a strange banquet, or, the devils entertainment by cook laurel at the peak in devonshire with a true relation of the severall dishes : the tune is, cook laurel. 1678 approx. 5 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2003-01 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a46229 wing j1014 estc r235695 27164704 ocm 27164704 110027 this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons 0 1.0 universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase 1, no. a46229) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 110027) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1641-1700 ; 1722:15) a strange banquet, or, the devils entertainment by cook laurel at the peak in devonshire with a true relation of the severall dishes : the tune is, cook laurel. jonson, ben, 1573?-1637. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. printed for f. coles ..., [london] : [between 1678-1680] attributed by wing to ben jonson. place and date of publication suggested by wing. reproduction of original in bodleian library. created by converting tcp files to tei p5 using tcp2tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the 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unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng ballads, english -17th century. broadsides -england -london -17th century. 2002-08 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2002-09 apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images 2002-10 chris scherer sampled and proofread 2002-10 chris scherer text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-12 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a strange banquet ; or , the devils entertainment by cook laurel at the peak in devonshire , with a true relation of the several dishes . the tune is , cook laurel . cook laurel would have the devil his guest , and bid him home to peak to dinner , ●here friend had never such a feast prepared at the charye of a sinner . with a hey down down a down down . his ●omack was que●c he came thither coacht , the joggiugs had caused his cruets to rise , to help which he cal'd sor a puritan po●rcht , that used to turn up the white of his eyes . with a hey , &c. and so he recovered unto his wish , he sate him down and began to eat : ●… prom●oter in plumb 〈◊〉 was the first dish , his own privy kitchin had no such meat , with a hey , &c. ●et though with this he much was taken upon a sudden he shifted his trencher , ●s soon as he spied the bawd and eaton , by which you may know the devils a wencher . 〈◊〉 a hey , &c. sir pickled taylors sliced and cut , with semsters and tire-women fit for his pillet with feathermen and perfumers put , some twelve in a charger to make a grand s●et with a hey , &c. a rich fat usurer 〈◊〉 in his marrow , with him a lawyers head and gi●n sawce , all which his bell● look like a barrel , as though till then he had never seen sawce . with a hey , &c. then 〈◊〉 and cookt with pains , whs brought up a cloven serjeants face , the sawce was made of a ●eamans brains that had been beaten out with his mace. with a hey , &c. two roasttd sheriffs came whole to the board , the feast had nothing been without them , both living and dead were foxed and fur'd , and their chains like saffages hung aboue them with a hey down down a down down . the next dish was the mayor of the town , with a pudding of maintainance put in his belly like a goose in her feathers in his gown , with a couple of hinch-boys boyl'd to a jelly . with a hey , &c. next came the overworn justice of peace , with clerks like gizzards stuck under each arm and warrants like sippits lay in his own grease set over a chaffing-dish to be kept warm . with a hey , &c. a london cuckold came hot from the spit and when the carver had broken him open , the devil chopt his head off at a ●…t , but the horns had almost like to choak him . with a hey , &c. a fair large pasty of a midwife hot , and for cold bak'd meat in this story , a reverend painted lady was brought long coffin'd in crust till now she`s grown hoary with a hey , &c. the loins of a letcher then was roasted , with a plumb harlots head and garlick , with a pandors petti-toes that had 〈◊〉 , himself for a captain that never was 〈◊〉 . with a hey , &c. then boiled and stuck upon a prick , the gizzard was brought of a holy 〈◊〉 , that bit made the devil almost so sick , that the doctor did think he had need of a gli●… with a hey , &c. the iowl of a taylor served for a fish , a constable 〈◊〉 pissed uinegar by , two aldermen lobsters laid in a dish , a deputy tart and a church-warden pye. vvith a hey , &c. all which devoured , then for a close he did for a draught of derby call , he heaved the vessel up to his nose , and tever left till he had drank up all , vvith a hey , &c. then from the table he gave a start , where banquet and wine was not to seek , all which he blew away with a fart , from whence it is cal'd the devils arse a peak . vvith a hey down down a down down . finis . printed for f. coles , in vine-street , on saffron-hill near h●ton-garden . ben: ionson's execration against vulcan· vvith divers epigrams by the same author to severall noble personages in this kingdome. never published before. execration against vulcan jonson, ben, 1573?-1637. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a04651 of text s107918 in the english short title catalog (stc 14771). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. 58 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 29 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo 2017 a04651 stc 14771 estc s107918 99843610 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(eebo-tcp ; phase 1, no. a04651) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 8354) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1475-1640 ; 757:11) ben: ionson's execration against vulcan· vvith divers epigrams by the same author to severall noble personages in this kingdome. never published before. execration against vulcan jonson, ben, 1573?-1637. vaughan, robert, engraver. [54] p., plate : port. printed by j. o[kes] for iohn benson [and a. crooke], and are to be sold at his shop at st. dunstans church-yard in fleet-streete, london : 1640. in verse. okes' and crooke's names from stc. signatures: a-g⁴ (-a1). the plate is signed: ro: vaughan fecit. with a final errata leaf. imprimatur, a4v, dated 1639. variant: imprimatur dated 1640. reproduction of the original in the british library. eng epigrams, english. a04651 s107918 (stc 14771). civilwar no ben: ionson's execration against vulcan· vvith divers epigrams by the same author to severall noble personages in this kingdome. never publi jonson, ben 1640 9736 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 b the rate of 4 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the b category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2002-08 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2002-09 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2002-10 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2002-10 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-12 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion ben : ionson's execration against vvlcan . vvith divers epigrams by the same author to severall noble personages in this kingdome . never published before . london : printed by i. o. for iohn benson , and are to be sold at his shop at st. dunstans church-yard in fleet-streete . 1640. to the right honourable thomas lord windsor , &c. my lord : the assurance the author of these poems received of his worth from your honour , in his life time , was not rather a marke of his desert , than a perfect demonstration of your noble love to him : which consideration , has rais'd my bold desire to assume presumption , to present these to your honour , in the person of one deceased ; the forme whereof somewhat disperst , yet carry with them the prerogative of truth to be mr. ben : ionsons ; and will so appeare to all , whose eyes , and spirits are rightly plac'd . you are ( my lord ) a person who is able to give value and true esteeme to things of themselves no lesse deserving : such were his , strong , and as farre transcendent ordinary imagination , as they are conformable to the sence of such who are of sound judgement : his strenuous lines , and sinewey labours have rais'd such piramydes to his lasting name , as shall out-last time . and that these may , without any diminution to the glory of his greater workes , enjoy the possession of publicke favour , ( by your honours permission ) i shall be glad by this small testimony account it a fit opportunity to assure your honour , my lord , that i am your most humble and affectionate servant , john benson . imprimatur matth. clay . decemb. 14. 1639. ben : ionson's execration against vulcan . and why to me this ; ( thou lame god of fire ) what have i done that mght cal on thine ire ? or urge thy greedy flames , thus to devoure so many my yeares labours in one houre ! i ne're attempted ought against thy life , nor made lesse line of love to thy loose wife : or in remembrance of thy affront and scorne , with clowns & tradesmen kept thee close in horn : 't was iupiter that hurld thee head-long downe , and mars that gave thee a lanthorne for a crowne . was it because thou wert of old deny'd , by iove , to have minerva for thy bride . that since thou tak'st all envious care and paine , to ruine every issue of her braine ? had i wrot treason there , or heresie , impostures , witchcraft , charmes , or blasphemy , i had deserv'd then thy consuming lookes , perhaps to have beene burned with my books : but on thy malice tell mee , didst thou spye any least loose , or scurrill paper lye conceal'd , or kept there ; that was fit to be , by thy owne vote , a sacrifice to thee ? did i there wound the honour of the crowne ? or taxe the glory of the church , or gowne ? itch to defame the state , or brand the times , and my selfe most in leaud selfe-boasting rimes ? if none of these , why then this fire ? or find a cause before , or leave me one behind . had i compil'd from amadis de gaule th'esplandians , arthurs , palmerins , and all the learned library of don quixot , and so some goodlier monster had begot : or spunne out riddles , or weav'd fifty tomes of logogriphes , or curious pallindromes ; or pump'd for those hard trifles , anagrams , or ecrosticks , or your finer flames of egges , and halberds , cradles and a herse , a paire of sizers and a combe in verse acrosticks , and tellesticks , or iumpe names , thou then hadst had some colour for thy flames , on such my serious follies : but thou'lt say , there were some pieces of as base a lay , and as false stampe there : parcells of a play fitter to see the fire-light , than the day : adulterate monyes , such as would not goe , thou shouldst have staid , till publick fame said so . she is the iudge , thou executioner : or if thou needs will trench upon her power , thou mightst have yet enioy'd thy cruelty , with some more thirst and more variety ! thou mightst have had me perish piece by piece , to light tobacco , or save roasted geese , singe capon , or crispe pigge , dropping their eyes ▪ condemn'd them to the ovens with the pies ; and so have kept me dying a whole age , not ravish'd all hence in a minuits rage : but that 's the mark whereof thy right doth boast , to sow consumption every where thou go'st . had i fore-knowne of this thy least desire , t' have held a triumph , or a feast of fire ; especially in paper , that that steame had tickled thy large nostrills , many a reame , to redeeme mine i had sent in ; enough thou shouldst have cried , & all bin proper stuffe . the talmond and the alcaron had come with pieces of the legend : the whole summe of errant knight-hood , with their dames & dwarffs , the charmed boats , and their inchanted wharfes : the tristeams , lancelots , turpins , and the peeres , all the mad rowlands , and sweet olivers , vvith merlins marvailes , and his caballs losse , vvith the chimera of the rosie crosse , their charmes , their characters , hermetticke rings , their iems of riches , and bright stone that brings invisibility , and strength , and tongues , the art of kindling the true cole by lungs . vvith nicholas pasquills , meddle with your match , and the strong lines that doe the times so catch : on captaine pamphlets horse and foot that salley , vpon the exchange still out of popes head alley , the weekly currants , with pauls seale , and all the admir'd discourses of the prophet baal , these ( hadst thou pleas'd either to dine or sup ) had made a meate for vulcan to lick up . but in my deske , what was there to excite so ravenous and vast an appetite ? i dare not say a body , but some parts there were of search and mistery in the arts : and the old venusine in poetry , and lighted by the staggerite could spy , was there made english , with a grammer too , to teach some that , their nurses could not doe ; the purity of language ; and ( among the rest ) my iourney into scotland sung , with all the adventures : three books not afraid to speake the fate of the sycilian maid for our owne ladies : and in story there of our fift henry , eight of his nine yeare . in which was oyle , besides the succours spent , which noble cotton , carew , selden sent . and twice twelve years stor'd-up-humanity , and humble gleanings in divinity , after the fathers ; and those wiser guides , whom faction had not drawne to study sides . how in these ruines vulcan dost thou lurke : all soot and embers , odious , as thy worke ? i now beginne to doubt , if ever grace , or goddesse could be patient at thy face . thou woe minerva , or to wit aspire , 'cause thou canst halt with us in art and fire . sonne of the winde ; for so thy mother gone with lust conceiv'd thee , father thou hadst none : when thou wert born , & that thou lookst at best : she durst not kisse , but flung thee from her breast . and so did iove , when neare meant thee his cup : no mar'le the clowns of lemnos took thee up . for none but smiths would have made thee a god , some alchimist there may be yet , or odde : squire of the squibs against the pageant day , may to thy name a vulcanale say , and for it lose his eyes by gun-powder , as the other may his braines by quick-silver : well fare the wise men yet on the banks-side , ( our friends the vvatermen ) they could provide against thy fury , when to serve their needs , they made a vulcan on a sheafe of reeds . vvhom they durst handle in their holy day coats , and safely trust to dresse , not burn their boats : but oh these reeds , thy meere disdaine of them , made thee beget that cruell stratagem : ( which some are pleas'd to stile but thy mad prank ) against the globe , the glory of the banke , vvhich though it were the fort of the whol parish , fenc'd with a ditch and forkt out of a marish : i saw with two poore chambers taken in , and rais'd ere thought could urge : this might have bin . see the worlds ruines , nothing but the piles . left , and wit since to covet it with tiles the brethren they straight nois'd it out for newes , 't was verily some relique of the stewes : and this a sparkle of that fire let loose , that was rak'd up : the winchestrian goose bred on the banke in time of popery , when venus there maintain'd the mistery : but others fell with that conceite by th' eares , t was verily a threatning to the beares ; and that accursed ground , the paris garden : nay , ( sigh'd a sister ) 't was the nun kate arden kindled the fire : but then did one returne ; no foole would his owne harvest spoile , or burn ; if that were so , thou rather wouldst advance the place that was thy wives inheritance . o no , cryed all , fortune for being a whore , scapt not his iustice any iot the more . he burnt that idoll of the revells too : nay let whit●-hall with revells have to doe , though but in dances ) it shall know thy power , there was a iudgement too shew'd in an houre ; he was right vulcan still , hee did not spare troy , though it were so much thy venus care : foole wilt thou let that in example come ? did she not save from thence to build a rome ? and what hast thou done in these petty spights , more then advanc'd the horses and their rites , i will not argue thee from them of guilt , for they were burnt but to be better built : 't is true , that in thy wish they were destroy'd , vvhich thou hast onely vented , not enioy'd . so wouldst th' have run upon the roles by stealth , and didst invade part of the common-wealth : in those records ( which were our chroniclers gone ) vvould be remembred by sixe clerkes to one . but say all sixe good men , what answer yee , lies there no writ out of the chancerie against this vulcan ? no iniunction ? no orders ? no decree ? though we be gone at common law , me thinkes in his dispight , a court of equity should doe us right . but to confine him to the brew-houses , the glasse-house , die-fates , and their furnaces : to live in sea-coale , and goe out in smoake , or least that vapour might the city choake , confine him to some brickhills , or some hill foote out in sussex to an iron-mill : or in small faggots have him blaze about , vile tavernes , and the drunkards pisse him out : or in the bell-mans lanthorne , like a spye , waste to a snuffe , and then stinke out and dye . i could invent a sentence yet more worse , but i 'le conclude all in a civill curse : poxe on your flame-ship ( vulcan ) if it be to all as fatall as t'hath beene to me ; and to pauls steeple , which had beene to us 'bove all your fire-workes : had not ephesus , or alexandria , which though a divine losse yet remaines as unrepaird as mine : would you had kept your forge at aetna still , and there made swords , bills , glaves , & arms your fill ; maintain'd a trade at bilbo , or elsewhere , struck in at millane with the cutler 's there : or stai'd where the fryer and you first met , that from the devills ars did gunnes beget : or fixt in the low countries , where you might on both sides doe your mischiefs with delight : blow up and ruine , mine , and counter-mine , vse your petarres , and granats , all your fine engines of murther , and inioy the praise of massacring man-kind so many wayes : we aske your absence here , we all love peace , and pray the fruits thereof and the increase , so doth the king , and most of the kings men , that have good places : therefore once agen poxe on thee vulcan ; thy pandora's pox , and all the ills that flew out of her box light on thee : or if those plagues will not doe , thy wives pox take thee , and bess braughtons too . ben : ionson . upon king charles his birth-day . this is king charles his birth day , speak it the tower vnto the ships , and they from tire to tire , discharging 'bout the iland in an houre , as loud as thunder , and as swift as fire . let ireland meet it out at sea halfe way , repeating all great brittaines ioy and more , adding her owne glad accents to this day , like eccho playing from another shore . what drums , or trumpets , or great ordnance can , the poetry of steeples with the bells . three kingdomes mirth in light and ayery man , made loftier by the windes all noyses els . at bone-fires , squibs , and mirth , with all their shouts , that cry the gladnesse which their hearts would pray if they had leasure , at these lawfull routs , the often comming of this holy day : and then noyse forth the burthen of their song . still to have such a charles , but this charles long . b. jonson . to the queene on her birth-day . vp publicke ioy , remember the sixeteenth of november some brave uncommmon way . and though the parish steeple be silent to the people , ring thou it holy day . what though the thirsty towre , and guns there spare to powre their noyses out in thunder : as fearefull to awake the city , as to shake their guarded gates asunder . yet let the trumpets sound , and shake both aire and ground with beating of their drums : let every lire be strung , harpe , lute , theorbo sprung with touch of learned thumbs , that when the quire is full , the harmony may pull the angels from their spheares : and each intelligence , may wish it selfe a sence , whilst it the ditty heares . behold the royall mary , the daughter of great harry , and sister to iust lewis , comes in the pompe and glory of all her fathers story , and of her brothers prowis . she shewes so farre above the feigned queen of love ; this sea-girt ground upon , as here no venus were but that she reigning here , had put the ceston on . see , see our active king , hath taken twice the ring vpon the poynted lance , vvhilst all the ravish't rout doe mingle in a shout , hey for the flower of france . this day the court doth measure her ioy in state and pleasure : and with a reverend feare , the revells and the play make up this crowned day her one and twenty yeare . b. ionson . on the princes birth-day . an epigram . and art thou borne , brave babe , blest be thy birth , that so hath crown'd our hopes , our spring on earth ; the bed of the chaste lilly and the rose , what month than may was fitter to disclose this prince of flowers ? soone shoot thou up , and grow the same that thou art promis'd ; but be slow , and long in changing : let our nephews see thee quickly come , the gardens eye to be , and still to stand so : haste now envious moone , and interpose thy selfe , care not how soone , and threat the great eclips two houres but runne , sol will reshine , if not , charles hath a sonne . non displicuisse meretur festinat caesar , qui placuisse tibi . b. ionson . another on the birth of the prince . another phoenix , though the first is dead , a second 's flowne from his immortall bed , to make this our arabia to be the nest of an eternall progeny . choise nature fram'd the former but to finde what error might be mended in man-kinde : like some industrious workman , which affect their first endeavours onely to correct : so this the building , that the modell was , the type of all that now is come to passe : that but the shadow , this the substance is , all that was but the prophesie of this : and when it did this after birth fore-runne , 't was but the morning starre unto this sunne ; the dawning of this day , when sol did think we having such a light , that he might wink , and we ne're misse his lustre : nay so soone as charles was borne , he and the pale-fac'd moon with envy then did copulate , to try if such a birth might be produc'd i' th sky . what heavenly favour made a starre appeare , to bid wise kings to doe their homage here , and prove him truely christian ? long remain on earth , sweet prince , that when great charles shal reign in heaven above , our little charles may be as great on earth , because as good as he . b. ionson . a paralell of the prince to the king . so peleus when he faire thetis got , as thou thy sea-queene ; so to him she brought a blessed babe , as thine hath done to thee : his worthiest prov'd of those times , ours may be of these ; his had a pallas for his guide , thy wisedome will as well for ours provide : his conquered countries , cities , castles , towers , a worthy foe ; hereafter so may ours . his all his time , but once patroclus findes , but this of ours a world of faithfull friends : he 's vulnerable in no place but one , and this of ours ( we hope ) be hurt of none . his had his phoenix , ours no teacher needs , but the example of thy life and deeds . his nestor knew , in armes his fellow was , but not in yeares , ( too soone runne out his glasse ) ours , though not nestor knew , we trust , shall bee as wise in armes , as old in yeares as hee . his after death had homer his reviver : and ours may better merit to live ever , by deeds farre-passing : but ( oh sad dispaire ) no hope of homer , his wit left no heire . b. jonson . an elegy on the lady jane paulet , marchionesse of winchester . vvhat goodly ghost besprint with aprill dew , halls me so solemnly to yonder yeugh ? and beckoning wooes me from the fatall tree , to plucke a garland for her selfe , or me . i doe obey you beauty ; for in death you seeme a faire one ; o that i had breath to give your shade a name ! stay ! stay ! i feele a horror in me , all my blood is steele stiffe stark ; my ioynts 'gainst one another knock : whose daughter ? ha ? great savage of the rock ! he 's good , as great ! i am almost a stone , and ere i can aske more of her she 's gone ! alas i am all marble : write the rest , thou wouldst have written fame upon my breast , it is a large faire table , and a true , and the disposure will be somewhat new : when i who would her poet have become , at least may beare th'inscription to her tombe : she was the lady iane , and marchionesse of winchester , the heralds can tell this : earle rivers grand-child , serve not titles , fame sound thou her vertues , give her soule a name . had i a thousand mouths , as many tongues , and voyce to raise them from my brasen lungs , i durst not aime at , the dotes thereof were such , no nation can expresse how much their charact was : i or my trump must breake , but rather i , should i of that part speake , it is too neare of kin to god the soule to be describ'd , fames fingers are too foule to touch those misteries ; we may admire the heate and splendor , but not handle fire : what she did by great example well , t' inlive posterity , her fame may tell ; and calling truth to witnesse , make it good from the inherint graces in her blood . else who doth prayle a person by a new , but a feign'd way doth spoyle it of the true : her sweetnesse , softnesse , her faire courtesie , her wary guards , her wise simplicity , were like a ring of vertues 'bout her set , and piety the center where all met : a reverend state she had , an awfull eye , a darling , yet inviting maiesty ; vvhat nature , fortune , institution , fact , could heape to a perfection , was her act : how did she leave the world , with what contempt ? iust as she in it liv'd , and so exempt from all affection : when they urg'd the cure of her disease , how did her soule assure her sufferings , as the body had bin away : and to the torturers her doctors say , sticke on your cupping-glasses , feare not , put your hottest causticks to burne , lance , or cut : t is but a body which you can torment , and i into the world , with my soule was sent . then comforted her lord , and blest her sonne , chear'd her faire sisters in her race to runne . vvhich gladnesse temper'd her sad parents teares , made her friends ioyes to get above their feares . and in her last act taught the standers by , with admiration and applause to dye : let angels sing her glories , who did call her spirit home to her originall , that saw the way was made it , and were sent to carry and conduct the complement 'twixt death and life : where her mortality became her birth-day to eternity ! and now through circumfused lights she lookes on natures secrets there as her owne bookes ; speakes heavens language , and discourses free to every order , every hierarchy . beholds her maker , and in him doth see vvhat the beginning of all beauties be , and all beatitudes that thence doth flow , vvhich the elect of god are sure to know . goe now her happy parents and be sad , if yee not understand what child you had ; if you dare quarrell heaven , and repent to have paid againe a blessing was but lent , and trusted so as it deposited lay at pleasure to be cald for every day . if you can envy your owne daughters blisse ; and wish her state lesse happy than it is ; if you can cast about your either eye , and see all dead here , or about to dye . the stars that are the iewells of the night , the day deceasing with the prince of light the sun . great kings & mightiest kingdoms fal , vvhole nations ; nay , man-kind , the world , & all that ever had beginning to have end ; vvith what iniustice can one soule pretend t' escape this common knowne necessity , vvhen we were all borne we beganne to dye : and but for that brave contention and strife , the christian hath t' enioy a future life ; he were the wretched'st of the race of men , but as he soares at that , he bruiseth then the serpents head ; gets above death and sinne ▪ and sure of heaven rides triumphing in . b. jonson . ode pindarick on the the death of sir hen. morison . brave infant of saguntum cleare , thy comming forth in that great yeare , when the prodigious hanibal did crowne his rage , with razing your immortall town . thou looking then about , ere thou wert halfe got out : wise child didst hastily returne , and madst thy mothers wombe thine vrne , how sum'd a circle didst thou leave mankind , of deepest lore could wee the center find . the counter-turne . did wiser nature draw thee backe , from out the horrour of that sack ? where shame , faith , honour , and regard of right lay trampled on the deeds of death and night . vrg'd , hurried forth , and hurld vpon th' affrighted world : sword , fire , famine , with full fury met , and all on utmost ruine set : as could they but lives miseries fore-see , no doubt all infants would returne like thee . the stand . for what is life , if measur'd by the space , not by the act ? or masked man , if valued by his face , above his fact ? here 's one out-liv'd his peeres , and told forth fourescore yeeres , he vexed time , and busied the whole state , troubled both foes and friends , but ever to no ends : what did this stirrer but dye late ? how well at twenty had he falne or stood , for three of his fourescore he did no good . the turne . he entred well by vertuous parts , got up and thriv'd with honest arts , he purchas'd friends , and fame , and honors then , and had his noble name advanc'd with men . but weary of that flight , he stoop'd in all mens sight to sordid flatteries , acts of strife , and sunke in that dead sea of life too deepe : as he did then deaths waters sup , but that the corke of title boy'd him up . the counter-turne . alas but morison fell young ; he never fell , thou tripst my tongue : he stood a souldier to the last night end , a perfect patriot , and a noble friend . but most a vertuous sonne , all offices were done by him so ample , full , and round , in weight , and measure , number sound , as though his age imperfect might appeare , his life was of humanity the spheare . the stand . goe now and tell out dayes , sum'd up with fears , and make them yeares : produce thy masse of miseries on the stage , to swell thine age , repeate of things a throng , to shew thou hast beene long , not liv'd : for life doth her great actions spell , by what was done , and wrought in season , and so brought to light : her measures are how well : each sillib ' answer'd , and was form'd how faire ; these make the lines of life , and that 's her aire . the turne . it is not growing , like a tree , in bulke , doth make man better be , or standing long an oake , three hundued yeare , to fall a log at last , dry , bald , and seare : a lilly of a day , is fairer farre in may , although it fall and dye at night , it was the plant and flower of light ; in small proportions we iust beauty see , and in short measures life may perfect be . the counter-turne . call noble lucius then for wine , and let thy looks with gladnesse shine , accept this garland , plant it on thy head , and thinke , nay know thy morison's not dead . he leap'd the present age , possest with holy rage , to see the bright eternall day , of which we priests and poets say such truths as wee expect for happy men , and there he lives with memory : and ben the stand . ionson ! who sung this of him e're he went himselfe to rest , or taste a part of that full ioy he meant to have exprest , in this bright asterisme , where it was friendships schisme , were not his lucius long with us to tarry , to separate these twi lights , the dioscuri , and keepe the one halfe from his harry ; but fate doth so alternate the designe , vvhilst that in heaven , this light on earth must shine . the turne . and shine as you exalted are , two names of friendship , but one starre of hearts the union : and those not by chance , made or indentur'd , or leas'd out to advance the profits for a time , no pleasures vaine did chime of rimes , or ryots at your feasts , argues of drinke , or feign'd protests , but simple love , of greatnesse and of good , that knits brave minds , and manners more than blood . the counter-turne . this made you first to know the why you lik'd : then after to apply that likening ; and approach so one to th'other , till either grew a portion of the other , each stiled by his end , the coppy of his friend ; you liv'd to be the great sirnames , and titles by which all made claimes vnto the vertue : nothing perfect done , but as a cary or a morison . the stand . and such a force the faire example had , as they that saw the good , and durst not practise it , were glad that such a law was left yet to man-kind , where they might read , and find friendship indeed was written not in words : and with the heart , not pen , of two so earely men , vvhose lines her rowles were , and records vvho e're the first downe ; bloomed on the chin , had sowed these fruits , and got the harvest in . b. jonson . to hierome lord weston vpon his returne from his embassy . svch pleasures as the teeming earth doth take in easie natures birth , when she puts forth the life of every thing , and in a dew of sweetest raine , she lyes deliver'd without paine , of the prime beauty of the yeare and spring . that rivers in their shores doe runne , the clouds racke cleare before the sunne , the rudest winds obey the calmest aire ; rare plants from every banke doe rise , and every plant the sence surprise , because the order of the whole is faire . the very verdure of her nest , vvherein she sits so richly drest , as all the wealth of season there were spread , have shew'd the graces and the houres , have multiply'd their arts and powers , in making soft her stromaticke bed . such ioyes , such sweets doth your returne , bring all your friends , faire lord , that burne with ioy to heare your modesty relate the businesse of your blooming wit , with all the fruits that follow it , both to the honour of the king and state . o how will the court be pleas'd , to see great charles of travell eas'd , when he beholds a graft of his owne hand , spring up an olive , fruitfull , faire , to be a shadow of the aire ; and both a strength and beauty to the land . b. i. to the right honourable the l. treasurer . an epigram . if to my mind , great lord , i had a state , i would present you with some curious plate of norimberg , or turkie hang your rooms , not from the arras , but the persian looms . i would ( if price or prayer ) could them get send in what or romano , tintaret , titian , or raphaell , michaell angelo , have left in fame to equall , or out-goe the old greeke hands , in picture , or in stone , this would i doe , could i thinke vveston one catch'd with these arts , wherein the iudge is wife , as farre as sence , and onely by his eyes . but you i know , my lord , and know you can discerne betweene a statue , and a man : can doe the things that statue doe deserve , and act the businesse which these paint or carve . what you have studied are the arts of life , to compose men and manners , stint the strife of froward citizens ; make nations know , what world of blessings to good kings they owe ; and mightiest monarchs feele what large increase of fame and honour you possesse by peace . these i looke up at with a measuring eye , and strike religion in the standers by . which , though i cannot , like as an architect , in glorious piles and pyramides erect vnto your honour ; i can voyce in song aloud ; and ( haply ) it may last as long . b. ionson . to mr. ionson upon these verses . your verses were commended , as 't is true , that they were very good , i meane to you : for they return'd you ben i have beene told , the seld seene summe of forty pound in gold . these verses then , being rightly understood , his lordship , not ben : ionson , made them good . i. e. to my detractor . my verses were commended , thou didst say , and they were very good ; yet thou thinkst nay . for thou obiectest , as thou hast beene told , th'envy'd returne of forty pound in gold . foole do not rate my rimes , i have found thy vice is to make cheap the lord , the lines the price : but bark thou on ; i pitty thee poore cur , that thou shouldst lose thy noise , thy foame , thy stur , to be knowne what thou art , thou blatent beast ; but writing against me , thou thinkst at least i now would write on thee : no wretch , thy name cannot worke out unto it such a fame : no man will tarry by thee as he goes to aske thy name , if he have halfe a nose ; but flye thee like the pest. walke not the streete out in the dog-dayes , least the killer meet thy noddle with his club ; and dashing forth thy dirty brains , men see thy want of worth . b. ionson . to william earle of new-castle on the backing of his horse . vvhen first , my lord , i saw you backe your horse , provoke his mettle , and command his force to all the uses of the field and race , me thought i read the ancient art of thrace , and saw a centaure past those tales of greece ; so seem'd your horse and you , both of a peece : you shew'd like perseus upon pegasus , or castor mounted on his cillarus : or what we heare our home-borne legend tell , of bold sir bevis , and his arundell , and so your seate his beauties did endorse , as i began to wish my selfe a horse . and surely had i but your stable seene before , i thinke my wish absolv'd had beene : for never saw i yet the muses dwell , nor any of their houshold halfe so well . so well ! as when i saw the floore and roome , i look'd for hercules to be the groome . and cry'd away with the caesarian bread , at these immortall mangers virgil fed . b. jonson . to william earle of new-castle . an epigram on his fencing . they talke of fencing , and the use of armes , the art of urging , and avoyding harmes ; the noble science , and the mastring skill , of making iust approaches , how to kill , to hit in angles , and to clash with time , as all defence , or offence , were a chime . i hate this measur'd : give me metled fire , that trembls i'th'blaze , but then mounts higher , a swift and darling motion , when a paire of men doe meete like rarified aire : their weapons darted with that flame and force , as they out-did the lightning in the course : this were a spectacle , a sight to draw wonder to valour : no , it is a law of daring , not to doe a wrong : t is true , next to dispise it being done to you : to know all heads of danger ; where 't is fit to bend , to breake , provoke , or suffer it : and this my lord is valour : this is yours , and was your fathers , and your ancestors ; who durst live great , when death appear'd , or bands , and valiant were with , or without , their hands . b. jonson . to sir kenelme digby . an epigram . though happy muse thou know my digby wel , yet take him in these lines : he doth excell in honours , courtesie , and all the parts court can call hers , or man would call his arts : he 's prudent , valiant , iust , and temperate , in him all action is beheld in state . and he is built , like some imperiall roome , for those to dwell in , and be still at home . his breast is a brave pallace , a broad street , where all heroicke ample thoughts doe meet ; where nature such a large surveigh hath tane , as others soules , to his , dwell in a lane : witnesse his birth-day , the eleventh of iune , and his grat action done at scanderoone . that day ; which i predestin'd am to sing , for brittains honour , and to charles , my king : goe muse in , and salute him , say he be busie , or frowne at first , when he sees thee , he wil chear up his fore-head , think thou bring'st good fortune to him in the note thou sing'st : for he doth love my verses , and will looke vpon them , next to spencers noble booke ; and praise them too : o what a fame 't will bee ? what reputation to my lines and me , when he doth read them at the treasurers board , the knowing weston , and that learned lord allowes them ? then what coppies will be had ? what transcripts made ? how cri'd up , & how glad vvilt thou be muse , when this shal then befall , being sent to one , they will be read of all . b. ionson . his mistresse drawne . sitting , and ready to be drawne , what