ,beasts1 only capable of sense1 enjoy ,the benefit of food and ease with thankfulness2 ,such silly creatures1 with a grudging1 kick not ,against the portion nature hath bestow'd3 #ba ,but men1 endow'd with reason and the use ,of reason1 to distinguish from the chaff ,of abject scarcity the quintessence1 ,soul1 and elixir of the earth's abundance1 #be ,the treasures of the sea1 the air1 nay1 heaven1 ,repining at these glories of creation ,are verier beasts than beasts2 and of those beasts ,the worst am ,i3 ,i1 who was made a monarch ,of what a heart could wish for1--a chaste wife1-- #cj ,endeavour'd what in me lay to pull down ,that temple built for adoration only1 ,and level 't in the dust of causeless scandal4 ,but1 to redeem a sacrilege so impious1 ,humility shall pour1 before the deities #ce ,i have incenst1 a largess of more patience ,than their displeased altars can require3 ,no tempests of commotion shall disquiet ,the calms of my composure4 ,enter ,,orgilus4 ,org4 ,i have found thee1 ,thou patron of more horrors than the bulk #dj ,of manhood1 hoop'd about with ribs of iron1 ,can cram within thy breast3 ,penthea1 ,bassanes1 ,curst by thy jealousies1--more1 by thy dotage1-- ,is left a prey to words4 ,bass4 ,exercise ,your trials for addition to my penance2 #de ,i am resolv'd4 ,org4 ,play not with misery ,past cure3 some angry minister of fate hath ,depos'd the empress of her soul1 her reason1 ,from its most proper throne2 but1 what 's the miracle ,more new1 ,i1 ,i have seen it1 and yet live6 #ej ,bass4 ,you may delude my senses1 not my judgment2 ',t is anchor'd into a firm resolution2 ,dalliance of mirth or wit can ne'er unfix it3 ,practise#dbje yet further4 ,org4 ,may thy death of love to her ,damn all thy comforts to a lasting fast #ee ,from every joy of life6 ,thou barren rock1 ,by thee we have been split in ken#dbjf of harbour4 ,enter ,,ithocles1 ,,penthea her hair about her ears1 ,,armostes1 ,,philema1 and ,,christalla4 ,ith4 ,sister1 look up2 your ,ithocles1 your brother1 ,speaks t' ye2 why do you weep8 ,dear1 turn not from me4-- ,here is a killing sight2 lo1 ,bassanes1 #fj ,a lamentable object6 ,org4 ,man1 dost see 't8 ,sports are more gamesome2 am ,i yet in merriment8 ,why dost not laugh8 ,bass4 ,divine and best of ladies1 ,please to forget my outrage2 mercy ever ,cannot but lodge under a roof so excellent4 #fe ,i have cast off that cruelty of frenzy ,which once appear'd imposture1#dbjg and then juggled ,to cheat my sleeps of rest4 ,org4 ,was ,i in earnest8 ,pen4 ,sure1 if we were all ,sirens1 we should sing pitifully4 ,and 't were a comely music1 when in parts #gj ,one sung another's knell4 ,the turtle sighs ,when he hath lost his mate2 and yet some say ,he must be dead first4 ',t is a fine deceit ,to pass away in a dream2 indeed1 ,i 've slept ,with mine eyes open a great while4 ,no falsehood #ge ,equals a broken faith2 there 's not a hair ,sticks on my head but1 like a leaden plummet1 ,it sinks me to the grave4 ,i must creep thither2 ,the journey is not long4 ,ith4 ,but1 thou1 ,penthea1 ,hast many years1 ,i hope1 to number yet1 #hj ,ere thou canst travel that way4 ,bass4 ,let the sun first ,be wrapp'd up in an everlasting darkness1 ,before the light of nature1 chiefly form'd ,for the whole world's delight1 feel an eclipse ,so universal6 ,org4 ,wisdom1 look ye1 begins #he ,to rave6--,art thou mad too1 antiquity8 ,pen4 ,since ,i was first a wife1 ,i might have been ,mother to many pretty prattling babes2 ,they would have smil'd when ,i smil'd1 and for certain ,i should have cri'd when they cri'd3--truly1 brother1 #ij ,my father would have pick'd me out a husband1 ,and then my little ones had been no bastards2 ,but 't is too late for me to marry now1 ,i am past child-bearing2 't is not my fault4 ,bass4 ,fall on me1 if there be a burning ,aetna1 #ie ,and bury me in flames6 ,sweats hot as sulphur ,boil through my pores6 ,affliction hath in store ,no torture like to this4 ,org4 ,behold a patience6 ,lay by thy whining gray dissimulation1 ,do something worth a chronicle2 show justice ,upon the author of this mischief2 dig out #aja ,the jealousies that hatch'd this thraldom first ,with thine own poniard4 ,every antic rapture ,can roar as thine does4 ,ith4 ,orgilus1 forbear4 ,bass4 ,disturb him not2 it is a talking motion#dbjh ,provided for my torment4 ,what a fool am ,i #ajf ,to bandy#dbji passion6 ,ere ,i 'll speak a word1 ,i will look on and burst4 ,pen4 ,i lov'd you once4 ,to ,,orgilus4 ,org4 ,thou didst1 wrong'd creature3 in despite of malice1 ,for it ,i love thee ever4 ,pen4 ,spare your hand2 #aaj ,believe me1 ,i 'll not hurt it4 ,org4 ,my#dbaj heart too4 ,pen4 ,complain not though ,i wring it hard4 ,i 'll kiss it2 ,o1 't is a fine soft palm6--hark1 in thine ear2 ,like whom do ,i look1 prithee8--,nay1 no whispering4 ,goodness6 we had been happy2 too much happiness #aae ,will make folk proud1 they say--but that is he-- ,points at ,,ithocles4 ,and yet he paid for 't home2 alas1 his heart ,is crept into the cabinet of the princess2 ,we shall have points#dbaa and bride-laces4 ,remember1 ,when we last gather'd roses in the garden1 #abj ,i found my wits2 but truly you lost yours4 ,that 's he1 and still 't is he4 ,again pointing at ,,ithocles4 ,ith4 ,poor soul1 how idly ,her fancies guide her tongue6 ,bass4 ,aside4 ,keep in1 vexation1 ,and break not into clamour4 ,org4 ,aside4 ,she has tutor'd me3 ,some powerful inspiration checks my laziness4-- #abe ,now let me kiss your hand1 griev'd beauty4 ,pen4 ,kiss it4-- ,alack1 alack1 his lips be wondrous cold4 ,dear soul1 h'as lost his colour3 have ye seen ,a straying heart8 ,all crannies6 every drop ,of blood is turned to an amethyst1 #acj ,which married bachelors hang in their ears4 ,org4 ,peace usher her into ,elysium6-- ,if this be madness1 madness is an oracle4 ,exit4 ,ith4 ,christalla1 ,philema1 when slept my sister1 ,her ravings are so wild8 ,chris4 ,sir1 not these ten days4 #ace ,phil4 ,we watch by her continually2 besides1 ,we can not any way pray her to eat4 ,bass4 ,o1 misery of miseries6 ,pen4 ,take comfort2 ,you may live well1 and die a good old man4 ,by yea and nay1 an oath not to be broken1 #adj ,if you had join'd our hands once in the temple1-- ',t was since my father died1 for had he liv'd ,he would have done 't1--,i must have call'd you father4-- ,o1 my wrack'd honour6 ruin'd by those tyrants1 ,a cruel brother and a desperate dotage6 #ade ,there is no peace left for a ravish'd wife ,widow'd by lawless marriage2 to all memory ,penthea's1 poor ,penthea's name is strumpeted3 ,but since her blood was season'd by the forfeit ,of noble shame with mixtures of pollution1 #aej ,her blood--'t is just--be henceforth never height'ned ,with taste of sustenance6 ,starve2 let that fulness ,whose plurisy#dbab hath fever'd faith and modesty-- ,forgive me2 ,o1 ,i faint6 ,falls into the arms of her ,attendants4 ,arm4 ,be not so wilful1 ,sweet niece1 to work thine own destruction4 ,ith4 ,nature #aee ,will call her daughter monster6--,what6 not eat8 ,refuse the only ordinary means ,which are ordain'd for life8 ,be not1 my sister1 ,a murderess to thyself4--,hear'st thou this1 ,bassanes8 ,bass4 ,foh6 ,i am busy2 for ,i have not thoughts #afj ,enow to think3 all shall be well anon4 ',t is tumbling in my head2 there is a mastery ,in art to fatten and keep smooth the outside2 ,yes1 and to comfort up the vital spirits #afd ,without the help of food1 fumes or perfumes1 ,perfumes or fumes4 ,let her alone2 ,i 'll search out ,the trick on 't4 ,pen4 ,lead me gently2 heavens reward ye4 ,griefs are sure friends2 they leave without control ,nor cure nor comforts for a leprous soul4 ,exeunt the maids supporting ,,penthea4 ,bass4 ,i grant ye2 and will put in practice instantly #agj ,what you shall still admire3 't is wonderful1 ',t is super-singular1 not to be match'd2 ,yet1 when ,i 've done 't1 ,i 've done 't3--ye shall all thank me4 ,exit4 ,arm4 ,the sight is full of terror4 ,ith4 ,on my soul ,lies such an infinite clog of massy dulness1 #age ,as that ,i have not sense enough to feel it4-- ,see1 uncle1 th' angry#dbac thing returns again2 ,shall 's welcome him with thunder8 ,we are haunted1 ,and must use exorcism to conjure down ,this spirit of malevolence4 ,arm4 ,mildly1 nephew1 #ahj ,enter ,,nearchus and ,,amelus4 ,near4 ,i come not1 sir1 to chide your late disorder1 ,admitting that th' inurement to a roughness ,in soldiers of your years and fortunes1 chiefly1 ,so lately prosperous1 hath not yet shook off ,the custom of the war in hours of leisure2 #ahe ,nor shall you need excuse1 since y' are to render ,account to that fair excellence1 the princess1 ,who in her private gallery expects it ,from your own mouth alone3 ,i am a messenger ,but to her pleasure4 ,ith4 ,excellent ,nearchus1 #aij ,be prince still of my services1 and conquer ,without the combat of dispute2 ,i honour ye4 ,near4 ,the king is on a sudden indispos'd1 ,physicians are call'd for2 't were fit1 ,armostes1 ,you should be near him4 ,arm4 ,sir1 ,i kiss your hands4 #aie ,exeunt ,,ithocles and ,,armostes4 ,near4 ,amelus1 ,i perceive ,calantha's bosom ,is warm'd with other fires than such as can ,take strength from any fuel of the love ,i might address to her4 ,young ,ithocles1 ,or ever ,i mistake1 is lord ascendant #bjj ,of her devotions2 one1 to speak him truly1 ,in every disposition nobly fashioned4 ,ame4 ,but can your highness brook to be so rivall'd1 ,considering the inequality of the persons8 #bjd ,near4 ,i can1 ,amelus2 for affections injur'd ,by tyranny or rigour of compulsion1 ,like tempest-threat'ned trees unfirmly rooted1 ,ne'er spring to timely growth3 observe1 for instance1 ,life-spent ,penthea and unhappy ,orgilus4 ,ame4 ,how does your grace determine8 ,near4 ,to be jealous #baj ,in public of what privately ,i 'll further2 ,and though they shall not know1 yet they shall find it4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iii4#dbad ,enter ,,hemophil and ,,groneas leading ,,amyclas1 and placing him in a chair2 followed by ,,armostes with a box1 ,,crotolon1 and ,,prophilus4 ,amy4 ,our daughter is not near8 ,arm4 ,she is retir'd1 sir1 ,into her gallery4 ,amy4 ,where 's the prince our cousin8 ,pro4 ,new walk'd into the grove1 my lord4 ,amy4 ,all leave us ,except ,armostes1 and you1 ,crotolon2 ,we would be private4 ,pro4 ,health unto your majesty6 #e ,exeunt ,,prophilus1 ,,hemophil1 and ,,groneas4 ,amy4 ,what6 ,tecnicus is gone8 ,arm4 ,he is to ,delphos2 ,and to your royal hands presents this box4 ,amy4 ,unseal it1 good ,armostes2 therein lie ,the secrets of the oracle2 out with it3 ,,armostes takes out the scroll4 ,apollo live our patron6 ,read1 ,armostes4 #aj ,arm4 reads4 ,the plot in which the vine takes root ,begins to dry from head to foot2 ,the stock soon withering1 want of sap ,doth cause to quail the budding grape2 ,but from the neighbouring elm a dew #ae ,shall drop1 and feed the plot anew4 ,amy4 ,that is the oracle3 what exposition ,makes the philosopher8 ,arm4 ,this brief one only4 ,reads4 ,the plot is ,sparta1 the dri'd vine the king2 ,the quailing grape his daughter2 but the thing #bj ,of most importance1 not to be reveal'd1 ,is a near prince1 the elm3 the rest conceal'd4 ,,tecnicus4 ,amy4 ,enough2 although the opening of this riddle ,be but itself a riddle1 yet we construe ,how near our labouring age draws to a rest4 #be ,but must ,calantha quail too8 that young grape ,untimely budded6 ,i could mourn for her2 ,her tenderness hath yet deserv'd no rigour ,so to be crost by fate4 ,arm4 ,you misapply1 sir1-- ,with favour let me speak it1--what ,apollo #cj ,hath clouded in hid sense4 ,i here conjecture ,her marriage with some neighb'ring prince1 the dew ,of which befriending elm shall ever strengthen ,your subjects with a sovereignty of power4 ,crot4 ,besides1 most gracious lord1 the pith of oracles #ce ,is to be then digested when th' events ,expound their truth1 not brought as soon to light ,as utter'd4 ,truth is child of ,time2 and herein ,i find no scruple1 rather cause of comfort1 ,with unity of kingdoms4 ,amy4 ,may it prove so1 #dj ,for weal of this dear nation6--,where is ,ithocles8-- ,armostes1 ,crotolon1 when this wither'd vine ,of my frail carcass1 on the funeral pile ,is fir'd into its ashes1 let that young man ,be hedg'd about still with your cares and loves4 #de ,much owe ,i to his worth1 much to his service4-- ,let such as wait come in now4 ,arm4 ,all attend here6 ,enter ,,calantha1 ,,ithocles1 ,,prophilus1 ,,orgilus1 ,,euphranea1 ,,hemophil1 and ,,groneas4 ,cal4 ,dear sir6 king6 father6 ,ith4 ,o my royal master6 ,amy4 ,cleave not my heart1 sweet twins of my life's solace1 ,with your forejudging fears2 there is no physic #ej ,so cunningly restorative to cherish ,the fall of age1 or call back youth and vigour1 ,as your consents in duty4 ,i will shake off ,this languishing disease of time1 to quicken ,fresh pleasures in these drooping hours of sadness4 #ee ,is fair ,euphranea married yet to ,prophilus8 ,crot4 ,this morning1 gracious lord4 ,org4 ,this very morning2 ,which1 with your highness' leave1 you may observe too1 ,our sister looks1 methinks1 mirthful and sprightly4 ,as if her chaster fancy could already #fj ,expound the riddle of her gain in losing ,a trifle maids know only that they know not4 ,pish6 prithee1 blush not2 'tis but honest change ,of fashion in the garment1 loose for strait1 ,and so the modest maid is made a wife4 #fe ,shrewd business--is't not1 sister8 ,euph4 ,you are pleasant4 ,amy4 ,we thank thee1 ,orgilus2 this mirth becomes thee4 ,but wherefore sits the court in such a silence8 ,a wedding without revels is not seemly4 ,cal4 ,your late indisposition1 sir1 forbade it4 #gj ,amy4 ,be it thy charge1 ,calantha1 to set forward ,the bridal sports1 to which ,i will be present2 ,if not1 at least consenting4--,mine own ,ithocles1 ,i have done little for thee yet4 ,ith4 ,y' have built me ,to the full height ,i stand in4 ,cal4 ,aside4 ,now or never6-- #ge ,may ,i propose a suit8 ,amy4 ,demand1 and have it4 ,cal4 ,pray1 sir1 give me this young man1 and no further ,account him yours than he deserves in all things ,to be thought worth mine3 ,i will esteem him ,according to his merit4 ,amy4 ,still thou 'rt my daughter1 #hj ,still grow'st upon my heart4--,to ,,ithocles4 ,give me thine hand2-- ,calantha1 take thine own3 in noble actions ,thou 'lt find him firm and absolute4--,i would not ,have parted with thee1 ,ithocles1 to any ,but to a mistress who is all what ,i am4 #he ,ith4 ,a change1 great king1 most wisht for1 'cause the same4 ,cal4 ,aside to ,ithocles4 ,th' art mine4 ,have ,i now kept my word8 ,ith4 ,aside to ,calantha4 ,divinely4 ,org4 ,rich fortunes guard1 the#dbae favour of a princess ,rock thee1 brave man1 in ever-crowned plenty6 ,y' are minion of the time2 be thankful for it4-- #ij ,aside4 ,ho6 here's a swing in destiny--apparent6 ,the youth is up on tiptoe1 yet may stumble4 ,amy4 ,on to your recreations4--,now convey me ,unto my bed-chamber3 none on his forehead ,wear a distempered look4 ,all4 ,the gods preserve ye6 #ie ,cal4 ,aside to ,,ithocles4 ,sweet1 be not from my sight4 ,ith4 ,aside to ,,calantha4 ,my whole felicity6 ,exeunt carrying out the king4 ,,orgilus stays ,,ithocles4 ,org4 ,shall ,i be bold1 my lord8 ,ith4 ,thou canst not1 ,orgilus1 ,call me thine own2 for ,prophilus must henceforth ,be all thy sister's3 friendship1 though it cease not #ajj ,in marriage1 yet is oft at less command ,than when a single freedom can dispose it4 ,org4 ,most right1 my most good lord1 my most great lord1 ,my gracious princely lord1 ,i might add1 royal4 ,ith4 ,royal6 ,a subject royal8 ,org4 ,why not1 pray1 sir8 #aje ,the sovereignty of kingdoms in their nonage ,stoop'd to desert1 not birth2 there 's as much merit ,in clearness of affection as in puddle ,of generation3 you have conquer'd love ,even in the loveliest2 if ,i greatly err not1 #aaj ,the son of ,venus hath bequeath'd his quiver ,to ,ithocles his manage1#dbaf by whose arrows ,calantha's breast is open'd4 ,ith4 ,can 't be possible8 ,org4 ,i was myself a piece of suitor once1 ,and forward in preferment too2 so forward #aae ,that1 speaking truth1 ,i may without offence1 sir1 ,presume to whisper that my hopes1 and--hark ye-- ,my certainty of marriage stood assured ,with as firm footing--by your leave--as any's ,now at this very instant--but-- ,ith4 ',t is granted3 #abj ,and for a league of privacy between us1 ,read o'er my bosom and partake a secret2 ,the princess is contracted mine4 ,org4 ,still1 why not8 ,i now applaud her wisdom3 when your kingdom ,stands seated in your will1 secure and settled1 #abe ,i dare pronounce you will be a just monarch2 ,greece must admire and tremble4 ,ith4 ,then the sweetness ,of so imparadis'd a comfort1 ,orgilus6 ,it is to banquet with the gods4 ,org4 ,the glory ,of numerous children1 potency of nobles1 #acj ,bent knees1 hearts pav'd to tread on6 ,ith4 ,with a friendship ,so dear1 so fast as thine4 ,org4 ,i am unfitting ,for office2 but for service-- ,ith4 ,we 'll distinguish ,our fortunes merely in the title2 partners ,in all respects else but the bed4 ,org4 ,the bed6 #ace ,forfend it ,jove's own jealousy6--till lastly ,we slip down in the common earth together1 ,and there our beds are equal2 save some monument ,to show this was the king1 and this the subject4-- ,soft sad music4 ,list1 what sad sounds are these1--extremely sad ones8 #adj ,ith4 ,sure1 from ,penthea's lodgings4 ,org4 ,hark6 a voice too4 ,a ,,song within4 ,o1 no more1 no more1 too late ,sighs are spent2 the burning tapers ,of a life as chaste as fate1 ,pure as are unwritten papers1 #ade ,are burnt out3 no heat1 no light ,now remains2 't is ever night4 ,love is dead2 let lovers' eyes1 ,lock'd in endless dreams1 ,th' extremes of all extremes1 #aej ,ope no more1 for now ,love dies1 ,now ,love dies1--implying ,love's martyrs must be ever1 ever dying4 ,ith4 ,o1 my misgiving heart6 ,org4 ,a horrid stillness ,succeeds this deathful air2 let 's know the reason3 #aee ,tread softly2 there is mystery in mourning4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,iv4#dbag ,enter ,,christalla and ,,philema1 bringing in ,,penthea in a chair1 veiled3 two other ,servants placing two chairs1 one on the one side1 and the other with an engine#dbah on the other4 ,the ,maids sit down at her feet1 mourning4 ,the ,servants go out3 meet them ,,ithocles and ,,orgilus4 #a ,ser4 ,aside to ,,orgilus4 ',t is done2 that on her right hand4 ,org4 ,good3 begone4 ,exeunt ,servants4 ,ith4 ,soft peace enrich this room6 ,org4 ,how fares the ,lady8 ,phil4 ,dead6 ,chris4 ,dead6 ,phil4 ,starv'd6 ,chris4 ,starv'd6 ,ith4 ,me miserable6 ,org4 ,tell us ,how parted she from life4 ,phil4 ,she call'd for music1 ,and begg'd some gentle voice to tune a farewell #e ,to life and griefs3 ,christalla touch'd the lute2 ,i wept the funeral song4 ,chris4 ,which scarce was ended ,but her last breath seal'd up these hollow sounds1 8,o1 cruel ,ithocles and injur'd ,orgilus60 ,so down she drew her veil1 so died4 ,ith4 ,so died6 #aj ,org4 ,up6 you are messengers of death2 go from us2 ,here 's woe enough to court without a prompter3 ,away3 and--hark ye--till you see us next1 ,no syllable that she is dead4--,away1 ,keep a smooth brow4 ,exeunt ,,christalla and ,,philema4 ,my lord1-- ,ith4 ,mine only sister6 #ae ,another is not left me4 ,org4 ,take that chair2 ,i 'll seat me here in this3 between us sits ,the object of our sorrows2 some few tears ,we 'll part among us3 ,i perhaps can mix ,one lamentable story to prepare 'em4-- #bj ,there1 there2 sit there1 my lord4 ,ith4 ,yes1 as you please4 ,,ithocles sits down1 and is catcht in the engine4 ,what means this treachery8 ,org4 ,caught6 you are caught1 ,young master2 't is thy throne of coronation1 ,thou fool of greatness6 ,see1 ,i take this veil off2 ,survey a beauty wither'd by the flames #be ,of an insulting ,phaton1 her brother4 ,ith4 ,thou mean'st to kill me basely8 ,org4 ,i foreknew ,the last act of her life1 and train'd thee hither ,to sacrifice a tyrant to a turtle4 ,you dreamt of kingdoms1 did ye8 ,how to bosom #cj ,the delicacies of a youngling princess2 ,how with this nod to grace that subtle courtier1 ,how with that frown to make this noble tremble1 ,and so forth2 whiles ,penthea's groans and tortures1 ,her agonies1 her miseries1 afflictions1 #ce ,ne'er toucht upon your thought3 as for my injuries1 ,alas1 they were beneath your royal pity2 ,but yet they liv'd1 thou proud man1 to confound thee4 ,behold thy fate2 this steel6 ,draws a dagger4 ,ith4 ,strike home6 ,a courage ,as keen as thy revenge shall give it welcome3 ,but prithee faint not2 if the wound close up1 #da ,tent#dbai it with double force1 and search it deeply4 ,thou look'st that ,i should whine and beg compassion1 ,as loth to leave the vainness of my glories4 ,a statelier resolution arms my confidence1 #de ,to cozen thee of honour2 neither could ,i ,with equal trial of unequal fortune ,by hazard of a duel2 't were a bravery ,too mighty for a slave intending murder4 ,on to the execution1 and inherit #ej ,a conflict with thy horrors4 ,org4 ,by ,apollo1 ,thou talk'st a goodly language6 for requital ,i will report thee to thy mistress richly4 ,and take this peace along3 some few short minutes ,determin'd1 my resolves shall quickly follow #ee ,thy wrathful ghost2 then1 if we tug for mastery1 ,penthea's sacred eyes shall lend new courage4 ,give me thy hand3 be healthful in thy parting ,from lost mortality6 thus1 thus ,i free it4 ,kills him4 ,ith4 ,yet1 yet1 ,i scorn to shrink4 ,org4 ,keep up thy spirit3 #fj ,i will be gentle even in blood2 to linger ,pain1 which ,i strive to cure1 were to be cruel4 ,stabs him again4 ,ith4 ,nimble in vengeance1 ,i forgive thee4 ,follow ,safety1 with best success3 ,o1 may it prosper6-- ,penthea1 by thy side thy brother bleeds2 #fe ,the earnest of his wrongs to thy forc'd faith4 ,thoughts of ambition1 or delicious banquet ,with beauty1 youth1 and love1 together perish ,in my last breath1 which on the sacred altar ,of a long-look'd-for peace--now--moves--to heaven4 ,dies4 #gj ,org4 ,farewell1 fair spring of manhood6 ,henceforth welcome ,best expectation of a noble suff'rance4 ,i 'll lock the bodies safe1 till what must follow ,shall be approv'd4--,sweet twins1 shine stars for ever6-- ,in vain they build their hopes whose life is shame3 #ge ,no monument lasts but a happy name4 ,exit4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#dbbj ,enter ,,bassanes1 alone4 ,bass4 ,athens--to ,athens ,i have sent1 the nursery ,of ,greece for learning and the fount of knowledge3 ,for here in ,sparta there 's not left amongst us ,one wise man to direct2 we 're all turn'd madcaps4 ',t is said ,apollo is the god of herbs1 #e ,then certainly he knows the virtue of 'em3 ,to ,delphos ,i have sent too4 ,if there can be ,a help for nature1 we are sure yet4 ,enter ,,orgilus4 ,org4 ,honour ,attend thy counsels ever6 ,bass4 ,i beseech thee ,with all my heart1 let me go from thee quietly2 ,i will not aught to do with thee1 of all men4 #aa ,the doubles#dbba of a hare1--or1 in a morning1 ,salutes from a splay-footed witch1--to drop ,three drops of blood at th' nose just and no more1-- ,croaking of ravens1 or the screech of owls1 #ae ,are not so boding mischief as thy crossing ,my private meditations4 ,shun me1 prithee2 ,and if ,i cannot love thee heartily1 ,i 'll love thee as well as ,i can4 ,org4 ,noble ,bassanes1 ,mistake me not4 ,bass4 ,phew6 then we shall be troubled4 #bj ,thou wert ordain'd my plague--heaven make me thankful1 ,and give me patience too1 heaven1 ,i beseech thee4 ,org4 ,accept a league of amity2 for henceforth1 ,i vow1 by my best genius1 in a syllable1 ,never to speak vexation4 ,i will study #be ,service and friendship1 with a zealous sorrow ,for my past incivility towards ye4 ,bass4 ,hey-day1 good words1 good words6 ,i must believe 'em1 ,and be a coxcomb for my labour4 ,org4 ,use not ,so hard a language2 your misdoubt is causeless4 #cj ,for instance1 if you promise to put on ,a constancy of patience1 such a patience ,as chronicle or history ne'er mentioned1 ,as follows not example1 but shall stand ,a wonder and a theme for imitation1 #ce ,the first1 the index#dbbb pointing to a second1 ,i will acquaint ye with an unmatch'd secret1 ,whose knowledge to your griefs shall get a period4 ,bass4 ,thou canst not1 ,orgilus2 't is in the power ,of the gods only3 yet1 for satisfaction1 #dj ,because ,i note an earnest in thine utterance1 ,unforc'd and naturally free1 be resolute#dbbc ,the virgin-bays shall not withstand the lightning ,with a more careless danger than my constancy ,the full of thy relation4 ,could it move #de ,distraction in a senseless marble statue1 ,it should find me a rock3 ,i do expect now ,some truth of unheard moment4 ,org4 ,to your patience ,you must add privacy1 as strong in silence ,as mysteries lock'd-up in ,jove's own bosom4 #ej ,bass4 ,a skull hid in the earth a treble age ,shall sooner prate4 ,org4 ,lastly1 to such direction ,as the severity of a glorious action ,deserves to lead your wisdom and your judgment1 ,you ought to yield obedience4 ,bass4 ,with assurance #ee ,of will and thankfulness4 ,org4 ,with manly courage ,please1 then1 to follow me4 ,bass4 ,where'er1 ,i fear not4 ,exeunt omnes4 ,,scene ,,ii4#dbbd ,loud music4 ,enter ,,groneas and ,,hemophil1 leading ,,euphranea2 ,,christalla and ,,philema1 leading ,,prophilus2 ,,nearchus supporting ,,calantha2 ,,crotolon and ,,amelus4 ,cease loud music2 all make a stand4 ,cal4 ,we miss our servant ,ithocles and ,orgilus2 ,on whom attend they8 ,crot4 ,my son1 gracious princess1 ,whisper'd some new device1 to which these revels ,should be but usher3 wherein ,i conceive ,lord ,ithocles and himself are actors4 #e ,cal4 ,a fair excuse for absence3 as for ,bassanes1 ,delights to him are troublesome3 ,armostes ,is with the king8 ,crot4 ,he is4 ,cal4 ,on to the dance6-- ,dear cousin1 hand you the bride2 the bridegroom must be ,intrusted to my courtship4 ,be not jealous1 #aj ,euphranea2 ,i shall scarcely prove a temptress4-- ,fall to our dance4 ,,music4 ,,nearchus dances with ,,euphranea1 ,,prophilus with ,,calantha1 ,,christalla with ,,hemophil1 ,,philema with ,,groneas4 ,they dance the first change3 during which ,,armostes enters4 ,arm4 7in ,calantha's ear47 ,the king your father 's dead4 ,cal4 ,to the other change4 ,arm4 ,is 't possible8 ,they dance again4 ,enter ,,bassanes4 ,bass4 whispers ,,calantha4 ,o1 madam6 ,penthea1 poor ,penthea 's starved4 ,cal4 ,beshrew thee6-- ,lead to the next4 ,bass4 ,amazement dulls my senses4 #ae ,they dance again4 ,enter ,,orgilus4 ,org4 whispers ,,calantha4 ,brave ,ithocles is murder'd1 murder'd cruelly4 ,cal4 ,how dull this music sounds6 ,strike up more sprightly2 ,our footings are not active like our heart1 ,which treads the nimbler measure4 ,org4 ,i am thunderstruck4 ,the last change4 ,cease music4 ,cal4 ,so6 let us breathe awhile4--,hath not this motion1 #bj ,rais'd fresher colour on your cheeks8 ,near4 ,sweet princess1 ,a perfect purity of blood enamels ,the beauty of your white4 ,cal4 ,we all look cheerfully2 ,and1 cousin1 't is1 methinks1 a rare presumption ,in any who prefer our lawful pleasures #be ,before their own sour censure1 t' interrupt ,the custom of this ceremony bluntly4 ,near4 ,none dares1 lady4 ,cal4 ,yes1 yes2 some hollow voice deliver'd to me ,how that the king was dead4 ,arm4 ,the king is dead3 #cj ,that fatal news was mine2 for in mine arms ,he breath'd his last1 and with his crown bequeath'd ye ,your mother's wedding ring2 which here ,i tender4 ,crot4 ,most strange6 ,cal4 ,peace crown his ashes6 ,we are queen1 then4 #ce ,near4 ,long live ,calantha6 ,sparta's sovereign queen6 ,all4 ,long live the queen6 ,cal4 ,what whispered ,bassanes8 ,bass4 ,that my ,penthea1 miserable soul1 ,was starv'd to death4 ,cal4 ,she 's happy2 she hath finish'd ,a long and painful progress4--,a third murmur ,pierc'd mine unwilling ears4 ,org4 ,that ,ithocles #da ,was murder'd2--rather butcher'd1 had not bravery ,of an undaunted spirit1 conquering terror1 ,proclaim'd his last act triumph over ruin4 ,arm4 ,how6 murder'd6 ,cal4 ,by whose hand8 ,org4 ,by mine2 this weapon #de ,was instrument to my revenge3 the reasons ,are just1 and known2 quit him of these1 and then ,never liv'd gentleman of greater merit1 ,hope or abiliment#dbbe to steer a kingdom4 ,crot4 ,fie1 ,orgilus6 ,euph4 ,fie1 brother6 ,cal4 ,you have done it8 #ej ,bass4 ,how it was done let him report1 the forfeit ,of whose allegiance to our laws doth covet ,rigour of justice2 but that done it is1 ,mine eyes have been an evidence of credit ,too sure to be convinc'd4#dbbf ,armostes1 rent not ,thine arteries with hearing the bare circumstances #ef ,of these calamities2 thou 'st lost a nephew1 ,a niece1 and ,i a wife3 continue man still2 ,make me the pattern of digesting evils1 ,who can outlive my mighty ones1 not shrinking #fj ,at such a pressure as would sink a soul ,into what 's most of death1 the worst of horrors4 ,but ,i have seal'd a covenant with sadness1 ,and enter'd into bonds without condition1 ,to stand these tempests calmly2 mark me1 nobles1 #fe ,i do not shed a tear1 not for ,penthea6 ,excellent misery6 ,cal4 ,we begin our reign ,with a first act of justice3 thy confession1 ,unhappy ,orgilus1 dooms thee a sentence2 ,but yet thy father's or thy sister's presence #gj ,shall be excus'd4--,give1 ,crotolon1 a blessing ,to thy lost son2--,euphranea1 take a farewell2-- ,and both be gone4 ,crot4 to ,,orgilus4 ,confirm thee1 noble sorrow1 ,in worthy resolution6 ,euph4 ,could my tears speak1 ,my griefs were slight4 ,org4 ,all goodness dwell amongst ye6 #ge ,enjoy my sister1 ,prophilus3 my vengeance ,aim'd never at thy prejudice4 ,cal4 ,now withdraw4 ,exeunt ,,crotolon1 ,,prophilus1 and ,,euphranea4 ,bloody relater of thy stains in blood1 ,for that thou hast reported him1 whose fortunes ,and life by thee are both at once snatch'd from him1 #hj ,with honourable mention1 make thy choice ,of what death likes thee best2 there 's all our bounty4-- ,but to excuse delays1 let me1 dear cousin1 ,intreat you and these lords see execution ,instant before ye part4 ,near4 ,your will commands us4 #he ,org4 ,one suit1 just queen1 my last3 vouchsafe your clemency1 ,that by no common hand ,i be divided ,from this my humble frailty4 ,cal4 ,to their wisdoms ,who are to be spectators of thine end ,i make the reference4 ,those that are dead #ij ,are dead2 had they not now died1 of necessity ,they must have paid the debt they ow'd to nature ,one time or other4--,use dispatch1 my lords2 ,we 'll suddenly prepare our coronation4 ,exeunt ,,calantha1 ,,philema1 and ,,christalla4 ,arm4 ',t is strange these tragedies should never touch on #ie ,her female pity4 ,bass4 ,she has a masculine spirit2 ,and wherefore should ,i pule1 and1 like a girl1 ,put finger in the eye8 ,let 's be all toughness1 ,without distinction betwixt sex and sex4 ,near4 ,now1 ,orgilus1 thy choice8 ,org4 ,to bleed to death4 #ajj ,arm4 ,the executioner8 ,org4 ,myself1 no surgeon2 ,i am well skill'd in letting blood4 ,bind fast ,this arm1 that so the pipes may from their conduits ,convey a full stream2 here 's a skilful instrument4 ,shows his dagger4 ,only ,i am a beggar to some charity #aje ,to speed me in this execution ,by lending th' other prick to th' tother arm1 ,when this is bubbling life out4 ,bass4 ,i am for ye2 ,it most concerns my art1 my care1 my credit4-- ,quick1 fillet both his arms4 ,org4 ,gramercy1 friendship6 #aaj ,such courtesies are real which flow cheerfully ,without an expectation of requital4 ,reach me a staff in this hand4 ,they give him a staff4 --,if a proneness ,or custom in my nature from my cradle ,had been inclin'd to fierce and eager bloodshed1 #aae ,a coward guilt1 hid in a coward quaking1 ,would have betray'd fame to ignoble flight ,and vagabond pursuit of dreadful safety3 ,but look upon my steadiness1 and scorn not ,the sickness of my fortune1 which1 since ,bassanes #abj ,was husband to ,penthea1 had lain bed-rid4 ,we trifle time in words3--thus ,i show cunning ,in opening of a vein too full1 too lively4 ,pierces the vein with his dagger4 ,arm4 ,desperate courage6 ,near4#dbbg ,honourable infamy6 ,hem4 ,i tremble at the sight4 ,gro4 ,would ,i were loose6 #abe ,bass4 ,it sparkles like a lusty wine new broacht2 ,the vessel must be sound from which it issues4-- ,grasp hard this other stick--,i 'll be as nimble-- ,but prithee1 look not pale--have at ye6 stretch out ,thine arm with vigour and with#dbbh unshook virtue4 ,opens the vein4 ,good6 ,o1 ,i envy not a rival1 fitted #aca ,to conquer in extremities4 ,this pastime ,appears majestical2 some high-tun'd poem ,hereafter shall deliver to posterity ,the writer's glory and his subject's triumph4 #ace ,how is 't1 man8 ,droop not yet4 ,org4 ,i feel no palsies4 ,on a pair-royal do ,i wait in death2 ,my sovereign1 as his liegeman2 on my mistress1 ,as a devoted servant2 and on ,ithocles1 ,as if no brave1 yet no unworthy enemy4 #adj ,nor did ,i use an engine to entrap ,his life1 out of a slavish fear to combat ,youth1 strength1 or cunning2#dbbi but for that ,i durst not ,engage the goodness of a cause on fortune1 ,by which his name might have outfac'd my vengeance4 #ade ,o1 ,tecnicus1 inspir'd with ,phoebus' fire6 ,i call to mind thy augury1 't was perfect2 ,revenge proves its own executioner4 ,when feeble man is bending to his mother1 ,the dust 'a was first fram'd on1 thus be totters4 ,bass4 ,life's fountain is dri'd up4 ,org4 ,so falls the standard #aea ,of my prerogative in being a creature6 ,a mist hangs o'er mine eyes1 the sun's bright splendour ,is clouded in an everlasting shadow2 ,welcome1 thou ice1 that sitt'st about my heart ,no heat can ever thaw thee4 ,dies4 ,near4 ,speech hath left him4 #aef ,bass4 ',a has shook hands with time2 his funeral urn ,shall be my charge3 remove the bloodless body4 ,the coronation must require attendance2 ,that past1 my few days can be but one mourning4 ,exeunt4 #afj ,,scene ,,iii4#dbcj ,an altar covered with white2 two lights of virgin wax1 during which music of recorders2 enter four bearing ,,ithocles on a hearse1 or in a chair1 in a rich robe1 with a crown on his head2 place him on one side of the altar4 ,after him enter ,,calantha in a white robe and crown'd2 ,,euphranea1 ,,philema1 and ,,christalla1 in white2 ,,nearchus1 ,,armostes1 ,,crotolon1 ,,prophilus1 ,,amelus1 ,,bassanes1 ,,hemophil1 and ,,groneas4 ,,calantha goes and kneels before the altar1 the rest stand off1 the women kneeling behind1 the recorders cease during her devotions4 ,soft music4 ,,calantha and the rest rise1 doing obeisance to the altar4 ,cal4 ,our orisons are heard2 the gods are merciful4-- ,now tell me1 you whose loyalties pay tribute ,to us your lawful sovereign1 how unskilful ,your duties or obedience is to render ,subjection to the sceptre of a virgin1 #e ,who have been ever fortunate in princes ,of masculine and stirring composition4 ,a woman has enough to govern wisely ,her own demeanours1 passions1 and divisions4 ,a nation warlike and inur'd to practice #aj ,of policy and labour cannot brook ,a feminate authority3 we therefore ,command your counsel1 how you may advise us ,in choosing of a husband whose abilities ,can better guide this kingdom4 ,near4 ,royal lady1 #ae ,your law is in your will4 ,arm4 ,we have seen tokens ,of constancy too lately to mistrust it4 ,crot4 ,yet1 if your highness settle on a choice ,by your own judgment both allow'd and lik'd of1 ,sparta may grow in power1 and proceed #bj ,to an increasing height4 ,cal4 ,hold you the same mind8 ,bass4 ,alas1 great mistress1 reason is so clouded ,with the thick darkness of my infinite woes1 ,that ,i forecast nor dangers1 hopes1 or safety4 ,give me some corner of the world to wear out #be ,the remnant of the minutes ,i must number1 ,where ,i may hear no sounds but sad complaints ,of virgins who have lost contracting partners2 ,of husbands howling that their wives were ravisht ,by some untimely fate2 of friends divided #cj ,by churlish opposition2 or of fathers ,weeping upon their children's slaughtered carcases2 ,or daughters groaning o'er their fathers' hearses2 ,and ,i can dwell there1 and with these keep consort ,as musical as theirs4 ,what can you look for #ce ,from an old1 foolish1 peevish1 doting man ,but craziness of age8 ,cal4 ,cousin of ,argos1-- ,near4 ,madam8 ,cal4 ,were ,i presently ,to choose you for my lord1 ,i 'll open freely ,what articles ,i would propose to treat on #dj ,before our marriage4 ,near4 ,name them1 virtuous lady4 ,cal4 ,i would presume you would retain the royalty ,of ,sparta in her own bounds2 then in ,argos ,armostes might be viceroy2 in ,messene ,might ,crotolon bear sway2 and ,bassanes-- #de ,bass4 ,i1 queen6 alas1 what ,i8 ,cal4 ,be ,sparta's marshal4 ,the multitudes of high employments could not ,but set a peace to private griefs4 ,these gentlemen1 ,groneas and ,hemophil1 with worthy pensions1 ,should wait upon your person in your chamber4-- #ej ,i would bestow ,christalla on ,amelus1 ,she 'll prove a constant wife2 and ,philema ,should into ,vesta's ,temple4 ,bass4 ,this is a testament6 ,it sounds not like conditions on a marriage4 ,near4 ,all this should be perfom'd4 ,cal4 ,lastly1 for ,prophilus1 #ee ,he should be1 cousin1 solemnly invested ,in all those honours1 titles1 and preferments ,which his dear friend and my neglected husband ,too short a time enjoy'd4 ,pro4 ,i am unworthy ,to live in your remembrance4 ,euph4 ,excellent lady6 #fj ,near4 ,madam1 what means that word1 8neglected husband08 ,cal4 ,forgive me3--now ,i turn to thee1 thou shadow ,of my contracted lord6 ,bear witness all1 ,i put my mother's wedding-ring upon ,has finger2 't was my father's last bequest4 #fe ,places a ring on the finger of ,,ithocles4 ,thus ,i new-marry him whose wife ,i am2 ,death shall not separate us4 ,o1 my lords1 ,i but deceiv'd your eyes with antic gesture1 ,when one news straight came huddling on another ,of death6 and death6 and death6 still ,i danced forward2 #gj ,but it struck home1 and here1 and in an instant4 ,be such mere women1 who with shrieks and outcries ,can vow a present end to all their sorrows1 ,yet live to court#dbca new pleasures1 and outlive them4 ,they are the silent griefs which cut the heart-strings2 #ge ,let me die smiling4 ,near4 ',t is a truth too ominous4 ,cal4 ,one kiss on these cold lips1 my last6 ,kisses ,,ithocles4--,crack1 crack6-- ,argos now 's ,sparta's king4--,command the voices ,which wait at th' altar now to sing the song ,i fitted for my end4 ,near4 ,sirs1 the song6 #hj ,a ,song4 ,all4 ,glories1 pleasures1 pomps1 delights1 and ease1 ,can but please ,outward senses when the mind ,is or#dbcb untroubled or by peace refin'd4 #a ,voice4 ,crowns may flourish and decay1 #he ,beauties shine1 but fade away4 #b ,voice4 ,youth may revel1 yet it must ,lie down in a bed of dust4 #c ,voice4 ,earthly honours flow and waste1 ,time alone doth change and last4 #ij ,all4 ,sorrows mingled with contents prepare ,rest for care2 ,love only reigns in death2 though art ,can find no comfort for a broken heart4 ,,calantha dies4 ,arm4 ,look to the queen6 ,bass4 ,her heart is broke1 indeed4 #ie ,o1 royal maid1 would thou hadst mist this part6 ,yet 't was a brave one4 ,i must weep to see ,her smile in death4 ,arm4 ,wise ,tecnicus6 thus said he2 ,when youth is ripe1 and age from time doth part1 ,the ,lifeless ,trunk shall wed the ,broken ,heart ,is here fulfill'd4 ,near4 ,i am your king4 ,all4 ,long live #aja ,nearchus1 ,king of ,sparta6 ,near4 ,her last will #ajc ,shall never he digrest from3 wait in order ,upon these faithful lovers1 as becomes us4-- ,the counsels of the gods are never known #aje ,till men can call th' effects of them their own4 ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,epilogue ,where noble judgments and clear eyes are fix'd ,to grace endeavour1 there sits truth1 not mix'd ,with ignorance2 those censures may command ,belief which talk not till they understand4 ,let some say1 8,this was flat20 some1 8,here the scene #e ,fell from its height20 another1 that the mean ,was 8ill observ'd0 in such a growing passion ,as it transcended either state or fashion3 ,some few may cry1 8',t was pretty well10 or so1 8,but--0 and there shrug in silence2 yet we know #aj ,our writer's aim was in the whole addrest ,well to deserve of all1 but please the best3 ,which granted1 by th' allowance of this strain ,the ,,broken ,,heart may be piec'd up again4 ,,the ,,lady ,,of ,,pleasure ,,by ,,james ,,shirley ,,dramatis ,,personae ,,lord ----4 ,,sir ,,thomas ,,bornwell4 ,,sir ,,william ,,scentlove1 ,,master ,,alexander ,,kickshaw1 ,gallants4 ,,master ,,john ,,littleworth1 ,,master ,,haircut1 a ,barber4 ,,master ,,frederick1 nephew to ,lady ,bornwell4 ,steward to the ,lady ,aretina4 ,steward to the ,lady ,celestina4 ,secretary to ,lord ----4 ,servants1 etc4 ,,aretina1 ,sir ,thomas ,bornwell's ,lady4 ,,celestina1 a young widow4 ,,isabella1 ,,mariana1 ,friends of ,celestina4 ,,madam ,,decoy1 a ,procuress4 ,gentlewoman4 ,,scene4--,the ,strand4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#dbcc ,enter ,lady ,,bornwell1#dbcd and her ,steward4 ,stew4 ,be patient1 madam2 you may have your pleasure4 ,lady ,b4#dbcd ',t is that ,i came to town for4 ,i would not ,endure again the country conversation1 ,to be the lady of six shires6 ,the men1 ,so near the primitive making1 they retain #e ,a sense of nothing but the earth2 their brains1 ,and barren heads standing as much in want ,of ploughing as their ground4 ,to hear a fellow ,make himself merry and his horse1 with whistling ,sellinger's ,round6#dbce ,to observe with what solemnity #aj ,they keep their wakes1 and throw for pewter candle-sticks6 ,how they become the morris1 with whose bells ,they ring all in to ,whitsun-ales2 and sweat1 ,through twenty scarfs and napkins1 till the hobby-horse#dbcf ,tire1 and the ,maid ,marian1#dbcf dissolv'd to a jelly1 ,be kept for spoon meat6 #af ,stew4 ,these1 with your pardon1 are no argument ,to make the country life appear so hateful2 ,at least to your particular1 who enjoy'd ,a blessing in that calm1 would you be pleas'd #bj ,to think so1 and the pleasure of a kingdom2 ,while your own will commanded what should move ,delights1 your husband's love and power join'd ,to give your life more harmony4 ,you liv'd there ,secure1 and innocent1 belov'd of all2 #be ,prais'd for your hospitality1 and pray'd for3 ,you might be envi'd1 but malice knew ,not where you dwelt4 ,i would not prophesy1 ,but leave to your own apprehension1 ,what may succeed your change4 ,lady ,b4 ,you do imagine1 #cj ,no doubt1 you have talk'd wisely1 and confuted ,london past all defence4 ,your master should ,do well to send you back into the country1 ,with title of superintendent-bailiff4 ,stew4 ,how1 madam6 ,lady ,b4 ,even so1 sir4 ,stew4 ,i am a gentleman1 #ce ,though now your servant4 ,lady ,b4 ,a country gentleman1 ,by your affection to converse with stubble4 ,his tenants will advance your wit1 and plump it so ,with beef and bag-pudding6 ,stew4 ,you may say your pleasure1 ,it becomes not me dispute4 ,lady ,b4 ,complain to #dj ,the lord of the soil1 your master4 ,stew4 ,you 're a woman ,of an ungovern'd passion1 and ,i pity you4 ,enter ,sir ,,thomas ,,bornwell4 ,born4 ,how now8 ,what 's the matter8 ,stew4 ,nothing1 sir4 ,exit4 ,born4 ,angry1 sweetheart8 ,lady ,b4 ,i am angry with myself1 ,to be so miserably restrain'd in things1 #de ,wherein it doth concern your love and honour ,to see me satisfied4 ,born4 ,in what1 ,aretina1 ,dost thou accuse me8 ,have ,i not obey'd ,all thy desires8 ,against mine own opinion ,quitted the country1 and remov'd the hope #ej ,of our return1 by sale of that fair lordship ,we liv'd in8 ,chang'd a calm and retir'd life ,for this wild town1 compos'd of noise and charge8#dbcg ,lady ,b4 ,what charge1 more than is necessary for ,a lady of my birth and education8 #ee ,born4 ,i am not ignorant how much nobility ,flows in your blood2 your kinsmen great and powerful ,i' th' state2 but with this1 lose not you memory ,of being my wife4 ,i shall be studious1 ,madam1 to give the dignity of your birth #fj ,all the best ornaments which become my fortune2 ,but would not flatter it1 to ruin both1 ,and be the fable of the town1 to teach ,other men loss of wit by mine1 employ'd ,to serve your vast expenses4 ,lady ,b4 ,am ,i then #fe ,brought in the balance8 ,so1 sir6 ,born4 ,though you weigh ,me in a partial#dbch scale1 my heart is honest1 ,and must take liberty to think you have ,obey'd no modest counsel1 to affect1#dbci #fi ,nay1 study ways of pride and costly ceremony3 ,your change of gaudy furniture1 and pictures ,of this ,italian master1 and that ,dutchman's2 ,your mighty looking-glasses1 like artillery1 ,brought home on engines2 the superfluous plate1 ,antique and novel2 vanities of tires2#dbdj #ge ,fourscore-pound suppers for my lord1 your kinsman1 ,banquets for t' other lady aunt1 and cousins1 ,and perfumes that exceed all3 train of servants1 ,to stifle us at home1 and show abroad ,more motley than the ,french or the ,venetian1 #hj ,about your coach1 whose rude postillion ,must pester#dbda every narrow lane1 till passengers ,and tradesmen curse your choking up their stalls2 ,and common cries pursue your ladyship1 ,for hind'ring o' their market4 ,lady ,b4 ,have you done1 sir8 #he ,born4 ,i could accuse the gaiety of your wardrobe1 ,and prodigal embroideries1 under which ,rich satins1 plushes1 cloth of silver1 dare ,not show their own complexions2 your jewels1 ,able to burn out the spectators' eyes1 #ij ,and show like bonfires on you by the tapers4 ,something might here be spar'd1 with safety of ,your birth and honour1 since the truest wealth ,shines from the soul1 and draws up just admirers4-- ,i could urge something more4 ,lady ,b4 ,pray do1 ,i like #ie ,your homily of thrift4 ,born4 ,i could wish1 madam1 ,you would not game so much4 ,lady ,b4 ,a gamester too6 ,born4 ,but are not come to that acquaintance yet1 ,should teach you skill enough to raise your profit4 ,you look not through the subtilty of cards1 #ajj ,and mysteries of dice2 nor can you save ,charge with the box1 buy petticoats and pearls1 ,and keep your family by the precious income2 ,nor do ,i wish you should3 my poorest servant ,shall not upbraid my tables1 nor his hire1 #aje ,purchas'd beneath my honour4 ,you make play ,not a pastime but a tyranny1 and vex ,yourself and my estate by it4 ,lady ,b4 ,good6 proceed4 ,born4 ,another game you have1 which consumes more ,your fame than purse2 your revels in the night1 #aaj ,your meetings called the 8,ball10 to which repair1 ,as to the ,court of ,pleasure1 all your gallants ,and ladies1 thither bound by a subpoena ,of ,venus1 and small ,cupid's high displeasure2 ',t is but the ,family of ,love#dbdb translated #aae ,into more costly sin6 ,there was a play on 't1#dbdc ,and had the poet not been brib'd to a modest ,expression of your antic gambols in 't1 ,some darks had been discovered1 and the deeds too4 ,in time he may repent1 and make some blush1 ,to see the second part danc'd on the stage1 #aba ,my thoughts acquit you for dishonouring me ,by any foul act2 but the virtuous know ',t is not enough to clear ourselves1 but the ,suspicions of our shame4 ,lady ,b4 ,have you concluded #abe ,your lecture8 ,born4 ,i ha' done2 and howsoever ,my language may appear to you1 it carries ,no other than my fair and just intent ,to your delights1 without curb to their modest#dbdd ,and noble freedom4 ,lady ,b4 ,i 'll not be so tedious #acj ,in my reply2 but1 without art or elegance1 ,assure you1 ,i keep still my first opinion3 ,and though you veil your avaricious meaning ,with handsome names of modesty and thrift1 ,i find you would intrench and wound the liberty #ace ,i was born with4 ,were my desires unprivileg'd ,by example1 while my judgment thought 'em fit1 ,you ought not to oppose2 but when the practice ,and track of every honourable lady ,authorise me1 ,i take it great injustice #adj ,to have my pleasures circumscrib'd1 and taught me4 ,a narrow-minded husband is a thief ,to his own fame1 and his preferment too2 ,he shuts his parts and fortunes from the world1 ,while1 from the popular vote and knowledge1 men #ade ,rise to employment in the state4 ,born4 ,i have ,no great ambition to buy preferment at ,so dear a rate4 ,lady ,b4 ,nor ,i to sell my honour1 ,by living poor and sparingly4 ,i was not ,bred in that ebb of fortune1 and my fate #aej ,shall not compel me to it4 ,born4 ,i know not1 ,madam2 but you pursue these ways-- ,lady ,b4 ,what ways8 ,born4 ,in the strict sense of honesty1 ,i dare ,make oath they are innocent4 ,lady ,b4 ,do not divert1 ,by busy troubling of your brain1 those thoughts ,that should preserve 'em4 ,born4 ,how was that8 ,lady ,b4 ',t is ,english4 #aef ,born4 ,but carries some unkind sense4 ,enter ,,madam ,,decoy4 ,dec4 ,good morrow1 my sweet madam4 ,lady ,b4 ,decoy6 welcome2 ,this visit is a favour4 ,dec4 ,alas1 sweet madam1 ,i cannot stay3 ,i came but to present #afj ,my service to your ladyship2 ,i could not ,pass by your door1 but ,i must take the boldness ,to tender my respects4 ,lady ,b4 ,you oblige me1 madam2 ,but ,i must not dispense so with your absence4 ,dec4 ,alas1 the coach1 madam1 stays for me at the door4 #afe ,lady ,b4 ,thou sha't command mine2 prithee1 sweet ,decoy-- ,dec4 ,i would wait on you1 madam1 but ,i have many ,visits to make this morning2 ,i beseech-- ,lady ,b4 ,so you will promise to dine with me4 ,dec4 ,i shall ,present a guest4 ,lady ,b4 ,why1 then good morrow1 madam4 ,dec4 ,a happy day shine on your ladyship6 ,exit4 #aga ,re-enter ,steward4 ,lady ,b4 ,what's your news1 sir8 ,stew4 ,madam1 two gentlemen4 ,lady ,b4 ,what gentlemen8 ,have they no names8 ,stew4 ,they are ,the gentleman with his own head of hair1 ,whom you commended for his horsemanship #age ,in ,hyde ,park1 and becoming so the saddle1 ,the t' other day4 ,lady ,b4 ,what circumstance is this ,to know him by8 ,stew4 ,his name 's at my tongue's end3-- ,he lik'd the fashion of your pearl chain1 madam2 ,and borrowed it for his jeweller to take #ahj ,a copy by it4 ,born4 ,aside4 ,what cheating gallant 's this8 ,stew4 ,that never walks without a lady's busk1#dbde ,and plays with fans--,master ,alexander ,kickshaw1-- ,i thought ,i should remember him4 ,lady ,b4 ,what 's the other8 ,stew4 ,what an unlucky memory ,i have6 #ahe ,the gallant that still danceth in the street1 ,and wears a gross of ribbon in his hat2 ,that carries oringado#dbdf in his pocket1 ,and sugar-plums1 to sweeten his discourse2 ,that studies compliment1 defies all wit #aij ,in black1 and censures plays that are not bawdy-- ,master ,john ,littleworth4 ,lady ,b4 ,they are welcome2 but ,pray entertain them a small time1 lest ,i ,be unprovided4 ,born4 ,did they ask for me8 ,stew4 ,no1 sir4 ,born4 ,it matters not1 they must be welcome4 ,lady ,b4 ,fie6 how 's this hair disordered8 ,here 's a curl #aif ,straddles most impiously4 ,i must to my closet4 ,exit4 ,born4 ,wait on 'em2 my lady will return again4 ,exit ,steward4 ,i have to such a height fulfill'd#dbdg her humour1 ,all application 's#dbdh dangerous3 these gallants #bjj ,must be receiv'd1 or she will fall into ,a tempest1 and the house be shook with names ,of all her kindred4 ',t is a servitude ,i may in time shake off4 ,enter ,,alexander ,,kickshaw and ,,littleworth4 ,kick4 and ,little4 ,save you1 ,sir ,thomas6 ,born4 ,save you1 gentlemen6 ,kick4 ,i kiss your hand4 #bje ,born4 ,what#dbdi day is it abroad8 ,little4 ,the morning rises from your lady's eye3 ,if she look clear1 we take the happy omen ,of a fair day4 ,born4 ,she 'll instantly appear1 ,to the discredit of your compliment2 #baj ,but you express your wit thus4 ,kick4 ,and you modesty1 ,not to affect#dbej the praises of your own4 ,born4 ,leaving this subject1 what game 's now on foot8 ,what exercise carries the general vote ,o' the town8 ,nothing moves without your knowledge4 #bae ,kick4 ,the cocking now has all the noise2 ,i 'll have ,a hundred pieces of one battle4--,oh1 ,these birds of ,mars6 ,little4 ,venus is ,mars his bird too4 ,kick4 ,why1 and the pretty doves are ,venus's1 ,to show that kisses draw the chariot4 #bbj ,little4 ,i am for that skirmish4 ,born4 ,when shall we have ,more booths and bagpipes upon ,banstead downs8 ,no mighty race is expected8--,but my lady ,returns6 ,re-enter ,,lady ,,bornwell4 ,lady ,b4 ,fair morning to you1 gentlemen6 ,you went not late to bed by your early visit4 #bbe ,you do me honour4 ,kick4 ,it becomes our service4 ,lady ,b4 ,what news abroad8 ,you hold precious intelligence4 ,little4 ,all tongues are so much busy with your praise1 ,they have not time to frame other discourse4 ,will 't please you1 madam1 taste a sugar-plum8 ,born4 ,what does the goldsmith think the pearl is worth #bca ,you borrowed of my lady8 ,kick4 ',t is a rich one4 ,born4 ,she has many other toys1 whose fashion you ,will like extremely3 you have no intention ,to buy any of her jewels8 ,kick4 ,understand me-- #bce ,born4 ,you had rather sell1 perhaps4 ,but1 leaving this1 ,i hope you 'll dine with us4 ,kick4 ,i came a' purpose4 ,lady ,b4 ,and where were you last night8 ,kick4 ,i1 madam8 ,where ,i slept not2 it had been sin1 where so much ,delight and beauty was to keep me waking4 #bdj ,there is a lady1 madam1 will be worth ,your free society2 my conversation ,ne'er knew so elegant and brave a soul1 ,with most incomparable flesh and blood2 ,so spirited6 so courtly6 speaks the languages1 #bde ,sings1 dances1 plays o' th' lute to admiration6 ,is fair1 and paints not2 games too1 keeps a table1 ,and talks most witty satire2 has a wit ,of a clean ,mercury-- ,little4 ,is she married8 ,kick4 ,no4 ,lady ,b4 ,a virgin8 ,kick4 ,neither4 ,little4 ,what6 a widow6 ,something ,of this wide commendation might have #bea ,excus'd4 ,this such a prodigy6 ,kick4 ,repent1 ,before ,i name her3 she did never see ,yet full sixteen1 an age1 in the opinion ,of wise men1 not contemptible4 ,she has #bee ,mourn'd out her year1 too1 for the honest knight ,that had compassion of her youth1 and died ,so timely4 ,such a widow is not common2 ,and now she shines more fresh and tempting ,than any natural virgin4 ,lady ,b4 ,what 's her name8 #bfj ,kick4 ,she was christened ,celestina2 by her husband1 ,the ,lady ,bellamour3 this ring was hers4 ,born4 ,you borrowed it to copy out the posy4 ,kick4 ,are they not pretty rubies8 't was a grace ,she was pleas'd to show me1 that ,i might have one #bfe ,made of the self-same fashion2 for ,i love ,all pretty forms4 ,lady ,b4 ,and is she glorious8 ,kick4 ,she is full of jewels1 madam2 but ,i am ,most taken with the bravery of her mind1 ,although her garments have all grace and ornament4 #bgj ,lady ,b4 ,you have been high in praises4 ,kick4 ,i come short2 ,no flattery can reach her4 ,born4 ,aside4 ,now my lady ,is troubled1 as she fear'd to be eclips'd3 ,this news will cost me somewhat4 ,lady ,b4 ,you deserve ,her favour1 for this noble character4 #bge ,kick4 ,and ,i possess it1 by my stars benevolence4 ,lady ,b4 ,you must bring us acquainted4 ,born4 ,i pray do1 sir2 ,i long to see her too4--,madam1 ,i have ,thought upon 't1 and corrected my opinion4 ,pursue what ways of pleasure your desires #bhj ,incline you to1 not only with my state1 ,but with my person2 ,i will follow you4 ,i see the folly of my thrift1 and will ,repent in sack and prodigality1 ,to your own heart's content4 ,lady ,b4 ,but do not mock4 #bhe ,born4 ,take me to your embraces1 gentlemen1 ,and tutor me4 ,little4 ,and will you kiss the ladies8 ,born4 ,and sing and dance4 ,i long to see this beauty2 ,i would fain lose a hundred pounds at dice now4 ,thou sha't have another gown and petticoat #bij ,to-morrow4 ,will you sell my running-horses8 ,we have no ,greek wine in the house1 ,i think2 ,pray send one of our footmen to the merchant1 ,and throw the hogshead of ,march-beer into #bid ,the kennel1#dbea to make room for sack and claret4 ,what think you to be drunk yet before dinner8 ,we will have constant music1 and maintain ,them and their fiddles in fantastic liveries3 ,i 'll tune my voice to catches4 ,i must have ,my dining-room enlarg'd1 to invite ambassadors4 #cjj ,we 'll feast the parish in the fields1 and teach ,the military men new discipline1 ,who shall charge all their great artillery ,with oranges and lemons1 boy1 to play ,all dinner upon our capons4 ,kick4 ,he 's exalted6 #cje ,born4 ,i will do anything to please my lady1 ,let that suffice2 and kiss o' th' same condition4 ,i am converted2 do not you dispute1 ,but patiently allow the miracle4 ,lady ,b4 ,i am glad to hear you1 sir1 in so good tune4 #caj ,enter ,servant4 ,serv4 ,madam1 the painter4 ,lady ,b4 ,i am to sit this morning4 ,born4 ,do1 while ,i give new directions to my steward4 ,kick4 ,with your favour1 we'll wait on you3 sitting's but ,a melancholy exercise without ,some company to discourse4 ,lady ,b4 ,it does conclude #cae ,a lady's morning work4 ,we rise1 make fine1 ,sit for our picture1 and 't is time to dine4 ,little4 ,praying's forgot4 ,kick4 ',t is out of fashion4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#dbeb ,enter ,,celestina and her ,steward4 ,cel4 ,fie6 what an air this room has6 ,stew4 ',t is perfum'd4 ,cel4 ,with some cheap stuff4 ,is it your wisdom's thrift ,to infect my nostrils thus8 ,or is't to favour ,the gout in your worship's hand1 you are afraid ,to exercise your pen in your account book8 #e ,or do you doubt my credit to discharge ,your bills8 ,stew4 ,madam1 ,i hope you have not found ,my duty1 with the guilt of sloth or jealousy1 ,unapt to your command4 ,cel4 ,you can extenuate ,your faults with language1 sir2 but ,i expect #aj ,to be obey'd4 ,what hangings have we here6 ,stew4 ,they are arras1 madam4 ,cel4 ,impudence6 ,i know't4 ,i will have fresher1 and more rich2 not wrought ,with faces that may scandalize a ,christian1 #ad ,with ,jewish stories stuft with corn and camels4 ,you had best wrap all my chambers in wild ,irish1 ,and make a nursery of monsters here1 ,to fright the ladies come to visit me4 ,stew4 ,madam1 ,i hope-- ,cel4 ,i say ,i will have other1 ,good ,master ,steward1 of a finer loom2 #bj ,some silk and silver1 if your worship please ,to let me be at so much cost4 ,i'll have ,stories to fit the seasons of the year1 ,and change as often as ,i please4 ,stew4 ,you shall1 madam4 ,cel4 ,i am bound to your consent1 forsooth6 ,and is #be ,my coach brought home8 ,stew4 ,this morning ,i expect it4 ,cel4 ,the inside1 as ,i gave direction1 ,of crimson plush8 ,stew4 ,of crimson camel plush4 ,cel4 ,ten thousand moths consume 't6 ,shall ,i ride through ,the streets in penance1 wrapt up round in hair cloth8 #cj ,sell't to an alderman1 't will serve his wife ,to go a feasting to their country-house2 ,or fetch a merchant's nurse-child1 and come home ,laden with fruit and cheese-cakes4 ,i despise it6 ,stew4 ,the nails adorn it1 madam1 set in method1 #ce ,and pretty forms4 ,cel4 ,but single gilt1 ,i warrant4 ,stew4 ,no1 madam4 ,cel4 ,another solecism6 ,oh fie6 ,this fellow will bring me to a consumption ,with fretting at his ignorance4 ,some lady ,had rather never pray than go to church in't4 #dj ,the nails not double gilt6 ,to market wo't8#dbec ',t will hackney out to ,mile-end1 or convey ,your city tumblers#dbed to be drunk with cream ,and prunes at ,islington4#dbee ,stew4 ,good madam1 hear me4 ,cel4 ,i'll rather be beholding to my aunt1 #de ,the countess1 for her mourning coach1 than be ,disparag'd so4 ,shall any juggling tradesman ,be at charge to shoe his running-horse with gold1 ,and shall my coach nails be but single gilt6 ,how dare these knaves abuse me so8 ,stew4 ,vouchsafe #ej ,to hear me speak4 ,cel4 ,is my sedan yet finish'd1 ,and liveries for my men-mules1#dbef according ,as ,i gave charge8 ,stew4 ,yes1 madam1 it is finish'd1 ,but without tilting-plumes at the four corners2 ,the scarlet's pure1 but not embroidered4 #ee ,cel4 ,what mischief were it to your conscience ,were my coach lin'd with tissue1 and my harness ,cover'd with needle-work8 if my sedan ,had all the story of the prodigal ,embroidered with pearl8 ,stew4 ,alas1 good madam1 #fj ,i know 't is your own cost2 ,i am but your steward1 ,and would discharge my duty the best way1 ,you have been pleas'd to hear me2 't is not for ,my profit that ,i manage your estate ,and save expense1 but for your honour1 madam4 ,cel4 ,how1 sir6 my honour8 ,stew4 ,though you hear it not1 #ff ,men's tongues are liberal in your character1 ,since you began to live thus high4 ,i know ,your fame is precious to you4 ,cel4 ,i were best ,make you my governor4 ,audacious varlet6 #gj ,how dare you interpose your doting counsel8 ,mind your affairs with more obedience1 ,or ,i shall ease you of an office1 sir4 ,must ,i be limited to please your honour1 ,or1 for the vulgar breath1 confine my pleasures8 ,i will pursue 'em in what shapes ,i fancy1 #gf ,here1 and abroad2 my entertainments shall ,be oft'ner1 and more rich4 ,who shall control me8 ,i live i' th' ,strand1 whither few ladies come ,to live1 and purchase more than fame4 ,i will ,be hospitable then1 and spare no cost #ha ,that may engage all generous report ,to trumpet forth my bounty and my bravery1#dbeg ,till the court envy1 and remove4 ,i'll have ,my house the academy of wits1 who shall #he ,exalt their genius with rich sack and sturgeon1 ,write panegyrics of my feasts1 and praise ,the method of my witty superfluities4 ,the horses shall be taught1 with frequent waiting ,upon my gates1 to stop in their career #ij ,toward ,charing-cross1 spite of the coachman's fury2 ,and not a tilter but shall strike#dbeh his plume1 ,when he sails by my window3 my balcony ,shall be the courtier's idol1 and more gaz'd at ,than all the pageantry at ,temple ,bar1 #ie ,by country clients4 ,stew4 ,sure my lady's mad4 ,cel4 ,take that for your ill manners4 ,strikes him4 ,stew4 ,thank you1 madam4-- ,i would there were less quicksilver in your fingers4 ,exit4 ,cel4 ,there 's more than simple honesty in a servant ,requir'd to his full duty2 none should dare #ajj ,but with a look1 much less a saucy language1 ,check at their mistress' pleasure4 ,i'm resolv'd ,to pay for some delight1 my estate will bear it2 ,i'll rein it shorter when ,i please4 ,re-enter ,steward4 ,stew4 ,a gentleman ,desires to speak with your ladyship4 ,cel4 ,his name8 #aje ,stew4 ,he says you know him not2 he seems to be ,of quality4 ,cel4 ,admit him4 ,exit ,steward4 ,enter ,,haircut4 ,sir1 with me8 ,hair4 ,madam1 ,i know not how you may receive ,this boldness from me2 but my fair intents ,known1 will incline you to be charitable4 #aaj ,cel4 ,no doubt1 sir4 ,hair4 ,he must live obscurely1 madam1 ,that hath not heard what virtues you possess2 ,and ,i1 a poor admirer of your fame1 ,am come to kiss your hand4 ,cel4 ,that all your business8 ,hair4 ,though it were worth much travel1 ,i have more #aae ,in my ambition4 ,cel4 ,speak it freely1 sir4 ,hair4 ,you are a widow4 ,cel4 ,so6 ,hair4 ,and ,i a bachelor4 ,cel4 ,you come a wooing1 sir1 and would perhaps ,show me a way to reconcile the two8 ,hair4 ,and bless my stars for such a happiness4 #abj ,cel4 ,i like you1 sir1 the better1 that you do not ,wander about1 but shoot home to the meaning2 ,it is a confidence will make a man ,know sooner what to trust to3 but ,i never ,saw you before1 and ,i believe you come not #abe ,with hope to find me desperate upon marriage4 ,if maids1 out of their ignorance of what ,men are1 refuse these offers1 widows may1 ,out of their knowledge1 be allow'd some coyness3 ,and yet ,i know not how much happiness #acj ,a peremptory answer may deprive me of2-- ,you may be some young lord1 and though ,i see not ,your footmen and your groom1 they may not be ,far off1 in conference with your horse4 ,please you ,to instruct me with your title1 against which ,i would not willingly offend4 ,hair4 ,i am #acf ,a gentleman2 my name is ,haircut1 madam4 ,cel4 ,sweet ,master ,haircut1 are you a courtier8 ,hair4 ,yes4 ,cel4 ,i did think so1 by your confidence4 ,not to detain you1 sir1 with circumstance1 #adj ,i was not so unhappy in my husband1 ,but that 't is possible ,i may be a wife ,again2 but ,i must tell you1 he that wins ,my affection1 shall deserve me4 ,hair4 ,i will hope1 ,if you can love1 ,i shall not present1 madam1 #ade ,an object to displease you in my person3 ,and when time1 and your patience1 shall possess you ,with further knowledge of me1 and the truth ,of my devotion1 you will not repent ,the offer of my service4 ,cel4 ,you say well4 #aej ,how long do you imagine you can love1 sir8 ,is it a quotidian1 or will it hold ,but every other day8 ,hair4 ,you are pleasant1#dbei madam4 ,cel4 ,does it take you with a burning at the first1 ,or with a cold fit8 for you gentlemen #aee ,have both your summer and your winter service4 ,hair4 ,i am ignorant what you mean2 but ,i shall never ,be cold in my affection to such beauty4 ,cel4 ,and 't will be somewhat long ere ,i be warm in't4 ,hair4 ,if you vouchsafe me so much honour1 madam1 #afj ,that ,i may wait on you sometimes1 ,i sha' not ,despair to see a change4 ,cel4 ,but now ,i know ,your mind1 you shall not need to tell it when ,you come again2 ,i shall remember it4 ,hair4 ,you make me fortunate4 ,re-enter ,steward4 ,stew4 ,madam1 your kinswomen1 #afe ,the lady ,novice1 and her sister1 are ,new lighted from their coach4 ,cel4 ,i did expect 'em1 ,they partly are my pupils4 ,i 'll attend 'em4 ,exit ,steward4 ,hair4 ,madam1 ,i have been too great a trespasser ,upon your patience2 ,i will take my leave4 #agj ,you have affairs1 and ,i have some employment ,calls me to court2 ,i shall present again ,a servant to you4 ,exit4 ,cel4 ,sir1 you may present1 ,but not give fire1 ,i hope4--,now to the ladies4 ,this recreation 's past1 the next must be #age ,to read to them some court philosophy4 ,exit4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#dbfj ,enter ,,sir ,,thomas ,,bornwell4 ,born4 ',t is a strange humour ,i have undertaken1 ,to dance1 and play1 and spend as fast as she does2 ,but ,i am resolv'd3 it may do good upon her1 ,and fright her into thrift4 ,nay1 ,i 'll endeavour ,to make her jealous too2 if this do not #e ,allay her gamboling1 she 's past a woman1 ,and only a miracle must tame her4 ,enter ,steward4 ,stew4 ',t is master ,frederick1 my lady's nephew4 ,born4 ,what of him8 ,stew4 ,is come from the university4 ,born4 ,by whose directions8 ,stew4 ,it seems1 my lady's4 ,born4 ,let me speak with him #aj ,before he see his aunt4 ,exit ,stew4--,i do not like it4-- ,enter ,steward1 with ,,master ,,frederick1 in his college dress4 ,master ,frederick1 welcome6 ,i expected not ,so soon your presence2 what 's the hasty cause8 ,fred4 ,these letters1 from my tutor1 will acquaint you4 ,gives ,,bornwell letters4 ,stew4 ,welcome home1 sweet ,master ,frederick6 ,fred4 ,where 's my aunt8 #ae ,stew4 ,she 's busy about her painting1 in her closet2 ,the outlandish man of art is copying out ,her countenance4 ,fred4 ,she is sitting for her picture8 ,stew4 ,yes1 sir2 and when 't is drawn she will be hang'd ,next the ,french cardinal1 in the dining-room4 ,but when she hears you 're come1 she will dismiss #ba ,the ,belgic gentleman1 to entertain ,your worship4 ,fred4 ,change of air has made you witty4 ,born4 ,your tutor gives you a handsome character1 ,frederick1 and is sorry your aunt's pleasure #be ,commands you from your studies2 but ,i hope ,you have no quarrel to the liberal arts4 ,learning is an addition#dbfa beyond ,nobility of birth4 ,honour of blood1 ,without the ornament of knowledge1 is #cj ,a glorious#dbfb ignorance4 ,fred4 ,i never knew more sweet and happy hours ,than ,i employ'd upon my books4 ,i heard ,a part of my philosophy1 and was so ,delighted with the harmony of nature1 #ce ,i could have wasted my whole life upon 't4 ,born4 ,aside4 ',t is pity a rash indulgence should corrupt ,so fair a genius6 ,she 's here2 ,i 'll observe4 ,enter ,lady ,,bornwell1 ,,kickshaw1 and ,,littleworth4 ,fred4 ,my most lov'd aunt6 ,lady ,b4 ,support me1 ,i shall faint4 ,little4 ,what ails your ladyship8 ,lady ,b4 ,is that ,frederick1 #dj ,in black8 ,kick4 ,yes1 madam2 but the doublet 's satin4 ,lady ,b4 ,the boy 's undone6 ,fred4 ,madam1 you appear troubled4 ,lady ,b4 ,have ,i not cause8 ,was not ,i trusted with ,thy education1 boy1 and have they sent thee ,home like a very scholar6 ,kick4 ',t was ill done1 #de ,howe'er they us'd him in the university1 ,to send him to his friends thus4 ,fred4 ,why1 sir8 ,black1 7,for 't is the colour that offends your eye-sight17 ,is not1 within my reading1 any blemish2 ,sables are no disgrace in heraldry4 #ej ,kick4 ',t is coming from the college thus1 that makes it ,dishonourable4 ,while you wore it for ,your father1 it was commendable2 or were ,your aunt dead1 you might mourn1 and justify4 ,lady ,b4 ,what luck#dbfc ,i did not send him into ,france6 #ee ,they would have given him generous education1 ,taught him another garb1 to wear his lock1#dbfd ,and shape1 as gaudy as the summer2 how ,to dance1 and wag his feather -la-mode1 ,to compliment1 and cringe2 to talk not modestly1 #fj ,like1 8ay forsooth10 and 8no forsooth20 to blush1 ,and look so like a chaplain6--,there he might ,have learn'd a brazen confidence1 and observ'd ,so well the custom of the country1 that ,he might1 by this time1 have invented fashions ,for us1 and been a benefit to the kingdom2 #ff ,preserv'd our tailors in their wits1 and sav'd ,the charge of sending into foreign courts ,for pride and antic fashions4--,observe ,in what a posture he does hold his hat now6 #gj ,fred4 ,madam1 with your pardon1 you have practis'd ,another dialect than was taught me when ,i was commended to your care and breeding4 ,i understand not this2 ,latin or ,greek ,are more familiar to my apprehension3 #ge ,logic was not so hard in my first lectures ,as your strange language4 ,lady ,b4 ,some strong waters2 oh6 ,little4 ,comfits will be as comfortable to your stomach1 madam4 ,offers his box4 ,lady ,b4 ,i fear he 's spoil'd for ever6 ,he did name ,logic1 and may1 for aught ,i know1 be gone #hj ,so far to understand it4 ,i did always ,suspect they would corrupt him in the college4-- ,will your ,greek saws and sentences discharge ,the mercer8 ,or is ,latin a fit language ,to court a mistress in8--,master ,alexander1 #he ,if you have any charity1 let me ,commend him to your breeding4--,i suspect ,i must employ my doctor first1 to purge ,the university that lies in 's head2 ,it alters his complexion4 ,kick4 ,if you dare #ij ,trust me to serve him-- ,lady ,b4 ,master ,littleworth1 ,be you join'd in commission4 ,little4 ,i will teach him ,postures and rudiments4 ,lady ,b4 ,i have no patience ,to see him in this shape2 it turns my stomach4 ,when he has cast his academic skin #ie ,he shall be yours4 ,i am bound in conscience ,to see him bred2 his own state shall maintain ,the charge1 while he 's my ward4--,come hither1 sir4 ,fred4 ,what does my aunt mean to do with me8 ,stew4 ,to make you a fine gentleman1 and translate you #ajj ,out of your learned language1 sir1 into ,the present ,goth and ,vandal1 which is ,french4 ,born4 ,aside4 ,into what mischief will this humour ebb8 ,she will undo the boy2 ,i see him ruin'd4 ,my patience is not manly2 but ,i must #aje ,use stratagem to reduce her3 open ways ,give me no hope4 ,stew4 ,you shall be obey'd1 madam4 ,exeunt all but ,,frederick and ,steward4 ,fred4 ,master ,steward1 are you sure we do not dream8 ,was 't not my aunt you talkt to8 ,stew4 ,one that loves you ,dear as her life4 ,these clothes do not become you1 #aaj ,you must have better1 sir-- ,fred4 ,there are not old4 ,stew4 ,more suitable to the town and time2 we keep ,no ,lent here1 nor is 't my lady's pleasure you ,should fast from anything you have a mind to2 ,unless it be your learning1 which she would have you #aae ,forget with all convenient speed that may be1 ,for the credit of your noble family4 ,the case is alter'd since we liv'd i' th' country2 ,we do not now invite the poor o' th' parish ,to dinner1 keep a table for the tenants2 #abj ,our kitchen does not smell of beef2 the cellar ,defies the price of malt and hops2 the footmen ,and coach-drivers may be drunk like gentlemen1 ,with wine2 nor will three fiddlers upon holidays1 ,with aid of bag-pipes1 that call'd in the country #abe ,to dance1 and plough the hall up with their hob-nails1 ,now make my lady merry4 ,we do feed ,like princes1 and feast nothing else but princes2 ,and are these robes fit to to be seen amongst 'em8 ,fred4 ,my lady keeps a court then6 ,is ,sir ,thomas #acj ,affected#dbfe with this state and cost8 ,stew4 ,he was not1 ,but is converted3 and ,i hope you wo' not ,persist in heresy1 but take a course ,of riot1 to content your friends2 you shall ,want nothing1 if you can be proud1 and spend it #ace ,for my lady's honour4 ,here are a hundred ,pieces1 will serve you till you have new clothes2 ,i will present you with a nag of mine1 ,poor tender of my service1 please you accept2 ,my lady's smile more than rewards me for it4 #adj ,i must provide fit servants to attend you1 ,monsieurs1 for horse and foot4 ,fred4 ,i shall submit1 ,if this be my aunt's pleasure1 and be rul'd2 ,my eyes are open'd with this purse already1 ,and sack will help to inspire me4 ,i must spend it8 #ade ,stew4 ,what else1 sir8 ,fred4 ,i 'll begin with you3 to encourage ,you to have still a special care of me1 ,there is five pieces1--not for your nag4 ,stew4 ,no1 sir2 ,i hope it is not4 ,fred4 ,buy a beaver ,for thy own block2#dbff ,i shall be rul'd4 ,who does #aej ,command the wine cellar8 ,stew4 ,who commands but you1 sir8 ,fred4 ,i 'll try to drink a health or two1 my aunt's1 ,or anybody's2 and if that foundation ,stagger me not too much1 ,i will commence ,in all the arts of ,london4 ,stew4 ,if you find1 sir1 #aee ,the operation of the wine exalt ,your blood to the desire of any female ,delight1 ,i know your aunt wo' not deny ,any of her chambermaids to practise on2 ,she loves you but too well4 ,fred4 ,i know not how #afj ,i may be for that exercise4--,farewell1 ,aristotle1 ,prithee commend me to the library ,at ,westminster2 my bones ,i bequeath thither1 ,and to the learned worms that mean to visit 'em4 ,i will compose myself2 ,i begin to think #afe ,i have lost time indeed4--,come to the wine cellar4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#dbfg ,enter ,,celestina1 ,,mariana1 and ,,isabella4 ,mar4 ,but shall we not1 madam1 expose ourselves ,to censure for this freedom8 ,cel4 ,let them answer ,that dare mistake us4 ,shall we be so much ,cowards1 to be frighted from our pleasure1 ,because men have malicious tongues1 and show ,what miserable souls they have8 ,no1 cousin1 #f ,we hold our life and fortunes upon no ,man's charity2 if they dare show so little ,discretion to traduce our fames1 we will ,be guilty of so much wit to laugh at 'em4 #aj ,isab4 ',t is a becoming fortitude4 ,cel4 ,my stars ,are yet kind to me2 for1 in a happy minute ,be 't spoke1 ,i 'm not in love1 and men shall never ,make my heart lean with sighing1 nor with tears ,draw on my eyes the infamy of spectacles4 #ae ',t is the chief principle to keep your heart ,under your own obedience2 jest1 but love not4 ,i say my prayers1 yet can wear good clothes1 ,and only satisfy my tailor for 'em4 ,i will not lose my privilege4 #bj ,mar4 ,and yet they say your entertainments are1 ,give me your pardon1 madam1 to proclaim ,yourself a widow1 and to get a husband4 ,cel4 ,as if a lady of my years1 some beauty1 ,left by her husband rich1 that had mourn'd for him #be ,a twelvemonth too1 could live so obscure i' th' town1 ,that gallants would not know her1 and invite ,themselves1 without her chargeable#dbfh proclamations6 ,then we are worse than citizens3 no widow ,left wealthy can be thoroughly warm in mourning1 #cj ,but some one noble blood1 or lusty kindred1 ,claps in1 with his gilt coach1 and ,flandrian#dbfi trotters1 ,and hurries her away to be a countess4 ,courtiers have spies1 and great ones with large titles1 ,cold in their own estates1 would warm themselves #ce ,at a rich city bonfire4 ,isab4 ,most true1 madam4 ,cel4 ,no matter for corruption of the blood3 ,some undone courtier made her husband rich1 ,and this new lord receives it back again4 ,admit it were my policy1 and that #dj ,my entertainments pointed to acquaint me ,with many suitors1 that ,i might be safe ,and make the best election1 could you blame me8 ,mar4 ,madam1 't is wisdom4 ,cel4 ,but ,i should be ,in my thoughts miserable1 to be fond#dbgj #de ,of leaving the sweet freedom ,i possess1 ,and court myself into new marriage fetters4 ,i now observe men's several wits and windings1#dbga ,and can laugh at their follies4 ,mar4 ,you have given ,a most ingenious satisfaction4 #ej ,cel4 ,one thing ,i 'll tell you more1 and this ,i give you ,worthy your imitation1 from my practice3 ,you see me merry1 full of song and dancing1 ,pleasant in language1 apt to all delights ,that crown a public meeting2 but you cannot ,accuse me of being prodigal of my favours #ef ,to any of my guests4 ,i do not summon1 ,by any wink1 a gentleman to follow me ,to my withdrawing chamber2 ,i hear all ,their pleas in court1 nor can they boast abroad1 ,and do me justice1 after a salute1#dbgb #fa ,they have much conversation with my lip4 ,i hold the kissing of my hand a courtesy1 ,and he that loves me1 must1 upon the strength ,of that1 expect till ,i renew his favour4 #fe ,some ladies are so expensive in their graces ,to those that honour 'em1 and so prodigal1 ,that in a little time they have nothing but ,the naked sin left to reward their servants2 ,whereas1 a thrift in our rewards will keep #gj ,men long in their devotion1 and preserve ,ourselves in stock1 to encourage those that honour us4 ,isab4 ,this is an art worthy a lady's practice4 ,cel4 ,it takes not from the freedom of our mirth1 ,but seems to advance it1 when we can possess ,our pleasures with security of our honour2 #gf ,and1 that preserv'd1 ,i welcome all the joys ,my fancy can let in4 ,in this ,i have given ,the copy of my mind2 nor do ,i blush ,you understand it4 ,isab4 ,you have honour'd us4 #hj ,enter ,,celestina',s ,gentlewoman4 ,gentlew4 ,madam1 ,sir ,william ,scentlove's come to wait on you4 ,cel4 ,there 's one would be a client4--,make excuse ,for a few minutes4 ,exit ,gentlewoman4 ,mar4 ,one that comes a wooing8 ,cel4 ,such a thing he would seem1 but in his guiltiness ,of little land1 his expectation is not #he ,so valiant as it might be4 ,he wears rich clothes1 ,and feeds with noblemen2 to some1 ,i hear1 ,no better than a wanton emissary1 ,or scout for ,venus' wild fowl2 which made tame1 ,he thinks no shame to stand court sentinel1 #ij ,in hope of the reversion4 ,mar4 ,i have heard ,that some of them are often my lord's tasters1 ,the first fruits they condition for1 and will ,exact as fees1 for the promotion4 ,cel4 ,let them agree2 there 's no account shall lie #ie ,for me among their traffic4 ,re-enter ,gentlewoman4 ,gentlew4 ,master ,haircut1 madam1 ,is new come in1 to tender you his service4 ,cel4 ,let him discourse a little with ,sir ,william4 ,exit ,gentlewoman4 ,mar4 ,what is this gentleman1 ,master ,haircut1 madam8 ,i note him very gallant1 and much courted #ajj ,by gentlemen of quality4 ,cel4 ,i know not1 ,more than a trim gay man2 he has some great office1 ,sure1 by his confident behaviour4 ,he would be entertain'd under the title ,of servant#dbgc to me1 and ,i must confess1 #aje ,he is the sweetest of all men that visit me4 ,isab4 ,how mean you1 madam8 ,cel4 ,he is full of powder2 ,he will save much in perfume for my chamber1 ,were he but constant here4--,give 'em access4 ,enter ,,sir ,,william ,,scentlove and ,,haircut4 ,scent4 ,madam1 the humblest of your servants is ,exalted to a happiness1 if you smile #aaa ,upon my visit4 ,hair4 ,i must beg your charity ,upon my rudeness1 madam2 ,i shall give ,that day up lost to any happiness1 ,when ,i forget to tender you my service4 #aae ,cel4 ,you practise courtship1 gentlemen4 ,scent4 ,but cannot ,find where with more desert to exercise it4 ,what lady 's this1 ,i pray8 ,cel4 ,a kinswoman ,of mine1 ,sir ,william4 ,scent4 ,i am more her servant4 ,cel4 ,you came from court1 now1 ,i presume8 ,hair4 ',t is1 madam1 #abj ,the sphere ,i move in1 and my destiny ,was kind to place me there1 where ,i enjoy ,all blessings that a mortal can possess1 ,that lives not in your presence2 and ,i should ,fix my ambition1 when you would vouchsafe #abe ,me so much honour1 to accept from me ,an humble entertainment there4 ,cel4 ,but by ,what name shall ,i be known8 ,in what degree ,shall ,i be of kindred to you8 ,hair4 ,how mean you1 madam8 ,cel4 ,perhaps you 'll call me sister1 ,i shall take it #acj ,a special preferment2 or it may be ,i may pass under title of your mistress1 ,if ,i seem rich1 and fair enough1 to engage ,your confidence to own me4 ,hair4 ,i would hope-- ,cel4 ,but 't is not come to that yet3 you will1 sir4 #ace ,excuse my mirth4 ,hair4 ,sweet madam6 ,cel4 ,shall ,i take ,boldness to ask what place you hold in court8 ',t is an uncivil curiosity2 ,but you 'll have mercy to a woman's question4 ,hair4 ,my present condition1 madam1 carries ,honour and profit1 though not to be nam'd #ada ,with that employment ,i expect i' th' state1 ,which shall discharge the first maturity ,upon your knowledge2 until then1 ,i beg ,you allow a modest silence4 ,cel4 ,i am charm'd1 sir2 #ade ,and if you scape ambassador1 you cannot ,reach a preferment wherein ,i 'm against you4 ,but where is ,sir ,william ,scentlove8 ,hair4 ,give him leave ,to follow his nose1 madam1 while he hunts ,in view1--he 'll soon be at a fault4#dbgd ,cel4 ,you know him8 #aej ,hair4 ,know ,scentlove8 ,not a page but can decipher him2 ,the waiting-women know him to a scruple2 ,he 's called the blister-maker of the town4 ,cel4 ,what 's that8 ,hair4 ,the laundry ladies can resolve you1 ,and you may guess3 an arrant epicure1 #aee ,as this day lives1 born to a pretty wit1 ,a knight1 too2 but no gentleman4 ,i must ,be plain to you2--your ladyship may have ,use of this knowledge1 but conceal the author4 ,scent4 ,i kiss your fairest hand4 ,mar4 ,you make a difference2 #afj ,pray reconcile them to an equal whiteness4 ,scent4 ,you wound my meaning1 lady4 ,cel4 ,nay1 ,sir ,william ,has the art of compliment4 ,scent4 ,madam1 you honour me ',bove my desert of language4 ,cel4 ,will you please ,to enrich me with your knowledge of that gentleman8 #afe ,scent4 ,do you not know him1 madam8 ,cel4 ,what is he8 ,scent4 ,a camphire ball2 you shall know more hereafter2 ,he shall tell you himself1 and save my character2 ,till then1--you see he 's proud4 ,cel4 ,one thing1 gentlemen1 ,i observe in your behaviour1 which is rare #agj ,in two that court one mistress3 you preserve ,a noble friendship2 there 's no gum within ,your hearts2 you cannot fret1#dbge or show an envy ,of one another's hope2 some would not govern ,their passions with that temper6 ,scent4 ,the whole world #age ,shall nor divorce our friendship4--,master ,haircut6 ,would ,i had lives to serve him6 ,he is lost ,to goodness does not honour him4 ,hair4 ,my knight6 ,cel4 ,aside4 ,this is right playing at court shuttlecock4 #agi ,re-enter ,gentlewoman4 ,gentlew4 ,madam1 there is a gentleman desires ,to speak wi' ye1 one ,sir ,thomas ,bornwell4 ,cel4 ,bornwell8 ,gentlew4 ,he says he is a stranger to your ladyship4 ,scent4 ,i know him4 ,hair4 ,your neighbour1 madam4 ,scent4 ,husband to ,the lady that so revels in the ,strand4 ,hair4 ,he has good parts1 they say1 but cannot help #ahe ,his lady's bias4 ,cel4 ,they have both much fame ,i' th' town1 for several merits4 ,pray admit him4 ,exit ,gentlewoman4 ,hair4 ,aside4 ,what comes he for8 ,enter ,,sir ,,thomas ,,bornwell4 ,born4 ,your pardon1 noble lady1 that ,i have ,presum'd a stranger to your knowledge1-- ,salutes ,,celestina4 ,cel4 ,sir1 #aij ,your worth was here before you1 and your person ,cannot be here ungrateful4 ,born4 ',t is the bounty ,of your sweet disposition1 madam4--,make me ,your servant1 lady1 by her fair example1 ,to favour me4 ,offers to salute ,,isabella1 who turns from him4 ,aside4--,i never knew one turn #aie ,her cheek to a gentleman that came to kiss her1 ,but she 'd a stinking breath4--,your servant1 gentlemen4 ,will ,scentlove1 how is 't8 ,cel4 ,i am sorry1 coz1 ,to accuse you2 we in nothing more betray ,ourselves to censure of ridiculous pride1 #bjj ,than answering a fair salute too rudely4 ,oh1 it shows ill upon a gentlewoman ,not to return the modest lip1 if she ,would have the world believe her breath is not ,offensive4 ,born4 ,madam1 ,i have business #bje ,with you4 ,scent4 ,his looks are pleasant4 ,cel4 ,with me1 sir8 ,born4 ,i hear you have an exc'llent wit1 madam2 ,i see you are fair4 ,cel4 ,the first is but report2 ,and do not trust your eye-sight for the last1 ',cause ,i presume y' are mortal1 and may err4 ,hair4 ,he is very gamesome4 ,born4 ,y' have an exc'llent voice1 #baa 7,they say you catcht it from a dying swan17 ,with which1 join'd to the harmony of your lute1 ,you ravish all mankind4 ,cel4 ,ravish mankind8 ,born4 ,with their consent4 ,cel4 ,it were the stranger rape2 #bae ,but there 's the less indictment lies against it3 ,and there is hope your little honesties#dbgf ,cannot be much the worse1 for men do rather ,believe they had a maidenhead1 than put ,themselves to th' rack of memory how long #bbj ',t is since they left the burden of their innocence4 ,born4 ,why1 you are bitter1 madam6 ,cel4 ,so is physic2 ,i do not know your constitution4 ,born4 ,you shall1 if 't please you1 madam4 ,cel4 ,y' are too hasty1 ,i must examine what certificate #bbe ,you have first1 to prefer you4 ,born4 ,fine6 certificate8 ,cel4 ,under your lady's hand and seal4 ,born4 ,go to2 ,i see you are a wag4 ,cel4 ,but take heed how ,you trust to 't4 ,born4 ,i can love you in my wedlock1 ,as well as that young gallant o' th' first hair1 ,or the knight-bachelor2 and can return #bca ,as amorous delight to thy soft bosom4 ,cel4 ,your person and your language are both strangers4 ,born4 ,but may be more familiar2 ,i have those ,that dare make affidavit for my body4 #bce ,cel4 ,d' ye mean your surgeon8 ,born4 ,my surgeon1 madam8 ,i know not how you value my abilities1 ,but ,i dare undertake as much1 to express ,my service to your ladyship1 and with ,as fierce ambition fly to your commands1 #bdj ,as the most valiant of these lay siege to you4 ,cel4 ,you dare not1 sir4 ,born4 ,how1 madam8 ,cel4 ,i will justify 't4 ,you dare not marry me2 and ,i imagine ,some here1 should ,i consent1 would fetch a priest ,out of the fire4 ,born4 ,i have a wife indeed4 #bde ,cel4 ,and there 's a statute not repeal'd1 ,i take it4 ,born4 ,y' are in the right2 ,i must confess y' have hit ,and bled me in a master vein4 ,cel4 ,you think ,i took you on the advantage2 use your best ,skill at defence1 ,i 'll come up to your valour1 #bej ,and show another work you dare not do3 ,you dare not1 sir1 be virtuous4 ,born4 ,i dare1 ,by this fair hand ,i dare2 and ask a pardon1 ,if my rude words offend your innocence1 ,which1 in a form so beautiful1 would shine #bee ,to force a blush in them suspected it1 ,and from the rest draw wonder4 ,hair4 ,i like not ,their secret parley2 shall ,i interrupt them8 ,isab4 ,by no means1 sir4 ,scent4 ,sir ,thomas was not wont ,to show so much a courtier4 ,mar4 ,he cannot #bfj ,be prejudicial to you2 suspect not ,your own deserts so much2 he 's married4 ,born4 ,i have other business1 madam4 ,you keep music3 ,i came to try how you can dance4 ,cel4 ,you did8--,aside4 ,i 'll try his humour out of breath4 #bfe ,although ,i boast no cunning1 sir1 in revels1 ,if you desire to show your art that way1 ,i can wait on you4 ,born4 ,you much honour me2 ,nay1 all must join to make a harmony4 ,they dance4 ,born4 ,i have nothing now1 madam1 but to beseech1 #bgj ,after a pardon for my boldness1 you ,would give occasion to pay my gratitude4 ,i have a house will be much honoured1 ,if you vouchsafe your presence2 and a wife ,desires to present herself your servant4 #bge ,i came with the ambition to invite you1 ,deny me not2 your person you shall trust ,on fair security4 ,cel4 ,sir1 although ,i use not ,this freedom with a stranger1 you shall have ,no cause to hold me obstinate4 ,born4 ,you grace me4 #bhj ,sir ,william ,scentlove-- ,hair4 ,i must take my leave4 ,you will excuse me1 madam2 court attendances-- ,cel4 ,by any means4 ,born4 ,ladies1 you will vouchsafe ,your company8 ,isab4 ,we wait upon you1 sir4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#dbgg ,table and looking-glass4 ,enter ,,lord ---- unready4#dbgh ,,haircut preparing his periwig4 ,lord4 ,what hour is 't8 ,hair4 ',bout three o'clock1 my lord4 ,lord4 ',t is time to rise4 ,hair4 ,your lordship went but late ,to bed last night4 ,lord4 ',t was early in the morning4 ,sec4 within4 ,expect#dbgi awhile1 my lord is busy4 ,enter ,secretary4 ,lord4 ,what 's the matter8 ,sec4 ,here is a lady #e ,desires access to you upon some affairs1 ,she says1 may specially concern your lordship4 ,lord4 ,a lady8 ,what 's her name8 ,sec4 ,madam ,decoy4 ,lord4 ,decoy8 ,prithee admit her4 ,exit ,secretary4 ,enter ,,decoy4 ,have you business1 madam1 ,with me8 ,dec4 ,and such1 ,i hope1 as will not be #aj ,offensive to your lordship4 ,lord4 ,i pray speak it4 ,dec4 ,i would desire your lordship's ear more private4 ,lord4 ,wait i' th' next chamber till ,i call4--,now1 madam4 ,exit ,,haircut4 ,dec4 ,although ,i am a stranger to your lordship1 ,i would not lose a fair occasion offer'd #ae ,to show how much ,i honour1 and would serve you4 ,lord4 ,please you to give me the particular1 ,that ,i may know the extent of my engagement4#dbhj ,i am ignorant by what desert you should ,be encourag'd to have care of me4 ,dec4 ,my lord1 #bj ,i will take boldness to be plain2 beside ,your other excellent parts1 you have much fame ,for your sweet inclination to our sex4 ,lord4 ,how d' ye mean1 madam8 ,dec4 ,i' that way your lordship ,hath honourably practis'd upon some #be ,not to be nam'd4 ,your noble constancy ,to a mistress hath deserv'd our general vote2 ,and ,i1 a part of womankind1 have thought ,how to express my duty4 ,lord4 ,in what1 madam8 ,dec4 ,be not so strange1 my lord4 ,i knew the beauty #cj ,and pleasures of your eyes2 that handsome creature ,with whose fair life all your delight took leave1 ,and to whose memory you have paid too much ,sad tribute4 ,lord4 ,what 's all this8 ,dec4 ,this3 if your lordship ,accept my service1 in pure zeal to cure #ce ,your melancholy1 ,i could point where you might ,repair your loss4 ,lord4 ,your ladyship1 ,i conceive1 ,doth traffic in flesh merchandize4 ,dec4 ,to men ,of honour1 like yourself4 ,i am well known #ci ,to some in court1 and come not with ambition ,now to supplant your officer4 ,lord4 ,what is ,the lady of pleasure you prefer8 ,dec4 ,a lady ,of birth and fortune1 one upon whose virtue ,i may presume1 the lady ,aretina4 ,lord4 ,wife to ,sir ,thomas ,bornwell8 ,dec4 ,the same1 sir4 #de ,lord4 ,have you prepar'd her8 ,dec4 ,not for your lordship1 till ,i have found your pulse4 ,i am acquainted with her disposition1 ,she has a very appliable#dbha nature4 ,lord4 ,and1 madam1 when expect you to be whipt #ej ,for doing these fine favours8 ,dec4 ,how1 my lord8 ,your lordship does but jest1 ,i hope2 you make ,a difference between a lady that ,does honourable offices1 and one #ed ,they call a bawd4 ,your lordship was not wont ,to have such coarse opinion of our practice4 ,lord4 ,the ,lady ,aretina is my kinswoman4 ,dec4 ,what if she be1 my lord8 ,the nearer blood1 ,the dearer sympathy4 ,lord4 ,i 'll have thee carted4#dbhb ,dec4 ,your lordship will not so much stain your honour #fj ,and education1 to use a woman ,of my quality-- ,lord4 ',t is possible you may ,be sent off with an honourable convoy ,of halberdiers4 ,dec4 ,oh1 my good lord6 #fd ,lord4 ,your ladyship shall be no protection1 ,if you but stay three minutes4 ,dec4 ,i am gone4-- ,when next you find rebellion in your blood1 ,may all within ten mile o' th' court turn honest6#dbhc ,exit4 ,lord4 ,i do not find that proneness1 since the fair ,bella ,maria died2 my blood is cold1 #gj ,nor is there beauty enough surviving ,to heighten me to wantonness4--,who waits8 ,re-enter ,,haircut and ,secretary4 ,and what said my lady8 ,hair4 ,the silent language of her face1 my lord1 ,was not so pleasant1 as it show'd upon #ge ,her entrance4 ,lord4 ,would any man that meets ,this lady take her for a bawd8 ,hair4 ,she does ,the trade an honour1 credit to the profession4 ,we may in time see baldness1 quarter noses1 #gi ,and rotten legs to take the wall of footcloths4 ,lord4 ,i ha' thought better2 call the lady back4-- ,i wo' not lose this opportunity4-- ,bid her not fear4 ,exit ,secretary4--,the favour is not common1 ,and ,i 'll reward it4 ,i do wonder much ,will ,scentlove was not here to-day4 #he ,hair4 ,i heard him say this morning he would wait ,upon your lordship4--,she is return'd1 sir4 ,re-enter ,secretary and ,,decoy4 ,sec4 ,madam1 be confident1 my lord 's not angry4 ,lord4 ,you return welcome1 madam2 you are better ,read in your art1 ,i hope1 than to be frighted #ij ,with any shape of anger1 when you bring ,such news to gentlemen4 ,madam1 you shall ,soon understand how ,i accept the office4 ,dec4 ,you are the first lord1 since ,i studied carriage1 ,that show'd such infidelity and fury #ie ,upon so kind a message4 ,every gentleman ,will show some breeding2 but if one right honourable ,should not have noble blood-- ,lord4 ,you shall return ,my compliment1 in a letter1 to my lady #ii ,aretina4 ,favour me with a little patience4-- ,show her that chamber4 ,dec4 ,i 'll attend your lordship4 ,exeunt ,,decoy and ,,haircut4--,secretary seats himself at a table4 ,lord4 ,write1--8,madam1 where your honour is in danger1 my love must not be silent40 ,enter ,sir ,,william ,,scentlove and ,,kickshaw4 ,scentlove and ,kickshaw6 ,kick4 ,your lordship's busy4 #ajd ,lord4 ,writing a letter2--nay1 it sh' not bar ,any discourse4 ,walks alternately to the ,secretary and to ,,scentlove and ,,kickshaw4 ,sec4 8,silent40 ,lord4 8,though ,i be no physician1 ,i may prevent a fever in your blood40 ,and where have you spent the morning's conversation8 #aaj ,scent4 ,where you would have given the best barbary ,in your stable to have met on honourable terms4 ,lord4 ,what new beauty8 ,you acquaint yourselves ,with none but wonders4 ,scent4 ',t is too low1--a miracle4 ,lord4 ,it will require a strong faith4 #aae ,sec4 8,your blood40 ,lord4 8,if you be innocent1 preserve your fame1 lest this ,decoy-madam betray it1 to your repentance0-- ,by what name is she known8 ,scent4 ,ask ,alexander2 #abj ,he knows her4 ,kick4 ,whom8 ,scent4 ,the lady ,celestina4 ,lord4 ,he has a vast knowledge of ladies4 ',las1 poor ,alexander6 ,when dost thou mean thy body shall lie fallow8 ,kick4 ,when there is mercy in a petticoat3 ,i must turn pilgrim for some breath4 ,lord4 ,i think ',t were cooler travel1 if you examine it1 #abf ,upon the hoof through ,spain4 ,scent4 ,through ,ethiopia4 ,lord4 ,nay1 less laborious to serve a prenticeship ,in ,peru1 and dig gold out of the mine1 ,though all the year were dog-days4 #acj ,sec4 8,to repentance40 ,lord4 8,in brief1 this lady1 could you fall from virtue1 within my knowledge1 will not blush to be a bawd40 ,scent4 ,but hang 't1 't is honourable journey-work2 #ace ,thou art famous by it1 and thy name 's up4 ,kick4 ,so1 sir6 ,let me ask you a question1 my dear knight3 ,which is less servile1 to bring up the pheasant1 ,and wait1 or sit at table uncontroll'd1 #adj ,and carve to my own appetite8 ,scent4 ,no more2 ,thou 'rt witty1 as ,i am4 ,sec4 8,a bawd40 ,scent4 ,how 's that8 ,kick4 ,oh1 you are famous by 't1 and your name 's up1 sir4 ,lord4 8,be wise1 and reward my caution with timely care of yourself1 so ,i shall not #ade repent to be known your loving kinsman and servant0-- ,gentlemen1 the lady ,celestina1 ,is she so rare a thing8 ,kick4 ,if you 'll have my ,opinion1 my lord1 ,i never saw #aej ,so sweet1 so fair1 so rich a piece of nature4 ,lord4 ,i 'll show thee a fairer presently1 to shame ,thy eyes and judgment2 look o' that4 ,gives him a miniature4--,so2 ,i 'll subscribe4 ,signs his name to the letter4 ,seal it2 ,i 'll excuse your pen for the direction4 ,kick4 ,bella ,maria's picture6 she was handsome4 #aee ,scent4 ,but not to be compar'd-- ,lord4 ,your patience1 gentlemen2 ,i 'll return instantly4 ,exit4 ,kick4 ,whither is my lord gone8 ,sec4 ,to a lady i' th' next chamber4 ,scent4 ,what is she8 ,sec4 ,you shall pardon me1 ,i am his secretary4 #afj ,scent4 ,i was wont to be of his counsel4 ,a new officer4 ,and ,i not know 't8 ,i am resolv'd to batter ,all other with the praise of ,celestina3 ,i must retain him4 ,re-enter ,lord4 ,lord4 ,has not that object ,convinc'd your erring judgments8 ,kick4 ,what6 this picture8 #afe ,lord4 ,were but your thoughts as capable as mine ,of her idea1 you would wish no thought ,that were not active in her praise1 above ,all worth and memory of her sex4 ,scent4 ,she was fair1 ,i must confess2 but had your lordship look'd #agj ,with eyes more narrow1 and some less affection4 ,upon her face1-- ,kick4 ,i do not love the copies ,of any dead1 they make me dream of goblins2 ,give me a living mistress1 with but half ,the beauty of ,celestina4 ,come1 my lord1 #age ',t is pity that a lord of so much flesh ,should waste upon a ghost1 when they are living ,can give you a more honourable consumption4 ,scent4 ,why1 do you mean1 my lord1 to live an infidel8 ,do1 and see what will come on 't2 observe#dbhd still1 #ahj ,and dote upon your vigils2 build a chamber ,within a rock1 a tomb among the worms1 ,not far off1 where you may1 in proof apocryphal1 ,court 'em not to devour the pretty pile ,of flesh your mistress carried to the grave4 #ahe ,there are no women in the world2 all eyes1 ,and tongues1 and lips1 are buried in her coffin6 ,lord4 ,why1 do you think yourselves competent judges ,of beauty1 gentlemen8 ,both4 ,what should hinder us8 #ahi ,kick4 ,i have seen and tried as many as another1 ,with a mortal back4 ,lord4 ,your eyes are brib'd1 ,and your hearts chain'd to some desires2 you cannot ,enjoy the freedom of a sense4 ,kick4 ,your lordship ,has a clear eyesight1 and can judge and penetrate4 ,lord4 ,i can1 and give a perfect censure of #aie ,each line and point2 distinguish beauty from ,a thousand forms1 which your corrupted optics ,would pass for natural4 ,scent4 ,i desire no other ,judge should determine us1 and if your lordship ,dare venture but your eyes upon this lady1 #bjj ,i 'll stand their justice1 and be confident ,you shall give ,celestina victory ,and triumph o'er all beauties past and living4 ,kick4 ,i dare1 my lord1 venture a suit of clothes1 ,you 'll be o'ercome4 ,lord4 ,you do not know my fortitude4 #bje ,scent4 ,nor frailty2 you dare not trust yourself to see her4 ,lord4 ,think you so1 gentlemen8 ,i dare see this creature ,to make you know your errors1 and the difference ,of her whose memory is my saint4 ,not trust ,my senses6 ,i dare see1 and speak with her4 #baj ,which holds the best acquaintance to prepare ,my visit to her8 ,sent4 ,i will do 't1 my lord4 ,kick4 ,she is a lady free in entertainments4 ,lord4 ,i would give this advantage to your cause1 ,bid her appear in all the ornaments #bae ,did ever wait on beauty1 all the riches ,pride can put on1 and teach her face more charm ,than ever poet drest up ,venus in2 ,bid her be all the ,graces1 and the ,queen ,of ,love in one1 ,i 'll see her1 ,scentlove1 and #bbj ,bring off my heart1 arm'd but with a single thought ,of one that 's dead1 without a wound2 and when ,i have made your folly prisoner1 ,i 'll laugh at you4 ,scent4 ,she shall expect you2 trust to me for knowledge4 ,lord4 ,i 'm for the present somewhere else engag'd2 #bbe ,let me hear from you4 ,exit4 ,scent4 ,so6 ,i am glad he 's yet ,so near conversion4 ,kick4 ,i am for ,aretina4 ,scent4 ,no mention of my lord4 ,kick4 ,prepare his lady1 ',t is time he were reduc'd#dbhe to the old sport2 #bbi ,one lord like him more would undo the court4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#dbhf ,enter ,,lady ,,bornwell1 with a letter1 and ,,decoy4 ,dec4 ,he is the ornament of your blood1 madam2 ,i am much bound to his lordship4 ,lady ,b4 ,he gives you ,a noble character4 ,dec4 ',t is his goodness1 madam4 ,lady ,b4 ,aside4 ,i wanted such an engine4 ,my lord has ,done me a courtesy1 to disclose her nature2 #e ,i now know one to trust1 and will employ her4-- ,touching my lord1 for reasons which ,i shall ,offer to your ladyship hereafter1 ,i ,desire you would be silent2 but1 to show #i ,how much ,i dare be confident in your secrecy1 ,i pour my bosom forth4 ,i love a gentleman1 ,one whom there wo' not need much conjuration ,to meet4--,your ear4 ,whispers her4 ,dec4 ,i apprehend you1 and ,i shall ,be happy to be serviceable4 ,i am sorry ,your ladyship did not know me before now3 #ae ,i have done offices3 and not a few ,of the nobility but have done feats ,within my house1 which is convenient ,for situation1 and artful chambers4 ,and pretty pictures to provoke the fancy4 #bj ,enter ,,littleworth4 ,little4 ,madam1 all pleasures languish in your absence4 ,lady ,b4 ,your pardon a few minutes1 sir4-- ,you must ,contrive it thus4 ,walks aside with ,,decoy4 ,little4 ,i attend1 and shall account it ,honour to wait on your return4 ,lady ,b4 ,he may not ,have the least knowledge of my name or person4 #be ,dec4 ,i have practis'd that already for some great ones1 ,and dare again1 to satisfy you1 madam2 ,i have a thousand ways to do sweet offices4 ,little4 ,if this ,lady ,aretina should be honest1 ,i ha' lost time4 ,she 's free as air2 ,i must #cj ,have closer conference1 and if ,i have art1 ,make her affect me in revenge4 ,dec4 ,this evening8 ,leave me to manage things4 ,lady ,b4 ,you will oblige me4 ,dec4 ,you shall commend my art1 and thank me after4 ,exit4 ,lady ,b4 ,i hope the revels are maintain'd within8 #ce ,little4 ,by ,sir ,thomas and his mistress4 ,lady ,b4 ,how8 ,his mistress8 ,little4 ,the lady ,celestina2 ,i ne'er saw ,eyes shoot more amorous interchange4 ,lady ,b4 ,is 't so8 ,little4 ,he wears her favour with mere#dbhg pride-- ,lady ,b4 ,her favour8 ,little4 ,a feather that he ravish'd from her fan2 #dj ,and is so full of courtship1 which she smiles on4 ,lady ,b4 ',t is well4 ,little4 ,and praises her beyond all poetry4 ,lady ,b4 ,i 'm glad he has so much wit4 ,little4 ,aside4 ,not jealous6 ,lady ,b4 ,aside4 ,this secures me4 ,what would make other ladies pale ,with jealousy1 gives but license to my wand'rings4 #de ,let him now tax#dbhh me1 if he dare2 and yet ,her beauty 's worth my envy1 and ,i wish ,revenge upon it1 not because he loves1 ,but that it shines above my own4 ,enter ,,kickshaw4 ,kick4 ,dear madam6 ,lady ,b4 ,i have it4--,you two gentlemen profess #ej ,much service to me2 if ,i have a way ,to employ your wit and secrecy8-- ,both4 ,you 'll honour us4 ,lady ,b4 ,you gave a high and worthy character ,of ,celestina4 ,kick4 ,i remember1 madam4 ,lady ,b4 ,do either of you love her8 ,kick4 ,not ,i1 madam4 #ee ,little4 ,i would not1 if ,i might4 ,lady ,b4 ,she 's now my guest1 ,and1 by a trick1 invited by my husband1 ,to disgrace me4--,you1 gentlemen1 are held ,wits of the town1 the consuls that do govern ,the senate here1 whose jeers are all authentic4 ,the taverns and the ordinaries are #fa ,made academies1 where you come1 and all ,your sins and surfeits made the time's example4 ,your very nods can quell a theatre1 ,no speech or poem good without your seal2 #fe ,you can protect sourrility1 and publish2 ,by your authority believ'd1 no rapture ,ought to have honest meaning4 ,kick4 ,leave our characters4 ,little4 ,and name the employment4 ,lady ,b4 ,you must exercise ,the strength of both your wits upon this lady1 ,and talk her into humbleness or anger1 #ga ,both which are equal1 to my thought4 ,if you ,dare undertake this slight thing for my sake1 ,my favour shall reward it2 but be faithful1 ,and seem to let all spring from your own freedom4 #ge ,kick4 ,this all6 ,we can defame her2 if you please1 ,my friend shall call her whore1 or any thing4 ,and never be endanger'd to a duel4 ,lady ,b4 ,how 's that8 ,kick4 ,he can endure a cudgelling1 and no man #hj ,will fight after so fair a satisfaction3 ,but leave us to our art1 and do not limit us4 ,lady ,b4 ,they are here2 begin not till ,i whisper you4 ,enter ,,sir ,,thomas ,,bornwell1 ,,celestina1 ,,mariana1 and ,,isabella4 ,lady ,b4 ,je vous prie1 madame1 d'excuser l'importunit de mes affaires1 qui m'ont fait 7#he7 offenser1 par mon absence1 une dame de laquelle j'ai reu tant d'obligations4 ,cel4 ,pardonnez moi1 madame2 vous me faites trop d'honneur4 #hi ,lady ,b4 ,c'est bien de la douceur de votre naturel1 que vous tenez cette langage2 mais j'espre que mon mari n'a pas manqu de vous entretenir en mon absence4 ,cel4 ,en vrit1 monsieur nous a fort oblig4 #id ,lady ,b4 ,il et trop failli1 s'il n'eut tach de tout son pouvoir vous rendre toutes sortes de services4 ,cel4 ,c'est de sa bont qu'il nous a tant favorise4 ,lady ,b4 ,de la vtre plutt1 madame1 que vous fait donner d'interprtation si bnigne ses efforts4 #aja ,cel4 ,je vois bien que la victoire sera toujours madame1 et de langage et de la courtesie4 ,lady ,b4 ,vraiment1 madame1 que jamais personne a plus dsir l'honneur de votre compagnie que moi4 #ajf ,cel4 ,laissons-en1 je vous supplie1 des complimens1 et permettez votre servante de vous baiser les mains4 ,lady ,b4 ,vous m'obligez trop4 #aaj ,born4 ,i have no more patience2 let 's be merry again ,in our own language3 madam1 our mirth cools4 ,our nephew6 ,enter ,,frederick intoxicated1 and ,steward4 ,lady ,b4 ,passion of my brain6 #aad ,fred4 ,save you1 gentlemen6 save you1 ladies6 ,lady ,b4 ,i am undone4 ,fred4 ,i must salute2 no matter at which end ,i begin4 ,salutes ,,celestina4 ,lady ,b4 ,there's a compliment6 ,cel4 ,is this your nephew1 madam8 #abj ,lady ,b4 ,je vous prie1 madame1 d'excuser les habits et le rude comportement de mon cousin4 ,il est tout frachement venu de l'universit1 o on l'a tout gt4 ,cel4 ,excusez moi1 madame1 il est bien accompli4 #abf ,fred4 ,this language should be ,french by the motions of your heads1 and the mirth of your faces4 ,lady ,b4 ,i am dishonour'd4 #acj ,fred4 ',t is one of the finest tongues for ladies to show their teeth in3 if you 'll ,latin it1 ,i am for you1 or ,greek it2 my tailor has not put me into ,french yet4 ,mille basia1 basia mille4 ,cel4 ,je ne vous entends pas1 monsieur2 #ace ,i understand you not1 sir4 ,fred4 ,why1 so6 ,you and ,i then shall be in charity2 ,for though we should be abusive1 we ha' the benefit ,not to understand one another4 ,where 's my aunt8 #adj ,i did hear music somewhere2 and my brains1 ,tun'd with a bottle of your capering claret1 ,made haste to show their dancing4 ,little4 ,please you1 madam1 ,offering his box of sweetmeats to ,,celestina4 ,they are very uncomfortable4#dbhi ,stew4 ,alas1 madam1 ,how would you have me help it8 ,i did use #ade ,all means ,i could1 after he heard the music1 ,to make him drunk1 in hope so to contain him2 ,but the wine made him lighter1 and his head ,flew hither1 ere ,i mist his heels4 ,kick4 ,nay1 he spoke ,latin to the lady4 #aej ,lady ,b4 ,o most unpardonable6 ,get him off ,quickly1 and discreetly too2 or1 if ,i live---- ,stew4 ,it is not in my power2 he swears ,i am ,an absurd sober fellow2 and if you keep ,a servant in his house to cross his humour1 #aee ,when the rich sword and belt comes home1 he 'll kill him4 ,lady ,b4 ,what shall ,i do8 ,try your skill1 ,master ,littleworth4 ,little4 ,he has ne'er a sword4--,sweet master ,frederick-- ,born4 ',tis pity1 madam1 such a scion should ,be lost2--but you are clouded4 ,cel4 ,not ,i1 sir1 #afj ,i never found myself more clear at heart4 ,born4 ,i could play with a feather2 your fan1 lady4-- ,gentlemen1 ,aretina1 ta1 ra1 ra1 ra6 ,come1 madam4 ,fred4 ,why1 my good tutor in election1 ,you might have been a scholar4 ,little4 ,but ,i thank #afe ,my friends1 they brought me up a little better4 ,give me the town wits1 that deliver jests ,clean from the bow1 that whistle in the air1 ,and cleave the pin at twelvescore6 ,ladies do ,but laugh at a gentleman that has any learning2 #agj ',t is sin enough to have your clothes suspected4 ,leave us1 and ,i will find a time to instruct you4 ,come1 here are sugar plums2 't is a good ,frederick4 ,fred4 ,why1 is not this my aunt's house in the ,strand8 ,the noble rendezvous8 ,who laughs at me8 #age ,go1 ,i will root here if ,i list1 and talk ,of rhetoric1 logic1 ,latin1 ,greek1 or any thing1 ,and understand 'em too2 who says the contrary8 ,yet1 in a fair way1 ,i contemn all learning1 ,and will be as ignorant as he1 or he1 #ahj ,or any taffeta1 satin1 scarlet1 plush4 ,tissue1 or cloth o' bodkin#dbij gentleman4 ,whose manners are most gloriously infected4---- ,did you laugh at me1 lady8 ,cel4 ,not ,i1 sir2 ,but if ,i did show mirth upon your question1 #ahe ,i hope you would not beat me1 little gentleman8 ,fred4 ,how6 8little gentleman80 ,you dare not say ,these words to my new clothes1 and fighting sword4 ,lady ,b4 ,nephew ,frederick6 ,fred4 8,little gentleman60 ',t is an affront both to my blood and person1 #aij ,i am a gentleman of as tall a birth ,as any boast#dbia nobility2 though my clothes ,smell o' the lamp1 my coat is honourable1 ,right honourable1 full of or and argent4---- ,a 8little gentleman60 ,born4 ,coz1 you must be patient2 #aie ,my lady meant you no dishonour1 and ,you must remember she 's a woman4 ,fred4 ,is she a woman8 ,that 's another matter4-- ,do you hear8 ,my uncle tells me what you are4 ,cel4 ,so1 sir4 #bjj ,fred4 ,you call'd me 8little gentleman40 ,cel4 ,i did1 sir4 ,fred4 ,a little pink#dbib has made a lusty ship ,strike her top-sail2 the crow may beard the elephant1 ,a whelp may tame the tiger1 spite of all #bje ,false decks and murderers2#dbic and a 8little gentleman0 ,be hard enough to grapple with your ladyship1 ,top and top-gallant4--,will you go drink1 uncle1 ,t' other enchanted bottle8 ,you and ,i ,will tipple1 and talk philosophy4 ,born4 ,come1 nephew4-- #baj ,you will excuse a minute's absence1 madam4-- ,wait you on us4 ,stew4 ,my duty1 sir4 ,exeunt ,,sir ,,thomas ,,bornwell1 ,,frederick1 and ,steward4 ,lady ,b4 ,now1 gentlemen4 ,kick4 ,madam1 ,i had rather you excuse my language ,for speaking truth1 than virtue suffer in ,my further silence2 and it is my wonder #bae ,that you1 whose noble carriage hath deserv'd ,all honour and opinion1 should now ,be guilty of ill manners4 ,cel4 ,what was that ,you told me1 sir8 ,little4 ,do you not blush1 madam1 ,to ask that question8 ,cel4 ,you amaze rather #bbj ,my cheek to paleness4 ,what mean you by this8 ,i am not troubled with the hiccup1 gentlemen1 ,you should bestow this fright upon me4 ,little4 ,then ,pride and ill memory go together4 ,cel4 ,how1 sir8 ,kick4 ,the gentleman on whom you exercis'd ,your thin wit1 was a nephew to the lady #bbf ,whose guest you are2 and though her modesty ,look calm on the abuse of one so near ,her blood1 the affront was impious4 ,little4 ,i am asham'd on t4 ,you an ingenious lady1 and well manner'd6 #bcj ,i 'll teach a bear as much civility4 ,cel4 ,you may be master of the college1 sir1 ,for aught ,i know4 ,little4 ,what college8 ,cel4#dbid ,of the bears4 ,have you a plot upon me8 ,do you possess ,your wits1 or know me1 gentlemen8 ,re-enter ,,sir ,,thomas ,,bornwell1 behind4 ,born4 ,how 's this8 #bce ,kick4 ,know you8 ,yes2 we do know you to an atom4 ,little4 ,madam1 we know what stuff your soul is made on4 ,cel4 ,but do not bark so like a mastiff1 pray4---- ,sure they are mad4--,let your brains stand awhile1 ,and settle1 gentlemen2 you know not me2 #bdj ,what am ,i8 ,little4 ,th' art a puppet1 a thing made ,of clothes and painting1 and not half so handsome ,as that which play'd ,susanna in the fair4 ,cel4 ,i heard you visited those canvas tragedies1 #bdd ,one of their constant audience1 and so taken ,with ,susan1 that you wish'd yourself a rival ,with the two wicked elders4 ,kick4 ,you think this ,is wit now4 ,come1 you are-- ,cel4 ,what1 ,i beseech you8 ,your character will be full of salt and satire1 ,no doubt4 ,what am ,i8 ,kick4 ,why1 you are a woman-- #bej ,cel4 ,and that 's at least a bow wide of your knowledge4 ,kick4 ,would be thought handsome1 and might pass i' th' country ,upon a market day2 but so miserably ,forfeit to pride and fashions1 that if ,heaven ,were a new gown1 you'd not stay in 't a fortnight4 #bee ,cel4 ,it must be miserably out of fashion then4 ,have ,i no sin but pride8 ,kick4 ,hast any virtue1 ,or but a good face1 to excuse that want8 ,cel4 ,you prais'd it yesterday4 ,kick4 ,that made you proud4 ,cel4 ,more pride6 ,kick4 ,you need not3--to close up the praise1 #bfj ,i have seen a better countenance in a sybil4 ,cel4 ,when you wore spectacles of sack1#dbie mistook ,the painted cloth1#dbif and kist it for your mistress4 ,kick4 ,let me ask you a question2 how much ,have you consum'd in expectation #bfe ,that ,i would love you8 ,cel4 ,why1 ,i think as much ,as you have paid away in honest debts ,this seven year4 ',t is a pretty impudence1 ,but cannot make me angry4 ,little4 ,is there any ,man that will cast away his limbs upon her8 #bgj ,kick4 ,you do not sing so well as ,i imagin'd1 ,nor dance2 you reel in your coranto1#dbig and pinch ,your petticoat too hard3 y' have no good ear ,to th' music1 and incline too much one shoulder1 ,as you were dancing on the rope1 and falling4 #bge ,you speak abominable ,french1 and make ,a curtsey like a dairy-maid4--,aside4 ,not mad6 ,little4 ,do we not sting her handsomely8 ,born4 ,a conspiracy6 ,kick4 ,your state is not so much as 't is reported1 ,when you confer notes1 all your husband's debts1 #bhj ,and your own reconcil'd2 but that 's not it ,will so much spoil your marriage4 ,cel4 ,as what1 sir8 ,let me know all my faults4 ,kick4 ,some men do whisper ,you are not over honest4#dbih ,cel4 ,all this shall not ,move me to more than laughter1 and some pity1 #bhe ,because you have the shapes of gentlemen2 ,and though you have been insolent upon me1 ,i will engage no friend to kick or cudgel you1 ,to spoil your living and your limbs together3 ,i leave that to diseases that offend you1 #bij ,and spare my curse1 poor silken vermin6 and ,hereafter shall distinguish men from monkeys4 ,born4 coming forward4 ,brave soul6--,you brace of horse-leeches6--,i have heard ,their barbarous language1 madam2 y' are too merciful3 ,they shall be silent to your tongue2 pray punish 'em4 #bie ,cel4 ,they are things not worth my character1#dbii nor mention ,of any clean breath2 so lost in honesty1 ,they cannot satisfy for wrongs enough1 ,though they should steal out of the world at ,tyburn4#dcjj ,little4 ,we are hang'd already4 #cjj ,cel4 ,yet ,i will talk a little to the pilchards4--#dcja ,you two1 that have not 'twixt you both the hundred ,part of a soul1 coarse woollen-witted fellows1 ,without a nap1 with bodies made for burdens6 ,you1 that are only stuffings for apparel1 #cje ,as you were made but engines#dcjb for your tailors ,to frame their clothes upon1 and get them custom1 ,until men see you move2 yet1 then you dare not1 ,out of your guilt#dcjc of being the ignobler beast1 ,but give a horse the wall1 whom you excel #caj ,only in dancing of the brawls1#dcjd because ,the horse was not taught the ,french way4 ,your two faces1 ,one fat1 like ,christmas1 t' other lean1 like ,candlemas1 ,and prologue to a ,lent1 both bound together1 ,would figure ,janus1 and do many cures #cae ,on agues1 and the green disease1#dcje by frighting2 ,but neither can1 with all the characters ,and conjuring circles1 charm a woman1 though ,she 'd fourscore years upon her1 and but one ,tooth in her head1 to love1 or think well of you3 #cbj ,and ,i were miserable to be at cost ,to court such a complexion as your malice ,did impudently insinuate4 ,but ,i waste time1 ,and stain my breath in talking to such tadpoles4 ,go home1 and wash your tongues in barley-water1 #cbe ,drink#dcjf clean tobacco1 be not hot i' th' mouth1 ,and you may scape the beadle2 so ,i leave you ,to shame1 and your own garters6--,sir1 ,i must ,entreat you1 for my honour1 do not penance them1 ,they are not worth your anger4 ,how shall ,i #ccj ,acquit your lady's silence8 ,born4 ,madam1 ,i ,am sorry to suspect1 and dare revenge4 ,cel4 ,no cause of mine4 ,born4 ,it must become me to attend you home4 ,cel4 ,you are noble4--,farewell1 mushrooms4 ,exit with ,,sir ,,thomas ,,bornwell4 ,lady ,b4 ,is she gone8 #cce ,little4 ,i think we pepper'd her4 ,kick4 ,i 'm glad 't is over2 ,but ,i repent no service for you1 madam4-- ,enter ,servant1 with a letter and a jewel1 which he delivers to ,,kickshaw4 ,to me8 ,from whence8--,a jewel6 a good preface4 ,be happy the conclusion4 ,he smiles upon 't4 ,lady ,b4 ,some love letter4 ,little4 ,he has a hundred mistresses3 you may #cdj ,be charitable1 madam1 ,i ha' none2 ,he surfeits1 and ,i fall away i' th' kidneys4 ,kick4 ,i 'll meet4-- ,exit ,servant4 ,aside4 ',t is some great lady1 questionless1 that has ,taken notice1 and would satisfy her appetite4 ,lady ,b4 ,now1 ,master ,alexander1 you look bright o' the sudden2 #cdf ,another spirit 's in your eye4 ,kick4 ,not mine1 madam2 ,only a summons to meet a friend4 ,lady ,b4 ,what friend8 ,little4 ,by this jewel1 ,i know her not4 ,lady ,b4 ',t is a she-friend4 ,i 'll follow1 gentlemen2 #cej ,we may have a game at cent#dcjg before you go4 ,kick4 ,i shall attend you1 madam4 ,little4 ',t is our duty4 ,exeunt ,,kickshaw and ,,littleworth4 ,lady ,b4 ,i blush while ,i converse with my own thoughts4 ,some strange fate governs me1 but ,i must on2 ,the ways are cast already1 and we thrive #cee ,when our sin fears no eye nor perspective4 ,exit4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#dcjh ,enter two men leading ,,kickshaw blinded1 and go off suddenly4 ,kick4 ,i am not hurt2 my patience to obey 'em1 ,not without fear to ha' my throat cut else1 ,did me a courtesy4 ,whither ha' they brought me8 ,pulls off a bandage4 ',t is devilish dark2 the bottom of a well ,at midnight1 with but two stars on the top1 #e ,were broad day to this darkness4 ,i but think ,how like a whirlwind these rogues caught me up1 ,and smothered my eyesight4 ,let me see1 ,these may be spirits1 and1 for aught ,i know1 ,have brought me hither over twenty steeples4 #aj ,pray ,heaven they were not bailiffs6 that 's more worth ,my fear1 and this a prison4 ,all my debts ,reek in my nostril1 and my bones begin ,to ache with fear to be made dice2 and yet ,this is too calm and quiet for a prison4-- #ae ,what if the riddle prove ,i am robb'd8 ,and yet ,i did not feel 'em search me4 ,how now6 music6 ,music within4 ,enter ,,decoy1 like an old ,woman1 with a light4 ,and a light6 ,what beldam 's this8 ,i cannot pray4-- ,what art8 ,dec4 ,a friend4 ,fear not1 young man1 ,i am ,no spirit4 ,kick4 ,off6 ,dec4 ,despise me not for age1 #bj ,or this coarse outside1 which ,i wear not out ,of poverty4 ,thy eyes be witness1 't is ,no cave1 or beggar's cell1 th' art brought to2 let ,that gold speak here 's no want1 which thou mayst spend1 ,and find a spring to tire even prodigality1 #be ,if thou be'st wise4 ,gives him a purse4 ,kick4 ,the devil was a coiner ,from the beginning2 yet the gold looks current4 ,dec4 ,th' art still in wonder3 know1 ,i am mistress of ,this house1 and of a fortune that shall serve ,and feed thee with delights2 't was ,i sent for thee2 #cj ,the jewel and the letter came from me4 ,it was my art thus to contrive our meeting1 ,because ,i would not trust thee with my fame1 ,until ,i found thee worth a woman's honour4 ,kick ,aside4 ,honour and fame6 the devil means to have #ce ,a care on 's credit4 ,though she sent for me1 ,i hope she has another customer ,to do the trick withal2 ,i would not turn ,familiar to a witch4 ,dec4 ,what say'st8 ,canst thou ,dwell in my arms to-night8 ,shall we change kisses1 #dj ,and entertain the silent hours with pleasure1 ,such as old ,time shall be delighted with1 ,and blame the too swift motion of his wings1 ,while we embrace8 ,kick4 ,aside4 ,embrace6 ,she has had no teeth ,this twenty years1 and the next violent cough #de ,brings up her tongue2 it cannot possibly ,be sound at root4 ,i do not think but one ,strong sneeze upon her1 and well meant1 would make ,her quarters fall away2 one kick would blow #di ,her up like gunpowder1 and loose all her limbs4 ,she is so cold1 an incubus would not heat her2 ,her phlegm would quench a furnace1 and her breath ,would damp a musket bullet4 ,dec4 ,have you1 sir1 ,consider'd8 ,kick4 ,what8 ,dec4 ,my proposition4 #ed ,canst love8 ,kick4 ,i could have done2 whom do you mean8 ,i know you are pleas'd but to make sport4 ,dec4 ,thou art not ,so dull of soul as thou appear'st4 ,kick4 ,aside4 ,this is ,but some device2 my grannam has some trick in 't4-- ,yes1 ,i can love4 ,dec4 ,but canst thou affect me8 ,kick4 ,although to reverence so grave a matron #fj ,were an ambitious word in me1 yet since ,you give me boldness1 ,i do love you4 ,dec4 ,then ,thou art my own4 ,kick4 ,aside4 ,has she no cloven foot8 ,dec4 ,and ,i am thine1 and all that ,i command ,thy servants2 from this minute thou art happy1 ,and fate in thee will crown all my desires4 #ff ,i griev'd a proper man should be compell'd ,to bring his body to the common market4 ,my wealth shall make thee glorious2 and1 the more ,to encourage thee1 howe'er this form may fright #gj ,thy youthful eyes1 yet thou wo't find1 by light ,of thy own sense1 for other light is banish'd ,my chamber1 when our arms tie lovers' knots1 ,and kisses seal the welcome of our lips1 ,i shall not there affright thee1 nor seem old1 #ge ,with rivell'd#dcji veins2 my skin is smooth and soft ,as ermines1 with a spirit to meet thine1 ,active1 and equal to the ,queen of ,love's ,when she did court ,adonis4 ,kick4 ,aside4 ,this doth more ,confirm she is a devil1 and ,i am #hj ,within his own dominions4 ,i must on1 ,or else be torn1 a' pieces4 ,i have heard ,these succubae must not be crost4 ,dec4 ,we trifle ,too precious time away2 ,i'll show you a prospect ,of the next chamber1 and then out the candle4 #he ,kick4 ,have you no sack i' th' house8 ,i would go arm'd ,upon this breach4 ,dec4 ,it sh' not need4 ,kick4 ,one word4 ,mother2 have not you been a cat in your days8 ,dec4 ,i am glad you are so merry1 sir4 ,you observe ,that bed8 ,opens a door4 ,kick4 ,a very brave one4 ,dec4 ,when you are #ij ,disrob'd1 you can come thither in the dark4 ,you sha' not stay for me8 ,come1 as you wish ,for happiness4 ,exit4 ,kick4 ,i am preferr'd1 if ,i ,be modest and obey3 she cannot have #id ,the heart to do me harm1 an she were ,hecate ,herself4 ,i will have a strong faith1 and think ,i march upon a mistress1 the less evil4 ,if ,i scape fire now1 ,i defy the devil4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#dcaj ,enter ,,frederick gaily dressed1 ,,littleworth1 and ,steward4 ,fred4 ,and how d'ye like me now8 ,stew4 ,most excellent4 ,fred4 ,your opinion1 ,master ,littleworth4 ,little4 ,your ,french tailor ,has made you a perfect gentleman2 ,i may ,converse now with you1 and preserve my credit4 ,d'ye find no alteration in your body #e ,with these new clothes8 ,fred4 ,my body alter'd8 ,no4 ,little4 ,you are not yet in fashion then4 ,that must ,have a new motion1 garb1 and posture too1 ,or all your pride is cast away2 it is not ,the cut of your apparel makes a gallant1 #aj ,but the geometrical wearing of your clothes4 ,stew4 ,master ,littleworth tells you right2 you wear your hat ,too like a citizen4 ,little4 ',t is like a midwife2 ,place it with best advantage of your hair4 #ad ,is half your feather moulted8 ,this does make ,no show2 it should spread over1 like a canopy2 ,your hot-rein'd monsieur wears it for a shade ,and cooler to his back4 ,your doublet must ,be more unbutton'd hereabouts2 you'll not ,be a sloven else1 a foul shirt is no blemish2 #bj ,you must be confident1 and outface clean linen4 ,your doublet and your breeches must be allow'd ,no private meeting here3 your cloak's too long4 ,it reaches to your buttock1 and doth smell ,too much of ,spanish gravity2 the fashion #be ,is to wear nothing but a cape2 a coat ,may be allow'd a covering for one elbow1 ,and some1 to avoid the trouble1 choose to walk ,in querpo1#dcaa thus4 ,stew4 ,aside4 ,your coat and cloak's a brushing ,in ,long-,lane1 ,lombard4#dcab ,fred4 ,but what if it rain8 #cj ,little4 ,your belt about your shoulder is sufficient ,to keep off any storm2 beside1 a reed ,but wav'd discreetly1 has so many pores1 ,it sucks up all the rain that falls about one4 #cd ,with this defence1 when other men have been ,wet to the skin through all their cloaks1 ,i have ,defied a tempest1 and walk'd by the taverns ,dry as a bone4 ,stew4 ,aside4 ,because he had no money ,to call for wine4 ,fred4 ,why1 do you walk enchanted8 ,have you such pretty charms in town8 ,but stay2 #dj ,who must ,i have to attend me8 ,little4 ,is not that ,yet thought upon8 ,stew4 ,i have laid out#dcac for servants4 ,little4 ,they are everywhere4 ,stew4 ,i cannot yet be furnish'd ,with such as ,i would put into his hands4 ,fred4 ,of what condition must they be1 and how #de ,many in number1 sir8 ,little4 ,beside your fencing1 ,your singing1 dancing1 riding1 and ,french master1 ,two may serve domestic1 to be constant waiters ,upon a gentleman2 a fool1 a pimp4 ,stew4 ,for these two officers ,i have enquir'd1 ,and ,i am promis'd a convenient whiskin4#dcad #ea ,i could save charges1 and employ the pie-wench4 ,that carries her intelligence in whitepots2#dcae ,or 't is but taking order#dcaf with the woman ,that trolls#dcag the ballads1 she could fit him with #ee ,a concubine to any tune2 but ,i ,have a design to place a fellow with him ,that has read all ,sir ,pandarus' works2 a ,trojan#dcah ,that lies conceal'd1 and is acquainted with ,both city and suburban fripperies1#dcai #fj ,can fetch 'em with a spell at midnight to him1 ,and warrant which are for his turn2 can1 for ,a need1 supply the surgeon too4 ,fred4 ,i like thy providence2#dcbj such a one deserves ,a livery twice a year4 #fe ,stew4 ,it sha' not need2 a cast suit of your worship's ,will serve2 he'll find a cloak to cover it1 ,out of his share with those he brings to bed to you4 ,fred4 ,but must ,i call this fellow pimp8 ,little4 ,it is ,not necessary2 ,tom1 or ,jack1 or ,harry1 #gj ,or what he 's