make these velvets , silks , and lawne ? imbroderies , feathers , fringe , and lace , when every limbe takes like a face ? send these suspected helps to aide , some forme defective , and decai'd : this beauty without falsehood faire , needs nought to cloath it but the aire : yet something to the painters view , were fitly interposed , so new he shall ( if he can understand ) worke by my fancy with his hand . draw first a cloud , all save her necke , and out of that make day to breake : till like her face it doe appeare , and men may thinke all light rose there . then let the beames of that disperse the cloud , and shew the vniverse : but at such distance , as the eye may rather it adore than spye : the heavens design'd , draw next a spring , with all that youth , or it may bring : foure rivers , branching forth like seas , and paradise confin'd in these . last draw the circle of this globe , and let there be a starry robe of constillations 'bout her hurl'd , and thou hast painted beauties world . but painter see you doe not sell a coppy of this piece , nor tell vvhose 't is : but if it favour finde , next sitting wee will draw her minde . b. jonson . her minde . paynter y' are come , but may be gone , now i have better thought thereon , this worke i can performe alone , and give you reasons more than one , not that your art i doe refuse , but here i may no colours use ; besides your hand will never hit to draw the thing that cannot sit . you could make shift to paint an eye , an eagle towring in the skye , a sun , a sea , a sandlesse pit , and these are like a minde , not it . no , to expresse this mind to sence , would aske a heavens intelligence , since that nothing can report that flame , but what 's of kinne to whence it came : sweet mind , then speak your self , and say as you goe on , by what brave way , our sence you doe with knowledge fill , and yet remaine our wonder still . i call you muse , now make it true , hence forth may every line be you , that all may say that see the frame , this is no picture , but the same : a mind so pure , so perfect fine , as 't is not radiant , but divine , and so disdaining any tire , 't is got where it can trye the fire . there ( high exalted in the spheare , as it another nature were ) it moveth all , and makes a flight , as circular as infinite , whose notions when it would expresse in speech , it is with that excesse , of grace and musick to the eare , as what it spake it planted there . the voyce so sweet , the words so faire , as some soft chime had strok'd the ayre , and though the sound were parted thence , still left an eccho in the sence , but that a minde so rapt so high , so swift , so pure should yet apply it selfe to us , and come so nigh earths grossenesse , there 's the how , and why ? is it because it sees us dull and stuck in clay here , it would pull vs forth by some coelestiall slight , vp to her owne sublimed height ? or hath shee here upon the ground , some paradise or pallace found in all the bounds of beauty fit for her t' inhabite ? there is it . thrice happy house that hast receite , for this so softly forme , so straite , so polish'd , perfect , and so even , as it slid moulded out of heaven . not swelling like the ocean proud , but stooping gently as a cloud , as smooth as oyle powr'd forth , and calme as showres , and sweet as drops of balme , smooth , soft , and sweet , and all a flood , where it may runne to any good , and where it stayes it there becomes , a nest of odours , spice , and gummes . in action winged as the wind ▪ in rest like spirits left behind , vpon a banke or field of flowres , begotten by the wind and showers , in the faire mansion let it rest , yet know with what thou art possest , thou entertaining in thy breast , but such a minde mak'st god a guest . b. ionson . sir william bvrlase the painter , to the poet . to paint thy worth , if rightly i did know it , and were but painter , halfe like thee a poet , ben : i would shew it . but in this art , my unskilfull pen will tire ; thou , and thy worth , will still be found farre higher , and i a lyer . then what a painter's here ? and what an eater of great attempts ? whereas his skill 's no greater , and he a cheater . then what a poet 's here , whom by confession of all with me , to paint without digression , there 's no expression . an epigram to the queens health . hayle mary , full of grace , it once was said , and by an angel , to the blessed maid , the mother of our lord : why may not i , vvithout prophannesse , as a poet , crie haile marry full of honours , to my queene , the mother of our prince ? when was there seene ( except the ioy that the first mary brought , vvhereby the safety of the world was wrought ) so generall a gladnesse to an isle , to make the hearts of a whole nation smile , as in this prince ? let it be lawfull so to compare small with great , as still we owe our thankes to god : then haile to mary , spring of so much health , both to our land and king . ben. ionson . ode to himselfe . i. come leave the loathed stage , and the more loathsome age , where pride and impudence in faction knit , vsurpe the chaire of wit : inditing and arraigning every day , something they call a play . let their fastidious vaine commission of the braine , runne on , and rage , sweat , censure , and condemn , they were not made for thee , lesse thou for them . ii. say that pour'st 'hem wheat , and they would akornes eat : t were simple fury , still thy selfe to wast on such as have no taste : to offer them a surfeit of pure bread , vvhose appetites are dead : no give them graines their fill , huskes , draffe to drinke , and swill : if they love lees , and leave the lusty vvine , envy them not , their pallat's with the swine , iii. no doubt a mouldy tale , like pericles , and stale as the shrives crusts , and nasty as his fish , scraps out of every dish , throwne forth and rak'd into the common tub , may keep up the play club . broomes sweepings doe as well there , as his masters meale : for who the relish of these guests will fit , needs set them but the almes-basket of wit . iv. and much good do 't yee then , brave plush and velvet men can feed on orts ; and safe in your scoene cloaths , dare quit upon your oathes the stagers , and the stage-writes too ; your peers , of stuffing your large eares vvith rage of commicke socks , vvrought upon twenty blocks ; vvhich if they 're torne , and foule , and patch'd enough , the gamsters share your gilt , and you their stuffe . v. leave things so prostitute , and take th' alcaike lute ; or thine owne horace , or anacreons lyre ; vvarme thee by pindars fire : and though thy nerves be shrunke , and blood be cold , ere yeares have made thee old , strike that disdainfull heat throughout , to their defeat : as curious fooles , and envious of thy straine , may blushing sweare , no palsi 's in thy braine . vi . but when they heare thee sing the glories of thy king ; his zeale to god , and his iust awe of men , they may be blood-shaken , then feele such a flesh-quake to possesse their powers , that no tun'd harpe like ours , in sound of peace or vvarres , shall truely hit the starres : vvhen they shall read the acts of charles his reigne , and see his chariot triumph 'bove his vvaine . b j. ben : jonson the poet , to the painter . vvhy though i seem of a prodigious waste , i am not so voluminous and vast , but there are lines wherewith i might b'embrast . t is true ; as my womb swells , so my back stoops , and the whole part grows round , deform'd & droops , but yet the tun at heidleberg had hoops . you were not ty'd by any painters law , to square my circle , ( i confesse ) but draw my superficies , that was all you saw . which if in compasse of no art it came , to be discrib'd by a monogram , with one great blot y'had form'd me as i am . but since you curious were to have it bee an archetipe for all the world to see , you made it a brave piece , but not like me . o had i now your manner , maiesty , might , your power of handling , shadow , aire , & sprite , how i could draw , and take hold , and delight ! but you are he can paint , i can but write , a poet hath no more than blacke and white , ne knowes he flattering colours , or false light . but when of friendship i would draw the face , a letter'd minde , and a large heart would place , to all posterity , i would write burlase . b. ionson . upon my picture left in scotland . i now thinke love is rather deafe than blind , for else it could not bee that shee vvhom i adore so much , should so slight me , and cast my suit behind . i 'me sure my language to her was as sweet , and every close did meet , in sentence of as subtle feet , as hath the wisest he , that sits in shadow of apollo's tree . o but my conscious feares , that flie my thoughts between , tells me that she hath seene my hundreds of gray haires , told sixe and forty yeares , read so much wast , as she could not imbrace my mountaine belly , and my rocky face . and all these through her eyes have stopt her eares . b. jonson . on a gentlewoman , working by an houre-glasse . doe but consider this small dust , here running in the glasse , by atomes mov'd : vvould you beleeve that it the body was of one that lov'd ? and in his mistris flames , playing like a flye , vvas turned into cynders by her eye ? yes ; as in life , so in their deaths unblest : a lovers ashes never can find rest . b. i. to the ladies of the court . an ode . come noble nymphes , and doe not hide the ioyes for which you so provide ; if not , to mingle with us men vvhat doe you here ? goe home agen : your dressings doe confesse , by what we see , so curious arts , of pallas , and arachnes arts , that you could meane no lesse . vvhy doe you weare the silke-wormes toyles ? or glory in the shell-fish spoyles ? or strive to shew the graines of ore , that you have gathered long before , vvhereof to make a stocke , to graft the greene emrald on , or any better water'd stone , or ruby of the rocke ? why doe you smell of ambergreece ? whereof was formed neptunes neece , the queen of love , unlesse you can , like sea-borne venus , love a man ? try , put your selves unto 't : your lookes , your smiles , and thoughts that meet : ambrosian hands , and silver feet , doe promise you will do 't . b. j. a sonnet . though i am young , and cannot tell either what death , or love is well , yet i have heard they both beare darts , and both doe aime at humane hearts . and then againe i have beene told , love wounds with heat , and death with cold , so that i feare they doe but bring extreams , to touch and meane one thing . as in a ruine we it call , one thing to be blowne up and fall , or to our end like way may have by a flash of lightning , or a wave : so loves inflamed shaft , or band , will kill as soone as deaths cold hand : except loves fires the vertue have to mr. ionson . ben : the world is much in debt , & though it may some petty reck'nings to small poets pay : pardon if at thy glories summe they stick , being too large for their arithmaticke . if they could prize the genius of a scene , the learned sweat that makes a language cleane , or understand the faith of ancient skill , drawn from the tragicke , comoecke , lyricke , quill : the greek and roman denison'd by thee , and both made richer in thy poetrie . this they may know , & knowing this stil grudge that yet they are not fit of thee to iudge . i prophesie more strength to after time , whose ioy shall call this isle the poets clime , because 't was thine , and unto thee return the borrowed flames , with which thy muse shall burn . then when the stocke of others fame is spent , thy poetry shall keepe its owne old rent . zouch tounley . finis . courteous reader , some litterall faults are escaped , by oversight of the correcter to the presse , which i entreat thee to mend with thy pen as thou espyest them , which are these . page 1 : read might for mght , & least for lesse . p. 4. r. tristrams for tristeams . p. 5. r. who for when . p. 7. r. houses for horses . p. 16. r. hales for hals . p. 19. l. ult. r. aromaticke for stromaticke . b. ion: his part of king iames his royall and magnificent entertainement through his honorable cittie of london, thurseday the 15. of march. 1603 so much as was presented in the first and last of their triumphall arch's. with his speach made to the last presentation, in the strand, erected by the inhabitants of the dutchy, and westminster. also, a briefe panegyre of his maiesties first and well auspicated entrance to his high court of parliament, on monday, the 19. of the same moneth. with other additions. jonson, ben, 1573?-1637. 1604 approx. 78 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 29 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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(eebo-tcp ; phase 1, no. a04637) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set 9675) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, 1475-1640 ; 757:02) b. ion: his part of king iames his royall and magnificent entertainement through his honorable cittie of london, thurseday the 15. of march. 1603 so much as was presented in the first and last of their triumphall arch's. with his speach made to the last presentation, in the strand, erected by the inhabitants of the dutchy, and westminster. also, a briefe panegyre of his maiesties first and well auspicated entrance to his high court of parliament, on monday, the 19. of the same moneth. with other additions. jonson, ben, 1573?-1637. [48]; [2], 13, [1] p. by v[alentine] s[immes and george eld] for edward blount, printed at london : 1604. b. jon. = ben jonson. mostly in verse. printers' names from stc; "simmes pr[inted]. only 1st a-b; eld the rest". signatures: pi² a-e⁴ f² ; a-b⁴. the first leaf is blank. 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ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng james -i, -king of england, 1566-1625. 2002-07 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2002-09 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2002-10 rina kor sampled and proofread 2002-10 rina kor text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-12 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion b. ion : his part of king iames his royall and magnificent entertainement through his honorable cittie of london , thurseday the 15. of march. 1603. so much as was presented in the first and last of their triumphall arch's . with his speach made to the last presentation , in the strand , erected by the inhabitants of the dutchy , and westminster . also , a briefe panegyre of his maiesties first and well auspicated entrance to his high court of parliament , on monday , the 19. of the same moneth . with other additions . mart. quando magis dignos licuit spectare triumphos . printed at london by v. s. for edward blount , 1604. ❧ the pegme at fen-church presented it selfe in a square and flat vpright , like to the side of a citty : the top therof , aboue the vent , and crest , adorn'd with houses , towres , and steeples , set off in prospectiue . vpon the battlements in a great capitall letters was inscribed , londinivm : according to tacitus : at suetonius mir● constantia , medios inter hosteis londinium perrexit , cognomento quiàem coloniae non insigne , sed copia negotiatorum , & commeatu maxime celebre . beneath that , in a lesse and different character , was written camera regia which title immediately after the norman conquest it beganne to haue ; and by the indulgence of succeeding princes , hath beene hitherto continued . in the freeze ouer the gate , it seemeth to speake this verse : par domvs haec coelo , sed minor est domino . taken out of martiall , and implying , that though this cittie ( for the state , and magnificence ) might ( by hyporbole ) be saide to touch the starres , and reach vp to heauen , yet was it farre inferior to the maister thereof , who was his maiestie ; and in that respect vnworthy to receiue him . the highest person aduaunc'd therein , was monarchia britannica and fittely : applying to the aboue mentioned title of the citty , the kings chamber , and therefore heere placed as in the proper seate of the empire : for , so the glorie and light of our kingdome m. camden , speaking of london , saieth , shee is , totius britanniae epitome , britannicíque imperii sedes , regúmque angliae camera , tantum inter ●mneis eminet , quantum ( vt ait ille ) inter viburna cupressus . shee was a woman richly attir'd in cloth of golde and tissue ; a rich mantle ; ouer her state twoo crownes hanging , with pensile shieldes thorow them ; the one lim'd with the particular coate of england , the other of scotland : on either side also a crowne , with the like scutchions , and peculiar coats of france , & ireland . in her hand she holdes a scepter ; on her head a fillet of gold , inter-wouen with palme & lawrel ; her haire bound into foure seuerall points , descending from her crownes ; & and in her lappe a little globe , inscrib'd vpon orbis britannicvs . and beneath , the word divisvs ab orbe . to shew , that this empire is a world diuided from the world , and alluding to that of* clau. — et nostro diducta britannia mundo . and virg. — et penitus toto diuisos orbe britannos . the wreathe denotes victory and happines . the scepter & crowns soueraignty . the shieldes the precedency of the countries and their distinctions . at her feete was set theosophia , or diuine wisdome , al in white , a blew mantle seeded with stars , a crowne of stars on hir head . hir garments figur'd truth , innocence and cleerenesse . she was alwayes looking vp ; in her one hand shee sustained a doue , in the other a serpent : the last to shew her subtilty , the first her simplicity ; alluding to that text of scripture , estote ergo prudentes sicut serpentes , & simplices sicut columbae . her word , per me reges regnant . intimating , how by her , all kings do gouerne , and that she is the foundation and strength of kingdomes , to which end , she was here placed , vpon a cube , at the foote of the monarchie , as her base and stay . directly beneath her stoode genivs vrbis . a person attir'd rich , reuerend , and antique : his haire long and white , crowned with a wreathe of plane tree , which is saide to be arbor genialis ; his mantle of purple , and buskins of that colour : hee held in one hand a goblet , in the other a braunch full of little twigges , to signifie increase and indulgence : his word his armis . pointing to the two that supported him , whereof the one on the right hand , was bovlevtes . figuring the councell of the citty , and was suted in blacke and purple ; a wreathe of* oake vppon his head ; sustaining for his ensignes , on his left arme a scarlet roabe , and in his right hand the * fasces , as tokens of magistracie , with this inscription ; servare cives . the other on the left hand . polemivs the warrelike force of the city , in an antique coate , or armour , with a target and sword ; his helme on , and crowned with lawrell , implying strength and conquest : in his hand he bore the standard of the citty , with this word , extingvere et hosteis . expressing by those seuerall motts , connexed , that with those armes of councell and strength , the genius was able to extinguish the kings enemies , and preserue his citizens , alluding to those verses in seneca , extinguere hostem , maxima est virtus ducis . servare cives , maior est patriae , patri . vnderneath these , in an aback thrust out before the rest lay tamesis . the riuer , as running along the side of the city ; in a skinne made like flesh , naked , and blew . his mantle of sea-greene or water colour , thinne , and bolne out like a sayle ; bracelets about his wreasts , of willow and sedge , a crowne of sedge and reede vpon his head , mixt with water-lillies ; alluding to virgills description of tiber ; — deus ipse loci , fluvie tyberinus amoeno , populeas inter senior se att●llere frondes visus . cum tenuis glauco velabat amictu carbasus . & crineis vmbrosa tegebat arundo . his beard , and haire long , and ouergrowne . he leanes his arme vpon an earthen pot , out of which , water , with liue fishes , are seene to runne forth , and play about him . his word , flvmina senservnt ipsa . a hemistich of ouids : the rest of the verse being , quid esset amor . affirming , that riuers themselues , and such inanimate creatures , haue heeretofore beene made sensible of passions , and affections ; and that hee , nowe , no lesse pertooke the ioy of his maiesties gratefull approach to this citty , than any of those persons , to whome he pointed , which were the daughters of the genius , and sixe in number : who , in a spreading ascent , vpon seuerall grices , help to beautifie both the sides . the first , evphrosyne , or gladnes : was suted in greene , a mantle of diuers colors , embroydred with all varietie of floures : on her head a gyrland of myrtle , in her right hand a cristall cruze filld with wine , in the left a cup of golde : at her feete a tymbrell , harpe , and other instruments , all ensignes of gladnesse , natis in vsum laetitiae scyphis , &c. and in another place , nunc est bibendum , nunc pede libero pulsanda tellus , &c. her word . haec aevi mihi prima dies . as if this were the first houre of her life , and the minute wherein she beganne to be ; beholding so long coueted , and look'd for a presence . the second . sebasis . or veneratio , was varied in an ashe colour'd sute , and darke mantle , a vayle ouer her head of ash-colour : her hands crost before her , and her eyes halfe closde : her word : mihi semper devs . implying both her office of reuerence , and the dignity of her obiect , who being as god on earth , should neuer be lesse in her thought : the third : prothymia . or promptitude , was attir'd in a short tuckt garment of flame-colour , wings at her backe ; her hayre bright , & bound vp with ribands ; her breast open , virago-like ; hir buskins so ribanded : she was crowned with a chaplet of trifoly , to expresse readines , and opennesse euery way ; in her right hand shee held a squirrell , as being the creature most full of life and quicknesse : in the left a close round censor , with the perfume sodainely to be vented forth at the sides . her word : qva data porta . taken from an other place in virgill where eolus at the command of iuno letts forth the winde ; — ac venti velut agmine facto qua data p●rta ruunt , & terras turbine perflant . and shew'd that shee was no lesse prepar'd with promptitude , and alacrity , then the windes were , vpon the least gate that shall be opened to his high commaund . the fourth agrypnia . or vigilance , in yellow , a sable mantle , seeded with waking eies , and siluer fringe : her chaplet of heliotropium , or turnsole ; in her one hand a lampe , or cresset , in her other a bell. the lampe signified search and sight , the bell warning . the heliotropium care ; and respecting her obiect . her word specvlamvr in omneis . alluding to that of ouid , where he describes the office of argus , — ipse pr●cul mon●is sublime cacumen occupat , vnde sedens partes speculatur in omneis . and implying the like duety of care and vigilance in her selfe . the fifth agape . or louing affection , in crimson fringed with golde , a mantle of flame-colour , her chaplet of red and white roses ; in her hand a flaming heart : the flame expressed zeale , the red and white roses , a mixture of simplicity with loue : her robes freshnes and feruency . her word , non sic excvbiae . out of claudian , in following — nec circumstantia peila — quàm tutatur amor . inferring , that though her sister before had protested watchfulnes , & circumspection , yet no watch or guard could be so safe to the estate , or person of a prince , as the loue and naturall affection of his subiects : which she in the citties behalfe promised . the sixt , omothymia . or vnanimity in blew , her roabe blew , and buskins . a chaplet of blew lillies , shewing one trueth and intirenesse of minde . in her lappe lies a sheafe of arrowes bound together , and she her selfe sittes weauing certaine small siluer twists . her word , firma consensvs facit . auxilia humilia firma , &c. intimating , that euen the smallest and weakest aydes , by consent , are made strong : herselfe personating the vnanimity , or consent of soule , in all inhabitants of the citty to his seruice . ¶ these are all the personages , or liue figures , whereof onely two were speakers ( genius and tamesis ) the rest were mutes . other dumbe complements there were , as the armes of the kingdome on the one side , with this inscription . his vireas . with these maist thou flourish . on the other side the armes of the city , with his vincas . with these maist thou conquer . in the centre , or midst of the pegme , there was an aback , or square , wherein this elogie was written . maximus hic rex est , & lucc serenior ipsa principe quae talem cernit in vrbe ducem ; cuiu● fortunam superat sic vnica virtus , vnus vt is reliquos vincit vtrâque viros . praeceptis alii populos , multâque fatigant lege ; sed exemplo nos rapit ille suo . cuique frui totâ fas est vxore marito , et sua fas simili pignora nosse pa●ri . ecce vbi pignoribus circumstipata coruscis it comes , & tanto vix minor anna viro. haud metus est , regem posthac ne proximus hares , neu successorem non amet ille suum . this , and the whole frame , was couered with a curtaine of silke , painted like a thicke cloude , and at the approach of the k. was instantly to bee drawne . the allegory being , that those cloudes were gathered vpon the face of the citty , through their long want of his most wished fight : but now , as at the rising of the sunne , all mistes were dispersed and fled . when sodainely vpon silence made to the musikes , a voyce was heard to vtter this verse ; totus adest oculis , aderat qui mentibus olim , signifying that hee now was really obiected to their eyes , who before had beene only , but still , present in their mindes . ¶ thus farre the complementall parte of the first ; wherein was not only labored the expression of state and magnificence ( as proper to a triumphall arch ) but the very site , fabricke , strength , policie , dignitie and affections of the cittie were all laide downe to life : the nature , and propertie of these deuises being , to present alwaies some one entire body , or figure , consisting of distinct members and eache of those expressing it selfe , in the owne actiue spheare , yet all , with that generall harmony so connexed , and disposed , as no one little parte can be missing to the illustration of the whole : where also is to be noted , that the symboles vsed , are not , neither ought to be simply hierogliphickes , emblemes , or imprese , but a mixed character , pertaking somwhat of all , and peculierly apted to these more magnificent inuentions : wherein the garments , and ensignes deliuer the nature of the person , and the word the present office . neither was it becomming , or could it stand with the dignity of these shewes ( after the most miserable & desperate shift of the puppits ) to require a truch-man , or ( with the ignorant painter ) one to write . this is a dog ; or , this is a hare : but so to be presented , as vpon the view they might without cloude , or obscurity declare themselves to the sharpe and learned : and for the multitude , no doubt but their grounded iudgements gazed , said it was fine , and were satisfied . the speeches of gratulation . genivs . time , fate , and fortune have at length conspir'd , to giue our age the day so much desir'd . what all the minutes , houres , weekes , months , and yeares , that hang in file vpon these siluer haires , could not produce , beneath the a brittane stroke , the roman , saxon , dane , and norman a yoke , this point of time hath done . now london reare thy forehead high , and on it striue to weare thy choisest gems ; teach thy steepe towres to rise higher with people : set with sparkling eies thy spacious windowes ; and in euery streete , let thronging ioy , loue , and amazement meete . cleaue all the ayre with show●es , and let the cry strike through as long , and vniuersally as thunder ; for , thou now art blist to see that sight , for which thou didst beginne to bee . when b brutus plough first gaue thee infant boūds , and i , thy genivs walk't auspicious rounds in euery c furrow ; then did i forelooke , and saw this day d mark't white in e clotho's booke . the seuerall f circles , both of change and sway , within this isle , there also figur'd lay : of which the greatest , perfectest , and last was this , whose present happinesse we taste . why keep you silence daughters ? what dull peace is this inhabites you ? shall office cease vpon th' aspect of him , to whom you owe more then you are , or can be ? shall time knowe that article , wherein your flame stoode still , and not aspir'd ? now heauen auert an ill of that blacke looke . ere pause possesse your breasts i wish you more of plagues : " zeale when it rests , leaues to be zeale . vp thou tame river , wake ; and from thy liquid limbes this slumber s●ake : thou drown'st thy selfe in inofficious sleepe ; and these thy sluggish waters seeme to creepe , rather than flow . vp , rise , and swell with pride aboue thy bankes . " now is not euery tyde . tamesis . to what vaine end should i contend to show my weaker powres , when seas of pompe o'reflow the citties face : and couer all the shore with sands more rich than a tagus wealthy ore ? when in the flood of ioy , that comes with him , he drownes the world ; yet makes it liue and swimme , and spring with gladnesse : not my fishes heere , though they be dumbe , but doe expresse the cheere of these bright streames . no lesse may b these , and i boast our delights , albe't we silent lie . genivs . indeede , true gladnesse doth not alwayes speake : ioy bred , and borne but in the tongue , is weake . yet ( lest the feruor of so pure a flame as this my citty beares , might loose the name , without the apt euenting of her heate ) know greatest iames ( and no lesse good , than great . ) in the behalfe of all my vertuous sonnes , whereof my a eldest there , thy pompe forerunnes , ( a man without my flattring , or his pride , as worthy , as hee 's b blest to be thy guide ) in his graue name , and all his brethrens right , ( who thirst to drinke the nectar of thy sight ) the councell , commoners , and multitude ; ( glad , that this day so long deny'd , is viewd ) i tender thee the heartiest welcome , yet that euer king had to his c empires seate : neuer came man , more long'd for , more desir'd : and being come , more reuerenc'd , lou'd , admir'd : heare , and record it : in a prince it is no little vertue , to know who are his . * with like deuotions , doe i stoope t' embrace this springing glory of thy d godlike race ; his countries wonder , hope , loue , ioy and pride : how well dooth he become the royall side of this erected , and broade spreading tree , vnder whose shade , may brittane euer be . and from this branch , may thousand branches more shoote or'e the maine , and knit with euery shore in ●onds of marriage , kinred , and increase ; and stile this land , the a nauill of their peace . this is your seruants wish , your citties vow , which still shall propagate it selfe , with you ; and free from spurres of hope , that slow mindes moue : he seekes no hire , that owes his life to loue. and heere she comes that is no lesse a part in this dayes greatnesse , then in my glad heart . glory of queenes , and b glory of your name , whose graces doe as farre out-speake your fame , as fame doth silence , when her trumpet rings you c daughter , sister , wife of seuerall kings : besides alliance , and the stile of mother , in which one title you drowne all your other . instance , be d that faire shoote , is gone before your eldest ioy , and top of all your store , with those , whose sight to vs is yet deni'd , but not our zeale to them , or ought beside this citty can to you : for whose estate shee hopes you will be still good aduocate to her best lord. so , whilst you mortall are , no taste of sower mortalitie once dare approach your house ; nor fortune greete your grace but comming on , and with a forward face . the other at temple barre . carried the frontispice of a temple , the wals of which and gates were brasse ; the pillers siluer , their capitals and bases golde : in the highest point of all was erected a ianus head , and ouer it written . iano qvadrifronti sacrvm . which title of quadrifrons is said to be giuen him , as he respecteth all climates , and filles all parts of the world with his maiestie ; which martiall would seeme to allude vnto in that hendicasillable , et linguâ pariter locutus omni . others haue thought it by reason of the foure elements , which brake out of him , being chaos : for ouid is not afraide to make chaos and ianus the same , in those verses me chaos antiqui ( nam sum res prisca ) vocabant : adspice , &c. ●● plvtvs . or wealth , a little boy , bare headed , his locks curled , and spangled with golde , of a fresh aspect , his body almost naked , sauing some rich robe cast ouer him ; in his armes a heape of gold ingots to expresse riches , whereof he is the god : beneath her feete lay enyalivs . or mars , groueling , his armour scattered vpon him in seuerall peeces , and sundrie sortes of weapons broken about him , her word to all was vna trivmphis in nvmeris potior . pax optima rerum quas homini nouisse datum est , pax vna triumphis innumeris potior . signifieng that peace alone was better , and more to be coueted then innumerable tryumphes , besides , vpon the right hand of her , but with some little descent , in a hemicycle was seated esychia . or quie● , the first handmaid of peace ; a woman of a graue and venerable aspect , attired in black , vpon her head an artificiall nest , out of which appeared storkes heads to manifest a sweete repose . her feete were placed vpon a cube , to shewe stability , and in her lappe shee held a perpendicular or leuell , as the ensigne of euennesse and rest ; on the top of it sate a halcion or kings-fisher . she had lying at her feete tarache . or tumult , in a garment of diuers , but darke coulers , her haire wilde , and disordered , a fowle and troubled face , about her laye staues , swordes , ropes , chaines , hammers , stones , and such like to expresse turmoile . the word was peragit tranqvilla potestas . claud. quod violent a nequit : mandat aque fortius vrget imperiosa quies . to shewe the benefits of a calme and facile power , being able to effect in a state that , which no violence can . on the other , side the second handmaide , was elevtheria . or libertie , her dressing white , & som-what antique but loose and free ; her haire flowing downe her backe , and shoulders : in her right hand shee bare a club , on her left a hat , the characters of freedom , and power : at her feete a catt was placed , the creatrue most affecting , and expressing libertie . she trode on rauen , as the augury of ill fortune : & the soule was redevnt satvrnia regna . out of virgil , to shewe that nowe those golden times were returned againe , wherein peace was with vs so aduannced , rest receaued , libertie restored , safetie assured , and all blessednesse appearing in euery of these vertues her perticular triumphe ouer her opposite euill . this is the dumbe argument of the frame , and illustrated with this verse of virgil , written in the vnder freeze . nvlla salvs bello pacem te possimvs omnes. the speaking parte was performed , as within the temple where there was erected an altar , to which at the approach of the k. appeares the flamen * martialis . and to him . genivs vrbis . the genius we attired before : to the flamen wee appoint this habit . a long crimson robe to witnesse his nobility , his typpet and sl●eues white as reflecting on purity in his religion , a rich mantle of gold with a traine to expresse the dignity of his function . vpon his head a c hat of delicate wooll , whose top ended in a cone , and was thence called apex , according to that of lucan . lib. 1. attollensque apicem gen●roso vertice flamen . this apex was couered with a d fine net of yearne which they named apiculum , & was sustained with a e bowd twigge of pomgranat tree , it was also in the hot time of summer to be bound with ribands , and throwne behinde them as f scaliger teacheth . in his hand hee bore a golden censor with perfume , and censing about the altar ( hauing first kindled his fier on the toppe ) is interrupted by the genius . genivs . stay , what art thou , that in this strange attire , darst kindle stranger , and vnhallowed fire vpon this altar ? fl. rather what art thou that darst so rudely interrupt my vowe ? my habit speakes my name . ge. a flamin ? fl. yes , and a martialis calld . ge. i so did gesse by my short view , but whence didst thou ascend hither ? or how ? or to what mistick end ? fl. the noise , and present tumult of this day , rowsd me from sleepe , and silence , where i lay obscur'd from light ; which when i wakt to see , i wondring thought what this great pompe might be . when ( looking in my kalender ) i found the b ides of marche were entred , and i bound with these , to celebrate the geniall feast of c anna stil'd perenna , d mars his guest ; who , in this moneth of his , is yearly call'd to banquet at his altars ; and in stald ; e a goddesse with him , since shee filles the yeare , and f knits the oblique scarfe that girts the spheare . whilest foure fac't ianvs turnes his g vernall looke vpon their meeting howers , as if he tooke . high pride and pleasure . ge. sure thou stil dost dreame , and both thy tongue , and thought rides on the streame of phantasy : behold here hee nor shee , haue any altar , fane , or deity . stoope ; read but this h inscription : and then veiwe to whome the place is consecrate . t is trew that this is ianvs temple , and that nowe he turnes vpon the yeare his freshest browe ; that this is mars his moneth ; and these the ides , wherein his anne was honourd ; both the tides , titles , and place , wee knowe : but these dead rites are long since buried , and newe power excites more highe and hartie flames . loe , there is hee , who brings with him a i greater anne then shee : whose strong and potent vertues haue k defac'd sterne mars his statues , and vpon them plac'd his , l and the worlds blest blessings : this hath brought sweete peace to sit in that bright state she ought vnbloodie , or vntroubled ; hath forc'd hence all tumults , feares , or other darke portents that might inuade weake mindes ; hath made men see once more the face of welcome liberty : and doth ( in all his present actes ) restore that first pure world , made of the better ore. now innocence shall cease to be the spoile of rauenous greatnesse , or to steepe the soile of raised pesantrie with teares , and bloud ; no more shall rich men ( for their little good ) suspect to be made guiltie ; or vile spies enioye the lust of their so murdring eyes : men shall put off their yron mindes , and hearts ; the time forget his olde malicious artes with this new minute ; and no print remaine of what was thought the former ages staine . back flamin , with thy superstitious fumes , and cense not heere ; thy ignorance presumes too much , in acting any ethnick rite in this translated temple : heere no wight , to sacrifice , saue my deuotion comes , that brings insteed of those thy m masculine gummes . my citties heart ; which shall for euer burne vpon this altar , and no time shall turne the same to ashes : heere i fixe it fast , flame bright , flame high , and may it euer last . whilest i , before the figure of thy peace , still tend the fire ; and giue it quick increase with praiers , wishes , vowes ; whereof be these the least , and weakest : that no age may leese the memory of this so rich a daye ; but rather , that it henceforth yearely may begin our spring and with our spring the prime , and n first accompt of yeares , of months , o of time : and may these ides as fortunate appeare to thee , as they to p caesar fatall were . be all thy thoughts borne perfect , and thy hopes in their euents still crownd beyond their scopes . let not wide heauen that secret blessing know to giue , which shee on thee will not bestow . blind fortune be thy slaue ; and may her store ( the lesse thou seek'st it ) follow thee the more . much more i would : but see , these brazen gates make hast to close , as vrged by thy fates ; here ends my cities office , here it breakes : yet with my tongue , and this pure heart , she speakes a short farewell ; and lower then thy feete , with feruent thankes , thy royall paines doth greete . pardon , if my abruptnesse breed disease ; he merits not t' offend , that hastes to please . ouer the alter was written this inscription : d. i. o. m. britanni arvm . imp. pacis . vindici . marte . maiori . p. p. f. s. avgvsto . novo. gentivm . conivnctarvm . nvmini . tvtelari . d. a. conservatrici . annae . ipsae . perennae . deabvsqve . vniversis . optatiori . svi fortvnatissimi . thalami . sociae . et consorti . pvlcherimae . avgvstissimae . et h. f. p. filio . svo . nobilissimo . ob. adventvm . ad vrbem . hanc . svam . expectatissimvm . gratissimvm . celebratissimvm . cvivs . non . radii . sed soles . potivs . fvnessimam . nvper . aeris . intemperiem . serenarvnt s. p. q. l. votis. x. votis. xx. ardentissimis . l. m. hanc . aram. p. and vpon the gate being shut , imp. iacobvs max. caesar avg. p. p. pace popvlo britannico terra mariqve parta ianvm clvsit . s. c. thus hath both court-towne-and countrey-reader , our portion of deuise for the cittie ; neither are we ashamed to professe it , being assured well of the difference betweene it and pageantry . if the mechanick part yet standing , giue it any distaste in the wrye mouthes of the time , we pardon them ; for their owne ambitious ignorance doth punish them inough . from hence we will turne ouer a new leafe with you , and lead you to the pegme in the strand , a worke thought on , begun , and perfected in twelue dayes . the inuention was a raine-bow , the moone , sunne , and those seauen starres , which antiquitie hath stil'd the pleiades , or vergiliae , aduanced betweene two magnificent pyramid's of 70. foote in height , on which were drawne his maiesties seuerall pedigrees eng. and scot. to which body ( being framd before ) we were to apt our soule . and finding that one of these seauen lights , electra , is rarely or not at all to be seene , ( as ouid. lib. 4. fast. affirmeth . pleiades incipient humeros releuare paternos : quae septem dici , sex tamen esse solent . and by and by after , siue quòd electra troiae spectare ruinas non tulit : aute oculos opposuitque manum . and festus auien. fama vetus septem memor at genitore creatas longaeuo : sex se rutila inter sider a tantùm sustollunt , &c. and beneath — cerni sex solas carmine mynthes asserit : electram coelo abscessisse profundo , &c. ) we ventred to follow this authoritie ; and made her the speaker : presenting her hanging in the ayre , in figure of a comet ; according to anonymus . electra non sustinens videre casum pronepotum sugerit ; vnde & illam disso lutis crinibus prop●er luctum ire asserunt , et propter comas quidam cometen appellant . the speach . electra . the long a laments , i spent for ruin'd troy , are dried ; and now mine eyes run teares of ioy. no more shall men suppose electra dead , though from the consort of her sisters fled vnto the b arctick circle , here to grace , and guild this day with her c serenest face ▪ and see , my d daughter iris hasts to throw her rose at wings , in compasse of a bow , about our state , as e signe of my approch● attracting to her seate from f mithras coach , a thousand different , and particular hewes , which shee throughout her body doth diffuse . the sunne , as loath to part from this halfe spheare , stands still ; and phoebe labors to appeare in all as bright ( if not as rich ) as hee : and , for a note of more serenity , my sixe g faire sisters hether shift their lights ; to do this hower the vtmost of her rites . where least the captious , or prophane might doubt , how these cleare heauenly bodyes come about all to be seene at once ; yet neithers light eclips'd , or shadow'd by the others sight : let ignorance know , great king , this day is thine , and doth admit no night ; but all do shine as well nocturnall , as diurnall fiers , to adde vnto the flame of our desiers . which are ( now thou hast closd vp h ianvs gates , and giu'n so generall peace to all estates ) that no offensiue mist , or cloudie staine may mixe with splendor of thy golden raigne ; but , as th' ast free'd thy i chamber , from the noyse of warre and tumult ; thou wilt powre those ioyes vpon k this place , which claimes to be l the seate of all thy kingly race : the cabinet to all thy counsels ; and the iudging chayre to this thy speciall kingdome . whose so faire and wholsome lawes , in euery court , shall striue by aequity , and their first innocence to thriue ; the base and guiltie bribes of guiltier men shall be throwne back , and iustice looke , as when she lou'd the earth , and feard not to be sold for that , m which worketh all things to it , gold. the dam of other euils , auarice shall here lock downe her iawes , and that rude vice of ignorant , and pittied greatnesse , pride , decline with shame ; ambition now shall hide her face in dust , as dedicate to sleepe , that in great portalls wont her watch to keepe . all ills shall flie the light : thy court be free no lesse from enuie , then from flatterie ; all tumult , faction , and harsh discord cease , that might perturbe the musique of thy peace : the querulous nature shall no longer finde roome for his thoughts : one pure concent of minde shall flowe in euery brest , and not the ayre , sunne , moone , or starres shine more serenely faire . this from that lowd , blest oracle , i sing who here , and first pronounc'd , thee brittaines king long maist thou liue , and see me thus appeare , as omenous n a comet , from my spheare , vnto thy raigne ; as that o did auspicate so lasting glory to augustus state . the end . b. i. his panegyre . on the happie entrance of iames our soueraigne to his first high session of parliament in this his kingdome the 19. of march. 1603. mart. licet toto nunc helicone frui . a panegyre . heau'n now not striues , alone , our brests to fill with ioyes : but vrgeth his full fauors still . againe , the glory of our westerne world vnfolds himselfe : and from his eies are hoorl'd , ( to day ) a thousand radiant lights , that streame to euery nooke , and angle of his realme . his former raies , did only cleare the skie ; but these his searching beames are cast , to prie into those darke , and deepe concealed vaults , where men commit black incest with their faults ; and snore supinely in the stall of sinne : where murder , rapine , lust , do sit within carow●ing humane blood , in iron bowles , and make their den the slaughter house of soules : from whose foule reeking cauernes first arise those dampes , that so offend all good mens eies ; and would ( if not dispers'd ) infect the crowne , and in their vapor her bright mettall drowne . to this so cleare , and sanctified an end , i saw , when reuerend th●mis did descend vpon his state ; let downe in that rich chaine , that fastneth heauenly power to earthly raigne : beside her , stoup't on either hand , a mayd , faire dice , and evnomia ; who were said to be her daughters : and but faintly knowne on earth , till now , they came to grace his throne . her third , irene , help'd to beare his traine ; and in her office vow'd shee would remaine , till forraine malice , or vnnaturall spight ( which fates auert ) should force her frō her right . with these he pas'd , and with his peoples hearts breath'd in his way ; and soules ( their better parts ) hasting to follow forth in shouts , and cries . vpon his face all threw their couetous eyes , as on a wonder ; some amazed stood , as if they felt , but had not knowne their good : others would faine haue shew'n it in their words , but , when their speach so poore a helpe affords vnto their zeales expression ; they are mute : and only with red silence him salute . some cry from tops of houses , thinking noise the fittest herald to proclame true ioyes ; others on ground runnes gazing by his side , all , as vnwearied , as vnsatisfied : and euery windore greiu'd it could not moue along with him , and the same trouble proue . they , that had seene , but foure short daies before , his gladding looke , now long'd to see it more . and as of late , when he through london went , the amorous citty spar'd no ornament , that might her beauties heighten ; but so drest as our ambitious dames , when they make feast , and would be courted : so this towne put on her brightest tire ; and in it aequall shone , to her great sist●r : saue that modesty , her place , and yeares gaue her precedency . the ioy of either was alike , and full ; no age , nor sexe so weake , or strongly dull , that did not beare a part in this concent of hearts , and voices . all the aire was rent , as with the murmure of a moouing wood ; the ground beneath did seeme a mouing floud walls , windores , roofes , towers , steeples , al were set with seuerall eyes , that in this obiect met . old men were glad , their fates till now did last ; and infants , that the howers had made such hast to bring them forth : whilst riper ag'd , and apt to vnderstand the more , the more were rap't . this was the peoples loue , with which did striue the nobles zeale , yet either kept aliue the others flame , as doth the wike and waxe that frendly temperd one pure taper makes . meane while , the reuerend themis drawes aside the kings obeying will , from taking pride in these vaine stirres , and to his mind suggests how he may triumph in his subiects brests , with better pompe . she tells him first , that kings are here on earth the most conspicuous things : that they , by heauen , are plac'd vpon his throne , to rule like heauen ; & haue no more , their owne , as they are men , then men. that all they doe though hid at home , abroad is search'd into : and , being once found out , discouer'd lies vnto as many enuies , there , as eyes . that princes , since they know it is their fate , oft-times , to haue the secrets of their state betraid to fame , should take more care , and feare in publique acts what face and forme they beare . she then remembred to his thought , the place where he was going ; and the vpward race of kings , praeceding him in that high court ; their lawes , their endes ; the men she did report : and all so iustly , as his eare was ioy'd to heare the truth , from spight , or flattery voyd . she shewd him , who made wise , who honest acts ; who both , who neither : all the cunning tracts , and thriuing statutes she could promptly note ; the bloody , base , and barbarous she did quote ; where lawes were made to serue the tyran ' will ; where sleeping they could saue , and waking kill ; where acts gaue licence to impetuous lust● to bury churches , in forgo●ten dust , and with their ruines raise the pandars bowers : when , publique iustice borrow'd all her powers from priuate chambers ; that could then create lawes , iudges , consellors , yea prince , and state. all this she told , and more , with bleeding eyes ; for right is as compassionate as wise . nor did he seeme their vices so to loue , as once defend , what themis did reproue . for though by right , and b●nefite of times , he ownde their crowns , he would not so their crimes . he knew that princes , who had sold their fame to their voluptuous lustes , had lost their name ; and that no wretch was more vnblest then he , whose necessary good t' was now to be an euill king : and so must such be still , who once haue got the habit to doe ill . one wickednesse another must defend ; for vice is safe , while she hath vice to friend . he knew , that those , who would , with loue , command , must with a tender ( yet a stedfast ) hand sustayne the raynes , and in the checke forbeare to offer cause of iniurie , or feare . that kings , by their example , more do sway then by their power ; and men do more obay when they are lead , then when they are compell'd . in all these knowing artes our prince excell'd . and now the dame had dried her dropping eyne , when , like an april iris , flew her shine about the streetes , as it would force a spring from out the stones , to gratulate the king. she blest the people , that in shoales did swim to heare her speech ; which still began in him and ceas'd in them . she told them , what a fate was gently falne from heauen vpon this state ; how deare a father they did now enioy that came to saue , what discord would destroy : and entring with the power of a king , the temp'rance of a priuate man did bring . that wan affections , ere his steps wan ground ; and was not hot , or couetous to be crown'd before mens hearts had crown'd him . who ( vnlike those greater bodies of the sky , that strike the lesser fiers dim ) in his accesse brighter then all , hath yet made no one lesse ; though many greater : and the most , the best . wherein , his choise was happie with the rest of his great actions , first to see , and do what all mens wishes did aspire vnto . hereat , the people could no longer hold their bursting ioyes ; but through the ayre was rol'd the length'ned showt , as when th' artillery of heauen is discharg'd along the sky : and this confession flew from euery voyce . neuer had land more reason to reioyce . nor to her blisse , could ought now added bee , saue , that she might the same perpetuall see : which when time , nature , and the fates deny'd , with a twice lowder showte aga●ne they cry'd . yet , let blest brittaine aske ( without your wrong ) still to haue such a king , and this king long . solus rex , & poëta non quotannis nascitur . a particvlar entertainment of the qveene and prince their highnesse to althrope , at the right honourable the lord spencers , on saterday being the 25. of iune 1603. as they came first into the kingdome ; being written by the same author , and not before published . the inuention was , to haue a satyre lodged in a little spinet , by which her maiestie , and the prince were to come , who ( at the report of certaine cornets that were diuided in seuerall places of the parke , to signifie her approach ) aduanced his head aboue the toppe of the wood , wondering , and ( with his pipe in his hand ) began as followeth . satire . here ? there ? and euery where ? some solemnities are neare , that these changes strike mine eare . my pipe and i a part shall beare . and after a short straine with his pipe ; againe . looke , see ; ( beshrew this tree , ) what may all this wonder be ? pipe it , who that list for me : i 'le flie out abroade , and see . there hee leaped downe , and gazing the queene and prince in the face , went forward . that is cyparissus face ! and the dame hath syrinx grace ! o that pan were now in place , sure they are of heauenly race . here he ranne into the wood againe , and hid himselfe whilst to the sound of excellent soft musique that was there conceald in the thicket ; there came tripping vp the lawne , a beuy of faeries attending on mab their queene , who falling into an artificiall ring , that was there cut in the pathe , began to daunce a round , whilst their mistresse spake as followeth . fa●rie . haile , and welcome worthiest queene , ioy had neuer perfect beene , to the nimphes that haunt this greene , had they not this euening seene . now they print it on the ground with their feete in figures round , markes that will be euer found , to remember this glad stound . the satyre peeping out of the bush , said . trust her not you bonny-bell , shee will forty leasinges tell , i doe know her pranks right well , fa●rie . satyre , wee must haue a spell , for your tongue , it runnes to fleete . satyre . not so nimbly as your feete , when about the creame-boules sweete . you , and all your elues do meete . here hee came hopping forth , and mixing himselfe with the faeries skipped in , out , and about their circle , while the elues made many offers to catch at him . this is mab the mistresse-faerie , that doth nightly rob the dairie , and can hurt , or helpe the cherning , ( as shee please ) without discerning . elfe. pug , you will anone take warning ? shee , that pinches countrey wenches , if they rub not cleane their benches , and with sharper nailes remembers , when they rake not vp their embers : but if so they chaunce to feast her in a shooe she drops a tester . elfe. shall we strip the skipping iester ? this is shee , that empties cradles , takes out children , puts in ladles : traines forth midwiues in their slumber , with a siue the holes to number . and then leads them , from her borroughs home through ponds , and water furrows . elfe. shall not all this mocking stir vs ? shee can start our franklins daughters , in their sleepe , with shrikes , and laughters , and on sweet saint anne's night , feed them with a promisd sight , some of husbands , some of louers , which an empty dreame discouers . elfe. satyre , vengeance neere you houers , and in hope that you would come here yester-eue the lady * summer , she inuited to a banpuet : but ( in sooth ) i con you thanke yet , that you could so well deceiue her of the pride which gan vp-heaue her : and ( by this ) would so haue blowne her , as no wood-god should haue known her . heere he skipped into the wood. elfe. mistres , this is onely spight : for you would not yester-night kisse him in the cock-shoutlight : and came againe , satire . by pan , and thou hast hit it right . there they layd hould on him , and nipt him , faery● fai●ies , pinch him black and blew , now you haue him 〈◊〉 him rue : satir●● o , hold , mab : i sue . elfe. nay , the deuill shall haue his due . there hee ran quite awaye and left them in a confusion while the faery began againe , satire . pardon lady this wild straine , common with the syluan traine . that do skip about this plaine : elues , apply your gyre againe . and whilst some do hop the ring , some shall play , and some shall sing , wee le expresse in euery thing , oranas well-comming . song . this is shee , this is shee , in whose world of grace euery season , person , place , that receiue her , happie be , for with no lesse , then * a kingdomes happinesse , doth shee priuate § lares blesse , and ours aboue the rest : by how m●ch we deserue it least . long line 〈◊〉 to exceed ( whom shee succeeds ) our late diana . fae●y . madame , now an end to make , deigne a simple guift to take : only for the faeries sake , who about you still shall wake . t is done only to supply , his suspected courtesy , who ( since thamyra did dye ) hath not brookt a ladyes eye , nor allow'd about his place , any of the female race . only we are free to trace all his grounds , as he to chase . for which bountie to vs lent , of him vnknowledgde , or vnsent , we prepar'd this * complement , and as farre from cheape intent , in particular to feede , any hope that should succede . or our glory by the deed , as your selfe are from the need . vtter not ; we you implore , who did giue it , nor wherefore , and when euer you restore your selfe to vs , you shall haue more . highest , happiest queene farewell , but beware you do not tell . here the faeries hopt away in a fantastique daunce , when on a sodaine the satyre discouered himselfe againe and came ●oorth . satyre . not tell ? ha , ha , i could smile , at this old , and toothlesse wile . ●●dy , i haue beene no sleeper , shee belies the noble keeper . say , that heere he like the groues : and pursue no ●●●raine loues , is he therefore to be deemed , rude , or sau●dge ? or esteemed , but a sorry entertainer , cause he is no common strainer : after painted nimphes for sauors , or that in his garbe he sauors little of the nice●y , in the sprucer courtiery ; as the ros●●y of kisses , with the oath that neuer misses , this , beleeue me on the brest , and then telling some mans iest , thinking to preferre his wit , equall with his suite by it , i meane his clothes : no , no , no , here doth no such humor flow . he can neither bribe a grace , nor encounter my lords face with a pliant smile , and flatter , though this lately were some matter to the making of a courtier . now he hopes he shall resort there , safer , and with more allowance ▪ since a hand hath gouernance , that hath giuen those customes chase , and hath brought his owne in place . o that now a wish could bring , the god-like person of a king , then should euen enuiefinde , cause of wonder at the minde of our wood-man : but loe where his kingly image doth appeare , and is all this while neglected : pardon ( lord ) you are respected deepe as is the keepers hart , and as deere in euery part . see , for instance where he sends his sonne , his heire ; who humbly bends lowe , as is his fathers earth , to the wombe that gaue you birth : so he was directed first . next to you , of whome the thirst of seeing takes away the vse of that part , should plead excuse for his boldnesse , which is lesse by his comlie shamfastnesse . rise vp sir , i will betray , all i thinke you haue to say ; that your father giues you here , ( freely as to him you were ) to the seruice of this prince : and with you these instruments of his wilde and sy●●an trade , better not 〈◊〉 had . the bow was ph●ebas , and the horne , by orion often worne : the dog of sparta breed , and good , as can ring within a wood : thence his name is : you shall trye how he hunteth instantly . but perhaps the queene your mother , rather doth affect some other sport , as coursing : we will proue which her highnesse most doth loue . satyres let the woods refound , they shall haue their welcome crownd , with abrace of 〈◊〉 to ground . at that , the whole wood and place re●ounded with the noise of cornets , hornes , and other hunting musique , and a brace of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p●t out ; and as fortunately killd , as they were meant to be ; euen in the sight of her maiesti● . this was the first nights shew . where the next day being sunday , she rested , and on monday , till after dinuer ; where there was a speach sodainly thought on , to induce a morrise of the clownes there about , who most officiouslie presented themselues , but by reason of the throng of the countrey that came in , their speaker could not be hard , who was in the person of no-body , to deliuer this following speach and attired in a paire of breeches which were made to come vp to his neck , with his armes out at his pockets , and a cap drowning his face . if my outside moue your laughter , pray ioue , my inside be thereafter . queene , prince , duke , earles , countesses ; you courtly pearles : ( and , i hope no mortall sinne , if i put lesse ladyes in ) faire saluted bee you all . at this time it doth befall , we are the huisher to a morrise , ( a kind of masque ) whereof good store is in the countrey here about , but this , the choise of all the rout . who because that no man sent them , haue got no-body to present them . these are things haue no suspicion of their ill doing : nor ambition , of their well : but as the pipe shall inspire them , meane to skip . they come to see , and to bee seene , and though they dance afore the queene , ther 's none of these doth hope to come by wealth , to build another holmby : all those dauncing dayes are done , men must now haue more then one grace , to build their fortunes on , else our soules would sure haue gone , all by this time to our feete . i not deny where graces meete in a man , that quality is a gracefull property ? but when dauncing is his best , ( beshrew me ) i suspect the rest . but i am no-body , and my breath ( soone as it is borne ) hath death . come on clownes forsake your dumps , and bestir your ho●naild stumps , do your worst , i le vndertake , not a ierke you haue shall make any lady here in loue. perhaps your foole , or so , may moue some ladies woman with a trick , and vpon it she may pick a paire of reuelling legs or two , out of you with much a doe . but see the hobby-horse is forgot . foole it must bee your lot , to supplie his want with faces and some other busson graces you know how ; piper playe , and let no body hence away . there was also another parting speach , which was to haue been presented in the person of a youth , and accompained with diuerse gentlemens yonger sonnes of the countrey , but by reason of the multitudinous presse , was also hindred . and which wee haue here adioyned . and will you then mirror of queenes depart ? shall nothing stay you ? not my masters heart that pants to leese the comfort of your light , and see his day e●e it be old grow night ? you are a goddesse , and your will be done ; yet this our last hope is , that as the sunne cheares obiects far remou'd , as well as neare , so where soe're you shine , you 'le sparkle here . and you deare lord , on whome my couetous eye doth feede it selfe but cannot satisfie , o shoote vp fast in spirit , as in yeares ; that when vpon her head proud europe weares her stateliest tire , you may appeare thereon the richest gem without a paragon . shine bright and fixed as the artic●● starre : and when flow time hath made you fit for war , looke ouer the strict ocean , and thinke where you may but leade vs forth , that grow vp here against a day , when our officious swords shall speake our action better then our words . till then , all good euent conspire to crowne your parents hopes , our zeale , and your renowne . peace , vsher now your steps , and where you come , be enuie still stroke blind , and flattery dumbe . thus much ( which was the least of the entert●i●ement in respect of the reality , abondance , delicacie , and order of all things else ) to doe that seruiceable right , to his noble friend , which his affection owes , and his lordships merit may challenge , the author hath sufferd to come out , and encounter censure : and not here vnnecessarily adioyned , being performed to the same queene & prince ; who were no little part of these more labord and ●riumphall shewes . and to whose greatest part , he knowes the ho. l. ( had he beene so blest as to haue seene him at his lodge ) would haue stretcht in obseruance , though he could not in loue or zeale . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a04637-e220 annal. lib. 14. camd. bri● . 374. lib. 8. epig. 36 brit. 367. de mallij theodor. cons. panegyri . eclog. 1. matth. 10. 16. prou. 8. 15. antiqui genium omniū gignendarum rerum existimarūt deum : et vrbib . quam hominib . vel caeteris rebus natū . lil. gre. gy. in synt. deor . 15. & rosin . antiq. ro. lib. 2. cap. 14. civica corona fit è fronde querna , quoniam cibus , victusque antiquissimus querceus capisolitus sit . ros. libr. 10. cap. ●7 . * * ●ascicul● v●●garum , intra quas obligata securis erat , sic , vt ferrum in summo fasce extaret , ros. lib. 7. cap. 3. vbi notandum est , non debere precipitem , & solutam iram esse magistratus . mora enim allata , & cunctatio , dum sensim virgae solvuntur , identidem consilium mutauit deplect●ndo . quando autem vitia quaedam sunt corrigibilia , deplorata alia ; castigant virgae , quod revocari valet , immendabile secures praecidunt . plut. prob. rom. 82. octa : act : 2 aen. lib. 8. amor. lib. 3. el. 5. hor. car . ● . ode 27. & ode . 37 stat. syl. 4. epu . domit. virg. ecl. ● . aene. 1. aene. 1. met. 1. de 4. cons. honor. panegyri pub. syr. mi. clau. de laud. stil . lib. 3. a a as being the first , free , and naturall gouernement of this iland , after it came to ciuilitie . a a in respect they vver all cōquests & the obedience of the subiect more inforced . b b rather then the citie shuld vvant a founder , vve choose to folovve the receiu'd story of brute , vvhether fabulous , or true , and not altogether vnvvarrāted in poetrie : since it is a fauor of antiquity to fevv cities , to let them knovv their first authors . besides , a learned poet of our time , in a most elegāt vvork of his con. tam. & isis , celebrating london hath this verse of her : aemula maternae tollens sua lumina troiae . here is also an antient rite alluded to in the building of citties , vvhich vvas to giue them their boundes vvith a plough , according to vir. aen. li. 10. interea aeneas vrbem designat aratro . and isidore li. 15. cap. 2. vrbs vocata ab orbe , quod antiquae ciuitates in orbem fiebant ; vel ab vrbe parte ●●ratri , quo muri designabantur , vnde est illud . optauitque locum regno & concludere sulco . c c primigenius sulcus dicitur , qui in condenda noua vrbe , taur● & vacca designationis causa imprimitur ; hitherto respects that of camd. brit. 368. speaking of this cittie , quicunque autem condiderit , vitali genio , constructam fuisse ipsius fortuna docuit . d d for so all happy dayes vvere . plin. cap. 40. lib. 7. nat. hist. to vvhich horace alludes , lib. 1. ode . 36. cressa ne careat pulchra dies nota . and the other plin. epist. 11. lib. 6. o diem laetum , not and umque mihi candidissimo calculo . with many other in many places . mart. lib. 8. epi. 45. lib. 9. epi. 53. lib. 10. 38. lib. 11. 37. stat. lib. 4. syl. 6. pers , sat . 2. catull. epig. 69. &c. e e the parcae , or fates , martianus calls them scribas ac librarias superûm ; vvhereof clotho is saide to be the eldest , signifying in latine euocatio . f f those before mentioned of the brittane , romane , saxon , &c. and to this register of the fates allude those verses of ouid met. 15 — cernes illic molimine vasto . exaere , & solido rerum tabularia ferro : quae neque concussum coeli , neque fulminis iram , nec metuunt vllas tuta atque aeternaruinas . inuenies illic incisa adamante peren●● fata &c. — a a a riuer diuiding spaine and portugall , and by the consent of poets stil'd aurifer . b b vnderstanding euphrosyne , sebasis , 〈◊〉 , &c a a the lord maior vvho for his yeere , hath senior place of the rest , and for the day vvas chief serieant to the king. b b aboue the blessing of his present office , the vvord had some particular allusion to his name , vvhich is benet , and hath ( no doubt ) in time bin the contraction of benedict . c c the cittie , vvhich title is toucht before . * * to the prince . d d an attribute giuen to great persons , fitly aboue other , humanity , & in frequent vse vvith al the greek poets , especially homer . iliad . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 — 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . and in the same booke . — 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . a a as lactant. calls parnass● , vmbilicum terra . to the queene . b b an emphaticall speach , & vvell re-enforcing her greatnes ; being by this match , more than either hir brother , father , &c. c c daughter to frederik secōd kind of denmarke , & norway , sister to christierne the fourth novve there raigning , & vvife to iames our soueraigne . d d the prince henry frederike . notes for div a04637-e3750 bassus apud macro ▪ lib. 1. satur. ca. 9. li. 8. epi. 2. fast. lib. 1. so cephisiodotus hath fained him see paus. in boeoti . & phil. in imag. contrarie to aristop. theogn . lucian and others , that make him blinde and deformed . si● ▪ ital ▪ de malii theo. cōs . panegy . eclog. 4. aeneid . lib. 11. * * one of the three flamines that as some think numa pōpilius first instituted , ●ut vve ra●her vvith varr● take him of romulus institution , vvhereof there vvere onely tvvo , hee , and dialis : to vvhom he vvas next in dignity . he vvas alvvaies created out of the nobilitie , & did performe the rites to mars , vvho vvas thought the father of romulus . c c scaliger in coniect. in varr : saith totus pileus , vel potiùs velamenta , flamm●um dicebatur . vnde flamines dicti . d d to this lookes that other coniecture of varro . lib. 4. de lingua latina flamines , quòd licio in capite vel●ti erant semper , ac caput cinctum hab●bant filo , flamines dicti e e whichin their attire vvas called stroppus , in their vviues inarculum . f f scal. ibid : in con . pone enim regerebant apicem , ne grauis esset summis aestatis caloribus . amentis enim , quae offendices dicebantur sub mentum adductis , religabant ; vt cum vellent , regererent , & pone pen●ere permitterent . a a of mars , vvhose rites ( as vvee haue touch● before ) this flamē did specially celebrate . b b with 〈◊〉 the 15. of march , vvhich vvas the present day of this triumph ; and on vvhich the great feast of anna perenna ( among the romās ) vvas yearly and vvith such solemnitie remēbred . oui. fast. 3. idibus est annae festū geniale perennae , haud procul a ripis , &c. c c who this anna should be ( vvith the romanes themselues ) hath beene no trifling controuersie . some haue thought her fabulously the sister of dido , some a nimphe of numicius ; some io ; some themis . others an olde vvoman of bouillae , that fed the seditious multitude , in mont● sacr● , vvith wafers , and fine cakes , in time of their penurie : so vvhom , aftervvard ( in memory of the benefit ) their peace being made vvith the nobles , they ordaind this feast . yet , they that haue thought nearest , haue mist all these , and directly imagined her the moone . and that she vvas calld anna , quia mensibus impleat annū . o●●d . ibid. to vvhich , the vovv that they vsd in her rites , somvvhat confirmingly alludes ; vvhich vvas . vt annare , & perenn●re commodè liceret . maor . sat. lib. 1. cap. 1● . d d so ouid. ibid. fast. makes mars speaking to her , mense meo coleris , iunxi mea tempora tecum . e e nuper e●at dea facta , &c. ibid. ouid. f f where is vnderstood the meeting of the zodiack in march , the month vvherein she is celebrated . g g that face vvherevvith he beholds the spring . h h written vpon the altar , for vvhich vvee refer you to the page . d. 3. i i the queene . to ansvvere vvhich in our inscription vvee spake to the king marte maiori . k k the temple of ianus vve apprehend to be both the house of war , & peace ; of war , vvhen it is open ; of peace vvhen it is shut : and that there , each ouer the othe● is interchangeably placd , to the vicissitude of times . l l which are peace , rest , liberty , safetie , &c ▪ and vvere his actiuely , but the vvorlds passiuely . m m somevvhat a strange epithite , in our tongue , but proper to the thing ; for they vvere only mascul●ne odours , vvhich vvere offerd to the altars . vir. ecl. 8. verbenasque adole pingueis , et mascula tura . and plin. nat. hist. lib. 12. cap. 14. speaking of these , hath quod ex eo rotunditate gutt●● pependit , masculum vocamus , cum alias non fere mas vocetur , vbi non sit femina : religioni tributum ne sexus alter vsurparetur . masculum aliqui putant a specie testium dictum . see him also , lib. 34. cap. 11. and a●nob . lib. 7. aduers. gent. non si mille ●upōdera masculi turis ince●das , &c. n n according to romulu● his institution , vvho made march the first month and consecrated it to his father , of vvhome it vvas called martius : varr. fest. in frag. martius mensis in●tium anni fuit , et in la●io , & post romam conditam &c. and ouid. fast. 3. a te principium romano dicimus anno : primus de patri● nomine mensis erit . vox ratafit ; &c. see macro lib. 1. sat. cap. 12. and solin . in poly . hist. cap. 3 quòd hoc mēse mercedes e●oluerint magistris , quas completus annus deberi fecisset , &c. o o some , to vvhom vve haue read this , haue takē it for a tautologie , thinking time inough express'd before , in yeares , and months . for vvhose ignor●nt sakes vve must confesse to haue taken the better part of this trauale in noting , a thing not vsuall , neither affected of vs , but vvhere there is necessitie , as here , to auoide their dull censures : vvhere in yeares and months vve alluded to that is obserued in our former note ; but by time vve vnderstand the present , & that from this instant , we should begin to reckon , and make this the first , of our time. which is also to be helpt by emphasis . p p in vvhich he vva● slaine in the senate . notes for div a04637-e6590 paraph. in arat phaen●m . a a fest. aui . paraph. pars ait idae● def●ētem incendia troiae , ●t numerosa suae lugētem funerae gentis , electram tetris moestum dare nubibus orbem . besides the reference to antiquity , this speach might be vnderstood by allegorie of the tovvne here , that had beene so ruined vvith sicknesse , &c. b b hygi●us . sed postquā troia f●it capta , & progenies cius quae à dardano fuit euersa , dolore permotam ab his se remouisse , & in circ●●o qui a●cticus dicitur constitisse , &c. c c electra signifies serenity it selfe , and is compounded of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vvhich is the sunne , and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that signifies serene . she is mentioned to be anim● sphaerae solis , by proclus . com. in hesiod . d d she is also faind to be the mother of the r●inbovv . nascitur enim i●is ex aqua et serenitate , è refractione radiorū scilicet : arist. in meteorol . e e val. flac. argonaut . 1. makes the rainbovv indic●m serenitatis . emicuit res●rata di●s , coelumque resoluit . arcus , & in summos redier unt nubila montes . f f a name of the sunne . stat. the. lib. 1. torquentem corn●a mithra● . and martian . capel . lib. 3. de nup. mer. & phil. te serapim nilus , memphis vener●tur osirin ; dissona sacra mithran , &c. g g alcyone , . celaeno , taygete , asterope , merope , maia . vvhich are also said to bee the soules of the other sphaeres , as electra of the s●nne . proclus . ibi . in com . alcyone veneris . celaeno saturni . taygete lunae . asterop . iouis . merope martis . maia mercurij . h h alluding backe to that of our tēple . i i london . k k his citty of westminster , in vvhose name , and at vvhose charge , together vvith the duchie of lancaster this arch vvas erected . l l since here , they not only sate being crovvnd , but also first receiued their crovvnes . m m hor. car. lib. 4. ode . 9. ducentis ad se cun●ta pecuniae . n n for our more authoritie to induce her thus , see fest. auien. paraph. in arat. speaking of electra , nonnumquam oceani tamen istam surgere ab vndis , in conuexa poli , sed sede carere sororum ; atque os discretum procul edere , detestatam germanosque , choros sobolis lachrym●re ruin●s , diffusamque comas c●rni , crinisque soluti monstrari effigie , &c. o o all comets vvere not fatall , some vvere fortunatly ominous , as this to vvhich vve allude ; and vvherefore vve haue plinies testimonie . nat. histo. lib. 2. cap. 25. cometes in vno totius orbis loco colitur in templo romae , admodum faustus diuo augusto iudicatus ab ipso : qui incipiente eo , apparuit ludis quos faciebat veneri genetrici , non multo ●ost obitum patris caesaris , in collegio ab eo instituto . namque his verbis id gaudium prodidit . iisipsis ludorum meorum diebus , sydus crinitum per septem dies in regione coeli , quae sub septentrionibus est , conspectum . id oriebatur circa vndecimam horam di●i , clarumque & omnibus terris conspicuum fuit . eo sydere significari vulgus credidit , caesaris animam inter deorum immortalium numina receptam : quo nomine id insigne simulacro capitis eius , quod mox in foro consecrauimus adiectum est . hec ill● in publicum , interiore gaudio sibi illum natum , seque in conasci inter pretatus est . et si verum fatemur , salutare id terris fuit . notes for div a04637-e9980 * * for shee was expected there on midsommer day at night , but came not till the day following . quasi oriens anna. * * bringing with her the prince , which is the greatest felicitie of kingdoms . § § for housholds . * * a iewell was giue● her . here the satyre fetcht out of the wood , the lord spécers eldest sonne attirde and appointed like a huntsman . love's triumph through callipolis jonson, ben this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a04655 of text s109235 in the english short title catalog (stc 14776). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. martin mueller incompletely or incorrectly transcribed words were reviewed and in many cases fixed by nayoon ahn this text has not been fully proofread earlyprint project evanston il, notre dame in, st.louis, washington mo 2017 distributed under a creative commons attribution-noncommercial 3.0 unported license a04655.xml loues triumph through callipolis. performed in a masque at court 1630. by his maiestie with the lords, and gentlemen assisting. the inuentors. ben. ionson. inigo iones. jonson, ben, 1573?-1637. 7 600dpi tiff g4 page images university of michigan, digital library production service ann arbor, michigan 2003 january (tcp phase 1) 99844885 stc (2nd ed.) 14776. greg, ii, 437(a). 9737 a04655