known abroad by1 will sound better1 ,that men may think he is a ,christian4 ,fred4 ,but hear you1 ,master ,littleworth3 is there not ,a method and degrees of title in ,men of this art8 ,little4 ,according to the honour #ge ,of men that do employ 'em4 ,an emperor ,may give this office to a duke2 a king ,may have his viceroy to negociate for him2 ,a duke may use a lord2 the lord a knight1 ,a knight may trust a gentleman2 and when #hj ,they are abroad1 and merry1 gentlemen ,may pimp to one another4 ,fred4 ,good1 good fellowship6 ,but for the fool now1 that should wait on me1 ,and break me jests8 ,little4 ,a fool is necessary4 ,stew4 ,by any#dcba means4 ,fred4 ,but which of these two servants #he ,must now take place8#dcbb ,little4 ,that question1 ,master ,frederick1 ,the school of heraldry should conclude upon3 ,but if my judgment may be heard1 the fool ,is your first man2 and it is known a point ,of state to have a fool4 ,stew4 ,but1 sir1 the other #ij ,is held the finer servant2 his employments ,are full of trust1 his person clean and nimble1 ,and none so soon can leap into preferment1 ,where fools are poor4 ,little4 ,not all2 there's story for't2 ,princes have been no wiser than they should be4 ,would any nobleman1 that were no fool1 #ie ,spend all in hope of the philosopher's stone1 ,to buy new lordships in another country8 ,would knights build colleges1 or gentlemen ,of good estates challenge the field1 and fight1 #ajj ,because a whore wo' not be honest8 ,come1 ,fools are a family over all the world2 ,we do affect one naturally2 indeed ,the fool is leiger#dcbc with us4 ,stew4 ,then the pimp ,is extraordinary4 ,fred4 ,do not you fall out #aje ,about their places4--,here's my noble aunt6 ,enter ,,lady ,,bornwell4 ,little4 ,how do you like your nephew1 madam1 now8 ,lady ,b4 ,well6--,turn about1 ,frederick4-- ,very well6 ,fred4 ,am ,i not now a proper gentleman8 ,the virtue of rich clothes6 ,now could ,i take ,the wall of ,julius ,caesar1 or affront #aaa ,great ,pompey's upper lip1 and defy the senate4 ,nay1 ,i can be as proud as your own heart1 madam1 ,you may take that for your comfort2 ,i put on ,that virtue with my clothes1 and ,i doubt not ,but in a little time ,i shall be impudent #aaf ,as any page1 or player's boy4 ,i am ,beholding to this gentleman's good discipline2 ,but ,i shall do him credit in my practice4 ,your steward has some pretty notions1 too1 #abj ,in moral mischief4 ,lady ,b4 ,your desert in this ,exceeds all other service1 and shall bind me ,both to acknowledge and reward4 ,little4 ,sweet madam1 ,think me but worth your favour2 ,i would creep ,upon my knees to honour you1 and for every #abe ,minute you lend to my reward1 ,i'll pay ,a year of serviceable tribute4 ,lady ,b4 ,you ,can compliment4 ,little4 7,aside47 ,thus still she puts me off2 ,unless ,i speak the downright word1 she'll never ,understand me4 ,a man would think that creeping #acj ,upon one's knees were ,english to a lady4 ,enter ,,kickshaw4 ,kick4 ,how is't1 ,jack4--,pleasures attend you1 madam6 ,how does my plant of honour8 ,lady ,b4 ,who is this8 ,kick4 ',t is ,alexander4 ,lady ,b4 ,rich and glorious6 ,little4 ',t is ,alexander the ,great4 ,kick4 ,and my ,bucephalus #ace ,waits at the door4 ,lady ,b4 ,your case is alter'd1 sir4 ,kick4 ,i cannot help these things1 the ,fates will have it2 ',t is not my land does this4 ,little4 ,but thou hast a plough ,that brings it in4 ,lady ,b4 ,now he looks brave and lovely4 ,fred4 ,welcome1 my gallant ,macedonian1 #adj ,kick4 ,madam1 you gave your nephew for my pupil4 ,i read#dcbd but in a tavern2 if you'll honour us1 ,the ,bear at the ,bridge foot shall entertain you4 ,a drawer#dcbe is my ,ganymede1 he shall skink#dcbf ,brisk nectar to us2 we will only have #ade ,a dozen partridge in a dish2 as many pheasants1 ,quails1 cocks1 and godwits shall come marching up ,like the train'd-band2#dcbg a fort of sturgeon ,shall give most bold defiance to an army1 ,and triumph o'er the table4-- ,lady ,b4 ,sir1 it will #aej ,but dull the appetite to hear more1 and mine ,must be excus'd4 ,another time ,i may be ,your guest4 ,kick4 ',t is grown in fashion now with ladies2 ,when you please1 ,i 'll attend you4 ,littleworth4-- ,come1 ,frederick4 ,fred4 ,we 'll have music2 ,i love noise4 #aee ,we will outroar the ,thames1 and shake the bridge1 boy4 ,exit with ,,kickshaw4 ,little4 ,madam1 ,i kiss your hand2 would you would think ,of your poor servant3 flesh and blood is frail1 ,and troublesome to carry1 without help4 ,lady ,b4 ,a coach will easily convey it1 or #afj ,you may take water at ,strand ,bridge4 ,little4 ,but ,i ,have taken fire4 ,lady ,b4 ,the ,thames will cool it1 sir4 ,little4 ,but never quench my heart2 your charity ,can only do that4 ,lady ,b4 ,i will keep it cold ,of purpose4 ,little4 ,now you bless me1 and ,i dare #afe ,be drunk in expectation4 ,exit4 ,lady ,b4 ,i am confident ,he knows me not1 and ,i were worse than mad ,to be my own betrayer4--,here 's my husband4 ,enter ,,sir ,,thomas ,,bornwell4 ,born4 ,why1 how now1 ,aretina8 ,what6 alone8 ,the mystery of this solitude8 ,my house #agj ,turn desert o' the sudden6 ,all the gamesters ,blown up6 ,why is the music put to silence8 ,or have their instruments caught a cold1 since we ,gave 'em the last heat8 ,i must know thy ground ,of melancholy4 ,lady ,b4 ,you are merry1 as #age ,you came from kissing ,celestina4 ,born4 ,i ,feel her yet warm upon my lip2 she is ,most excellent company3 ,i did not think ,there was that sweetness in her sex4 ,i must ,acknowledge1 't was thy cure to disenchant me #ahj ,from a dull husband to an active lover4 ,with such a lady ,i could spend more years ,than since my birth my glass hath run soft minutes1 ,and yet be young2 her presence hath a spell ,to keep off age2 she has an eye would strike #ahe ,fire through an adamant4 ,lady ,b4 ,i have heard as much ,bestow'd upon a dull-fac'd chambermaid1 ,whom love and wit would thus commend4 ,true beauty ,is mock'd when we compare thus1 itself being ,above what can be fetch'd#dcbh to make it lovely2 ,or1#dcbi could our thoughts reach something to declare #aia ,the glories of a face1 or body's elegance 7,that touches but our sense71 when beauty spreads ,over the soul1 and calls up understanding ,to look what#dccj thence is offer'd1 and admire6 #aie ,in both ,i must acknowledge ,celestina ,most excellently fair1 fair above all ,the beauties ,i ha' seen1 and one most worthy ,man's love and wonder4 ,born4 ,do you speak1 ,aretina1 ,this with a pure sense to commend8 ,or is 't #bjj ,the mockery of my praise8 ,lady ,b4 ,although it shame ,myself1 ,i must be just1 and give her all ,the excellency of women2 and were ,i ,a man-- ,born4 ,what then8 ,lady ,b4 ,i know not with what loss ,i should attempt her love4 ,she is a piece #bje ,so angelically moving1 ,i should think ,frailty excus'd to dote upon her form1 ,and almost virtue to be wicked with her4 ,exit4 ,born4 ,what should this mean8 ,this is no jealousy1 ,or she believes ,i counterfeit4 ,i feel #baj ,something within me1 like a heat1 to give ,her cause1 would ,celestina but consent4 ,what a frail thing is man6 ,it is not worth ,our glory to be chaste1 while we deny ,mirth and converse with women4 ,he is good #bae ,that dares the tempter1 yet corrects his blood4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#dcca ,enter ,,celestina1 ,,mariana1 and ,,isabella4 ,cel4 ,i have told you all my knowledge3 since he is pleas'd ,to invite himself1 he shall be entertain'd1 ,and you shall be my witnesses4 ,mar4 ,who comes with him8 ,cel4 ,sir ,william ,scentlove1 that prepar'd me for ,the honourable encounter4 ,i expect #e ,his lordship every minute4 ,enter ,,sir ,,william ,,scentlove4 ,scent4 ,my lord is come4 ,cel4 ,he has honour'd me4 ,enter ,lord--and ,,haircut4 ,scent4 ,my ,lord1 your periwig is awry4 ,lord4 ,you1 sir-- ,while ,,haircut is busy about his hair1 ,,sir ,,william ,,scentlove goes to ,,celestina4 ,scent4 ,you may guess at the gentleman that 's with him4 ,it is his barber1 madam1 d' ye observe8 ,an your ladyship wants a shaver4 ,hair4 ,she is here1 sir4 #aj ,i am betray'd4--,scentlove1 your plot4 ,i may ,have opportunity to be reveng'd4 ,exit4 ,scent4 ,she in the midst4 ,lord4 ,she 's fair1 ,i must confess2 ,but does she keep this distance out of state8 ,cel4 ,though ,i am poor in language to express #ae ,how much your lordship honours me1 my heart ,is rich and proud in such a guest4 ,i shall ,be out of love with every air abroad1 ,and for his grace done my unworthy house1 ,be a fond prisoner1 become anchorite1 #bj ,and spend my hours in prayer1 to reward ,the blessing and the bounty of this presence4 ,lord4 ,though you could turn each place you move in to ,a temple1 rather than a wall should hide ,so rich a beauty from the world1 it were #be ,less want to lose our piety and your prayer4 ,a throne were fitter to present you to ,our wonder1 whence your eyes1 more worth than all ,they look on1 should chain every heart a prisoner4 ,scent4 ',t was pretty well come off4 ,lord4 ,by your example #cj ,i shall know how to compliment2 in this1 ,you more confirm my welcome4 ,cel4 ,i shall love ,my lips the better1 if their silent language ,persuade your lordship but to think so truly4 ,lord4 ,you make me smile1 madam4 ,cel4 ,i hope you came not #ce ,with fear that any sadness here should shake ,one blossom from your eye4 ,i should be miserable ,to present any object should displease you4 ,lord4 ,you do not1 madam4 ,cel4 ,as ,i should account ,it no less sorrow1 if your lordship should #dj ,lay too severe a censure on my freedom4 ,i wo' not court a prince against his justice1 ,nor bribe him with a smile to think me honest4 ,pardon1 my lord1 this boldness1 and the mirth ,that may flow from me4 ,i believe my father #de ,thought of no winding-sheet when he begot me4 ,lord4 ,she has a merry soul4--,it will become ,me ask your pardon1 madam1 for my rude ,approach1 so much a stranger to your knowledge4 ,cel4 ,not1 my lord1 so much stranger to my knowledge2 #ej ,though ,i have but seen your person afar off1 ,i am acquainted with your character1 ,which ,i have heard so often1 ,i can speak it4 ,lord4 ,you shall do me an honour4 ,cel4 ,if your lordship will ,be patient4 ,lord4 ,and glad to hear my faults4 #ee ,cel4 ,that as your conscience can agree upon 'em2 ,however1 if your lordship give me privilege1 ,i'll tell you what's the opinion of the world4 ,lord4 ,you cannot please me better4 ,cel4 ,y'are a lord ,born with as much nobility as would1 #ei ,divided1 serve to make ten noblemen1 ,without a herald2 but with so much spirit ,and height of soul1 as well might furnish twenty4 ,you are learn'd1 a thing not compatible now ,with native honour2 and are master of #fe ,a language that doth chain all ears1#dccb and charm ,all hearts1 where you persuade2 a wit so flowing1 ,and prudence to correct it1 that all men ,believe they only meet in you1 which1 with #fi ,a spacious memory1 make up the full wonders3 ,to these you have joined#dccc valour and upon ,a noble cause1 know how to use a sword ,to honour's best advantage1 though you wear#dccd none4 ,you are as bountiful as the showers that fall ,into the spring's green bosom2 as you were #ge ,created lord of ,fortune1 not her steward2 ,so constant to the cause in which you make ,yourself an advocate1 you dare all dangers2 ,and men had rather you should be their friend1 ,than justice or the bench bound up together4 #hj ,lord4 ,but did you hear all this8 ,cel4 ,and more1 my lord4 ,lord4 ,pray let me have it1 madam4 ,cel4 ,to all these virtues there is added one1-- 7,your lordship will remember1 when ,i name it1 ,i speak but what ,i gather from the voice #he ,of others7--it is grown to a full fame ,that you have lov'd a woman4 ,lord4 ,but one1 madam8 ,cel4 ,yes1 many2 give me leave to smile1 my lord1 ,i shall not need to interpret in what sense2 ,but you have show'd yourself right honourable1 #ij ,and1 for your love to ladies1 have deserv'd1 ,if their vote might prevail1 a marble statue4 ,i make no comment on the people's text1-- ,my lord1 ,i should be sorry to offend4 ,lord4 ,you cannot1 madam2 these are things we owe #ie ,to nature for4 ,cel4 ,and honest men will pay ,their debts4 ,lord4 ,if they be able1 or compound4 ,cel4 ,she had a hard heart would be unmerciful1 ,and not give day to men so promising2 ,but you ow'd women nothing4 ,lord4 ,yes1 ,i am #ajj ,still in their debt1 and ,i must owe them love1 ,it was part of my character4 ,cel4 ,with your lordship's ,pardon1 ,i only said you had a fame ,for loving women2 but of late1 men say ,you have1 against the imperial laws of love1 #aje ,restrain'd the active flowings of your blood1 ,and with a mistress buried all that is ,hop'd for in love's succession1 as all beauty ,had died with her1 and left the world benighted6 ,in this you more dishonour all our sex #aaj ,than you did grace a part2 when everywhere ,love tempts your eye to admire a glorious harvest1 ,and everywhere as full blown ears submit ,their golden heads1 the laden trees bow down ,their willing fruit1 and court your amorous tasting4 #aae ,lord4 ,i see men would dissect me to a fibre2 ,but do you believe this8 ,cel4 ,it is my wonder1 ,i must confess1 a man of nobler earth ,than goes to vulgar composition1 7,born and bred high1 so unconfin'd1 so rich #abj ,in fortunes1 and so read in all that sum ,up human knowledge1 to feed gloriously1 ,and live at court1 the only sphere wherein ,true beauty moves1 nature's most wealthy garden1 ,where every blossom is more worth than all #abe ,the ,hesperian fruit by jealous dragon watch'd1 ,where all delights do circle appetite1 ,and pleasures multiply by being tasted17 ,should be so lost with thought of one turn'd ashes4 ,there's nothing left1 my lord1 that can excuse you1 #acj ,unless you plead1 what ,i am asham'd to prompt ,your wisdom to8 ,lord4 ,what 's that8 ,cel4 ,that you have play'd ,the surgeon with yourself4 ,lord4 ,and am made eunuch8 ,cel4 ,it were much pity4 ,lord4 ,trouble not yourself1 ,i could convince your fears with demonstration #ace ,that ,i am man enough1 but knew not where1 ,until this meeting1 beauty dwelt4 ,the court ,you talk'd of must be where the ,queen of ,love is1 ,which moves but with your person2 in your eye ,her glory shines1 and only at that flame #adj ,her wanton boy doth light his quick'ning torch4 ,cel4 ,nay1 now you compliment2 ,i would it did1 ,my lord1 for your own sake4 ,lord4 ,you would be kind1 ,and love me then8 ,cel4 ,my lord1 ,i should be loving1 ,where ,i found worth to invite it1 and should cherish #ade ,a constant man4 ,lord4 ,then you should me1 madam4 ,cel4 ,but is the ice about your heart fallen off8 ,can you return to do what love commands8-- ,cupid1 thou shalt have instant sacrifice1 ,and ,i dare be the priest4 ,lord4 ,your hand1 your lip2 ,kisses her4 #aej ,now ,i am proof 'gainst all temptation4 ,cel4 ,your meaning1 my good lord8 ,lord4 ,i1 that have strength ,against thy voice and beauty1 after this ,may dare the charms of womankind4--,thou art1 ,bella ,maria1 unprofaned yet2 #aee ,this magic has no power upon my blood4-- ,farewell1 madam6 if you durst be the example ,of chaste as well as fair1 thou wert a brave one4 ,cel4 ,i hope your lordship means not this for earnest2 ,be pleas'd to grace a banquet4 ,lord4 ,pardon1 madam4-- #afj ,will ,scentlove1 follow2 ,i must laugh at you4 ,cel4 ,my lord1 ,i must beseech you stay1 for honour1 ,for her whose memory you love best4 ,lord4 ,your pleasure4 ,cel4 ,and by that virtue you have now profest1 ,i charge you to believe me too2 ,i can #afe ,now glory that you have been worth my trial1 ,which1 ,i beseech you1 pardon4 ,had not you ,so valiantly recover'd in this conflict1 ,you had been my triumph1 without hope of more ,than my just scorn upon your wanton flame2 ,nor will ,i think these noble thoughts grew first #aga ,from melancholy1 for some female loss1 ,as the fantastic world believes1 but from ,truth1 and your love of innocence1 which shine ,so bright in the two royal luminaries#dcce #age ,at court1 you cannot lose your way to chastity4 ,proceed1 and speak of me as honour guides you4 ,exit ,,lord4 ,i am almost tir'd4--,come1 ladies1 we 'll beguile ,dull time1 and take the air another while4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#dccf ,enter ,lady ,,bornwell1 and a ,servant with a purse4 ,lady ,b4 ,but hath ,sir ,thomas lost five hundred pounds ,already8 ,serv4 ,and five hundred more he borrow'd4 ,the dice are notable devourers1 madam2 ,they make no more of pieces than of pebbles1 ,but thrust their heaps together1 to engender4 #e 8,two hundred more the caster60#dccg cries this gentleman4 8,i am wi' ye4--,i ha' that to nothing1 sir4 ,the caster ,again40 ',t is covered1 and the table too1 ,with sums that frighted me4 ,here one sneaks out1 ,and with a martyr's patience smiles upon #aj ,his money's executioner1 the dice2 ,commands a pipe of good tobacco1 and ,i' th' smoke on 't vanishes4 ,another makes ,the bones vault o'er his head1 swears that ill-throwing ,has put his shoulder out of joint1 calls for #ae ,a bone-setter4 ,that looks to th' box1 to bid ,his master send him some more hundred pounds1 ,which lost1 he takes tobacco1 and is quiet4 ,here a strong arm throws in and in1 with which ,he brusheth all the table1 pays the rooks#dcch #bj ,that went their smelts#dcci a piece upon his hand1 ,yet swears he has not drawn a stake this seven year4 ,but ,i was bid make haste2 my master may ,lose this five hundred pounds ere ,i come thither4 ,exit4 ,lady ,b4 ,if we both waste so fast1 we shall soon find #be ,our state is not immortal4 ,something in ,his other ways appear not well ready4 ,enter ,sir ,,thomas ,,bornwell1 and ,servants1 one with a purse4 ,born4 ,ye tortoises1 why make ye no more haste8 ,go pay to th' master of the house that money1 ,and tell the noble gamesters ,i have another #cj ,superfluous thousand pound2 at night ,i 'll visit 'em4 ,d' ye hear8 ,serv4 ,yes1 an please you4 ,born4 ,do 't ye drudges ,exeunt ,servants4 ,ta1 ra1 ra6--,aretina6 ,lady ,b4 ,you have a pleasant humour1 sir4 ,born4 ,what6 should a gentleman be sad8 ,lady ,b4 ,you have lost-- ,born4 ,a transitory sum2 as good that way #ce ,as another4 ,lady ,b4 ,do you not vex within for 't8 ,born4 ,i had rather lose a thousand more1 than one ,sad thought come near my heart for 't4 ,vex for trash6 ,although it go from other men like drops ,of their life blood1 we lose with the alacrity #dj ,we drink a cup of sack1 or kiss a mistress4 ,no money is considerable with a gamester2 ,they have souls more spacious than kings4 ,did two ,gamesters divide the empire of the world1 ,they 'd make one throw for 't all1 and he that lost #de ,be no more melancholy than to have play'd for ,a morning's draught4 ,vex a rich soul for dirt1 ,the quiet of whose every thought is worth ,a province6 ,lady ,b4 ,but when dice have consum'd all1 ,your patience will not pawn for as much more4 ,born4 ,hang pawning6 ,sell outright1 and the fear 's over4 #ea ,lady ,b4 ,say you so8 ,i 'll have another coach to-morrow ,if there be rich above ground4 ,born4 ,i forgot ,to bid the fellow ask my jeweller ,whether the chain of diamonds be made up2 #ee ,i will present it to my ,lady ,bellamour1 ,fair ,celestina4 ,lady ,b4 ,this gown ,i have worn ,six days already2 it looks dull1 ,i 'll give it ,my waiting-woman1 and have one of cloth ,of gold embroidered2 shoes and pantables#dcdj #fj ,will show well of the same4 ,born4 ,i have invited ,a covey of ladies1 and as many gentlemen ,to-morrow1 to the ,italian ordinary2 ,i shall have rarities and regalias#dcda ,to pay for1 madam2 music1 wanton songs1 #fe ,and tunes of silken petticoats to dance to4 ,lady ,b4 ,and to-morrow have ,i invited half the court ,to dine here4 ,what misfortune 't is your company ,and ours should be divided6 ,after dinner ,i entertain 'em with a play4 ,born4 ,by that time #gj ,your play inclines to the epilogue1 shall we ,quit our ,italian host2 and whirl in coaches ,to the ,dutch magazine of sauce1 the ,steelyard1 ,where deal1#dcdb and backrag1#dcdc and what strange wine else ,they dare but give a name to in the reckoning1 ,shall flow into our room1 and drown ,westphalias1#dcdd #gf ,tongues1 and anchovies1 like some little town ,endangered by a sluice1 through whose fierce ebb ,we wade1 and wash ourselves into a boat1 ,and bid our coachmen drive their leather tenements #hj ,by land1 while we sail home1 with a fresh tide1 ,to some new rendezvous4 ,lady ,b4 ,if you have not ',pointed the place1 pray bring your ladies hither2 ,i mean to have a ball to-morrow night1 #hd ,and a rich banquet for 'em1 where we 'll dance ,till morning rise1 and blush to interrupt us4 ,born4 ,have you no ladies i' th' next room1 to advance#dcde ,a present mirth8 ,what a dull house you govern6 ,farewell6 a wife 's no company4--,aretina1 ,i 've summ'd up my estate1 and find we may have #ij ,a month good yet4 ,lady ,b4 ,what mean you8 ,born4 ,and ,i'd rather ,be lord one month of pleasures1 to the height ,and rapture of our senses1 than be years ,consuming what we have in foolish temperance1 ,live in the dark1 and no fame wait upon us6 #ie ,i will live so1 posterity shall stand ,at gaze when ,i am mentioned4 ,lady ,b4 ,a month good6 ,and what shall be done then8 ,born4 ,i 'll over sea1 ,and trail a pike4 ,with watching1 marching1 lying ,in trenches1 with enduring cold and hunger1 #ajj ,and taking here and there a musket-shot1 ,i can earn every week four shillings1 madam2 ,and if the bullets favour me to snatch ,any superfluous limb1 when ,i return1 ,with good friends1 ,i despair not to be enroll'd ,poor knight of ,windsor4#dcdf ,for your course1 madam1 #ajf ,no doubt you may do well2 your friends are great2 ,or if your poverty and their pride cannot ,agree1 you need not trouble much invention ,to find a trade to live by2 there are customers4 #aaj ,farewell1 be frolic1 madam6 ,if ,i live1 ,i will feast all my senses1 and not fall ,less than a ,phaeton from my throne of pleasure1 ,though my estate flame like the world about me4 ,exit4 ,lady ,b4 ',t is very pretty6-- ,enter ,,decoy4 ,madam ,decoy6 ,dec4 ,what6 melancholy1 #aae ,after so sweet a night's work8 ,have not ,i ,show'd myself mistress of my art8 ,lady ,b4 ,a lady4 ,dec4 ,that title makes the credit of the act ,a story higher4 ,y' have not seen him yet8 ,i wonder what he 'll say4 ,lady ,b4 ,he 's here4 ,enter ,,kickshaw and ,,frederick4 ,kick4 ,bear up1 #abj ,my little myrmidon2 does not ,jack ,littleworth ,follow8 ,fred4 ,follow8 ,he fell into the ,thames ,at landing4 ,kick4 ,the devil shall dive for him1 ,ere ,i endanger my silk stockings for him4 ,let the watermen alone1 they have drags and engines4#dcdg #abe ,when he has drunk his julep1 ,i shall laugh ,to see him come in pickled the next tide4 ,fred4 ,he'll never sink1 he has such a cork brain4 ,kick4 ,let him be hang'd or drown'd1 all 's one to me2 ,yet he deserves to die by water1 cannot #acj ,bear his wine credibly4 ,fred4 ,is not this my aunt8 ,kick4 ,and another handsome lady2 ,i must know her4 ,goes up to ,,decoy4 ,fred4 ,my blood is rampant too1 ,i must court somebody2 ,as good my aunt as any other body4 ,lady ,b4 ,where have you been1 cousin8 ,fred4 ,at the ,bridge1 #ace ,at the ,bear's foot1 where our first health began ,to the fair ,aretina1 whose sweet company ,was wished by all4 ,we could not get a lay1 ,a tumbler1 a device1 a bona roba1#dcdh ,for any money2 drawers were grown dull3 #adj ,we wanted our true firks1#dcdi and our vagaries4-- ,when were you in drink1 aunt8 ,lady ,b4 ,how8 ,fred4 ,do not ladies ,play the good fellows too8 ,there 's no true mirth ,without 'em4 ,i have now such tickling fancies6 ,that doctor of the chair of wit has read #ade ,a precious lecture1 how ,i should behave ,myself to ladies--as now1 for example4 ,goes up to ,,lady ,,bornwell4 ,lady ,b4 ,would you practise upon me8 ,fred4 ,i first salute you1 ,you have a soft hand1 madam2 are you so ,all over8 ,lady ,b4 ,nephew6 ,fred4 ,nay1 you should but smile4 #aej ,and then again ,i kiss you2 and thus draw ,off your white glove1 and start1 to see your hand ,more excellently white4 ,i grace my own ,lip with this touch1 and turning gently thus1 ,prepare you for my skill in palmistry1 #aee ,which1 out of curiosity1 no lady ,but easily applies#dcej to4 ,the first line ,i look with most ambition to find out1 ,is ,venus' girdle1 a fair semicircle1 ,enclosing both the mount of ,sol and ,saturn2 #afj ,if that appear1 she 's for my turn2 a lady ,whom nature has prepared for the career2 ,and1 ,cupid at my elbow1 ,i put forward3 ,you have this very line1 aunt4 ,lady ,b4 ,the boy 's frantic6 ,fred4 ,you have a couch or pallet2 ,i can shut ,the chamber door4 ,enrich a stranger1 when #afe ,your nephew 's coming into play6 ,lady ,b4 ,no more4 ,fred4 ,are you so coy to your own flesh and blood8 ,kick4 ,here1 take your playfellow2 ,i talk of sport1 ,and she would have me marry her4 #agj ,fred4 ,here 's ,littleworth4 ,enter ,,littleworth1 wet4 ,why1 how now1 tutor8 ,little4 ,i have been fishing4 ,fred4 ,and what ha' you caught8 ,little4 ,my belly full of water4 ,kick4 ,ha1 ha6 ,where 's thy rapier8 ,little4 ,my rapier is drown'd1 ,and ,i am little better4 ,i was up by th' heels1 #age ,and out came a tun of water1 beside wine4 ,kick4 ',t has made thee sober4 ,little4 ,would you have me drunk ,with water8 ,lady ,b4 ,i hope your fire is quench'd by this time4 ,fred4 ,it is not now1 as when your worship 8walk'd ,by all the taverns1 ,jack1 dry as a bone40 #ahj ,kick4 ,you had store of fish under water1 ,jack4 ,little4 ,it has made a poor ,john of me4 ,fred4 ,i do not think but if we cast an angle ,into his belly1 we might find some pilchards4#dcea ,little4 ,and boil'd1 by this time4--,dear madam1 a bed4 #ahe ,kick4 ,carry but the water-spaniel to a grass-plot1 ,where he may roll himself2 let him but shake ,his ears twice in the sun1 and you may grind him ,into a posset4 ,fred4 ,come1 thou shalt to my bed1 ,poor pickerel4 ,dec4 ,alas1 sweet gentleman6 #aij ,little4 ,i have ill luck an ,i should smell by this time2 ,i am but new ta'en1 ,i am sure4--,sweet gentlewoman6 ,dec4 ,your servant4 ,little4 ,pray do not pluck off my skin2 ,it is so wet1 unless you have good eyes1 ,you 'll hardly know it from a shirt4 ,dec4 ,fear nothing4 #aie ,exeunt all but ,,kickshaw and ,lady ,,bornwell4 ,lady ,b4 ,aside4 ,he has sack enough1 and ,i may find his humour4 ,kick4 ,and how is 't with your ,ladyship8 ,you look ,without a sunshine in your face4 ,lady ,b4 ,you are glorious ,in mind and habit4 ,kicks4 ,ends of gold and silver6 ,lady ,b4 ,your other clothes were not so rich4 ,who was #bjj ,your tailor1 sir8 ,kick4 ,they were made for me long since2 ,they have known but two bright days upon my back4 ,i had a humour1 madam1 to lay things by2 ,they will serve two days more3 ,i think ,i ha' gold enough ,to go to th' mercer4 ,i 'll now allow myself #bje ,a suit a week1 as this1 with necessary ,dependances1 beaver1 silk stockings1 garters1 ,and roses1 in their due conformity2 ,boots are forbid a clean leg1 but to ride in4 ,my linen every morning comes in new1 #baj ,the old goes to great bellies4 ,lady ,b4 ,you are charitable4 ,kick4 ,i may dine wi' ye sometime1 or at the court1 ,to meet good company1 not for the table4 ,my clerk o' th' kitchen 's here1 a witty epicure1 ,a spirit1 that1 to please me with what 's rare1 ,can fly a hundred mile a day to market1 #baf ,and make me lord of fish and fowl4 ,i shall ,forget there is a butcher2 and to make ,my footman nimble1 he shall feed on nothing ,but wings of wild fowl4 ,lady ,b4 ,these ways are costly4 #bbj ,kick4 ,therefore ,i 'll have it so2 ,i ha' sprung a mine4 ,lady ,b4 ,you make me wonder1 sir1 to see this change ,of fortune3 your revenue was not late ,so plentiful4 ,kick4 ,hang dirty land1 and lordships6 ,i wo' not change one lodging ,i ha' got1 #bbe ,for the ,chamber of ,london4 ,lady ,b4 ,strange1 of such a sudden1 ,to rise to this estate6 ,no fortunate hand ,at dice could lift you up so1 for 't is since ,last night3 yesterday1 you were no such monarch4 ,kick4 ,there be more games than dice4 ,lady ,b4 ,it cannot be #bcj ,a mistress1 though your person is worth love2 ,none possibly are rich enough to feed ,as you have cast the method of your riots4 ,a princess1 after all her jewels1 must ,be forc'd to sell her provinces4 ,kick4 ,now you talk #bce ,of jewels1 what do you think of this8 ,lady ,b4 ,a rich one4 ,kick4 ,you 'll honour me to wear 't2 this other toy ,i had from you2 this chain ,i borrowed of you1 ,a friend had it in keeping4 ,gives her the jewel and chain4--,if your ladyship ,want any sum1 you know your friend1 and ,alexander4 #bdj ,lady ,b4 ,dare you trust my security8 ,kick4 ,there 's gold1 ,i shall have more to-morrow4 ,lady ,b4 ,you astonish me2 ,who can supply these8 ,kick4 ,a dear friend ,i have4 ,she promis'd we should meet again i' th' morning4 ,lady ,b4 ,not that ,i wish to know #bde ,more of your happiness than ,i have already ,heart to congratulate1--be pleas'd to lay ,my wonder4 ,kick4 ',t is a secret-- ,lady ,b4 ,which ,i 'll die ,ere ,i 'll betray4 ,kick4 ,you have always wish'd me well2 ,but you shall swear not to reveal the party4 #bej ,lady ,b4 ,i 'll lose the benefit of my tongue4 ,kick4 ,nor be ,afraid at what ,i say4 ,what think you first ,of an old witch1 a strange ill-favour'd hag1 ,that1 for my company last night1 has wrought ,this cure upon my fortune8 ,i do sweat #bee ,to think upon her name4 ,lady ,b4 ,how1 sir6 a witch8 ,kick4 ,i would not fright your ladyship too much ,at first1 but witches are akin to spirits4 ,the truth is--,nay1 if you look pale already1 ,i ha' done4 ,lady ,b4 ,sir1 ,i beseech you4 ,kick4 ,if you have #bfj ,but courage then to know the truth1 ,i 'll tell you ,in one word3 my chief friend is--the devil6 ,lady ,b4 ,what devil8 how ,i tremble6 ,kick4 ,have a heart2 ',t was a she-devil too1 a most insatiate1 ,abominable devil1 with a tail #bfe ,thus long4 ,lady ,b4 ,goodness defend me6 ,did you see her8 ,kick4 ,no1 't was i' th' dark2 but she appear'd first to me ,i' th' likeness of a beldam1 and was brought1 ,i know not how1 nor whither1 by two goblins1 ,more hooded than a hawk4 ,lady ,b4 ,but would you venture #bgj ,upon a devil6 ,kick4 ,ay1 for means4 ,lady ,b4 ,aside4 ,how black ,an impudence is this6--,but are you sure ,it was the devil you enjoy'd8 ,kick4 ,say nothing2 ,i did the best to please her2 but as sure ,as you live1 't was a hell-cat4 ,lady ,b4 ,d' ye not quake8 #bge ,kick4 ,i found myself in the very room#dceb i' th' morning1 ,where two of her familiars had left me4 ,enter ,servant4 ,serv4 ,my lord is come to visit you4 ,kick4 ,no words1 ,as you respect my safety4 ,i ha' told tales ,out of the devil's school2 if it be known1 #bhj ,i lose a friend4 ',t is now about the time ,i promis'd her to meet again2 at my ,return ,i 'll tell you wonders4 ,not a word4 ,exit4 ,lady ,b4 ',t is a false glass2 sure ,i am more deform'd3 ,looks in her pocket mirror4 ,what have ,i done8--,my soul is miserable4 #bhe ,enter ,,lord ----4 ,lord4 ,i sent you a letter1 madam4 ,lady ,b4 ,you exprest ,your noble care of me1 my lord4 ,re-enter ,,sir ,,thomas ,,bornwell with ,,celestina4 ,born4 ,your lordship ,does me an honour4 ,lord4 ,madam1 ,i am glad ,to see you here2 ,i meant to have kist your hand1 ,ere my return to court4 ,cel4 ,sir ,thomas has #bij ,prevail'd to bring me1 to his trouble1 hither4 ,lord4 ,you do him grace4 ,born4 ,why1 what 's the matter1 madam8 ,your eyes are tuning ,lachrimae4#dcec ,lady ,b4 ,as you ,do hope for ,heaven1 withdraw1 and give me but ,the patience of ten minutes4 ,born4 ,wonderful6 #bie ,i will not hear you above that proportion4 ,she talks of ,heaven3--,come1 where must we to counsel8 ,lady ,b4 ,you shall conclude me when you please4 ,exit4 ,born4 ,i follow4 ,lord4 ,aside4 ,what alteration is this8 ,i1 that so late ,stood the temptation of her eye and voice1 #cjj ,boasted a heart 'bove all licentious flame1 ,at second view turn renegade1 and think ,i was too superstitious1 and full ,of phlegm1 not to reward her amorous courtship ,with manly freedom4 ,cel4 ,i obey you1 sir4 #cje ,born4 ,i 'll wait upon your lordship presently4 ,exit4 ,lord4 ,she could not want a cunning to seem honest ,when ,i neglected her4 ,i am resolv'd4-- ,you still look pleasant1 madam4 ,cel4 ,i have cause1 #cji ,my lord1 the rather for your presence1 which ,hath power to charm all trouble in my thoughts4 ,lord4 ,i must translate that compliment1 and owe ,all that is cheerful in myself to these ,all-quick'ning smiles2 and rather than such bright ,eyes should repent their influence upon me1 #cae ,i would release the aspects1 and quit the bounty ,of all the other stars4 ,did you not think me ,a strange and melancholy gentleman1 ,to use you so unkindly8 ,cel4 ,me1 my lord8 ,lord4 ,i hope you made no loud complaint2 ,i would not #cbj ,be tried by a jury of ladies4 ,cel4 ,for what1 my lord8 ,lord4 ,i did not meet that noble entertainment ,you were late pleas'd to show me4 ,cel4 ,i observ'd ,no such defect in your lordship1 but a brave ,and noble fortitude4 ,lord4 ,a noble folly2 #cbe ,i bring repentance for 't4 ,i know you have1 ,madam1 a gentle faith1 and wo' not ruin ,what you have built to honour you4 ,cel4 ,what 's that8 ,lord4 ,if you can love1 ,i 'll tell your ladyship4 ,cel4 ,i have a stubborn soul else4 ,lord4 ,you are all #ccj ,compos'd of harmony4 ,cel4 ,what love d' ye mean8 ,lord4 ,that which doth perfect both4 ,madam1 you have heard ,i can be constant1 and if you consent ,to grace it so1 there is a spacious dwelling ,prepar'd within my heart for such a mistress4 #cce ,cel4 ,your mistress1 my good lord8 ,lord4 ,why1 my good lady1 ,your sex doth hold it no dishonour ,to become mistress to a noble servant ,in the now court ,platonic way4 ,consider ,who 't is that pleads to you2 my birth and present #cdj ,value can be no stain to your embrace2 ,but these are shadows when my love appears1 ,which shall1 in his first miracle1 return ,me in my bloom of youth1 and thee a virgin2 ,when ,i1 within some new ,elysium1 #cde ,of purpose made and meant for us1 shall be ,in every thing ,adonis1 but in his ,contempt of love2 and court thee from a ,daphne ,hid in the cold rind of a bashful tree1 ,with such warm language and delight1 till thou #cej ,leap from that bay#dced into the ,queen of ,love1 ,and pay my conquest with composing garlands ,of thy own myrtle for me4 ,cel4 ,what 's all this8 ,lord4 ,consent to be my mistress1 ,celestina1 ,and we will have it spring-time all the year2 #cee ,upon whose invitations1 when we walk1 ,the winds shall play soft descant to our feet1 ,and breathe rich odours to re-pure the air3 ,green bowers on every side shall tempt our stay1 ,and violets stoop to have us tread upon 'em4 #cfj ,the red rose shall grow pale1 being near thy cheek1 ,and the white blush1 o'ercome with such a forehead4 ,here laid1 and measuring with ourselves some bank1 ,a thousand birds shall from the woods repair1 ,and place themselves so cunningly behind #cfe ,the leaves of every tree1 that while they pay ,us tribute of their songs1 them sha't imagine ,the very trees bear music1 and sweet voices ,do grow in every arbour4 ,here can we ,embrace and kiss1 tell tales1 and kiss again1 #cgj ,and none but ,heaven our rival4 ,cel4 ,when we are ,weary of these1 what if we shift our paradise1 ,and through a grove of tall and even pine1 ,descend into a valley1 that shall shame ,all the delights of ,tempe2 upon whose #cge ,green plush the ,graces shall be call'd to dance ,to please us1 and maintain their fairy revels1 ,to the harmonious murmurs of a stream ,that gently falls upon a rock of pearl4 #cgi ,here doth the nymph1 forsaken ,echo1 dwell1 ,to whom we 'll tell the story of our love1 ,till at our surfeit and her want of joy1 ,we break her heart with envy4 ,not far off1 ,a grove shall call us to a wanton river1 ,to see a dying swan give up the ghost1 #che ,the fishes shooting up their tears in bubbles1 ,that they must lose the genius of their waves-- ,and such love linsey woolsey1 to no purpose4 ,lord4 ,you chide me handsomely2 pray tell me how ,you like this language4 ,cel4 ,good my lord1 forbear4 #cij ,lord4 ,you need not fly out of this circle1 madam2-- ,these widows are so full of circumstance6-- ,i 'll undertake1 in this time ,i ha' courted ,your ladyship for the toy1 to ha' broken ten1 ,nay1 twenty colts1 virgins ,i mean1 and taught 'em #cie ,the amble1 or what pace ,i most affected4 ,cel4 ,you 're not1 my lord1 again1 the lord ,i thought you2 ,and ,i must tell you now1 you do forget ,yourself and me4 ,lord4 ,you 'll not be angry1 madam8 ,cel4 ,nor rude1 7though gay men have a privilege17 #djj ,it shall appear3--there is a man1 my lord1 ,within my acquaintance1 rich in worldly fortunes1 ,but cannot boast any descent of blood1 ,would buy a coat of arms4 ,lord4 ,he may1 and legs ,booted and spurr'd1 to ride into the country4 #dje ,cel4 ,but these will want antiquity1 my lord1 ,the seal of honour4 ,what 's a coat cut out ,but yesterday1 to make a man a gentleman8 ,your family1 as old as the first virtue ,that merited an escutcheon1 doth owe#dcee #daj ,a glorious coat of arms2 if you will sell now ,all that your name doth challenge in that ensign1 ,i 'll help you to a chapman that shall pay1 ,and pour down wealth enough for 't4 ,lord4 ,sell my arms6 ,i cannot1 madam4 ,cel4 ,give but your consent1 #dae ,you know not how the state may be inclin'd ,to dispensation2 we may prevail ,upon the ,herald's office afterward4 ,lord4 ,i 'll sooner give these arms to th' hangman's axe1 ,my head1 my heart1 to twenty executions1 #dbj ,than sell one atom from my name4 ,cel4 ,change that1 ,and answer him would buy my honour from me2 ,honour1 that is not worn upon a flag ,or pennon1 that1 without the owner's dangers1 ,an enemy may ravish1 and bear from me2 #dbe ,but that which grows and withers with my soul1 ,beside the body's stain3 think1 think1 my lord1 ,to what you would unworthily betray me1 ,if you would not1 for price of gold1 or pleasure1 7,if that be more your idol17 lose the glory #dcj ,and painted honour of your house4--,i ha' done4 ,lord4 ,enough to rectify a satyr's blood4 ,obscure my blushes here4 ,enter ,,sir ,,william ,,scentlove and ,,haircut4 ,hair4 ,or this1 or fight with me2 ,it shall be no exception that ,i wait ,upon my lord2 ,i am a gentleman1 #dce ,you may be less and be a knight3 the office ,i do my lord is honest1 sir4 ,how many ,such you have been guilty of1 ,heaven knows4 ,scent4 ',t is no fear of your sword1 but that ,i would not #dci ,break the good laws establish'd against duels4 ,hair4 ,off with your periwig1 and stand bare4 ,,sir ,,william ,,scentlove takes off his periwig4 ,lord4 ,from this ,minute ,i 'll be a servant to thy goodness2 ,a mistress in the wanton sense is common1 ,i 'll honour you with chaste thoughts1 and call you so4 ,cel4 ,i 'll study to be worth your fair opinion4 ,lord4 ,scentlove1 your head was us'd to a covering1 #ddf ,beside a hat2 when went the hair away8 ,scent4 ,i laid a wager1 my lord1 with ,haircut1 ,who thinks ,i shall catch cold1 that ,i 'll stand bare ,this half hour4 ,hair4 ,pardon my ambition1 #dej ,madam1 ,i told you truth2 ,i am a gentleman1 ,and cannot fear that name is drown'd in my ,relation to my lord4 ,cel4 ,i dare not think so4 ,hair4 ,from henceforth call my service duty1 madam4 ,that pig's head1 that betray'd me to your mirth1 #dee ,is doing penance for 't4 ,scent4 ,why may not ,i1 ,my lord1 begin a fashion of no hair8 ,cel4 ,do you sweat1 ,sir ,william8 ,scent4 ,not with store of nightcaps4 ,re-enter ,,sir ,,thomas and ,,lady ,,bornwell4 ,lady ,b4 ,heaven has dissolv'd the clouds that hung upon ,my eyes1 and if you can with mercy meet #dfj ,a penitent1 ,i throw my own will off1 ,and now in all things obey yours4 ,my nephew ,send back again to th' college1 and myself ,to what place you 'll confine me4 ,born4 ,dearer now ,than ever to my bosom1 thou sha't please #dfe ,me best to live at thy own choice4 ,i did ,but fright thee with a noise of my expenses2 ,the sums are safe1 and we have wealth enough1 ,if yet we use it nobly4 ,my lord--madam1 ,pray honour us to-night4 ,lady ,b4 ,i beg your presence1 #dgj ,and pardon4 ,born4 ,i know not how my ,aretina ,may be dispos'd to-morrow for the country4 ,cel4 ,you must not go before you have done ,me honour to accept an entertainment ,where ,i have power2 on those terms ,i 'm your guest4 #dge ,born4 ,you grace us1 madam4 ,lady ,b4 ,aside4 ,already ,i feel a cure upon my soul1 and promise ,my after life to virtue4 ,pardon1 ,heaven1 ,my shame1 yet hid from the world's eye4 ,re-enter ,,decoy4 ,dec4 ,sweet madam6 ,lady ,b4 ,not for the world be seen here6 ,we are lost4 #dhj ,i 'll visit you at home4--,aside4 ,but not to practise ,what she expects3 my counsel may recover her4 ,exit ,,decoy4 ,re-enter ,,kickshaw4 ,kick4 ,where 's madam8--,pray lend me a little money1 ,my spirit has deceiv'd me2 ,proserpine ,has broke her word4 ,lady ,b4 ,do you expect to find #dhe ,the devil true to you8 ,kick4 ,not too loud4 ,lady ,b4 ,i 'll voice it ,louder1 to all the world1 your horrid sin1 ,unless you promise me religiously1 ,to purge your foul blood by repentance1 sir4 ,kick4 ,then ,i 'm undone4 ,lady ,b4 ,not while ,i have power #dij ,to encourage you to virtue4 ,i 'll endeavour ,to find you out some nobler way at court1 ,to thrive in4 ,kick4 ,do 't and ,i 'll forsake the devil1 ,and bring my flesh to obedience4 ,you shall steer me4-- ,my lord1 your servant4 ,lord4 ,you are brave again4 #die ,kick4 ,madam1 your pardon4 ,born4 ,your offence requires ,humility4 ,kick4 ,low as my heart4--,sir ,thomas1 ,i 'll sup with you1 a part of satisfaction4 ,born4 ,our pleasures cool4 ,music6 and when our ladies ,are tir'd with active motion1 to give #ejj ,them rest1 in some new rapture to advance ,full mirth1 our souls shall leap into a dance4 ,exeunt4 ,,the ,,cardinal ,,by ,,james ,,shirley ,,persons ,,king ,,of ,,navarre4 ,,the ,,cardinal4 ,,columbo1 the ,cardinal's ,nephew4 ,,count ,d',,alvarez4 ,,hernando1 a ,colonel4 ,,alphonso1 a ,captain4 ,lords4 ,,antonio1 ,secretary to the ,duchess4 ,colonels4 ,,antonelli1 the ,cardinal's ,servant4 ,gentleman-,usher4 ,surgeon4 ,,jaques1 ,,pedro1 and other ,servants4 ,guard4 ,attendants1 etc4 ,,duchess ,,rosaura4 ,,valeria1 ,,celinda1 ,ladies4 ,,placentia1 a ,lady that waits upon the ,duchess4 ,,scene4--,navarre4 ,,the ,,prologue ,,the ,,cardinal6 ',cause we express no scene1 ,we do believe most of you1 gentlemen1 ,are at this hour in ,france1 and busy there1 ,though you vouchsafe to lend your bodies here2 ,but keep your fancy active1 till you know1 #e ,by th' progress of our play1 't is nothing so4 ,a poet's art is to lead on your thought ,through subtle paths and workings of a plot2 ,and where your expectation does not thrive1 ,if things fall better1 yet you may forgive4 #aj ,i will say nothing positive2 you may ,think what you please2 we call it but a ,play3 ,whether the comic ,muse1 or ladies' love1 ,romance1 or direful tragedy it prove1 ,the bill determines not2 and would you be #ae ,persuaded1 ,i would have 't a ,comedy1 ,for all the purple in the name and state ,of him that owns it2 but 't is left to fate4 ,yet ,i will tell you1 ere you see it play'd1 ,what the author1 and he blusht too1 when he said1 #bj ,comparing with his own1 7for 't had been pride1 ,he thought1 to build his wit a pyramid ,upon another's wounded fame17 this play ,might rival with his best1 and dar'd to say-- ,troth1 ,i am out3 he said no more4 ,you1 then1 #be ,when 't 's done1 may say your pleasures1 gentlemen4 ,,act ,i ,,scene ,i4#dcef ,enter two ,lords at one door2 secretary ,,antonio#dceg at the other4 #a ,lord4 ,who is that8 #b ,lord4 ,the duchess' secretary4 #a ,lord4 ,signior6 ,ant4 ,your lordship's servant4 #a ,lord4 ,how does her grace1 since she left off her mourning #e ,for the young ,duke ,mendoza1 whose timeless death ,at sea left her a virgin and a widow8 #b ,lord4 ,she 's now inclining to a second bride4#dceh---- ,when is the day of mighty marriage ,to our great ,cardinal's nephew1 ,don ,columbo8 ,ant4 ,when they agree2 they will not steal to church1 #aa ,i guess the ceremonies will be loud and public4 ,your lordships will excuse me4 ,exit4 #a ,lord4 ,when they agree6 ,alas6 poor lady1 she ,dotes not upon ,columbo1 when she thinks #ae ,of the young ,count d',alvarez1 divorc'd from her ,by the king's power4 #b ,lord4 ,and counsel of the ,cardinal1 ,to advance his nephew to the duchess' bed2 ,it is not well4 #a ,lord4 ,take heed2 the ,cardinal holds ,intelligence with every bird i' th' air4 #bj #b ,lord4 ,death on his purple pride6 ,he governs all2 ,and yet ,columbo is a gallant gentleman4 #a ,lord4 ,the darling of the war1 whom victory ,hath often courted2 a man of daring1 ,and most exalted spirit4 ,pride in him #be ,dwells like an ornament1 where so much honour ,secures his praise4 #b ,lord4 ,this is no argument ,he should usurp1 and wear ,alvarez' title ,to the fair duchess2 men of coarser blood1 ,would not so tamely give this treasure up4 #cj #a ,lord4 ,although ,columbo's name is great in war1 ,whose glorious art and practice is above ,the greatness of ,alvarez1 yet he cannot ,want soul1 in whom alone survives the virtue ,of many noble ancestors1 being the last #ce ,of his great family4 #b ,lord4 ',t is not safe1 you 'll say1 ,to wrastle with the king4 #a ,lord4 ,more danger if the ,cardinal he displeas'd1 ,who sits at helm of state4 ,count d',alvarez ,is wiser to obey the stream1 than by #dj ,insisting on his privilege to her love1 ,put both their fates upon a storm4 #b ,lord4 ,if wisdom1 ,not inborn fear1 make him compose1#dcei ,i like it4 ,how does the duchess bear herself8 #a ,lord4 ,she moves by the rapture#dcfj of another wheel1 #de ,that must be obey'd2 like some sad passenger1 ,that looks upon the coast his wishes fly to1 ,but is transported by an adverse wind1 ,sometimes a churlish pilot4 #b ,lord4 ,she has a sweet and noble nature4 #a ,lord4 ,that #ej ,commends ,alvarez2 ,hymen cannot tie ,a knot of two more equal hearts and blood4 ,enter ,,alphonso4 #b ,lord4 ,alphonso6 ,alph4 ,my good lord4 #a ,lord4 ,what great affair ,hath brought you from the confines8 ,alph4 ,such as will ,be worth your counsels1 when the king hath read #ee ,my letters from the governor3 the ,arragonians1 ,violating their confederate oath and league1 ,are now in arms3 they have not yet marcht towards us2 ,but 't is not safe to expect1#dcfa if we may timely ,prevent invasion4 #b ,lord4 ,dare they be so insolent8 #fj #a ,lord4 ,this storm ,i did foresee4 #b ,lord4 ,what have they1 but ,the sweetness of the king1 to make a crime8 #a ,lord4 ,but how appears the ,cardinal at this news8 ,alph4 ,not pale1 although ,he knows they have no cause to think him innocent1 #fe ,as by whose counsel they were once surpris'd4 #a ,lord4 ,there is more ,than all our present art can fathom in ,this story1 and ,i fear ,i may conclude ,this flame has breath at home to cherish it4 #gj ,there 's treason in some hearts1 whose faces are ,smooth to the state4 ,alph4 ,my lord1 ,i take my leave4 #b ,lord4 ,your friends1 good captain4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#dcfb ,enter ,,duchess1 ,,valeria1 and ,,celinda4 ,val4 ,sweet madam1 be less thoughtful2 this obedience#dcfc ,to passion will destroy the noblest frame ,of beauty that this kingdom ever boasted4 ,cel4 ,this sadness might become your other habit1 ,and ceremonies black1 for him that died4 #e ,the times of sorrow are expir'd2 and all ,the joys that wait upon the court1 your birth1 ,and a new ,hymen1 that is coming towards you1 ,invite a change4 ,duch4 ,ladies1 ,i thank you both2 ,i pray excuse a little melancholy #aj ,that is behind2 my year of mourning hath not ,so clear'd my account with sorrow1 but there may ,some dark thoughts stay1 with sad reflections1 ,upon my heart1 for him ,i lost4 ,even this ,new dress and smiling garment1 meant to show #ae ,a peace concluded 'twixt my grief and me1 ,is but a sad remembrance4 ,but ,i resolve ,to entertain more pleasing thoughts2 and if ,you wish me heartily to smile1 you must ,not mention grief1 not in advice to leave it4 #bj ,such counsels open but afresh the wounds ,ye would close up1 and keep alive the cause1 ,whose bleeding you would cure4 ,let 's talk of something ,that may delight4 ,you two are read in all ,the histories of our court3 tell me1 ,valeria1 #be ,who has thy vote for the most handsome man8-- ,aside4 ,thus ,i must counterfeit a peace1 when all ,within me is at mutiny4 ,val4 ,i have examin'd ,all that are candidates for the praise of ladies1 ,but find--may ,i speak boldly to your grace8 ,and will you not return it in your mirth1 #ca ,to make me blush8 ,duch4 ,no1 no2 speak freely4 ,val4 ,i wo' not rack your patience1 madam2 but ,were ,i a princess1 ,i should think the ,count d',alvarez ,had sweetness to deserve me from the world4 #ce ,duch4 ,aside4 ,alvarez6 she 's a spy upon my heart4 ,val4 ,he 's young and active1 and compos'd most sweetly4 ,duch4 ,i have seen a face more tempting4 ,val4 ,it had then ,too much of woman in 't3 his eyes speak movingly1 ,which may excuse his voice1 and lead away #dj ,all female pride his captive2 his hair1 black1 ,which1 naturally falling into curls-- ,duch4 ,prithee1 no more2 thou art in love with him4-- ,the man in your esteem1 ,celinda1 now8 ,cel4 ,alvarez is1 ,i must confess1 a gentleman #de ,of handsome composition2 but with ,his mind1 the greater excellence1 ,i think ,another may delight a lady more1 ,if man be well considered1 that's ,columbo1 ,now1 madam1 voted to be yours4 ,dutch4 ,aside4 ,my torment6 #ej ,val4 ,aside4 ,she affects him not4 ,cel4 ,he has a person1 and a bravery beyond ,all men1 that ,i observe4 ,val4 ,he is a soldier1 ,a rough-hewn man1 and may show well at distance4 ,his talk will fright a lady2 ,war1 and grim- #ee ,fac'd ,honour are his mistresses2 he raves ,to hear a lute2 ,love meant him not his priest4-- ,again your pardon1 madam4 ,we may talk1 ,but you have art to choose1 and crown affection4 ,,celinda and ,,valeria walk aside4 ,duch4 ,what is it to be born above these ladies1 #fj ,and want their freedom6 ,they are not constrain'd1 ,nor slav'd by their own greatness1 or the king's1 ,but let their free hearts look abroad1 and choose ,by their own eyes to love4 ,i must repair ,my poor afflicted bosom1 and assume #fe ,the privilege ,i was born with1 which now prompts me ,to tell the king1 he hath no power nor art ,to steer a lover's soul4-- ,enter ,secretary ,,antonio4 ,what says ,count d',alvarez8 ,ant4 ,madam1 he 'll attend you4 ,duch4 ,wait you1 as ,i directed4 ,when he comes1 #gj ,acquaint me privately4 ,ant4 ,madam1 ,i have news2 ',t is now arriv'd the court2 we shall have wars4 ,duch4 ,aside4 ,i find an army here of killing thoughts4 ,ant4 ,the king has chosen ,don ,columbo general1 ,who is immediately to take his leave4 #ge ,duch4 ,aside4 ,what flood is let into my heart6--,how far ,is he to go8 ,ant4 ,to ,arragon4 ,duch4 ,that 's well ,at first2 he should not want a pilgrimage ,to the unknown world1 if my thoughts might convey him4 ,ant4 ',t is not impossible he may go thither4 #hj ,duch4 ,how8 ,ant4 ,to the unknown world2 he goes to fight1 ,that 's in his way3 such stories are in nature4 ,duch4 ,conceal this news4 ,ant4 ,he wo' not be long absent2 ,the affair will make him swift ,to kiss your grace's hand4 ,exit4 ,duch4 ,he cannot fly #he ,with too much wing to take his leave4--,i must ,be admitted to your conference2 you have ,enlarg'd my spirits2 they shall droop no more4 ,cel4 ,we are happy1 if we may advance one thought ,to your grace's pleasure4 #ij ,val4 ,your eye before was in eclipse2 these smiles ,become you1 madam4 ,duch4 ,aside4 ,i have not skill to contain myself4 ,enter ,,placentia4 ,pla4 ,the ,cardinal's nephew1 madam1 ,don ,columbo4 ,duch4 ,already6 ,attend him4 ,exit ,,placentia4 ,val4 ,shall we take our leave8 #ie ,duch4 ,he shall not know1 ,celinda1#dcfd how you prais'd him4 ,cel4#dcfe ,if he did1 madam1 ,i should have the confidence ,to tell him my free thoughts4 ,enter ,,columbo4 ,duch4 ,my lord1 while ,i 'm in study to requite ,the favour you ha' done me1 you increase #ajj ,my debt to such a sum1 still by a new honouring ,your servant1 ,i despair of my own freedom4 ,colum4 ,madam1 he kisseth your white hand1 that must ,not surfeit in this happiness--and1 ladies1 ,i take your smiles for my encouragement6 #aje ,i have not long to practise these court tactics4 ,kisses them4 ,cel4 ,he has been taught to kiss4 ,duch4 ,there 's something1 sir1 ,upon your brow ,i did not read before4 ,colum4 ,does the character please you1 madam8 ,duch4 ,more1 ,because it speaks you cheerful4 ,colum4 ',t is for such #aaj ,access of honour1 as must make ,columbo ,worth all your love2 the king is pleas'd to think ,me fit to lead his army4 ,duch4 ,how6 an army8 ,colum4 ,we must not use the priest1 till ,i bring home ,another triumph that now stays for me1 #aae ,to reap it in the purple field of glory4 ,duch4 ,but do you mean to leave me1 and expose ,yourself to the devouring war8 ,no enemy ,should divide us2 the king is not so cruel4 ,colum4 ,the king is honourable2 and this grace #abj ,more answers my ambition1 than his gift ,of thee1 and all thy beauty1 which ,i can ,love1 as becomes thy soldier1 and fight ,to come again1 a conqueror of thee4 ,she weeps4 ,then ,i must chide this fondness4#dcff #abe ,re-enter ,secretary ,,antonio4 ,ant4 ,madam1 the king1 and my lord ,cardinal4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,king1 ,,cardinal1 and ,lords4 ,king4 ,madam1 ,i come to call a servant from you1 ,and strengthen his excuse2 the public cause ,will plead for your consent2 at his return ,your marriage shall receive triumphant ceremonies2 #acj ,till then you must dispense4 ,car4 ,she appears sad ,to part with him4--,i like it fairly1 nephew4 ,cel4#dcfg ,is not the general a gallant man8 ,what lady would deny him a small courtesy8 ,val4 ,thou hast converted me1 and ,i begin ,to wish it were no sin4 #acf ,cel4 ,leave that to narrow consciences4 ,val4 ,you are pleasant4 ,cel4 ,but he would please one better4 ,do such men ,lie with their pages8 ,val4 ,wouldst thou make a shift8 ,cel4 ,he is going to a bloody business2 #adj ',t is pity he should die without some heir4 ,that lady were hard-hearted now1 that would ,not help posterity1 for the mere good ,o' th' king and commonwealth4 ,val4 ,thou art wild2 we may be observ'd4 ,duch4 ,your will must guide me2 happiness and conquest #adf ,be ever waiting on his sword6 ,colum4 ,farewell4 ,exeunt ,,king1 ,,columbo1 ,,cardinal and ,lords4 ,duch4 ,pray give leave to examine a few thoughts2 ,expect#dcfh me in the garden4 ,ladies4 ,we attend4 ,exeunt ,ladies4 #aej ,duch4 ,this is above all expectation happy4 ,forgive me1 ,virtue1 that ,i have dissembled1 ,and witness with me1 ,i have not a thought ,to tempt or to betray him1 but secure ,the promise ,i first made1 to love and honour4 #aee ,re-enter ,secretary ,,antonio4 ,ant4 ,the ,count d',alvarez1 madam4 ,duch4 ,admit him1 ,and let none interrupt us4 ,exit ,,antonio4--,how shall ,i ,behave my looks8 ,the guilt of my neglect1 ,which had no seal from hence1 will call up blood ,to write upon my cheeks the shame and story #afj ,in some red letter4 ,enter ,,alvarez4 ,alv4 ,madam1 ,i present ,one that was glad to obey your grace1 and come ,to know what your commands are4 ,duch4 ,where ,i once ,did promise love1 a love that had the power ,and office of a priest to chain my heart #afe ,to yours1 it were injustice to command4 ,alv4 ,but ,i can look upon you1 madam1 as ,becomes a servant2 with as much humility1 ,in tenderness of your honour and great fortune1 ,give up1 when you call back your bounty1 all that #agj ,was mine1 as ,i had pride to think them favours4 ,duch4 ,hath love taught thee no more assurance in ,our mutual vows1 thou canst suspect it possible ,i should revoke a promise1 made to heaven ,and thee1 so soon8 ,this must arise from some ,distrust of thy own faith4 ,alv4 ,your grace's pardon2 #agf ,to speak with freedom1 ,i am not so old ,in cunning to betray1 nor young in time1 ,not to see when and where ,i am at loss1 ,and how to bear my fortune1 and my wounds1 #ahj ,which1 if ,i look for health1 must still bleed inward1 ,a hard and desperate condition4 ,i am not ignorant your birth and greatness ,have plac'd you to grow up with the king's grace ,and jealousy1 which to remove1 his power #ahe ,hath chosen a fit object for your beauty ,to shine upon1 ,columbo1 his great favourite4 ,i am a man on whom but late the king ,has pleas'd to cast a beam1 which was not meant ,to make me proud1 but wisely to direct1 #aij ,and light me to my safety4 ,oh1 dear madam6 ,i will not call more witness of my love 7,if you will let me still give it that name7 ,than this1 that ,i dare make myself a loser1 ,and to your will give all my blessings up4 #aie ,preserve your greatness1 and forget a trifle1 ,that shall1 at best1 when you have drawn me up1 ,but hang about you like a cloud1 and dim ,the glories you are born to4 ,duch4 ,misery ,of birth and state6 ,that ,i could shift into #bjj ,a meaner blood1 or find some art to purge ,that part which makes my veins unequal6 ,yet ,those nice distinctions have no place in us2 ,there 's but a shadow difference1 a title3 ,thy stock partakes as much of noble sap #bje ,as that which feeds the root of kings2 and he ,that writes a lord hath all the essence of ,nobility4 ,alv4 ',t is not a name that makes ,our separation2 the king's displeasure ,hangs a portent to fright us1 and the matter #baj ,that feeds this exhalation is the ,cardinal's ,plot to advance his nephew2 then ,columbo1 ,a man made up for some prodigious act1 ,is fit to be considered3 in all three ,there is no character you fix upon #bae ,but has a form of ruin to us both4 ,duch4 ,then you do look on these with fear8 ,alv4 ,with eyes ,that should think tears a duty1 to lament ,your least unkind fate2 but my youth dares boldly ,meet all the tyranny o' th' stars1 whose black ,malevolence but shoots my single tragedy4 #bba ,you are above the value of many worlds ,peopled with such as ,i am4 ,duch4 ,what if ,columbo1 ,engag'd to war1 in his hot thirst of honour1 ,find out the way to death8 ,alv4 ',t is possible4 #bbe ,duch4 ,or say1 7no matter by what art or motive17 ,he give his title up1 and leave me to ,my own election8 ,alv4 ,if ,i then be happy ,to have a name within your thought1 there can #bbi ,be nothing left to crown me with new blessing4 ,but ,i dream thus of heaven1 and wake to find ,my amorous soul a mockery4 ,when the priest ,shall tie you to another1 and the joys ,of marriage leave no thought at leisure to ,look back upon ,alvarez1 that must wither #bce ,for loss of you2 yet then ,i cannot lose ,so much of what ,i was once in your favour1 ,but1 in a sigh1 pray still you may live happy4 ,exit4 ,duch4 ,my heart is in a mist2 some good star smile ,upon my resolution1 and direct #bdj ,two lovers in their chaste embrace to meet6 ,columbo's bed contains my winding sheet4 ,exit4 ,,act ,,ii ,,scene ,i4#dcfi ,general ,,columbo1 ,,hernando1 two ,colonels1 ,,alphonso1 two ,captains1 and other ,officers1 as at a ,council of ,war4 ,colum4 ,i see no face in all this council that ,hath one pale fear upon 't1 though we arriv'd not ,so timely to secure the town1 which gives ,our enemy such triumph4 #a ,col4 ',t was betray'd4 ,alph4 ,the wealth of that one city #e ,will make the enemy glorious4#dcgj #a ,col4 ,they dare ,not plunder it4 ,alph4 ,they give fair quarter yet3 ,they only seal up men's estates1 and keep ,possession for the city's use3 they take up ,no wares without security2 and he1 #aj ,whose single credit will not pass1 puts in ,two lean comrades1 upon whose bonds 't is not ,religion to deny 'em4 ,colum4 ,to repair this ,with honour1 gentlemen8 ,her4 ,my opinion is ,to expect awhile4 ,colum4 ,your reason8 ,her4 ,till their own #ae ,surfeit betray 'em2 for their soldiers1 ,bred up with coarse and common bread1 will show ,such appetites on the rich cates they find4 ,they 'll spare our swords a victory1 when their own ,riot and luxury destroys 'em4 ,col4 ,that #bj ,will show our patience too like a fear4 ,with favour of his excellence1 ,i think ,the spoil of cities takes not off the courage1 ,but doubles it on soldiers2 besides1 ,while we have tameness to expect1 the noise #be ,of their success and plenty will increase ,their army4 ,her4 ',t is considerable2 we do not ,exceed in foot or horse1 our muster not ',bove sixteen thousand both2 and the infantry ,raw1 and not disciplin'd to act4 ,alph4 ,their hearts1 #cj ,but with a brave thought of their country's honour1 ,will teach 'em how to fight1 had they not seen ,a sword4 ,but we decline#dcga our own too much2 ,the men are forward in their arms1 and take ,the use#dcgb with avarice of fame4 ,they rise1 and talk privately4 ,colum4 --,colonel1 #ce ,i do suspect you are a coward4 ,her4 ,sir6 ,colum4 ,or else a traitor2 take your choice4 ,no more4 ,i call'd you to a council1 sir1 of war2 ,yet keep your place4 ,her4 ,i have worn other names4 ,colum4 ,deserve 'em4 ,such #dj ,another were enough to unsoul an army4 ,ignobly talk of patience1 till they drink ,and reel to death6 ,we came to fight1 and force 'em ,to mend their pace3 thou hast no honour in thee1 ,not enough noble blood to make a blush #de ,for thy tame eloquence4 ,her4 ,my lord1 ,i know ,my duty to a general3 yet there are ,some that have known me here4 ,sir1 ,i desire ,to quit my regiment4 ,colum4 ,you shall have license4-- ,ink and paper6 #ej ,enter ,attendant with ink and paper1 and exit4 #a ,col4 ,the general 's displeas'd4 #b ,col4 ,how is 't1 ,hernando8 ,her4 ,the general has found out employment for me2 ,he is writing letters back4 ,alph4 and ,capt4 ,to his mistress8 ,her4 ,pray do not trouble me2 yet1 prithee1 speak1 ,and flatter not thy friend4 ,dost think ,i dare #ee ,not draw my sword1 and use it1 when a cause1 ,with honour1 calls to action8 ,alph4 and ,col4 ,with the most valiant man alive4 ,her4 ,you 'll do me some displeasure in your loves3 ,pray to your places4 #fj ,colum4 ,so2 bear those letters to the king2 ,they speak my resolution1 before ,another sun decline1 to charge the enemy4 ,her4 ,aside4 ,a pretty court way ,of dismissing an officer4--,i obey2 success #fe ,attend your counsels6 ,exit4 ,colum4 ,if here be any dare not look on danger1 ,and meet it like a man1 with scorn of death1 ,i beg his absence2 and a coward's fear ,consume him to a ghost6 #a ,col4 ,none such are here4 #gj ,colum4 ,or1 if in all your regiments you find ,one man that does not ask to bleed with honour1 ,give him a double pay to leave the army2 ,there 's service to be done will call the spirits ,and aid of men4 #a ,col4 ,you give us all new flame1 #ge ,colum4 ,i am confirm'd1 and you must lose no time2 ,the soldier that was took last night1 to me ,discover'd their whole strength1 and that we have ,a party in the town4 ,the river1 that ,opens the city to the west1 's unguarded2-- #hj ,we must this night use art and resolution ,we cannot fall ingloriously4 #a ,capt4 ,that voice ,is every man's4 ,enter ,soldier and ,secretary ,,antonio with a letter4 ,colum4 ,what now8 ,sold4 ,letters4 #he ,colum4 ,whence8 ,sold4 ,from the duchess4 ,colum4 ,they are welcome4-- ,takes the letter4 ,meet at my tent again this evening2 ,yet stay1 some wine4--,the duchess' health6 ,drinks4 #ij ,see it go round4 ,opens the letter4 ,ant4 ,it wo' not please his excellence4 #a ,col4 ,the duchess' health6 ,drinks4 #b ,capt4 ,to me6 more wine4 ,ant4 ,the clouds are gathering1 and his eyes shoot fire2 #ie ,observe what thunder follows4 #b ,capt4 ,the general has but ill news4 ,i suspect ,the duchess sick1 or else the king4 #a ,capt4 ,may be ,the ,cardinal4 #b ,capt4 ,his soul has long been look'd for4 ,colum4 ,she dares not be so insolent4 ,it is #ajj ,the duchess' hand4 ,how am ,i shrunk in fame ,to be thus play'd withal6 ,she writes1 and counsels1 ,under my hand1 to send her back a free ,resign of all my interest to her person1 ,promise1 or love2 that there 's no other way1 ,with safety of my honour1 to revisit her4 #ajf ,the woman is possest with some bold devil1 ,and wants an exorcism2 or1 ,i am grown ,a cheap1 dull1 phlegmatic fool1 a post that 's carv'd ,i' th' common street1 and holding out my forehead #aaj ,to every scurril wit to pin disgrace ,and libels on 't4--,did you bring this to me1 sir8 ,my thanks shall warm your heart4 ,draws a pistol4 ,ant4 ,hold1 hold6 my lord6 ,i know not what provokes this tempest1 but ,her grace ne'er show'd more freedom from a storm #aae ,when ,i receiv'd this paper4 ,if you have ,a will to do an execution1 ,your looks1 without that engine1 sir1 may serve4-- ,i did not like the employment4 ,colum4 ,ha6 had she ,no symptom1 in her eye or face1 of anger1 #abj ,when she gave this in charge8 ,ant4 ,serene1 as ,i ,have seen the morning rise upon the spring2 ,no trouble in her breath1 but such a wind ,as came to kiss1 and fan the smiling flowers4 ,colum4 ,no poetry4 ,ant4 ,by all the truth in prose1 #abe ,by honesty1 and your own honour1 sir1 ,i never saw her look more calm and gentle4 ,colum4 ,i am too passionate2 you must forgive me4 ,i have found it out2 the duchess loves me dearly2 ,she exprest a trouble in her when ,i took #acj ,my leave1 and chid me with a sullen eye3 ',t is a device to hasten my return2 ,love has a thousand arts4 ,i 'll answer it ,beyond her expectation1 and put ,her soul to a noble test4--,your patience1 gentlemen2 #ace ,the king's health will deserve a sacrifice ,of wine4 ,retires to the table and writes4 ,ant4 ,aside4 ,i am glad to see this change1 and thank my wit ,for my redemption4 #a ,col4 ,sir1 the soldier's curse ,on him loves not our master6 #b ,col4 ,and they curse #adj ,loud enough to be heard4 #b ,capt4 ,their curse has the nature of gunpowder4 ,ant4 ,they do not pray with half the noise4 #a ,col4 ,our general is not well mixt2 ,he has too great a portion of fire4 #ade #b ,col4 ,his mistress cool him1 7her complexion ,carries some phlegm17 when they two meet in bed6 #b ,capt4 ,a third may follow4 #a ,capt4 ',t is much pity #adi ,the young duke liv'd not to take the virgin off4 #a ,col4 ',t was the king's act1 to match two rabbit-suckers4#dcgc #b ,col4 ,a common trick of state2 ,the little great man marries1 travels then ,till both grow up1 and dies when he should do ,the feat2 these things are still unlucky #aee ,on the male side4 ,colum4 ,this to the duchess' fair hand4 ,gives ,,antonio a letter4 ,ant4 ,she will think ,time hath no wing1 till ,i return4 ,exit4 ,colum4 ,gentlemen1 ,now each man to his quarter1 and encourage ,the soldier4 ,i shall take a pride to know #afj ,your diligence1 when ,i visit all your ,several commands4 ,all4 ,we shall expect4 #b ,col4 ,and move ,by your directions4 ,colum4 ,y' are all noble4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#dcgd ,enter ,,cardinal1 ,,duchess1 and ,,placentia4 ,car4 ,i shall perform a visit daily1 madam1 ,in th' absence of my nephew1 and be happy ,if you accept my care4 ,duch4 ,you have honour'd me2 ,and if your entertainment have not been ,worthy your grace's person1 't is because #e ,nothing can reach it in my power2 but where ,there is no want of zeal1 other defect ,is only a fault to exercise your mercy4 ,car4 ,you are bounteous in all4 ,i take my leave1 ,my fair niece1 shortly1 when ,columbo has #aj ,purchas'd more honours to prefer his name ,and value to your noble thoughts2 meantime1 ,be confident you have a friend1 whose office ,and favour with the king shall be effectual ,to serve your grace4 ,duch4 ,your own good deeds reward you1 #ae ,till mine rise equal to deserve their benefit4-- ,exit ,,cardinal4 ,leave me awhile4-- ,exit ,,placentia4 ,do not ,i walk upon the teeth of serpents1 ,and1 as ,i had a charm against their poison1 ,play with their stings8 ,the ,cardinal is subtle1 ,whom 't is not wisdom to incense1 till ,i #ba ,hear to what destiny ,columbo leaves me4 ,may be the greatness of his soul will scorn ,to own what comes with murmur2--if he can ,interpret me so happily4--,art come8 #be ,enter ,secretary ,,antonio with a letter4 ,ant4 ,his excellence salutes your grace4 ,duch4 ,thou hast ,a melancholy brow4 ,how did he take my letter8 ,ant4 ,as he would take a blow2 with so much sense ,of anger1 his whole soul boil'd in his face2 ,and such prodigious flame in both his eyes1 #cj ,as they 'd been th' only seat of fire1 and at ,each look a salamander leaping forth1 ,not able to endure the furnace4 ,duch4 ,ha6 thou dost ,describe him with some horror4 ,ant4 ,soon as he ,had read again1 and understood your meaning1 #ce ,his rage had shot me with a pistol1 had not ,i us'd some soft and penitential language1 ,to charm the bullet4 ,duch4 ,wait at some more distance4-- ,my soul doth bathe itself in a cold dew2 ,imagine ,i am opening of a tomb2 ,opens the letter4 #dj ,thus ,i throw off the marble1 to discover ,what antic posture death presents in this ,pale monument to fright me4--,ha6 ,reads4 ,my heart1 that call'd my blood and spirits to ,defend it from the invasion of my fears1 #de ,must keep a guard about it still1 lest this ,strange and too mighty joy crush it to nothing4-- ,antonio4 ,ant4 ,madam4 ,duch4 ,bid my steward give thee ,two thousand ducats4 ,art sure ,i am awake8 ,ant4 ,i shall be able to resolve you1 madam1 #ej ,when he has paid the money4 ,duch4 ,columbo now is noble4 ,exit4 ,ant4 ,this is better ,than ,i expected1--if my lady be ,not mad1 and live to justify her bounty4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#dcge ,enter ,,king1 ,,alvarez1 ,,hernando1 and ,lords4 ,king4 ,the war is left to him2 but we must have ,you reconcil'd1 if that be all your difference4 ,his rage flows like a torrent1 when he meets ,with opposition2 leave to wrastle with him1 ,and his hot blood retreats into a calm1 #e ,and then he chides his passion4 ,you shall back ,with letters from us4 ,her4 ,your commands are not ,to be disputed4 ,king4 ,alvarez4 ,takes him aside4 #a ,lord4 ,lose not ,yourself by cool submission2 he will find ,his error1 and the want of such a soldier4 #aj #b ,lord4 ,have you seen the ,cardinal8 ,her4 ,not yet4 #a ,lord4 ,he wants no plot-- ,her4 ,the king ,i must obey2 ,but let the purple gownman place his engines ,i' th' dark1 that wound#dcgf me4 #b ,lord4 ,be assur'd ,of what we can to friend you2 and the king #ae ,cannot forget your service4 ,her4 ,i am sorry ,for that poor gentleman4 ,alv4 ,i must confess1 sir1 ,the duchess has been pleas'd to think me worthy ,her favours1 and in that degree of honour ,that has oblig'd my life to make the best #bj ,return of service1 which is not1 with bold ,affiance in her love1 to interpose ,against her happiness1 and your election4 ,i love so much her honour1 ,i have quitted #bd ,all my desires2 yet would not shrink to bleed ,out my warm stock of life1 so the last drop ,might benefit her wishes4 ,king4 ,i shall find ,a compensation for this act1 ,alvarez2 ,it hath much pleased us4 ,enter ,,duchess with a letter2 ,gentleman-,usher4 ,duch4 ,sir1 you are the king1 ,and in that sacred title it were sin #cj ,to doubt a justice3 all that does concern ,my essence in this world1 and a great part ,of the other's bliss1 lives in your breath4 ,king4 ,what intends the duchess8 ,duch4 ,that will instruct you1 sir4 ,gives the letter4--,columbo has1 #ce ,upon some better choice1 or discontent1 ,set my poor soul at freedom4 ,king4 ',t is his character4 ,reads4 8,madam1 ,i easily discharge all my pretensions to your love and person2 ,i leave you to your own choice2 and in what you have obliged yourself to me1 resume a power to cancel1 if you please4 #da ,columbo40 ,this is strange6 ,duch4 ,now do an act to make ,your chronicle belov'd and read for ever4 ,king4 ,express yourself4 ,duch4 ,since by divine infusion1-- #de ,for 't is no art could force the general to ,this change1 second this justice1 and bestow ,the heart you would have given from me1 by ,your strict commands to love ,columbo1 where ',t was meant by ,heaven2 and let your breath return #ej ,whom you divorc'd1 ,alvarez1 mine4 ,lords4 ,this is ,but justice1 sir4 ,king4 ,it was decreed above2 ,and since ,columbo has releas'd his interest1 ,which we had wrought him1 not without some force ,upon your will1 ,i give you your own wishes3 #ee ,receive your own ,alvarez4 ,when you please ,to celebrate your nuptial1 ,i invite ,myself your guest4 ,duch4 ,eternal blessings crown you6 ,all4 ,and every joy your marriage6 ,exit ,,king1 who meets the ,,cardinal2 they converse4 ,alv4 ,i know not whether ,i shall wonder most1 #fj ,or joy to meet this happiness4 ,duch4 ,now the king ,hath planted us1 methinks we grow already1 ,and twist our loving souls1 above the wrath ,of thunder to divide us4 ,alv4 ,ha6 the ,cardinal ,has met the king6 ,i do not like this conference2 #fe ,he looks with anger this way4 ,i expect ,a tempest4 ,duch4 ,take no notice of his presence2 ,leave me to meet1 and answer it4 ,if the king ,be firm in 's royal word1 ,i fear no lightning4 ,expect me in the garden4 ,alv4 ,i obey2 #gj ,but fear a shipwrack on the coast4 ,exit4 ,car4 ,madam4 ,duch4 ,my lord4 ,car4 ,the king speaks of a letter that has brought ,a riddle in 't4 ,duch4 ',t is easy to interpret4 #gd ,car4 ,from my nephew8 ,may ,i deserve the favour8 ,,duchess gives him the letter4 ,duch4 ,aside4 ,he looks as though his eyes would fire the paper4 ,they are a pair of burning glasses1 and ,his envious blood doth give 'em flame4 ,car4 ,aside4 ,what lethargy could thus unspirit him8 ,i am all wonder4--,do not believe1 madam1 #hj ,but that ,columbo's love is yet more sacred ,to honour and yourself1 than thus to forfeit ,what ,i have heard him call the glorious wreath ,to all his merits1 given him by the king1 ,from whom he took you with more pride than ever #he ,he came from victory3 his kisses hang ,yet panting on your lips2 and he but now ,exchang'd religious farewell to return1 ,but with more triumph1 to be yours4 ,duch4 ,my lord1 ,you do believe your nephew's hand was not #ij ,surpris'd or strain'd to this8 ,car4 ,strange arts and windings in the world6 most dark ,and subtle progresses6 ,who brought this letter8 ,duch4 ,i enquir'd not his name2 ,i thought it not ,considerable#dcgg to take such narrow knowledge4 ,car4 ,desert and honour urg'd it here1 nor can #if ,i blame you to be angry2 yet his person ,oblig'd you should have given a nobler pause1 ,before you made your faith and change so violent1 ,from his known worth1 into the arms of one1 ,however fashioned to your amorous wish1 #aja ,not equal to his cheapest fame1 with all ,the gloss of love and merit4 ,duch4 ,this comparison1 ,my good lord ,cardinal1 ,i cannot think ,flows from an even justice2 it betrays #aje ,you partial where your blood runs4 ,car4 ,i fear1 madam1 ,your own takes too much license1 and will soon ,fall to the censure of unruly tongues4 ,because ,alvarez has a softer cheek1 ,can1 like a woman1 trim his wanton hair1 #aaj ,spend half a day with looking in the glass ,to find a posture to present himself1 ,and bring more effeminacy than man1 ,or honour1 to your bed1 must he supplant him8 ,take heed1 the common murmur1 when it catches #aae ,the scent of a lost fame-- ,duch4 ,my fame1 lord ,cardinal8 ,it stands upon an innocence as clear ,as the devotions you pay to ,heaven4 ,i shall not urge1 my lord1 your soft indulgence ,at my next shrift4 ,car4 ,you are a fine court lady6 #abj ,duch4 ,and you should be a reverend churchman4 ,car4 ,one ,that1 if you have not thrown off modesty1 ,would counsel you to leave ,alvarez4 ,duch4 ',cause ,you dare do worse than marriage1 must not ,i ,be admitted what the church and law allows me8 #abe ,car4 ,insolent6 ,then you dare marry him8 ,duch4 ,dare6 ,let your contracted flame and malice1 with ,columbo's rage1 higher than that1 meet us ,when we approach the holy place1 clasp'd hand ,in hand we 'll break through all your force1 and fix #acj ,our sacred vows together there4 ,car4 ,i knew ,when1 with as chaste a brow1 you promis'd fair ,to another4 ,you are no dissembling lady6 ,duch4 ,would all your actions had no falser lights ,about 'em6 #ace ,car4 ,ha6 ,duch4 ,the people would not talk1 and curse so loud4 ,car4 ,i 'll have you chid into a blush for this4 ,duch4 ,begin at home1 great man1 there 's cause enough3 ,you turn the wrong end of the perspective#dcgh #adj ,upon your crimes1 to drive them to a far ,and lesser sight2 but let your eyes look right1 ,what giants would your pride and surfeit seem6 ,how gross your avarice1 eating up whole families6 ,how vast are your corruptions and abuse #ade ,of the king's ear6 at which you hang a pendant1 ,not to adorn1 but ulcerate1 while the honest ,nobility1 like pictures in the arras1 ,serve only for court ornament4 ,if they speak1 ',t is when you set their tongues1 which you wind up #aej ,like clocks1 to strike at the just hour you please4 ,leave1 leave1 my lord1 these usurpations1 ,and be what you were meant1 a man to cure1 ,not let in1 agues to religion3 ,look on the church's wounds4 ,car4 ,you dare presume1 #aee ,in your rude spleen to me1 to abuse the church8 ,duch4 ,alas1 you give false aim1 my lord2 't is your ,ambition and scarlet sins1 that rob ,her altar of the glory1 and leave wounds ,upon her brow2 which fetches grief and paleness #afj ,into her cheeks1 making her troubled bosom ,pant with her groans1 and shroud her holy blushes ,within your reverend purples4 ,car4 ,will you now take breath8 ,duch4 ,in hope1 my lord1 you will behold yourself ,in a true glass1 and see those injust acts #afe ,that so deform you1 and by timely cure ,prevent a shame1 before the short-haired men#dcgi ,do crowd and call for justice2 ,i take leave4 ,exit4 ,car4 ,this woman has a spirit1 that may rise ,to tame the devil's3 there 's no dealing with ,her angry tongue2 't is action and revenge #aga ,must calm her fury4 ,were ,columbo here1 ,i could resolve2 but letters shall be sent ,to th' army1 which may wake him into sense ,of his rash folly1 or direct his spirit #age ,some way to snatch his honour from this flame4 ,all great men know the soul of life is fame4 ,exit4 ,,act ,,iii ,,scene ,i4#dchj ,enter ,,valeria and ,,celinda4 ,val4 ,i did not think1 ,celinda1 when ,i prais'd ,alvarez1 to the duchess1 that things thus ,would come about4 ,what does your ladyship ,think of ,columbo now8 ,it staggers all ,the court1 he should forsake his mistress2 ,i #e ,am lost with wonder yet4 ,cel4 ',t is very strange1 ,without a spell2 but there 's a fate in love2-- ,i like him ne'er the worse4 ,enter two ,lords4 #a ,lord4 ,nothing but marriages and triumph now6 ,val4 ,what new access of joy makes you1 my lord1 #aj ,so pleasant8 #a ,lord4 ,there 's a packet come to court ,makes the king merry3 we are all concern'd in 't4 ,columbo hath given the enemy a great ,and glorious defeat1 and is already ,preparing to march home4 #ae ,cel4 ,he thriv'd the better for my prayers4 #b ,lord4 ,you have been ,his great admirer1 madam4 #a ,lord4 ,the king longs ,to see him4 ,val4 ,this news exalts the ,cardinal4 ,enter ,cardinal4 #a ,lord4 ,he 's here6 ,he appears with discontent2 the marriage #bj ,with ,count d',alvarez hath a bitter taste1 ,and not worn off his palate3 but let us leave him4 ,cel4 and ,val4 ,we 'll to the duchess4 ,exeunt4 ,car4 ,he has not won so much upon the ,arragon ,as he has lost at home2 and his neglect #be ,of what my studies had contriv'd to add ,more lustre to our family by the access ,of the great duchess' fortune1 cools his triumph1 ,and makes me wild4 ,enter ,,hernando4 ,her4 ,my good lord ,cardinal6 ,car4 ,you made complaint to th' king about your general8 #cj ,her4 ,not a complaint1 my lord3 ,i did but satisfy ,some questions o' the king's4 ,car4 ,you see he thrives ,without your personal valour or advice1 ,most grave and learned in the wars4 ,her4 ,my lord1 ,i envy not his fortune4 ,car4 ',t is above #ce ,your malice1 and your noise not worth his anger2 ',t is barking 'gainst the moon4 ,her4 ,more temper would ,become that habit4 ,car4 ,the military thing would show some spleen4 ,i 'll blow an army of such wasps about #dj ,the world4--,go look your sting you left i' th' camp1 sir4 ,enter ,king and ,lords4 ,her4 ,the king6--,this may be one day counted for4 ,exit4 ,king4 ,all things conspire1 my lord1 to make you fortunate4 ,your nephew's glory-- ,car4 ',t was your cause and justice ,made him victorious3 had he been so valiant #de ,at home1 he had had another conquest to ,invite1 and bid her welcome to new wars4 ,king4 ,you must be reconcil'd to providence1 ,my lord4 ,i heard you had a controversy with #ej ,the duchess2 ,i will have you friends4 ,car4 ,i am not angry4 ,king4 ,for my sake1 then1 ,you shall be pleas'd1 and with me grace the marriage4 ,a churchman must show charity1 and shine ,with first example3 she 's a woman4 #ee ,car4 ,you shall prescribe in all things1 sir4 ,you cannot ,accuse my love1 if ,i still wish my nephew ,had been so happy1 to be constant to ,your own1 and my election2 yet my brain ,cannot reach how this comes about2 ,i know #fj ,my nephew lov'd her with a near affection4 ,re-enter ,,hernando4 ,king4 ,he 'll give you fair account at his return4-- ,colonel1 your letters may be spar'd2 the general ,has finish'd1 and is coming home4 ,exit4 ,her4 ,i am glad on 't1 sir4--,my good lord ,cardinal1 #fe ',t is not impossible but some man provok'd ,may have a precious mind to cut your throat4 ,car4 ,you shall command me1 noble ,colonel2 ,i know you wo' not fail to be at the wedding4 ,her4 ',t is not ,columbo that is married1 sir4 ,car4 ,go teach the postures of the pike and musket2 #ga ,then drill your myrmidons into a ditch1 ,where starve1 and stink in pickle4--,you shall find ,me reasonable2 you see the king expects me4 ,exit4 ,her4 ,so does the devil4-- #ge ,some desperate hand may help you on your journey4 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,ii4#dcha ,enter ,secretary ,,antonio and ,servants1 with masques1 dresses1 etc4 ,ant4 ,here1 this2 ay1 this will fit your part3 you shall wear the slashes1 because you are a soldier4 ,here 's for the blue mute4#dchb #a ,serv4 ,this doublet will never fit me2 pox on 't6 ,are these breeches good enough for a 7#e7 prince too8 ,pedro plays but a lord1 and he has two laces more in a seam4 ,ant4 ,you must consider ,pedro is a foolish lord2 he may wear what lace he please4 #b ,serv4 ,does my beard fit my clothes well1 7#aj7 gentlemen8 ,ant4 ,pox o' your beard6 #c ,serv4 ,that will fright away the hair4 #a ,serv4 ,this fellow plays but a mute1 and he is so troublesome1 and talks4 #ae #c ,serv4 ,master ,secretary might have let ,jaques play the soldier2 he has a black patch already4 #b ,serv4 ,by your favour1 ,master ,secretary1 ,i was ask'd who writ this play for us8 #bj ,ant4 ,for us8 ,why1 art thou any more than a blue mute8 #b ,serv4 ,and1 by my troth1 ,i said1 ,i thought it was all your own4 ,ant4 ,away1 you coxcomb6 #be #d ,serv4 ,dost think he has no more wit than to write a comedy8 ,my lady's chaplain made the play1 though he is content1 for the honour and trouble of the business1 to be seen in 't4 #e ,serv4 ,did anybody see my head1 gentlemen8 7#cj7 ',t was here but now4--,i shall have never a head to play my part in4 ,ant4 ,is thy head gone8 ',t was well thy part was not in 't4 ,look1 look about2 has not ,jaques it8 #ce #d ,serv4 ,i his head8 ',t wo' not come on upon my shoulders4 ,ant4 ,make haste1 gentlemen2 ,i 'll see whether the king has supp'd4 ,look every man to his wardrobe and his part4 ,exit4 #dj #b ,serv4 ,is he gone8 ,in my mind1 a masque had been fitter for a marriage4 #d ,serv4 ,why1 mute8 ,there was no time for 't1 and the scenes are troublesome4 #b ,serv4 ,half a score deal tack'd together 7#de7 in the clouds1 what 's that8 ,a throne1 to come down and dance2 all the properties have been paid forty times over1 and are in the court stock3--but the secretary must have a play1 to show his wit4 #ej #d ,serv4 ,did not ,i tell thee 't was the chaplain's8 ,hold your tongue1 mute4 #a ,serv4 ,under the rose1 and would this cloth of silver doublet might never come off again1 if there be any more plot than you see in the 7#ee7 back of my hand4 #b ,serv4 ,you talk of a plot6 ,i 'll not give this for the best poet's plot in the world1 an if it be not well carried4 #d ,serv4 ,well said1 mute4 #fj #c ,serv4 ,ha1 ha6 ,pedro1 since he put on his doublet1 has repeated but three lines1 and he has broke five buttons4 #b ,serv4 ,i know not2 but by this false beard1 and here 's hair enough to hang a reasonable 7#fe7 honest man4 ,i do not remember1 to say1 a strong line indeed in the whole comedy1 but when the chambermaid kisses the captain4 #c ,serv4 ,excellent1 mute6 #e ,serv4 ,they have almost supp'd1 and ,i 7#gj7 cannot find my head yet4 #d ,serv4 ,play in thine own4 #e ,serv4 ,thank you for that6 so ,i may have it made a property4 ,if ,i have not a head found me1 let ,master ,secretary play my part himself #ge without it4 ,re-enter ,secretary ,,antonio4 ,ant4 ,are you all ready1 my masters8 ,the king is coming through the gallery4 ,are the women drest8 #a ,serv4 ,rogero wants a head4 #hj ,ant4 ,here1 with a pox to you6 take mine4 ,you a player6 you a puppy-dog4 ,is the music ready8 ,enter ,gentleman-,usher4 ,gent4 ,gentlemen1 it is my lady's pleasure that you expect till she call for you4 ,there are 7#he7 a company of cavaliers in gallant equipage1 newly alighted1 have offer'd to present their ,revels in honour of this ,hymen2 and 't is her grace's command1 that you be silent till their entertainment be over4 #ij #a ,serv4 ,gentlemen8 #b ,serv4 ,affronted8 #e ,serv4 ,master ,secretary1 there 's your head again2 a man 's a man4 ,have ,i broken my sleep to study fifteen lines for an ambassador1 #ie and after that a constable1 and is it come to this8 ,ant4 ,patience1 gentlemen1 be not so hot2 't is but deferr'd1 and the play may do well enough cold4 #ajj #d ,serv4 ,if it be not presented1 the chaplain will have the greatest loss2 he loses his wits4 7,hautbois47 ,ant4 ,this music speaks the king upon entrance4 ,retire1 retire1 and grumble not4 ,exeunt all but ,,antonio4 ,enter ,,king1 ,,cardinal1 ,,alvarez1 ,,duchess1 ,,celinda1 ,,valeria1 ,,placentia1 ,,lords1 and ,,hernando4 ,they being set1 enter ,,columbo and five more1 in rich habits1 vizarded2 between every two a ,torch-bearer4 ,they dance1 and afterwards beckon to ,,alvarez1 as if desirous to speak with him4 ,alv4 ,with me6 7,they embrace and whisper47 #aje ,king4 ,do you know the masquers1 madam8 ,duch4 ,not ,i1 sir4 ,car4 ,there 's one1--but that my nephew is abroad1 ,and has more soul than thus to jig upon ,their hymeneal night1 ,i should suspect #aaj ',t were he4 7,the ,masquers lead in ,,alvarez47 ,duch4 ,where 's my ,lord ,alvarez8 7,recorders4#dchc7 ,king4 ,call in the bridegroom4 ,re-enter ,,columbo4 ,four ,masquers bring in ,,alvarez dead1 in one of their habits1 and having laid him down1 exeunt4 ,duch4 ,what mystery is this8 ,car4 ,we want the bridegroom still4 #aae ,king4 ,where is ,alvarez8 ,,columbo points to the body2 they unvizard it1 and find ,,alvarez bleeding4 ,duch4 ,oh1 't is my lord6 ,he 's murder'd6 ,king4 ,who durst commit this horrid act8 ,colum4 ,i1 sir4 ,throws off his disguise4 ,king4 ,columbo8 ,ha6 ,colum4 ,yes3 ,columbo1 that dares stay #abj ,to justify that act4 ,her4 ,most barbarous6 ,duch4 ,oh1 my dearest lord6 ,king4 ,our guard seize on them all3 ,this sight doth shake all that is man within me4 ,poor ,alvarez1 is this thy wedding day8 #abe ,enter ,guard4 ,duch4 ,if you do think there is a ,heaven1 or pains ,to punish such black crimes i' th' other world1 ,let me have swift1 and such exemplar justice1 ,as shall become this great assassinate2 #abi ,you will take off our faith else3 and1 if here ,such innocence must bleed1 and you look on1 ,poor men1 that call you gods on earth1 will doubt ,to obey your laws1 nay1 practise to be devils1 ,as fearing1 if such monstrous sins go on1 ,the saints will not be safe in ,heaven4 ,king4 ,you shall1 #ace ,you shall have justice4 ,car4 ,aside4 ,now to come off were brave4 ,enter ,servant4 ,serv4 ,the masquers1 sir1 are fled2 their horse1 prepar'd ,at gate1 expected to receive 'em1 where ,they quickly mounted3 coming so like friends1 ,none could suspect their haste1 which is secur'd #adj ,by advantage of the night4 ,colum4 ,i answer for 'em all2 't is stake enough ,for many lives3 but if that poniard ,had voice1 it would convince they were but all ,spectators of my act4 ,and now1 if you #ade ,will give your judgments leave1 though at the first ,face of this object your cool bloods were frighted1 ,i can excuse this deed1 and call it justice2 ,an act your honours and your office1 sir1 ,is bound to build a law upon1 for others #aej ,to imitate4 ,i have but took his life1 ,and punish'd her with mercy1 who had both ,conspir'd to kill the soul of all my fame4 ,read there2 and read an injury as deep ,in my dishonour1 as the devil knew #aee ,a woman had capacity or malice ,to execute3 read there1 how you were cozen'd1 sir4 ,gives the ,,duchess',s letter to the ,,king4 ,your power affronted1 and my faith2 her smiles1 ,a juggling witchcraft to betray1 and make ,my love her horse to stalk withal1 and catch #afj ,her curled minion4 ,car4 ,is it possible ,the duchess could dissemble so1 and forfeit ,her modesty with you1 and to us all8 ,yet ,i must pity her4 ,my nephew has ,been too severe2 though this affront would call #afe ,a dying man from prayers1 and turn him tiger2 ,there being nothing dearer than our fame1 ,which1 if a common man1 whose blood has no ,ingredient of honour1 labour to ,preserve1 a soldier 7by his nearest tie #agj ,to glory7 is1 above all others1 bound ,to vindicate3--and yet it might have been ,less bloody4 ,her4 ,charitable devil6 ,king4 ,reads4 8,i pray1 my lord1 release under your hand1 what you dare challenge in 7#age7 my love or person1 as a just forfeit to myself2 this act will speak you honourable to my thoughts2 and when you have conquered thus yourself1 you may proceed to many victories1 and after1 with safety of your fame1 visit 7#ahj7 again ,the lost ,rosaura40 ,to this your answer was a free resign8 ,colum4 ,flatter'd with great opinion of her faith1 ,and my desert of her 7with thought that she1 ,who seem'd to weep and chide my easy will #ahe ,to part with her1 could not be guilty of ,a treason1 or apostasy so soon1 ,but rather meant this a device to make ,me expedite the affairs of war71 ,i sent ,that paper1 which her wickedness1 not justice1 ,applied 7what ,i meant trial17 her divorce4 #aia ,i lov'd her so1 ,i dare call heaven to witness1 ,i knew not whether ,i lov'd most2 while she1 ,with him1 whose crimson penitence ,i provok'd1#dchd ,conspir'd my everlasting infamy3 #aie ,examine but the circumstance4 ,car4 ',t is clear2 ,this match was made at home1 before she sent ,that cunning writ1 in hope to take him off1 ,as knowing his impatient soul would scorn ,to own a blessing came on crutches to him4 #bjj ,it was not well to raise his expectation1 7,had you1 sir1 no affront87 to ruin him ,with so much scandal and contempt4 ,king4 ,we have ,too plentiful a circumstance to accuse ,you1 madam1 as the cause of your own sorrows2 #bje ,but not without an accessory more ,than young ,alvarez4 ,car4 ,any other instrument8 ,king4 ,yes2 ,i am guilty1 with herself1 and ,don ,columbo1 though our acts look'd several ways1 ,that thought a lover might so soon be ransom'd2#dche #baj ,and did exceed the office of a king1 ,to exercise dominion over hearts1 ,that owe to the prerogative of ,heaven ,their choice or separation3 you must1 therefore1 ,when you do kneel for justice and revenge1 #bae ,madam1 consider me a lateral agent ,in poor ,alvarez' tragedy4 #a ,lord4 ,it was your love to ,don ,columbo1 sir4 ,her4 ,so1 so6 the king is charm'd4 ,do you observe ,how1 to acquit ,columbo1 he would draw #bbj ,himself into the plot4 ,heaven1 is this justice8 ,car4 ,your judgment is divine in this4 ,king4 ,and yet ,columbo cannot be secure1 and we ,just in his pardon1 that durst make so great ,and insolent a breach of law and duty4 #bbe #b ,lord4 ,ha6 will he turn again8 ,king4 ,and should we leave ,this guilt of blood to ,heaven1 which cries1 and strikes ,with loud appeals the palace of eternity2 ,yet here is more to charge ,columbo than ,alvarez' blood1 and bids me punish it1 #bcj ,or be no king4 ,her4 ',tis come about1 my lords4 ,king4 ,and if ,i should forgive ,his timeless#dchf death1 ,i cannot the offence1 ,that with such boldness struck at me4 ,has my ,indulgence to your merits1 which are great1 #bce ,made me so cheap1 your rage could meet no time ,nor place for your revenge1 but where my eyes ,must be affrighted1 and affronted with ,the bloody execution8 ,this contempt ,of majesty transcends my power to pardon1 #bdj ,and you shall feel my anger1 sir4 ,her4 ,thou shalt ,have one short prayer more for that4 ,colum4 ,have ,i1 ,i' th' progress of my life1 ,no actions to plead me up deserving ,against this ceremony8#dchg ,car4 ,contain yourself4 #bde ,colum4 ,i must be dumb then4 ,where is honour1 ,and gratitude of kings1 when they forget ,whose hand secur'd their greatness8 ,take my head off2 ,examine then which of your silken lords1 ,as ,i have done1 will throw himself on dangers2 ,like to a floating island move in blood2 #bea ,and where your great defence calls him to stand ,a bulwark1 upon his bold breast to take ,in death1 that you may live3--but soldiers are ,your valiant fools1 whom1 when your own securities #bee ,are bleeding1 you can cherish2 but when once ,your state and nerves are knit1 not thinking when ,to use their surgery again1 you cast ,them off1 and let them hang in dusty armories1 ,or make it death to ask for pay4 ,king4 ,no more2 #bfj ,we thought to have put your victory and merits ,in balance with ,alvarez' death1 which1 while ,our mercy was to judge1 had been your safety2 ,but the affront to us1 made greater by ,this boldness to upbraid our royal bounty1 #bfe ,shall tame1 or make you nothing4 ,lord4 ,excellent6 ,her4 ,the ,cardinal is not pleas'd4 ,car4 ,humble yourself ,to th' king4 ,colum4 ,and beg my life8 ,let cowards do 't ,that dare not die2 ,i'll rather have no head #bfi ,than owe it to his charity4 ,king4 ,to th' castle with him6-- ,,columbo is led off by the ,guard4 ,madam1 ,i leave you to your grief1 and what ,the king can recompense to your tears1 or honour #bgb ,of your dead lord1 expect4 ,duch4 ,this shows like justice4 ,exeunt4 ,,act ,,iv ,,scene ,i4#dchh ,enter two ,lords and ,,hernando4 #a ,lord4 ,this is the age of wonders4 #b ,lord4 ,wondrous mischiefs6 ,her4 ,among those guards1 which some call tutelar angels1 ,whose office is to govern provinces1 ,is there not one will undertake ,navarre8 ,hath ,heaven forsook us quite8 #a ,lord4 ,columbo at large6 #e #b ,lord4 ,and grac'd now more than ever4 #a ,lord4 ,he was not pardon'd2 ,that word was prejudicial to his fame4 ,her4 ,but1 as the murder done had been a dream ,vanish'd to memory1 he's courted as ,preserver of his country4 ,with what chains #aj ,of magic does this ,cardinal hold the king8 #b ,lord4 ,what will you say1 my lord1 if they enchant ,the duchess now1 and by some impudent art1 ,advance a marriage to ,columbo yet8 ,her4 ,say6 #ae ,i'll say no woman can be sav'd2 nor is 't ,fit1 indeed1 any should pretend to ,heaven1 ,after one such impiety in their sex3 ,and yet my faith has been so stagger'd1 since ,the king restor'd ,columbo1 ,i'll be now #bj ,of no religion4 #a ,lord4 ',tis not possible ,she can forgive the murder2 ,i observ'd ,her tears4 ,her4 ,why1 so did ,i1 my lord2 ,and if they be not honest1 'tis to be ,half damn'd1 to look upon a woman weeping4 #be ,when do you think the ,cardinal said his prayers8 #b ,lord4 ,i know not4 ,her4 ,heaven forgive my want of charity6 ,but1 if ,i were to kill him1 he should have ,no time to pray2 his life could be no sacrifice1 ,unless his soul went too4 #a ,lord4 ,that were too much4 #cj ,her4 ,when you mean to dispatch him1 you may give ,time for confession3 they have injur'd me ,after another rate4 #b ,lord4 ,you are too passionate1 cousin4 ,enter ,,columbo1 ,colonels1 ,,alphonso1 and ,courtiers4 ,they pass over the stage4 ,her4 ,how the gay men do flutter1 to congratulate #ce ,his gaol delivery6 ,there's one honest man3 ,what pity 'tis a gallant fellow should ,depend on knaves for his preferment6 #a ,lord4 ,except this cruelty upon ,alvarez1 ,columbo has no mighty stain upon him2 #dj ,but for his uncle-- ,her4 ,if ,i had a son ,of twelve years old that would not fight with him1 ,and stake his soul against his cardinal's cap1 ,i would disinherit him4 ,time has took a lease ,but for three lives1 ,i hope2 a fourth may see #de ,honesty walk without a crutch4 #b ,lord4 ,this is ,but air and wildness4 ,her4 ,i will see the duchess4 #a ,lord4 ,you may do well to comfort her2 we must ,attend the king4 ,her4 ,your pleasures4 ,exit4 ,enter ,,king and ,,cardinal4 #a ,lord4 ,a man of a brave soul4 #b ,lord4 ,the less his safety4-- #ej ,the king and ,cardinal in consult6 ,king4 ,commend us to the duchess1 and employ ,what language you think fit and powerful ,to reconcile her to some peace4--,my lords4 ,car4 ,sir1 ,i possess all for your sacred uses4 ,exeunt severally4 #ee ,,scene ,,ii4#dchi ,enter ,secretary ,,antonio and ,,celinda4 ,ant4 ,madam1 you are the welcom'st lady living4 ,cel4 ,to whom1 ,master ,secretary8 ,ant4 ,if you have mercy ,to pardon so much boldness1 ,i durst say1 ,to me--,i am a gentleman4 ,cel4 ,and handsome4 ,ant4 ,but my lady has #e ,much wanted you4 ,cel4 ,why1 ,master ,secretary8 ,ant4 ,you are the prettiest1-- ,cel4 ,so6 ,ant4 ,the wittiest1-- ,cel4 ,so6 #aj ,ant4 ,the merriest lady i' th' court4 ,cel4 ,and ,i was wish'd1 to make the duchess pleasant8#dcij ,ant4 ,she never had so deep a cause of sorrow2 ,her chamber 's but a coffin of a larger ,volume1 wherein she walks so like a ghost1 #ae ',t would make you pale to see her4 ,cel4 ,tell her grace ,i attend here4 ,ant4 ,i shall most willingly4-- ,a spirited lady ,i would ,i had her in my closet6 ,she is excellent company among the lords4 ,sure she has an admirable treble4--,madam4 ,exit4 #bj ,cel4 ,i do suspect this fellow would be nibbling1 ,like some1 whose narrow fortunes will not rise ,to wear things when the invention's rare and new3 ,but treading on the heel of pride1 they hunt #bd ,the fashion when 't is crippled1 like fell tyrants4 ,i hope ,i am not old yet2 ,i had the honour ,to be saluted by our ,cardinal's nephew ,this morning3 there 's a man6 ,re-enter ,secretary ,,antonio4 ,ant4 ,i have prevail'd4 ,sweet madam1 use what eloquence you can ,upon her2 and if ever ,i be useful #cj ,to your ladyship's service1 your least breath commands me4 ,exit4 ,enter ,duchess4 ,duch4 ,madam1 ,i come to ask you but one question3 ,if you were in my state1 my state of grief1 ,i mean1 an exile from all happiness ,of this world1 and almost of ,heaven1 7for my #ce ,affliction is finding out despair17 ,what would you think of ,don ,columbo8 ,cel4 ,madam8 ,duch4 ,whose bloody hand wrought all this misery4 ,would you not weep1 as ,i do1 and wish rather ,an everlasting spring of tears to drown #dj ,your sight1 than let your eyes be curst to see ,the murderer again1 and glorious8 ,so careless of his sin1 that he is made ,fit for new parricide1 even while his soul #dd ,is purpled o'er1 and reeks with innocent blood8 ,but do not1 do not answer me2 ,i know ,you have so great a spirit1 7which ,i want1 ,the horror of his fact#dcia surprising all ,my faculties71 you would not let him live3 ,but ,i1 poor ,i1 must suffer more4 ,there 's not #ej ,one little star in ,heaven will look on me1 ,unless to choose me out the mark1 on whom ,it may shoot down some angry influence4 ,enter ,,placentia4 ,pla4 ,madam1 here 's ,don ,columbo says he must ,speak with your grace4 ,duch4 ,but he must not1 ,i charge you4 #ee ,exit ,,placentia4 ,none else wait8--,is this well done1 ,to triumph in his tyranny8 ,speak1 madam1 ,speak but your conscience4 ,enter ,,columbo and ,secretary ,,antonio4 ,ant4 ,sir1 you must not see her4 ,colum4 ,not see her8 ,were she cabled up above ,the search of bullet or of fire1 were she #fj ,within her grave1 and that the toughest mine ,that ever nature teem'd and groan'd withal1 ,i would force some way to see her4--,do not fear ,i come to court you1 madam2 y' are not worth ,the humblest of my kinder thoughts4 ,i come #fe ,to show the man you have provok'd1 and lost1 ,and tell you what remains of my revenge4-- ,live1 but never presume again to marry2 ,i 'll kill the next at th' altar1 and quench all ,the smiling tapers with his blood3 if after1 #gj ,you dare provoke the priest and ,heaven so much ,to take another1 in thy bed ,i 'll cut him from ,thy warm embrace1 and throw his heart to ravens4 ,cel4 ,this will appear an unexampled cruelty4 ,colum4 ,your pardon1 madam2 rage1 and my revenge1 #ge ,not perfect1 took away my eyes4 ,you are ,a noble lady1 this not worth your eye-beam2 ,one of so slight a making1 and so thin1 ,an autumn leaf is of too great a value ,to play1 which shall be soonest lost i' th' air4 #hj ,be pleas'd to own me by some name in your ,assurance1 ,i despise to be receiv'd ,there2 let her witness that ,i call you mistress2 ,honour me to make these pearls your carkanet4 ,gives her a necklace4 ,cel4 ,my lord1 you are too humble in your thoughts4 #he ,colum4 ,aside4 ,there 's no vexation too great to punish her4 ,exit4 ,ant4 ,now1 madam4 ,cel4 ,away1 you saucy fellow6--,madam1 ,i ,must be excus'd1 if ,i do think more honourably ,than you have cause1 of this great lord4 ,duch4 ,why1 is not #ij ,all womankind concern'd to hate what 's impious8 ,cel4 ,for my part-- ,duch4 ,antonio1 is this a woman8 ,ant4 ,i know not whether she be man or woman2 ,i should be nimble to find out the experiment4 ,she look'd with less state when ,columbo came4 ,duch4 ,let me entreat your absence ,aside4 ,i am cozen'd in her4-- #if ,i took you for a modest1 honest lady4 ,cel4 ,madam1 ,i scorn any accuser2 and ,deducting the great title of a duchess1 ,i shall not need one grain of your dear honour ,to me make full weight3 if your grace be jealous1 #aja ,i can remove4 ,exit4 ,ant4 ,she is gone4 ,duch4 ,prithee remove ,my fears of her return4 ,exit ,,ant4--,she is not worth ,considering2 my anger 's mounted higher4 ,he need not put in caution for my next #aje ,marriage4--,alvarez1 ,i must come to thee1 ,thy virgin wife1 and widow2 but not till ,i ha' paid those tragic duties to thy hearse ,become my piety and love4 ,but how8 ,who shall instruct a way8 ,enter ,,placentia4 ,pla4 ,madam1 ,don #aaj ,hernando much desires to speak with you4 ,duch4 ,will not thy own discretion think ,i am ,unfit for visit8 ,pla4 ,please your grace1 he brings ,something1 he says1 imports your ear1 and love ,of the dead lord1 ,alvarez4 ,duch4 ,then admit him4 ,exit ,,placentia4 #aae ,enter ,,placentia with ,,hernando4 ,her4 ,i would speak1 madam1 to yourself4 ,duch4 ,your absence4 ,exit ,,placentia4 ,her4 ,i know not how your grace will censure so ,much boldness1 when you know the affairs ,i come for4 ,duch4 ,my servant has prepar'd me to receive it1 ,if 't concern my dead lord4 ,her4 ,can you name #abj ,so much of your ,alvarez in a breath1 ,without one word of your revenge8 ,o1 madam1 ,i come to chide you1 and repent my great ,opinion of your virtue1 that can walk1 ,and spend so many hours in naked solitude2 #abe ,as if you thought that no arrears were due ,to his death1 when you had paid his funeral charges1 ,made your eyes red1 and wept a handkerchief4 ,i come to tell you that ,i saw him bleed2 ,i1 that can challenge nothing in his name #acj ,and honour1 saw his murder'd body warm1 ,and panting with the labour of his spirits1 ,till my amaz'd soul shrunk and hid itself3 ,while barbarous ,columbo grinning stood1 ,and mock'd the weeping wounds4 ,it is too much1 #ace ,that you should keep your heart alive so long ,after this spectacle1 and not revenge it4 ,duch4 ,you do not know the business of my heart1 ,that censure me so rashly2 yet ,i thank you2 ,and1 if you be ,alvarez' friend1 dare tell #adj ,your confidence1 that ,i despise my life1 ,but know not how to use it in a service ,to speak me his revenger3 this will need ,no other proof1 than that to you1 who may ,be sent with cunning to betray me1 ,i #ade ,have made this bold confession4 ,i so much ,desire to sacrifice to that hovering ghost ,columbo's life1 that ,i am not ambitious ,to keep my own two minutes after it4 ,her4 ,if you will call me coward1 which is equal #aej ,to think ,i am a traitor1 ,i forgive it ,for this brave resolution1 which time ,and all the destinies must aid4 ,i beg ,that ,i may kiss your hand for this2 and may ,the soul of angry honour guide it-- ,duch4 ,whither8 #aee ,her4 ,to ,don ,columbo's heart4 ,duch4 ,it is too weak1 ,i fear1 alone4 ,her4 ,alone8 ,are you in earnest8 ,why1 will it not ,be a dishonour to your justice1 madam1 ,another arm should interpose8 ,but that #afj ,it were a saucy act to mingle with you1 ,i durst1 nay1 ,i am bound in the revenge ,of him that 's dead1 7since the whole world has interest ,in every good man's loss17 to offer it4 ,dare you command me1 madam8 ,duch4 ,not command2 #afe ,but ,i should more than honour such a truth ,in man1 that durst1 against so mighty odds1 ,appear ,alvarez' friend1 and mine4 ,the ,cardinal-- ,her4 ,is for the second course2 ,columbo must ,be first cut up2 his ghost must lead the dance3 #agj ,let him die first4 ,duch4 ,but how8 ,her4 ,how6 with a sword2 and1 if ,i undertake it1 ,i wo' not lose so much of my own honour1 ,to kill him basely4 ,duch4 ,how shall ,i reward ,this infinite service8 ',tis not modesty #age ,while now my husband groans beneath his tomb1 ,and calls me to his marble bed1 to promise1 ,what this great act might well deserve1 myself1 ,if you survive the victor2 but if thus ,alvarez' ashes be appeas'd1 it must #ahj ,deserve an honourable memory2 ,and though ,columbo 7as he had all power1 ,and grasp'd the fates7 has vow'd to kill the man ,that shall succeed ,alvarez-- ,her4 ,tyranny6 ,duch4 ,yet1 if ever #ahe ,i entertain a thought of love hereafter1 ,hernando from the world shall challenge it2 ,till when1 my prayers and fortune shall wait on you4 ,her4 ,this is too mighty recompense4 ,duch4 ',tis all just4 ,her4 ,if ,i outlive ,columbo1 ,i must not #aij ,expect security at home4 ,duch4 ,thou canst ,not fly where all my fortunes1 and my love ,shall not attend to guard thee4 ,her4 ,if ,i die-- ,duch4 ,thy memory #aid ,shall have a shrine1 the next within my heart1 ,to my ,alvarez4 ,her4 ,once again your hand4 ,your cause is so religious1 you need not ,strengthen it with your prayers2 trust it to me4 ,re-enter ,,placentia1 and the ,,cardinal4 ,pla4 ,madam1 the ,cardinal4 ,duch4 ,will you appear8 ,her4 ,an he had all the horror of the devil #bjj ,in 's face1 ,i would not baulk him4 ,he stares upon the ,,cardinal in his exit4 ,car4 ,aside4 ,what makes ,hernando here8 ,i do not like ,they should consult2 ,i'll take no note4--,the king ,fairly salutes your grace2 by whose command ,i am to tell you1 though his will and actions #bje ,illimited1 stoop not to satisfy ,the vulgar inquisition1 he is ,yet willing to retain a just opinion ,with those that are plac'd near him2 and although ,you look with nature's eye upon yourself1 #baj ,which needs no perspective to reach1 nor art ,of any optic to make greater1 what ,your narrow sense applies#dcib an injury1 7,ourselves still nearest to ourselves17 but there's ,another eye that looks abroad1 and walks #bae ,in search of reason1 and the weight of things1 ,with which1 if you look on him1 you will find ,his pardon to ,columbo cannot be ,so much against his justice1 as your erring ,faith would persuade your anger4 ,duch4 ,good my lord1 #bbj ,your phrase has too much landscape1 and ,i cannot ,distinguish at this distance you present#dcic ,the figure perfect3 but indeed my eyes ,may pray your lordship find excuse1 for tears ,have almost made them blind4 ,car4 ,fair peace restore 'em6 #bbe ,to bring the object nearer1 the king says1 ,he could not be severe to ,don ,columbo ,without injustice to his other merits1 ,which call more loud for their reward and honour1 ,than you for your revenge2 the kingdom made #bcj ,happy by those2 you only1 by the last1 ,unfortunate3--nor was it rational1 ,i speak the king's own language1 he should die ,for taking one man's breath1 without whose valour ,none now had been alive without dishonour4 #bce ,duch4 ,in my poor understanding1 'tis the crown ,of virtue to proceed in its own track1 ,not deviate from honour4 ,if you acquit ,a man of murder1 'cause he has done brave ,things in the war1 you will bring down his valour #bdj ,to a crime1 nay1 to a bawd1 if it secure ,a rape1 and but teach those that deserve well ,to sin with greater license4 ,but dispute ,is now too late1 my lord2 'tis done2 and you1 ,by the good king1 in tender of my sorrows1 #bde ,sent to persuade me 'tis unreasonable ,that justice should repair me4 ,car4 ,you mistake2 ,for if ,columbo's death could make ,alvarez ,live1 the king had given him up to law1 ,your bleeding sacrifice2 but when his life #bej ,was but another treasure thrown away1 ,to obey a clamorous statute1 it was wisdom ,to himself1 and common safety1 to take off ,this killing edge of law1 and keep ,columbo ,to recompense the crime by noble acts1 #bee ,and sorrow1 that in time might draw your pity4 ,duch4 ,this is a greater tyranny than that ,columbo exercis'd2 he kill'd my lord2 ,and you have not the charity to let ,me think it worth a punishment4 ,car4 ,to that1 #bfj ,in my own name1 ,i answer3 ,i condemn1 ,and urge the bloody guilt against my nephew2 ',t was violent and cruel1 a black deed2 ,a deed1 whose memory doth make me shudder2 ,an act1 that did betray a tyrannous nature1 #bfe ,which he took up#dcid in war1 the school of vengeance2 ,and though the king's compassion spare him here1 ,unless his heart ,weep itself out in penitent tears1-- ,duch4 ,this sounds ,as you were now a good man4 ,car4 ,does your grace #bgj ,think ,i have conscience to allow the murder8 ,although1 when it was done1 ,i did obey ,the stream of nature1 as he was my kinsman1 ,to plead he might not pay his forfeit life1 ,could ,i do less for one so near my blood8 #bge ,consider1 madam1 and be charitable2 ,let not this wild injustice make me lose ,the character ,i bear1 and reverend habit4 ,to make you full acquainted with my innocence1 ,i challenge here my soul1 and ,heaven to witness1 #bhj ,if ,i had any thought1 or knowledge with ,my nephew's plot1 or person1 when he came1 ,under the smooth pretence of friend1 to violate ,your hospitable laws1 and do that act1 ,whose frequent mention draws this tear1 a whirlwind #bhe ,snatch me to endless flames6 ,duch4 ,i must believe1 ,and ask your grace's pardon4 ,i confess ,i have not lov'd you since ,alvarez' death1 ,though we were reconcil'd4 ,car4 ,i do not blame ,your jealousy1 nor any zeal you had #bij ,to prosecute revenge against me1 madam1 ,as ,i then stood suspected1 nor can yet ,implore your mercy to ,columbo4 ,all ,i have to say is1 to retain my first ,opinion and credit with your grace2 #bie ,which you may think ,i urge not out of fear1 ,or ends upon you1 7since1 ,i thank the king1 ,i stand firm on the base of royal favour17 ,but for your own sake1 and to show ,i have ,compassion of your sufferings4 ,duch4 ,you have clear'd #cjj ,a doubt1 my lord2 and by this fair remonstrance1 ,given my sorrow so much truce1 to think ,that we may meet again1 and yet be friends4-- ,but be not angry1 if ,i still remember ,by whom ,alvarez died1 and weep1 and wake #cje ,another justice with my prayers4 ,car4 ,all thoughts ,that may advance a better peace dwell with you6 ,exit4 ,duch4 ,how would this cozening statesman bribe my faith ,with flatteries1 to think him innocent6 ,no2 if his nephew die1 this ,cardinal must not #caj ,be long-liv'd4 ,all the prayers of a wrong'd widow ,make firm ,hernando's sword6 and my own hand ,shall have some glory in the next revenge4 ,i will pretend my brain with grief distracted1 ,it may gain easy credit2 and beside #cae ,the taking off examination ,for great ,columbo's death1 it makes what act ,i do in that believ'd#dcie want of my reason1 ,appear no crime1 but my defence4--,look down1 ,soul of my lord1 from thy eternal shade1 #cbj ,and unto all thy blest companions boast ,thy duchess busy to revenge thy ghost6 ,exit4 ,,scene ,,iii4#dcif ,enter on one side ,,columbo and ,,alphonso2 on the other1 ,,hernando and a ,colonel4 ,colum4 ,hernando1 now ,i love thee1 and do half ,repent the affront my passion threw upon thee4 ,her4 ,you will not be too prodigal o' your penitence4 ,colum4 ,this makes good thy nobility of birth2 #d ,thou may'st be worth my anger and my sword1 ,if thou dost execute as daringly ,as thou provok'st a quarrel4 ,i did think ,thy soul a starveling1 or asleep4 ,her4 ,you 'll find it ,active enough to keep your spirit waking2 ,which1 to exasperate1 for yet ,i think #aj ,it is not high enough to meet my rage-- ,do you smile8 ,colum4 ,this noise is worth it4--,gentlemen1 ,i 'm sorry this great soldier has engag'd ,your travail2 all his business is to talk4 ,her4 ,a little of your lordship's patience1 #ae ,you shall have other sport1 and swords that will ,be as nimble 'bout your heart as you can wish4 ',t is pity more than our two single lives ,should be at stake4 ,colum4 ,make that no scruple1 sir4 ,her4 ,to him then that survives1 if fate allow #bj ,that difference1 ,i speak1 that he may tell ,the world1 ,i came not hither on slight anger1 ,but to revenge my honour1 stain'd and trampled on ,by this proud man2 when general1 he commanded ,my absence from the field4 ,colum4 ,i do remember1 #be ,and ,i 'll give your soul now a discharge4 ,her4 ,i come ,to meet it1 if your courage be so fortunate4 ,but there is more than my own injury ,you must account for1 sir1 if my sword prosper2 #bi ,whose point and every edge is made more keen ,with young ,alvarez' blood1 in which ,i had ,a noble interest4 ,does not that sin benumb ,thy arteries1 and turn the guilty flowings ,to trembling jelly in thy veins8 ,canst hear ,me name that murder1 and thy spirits not #ce ,struck into air1 as thou wert shot by some ,engine from ,heaven8 ,colum4 ,you are the duchess' champion6 ,thou hast given me a quarrel now4 ,i grieve ,it is determin'd all must fight1 and ,i ,shall lose much honour in his fall4 ,her4 ,that duchess1 #dj 7,whom but to mention with thy breath is sacrilege1 ,an orphan of thy making1 and condemn'd ,by thee to eternal solitude1 ,i come ,to vindicate2 and while ,i am killing thee1 ,by virtue of her prayers sent up for justice1 #de ,at the same time1 in ,heaven ,i am pardon'd for 't4 ,colum4 ,i cannot hear the bravo4 ,her4 ,two words more1 ,and take your chance4 ,before you all ,i must ,pronounce that noble lady without knowledge ,or thought of what ,i undertake for her4 #ej ,poor soul6 she 's now at her devotions1 ,busy with ,heaven1 and wearing out the earth ,with her stiff knees1 and bribing her good angel ,with treasures of her eyes1 to tell her lord ,how much she longs to see him4 ,my attempt #ee ,needs no commission from her3 were ,i ,a stranger in ,navarre1 the inborn right ,of every gentleman to ,alvarez' loss ,is reason to engage their swords and lives ,against the common enemy of virtue4 #fj ,colum4 ,now have you finish'd8 ,i have an instrument ,shall cure this noise1 and fly up to thy tongue1 ,to murder all thy words4 ,her4 ,one little knot ,of phlegm1 that clogs my stomach1 and ,i ha' done3-- ,you have an uncle1 call'd a ,cardinal1 #fe ,would he were lurking now about thy heart1 ,that the same wounds might reach you both1 and send ,your reeling souls together6 ,now have at you4 ,alph4 ,we must not1 sir1 be idle4 ,they fight2 ,,columbo',s second ,,alphonso1 slain4 ,her4 ,what think you now of praying8 ,colum4 ,time enough4 #gj ,he kills ,,hernando',s second4 ,commend me to my friend2 the scales are even4 ,i would be merciful1 and give you time ,now to consider of the other world2 ,you 'll find your soul benighted presently4 ,her4 ,i 'll find my way i' the dark4 ,they fight1 and close2 ,,columbo gets both the swords1 and ,,hernando takes up the second's weapon4 ,colum4 ,a stumble's dangerous4 #ge ,now ask thy life4--,ha6 ,her4 ,i despise to wear it1 ,a gift from any but the first bestower4 ,colum4 ,i scorn a base advantage4-- ,,columbo throws away one of the swords3 they fight4 ,,hernando wounds ,,columbo4-- ,ha6 ,her4 ,i am now ,out of your debt4 ,colum4 ,thou 'st don 't1 and ,i forgive thee4 ,give me thy hand2 when shall we meet again8 ,her4 ,never1 ,i hope4 #ha ,colum4 ,i feel life ebb apace3 yet ,i 'll look upwards1 ,and show my face to ,heaven4 ,dies4 ,her4 ,the matter's done2 ,i must not stay to bury him4 ,exit4 ,,act ,v ,,scene ,i4#dcig ,enter two ,lords4 #a ,lord4 ,columbo's death doth much afflict the king4 #b ,lord4 ,i thought the ,cardinal would have lost his wits ,at first1 for 's nephew2 it drowns all the talk ,of the others that were slain4 #a ,lord4 ,we are friends4 ,i do suspect ,hernando had some interest1 #e ,and knew how their wounds came4 #b ,lord4 ,his flight confirms it1 ,for whom the ,cardinal has spread his nets4 #a ,lord4 ,he is not so weak to trust himself at home ,to his enemy's gripe4 #b ,lord4 ,all strikes not me so much ,as that the duchess1 most oppressed lady1 #aj ,should be distracted1 and before ,columbo ,was slain4 #a ,lord4 ,but that the ,cardinal should be made ,her guardian1 is to me above that wonder4 #b ,lord4 ,so it pleas'd the king2 and she1 with that small stock ,of reason left her1 is so kind and smooth #ae ,upon him4 #a ,lord4 ,she 's turn'd a child again3 a madness1 ,that would ha' made her brain and blood boil high1 ,in which distemper she might ha' wrought something-- #b ,lord4 ,had been to purpose4 #a ,lord4 ,the ,cardinal is cunning2 and howe'er #bj ,his brow does smile1 he does suspect ,hernando ,took fire from her1 and waits a time to punish it4 #b ,lord4 ,but what a subject of disgrace and mirth ,hath poor ,celinda made herself by pride1 ,in her belief ,columbo was her servant6 #be ,her head hath stoop'd much since he died1 and she ,almost ridiculous at court4 ,enter ,,cardinal1 ,,antonelli1 and ,servant4 #a ,lord4 ,the ,cardinal ,is come into the garden1 now-- ,car4 ,walk off4-- ,exeunt ,lords4 ,it troubles me the duchess by her loss ,of brain1 is now beneath my great revenge4 #cj ,she is not capable to feel my anger1 ,which1 like to unregarded thunder spent ,in woods1 and lightning aim'd at senseless trees1 ,must idly fall1 and hurt her not1 not to ,that sense her guilt deserves3 a fatal stroke1 #ce ,without the knowledge for what crime1 to fright her ,when she takes leave1 and make her tug with death1 ,until her soul sweat1 is a pigeon's torment1 ,and she is sent a babe to the other world4 ,columbo's death will not be satisfied1 #dj ,and ,i but wound her with a two-edg'd feather4 ,i must do more3 ,i have all opportunity1 7,she by the king now made my charge17 but she's ,so much a turtle1 ,i shall lose by killing her1 ,perhaps do her a pleasure and preferment2 #de ,that must not be4 ,enter ,,celinda with a parchment4 ,anton4 stopping her4--,is not this she1 that would be thought to have been ,columbo's mistress8--,madam1 his grace is private1 ,and would not be disturb'd2 you may displease him4 ,cel4 ,what will your worship wager that he shall #ej ,be pleas'd again before we part8 ,anton4 ,i'll lay this diamond1 madam1 'gainst a kiss1 ,and trust yourself to keep the stakes4 ,cel4 ',t is done4 ,comes forward4 ,anton4 ,i have long had an appetite to this lady2 ,but the lords keep her up so high--this toy #ee ,may bring her on4 ,car4 ,this interruption tastes not of good manners4 ,cel4 ,but where necessity1 my lord1 compels1 ,the boldness may meet pardon1 and when you ,have found my purpose1 ,i may less appear #fj ,unmannerly4 ,car4 ,to the business4 ,cel4 ,it did please ,your nephew1 sir1 before his death1 to credit me ,with so much honourable favour1 ,i ,am come to tender to his near'st of blood1 ,yourself1 what does remain a debt to him4 #fe ,not to delay your grace with circumstance4 ,that deed1 if you accept1 makes you my heir ,of no contemptible estate4--,aside4 ,this way ,he reads4 ,is only left to tie up scurrile tongues ,and saucy men1 that since ,columbo's death #gj ,venture to libel on my pride and folly2 ,his greatness and this gift1 which ,i enjoy ,still for my life1 7beyond which term a kingdom's ,nothing17 will curb the giddy spleens of men ,that live on impudent rhyme1 and railing at #ge ,each wandering fame they catch4 ,car4 ,madam1 this bounty ,will bind my gratitude1 and care to serve you4 ,cel4 ,i am your grace's servant4 ,car4 ,antonelli6--,whisper4 ,and when this noble lady visits me1 ,let her not wait4 #hj ,cel4 ,what think you1 my officious sir8 ,his grace ,is pleas'd1 you may conjecture3 ,i may keep ,your gem2 the kiss was never yours4 ,anton4 ,sweet madam-- ,cel4 ,talk if you dare2 you know ,i must not wait2 ,and so1 farewell for this time4 ,exit4 #he ,car4 ',t is in my brain already1 and it forms ,apace--good1 excellent revenge1 and pleasant6 ,she's now within my talons3 't is too cheap ,a satisfaction for ,columbo's death1 ,only to kill her by soft charm or force4 #ij ,i 'll rifle first her darling chastity2 ',t will be after time enough to poison her1 ,and she to th' world be thought her own destroyer4 ,as ,i will frame the circumstance1 this night ,all may be finished3 for the colonel1 #ie ,her agent in my nephew's death1 7whom ,i ,disturb'd at counsel with her17 ,i may reach him ,hereafter1 and be master of his fate4 ,we starve our conscience when we thrive in state4 ,exeunt4 ,,scene ,,ii4#dcih ,enter ,secretary ,,antonio and ,,placentia4 ,ant4 ,placentia1 we two are only left ,of all my lady's servants2 let us be true ,to her1 and one another2 and be sure1 ,when we are at prayers1 to curse the ,cardinal4 ,pla4 ,i pity my sweet lady4 #e ,ant4 ,i pity her too1 but am a little angry2 ,she might have found another time to lose ,her wits4 ,pla4 ,that ,i were a man6 ,ant4 ,what would'st thou do1 ,placentia8 #aj ,pla4 ,i would revenge my lady4 ,ant4 ',t is better1 being a woman2 thou may'st do ,things that may prosper better1 and the fruit ,be thy own another day4 ,pla4 ,your wit still loves ,to play the wanton4 ,ant4 ',t is a sad time1 ,placentia2 #ae ,some pleasure would do well3 the truth is1 ,i ,am weary of my life1 and ,i would have ,one fit of mirth before ,i leave the world4 ,pla4 ,do not you blush to talk thus wildly8 ,ant4 ',t is good manners #bj ,to be a little mad after my lady2 ,but ,i ha' done4 ,who is with her now8 ,pla4 ,madam ,valeria4 ,ant4 ,not ,celinda8 ,there's a lady for my humour6 ,a pretty book of flesh and blood1 and well #be ,bound up1 in a fair letter too4 ,would ,i ,had her with all the errata6 ,pla4 ,she has not ,an honourable fame4 ,ant4 ,her fame6 that's nothing2 ,a little stain2 her wealth will fetch again ,the colour1 and bring honour into her cheeks #cj ,as fresh2-- ,if she were mine1 and ,i had her exchequer1 ,i know the way to make her honest2 ,honest to th' touch1 the test1 and the last trial4 ,pla4 ,how1 prithee8 #ce ,ant4 ,why1 ,first ,i would marry her1 that's a verb material2 ,then ,i would print her with an index ,expurgatorius2 a table drawn ,of her court heresies2 and when she's read1 #dj ,cum privilegio1 who dares call her whore8 ,pla4 ,i'll leave you1 if you talk thus4 ,ant4 ,i ha' done2 ,placentia1 thon may'st be better company ,after another progress2 and now tell me1 ,didst ever hear of such a patient madness #de ,as my lady is possest with8 ,she has rav'd ,but twice3--an she would fright the ,cardinal1 ,or at a supper if she did but poison him1 ,it were a frenzy ,i could bear withal4 ,she calls him her dear governor4-- ,enter ,,hernando disguised1 having a letter4 ,pla4 ,who is this8 #ej ,her4 ,her secretary6--,sir1 ,here is a letter1 if it may have so ,much happiness to kiss her grace's hand4 ,ant4 ,from whom8 ,her4 ,that's not in your commission1 sir1 ,to ask1 or mine to satisfy2 she will want #ee ,no understanding when she reads4 ,ant4 ,alas6 ,under your favour1 sir1 you are mistaken2 ,her grace did never more want understanding4 ,her4 ,how8 ,ant4 ,have you not heard8 ,her skull is broken1 sir1 #fj ,and many pieces taken out2 she's mad4 ,her4 ,the sad fame of her distraction ,has too much truth1 it seems4 ,pla4 ,if please you1 sir1 ,to expect awhile1 ,i will present the letter4 ,her4 ,pray do4-- ,exit ,,placentia4 #fe ,how long has she been thus distemper'd1 sir8 ,ant4 ,before the ,cardinal came to govern here1 ,who1 for that reason1 by the king was made ,her guardian4 ,we are now at his devotion4 ,her4 ,a lamb given up to a tiger6 ,may diseases #gj ,soon eat him through his heart6 ,ant4 ,your pardon1 sir4 ,i love that voice2 ,i know it too a little4 ,are not you--be not angry1 noble sir1 ,i can with ease be ignorant again1 ,and think you are another man2 but if #ge ,you be that valiant gentleman they call-- ,her4 ,whom8 what8 ,ant4 ,that kill'd--,i would not name him1 if ,i thought ,you were not pleas'd to be that very gentleman4 ,her4 ,am ,i betray'd8 ,ant4 ,the devil sha' not #hj ,betray you here3 kill me1 and ,i will take ,my death you are the noble colonel4 ,we are all bound to you for the general's death1 ,valiant ,hernando6 ,when my lady knows ,you are here1 ,i hope 't will fetch her wits1 again4 #he ,but do not talk too loud2 we are not all ,honest#dcii i' th' house2 some are the ,cardinal's creatures4 ,her4 ,thou wert faithful to thy lady4 ,i am glad ',t is night4 ,but tell me how the churchman uses ,the duchess4 #ij ,enter ,,antonelli4 ,ant4 ,he carries angels in his tongue and face1 but ,i ,suspect his heart3 this is one of his spawns4-- ,signor ,antonelli4 ,anton4 ,honest ,antonio6 ,ant4 ,and how1 and how--a friend of mine--where is #ie ,the ,cardinal's grace8 ,her4 ,aside4 ,that will be never answered4 ,anton4 ,he means to sup here with the duchess4 ,ant4 ,will he8 ,anton4 ,we'll have the charming bottles at my chamber4 #ajj ,bring that gentleman2 we'll be mighty merry4 ,her4 ,aside4 ,i may disturb your jollity4 ,anton4 ,farewell1 sweet-- ,exit4 ,ant4 ,dear ,antonelli6--,a round pox confound you6 ,this is court rhetoric at the back-stairs4 #aje ,enter ,,placentia4 ,pla4 ,do you know this gentleman8 ,ant4 ,not ,i4 ,pla4 ,my lady presently dismist ,valeria1 ,and bade me bring him to her bed-chamber4 ,ant4 ,the gentleman has an honest face4 ,pla4 ,her words #aaj ,fell from her with some evenness and joy4-- ,her grace desires your presence4 ,her4 ,i'll attend her4 ,exit with ,,placentia4 ,ant4 ,i would this soldier had the ,cardinal ,upon a promontory1 with what a spring ,the churchman would leap down6 ,it were a spectacle #aae ,most rare1 to see him topple from the precipice1 ,and souse in the salt water with a noise ,to stun the fishes2 and if he fell into ,a net1 what wonder would the simple sea-gulls ,have1 to draw up the o'ergrown lobster4#ddjj #abj ,so ready boil'd6 ,he shall have my good wishes4 ,this colonel's coming may be lucky2 ,i ,will be sure none shall interrupt 'em4 ,enter ,,celinda4 ,cel4 ,is ,her grace at opportunity8 ,ant4 ,no1 sweet madam2 ,she is asleep1 her gentlewoman says4 #abe ,cel4 ,my business is but visit4 ,i'll expect4#ddja ,ant4 ,that must not be1 although ,i like your company6 ,cel4 ,you are grown rich1 ,master ,secretary4 ,ant4 ,i1 madam8 ,alas6 ,cel4 ,i hear you are upon another purchase4 #acj ,ant4 ,i upon a purchase6 ,cel4 ,if you want any sum-- ,ant4 ,if ,i could purchase your sweet favour1 madam4 ,cel4 ,you shall command me1 and my fortune1 sir4 ,ant4 ,aside4 ,how's this8 #ace ,cel4 ,i have observ'd you1 sir1 a staid ,and prudent gentleman--and ,i shall want-- ,ant4 ,not me8 ,cel4 ,a father for some infant3 he has credit ,i' th' world4--,aside4 ,i am not the first cast lady #adj ,has married a secretary4 ,ant4 ,shall ,i wait upon you8 ,cel4 ,whither8 ,ant4 ,any whither4 ,cel4 ,i may chance lead you then-- #ade ,ant4 ,i shall be honour'd to obey4 ,my blood ,is up1 and in this humour ,i'm for anything4 ,cel4 ,well1 sir1 ,i'll try your manhood4 ,ant4 ',tis my happiness2 ,you cannot please me better4 ,cel4 ,aside4 ,this was struck ,i' the opportunity4 ,ant4 ,i am made for ever4 ,exit1 following her4 #aej ,,scene ,,iii4#ddjb ,enter ,,hernando and ,,duchess4 ,her4 ,dear madam1 do not weep4 ,duch4 ,y' are very welcome2 ,i ha' done2 ,i wo' not shed a tear more ,till ,i meet ,alvarez1 then ,i'll weep for joy4 ,he was a fine young gentleman1 and sung sweetly2 #e ,an you had heard him but the night before ,we were married1 you would ha' sworn he had been ,a swan1 and sung his own sad epitaph4 ,but we'll talk o' the ,cardinal4 ,her4 ,would his death ,might ransom your fair sense6 he should not live #aj ,to triumph in the loss4 ,beshrew my manhood1 ,but ,i begin to melt4 ,duch4 ,i pray1 sir1 tell me1-- ,for ,i can understand1 although they say ,i have lost my wits2 but they are safe enough1 ,and ,i shall have 'em when the ,cardinal dies2-- ,who had a letter from his nephew1 too1 #ae ,since he was slain8 ,her4 ,from whence8 ,duch4 ,i know not where he is4 ,but in some bower ,within a garden he is making chaplets1 ,and means to send me one2 but ,i'll not take it2 ,i have flowers enough1 ,i thank him1 while ,i live4 ,her4 ,but do you love your governor8 #bb ,duch4 ,yes1 but ,i'll never marry him2 ,i am promis'd ,already4 ,her4 ,to whom1 madam8 ,duch4 ,do not you ,blush when you ask me that8 ,must not you be #be ,my husband8 ,i know why1 but that's a secret4 ,indeed1 if you believe me1 ,i do love ,no man alive so well as you3 the ,cardinal ,shall never know 't2 he'll kill us both2 and yet ,he says he loves me dearly1 and has promis'd #cj ,to make me well again2 but ,i'm afraid1 ,one time or other1 he will give me poison4 ,her4 ,prevent him1 madam1 and take nothing from him4 ,duch4 ,why1 do you think 't will hurt me8 ,her4 ,it will kill you4 ,duch4 ,i shall but die1 and meet my dear-lov'd lord1 #ce ,whom1 when ,i have kist1 ,i'll come again and work ,a bracelet of my hair for you to carry him1 ,when you are going to ,heaven2 the posy shall ,be my own name1 in little tears1 that ,i ,will weep next winter1 which congeal'd i' th' frost1 #dj ,will show like seed-pearl4 ,you'll deliver it8 ,i know he'll love1 and wear it for my sake4 ,her4 ,she is quite lost4 ,duch4 ,i pray give me1 sir1 your pardon3 ,i know ,i talk not wisely2 but if you had ,the burthen of my sorrow1 you would miss #de ,sometimes your better reason4 ,now ,i'm well2 ,what will you do when the ,cardinal comes8 ,he must not see you for the world4 ,her4 ,he sha' not2 ,i'll take my leave before he come4 ,duch4 ,nay1 stay2 ,i shall have no friend left me when you go4 #ej ,he will but sup2 he sha' not stay to lie with me4 ,i have the picture of my lord abed2 ,three are too much this weather4 ,enter ,,placentia4 ,pla4 ,madam1 the ,cardinal4 ,her4 ,he shall sup with the devil4 ,duch4 ,i dare not stay2 ,the red cock#ddjc will be angry4 ,i'll come again4 #ee ,exeunt ,,duchess and ,,placentia4 ,her4 ,this sorrow is no fable4 ,now ,i find ,my curiosity is sadly satisfied4-- ,ha6 if the duchess in her straggled wits ,let fall words to betray me to the ,cardinal1 ,the panther will not leap more fierce to meet #fj ,his prey1 when a long want of food hath parch'd ,his starved maw1 than he to print his rage1 ,and tear my heart-strings4 ,everything is fatal2 ,and yet she talk'd sometimes with chain of sense1 ,and said she lov'd me4 ,ha6 they come not yet4 ,i have a sword about me1 and ,i left #fe ,my own security to visit death4 ,yet ,i may pause a little1 and consider ,which way does lead me to 't most honourably4 ,does not the chamber that ,i walk in tremble8 ,what will become of her1 and me1 and all #ga ,the world in one small hour8 ,i do not think ,ever to see the day again2 the wings ,of night spread o'er me like a sable hearse-cloth2 ,the stars are all close mourners too2 but ,i #ge ,must not alone to the cold silent grave1 ,i must not4--,if thou canst1 ,alvarez1 open ,that ebon curtain1 and behold the man1 ,when the world's justice fails1 shall right thy ashes1 ,and feed their thirst with blood6 ,thy duchess is ,almost a ghost already1 and doth wear #ha ,her body like an useless upper garment1 ,the trim and fashion of it lost4--,ha6 ,re-enter ,,placentia4 ,pla4 ,you need not doubt me1 sir4--,my lady prays ,you would not think it long2 she in my ear #he ,commanded me to tell you1 that when last ,she drank1 she had happy wishes to your health4 ,her4 ,and did the ,cardinal pledge it8 ,pla4 ,he was not ,invited to't1 nor must he know you are here4 ,her4 ,what do they talk of1 prithee8 #ij ,pla4 ,his grace is very pleasant ,a lute is heard4 ,and kind to her2 but her returns#ddjd are after ,the sad condition of her sense1 sometimes ,unjointed4 ,her4 ,they have music4 ,pla4 ,a lute only1 #id ,his grace prepar'd2 they say1 the best of ,italy1 ,that waits upon my lord4 ,her4 ,he thinks the duchess ,is stung with a tarantula4 ,pla4 ,your pardon2 ,my duty is expected4 ,exit4 ,her4 ,gentle lady6-- ,a voice too6 ,,song within4 ,strep4 ,come1 my ,daphne1 come away1 #ajj ,we do waste the crystal day1 ',tis ,strephon calls4 ,dap4 ,what says my love8 ,strep4 ,come1 follow to the myrtle grove1 ,where ,venus shall prepare ,new chaplets for thy hair4 #aje ,dap4 ,were ,i shut up within a tree1 ,i'd rend my bark to follow thee4 ,strep4 ,my shepherdess1 make haste1 ,the minutes slide too fast4 ,dap4 ,in those cooler shades will ,i1 #aaj ,blind as ,cupid1 kiss thine eye4 ,strep4 ,in thy bosom then ,i'll stay2 ,in such warm snow who would not lose his way8 ,chor4 ,we'll laugh1 and leave the world behind1 ,and gods themselves that see1 #aae ,shall envy thee and me1 ,but never find ,such joys1 when they embrace a deity4 ,her4 ,if at this distance ,i distinguish1 'tis not ,church music2 and the air's wanton1 and no anthem #abj ,sung to't1 but some strange ode of love and kisses4 ,what should this mean8--,ha8 he is coming hither4 ,draws his sword4 ,i am betray'd2 he marches in her hand4 ,i'll trust a little more2 mute as the arras1 ,my sword and ,i here4 #abe ,he conceals himself behind the arras1 and observes4 ,enter ,,cardinal1 ,,duchess1 ,,antonelli1 and ,attendants4 ,car4 ,wait you in the first chamber1 and let none ,presume to interrupt us4-- ,exeunt ,,antonelli and ,attendants4 ,she is pleasant2 ,now for some art1 to poison all her innocence4 ,duch4 ,i do not like the ,cardinal's humour2 he ,little suspects what guest is in my chamber4 #acj ,car4 ,now1 madam1 you are safe4 ,embraces her4 ,duch4 ,how means your lordship8 ,car4 ,safe in my arms1 sweet duchess4 ,duch4 ,do not hurt me4 ,car4 ,not for the treasures of the world6 ,you are ,my pretty charge4 ,had ,i as many lives ,as ,i have careful thoughts to do you service1 #ace ,i should think all a happy forfeit1 to ,delight your grace one minute2 'tis a ,heaven ,to see you smile4 ,duch4 ,what kindness call you this8 ,car4 ,it cannot want a name while you preserve ,so plentiful a sweetness2 it is love4 #adj ,duch4 ,of me8 ,how shall ,i know't1 my lord8 ,car4 ,by this1 and this1 swift messengers to whisper ,our hearts to one another4 ,kisses her4 ,duch4 ,pray1 do you come a wooing8 ,car4 ,yes1 sweet madam2 ,you cannot be so cruel to deny me4 #ade ,duch4 ,what1 my lord8 ,car4 ,another kiss4 ,duch4 ,can you ,dispense with this1 my lord8--7,aside47 ,alas2 ,i fear ,hernando is asleep1 or vanish'd from me4 ,car4 ,aside4 ,i have mock'd my blood into a flame2 and what ,my angry soul had form'd for my revenge1 #aej ,is now the object of my amorous sense4 ,i have took a strong enchantment from her lips1 ,and fear ,i shall forgive ,columbo's death1 ,if she consent to my embrace4--,come1 madam4 ,duch4 ,whither1 my lord8 ,car4 ,but to your bed or couch1 #aee ,where1 if you will be kind1 and but allow ,yourself a knowledge1 love1 whose shape and raptures ,wise poets have but glorified in dreams1 ,shall make your chamber his eternal palace2 ,and with such active and essential streams #afj ,of new delights glide o'er your bosom1 you ,shall wonder to what unknown world you are ,by some blest change translated4 ,why d' ye pause1 ,and look so wild8 ,will you deny your governor8 ,duch4 ,how came you by that cloven foot8 ,car4 ,your fancy ,would turn a traitor to your happiness4 #afe ,i am your friend2 you must be kind4 ,duch4 ,unhand me1 ,or ,i'll cry out a rape4 ,car4 ,you wo' not1 sure8 ,duch4 ,i have been cozen'd with ,hernando's shadow2 ,here's none but ,heaven to hear me4--,help6 a rape6 #agj ,car4 ,are you so good at understanding8 ,then1 ,i must use other argument4 ,he forces her4 ,hernando rushes from the arras4 ,her4 ,go to1 ,cardinal4 ,strikes him2 exit ,,duchess4 ,car4 ,hernando8 ,murder6 treason6 help6 ,her4 ,an army sha' not rescue thee4 ,your blood #age ,is much inflam'd2 ,i have brought a lancet wi' me ,shall open your hot veins1 and cool your fever4-- ,to vex thy parting soul1 it was the same ,engine that pierc'd#ddje ,columbo's heart4 ,car4 ,help6 murder6 ,stabs him4 ,enter ,,antonelli and ,servants4 ,anton4 ,some ring the bell1 't will raise the court2 #ahj ,my lord is murder'd6 ',t is ,hernando4 ,the bell rings4 ,her4 ,i'll make you all some sport4--,stabs himself4--,so2 now we are even4 ,where is the duchess8 ,i would take my leave of her1 and then bequeath my curse among you4 ,he falls4 ,enter ,,king1 ,,duchess1 ,,valeria1 ,lords1 and ,guard4 ,king4 ,how come these bloody objects8 #ahe ,her4 ,with a trick my sword found out4 ,i hope he's paid4 #a ,lord4 ,aside4 ,i hope so too4--,a surgeon ,for my lord ,cardinal6 ,king4 ,hernando8 ,duch4 ,justice6 oh1 justice1 sir1 against a ravisher6 #aij ,her4 ,sir1 ,i ha' done you service4 ,king4 ,a bloody service4 ,her4 ',t is pure scarlet4 ,enter ,surgeon4 ,car4 ,aside4 ,after such care to perfect my revenge1 ,thus bandied out o' th' world by a woman's plot6 ,her4 ,i have preserv'd the duchess from a rape4 #aie ,good night to me and all the world for ever4 ,dies4 ,king4 ,so impious6 ,duch4 ',t is most true2 ,alvarez' blood ,is now reveng'd2 ,i find my brain return1 ,and every straggling sense repairing home4 #bjj ,car4 ,i have deserv'd you should turn from me1 sir4 ,my life hath been prodigiously wicked2 ,my blood is now the kingdom's balm4 ,oh1 sir1 ,i have abus'd your ear1 your trust1 your people1 ,and my own sacred office3 my conscience #bje ,feels now the sting4 ,oh1 show your charity1 ,and with your pardon1 like a cool soft gale1 ,fan my poor sweating soul1 that wanders through ,unhabitable climes1 and parched deserts4 ,but ,i am lost1 if the great world forgive me1 #baj ,unless ,i find your mercy for a crime ,you know not1 madam1 yet1 against your life1 ,i must confess1 more than my black intents ,upon your honour2 you're already poison'd4 ,king4 ,by whom8 #bae ,car4 ,by me1 ,in the revenge ,i ow'd ,columbo's loss2 ,with your last meat was mixt a poison1 that ,by subtle1 and by sure degrees1 must let ,in death4 ,king4 ,look to the duchess1 our physicians6 ,car4 ,stay2 #bba ,i will deserve her mercy1 though ,i cannot ,call back the deed4 ,in proof of my repentance1 ,if the last breath of a now dying man ,may gain your charity and belief1 receive #bbe ,this ivory box2 in it an antidote1 ',bove that they boast the great magistral medicine3 ,that powder1 mixt with wine1 by a most rare ,and quick access to the heart1 will fortify it ,against the rage of the most nimble poison1 #bcj ,i am not worthy to present her with it4 ,oh1 take it1 and preserve her innocent life4 #a ,lord4 ,strange1 he should have a good thing in such readiness4 ,car4 ',t is that1 which in my jealousy and state1 ,trusting to false predictions of my birth1 #bce ,that ,i should die by poison1 ,i preserv'd ,for my own safety2 wonder not1 ,i made ,that my companion was to be my refuge4 ,enter ,servant with a bowl of wine4 #a ,lord4 ,here's some touch of grace4 ,car4 ,in greater proof of my pure thoughts1 ,i take #bdj ,this first1 and with my dying breath confirm ,my penitence2 it may benefit her life1 ,but not my wounds4 ,he drinks4 ,oh1 hasten to preserve her2 ,and though ,i merit not her pardon1 let not ,her fair soul be divorc'd4 #bde ,the ,,duchess takes the bowl and drinks4 ,king4 ,this is some charity2 may it prosper1 madam6 ,val4 ,how does your grace8 ,duch4 ,and must ,i owe my life to him1 whose death ,was my ambition8 ,take this free acknowledgment2 ,i had intent1 this night1 with my own hand #bej ,to be ,alvarez' justicer4 ,king4 ,you were mad1 ,and thought past apprehension of revenge4 ,duch4 ,that shape ,i did usurp1 great sir1 to give ,my heart more freedom and defence2 but when ,hernando came to visit me1 ,i thought #bee ,i might defer my execution2 ,which his own rage suppli'd without my guilt1 ,and when his lust grew high1 met with his blood4 #a ,lord4 ,the ,cardinal smiles4 ,car4 ,now my revenge has met ,with you1 nimble duchess6 ,i have took #bfj ,a shape#ddjf to give my act more freedom too1 ,and now ,i am sure she's poison'd with that dose ,i gave her last4 ,king4 ,thou'rt not so horrid8 ,duch4 ,ha6 some cordial4 ,car4 ,alas1 no preservative ,hath wings to overtake it2 were her heart #bfe ,lock'd in a quarry1 it would search and kill ,before the aids can reach it4 ,i am sure ,you sha' not now laugh at me4 ,king4 ,how come you by that poison8 ,car4 ,i prepar'd it1 ,resolving1 when ,i had enjoy'd her1 which #bgj ,the colonel prevented1 by some art ,to make her take it1 and by death conclude ,my last revenge4 ,you have the fatal story4 ,king4 ,this is so great a wickedness1 it will ,exceed belief4 ,car4 ,i knew ,i could not live4 #bge ,surg4 ,your wounds1 sir1 were not desperate4 ,car4 ,not mortal8 ,ha6 were they not mortal8 ,surg4 ,if ,i have skill in surgery4 ,car4 ,then ,i have caught myself in my own engine4 #b ,lord4 ,it was your fate1 you said1 to die by poison4 #bhj ,car4 ,that was my own prediction1 to abuse ,your faith2 no human art can now resist it3 ,i feel it knocking at the seat of life2 ,it must come in2 ,i have wrackt all my own ,to try your charities3 now it would be rare1 #bhe ,if you but waft me with a little prayer2 ,my wings that flag may catch the wind2 but 'tis ,in vain1 the mist is risen1 and there's none ,to steer my wand'ring bark4 ,dies4 #a ,lord4 ,he's dead4 ,king4 ,with him ,die all deceived trust4 #b ,lord4 ,this was a strange #bij ,impiety4 ,king4 ,when men ,of gifts and sacred function once decline ,from virtue1 their ill deeds transcend example4 ,duch4 ,the minute's come that ,i must take my leave1 too4 ,your hand1 great sir2 and though you be a king1 #bie ,we may exchange forgiveness4 ,heaven forgive1 ,and all the world6 ,i come1 ,i come1 ,alvarez4 ,dies4 ,king4 ,dispose their bodies for becoming funeral4 ,how much are kings abus'd by those they take ,to royal grace1 whom1 when they cherish most ,by nice indulgence1 they do often arm #cja ,against themselves6 from whence this maxim springs3 ,none have more need of perspectives#ddjg than kings4 ,exeunt4 ,,epilogue ,within4 ,master ,pollard6 ,where's ,master ,pollard1 for the epilogue8 ,he is thrust upon the stage1 and falls4 ,epi4 rising4 ,i am coming to you1 gentlemen2 the poet ,has help'd me thus far on my way1 but ,i'll ,be even with him4 the play is a tragedy1 ,the first that ever he compos'd for us1 #e ,wherein he thinks he has done prettily4 ,enter ,servant4 ,and ,i am sensible4--,i prithee look1 ,is nothing out of joint8 ,has he broke nothing8 ,serv4 ,no1 sir1 ,i hope4 ,epi4 ,yes1 he has broke his epilogue all to pieces4 #aj ,canst thou put it together again8 ,serv4 ,not ,i1 sir4 ,epi4 ,nor ,i2 prithee be gone4 ,exit ,serv4--,hum6--,master poet1 ,i have a teeming mind to be reveng'd4-- ,you may assist1 and not be seen in't now1 #ae ,if you please1 gentlemen1 for ,i do know ,he listens to the issue of his cause2 ,but blister not your hands in his applause2 ,your private smile1 your nod1 or hem6 to tell ,my fellows that you like the business well2 #bj ,and when1 without a clap1 you go away1 ,i'll drink a small-beer health to his second day2 ,and break his heart1 or make him swear and rage ,he'll write no more for the unhappy stage4 ,but that's too much2 so we should lose2 faith1 shew it1 #be ,and if you like his play1 't 's as well he knew it4 ,,additional ,,notes ,,on ,,the ,,plays ,,endymion ,endymion was published in #aeia1 and the title-page states that it had been played 8before the ,queenes ,maiestie at ,greenwich on ,candlemas day at night1 by the ,chyldren of ,paules40 ,it is fairly certain that this performance took place on ,feb4 #b1 #aehf4 ,the present text is based on ,bond's reprint of the quarto of #aeia1 with slight additions from the version included by ,blount in his ,sixe ,court ,comedies1 #afcb4 ,like most of ,lyly's plays1 ,endymion is an allegory of the court1 with a mythological basis4 ,very little1 however1 is here borrowed from the myth of the ,moon-goddess and her lover1 and the plot is evidently invented with a view to carrying contemporary allusions4 ,beginning with ,halpin's paper in #ahdc1 many attempts have been made to read the riddle1 the latest and most ingenious being that of ,m4 ,feuillerat1 who identities ,cynthia with ,elizabeth1 ,tellus with ,mary of ,scots1 and ,endymion with her son1 ,james ,,vi4 ,the credit of having disproved the ,endymion-,leicester identification is shared with ,m4 ,feuillerat by ,dr4 ,p4 ,w4 ,long1 who seeks to read the play as mainly an allegory of ,heavenly ,beauty 7,cynthia7 and ,earthly ,beauty 7,tellus71 an interpretation perhaps not wholly incompatible with the more personal solution4 ,,the ,,old ,,wives ,,tale ,the ,old ,wife's ,tale1 as the title should appear in modern spelling 7the reference being1 of course1 to ,madge71 was first published in #aeie1 and on this quarto1 as reprinted by ,gummere1 the present text is based4 ,the precise date of production has not been definitely ascertained1 but it was probably not far from #aeij4 ,source1 in the usual sense of the term1 the play can hardly be said to have2 it is a medley of a dozen themes from current ,english folk-tales4 ,realistic in diction1 romantic in subject-matter1 the play was a notable innovation in its day2 and through the peculiar irony of the satire on romance1 ,peele introduced a new and subtler form of humor into ,english comedy4 ,both in its main theme1 and in its use of the induction1 this drama is an interesting forerunner of ,the ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle4 ,,friar ,,bacon ,,and ,,friar ,,bungay ,this play was first printed in quarto in #aeid1 and that edition 7,q71 as printed by ,collins and ,gayley1 forms the basis of the present text4 ,the existence of a second quarto1 said to have been issued in #aeii1 has been rendered highly doubtful by ,gayley4 ,later editions appeared in #afcj 7,q7 and #afee 7,q74 ,the date of production was probably #aehi-ij4 ,that part of the plot dealing with the marvelous exploits of ,friar ,bacon is drawn from ,the ,famous ,historic of ,friar ,bacon1 a late sixteenth-century account of the legends that had gathered round the name of the ,oxford ,franciscan1 ,roger ,bacon 7born #abad74 ,the love story is ,greene's own4 ,it seems probable that this comedy was conceived as a foil to ,marlowe's tragedy of ,doctor ,faustus1 some of the scenes approaching an actual parody1 and stress being laid on the superiority of the ,english to the ,german necromancer4 ,,tamburlaine ,both parts of ,tamburlaine were entered in the ,stationers' ,register on ,aug4 #ad1 #aeij1 and they appeared together in octavo in #aeij1 and again in #aeib4 ,the alleged existence of editions of #aeic1 #aeig1 and #afjj is unsupported by evidence2 and the third edition seems to be that of #afje 7part i47 and #afjf 7part ii47 printed from the first4 ,the issue of #aeij is the basis of the present text4 ,the first part of the play was probably produced three years before1 in #aehg1 and the second part in the following year4 ,all the early editions are anonymous1 nor does there survive any pre-,restoration statement as to the authorship2 yet so convincing is the internal evidence that the ascription to ,marlowe may be regarded as indubitable4 ,the main source of part i4 is ,fortescue's ,foreste1 #aega1 a translation of ,pedro ,mexia's ,silva de varia lecion1 #aedc4 ,additional details were derived from ,the ,notable ,history of the ,saracens by ,thomas ,newton1 #aege1 and from ,petrus ,perondinus1 #aeec4 ,the title-role was first acted by the gigantic ,edward ,alleyn4 ,,doctor ,,faustus ,allusions to contemporary events in the ,low ,countries fix the limits for the date of ,doctor ,faustus as #aehe and #aeij2 and the evidence of style places it after ,tamburlaine4 ,a ballad which seems to be inspired by the play was licensed in ,february1 #aehi1 so that it is generally agreed that the first production of the play fell in the winter of #aehh-hi4 8,a booke calld the plaie of ,doctor ,faustus0 was entered in the ,stationers' ,register on ,jan4 #g1 #afja1 but if an edition was published in that year1 no copy has survived4 ,the earliest extant edition is that of #afjd 7,q71 on which the present text is based4 ,this version was reprinted in #afji and #afaa2 and in #afaf appeared an enlarged form1 followed in the later quartos of #afai1 #afbj1 #afbd1 and #afca4 ,an edition issued in #affc has many additions and excisions1 but none with any claim to authority4 ,the question of the authorship of the amplifications in the quarto of #afaf is still under discussion1 but recent opinion tends to the view that1 except for a few scattered lines1 the additions may well be the work of ,william ,birde and ,samuel ,rowley1 engaged by ,henslowe in #afjb for this purpose4 ,marlowe's knowledge of the ,faust legend is derived from the ,german ,faustbuch1 published at ,frankfurt by ,johann ,spies in #aehg1 which he probably knew through an ,english translation4 ,,the ,,jew ,,of ,,malta ,the earliest mention of this play occurs in ,henslowe's ,diary1 where a performance is noted as taking place on ,february #bf1 #aeib1 and it is implied that the tragedy was not then new4 ,its composition is conjecturally placed about #aeij4 ,on ,may #ag1 #aeid1 it was entered on the ,stationers' ,register1 but no edition had come down to us earlier than a corrupt quarto of #afcc1 which is thus our sole authority for the text4 ,as to the source from which ,marlowe drew his material1 nothing definite is known4 ,kellner 7,englishe ,studien1 ,x4 #hj7 has elaborated a parallel between the career of ,marlowe's hero and that of a sixteenth-century ,portuguese ,jew1 ,michesius1 who is mentioned by a number of historians2 but such accounts as have been found could have furnished only suggestions4 ,this play was one of the most popular on the ,elizabethan stage1 ,henslowe recording thirty-six performances before ,june #ba1 #aeif4 ,,edward ,,ii ,when ,the troublesom ,reign and ,lamentable ,death of ,edward the ,second was entered in the ,stationers' ,register on ,july #f1 #aeic1 the play had been already on the stage for some time2 and it is probable that it was first produced in #aeia or #aeib4 ,no copy issued in #aeic is extant1 and the earliest surviving quarto belongs to #aeid4 ,on this1 the best of the early prints1 the present text is based4 ,other editions followed in #aeih1 #afab1 and #afbb4 ,marlowe's main source for the historical basis of the play was ,holinshed1 ,fabyan's and ,stowe's ,chronicles having also supplied some minor details4 ,chronological accuracy is often disregarded1 yet in its main lines the action in substantially faithful to history4 ,the play is ,marlowe's ripest production1 and we are fortunate in having the text preserved in a purer state than that of any of his other plays4 ,in the four plays by ,marlowe1 ,tucker ,brooke's reprints of the early editions haye been used4 ,,the ,,spanish ,,tragedy ,the most definite indication of the date of this1 one of the most popular of all ,elizabethan plays1 is found in an allusion in the ,induction to ,ben ,jonson's ,bartholomew ,fair 7#afad71 where it seems to be implied that ,the ,spanish ,tragedy was then twenty-five or thirty years old4 ,this gives us the years #aehd-hi as limits1 and the absence of any reference to the ,armada1 in a play laid in ,spain1 has led critics to place it before #aehh4 ,the year #aehf may1 perhaps1 be fairly conjectured as coming within a year of the date of composition4 ,in #aeib it was being successfully performed2 and on ,october #f of that year it was entered for publication4 ,the first edition has disappeared entirely2 and the earliest extant is an undated quarto in the ,british ,museum4 ,other quartos appeared in #aeid and #aeii2 and in the edition of #afjb are first found the additions made to the play by ,ben ,jonson1 and included in the later quartos of #afaj1 #afae1 #afah1 #afbc1 and #afcc4 ,the present text is based on the ,b4 ,m4 quarto for ,kyd's part of the play1 and on that of #afjb for the additions1 which are pointed out in the foot-notes2 and ,i have availed myself of the collations of both ,manly and ,boas4 ,all the early editions are anonymous2 and the ascription of the play to ,kyd is made on the authority of a passage in ,heywood's ,apology for ,actors1 #afab4 ,,bussy ,d',,ambois ,the first quarto of ,bussy ,d',ambois appeared in #afjg1 and a second in #afjh4 ,in #afda a third quarto appeared1 which claimed to be 8much corrected and amended by the author before his death10 and this was reissued in #afdf and #afeg4 ,the present text is based on ,boas's reprint of the quarto of #afda4 ,the date of the production of the play is uncertain4 ,certain entries in ,henslowe's ,diary point to #aeih1 but if the play was on the stage as early as this1 it must have been revised before its publication in #afjg4 ,bussy ,d',ambois belongs to the group of ,chapman's plays dealing with almost contemporary ,french politics4 ,d',ambois himself was born in #aedi1 and was murdered by ,monsoreau's retainers in #aegi4 ,the earliest extant accounts of his career are later in date than the play1 and the precise sources of ,chapman's information have not yet been found4 ,but from the later descriptions it is clear that the action of the play1 and the view given of the hero's character1 are substantially historical4 ,,every ,,man ,,in ,,his ,,humour ,this play1 the first example of the 8comedy of humours10 was performed in #aeih with great success4 ,it was published in quarto in #afja1 and in this version the characters bear ,italian names1 and the scene is laid in ,italy4 ,it was revised about #afjf1 and this second version1 with the names and scene made ,english and with many other changes1 was published in the folio of #afaf4 ,the present text is based directly on the folio4 ,the plot1 which seems to have been entirely of ,jonson's invention1 is constructed with a view to those classical standards of comedy1 which ,jonson sought to uphold against the prevailing romantic license4 ,,sejanus1 ,,his ,,fall ,sejanus was first performed in #afjc1 but1 as ,jonson admits1 failed to please the audience4 ,it was published in #afje1 and again in the folio of #afaf4 ,on this latter the present text is based4 ,it is not necessary to discuss the sources of this impressive tragedy1 since ,jonson has supplied us in his ample foot-notes with documentary evidence for nearly every fact in the play4 ,these notes have been reproduced in the present edition1 through the first scene1 which is probably as far as the modern reader will care to study them4 ,the delineation of ,tiberius is one of the most successful attempts in our literature to recreate a highly complex historical character4 ,,volpone1 ,,or ,,the ,,fox ,volpone was performed in #afje or #afjf at the ,globe theatre and at both ,oxford and ,cambridge1 and in #afjg was printed in quarto4 ,it was included in the folio of #afaf1 on which the present text is based4 ,the main plot is founded on an episode in the ,satiricon of ,petronius ,arbiter2 but the parts of ,celia and of ,sir ,politic and ,lady ,would-be are of ,jonson's own invention4 ,the song1 8,drink to me only with thine eyes10 is practically a translation from ,philostratus1 and 8,come1 my ,celia0 is imitated from ,catullus4 ,the comedy is a terrible satire on some of the most sordid aspects of human nature1 and the superb skill with which it is constructed barely suffices to counteract the depressing effect of the types of character it displays4 ,,the ,,alchemist ,the ,alchemist1 which may1 perhaps1 be regarded as ,jonson's supreme masterpiece in comedy1 was performed in #afaj1 and published in quarto in #afab4 ,the present text is based on that of the folio of #afaf4 ,it has been frequently stated that for the plot of this play ,jonson was indebted to ,plautus1 but the borrowing is very slight4 ,in the ,mostellaria there is a scene which might have suggested the opening dialogue of ,the ,alchemist1 and another which bears a slight resemblance to ,face's attempt to hoodwink his master in ,v4 i4 ,in the ,poenulus1 a man speaks ,punic1 and is misunderstood somewhat as ,surly's ,spanish is misunderstood in ,,iv4 iii4 ,but the plot as a whole is ,jonson's own1 and the alchemical and astrological matter is drawn from a wide acquaintance with current treatises on these subjects4 ,attempts have been made to identify ,subtle and ,face with the famous ,dee and ,kelley1 but identification is much too strong a word4 ,hathaway has pointed out a more striking correspondence with the activities of ,simon ,forman1 a notorious quack of ,jonson's day4 ,the ,alchemist has been credited with a considerable effectiveness in clearing ,london of the type of impostors which it ridicules and exposes so trenchantly and amusingly4 ,,the ,,shoemakers' ,,holiday ,this1 the first of ,dekker's comedies1 was acted in #aeii1 and printed in the following year4 ,on the text of this quarto1 as reprinted by ,warnke and ,proescholdt1 the present text is based4 ,the story of the partly historical ,simon ,eyre was found by ,dekker in one of the tales in ,thomas ,deloney's ,gentle ,craft1 #aeig2 but the main interest of the play lies in its picture of ,london tradespeople in the author's own day1 and for this ,dekker needed no literary source4 ,,the ,,honest ,,whore ,from a passage in ,henslowe's ,diary it appears that ,middleton had some share in the first part of ,the ,honest ,whore1 but it is not supposed that he wrote any considerable portion of it4 ,the second part is wholly ,dekker's1 and is generally regarded as superior to the first4 ,the first edition of part i4 appeared in #afjd1 of part ii4 in #afcj4 ,pearson's reprint1 on which the present text is based1 follows the #afje quarto of part i4 and the #afcj of part ii4 ,a copy of the #afce quarto of the double play has been used to check ,pearson's text4 ,no source of the plot has been discovered4 ,the play is a highly characteristic product of the time1 both in its picture of the vices of the city1 and in its sound and straightforward1 if somewhat coarse1 handling of the moral issues involved4 ,the character of ,friscobaldo1 in part ii41 afforded ,hazlitt the theme for what he himself justly regarded as one of his finest pieces of critical interpretation4 ,,the ,,malcontent ,the ,malcontent was first issued in #afjd2 and in the same year a second quarto appeared with the title-page1 8,the ,malcontent4 ,augmented by ,marston4 ,with the ,additions played by the ,kings ,maiesties servants4 ,written by ,ihon ,webster4 #afjd4 ,at ,london ,printed by ,v4 ,s4 for ,william ,aspley1 and are to be sold at his shop in ,paules ,church-yard40 ,the title-page of the first edition gives ,john ,marston as author2 the date and publisher are the same4 ,the second edition1 on which the present text is directly based1 contains1 as new matter1 the ,induction and a number of additions1 marked in the present text by brackets and specified in the foot-notes4 ,its title-page has proved highly misleading2 the facts seem to be that ,webster supplied the ,induction when the play was revived by the ,king's men2 and that the other additions are restorations of passages from ,marston's original play which had been cut for acting purposes4 ,stoll1 who has made this clear1 places the composition of the play in #afjj1 and has given the tragi-comedy a new importance1 in addition to its intrinsic vigor and effectiveness1 by arguing forcibly for it as an influence on the characters of ,shakespeare's ,jaques and ,hamlet4 ,the source of the plot has so far not been discovered4 ,a ,,woman ,,killed ,,with ,,kindness ,this tragedy1 one of the earliest and most pathetic examples of domestic drama1 was first published in #afjg2 and the present text is based on ,pearson's reprint of this quarto4 ,the play was acted in #afjc1 as appears from an entry in ,henslowe's ,diary4 ,the title1 like those of several other plays by ,heywood1 was a proverbial phrase4 ,creizenach 7,,iv4 #bfd7 states that ,heywood borrowed the two plots of this drama from ,margaret of ,navarre and from ,bandello4 ,the thirty-second tale in the ,heptameron does indeed tell of a husband who refrained from killing a wife taken in adultery1 but the resemblance is far from close4 ,,the ,,knight ,,of ,,the ,,burning ,,pestle ,the ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle was printed in quarto in #afac1 and on ,murch's reproduction of this edition the present text is based4 ,a second and a third quarto were issued in #afce1 and the play was included in the second folio edition of ,beaumont and ,fletcher in #afgi4 ,the date of composition is uncertain1 but recent opinion tends to place it about #afaj4 ,it cannot be said that there is as yet a general agreement as to the respective snares of the two authors in this comedy1 but according to the most careful examination of the question so far made1 that of ,dr4 ,murch1 most of the play should be ascribed to ,beaumont1 ,fletcher having probably written only the three love scenes1 ,i4 i4 #a-fj2 ,,iii4 i42 and ,,iv4 iv4 #ah-ic4 ,in spite of the similarity between the satirical purpose of this play and of ,don ,quixote1 it has not been shown that the authors had any knowledge of the work of ,cervantes1 or that they could read ,spanish4 7,the first ,english translation of ,don ,quixote appeared in #afab47 ,in the mock-heroic part of the play1 the object of the satire was the type of play founded upon medieval romance and popular at that time among the tradespeople of ,london2 and of this type1 ,heywood's ,four ,prentices of ,london seems to have been especially in view4 ,koeppel has pointed out the resemblance between the coffin scene in ,act ,,iv4 and an episode in ,marston's ,antonio and ,mellida 7#afjb74 ,the love-plot is too commonplace to have a definitely assignable source1 and the scenes between ,merrythought and his wife1 like those of the ,induction1 are1 one may be sure1 due to direct observation of contemporary life and manners4 ,,philaster ,the first quarto of ,philaster1 issued in #afbj1 seems to have been unauthorized1 and to have been made up in part from a report taken down at a performance4 ,at the beginning and end it is quite different from the other quartos4 ,the second quarto1 #afbb1 as reprinted by ,thorndike1 is the basis for the present text1 with occasional readings from the later quartos and the folio of #afgi4 ,the play was probably written about #afjh-aj4 ,the respective shares of the two authors are difficult to assign4 ,oliphant and ,thorndike give to ,fletcher ,i4 i4 #ii-cfj2 ,,ii4 ii42 ,,ii4 iv4 #fi-bjc2 passages in ,,iii4 ii42 ,v4 iii42 and ,v4 iv42 the rest to ,beaumont2 the prose scenes with less assurance4 ,macaulay gives little beyond ,v4 iii41 iv4 to ,fletcher4 ,this distribution is made mainly on the grounds of the characteristics of the metre2 it does not exclude the probability of intimate collaboration in plot and characterization4 ,the story of the play seems to have been original1 though several of the motives are common enough4 ,there is marked indebtedness to ,hamlet1 and much resemblance to ,cymbeline1 though ,thorndike has argued plausibly for the view that in the latter case ,shakespeare was the borrower4 ,,the ,,maid',s ,,tragedy ,as in the case of ,philaster1 the first quarto of the ,the ,maid's ,tragedy 7#afai7 is corrupt and unauthorized4 ,the second quarto 7#afbb71 with ,thorndike's collations of the first and third 7#afcj71 is the basis for the present text4 ,the date of composition is probably about #afji-aa4 ,there is more agreement here than in the case of ,philaster as to the respective shares of the joint authors4 ,most critics give ,fletcher ,,ii4 ii2 ,,iv4 i2 ,v4 i4 #a-aaa2 ,v4 ii2 the rest to ,beaumont1 with the exception of ,i4 ii1 which is uncertain4 ,macaulay gives ,,ii4 ii4 also to ,beaumont4 ,the source of the plot has not been found1 though minor resemblances have been noted1 such as that of the duel between ,aspatia and ,amintor1 to the fight between ,parthenia and ,amphialus in ,sidney's ,arcadia1 book iii1 and that of the quarrel between ,melantius and ,amintor to that between ,brutus and ,cassius in ,julius ,caesar4 ,,the ,,faithful ,,shepherdess ,the first quarto of ,the ,faithful ,shepherdess is undated1 but it was certainly issued before ,may1 #afaj1 and the play had been unsuccessfully produced not long before1 perhaps in #afjh or #afji4 ,the present text is based on the first edition1 and is dependent on the collations in the ,glover and ,waller edition of ,beaumont and ,fletcher4 ,fletcher's chief model in this pastoral seems to have been ,guarini's ,pastor ,fido1 and some few details are borrowed from ,spenser2 but the plot itself seems to be original4 ,the play1 as ,fletcher confesses in his address ,to the ,reader1 was unsuccessful on the stage1 but the beauty of its lyric and descriptive poetry has given it1 in spite of its weak dramatic quality1 a distinguished place in literature4 ,it is notable also as having in part suggested ,milton's ,comus4 ,,the ,,wild-,,goose ,,chase ,the ,wild-,goose ,chase1 we are told by the publisher of the first folio edition of ,beaumont and ,fletcher1 was lost when that volume was compiled2 it reappeared later1 and was issued separately1 in folio1 in #afeb4 ,a second edition appeared in the folio of #afgi4 ,the present text is based on the reprint of ,waller1 following1 however1 the edition of #afeb in preference to that of #afgi4 ,the comedy is known to have been acted as early as #afba4 ,no source for the plot seems as yet to have been found4 ,farquhar based on it his comedy of ,the ,inconstant1 a fact which points to the obvious relationship between the ,fletcherian comedy1 of which this is a typical example1 and the drama of the ,restoration4 ,,the ,,duchess ,,of ,,malfi ,the first edition of ,the ,duchess of ,malfi appeared in quarto in #afbc1 and was followed by others in #afdj1 #afgh1 and #agjh4 ,the present text follows chiefly the ,harvard copy of the first quarto1 with occasional readings supplied by ,sampson's collation of the other editions4 ,the date of first performance cannot be later than #afad1 since the actor who created the part of ,antonio died in that year4 ,the main plot is taken from ,painter's ,palace of ,pleasure1 vol4 ,,ii1 ,nov4 #bc 7#aefg74 ,painter translated his story from ,belle-,forest's paraphrase 7#aefe7 of the twenty-sixth novella of ,bandello 7#aeed74 ,the story appears in many places1 and had been dramatized by ,lope de ,vega4 ,crawford 7,notes and ,queries1 ,sept4 #ag-,nov4 #ab1 #aijd7 has shown many incidental and even literal borrowings from ,sidney's ,arcadia4 ,among the elements in the play not found in ,painter are the underplot of ,julia and the ,cardinal1 the scenes of torture1 and the most of the fifth act4 ,some of these are derived from the tradition of the tragedy of revenge1 especially as represented by ,shakespeare1 ,marston1 and ,tourneur2 but1 in spite of frequent echoes1 this impressive tragedy1 almost the last of its kind1 derives its vitality mainly from the powerful and sombre imagination of ,webster4 ,a ,,trick ,,to ,,catch ,,the ,,old ,,one ,this comedy was licensed ,october #g1 #afjg1 and published in quarto in #afjh4 ,a second edition appeared in #afaf4 ,the present text is based directly on the copy of the first quarto in the ,boston ,public ,library1 with the aid of the readings from the second quarto given by ,bullen4 ,the plot is supposed to have given ,massinger a suggestion for ,a ,new ,way to ,pay ,old ,debts1 but where ,middleton found it1 if he did not originate it1 is not known4 ,this play is an excellent example of ,middleton's comedies of intrigue and manners1 full of bustle and fun1 more careful of theatrical effect than of moral or aesthetic consistency4 ,,the ,,changeling ,the ,changeling was performed as early as #afbc1 but did not appear in print till #afec4 ,on a copy of this quarto in the ,harvard ,library the present text is based4 ,the source of the tragic plot is the fourth history in book i4 of ,john ,reynolds's ,triumph of ,god's ,revenge against ,murder 7#afba71 but the prose narrative is not followed closely4 ,the under-plot1 which gives its title to the play1 may be original4 ,miss ,wiggin assigns to ,rowley the whole under-plot1 and the opening and closing scenes of the main plot4 ,symons finds the greatness of the play as a whole due to the collaboration of the two authors1 and beyond the powers of either alone 7,cf4 ,camb4 ,hist4 of ,eng4 ,lit41 vi4 #gf-g74 ,a ,,new ,,way ,,to ,,pay ,,old ,,debts ,this play1 ,massinger's masterpiece in comedy1 appeared in quarto in #afcc1 and on the ,harvard ,library copy of this edition the present text is based4 ,the play was acted before #afbf1 and ,fleay places it as early as #afbb4 ,few plays of this whole period have held the ,english stage so continuously or so long as this4 ,the central idea of the plot seems to have been taken from ,middleton's ,a ,trick to ,catch the ,old ,one2 but there is almost as great a difference in the dramatic method between the two plays as there is in moral tone4 ,massinger's didacticism here finds eloquent expression1 without destroying theatrical effectiveness4 ,prototypes of ,sir ,giles ,overreach and ,greedy have been found in the notorious monopolist1 ,sir ,giles ,mompesson and his tool1 ,michael4 ,,the ,,broken ,,heart ,the only early edition of ,the ,broken ,heart was published in #afcc1 and the present text is based on a copy of this quarto in the ,boston ,public ,library4 ,there is no evidence as to the date of composition except the hitherto unnoted fact that ,the ,garland of ,good ,will1 mentioned in ,,iv4 ii4 #ae1 was published in #afca4 ,the prologue seems to imply that the plot of the play is founded on fact1 and ,sherman has argued plausibly that the reference is to the story of ,penelope ,devereux1 ,sidney's 8,stella10 whose second husband ,ford had eulogised in his first publication1 ,fame's ,memorial 7#afjf74 ,it is certain that ,ford was interested in both ,sidney and ,stella1 and there are many correspondences between their situation and that of ,orgilus and ,penthea4 ,the catastrophe is1 of course1 entirely changed2 but in the spiritual situation there is much to recall the sonnets of ,astrophel to ,stella4 ,there are traces of the influence of the ,arcadia also in the play1 such as the laying of the plot in ,sparta2 and in the delineation of the jealousy of ,bassanes ,ford draws upon ,burton's ,anatomy of ,melancholy4 ,,the ,,lady ,,of ,,pleasure ,the ,lady of ,pleasure was published in quarto in #afcg1 and the present text is based on a copy of this edition in the ,harvard ,library4 ,the play1 a good example of ,shirley's comedy of manners1 was produced in #afce4 ,no source has been discovered for the plot4 ,like ,fletcher's ,wild-,goose ,chase1 this type of ,shirley's comedies is important in measuring the approach made toward the ,restoration comedy before the ,puritan ,revolution4 ,,the ,,cardinal ,this tragedy1 regarded by ,shirley as his greatest play1 and in fact no unworthy piece to close a volume representing the drama of that age1 appeared in a volume of ,six ,new ,plays in #afec1 the date on the title-page of ,the ,cardinal being #afeb4 ,on a copy of this octavo in the ,harvard ,library the present text is based4 ,the play was acted in #afda1 and thus belongs to the last few months before the theatres were closed by the ,long ,parliament4 ,it is probable that ,webster's ,duchess of ,malfi afforded more than a suggestion for the plot1 but otherwise no source has been found4 ,the play was popular both on its first appearance and when it was revived after the ,restoration4 ,,bibliographies ,,general ,,works ,,on ,,the ,,elizabethan ,,drama ,,register ,,of ,,the ,,stationers' ,,company1 #aeed-afdj4 ,transcript by ,e4 ,arber4 #e vols4 #ahge-id4 ,,henslowe',s ,,diary4 ,ed4 ,w4 ,w4 ,greg4 #b vols4 #aijd4 ,,collier 7,j4 ,p471 ,history of ,english ,dramatic ,poetry4 ,new ed4 #c vols4 #ahgi4 ,,fleay 7,f4 ,g471 ,biographical ,chronicle of the ,english ,drama1 #aeei-afdb4 #b vols4 #ahia4 ,,fleay 7,f4 ,g471 ,a ,chronicle ,history of the ,london ,stage1 #ahij4 ,,ward 7,a4 ,w471 ,history of ,english ,dramatic ,literature to the ,death of ,queen ,anne4 #b;d ed4 #c vols4 #ahii4 ,,greg 7,w4 ,w471 ,a ,list of ,english ,plays written before #afdc and printed before #agjj4 ,bibliographical ,society4 #aijj4 ,,creizenach 7,w471 ,geschichte des neueren ,dramas4 ,vols4 ,i-,,iv4 ,halle1 #ahic-aiji4 ,,thorndike 7,a4 ,h471 ,tragedy4 ,boston1 #aijh4 ,,schelling 7,f4 ,e471 ,elizabethan ,drama4 ,boston1 #aijh4 ,,hazlitt 7,w471 ,lectures on the ,dramatic ,poets of the ,age of ,elizabeth1 in ,works1 ed4 ,waller and ,glover1 vol4 ,,vi41 #aijc4 ,,lamb 7,c471 ,specimens of ,english ,dramatic ,poets4 ,ed4 ,gollancz 7,i471 #b vols4 #aijh4 ,,coleridge 7,s4 ,t471 ,literary ,remains1 vol4 ,,ii41 #ahcf4 ,,symonds 7,j4 ,a471 ,shakespere's ,predecessors in the ,english ,drama4 #ahha4 ,,lowell 7,j4 ,r471 ,the ,old ,english ,dramatists1 #ahib4 ,,swinburne 7,a4 ,c471 ,the ,age of ,shakespeare1 #aijh4 ,the ,cambridge ,history of ,english ,literature1 vols4 ,v4 and ,,vi4 ,cambridge1 #aiaj4 ,the ,dictionary of ,national ,biography 7for lives of the dramatists74 ,,john ,,lyly ,,original ,,editions ,campaspe1 #aehd4 ,sapho and ,phao1 #aehd4 ,endymion1 #aeia4 ,gallathea1 #aeib4 ,midas1 #aeib4 ,mother ,bombie1 #aeid4 ,the ,woman in the ,moon1 #aeig4 ,love's ,metamorphosis1 #afja4 ,,collected ,,editions ,blount 7,e471 ,six ,court ,comedies1 #afcb4--;,fairholt 7,f4 ,w471 #b vols41 #aheh4--;,bond 7,r4 ,w471 #c vols41 ,oxford1 #aijb4 ,,endymion ,ed4 ,baker 7,g4 ,p471 ,new ,york1 #ahid4 ,,criticism1 etc4#ddjh ,child 7,c4 ,g471 ,john ,lyly and ,euphuism1 in ,mnchener ,beitrge1 ,,vii41 ,erlangen and ,leipzig1 #ahid4--;,halpin 7,n4 ,j471 ,oberon's ,vision in ,m4 ,n4 ,dream1 illustrated by comparison with ,lyly's ,endymion1 ,old ,shakespeare ,soc4 ,pub4 #ahdc4--,long 7,p4 ,w471 ,the ,purport of ,lyly's ,endymion1 ,pub4 ,mod4 ,lang4 ,ass4 ,amer41 ,,xxiv41 #aiji4--;,feuillerat 7,a471 ,john ,lyly1 ,cambridge1 #aiaj4--;,brooke 7,c4 ,f4 ,t471 ,the ,allegory in ,lyly's ,endymion1 ,mod4 ,lang4 ,notes1 ,jan4 #aiaa4 ,,george ,,peele ,,original ,,editions ,arraignment of ,paris1 #aehd4 ,edward ,i1 #aeic4 ,battle of ,alcazar1 #aeid4 ,old ,wives ,tale1 #aeif4 ,david and ,bethsabe1 #aeii4 ,,collected ,,editions ,dyce 7,a471 #c vols4 #ahbh-ci2 #ahfa1 #ahgi4--;,bullen 7,a4 ,h71 #b vols4 #ahhh4 ,,old ,,wives ,,tale ,ed4 ,gummere 7,f4 ,b471 in ,gayley's ,representative ,english ,comedies1 #aijc4--;,greg 7,w4 ,w471 ,in ,malone ,society ,reprints1 #aijg4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,lmmerhirt 7,r471 ,george ,peele1 ,untersuchungen ber sein ,leben und seine ,werke4 ,rostock1 #ahhb4--;,bayley 7,a4 ,r471 ,peele as a ,dramatic ,artist4 ,the ,oxford ,point of ,view1 #ae ,feb4 #aijc4--,odell 7,g4 ,c471 ,peele as a ,dramatist4 ,the ,bibliographer1 vol4 ,,ii41 #aijc4 ,,robert ,,greene ,,original ,,editions ,orlando ,furioso1 #aeid2 #aeii4 ,friar ,bacon and ,friar ,bungay1 #aeid2 #aeii2 #afcj2 #afee4 ,james the ,fourth1 #aeih4 ,alphonsus of ,aragon1 #aeii4 ,a ,looking ,glass for ,london and ,england 7with ,lodge71 #aeid4 ,,collected ,,editions ,dyce 7,a471 #b vols4 #ahca2 #ahfa1ahgi4--;,grosart 7,a4 ,b471 #ae vols4 #ahha-f4--;,collins 7,j4 ,c71 #b vols4 ,oxford1 #aije4--;,dickinson 7,t4 ,a471 six plays in ,mermaid ,series1 #aiji4 ,,friar ,,bacon ,,and ,,friar ,,bungay ,ed4 ,manly 7,j4 ,m471 in ,specimens of ,pre-,shakespearean ,drama1 ,boston1 #ahig-h4--,ward 7,a4 ,w471 in ,old ,english ,drama1 ,oxford1 #ahgh2 ,new ed4 #aija4--;,gayley 7,c4 ,m471 in ,representative ,english ,comedies1 #aijc4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,conrad 7,h471 ,robert ,greene als ,dramatiker1 in ,shak4 ,jahrbuch1 ,,xxix41 #ahid4--;,ehrke 7,k47 ,robert ,greene's ,dramen1 #aijd4--,woodberry 7,g471 ,greene's ,place in ,comedy1 in ,gayley's ,representative ,english ,comedies1 #aijc4--,ritter 7,o471 ,de ,rob4 ,greeni ,fabula1 ,fr4 ,bacon et ,fr4 ,bungay1 ,thorn1 #ahhf4 ,,christopher ,,marlowe ,,original ,,editions ,tamburlaine the ,great 7parts i and ii71 #aeij2 #aeib2 part i1 #afje2 part ii1 #afjf4 ,dr4 ,faustus1 #afjd2 #afji2 #afaf2 #afai2 #afbj2 #afbd2 #afca2 #affc4 ,the ,jew of ,malta1 #afcc4 ,edward ,,ii1 #aeid2 #aeih2 #afab2 #afbb4 ,the ,massacre at ,paris1 n4 d4 ,dido1 ,queen of ,carthage 7with ,nashe71 #aeid4 ,,collected ,,editions ,robinson 7,g471 #c vols4 #ahbf4--;,dyce 7,a471 #c vols41 #ahej1 #aheh2 #a vol41 #ahfe1 #ahgf4--;,cunningham 7,f71 #ahga4 --,bullen 7,a4 ,h471 #c vols41 #ahhd-e4--;,breymann 7,h471 and ,wagner 7,a471 #ahhe-i4--;,ellis 7,h471 five plays in ,mermaid ,series1 #ahhg4--;,brooke 7,c4 ,f4 ,t471 #a vol41 ,oxford1 #aiaj4 ,,tamburlaine ,ed4 ,vollmller 7,k471 ,heilbronn1 #ahhe4 ,,dr4 ,,faustus ,ed4 ,wagner 7,w471 #ahgg---,ward 7,a4 ,w471 in ,old ,english ,drama1 ,oxford1 new ed4 #ahia4--;,gollancz1 7,i471 in ,temple ,dramatists1 #ahig4 ,,the ,,jew ,,of ,,malta ,ed4 ,thayer 7,w4 ,r471 in ,best ,elizabethan ,plays1 ,boston1 #ahij4 ,,edward ,,ii ,ed4 ,wagner 7,w471 ,hamburg4 #ahga4--;,fleay 7,f4 ,g471 #ahgc1 #ahgg4--,tancock 7,o4 ,w471 ,oxford1 #ahgi1 #ahii4--,verity 7,a4 ,w471 in ,temple ,dramatists1 #ahif4--,mc,laughlin 7,e4 ,t471 ,new ,york1 #ahid4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,ingram 7,j4 ,h471 ,christopher ,marlowe and his ,associates1 #aijd1 q4 v4 for further bibliography4--,tzschaschel 7,c471 ,marlowe's ,edward ,,ii und seine ,quelle1 ,halle1 #aijb4 ,,thomas ,,kyd ,,original ,,editions ,cornelia1 #aeid1 #aeie4 ,the ,spanish ,tragedy1 #aeib7871 #b;d ed4 n4 d41 #aeid1 #aeii2 with additions1 #afjb1 #afaj1 #afae1 #afah1 #afbc1 #afcc4 ,the ,first ,part of ,jeronimo1 #afje4 ,soliman and ,perseda1 #aeii4 ,,collected ,,editions ,boas 7,f4 ,s471 ,oxford1 #aija4 ,,the ,,spanish ,,tragedy ,ed4 ,manly 7,j4 ,m471 in ,specimens1 vol4 ,,ii41 #ahig-h4--,schick 7,j471 in ,temple ,dramatists1 #ahih4--,markscheffel 7,k471 in ,litterarhist4 ,forsch41 ,berlin1 #aija4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,sarrazin 7,g471 ,thomas ,kyd und sein ,kreis1 ,berlin1 #ahib4 7,cf4 ,schick in ,herrig's ,archiv1 ,,xc42 ,koeppel in ,englische ,studien1 ,,xviii4 #abe47--;,bang 7,w471 ,engl4 ,stud4 ,,xxviii4 #bbi4--;,brereton 7,j4 ,le,g471 ,notes on the text of ,kyd1 ,engl4 ,stud41 ,,xxxvii4--,crawford 7,c471 ,concordance to the ,works of ,t4 ,kyd1 in ,bang's ,materialien1 ,louvain1 #aiji4 ,,george ,,chapman ,,original ,,editions ,the ,blind ,beggar of ,alexandria1 #aeih4 ,a ,humorous ,day's ,mirth1 #aeii4 ,all ,fools1 #afje4 ,monsieur ,d',olive1 #afjf4 ,the ,gentleman ,usher1 #afjf4 ,bussy ,d',ambois1 #afjg1 #afjh1 #afda1 #afdf1 #afeg4 ,the ,conspiracy and ,tragedy of ,charles1 ,duke of ,byron1 #afjh4 ,may-,day1 #afaa4 ,the ,widow's ,tears1 #afab4 ,the ,revenge of ,bussy ,d',ambois1 #afac4 ,pompey and ,csar1 #afca1 #afec4 ,alphonsus of ,germany7871 #afed4 ,revenge for ,honour1 #afed4 ,chabot1 ,admiral of ,france 7with ,shirley71 #afci4 ,,collected ,,editions ,pearson 7,j471 #ahgc4--,shepherd 7,r4 ,h471 #c vols41 #ahgd2 #ahhi4 ,phelps 7,w4 ,l471 five plays in ,mermaid ,series1 #ahie4 ,,bussy ,d',,ambois ,ed4 ,boas 7,f4 ,s471 in ,belles ,lettres ,series1 ,boston1 #aijf4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,coleridge 7,s4 ,t471 ,literary ,remains1 ,i4 #bei1 #ahcf4--,koeppel 7,e471 ,quellenstudien zu ,dramen ,george ,chapman's1 etc41 in ,quellen und ,forschungen1 ,,lxxxii41 ,strassburg4 #ahig--,parrott 7,t4 ,m471 ,notes on the ,text of ,chapman's ,plays1 ,anglia1 ,,xxx41 #aijg4--,stoll 7,e4 ,e471 ,on the ,dates of ,some of ,chapman's ,plays1 ,mod4 ,lang4 ,notes1 ,,xx41 #aije4 ,,ben ,,jonson ,,original ,,editions ,every ,man ,out of his ,humour1 #afjj4 ,every ,man in his ,humour1 #afja 7,s4 ,r4 #afjj74 ,cynthia's ,revels1 #afja4 ,the ,poetaster1 #afjb 7,s4 ,r4 #afja74 ,sejanus1 #afje 7,s4 ,r4 #afjd74 ,volpone1 #afjg4 ,the ,case is ,altered1 #afjf4 ,catiline1 #afaa4 ,the ,alchemist1 #afab 7,s4 ,r4 #afaj74 ,epicoene1 or ,the ,silent ,woman1 #afji7871 #afab7871 7,acted #afji2 ,s4 ,r4 #afaj71 ,fol4 #afaf4 ,the ,new ,inn1 #afca 7,acted #afbi74 ,bartholomew ,fair1 #afca 7,acted #afad74 ,the ,devil is an ,ass1 #afca 7,acted #afaf74 ,the ,staple of ,news1 #afca 7,acted #afbe74 ,the ,magnetic ,lady1 #afdj 7,s4 ,r4 #afcb74 ,a ,tale of a ,tub1 #afdj 7,s4 ,r4 #afcc74 ,the ,sad ,shepherd1 #afdj4 ,mortimer1 his ,fall1 #afdj4 ,,collected ,,editions ,first ,folio1 #afaf4--,second ,folio1 #afdj4--,whalley 7,p471 #g vols41 #agef4--;,gifford 7,w471 #i vols41 #ahaf4--;,cunningham 7,f471 rep4 of ,gifford1 #ahga1 #ahge4--,morley 7,h471 ,plays and ,poems of ,ben ,jonson1 #ahhe4--;,herford 7,c4 ,h471 and ,nicholson 7,b471 #c vols4 in ,mermaid ,series1 #ahic-d4--;,bang 7,w471 ,reprints from ,folios and ,quartos in his ,materialien2 in process4--,eight of the plays have appeared in ,yale ,studies in ,english1 #aijc-h4 ,a new edition by ,herford 7,c4 ,h47 and ,simpson 7,p47 is announced1 ,oxford4 ,,every ,,man ,,in ,,his ,,humour ,rep4 from ,q4 of #afja by ,graban 7,c471 ,shakespeare ,jahrbuch1 ,,xxxviii41 #aijc2 and by ,bang 7,w47 and ,greg 7,w4 ,w471 in ,bang's ,materialien1 ,,xi41 #aije4--,wheatley 7,h4 ,b471 #ahgg4--;,dixon 7,w4 ,m471 in ,temple ,dramatists1 #aije4 ,,volpone ,ed4 ,wilkins 7,h4 ,b471 ,new ,york1 #aije1 in ,yale ,studies in ,english4 ,,the ,,alchemist ,ed4 ,thayer 7,w4 ,r471 ,boston1 #ahij1 in ,best ,elizabethan ,plays4--,hathaway 7,c4 ,h471 ,new ,york1 #aijc1 in ,yale ,studies in ,english4--,hart 7,h4 ,c471 #aijc1 in ,the ,king's ,library4--,schelling 7,f4 ,e471 ,boston1 #aijc1 in ,belles ,lettres ,series4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,castelain 7,m471 ,ben ,jonson3 l',homme et l'uvre4 ,paris1 #aijg4--,koeppel 7,e471 ,quellenstudien zu den ,dramen ,ben ,jonson's1 etc41 in ,mnchener ,beitrge4 ,,xi41 ,erlangen and ,leipzig1 #ahie4--,swinburne 7,a4 ,c471 ,a ,study of ,ben ,jonson1 #ahhi4--,symonds 7,j4 ,a471 ,ben ,jonson1 #ahhf4--,woodbridge 7,e471 ,studies in ,jonson's ,comedy1 ,boston1 #ahih4 ,,thomas ,,dekker ,,original ,,editions ,the ,shoemakers' ,holiday1 #afjj1 #afaj1 #afah1 #afca1 #afeg4 ,old ,fortunatus1 #afjj4 ,satiro-mastix1 #afjb4 ,the ,honest ,whore1 part i1 #afjd1 #afje1 #afae1 #afaf1 #afce4 ,the ,whore of ,babylon1 #afjg4 ,if it be not ,good1 the ,devil is in it1 #afab4 ,the ,honest ,whore1 part ii1 #afcj4 ,match me in ,london1 #afca4 ,a ,wonder of a ,kingdom1 #afcf4 ,patient ,grisel 7with ,chettle and ,haughton71 #afjc4 ,westward ,ho6 7with ,webster71 #afjg4 ,northward ,ho6 7with ,webster71 #afjg4 ,sir ,thomas ,wyatt 7with ,webster71 #afjg4 ,the ,witch of ,edmonton 7with ,w4 ,rowley and ,ford71 #afeh4 ,the ,roaring ,girl 7with ,middleton71 #afaa4 ,the ,virgin ,martyr 7with ,massinger71 #afbb4 ,,collected ,,editions ,pearson 7,j471 #d vols41 #ahgc4--,rhys 7,e471 five plays in ,mermaid ,series1 #ahie4 ,,the ,,shoemakers' ,,holiday ,ed4 ,fritsche 7,h471 ,thorn1 #ahfb4--,warnke 7,k47 and ,proescholdt 7,l471 ,halle1 #ahhf4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,swinburne 7,a4 ,c471 ,thomas ,dekker1 ,the ,nineteenth ,century1 ,jan4 #ahhg4--,stoll 7,e4 ,e471 ,the ,influence of ,jonson on ,dekker1 ,mod4 ,lang4 ,notes1 ,,xxi4 ,,john ,,marston ,,original ,,editions ,antonio and ,mellida1 #afjb4 ,antonio's ,revenge1 #afjb4 ,the ,dutch ,courtesan1 #afje4 ,parasitaster1 or ,the ,fawn1 #afjf4 ,the ,wonder of ,women1 or ,sophonisba1 #afjf4 ,what you ,will1 #afjg4 ,the ,insatiate ,countess1 #afac4 ,the ,malcontent 7with ,webster71 #afjd4 ,eastward ,hoe6 7with ,chapman and ,jonson71 #afje4 ,,collected ,,editions ,plays4 #afcc4--;,halliwell -,phillipps 7,j4 ,o71 #c vols41 #ahef4--;,bullen 7,a4 ,h471 #c vols41 #ahhg4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,koeppel 7,e471 ,quellenstudien zu den ,dramen ,ben ,jonson's1 ,john ,marston's1 etc4 ,mnchener ,beitrge1 ,,xi41 ,erlangen and ,leipzig1 #ahie--,swinburne 7,a4 ,c47 in ,nineteenth ,century1 ,,xxiv41 #ahhh4--,wurzbach 7,w4 von71 in ,shak4 ,jahrbuch1 ,,xxxiii41 #ahig4--,stoll 7,e4 ,e471 ,john ,webster1 chap1 ii1 sect1 ii1 ,boston1 #aije--,stoll 7,e4 ,e471 ,shakspere1 ,marston and the ,malcontent ,type1 in ,modern ,philology1 ,,iii41 #aijf4--;,aronstein 7,p471 ,marston als ,dramatiker1 ,eng4 ,studien1 ,,xx4 ,,thomas ,,heywood ,,original ,,editions ,edward the ,fourth1 parts i and ii1 #afjj4 ,if ,you ,know ,not ,me1 ,you ,know ,nobody1 part i1 #afje2 part ii1 #afjf4 ,a ,woman ,killed with ,kindness1 #afjg1 #afag4 ,the ,rape of ,lucrece1 #afjh4 ,the ,four ,prentices of ,london1 #afaf4 rev #afcb4 ,the ,fair ,maid of the ,west1 part i1 #afca2 part ii1 #afca4 ,the ,golden ,age1 #afaj4 ,the ,silver ,age1 #afac4 ,the ,brazen ,age1 #afac4 ,the ,iron ,age1 part i1 #afcb2 part ii1 #afcb4 ,the ,english ,traveller1 #afcc4 ,a ,maidenhead ,well ,lost1 #afcd4 ,a ,challenge for ,beauty1 #afcf4 ,the ,royal ,king and the ,loyal ,subject1 #afcg4 ,the ,wise ,woman of ,hogsdon1 #afch4 ,love's ,mistress1 #afcf4 ,the ,late ,lancashire ,witches 7with ,brome71 #afcd4 ,fortune by ,land and ,sea 7with ,w4 ,rowley71 #afee4 ,,collected ,,editions ,pearson's ,reprint1 #f vols41 #ahgd4--,verity 7,a4 ,w471 five plays in ,mermaid ,series1 #ahhh4 ,a ,,woman ,,killed ,,with ,,kindness ,ed4 ,collier 7,j4 ,p471 in ,shak4 ,soc4 ,pub41 #ahej4--,ward 7,a4 ,w471 in ,temple ,dramatists1 #ahig4--;,cox 7,f4 ,j471 #aijg4 ,,beaumont ,,and ,,fletcher ,,original ,,editions ,,of ,,single ,,plays ,,by ,,both ,,authors ,the ,woman ,hater 7probably by ,beaumont alone71 #afjg1 #afdh1 #afdi4 ,the ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle1 #afac1 #afce4 ,cupid's ,revenge1 #afaf1 #afcj1 #afce4 ,the ,scornful ,lady1 #afaf1 #afbe1 #afcj1 #afce1 #afci1 #afea1 #afgg1 #afia1 #afie4 ,a ,king and ,no ,king1 #afai1 #afbe1 #afca1 #afci1 #afee1 #affa1 #afgf1 #afic4 ,the ,maid's ,tragedy1 #afai1 #afbb1 #afcj1 #afch1 #afda1 #afej1 #affa1 #afhf4 ,philaster1 #afbj1 #afbb1 #afcj1 #afcd1 #afci1 #afea1 #afeb 7#b edd471 #affj7871 #afhg4 ,thierry and ,theodoret1 #afba1 #afdh1 #afdi4 ,,original ,,editions ,,of ,,single ,,plays ,,by ,,fletcher ,,alone ,the ,faithful ,shepherdess1 n4 d4 7prob4 #afji71 #afbi1 #afcd1 #afef1 #affe4 ,henry ,,viii 7with ,shakespeare71 in ,shakespeare ,folio of #afbc4 ,the ,two ,noble ,kinsmen 7with ,shakespeare71 #afcd4 ,the ,elder ,brother1 #afcg1 #afea1 #affa1 #afgh4 ,wit ,without ,money1 #afci1 #affa4 ,monsieur ,thomas1 #afci4 ,the ,bloody ,brother1 #afci1 #afdj4 ,rule a ,wife and ,have a ,wife1 #afif1 #afig4 ,the ,night-,walker1 #afdj1 #affa4 ,the ,wild-,goose ,chase1 #afeb4 ,the ,humorous ,lieutenant1 #ahcj 7from a ,,ms4 dated #afbe74 ,,first ,,folio ,,edition ,,of ,,beaumont ,,and ,,fletcher',s ,,plays 7#afdg7 ,the ,mad ,lover4 ,the ,spanish ,curate4 ,the ,little ,french ,lawyer4 ,the ,custom of the ,country4 ,the ,noble ,gentleman4 ,the ,captain499 ,the ,beggar's ,bush4 ,the ,coxcomb499 ,the ,false ,one4 ,the ,chauces4 ,the ,loyal ,subject4 ,the ,laws of ,candy4 ,the ,lover's ,progress4 ,the ,island ,princess4 ,the ,humorous ,lieutenant4 ,the ,nice ,valour1 or ,the ,passionate ,mailman4 ,the ,maid in the ,mill4 ,the ,prophetess4 ,bonduca4 ,the ,sea ,voyage4 ,the ,double ,marriage4 ,the ,pilgrim4 ,the ,knight of ,malta4 ,the ,woman's ,prize1 or ,the ,tamer ,tamed4 ,love's ,cure1 or ,the ,martial ,maid499 ,the ,honest ,man's ,fortune4 ,the ,queen of ,corinth4 ,women ,pleased4 ,a ,wife for a ,month4 ,wit at ,several ,weapons499 ,valentinian4 ,the ,fair ,maid of the ,inn4 ,love's ,pilgrimage4 ,the ,masque at the ,marriage of the ,prince and ,princess ,palatine of the ,rhine4 ,four ,plays in ,one499 7,plays followed by an asterisk are believed to be in part by ,beaumont3 the rest by ,fletcher47 ,,collected ,,editions ,first ,folio1 #afdg4 ,fifty ,comedies and ,tragedies 7,second ,folio71 #afgi4--,works of ,b4 and ,f4 7pub4 ,tonson71 #g vols41 #agaa4--,theobald1 ,seward1 and ,sympson1 #aj vols41 #agej4--;,colman 7,g471 #aj vols41 #aggh4--;,colman 7,g471 7with ,jonson's ,works71 #d vols41 #ahaa2 7without ,jonson7 #c ,vols41 #ahaa4--,weber 7,h471 #ad vols4 ,edin4 #ahab4--;,darley 7,g471 #b vols41 #ahci 7text of ,weber74--,dyce 7,a471 #aa vols41 #ahdc-f2 #b