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loues triumph through callipolis. performed in a masque at court 1630. by his maiestie with the lords, and gentlemen assisting. the inuentors. ben. ionson. inigo iones. loves triumph through callipolis loves triumph through callipolis. jonson, ben, 1573?-1637. jones, inigo, 1573-1652. [2], 10 p. printed by i[ohn] n[orton] for thomas walkley, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the eagle and child in brittains-burse, london : 1630. [i.e. 1631] 1631

partly in verse.

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masques -early works to 1800. a04655 shc love's triumph through callipolis jonson, ben nayoon ahn 1631 play masque shc no a04655 s109235 (stc 14776). 2110 0 0 0 50023.7c the rate of 23.7 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the c category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. incorporated ~ 10,000 textual changes made to the shc corpus by hannah bredar, kate needham, and lydia zoells between april and july 2015 during visits, separately or together, to the bodleian, folger and houghton libraries as well as the rare book libraries at northwestern university and the university of chicago

loves trivmph throvgh callipolis .

performed in a masque at court 1630 . by his maiestie with the lords , and gentlemen assisting .

the inuentors . ben ionson . jnigo iones .

quando magis dignos licuit spectare triumphos ?

london , printed by i. n. for thomas walkley , and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the eagle and child in brittains-burse . 1630 .

to make the spectators vnderstanders .

whereas all repraesentations , especially those of this nature in court , publique spectacles , eyther haue bene , or ought to be the mirrors of mans life , whose ends , for the excellence of their exhibiters ( as being the donatiues , of great princes , to their people ) ought alwayes to carry a mixture of profit , with them , no lesse then delight ; wee , the inuentors , being commanded from the king , to thinke on some thing worthy of his maiesties putting in act , with a selected company of his lords , and gentlemen , called to the assistance : for the honor of his court , and the dignity of that heroique loue , and regall respect borne by him to his vnmatchable lady , and spouse , the queenes maiesty , after some debate of cogitation with our selues , resolued on this following argument .

first , that a person , boni ominis , of a good character , as euphemus , sent downe from heauen to callipolis , which is vnderstood the citty of beauty or goodnes , should come in ; and , finding her maiesty there enthron'd , declare vnto her , that loue who was wont to be respected as a speciall deity in court , and tutelar god of the place , had of late receiu'd an aduertisement , that in the suburbes , or skirtes of callipolis , were crept in certaine sectaries , or deprau'd louers , who neyther knew the name , or nature of loue rightly , yet boasted themselues his followers , when they were fitter to be call'd his furies : their whole life being a continew'd vertigo , or rather a torture on the wheele of loue , then any motion eyther of order or measure . when sodainely they leape forth below , a mistresse leading them , and with anticke gesticulation , and action , after the manner of the old pantomimi , they dance ouer a distracted comoedy of loue , expressing their confus'd affections , in the scenicall persons , and habits , of the foure prime european nations .

a glorious boasting louer . a whining ballading louer . an aduenturous romance louer . a phantasticke vmbrageous louer . a bribing corrupt louer . a froward jealous louer . a sordid illiberall louer . a proud skorne-full louer . an angry quarrelling louer . a melancholique despairing louer . an enuious vnquiet louer . a sensuall brute louer . all which , in varied , intricate turns , and involu'd mazes , exprest , make the antimasque : and conclude the exit , in a circle . evphemvs descends singing . joy , ioy to mortals , the reioycing fires of gladnes , smile in your dilated hearts ! whilst loue presents a world of chast defires , which may produce a harmony of parts ! loue is the right affection of the minde , the noble appetite of what is best : desire of vnion with the thing design'd , but in fruition of it cannot rest . the father plenty is , the mother want , plenty the beauty , which it wanteth , drawes ; want yeilds it selfe : affording what is scant . so , both affections are the vnion's cause . but , rest not here . for loue hath larger scopes , new ioyes , new pleasures , of as fresh a date as are his minutes : and , in him no hopes are pure , but those hee can perpetuate . to you that are by excellence a queene ! the top of beauty ! but , of such an ayre , as , onely by the minds eye , may bee seene your enter-wouen lines of good , and fayre ! vouchsafe to grace loues triumph here , to night , through all the streetes of your callipolis ; which by the splendor of your rayes made bright the seate , and region of all beauty is . loue , in perfection , longeth to appeare but prayes , of fauour , he be not call'd on , till all the suburbes , and the skirts bee cleare of perturbations , and th' infection gon . then will he flow forth , like a rich perfume into your nostrils ! or some sweeter sound of melting musique , that shall not consume within the eare , but run the mazes round . heere the chorus walke about with their censers . chorvs . meane time , wee make lustration of the place , and with our solemne fires , and waters proue t' haue frighted , hence , the weake diseased race of those were tortur'd on the wheele of loue . 1 the glorious , 2 whining , 3 the aduenturous foole , 4 phantastique , 5 bribing , and the iealous asse 1 the sordid , 2 scornefull , 3 and the angry mule4 the melancholique , 5 dull , and envious masse , chorus with all the rest , that in the sensuall schoole of lust , for their degree of brute may passe . all which are vapor'd hence . no loues , but slaues to sense : meere cattell , and not men . sound , sound , and treble all our ioyes agen , who had the power , and vertue to remooue such monsters from the labyrinth of loue . the triumph is first seene a far of , and led in by amphitrite , the wife of oceanus , with foure sea-gods attending her . nerevs , protevs , glavcvs , palaemon . it consisteth of fifteene louers , and as many cupids , who ranke themselues seauen , and seauen on a side , with each a cupid before him , with a lighted torch , and the middle person ( which is his maiesty , ) placed in the center .

1. the prouident . â  2. the iudicious . 3. the secret . â  4. the valiant . 5. the witty . â  6. the iouiall . 7. the secure . 15. the heroicall , 8. the substantiall . 9. the modest . â  10. the candid . 11. the courteous . â  12. the elegant . 13. the rationall . â  14. the magnificent .

amphitrite . heere , stay a while : this ! this the temple of all beauty is ! heere , perfect louers , you must pay first-fruits ; and on these altars lay ( the ladies breast's ) your ample vowes , such , as loue brings , and beauty best allowes ! cho. for loue , without his obiect , soone is gone : loue must haue answering loue , to looke vpon . amphitrite . to you , best iudge then , of perfection ! evphemvs . the queene , of what is wonder , in the place ! amphitrite . pure obiect , of heroique loue , alone ! evphemvs . the center of proportion � ! amphitrite . sweetenesse . evphemvs . grace . ? amphitrite , daigne to receiue all lines of loue in one . evphemvs . and by reflecting of them fill this space . cho. till it a circle of those glories proue , fit to be sought in beauty , found by loue . semi-cho. where loue is mutuall , still all things in order moue , semi-cho. the circle of the will is the true spheare of loue . cho. aduance , you gentler cupids , then aduance , and shew your iust perfections in your daunce . the cupids dance their dance . and the masquers their entry . which done , euclia , or a faire glory appeares in the heauens , singing an applausiue song , or poean of the whole , which shee takes occasion to ingeminate in the second chorus , vpon the sight of a worke of neptunes , being a hollow rocke , filling part of the sea-prospect , whereon the muses sit . evclias so loue , emergent out of chaos brought the world to light ! and gently mouing on the waters , wrought all forme to fight ! loues appetite did beauty first excite : and left imprinted in the ayre , those signatures of good , and faire , cho. which since haue flow'd , flow'd forth vpon the sense , to wonder first , and then to excellence , by vertue of diuine intelligence ! the ingemination . evclias and neptune too shewes what his waues can doe : to call the muses all to play , and sing the birth of venus day , cho. which from the sea flow'd , forth vpon the sense to wonder first , and next to excellence , by vertue of diuine intelligence ! here follow the reuels . which ended , the scene changeth to a garden , and the heauens opening , there appeare foure new persons , in forme of a constellation sitting , or a new asterism , expecting venus , whom they call vpon with this song . ivpiter . ivno . genivs . hymen . ivp. hast daughter venus hast , and come away : ivn. all powers , that gouerne mariage , pray that you will lend your light gen. vnto the constellation of this night . hym. hymen . ivn. and iuno . gen. and the genius call , ivp. your father iupiter , cho. and all that blesse , or honnor holy nuptiall . venvs here appeares in a cloud , and pas through the constellation , descendeth to the earth , when presently the cloud vanisheth , and she is seene sitting in a throane . venvs . here , here i present ame both in my girdle , and my flame : wherein are wouen all the powers the graces gaue me , or the howres ( my nources once ) with all the artes of gayning , and of holding hearts : and these with i descend . but , to your influences , first commend the vow , i goe to take on earth , for perfect loue and beauties sake ! her song ended , and she rising to goe vp to the queene , the throane disappeares : in place of which there shooteth vp a palme tree with an imperiall crowne on the top , from the roote whereof , lillies and roses , twining together and imbracing the stem , flourish through the crowne , which she in the song , with the chorus describes . beauty and loue , whose story is mysteriall , in yonder palme-tree , and the crowne imperiall , doe from the rose , and lilly so delicious , promise a shade , shall euer be propitious to both the kingdomes . but to brittaines genius the snaky rod , and serpents of cyllenius bring not more peace , then these , who so united be by loue , as with it earth and heauen delighted be . and who this king , and queene would well historify , need onely speake their names : those them will glorify . mary , and charles , charles , with his mary , named are and all the rest of loues , or princes famed are . after this they dance their going out , and end .
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themasquersnames. the king . the marquesse hammilton . lord chamberlaine . earle of holland . earle of carnaruan . earle of newport . vicount doncaster . lord strange . sir william howard . sir robert stanley . sir william brooke . ��� maister ralegh . ��� ���

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intricateturnes all which , in varied , intricate turns , and involu'd mazes , exprest , make vertueto our ioyes agen , who had the power , and vertue to remooue such monsters from the labyrinth their-entry cupids dance their dance . and the masquers their entry . afterisme forme of a constellation sitting , or a new asterism , expecting venus , whom they call vpon pasthrough venvs here appeares in a cloud , and pas through the constellation , descendeth to g�rdle here , here i present ame both in my girdle , and my flame : wherein are wouen all the m�ister maister ralegh .
chloridia jonson, ben this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a04644 of text s109221 in the english short title catalog (stc 14762). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. martin mueller incompletely or incorrectly transcribed words were reviewed and in many cases fixed by melina yeh this text has not been fully proofread earlyprint project evanston il, notre dame in, st.louis, washington mo 2017 distributed under a creative commons attribution-noncommercial 3.0 unported license a04644.xml chloridia. rites to chloris and her nymphs. personated in a masque, at court. by the queenes maiesty and her ladies. at shroue-tide. 1630. jonson, ben, 1573?-1637. 11 600dpi tiff g4 page images university of michigan, digital library production service ann arbor, michigan 2003 january (tcp phase 1) 99844871 stc (2nd ed.) 14762. greg, ii, 452(a). 9719 a04644

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chloridia. rites to chloris and her nymphs. personated in a masque, at court. by the queenes maiesty and her ladies. at shroue-tide. 1630. jonson, ben, 1573?-1637. [20] p. printed for thomas walkley, london : [1631] 1631

anonymous. by ben jonson.

partly in verse.

the year date on title-page is given according to lady day dating.

signatures: a-b4 c2.

reproduction of the original in the british library.

a04644 shc chloridia jonson, ben melina yeh 1631 play masque shc no a04644 s109221 (stc 14762). 2923 0 0 0 0000athis text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. incorporated ~ 10,000 textual changes made to the shc corpus by hannah bredar, kate needham, and lydia zoells between april and july 2015 during visits, separately or together, to the bodleian, folger and houghton libraries as well as the rare book libraries at northwestern university and the university of chicago

chloridia .

rites to chloris and her nymphs .

personated in a masque , at court .

by the queenes maiesty and her ladies .

at shroue-tide .