vols41 ,boston1 #aheb4--,strachey 7,j4 ,st4 ,l471 in ,mermaid ,series1 ten plays in #b vols41 #ahhg4--;,builen 7,a4 ,h471 ,general editor of ,variorum edition by various editors1 #ab vols41 #aijd1 7in process74--,glover 7,a47 and ,waller 7,a4 ,r471 in ,cambridge ,english ,classics1 #aj vols41 #aije4 7,in process1 ,text of folio of #afgi with collations of other edd47 ,,the ,,knight ,,of ,,the ,,burning ,,pestle ,ed4 ,morley 7,h471 in ,burlesque ,plays and ,poems1 ,universal ,library1 #ahhe4--,moorman 7,f4 ,w471 in ,temple ,dramatists1 #ahih4--,murch 7,h4 ,s471 in ,yale ,studies in ,english1 ,new ,york1 #aijh4--;,alden 7,r4 ,m471 in ,belles ,lettres ,series1 ,boston1 #aiaj4 ,,prilaster ,ed4 ,thayer 7,w4 ,r471 in ,best ,elizabethan ,plays1 ,boston1 #ahij4--;,boas 7,f4 ,s471 in ,temple ,dramatists1 #ahih4--,thorndike 7,a4 ,h471 in ,belles ,lettres ,series1 ,boston1 #aijf4 ,,the ,,maid',s ,,tragedy ,ed4 ,thorndike 7,a4 ,h471 in ,belles ,lettres ,series1 ,boston1 #aijf4--;,cox 7,f4 ,j471 #aijh4 ,,the ,,faithful ,,shepherdess ,ed4 ,moorman 7,f4 ,w471 in ,temple ,dramatists1 #ahig4--;,fletcher 7,j4 ,b471 in ,belles ,lettres ,series1 announced4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,koeppel 7,e471 ,quellenstudien zu den ,dramen444,beaumont's and ,fletcher's1 in ,mnchener ,beitrge1 ,,xi4 #ahie4--,leonhardt 7,b471 ,ucber ,b4 and ,f4's ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle1 ,annaberg1 #ahhe4 ,cf4 also ,anglia1 ,,viii4 #dbd2 ,,xix4 #cd2 ,,xix4 #eji2 ,,xxiii4 #ad2 in ,engl4 ,studien1 ,,xii4 #cjg2 #ahhe-aijc4--,macaulay 7,g4 ,c471 ,francis ,beaumont1 a critical study1 #ahhc4--;,hatcher 7,o4 ,l471 ,john ,fletcher1 a study in dramatic method1 ,chicago1 #aije4--,swinburne 7,a4 ,c71 ,beaumont and ,fletcher1 in ,studies in ,prose and ,poetry1 #ahid4--,thorndike 7,a4 ,h471 ,influence of ,b4 and ,f4 on ,shakespeare1 ,worcester1 ,mass41 #aija4--;,greg 7,w4 ,w471 ,pastoral ,poetry and ,pastoral ,drama1 ,london1 #aijf4 ,,john ,,webster ,,original ,,editions ,the ,white ,devil1 #afab4 ,the ,duchess of ,malfi1 #afbc1 #afdj1 #afgh4 ,the ,devil's ,law-case1 #afbc4 ,appins and ,virginia1 #afed4 ,a ,cure for a ,cuckold 7with ,w4 ,rowley71 #affa4 ,the ,thracian ,wonder 7with ,w4 ,rowley71 #affa4 ,induction to ,the ,malcontent1 #afjd4 ,,collected ,,editions ,dyce 7,a471 #d vols41 #ahcj1 #ahfg4--;,hazlitt 7,w471 #d vols41 #aheg4-,symonds 7,j4 ,a471 two plays in ,mermaid ,series1 #ahhh4 ,,the ,,duchess ,,of ,,malfi ,ed4 ,thayer 7,w4 ,r471 ,in ,best ,elizabethan ,plays1 ,boston4 #ahij4--,vaughan 7,c4 ,e471 in ,temple ,dramatists1 #ahif4--,sampson 7,m4 ,w471 in ,belles ,lettres ,series1 ,boston1 #aijd4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,gosse 7,e471 in ,seventeenth ,century ,studies1 #ahhc4--,stoll 7,e4 ,e471 ,john ,webster1 the ,periods of his work1 ,boston1 #aije4--,pierce 7,f4 ,e471 ,the ,collaboration of ,webster and ,dekker1 in ,yale ,studies in ,english1 ,new ,york1 #aiji4--,kiesow 7,k471 ,die ,verschichenen ,bearbeitungen der ,novelle von der ,herzogin v4 ,amalfi1 ,anglia1 ,,xvii4 #aih4 ,,thomas ,,middleton ,,original ,,editions ,blurt1 ,master-,constable1 #afjb4 ,the ,phoenix1 #afjg1 #afcj4 ,michaelmas ,term1 #afjg4 ,a ,trick to ,catch the ,old ,one1 #afjh1 #afaf4 ,the ,family of ,love1 #afjh4 ,a ,mad ,world1 my ,masters1 #afjh4 ,your ,five ,gallants1 n4 d4 7lic4 #afjh74 ,a ,game at ,chess1 #afbe4 ,a ,chaste ,maid in ,cheapside1 #afcj4 ,women ,beware ,women1 #afeg4 ,more ,dissemblers ,besides ,women1 #afeg4 ,no ,wit1 ,no ,help like a ,woman's1 #afeg4 ,the ,mayor of ,quinborough1 #affa4 ,anything for a ,quiet ,life1 #affb4 ,the ,witch1 #aggh4 ,a ,fair ,quarrel 7with ,w4 ,rowley71 #afag4 ,the ,changeling 7with ,w4 ,rowley71 #afec4 ,the ,spanish ,gipsy 7with ,w4 ,rowley71 #afec4 ,the ,old ,law 7with ,massinger and ,w4 ,rowley71 #afef4 ,the ,roaring ,girl 7with ,dekker71 #afaa4 ,the ,widow 7with ,jonson and ,fletcher71 #afeb4 ,,collected ,,editions ,dyce 7,a471 #e vols41 #ahdj4--;,bullen 7,a4 ,h471 #h vols41 #ahhe-f4--,swinburne 7,a4 ,c71 and ,ellis 7,h471 ten plays1 in ,mermaid ,series1 #ahij4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,wiggin 7,p4 ,g471 ,an ,enquiry into the authorship of the ,middleton-,rowley ,plays1 in ,radcliffe ,college ,monographs1 ,boston1 #ahig4--;,christ 7,k471 ,quellenstudien zu den ,dramen ,thomas ,middleton's1 #aije4 ,,william ,,rowley ,,original ,,editions ,a ,search for ,money1 #afji4 ,a ,new ,wonder1 a ,woman ,never ,vext1 #afcb4 ,a ,match at ,midnight1 #afcc4 ,all's ,lost by ,lust1 #afcc4 ,a ,shoemaker a ,gentleman1 #afch4 ,the ,changeling 7with ,middleton71 #afec4 ,and many other collaborated plays4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,stork 7,c4 ,w471 ,rowley's ,place in the ,drama1 in his ed4 of ,all's ,lost by ,lust1 etc41 ,philadelphia1 #aiaj4--,wiggin 7,p4 ,g471 ,an ,enquiry into the authorship of the ,middleton-,rowley ,plays1 ,boston1 #ahig4 ,,philip ,,massinger ,,original ,,editions ,the ,virgin ,martyr 7with ,dekker71 #afbb4 ,the ,duke of ,milan1 #afbc4 ,the ,bondman1 #afbd4 ,the ,roman ,actor1 #afbi4 ,the ,renegado1 #afcj4 ,the ,picture1 #afcj4 ,the ,maid of ,honour1 #afcb4 ,the ,emperor of the ,east1 #afcb4 ,the ,fatal ,dowry 7with ,n4 ,field71 #afcb4 ,a ,new ,way to ,pay ,old ,debts1 #afcc4 ,the ,great ,duke of ,florence1 #afcf4 ,the ,unnatural ,combat1 #afci4 ,the ,guardian4 #afee4 ,a ,very ,woman1 #afee4 ,the ,bashful ,lover1 #afee4 ,the ,city ,madam1 #afeh4 ,the ,parliament of ,love 7lic4 #afbd71 #ahje4 ,believe as you ,list 7,s4 ,r4 #afec71 #ahdi4 ,,collected ,,editions ,coxeter 7,t471 #d ,vols41 #agei1 #agfa4--,mason 7,t4 ,m471 #d vols41 #aggi4--;,gifford 7,w471 #d vols41 #ahje1 #ahac1 #ahde1 #ahej2 ed4 ,cunningham 7,f471 #ahgj4--;,coleridge 7,h471 with ,ford1 #a vol41 #ahdj4--,symons 7,a471 in ,mermaid ,series1 ten plays in two vols41 #ahhg-hi4 ,a ,,new ,,way ,,to ,,pay ,,old ,,debts ,ed4 ,stronach 7,g471 in ,temple ,dramatists1 #aijd4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,stephen 7,sir ,l471 in ,cornhill ,magazine1 ,oct41 #ahgg 7also in ,hours in a ,library1 ,,iii41 #ahgi74--,swinburne 7,a4 ,c71 in ,fortnightly ,review1 ,july1 #ahhi4--,trverret 7,a4 de74 tude sur ,massinger1 ,revue de l'enseignement des langues vivantes1 ,dec4 #ahhf1 ,jan4 #ahhg4--,wurzbach 7,w4 von71 in ,shakespeare ,jahrbuch1 ,,xxxv4 #bad1 ,,xxxvi4 #abh4--,koeppel 7,e471 ,quellenstudien1 in ,quellen und ,forschungen1 ,,lxxxii41 ,strassburg1 #ahig4--;,gardiner 7,s4 ,r471 ,the ,political ,element in ,massinger1 ,contemporary ,review1 ,,xxviii41 #ahgf 7also ,new ,shak4 ,soc4 ,trans41 #ahgf74--,phelan 7,j471 ,anglia1 ,,ii41 #ahgi4 ,,john ,,ford ,,original ,,editions ,the ,lover's ,melancholy1 #afbi4 ,the ,broken ,heart1 #afcc4 ,love's ,sacrifice1 #afcc4 ',t is ,pity ,she's a ,whore1 #afcc4 ,perkin ,warbeck1 #afcd4 ,the ,fancies1 ,chaste and ,noble1 #afch4 ,the ,lady's ,trial1 #afci4 ,the ,witch of ,edmonton 7with ,dekker and ,w4 ,rowley74 #afeh4 ,,collected ,,editions ,weber 7,h471 #b vols41 #ahaa4--;,gifford 7,w471 #b vols41 #ahbg2 w4 additions by ,dyce 7,a471 #c vols41 #ahfi1 #ahie4--;,coleridge 7,h471 7with ,massinger's ,works71 #ahdj4--;,ellis 7,h471 five plays in ,mermaid ,series1 #ahhh4--;,bang 7,w471 ,louvain1 #aijh 7in process74 ,,the ,,broken ,,heart ,ed4 ,scollard 7,c471 ,new ,york1 #aije4--,smeaton 7,o471 in ,temple ,dramatists1 #aijf4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,koeppel 7,e471 ,quellenstudien zu den ,dramen 444 ,john ,ford's1 in ,quellen und ,forschungen1 ,,lxxxii41 ,strassburg1 #ahig4--,swinburne 7,a4 ,c471 in ,essays and ,studies1 #ahhh4--,wolff 7,m471 ,john ,ford1 ein ,nachahmer ,shakespeare's1 ,heidelberg1 #ahhj4--,sherman 7,s4 ,p471 ,stella and ,the ,broken ,heart1 in ,publ4 ,mod4 ,lang4 ,ass4 ,amer4 ,,xxiv41 #bgd1 #aiji2 see also his ,introduction to ,bang's ,ford1 and his ,,ms4 dissertation in the archives of ,harvard ,university ,library4--,pierce 7,f4 ,e471 ,the ,sequence of ,ford's ,plays1 ,the ,nation1 ,n4 ,y41 ,jan4 #e1 #aiaa4 ,,james ,,shirley ,,original ,,editions ,the ,wedding1 #afbi4 ,the ,grateful ,servant1 #afcj4 ,the ,school of ,compliment1 #afca1 as ,love ,tricks1 #afcg1 #affg4 ,changes1 or ,love in a ,maze1 #afcb4 ,the ,witty ,fair ,one1 #afcc4 ,the ,bird in a ,cage1 #afcc4 ,the ,traitor1 #afce4 ,hyde ,park1 #afcg4 ,the ,gamester1 #afcg4 ,the ,young ,admiral1 #afcg4 ,the ,example1 #afcg4 ,the ,lady of ,pleasure1 #afcg4 ,the ,duke's ,mistress1 #afch4 ,the ,royal ,master1 #afch4 ,the ,maid's ,revenge1 #afci4 ,love's ,cruelty1 #afdj4 ,the ,opportunity1 #afdj4 ,the ,coronation 7lic4 #afce71 #afdj4 ,the ,constant ,maid1 #afdj1 as ,love ,will ,find ,out a ,way1 #affg4 ,st ,patrick for ,ireland1 #afdj4 ,the ,humorous ,courtier1 #afdj4 ,the ,arcadia1 #afdj4 ,six ,new ,plays1 viz41 ,the ,brothers1 ,the ,doubtful ,heir1 ,the ,imposture1 ,the ,cardinal1 ,the ,sisters1 ,the ,court ,secret1 #afeb-c4 ,the ,politician1 #afee4 ,the ,gentleman of ,venice1 #afee4 ,honoria and ,mammon1 #afei4 ,the ,contention of ,ajax and ,ulysses1 #afei4 ,the ,ball 7with ,chapman71 #afci4 ,chabot1 ,admiral of ,france 7with ,chapman71 #afci4 ,,collected ,,editions ,gifford 7,w47 and ,dyce 7,a471 #f vols41 #ahcc4--;,gosse 7,e471 six plays1 in ,mermaid ,series1 #ahhh4 ,,criticism1 etc4 ,swinburne 7,a4 ,c471 in ,fortnightly ,review1 ,april1 #ahij4--,stiefel 7,a4 ,l471 ,die ,nachahmung spanischer ,komdien in ,england1 in ,romanische ,forschungen4 ,v4 #aic1 #ahij4--,nissen 7,p471 ,james ,shirley1 ,hamburg1 #aija4--;,grtner 7,o471 ,shirley1 sein ,leben und ,werken1 ,halle1 #aijd4 ,,biographical ,,sketches ,,john ,,lyly ,john ,lyly was born in ,kent about #aeed4 ,his father was ,peter ,lyly1 ,registrar of ,canterbury1 and his grandfather the well-known grammarian1 ,william ,lyly1 the friend of ,colet and ,more4 ,he entered ,magdalen ,college1 ,oxford1 in #aefi1 whence he graduated ,b4 ,a4 in #aegc1 and ,m4 ,a4 in #aege4 ,here he was more distinguished for wit than for scholarship4 ,going up to ,london1 and living at first under the protection of ,burleigh1 be produced in #aegh his ,euphues3 the ,anatomy of ,wit1 which was followed in #aehj by ,euphues and his ,england1 both of which gained a great and immediate popularity4 ,he was now attached to the ,earl of ,oxford4 ,campaspe1 his first play1 was performed in #aeha1 and most of his dramatic work was done in that decade4 ,the ,woman in the ,moon1 however1 may have been produced as late as #aeid-e4 ,in #aehc1 ,lyly married ,beatrice ,browne1 a well-connected lady1 who bore him eight children4 ,from #aehh he seems to have held an honorary position as ,esquire of the ,body to the ,queen1 and he lived for years in the vain hope of succeeding to the office of ,master of the ,revels4 ,between #aehi and #afja he sat in four parliaments1 and in his ,pappe with an ,hatchet 7#aehi7 he took part with the ,bishops in the ,marprelate controversy4 ,in spite of the distinction which ,lyly won by his literary work1 be failed to obtain from the ,queen the substantial preferment which he craved1 and he died in #afjf1 a disappointed place-seeker4 ,lyly's reputation has depended largely on the extraordinary vogue of his ,euphues1 and the immense influence of the style of that work on the prose of the time2 but he holds also a highly important position in the development of polite comedy in ,england4 ,,george ,,peele ,the date of ,peele's birth is unknown1 but is conjecturally placed about #aeeh4 ,in #aefe he was a free scholar at ,christ's ,hospital1 of which his father was clerk1 and in #aega he went to ,oxford4 ,he was a student first at ,broadgates ,hall 7now ,pembroke ,college71 and later at ,christ ,church1 whence he graduated ,b4 ,a4 in #aegg1 and ,m4 ,a4 in #aegi4 ,from the ,university1 where he had already achieved some reputation as a poet1 he went to ,london1 and apparently plunged at once into the irregularities that wrecked his career1 for in the same year the governors of ,christ's ,hospital forced his father to turn him out of the precincts of the hospital4 ,his wife1 whom he had married by #aehc1 brought him some property1 which he soon dissipated2 and he became a member of that group of authors who wrote plays1 pageants1 and all sorts of occasional productions1 in the uncertain hope of earning a living4 ,the famous ,jests1 fathered on ,peele1 are probably quite unauthentic2 but there is an unfortunate appropriateness in many of them to his known mode of life4 ,he seems to have been an actor as well as a playwright4 ,meres mentions him in ,palladis ,tamia 7#aeih7 as dead4 ,peele's claims to distinction rest upon his treatment of metre1 and on his humor4 ,he did much to refine and supple the diction of the drama1 and before ,marlowe placed his stamp upon blank verse1 ,peele was writing it with great sweetness and a charming musical quality4 ,in the present play1 the realistic element in the dialogue is more notable than the decorative1 and this realism is employed in the service of a new type of humor4 8,he was the first10 says ,gummere1 8to blend romantic drama with a realism which turns romance back upon itself1 and produces the comedy of subconscious humor40 ,,robert ,,greene ,greene was much given to the mingling of autobiography with his fiction1 and this has resulted in a much larger body of possibly true biographical details than we possess concerning most of his contemporaries4 ,he was born in ,norwich of a respectable family1 probably about #aefj2 entered ,st4 ,john's ,college1 ,cambridge1 in #aege2 graduated ,b4 ,a4 in #aegh2 travelled in ,spain and ,italy1 and1 by his own account1 lived up to the proverbial reputation of the ,italianate ,englishman2 returned to ,cambridge and took his ,m4 ,a4 in #aeha2 and during the rest of his short life busied himself in the production of the very considerable mass of romances1 tracts1 songs1 and plays which to-day give him his place in literature4 ,about #aehe he married a ,lincolnshire woman1 who bore him a son1 and whom he deserted after spending her portion4 ,the annals of literature hardly bear the record of a more sordid career than that of this university-bred man of letters2 and his death was only too fitting a close to it4 ,he died in #aeib in the house of a poor shoemaker1 to whom he gave a bond for ten pounds1 leaving the following letter to his deserted wife3 8,doll1 ,i charge thee by the love of our youth and by my soul's rest that thou wilt see this man paid1 for if he and his wife had not succoured me ,i had died in the streets4 ,robert ,greene40 ,following his own wish1 the shoemaker's wife crowned his head with a garland of bay4 ,in spite of the self-confessed wickedness of his ways1 ,greene was not a hardened criminal1 and no themes are more frequent in his tracts than moral exhortation and repentance4 ,it is further notable that his work is freer from grossness than that of most of his contemporary playwrights1 and he is distinguished for the freshness and purity of his female creations4 ,he seems also1 to judge from his plays1 to have retained a love for the country1 where he often chose to lay his scenes2 and he ranks high among the lyrists of the time4 ,the vivacity and variety of his humor are well exemplified in the play here printed4 ,,christopher ,,marlowe ,christopher ,marlowe was the eldest son of a substantial burgess of ,canterbury1 and he was born in that city on ,february #f1 #aefd4 ,he entered the ,king's ,school in ,january1 #aegi1 and two years later became a scholar of ,corpus ,christi ,college1 ,cambridge1 whence he graduated ,b4 ,a4 in #aehd1 and ,m4 ,a4 in #aehg4 ,as ,tamburlaine was acted in that year1 it appears that ,marlowe's academic and his literary life overlapped4 ,little is certainly known of his later life1 apart from the production of his plays and poems4 ,he belonged to a circle of which ,sir ,walter ,raleigh was the centre1 and which contained men like the ,earl of ,oxford1 and ,harriot1 the mathematician4 ,these men seem to have engaged in scientific and theological speculation1 and were suspected of atheism by the narrower spirits of the time4 ,this connection was probably the basis for certain extreme charges made against ,marlowe after his death2 but there is little evidence worthy of consideration4 ,even the documents connected with ,kyd1 in which that author seeks to save his own reputation for orthodoxy at ,marlowe's expense1 are under suspicion in point of genuineness4 ,marlowe died by the hand of a certain ,francis ,archer1 at ,deptford1 in #aeic1 but the circumstances are obscure4 ,the later reports1 such as that according to which he was stabbed by a serving man in a brawl over a mistress1 are inconsistent with one another1 and are little worthy of credit4 ,the prevailing impression of the dissoluteness of ,marlowe's life is not based on substantial evidence such as we have1 for example1 in the case of ,greene4 ,no such uncertainty as surrounds his character and career attaches to the quality of his work4 ,born in the same year as ,shakespeare1 he left behind him at twenty-nine work which far surpasses anything his great contemporary had written by that time4 ,in the vastness and intensity of his imagination1 the splendid dignity of his verse1 and the dazzling brilliance of his poetry at its best1 ,marlowe exhibited the greatest genius that had so far appeared in the ,english drama4 ,,thomas ,,kyd ,the date of ,kyd's birth may with practical certainty be placed in #aeeh4 ,his father was a ,london scrivener1 and the son was educated at ,merchant ,taylors' ,school1 which he entered in #aefe4 ,mulcaster was then headmaster1 and ,edmund ,spenser was among his schoolfellows4 ,he does not seem to have attended a university4 ,a habit of anonymity has thrown a cloud over the extent of ,kyd's literary activity1 and the list of his plays and translations has been compiled with difficulty and much less than complete certainty4 ,his fame depends upon ,the ,spanish ,tragedy1 and upon the importance of his contribution to the ,senecan tragedy of revenge in this play and probably in the lost pre-,shakespearean ,hamlet1 which is now usually ascribed to him4 ,the later years of his life seem to have been unfortunate1 and he was arrested on charges of sedition and atheism in #aeic4 ,from the latter he sought1 if the letter to ,puckering 7,boas4 p4 cviii47 is genuine1 to clear himself by ascribing the ownership of the incriminating documents to the dead ,marlowe1 and he endeavored to minimise the closeness of his intimacy with his great contemporary4 ,these charges1 it appears1 lost him his patron1 and perhaps in some degree his theatrical popularity4 ,he died in #aeid4 ,kyd seems to have been a man of gloomy temperament1 and the vividness and intensity with which he presents in his work the darker sides of human nature and experience are probably in some degree the outcome of his own disposition4 ,in spite of tendencies to melodrama that1 to the modern taste1 border on the ludicrous1 ,kyd rises at times to the utterance of genuine passion1 and even his sensationalism is frequently impressive4 ,but his historical importance in the development of the type of tragedy of which ,hamlet is the climax must be granted to be greater than his intrinsic value4 ,,george ,,chapman ,george ,chapman was born in ,hitchin1 ,hertfordshire1 in #aeeg or #aeei1 and was educated at ,oxford1 and perhaps also at ,cambridge4 ,his earliest extant work is ,the ,shadow of ,night 7#aeid71 which was followed in #aeie by ,ovid's ,banquet of ,sense1 ,the ,amorous ,zodiac1 and other poems1 works curiously obscure and contorted in style1 though containing distinguished passages4 ,in #aeih1 he finished ,marlowe's incomplete ,hero and ,leander1 and when ,meres published his ,palladis ,tamia in that year1 ,chapman was already well-known as a playwright4 ,his reputation1 however1 is most firmly based on his translations from ,homer1 issued in detachments in #aeih1 #afji1 #afaa1 and #afad1 and complete in folio in #afaf4 ,in this work be was encouraged by ,prince ,henry1 to whom he was 8sewer in ordinary40 ,he was imprisoned in #afje along with ,jonson and ,marston on account of the passages against the ,scots in ,eastward ,ho6 and in #afjh he again had difficulties with the authorities on account of a scene in ,charles1 ,duke of ,byron4 ,he continued his work in translation and in the drama till his death in #afcd4 ,though one can hardly feel that ,chapman's natural gifts were those of a dramatist1 the evidences of intellectual power1 and the almost ,shakespearean splendor of the poetry in occasional passages throughout his work1 entitle him to an honorable place among the writers of the time4 ,,ben ,,jonson ,ben ,jonson came of an ,annandale family1 and was born at ,westminster in #aegc4 ,he followed his stepfather's trade of bricklaying for a short time1 and later served as a soldier in ,flanders4 ,he probably began play-writing about #aeie1 and two years later we find him in the ,admiral's ,company of actors4 ,in #aeih he is mentioned by ,meres as a writer of tragedy1 and in the same year he killed a fellow-actor in a duel4 ,in prison he became a ,roman ,catholic1 but returned to the ,church of ,england twelve years later4 ,he scored a success with ,every ,man in his ,humour in #aeih1 ,shakespeare acting a part in the play4 ,after several years of work on satirical drama1 ,jonson turned to tragedy2 and on the accession of ,james ,i4 he began his long series of masques and court entertainments4 ,in #afje he was again in prison1 this time for his share in ,eastward ,ho6 ,from this date till about #afag ,jonson was at the height of his fame1 and was the leading literary figure in ,london4 ,he visited ,france in #afac as tutor to ,raleigh's son2 and in #afaf issued a folio edition of his works4 ,in #afah1 he visited ,scotland1 and held his famous conversations with ,drummond of ,hawthornden2 and1 on his return1 ,oxford made him an ,m4 ,a4 ,after the death of ,james ,i1 ,jonson was less fortunate in court favor1 suffered from ill health1 and was unsuccessful at the theatre4 ,in #afbh1 however1 he succeeded ,middleton as chronologer to the city of ,london1 and the ,king sent him #ajj in his sickness1 later raising his salary4 ,but fortune turned against him again2 he lost his city office1 made further attempts to regain theatrical favor1 and died ,august #f1 #afcg4 ,besides plays1 he left an interesting prose work1 ,timber1 or ,discoveries1 and a considerable amount of non-dramatic verse4 ,a second folio edition of his ,works appeared in #afdj4 ,jonson's artistic ideals were classical rather than romantic1 and he stands1 in significant respects1 in opposition to some of the main literary currents of his time4 ,the plays in the present volume include an example of the 8comedy of humours0 introduced by him1 a typical example of his tragedy1 and two of his satirical masterpieces4 ,in these alone one can find abundant evidence that1 despite a lack of charm and geniality1 one is dealing with the work of a deep student of human nature1 a vigorous and independent thinker1 and a master of eloquent and virile expression4 ,,thomas ,,dekker ,dekker's career is an extreme instance of the hazardous life led by the professional author in the time of ,shakespeare4 ,born in ,london about #aegj1 ,dekker first appears certainly as a dramatist about #aeig1 when we find him working on plays in collaboration with other dramatists in the pay of ,henslowe4 ,he wrote1 in partnership or alone1 many dramas2 and when the market for these was dull1 he turned to the writing of entertainments1 occasional verses1 and prose pamphlets on a great variety of subjects4 ,no writer of the time gives us a more vivid picture of ,elizabethan ,london4 ,but all his activity seems to have failed to supply a decent livelihood1 for he was often in prison for debt1 at one time for a period of three years2 and most of the biographical details about him which have come down to us are connected with borrowing money1 or getting into jail or out of it4 ,he disappears from view in the thirties of the seventeenth century4 ,in spite of the impression of gloom left by such a record1 ,dekker's plays abound in high spirits1 and their general tendency in plot and characterization is sane and wholesome4 ,evidences of hasty and careless workmanship are easily found1 yet he was far from an uninspired hack1 and passages of a noble and delicate poetry are frequent throughout his work4 ,,john ,,marston ,john ,marston came of an old ,shropshire family1 and was born1 probably at ,coventry1 about #aege4 ,his father1 who bore the same name1 was lecturer of the ,middle ,temple1 and there is evidence that the son was trained for the law4 ,he entered ,brasenose ,college1 ,oxford1 in #aeib1 and1 according to ,bullen1 graduated ,b4 ,a4 in #aeid4 ,his first work in poetry was his ,metamorphosis of ,pigmalion's ,image and ,certain ,satires1 #aeih2 and later in the same year appeared his ,scourge of ,villany4 ,in the following year both books were burned on account of their licentiousness by the order of the ,archbishop of ,canterbury1 though ,marston had professed a reformatory purpose in both4 ,in #aeii he turned to play-writing2 but the turgid style of his ,antonio and ,mellida and ,antonio's ,revenge brought down on him the ridicule of ,jonson in ,the ,poetaster4 ,the ,malcontent was written during a period of reconciliation with ,jonson1 and in #afje ,marston collaborated with him and ,chapman in ,eastward ,ho1 a comedy containing a passage reflecting on the ,scots1 which landed all three dramatists in prison4 ,marston gave up play-writing in #afjg1 and later became a clergyman4 ,from #afaf to #afca he held the living of ,christ ,church1 ,hampshire1 and in #afcd died in ,london1 and was buried in the ,temple ,church4 ,the extreme tendency to fustian which ,jonson had attacked in ,marston's early work no longer appears to any great extent in ,the ,malcontent1 and the play exhibits favorably ,marston's capacity for the creation of well marked character and effective stage situations4 ,an attempt has recently been made to show that he exerted a considerable influence on ,shakespeare1 especially in ,hamlet4 ,,thomas ,,heywood ,the early records of this1 the most prolific of the dramatic writers of the time1 are extremely scanty4 ,the date of his birth is conjecturally placed about #aege1 and he refers to himself as a native of ,lincolnshire1 and at one time resident at ,cambridge4 ,he begins to figure in ,henslowe's accounts in #aeif1 and he appears as a member of the ,lord ,admiral's ,company in #aeih4 ,he began writing plays with ,the ,four ,prentices of ,london1 and in the ,address to the ,reader prefixed to his ,english ,traveller 7#afcc7 he claims to have written or had a 8main finger0 in two hundred and twenty plays4 ,outside of the drama1 he tried his hand at almost all sorts of literature1 and the quality of his work is extremely uneven4 ,he was still alive in #afdh1 but probably died soon thereafter4 ,heywood's characteristic power of elicting powerful emotions by a sympathetic treatment of everyday conditions and events1 is well illustrated by the play here printed4 ,while much is perfunctory in his work1 one constantly finds evidences of a genuine and pious spirit moved by a keen appreciation of the pathos of human life4 ,,francis ,,beaumont ,francis ,beaumont was born #aehd1 the son of ,sir ,francis ,beaumont of ,grace-,dieu1 ,leicestershire1 a judge of the common pleas4 ,he was educated at ,broadgates ,hall 7now ,pembroke ,college71 ,oxford1 which he entered in #aeig4 ,on the death of his father in #aeih1 he left the university without a degree1 and in #afjj became a member of the ,inner ,temple4 ,the law1 however1 if he ever really studied it1 was soon abandoned for poetry2 and ,beaumont became an intimate of ,jonson and his circle at the ,mermaid4 ,his collaboration with ,fletcher began early1 and seems to have been brought about by personal preference1 not1 like most collaboration at that time1 by the exigencies of the theatrical manager4 ,aubrey has preserved the tradition of their domestic intimacy and similarity of tastes4 ,their joint-production seems to have begun about #afje1 and there is no evidence that ,beaumont wrote any plays after #afab4 ,about #afac he married1 and three years later died and was buried in ,westminster ,abbey4 ,he had achieved a high contemporary reputation for his non-dramatic poetry1 but he survives as a dramatist4 ,,john ,,fletcher ,john ,fletcher came of a family which has given many distinguished names to ,english literature4 ,his father was ,richard ,fletcher1 ,bishop of ,london4 ,giles ,fletcher the elder was his uncle1 and ,giles and ,phineas ,fletcher his cousins4 ,the dramatist was born at ,rye1 ,sussex1 in #aegi1 and entered ,benet ,college 7now ,corpus ,christi71 ,cambridge1 in #aeia2 but of the details of his life from this time till his appearance as a dramatist little is known4 ,he collaborated with ,beaumont from about #afje till #afab2 and1 after ,beaumont's withdrawal1 with ,shakespeare1 ,jonson1 ,massinger1 and others4 ,he died of the plague in #afbe4 ,the men who laid the foundations of the ,elizabethan drama were generally of somewhat obscure origin2 and though some of them had been educated at the universities1 they were all poor4 ,beaumont and ,fletcher were the first recruits to the profession of play-writing who came of distinguished families and habitually moved in wealthy circles2 and this social environment was early suggested as an explanation of their power of representing naturally the conversation of high-born ladies and gentlemen4 ,the general style of their plays has been thus admirably characterized by ,thorndike3 8,their plots1 largely invented1 are ingenious and complicated4 ,they deal with royal or noble persons1 with heroic actions1 and are placed in foreign localities4 ,the conquests1 usurpations1 and passions that ruin kingdoms are their themes1 there are no battles or pageants1 and the action is usually confined to the rooms of the palace or its immediate neighborhood4 ,usually contrasting a story of gross sensual passion with one of idyllic love1 they introduce a great variety of incidents1 and aim at constant but varied excitement4444 ,the plays depend for interest not on their observation or revelation of human nature1 or the development of character1 but on the variety of situations1 the clever construction that holds the interest through one suspense to another up to the unravelling at the very end1 and on the naturalness1 felicity1 and vigor of the poetry40 ,,john ,,webster ,the dates #aehj-afbe are usually given as conjectures for ,webster's birth and death1 exact information being entirely lacking4 ,his father was a member of the ,merchant ,taylors' ,company1 of which the son was likewise a freeman2 but this does not imply that he was actually a tailor4 ,in #afjb1 we find him collaborating with seven others in the production of four plays for ,henslowe1 and the rest of his biography consists in the discussion of the dates of his works4 ,webster's tragedies come towards the close of the great series of tragedies of blood and revenge in which ,the ,spanish ,tragedy and ,hamlet are landmarks1 but before decadence can fairly be said to have set in4 ,webster1 indeed1 loads his scene with horrors almost past the point which modern taste can bear2 but the intensity of his dramatic situations1 and his superb power of flashing in a single line a light into the recesses of the human heart at the crises of supreme emotion1 redeem him from mere sensationalism1 and place his best plays in the first rank of dramatic writing4 ,,thomas ,,middleton ,the date of ,middleton's birth is unknown1 but is conjecturally placed about #aegj4 ,he came of good family1 and his writings indicate that he received a good education4 ,we know1 however1 nothing about his early training before his entering ,gray's ,inn1 probably in #aeic4 ,his plays abound in allusions to law and pictures of lawyers4 ,the earliest evidence of his writing for the stage is in the date of ,the ,old ,law1 which was probably composed by ,middleton about #aeii1 and later revised by ,massinger and ,w4 ,rowley4 ,he was much employed in the writing of pageants and masques1 especially by the city1 and in #afba he obtained the post of city chronologer4 ,in #afbd he gave expression to the popular hatred of ,spain in his allegorical play1 ,a ,game at ,chess1 which scored a great success1 but which was ultimately suppressed at the instigation of the ,spanish ambassador1 and led to a warrant for ,middleton's arrest4 ,he died in #afbg4 ,in his comedies ,middleton shows himself a keen observer of contemporary life and manners1 and few writers of the time have left a more vivacious picture of the ,london of ,james ,i4 8,his later plays10 says ,herford1 8show more concentrated as well as more versatile power4 ,his habitual occupation with depraved types becomes an artistic method2 he creates characters which fascinate without making the smallest appeal to sympathy1 tragedy which harrows without rousing either pity or terror1 and language which disdains charm1 but penetrates by remorseless veracity and by touches of strange and sudden power40 ,,william ,,rowley ,william ,rowley was born about #aehe4 ,he was an actor as well as a dramatist1 and is sometimes confused with two other actors1 ,ralph and ,samuel ,rowley4 ,in his earlier years he wrote some non-dramatic verse1 mostly of a conventional kind4 ,his most important work was done in collaboration with ,middleton1 with whom he worked from #afad1 but he had many other literary partners4 ,his verse is apt to be rough and irregular1 his humor broad and rollicking rather than fine1 his serious scenes tending to extravagance and bombast4 ,but his constant employment to coperate with greater men1 or revise their work1 points to a general serviceableness and a capacity for theatrical effectiveness4 ,his death is conjecturally placed about #afdb4 ,,philip ,,massinger ,philip ,massinger was born at ,salisbury1 in ,november1 #aehc4 ,his father was in the service of the ,earls of ,pembroke1 and it has been conjectured that the future dramatist was named after the ,countess's brother1 ,sir ,philip ,sidney4 ,he entered ,st4 ,alban ,hall1 ,oxford1 in #afjb1 and left four years later without a degree1 having1 according to ,wood1 8applied his mind more to poetry and romances than to logic and philosophy40 ,on coming to ,london he seems to have turned at once to writing for the stage2 and1 after ,beaumont retired from play-writing1 ,massinger became ,fletcher's chief partner and warm friend4 ,all ,massinger's relations with his fellow-authors of which we have record seem to have been pleasant2 and the impression of his personality which one derives from his work is that of a dignified1 hard-working1 and conscientious man4 ,he seems to have been much interested in public affairs1 and he at times came into collision with the authorities on account of the introduction into his plays of more or less veiled allusions to political personages and events4 ,he died in #afdj1 and was buried in ,st4 ,saviour's1 ,southwark1 in the same grave1 it is said by ,cokayne1 as his friend ,fletcher4 ,massinger's great merit lies in his masterly conduct of plot4 ,his characters are usually of a somewhat conventional type1 his pictures of passion tend to sheer extravagance1 and his ethical quality has in it something mechanical4 ,his verse is often eloquent1 but the dialogue is often preposterously remote from life4 ,yet so skillful was he in the manipulation of the action that he usually holds the attention without difficulty2 and in the present play this power is combined with a singularly forceful presentation of the main character and a fairly obvious didacticism that together kept the drama on the stage almost down to modern times4 ,,john ,,ford ,john ,ford was born at ,ilsington in ,devonshire in ,april1 #aehf1 of good family4 ,a man of his name entered ,exeter ,college1 ,oxford1 in #afja2 but if this was our ,ford1 his stay was short1 for he became a member of the ,middle ,temple in ,november1 #afjb4 ,of the rest of his career we know almost nothing1 except the names of people to whom he dedicated his plays and verses4 ,he disappears after the publication of his last play in #afci4 ,he seems to have been a man of a somewhat melancholy temperament1 independent in his attitude towards the public taste1 and capable of espousing unpopular causes4 ,ford's dramas show a tendency to deal with illicit and even incestuous love in a peculiar mood1 the dramatist frequently creating strong sympathy for the tempted and the sinner1 and leaving the question of guilt open4 ,this1 along with his fondness for the theatrical and the sensational1 has led to his being frequently chosen as an example of the decadence of the drama4 ,the charge is not to be denied2 but in spite of these defects1 he shows a power of insight into suffering and perplexity1 and writes at times poetry of such beauty and tenderness1 that he remains a figure of much intrinsic interest as well as historical importance4 ,,james ,,shirley ,james ,shirley1 often called 8the last of the ,elizabethans10 was born in ,london in ,september1 #aeif1 and was educated at ,merchant ,taylors' ,school and ,st4 ,john's ,college1 ,oxford4 ,later he went to ,catherine ,hall1 ,cambridge1 whence he graduated4 ,about #afai he took orders1 and obtained a living at ,st4 ,albans1 ,hertfordshire2 but resigned to enter the church of ,rome1 and became master of the ,st4 ,albans grammar school in #afbc4 ,his first play was licensed in #afbe1 and from this time till the closing of the theatres he devoted himself to the writing of plays and masques1 gaining both popular success and the patronage of the court4 ,with the outbreak of the ,civil ,war1 ,shirley followed his patron1 the ,earl of ,newcastle1 to the field2 but after ,marston ,moor he returned to ,london1 published some of his earlier writings1 and resumed teaching4 ,some of his plays were revived at the ,restoration1 but he wrote no more4 ,he and his second wife were driven from their home by the fire of ,london in #afff1 and both 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yours1 #ecf4 ,arms and honours deck thy story1 #fgd4 ,as you came from ,walsingham1 #ebb4 ,begone1 begone1 my juggy1 my puggy1 #ebh4 ,better music ne'er was known1 #ech4 ,but yet1 or ere you part 7oh1 cruel671 #eaf4 ,can you paint a thought1 or number1 #ghb4 ,cold's the wind1 and wet's the rain1 #chi4 ,come1 my ,celia1 let us prove1 #cjf4 ,come1 my ,daphne1 come away1 #hec4 ,come no more there1 boys1 #ecf4 ,come1 shepherds1 come1 #fjc4 ,come1 you whose loves are dead1 #ecb4 ,comforts lasting1 loves increasing1 #ghf4 ,cynthia1 to thy power and thee1 #egb4 ,der was een bore van ,gelderland1 #cga4 ,do not fear to put thy feet1 #fab4 ,down1 down they fall1 #ebb4 ,fools1 they are the only nation1 #bhh4 ,for ,jillian of ,berry1 she dwells on a hill1 #ecc4 ,from the honour'd dead ,i bring1 #fed4 ,give him flowers enow1 palmer1 #ebb4 ,glories1 pleasures1 pomps1 delights1 and ease1 #gih4 ,go from my window1 love1 go1 #ebh4 ,had old ,hippocrates1 or ,galen1 #bif4 ,hans's ,song1 #cga4 ,hark1 now everything is still1 #fhj4 ,harvest-men's ,song1 #bi4 ,he set her on a milk-white steed1 #ebb4 ,he that doth his youth expose1 #fij4 ,heigh-ho1 farewell1 ,nan61 #eaf4 ,ho1 ho1 nobody at home61 #ecc4 ,hold back thy hours1 dark ,night1 #egb4 ,i come not hither for thee to teach1 #ebi4 ,i could never have the power1 #egd4 ,i'd set mine old debts against my new driblets1 #cgj4 ,i would not be a serving-man1 #ecc4 ,if such danger be in playing1 #ecg4 ,if you will sing1 and dance1 and laugh1 #ebh4 ,it was a lady's daughter1 #ecg4 ,lay a garland on my hearse1 #egd4 ,lo1 here we come a-reaping1 #bi4 ,maids of ,england1 sore may you mourn1 #acc4 ,my ,savoy lord1 why dost thou frown on me8 #fdd4 ,nose1 nose1 jolly red nose1 #fae4 ,o1 let us howl some heavy note1 #fgh4 ,o1 no more1 no more1 too late1 #gic4 ,o1 the month of ,may1 the merry month of ,may1 #cgi4 ,oh1 the ,mimon round1 #ecf4 ,she cares not for her daddy1 nor1 #ebb4 ,sing his praises that doth keep1 #fjj4 ,sing we1 and chant it1 #ecf4 ,sweet love1 pity me1 #gbe4 ,tell me1 dearest1 what is love8 #ebc4 ,the courtier's flattering jewels1 #daj4 ,the ,dutchman for a drunkard1 #dgh4 ,the ,first ,three-men's ,song1 #cgi4 ,the ,second ,three-men's ,song1 #chi4 ,thou art welcome from ,stygian lake so soon1 #ecf4 ',t is mirth that fills the veins with blood1 #eba4 ,to bed1 to bed6 ,come1 ,hymen1 lead the bride1 #egb4 ,troul the black bowl to me1 #eba4 ,was never man1 for lady's sake1 #ebb4 ,well met1 pug1 the pearl of beauty1 #dja4 ,when earth and seas from me are reft1 #eaf4 ,when it was grown to dark midnight1 #eba4 ,when as the rye reach to the chin1 #be4 ,who can sing a merrier note1 #ecc4 ,who would fear that may destroy1 #dha4 ,why1 an if she be1 what care ,i1 #ebb4 ,why1 farewell he6 #ecf4 ,with hey1 trixy1 terlery-whiskin1 #ecg4 ,with that came out his paramour1 #ecg4 ,you are no love for me ,margaret1 #ebi4 ,you that would last long1 list to my song1 #big4 ,,index ,,of ,,authors ,beaumont1 ,francis1 #eji1 #eci1 #efh1 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,lies a-bleeding1 #eci1 #heh4 ,sejanus1 ,his ,fall1 #bdg1 #heg4 ,tamburlaine1 ,part ,i1 #eg1 #hee4 ,the ,alchemist1 #cbe1 #heg4 ,the ,broken ,heart1 #ggj1 #hei4 ,the ,cardinal1 #hcj1 #hfj4 ,the ,changeling1 #gae1 #hei4 ,the ,duchess of ,malfi1 #fef1 #hei4 ,the ,faithful ,shepherdess1 #eih1 #heh4 ,the ,honest ,whore1 ,part ,i1 #cic1 #heg4 ,the ,honest ,whore1 ,part ,,ii1 #dbe1 #heg4 ,the ,jew of ,malta1 #if1 #hef4 ,the ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle1 #eji1 #heh4 ,the ,lady of ,pleasure1 #hjj1 #hfj4 ,the ,maid's ,tragedy1 #efh1 #heh4 ,the ,malcontent1 #def1 #heg4 ,the ,old ,wives ,tale1 #bd1 #hee4 ,the ,shoemakers' ,holiday1 #cfg1 #heg4 ,the ,spanish ,tragedy1 #aec1 #hef4 ,the ,wild-,goose ,chase1 #fbe1 #hei4 ,volpone1 or ,the ,fox1 #bhe1 #heg4 ,,footnotes3 #a ,interpret the play as referring to political or other events4 #b ,in the ,gardens of ,cynthia's ,palace4 #c ,so ,bond4 ,old edd4 love4 #d ,infatuated with4 #e ,foolish4 #f ,swaddling-clothes4 #g ,the same4 #h ,plot4 #i ,caught with poisoned dough-balls4 #aj ,the same4 #aa ,blunt arrows4 #ab ,wool of ,seres1 ,chinese silk4 ,old edd4 read ,ceres4 ,bond ,seres4 #ac ,old edd4 confound4 #ad ,drake4 #ae ,the same4 #af ,plot4 #ag ,abated4 #ah ,overcome4 #ai ,the same4 #bj 8,the fish ,scolopidus in the flood ,araris40--,anat4 of ,wit1 p4 #hi1 ,arber4 7,baker47 #ba ,the same4 #bb ,a thief4 #bc ,dolls4 #bd ,loose shoes4 #be ,show his style4 #bf ,the trout which ,epiton is carrying4 #bg ,uncombed4 #bh ,paltry4 #bi ,reproached4 #cj ,in a ,grove4 #ca ,moonwort4 8,i have heard of an herb called ,lunary that being bound to the pulses of the sick cause nothing but dreams of weddings and dances40 ,act ,,iii1 ,sc4 #c1 ,sapho and ,phao4 7,baker47 #cb ,dumb show4 ,omitted in first edition4 ,given by ,blount in #afcb4 #cc ,blount reads readeth4 #cd ,in the ,gardens of the ,palace4 #ce ,wranglings4 #cf ,a crooked tree4 #cg ,matters4 #ch ,before a castle4 #ci ,in the ,gardens of the ,palace4 #dj ,here1 and below1 the allusions are to ,w4 ,lilly's ,latin ,grammar4 #da ,disclose4 #db ,cicero1 ,de ,officiis1 i4 #bb1 #gf4 #dc ,adapted from ,ovid1 ,heroides1 xvii4 #bed4 #dd ,ovid1 ,her4 iv4 #aj4 #de ,these lines seem to be ,lyly's own4 #df ,ovid1 ,amores1 i4 #i4 #a4 #dg ,ovid1 ,ars ,amatoria1 ii4 #abc4 #dh ,ovid1 ,tristia1 iv4 #aj1 #bf4 #di ,simpleton4 #ej ,take off4 #ea ,the ,song appears first in ,blount's edition4 #eb ,grow fat4 #ec ,to untie the laces4 #ed ,so ,baker4 ,old edd4 ,travice4 #ee ,terence1 ,andria1 #a4 i4 #add4 #ef ,a desert place1 with a fountain4 #eg ,foolish4 #eh ,foolish4 #ei ,before ,corsites' ,castle4 #fj ,bond emends to customary4 #fa ,that4 #fb ,in the ,gardens of the ,palace4 #fc ,irritable humour4 #fd ,move4 #fe ,black ,sanctus1 a hymn to ,saint ,satan4 #ff ,so ,baker4 ,old edd4 read ,no4 #fg ,quoted by ,cicero in ,paradoxa ,stoicorum1 i4 #a1 as from ,bias 7,baker74 #fh ,so ,baker4 ,old edd4 read ,now4 #fi ,lucan1 vii4 #hai4 #gj ,fellows4 #ga ,rumbles4 #gb ,let me understand4 #gc ,this song appears first in ,blount's edition4 #gd ,fool4 #ge ,swagger4 #gf ,in the ,grove1 till v4 #ed4 #gg ,languor4 #gh ,appears first in ,blount's edition4 #gi ,a country dance4 #hj ,now the ,gardens4 #ha ,again in the ,grove4 #hb ,overcome4 #hc ,in the ,grove4 #hd ,or here4 ,old edd4 read heere4 #he ,appearance4 #hf ,in the ,gardens of the ,palace4 #hg ,so ,baker4 ,old edd4 read love lappe4 #hh ,grove4 #hi ,an unfledged bird4 #ij ,virgil1 neid1 iv4 #bc4 #ia ,a sucking rabbit4 #ib ,old edd4 be4 #ic ,adapted from ,ovid1 ,ars ,amat4 i4 #bdd4 #id ,terence1 ,adelphi1 v4 #i4 #i4 #ie ,girls4 #if ,ovid1 ,ars ,amat41 ii4 #ece4 #ig ,pale blue4 #ih ,the same4 #ii ,wickeder4 #ajj ,unheard of4 #aja ,bond transposes scar and wound2 and seen and felt4 #ajb ,mean1 base4 #ajc ,worms4 ,a comic execration4 #ajd ,q ,franticke4 #aje ,dejected4 #ajf ,a gay fellow4 #ajg ,with a pun on wood1 mad4 #ajh ,long wide trousers4 #aji ,the scene is now at the cottage4 #aaj ,madge is called old woman in the speech-tags throughout in ,q4 #aaa ,a drink made of ale and the pulp of roasted crab-apples4 #aab ,a common card game4 #aac ,handsome4 #aad ,the young man lives4 #aae ,erestus is called old man in the speech-tags throughout in ,q4 #aaf ,later1 ,corebus4 #aag ,the clown appears to be priding himself on his finery--his plume and long stockings4 #aah ,care4 #aai ,abundance4 #abj ,however hard the times may be4 #aba ,sings4 #abb ,called4 #abc ,previously1 ,booby1 the clown4 #abd ,q4 ,simon4 #abe ,that's flat4 #abf ,in ,q4 ,wiggen 444 pike-staff appears as part of ,sexton's speech4 #abg ,open the argument from my side4 7,bullen74 #abh ,on4 #abi ,where the ale-house often stood4 #acj ,vile4 #aca ,well done4 #acb ,diggers4 #acc ,ugly4 #acd ,plague take you6 #ace ,with a vengeance4 ,the origin of the phrase is uncertain4 #acf ,used as a love charm4 #acg ,apparently a parody of ,stanyhurst's hexameters4 #ach ,pig's eye1 darling4 #aci ,a quotation from ,harvey's ,encomium ,lauri4 #adj ,chaucer's phrase for alliteration4 #ada ,quoth he4 #adb 8,lob's pound0 meant 8the thralldom of a henpecked married man40 7,bullen47 #adc ,this stage direction occurs in ,q after tree4 #add ,well done6 #ade ,qy4 ,read life's for life his8 #adf ,this and the next three lines are found1 with slight variations1 in ,greene's ,orlando ,furioso4 7,dyce47 #adg ,separate4 #adh ,framlingham4 #adi ,of late4 #aej ,outstripped4 #aea ,dogs that roused the game4 #aeb ,a woollen cloth4 #aec ,dejected4 #aed ,pearls4 #aee ,rare appearance4 #aef ,tint4 #aeg ,would have made that woman blush whom art1 etc4 #aeh ,placket1 slit in a woman's skirt4 #aei ,because4 #afj ,july #be4 #afa ,outstrip4 #afb ,overmaster4 #afc ,friar ,bacon's cell at ,brazenose4 #afd ,be assured4 #afe ,pentagram1 the five-rayed star supposed to have magical properties4 #aff ,aims1 tries to shoot with4 #afg ,pick-a-back1 on your shoulders4 #afh ,care not for4 #afi ,impulse4 #agj ,cast down4 #aga ,be abashed4 #agb ,harleston ,fair4 #agc ,bargain4 #agd ,in the face of it4 #age ,fastidious4 #agf ,qq4 give these words to ,mar4 #agg ,a term of contempt4 #agh ,i4 e4 shepherd's garb4 #agi ,hampton ,court4 #ahj ,definitions1 statements of scientific principles4 #aha ,till4 #ahb ,q fit2 ,q sit4 ,qy4 flit8 #ahc ,oxford3 a street4 #ahd ,at hand1 at any instant4 #ahe ,trick4 #ahf ,swaggering4 #ahg ,a student who received free board and tuition1 and1 formerly1 performed menial services4 #ahh ,tied by love4 #ahi ,entreat4 #aij ,leathern wine jugs4 #aia ,friar ,bacon's ,cell4 #aib ,this stage-direction shows that the change of scene took place only in the minds of the audience4 #aic ,qq4 bright-sunne4 ,gayley suggests sunne-bright4 #aid ,the ,prince does not hear the following dialogue4 #aie ,excuse4 #aif ,so ,gayley4 ,qq4 cape4 ,other edd4 rape4 #aig ,check1 overmaster4 #aih ,nearer 7to your purpose74 #aii ,prematurely4 #bjj ,because4 #bja ,portable breviary4 #bjb ,gayley scale1 as ,q4 #bjc ,from4 #bjd ,the ,regent-house at ,oxford4 #bje ,visit4 #bjf ,worthless fellow4 #bjg ,trim787 7,cent4 ,dict47 #bjh ,darling4 #bji ,from the soles of the slippers4 #baj ,qq4 ,bartlets1 perhaps rightly1 as ,greene may have intended ,miles to corrupt the name of the author of ,the ,ship of ,fools4 #baa ,the old north gate of ,oxford1 used as a prison4 #bab ,fressingfield4 #bac ,love4 #bad ,sharer4 #bae ,shittim4 #baf ,get rid of4 #bag ,overturned4 #bah ,oxford4 #bai ,fattening4 #bbj ,compared4 #bba ,i4e4 ,paris4 ,qq4 ,lutrech4 #bbb ,love-kindling looks4 #bbc ,see note on ,i4 #e4 #bbd ,a servant who sets the table4 #bbe ,chopped meat in broth787 7,n4 ,e4 ,d47 #bbf ,wonder4 #bbg ,qq4 with such4 #bbh ,spices4 #bbi ,a variety of plums4 #bcj ,confectionery4 #bca ,lamprey787 7,ward74 #bcb ,fressingfield4 #bcc ,pitchers4 #bcd ,jointure1 or jointress4 #bce ,estate 7,gayley74 #bcf ,degree4 #bcg ,till4 #bch ,qq4 ,lempster 7phonetic74 #bci ,strutting1 swelling4 #bdj ,hang loosely 7,n4 ,e4 ,d474 #bda ,qq4 forward4 #bdb ,ephemera4 #bdc ,premature4 #bdd ,friar ,bacon's cell4 #bde ,halbert4 #bdf ,till4 #bdg ,with a pun on coursed and fares1 goes4 #bdh ,at ,court4 #bdi ,excessively4 #bej ,friar ,bacon's cell4 #bea ,venture4 #beb ,bout4 #bec ,britons787 bloods787 #bed ,doomed4 #bee ,freesingfield4 #bef ,a lewd woman4 #beg ,foolishly4 #beh ,friar ,bacon's cell4 #bei ,trimmings or facings4 #bfj ,pack4 #bfa ,of froth4 #bfb ,the ,court4 #bfc ,this prophecy refers1 as usual1 to ,elizabeth4 #bfd ,lower4 #bfe ,so ,dyce4 ,qq4 first4 #bff ,uncivilized4 #bfg ,forthwith4 #bfh ,viceroy4 #bfi ,confounded4 #bgj ,care4 #bga ,rule4 #bgb ,dissolve4 #bgc ,persons of state4 #bgd ,may ,jove4 #bge ,investiture4 #bgf ,early edd4 read of ,medea4 #bgg ,the curtle-axe 7,fr4 coutelasse7 was not an axe1 but a short curved sword1 the modern cutlass4 #bgh ,invaluable4 #bgi ,valuable4 #bhj ,fine4 #bha ,trunks4 #bhb ,merchantmen4 #bhc ,lower their flags4 #bhd ,partner4 #bhe ,early edd4 noble4 #bhf ,originally the height to which a falcon soared2 hence for height in general4 ,here it means the shoulders4 #bhg ,so ,dyce4 ,early edd4 read snowy4 #bhh ,gate4 #bhi ,scurvy4 #bij ,spies4 #bia ,surpass4 ,early edd4 read stop4 #bib ,nemesis1 who had a temple at ,rhamnus in ,attica4 7,bullen47 #bic ,the white mark in the target at which the archers aimed4 #bid ,the peg in the centre which fastened the clout4 #bie ,ed4 of #afje1 apeece4 #bif ,booty4 #big ,requite4 #bih ,dyce emends to fate4 #bii ,artery4 #cjj ,rule4 #cja ,preys4 #cjb ,algiers4 #cjc ,pashas4 #cjd ,christians who have abjured their faith4 #cje ,the ,mediterranean4 #cjf ,the ,black ,sea4 #cjg ,subjection4 #cjh ,deeds4 #cji ,astonished4 #caj ,sticks4 ,ital4 bastone4 #caa ,seraglio4 #cab ,huge4 #cac ,dash to pieces4 #cad ,floating4 #cae ,qq4 our4 #caf ,perhaps in the sense of 8decoy40 ,ellis suggests 8light0 from ,fr4 lueur4 ,dyce conj4 air4 #cag ,contemptuously used of a woman4 #cah ,early edd4 add and slay4 #cai ,defeat4 ,early edd4 read soile4 #cbj ,plundering4 #cba ,zante4 7,bullen47 #cbb ,gibraltar4 #cbc ,biscay4 #cbd ,pieces of ordnance1 so called from their fancied resemblance to the fabulous serpent of that name4 7,cunningham47 #cbe ,trisyllabic here4 #cbf ,demogorgon4 #cbg ,vain-glorious1 boastful4 #cbh ,early edd4 read stature4 #cbi ,dyce conj4 #ccj ,slices for broiling4 #cca ,hinder4 #ccb ,until4 #ccc ,band4 #ccd ,holding out his sword4 #cce ,expecting4 #ccf ,free4 #ccg ,shore3 ,fr4 plage4 ,early edd4 read place4 #cch ,first two edd4 read hower4 #cci ,early edd4 value4 #cdj ,pity4 #cda ,prayers4 #cdb ,moderate4 #cdc ,frightened4 #cdd ,later edd4 emend to ,reflexed 444 their4 #cde ,early edd4 read submissions4 #cdf ,court4 #cdg ,an antidote distilled from poisons4 7,bullen47 #cdh ,sorrow4 #cdi ,dissolved4 #cej ,idea of defeat4 #cea ,distil4 #ceb ,emend4 ,dyce4 ,early edd4 read stopt the tempest4 #cec ,conj4 ,collier4 ,early edd4 read lonely4 #ced ,early edd4 martch4 #cee ,emend4 ,dyce4 ,early edd4 read weeds4 #cef ,emend4 ,dyce4 ,early edd4 aie4 ,qy4 die8 #ceg ,bent back4 #ceh ,vomit4 #cei ,i4 e4 eyes4 #cfj ,slave4 #cfa ,dissolve4 #cfb ,early edd4 read our celebrated4 #cfc ,confound4 ,but ,hannibal was victorious at ,lake ,trasumennus1 ,b4,c4 #bag4 #cfd ,for applause4 #cfe ,roda1 in the ,duchy of ,saxe-,altenburg1 near ,jena4 #cff ,the garden of scholarship being adorned by him4 #cfg ,knowledge4 #cfh ,an allusion to the myth of ,icarus1 who flew too near the sun4 #cfi ,teach publicly4 #cgj ,aim4 #cga ,logic4 #cgb ,this is ,mr4 ,bullen's emendation of ,q ,oncaymaeon1 a corruption of the ,aristotelian phrase for 8being and not being40 #cgc 8,where the philosopher leaves off1 there the physician begins40 #cgd ,this and the previous quotation are from ,aristotle4 #cge ,medical maxims4 #cgf ,announcements4 #cgg 8,if one and the same thing is bequeathed to two persons1 one gets the thing and the other the value of the thing40 #cgh 8,a father cannot disinherit the son except10 etc4 #cgi ,of ,justinian1 under whom the ,roman law was codified4 #chj ,q1 ,church4 #cha ,its4 #chb ,the ,vulgate4 #chc ,excels4 #chd ,q1 tire my4 #che ,idea4 #chf ,emend4 ,dyce4 ,qq4 skill4 #chg ,the ,netherlands1 over which ,parma re-established the ,spanish dominion4 #chh ,a ship filled with explosives used to blow up a bridge built by ,parma in #aehc at the siege of ,antwerp4 #chi ,the famous ,cornelius ,agrippa4 ,german ,valdes is not known4 #cij ,cf4 ,virgil1 ,aeneid1 vi4 #ffg4 #cia ,american ,indians4 #cib ,q1 spirits4 #cic ,troopers4 ,germ4 ,reiters4 #cid ,versed4 #cie ,roger ,bacon4 #cif ,perhaps ,pietro d',abano1 a medieval alchemist2 perhaps a misprint for ,albertus 7,magnus71 the great schoolman4 #cig ,fine point4 #cih ,before ,faustus's ,house4 #cii 8,thus ,i prove0--a common formula in scholastic discussions4 #djj 8#8,corpus naturale seu mobile' is the current scholastic expression for the subject-matter of ,physics40 7,ward47 #dja ,puritan4 #djb ,a ,grove4 #djc ,every star belonging to4 #djd ,planets4 #dje 8,be propitious to me1 gods of ,acheron6 ,may the triple deity of ,jehovah prevail6 ,spirits of fire1 air1 water1 hail6 ,belzebub1 ,prince of the ,east1 monarch of burning hell1 and ,demogorgon1 we propitiate ye1 that ,mephistophilis may appear and rise4 ,why dost thou delay8 ,by ,jehovah1 ,gehenna1 and the holy water which now ,i sprinkle1 and the sign of the cross which now ,i make1 and by our prayer1 may ,mephistophilis now summoned by us arise60 #djf 8,for indeed thou hast power in the image of thy brother ,mephistophilis40 #djg ,twist in anagrams4 #djh ,heaven and hell are indifferent to him4 #dji ,sorrowful4 #daj ,inform4 #daa ,study4 #dab ,a street4 #dac ,beards cut to a sharp point 7,fr4 pic--devant74 #dad ,dyce points out that these are the first words of ,w4 ,lily's 8,ad discipulos carmen de moribus40 #dae ,a kind of larkspur1 used for destroying lice4 #daf ,a mean street in ,london4 #dag ,short wide breeches4 #dah ,for diametrically4 #dai 8,as if to tread in my tracks40 #dbj ,emden1 near the mouth of the river ,ems1 was an important commercial town in ,elizabethan times4 #dba 8,misery loves company40 #dbb 8,it is finished40 #dbc 8,man1 fly60 #dbd ,foolish4 #dbe ,the ,queen of ,sheba4 #dbf ,repeating4 #dbg ,the same4 #dbh 8,in direction and in time80 #dbi 8,on account of their unequal motion in relation to the whole40 #dcj ,pair4 #dca ,refreshments between meals4 #dcb ,martlemas or ,martinmas was 8the customary time for hanging up provisions to dry which had been salted for the winter40 7,nares47 #dcc ,later edd4 give this speech to ,chorus4 #dcd ,the ,pope's ,privy-chamber4 #dce ,treves4 #dcf ,virgil1 who was reputed a magician in the ,middle ,ages1 was buried at ,naples4 #dcg ,engaged4 #dch 8,a particular set of notes on the trumpet or cornet1 different from a flourish40 7,nares47 #dci ,if4 #ddj 8,may the ,lord curse him40 #dda 8,and all the saints40 #ddb ,an ,inn-yard4 #ddc ,wine mixed with sugar and spices4 #ddd ,an ,inn4 #dde ,gain4 #ddf ,the abuse was left to the actor's inventiveness4 #ddg 8,in the name of the ,lord40 #ddh 8,sin of sins40 #ddi 8,mercy on us40 #dej ,the ,court of the ,emperor4 #dea ,proportionate4 #deb ,its4 #dec ,mention4 #ded ,a ,green2 afterwards1 the house of ,faustus4 #dee ,dr4 ,lopez1 physician to ,queen ,elizabeth1 hanged in #aeid on the charge of conspiring to poison the ,queen4 #def ,a juggler's term1 like 8presto1 fly60 ,hence applied to the juggler himself4 7,bullen47 #deg ,inn4 #deh ,the ,court of the ,duke of ,vanholt4 #dei ,a room in the house of ,faustus4 #dfj ,old ,man4 #dfa ,unsurpassed in height4 #dfb ,qq read suckes4 #dfc ,the same4 #dfd 8,run softly1 softly1 horses of the night40--,ovid's ,amores1 i4 #ac4 #dfe ,without ceasing4 #dff ,the ,duc de ,guise1 who had organised the ,massacre of ,st4 ,bartholomew in #aegb1 was assassinated in #aehh4 #dfg ,q4 ,empire4 #dfh ,q4 ,samintes4 ,recent edd4 ,sabans4 #dfi ,count4 #dgj ,seldom seen4 #dga ,a stuffed halcyon1 or kingfisher1 was used as a weather vane4 #dgb ,enter them at the custom-house4 #dgc ,q4 servants #dgd ,scrambled4 #dge ,expenses4 #dgf ,some edd4 suppose the scene to be shifted here to a street4 #dgg ,foolish #dgh ,against4 #dgi ,misquoted from ,terence's ,andria1 iv4 #a4 #ab4 ,the words should be 8,proximus sum egomet mihi40 7,ellis47 #dhj ,inside the council-house4 #dha ,bashaws or ,pashas4 #dhb ,haply4 #dhc ,await4 #dhd ,reckoned4 #dhe ,refuses4 #dhf ,convert4 #dhg ,foolish4 #dhh ,for ,i have toiled only to inherit the months1 etc41 which have been1 etc4 #dhi ,violent emotion4 #dij ,plan4 #dia ,the scene seems to change here from the ,council-house to the neighbourhood of ,scene ,i4 #dib ,redress4 #dic ,foolish4 #did ,portuguese gold coins4 #die ,sex4 #dif ,secretive4 #dig ,so ,q4 8cloisters10 8gardens10 and 8quarters10 have been conjectured as emendations4 #dih ,the scene is before ,barabas's house1 now a nunnery4 #dii ,bullen emends to youth4 #ejj ,dyce emends to wake4 #eja ,span4 8,my herd was not good for all02 i4 e41 different people judged me differently4 #ejb ,span4 8,beautiful pleasure of money40 #ejc ,the ,council-house4 #ejd ,freight4 #eje ,lowered our flags4 #ejf ,q4 ,spanish4 #ejg ,so ,dyce4 ,q4 left and tooke4 #ejh ,established4 #eji ,the market-place4 #eaj ,gold or silver leaf placed under a gem to increase its brilliance4 #eaa ,defiled1 punning on foil4 #eab ,make insinuations4 #eac ,pieces of silver coin4 #ead ,break off our conversation4 #eae ,barabas was represented on the stage with a large false nose4 ,in ,rowley's ,search for ,money 7#afji7 allusion is made to the 8artificiall ,jewe of ,maltaes nose40 7,ellis47 #eaf ,practice4 #eag ,in good earnest4 #eah ,affianced4 #eai ,q4 unsoyl'd4 ,but cf4 ,,ii4 iii4 #eh4 #ebj ,a piece of money with a cross marked on it4 #eba ,satisfied4 #ebb ,betrothed thee4 #ebc ,outside of ,bellamira's house4 #ebd ,a street4 #ebe ,q4 places reading after ,enter ,lodowick4 #ebf ,brave4 #ebg ,a room in ,barabas's house4 #ebh ,object4 #ebi ,q4 sinne4 #ecj ,q4 ,pryor4 ,sire1 ,tucker ,brooke4 #eca ,q4 ,sonne4 #ecb ,reveal4 #ecc ,the same4 #ecd ,unnatural4 #ece ,meaneth4 #ecf ,q4 life4 #ecg ,q4 least4 #ech ,feed4 #eci ,in abundance4 #edj ,in short4 #eda ,a poison not certainly identified #edb ,the council-house4 #edc ,cannon4 #edd ,the interior of a convent4 #ede ,hated4 #edf ,plot4 #edg ,secret4 #edh ,a street4 #edi ,equal to4 #eej ,a petty oath4 7,italian74 #eea ,dyce emend4 ,q4 omits4 #eeb ,lofts4 #eec ,so ,tucker ,brooke4 ,q4 goe4 #eed ,ithamore4 #eee ,convent4 #eef ,a room in the house of ,barabas4 #eeg ,q4 save4 #eeh ,it would appear from the following scene that the body was stood up outside of the house4 #eei ,outside ,barabas's house4 #efj ,succeed4 #efa ,delayed4 #efb ,a verandah of ,bellamira's house4 #efc ,brave4 #efd ,at4 #efe ,service4 #eff ,mustachios4 #efg ,hasty4 #efh ,the early form of realm had no 8l40 #efi ,a musical term4 #egj ,the street4 #ega ,tattered4 #egb ,knavery4 #egc ,playing sham husband to a courtesan4 #egd ,sum1 number4 #ege ,a verandah of ,bellamira's house4 #egf ,a familar ,bacchanalian exclamation4 #egg ,probably corrupt4 8,snickle0 is a noose4 #egh ,dainty1 sweet4 #egi ,referring to the tradition that ,judas ,iscariot hanged himself on an elder-tree4 #ehj ,q4 masty4 #eha ,the council-house4 #ehb ,q4 ,mater4 #ehc ,outside the city walls4 #ehd ,conj4 ,collier4 ,q4 truce4 #ehe ,at once4 #ehf ,an open place in the city4 #ehg ,lower4 #ehh ,q4 kept4 #ehi ,the scene is here supposed to shift to the governor's residence inside the citadel4 #eij ',t is1 ,cunningham emend4 ,q4 within4 #eia ,outside the city walls4 #eib ,cannons'4 #eic ,a street in ,malta4 #eid ,a hall in the citadel1 with a gallery at the end4 #eie ,concealed4 #eif ,dyce1 ascend4 #eig ,cunningham emend4 ,q4 fate4 #eih ,intended4 #eii ,q meditate4 #fjj ,a street in ,london4 #fja ,dyce emends to lie4 ,die may be used in the sense of 8swoon40 #fjb 8,so much for them40 #fjc ,a rural dance4 #fjd ,mowbray1 but the ,q4 spelling indicates the pronunciation4 #fje ,this line and the next are ironical4 #fjf ,flattering4 #fjg ,contend4 #fjh ,rule4 #fji ,fear'st for4 #faj ,gutter4 #faa ,i4 e41 ,you have used the true word 8,convey0 7 steal74 #fab ,westminster4 #fac ,untimely4 #fad ,removing it as a mark of respect4 #fae ,feel resentment at4 #faf ,shows4 #fag ,a street in ,london4 #fah ,the ,new ,temple4 #fai 8,how ill they agree60 #fbj ,float4 #fba ,fellow4 #fbb ,altered to love in ,dodsley1 c4 #fbc ,care4 #fbd ,qy4 for true read good787 #fbe ,consideration4 #fbf ,lower4 #fbg ,pretext4 #fbh ,affianced him4 #fbi ,qq4 ,hector4 #fcj ,struts4 #fca ,scoundrels4 #fcb ,gloucester's house4 #fcc ,advanced me to the king's service4 #fcd ,bows4 #fce ,lat4 8because40 #fcf ,lat4 8since40 #fcg ,turn4 #fch ,before ,tynemouth ,castle4 #fci ,sorrowful4 #fdj ,canker-worm4 #fda ,lat4 8,justly at length40 #fdb ,lat4 8,on all sides is death40 #fdc ,the straps round a hawk's legs1 to which the falconer's leash was fastened4 #fdd ,qq4 #aeid-afab1 sure4 #fde ,anticipateth4 #fdf ,pay for4 #fdg ,qq4 ,poasi4 #fdh ,an army4 #fdi ,so ,dodsley4 ,qq4 hath4 #fej ,foot soldiers4 #fea ,band4 #feb ,jeering4 #fec ,lovers4 #fed ,bannockburn was not yet fought4 ,the rhyme is taken from the ,chronicles4 #fee ,young ,mortimer's estate4 #fef ,feel resentment at4 #feg ,near ,tynemouth ,castle4 #feh ,suspect4 #fei ,tattered4 #ffj ,near ,tynemouth ,castle4 #ffa ,delay4 #ffb ,a small vessel4 #ffc ,the open country4 #ffd ,uncaptured4 #ffe ,ital4 8in spite of40 #fff ,helen of ,troy4 #ffg ,drew4 #ffh ,extremities4 #ffi ,cunningham's emendation for ,q zease4 #fgj 8,had ,i known--the exclamation of those who repent of what they have rashly done40 7,dyce47 #fga ,the open country4 #fgb ,ghost4 #fgc ,near ,boroughbridge1 in ,yorkshire4 #fgd ,checked by4 #fge ,use our steel4 #fgf ,high-spirited4 #fgg ,negotiating4 #fgh ,qq4 ,lord ,matrevis1 throughout the scene4 ,corrected by ,dyce4 #fgi ,battle-field at ,boroughbridge in ,yorkshire4 #fhj ,plots4 ,t4 ,brooke emend4 ,qq4 ,th'ad 444 thee4 #fha ,the same4 #fhb ,lowered4 #fhc ,raise4 #fhd ,rule4 #fhe ,near the ,tower of ,london4 #fhf ,paris4 #fhg ,t4 ,brooke emend4 ,qq4 shake off4 #fhh ,if4 #fhi ,equipped4 #fij ,earned4 #fia ,challenge4 ,a reference to the game of prisoner's base4 #fib ,the ,royal ,palace1 ,london4 #fic ,bristol4 #fid ,near ,harwich4 #fie ,near ,bristol4 #fif ,lest you are suspected4 #fig ,the abbey of ,neath4 #fih 8,whom the dawn sees proud1 evening sees prostrate40 ,seneca1 ,thyestes1 #fac4 #fii ,yearns1 grieves4 #gjj ,kenilworth4 #gja ,a room in ,kenilworth ,castle4 #gjb ,rule4 #gjc ,foolishly4 #gjd ,care4 #gje ,qq4 omit4 ,added by ,dodsley4 #gjf ,old edd4 ,bartley1 showing pronunciation4 #gjg ,the ,royal ,palace1 ,london4 #gjh ,crown4 #gji ,plots4 #gaj ,kenilworth ,castle4 #gaa ,aim4 #gab ,gutter4 #gac ,the ,royal ,palace1 ,london4 #gad ,planned4 #gae ,a piece of fine linen4 #gaf ,lat4 8a very heavy burden40 #gag ,lat4 8,i have undertaken that office40 #gah ,lat4 8,i am too great for fortune to injure40 ,ovid1 ,metamorphoses1 vi4 #aie4 #gai ,berkeley ,castle4 #gbj ,purposely4 #gba ,lat4 8,let this man die40 #gbb ,perhaps for 8lock40 #gbc ,business4 #gbd ,worn out with waking4 #gbe ,the ,royal ,palace1 ,london4 #gbf ,whispered4 #gbg ,see ,aeneid1 vi4 #hic4 #gbh ,the ,court of ,spain4 #gbi ,adapted from ,claudian's ,de ,tertio ,consulatu ,honorii1 #if-ih4 #gcj ,troop of cavalry4 #gca ,a combination of phrases from ,statius1 ,virgil1 and ,curtius4 #gcb ,moving4 #gcc ,flourish of trumpets4 #gcd ,curbed4 #gce ,corrosive4 #gcf ,the ,court of ,portugal4 #gcg ,the source of this passage has not been found4 #gch ,so ,manly4 ,qq4 treasure4 #gci ,reveal4 #gdj ,what became of4 #gda ,an island in the ,azores4 #gdb ,add4 ,manly4 #gdc ,the ,court of ,spain4 #gdd ,ne will1 will not4 #gde ,stab in the belly1 disembowel4 #gdf ,knocked4 #gdg ,vexation4 #gdh ,carrying4 #gdi ,circumlocutions4 #gej ,formal phrases4 #gea ,so #aeii4 ,allde1 #aeid1 devise4 #geb ,capricious1 whimsical4 #gec ,the same4 #ged ,stately4 #gee ,palace of ,don ,cyprian4 #gef ,lines #c-f1 #i-aj are taken almost literally from ,watson's ,hecatompathia1 ,sonnet #dg4 ,watson copied ,serafino4 #geg ,wayward4 #geh ,secret behavior4 #gei ,in case4 #gfj ,sword-hilt4 #gfa ,the same4 #gfb ,travailers and travellers were not distinguished in ,elizabethan spelling4 #gfc ,kittredge suggests mix'd with jealious4 7,manly47 #gfd ,the ,court of ,spain4 #gfe ,pretend to be shy4 #gff ,refuse4 #gfg ,hieronimo's garden4 #gfh ,checks4 #gfi ,sing4 #ggj ,vile4 #gga ,lose4 #ggb ,first passage of additions begins here4 #ggc ,infectious4 #ggd ,a cento of passages from ,virgil1 ,tibullus1 and others4 #gge ,the ,court of ,portugal4 #ggf ,guile4 #ggg ,accompanied4 #ggh ,moves round4 #ggi ,an exclamation of impatience4 #ghj ,slandered4 #gha ,requital4 #ghb ,nature4 #ghc ,so ,hazlitt4 ,qq4 ,or wherein4 #ghd ,moderate4 #ghe ,the ,court of ,spain4 #ghf ,indirect means4 #ghg ,second passage of additions begins here1 replacing ,hieronimo's speech in ll4 #fe-ff4 #ghh ,unintelligible4 ,probably a corruption of a call to the ,page4 #ghi ,fellows4 #gij ,saint ,luigi's ,park4 #gia ,pistol4 #gib ,murder him 7be present at his death74 #gic ,palace of ,don ,cyprian4 #gid ,deed4 #gie ,resist with difficulty4 #gif ,snared4 #gig ,helped4 #gih ,deep-reaching device4 ,qq4 have dialect form fatch4 #gii ,secretly4 #hjj ,hanged4 #hja ,cleverly4 #hjb ,intention4 #hjc ,a street4 #hjd ,a ,court of ,justice4 #hje ,business4 #hjf ,proved4 #hjg ,the hangman got the clothes of the criminals he executed4 #hjh ,advantage4 #hji ,hinder it from4 #haj ,hieronimo's house4 #haa ,so ,schick4 ,qq4 imperial4 #hab ,doubly fenced4 #hac ,manly emends to writ4 #had ,the same4 #hae ,outcry4 #haf #afbc4 ,earlier edd4 talkes4 #hag ,palace of ,don ,cyprian4 #hah #afbc4 ,earlier edd4 bends4 #hai ,adapt myself4 #hbj ,the same4 #hba ,back4 #hbb ,haggle1 hold out4 #hbc ,companion4 #hbd ,so ,hazlitt4 ,qq4 ,est4 #hbe ,so ,schick4 ,qq4 ,et4 #hbf ,a street4 #hbg ,third passage of additions begins here4 #hbh ,ballast4 #hbi ,unpolished4 #hcj ,qq4 us to4 #hca ,the ,court of ,spain4 #hcb ,seldom seen4 #hcc ,give thee a lesson4 #hcd ,this phrase usually means1 8,there the matter ends40 ,perhaps here it might mean1 8,there begins the chase40 #hce ,i4 e4 inextricable1 which some modern edd4 read4 ,allde1 inexecrable4 #hcf ,so ,collier4 ,qq4 exempt4 #hcg ,hieronimo's garden4 #hch ,fourth passage of additions4 #hci ,waste4 #hdj ,metal ornaments1 orig4 points of laces4 #hda ,illusions4 #hdb ,q4 #afjb1 ,a teare4 #hdc ,dulled1 unburnished4 #hdd ,ticking4 #hde ,so #afjb4 ,later ,qq4 thy4 #hdf ,hieronimo's house4 #hdg ,not with open but with inevitable injuries4 #hdh ,kindness4 #hdi ,from ,seneca's ,oedipus1 #eae4 #hej ,turmoil4 #hea ,group1 band4 #heb ,advocate4 ,properly1 magistrate4 #hec 8,a universal remedy given for all personal wrongs 444 so called because the plaintiff's whole case 444 is set forth at length in the original writ40 7,blackstone47 #hed ,a writ to eject a tenant4 #hee ,qq4 strives4 #hef ,so ,kittredge in ,manly4 ,qq4 when as4 #heg ,so ,hawkins4 ,early ,qq4 ore turnest4 ,later ,qq4 ore-turned4 #heh ,hast skill in4 #hei ,so ,dodsley4 ,qq4 ,father4 #hfj ,the ,court of ,spain4 #hfa ,consent4 #hfb ,extreme show of feeling4 #hfc ,think you4 #hfd ,span4 8few words40 #hfe ,qq4 read in hell at end of l4 #c4 ,the passage is clearly corrupt4 #hff ,early ,qq4 read see4 #hfg ,rely upon what they have dreamed4 #hfh ,palace of ,don ,cyprian4 #hfi ,qq4 insert after l4 #h1 ,with what dishonour and the hate of men4 #hgj ,supports our intention4 #hga ,because4 #hgb ,pleasing4 #hgc ,usual ,elizabethan form of pacha4 #hgd ,supplied by ,kittredge 7,manly74 #hge ,boas gives intention as ,qq4 reading4 #hgf ,hieronimo's garden4 #hgg ,usually conspiracy2 here1 accomplice 7to accommodate the pun74 #hgh ,untilled4 #hgi ,make excuses for4 #hhj ,palace of ,don ,cyprian4 #hha ,the same4 #hhb ,added by ,manly4 #hhc ,chosen4 #hhd ,pierced1 from gird1 to smite4 #hhe ,fifth passage of additions1 replacing ll4 #aga-aid4 #hhf ,some ,qq4 read slaine4 #hhg ,assured4 #hhh ,schick emend4 ,early ,qq4 mors caede or mers cadae4 #hhi ,select1 group4 #hij ,carried on4 #hia ,terrors1 bugbears4 #hib ,the company of actors--the 8,king's men40 #hic ,a rival company which had given the play4 #hid ,nathaniel ,field1 b4 #aehg2 one of the 8,king's men40 #hie ,not identified4 #hif ,supposed to be ,ilyard ,swanston4 #hig ,perhaps ,ricardo1 in ,massinger's ,picture4 7,phelps74 #hih ,if4 #hii ,a glade1 near the ,court4 #ijj ,discharge a signal shot4 #ija ,punning on 7#a7 the series of numbers2 7#b7 a populous kingdom4 7,boas47 #ijb ,deeds4 #ijc ,delicacies4 #ijd ,a frame for holding an object fixed4 #ije ,equivocation1 trickery4 #ijf ,whimsical4 #ijg ,clothes with rich surface4 #ijh ,abilities4 #iji ,fine coverings4 #iaj ,changing parks into plow-land4 #iaa ,its passage4 #iab ,beg pardon6 #iac ,badges of a steward's office4 #iad ,the weapon of the ,fool1 as of the ,vice in ,the ,moralities4 #iae ,a room in the ,court4 ,from a misplaced stage-direction in ,sc4 ,i 7,q4 #afda71 it appears that ,henry and ,guise are playing chess here4 #iaf ,a boisterous country dance4 #iag ,desire4 #iah 8,travel0 and 8travail0 were not distinguished in ,elizabethan spelling4 #iai ,strut4 #ibj ,from ,qq4 of #afjg1 #h4 #iba ,introduce4 #ibb ,music written with points4 #ibc ,lover4 #ibd ,officials of the ,english court who furnished cards1 dice1 etc4 and decided gaming disputes4 #ibe ,fellow4 #ibf ,the point is obscure4 ,perhaps1 gizzard throat4 #ibg ,a ,roman augur who cut a whetstone before ,tarquin4 #ibh ,checkmate1 overcome4 #ibi ,recent creation4 ,an allusion to the lavish practice of ,james ,i4 #icj ,a part of the 8,counter0 prison4 #ica ,checkmate4 #icb ,cast off4 #icc ,skin4 #icd ,to toss him4 #ice ,come off superior4 #icf ,sneers4 #icg ,suspicion4 #ich ,descant and ground are used with a play on the ordinary meanings and the musical ones of accompaniment1 variation4 #ici ,a room in the ,court4 #idj ,finery4 #ida ,cautious4 #idb ,explained the source4 #idc ,d',ambois4 #idd ,barrisor4 #ide ,risking himself a second time4 #idf ,overwhelmed4 #idg ,the horn4 #idh ,bare-headed4 #idi ,species1 kind4 #iej ,in a way not recognized by law4 #iea ,i4 e4 positive law4 #ieb ,substitutes4 #iec ,deed4 #ied ,done in the name of justice4 #iee ,piece out4 #ief ,a second time kneeling4 #ieg ,rivalry4 #ieh ,a room in ,montsurry's house4 #iei ,conception4 #ifj ,forward4 #ifa ,satisfying my passion4 #ifb ,excessively fond of their husbands4 #ifc ,way4 #ifd ,importunities4 #ife ,that thou comest off victorious4 #iff ,hinder4 #ifg ,comforting4 #ifh ,emend4 ,dilke4 ,qq4 wave4 #ifi ,centre of the earth4 #igj ,undress4 #iga ,supply watching here4 #igb ,primum mobile1 the prime moving sphere of the ,ptolemaic system4 #igc ,if she has no chance to dissemble4 #igd ,fastidiously guarded4 #ige ,assure4 #igf ,service was the conventional term for courtly love4 #igg ,a room in ,montsurry's house4 #igh ,scrupulous4 #igi ,lover4 #ihj ,taken by storm4 #iha ,if his valor he truly estimated4 #ihb ,remains inviolable4 #ihc ,as the stone is made to accord with the line1 and not vice versa1 so nature brings our powers into accord with her will4 #ihd ,dressed4 #ihe ,approve4 #ihf ,high favor4 #ihg ,a room in the ,court4 #ihh ,seize4 #ihi ,pursue4 #iij ,fisherman4 #iia ,bound4 #iib ,a traitor3 ,judas's hair was represented as red in old paintings1 tapestries1 etc4 #iic ,hunting dogs4 #iid ,start them4 #iie ,stuffs out4 #iif ,dish carried by beggars1 who clapped the lid to attract notice4 #iig ,i4 e4 by the sufferance or indulgence of his king4 ,qq4 #afjg1 #h read than4 #iih ,i4 e4 backwards4 ,reversing the proper use of his income4 #iii ,boastful4 #ajjj ,qq4 noble4 #ajja ,in the beginning4 #ajjb ,the fabled ,golden ,age4 #ajjc ,qq4 #afjg1 #h read ingenuous4 #ajjd ,the caduceus which was wreathed with two serpents that clung to it when separated by ,hermes4 #ajje ,slander4 #ajjf ,plan4 #ajjg ,escapades4 #ajjh ,to give advantage to their enemies4 #ajji ,be accomplices4 #ajaj ,waiting-women4 #ajaa ,escapades4 #ajab ,gun4 #ajac ,grass4 #ajad ,make trial4 #ajae ,reveal4 #ajaf ,wonder4 #ajag ,bewilders4 #ajah ,thought4 #ajai ,these two speeches are omitted in ,q #afda4 #ajbj ,secretly4 #ajba ,q4 #afda omits4 #ajbb ,a sign of chastity4 #ajbc ,medlars4 #ajbd ,boas emend4 ,qq4 in4 #ajbe ,in place of the following fifteen lines1 ,qq4 #afjg1 #h read1 ,i will conceal all yet1 and give more time ,to ,d',ambois' trial1 now upon my hook4 ,he awes my throat1 else1 like ,sybilla's care1 ,it should breathe oracles4 ,i fear him strangely1 ,and may resemble his advanced valour ,unto a spirit rais'd without a circle1 ,endangering him that ignorantly raised him1 ,and for whose fury he hath learn'd no limit4 #ajbf ,clever1 sensible4 #ajbg ,desire4 #ajbh ,professional gallant4 #ajbi ,idiots4 #ajcj ,stiletto4 #ajca ,spies4 #ajcb ,at the distance of4 #ajcc 8,the distaff from whence she draws the breath of life40 7,dilke47 #ajcd ,the ,banqueting ,hall in the ,court4 #ajce ,duchess of ,guise4 #ajcf ,d',ambois1 who still keeps up the pretence of being the ,duchess's courtly lover4 #ajcg ,titles4 #ajch ,i4 e4 in disgrace4 #ajci ,supposed seat of passion4 #ajdj ,over-fastidious4 #ajda ,signs of the sycophant4 #ajdb ,manifestations4 #ajdc ,monsieur here makes the gesture of the cuckold4 #ajdd ,absolute4 #ajde ,pledge4 #ajdf ,wondered4 #ajdg ,making horns4 #ajdh ,hippolytus4 #ajdi ,art feared even by those thou fearest4 #ajej ,informed4 #ajea ,a room in ,montsurry's house4 #ajeb ,certainty4 #ajec ,q4 #afda omits4 ,but we must suppose that ,d',ambois and the ,friar have withdrawn during ,pero's presence4 #ajed ,information4 #ajee ,monsieur1 ,guise1 and ,montsurry presumably appear at the back of the stage4 #ajef ,i4 e4 a written document4 #ajeg ,indescribable4 #ajeh ,find out4 #ajei ,hidden4 #ajfj ,qq4 his4 #ajfa ,call back4 #ajfb ,outflanked4 #ajfc ,earth4 #ajfd ,a room in ,montsurry's house4 #ajfe ,case for pen and ink4 #ajff ,thunderbolt4 #ajfg ,qq4 omit4 ,boas emend4 #ajfh ,final4 7,boas47 #ajfi ,anticipating4 #ajgj ,the dead4 #ajga ,judge4 #ajgb ,escapades4 #ajgc ,hid4 #ajgd ,in spite of4 #ajge ,revenge4 #ajgf ,tamyra is now put on the rack4 #ajgg ,her1 referring to world1 would be expected4 ,his seems to refer to man1 in next line4 #ajgh ,a room in ,montsurry's house4 #ajgi ,in place of ,not 444 say1 ,qq4 #afjg1 #h read1 ,in whose hot zeal a man would think they knew ,what they ran so away with1 and were sure ,to have rewards proportion'd to their labours2 ,yet may implore their own confusions ,for anything they know1 which often times ,it falls out they incur4 #ajhj ,bring4 #ajha ,loads4 #ajhb ,boas amends to methinks4 #ajhc ,to their enemies4 7,boas47 #ajhd ,store of virtues4 #ajhe ,coats of mail4 #ajhf ,a room in ,bussy's house4 #ajhg ,remembrance4 #ajhh ,prevents4 #ajhi ,agreeing4 #ajij ,o lying 444 calls him4 ,for these lines1 ,qq4 #afjg1 #h1 read3 ,buss4 ,o lying ,spirit6 ,welcome1 loved father1 ,how fares my dearest mistress8 ,mont4 ,well as ever1 ,being well as ever thought on by her lord2 ,whereof she sends this witness in her hand1 ,and prays1 for urgent cause1 your speediest presence4 #ajia ,of the zodiac4 #ajib ,a room in ,montsurry'e house4 #ajic ,in place of the first six lines1 ,qq4 #afjg1 #h read3 ,revive those stupid thoughts1 and sit not thus ,gathering the horrors of your servant's slaughter 7,so urg'd by your hand1 and so imminent7 ,into an idle fancy2 but devise #ajid ,give the signal for4 #ajie ,terrifying thing4 #ajif ,an expression of contempt4 #ajig ,successful trick4 #ajih ,vengeance4 #ajii ,then these teachers of divinity deal with figments1 not realities4 7,boas47 #aajj ,patron4 #aaja ,boas emend4 ,qq4 stuck4 #aajb ,q4 #afda omits these lines4 #aajc ,gratify4 #aajd ,inhumanly4 #aaje ,omitted in ,q #afda4 #aajf ,perish4 #aajg ,a frequenter of the aisle of ,st4 ,paul's ,cathedral4 #aajh ,dressing-room4 #aaji ,a street in ,london4 #aaaj ,foolish4 #aaaa ,i wis1 certainly4 #aaab ,by ,god's eyelid--one of the frequent oaths by parts of ,christ's body4 #aaac ,scabs1 scurvy fellows4 #aaad ,hoxton4 #aaae ,must4 #aaaf ,waste your means on showy clothes4 #aaag ,desire4 #aaah ,the same4 ,the scene-divisions are ,jonson's4 #aaai ,at once4 #aabj ,fool4 #aaba ,swagger4 #aabb ,put on your hat4 ,cf4 ,love's ,labour's ,lost1 ,v4 i4 #ajc4 #aabc ,old clothes shop4 #aabd ,stewing4 #aabe ,travelling expenses4 #aabf ,a tavern4 #aabg ,places of ill-fame4 #aabh ,count4 #aabi ,well-bred4 #aacj ,a room in ,knowell's house4 #aaca ,the ,albanian patriot1 ,castriot1 whose life was translated from the ,french in #aeif2 known also as ,iskander 7,alexander7 ,bey1 whence ,scanderbeg or ,scanderbag4 #aacb ,tie the laces which took the place of buttons4 ,it was also slang for beat4 #aacc ,against1 in preparation for4 #aacd ,seriously4 #aace ,a printer4 #aacf ,faith1 a minced oath4 #aacg ,rank4 #aach ,water-carriers 7tankard-bearers7 were paid at so much a 8turn0 or journey from the conduit4 #aaci ,in preparation for a festivity4 #aadj ,crape4 #aada ,the ,golden ,hind4 #aadb ,lane before ,cob's house4 #aadc ,herald's4 #aadd ,usually1 the head of a herring4 ,in this play1 a herring4 #aade ,pun on cast1 to throw dice1 and to vomit4 #aadf ,a cant term for getting drunk4 7,reed47 #aadg ,stopper4 #aadh ,see ,greene's ,friar ,bacon and ,friar ,bungay4 #aadi ,more4 #aaej ,nostrils4 #aaea ,room in ,cob's house4 #aaeb ,company4 #aaec ,i am sure of it4 #aaed ,see ,the ,spanish ,tragedy1 from ,act4 ,,iii of which ,mathew reads the lines below4 #aaee ,a strap by which a weapon was hung from the girdle4 #aaef ,a mere intensive1 common in ,elizabethan fashionable slang4 #aaeg ,variegated4 #aaeh ,fool1 humbug4 #aaei ,domineer4 #aafj ,challenge4 #aafa ,ground for a duel4 #aafb ,author of the ,philosophy of ,arms1 #aefi4 #aafc ,thrust4 #aafd ,bout4 #aafe ,exercise4 #aaff ,rustic4 #aafg ,the ,old ,jewry4 ,a hall in ,kitely's home4 #aafh ,coins worth eight reals1 or a little more than two dollars4 #aafi ,cloth partly made of silk4 #aagj ,christ's ,hospital1 then a school for foundlings4 #aaga ,indirect approach to the matter4 #aagb ,fol4 but4 #aagc ,make cheap4 #aagd ,an oath of obscure meaning1 sometimes explained as ,disdain4 ,query1 ,god's veins8 #aage ',fore4 #aagf ,like a beggar with dish and clapper4 #aagg ,resentment4 #aagh ,temper4 #aagi ,narrative4 #aahj ,marks of the citizen4 #aaha ,advertise4 #aahb ,the same4 #aahc ,endure it4 #aahd ,large puffed breeches4 #aahe ,gang4 #aahf ,the same4 #aahg ,gather their forces3 a military phrase4 #aahh ,the opportunity had suited their desires4 #aahi ,mouse4 #aaij ,coins worth about #b4ej4 #aaia ,the fever of which ,prince ,henry died4 #aaib ,has got the scent of my suspicions4 #aaic ,suspicion4 #aaid ,moorfields4 #aaie ,lot4 #aaif ,to give the lie to a soldier is as fatal a thing as to make the gesture of insult called the fig 7thrusting out the thumb between two fingers74 #aaig ,explained both as meaning to track by scent of the foot1 and by foot-marks without scent4 #aaih ,servants1 who then wore blue livery4 #aaii ,the fool4 #abjj ,another part of ,moorfields4 #abja ,wonder at4 #abjb ,probably1 to agree to the sale of family estates4 #abjc ,dirt-heaps4 #abjd ,probably this means that ultimately it will turn out to have been a loan4 #abje ,gained4 #abjf ,test4 #abjg ,deceive4 #abjh ,a soldier's loose overcoat4 #abji ,a pun4 ,slip also meant counterfeit money4 #abaj ,the ,old ,jewry4 ,a room in the ,windmill ,tavern4 #abaa ,a military term3 face the opposite direction4 #abab ,the ,muses4 #abac ,marvel4 #abad ,open to general acquaintance4 #abae ,grau1 in ,hungary1 retaken from the ,turks in #aeig4 #abaf ,capture4 #abag ,he called it ,tortosa in the ,quarto4 #abah ,genoese4 #abai ,a kind of cannon4 #abbj ,charge4 #abba ,stick to hold the lint for firing a cannon4 #abbb ,carbine4 #abbc ,the swords of ,bevis1 ,arthur1 and ,orlando1 in the romances4 #abbd ,such as was regularly supplied to the common soldier4 #abbe ,swindling4 #abbf ,punning on stomach in the sense of courage4 #abbg ,the same4 #abbh ,witty4 #abbi ,an allusion to the tricky servant in ,jack ,drum's ,entertainment4 #abcj ,impressed4 #abca ,kitely's warehouse4 #abcb ,carat1 value1 quality4 #abcc ,velvet of the best quality4 #abcd ,note the execrable pun on acorns and horns ache4 #abce ,ten o'clock1 according to the ,q4 #abcf ,compared to4 #abcg ,secret4 #abch ,puritan4 #abci ,games of chance1 somewhat like back-gammon4 #abdj ,convinced4 #abda ,before a magistrate4 #abdb ,the same4 #abdc ,humour had displaced rheum as the fashionable word for whim1 mood4 #abdd ,mass4 #abde ,resent4 #abdf ,stomach1 appetite4 #abdg ,cannibal4 #abdh ,sell4 #abdi ,the same4 #abej ,by a patent4 #abea ,twisted4 #abeb ,under-officers who went the rounds1 inspecting sentries1 etc4 #abec ,a smooth shilling used for playing shovel-board4 #abed ,disbanded soldiers4 #abee ,major1 at that time4 #abef ,marvel4 #abeg ,punning on the meanings of shifts3 devices1 and changes of clothes4 #abeh ,tobacco from ,trinidad was much prized4 #abei ,herb4 #abfj ,tobacco named from ,m4 ,nicot1 ,french ambassador to ,portugal in #aeei4 ,it is usually a generic name1 and the specific use here may be an intentional mistake4 #abfa ,common poisons4 #abfb ,smoked4 #abfc ,a room in ,justice ,clement's house in ,coleman ,st4 #abfd ,to kiss the post was a phrase meaning to be shut out4 #abfe ,business to attend to4 #abff ,the same4 #abfg ,a tavern4 #abfh ,rates and taxes4 #abfi ,the legal limit of time in defining murder4 #abgj ,strike4 #abga ,pewter4 #abgb ,frighten4 #abgc ,wonder4 #abgd ,a room in ,kitely's house4 #abge ,the same4 #abgf ,lover4 #abgg ,aside4 #abgh ,to gull a fool with4 ,proverbial4 #abgi ,it is sweet to begin4 #abhj ,variously explained as ale-house loafers1 and justices4 #abha ,thieving4 #abhb ,to vie and revie meant to stake a sum and cover it with a higher4 #abhc ,are offended4 #abhd ,this is a reference to the unauthorized holding of sequestered lands1 such as those which had belonged to the monasteries4 ,elizabeth had appointed commissions to search such holdings or 8concealments10 which her courtiers often 8begged40 #abhe ,sixpence4 #abhf ,i-wis1 assuredly4 #abhg ,topers4 #abhh ,loose breeches3 ,bobadill4 #abhi ,lackey4 #abij ,the same4 #abia ,band4 #abib ,the lane before ,cob's house4 #abic ,cheat4 #abid ,bully4 #abie ,usually1 found out2 but here1 apparently1 frightened4 #abif ,a room in the ,windmill ,tavern4 #abig ,informed4 #abih ,the ,old ,jewry4 #abii ,skeleton4 #acjj ,ball4 #acja ,simpleton4 #acjb ,where the city bands trained4 #acjc ,slang for liquor3 the product of the ,windmill4 #acjd ,moorfields4 #acje ,moment4 #acjf ,all low districts4 #acjg ,ant4 #acjh ,individual4 #acji ,italian terms of fencing4 #acaj 8,bobadill is too much of a borrower to be an accurate reckoner40 7,gifford47 #acaa ,bold4 #acab ,cheat4 #acac ,beat down4 #acad ,a room in ,kitely's house4 #acae ,addition4 #acaf ,used as a general antidote4 #acag ,fancies4 #acah 8,as the ,tower was extra-parochial1 it probably afforded some facility to private marriages40 7,gifford47 #acai ,white lead1 used as a cosmetic4 #acbj ,used in the sense of pander4 #acba ,fools4 #acbb ,a street4 #acbc ,the only preferment he gives me4 #acbd ,penny4 #acbe ,forthwith4 #acbf ,bailiff4 #acbg ,the lane before ,cob's house4 #acbh ,companion4 #acbi ,secret4 #accj ,found4 #acca ,boiled4 #accb ,traitor4 #accc ,f has in margin ,by ,thomas1 i4 e4 referring to ,cash4 #accd ,apparently a poor pun on bad and bawd4 #acce ,dupe4 #accf ,hemp is prepared by beating4 #accg ,a street4 #acch ,prepare4 #acci ,coleman ,st4 ,a hall in ,justice ,clement's house4 #acdj ,armor for the throat4 #acda ,the same4 #acdb ,in ,f1 at end of ,sc4 #a4 #acdc ,mere picture of a soldier4 #acdd ,the same4 #acde ,a freshwater soldier was one who had never crossed the sea1 i4 e4 had seen no service4 #acdf ,in ,f1 at end of ,sc4 #b4 #acdg ,melancholy emotion4 #acdh ,wit4 #acdi ,the same4 #acej ,in ,f1 at end of ,sc4 #c4 #acea ,waiters4 #aceb ,in ,f1 at end of ,sc4 #d4 #acec ,one of the horses of the ,sun's chariot4 #aced ,punning on ream4 #acee ,parodied from ,daniel1 ,sonnet to ,delia4 #acef ,the following passage occurs in ,q at this point3 ,giu4 ,call you this poetry8 ,lo4 ju4 ,poetry6 ,nay1 then call blasphemy religion1 ,call devils angels1 and sin piety2 ,let all things be preposterously transchanged4 ,lo4 se4 ,why1 how now1 son8 ,what1 are you startled now8 ,hath the prize#acei prickt you1 ha8 ,go to6 ,you see ,how abjectly your poetry is rankt ,in general opinion4 ,lo4 ju4 ,opinion6 ,o ,god1 let gross opinion ,sink and be damn'd as deep as ,barathrum6 ,if it may stand with your most wisht content1 ,i can refell#acfj opinion and approve ,the state of poesy1 such as it is1 ,blessed1 eternal1 and most true divine4 ,indeed1 if you will look on poesy ,as she appears in many1 poor and lame1 ,patch'd up in remnants and old worn-out rags1 ,half starv'd for want of her peculiar food1 ,sacred invention1--then ,i must confirm ,both your conceit and censure of her merit3 ,but view her in her glorious ornaments1 ,attired in the majesty of art1 ,set high in spirit with the precious taste ,of sweet philosophy1 and1 which is most1 ,crown'd with the rich traditions of a soul ,that hates to have her dignity profan'd ,with any relish of an earthly thought1 ,oh1 then how proud a presence doth she bear6 ,then is she like herself1 fit to be seen ,of none but grave and consecrated eyes4 ,nor is it any blemish to her fame ,that such keen1 ignorant1 and blasted wits1 ,such brainless gulls1 should utter their stolen wares ,with such applauses in our vulgar ears2 ,or that their slubber'd lines have current pass ,from the fat judgments of the multitude2 ,but that this barren and infected age ,should set no difference 'twixt these empty spirits ,and a true poet2 than which reverend names ,nothing can more adorn humanity4 #aceg ,formal1 in his armor4 #aceh ,f1 fame4 #acei ,gad-fly4 #acfj ,refute4 #acfa ,i4 e4 with a different merit4 #acfb ,only in ,q4 #acfc ,commendatory verses4 #acfd ,lost in the burning of his study4 #acfe ,tacitus1 translated by ,grenaway4 #acff ,not identified4 ,shakespeare and ,fletcher have been suggested4 #acfg ,hindrances4 #acfh ,ingenuity4 #acfi ,beguiles4 #acgj ,only in ,q1 in apparent allusion to ,king ,james and the ,gunpowder ,plot4 #acga ,a state room in the ,palace4 #acgb ,de ,caio ,silio1 vid4 ,tacit4 ,lips4 edit4 quarto4 ,ann4 ,lib4 i4 pag4 ii4 ,lib4 ,,ii4 p4 #bh et #cc4 ,all such notes giving authorities are ,jonson's own1 and are retained through one scene for their characteristic value4 #acgc ,de ,titio ,sabino1 vid4 ,tacit4 ,lib4 iv4 p4 #gi4 #acgd ,intriguers4 #acge ,tac4 ,ann4 ,i4 #b4 #acgf ,juv4 ,sat4 ,i4 v4 #ge4 #acgg ,ibid4 ,,iii4 v4 #di1 etc4 #acgh ,de ,latiari1 cons4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 iv4 #id1 et ,dion1 ,step4 edit4 fol4 lviii4 #gaa4 #acgi ,de ,satrio ,secundo et #achj ,pinnario ,natta1 leg4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 iv4 #hc4 ,et de ,satrio cons4 ,senec4 ,consol4 ad ,marciam4 #acha ,secret4 #achb ,empty1 useless4 #achc ,vid4 ,sen4 de ,benef4 iii4 #bf4 #achd ,the pocket-watch1 in ,jonson's days1 was constantly regulated by the motion of the clock1 at that time the more accurate machine of the two4 7,gifford47 #ache ,this belief in the sympathetic nature of the turquoise is often alluded to4 #achf ,juv4 ,sat4 iii4 #aje1 etc4 #achg ,compared4 #achh ,vid4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 i4 #c4 #achi ,ibid4 iii4 #fi4 #acij ,pedarii4 7,senators not yet on the censor's roll1 who had no vote of their own1 but could merely assent to that of another47 #acia ,tacit4 ,ann4 iii4 #fi4 #acib ,lege ,tacit4 ,ann4 ,i4 #bd1 de ,romano1 ,hispano1 etc4 ibid4 et iii4 #fa1 #fb4 ,juv4 ,sat4 ,x4 v4 #hg4 ,suet4 ,tib4 cap4 #fa4 #acic ,vid4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 i4 #d4 et iii4 #fb4 ,suet4 ,tib4 cap4 #fa4 ,senec4 de ,benef4 iii4 #bf4 #acid ,de ,crem4 ,cordo4 vid4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 iv4 #hc1 #hd4 ,senec4 ,cons4 ad ,marciam4 ,dio4 lvii4 #gaj4 ,suet4 ,aug4 c4 #ce4 ,tib4 c4 #fa4 ,cal4 c4 #af4 #acie ,suet4 ,aug4 c4 #ce4 #acif ,vid4 de faction4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 ii4 #ci et iv4 #gi4 #acig ,ticklish4 #acih ,de ,lu4 ,arrun4 isto vid4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 i4 #f et iii4 #fj1 et ,dion4 ,rom4 ,hist4 ,lib4 #eh4 #acii ,unnaturally4 #adjj ,lege de ,druso ,tacit4 ,ann4 i4 #i4 ,suet4 ,tib4 c4 #eb4 ,dio4 ,rom4 ,hist4 lvii4 #fii4 #adja ,tacit4 ,ann4 iii4 #fb4 #adjb ,vid4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 iv4 #gd4 #adjc ,ibid4 iv4 #ge1 #gf4 #adjd ,nero1 ,drusus1 ,caius qui in castris genitus1 et ,caligula nominatus4 ,ibid4 i4 #adje ,de ,germanico cons4 ibid4 i4 #ad1 et ,dion4 ,rom4 ,hist4 lvii4 #fid4 #adjf ,tacit4 ,ann4 iv4 #gi4 #adjg ,ibid4 ii4 #dg1 et ,dion4 ,rom4 ,hist4 lvii4 #gje4 #adjh ,vid4 apud ,vell4 ,paterc4 ,lips4 #dto4 pp4 #ce-dg1 istorum hominum characteres4 #adji ,vid4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 ii4 #bh1 #cd4 ,dio4 ,rom4 ,hist4 lvii1 #gje4 #adaj ,con ,tacit4 ,ann4 ii4 #ci1 de occultis mandatis ,pisoni1 et postea1 pp4 #db1 #dc1 #dh4 ,orat4 ,d4 ,celeris4 ,est ,tibi ,augustae conscientia est ,caesaris favor1 sed in occulto1 etc4 ,leg4 ,suet4 ,tib4 c4 #eb4 ,dio4 p4 #gjf4 #adaa ,vid4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 ii4 #df1 #dg4 ,lib4 iii4 #ed1 et ,suet4 ,cal4 c4 #a et #b4 #adab ,de ,sejano vid4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 i4 #i4 ,lib4 iv4 princip4 et per tot4 ,suet4 ,tib4 ,dio4 lvii4 lviii4 et ,plin4 et ,senec4 #adac ,de ,eudemo isto vid4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 iv4 #gd4 #adad ,monetae nostrae #cge lib4 vid4 ,budaeum de asse1 ii4 #fd4 #adae ,de ingenio1 moribus1 et potentia ,sejani1 leg4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 iv4 #gd4 ,dio4 ,rom4 ,hist4 lvii4 #gjh4 #adaf ,caius divi ,augusti nepos4 ,cons4 ,tacit4 ,ann4 iv4 #gd et ,dio4 lvii4 #gjf4 #adag ,a male prostitute4 #adah ,juv4 ,sat4 ,x4 v4 #fc1 etc4 ,tacit4 ,ibid4 ,dion4 ibid1 et sic passim4 #adai ,nature4 #adbj ,nero1 ,drusus1 et ,caligula4--,tacit4 ibid4 #adba ,the same4 ,the scene divisions are ,gifford's4 ,jonson did not sub-divide the ,acts in this play4 #adbb ,need fear nothing4 #adbc ,jocular4 #adbd ,reserved4 #adbe ,suspicious4 #adbf ,perhaps4 #adbg ,decoctions4 #adbh ,sovereign4 #adbi ,think of4 #adcj ,cause of death1 esp4 poison4 #adca ,extended4 #adcb ,anticipate4 #adcc ,manner of address and observance4 #adcd ,fortuna equestris4 7,jonson47 #adce ,raise4 #adcf ,attempting4 #adcg ,achieve4 #adch ,raise4 #adci ,treasonous plot4 #addj ,the garden of ,eudemus4 #adda ,cosmetic4 #addb ,white lead1 used as a cosmetic4 #addc ,counterbalanced4 #addd ,beyond the powers of4 #adde ,reciprocate4 #addf ,prepared for our purposes4 #addg ,skin #addh ,an apartment in the ,palace4 #addi ,secret4 #adej ,reasons of state4 #adea ,foolishly fastidious4 #adeb ,suspicious4 #adec ,rather than fail of proof would accept their own thought as such4 #aded ,over-confident4 #adee ,partners4 #adef ,lessen4 #adeg ,supporters4 #adeh ,blinded by ambition4 #adei ,contrivance4 #adfj ,middle course4 #adfa ,moderate measures are foolish4 #adfb ,accuse4 #adfc ,passes judgment on4 #adfd 8,when ,i am dead1 let the earth be mingled with fire40 #adfe ,subject4 #adff ,confident1 unsuspicious4 #adfg ,blameless4 #adfh ,obstacles4 ,f betts4 #adfi ,a room in ,agrippina's house4 #adgj ,another apartment in the same4 #adga ,caution4 #adgb ,plot4 #adgc ,share4 #adgd ,these speeches marked 7,aside7 are placed in parentheses in the ,folio4 #adge ,the supposed seat of mirth and other emotions4 #adgf ,a wreath of laurel4 7,jonson47 #adgg ,plundered by extortion4 #adgh ,name4 #adgi ,judged4 #adhj ,forestalled4 #adha ,judgments4 #adhb ,out of4 #adhc ,innocent4 #adhd ,a room in the ,palace4 #adhe ,suspicion of conspiracy4 #adhf ,test1 attempt4 #adhg ,another room in the same4 #adhh ,heated4 #adhi ,level4 #adij ,effect4 #adia ,aim4 #adib ,shoot4 #adic ,entrap mine heir4 #adid ,unknown4 #adie ,an apartment in ,agrippina's house4 #adif ,pretext1 with a pun4 #adig ,like the offences we are charged with4 #adih ,anticipating4 #adii ,mere existence4 #aejj ,tossing4 #aeja ,the street4 #aejb ,follows it up to the utmost4 #aejc ,an upper room of ,agrippina's house4 #aejd ,one who pays respectful attentions4 #aeje reft1 ,f4 ,qy4 left8 #aejf ,the street before ,agrippina's house4 #aejg ,plans1 purposes4 #aejh ,another part of the street4 #aeji ,after impious times in ,f4 #aeaj ,steps on the ,aventine ,hill1 down which the bodies of executed criminals were thrown into the ,tiber4 #aeaa ,awaited with uncertainty4 #aeab ,hinder4 #aeac ,unnatural4 #aead ,male prostitutes4 #aeae ,lewd persons4 #aeaf ,raised4 #aeag ,f omits4 #aeah ,an apartment in ,sejanus's house4 #aeai ,turning out of the way4 #aebj ,a street4 #aeba ,a room in ,regulus's house4 #aebb ,sign4 #aebc ,precise4 #aebd ,a chapel in ,sejanus's house4 #aebe ,trumpeters4 #aebf ,flute-players4 #aebg ,verbena1 8herb of grace40 #aebh ,remove4 #aebi ,cheating4 #aecj ,absurdly scrupulous4 #aeca ,wench4 #aecb ,permit4 #aecc ,a room in the same4 #aecd ,tell4 #aece ,element of trickery4 #aecf ,another room in the same4 #aecg ,amazed4 #aech ,his troublesome forwardness4 #aeci ,another room in the same4 #aedj ,a space before the ,temple of ,apollo4 #aeda ,essay1 try4 #aedb ,bands of trumpeters4 #aedc ,another part of the same4 #aedd ,the ,temple of ,apollo4 #aede ,trust4 #aedf ,obstacles4 #aedg ,referring to augury4 #aedh ,judge4 #aedi ,performed your office4 #aeej ,firm judgment4 #aeea ,raised4 #aeeb ,divorced4 #aeec ,steps4 #aeed ,dash1 bruise4 #aeee ,bedlam2 the madhouse4 #aeef ,green vitriol1 used in making ink4 #aeeg ,a room in ,volpone's house4 #aeeh ,centre of the earth4 #aeei ,gifford and others have noted that in this splendid speech ,jonson is indebted to ,pindar1 ,euripides1 and ,horace4 #aefj ,pay obsequious attention to4 #aefa ,deceiving by false hopes4 #aefb ,the same4 ,the scene divisions are ,jonson's4 #aefc ,in ,androgyno4 #aefd ,badger4 #aefe ,this interlude is based on ,lucian's dialogue between a cobbler and a cock4 #aeff ,quatre1 the four in dice4 #aefg ,a triangular lyre4 #aefh ,puritanical4 #aefi ,christmas-pie4 #aegj ,with impunity4 #aega ,carrion crow4 #aegb ,with a reference to the etymological sense of 8moving round40 #aegc ,the same4 #aegd ,at one of the goldsmith's shops beside ,st4 ,mark's4 #aege ,gifford emends to re-turn2 could4 #aegf ,the same4 #aegg ,imperfect sight1 with giddiness4 #aegh ,ital4 zecchino1 a sequin2 a coin worth about two dollars4 #aegi ,pretence4 #aehj ,may you be rooked1 or cheated4 #aeha ,the same4 #aehb ,used for 8brilliant0 as well as 8oriental40 #aehc ,to ,corvino1 to join in the abuse4 #aehd ,take from ,volpone's hand1 which had closed on it4 #aehe ,booty4 #aehf ,messenger1 go-between4 #aehg ,st4 ,mark's ,place2 a retired corner before ,corvino's house4 #aehh ,to make note of4 #aehi ,stays4 #aeij ,a lion is recorded by ,stow to have been born in the ,tower of ,london1 ,aug4 #e1 #afjd1 the first born in captivity in ,england4 #aeia ,information4 #aeib ,obligation4 #aeic ,ignorant4 #aeid ,the name of an ,italian juggler who was in ,england about this time4 7,gifford47 #aeie ,misrepresented4 #aeif ,ital4 8,with hard labor40 #aeig ,petty charlatans1 impostors4 #aeih ,a ,french charlatan of the early seventeenth century1 whose jests were published4 #aeii ,folds of paper4 #afjj ,obstructions4 #afja ,rabble4 #afjb ,continental possessions of ,venice4 7,gifford47 #afjc ,boiled4 #afjd ,ointment4 #afje ,an oil to be rubbed in4 #afjf ,giddiness4 #afjg ,epilepsy4 #afjh ,colic4 #afji ,gripes4 #afaj ,an eccentric theologian of the time4 ,see ,the ,alchemist4 #afaa ,the well-known alchemist of the fourteenth century4 #afab ,unknown4 #afac ,in the hilt of which he carried his familiar4 #afad ,in smoke4 #afae ,ball2 dancing4 #afaf ,lit4 god-parent2 usually1 familiar friend4 #afag ,a small ,venetian coin1 worth about three farthings4 ,the name was transferred to the news-sheets bought for it4 #afah ,pron4 aitches4 #afai ,for the purpose4 #afbj ,a coin used in ,venice1 worth about ninepence4 #afba ,an ,italian coin worth about one third of a farthing4 #afbb ,a ,spanish coin4 #afbc ,anticipated4 #afbd ,small pieces of wood to which were attached the quills which struck the strings of the virginal4 #afbe ,the same4 #afbf ,ital4 8,fool of the ,beggars40 #afbg ,a room in ,volpone's house4 #afbh ,i4 e4 the beating from ,corvino4 #afbi ,a room in ,corvino's house4 #afcj ,grimaces4 #afca ,hysteria4 #afcb ,expect4 #afcc ,the same4 #afcd ,the inn4 #afce ,boiled4 #afcf ,poultice4 #afcg ,accuse4 #afch ,prepared4 #afci ,coming into my trap4 #afdj ,proposed4 #afda ,reckon on it4 #afdb ,outdone them all4 #afdc ,the same4 #afdd ,a street4 #afde ,profession4 #afdf ,bows4 #afdg ,the same4 #afdh ,fellow4 #afdi ,unfair4 #afej ,a room in ,volpone's house4 #afea ,neatly made4 #afeb ,the same4 #afec ,head-dress4 #afed ,short-sighted787 #afee ,paint for the face4 #afef ,horse-heal1 a medicinal herb4 #afeg ,an astringent kind of plum4 #afeh 8,the faster you hold them by the wings1 the louder they scream40 #afei ,harmony4 #affj ,of the same age4 #affa ,the same4 #affb ,hazard4 #affc ,terms in primero4 ,volpone is lying in the alcove at the back of the stage1 and at the end of the scene the curtains close on him4 #affd ,the same4 #affe ,the same4 #afff ,at this point4 ,mosca goes back and opens the curtains1 discovering ,volpone on his couch4 #affg 8,a rochet or rouget1 so named from its red colour1 is a fish of the gurnet kind1 but not so large40 7,whalley47 #affh ,corrosives4 #affi ,chapman1 merchant4 #afgj 8,achelos1 of whose #8contention' there is a pretty story in ,ovid40 7,gifford47 #afga ,imitated1 in part1 from ,catullus4 #afgb ,mildew4 #afgc ,brilliant4 #afgd ,the same4 #afge ,i4 e4 by suicide4 #afgf ,bailiff's attendants4 #afgg ,the same4 #afgh ,deceits4 #afgi ,senate ,house4 #afhj ,a street4 #afha ,a famous ,french lawyer4 #afhb ,gasp4 ,contarini1 author of a work on ,venice4 #afhc ,reckoned4 #afhd ,a small passenger sloop4 #afhe ,cut off1 reduce4 #afhf ,syria4 #afhg ,politics4 #afhh ,about ninepence4 #afhi ,bargained for4 #afij ,note4 #afia ,the same4 #afib ,both 8fast and loose10 the name of a game4 #afic ,understand4 #afid ,whitefriars was at this time a privileged spot1 in which fraudulent debtors1 gamblers1 prostitutes1 and other outcasts of society usually resided4 7,gifford47 #afie ,prostitute4 #afif ,disciple1 discipline4 #afig ,the queen-apple is red within4 #afih ,the same4 #afii ,the ,scrutineo1 or ,senate ,house4 #agjj ,arranged4 #agja ,corbaccio's4 #agjb ,a medicine1 supposed to be made of the oozing from mummies4 #agjc ,horned animal--the usual joke on cuckolds4 #agjd ,the same4 #agje ,stalking horse1 mask to his false plot4 #agjf ,a sol about a franc4 #agjg ,disown4 #agjh ,prepared you to do4 #agji ,playing upon the horns of the cuckold and the horn-book4 #agaj ,well-contriv'd4 #agaa ,the same4 #agab ,boldness4 #agac ,a room in ,volpone's house4 #agad ,the same4 #agae ,seriously4 #agaf ,cestus4 7,jonson47 #agag ,the father of ,dana4 #agah ,the same4 #agai ,fellow3 formerly used of both sexes4 #agbj ,marvel4 #agba ,law-suits4 #agbb ,to make him sleep4 #agbc ,a hall in ,sir ,politic's house4 #agbd ,rush-basket4 #agbe ,contrivance4 #agbf ,show4 #agbg ,the theme of the newspapers4 #agbh ,a room in ,volpone's house4 #agbi ,disguise4 #agcj ,a street4 #agca ,the same4 #agcb ,out of repair4 #agcc ,well-frequented4 #agcd ,the ,scrutineo1 or ,senate ,house4 #agce ,dressed like a clarissimo1 or gentleman4 #agcf ,swindle4 #agcg ,the same4 #agch ,barrister's cap4 #agci ,the same4 #agdj ,moderation4 #agda ,compare4 #agdb ,a street4 #agdc ,the ,scrutineo1 or ,senate ,house4 #agdd ,conspiracy4 #agde ,deceived4 #agdf ,under-bailiff4 #agdg ,pillory4 #agdh ,deed4 #agdi ,printed in ,q4 only4 #agej ,hoe's copy of the ,q4 reads ,daunces1 and ,antikes for jigs and dances4 #agea ,natural gifts4 #ageb ,hoe's ,q4 ,many4 #agec ,surpassing defect4 #aged ,defeat4 #agee ,copia1 copiousness4 #agef ,publish4 #ageg ,the plague raging4 #ageh ,mistress4 #agei ,swindlers4 #agfj ,deceive4 #agfa ,calculating the future4 #agfb ,familiar spirits4 #agfc ,philosophers' stone4 #agfd ,smoke4 #agfe ,a room in ,lovewit's house4 #agff ,rabelais1 ,bk4 ,,iv4 ch4 #de4 #agfg ,drop your tricks4 #agfh ,poorly paid servant4 #agfi ,the precinct of ,blackfriars4 #aggj ,i4 e4 sallow4 #agga ,grains of powder4 #aggb ,chilblains4 #aggc ,a hat of coarse material4 #aggd ,swindling4 #agge ,don't pretend to forget4 #aggf ,sell the beer intended for the poor to liquor-dealers4 #aggg ,tips4 #aggh ,a game of cards4 #aggi ,i4 e41 to the card-players4 #aghj ,technical jargon of alchemy4 #agha ,accomplishment4 #aghb ,at the moment when success is near4 #aghc ,astrological tricks4 #aghd ,a notorious highwayman4 #aghe ,eating more than his share of rations4 #aghf ,bitch4 #aghg #cc ,henry ,,viii1 the first act against witchcraft in ,england4 #aghh 8,sweating0 and clipping the coinage4 #aghi ,halter4 #agij ,a liquid which dissolves solids4 #agia ,a contemptible fellow4 #agib ,transmute metals4 #agic ,alchemical terms4 #agid ,quarreling4 #agie ,group4 #agif ,seven years before4 #agig ,in the pillory4 #agih ,have your ears cut off4 #agii ,familiar puns4 #ahjj ,the heroine of the 8,mirror of ,knighthood40 #ahja ,green apple1 a youth4 #ahjb ,the same4 ,the scene-divisions are ,jonson's4 #ahjc ,watch4 #ahjd ,opened the matter4 #ahje ,has such scruples4 #ahjf ,a magician recently convicted4 #ahjg ,reveal4 #ahjh ,a ,turkish interpreter1 like the one who had recently cheated some merchants4 #ahji ,familiar spirits4 #ahaj ,an outlaw hero4 #ahaa ,probably a hero of romance4 ,the name occurs in ,spenser4 #ahab ,five-and-fifty was the highest number to stand on at the old game of ,primero4 ,if a flush accompanied this1 the hand swept the table4 7,gifford47 #ahac ,the ,q4 reads ,testament4 #ahad ,niggard4 #ahae ,that he has undertaken the affair4 #ahaf ,stake against4 #ahag ,to be used in raffles4 #ahah ,table d'hte restaurant4 #ahai ,the gamblers 7who frequented ordinaries7 will be so impoverished through his winnings that they will have to eat on credit4 #ahbj ,supposed to refer to two alchemists1 but the dates do not agree4 #ahba ,strip to the cloak4 #ahbb ,faith4 #ahbc ,the same4 #ahbd ,i4 e4 a member of the ,grocers' ,company4 #ahbe ,plan4 #ahbf ,recommended4 #ahbg ,on which tobacco was shredded4 #ahbh ,the coals of which were used to light pipes4 #ahbi ,usurer4 #ahcj ,wear the livery4 #ahca ,be sheriff4 #ahcb ,amazed4 #ahcc ,a branch of physiognomy4 #ahcd ,be seen4 #ahce ,paint for the face4 #ahcf ,tartar deposited by wine4 #ahcg ,cinnabar1 mercuric sulphid4 #ahch ,assay4 #ahci ,a gold coin worth about three pounds1 twelve shillings4 #ahdj ,unlucky days4 #ahda ,corrosive4 #ahdb ,crucible4 #ahdc ,glass retort1 shaped like a gourd4 #ahdd ,the same4 #ahde ,a ball of perfume carried against infection4 #ahdf ,an outer room in ,lovewit's house4 #ahdg ,the ,new ,world4 #ahdh ,most gazed at4 #ahdi ,female accomplice in swindling heirs out of property4 #ahej ,lining4 #ahea ,dragon4 #aheb ,stir1 rouse4 #ahec ,believing4 #ahed ,turn mercury1 copper1 or silver into gold4 #ahee ,a disreputable locality4 #ahef ,the theatres were closed when the plague was prevalent4 #aheg ,fooled4 #aheh ,quicksilver4 #ahei ,according to ,boccaccio1 the ancestor of all the gods4 #ahfj ,the same4 #ahfa ,a kind of flask4 #ahfb ,transmute4 #ahfc ,congregation4 #ahfd ,mistresses4 #ahfe ,salmon elaborately prepared4 #ahff ,robin-snipes4 #ahfg ,a fish4 #ahfh ,soft silk4 #ahfi ,a virtuous man4 #ahgj ,the same4 #ahga ,exact4 #ahgb ,anticipate4 #ahgc ,the hero of a well-known ,german jest-book4 #ahgd ,a pear-shaped vessel1 open at both ends4 #ahge ,an egg-shaped vessel4 ,gripe is griffin4 #ahgf ,seal with clay4 #ahgg ,a dish of warm water4 #ahgh ,rogues' slang4 #ahgi ,an alchemical furnace4 #ahhj ,absorption4 #ahha ,a net for catching rabbits4 #ahhb ,dissolving fluids4 #ahhc ,in order that4 #ahhd ,a learned eccentric of the time4 #ahhe ,games at cards4 #ahhf ,a collar1 or a veil4 #ahhg ,a head-dress4 #ahhh ,the same4 #ahhi ,runs mad4 #ahij ,red cheeks4 #ahia ,easy dupes4 #ahib ,a man who buys broken remnants of gold4 #ahic ,puritan form of church government4 #ahid ,the same4 #ahie ,a ,puritan4 ,subtle wilfully misunderstands4 #ahif ,a follower of ,raymond ,lully 7#abce-acae7 or ,george ,ripley 7d4 cir4 #adij71 well-known alchemical writers4 #ahig ,an ,anabaptist leader4 #ahih ,the same4 #ahii ,blind horses4 #aijj ,due to the virtue or power of the device4 #aija ,a reference to ,dr4 ,dee1 the famous magician and astrologer1 who died in #afjh4 #aijb ,of coarse frieze4 #aijc ,bows4 #aijd ,handsome wench4 #aije ,peaked787 or straight on the top of her head1 instead of tilted7874 #aijf ,paint for her face4 #aijg ,the lane before ,lovewit's house4 #aijh ,non-conformist ministers not allowed to preach4 #aiji ,a room in ,lovewit's house4 #aiaj ,rubbing4 #aiaa ,partly4 #aiab ,oppose4 #aiac ,near possession of4 #aiad ,set expression of face4 #aiae ,the dry bones of discussion on such scruples4 #aiaf ,have your ears cut off in the pillory4 #aiag ,assembly4 #aiah ,tailor4 ,but the term was used generally of ,puritans4 #aiai ,become the color of citron--a stage in the process of producing the stone4 #aibj ,full accomplishment4 #aiba ,fiery heat4 #aibb ,heat from horse-dung1 warm bath1 ashes4 #aibc ,milder4 #aibd ,the same4 #aibe ,partner4 #aibf ,large breeches4 #aibg ,passenger sloops4 #aibh ,trunk hose4 #aibi ,a ,spanish gold coin worth about #afs4 #h;d4 #aicj ,a coin worth about #ds4 #f;d4 #aica ,pretext4 #aicb ,puritans1 from the name of the ,anabaptist leader4 #aicc ,i4 e4 douce et belle2 sweetheart4 #aicd ,referring to the literal meaning of ,dorothea4 #aice ,a ,spanish governor4 #aicf ,familiars4 #aicg ,verdugo is a ,spanish name1 but the precise allusion is uncertain4 #aich ,the same4 #aici ,folio adds 7he says74 #aidj ,i4 e4 he is #aejj a year richer than any other of the ,kastrils4 #aida ,roysterers1 young bloods4 #aidb ,the lie circumstantial4 #aidc ,the lie direct4 #aidd ,an officer of the royal household1 having charge of the cards1 dice1 etc4 ,he had the privilege of keeping open table at ,christmas4 #aide ,of the law-courts4 #aidf ,a magic glass4 #aidg ,the reference is to the 8commodity0 fraud1 in which a borrower was obliged to take part of a loan in merchandise1 which the lender frequently bought back by agents for much less than it represented in the loan4 #aidh ,a plant used for a dye4 #aidi ,a herb4 #aiej ,assessed1 taxed4 #aiea ,a noble was worth #fs4 #h;d4 #aieb ,the same4 #aiec ,uprightly4 #aied ,a gold coin worth #aes4 #aiee ,a sort of sea-bird2 used contemptuously of a puffed-up person4 #aief ,turn aside from his purpose4 #aieg ,a room in ,lovewit's house4 #aieh ,politics4 #aiei ,up-to-date appropriateness4 #aifj ,the partner of ,dee1 the astrologer4 ,he and ,dee visited the emperor1 ,rodolph ,,ii1 at ,prague in #aehd4 #aifa ,the art of transmutation4 #aifb ,the same4 #aifc 8,put your nose out of joint40 #aifd ,swaggering4 #aife ,a kind of dried plum1 esteemed as a sweetmeat4 #aiff ,frontal vein4 #aifg ,these are the cant phrases of palmistry4 #aifh ,in preparation for seeing4 #aifi ,the same4 #aigj ,recompense4 #aiga ,spanish4 8,gentlemen1 ,i kiss your hands40 #aigb ,neck of a boar1 or boar's flesh rolled4 #aigc ,ear4 #aigd ,the deep plaits of his ruff4 #aige 8,gad1 sirs1 a very pretty house40 #aigf ,spaniard4 ,strictly1 ,spanish for ,james4 #aigg ,diminutive of ,don4 #aigh 8,i understand40 #aigi ,spanish gold coin1 worth about #afs4 #h;d4 #aihj 8,if you please1 may ,i see the lady80 #aiha ,quick about it4 #aihb 8,i understand that the lady is so handsome that ,i am as eager to see her as the good fortune of my life40 #aihc ,involved4 #aihd ,agreement4 #aihe 8,sirs1 why so long delay80 #aihf 8,can it be to make sport of my love80 #aihg 8,by this honored beard----0 #aihh 8,i fear1 sirs1 that you are playing me some trick40 #aihi ,cheated4 #aiij ,cracked4 #aiia ,soaked1 like a hide being tanned4 #aiib ,another room in the same4 #aiic ,folio gives this line also to ,kastril4 #aiid ,bodily carriage4 #aiie ,horoscope4 #aiif ,i4 e41 since #aehh4 the year of the 8,invincible ,armada40 #aiig ,sell on the street4 #aiih ,there were shops in the ,royal ,exchange4 #aiii ,the madhouse was often visited for entertainment4 #bjjj ,shops with merchandise from ,china4 #bjja ,head-dresses4 #bjjb ,in greenish-yellow liveries4 #bjjc 8,why does n't she come1 sirs8 ,this delay is killing me40 #bjjd 8,by all the gods1 the most perfect beauty ,i have seen in my life40 #bjje 8,the sun has lost his light with the splendor this lady brings1 so help me ,god40 #bjjf 8,why don't you draw near80 #bjjg 8,for the love of ,god1 why this delay80 #bjjh 8,madam1 my person is unworthy to approach such beauty40 #bjji 8,madam1 at your service1 let us go in40 #bjaj ,by her horoscope1 with a pun on her bearing4 #bjaa ,another room in the same4 #bjab ,doll's ravings are taken almost at random from the headings of columns1 preface1 etc41 of the ,concent of ,scripture1 by ,hugh ,broughton4 #bjac ,in the early editions this speech is printed in parallel columns with the dialogue immediately following1 to indicate simultaneous utterance4 #bjad ,secret4 #bjae ,chaste4 #bjaf ,into smoke4 #bjag ,an alembic of a particular shape4 #bjah ,a globular flask4 #bjai ,the lunatic asylum4 #bjbj ,his costume as ,lungs4 #bjba ,capacity4 #bjbb ,another room in the same4 #bjbc ,diminutive of ,don4 #bjbd ,as if you had been drinking heavy ,dutch beer4 #bjbe ,referring to the punishment inflicted on bawds4 #bjbf ,part4 #bjbg ,horoscopes4 #bjbh ,astrological almanacs4 #bjbi ,the same4 #bjcj ,cheated4 #bjca ,rascal4 #bjcb ,girl4 #bjcc ,a lotion4 #bjcd ,dandy4 #bjce ,kastril's terms of abuse are not meant to be appropriate4 #bjcf ,the allusion here has not been explained4 #bjcg ,in ,kyd's ,spanish ,tragedy4 #bjch ,expected4 #bjci ,quibbles4 #bjdj ,the district outside the walls subject to the city authorities4 #bjda ,stolen goods1 booty4 #bjdb ,before ,lovewit's door4 #bjdc ,a summer resort1 where the citizens had cakes and ale4 #bjdd ,like a ,puritan preacher4 #bjde ,gang4 #bjdf ,puppet show4 #bjdg ,the same4 #bjdh ,lit41 two dozen sheaves2 droves4 #bjdi ,a suburban tavern1 eclipsed as a resort by ,pimlico4 #bjej ,with drinking4 #bjea ,the same4 #bjeb ,perfect harlot4 #bjec ,optical illusion4 #bjed ,a room in the same4 #bjee ,shrank with fear4 #bjef ,names of taverns4 #bjeg ,wheat boiled in milk4 #bjeh ,games of chance4 #bjei ,bat4 #bjfj ,an inn at ,brentford4 #bjfa ,small change4 #bjfb ,a famous pirate4 #bjfc ,ends4 #bjfd ,an outer room in the same4 #bjfe ,for fear of failing4 #bjff ,break4 #bjfg ,stealing4 #bjfh ,probably a fragment of a song4 #bjfi ,musketeer4 #bjgj ,crow4 #bjga ,wenches4 #bjgb ,that are sealed as ,god's people4 #bjgc ,the founder of the fanatical sect called 8,the ,family of ,love40 #bjgd ,knight4 #bjge ,puppet4 #bjgf ,must4 #bjgg ,beat4 #bjgh ,a term of falconry3 lined in punning allusion to the name of ,kastril1 which means hawk4 #bjgi ,jovial4 #bjhj ,fair reputation4 #bjha ,dramatic propriety4 #bjhb ,jury4 #bjhc ,a street in ,london4 #bjhd ,in love with4 #bjhe ,fear4 #bjhf ,wasted4 #bjhg ,cousin2 used of any relative not of one's immediate family4 #bjhh ,at once4 #bjhi ,advance-pay4 #bjij ,equipment4 #bjia ,inclination4 #bjib ,a gold coin1 worth about three pounds twelve shillings4 #bjic ,qq4 become4 ,malone emend4 #bjid ,piece of leather4 #bjie ,twiddle-twaddle4 #bjif ,if4 #bjig ,frisky1 tricky4 #bjih ,used as a term of contempt4 #bjii ,quibbling on colonel4 #bajj ,impressed into service4 #baja ,solemn declarations4 #bajb ,damp4 #bajc ,an imaginary ,saracen god4 #bajd ,brave4 #baje ,fool4 #bajf ,tales told to curry favor4 #bajg ,healed4 #bajh ,four-penny piece4 #baji ,yellow spots on the body denoting the infection of the plague4 #baaj ,grant4 #baaa ,breeches 7-pockets74 #baab ,perforated4 #baac ,a garden at ,old ,ford4 #baad ,in preparation4 #baae ,with a vengeance4 #baaf ,capricious4 #baag ,crushed crab-apples4 #baah ,juice of green fruits4 #baai ,wide trousers4 #babj ,stockings4 ,the meaning seems to be that though we may be acquainted1 we are not intimate friends4 #baba ,a phrase from ,kyd's ,spanish ,tragedy4 #babb ,handsome4 #babc ,go and be hanged6 #babd ,a street in ,london4 #babe ,before ,eyre's house4 #babf ,dressing himself4 #babg ,beef broth4 #babh ,salted beef4 #babi ,gutters4 #bacj ,watch dog4 #baca ,madman4 #bacb ,a woman who washed and pickled pigs' faces4 #bacc ,coming4 #bacd ,bawling4 #bace ,the language is1 of course1 meant for ,dutch4 ,there was a boor from ,gelderland1 ,jolly they be2 ,he was so drunk he could not stand1 ,drunken787 they be3 ,clink then the cannikin1 ,drink1 pretty mannikin6 #bacf ,the bones of ,st4 ,hugh were supposed to have been made into shoemaker's tools4 #bacg ,dutchman4 #bach ,a dish of different hashed meats4 ,the word is sometimes used contemptuously of a versatile person1 but is applied to ,margery without much appropriateness4 #baci ,good-day1 master1 and your wife too4 #badj ,an oath4 #bada ,yes1 yes1 ,i am a shoemaker4 #badb ,yes1 yes2 be not afraid4 ,i have everything to make boots big and little4 #badc ,trade4 #badd ,i don't know what you say2 ,i don't understand you4 #bade ,yes1 yes2 ,i can do that well4 #badf ,slatterns4 #badg ,o1 ,i understand you2 ,i must pay for half-a-dozen cans2 here1 boy1 take this shilling1 tap once freely4 #badh ,slang for beggar4 #badi ,conger-eel4 #baej ,a field near ,old ,ford4 #baea ,cover4 #baeb ,exhausted4 #baec ,the garden at ,old ,ford4 #baed ,stupid4 #baee ,an oath4 #baef ,by ,god's pity4 #baeg ,a room in ,eyre's house4 #baeh ,i 'll tell you what1 ,hans2 this ship that is come from ,candia1 is quite full1 by ,god's sacrament1 of sugar1 civet1 almonds1 cambric1 and all things2 a thousand1 thousand things4 ,take it1 ,hans1 take it for your master4 ,there are the bills of lading4 ,your master1 ,simon ,eyre1 shall have a good bargain4 ,what say you1 ,hans8 #baei ,my dear brother ,firk1 bring ,master ,eyre to the sign of the ,swan2 there shall you find the skipper and me4 ,what say you1 brother ,firk4 ,do it1 ,hodge4 #bafj ,set4 #bafa ,finsbury was a famous practising ground for archery4 #bafb ,well done4 #bafc ,prepare4 #bafd ,beside the point4 #bafe ,german3 ,schelm1 a scoundrel4 ,skanderbag1 or ,scander ,beg 7i4 e4 ,lord ,alexander71 a ,turkish name for ,john ,kastriota1 the ,albanian hero1 who freed his country from the yoke of the ,turks 7#addc-adfg74 7,warnke and ,proescholdt47 #baff ,a robe ornamented with guards or facings4 #bafg ,stamped4 #bafh ,ruffling4 #bafi ,yield precedence4 #bagj ,address you as4 #baga ,good day1 master4 ,this it the skipper that has the ship of merchandise2 the commodity is good3 take it1 master1 take it4 #bagb ,the ship lies in the river2 there are sugar1 civet1 almonds1 cambric1 and a thousand thousand things4 ,by ,god's sacrament1 take it1 master2 you shall have a good bargain4 #bagc ,yes1 yes1 ,i have drunk well4 #bagd ,fr4 ,par ,dieu4 #bage ,london3 a room in ,lincoln's house4 #bagf ,certainly informed4 #bagg ,london3 a room in the ,lord ,mayor's house4 #bagh ,quarrel4 #bagi ,found1 set2 a pun upon fond4 #bahj ,puppet1 doll4 #baha ,pleases4 #bahb ,coins worth about #ajs4 each4 #bahc ,wait for4 #bahd ,london3 a room in ,eyre's house4 #bahe ,ale-kegs made of wood4 #bahf ,i thank you1 mistress6 #bahg ,faithless friend4 #bahh ,yes1 ,i shall1 mistress6 #bahi ,i am merry2 let 's see you so6 #baij ,smoke4 #baia ,brave4 #baib ,scratch me1 and ,i'll scratch thee4 #baic ,yes1 ,i shall1 dame4 #baid ,fine4 #baie ,brighten up4 #baif ,sheriff4 #baig 8,the three-farthing silver pieces of ,queen ,elizabeth had the profile of the sovereign with a rose at the back of her head40 7,dyce47 #baih ,see1 my dear brothers1 here comes my master4 #baii ,the flap of a hood trimmed with fur or sheep's wool4 7,rhys47 #bbjj ,i4e4 for the twenty ,portuguese previously lent4 #bbja ,a room at ,old ,ford4 #bbjb ,a catch for three voices4 ,it is by no means certain at what point in the play the songs were introduced4 #bbjc ,i thank you1 good maid6 #bbjd ,a street in ,london4 #bbje ,fastidious4 #bbjf ,london3 a street before ,hodge's shop4 #bbjg ,forward1 ,firk1 thou art a jolly youngster4 ,hark1 ay1 master1 ,i pray you cut me a pair of vamps for ,master ,jeffrey's boots4 ,vamps are the upper leathers of a shoe4 #bbjh ,counterfeits sometimes means vamps4 #bbji ,what do you want1 what would you1 girl8 #bbaj ,where is your noble lady1 where is your mistress8 #bbaa ,yes1 yes1 ,i shall go with you4 #bbab ,the same4 #bbac ,a corruption of 8,god's nails40 #bbad ,london3 a room in the ,lord ,mayor's house4 #bbae ,indeed1 mistress1 't is a good shoe1 it shall fit well1 or you shall not pay4 #bbaf ,yes1 yes1 ,i know that well3 indeed1 't is a good shoe1 't is made of neat's leather2 see here1 good sir6 #bbag ,at once4 #bbah ,another room in the same house4 #bbai ,simpleton7874 #bbbj ,fool4 #bbba ,i4 e4 diggers for information4 #bbbb ,seriously4 #bbbc ,stretchers of the truth1 lies4 #bbbd ,a stone which marked the centre from which the old ,roman roads radiated4 #bbbe ,a small conduit near the ,royal ,exchange4 #bbbf ,mother ,bunch was a well-known ale-wife4 #bbbg ,a pretty sight4 #bbbh ,conjuring terms4 #bbbi ,curse4 #bbcj ,cheat4 #bbca ,a room in ,eyre's house4 #bbcb ,a sweetmeat made of sugar and almonds4 #bbcc ,a street near ,st4 ,faith's ,church4 #bbcd ,fitted4 #bbce 8,clubs0 was the rallying cry of the ,london apprentices4 #bbcf ,a lace with a tag1 which fastened the busk1 or piece of wood or whalebone used to keep the stays in position4 #bbcg ,a slang term for a woman4 #bbch ,whipped4 #bbci ,a bell rung on the morning of ,shrove ,tuesday4 #bbdj ,leadenhall4 #bbda ,beef broth4 #bbdb ,barrels4 #bbdc ,hods4 #bbdd ,a street in ,london4 #bbde ,in suspense4 #bbdf ,swaggerer4 #bbdg ,a great hall4 #bbdh ,pass4 #bbdi 8,a dish1 made of milk1 eggs1 and sugar1 baked in a pot40 7,webster47 #bbej ,a steak cut crossways4 #bbea ,ruffs for the neck4 #bbeb ,flaps2 as resembling the hanging chaps of a hound4 #bbec ,obstruction1 a term in bowling4 #bbed ,an open yard before the hall4 #bbee ,magpie4 #bbef 8,a4 ,d4 #adai4 ,this year ,sir ,symon ,eyre built ,leadenhall1 at his proper expense1 as it now appears1 and gave the same to the ,city to be employed as a public granary for laying up corn against a time of scarcity40--,maitland's ,history and ,survey of ,london1 ,,ii4 #ahg4 ,according to ,stow1 ,eyre was a draper1 became ,mayor in #adde1 and died in #adei4 #bbeg ,merry-making4 #bbeh ,as an apprentice4 #bbei ,chaste4 #bbfj ,a street in ,milan4 #bbfa ,portentous4 #bbfb ,dyce conj4 torrent4 #bbfc ,because4 #bbfd ,gutter4 #bbfe ,a red ,spanish wine made at ,alicant4 #bbff ,turmoil4 #bbfg ,by our lady4 #bbfh ,q4 for4 #bbfi ,private4 #bbgj ,chastity4 #bbga ,song-makers4 #bbgb ,another street4 #bbgc ,readily4 #bbgd ,grandee4 #bbge ,save4 #bbgf ,honest4 #bbgg ,glance4 #bbgh ,churl4 #bbgi ,the allusion is to the fancied resemblance of the roots of the mandrake to the human figure4 #bbhj 8,query ,whimlings--idiots40 7,rhys47 #bbha ,a perfect man4 #bbhb ,a common pun on fret1 the ridge on which the strings of a musical instrument are stopped4 #bbhc ,wide of the mark4 #bbhd ,stark mad4 #bbhe ,scurfy4 #bbhf ,handsomely dressed4 #bbhg ,soldiers who had never left ,england4 #bbhh ,bosom friend4 #bbhi ,escort4 #bbij 8,aunt0 was a cant term both for a prostitute and a bawd4 7,dyce47 #bbia ,cheat4 #bbib ,ask the king to have the wardship of me as an idiot4 #bbic ,a chamber in the ,duke's ,palace4 #bbid ,dyce conj4 ,qq4 meere1 which may be right1 meaning 8entirely40 #bbie ,q ,sweet4 #bbif ,dyce suggest crust4 #bbig ,foolish4 #bbih ,q deadst4 #bbii ,q ,god knows4 #bcjj ,q haunts4 #bcja ,deed4 #bcjb ,a street4 #bcjc ,a piece of brass or copper money1 coined by tavern-keepers and other tradesmen for small change4 #bcjd ,for love's sake4 #bcje ,cheated4 #bcjf ,bet4 #bcjg ,hands4 #bcjh ,candido's shop4 #bcji ,qq4 give first three speeches to ,all ,three4 #bcaj ,the shopkeeper's common cry at this period4 #bcaa ,engaged4 #bcab ,pray1 invoke4 #bcac ,at once4 #bcad ,dupe4 #bcae ,plague4 #bcaf ,fellows4 #bcag ,lose4 #bcah ,i am not accustomed to drink whole beakers full4 #bcai ,an exclamation of contempt1 equivalent to 8a fig for40 7,dyce47 #bcbj ,emptied the cup so completely that the remaining drop will stand on the thumb-nail4 #bcba ,simpleton4 #bcbb ,stallion4 #bcbc ,milksop4 #bcbd ,beat4 #bcbe ,in order that4 #bcbf ,a beggar who pretended madness was called an ,abraham man4 #bcbg ,a room in ,bellafront's house4 #bcbh ,dressed4 #bcbi ,frizzling iron4 #bccj ,a stick used for plaiting ruffs4 #bcca ,sideboard4 #bccb ,an expression of contempt4 #bccc ,a kind of collar1 falling flat round the neck4 #bccd ,a corruption of 8,god 's my pity40 #bcce ,a gold coin worth about ten shillings4 #bccf ,a docked horse4 #bccg ,spiced and sweetened wine4 #bcch ,sixpence4 #bcci ,half a gallon4 #bcdj ,a roll of fine bread4 #bcda ,q ,herculian4 #bcdb ,a sprightly dance4 #bcdc ,prostitutes4 #bcdd ,rabbit-skin4 #bcde 8,mutton0 was slang for a light woman4 #bcdf ,retires to the background4 #bcdg ,dyce suggests tilt4 #bcdh ,cheat4 #bcdi ,hysterics4 #bcej ,a small red plum4 #bcea ,paltry4 #bceb ,respectfully4 #bcec ,for sale4 #bced ,the term sirrah was applied often to women as well as to men4 #bcee ,prostitute4 #bcef ,pickled4 #bceg ,kiss4 #bceh ,i4 e4 without your upper dress4 #bcei ,harlot4 #bcfj ,a sweet ,spanish wine4 #bcfa ,simpletons4 #bcfb ,towels4 #bcfc ,fine-looking4 #bcfd ,lascivious4 #bcfe ,why4 #bcff ,measure4 #bcfg ,wench4 #bcfh ,calves' fry4 #bcfi ,tripe4 #bcgj ,i4 e4 false1 like an uncurrent coin4 #bcga ,a corruption of the word 8melancholy40 #bcgb ,collars lying flat on the neck4 #bcgc ,retract4 #bcgd ,misunderstand4 #bcge ,in allusion to the painting of a citizen's gateposts on his promotion to be sheriff1 so as to display official notices the better4 7,rhys47 #bcgf ,citizen4 #bcgg ,beat4 #bcgh ,pleases4 #bcgi ,turmoil4 #bchj ,mine ingle1 i4 e4 my intimate4 #bcha ,the heraldic term for red4 #bchb ,desire4 #bchc ,weigh4 #bchd ,perquisites4 #bche ,table covers4 #bchf ,quietest4 #bchg ,portuguese coins1 worth about #bs4 #aj;d4 each1 but varying in value4 #bchh ,construe4 #bchi ,i4 e4 ,i long4 #bcij ,when he may rob under protection4 ,barn is a corruption of baron1 and in law a wife is said to be under covert baron1 being sheltered by marriage under her husband4 7,dyce47 #bcia ,an outer apartment in ,bellafront's house4 #bcib ,hat4 #bcic ,handsomest4 #bcid ,go up1 get out4 #bcie ,perquisites4 #bcif ,assignation787 ,customer787 ,pair787 #bcig ,a chamber in ,bellafront's house4 #bcih ,understand4 #bcii ,simpletons4 #bdjj ,cheating4 #bdja ,stink4 #bdjb ,readily4 #bdjc ,a chamber in ,hippolito's house4 #bdjd ,certificate of membership in the craft4 #bdje ,ostend held out for three years and ten weeks1 and was eventually captured by the ,marquis of ,spinola on ,sept4 #h1 #afjd4 #bdjf ,foolish4 #bdjg ,q #afce1 brought4 #bdjh ,used as provocatives4 #bdji ,seneca1 ,oedipus1 #hhb4 #bdaj ,have nothing to say4 #bdaa ,ital4 ,good courage4 #bdab ,a street4 #bdac ,a game with dice4 #bdad ,mazzard1 the head4 #bdae ,candied orange-peel4 #bdaf ,bows4 #bdag ,a quibble4 ,there were three degrees in fencing1 the master's1 the provost's1 and the scholar's1 for each of which a 8prize was played40 #bdah ,with ornamental border4 #bdai ,decided4 #bdbj ,grounds near the ,duke's ,palace4 #bdba ,device4 #bdbb ,construe4 #bdbc ,a hall in the ,duke's ,palace4 #bdbd ,high-feeding prompted4 #bdbe ,a cheap substitute for tapestry1 frequently adorned with mottoes and verses4 #bdbf ,readily4 #bdbg ,cheese-trenchers used to be inscribed with proverbial phrases4 #bdbh ,an apartment in ,bethlem ,monastery4 #bdbi ,consent4 #bdcj ,i4 e4 to steal a wench4 #bdca ,suspicious4 #bdcb ,artifices4 #bdcc ,anticipate4 #bdcd ,qq4 ,enter ,towne like a ,sweeper4 #bdce ,citizenship4 #bdcf ,check4 #bdcg ,moulds for hats1 or hats4 #bdch ,simpletons4 #bdci ,dupes4 #bddj ,club foot4 #bdda ,sour1 crabbed4 #bddb ,informer4 #bddc ,the ,qq4 read #b ,mad4 for #c ,mad4 and #c ,mad4 for #b ,mad4 #bddd ,slippers4 #bdde ,pieces of wood fixed to the key-levers of virginals1 spinets1 and harpsichords1 which rose when the keys were pressed down4 #bddf ,wrote in musical notes4 #bddg ,a raisin floating on burning brandy4 #bddh ,a proverbial phrase4 #bddi ,a corruption of ,god's sanctity or ,god's saints4 7,steevens47 #bdej ,in the game of barley-break the ground was divided into three compartments1 the middle one of