1630 .

vnius tellus ante coloris erat .

london , printed for thomas walkley .

chloridia .

the king , and queenes maiesty , hauing giuen their command for the inuention of a new argument , with the whole change of the scene , wherein her maiesty , with the like number of her ladies , purposed a presentation to the king . it was agreed , it should be the celebration of some rites , done to the goddesse chloris , who in a generall counsell of of the gods , was proclaim'd goddesse of the flowers , according to that of ouid , in the fasti .

arbitrium tu dea floris habe .

and was to bee stellified on earth , by an absolut decree from iupiter , who would haue the earth to be adorn'd with starres , as well as the heauen .

vpon this hinge , the whole inuention moou'd .

the ornament , which went about the scene , was composed of foliage , or leaues heightned with gold , and enterwouen with all sorts of flowers ; and naked children , playing , and climbing among the branches ; and in the midst , a great garland of flowers , in which was written , chloridia .

the curtaine being drawne vp , the scene is discouer'd , consisting of pleasant hills , planted with young trees , and all the lower bankes adorned with flowers . and from some hollow parts of those hills , fountaynes come gliding downe , which , in the farre-of land-shape , seem'd all to be conuerted to a riuer .

ouer all , a serene skie , with transparent clouds , giuing a great lustre to the whole worke , which did imitate the pleasant spring .

vvhen the spectators had enough fed their eyes , with the delights of the scene , in a part of the ayre , a bright cloud begins to breake forth ; and in it , is sitting a plumpe boy , in a changeable garment , richly adorn'd , representing the mild zephyrus . on the other side of the scene , in a purplish cloud , appeareth the spring , a beautifull mayde , her vpper garment greene , vnder it , a white robe wrought with flowers ; a garland on her head .

here zephyrus begins his dialogue , calling her forth , and making narration of the gods decree at large , which shee obeyes , pretending , it is come to earth already : and there begun to bee executed , by the kings fauour , who assists with all bounties , that may bee eyther vrg'd , as causes , or reasons of the spring .

the first song . zephyrvs . come forth , come forth , the gentle spring , and carry the glad newes , i bring , to earth , our common mother : it is decreed , by all the gods the heau'n , of earth shall haue no odds , but one shall loue another : their glories they shall mutuall make , earth looke on heauen , for heauens sake ; their honour's shall bee euen : all emulation cease , and iarres ; ioue will haue earth to haue her starres and lights , no lesse then heauen . spring . it is already done , in flowers as fresh and new as are the howres , by warmth of yonder sunne . but will be multipli'd on vs , if from the breath of zephyrvs like fauour we haue wonne . zephyrvs . giue all to him : his is the dew , the heate , the humor , spring . � all the true � beloued of the spring ! zephyrvs . the sunne , the wind , the verdure ! spring . � all , that wisest nature cause can call of quick'ning any thing .

at which , zephyrus passeth away through the ayre , and the spring descendeth to the earth : and is receiu'd by the naiades , or napeae ; who are the nymph's , fountaynes , and seruants of the season �

the second song . fovntaynes . fayre mayde , but are you come to dwell , and tarry with ys here ? spring . fresh fountaynes , i am come to tell a tale in yond' soft eare , whereof the murmure will do well : if you your parts will beare . fovntaynes . our purlings wayte vpon the spring . spring . goe vp with me , then : helpe to sing the story to the king .

here the spring goes vp , singing the argument to the king ; and the fountaynes follow with the close .

spring . cupid hath ta'ne offence of late at all the gods , that of the state , and in their councell , he was so deserted , not to be call'd into their guild but slightly passd by , as a child . fovntaynes . wherein hee thinkes his honour was peruerted . spring . and though his mother seeke to season , and rectifie his rage with reason , by shewing he liues yet vnder her command , rebellious he , doth disobey , and she hath forc'd his armes away . fovntaynes . to make him feele the justice of her hand . spring . whereat the boy , in fury fell , with all his speed , is gone to hell , there to excite , and stirre vp jealousy , to make a party 'gainst the gods , and set heauen , earth , and hell at odds . fovntaynes . and rayse a chaos of calamity .

the song ended , the nymphs fall into a dance , to their voyces , and instruments , and so returne into the scene .

the antimasqve . first entry .

a part of the vnder ground opening , out of it enters a dwarfe-post from hell , riding on a curtall , with clouen feete , and two lacqueys : these dance , & make the first entry of the antimasque . hee alights , and speakes .

postilion .

hold my stirrop , my one lacquey ; and looke to my curtall , the other : walke him well , sirrah , while i expatiate my selfe here in the report of my office ! oh the furies ! how i am ioyed with the title of it ! postillion of hell ! yet no mercury . but a mere cacodaemon , sent hether with a packet of newes ! newes ! neuer was hell so furnished of the commodity of newes ! loue hath bin lately there , and so entertained by pluto , and proserpine , and all the grandees of the place as , it is there perpetuall holy-day : and a cessation of torment granted , and proclaimed for euer ! halfe-famish'd tantalus is fallen to his fruit , with that appetite , as it threaten's to vndoe the whole company of costardmungers , and ha's a riuer afore him , running excellent wine lxion is loos'd from his wheele , and turn'd dancer , does nothing but cut capreols , fetch friskals , and leades laualtos , with the lamiae ! sisyphus ha's left rowling the stone , and is growne a mr. bowler ; challenges all the prime gamesters , parsons in hell , and giues them odds : vpon tityus his brest , that ( for fixe of the nine aeres ) is counted the subtlest bowling-ground in all tartary . all the furies are at a game call'd nine pins , or keilles , made of old vsurers bones , and their soules looking on with delight , and betting on the game . neuer was there such freedome of sport . danaus daughters haue broke their bottomelesse tubs , and made bonfires of them . all is turn'd triumph there . had hell gates bin kep't with halfe that strictnesse as the entry here ha's bin to night , pluto would haue had but a cola court , & proserpine a thinne presence , though both haue a vast territory we had such a stirre to get in , i and my curtall , and my two lacqueys all ventur'd through the eye of a spanish needle , we had neuer come in else , & that was by the fauour of one of the guard who was a womans-tayler , and held ope the passage . cupid by commission hath carried jealousie from hell , disdaine , feare , and dissimulation , with other goblins , to trouble the gods . and i am sent after post , to rayse tempest , windes , lightnings , thunder , rayne , and snow , for some new exployt they haue against the earth , and the goddesse chloris , queene of the flowers , and mistris of the spring . for ioy of which i will returne to my selfe , mount my bidet , in a dance ; and coruet vpon my curtall .

the speech ended , the postillion mounts his curtall , and with his lacqueys , danceth forth as hee came in .

2 entry .

cupid , jealousy , disdaine , feare , and dissimulation , dance together .

3 entry .

the queenes dwarfe , richly apparrel'd , as a prince of hell , attended by 6 infernall spirits ; he first danceth alone , and then the spirits : all expressing their ioy , for cupids comming among them .

4 entry .

here the scene changeth , into a horrid storme . out of which enters the nymph tempest , with foure windes . they dance .

5 entry .

lightnings , 3 in number , their habits glistering , expressing that effect , in their motion .

6 entry .

thunder alone dancing the tunes to a noyse , mixed , and imitating thunder .

7 entry .

rayne , presented by 5 persons all swolne , and clouded ouer , their hayre flagging , as if they were wet , and in their hands , balls full of sweete water , which , as they dance , sprinkle all the roome .

8 and last entry .

seuen with rugged white heads , and beards , to expresse snow , with flakes on their garments , mix'd with hayle . these hauing danced , returne into the stormy scene , whence they came .

here , by the prouidence of iuno , the tempest on an instant ceaseth : and the scene is changed into a delicious place , figuring the bowre of chloris . where , in an arbour fayn'd of gold-smiths worke , the ornament of which was borne vp with termes of satyres , beautify'd with festones , garlands , and all sorts of fragrant flowers . beyond all this , in the skie a farre of appear'd a rainebow , in the most eminent place of the bowre , sate the goddesse chloris , accompanied with fourteene nymphs , their apparrell white , embroydered , with siluer , trim'd at the shoulders with great leaues of greene , embroydered with gold , falling one vnder the other . and of the same worke were their bases , their head-'tires of flowers , mix'd with siluer , and gold , with some sprigs of aegrets among , and from the top of their dressing , a thinne vayle hanging downe .

all which beheld ,

the nymphs , riuers , and fountaynes with the spring , sung this reioycing song .
song . 3. rivers , spring , fovntaynes . run out , all the flouds , in ioy with your siluer feete ; and hast to meete , the enamour'd spring ; for whom the warbling fountaynes sing : the story of the flowers ; preserued by the howers ; at iuno's soft command , and iris showers ; sent to quench iealousie , and all those powers of loues rebellious warre : whil'st chloris sits a shining starre to crowne , and grace our iolly song , made long , to the notes , that we bring , to glad the spring .

which ended , the goddesse , and her nymphs descend the degrees , into the roome , and dance the entry of the grand-masque .

after this , another song by the same persons , as before .
song . 4 , rivers , fovntaynes . tell a truth , gay spring , let vs know what feete they were , that so impres't the earth , and made such various flowers to grow ! spring . she that led , a queene was at least , or a goddesse , 'boue the rest : and all their graces , in her selfe expres't ! rivers , fovntaynes . o' it were a fame , to know her name ! whether she were the roote ; or they did take th' impression , from her foote .
the masquers here dance their second dance .

which done ,

the farther prospect of the scene changeth into ayre , with a low land-shape , in part couered with clouds : and in that instant , the heauen opening , iuno , and iris are seene , and aboue them many aery spirits , sitting in the cloudes .

song . 5. ivno . now iuno , and the ayre shall know the truth of what is done below , from our discolourd bow . iris , what newes ? iris . the ayre is cleare , your bow can tell , chloris renown'd , spight fled to hell ; the busines all is well . and cupid sues - ivno . for pardon . do's hee ? iris . hee sheds teares more then your birds haue eyes . ivno the gods haue eares . offences , made agaynst the deities , are soone forgot - iris . if who offends , be wife .

here , out of the earth , ariseth a hill , and on the top of it , a globe , on which fame is seene standing with her trumpet , in her hand ; and on the hill , are seated foure persons , presenting , poesie , history , architecture , and sculpture : who together with the nymphs , floods , and fountaynes , make a full quire , at which , fame begins to mount , and moouing her wings , flyeth , singing vp to heauen :

fame . rise golden fame , and giue thy name a birth chorvs . from great and generous actions , done on earth . fame . the life of fame is action . chorvs . vnderstood that action must be vertuous , great , and good ! fame . vertue it selfe by fame is of 't protected , and dies despised � chorvs . where the fames neglected fame . who hath not heard of chloris , and her bowre fayre iris act , employ'd by iuno's power to guard the spring , and prosper euery flower , whom iealousie and hell thought to deuoure ? chorvs . great actions of 't obscurd by time , may lye , or enuy � fame but they last to memory . poesy . wee that sustaine thee , learned poesy history . and i , her sister , seuere history . architectvre . with architecture , who will rayse thee high , scvlptvre . and sculpture , that can keepe thee from to dye . chorvs . all helpe lift thee to eternity . jvno . and iuno , through the ayre , doth make thy way , iris . by her serenest messenger of day . fame . thus fame ascend's , by all degrees , to heauen : and leaues a light , here , brighter , then the seuen . chorvs . let all applaud the sight . ayre first , that gaue the bright reflections , day or night ! with these supports of fame , that keepe aliue her name ! the beauties of the spring . fount's , riuers , euery thing : from the height of all , to the waters fall - resound , and sing the honour's of his chloris , to the king . chloris , the queene of flowers ; the sweetnesse of all showres ; the ornament of bowres ; the top of par-amours !

fame , being hidden in the clouds , the hill sinkes : and the heauen closeth .