which was called 8hell40 #bdea ,i4 e4 ,infelice4 #bdeb ,a quibble4 8,table0 also meant the palm of the hand4 7,dyce47 #bdec ,the name of a well-known tale4 #bded ,a prostitute4 #bdee ,an allusion to a ballad of that name4 #bdef ,confound4 #bdeg ,hands4 #bdeh ,reason4 #bdei ,a hall in ,hippolito's house4 #bdfj ,darling4 #bdfa ,christ save4 #bdfb ,unlike4 #bdfc ,promenade1 as on the ,exchange4 #bdfd ,dunkirk pirates4 #bdfe ,courtesans4 #bdff ,mop for cleaning decks1 etc4 #bdfg ,yellow was typical of jealousy4 #bdfh ,an apartment in the ,duke's ,palace4 #bdfi ,a supposed recipe for restoring youth4 7,dyce47 #bdgj ,merriment4 #bdga ,tempting4 #bdgb ,confection4 #bdgc ,renounce4 #bdgd ,used by fowlers to allure quails4 #bdge ,the color of servants' livery4 #bdgf ,a room in ,candido's house4 #bdgg ,citizens4 #bdgh ,spikes in the centre of bucklers4 #bdgi ,a pipe organ4 #bdhj ,the model for the hat4 #bdha ,struts4 #bdhb ,head-piece4 #bdhc ,head-dresses4 #bdhd ,the steeple-like hat worn by #a ,guest4 #bdhe ,hysteria4 #bdhf ,a room in ,matheo's house4 #bdhg ,rosemary was an emblem of remembrance4 #bdhh ,ital4 ,a term of abuse or contempt4 #bdhi ,a vague exclamation4 ,hang it all6787 #bdij ,roystering gallants4 #bdia ,drink deep4 #bdib ,dicing4 #bdic ,band4 #bdid ,notorious churl4 #bdie ,vile4 #bdif ,foolish4 #bdig ,lower1 take off4 #bdih ,boon companion4 #bdii ,cheat4 #bejj ,whoremonger4 #beja ,portcullis4 #bejb ,before ,candido's shop4 #bejc ,an expression of impatience4 #bejd ,be so imposed upon4 #beje ,a fencing contest4 ,cf4 p4 #dad1 note #e4 #bejf ,cudgels4 #bejg ,an apartment in ,hippolito's house4 #bejh ,hound4 #beji ,secret4 #beaj ,irish3 ,sln leat1 fare thee well4 #beaa ,irish3 ,as a mrach frmhadh bodach bran--,on the morrow of a feast1 a clown is a beast4 7,rhys47 #beab ,at once4 #beac ,an ,irish foot-soldier3 often used contemptuously4 #bead ,leprechaun1 a pigmy sprite in ,irish folk-lore4 #beae ,irish3 ,a maighisdir a grdh1 ,o master1 ,o love4 #beaf ,foolish4 #beag ,a room in ,matheo's house4 #beah ,i4 e4 dicing4 #beai ,draw out unwillingly4 #bebj ,i4 e4 with a staff4 #beba ,cost me4 #bebb ,on4 #bebc ,in preparation for4 #bebd ,an allusion to a well-known romance4 #bebe ,a cant term for money4 #bebf ,band4 #bebg ,i4 e4 turn bawd4 #bebh ,i4 e4 ,my expectation was just4 #bebi ,will be hanged4 #becj ,prostitutes4 #beca ,formerly used to both sexes4 #becb ,gardens with summer-houses were very common in the suburbs of ,london at the time1 and were often used as places of intrigue4 7,dyce47 #becc ,sift4 #becd ,pear-tree4 #bece ,a room in ,matheo's house4 #becf ,finely attired4 #becg ,in the fashion4 #bech ,delivery4 #beci 8,it would take forty such knights to make a thief40 ,cataia is ,china2 the ,chinese were supposed to be great thieves4 #bedj ,turn over1 sell4 #beda ,a kind of false dice4 #bedb ,whoremonger4 #bedc ,the straps attached to the girdle1 from which a dagger or sword hung4 ,they were often richly embroidered4 #bedd ,herring's head4 #bede ,horses with long housings4 #bedf ,an appetite with anger4 #bedg ,stuffed out4 #bedh ,a dish carried by beggars1 with a lid used to rattle to attract notice4 #bedi ,hospital4 #beej ,trick4 #beea ,cage4 #beeb ,boasters4 #beec ,gallows-bird4 #beed ,booty4 #beee ,his sword4 #beef ,the mistress of the father of ,william the ,conqueror4 #beeg ,quality4 #beeh ,then4 #beei ,only confusion4 #befj ,enticed4 #befa ,tempting4 #befb ,take off their hats4 #befc ,an apartment in the ,duke's ,palace4 #befd ,a net1 the mouth of which was drawn together with a string4 #befe ,aim4 #beff ,a room in ,matheo's house4 #befg ,a frame used for stretching cloth4 #befh ,in any direction4 #befi ,a state barge4 #begj ,a common dish in the brothels of the time4 #bega ,two quarts4 #begb ,a corruption of ,pedro ,ximenes2 a sweet ,spanish wine4 #begc ,a ,portuguese wine4 #begd ,i4 e4 ,aleatico1 a red ,italian muscatel wine4 #bege ,kinds of cannon4 #begf ,an acid liquor made from green fruit4 #begg ,a play upon 8pop-guns40 #begh ,the price was here probably indicated by displaying the fingers4 7,rhys47 #begi ,on ,shrove ,tuesday the city authorities made a search for brothel-keepers4 #behj ,thrown at random787 #beha ,a street4 #behb ,strumpets had to do penance in a blue gown4 #behc ,crushing chalk was one of the occupations assigned to the prisoners4 #behd ,an allusion to the carting of prostitutes4 #behe ,former friends4 #behf ,a room in ,bridewell4 #behg ,the allusions here really refer of course to the ,london ,bridewell4 ,the cardinal1 duke1 and prince are ,campeius1 ,henry ,,viii1 and ,edward ,,vi2 and the other details are substantially historical4 #behh ,rascal4 #behi ,by whipping4 #beij ,tavern loafers4 #beia ,subjects for dissection4 #beib ,atoms4 #beic ,obstruction4 #beid ,the amount of the hangman's fee4 #beie ,musical instruments hung in the barbers' shops of the period4 #beif ,bout4 ,a term in fencing4 #beig ,a heavy mallet4 #beih ,a pander4 #beii ,finely attired4 #bfjj ,a term of contempt4 #bfja ,a play upon the word1 which also signifies 8trimmed40 #bfjb ,prostitutes4 #bfjc ,chore1 task work4 #bfjd ,at the carting of bawds and prostitutes they were preceded by a mob beating basins and performing other rough music4 7,rhys7 #bfje ,head-dress trimmed4 #bfjf ,ensign4 #bfjg ,branded4 #bfjh ,disdain4 #bfji ,fools4 #bfaj ,some copies of ,q read ,me mea sequentur fata4 #bfaa ,the induction appears first in ,q4 #bfab ,the ,additions are enclosed in brackets throughout4 #bfac ,corruption of 7eye-7lid4 #bfad ,note-book4 #bfae ,the meaning is that in ,the ,malcontent which had been originally acted in ,blackfriars ,theatre1 the practice of wearing feathers had been so ridiculed that the feather-makers of ,blackfriars had suffered injury in their business4 ,see ,v4 iv4 7,bullen47 #bfaf ,application4 #bfag ,judge4 #bfah ,box4 #bfai ,scabs4 #bfbj ,i4 e4 ,why should not the ,king's company of grown up 7folio7 actors play ,the ,malcontent 7which was the property of the children's company playing at ,blackfriars71 since the children 7#afmo actors7 have appropriated ,the ,spanish ,tragedy1 in which the ,king's company had rights8 #bfba 8',tis reported that ,parmeno1 being very famous for imitating the grunting of a pig1 some endeavoured to rival and outdo him4 ,and when the hearers1 being prejudiced1 cried out1 #8,very well1 indeed1 but nothing comparable to ,parmeno's sow1' one took a pig under his arm and came upon the stage2 and when1 tho' they heard the very pig1 they still continued1 #8,this is nothing comparable to ,parmeno's sow1' he threw the pig among them to show that they judged according to opinion and not truth40 7,plutarch's ,symposium1 ,v4 ,i41 cited by 8,l4 ,s40 and ,bullen47 #bfbb ,halfpennies4 #bfbc ,forbid4 #bfbd ,judge4 #bfbe ,petrarch's #aecrd ,sonnet1 trans4 by ,john ,harvey4 #bfbf ,rascal4 #bfbg ,salute4 #bfbh ,in the margin of the ,qq4 here3 ,vexat censura columbas4 #bfbi ,palace of the ,duke of ,genoa4 #bfcj ,the same4 #bfca ,male prostitute4 #bfcb ,q ragged4 #bfcc ,bespatter4 #bfcd ,nares suggests 8dealers in wool or mutton10 i4 e4 mutton-mongers1 lascivious fellows4 #bfce ,bullen prints ,howls again as a stage direction4 #bfcf ,which they care most for4 #bfcg ,q omits4 #bfch ,the same4 #bfci ,q omits4 #bfdj ,liked by4 #bfda ,deceit4 #bfdb ,housings of his horse4 #bfdc ,ital41 mistress4 #bfdd ,the ape-leader's call to his monkey4 #bfde ,a game played with a ball1 a bat1 and a wooden trap4 #bfdf ,lid4 #bfdg ,ital41 cuckold4 #bfdh ,a horned one4 #bfdi ,unshell4 #bfej ,corroboration4 #bfea ,outburst4 #bfeb ,secret harlot4 #bfec ,exclamation of contempt4 #bfed ,q omits these forty-five lines4 #bfee ,counts4 #bfef ,under heaven787 ,in spite of which a man can purchase salvation787 #bfeg ,q reads shue1 should4 #bfeh ,q omits the rest of this scene4 #bfei ,weigh seriously4 #bffj ,the same4 #bffa ,the goddess of plenty4 #bffb ,having an appetite for4 #bffc ,qq print the rest of this speech as prose1 perhaps rightly4 #bffd ,q omits ll4 #dd-ih4 #bffe ,an allusion to ,castiglione1 author of ,the ,courtier4 #bfff ,the same4 #bffg ,pay obsequious attention to4 #bffh ,following4 #bffi ,lampreys4 #bfgj ,the same4 #bfga ,q aske4 #bfgb ,the same4 #bfgc ,qq4 this4 #bfgd ,qq4 the4 #bfge ,embraced4 #bfgf ,the same4 ,q omits this scene4 #bfgg ,with facings on his coat1 such as fools wore4 #bfgh ,an extant pamphlet records this monstrosity4 #bfgi ,seek to be made guardians to idiots1 in order to enjoy their revenues4 #bfhj ,some copies read something of his guilt3 some advauncing his high-colored4 #bfha ,accomplishments4 #bfhb ,flushing was in the hands of the ,english as security for a loan1 and presumably the garrison was unpopular with the townspeople4 #bfhc ,talc4 #bfhd ,chamber in the ,duke's ,palace4 #bfhe ,lantern4 #bfhf ,absolutely4 #bfhg 8,it is whence you fall1 not whither1 that matters40 #bfhh ,chamber in the ,duke's ,palace4 #bfhi ,pair4 #bfij ,stuck1 stoccado1 a thrust4 #bfia ,q omits4 #bfib ,the same4 #bfic ,drunken4 #bfid ,q omits ll4 #bg-dg4 #bfie ,an eruption4 #bfif ,bullen's emend4 ,qq4 read ',t is requisite1 the parts with piety ,and soft respect forbears1 be closely dogd4 ,for soft1 other copies read loft1 lost4 #bfig ,wrinkles4 #bfih ,uncover4 #bfii ,the same4 #bgjj ,how does it become me8 #bgja ,cleanseth4 #bgjb ,treating with cosmetics4 #bgjc ,the same4 #bgjd ,dodsley's emend4 ,q pent21 ,q spent4 #bgje ,thoroughly4 #bgjf ,by4 #bgjg ,i4 e4 a ,huguenot4 #bgjh ,ovid4 ,her4 ,epist4 i4 #ec1 with ,troja for ,sion4 #bgji ,virgil1 ,aeneid1 ii4 #eed4 #bgaj ,cheat4 #bgaa ,a room in the ,duke's ,palace4 #bgab ,streams4 #bgac ,so ,q1 ,q complaints4 #bgad ,q omits ll4 #cf-agf4 #bgae ,a kind of wild geese were supposed to grow from barnacles4 #bgaf ,a form of torture4 #bgag ,welshmen were notoriously proud of their pedigree4 #bgah ,crape4 #bgai ,qq4 fowl4 ,perhaps a pun4 #bgbj ,pair of stays1 bodice4 #bgba ,the same4 #bgbb ,shave2 here1 mow4 #bgbc ,the usual costume of ,hymen in masques4 #bgbd ,so ,bullen4 ,qq4 cloake1 cloke4 #bgbe ,the same4 #bgbf ,whose force alone4 #bgbg ,seneca1 ,epist4 xliv4 #bgbh ,a forest near the sea4 #bgbi ,qq4 safely4 #bgcj ,vanity1 frivolity4 #bgca ,the same1 continued4 #bgcb ,q omits2 ,q you4 #bgcc ,secretly4 #bgcd ,qq4 ,cel4 #bgce ,palace of the ,duke4 #bgcf ,the tags of the laces fastening the 8busk10 the whale-bone in the front of the stays4 #bgcg ,lover4 #bgch ,this speech should probably be given to ,bianca4 #bgci ,the same1 continued4 #bgdj ,a slow dance4 #bgda ,dyce cites ,les ,guanto from ,munday as the name of a courtly dance4 #bgdb ,the same1 continued4 #bgdc ,prepare for4 #bgdd ,adapted from ,seneca1 ,phoen4 #fcb4 8,he seeks an uncertain reward1 but certain guilt40 #bgde ,intimate4 #bgdf ,qq4 note on margin3 ,shoots under his belly4 #bgdg ,opponent4 #bgdh ,upbraids4 #bgdi ,court of the ,palace4 #bgej ,the same4 #bgea ,qq4 lov'd4 #bgeb ,embrace4 #bgec ,salt1 licentious4 #bged ,qq4 bloud4 #bgee ,qq4 sinne in good4 #bgef ,cuckolds4 #bgeg ,probe4 #bgeh 8,carrying coals20 menial employment4 #bgei ,deighton's emend4 ,qq4 banishing4 #bgfj ,are cut out of the same cloth4 #bgfa ,a room in the ,palace4 ,q omits this scene4 #bgfb ,meaning uncertain4 8,coiled up into a small compass10 ,nares4 8,inconvenienced10 ,halliwell4 ,deighton would read hoistered1 8an ,essex word meaning #8supported1' #8held up1' an extension of #8hoisted1' as #8hoisted' is an extension of #8hoised4'0 #bgfc ,a perfume ball4 #bgfd ,stinking fellows3 the mob4 #bgfe ,before the ,citadel4 #bgff ,q omits ll4 #aa-dc4 #bgfg ,crowded4 #bgfh ,a hero in ,orlando ,furioso4 7,reed47 #bgfi ,bullen's emend4 ,qq4 stream4 #bggj ,the same4 #bgga ,heroes in ,the ,mirrour of ,knighthood4 #bggb ,q this4 #bggc ,cicero1 ,ad ,fam4 ix4 #bb4 7,bullen47 #bggd ,q omits ll4 #a-cg4 #bgge ,cf4 ,,ii4 ii4 #fd4 #bggf ,ovid1 ,tristia1 ii4 #cc4 7,bullen47 #bggg ,talk closely together1 as if conspiring4 #bggh ,seneca1 ,agam4 #aae4 7,bullen47 #bggi ,q inserts here3 ,mend4 ,hast been with ,maria8 ,mal4 ,as your scrivener to your usurer1 ,i have dealt about taking of this commodity1 but she's cold-frosty4 ,these lines seem to have been meant to take the place of ll4 #dh-eh1 which were left in by mistake4 ,q omits ll4 #ei-gb4 #bghj ,qq4 ,why4 #bgha ,niggardly4 #bghb ,deighton suggests feareth4 #bghc ,the ,presence-,chamber4 #bghd ,head-dresses4 #bghe ,a part of dress1 now usually called a vandyke3 it fell flat upon the dress from the neck1 and succeeded the stiff ruffs4 7,nares47 #bghf ,or poking-stick1 for setting the plaits of ruffs4 #bghg ,so ,q4 ,some copies of ,q windle4 ,bullen suggests wimble1 nimble4 #bghh ,outweigh4 #bghi ,some copies of ,q give this line to ,maria4 #bgij ,from ,thomas ,bastard's ,chrestoleros1 #aeih4 7,bullen47 #bgia ,qq4 gives this line to ,aurelia4 #bgib ,regions4 #bgic ,deceiving4 #bgid ,qq4 as4 #bgie ,qq4 ,pietro4 #bgif ,q omits ll4 #adh-agb4 #bgig ,qq4 conceale4 #bgih ,the disreputable district4 #bgii ,wholly4 #bhjj ,flaws4 #bhja ,ben ,jonson's4 #bhjb ,defeat4 #bhjc ,room in ,frankford's house4 #bhjd ,q ,acton4 #bhje ,the ,shaking of the ,sheets1 or ,the ,dance of ,death1 was a well-known ballad and dance tune4 #bhjf ,gained the dignity4 #bhjg ,in preparation for marrying4 #bhjh ,reduces her to submission4 #bhji ,the points where the strings of a musical instrument are stopped4 #bhaj ,streamers4 #bhaa ,boisterous4 #bhab ,q ,but4 #bhac ,gold coins worth about #b4ej4 #bhad ,shake hands on it4 #bhae ,yard of the same4 #bhaf ,frolic1 bout4 #bhag ,the names of the dance-tunes here were all familiar4 #bhah ,chevy ,chase4 #bhai ,on the descent4 #bhbj ,pluck4 #bhba ,call back4 #bhbb ,verity explains as 8booty10 but apparently it is the same as jesses4 #bhbc ,leg-straps4 #bhbd ,quarry3 8the swoop upon the bird40 7,n4 ,e4 ,d47 #bhbe ,not satisfactorily explained4 #bhbf ,attacked afresh4 #bhbg ,toes4 #bhbh ,unexplained4 #bhbi ,the rest of the speech seems to refer to ,mountford's hawk4 #bhcj ,bungler4 #bhca ,curly-tailed4 #bhcb ,limit of liability4 #bhcc ,abundantly4 #bhcd ,arrest4 #bhce ,overflows #bhcf ,have made good progress4 #bhcg ,splashed4 #bhch ,versed4 #bhci ,forming factions4 #bhdj ,judged4 #bhda ,resources4 #bhdb ,accomplishments4 #bhdc ,grieves4 #bhdd ,use4 #bhde ,the ,gaol4 #bhdf ,changed4 #bhdg ,to prevent failure4 #bhdh ,feeble4 #bhdi ,paid over4 #bhej ,frankford's house4 #bhea ,conceive4 #bheb ,foolish4 #bhec ,relationship4 #bhed ,opprobrious4 #bhee ,acquire1 add4 #bhef ,secret proceedings4 #bheg ,sneaking4 #bheh ,sir ,charles ,mountford's house4 #bhei ,interest4 #bhfj ,extremely rigorously4 #bhfa ,list4 ,properly a list of names to be prayed for4 #bhfb ,ed4 conj4 tyrannous4 #bhfc ,of the debtor's prison4 #bhfd ,legal transactions4 #bhfe ,frankford's house4 #bhff ,tray for removing dishes4 #bhfg ,table-cover4 #bhfh ,small logs4 #bhfi ,await4 #bhgj ,economist4 #bhga ,maker of quarrels4 #bhgb ,evidence4 #bhgc ,resentment4 #bhgd ,of noble origin4 #bhge ,avoid4 #bhgf ,pack4 #bhgg ,well done4 #bhgh ,be my partner4 #bhgi ,be their opponents4 #bhhj ,a game like cribbage4 #bhha ,an earlier kind of whist4 #bhhb ,be shut out4 #bhhc ,cut4 #bhhd ,pack4 #bhhe ,this line should probably be given to ,mrs4 ,f4 ,if not1 ,cranwell exit here with ,jenkin4 #bhhf ,old ,mountford's house4 #bhhg ,rioting4 #bhhh ,york ,castle4 #bhhi ,ceased4 #bhij ,joyful4 #bhia ,too base in their conduct4 7,ward47 #bhib ,ed4 conj4 ,qq4 in4 #bhic ,lose4 #bhid ,weigh impartially4 #bhie ,verity emends to expectation4 #bhif ,frankford's house4 #bhig ,influence with4 #bhih ,less severe4 #bhii ,good fellow4 #bijj ,armed4 #bija ,cause discomfort to4 #bijb ,intimacy4 #bijc ,another part of the house4 #bijd ,outside the house4 #bije ,bow-shots4 #bijf ,the hall of the house4 ,note that in the ,qq4 these scenes are continuous4 #bijg ,delay4 #bijh ,established his case4 7,ward47 #biji ,count backwards4 #biaj ,dressing-gown4 #biaa ,outcast4 #biab ,rank4 #biac ,nearby4 #biad ,permit4 #biae ,before ,sir ,francis ,acton's house4 #biaf ,dressed4 #biag ,a ,celtic foot-soldier2 often used in contempt4 #biah ,a small coin4 #biai ,penny4 #bibj ,tell4 #biba ,dressed finely4 #bibb ,wonder4 #bibc ,frankford's house4 #bibd ,wire used to support a ruff4 #bibe ,variation4 #bibf ,merry4 #bibg ,road near ,mistress ,frankford's manor4 #bibh ,sworn4 #bibi ,commands4 #bicj ,food4 #bica ,enchanted1 seduced4 #bicb ,made this trouble4 #bicc ,acquired these languages perfectly4 #bicd ,before the ,manor ,house4 #bice ,conducts4 #bicf ,dutiful4 #bicg ,dwells4 #bich ,the ,manor ,home4 ,the scene was really unchanged4 #bici ,condition4 #bidj ,verity suggests1 ,once more 7i4 e4 ,kiss me once more72 thy wife dies1 etc4 #bida ,cut and filled in with gold4 #bidb ,pure4 #bidc ,compare4 #bidd ,the ,q spellings ,rafe and ,raph indicate the pronunciation4 #bide ,from the ,second ,edition1 #afce4 #bidf ,fastidious4 #bidg ,idem4 8,this ,prologue is almost an exact ,transcript of #8,the ,prologue at the ,black fryers' prefixed to ,lyly's ,sapho and ,phaon40 7,murch47 #bidh ,marjoram4 #bidi ,disapproval4 #biej ,q authors4 #biea ,probably ,whitefriars1 a private theatre4 #bieb ,jeers4 #biec ,the placard announcing the name of the play4 #bied ,i4 e4 a member of the ,grocers' ,guild1 one of the great livery companies4 #biee ,behave trickily4 #bief ,a lost play1 author unknown4 #bieg ,heywood's ,if you know not me1 you know nobody1 pt4 ,,ii4 #bieh ,peele's ,edward ,i4 #biei ,wonderful4 #bifj ,dear4 #bifa ,was to have seen4 #bifb ,perhaps ,edward ,,iv1 ascribed to ,heywood4 #bifc ,a lost play4 #bifd ,this play was first acted by the children of ,her ,majesty's ,revels4 #bife ,apparel4 #biff ,disparage4 #bifg ,swaggering4 #bifh ,with slight changes from #a ,henry ,,iv1 ,i4 iii4 #bja4 #bifi ,an early play of unknown authorship4 #bigj ,see ,the ,spanish ,tragedy1 ante4 #biga ,a pipe resembling a hautboy4 #bigb ,attacks on individuals4 #bigc ,a room in the house of ,venturewell4 #bigd ,markets4 #bige ,indulged my passions4 #bigf ,is her own confidant1 and knows best4 #bigg ,so feeble a personality4 #bigh ,against masterless men4 #bigi ,another room in the same4 #bihj ,hindrances4 #biha ,richard ,mulcaster1 headmaster of ,st4 ,paul's ,school1 #aeif-afjh4 ,he trained the pupils to act4 #bihb ,restrain4 #bihc ,rake4 #bihd ,crossbow4 #bihe ,inclination4 #bihf ,the 8annual military muster of the citizens1 embodying all the companies1 for the purpose of forming a regular guard for the city during the ensuing year40 7,dyce47 #bihg ,embroidered4 #bihh ,hear me out4 #bihi ,qq4 men4 #biij ,off4 #biia ,the passage is condensed from ,palmerin d',oliva1 the romance to which ,palmerin of ,england is a sequel4 #biib ,giants4 #biic ,i4 e4 a counter4 #biid ,specifics used against the plague4 #biie ,i4 e4 visited by the plague4 #biif ,spurring4 #biig ,heraldic4 #biih ,honest4 #biii ,a room in ,merrythought's house4 #cjjj ,squander4 #cjja ,gallows-bird4 #cjjb ,to be careful4 #cjjc ,certainly4 #cjjd ,dinner and supper hours4 #cjje ,stick to your opinion4 #cjjf ,gallows-bird4 #cjjg ,ill luck to him4 #cjjh ,be frugal4 #cjji ,a kind of a violin4 #cjaj ,the game of see-saw4 #cjaa ,ed4 #aggh1 ,god's wounds4 #cjab ,a room in the house of ,venturewell4 #cjac ,close4 #cjad ,a master of fencing4 #cjae ,waltham forest4 #cjaf ,this seems to be an allusion to a sham-battle at ,mile-,end1 the green at which was used as a training ground4 #cjag ,spaniards4 #cjah ,fowling-piece4 #cjai ,a term of endearment4 #cjbj ,go hang4 #cjba ,in abundance4 #cjbb ,breeches4 #cjbc ,an infusion of knot-grass was supposed to retard growth4 #cjbd ,the mistress of ,ptolme1 the friend of ,palmerin4 #cjbe ,with a vengeance4 #cjbf ,imperial1 i4 e4 emperor4 #cjbg ,another part of the forest4 #cjbh ,and also4 #cjbi ,ready4 #cjcj ,salute him as superior4 7,moorman47 #cjca ,i4 e4 ,livery companies1 guilds4 #cjcb ,man for man4 #cjcc ,another part of the forest4 #cjcd ,cf4 ,changeling1 ,i4 ii4 #gf and note4 #cjce ,befoul4 #cjcf ,a healing herb4 #cjcg ,john ,dory1 according to the legend1 engaged with the ,king of ,france to bring the crew of an ,english ship prisoners to ,paris1 but was himself captured whilst making the attempt4 ,the song and tune were for a long time popular in ,england4 7,strachey47 #cjch ,teach him4 #cjci ,vagaries4 #cjdj ,a lump4 #cjda ,appease787 7,moorman47 ,perhaps1 have him bound to keep the peace4 #cjdb ,mischievous4 #cjdc ,wager4 #cjdd ,silence6 #cjde ,the same4 #cjdf ,traveling1 spurring along4 #cjdg ,youth4 #cjdh ,fiery dragon4 #cjdi ,before the ,bell ,inn1 ,waltham4 #cjej ,severely4 #cjea ,great dirty lout4 #cjeb ,consoling4 #cjec ,running footmen had their legs greased to keep them supple4 #cjed ,a common trick of the ostlers of the time to prevent the horses from eating the hay4 7,weber47 #cjee ,blockhead4 #cjef ,a room in the house of ,venturewell4 #cjeg ,something used to bind together the bushes composing a hedge4 7,n4 ,e4 ,d47 #cjeh ,thirteen miles beyond ,waltham4 #cjei ,a room in ,merrythought's house4 #cjfj ,pass4 #cjfa ,where the heads of traitors and heretics were exposed4 #cjfb ,thief4 #cjfc ,waltham-forest4 #cjfd ,capable of endurance4 #cjfe ,foolish4 #cjff ,give in4 #cjfg ,does4 #cjfh ,warrant for arrest4 #cjfi ,a room in the ,bell ,inn1 ,waltham4 #cjgj ,arrest4 #cjga ,go hang4 #cjgb ,serious4 #cjgc ,killed4 #cjgd ,dwell4 #cjge ,elegant1 courteous1 noble4 #cjgf ,pointing upward4 ,the reference is1 of course1 to the usual sign of the barber-surgeon4 #cjgg ,circumference4 #cjgh ,balls of soap4 #cjgi ,i4 e4 ,the puppet-show of ,nineveh4 #cjhj ,jonah and the whale4 #cjha ,the street before ,merrythought's house4 #cjhb ,at once4 #cjhc ,before a barber's shop1 ,waltham4 #cjhd ,knock4 #cjhe ,foolish4 #cjhf ,pay for4 #cjhg ,feign4 #cjhh ,old form of scotched1 cut4 #cjhi ,certificate of citizenship4 #cjij ,the pox or syphilis was also known as the ,french disease4 #cjia ,the resort of prostitutes4 #cjib ,a common method of treating syphilis4 #cjic ,the street before ,merrythought's house4 #cjid ,his old habits4 #cjie ,military leader4 #cjif ,ignorant787 ingrate787 #cjig ,qualities4 #cjih ,a lively dance4 #cjii ,be lively4 #cajj ,after his own nature4 #caja ,qq4 begin ,act ,,iv here4 #cajb ,armour4 #cajc ,tagged laces used to attach the hose or breeches to the doublet4 #cajd ,a street4 #caje ,a loose woman4 #cajf ,apparently a prison attached to the ,court of ,arches4 #cajg ,an allusion to an incident in a play called ,the ,travailes of the ,three ,english ,brothers1 by ,day1 ,rowley1 and ,wilkins4 #cajh ,another theatre4 #caji ,tales4 #caaj ,by ,heywood4 ,but ,dagonet is in ,malory4 #caaa ,a ,hall in the ,king of ,moldavia's ,court4 #caab ,serious4 #caac ,indenture4 #caad ,a mock learned form of nipitate1 or strong ale4 #caae ,salted4 #caaf ,used as ointment4 #caag ,stockings without feet1 worn with boots4 #caah ,handsomer4 #caai ,a room in the house of ,venturewell4 #cabj ,upstairs4 #caba ,pretty long4 #cabb ,in anticipation of4 #cabc ,acquired4 #cabd ,another room in the house of ,venturewell4 #cabe ,so ed4 #agej4 ,qq4 mourning4 #cabf ,test4 #cabg ,fear not for me4 #cabh ,hidden4 #cabi ,in ,qq4 this speech is in prose3 probably correctly4 #cacj ,a street before ,merrythought's house4 #caca ,penny4 #cacb ,portmanteau4 #cacc ,have a say4 #cacd ,cf4 ,spanish ,tragedy1 ,i4 #a #cace ,dyce emends to stock4 #cacf ,neatly1 expertly4 #cacg ,blood-letting4 #cach ,spawn4 #caci ,shut up1 confined4 ,sympson emend4 ,qq4 mute4 #cadj ,a lean deer4 #cada ,a buck in his second year4 #cadb ,hoxton4 #cadc ,setting thrums or tufts on a cap4 7,murch47 ,fingering4 7,moorman47 #cadd ,a room in the house of ,venturewell4 #cade ,foolish4 #cadf ,sorrow1 melancholy4 #cadg ,magnificent4 #cadh ,i4 e4 full membership in his ,company4 #cadi ,ramrod4 #caej ,guard 7,moorman72 regiment 7,murch74 #caea ,a street 7and afterwards ,mile-,end74 #caeb ,ensign 7the flag or its bearer74 #caec ,musket4 #caed ,serious4 #caee ,flint4 #caef ,bloated4 #caeg ,band4 #caeh ,weapons4 #caei ,the ,lord ,mayor's barge4 #cafj ,a room in ,merrythought's house4 #cafa ,tankard4 #cafb ,so printed in ,qq4 #cafc ,qq4 omit4 ,added in ,ed4 of #aggh4 #cafd ,shoemaker's thread4 #cafe ,baton4 #caff ,befouled himself4 #cafg ,ask the price of1 bargain for4 #cafh ,as the ,london prentices did on ,shrove ,tuesday4 #cafi ,cf4 the speech of ,andrea's ,ghost in ,the ,spanish ,tragedy1 ,i4 i41 many lines of which are here parodied4 #cagj ,part4 #caga ,meanwhile4 #cagb ,this list is taken with slight changes from ,q4 ,q omits it4 #cagc ,the presence chamber in the palace4 #cagd ,cheat4 #cage ,bow4 #cagf ,lovers4 #cagg ,q and ,q insert as ,i4 #cagh ,unbalanced in mind4 #cagi ,i4 e4 ,alexander the ,great4 #cahj ,swollen4 ,q and ,q belied4 #caha ,bugbears4 #cahb ,to succeeding kings4 #cahc ,a model prince4 #cahd ,the phrase1 a dog of wax1 is used elsewhere in a contemptuous sense1 but has not been explained4 #cahe ,refer to4 #cahf ,ostentation1 swagger4 #cahg ,probably corrupt4 ,q truant4 ,mod4 edd4 conjecture tyrant2 recreant2 in a true tertian4 #cahh ,love4 #cahi ,mason conj4 ,qq4 ,f4 you4 ,if you could flatter me without ruining your families by antagonizing the king4 #caij ,q4 ,other edd4 injuries4 #caia ,mere4 #caib ,arethusa's apartment in the palace4 #caic ,a fabulous serpent that killed with a glance4 #caid ,suspicious4 #caie ,anticipate4 #caif ,an apartment in the palace4 #caig ,construe1 interpret4 #caih ,advance4 #caii ,a gallery in the palace4 #cbjj ,in charge of the maids of honor4 #cbja ,chaste4 #cbjb ,note of indebtedness4 #cbjc ,only in ,q4 #cbjd ,a kind of thistle used as a medicine4 #cbje ,cross-bow4 #cbjf ,blood letting4 #cbjg ,conger-eel4 #cbjh ,i4 e4 cold4 #cbji ,responsive4 #cbaj ,blank verses4 #cbaa ,stately dances4 #cbab ,arethusa's apartment in the palace4 #cbac ,before ,pharamond's lodging in the court of the palace4 #cbad ,finely dressed4 #cbae ,closing the eyes4 #cbaf ,convinced4 #cbag ,dressed4 #cbah ,behavior4 #cbai ,portentous1 ominous4 #cbbj ,the court of the palace4 #cbba ,scrupulous4 #cbbb ,raise an armed force4 #cbbc ,deceived4 #cbbd ,arethusa's apartment in the palace4 #cbbe ,plan4 #cbbf ,lover4 #cbbg ,for fear of4 #cbbh ,it was believed that scorpions1 applied to the wound they made1 cured it4 #cbbi ,actaeon4 #cbcj ,before the palace4 #cbca ,a hunting dog4 ,lyme leash4 #cbcb ,an allusion to a religious work1 ,thomas ,bacon's ,the ,sicke ,man's ,salve1 #aefa4 #cbcc ,acting as a doctor4 #cbcd ,almanacs gave the proper seasons for blood-letting4 #cbce ,chaste4 #cbcf ,coat of arms4 ,mason explains that the reference is to the introduction of stars into a coat of arms1 denoting a younger branch4 #cbcg ,baggage4 #cbch ,spanish fly1 used as a provocative4 #cbci ,a forest4 #cbdj ,with a cross-bow for shooting stones4 #cbda ,the assay or slitting of the deer1 in order to test the quality of the flesh1 which involved a fee to the keeper4 #cbdb ,the hart's horns1 which are covered with velvet pile when new4 #cbdc ,re-cover4 #cbdd ,a lean doe4 #cbde ,creeping stealthily4 #cbdf ,a fast one4 #cbdg ,suitable4 #cbdh ,another part of the forest4 #cbdi ,formerly used to women as well as to men4 #cbej ,bouts4 #cbea ,cudgels4 #cbeb ,god judge4 #cbec ,broad sword4 #cbed ,alive4 #cbee ,another part of the forest4 #cbef ,sleepiness4 #cbeg ,pursuers4 #cbeh ,pyramid4 #cbei ,before the palace4 #cbfj ,a prison4 #cbfa ,mason conj4 ,qq4 ,f4 my 444 yours4 #cbfb ,a state-room in the palace4 #cbfc ,q ,other edd4 omit4 #cbfd ,i4 e4 fearing for4 #cbfe ,i4 e4 shopkeepers1 who were in the habit of thus addressing passers-by4 #cbff ,trifle1 whim4 #cbfg ,eat patterns on4 #cbfh ,creases4 #cbfi ,fatten4 #cbgj ,geese4 #cbga ,a street4 #cbgb ,darlings4 #cbgc ,apprentices1 who were bound by indentures1 and whose usual weapons were clubs4 ,throughout these scenes1 it is1 of course1 ,london citizens who are in view4 #cbgd ,a cloth1 made of wool1 sometimes mixed with silk1 with a watered surface4 #cbge ,colored cloth interwoven with copper4 #cbgf ,embroidered cloth1 originally of gold and silk4 #cbgg ,cringers787 duck-hunters7874 #cbgh ,a pun on velour4 #cbgi ,a pun on collars4 #cbhj ,another pun4 ,rose-nobles were gold coins4 #cbha ,a small vessel4 #cbhb ,float idly4 #cbhc ,be basely occupied4 #cbhd ,swaggering words4 #cbhe ,a male sparrow-hawk1 with a pun on the weapon4 #cbhf ,stewed4 #cbhg ,disembowel4 #cbhh ,instrument for cleaning a gun4 #cbhi ,fray out4 #cbij ,the caul about the hart's paunch4 #cbia ,ribbons1 tape4 #cbib ,have his eyelids sewed together like a hawk's4 #cbic ,i4 e4 a bastard1 one born after the convivialities of a church feast4 #cbid ,thin silk4 #cbie ,a sort of kite4 #cbif ,diminutive of dons4 #cbig ,in allusion to ,brazenose ,college1 ,oxford4 #cbih ,cittern4 #cbii ,hornless animal4 #ccjj ,a hero in ,the ,mirrour of ,knighthood1 a romance from the ,spanish4 ,see ,the ,knight of the ,burning ,pestle4 #ccja ,roistering blades4 #ccjb ,steel caps4 #ccjc ,cask 7,pharamond74 #ccjd ,courtiers clad in scarlet4 #ccje ,perfumed hands4 #ccjf ,band4 #ccjg ,train4 #ccjh ,an apartment in the palace4 #ccji ,shall be sorry to be denied4 #ccaj ,in some barbarous countries1 it was believed that the murderer inherited the form and qualities of his victim4 7,mason47 #ccaa ,quick to understand4 #ccab ,an apartment in the palace4 #ccac ,so ,q4 ,q above4 ,the choice of reading depends on whether her refers to ,aspatia or ,evadne4 #ccad ,in turn4 #ccae ,cf4 ,v4 iii4 #db4 #ccaf ,under what circumstances4 #ccag ,theo4 emend4 ,qq4 omit4 #ccah ,so ,q4 ,q and ,q about4 #ccai ,a hall in the palace1 with a gallery full of spectators4 #ccbj ,done4 #ccba ,moody4 #ccbb ,a corruption of ,god's 787 #ccbc ,wenches4 #ccbd ,foolish4 #ccbe ,quarrel4 #ccbf ,flageolets4 #ccbg ,q quenching4 #ccbh ,i4 e4 of the court ladies4 #ccbi ,will4 #cccj ,crushed787 or beaten by the waves7874 #ccca ,q adds here if not her measure1 plausibly explained by ,fleay as a stage-direction1 ,another measure4 #cccb ,so ,q4 ,q ,a thanks to every one1 and4 #cccc ,setting1 the ,west4 ,qq4 ,sect1 emended by ,seward4 #cccd ,the effulgence of the court4 7,thorndike47 #ccce ,ante-room to ,evadne's bed-chamber4 #cccf ,i4 e4 the trick4 7,thorndike47 #cccg ,cause the loss of the game4 #ccch ,drive at a fast pace4 #ccci ,untimely4 #ccdj ,so ,dyce4 ,q right4 ,other ,qq4 and ,f night4 #ccda ,artful4 #ccdb ,by turns4 #ccdc ,pleases4 #ccdd ,only in ,q4 #ccde ,in ,q only4 #ccdf ,so ,q4 ,q wisht4 #ccdg ,bullen conjectures hand4 #ccdh ,despatch4 #ccdi ,proclaim4 #ccej ,so edd4 #aggh4 ,early ,qq4 and ,f that4 #ccea ,q left4 #cceb ,am convinced4 #ccec ,secretly4 #cced ,q longing4 #ccee ,an apartment in the house of ,calianax4 #ccef ,addressed to ,theseus4 #cceg ,q bravely4 #cceh ,q reads ,suppose ,i 444 now4 #ccei ,living representation4 #ccfj ,laughing-stock4 #ccfa ,ante-room to ,evadne's bed-chamber4 #ccfb ,no more dressed4 #ccfc ,the ,qq4 have no point after more2 ,f has a comma4 #ccfd ,in ,qq4 and ,f this sentence is given to ,evadne1 her name becoming a speech-tag4 #ccfe ,ingenuous4 #ccff ,tale-tellers4 #ccfg ,so ,sympson4 ,qq4 and ,f lives4 #ccfh ,fortunate qualities4 #ccfi ,convinced4 #ccgj ,a room in the palace4 #ccga ,affects me deeply4 #ccgb ,irresistible4 #ccgc ,cajoled4 #ccgd ,cowardly4 #ccge ,satisfy1 make mild4 #ccgf ,alive4 #ccgg ,race1 stock4 #ccgh ,an apartment of ,evadne4 #ccgi ,gloves manufactured at ,milan4 #cchj ,theobald read1 ,as though sh'ad4 ,other edd4 take fill in sense of 8cover with writing20 ,dyce as 8inflame10 which is perhaps best4 #ccha ,the dog-star1 ,sirius4 #cchb ,dog-rose3 also used of the canker worm1 a disease attacking plants4 ,cf4 ,v4 i4 #gf4 #cchc ,cowardly4 #cchd ,q very sorry4 #cche ,frighten4 #cchf ,a tame wolf4 #cchg ,stake4 #cchh ,the marsh where the ,hydra lived which ,hercules slew4 #cchi ,qq4 and ,f eyes4 #ccij ,a hall in the palace4 #ccia ,haply4 #ccib ,shameless fellows4 ,so ,q4 ,q ff4 ,eaters4 #ccic ,so ,dyce4 ,old edd4 him4 #ccid ,family4 #ccie ,astrologers4 #ccif ,loyal4 #ccig ,without self-control4 #ccih ,a room in the palace4 #ccii ,most mod4 edd4 begin a new scene here4 #cdjj ,q virtue4 #cdja ,a corroding disease4 ,cf4 ,,iv4 i4 #he1 note4 #cdjb ,shooting stars4 #cdjc ,easily infected4 #cdjd ,finely dressed4 #cdje ,before the ,fort4 #cdjf ,anteroom to ,amintor's apartments4 #cdjg ,only in ,q4 #cdjh ,untimely4 #cdji ,surpass4 #cdaj ,wildness4 #cdaa ,qq4 sounds4 #cdab ,race4 #cdac ,i4 e4 the judgment which must be passed on them4 #cdad ,called in question3 endangered4 #cdae ,q4 ,q omits4 ,some copies of ,q read merry4 #cdaf ,garlands4 #cdag ,leather 7from ,cordova in ,spain74 #cdah ,entice4 #cdai ,culture4 #cdbj ,passions4 #cdba ,in the neighbourhood of a village4 #cdbb ,veins4 #cdbc ,seat of the passions4 #cdbd ,embrace4 #cdbe ,weak4 #cdbf ,more gracious4 #cdbg ,another part of the wood4 #cdbh ,beauty4 #cdbi ,q-,q omit4 #cdcj ,f pure4 #cdca ,worship4 #cdcb ,aim1 purpose4 #cdcc ,cyparissus1 metamorphosed into a cypress4 #cdcd ,sorrow4 #cdce ,its4 #cdcf ,tithonus'4 ,f reads ,titans4 #cdcg ,a pasture4 #cdch ,dyce emend4 ,qq #a-d transpose down and loud1 ,f low falling 444 down calling4 #cdci ,unwholesome4 #cddj ,the wood before ,clorin's bower4 #cdda ,q high4 #cddb ,q lop4 #cddc ,water-lily4 #cddd ,mad4 #cdde ,buckthorn4 #cddf ,septfoil4 #cddg ,loosestrife4 #cddh ,orchis mascula4 #cddi ,q forces4 #cdej ,amazement4 #cdea ,q errant4 #cdeb ,q-,q omit4 #cdec ,view4 #cded ,another part of the wood4 #cdee ,q-,q praise4 #cdef ,qq4 ,f he4 #cdeg ,q ff4 nimble4 #cdeh ,another part of the wood4 #cdei ,high laced boots4 #cdfj ,part of the wood with the holy well4 #cdfa ,q and ,q reformed4 #cdfb ,early edd4 ,ex4 ,amaryllis1 ,perigot4 #cdfc ,f ,i 'll seek him out2 and for thy ,courtesie4 #cdfd ,ed4 conj4 ,early edd4 ,she would4 #cdfe ,the popular explanation of the foam secreted by the cicada4 #cdff ,q ff4 ,f ,i loved4 #cdfg ,new-born4 #cdfh ,band4 #cdfi ,part of the wood4 #cdgj ,lose4 #cdga ,lace bought at ,st4 ,audrey's ,fair at ,ely4 #cdgb ,the wood before ,clorin's bower4 #cdgc ,q-,q lower4 #cdgd ,f cut off4 #cdge ,abundance4 #cdgf ,potent4 #cdgg ,discomfort4 #cdgh ,part of the wood with the holy well4 #cdgi ,a dale in the wood4 #cdhj ,dell4 #cdha ,vile4 ,f wild4 #cdhb ,biscuits4 #cdhc ,mad4 #cdhd ,the wood before ,clorin's bower4 #cdhe ,a village4 #cdhf ,the wood before ,clorin's bower4 #cdhg ,scent4 #cdhh ,withdraws4 #cdhi ,a pasture4 #cdij ,chaucer4 #cdia ,the wolf4 #cdib ,betrothed4 #cdic ,embrace4 #cdid ,part of the wood4 #cdie ,appearance4 #cdif ,the wood before ,clorin's bower4 #cdig ,q-,q these2 ,f each4 #cdih ,moorman's conj4 for ,qq4 cleanse thee4 ,f reads1 ,this perhaps will cleanse again4 #cdii ,bleedings4 #cejj ,well-earned morsels4 7,moorman47 #ceja ,cloud-drift4 #cejb ,q ,f thickets4 #cejc ,speed4 #cejd ,a hall in the house of ,la ,castre4 #ceje ,at once4 #cejf ,moulted4 #cejg ,incited4 #cejh ,deceived4 #ceji ,a street before the same house4 #ceaj ,feeble4 #ceaa ,with narrow buttocks4 #ceab ,barbary horses4 #ceac ,puppets4 #cead ,tooth-picks4 #ceae ,supposed to be a provocative4 #ceaf ,attempt it4 #ceag ,old edd4 witty4 #ceah ,countenance4 #ceai ,a bar of iron with fetters attached4 #cebj ,room in the house of ,la ,castre4 #ceba ,desire4 #cebb ,cheat4 #cebc ,surpass4 #cebd ,haply4 #cebe ,please4 #cebf ,god's body6 #cebg ,foolish4 #cebh ,obsequious attention4 #cebi ,seek4 #cecj ,i4e4 with great precision4 #ceca ,a garden belonging to the house of ,la ,castre4 #cecb ,estate4 #cecc ,courted4 #cecd ,vain-glorious4 #cece ,f would fain4 #cecf ,satirist4 #cecg ,against all attacks4 #cech ,alive4 #ceci ,fastidious4 #cedj ,formerly used to women as well as to men4 #ceda ,boastful4 #cedb ,the expectation formed of you4 #cedc ,sympson suggests above4 #cedd ,get rid of4 ,f lose4 #cede ,a hall in the house of ,nantolet4 #cedf ,slipper4 #cedg ,a lively dance4 #cedh ,moderation4 #cedi ,admirers4 #ceej ,contemptuously treated4 #ceea ,a garden belonging to the house of ,nantolet1 with a summer-house in the back-ground4 #ceeb ,fastidious4 #ceec ,reputation4 #ceed ,this ,s4 ,d4 is from ,dyce4 #ceee ,peeping4 #ceef ,idly fingering4 #ceeg ,strong ale4 #ceeh ,partly a prayer-book4 #ceei ,accuse1 tax4 #cefj ,where the houses of ill-repute were situated4 #cefa ,dissolute fellows4 #cefb ,flouted4 #cefc ,a public walk4 #cefd ,grimaces4 #cefe ,gestures1 antics4 #ceff ,instructions4 #cefg ,private4 #cefh ,secret inclination4 #cefi ,entirely3 a phrase from the game of hazard4 #cegj ,arrogance4 #cega ,limits4 #cegb ,perhaps lard1 fatten4 #cegc ,estates4 #cegd ,ff4 conventions4 #cege ,dogs kept chained on account of their fierceness4 #cegf ,treated contemptuously4 #cegg ,surpass4 #cegh ,stalking-horse4 #cegi ,bitter jests4 #cehj ,fair one4 #ceha ,old edd4 fight4 #cehb ,accomplishments4 #cehc ,wanton wench4 #cehd ,jovial4 #cehe ,ital4 8enough40 #cehf ,fool4 #cehg ,swaggering lord4 #cehh ,several editors read choler4 #cehi ,browned4 #ceij ,stupid dog4 #ceia ,vile4 #ceib ,apparently some extravagance of dress4 #ceic ,ff4 they4 #ceid ,bairn4 #ceie ,a street before the lodging of ,pinac4 #ceif ,mock4 ,so ,sympson4 ,ff4 do4 #ceig ,scoff4 #ceih ,reputation4 #ceii ,in term-time ,london was full of strangers from the country 7,dyce47 #cfjj ,a public walk4 #cfja ,cajole4 #cfjb ,vile4 #cfjc ,arrogance4 #cfjd ,handsome4 #cfje ,gulled4 #cfjf ,bile1 the supposed cause of anger4 #cfjg ,thoroughly4 #cfjh ,bear-keeper4 #cfji ,fool4 #cfaj ,a hall in the house of ,la ,castre4 #cfaa ,hinder4 ,ff4 set4 #cfab ,cobbler4 #cfac ,cat-like behavior4 #cfad ,i4 e4 black-sanctus1 a burlesque hymn accompanied by discordant noises4 #cfae ,cast a spell on me4 #cfaf ,a street1 before the house of ,la ,castre4 #cfag ,approves4 #cfah ,a public walk4 #cfai ,morris-dances4 #cfbj ,lively dances4 #cfba ,dastards4 #cfbb ,like the man-in-the-moon with his bundle of sticks4 #cfbc ,disgraced4 #cfbd ,slices4 #cfbe ,good breeding4 #cfbf ,bows4 #cfbg ,secret coat of mail4 #cfbh ,large fortune4 #cfbi ,shut4 #cfcj ,ready4 #cfca ,lovers4 #cfcb ,a room in the house of ,nantolet4 #cfcc ,a room in a neighboring house1 with a gallery4 #cfcd ,glade4 ,the space between the pinnacles is compared to the opening in a wood1 where nets were spread to snare woodcocks4 #cfce ,a large ship of burden4 #cfcf ,the street1 before the same house4 #cfcg ,sluts4 #cfch ,a room in the same house4 #cfci ,estate4 #cfdj ,ff4 know4 #cfda ,planned4 #cfdb ,amalfi4 ,the presence-chamber in the palace of the ,duchess4 #cfdc ,prevent4 #cfdd ,the same4 #cfde ,the reference is to the knightly sport of riding at the ring4 #cfdf ,at the expense of4 #cfdg ,rolls of lint used to dress wounds4 #cfdh ,surgeons4 #cfdi ,a small horse4 #cfej ,ballasted4 #cfea ,a lively dance4 #cfeb ,throws into the shade4 #cfec ,at the point of4 #cfed ,coaches4 #cfee ,spy4 #cfef ,cheats4 #cfeg ,likes4 #cfeh ,spy4 #cfei ,amalfi4 ,gallery in the ,duchess's palace4 #cffj ,lustful4 #cffa ,genesis ,,xxx4 #ca-db4 #cffb ,impulse4 #cffc ,the net in which he caught ,venus and ,mars4 #cffd ,housekeepers4 #cffe ,produced4 #cfff ,qq4 read strange4 #cffg ,guess4 #cffh ,the phrase used to indicate that accounts had been examined and found correct4 #cffi ,using words of present time3 i4 e4 8,i take10 not 8,i will take40 #cfgj ,knot4 #cfga ,more firmly4 #cfgb ,of difficult disposition4 #cfgc ,amalfi4 ,an apartment in the palace of the ,duchess4 #cfgd ,chief part4 #cfge ,bullies 7,hazlitt72 lawyers 7,vaughan74 #cfgf ,royal journey4 #cfgg ,turning a boat on its side for repairs4 #cfgh ,scabbed4 #cfgi ,empty4 #cfhj ,face-modelling4 7,sampson47 8,there 's a plain statement of your practices40 #cfha ,lupus4 #cfhb ,a disease of swine4 #cfhc ,blue like those of a woman with child4 #cfhd ,scurf4 #cfhe ,person of highest influence4 #cfhf ,hysteria4 #cfhg ,this year4 #cfhh ,clearly4 #cfhi ,youngster4 #cfij ,a hall in the same palace4 #cfia ,crossness4 #cfib ,always4 #cfic ,the meaner servants4 #cfid ,at once4 #cfie ,cast his horoscope4 #cfif ,the court of the same palace4 #cfig ,making an astrological calculation4 #cfih ,going to the root of the matter4 #cfii ,write4 #cgjj ,i4 e4 on his handkerchief4 #cgja ,addressing the lantern4 #cgjb ,the rest not considered4 #cgjc ,a piece of news4 #cgjd ,cleverly contrived4 #cgje ,rome4 ,an apartment in the palace of the ,cardinal4 #cgjf ,religious recluse4 #cgjg ,experienced4 #cgjh ,sick4 #cgji ,medicinal4 #cgaj ,strong broth4 #cgaa ,another apartment in the same palace4 #cgab ,the mandrake was supposed to give forth shrieks when uprooted1 which drove the hearer mad4 #cgac ,unchaste4 #cgad ,supposed to be a sign of folly4 #cgae ,throw the hammer4 #cgaf ,boil to shreds4 7,dyce47 ,qq4 to boil4 #cgag ,amalfi4 ,an apartment in the palace of the ,duchess4 #cgah ,wealth4 #cgai ,lampoons4 #cgbj ,ploughshares4 #cgba ,spying4 #cgbb ,deceptions4 #cgbc ,soothing4 #cgbd ,the bed-chamber of the ,duchess in the same4 #cgbe ,qq4 read slight4 #cgbf ,powder of orris-root4 #cgbg ,wheels of craft4 #cgbh ,certificate that the books were found correct4 #cgbi ,the badge of a steward4 #cgcj ,spies4 #cgca ,lot4 #cgcb ,for ,plutus4 #cgcc ,quick steps4 #cgcd ,miss4 #cgce ,remains4 #cgcf ,profession4 #cgcg ,an apartment in the ,cardinal's palace at ,rome4 #cgch ,a decorated horse-cloth1 used only when the court is traveling4 #cgci ,the first quarto has in the margin3 8,the author disclaims this ditty to be his40 #cgdj ,near ,loretto4 #cgda ,small birds4 #cgdb ,his vizard4 #cgdc ,amalfi4 ,an apartment in the palace of the ,duchess4 #cgdd ,curtain4 #cgde ,the wife of ,brutus1 who died by swallowing fire4 #cgdf ,by artificial means4 #cgdg ,profession4 #cgdh ,spying4 #cgdi ,another room in the lodging of the ,duchess4 #cgej ,band4 #cgea ,bands4 #cgeb ,boil4 #cgec ,punning on the two senses of 8dye0 and 8corn04 #cged ,from exporting his grain4 #cgee ,optical glass4 #cgef ,the ,geneva ,bible4 #cgeg ,petticoat4 #cgeh ,coach4 #cgei ,a warm drink containing milk1 wine1 etc4 #cgfj ,receptacle4 #cgfa ,a drug supposed to ooze from embalmed bodies4 #cgfb ,curdled4 #cgfc ,printed as verse in ,qq4 #cgfd ,trial4 #cgfe ,an exclamation of impatience4 #cgff ,milan4 ,a public place4 #cgfg ,in escheat2 here1 in fee4 #cgfh ,disbeliever4 #cgfi ,fraught4 #cggj ,a gallery in the residence of the ,cardinal and ,ferdinand4 #cgga ,a dog which worries sheep4 #cggb ,a fabulous serpent that killed by its glance4 #cggc ,cut a caper4 #cggd ,broth4 #cgge ,skeletons4 #cggf ,so ,dyce4 ,qq4 brought4 #cggg ,perfumed sweetmeats for the breath4 #cggh ,smoke4 #cggi ,a fortification4 #cghj ,milan4 ,an apartment in the residence of the ,cardinal and ,ferdinand4 #cgha ,bandied4 #cghb ,reality4 #cghc ,mistake4 #cghd ,i4e4 the dead body4 #cghe ,another apartment in the same4 #cghf ,a street in a country town4 #cghg ,used of any one's estate4 #cghh ,used vaguely of a legal scrape4 #cghi ,excessively rented4 #cgij ,chastity4 #cgia ,planned4 #cgib ,worth4 #cgic ,a disease caused by a parasite4 ,used as an execration4 #cgid ,a white wine warm and spiced4 #cgie ,cheat4 #cgif ,precisely the way of the world4 #cgig ,in the ,qq4 ,o4 ,hoard1 ,limber1 and ,kix appear in the speech tags as #a1 #b1 and #c4 #cgih ,a pun on the two meanings1 8concert0 and 8consort40 #cgii ,another street in the same town4 #chjj ,searching4 #chja 8,contrary to your will and profession40 #chjb ,without escort4 #chjc ,a street in ,london4 #chjd ,impartiality4 #chje ,the booty4 #chjf ,cheats him4 #chjg ,or any 444 mad thee1 omitted in ,q4 #chjh ,asp4 #chji ,lively4 #chaj ,another street4 #chaa ,a lawyer4 #chab ,mastiff4 #chac ,a gold coin worth #fs4 #h;d4 #chad ,heavy built galleys4 #chae ,passenger sloops4 #chaf ,puppet-shows4 #chag ,one of ,dampit's self-explanatory coinages4 #chah ,apparently1 rushed about4 ,see ,nares4 #chai ,bogies1 bugbears4 #chbj ,a room in ,lucre's house4 #chba 8,good fellow0 was then slang for a thief4 #chbb ,q ,i have4 #chbc ,a corruption of 8,gods40 #chbd ,let me understand you4 #chbe ,to the country1 with a pun4 #chbf ,a corruption of 8pox40 #chbg ,couple of gold coins1 each worth from #fs4 #h;d4 to #ajs4 #chbh ,lodge4 #chbi ,fellows1 contemptuously4 #chcj ,the common livery of serving-men4 #chca ,a corruption of 8,cold ,harbour10 where debtors and vagabonds found sanctuary4 #chcb ,as my life4 #chcc ,secret4 #chcd ,membership in a livery company1 one of the great trade guilds of ,london4 #chce ,a corrupt oath3 ,god's nigs4 #chcf ,against1 by the time that4 #chcg ,scheme4 #chch ,a proverb3 ,i 'll make the venture4 ,a bolt was an arrow with a round knob at its head2 a shaft1 sharp and barbed4 #chci ,a street4 #chdj ,in love with some one else4 #chda ,witgood's lodgings4 #chdb ,betrothed4 #chdc ,satisfied4 #chdd ,a sweet wine1 taken with eggs as an aphrodisiac4 #chde ,playing on the two meanings of 8suitors10 at law and for love4 #chdf ,gold pieces #aes4 in value4 #chdg ,the mark was worth #acs4 #d;d4 #chdh ,lucre's and ,witgood's4 #chdi ,judgment4 #chej ,entice4 #chea ,gods me4 ,perhaps a corruption of 8,god save me60 #cheb ,postponements4 #chec ,anticipate4 #ched ,a room in ,hoard's house4 #chee ,convinced4 #chef ,a tavern4 #cheg ,rooms in taverns had such individual names4 #cheh ,matching4 #chei ,a room in ,dampit's house4 #chfj ,might4 #chfa ,undress you4 #chfb ,cheating4 #chfc ,fears4 #chfd ,a term of endearment4 #chfe ,qq4 give this speech to ,lucre4 #chff ,a room in ,lucre's house4 #chfg 8,o man in desperation0 is the name of an old tune mentioned by ,nashe and ,peele4 #chfh ,grief4 #chfi ,a street4 #chgj ,rough-chinned4 8,thrum0 is the end of the warp in weaving4 #chga ,a debtors' prison4 #chgb ,rubbing with perfume4 #chgc ,a room in ,hoard's house4 #chgd ,light blue4 #chge ,a hawking cry4 #chgf ,a hunting cry4 #chgg ,champaign4 #chgh ,marchioness4 #chgi ,a pre-contract of marriage could not be set aside without the mutual consent of the parties4 7,bullen47 #chhj ,trifling4 #chha ,a proverbial phrase4 #chhb ,a return in tennis2 a tu quoque4 #chhc ,dampit's bed-chamber4 #chhd ,handkerchief4 #chhe ,as before1 ,dampit's words must be interpreted by the context4 #chhf ,i4 e4 he is drunk4 #chhg ,kiss4 #chhh ,time to repay borrowed money4 #chhi ,used designedly for 8advice40 #chij ,work well4 #chia ,the didapper or dabchick1 a small water-bird4 #chib ,see ,,iii4 iii4 #ag-ai4 #chic ,virg4 ,aen4 iii4 #feh4 #chid ,so named1 ,nares conjectures1 from the bird's migrating from the west4 #chie ,i4 e4 ,naked in bed4 #chif ,a room in ,lucre's house4 #chig ,a room in ,hoard's house4 #chih ,members of the ,fishmongers' ,company4 #chii ,just on your wish4 #cijj ,a trick4 ,some mod4 edd4 emend to punk4 #cija ,renounce4 #cijb ,love4 #cijc 8,according to the directions for bleeding in old almanacs1 blood was to be taken from particular parts under particular planets40 7,dyce47 #cijd 8,to stab their arms with daggers1 and drink off the blood mixed with wine1 to the health of their mistresses1 was formerly a frequent practice among gallants40 7,dyce47 ,cf4 ,lear1 ,,ii4 i4 #cf4 #cije 8,dutchmen had the reputation of being very expert in swallowing flapdragons40 7,bullen47 #cijf ,a street4 #cijg ,q4 blest4 #cijh ,cf4 ,macbeth1 ,i4 iii4 #ciji ,forestall4 ,mod4 edd4 stale4 #ciaj ,q4 or4 #ciaa ,a fabulous animal said to kill with a glance4 #ciab ,q4 ,and what4 #ciac ,promontories'4 #ciad ,a coinage from the ,greek1 meaning the first growth of the beard4 #ciae ,trifling fancy4 #ciaf ,cannon4 #ciag ,skin4 #ciah ,a room in the house of ,alibius4 #ciai ,idiots4 #cibj ,guard 7in fencing74 7,dyce47 #ciba 8,pluck a rose0 alvum exonerare4 7,bullen47 #cibb ,constable4 #cibc ,answer for1 warrant2 or1 make him able for4 #cibd ,business4 #cibe ,honest4 #cibf ,two4 #cibg ,neck4 #cibh ,whip4 #cibi ,parmesan cheese4 #cicj ,an apartment in the ,castle4 #cica ,paris ,garden1 on the ,bankside1 where bull-baiting was carried on4 #cicb ,dragged by the ear4 #cicc ,q4 his4 #cicd ,title4 #cice ,judge4 #cicf ,after him1 ,q4 inserts in his passions4 #cicg ,another apartment in the ,castle4 #cich ,understand4 #cici ,preen1 set the feathers in order4 ,used of hawks4 #cidj ,like an object of love4 #cida ,ambergris4 #cidb ,in anticipation of4 #cidc ,a narrow passage in the ,castle4 #cidd ,i4 e4 ,between the acts4 #cide ,fortification4 #cidf ,q4 ,exeunt at one door and enter at the other4 #cidg ,a vault4 #cidh ,prove it has been done4 #cidi ,an apartment in the house of ,alibius4 #ciej ,handsome4 #ciea ,persons suffering from lycanthropia1 or wolf-madness4 ,cf4 ,duchess of ,malfi1 ,v4 ii4 #aj4 #cieb ,cant term for bawd4 #ciec ,nidget1 i4 e4 idiot4 #cied ,scrutinizing4 #ciee ,an allusion to the game of barley-break1 the ground for which was divided into three compartments1 of which the middle one was termed 8hell40 7,ellis74 #cief ,out of keeping with4 #cieg 8,is it necessary to notice that the name of this great scholar is introduced merely for the sake of its first syllable80 7,dyce47 #cieh ,to gain4 #ciei ,end4 #cifj ,an apartment in the ,castle4 #cifa ,q4 omits4 #cifb ,band-box4 #cifc ,place4 #cifd ,q4 omits4 ,add4 ,ed4 #ahaf4 #cife ,q4 betwixt4 #ciff ,q4 on 't1 ,i'me4 #cifg ,by4 #cifh ,q4 omits4 #cifi ,q4 lovers4 ,dyce would omit1 and read love-shooting in next line4 #cigj ,stately ceremony4 #ciga ,alsemero's apartment in the ,castle4 #cigb ,q4 both4 #cigc ,is open to4 #cigd ,trick4 #cige ,immediately #cigf ,gods4 #cigg ,whim4 #cigh ,chastity4 #cigi ,i suspect that there is an allusion here to the examination by matrons of the notorious ,countess of ,essex4 7,bullen47 #cihj ,property1 symptom4 #ciha ,another apartment in the ,castle4 #cihb ,q4 ,one4 #cihc ,q4 sins and vices4 ,the correction was suggested by ,dyce4 #cihd ,q4 ,i4 #cihe ,celebrate your wedding day4 #cihf ,profess1 offer4 #cihg ,anticipate4 #cihh ,tainted4 #cihi ,a room in the house of ,alibius4 #ciij ,so ,bullen4 ,q4 ,waiting4 #ciia ,take the words in their modest sense4 #ciib ,deceive4 #ciic ,provided that4 #ciid ,fastidious4 #ciie ,beg pardon4 #ciif ,the usual jest on the cuckold's horns4 #ciig ,q4 she4 #ciih ,q4 streets4 #ciii ,honest4 #djjj ,whose custody1 with the revenues of his estate1 might be begged from the king4 #djja ,a gallery in the ,castle4 #djjb ,q4 harsh4 #djjc ,q4 ,bosphorus4 #djjd ,scheme4 #djje ,fire-arm4 #djjf ,well done4 #djjg ,another apartment in the ,castle4 #djjh ,q4 omits4 #djji ,obtained4 #djaj ,deceived4 #djaa ,alsemero's apartment in the ,castle4 #djab ,answer4 #djac ,embrace4 #djad ,see ,,iii4 iii4 #aha1 note4 #djae ,receive4 #djaf ,idiocy4 #djag ,before ,tapwell's house4 #djah ,booze1 drink4 #djai ,staled4 #djbj ,hound4 #djba ,puritan4 #djbb ,cudgel4 #djbc ,matters4 #djbd ,a select number of the more learned justices1 whose presence was necessary to constitute the bench4 #djbe ,keeper of the county records4 #djbf ,acknowledgments of indebtedness4 #djbg ,whining beggars4 #djbh ,i4 e4 his cudgel4 #djbi ,freed4 #djcj ,where servants used to be punished4 #djca ,slipper4 #djcb ,i4 e4 the sky4 #djcc ,a room in ,lady ,allworth's house4 #djcd ,the siege of ,breda by ,spinola in #afbd-be was one of the great events of the time4 #djce ,two bushels4 #djcf ,bread soaked in hot water and milk4 #djcg ,q4 reads ,cooke4 #djch ,q4 warn'd4 #djci ,a hall in the same4 #djdj ,part of the back3 ribs or sirloin4 #djda ,the basket of broken meats given in alms4 #djdb ,bow4 #djdc ,leather beer cans4 #djdd ,feed4 #djde ,q4 bung'd4 #djdf ,a room in ,overreach's house4 #djdg ,hollow-cheeked4 #djdh ,a writ issued for the offence of acknowledging foreign authority within the realm1 or some offence with the same penalties4 #djdi ,at once4 #djej ,footpads4 #djea ,beggars pretending lunacy4 #djeb ,bound4 ,the reference is to the game of tossing in a blanket4 #djec ,a room in ,lady ,allworth's house4 #djed ,wenches4 #djee ,marsh birds4 #djef ,marvellously4 #djeg ,off ,fleet ,street1 famous for its restaurants4 #djeh ,the country near ,lady ,allworth's house4 #djei ,cheating4 #djfj ,ambergris1 a fashionable perfume4 #djfa ,cultivate4 #djfb ,cheated4 #djfc ,fat and short winded4 #djfd ,the country near ,overreach's house4 #djfe ,charged4 #djff ,rhythmical4 #djfg ,reinforced4 ,q4 lin'd4 #djfh ,a room in ,overreach's house4 #djfi ,responsibility for providing4 #djgj ,a coarse cloth4 #djga ,one of the ,london prisons4 #djgb ,fit4 #djgc ,neck of a boar4 #djgd ,fool4 #djge ,so ,gifford4 ,q4 when he is4 #djgf ,silks matched with woolen4 #djgg ,gulf3 here1 insatiable glutton4 #djgh ,a writ commanding the sheriff to take bail4 #djgi ,fool4 #djhj ,anticipate4 #djha ,if it please4 #djhb ,terrifying4 #djhc ,another room in ,overreach's house4 #djhd ,admit4 #djhe ,a room in ,lady ,allworth's house4 #djhf ,devices4 #djhg ,stainlessness4 #djhh ,nothing beyond4 #djhi ,wonder at4 #djij ,apparently a slip for 8,parnassus40 #djia ,promote4 #djib ,gossip4 #djic ,before ,tapwell's house4 #djid ,secret4 #djie ,for 8,rogue40 #djif ,appointment4 #djig ,q4 gives s4 d41 ,this interim4 ,tapwell and ,froth flattering and bribing ,justice ,greedy4 #djih ,wine from muscadel grapes4 #djii ,repairer4 #dajj ,robbed4 #daja ,a room in ,overreach's house4 #dajb ,inserted by ,dodsley4 #dajc ,trifles4 #dajd ,wait for4 #daje ,anticipate your objections4 #dajf ,parrot4 #dajg ,a room in ,lady ,allworth's house4 #dajh ,fastidiously4 #daji ,in ,q4 this entrance occurs after 8took10 above4 #daaj ,obvious4 #daaa ,clothes in pawn were said to be 8laid up in lavender40 #daab ,seized4 #daac ,the law against witchcraft4 #daad ,flay4 #daae ,wicker baskets filled with earth1 used to protect soldiers when digging trenches4 #daaf ,revealed4 #daag ,capture4 #daah ,fierce watchdog4 #daai ,q4 will ,i4 #dabj ,solid4 #daba ,crafty4 #dabb ,q4 unsheathed4 #dabc ,a writ of committal4 #dabd ,q4 ,gransis1 throughout4 #dabe ,q4 a fiction4 #dabf ,a room in ,crotolon's house4 #dabg ,a member of the ,areopagus1 the highest judicial court in ,athens4 #dabh ,decide4 #dabi ,agree4 #dacj ,a room in the palace4 #daca ,the laurel wreath 444 conferred on those who added a province to the empire4 7,gifford47 #dacb ,appropriately belittling terms4 #dacc ,q4 are4 #dacd ,await4 #dace ,weave4 #dacf ,the gardens of the palace4 ,a grove4 #dacg ,certain4 #dach ,with his arm round her waist4 7,dyce47 #daci ,coyness2 over-particular scruples4 #dadj ,hooks for stretching cloth2 on the rack4 #dada ,rudiments4 #dadb ,wait for4 #dadc ,beyond what ,i could have planned4 #dadd ,a room in ,bassanes' house4 #dade ,at once4 #dadf ,agent4 #dadg ,youth4 #dadh ,embrace4 #dadi ,cuckolded3 the inevitable jest on the cuckold's horns4 #daej ,direction4 #daea ,moulted4 #daeb ,coaches4 #daec ,swelling4 #daed ,gifford emend1 saints4 #daee ,i did not see the point of4 #daef ,the palace4 ,ithocles' apartment4 #daeg ,blinded by sewing up the eye-lids4 #daeh ,gifford suggests bait4 #daei ,q4 extremities4 #dafj ,infer1 understand4 #dafa ,q4 ,thy4 #dafb ,the gardens of the palace4 ,a grove4 #dafc ,gifford's emend4 ,q4 reads as the incense smoking ,the holiest altars1 virgin tears 7like ,on ,vesta's odours7 sprinkled dews to feed 'em1 ,and to increase4 #dafd ,course4 #dafe ,apparently corrupt4 #daff ,the word was pronounced aitches4 #dafg ,jaws4 #dafh ,discipline4 #dafi ,the study of ,tecnicus4 #dagj ,suspicious4 #daga ,make me ever avail myself of thy precepts4 #dagb ,the palace4 ,ithocles' apartment4 #dagc ,q4 lover-blest4 #dagd ,streams4 #dage ,q4 ,which4 #dagf ,q4 omits4 #dagg ',tis1 ,dyce emend4 ,q4 as4 #dagh ,i4 e4 ,you do not care for me as you say4 #dagi ,i will attempt to devise something4 #dahj ,personal characteristics4 #daha ,attendant slave4 #dahb ,wonderful4 #dahc ,youthful4 #dahd ,feeds2 fattens1 as one fattens swine4 #dahe ,proclaim4 #dahf ,freaks4 #dahg ,q4 cry a ,jealousie4 #dahh ,a room in the palace4 #dahi ,worship1 courtship4 #daij ,acquired4 #daia ,a room in the house of ,crotolon4 #daib ,prosperity4 #daic ,disposition4 #daid ,calantha's apartment in the palace4 #daie ,so ,q4 ,dyce suggests enjoin4 #daif ,the palace4 ,ithocles' apartment4 #daig ,sincere4 #daih ,badge of a retainer4 #daii ,q4 omits4 #dbjj ,q4 supplying4 #dbja ,gifford suggests not4 #dbjb ,a room in ,bassanes' house4 #dbjc ,the ,honeycomb of ,honesty1 like the ,garland of ,goodwill1 was probably one of the popular miscellanies of the day4 7,gifford47 ,see ,additional ,notes4 #dbjd ,mule4 #dbje ,test me4 #dbjf ,sight4 #dbjg ,q4 appear'd1 ,impostors4 #dbjh ,puppet4 #dbji ,q4 baudy4 #dbaj ,q4 ,paine my1 and omits ,pen4 in next line4 #dbaa ,tagged laces4 #dbab ,excess4 #dbac ,q4 augury4 #dbad ,an apartment in the palace4 #dbae ,q4 to4 #dbaf ,to the control of ,ithocles4 #dbag ,penthea's apartment in the palace4 #dbah ,a piece of mechanism4 #dbai ,probe4 #dbbj ,a room in ,bassanes' house4 #dbba ,q4 doublers4 #dbbb ,the index-hand4 #dbbc ,satisfied4 #dbbd ,a state-room in the palace4 #dbbe ,capacity4 #dbbf ,confuted4 #dbbg ,q4 ,org4 #dbbh ,dyce's suggestion4 ,q4 omits4 #dbbi ,skill4 #dbcj ,a temple4 #dbca ,q4 vow4 #dbcb ,q4 not4 #dbcc ,a room in ,sir ,thomas ,bornwell's house4 #dbcd ,in the ,q4 ,lady ,bornwell is called ,aretina throughout in stage directions and speech-tags4 #dbce ,a common country-dance tune4 ,cf4 p4 #dhg4 #dbcf ,characters in the morris-dance4 #dbcg ,expense4 #dbch ,unjust4 #dbci ,desire4 #dbdj ,headdresses4 #dbda ,obstruct4 #dbdb ,a religious sect often accused of licentiousness4 #dbdc 8,the ,ball10 a comedy by ,shirley and ,chapman1 #afcb4 #dbdd ,moderate4 #dbde ,corset4 #dbdf ,candied orange-peel4 #dbdg ,indulged4 #dbdh ,appeal1 demand7874 #dbdi ,what sort of4 #dbej ,like4 #dbea ,gutter4 #dbeb ,a room in ,celestina's house4 #dbec ,will it8 ,gifford reads with 't4 #dbed ,courtesans4 #dbee ,a suburban resort for cakes and cream4 #dbef ,chair-men4 #dbeg ,splendor4 #dbeh ,lower4 #dbei ,jocular4 #dbfj ,a room in ,sir ,thomas ,bornwell's house4 #dbfa ,title1 ornament4 #dbfb ,vain-glorious4 #dbfc ,i4 e4 ,bad luck4 #dbfd ,hair4 #dbfe ,pleased4 #dbff ,usually1 a mould for shaping a hat2 here1 head4 #dbfg ,a room in ,celestina's house4 #dbfh ,expensive4 #dbfi ,flemish4 #dbgj ,foolishly eager4 #dbga ,devices1 schemings4 #dbgb ,ordinary kiss of salutation4 #dbgc ,lover4 #dbgd ,lose the scent4 #dbge ,cf4 #a ,henry ,,iv1 ,,ii4 ii4 #b1 8,i have hid ,falstaff's horse1 and he frets like gumm'd velvet40 7,gifford47 #dbgf ,chastities4 #dbgg ,lord ----'s house4 #dbgh ,undressed4 #dbgi ,wait4 #dbhj ,obligation4 #dbha ,accessible4 #dbhb ,the punishment of bawds was to be whipt and carted4 #dbhc ,chaste4 #dbhd ,pay observance1 worship4 #dbhe ,brought back4 #dbhf ,a room in ,sir ,thomas ,bornwell's house4 #dbhg ,absolute1 unmixed4 #dbhh ,accuse4 #dbhi ,comforting4 #dbij ,made of silk and gold thread4 #dbia ,q4 reads least4 #dbib ,a small vessel4 #dbic ,cannon charged with grape-shot4 #dbid ,q4 continues of the bears to ,littleworth4 #dbie ,i4 e4 ,were drunk4 #dbif ,a cheap substitute for tapestry4 #dbig ,a quick1 lively dance4 #dbih ,chaste4 #dbii ,characterizing4 #dcjj ,the place of execution4 #dcja ,a contemptuous term1 sometimes associated with pilchard1 a small fish like a herring4 #dcjb ,devices4 #dcjc ,guilty consciousness4 #dcjd ,a dance like a cotillion4 #dcje ,jaundice787 #dcjf ,smoke4 #dcjg ,a game at cards4 #dcjh ,a room in ,decoy's house4 #dcji ,wrinkled1 shrivelled4 #dcaj ,a room in ,sir ,thomas ,bornwell's house4 #dcaa ,span4 ,cuerpo1 stripped of the upper garment4 #dcab ,lombard ,street3 pawn-shops were common in ,long ,lane4 #dcac ,been on the look-out4 #dcad ,go-between4 #dcae ,a kind of milk-pudding4 #dcaf ,make arrangements4 #dcag ,q4 reads holds4 #dcah ,bravo4 #dcai ,gay women1 prostitutes4 #dcbj ,foresight4 #dcba ,all4 #dcbb ,precedence4 #dcbc ,resident4 #dcbd ,lecture4 #dcbe ,waiter4 #dcbf ,pour out4 #dcbg ,city militia4 #dcbh ,brought in comparison4 #dcbi ,perhaps1 ,oh4 #dccj ,q4 reads when4 #dcca ,a room in ,celestina's house4 #dccb ,q4 yeares4 #dccc ,q4 knowne4 #dccd ,q4 were4 #dcce ,charles ,i and ,henrietta ,maria4 #dccf ,a room in ,sir ,thomas ,bornwell's house4 #dccg ,thrower of the dice4 #dcch ,gulls1 simpletons4 #dcci ,staked their coins7874 #dcdj ,slippers4 #dcda ,choice viands4 #dcdb 8,some unidentified kind of wine40 7,n4 ,e4 ,d47 #dcdc ,baccarach1 a famous ,rhine wine4 #dcdd ,hams4 #dcde ,rouse4 #dcdf ,one of a small order of military knights with pensions and apartments in ,windsor ,castle4 #dcdg ,contrivances4 #dcdh ,all four terms are euphemisms for courtesan4 #dcdi ,a vague piece of contemporary slang1 the meaning of which has usually to be derived from the context4 #dcej ,yields4 #dcea ,a small fish1 like a herring4 #dceb ,gifford conj4 ,q4 myself the very same4 #dcec ,a punning allusion to ,dowland's ,lacrimae or ,seven ,tears1 etc41 a popular musical work of the time for stringed instruments4 #dced ,daphne was transformed into a bay-tree4 #dcee ,own4 #dcef ,an apartment in the palace4 #dceg ,in stage directions and speech-tags throughout1 ,antonio is called ,secretary4 #dceh ,bridegroom1 as often4 #dcei ,agree4 #dcfj ,force1 momentum4 #dcfa ,wait4 #dcfb ,a room in the ,duchess's house4 #dcfc ,yielding4 #dcfd ,q4 ,valeria1 but cf4 vv4 #de-eg1 above4 #dcfe ,q4 ,val4 #dcff ,foolishness4 #dcfg ,q4 transposes ,cel4 and ,val4 throughout this conversation4 #dcfh ,await4 #dcfi ,before the walls of the frontier city4--,columbo's tent4 #dcgj ,boastful4 #dcga ,depreciate4 #dcgb ,learn to use their arms4 #dcgc ,young rabbits1 youngsters4 #dcgd ,a room in the ,duchess's house4 #dcge ,an apartment in the palace4 #dcgf ,q4 wounds4 #dcgg ,important4 #dcgh ,here1 a telescope4 #dcgi ,apparently1 an allusion to the ,puritans4 #dchj ,an apartment in the palace4 #dcha ,a room in the ,duchess's house4 #dchb ,i4 e4 ,for the mute who was to take the servant's part1 blue being the general colour of a servant's livery4 #dchc ,flageolets4 #dchd ,brought about4 #dche ,bought off1 transferred4 #dchf ,untimely4 #dchg ,formal justice4 #dchh ,an apartment in the palace4 #dchi ,a room in the ,duchess's house4 #dcij ,merry4 #dcia ,deed4 #dcib ,regards4 #dcic ,whether you present4 #dcid ,acquired4 #dcie ,supposed4 #dcif ,a retired spot without the city4 #dcig ,a garden4 #dcih ,a room in the ,duchess's house4 #dcii ,loyal 7to the ,duchess74 #ddjj ,referring1 of course1 to the color of the ,cardinal's robes4 #ddja ,wait4 #ddjb ,another room in the same4 #ddjc ,the ,cardinal4 #ddjd ,replies4 #ddje ,q4 pinc'd4 #ddjf ,disguise4 #ddjg ,telescopes2 used also of other optical instruments4 #ddjh ,critical and biographical articles contained in the ,general ,works listed above1 or in collected editions1 or in editions of separate plays1 are not repeated in this paragraph4 ,corrections ,in the original1 the texts in footnotes #cie and #cif were reversed4 ,the correct text has been applied4 p4 #d ,edi4 ,nay1 my master will match them4 ,epi4 ,nay1 my master will match them4 p4 #bfi 8,marco0 was changed to 8,macro04 p4 #fhi ,that thou1 which stood'st like a hugh pyramid ,that thou1 which stood'st like a huge pyramid p4 #gcb ,may made us more acquainted4 ,this the business3 ,may make us more acquainted4 ,this the business3 p4 #ghh ,to you colossic greatness ,to your colossic greatness p4 #hgf ,hierononimo ,hieronimo ,katharine ,katherine ,lacy1 ,roland ,lacy1 ,rowland p4 #hgg ,passerello ,passarello p4 #hgi ,hark1 how everything is still ,hark1 now everything is still