the masquers dance with the lords . the end
the names of the masquers as they sate in the bowre . the queene . countesse of carlile . countesse of oxford . lady strange . countesse of borkeshire . lady anne cauendish . countesse of carnaruan . countesse of newport . lady penelope egertn . m. porter . m. dor . sauage . la. howard . m. eliz sauage . m. anne wepon . m. sophia cory .
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yond'soft fountaynes , i am come to tell a tale in yond' soft eare , whereof the murmure will do lealousy to hell , there to excite , and stirre vp jealousy , to make a party 'gainst the gods , and ariuer whole company of costardmungers , and ha's a riuer afore him , running excellent wine iealoufie passage . cupid by commission hath carried jealousie from hell , disdaine , feare , and dissimulation gliste ring lightnings , 3 in number , their habits glistering , expressing that effect , in their wi�h snow , with flakes on their garments , mix'd with hayle . these hauing danced , returne into o'it o' it were a fame , to know her name ! whether
a pleasant comedy, called: the case is alterd as it hath beene sundry times acted by the children of the black-friers. written by ben. ionson. case is alterd jonson, ben, 1573?-1637. 1609 approx. 174 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 37 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2003-01 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a04639 stc 14758 estc s109185 99844834 99844834 9680 this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons 0 1.0 universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. 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after a flourish : iuniper a cobler is discouered , sitting at worke in his shoppe and singing . iuniper , onion , antony baladino . yov wofull wights giue eare a while , and marke the tenor of my stile , enter onion in hast . which shall such trembling hearts vnfold as seldome hath to fore bene told . such chances rare and dolefull newes oni. fellow iuniper peace a gods name . as may attempt your wits to muse . oni. gods so , heere man. a pox a god on you . and cause such trickling teares to passe , except your hearts be flint or brasse : oni. iuniper , iuniper . to heare the newes which i shall tell , that in castella once befell . sbloud , where didst thou learne to corrupt a man in the midst of a verse , ha ? onion . gods lid man , seruice is ready to go vp man , you must slip on your coate and come in , we lacke waiters pittyfully . iunip. a pittifull hearing , for now must i of a merry cobler become mourning creature . exit onion . onion . well you le come . iunip. presto . go to , a word to the wise , away , ●●ie ? vanish : lye there the weedes that i disdaine to weare . anto. god saue you maister iuniper . iuni. what signior antonio balladino , welcome sweet i●gle ▪ anto. and how do you sir ? iuni. faith you see , put to my shifts here as poore retainers be oftentimes , sirrah antony ther 's one of my fellowes mightely enamored of thee , and i faith you slaue , now your come i 'le bring you together , i'ts peter onion , the groome of the hal , do you know him . anto. no not yet , i assure you . iuni. o he is one as right of thy humour as may be , a plaine simple rascal , a true dunce , marry he hath bene a notable vilaine in his time : he is in loue , sirrah , with awench , & i haue preferd thee to him , thou shalt make him some prety paradox or some aligory , how does my coate sit ? well . anto. i very well . enter onion . oni. na gods so , fellow iuniper , come away . iun. art thou there mad slaue , i come with a powder ? sirrah fellow onion . i must haue you peruse this gentleman well , and doe him good offices of respect and kindnesse , as instance shall be giuen . anto. nay good maister onion what do you meane , i pray you sir you are to respectu● in good faith . onion . i would not you should thinke so sir , for though i haue no learning , yet i honour a scholer in any ground of the earth sir , shall i request your name sir ? anto. my name is antonio balladino . oni. balladino ▪ you are not pageant poet to the city of millaine sir , are you . anto. i supply the place sir : when aworse cannot be had sir. oni. i crie you mercy sir , i loue you the better for that sir , by iesu you must pardon me , i knew you not , but i l'd pray to be better acquainted with you sir ▪ i haue seene of your works . anto. i am at your seruice good maister onion , but concerning this maiden that you loue sir ? what is she , onion . o did my fellow iuniper tell you ▪ marry sir , she is as one may say , but a poore mans child indeede , and for mine owne part i am no gentleman borne i must confesse , but my mind to me a kingdome is truly . anto. truly a very good saying . onion . t' is somewhat stale , but that 's no matter . anto. o t' is the better , such things euer are like bread , which the staler it is , the more holesome . onion . this is but a hungry comparison in my iudgement . anto. why , i 'le tell you , m. onion , i do vse as much stale stuffe , though i say it my selfe , as any man does in that kind i am sure . did you see the last pageant , i set forth ? onion . no faith sir , but there goes a huge report on 't . anto. why , you shal be one of my maecen-asses , i 'le giue you one of the bookes , o you 'le like it admirably . oni. nay that 's certaine , i 'le get my fellow iuniper to read it . anto. reade it sir , i 'le reade it to you . onion . tut then i shall not chuse but like it . anto. why looke you sir , i write so plaine , and keepe that old decorum , that you must of necessitie like it ; mary you shall haue some now ( as for example , in plaies ) that will haue euery day new trickes , and write you nothing but humours : indeede this pleases the gentlemen : but the common sort they care not for 't , they know not what to make on 't , they looke for good matter , they , and are not edified with such toyes . onion . you are in the right , i 'le not giue a halfepeny to see a thousand on 'hem . i was at one the last tearme , but & euer i see a more roguish thing , i am a peece of cheese , & no onion , nothing but kings & princes in it , the foole came not out a iot . anto. true sir , they would haue me make such plaies , but as i tell hem , and they 'le giue me twenty pound a play , i 'le not raise my vaine . onion . no , it were a vaine thing and you should sir. anto. tut giue me the penny , giue me the peny , i care not for the gentlemen i , lerme haue a good ground , no matter for the pen , the plot shall carry it . onion . indeed that 's right , you are in print already for the best plotter . anto. i , i might as well ha bene put in for a dumb shew too . oni. i marry sir , i marle you were not , stand aside sir a while : enter an armd sewer : some halfe dozen in mourning coates following and passe by with seruice : enter valentine . onion . how now friend , what are you there ? be vncouered , would you speake with any man here ? valen. i , or else i must ha' returnd you no answer . oni. friend , you are somewhat to peremptory , let 's craue your absence : nay neuer scorne it , i am a little your better in this place . valen. i do acknowledge it . onion . do you acknowledge it ? nay then you shall go forth , i le teach you how shall acknowledge it another time ; go to , void , i must haue the hall purg'd , no setting vp of a rest here , packe , begone . valen. i pray you sir is not your name onion ? oni. your friend as you may vse him , and m. onion , say on . valen. m. onion with a murraine , come come put off this lyons hide , your eares haue discouered you , why peter ! do not i know you peter ? onion . gods so , valentine ! valen. o can you take knowledge of me now sir ? oni. good lord , sirra , how thou art altred with thy trauell ? valen. nothing so much as thou art with thine office , but sirra , onion is the count ferneze at home ? exit anthony . oni. i bully , he is aboue ; and the lord paulo ferneze , his son , and maddam aurelia , & maddam phanixella , his daughters , but o valentine ? valen. how now man , how dost thou ? oni. faith sad , heauy , as a man of my coate ought to be . valen. why man , thou wert merry inough euen now . oni. true , but thou knowest all creatures here soiorning , vpon this wretched earth , sometimes haue a fit of mourning , as well as a fit of mirth . o valentine , mine old lady is dead , man. valen. dead ! oni. i faith . valen. when dyed she ? onion . mary , to morrow shall be three months , she was seene going to heauen they say , about some fiue weekes agone ! how now ? trickling teares , ha ? valen. faith thou hast made me weepe with this newes . onion . why i haue done but the parte of an onion , you must pardon me . scaene . 2. enter the sewer , passe by with seruice againe , the seruingmen take knowledge of valentine as they goe . iuniper salutes him . iuni. what valentine ? fellow onion , take my dish i prithee you rogue sirrah , tell me , how thou dost , sweet i●gle . valen. faith , iuniper , the better to see thee thus frolicke . iuni. nay , slid i am no changling , i am iuniper still . exit oni. i keepe the pristmate ha , you mad hierogliphick , when shal we swagger . valen. hierogliphick , what meanest thou by that . iuni. meane ? gods so , i st not a good word man ? what ? stand vpon meaning with your freinds . puh , absconde . valen. why , but stay , stay , how long has this sprightly humor haunted thee ? iuni. foe humour , a foolish naturall gift we haue in the aequinoctiall . valen. naturall , slid it may be supernaturall , this ? iuni. valentine , i prithee ruminate thy selfe welcome . what fortuna de la guerra . valen. o how pittifully are these words forc't . as though they were pumpt out on 's belly . iuni. sirrah ingle , i thinke thou hast seene all the strange countries in christendome since thou wen●st ? valen. i haue seene some iuniper . iuni. you haue seene constantinople ? valen. i , that i haue . iuni. and ierusalem , and the indies , and goodwine sands , and the tower of babylon , and venice and all . valen. i all ; no marle and he haue a nimble tong , if he practise to vault thus from one side of the world to another . iuni. o it 's a most heauenly thing to trauel , & see countries , especially at sea , and a man had a pattent not to be sicke . valen. o sea sicke lest , and full of the scuru●e . scaene 3. enter iuniper , antonio , sebastian , martino , vincentio , balthasar and christopher● . seba. valentine ? welcome i faith how dost sirra ? mart. how do you good valentine . vincen. troth , valentine , i am glad to see you . balth. welcome sweet rogue . sebast. before god he neuer lookt better in his life . balth. and how i st man ? what , alla coragi● . valen. neuer better gentlemen i faith . iuni. s'will here comes the steward . christ. why how now fellowes all here ? and nobody to waight aboue now they are ready to rise ? looke vp one or two signior francesco colomia's man how doo's your good maister . exeunt iuniper , martino , vincentio . valen. in health sir he will be here anon . christo. is he come home , then ? valen. i sir he is not past sixe miles hence , he sent me before to learne if count ferneze were here and returne him word . christo. yes , my lord is here ; and you may tel your maister he shal come very happily to take his leaue of lord paulo ferneze : who is now instantly to depart with other noble gentlemen , vpon speciall seruice . valen. i will tell him sir. christo. i pray you doe , fellowes make him drinke . valen. sirs , what seruice i st they are imployed in ? sebast. why against the french they meane to haue a fling at millaine againe they say . valen. who leades our forces , can you tell ? sebast. marry that do's signior maximilian ? he is aboue , now . valen. who , maximilian of vicenza ? balt. i he ? do you know him ? valen. know him ? o yes he 's an excellent braue soldier . balt. i so they say , but one of the most vaine glorious men in europe . valen. he is indeed , marry exceeding valient . sebast. and that is rare . balt. what. sebast. why to see a vaineglorious man valient . valen. well he is so i assure you . enter iuniper . iuni. what no further yet , come on you precious rascall , sir valentine , i le giue you a health i faith ; for the heauen● you mad capriceio , hold hooke and line . scaene 4. enter lord paulo ferneze , his boy following him . pau. boy . boy . my lord. pau. sirrah go vp to signior angelio , and pray him ( if he can ) deuise some meanes , to leaue my father , and come speake with me . boy i will my lord. pau. well heauen , be auspicious in the euent ▪ for i do this against my genius , and yet my thoughts cannot propose a reason , why i should feare , or faint thus in my hopes , of one so much endeered to my loue . some sparke it is , kindled within the soule : whose light yet breaks not to the outward sence , that propagates this tymerous suspect ; his actions ne●er carried any face of change , or weaknes ▪ then i iniury him ? in being thus cold conceited of his faith , o here he comes . enter angelo . ang. how now sweet lord , what 's the matter ? pau. good faith his presence makes me halfe ashamd . of my straid thoughts . boy . bestow your selfe . exit boy . where is my father , signior angelio . ang. marry in the galery , where your lordship left him . pau. that 's well . then angelio i will be briefe . since time forbids the vse of circumstance , how well you are receiued in my affection , let it appeare by this one instance , onely that now i will deliuer to your trust , the deerest secrets , treasurd in my bosome , deare angelio . you are ●ot euery man , 〈◊〉 , whome my election hath design'd , 〈…〉 obiect of my soule : 〈…〉 my desert , or supple your tri'd temper , with soft phrases ; true frendship lothes such oyly complement : but from th' aboundance of that loue , that flowes through all my spirits , is my speech enforc'd . ang. before your lordship do proceed too far , let me be bould to intimate thus much ; that what so ere your wisedome hath t' expose , be it the waightiest and most rich affaire , that euer was included in your breast , my faith shall poise it , if not — pau. o no more , those words haue rapt me with their sweet effects , so freely breath'd , and so responsible , to that which i endeuoured to extract , arguing a happy mixture of our soules . ange. why were there no such sympathy sweete lord ? yet the impressure of those ample fauours , i haue deriu'd from your vnmatched spirit , would bind my faith to all obseruances . pau. how ! fauours angello , ô speake not of them , they are meere paintings , and import no merit , lookes my loue well ? thereon my hopes are plac't : faith , that is bought with fauours , cannot last . enters boy . boy . my lord. pau. how now ? boy . you are sought for all about the house , within , the count your father cals for you . pau. god , what crosse euents do meet my purposes ? now will he violently fret and grieue that i am absent . boy , say i come presently : exit boy . sweet angello , i cannot now insist vpon particulars , i must serue the time the maine of all this is ▪ i am in loue . ange. why starts your lordship ? pau. i thought i heard my father comming hitherward , list ▪ ha ? ange. i heare not any thing , it was but your imagination sure . pau. no. ange. no , i assure your lordship . pau. i would worke safely . ange. why , has he no knowledge of it then ? pau. o no , no creature yet pertakes it but your selfe in a third person , and beleeue me friend , the world containes not now another spirit . to whom i would reueile it . harke , harke , seruants . signior paulo . within . lord ferneze . within . ange. a pox vpon those brazen throated slaues , what are they mad , trow ? pau. alas , blame not them , their seruices are ( clock-like ) to be set , backward and forward , at their lords command , you know my father's wayward , and his humour must not receiue a check , for then all obiects , feede both his griefe and his impatience , and those affections in him , are like powder , apt to enflame with euery little sparke , and blow vp reason , therefore angelo , peace . within . count. why this is rare , is he not in the garden ? within . crist. i know not my lord. within . count. see , call him ? pau. he is comming this way , let 's withdraw a little . exeunt . within . seruants . signior paulo , lord ferneze , lord paulo . scaene 5. enter count ferneze , maximilian , aurelia , phoenixella , sebast. balthasar . count. where should he be , trow ? did you looke in the armory ? sebast. no my lord. count. no , why there ? ô who would keepe such drones ? exeunt sebast. and baltha . how now , ha ye found him ? enter martin● . mart. no my lord. count. no my lord , i shall haue shortly all my family speake nought , but no my lord , where is christophero , enter chrristophero . looke how he stands , your sleepy knaue , exit martin● . what is he not in the garden ? christo. no my good lord. count. your good lord , ô how this smels of fennell . enter sebast. baltha . you haue bene in the garden it appeares , well , well . balth. we cannot find him my lord. sebast. he is not in the armory . count. he is not , he is no where , is he ? maxi. count ferneze ▪ count. signior . maxi. preserue your patience honorable count. count. patience ? a saint would loose his patience to be crost , as i am with a sort of motly braines , see see , how like a nest of rookes they stand , enter onion . gaping on one another now diligence , what news bring you ? oni. an t please your honour . count. tut , tut , leaue pleasing of my honour diligence , you double with we , come . oni. how : does he find fault with please his honour . swounds it has begun a seruingmans speech , euer since i belongd to the blew order : i know not how it may shew , now i am in blacke , but — count. what 's that , you mutter sir ? will you proceed ? oni. an t like your good lordship . count. yet more , gods precious . oni. what , do not this like him neither ? count. what say you sir knaue ? oni. mary i say your lordship were best to set me to schoole againe , to learne how to deliuer a message . count. what do you take exceptions at me then . oni. exception ? i take no exceptions , but by gods so your humours — count. go to you are a raskall , hold your tongue . oni. your lordships poore seruant , i. count. tempt not my patience . oni. why i hope i am no spirit , am i ? maxi. my lord , command your steward to correct the slaue . oni. correct him , s'bloud come you and correct him and you haue a minde to it , correct him , that 's a good iest i faith , the steward and you both , come and correct him . count. nay see , away with him , pull his cloth ouer his eares . oni. cloth ? tell me of your cloth , here 's your cloth , nay and i mourne a minute longer , i am the rottenest onion that euer spake with a tongue . they thrust him out . maxi. what call your hind's count ferneze ? count. his name is onion signior , maxi. i thought him some such sawcy companion . count. signior maximillian . maxi. sweet lord. count. let me intreat you , you would not regard any contempt flowing from such a spirit , so rude , so barbarous . maxi. most noble count vnder your fauour — coun. why i le tell you signior , hee le bandy with me word for word , nay more , put me to silence , strike me perfect dumb ; and so amaze me , that oftentimes i know not , whether to check or cherish his presumption : therefore good signior . maxi. sweet lord satisfie your selfe , i am not now to learn how to manage my affections , i haue obseru'd , and know the difference betweene a base wretch and a true man , i can distinguish them , the property of the wretch is , he would hurt and cannot , of the man , he can hurt , and will not . coun. go to , my merry daughter , ô these lookes , agree well with your habit , do they not ? enter iuniper . iunip. tut , let me alone . by your fauour , this is the gentleman i thinke , sir you appeare to be an honorable gentleman , i vnderstand , and could wish ( for mine owne part ) that things were conden't otherwise then they are : but ( the world knowes ) a foolish fellow , somewhat procliue , and hasty , he did it in a preiudicate humour ; mary now vpon better computation , he wanes ; he melts ; his poore eyes are in a cold sweat . right noble signior , you can haue but compunction , i loue the man , tender your compassion . maxi. doth any man here vnderstand this fellow ? iunip. o god sir , i may say frustra to the comprehension of your intellection . maxi. before the lord , he speakes all riddle , i thinke . i must haue a comment ere i can conceiue him . count. why he sues to haue his fellow onion pardon'd , and you must grant it signior . maxi. o withall my soule my lord , is that his motion ? iunip. i sir , and we shall retort these kinde fauours with all allacrity of spirit , we can sir , as may be most expedient , as well for the quality as the cause , till when in spight of this complement : i rest a poore cobler , seruant to my honorable lord here , your friend and iuniper . exit . maxi. how iuniper ? count. i signior . maxi. he is a sweete youth , his tongue has a happy turne when he sleepes . enter paulo ferneze , francisco , colomea , angelo , valentine . count. i for then it rests , o sir your welcome , why god be thanked you are found at last : signior coloma truly you are welcome , i am glad to see you sir so well returned . fran. i gladly thanke your honour , yet indeed i am sory for such cause of heauinesse , as hath possest your lordship in my absence . count. o francisco ' you knew her what she was ! fran. she was a wise and honorable lady . count. i was she not ! well weepe not she is gone , passons duld eye can make two grieues of one , whom death marke out , vertue , nor bluod can saue , princes , as beggers , all must feed the graue . max. are your horse ready lord paulo , pau. i signior the stay for vs at the gate . max. well t is good . ladies i will take my leaue of you , be your fortunes as your selues ? faire . come let vs to horse , count ferneza i beare a spirit full of thanks for all your honorable courtesies . count : sir i could wish the number and value of them more in respect of your deseruings . but signior maximillian . i pay you a word in priuate . aur. i faith brother you are fitted for a generall yonder , beshrow my heart ( if i had fortnnatus hat here ) and i would not wish my selfe a man and go with you , only t' enioy his presence . pau. why do you loue him so well sist●r . aur. no by my troth , but i haue such an odde prety apprehension of his humour me thinks : that i am 〈◊〉 tickled with the conceite of it . o he is a fine man. ang. and me thinks another may be as fine as he . aur. o angel●● , do you thinke i do vrge any comparison against you ? no , i am not so ill bred , as to be a deprauer of your worthines : beleeue me , if i had not some hope of your abiding with vs , i should neuer desire to go out of black whilst i liued ● but learne to speake i' the nose , and turne puritan presently . ang. i thanke you lady : i know you can flout . a●r. come doe you take it so ? i faith you wrong me . fran. i , but maddame , thus to disclaime in all the effects of pleasure , may make your sadnesse seeme to much affected , and then the proper grace of it is lost . phoenix indeed sir , if i did put on this sadnesse onely abroad , and in society , and were in priuate merry ; and quick humor'd ; then might it seeme affected and abhord : but as my lookes appeare , such is my spirit , drown'd vp with confluence of griefe , and melancholy ▪ that like to riuers run through all my vaines , quenching the pride and feruour of my bloud . max. my honorable lord ? no more : there is the honour of my bloud ingag'd , for your sonnes safety . count. signior , blame me not , for tending his security so much . he is mine onely sonne , and that word onely . hath with his strong , and reprecussiue sound , ●troke my heart cold , and giuen it a deepe wound . max. why but stay , i beseech you , had your lordship euer any more sonnes then this . count. why haue not you knowen it maximilian ? max. let my sword faile me then . count. i had one other yonger borne then this , by twise so many how ers as would fill the circle of a yeare , his name camillo , whome in that blacke , and fearfull night i lost , ( t is now a nineteene yeares agone at least , and yet the memory of it fits as fresh within my braine as t were but yesterday ) it was that night wherein the great chamont , the generall for france surprised vicenza , methinks the horrour of that clamorous shout his souldiers gaue when they attaind the wall , yet tingles in mine eare , me thinkes i see with what amazed lookes , distracted thoughts , and minds confus'd , we , that were citizens , confronted one another : euery street was fild with bitter selfe tormenting cries , and happy was that foote , that first could presse , the flowry champaigne , bordering on verona . heere i ( imploy'd about my deare wiues safety ) whose soule is now in peace ) lost my camillo . who sure was murdered by the barbarous souldiers , or else i should haue heard — my heart is great . sorrow is faint ? and passion makes me sweat . max grieue not sweet count : comfort your spirts , you haue a sonne a noble gentleman , he stands in the face of honour : for his safety let that be no question . i am maister of my fortune , and he shall share with me . farewell my honorable lord. ladies once more adiew , for your selfe maddam you are a most rare creature , i tell you so , be not proud of it , i loue you : come lord paulo to horse . pau. adiew good signior francesco : farewell sister . sound a tucke● , and as they passe euery one seuerally depart , maximilian , paulo ferneze and angelo remaine ang. how shall we rid him hence . pau. why well inough ? swe●e sig●ior maximilian , i haue some small occasion to stay : if it may please you but take horse afore ile ouer take you , ere your troopes be rang'd . max. your motion hath tast wel : lord ferneze i go . exit max. pau. now if my loue faire rachel , were so happy , but to looke forth . see fortune doth me grace . enter rachel . before i can demaund ? how now loue . where is your father ? rach. gone abroad my lord : pau. that 's well . rach. i but i feare hee le presently returne , are you now going my most honored lord ? pau. i my sweet rachel . ang. before god , she is a sweet wench . pau. rachel i hope i shall not need to vrge , the sacred purity of our effects , as if it hung in triall or suspence : since in our hearts , and by our mutuall vowes , it is confirmed and seald in ●ight of heauen . nay doe not weepe , why starte you ? feare not , loue. your father cannot be return'd so soone , i prithee doe not looke so heauily , thou shalt want nothing . rach. no is your presence nothing ? i shall want that , and wanting that , want all : for that is all to me . pau. content thee sweet , i haue made choise here of a constant friend this gentleman ? one , whose zealous loue i doe repose more , then on all the world , thy beauteous selfe excepted : and to him , haue i committed my deere care of thee , as to my genius , or my other soule , receiue him gentle loue , and what deffects my absence proues , his presence shall supply . the time is enuious of our longer stay . farewell deere rachel . rach : most deere lord , adew , heauen and honour crowne your deeds , and you . exit rachel . pau. faith tell me angelio how dost thou like her ? ang. troth well my lord , but shall i speake my mind . pau. i prithee doe . ang. she is deriud too meanely to be wife to such a noble person , in my iudgement . pau. nay then thy iudgement is to meane , i see ▪ didst thou neare read in difference of good , t is more to shine in vertue then in bloud . enter iaques . ang. come you are so sententious my lord. pau. here comes her father . how dost thou good iaques ? ang. god saue thee iaques . iaq. what should this meane ? rachel open the dore . exit iaques . ang. sbloud how the poore slaue lookes , as though he had bene haunted by the spirit lar , or seene the ghost of some great satrapas in an vnsauory sheet . pau. i muse he spake not , belike he was amazd comming so suddenly and vnprepard ? well le ts go . exeunt . actus secundi scaena prima . enter iaques solus . so now inough my heart , beat now no more ▪ at least for this afright , what a could sweat flow'd on my browes , and ouer all my bosome ! had i not reason ? to behold my dore beset with vnthrifts , and my selfe abroad ? why iaques ? was their nothing in the house worth a continuall eye , a vigelent thought , whose head should neuer nod , nor eyes once wincke ? looke on my coate , my thoughts worne quite thred bare , that time could neuer couer with a nappe , and by it learne , neuer with nappes of sleepe , to smother your conceipts of that you keepe . but yet , i maruell , why these gallant youths spoke me so faire , and i esteemd a beggar ? the end of flattery , is gaine , or lechery : if they seeke gaine of me , they thinke me rich , but that they do not : for their other obiect : t is in my handsome daughter , if it be . and by your leaue , her handsomnesse may tell them my beggery counterfeits , and , that her neatnesse , flowes from some store of wealth , that breakes my coffers , with this same engine , loue to mine owne breed . but this is answered : beggers will keepe fine , their daughters , being faire , though themselues 〈◊〉 well then , it is for her , i , t' is sure for her , and i make her so briske for some of them , that i might liue alone once with my gold . o t' is a sweet companion ▪ kind and true ▪ a man may trust it when his father cheats him , brother , or friend , or wife , ô wondrous pelfe , , ,that which makes all men false , is true it selfe . but now this maid , is but suppos'd my daughter : for i being steward to a lord of france , of great estate , and wealth , called lord chammount , he gone into the warres , i stole his treasure , ( but heare not , any thing ) i stole his treasure , and this his daughter , being but two yeares old , because it lou'd me so , that it would leaue the nurse her selfe , to come into mine armes , and had i left it , it would sure haue dyed . now herein i was kinde , and had a conscience ; and since her lady mother that did dye in child-bed of her , loued me passing well , it may be nature fashiond this affection , both in the child and her : but hee s ill bred , that ransackes tombes , and doth deface the dead . i 'le therefore say no more : suppose the rest , here haue i chang'd my forme , my name and hers . and liue obsurely , to enioy more safe enter rachel . my deerest treasure . but i must abroad , rachel ▪ rach. vvhat is your pleasure sir ? iaq. rachel i must abroad . lock thy selfe in , but yet take out the key , that whosoeuer peepes in at the key-hole , may yet imagine there is none at home . rach. i will sir. iaq. but harke thee rachel : say a theefe should come , and misse the key , he would resoule indeede none were at home , and so breake in the rather : ope the doo●● rachel , set it open daughter ; but sit in it thy selfe : and tal●e alowd , as if there were some more in house with thee : put out the fire , kill the chimnies hart , that it may breath no more then a dead man , the more we spare my child , the more we gaine . exeu●● . scaene 2. enter christopher● , i●●iper and onion . christ. what sayes my fellow onion ? come on . oni. all of a house sir , but no fellowes , you are my lords steward , but i pray you what thinke you of loue , sir ? christ. of loue onion ? why it 's a very honourable humor . oni. nay if it be but worshipfull i care not . iunip. go to , it 's honorable , chocke not at the conceit of the gentleman . oni. but in truth sir , you shall do well to think well of loue : for it thinkes well of you , in me , i assure you . chris. g●●mercy fellow onion : i do 〈◊〉 well , thou are in loue , art thou ? oni. partly sir , b●● i am asham'd to say wholy . chris. well , i will further●● in thee to any honest woman , or maiden , the 〈…〉 . i●nip . why now you co●e n●●re him sir , he doth vaile , he doth remuner●●e , he doth ●haw● he 〈◊〉 the kindnesse of an honest imperfection in your worship . chris. but who is it thou louest fellow onion ? oni. mary a poore 〈◊〉 daughter , but none of the honestest , i hope . chris. why , wouldst thou not haue her honest ? oni. o no , for then i am sure she would not haue me ▪ t is rachel de pri● . chris. why , she hath the name of a very vertuo●● mayden . iunip. so shee is sir , but the fellow talkes in quiddi●s , he . chris. what wouldst thou haue me do in the matter ? oni. do nothing sir , i pray you , but speake for me . chris. in what maner ? oni. my fellow iuniper can tell you sir. iunip. why as thus sir. your worship may commend him for a fellow fit for consanguinity , and that he shaketh with desire of procreation , or so . chris. that were not so good , me thinkes . iunip. no sir , why so sir ? what if you should say to her , correborate thy selfe sweete soule , let me distinguish thy pappes with my fingers , diuine mumps , prety pastorella ? lookest thou so sweet and bounteous ? comfort my friend 〈◊〉 chris. well i perceiue you wish , i should say something m●y do him grace , and further hi● desires , and that be 〈◊〉 i will. oni. i thanke you sir , god saue your life , i pray god sir. iunip. your worship 〈…〉 good to liue long 〈◊〉 contaminate me no seruice ▪ chris. command thou wouldest say , no good iuniper . iunip. health and wealth sir. exeunt onion and iuniper . chris. this wench wil i solicite for my selfe , making my lord and maister priuy to it ; and if he second me with his consent , i will proceede , as hauing long ere this , thought her a worthy choyce to make my wife . exit . scaene 3. enter aurelia , phoenixella . avre. roome for a case of matrons-coloured blacke , how motherly my mothers death hath made vs ? i would i had some girles now to bring vp ; o i could make a wench so vertuous , she should say grace to euery bit of meate , and gape no wider then a wafers thicknesse : and she should malle french cur●i●● , so most low , that euery touch should turne her ouer backward . phoeni. sister , these words become not your attire , nor your estate : our vertuous mothers death should print more deepe effects of sorrow in vs , then may be worne out in so little time . aure. sister , faith you take too much tobacco , it makes you blacke within , as y' are without . what true-stich sister ? both your sides alike ? be of a sleighter worke : for of my word , you shall be sold as deere or rather deerer ? will you be bound to customes and to rites ? shed profitable 〈◊〉 , weepe for aduantage ▪ or else , do all things , as you are enclynd , hate when your stomacke serues ( saith the physitian ) not at eleu●● 〈◊〉 sixe . so if your humour be now 〈◊〉 with this heauinesse . giue me the reines and spare not , as i do , in this my pleasurable appetite , it is pracisianisme to alter that ▪ with austere iudgement , that is giuen by nature . i wept you saw too , when my mother dyed : for then i found it easier to do so , and fitter with my moode , then not to weepe . but now t is otherwise , another time perhaps i shall haue such deepe thoughts of her , that i shall weepe a fresh , some tweluemonth hence , and i will weepe , if i be so disposd , and put on blacke , as grimly then , as now ; let the minde go still with the bodies stature , iudgement is ●●t for iudges , giue me nature . scaene . 4. enter aurelia , ph●nixella , francisco , angelo . fran . see signior angelo here are the ladies , go you and comfort one , i le to the other . ange. therefore i come sir , i 'le to the eldest . god saue you ladies , these sad moodes of yours , that make you choose these solitary walkes , are hurtfull for your beauties . aure. if we had them . ange. come , that condition might be for your hearts , when you protest faith , since we cannot see them . but this same heart of beauty , your sweet face is in mine eye still . aure. o you cut my heart with your sharpe eye . ange. nay lady that 's not so , your heart 's to hard . aure. my beautie● hart ? ange. o no. i meane that regent of affection , maddam , that tramples on al loue with such contempt ●n this faire breast . aur. no more , your drift is sauour'd , i had rather seeme hard hearted ang. then hard fauour'd , is that your meaning , lady ? aur. go too sir. your wits are fresh i know , they need no spur . ang. and therefore you wil ride them . aur. say i doe . they will not tire i hope ? ang. no not with you , hark you sweet lady . fran. t is much pitty maddam . you should haue any reason to retaine this signe of griefe , much lesse the thing difignde . phoe. griefes are more fit for ladies then their pleasures . fran. that is for such as follow nought but pleasures . but you that temper them so wel with vertues , vsing your griefes so it would prooue them pleasures . and you would seeme in cause of griefes & pleasures equally pleasant . phoe. sir so i do now . it is the excesse of either that i striue so much to shun in all my proou'd endeauours , although perhaps vnto a generall eye , i may appeare most wedded to my griefes , yet doth my mind forsake no tast of pleasure , i meane that happy pleasure of the soule , deuine and sacred contemplation of that eternall , and most glorious blisse , proposed as the crowne vnto our soules . fran. i will be silent , yet that i may serue but as a decade in the art of memory to put you stil in mind of your owne vertues when your too serious thoughts make you too sad ) accept me for your seruant honored lady . ph●●● . those cerimonies are too comon signior francis , for your vncommon grauitie , and iudgement , and fits them onely , that are nought but cerimony . ang. come , i will not sue , stally to be your seruant , but a new tearme , will you be my refuge ? aur. your refuge ▪ why sir. ange. that i might fly to you , when all else faile me . aur. and you be good at flying , be my plouer . ang. nay take away the p. aur. tut , then you cannot fly : ang. i le warrant you . i le borrow cupids wings . aur. masse then i feare me you le do strange things : i pray you blame me not , if i suspect you , your owne confession simply doth detect you , nay and you be so great in cupids bookes , t' will make me iealous . you can with your lookes ( i warrant you ) enflame a womans heart , and at your pleasure take loues golden dart , and wound the brest of any vertous maide . would i were hence : good faith i am affraid , you can constraine one ere they be aware , to run mad for your loue ? ang. o this is rate . scaene 6. aurelio , phoenixella , francisco , angelo , count. count . close with my daughters gentlemen ? wel done , t is like your selues : nay lusty angelo , let not my presence make you bauke your sport , i will not breake a minute of discourse twixt you and one of your faire mistresses . ang. one of my mistresses ? why thinks your lordship i haue so many count. many ? no angelo . i do not thinke th' ast many , some fourteene i here thou hast , euen of our worthiest dames , of any note , in millaine . ang. nay good my lord fourteene : it is not so . count. by 'th the masse that i st , here are their names to shew fourteene , or fifteene t'one . good angelo . you need not be ashamd of any of them , they are gallants all . ang. sbloud you are such a lord. count. nay stay sweet angelo , i am disposed exit ang : a little to be pleasant past my coustome , he 's gone ? he 's gone , i haue disgrast him shrewdly , daughters take heede of him , he 's a wild youth , looke what he sayes to you beleeue him not , he will sweare loue to euery one he sees . francisco , giue them councell , good francisco , i dare trust thee with both , but him with neither . fran. your lordship yet may trust both them with him . exunt . scaene 7. count. christopher , count. well goe your waies away , how now christopher , what newes with you ? christ. i haue an humble suit to your good lordship . count. a suit christopher ? what suit i prithee ? christ. i would craue pardon at your lordships hands , if it seeme vaine or simple in your sight . count. i le pardon all simplicity , christopher , what is thy suit ? christ. perhaps being now so old a batcheler , i shall seeme halfe vnwise , to bend my selfe in strict affection to a poore yong maide . count. what ? is it touching loue christopher ? art thou dispost to marry , why t is well . christo. i , bu● your lordship may imagine now that i being steward of your honours house . if i be maried once , will more regard the maintenance of my wife and of my charge , then the due discharge of my place and office : count. no , no , christopher , i know thee honest . christo. good faith my lord , your honour may suspect it ▪ but — count. then i should wrong thee , thou hast euer been honest and true , and will be still i knowe . chris. i but this marriage alters many men : and you may feare , it will do me my lord , but ere it do so ? i will vndergoe ten thousand seuerall deaths . count. i know it man. who wouldst thou haue i prithee ? chris. rachel de prie , if your good lordship , graunt me your consent . count. rachel de prie ? what the poore beggers daughter ? shee s a right handsome maide , how poore soeuer , and thou hast my consent , with all my hart . chris. i humbly thanke your honour . i le now aske her father . exit . count. do so christofero thou shalt do well . t is strange ( she being so poore ) he should affect her , but this is more strange that my selfe should loue her . i spide her , lately , at her fathers doore , and if i did not see in her sweet face gentry and noblenesse , nere trust me more : but this perswasion , fancie wrought in me , that fancie being created with her lookes , for where loue is he thinke his ba●est obiect gentle and noble : i am farre in loue , and shall be forc'd to wrong my honest steward , for i must sat , and seeke her for my selfe ; how much my duetie to my late dead wife , and my owne deere renowne so er● it swaies , i le to her father straight . loue hates delays . exit . scaene 8. enter onion , iuniper , valentine , sebastian , balthasar , martino . onion . come on isaith , le ts to some exercise or other my hearts : fetch the hilts fellow iuniper , wilt thou play : exit martino . iun. i cannot resolue you ? t is as i am fitted with the ingenuity , quantity , or quality of the cudgell . valen. how dost thou bastinado the poore cudgell with tearmes ? iuni. o ingle , i haue the phrases man , and the anagrams and the epitaphs , fitting the mistery of the noble science . oni. i le be hangd & he were not misbegotten of some fencer . sebast. sirrah valentine , you can resolue me now , haue they their maisters of defence in other countries as we haue here in italy ? valen. o lord , i , especially they in vtopia , there they performe their prizes and chalenges , with as great cerimony as the italian or any nation else . balt indeed ? how is the manner of it ( for gods loue ) good valentine ? iuni. ingle ? i prithee make recourse vnto vs , wee are thy friends and familiars : sweet ingle . valen. why thus sir. oni. god a mercy good valentine , nay go on . iuni. silentium bonus socius onionus , good fellow onion be not so ingenious , and turbulent : so sir ? and how ? how sweete ingle ? valen. marry , first they are brought to the publicke theater : iuni. what ? ha ? they theater there valen. theaters ? i and plaies to : both tragidy and comedy & set foorth with as much state as can be imagined ? iuni. by gods so ; a man is nobody , till he has trauelled . sebast. and how are their plaies ? as ours are ? extemporall ? valen. o no ? all premeditated things , and some of them very good i faith , my maister vsed to visite them often when he was there . balth. why how are they in a place where any man may see them ? valen. i , in the common theaters , i tell you . but the sport is at a new play to obserue the sway and variety of oppinion that passeth it . a man shall haue such a confus'd mixture of iudgement , powr'd out in the throng there , as ridiculous , as laughter it selfe : one saies he likes not the writing , another likes not the plot , another not the playing . and sometimes a fellow that comes not there past once in fiue yeare at a parliament time or so , will be as deepe myr'd in censuring as the best , and sweare by gods foote he would neuer stirre his foote to see a hundred such as that is . oni. i must trauell to see these things , i shall nere think well of my selfe else . iunip. fellow onion , i le beare thy charges and thou wilt but pilgrimize it along with me , to the land of vtopia . sebast. why but me thinkes such rookes as these should be asham'd to iudge . valen. not a whit ? the rankest stinkard of them all , will take vpon him as peremptory , as if he had writ himselfe in artibus magister . sebast. and do they stand to a popular censure for any thing they present . valen. i euer , euer , and the people generally are very acceptiue and apt to applaud any meritable worke , but there are two sorts of persons that most commonly are infectious to a whole auditory . balth. what be they ? iunip. i come le ts know them . oni. it were good they were noted . valen. marry ? one is the rude barbarous crue a people that haue no braines , and yet grounded iudgements , these will hisse any thing that mounts aboue their grounded capacities . but the other are worth the obseruation , i faith . omnes . what be they ? what be they ? valen. faith a few caprichious gallants . iunip. caprichious ? stay , that word 's for me . valen. and they haue taken such a habit of dislike in all things , that they will approue nothing , be it neuer so conceited or elaborate , but sit disperst , making faces , and spitting , wagging their vpright eares and cry filthy , filthy . simply vttering their owne condition , and vsing their wryed countenances in stead of a vice , to turne the good aspects of all that shall sit neere them , from what they behold . enter martino with cudgels . oni. o that 's well sayd , lay them downe , come sirs . who plaies , fellow iuniper , sebastian , balthasar : some body take them vp , come . iunip. ingle valentine ? valen. not i sir , i professe it not . iunip. sebastian . sebast. balthasar . balth. who ? i ? oni. come , but one bout , i le giue hem thee , i faith . balth. why , here 's martino . oni. foe he , alas he cannot play a whit , man. iunip. that 's all one : no more could you in stata quo prius , martino , play with him , euery man has his beginning and conduction . mart. will you not hurt me fellow onion ? oni. hurt thee , no ? and i do , put me among pot-hearbs , and chop me to peeces , come on ? iunip. by your fauor sweet bullies giue them roome , back , so , martino , do not looke so thin vpon the matter . oni. ha , well plaid , fall ouer to my legge now ? so ▪ to your guard againe , excellent , to my head now , make home your blow : spare not me , make it home , good , good againe . sebast. why how now peter ? valen. gods so , onion has caught a bruise . iunip. couragio ? be not caprichio●s ? what ? oni. caprichio●s ? not i , i scorn to be caprichious for a scrach , martino must haue another bout , come . val. seb. balth. no , no , play no more , play no more . oni. foe , t is nothing , a philip , a deuise , fellow iuniper prithee get me a plantan , i had rather play with one that had skil by halfe . mart. by my troth , fellow onion , t was against my will. oni. nay that 's not so , t was against my head , but come , wee le ha one bout more . iunip. not a bout , not a stroke . omnes . no more , no more . iunip. why i le giue you demonstration , how it came , thou openest the dagger to falsifie ouer with the back sword frick , and he interrupted , before he could fall to the close . oni. no , no , i know best how it was better thē any man here , i felt his play presently : for looke you , i gathered vpon him thus , thus do you see ? for the double locke , and tooke it single on the head . valen. he sayes very true , he tooke it single on the head . sebast. come le ts go . enter martino with a cob-web . mar. here fellow onion , here 's a cob-web . oni. how ? a cob-web martino , i will haue another bout with you ? s'wounds do you first breake my head , and then giue me a plaister in scorne ? come to it , i will haue a bout . mar● . god's my witnesse . oni. tut ! your witnesse cannot serue . iunip. s'bloud ? why what , thou art not lunatike , art thou ? and thou bee'st auoide mephostophiles . say the signe should be in aries now : as it may be for all vs , where were your life ? answere me that ? sebast. hee sayes well , onion . valen. i indeed doo's he . iunip. come , come , you are a foolish naturalist , go , get a white a of an egge , and a little flax , and close the breach of the head , it is the most conducible thing that can be . marti●● , do not insinuate vpon your good fortune , but play an honest part and beare away the bucklers . exeunt . act. 3. scaene 1. enter angelo solus . ange. my yong and simple friend , paulo ferneze , bound me with mighty solemne coniurations , to be true to him , in his loue , to rachel , and to solicite his remembrance still , in his enforced absence , much , i faith . true to my friend in cases of affection ? in womens cases ? what a iest it is ? how silly he is , that imagines it ! he is an asse that will keepe promise stricktly in any thing that checkes his priuate pleasure ; chiefly in loue . s'bloud am not i a man ? haue i not eyes that are as free to looke ? and bloud to be enflam'd as well as his ? and when it is so , shall i not pursue mine owne loues longings , but preferre my friends ? i t is a good foole , do so , hang me then , because i swore , alas , who doo's not know , that louers periuries are ridiculous ? haue at thee rachel : i le go court her sure : for now i know her father is abroad . enter iaques . s'bloud see , he is here , ô what damn'd lucke is this ? this labour 's lost , i must by no meanes see him . tan , dery , dery , exit . scaene 2. iaques , christophere . iaq. mischiefe and hell , what is this man a spirit , haunts he my houses ghost ? still at my doore ? he has beene at my doore , he has beene in , in my deere doore : pray god my gold be safe . enter christophere . gods pitty , here 's another . rachel , h● rachel . chris. god saue you honest father . iaq. rachel , gods light , come to me , rachel , rachel ! exit . chris. now in gods name what ayles he ? this is strange ! he loues his daughter so , i le lay my life , that hee 's afraid , hauing beene now abroad , i come to seeke her loue vnlawfully . enter iaques . iaq. t is safe , t is safe , they haue not rob'd my treasure . chris. let it not seeme offensiue to you sir. iaq. sir , gods my life , sir , sir , call me sir. chris. good father here me . iaq. you are most welcome sir , i meant almost ; and would your worship speake ? would you abase your selfe to speake to me ? chris. t is no abasing father : my intent is to do further honour to you sir then onely speake : which is to be your sonne . iaq. my gold is in his nostrels , he has smelt it , breake breast , breake heart , fall on the earth my entrailes , with this same bursting admiration ! he knowes my gold , he knowes of all my treasure , how do you know sir ? whereby do you guesse ? chris. at what sir ? what i st you meane ▪ iaq. i aske , an 't please your gentle worship , how you know ? i meane , how i should make your worship know that i haue nothing — to giue with my poore daughter ? i haue nothing : the very aire , bounteous to euery man , is scant to me , sir. chris. i do thinke good father , you are but poore , iaq. he thinkes so , harke , but thinke so : he thinkes not so , he knowes of all my treasure . exit . chris. poore man he is so ouerioyed to heare his daughter may be past his hopes bestowed , that betwixt feare and hope ( if i meane simply ) he is thus passionate . enter iaques . iaq. yet all is safe within , is none without ? no body breake my walles ? chris. what say you father , shall i haue your daughter ? iaq. i haue no dowry to bestow vpon her . chris. i do expect none , father . iaq. that is well . then i beseech your worship make no question of that you wish , t is too much fauour to me . chris. i le leaue him now to giue his passions breath , which being setled , i will fetch his daughter : i shall but moue too much , to speake now to him . exit christopher● . iaq. so , hee 's gone , would all were dead and gone , that i might liue with my deere gold alone . scaene 3. iaques , count. count . here is the poore old man. iaq. out of my soule another , comes he hither ? count. be not dismaid old man , i come to cheere you . iaq. to me by heauen , turne ribs to brasse , turne voice into a trumpet , to rattle out the battels of my thoughts . one comes to hold me talke , while th' other robbes me . exit . count. he has forgot me sure : what should this meane ? he feares authority , and my want of wife will take his daughter from him to defame her : he that hath naught on earth but one poore daughter , may take this extasie of care to keepe her . enter iaques . iaq. and yet t is safe : they meane not to vse force , but fawning comming . i shall easly know by his next question , if he thinke me rich , whom see i ? my good lord ? count. stand vp good father , i call thee not father for thy age ; but that i gladly wish to be thy sonne , in honoured marriage with thy beauteous daughter . iaq. o , so , so , so , so , so , this is for gold , now it is sure , this is my daughters neatnesse , makes them beleeue me rich . no , my good lord , i le tell you all ; how my poore haplesse daughter got that attire she weares from top to toe . count. why father , this is nothing . iaq. o yes , good my lord. count. indeed it is not . iaq. nay sweet lord pardon me ! do not dissemble , heare your poore beads-man speake ; t is requisite that i ( so huge a beggar ) make account of things that passe my calling : she was borne t' enioy nothing vnderneath the sonne : but that , if she had more then other beggars she should be enuied : i will tell you then how she had all she weares , her warme shooes ( god wot ) a kind maide gaue her , seeing her go barefoot in a cold frosty morning ; god requite her ; her homely stockings count. father , i le heare no more , thou mou'st too much with thy too curious answere for thy daughter , that doth deserue a thousand times as much , i le be thy sonne in law , and she shall weare th' attire of countesses . iaq. o good my lord , mock not the poore , remembers not your lordship , that pouerty is the precious gift of god. as well as riches , tread vpon me , rather then mocke my poorenes . count. rise i say : when i mocke poorenes , then heauens make me poore . enter n●●tius . scaene 7. nuncio , count. nvn. see here 's the count ferneze , i will tell him the haplesse accident of his braue sonne , that hee may seeke the sooner to redeeme him , exit iaques : god saue your lordship . count. you are right welcome sir. nun. i would i brought such newes as might deserue it . count. what , bring you me ill newes ? nun. t is ill my lord , yet such as vsuall chance of warre affoords , and for which all men are prepar'd that vse it , and those that vse it not , but in their friends , or in their children . count. ill newes of my sonne ? my deere and onely sonne , i le lay my soule , ay me accurs'd , thought of his death doth wound me , and the report of it will kill me quite . nun. t is not so ill my lord. count. how then ? nun. hee 's taken prisoner , and that 's all . count. that 's enough , enough , i set my thoughts on loue , on seruile loue , forget my vertuous wife , feele not the dangers , the bands and wounds of mine owne flesh and bloud , and therein am a mad man : therein plagu'd , with the most iust affliction vnder heauen . is maximilian taken prisoner to ? nun. my good my lord , he is return'd with prisoners . count. i st possible , can maximilian ? returne , and view my face without my sonne , for whom he swore such care as for himselfe ? nun. my lord no care can change the euents of war. count. o! in what tempests do my fortunes saile , still wrackt with winds more foule and contrary , then any northen guest , or southerne flawe ? that euer yet inforc't the sea to gape , and swallow the poore marchants traffique vp ? first in vicenza , lost i my first sonne ; next here in millaine my most deere lou'd lady : and now my paulo , prisoner to the french , which last being printed with my other griefes , doth make so huge a volume , that my brest cannot containe them . but this is my loue● i must make loue to rachel , heauen hath throwne , this vengeance on me most deseruedly : were it for nought but wronging of my steward . nun. my lord since onely mony may redresse the worst of this misfortune , be not griued , prepare his ransome and your noble sonne shall greete your cheered eyes , with the more honour . count. i will prepare his ransome : gratious heauen grant his imprisonment may be his worst , honored and souldier like imprisonment , and that he be not manacled and made a drudge to his proude foe . and here i vow , neuer to dreame of seeme-les amorous toyes , nor aime at other ioy on earth , but the fruition of my onely sonne . exunt scaene 5. enter iaques with his gold and a scuttle full of horse-dung . iaq , he 's gone : i knew it ; this is our hot louer , i will beleeue them ! i● they may come in like simple woers , and be arrant theeues , and i not know them ! t is not to be told , what seruile villanies , men will do for gold , o it began to haue a huge strong smell , which lying so long together in a place ; i le giue it vent , it shall ha shift inough , and if the diuell , that enuies all goodnesse , haue told them of my gold , and where i kept it , i le set his burning nose once more a worke , to smell where i remou'd it , here it is : i le hide and couer it with this horse-dung : who will suppose that such a precious ne● is crownd with such a dunghill excrement ? in my deere life , sleepe sweetly my deere child . " scarce lawfully begotten , but yet gotten , " and that 's enough . rot all hands that come neere thee except mine owne . burne out all eyes that see thee , except mine owne . all thoughts of thee be poyson to their enamor'd harts , except mine owne , i le take no leaue , sweet prince great emperour , but see thee euery minute , king of kings , i le not be rude to thee , and turne my backe , in going from thee , but go backward out : with my face toward thee , with humble curtesies , none is within . none ouerlookes my wall . to haue gold , and to haue it safe , is all . exit . actus 3. scaene 1. enter maximilian , with souldiers chamount , camilla , ferneze , pacue . max. lord chamount and your valient friend there ▪ i cannot say welcome to millaine : your thoughts and that word are not musicall , but i can say you are come to millaine . pac. mort d●ew . cha. gar soone . max. gentlemen ( i would cal an emperour so ) you are now my prisoners , i am sorry , marry this , spit in the face of your fortunes , for your vsage shall be honorable . cam. wee know it signior maximilian , the fame of al your actions sounds nought else , but perfect honour from her swelling cheeks . max. it shall do so still i assure you , and i will giue you reason , there is in this last action ( you know ) a noble gentleman of our party , & a right valient ; semblably prisoner to your general , as your honor'd selfe 's to me , for whose safety , this tongue hath giuen warrant to his honorable father , the count ferneze . you conceiue me . cam. i signior . max. well ? then i must tell you your ransomes be to redeeme him , what thinke you ? your answer . cam. marry with my lords leaue here i say signior , this free & ample offer you haue made , agrees well with your honour , but not ours : for i thinke not but chamount is aswell borne as is ferneze , then if i mistake not , he scornes to haue his worth so vnderprised , that it should neede an adiunct , in exchange , of any equall fortune . noble signior ? i am a souldier , and i loue chamount , ere i would bruse his estimation , with the least ruine of mine owne respect , in this vild kind , these legs should rot with irons , this body pine in prison , till the flesh dropt from my bones in flakes , like withered leaues , in heart of autumne , from a stubborne oke . maxi. mounsieur gasper ( i take it so is your name ) misprise me not , i wil trample on the hart , on the soule of him that shall say , i will wrong you : what i purpose , you cannot now know ; but you shall know , and doubt not to your contentment . lord chamount , i will leaue you , whilest i go in and present my selfe to the honorable count , till my regression so please you , your noble feete may measure this priuate , pleasant and most princely walke , souldiers regard them and respect them . pac. o ver bon : excellenta gull , he tak'a my lord chamount for mounsieur gaspra , & mounsieur gaspra for my lord chamont , ô dis be braue for make a me laugh'a , ha , ha , ha , ô my heart tickla . cam. i but your lordship knowes not what hard fate might haue pursued vs , therefore howsoere the changing of our names was necessary and we must now be carefull to maintaine this error strongly , which our owne deuise , hath thrust into their ignorant conceits , for should we ( on the taste of this good fortune ) appeare our selues , t' would both create in them a kinde of iealousie , and perchaunce inuert those honourable courses they intend . cha. true my deere gasper : but this hangby here , will ( at one time or other ) on my soule discouer vs : a secret in his mouth is like a wild bird put into a cage , whose doore no sooner opens , but t is out . but sirra , if i may but know thou vtterst it pac. vtteri● ? vat mounsieur ? cha. that he is gasper , and i true chamount . pac. o pardone ●●y , fore my tongue shall put out de secreta , shall breede de ●an●ra in my mouth . count. speake not so loud pacus . pac. foe , you shall not heare foole , for all your long eare , reguard mounsieur : you be de chamont , chamont be gaspra . enter count ferneze , maximilian , francesco , aurelia , phoenixella , finio . cha. peace , here comes maximilian . cam. o belike that 's the count ferneze , that old man. cha. are those his daughters , trow ? cam. i sure , i thinke they are . cha. fore god the taller is a gallant lady . cam. so are they both beleeue me . max. true my honorable lord , that chamont was the father of this man. count. o that may be , for when i lost my sonne , this was but yong it seemes . fran. faith had camillo liued , he had beene much about his yeares , my lord. count. he had indeed , well , speake no more of him . max. signior perceiue you the errour ? t was no good office in vs to stretch the remembrance of so deere a losse . count ferneze , let sommer sit in your eye , looke cheerefully sweete count , will you do me the honour to confine this noble spirit within the circle of your armes ? count. honor'd chamont reach me your valiant hand , i could haue wisht some happier accident ▪ had made the way vnto this mutuall knowledge , which either of vs now must take of other , but sure it is the pleasure of our fates , that we should thus be wrack't on fortunes wheele , let vs prepare with steeled patience to tread on torment , and with mindes confirm'd welcome the worst of enuy . max. noble lord , t is thus . i haue here ( in mine honour ) set this gentleman free , without ransome , he is now himselfe , his valour hath deseru'd it , in the eye of my iudgement . mounsieur gasper you are deere to me : fortuna non mutuat genus . but to the maine , if it may square with your lordships liking , and his loue , i could desire that he were now instantly imployed to your noble generall in the exchange of ferneze for your selfe , it is the businesse that requires the tender hand of a friend . count. i , and it would be with more speed effected , if he would vndertake it . max. true my lord. mounsieur gasper , how stand you affected to this motion ? cha. my duty must attend his lordships will. max. what sayes the lord chamont ? cam. my will doth then apprroue what these haue vrg'd . max. why there is good harmony , good musicke in this ▪ mounsieur gasper , you shall protract no time , onely i will giue you a bowle of rich wine to the health of your generall , another to the successe of your iourney , and a third to the loue of my sword . passe . exeunt all but aurelia and phoenixella . aure. why how now sister in a motley muse ? go to , ther 's somewhat in the wind , i see . faith this browne study suites not with your blacke , your habit and your thoughts are of two colours . phoen. good faith me thinkes that this young lord chamont fauours my mother , sister , does he not ? aure. a mothelry conceite , ô blind excuse , blinder then loue himselfe . well sister , well . cupid hath tane his stand in both your eyes , the case is alterd . phoen. and what of that ? aure. nay nothing but a saint . another bridget , one that for a face would put downe vesta , in whose lookes doth swim , the very sweetest creame of modesty . you to turne tippet ? fie , fie , will you giue a packing penny to virginity . i thought youl 'd dwell so long in cypres i le , you 'd worship maddam venus at the length ; but come , the strongest fall , and why not you ? nay , do not frowne . phoen. go , go , you foole . adiew . exit . aure. well i may iest , or so : but cupid knowes my taking is as bad , or worse then hers . o mounsieur gasper ? if thou be●'st a man , be not affraid to court me , do but speake , challenge thy right and weare it : for i sweare till thou arriud'st , nere came affection here . exit . enter pacus , finio . fin. come on my sweet finicall pacus , the very prime of pages , here 's an excellent place for vs to practise in , no body sees vs here , come le ts to it . enter onion . pac. contenta● reguarde , vou le preimer . oni. sirra finio ? pac. mort dei● le pesant . oni. didst thou see valentine ? finio . valentine ? no. oni. no ? fini. no. sirrah onion , whither goest ? oni. o i am vext , he th●e would trust any of these lying trauellers . finio . i prithee stay good onion . pac. mounsieur onion , veneca , come hidera , ie vou prey . by gar me ha see two , tree , foure hundra towsand of your cousan hang , lend me your hand , shall prey for know you bettra . oni. i thanke you good signior parla vou ? o that i were in an other world , in the ingies , or some where , that i might haue roome to laugh . pac. a we fort boon : stand ? you be deere now , me come , boon iout mounsieur . vnder the arme . fin. god morrow good signior . pac by gar , be mush glad for see you . fin i returne you most kind thanks sir. oni. how ? how ? sbloud this is rare ? pac. nay , shall make you say rare by and by , reguard mounsieur finio , the shoulder fin. signior pache. pac. dieu vou gard mounsieur . fin. god saue you sweet signior . pac. mounsieur onion ? is not for t boon . oni. beane ? quoth he , would i were in debt of a pottle of beanes i could do as much . fin. welcome signior , what 's next ? pac. o here , void de grand admiration , as should meet perchance mounsieur finio . fin. mounsieur pacus ▪ pac. iesu ? by gar who thinke wee shall meete here ? fin. by this hand i am not a little proud of it , sir oni : this trick is onely for the the chamber , it cannot be cleanly done abroad . pac. well what say you for dis den ? mounsieur . fin. nay pray , sir. pac. par ma foy vou bein encounters ? fin what doe you meane sir , let your gloue alone . pac. comen , se porte la sante . fin. faith exceeding well sir. pac , trot , be mush ioy for heire . fin. and how i st with you sweet signior pache. pac. fat comme vou voyer . oni. yong gentlemen ? spirits of bloud , if euer you le tast of a sweet peece of mutton , do onion a good turne now . pac. que que , parla mounseir , what i st . oni. faith teach me one of these tricks . pac. o me shall doe presently , stand you deere , you signior deere , my selfe is here : so sort bein , now i parle to mounseir onion , onion pratla to you , you speaka to me , so , and as you parle chang the bonet , mounseir onion . oni. mounseiur finio . fin. mounseur pacue . pac. pray b● couera . oni. nay i beseech you sir. fin. what do you meane . pac. pardon moy , shall be so , oni. o god sir. fin. not i in good faith sir. pac. by gar you must . oni : it shall be yours . fin. nay then you wrong me , oni. well and euer i come to be great ▪ pac. you be big enough for de onion already , oni. i meane a great man. fin. then thou 'dst be a monster . oni. well god knowes not what fortune may doe , commaund me , vse me from the soule to the crowne , and the crowne to the soule : meaning not onely from the crowne of the head , and the sole of the foot , but also the foote of the mind and the crownes of the purse , i cannot stay now yong gentlemen but — time was , time is , and time shall be . exeunt . enter chamount , camillo . cha. sweet iasper i am sorry we must part , but strong necessity enforceth it . let not the time seeme long vnto my friend , till my returne for by our loue i sweare ( the sacred spheare wherein our soules are knit ) i will endeauour to effect this busines with all industrious care and happy speed , cam. my lord these circumstances would come well , to one lesse capable of your desert then i : in whom your mirrit is confirmed with such authenticall and grounded proues . cha. well i will vse no more . gasper adiew . cam. farewell my honored lord. cha. commend me to the lady , my good gasper : cam. i had remembred that had not you vrgd it . cha. once more adiew sweet gasper . cam. my good lord. exit camillo . cha. thy vertues are more precious then thy name , kind gentleman i would not sell thy loue , for all earthly obiects that mine eyes , haue euer tasted , sure thou art nobly borne , how euer fortune hath obscurd thy birth : for natiue honour sparkles in thine eyes , how may i blesse the time wherein ch●mont my honored father did surprise vicenza , where this my friend ( knowen by no name ) was found , being then a child and scarce of power to speake , to whom my father gaue this name of gasper , and as his owne respected him to death , since when wee two haue shard our mutuall fortunes , with equall spirits , and but deathes rude hand , no violence shall dissolue this sacred band . exit . enter iuniper in his shop singing : to him onion . oni. fellow iuniper , no more of thy songs and sonets , sweet iuniper , no more of thy hymnes and madrigals , thou sing'st , but i sigh . iuni. what 's the matter peter ha ? what in an academy still , still in sable , and costly black array ? ha ? oni. prithee rise mount , mount sweet iuniper , for i goe downe the wind , and yet i puffe : for i am vext . iuni. ha bully ? vext ? what intoxicate ? is thy braine in a quintescence ? an idea ? a metamorphosis ? an apology ? ha rogue ? come this loue feeds vpon thee , i see by thy cheekes , and drinkes healthes of vermilion , teares i see by thine eyes . oni. i confesse cupids carouse , he plaies super negulum with my liquor of life iuni. tut , thou art a goose to be cupids gull , go to , no more of this contemplations , & calculations , mourne not , for rachels thine owne oni. for that let the higher powers worke : but sweet iuniper , i am not sad for her , and yet for her in a second person , or if not so , yet in a third . iuni. how second person ? away , away , in the crotchets already longitude and latitude ? what second ? what person ? ha ? oni. iuniper , i le bewray my selfe before thee , for thy company is sweet vnto me , but i must entreat thy helping hand in the case . iuni. tut ? no more of this surquedry ; i am thine owne ? ad vngem vpsie freeze : pell mell , come , what case ? what case ? oni. for the case it may be any mans case , aswell as mine , rachel i meane , but i le medle with her anon , in the meane time , valentine is the man hath wrongd me . iuni. how ? my ingle wrong thee , i st possible ? oni. your ingle , hang him infidell , well and if i be not reuengd one him let peter onion ( by the infernall gods ) be turned to a leeke or a scalion , i spake to him for a ditty for this handkerchier . iuni. why , has he not done it ? oni. done it , not a verse by this hand . iuni. o in diebus illis , o preposterous , wel come be blith , the best inditer of thē al is somtimes dul , fellow onion , pardon mine ingle : he is a man , has impefections and declinations , as other men haue , his masse somtimes cannot caruet nor prognisticat and come of , as it should , no matter , i le hammer our a paraphrase for thee my selfe . oni. no sweet iuniper , no danger doth breed delay , loue makes me chollericke , i can b●●re no longer . iuni. not beare ? what my mad meridian slaue ? not beare ? what ? oni. cupids burden : t is to heauy ▪ to tollerable , and as for the handkerchire and the posie : i will not trouble thee : but if thou wilt goe with me into her fathers bookside , old iaques backside , and speake for me to rachel , i wil not being ratitude , the old man is abroad and all . iuni. art thou sure on 't . oni. as sure as an obligation . iuni. le ts away then , come we spend time in a vaine circumference , trade i cashire thee til to morrow , fellow onion for thy sake i finish this workiday . oni. god a mercy ▪ and for thy sake i le at any time make a holiday . exunt . enter angelio , rachel . ang. nay i prithee rachel , i come to comfort thee ▪ be not so sad . rach. o signior angelo , no comfort but his presence can remoue , this sadnesse from my heart . ang. nay then y' are fond , and want that strength of iudgement and election , that should be attendent on your yeares and forme , will you , because your lord is taken prisoner , blubber and weepe and keepe a peeuish stirre , as though you would turne turtle with the newes , come , come , be wise . sblood say your lord should die : and you goe marre your face as you begin , what would you doe trow ? who would care for you ; but this it is , when nature will bestow her gifts on such as know not how to vse them , you shall haue some that had they but one quarter of your faire beauty ? they would make it shew a little otherwise then you do this , or they would see the painter twice an hower , and i commend them i , that can vse art , with such iudiciall practise . rach. you talke iedly , if this be your best comfort keepe it still , my sences cannot feede on such sower cates . ang. and why sweet heart . rach. nay leaue good signior . ang. come i haue sweeter vyands yet in store . enter onion and iuniper . iuni. i in any case mistres rachel . ang. rachel ? rach. gods pitty signior angelo , i here my father , away for gods sake . ang : s'bloud , i am betwixt , i thinke , this is twice now , i haue been serued thus . exit rach. pray god he meet him not . exit rechel . oni. o braue ? she 's yonder , o terrible shee 's gone . iuni. yea ? so nimble in your dilemma's , and your hiperbole's hay my loue ? o my loue , at the first sight : by the masse . oni. o how she skudded , o sweet scud , how she tripped , o delicate trip and goe . iuni. come thou art enamored with the influence of her profundity , but sirrah harke a little . oni. o rare , what ? what ? passing ifaith , what i st ? what i st ? iuni. what wilt thou say now , if rachel stand now , and play hity tity through the keyhole , to behold the equipage of thy person : oni : o sweet equipage , try good iuniper , tickle her , talke , talke , o? rare iuni. mistris rachel ( watch then if her father come ) rachel ? madona ? rachel ? no. oni. say i am here , onion or peter or so . iuni. no , i le knock , wee le not stand vpon horizons , and tricks , but fall roundly to the matter . oni. well said sweet iuniper : horizons ? hang hem ? knock , knock . rach. whose there ? father . iuni. father no ? and yet a father , if you please to be a mother . oni. well said iuniper , to her againe , a smack or two more of the mother iuni. do you here ? sweet soule , sweet radamant ? sweet mathauell one word melpomine ? are you at leasure . rach. at leasure ? what to do ▪ iuni. to doe what , to doe nothing , but to be liable to the extasie of true loues exigent , or so , you smell my meaning . oni. smell , filthy , fellow iuniper filthy ? smell ? o most odious . iuni. how filthy . oni. filthy , by this finger ? smell ? smell a rat , smel a pudding , away these tricks are for truls , a plaine wench loues plaine dealing , i le vpon my selfe , smel to march paine wench . iuni. with all my heart , i le be legitimate and silent as anapple-squire , i le see nothing , and say nothing . oni. sweet hart , sweet hart ? iuni. and bag pudding , ha , ha , ha ? iaq. what rachel my girle what rachel ; within oni. gods lid ▪ iaq. what rachel , within rach. here i am within oni what rakehell cals rachel : o treason to my loue . iuni. it s her father on my life , how shall wee entrench and edifie our selues from him ? oni. o conni-catching cupid . enter iaques . iaq. how in my back side ? where ? what come they for ? onion gets vp into a tree . where are they ? rachel ? theeues , theeues ? stay villaine slaue : rachel ? vntye my dog . nay theife thou canst not scape . i●ni . i pray you sir. oni a pitifull onion , that thou hadst a rope . iaq. why rachel : when i say : let loose my dog ? garlique my mastiue , let him loose i say . iuni. for gods sake here me speake , keepe vp your cur . oni. i feare not garlique , hee le not bite onion his kinsman , pray god he come out , and then thei le not smell me . iaq. well then deliuer , come deliuer slaue ? iuni. what should i deliuer ? iaq. o thou wouldst haue me tell thee ? wouldst thou shew me thy hands , what hast thou in thy hands ? iuni. here be my hands . iaq. stay are not thy fingers ends begrimd with durt , no thou hast wipt them . iuni. wipt them ? iaq. i thou villaine ? thou art a subtile knaue , put off thy shewes , come i will see them , giue me a knife here rachel , i le rip the soles . oni. no matter he 's a cobler , he can mend them . iuni. what are you mad ? are you detestable , would you make an anatomy of me , thinke you i am not true ortographie ? iaq. ortographie , anatomy ? iuni. for gods sake be not so inuiolable ▪ i am no ambuscado , what predicament call you this , why do you intimate so much . iaq. i can feele nothing . oni. bi r lady but onion feeles something . iaq. soft sir , you are not yet gon , shake your legs , come , and your armes , be briefe , stay let me see these drums , these kilderkins , these bombard slops , what is it crams hem so . iuni. nothing but haire . iaq. that 's true , i had almost forgot this rug , this hedg hogs nest , this haymowe , this beares skin , this heath , this firsbush . iuni. o let me goe , you teare my haire , you reluolue my braines and vnderstanding . iaq. heart , thou art somewhat eas'd ? halfe of my feare hath tane his leaue of my , the other halfe still keepes possession in dispight of hope , vntill these amorous eyes , court my faire gold : deare i come to thee : friend , why art not gone ? auoid my soules vexation , sathan hence ? why doest thou stare on me , why doest thou stay ? why por ▪ st thou on the ground with theeuish eyes ? what see'st thou there , thou curre ? what gap'st thou at ? hence from my house , rachel , send garlick forth . iunip. i am gone sir , i am gone , for gods sake stay . exit iuniper . iaq. pack● , and thanke god thou scap'st so well away . oni. if i scape this tree , destinies , i defie you . iaq. i cannot see by any characters writ on this earth , that any fellon foote hath tane acquaintance of this hallowed ground . none sees me : knees do ho●age to your lord. t is safe , t is safe , it lyes and sleepes so soundly , t would do one good to looke on 't . if this blisse be giuen to any man th●t hath much gold , iustly to say t is safe , i say t is safe . o what a heauenly round these two words dance within me and without me : first i thinke hem , and then i speake hem , then i watch their sound , and drinke it greedily with both r●ine eares , then thinke , then speake , then drinke their sound againe , and racket round about this bodies court . these two sweet words : t is safe : stay i will feed my other sences ; ô how sweet it smels oni. i mar'le he smels n●t onion , being so neere it . iaq. downe to thy graue againe , thou beauteous ghost , ange●s men say , are spirits : spirits be inuisible , bright angels are you so ? be you inuisible to euery eye . saue onely these : sleepe , i le not breake your rest , though you breake mine : deare saints adiew , adiew : my feete part from you , but my soul● dwels with you . exit . oni. is he gone ? ô fortune my friend , & not fortune my foe , i come downe to embrace thee , and kisse thy great toe . enter iuniper . iunip. fellow onion ? peter . oni. fellow iuniper . what 's the old panurgo gone ? departed , cosmografied , ha ? oni. o i , and harke sirrah . shall i tell him ? no. iunip. nay , be briefe and declare , stand not vpon conodrums now , thou knowest what contagious speeches i haue sufferd for thy sake and he should come againe and inuent me here . oni. he saies true , it was for my sake , i will tell him . sirra iuniper ? and yet i will not . iunip. what sayest thou sweete onion ? oni. and thou hadst smelt the sent of me when i was in the tree , thou wouldest not haue said so : but sirra , the case is alterd with me , my heart has giuen loue a box of the eare , made him kicke vp the heeles i faith . iunip. sayest thou me so , mad greeke ? how haps it ? how chances it . oni. i cannot hold it , iuniper , haue an eye , looke , haue an eye to the doore , the old prouerb 's true , i see : gold is but mucke . nay gods so iuniper to the doore , an eye to the maine chance , here you slaue , haue an eye . iunip. o inexorable ! ô infallible ! ô infricate deuine , and superficiall fortune . oni. nay , it will be sufficient anon , here , looke heere . iunip. o insolent good lucke ! how didst thou produce th' intelligence of the gold mynerals . oni. i le tell you that anon , heere , make shift , conuey , cramme . i le teach you how you shall call for garlike againe i faith . iunip. s'bloud what shall we do with all this ? we shall nere bring it to a consumption . oni. consumption ? why wee le bee most sumptuously attir'd , man. iunip. by this gold , i will haue three or foure most stigmaticall suites presently . oni. i le go in my foot-cloth , i le turne gentleman : iunip. so will i. oni. but what badge shall we giue , what cullison ? iunip. as for that lets vse the infidelity and commiseration of some harrot of armes , he shall giue vs a gudgeon . oni. a gudgeon ? a scutheon thou wouldst say , man. iunip. a scuicheon or a gudgeon , all is one . oni. well , our armes be good inough , le ts looke to our legges . iunip. content , wee le be iogging . oni. rachel ? we retire : garlike god boy ye . iunip. farewell sweete iaques . oni. farewell sweete rachel , sweet dogge adiew . exeunt . enter maximilian , count ferneze , aurelia , phoenixella , pache. max. nay but sweet count. count. away , i le heare no more , neuer was man so palpably abusd , my sonne so basely marted ; and my selfe am made the subiect of your mirth and scorne . max. count ferneze you tread to hard vpon my patience , do not persist i aduise your lordship . count. i will persist , and vnto thee i speake . thou maximilian thou hast iniur'd me . max. before the lord : aur. sweet signior . phoe. o my father . max. lady let your father thank your beauty . pac. by gar●e shall be hang for tell● di● sam● , metella madamoyselle , she tell her fadera . count. the true ch●mou●t se● free , and one left here of no descent , clad barely in his name . sirrah boy come hither , and be sure , you speake the simple truth : pac. o pardon●●●oy mounsieur . count come leaue your pardons , and directly say . what villaine is the same that hath vsurpt , the honor'd name and person of cha●ount : pac. o mounsieur , no point villaine ▪ braue che●●lier , mounsieur gasper . count. mo●usieur gasper , on what occasion did they change their names , what was their policy , or their pre●e●● . pac. me canno tell , par ma foy mounsieur . max. my honorable lord. count. tut tut , be silent . max. silent ? count fern●ze , i tell thee if a●●●ath the great turke were here i would speake , and he should here me : count. so will not i. max. by my fathers hand , but thou shalt count , i say till this instant , i was neuer toucht in my reputation : here me you shall knowe that you haue wrongd me , and i wil make you acknowledge it , if i cannot my sword shall . count. by heauen i will not , i will stop mine eares , my sences loath the sauiour of thy breath . t is poyson to me , i say i will not heare . what shall i know , t is you haue iniurd me , what will you make ? make me acknowledge it . fetch forth that gasper , that lewd counterfeit . enter seruing with camillo . i le make him to your face approue your wrongs . come on false substance , shadow to chamont : had you none else to worke vpon but me , was i your fittest proiect ? well confesse , what you intended by this secret plot . and by whose policy it was contriu'd , speake truth , and be intreated courteously , but double with me , and resolue to proue the extremest rigor that i can inflict . cam. my honor'd lord , heare me with patience , nor hope of fauour , nor the feare of torment , shall sway my tongue , from vttring of a truth . count. t is well , proceed then . cam. the morne before this battell did begin . wherein my lord chamount and i were tane , we vow'd one mutuall fortune , good or bad , that day should be imbraced of vs both , and vrging that might worst succeede our vow , we there concluded to exchange our names . count. then maximilian tooke you for chamount . cam. true noble lord. count. t is false , ignoble wretch , t was but a complot to betray my sonne . max. count , thou lyest in thy bosome , count : count : lye ? cam. nay i beseech you honor'd gentlemen , let not the vntimely ruine of your loue , follow these sleight occurents ; be assured chamounts returne will heale these wounds againe , and breake the points of your too piercing thoughts . count. returne ? i when ? when will chamount returne ? hee le come to fetch you , will he ? i t is like , youl 'd haue me thinke so , that 's your policy . no , no , yong gallant , your deuice is stale ▪ you cannot feed me with so vaine a hope . cam. my lord , i feede you not with a vaine hope , i know assuredly he will returne , and bring your noble sonne along with him . max. i , i dare pawne my soule he will returne . count. o impudent dirision ? open scorne ? intollerable wrong ? is 't not inough ? that you haue plaid vpon me all this while ; but still to mocke me , still to iest at me ? fellowes , away with him , thou ill-bred slaue , that sets no difference twixt a noble spirit , and thy owne slauish humour , do not thinke but i le take worthy vengeance on thee , wretch ? cam. alas , these threats are idle , like the wind , and breed no terror in a guiltlesse mind . count. nay , thou shalt want no torture , so resolue , bring him away . cam. welcome the worst , i suffer for a friend , your tortures will , my loue shall neuer end . exeunt . manent maximillian , aurelia , phoenixella , pacue . phoen. alas poore gentleman , my fathers rage is too extreame , too sterne and violent ! o that i knew with all my strongest powers , how to remoue it from thy patient breast , but that i cannot , yet my willing heart , shall minister in spight of tyranny to thy misfortune , something there is in him , that doth enforce this strange affection , with more then common rapture in my breast : for being but gasper , he is still as deare to me , as when he did chamount appeare . exit phoenixella . aure. but in good sadnesse signior , do you thinke chamount will returne ? max. do i see your face , lady ? aure. i sure , if loue haue not blinded you . max. that is a question , but i will assure you no , i can see , and yet loue is in mine eye : well , the count your father simply hath dishonor'd me : and this steele shall engraue it on his burgonet . aure. nay , sweet signior . max. lady , i do preferre my reputation to my life , but you shall rule me , come le ts march . exit maximillian . aure. i le follow signior , ô sweet queene of loue ! soueraigne of all my thoughts , and thou faire fortune , who ( more to honour my affections ) hast thus translated gasper to chamount . let both your flames now burne in one bright speare ▪ and giue true light to my aspiring hopes , hasten chamounts returne , let him affect me , though father , friends , and all the world reiect me . exit . enter angelo , christopher . ange. sigh for a woman , would i fould mine armes , raue in my sleepe , talke idly being awake , pine and looke pale , make loue-walkes in the night , to steale cold comfort from a day-starres eyes . kit , thou art a foole , wilt thou be wise ? then lad renounce this boy-gods nice idolatry , stand not on complement , and wooing trickes , thou louest old iaques daughter , doest thou ? chris. loue her ? ange. come , come , i know 't , be rul'd and shee s thine owne , thou't say her father iaques , the old begger , hath pawnd his word to thee , that none bu● thou , shalt be his sonne in law . chris. he has . ange. he has ? wilt thou beleeue him , and be made a kooke , to waite on such an antique wethercocke ; why he is more inconstant then the sea , his thoughts , cameleon-like , change euery minute : no kit , worke soundly , steale the wench away , wed her , and bed her , and when that is done , then say to iaques , shall i be your sonne ? but come to our deuise , where is this gold ? chris. heere signior angelo . ange. bestow it , bid thy hands shed golden drops , let these bald french crownes be vncouered , in open sight , to do obey sance to iaques staring eyes when he steps forth , the needy beggar will be glad of gold . so , now keepe thou aloose , and as he treades this guilded path , stretch out his ambling hopes , with scattring more & more , & as thou go'st , cry iaques , iaques chris. tush , let me alone . ang. first i le play the ghost , i le cal him out , kit keep aloo●e . chris. but signior angelo . where wil your selfe and rachel stay for me , after the iest is ended ? ange. masse , that 's true , at the old priory behinde s. foyes. chris. agreed , no better place , i le meete you there . ange. do good foole , do , but i le not meet you there . now to this geere , iaques , iaques , what iaques ? within iaq. who cals ? whose there ? ange. iaques . within iaq. who cals ? ange. steward , he comes , he comes iaques . enter iaques . iaq. what voice is this ? no body here , was i not cald ? i was . and one cride iaques with a hollow voyce , i was deceiu'd , no i was not deceiu'd , see see , it was an angell cald me forth , gold , gold , man-making gold , another starre , drop they from heauen , no , no , my house i hope is haunted with a fairy . my deere lar , my houshold god , my fairy on my knees . christ. iaques . exit christopher● . iaq. my lar doth call me , ô sweet voyce . musicall as the spheares , see , see , more gold . within chris. iaques . enter rachel . iaq. what rachel , rachel , lock my doore , looke to my house . within chris. iaques . iaq. shut fast my doore , a golden crowne , iaques shall be a king . exit . ange. to a fooles paradice that path will bring thee and thy houshold ●ar . rach. what means my father , i wonder what strange humor . ange. come sweete soule , leaue wondring , start not , t was i laid this plot to get thy father forth . rach. o angelo . ange. o me no oo's , but heare , my lord your loue , paulo ferneze is returnd from warre , lingers at pont valeria , and from thence by post at midnight last , i was coniur'd to man you thither , stand not on replies , a horse is sadled for you , will you go , and i am for you , if you will stay , why so . rach. o angelo , each minute is a day till my ferneze come , come wee le away sir. ange. sweet soule i guesse thy meaning by thy lookes , at pont valerio thou thy loue shalt see , but not ferneze , steward fare you well . you wait for rachel to , when can you tell ? exeunt , enter iaq. iaq. o in what golden circle haue i dan'st ? millaine these od'rous and enfloured fields are none of thine , no here 's elizium , heere blessed ghosts do walke , this is the court and glorious palace where the god of gold shines like the sonne , of sparkling maiesty ; o faire fethered , my red-brested birds , come flye with me , i le bring you to a quie● , whose consort being sweetned with your sound : the musique will be fuller , and each hower enter christ. these eares shall banquet with your harmony ô , ô , ô , chris. at the old priorie , behind saint foyes , that was the place of our appointment sure : i hope he will not make me loose my gold , and mock me to , perhaps they are within : i le knock . iaq. o god , the case is alterd . christ. rachel ? angelo ? signior angelo ? iaq. angels ? i where ? mine angels ? wher 's my gold ? why rachel ? o thou theeuish canibal , thou eatest my flesh in stealing of my gold . chris. what gold ? iaq. what gold ? rachel call help , come forth , i le rip thine entrailes , but i le haue my gold : rachel why comes thou not ? i am vndone , ay me she speakes not , thou hast slaine my child . exit chris. what is the man possest trow ? this is strange , rachel i see is gone with angelo : well i le once againe vnto the priory , and see if i can meete them . exit christopher , iaq. t is too true , enter iaques ▪ th' ast made away my child , how hast my golds o what hienna cald me out of dores , the theife is gone : my gold 's gone , rachels gone , al 's gone ? saue i that spend my cries in vaine , but i le hence too , and di● or end th●s paine . exit . enter iuniper , onion , f●nto , valentine . iuni. swonds , let me goe , hay catso , catch him aliue , i call , i call , boy . i come , i come sweet heart . oni. page hold my rapier , while i hold my freind here . valen. o heer 's a sweet metamorphosis , a cupple of buzzards turn'd to a paire of peacocks . iuni. signior onion , lend me thy boy to vnhang my rapier : on. signior iuniper for once or so , but troth is , you must inueigle , as i haue done , my lords page here a poor folower of mine . iuni. hel ho , ●our page then sha'not be super intendent vpon me ? he shall not be addicted ? he shall not be incident ? ●e shall not be incident ? he shall not be incident , shall he ? fin. o sweet signior iuniper . he foynes iuni. sbloud stand away princocks ? do not aggrauate my ioy . valen. nay good maister . onion . oni. nay and he haue the heart to draw my bloud , let him come . iuni. i le slice you onion , i le slice you ? oni. i le cleaue you iuniper . valen. why hold , hold , ●ough ? what do you meane ? iuni. let him come ingle , stand by boy , his allebaster blad cannot feare me . fin. why heare you sweet signior , let not there be any contētion , betweene my maister & you , about me , if you want a page sir , i can helpe you to a proper stripling . iuni. canst thou ? what parentage ? what ancestry ? what genealogy is he ? fin. a french boy sir. iuni. has he his french linguist ? has he ? fin. i , sir. iuni. then transport him : her 's a crusado for thee . oni. you will not , imbecell my seruant with your beneuolence will you , hold boy their 's a portmantu for thee . fin. lord sir. on. do take it boy , it s three pounds ten shill. a portmantu . fin. i thanke your lordship . exit finio . iuni. sirrah ningle : thou art a traueller , and i honour thee . i prithee discourse ? cherish thy muse ? discourse ? valen. of what sir ? iuni. of what thou wilt . sbloud ? hang sorrow ? oni. prithy valentine a●loile me one thing . valen. t is pitty to soile you sir , your new apparell . on. masse thou saist true , aparel makes a man forget himself . iun. begin , find your tongue ningle . val. now will gull these ganders rarely : gentlemen hauing in my peregrinatiō through mesopotamia . iun. speake legibly , this gam 's gone , without the great mercy of god , here 's a fine tragedy indeed . ther 's a keisars royall . by gods lid , nor king nor keisar shall ? enter finio , pacue , balt. martino . balt. where ? where ? finio , where be they : iun. go to , i le be with you anon . oni. o her 's the page signior iuniper . iun. what sayth monsier onion , boy . fin : what say you sir. iuni. tread out boy . fin. take vp , you meane sir. iun. tread out i say , so , i thanke you , is this the boy . pac. aue mounsieur . iuni. who gaue you that name ? pac. giue me do name , vat name : oni. he thought your name had been , we yong gentlemen , you must do more then his legges can do for him , beare with him sir. iuni. sirrah giue me instance of your carriage ? you le serue my turne , will you ? pac. what ? turne vpon the toe . fin. o signior no. iuni. page will you follow me , i le giue you good exhibition . pac. by gar , shal not alone follow you , but shal leade you to . oni. plaguie boy , he sooths his humour ? these french villaines ha pockie wits . iuni. here ? disarme me ? take my semitary . valen. o rare , this would be a rare man , and he had a little trauell , balthasar , martino , put off your shooes , and bid him coble them . iuni. freinds , friends , but pardon me for fellows , no more in occupation , no more in corporation , t is so pardon me , the case is alterd , this is law , but i le stand to nothing . pac. fat so me ●inke . iuni. well then god saue the dukes maiesty , is this any harme now ? speake , is this any harme now . oni. no nor good neither , sbloud ? iuni. do you laugh at me ? do you laugh at me ? do you laugh at me ? valen. i sir , we do . iunip. you do indeed ? valen. i indeed sir. iuni. t is sufficient , page carry my purse , dog me ? exit . oni. gentlemen leaue him not , you see in what case he is , he is not in aduersity , his purse is full of money , leaue him not ? enter angelo with rachel . exeunt a●g . nay gentle rachel ? rach. away ? forbeare ? vngentle angelo , touch not my body , with those impious hands , that like hot iron● seare my trembling heart , and make it hisse , at your disloyalty . enter chamount was this your drift ? to vse fernezes name ? paulo fernez● . was he your fittest stale , ô wild dishonor ! pau. stay noble 〈◊〉 ▪ ange. sbloud how like a puppet do you talke now ▪ dishonor ? what dishonor ? come , come , foole , nay then i see y' are peeuish , s'heart dishonor ? to haue you a topriest and marry you , and put you in an honorable state . rach. to marry me ô heauen , can it be ? that men should liue with such vnfeeling soules , without or touch or conscience of religion , or that their warping appetites should spoile those honor'd formes , that the true seale of friendship had set vpon their faces . ange. do you heare ? what needs all this ? say , will you ●●ue me , or no ? rach. i l'e haue you gone , and leaue me , if you would . ange. leaue you ? i was accurst to bring you hither , and make so faire an offer to a foole . a pox vpon you , why should you be coy , what good thing haue you in you to be proud of ? are y'any other then a beggars daughter ? because you haue beauty . o gods light a blast . pau. i angelo . ange. you scornefull baggage , i lou'd thee not so much , but now i hate thee . rach. vpon my knees , you heauenly powers , i thanke you ▪ that thus haue tam'd his wild affections . ange. this will not do , i must to her againe , rachel , ô tha●●hou sawst my heart , or didst behold , the place from whence that scalding sigh euented . rachel , by iesu i loue thee as my soule , rachel , sweet rachel . rach. what againe returnd vnto this violent passion ▪ ange. do but heare me , by heauen i loue you rachel . rach. pray forbeare , ô that my lord fer●●●● were but here . ange. sbloud and he were , what would he do . pau. this would he do base villaine . rach. my deere lord , pau. thou monster , euen the soule of trechery ! o what disho●●rd title of reproch , may my tongue spit in thy deserued fa●e ▪ me thin●es my very presence should inuert , the st●●●●d organs of those traytrous eyes , to take into thy heart , and pierce it through : turn'st thou them on the ground ? wretch , dig a graue , with their sharp points , to hide th' abhorred head ; sweet loue , thy wrongs haue beene too violent since my departure from thee , i perceiue : but now true comfort shall againe appeare , and like an armed angell guard thee safe from all th' assaults of couered villany . come mounsieur , let 's go , & leaue this wretch to his despaire . ange. my noble fer●eze . 〈◊〉 . what canst thou speake to me , and not thy tongue , forc't with the torment of thy guilty soule breake that infected circle of thy mouth , like the rude clapper of a crazed bell . i , that in thy bosome lodg'd my soule , with all her traine of secrets , thinking them to be as safe , and richly entertained , as in a princes court , or tower of strength , and thou to proue a traitor to my trust , and basely to expose it , ô this world ! ange. my honorable lord. pau. the very owle , whō other birds do state & wonder at , shall hoot at thee , and snakes in euery bush shall deafe thine eares with their — cha. nay good my lord , giue end vnto your passions . ange. you shall see , i will redeeme your lost opinion . rach. my lord beleeue him . cha. come , be satisfied , sweet lord you know our haste , let vs to horse , the time for my engaged returne is past ; be friends againe , take him along with you . pau. come signior angelo , hereafter proue more true . exeunt . enter count ferneze , maximillian , francesco . count. t●● maximillian , for your honor'd selfe , i am perswaded , but no words shall turne the edge of purposd vengeance on that wretch , come , bring him forth to execution . enter camillo bound , with seruants i le hang him for my sonne , he shall not scape , had he an hundred liues : tell me vile slaue , thinkest thou i loue my sonne ? is he my flesh ? is he my bloud , my life ? and shall all these be torturd for thy sake , and not reueng'd ? trusse vp the villaine . max. my lord , there is no law to confirme this action . t is dishonorable . count. dishonorable ? maximillian ? it is dishonorable in chamount , the day of his prefixt returne is past , and he shall pay for t . cam. my lord , my lord , vse your extreamest vengeance , i le be glad to suffer ten times more , for such a friend . count. o resolute and peremptory wretch ! fran. my honored lord , let vs intreat a word . count. i le heare no more , i say he shall not liue , my selfe will do it . stay , what forme is this stands betwixt him and me , and holds my hand . what miracle is this ? t is my owne fancy , carues this impression in me , my soft nature , that euer hath retaind such foolish pitty , of the most abiect creatures misery , that it abhorres it , what a child am i to haue a child ? ay me , my son , my son . enter christopher● . chris. o my deere loue , what is become of thee ? what vniust absence layest thou on my brest , like waights of lead , when swords are at my backe , that run me through with thy vnkind flight , my gentle disposition waxeth wild , i shall run frantike , ô my loue , my loue . enter iaques . iaq. my gold , my gold , my life , my soule , my heauen , what is become of thee ? see , i le impart my miserable losse to my good lord , let me haue search my lord , my gold is gone . count. my sonne , christophero , thinkst it possible , i euer shall behold his face againe . chris. o father wher 's my loue , were you so carelesse to let an vnthrist steale away your child . iaq. i know your lordship may find out my gold , for gods sake pitty me , iustice , sweet lord. count now they haue yong ch●●●unt ? christophero ? surely they neuer will restore my sonne . chris. who would haue thought you could haue beene so carelesse to loose your onely daughter . iaq. who would thinke , that looking to my gold with such hares eyes , that euer open , i euen when thy sleepe , i thus should loose my gold , my noble lord , what saies your lordship ? count. o my sonne , my sonne . chris. my deerest rachel ? iaq. my most hony gold . count. heare me christophero . chris. nay heare me iaques . iaq. heare me most honor'd lord. max. what rule is here ? count. o god that we should let chamount escape . enter aurelia , phoenixella . chris. i and that rachel , such a vertuous mayd , should be thus stolne away . iaq. and that my gold , being so hid in earth , should bee found out . max. o confusion of languages , & yet no tower of babel ! fran. ladies , beshrew me , if you come not fit to make a iangling consort , will you laugh to see three constant passions . max. stand by , i will vrge them , sweet count , will you be comforted . count. it cannot be but he is handled the most cruelly , that euer any noble prisoner was . max. steward , go cheere my 〈◊〉 ▪ chris. well , if rachel tooke her flight willingly ? max. sirrah , speake you touching your daughters flight ? iaq. o that i could so soone forget to know the thiefe againe , that had my gold , my gold . max. is not this pure ? count. o thou base wretch , i le drag thee through the streets ▪ enter balthasar , and whispers with him . and as a monster , make thee wondred at , how now . phoen. sweet gentleman ? how too vnworthily art thou thus 〈◊〉 , braue maximillian , pitty the poore youth and appease my father , count. how , my sonne returnd ? o maximillian , francisco , daughters ? bid him enter here . enter chamount , fern●ze , rachel , angelo . dost thou not mocke me ? o my deere paulo welcome . max. my lord ch 〈◊〉 ? cha. my gasper . chris. rachel . iaq. my gold rachel ? my gold ? count some body bid the begger cease his noise . chris. o signior angelo , would you deceiue your honest friend , th●●●●●ply trusted you ? well rachel : i am glad tho' art here againe . ang. i faith she is not for you steward . iaq. i beseech you m●ddam vrge your father . phoe. i will anon ? good iaques be content . a●r. now god a mercy fortune , and sweet venus , let cupid do his part , and all is well . phoe. me thinks my heart 's in heauen with this comfort . cha. is this the true italian courtesie . ferneze were you torturd thus in france ? by my soules safety . count ▪ my most noble lord ? i do beseech your lordship . cha. honored count , wrong not your age with flexure of a knee , i do impute it to those cares and griefes , that did torment you in your absent sonne : count o worthy gentlemen , i am ashamd that my extreame affection to my sonne , should giue my honour so vncur'd a maine , but my first sonne , being in vicenza lost . cha. how in vicenza ? lost you a sonne there ? about what time my lord ? count. o the same night , wherein your noble father tooke the towne . cha. how long 's that since my lord ? can you remember . count. t is now well nie vpon the twentith yeare . cha. and how old was he then ? count. i cannot tel , betweene the 〈◊〉 of three and foure , i take it . cha. had he no speciall no●e in his attire , or otherwise , that you can call to mind . count i cannot well remember his attire , but i haue often heard his mother say : he had about his necke a tablet , giuen to him by the emperour sigismund . his godfather , with this inscription , vnder the figure of a siluer globe : eu mi●imo , mundus . cha. how did you call your sonne my lord ? count camillo lord chamount . cha. then no more my gasper ? but camillo , take notice of your father , gentlemen : stand not amazd ? here is a tablet , with that inscription found about his necke that night , and in vicenza by my father , ( who being ignorant , what name he had ) christned him gasper , nor did i reueale , this secret till this hower to any man. count. o happy reuelation ? ô blest hower ? ô my camillo . phoe. o strange my brother . fran. maximilian ? behold how the aboundance of his ioy drownds him in teares of gladnesse . count. o my boy ? forgiue thy fathers late austerity : max. my lord ? i deliuered as much before , but your honour would not be perswaded , i will hereafter giue more obseruance to my visions ? i drempt of this . iaq. i can be still no longer , my good lord , do a poore man some grace mongst all your ioyes . count. why what 's the matter iaques . iaq. i am robd , i am vndone my lord , robd and vndone : a heape of thirty thousand golden crownes , stolne from me in one minute , and i feare : by her confedracy , that cals me father , but she 's none of mine , therefore sweet lord : let her be tortured to confesse the ●ru●h . max. more wonders yet . count. how i 〈…〉 not rachel then thy daughter . iaq. no , i dis 〈…〉 in her , i spit at her , she is a harlot , and her customers , your sonne this gallant , and your steward ●ere , haue all been partners with her in my spoile ? no lesse then thirty thousand . count. iaques , iaques , this is impossiole , how shouldst thou come ? to the possession of so huge a heape : being alwaies a knowen begger . iaq. out alas , i haue betraid my selfe with my owne tongue , the case is alterd . count. one stay him there . max. what meanes he to depart , count ferneze , vpon my soule this begger , this begger is a counterlait : vrge him ? didst thou loose gold ? iaq. o no i lost no gold . max. said i not true . count. how'didst thou first loose thirty thousand crowns , and now no gold ? was rachel first thy child : and is shee now no daughter , sirra iaques , you know how farre onr millaine lawes extend , for punishment of liars , iaq : i my lord ? what shall i doe ? i haue no starting hols ? mounsieur chamount stand you my honored lord. cha. for what old man ? iaq. ill gotten goods neuer thriue , i plaid the thiefe , and now am robd my selfe : i am not as i seeme , iaques de prie , nor was i borne a begger as i am : but sometime steward to your noble father . cha. what melun that robd my fathers treasure , stole my ●ister ? iaq. i , i , that treasure is lost , but isabell your beautious sister here seruiues in rachel : and therefore on my kne● ? max stay iaques stay ? the case still alters ? count. fai●e rachel sister to the lord chamount . ang. steward your cake is dow , as well as mine . pau. i see that honours flames cannot be hid , no more then lightening in the blackest cloud . max. then sirra t is true ? you haue lost this gold , iaq. i worthy signior , thirty thousand crownes . count. masse who was it told me , that a couple of my men , were become gallants of late . fran. marry 〈◊〉 i my lord ? my man told me ? enter onion and iuniper . max. how now what pagent is this , iuni. come signior onion , le ts not be ashamd to appeare , keepe state ? looke not ambiguous now ? oni ▪ not i while i am in this sute . i●●i . lordings , equiualence to you all . oni we thought good , to be so good , as see you gentlemen max. what ? mounsieur onion ? oni. how dost thou good captaine . count. what are my hinds turnd gentlemen . oni. hinds sir ? sbloud and that word will beare action , it shall cost vs a thousand pound a peece , but wee le be reuenged . iuni. wilt thou sell thy lordship count ? count. what ? peasants purchase lordships ? iuni. is that any nouels sir. max. o transmutation of elements , it is certified you had pages : iuni. i sir , but it is knowen they proued ridiculus , they did pilfer , they did purloine , they did procrastinate our purses , for the which wasting of our stocke , we haue put thē to the stocks . count. and thither shall you two presently , these be the villaines , that stole iaques gold , away with them , and set them with their men . max. onion you will now bee peeld . fran : the case is alterd now oni. good my lord , good my lord : iuni. away scoundrell ? dost thou feare a little elocution ? shall we be confiscate now ? shal we droope now ? shall we be now in helogabolus : oni. peace , peace , leaue thy gabling ? count. away , away with them ; what 's this they prate , exeunt with iuniper and onion . keepe the knaues sure , strickt inquisition shall presently be made for iaques gold , to be disposd at pleasure of chamount . cha. she is 〈…〉 lord paul● , if your father giue his consent . ang. how now christofero ? the case is alterd . chris. with you , as well as me , i am content sir. count. with all my heart ? and in exchange of her , ( if with your faire acceptance it may stand ) i tender my aurelia to your loue . cha. i take her from your lordship , with all thanks , and blesse the hower wherein i was made prisoner : for the fruition of this present fortune , so full of happy and vnlookt for ioyes . melun , i pardon thee , and for the treasure , recouer it , and hold it as thine owne : it is enough for me to see my sister : liue in the circle of fer●●zes armes , my friend , the sonne of such a noble father , and my vnworthy selfe rapt aboue all , by being the lord to so diuine a dame . max. well , i will now sweare the case is alterd . lady fare you well , i will subdue my aff●ctions , maddam ( as for you ) you are a profest virgin , and i will be silent , my honorable lord fern●ze ▪ it shall become you at this time not be frugall , but bounteous , and open handed , your fortune hath been so to you lord ch●●ount . you are now no stranger , you must be welcome , you haue a faire amiable and splendius lady : but signior paulo , signior camillo , i know you valiant ? be louing : lady i must be better knowne to you , signiors for you , i passe you not : though i let you passe ; for in truth i passe not of you , louers to your nuptials , lordings to your dances . march faire al , for a faire march , is worth a kings ransome . — exeunt the end . the bloody brother a tragedy. by b.j.f. fletcher, john, 1579-1625. 1639 approx. 165 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 38 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2003-01 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a00958 stc 11064 estc s102322 99838111 99838111 2470 this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons 0 1.0 universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. 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ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng 2000-00 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2001-11 spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images 2002-02 tcp staff (oxford) sampled and proofread 2002-02 tcp staff (oxford) text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-03 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the bloody brother . a tragedy . by b. i. f. london , printed by r. bishop , for thomas allott , and iohn crook , and are to be sold in pauls churchyard , at the signe of the greyhound 1639. the drinking song , to the second act. drink to day and drowne all sorrow , you shall perhaps not doe it to morrow . best while you have it use your breath , there is no drinking after death . wine works the heart up , wakes the wi● , there is no cure gainst age but it . it helps the head-ach , cough and tissick , and is for all diseases physick . then let us swill boyes for our health , who drinks well , loves the common wealth . and he that will to bed goe sober , falls with the leafe still in october . finis . the bloody brother . act i. scene i. enter gisbert and baldwin . the brothers then are mett ? gis. they are , sir. bald. 't is thought , they may be reconcil'd . gis. t is rather wish't , for such , whose reason doth direct their thoughts without selfe flattery● dare not hope it , baldwin . the fires of love , which the dead duke beleev'd his equall care of both would have united , ambition hath divided : and there are too many on both parts , that know they cannot or rise to wealth or honour , their maine ends , unlesse the tempest of the princes fury make troubled seas , and those seas yeeld fit billowes in their bad arts to give way to a calme , which yeilding rest and good , prove their ruine , and in the shipwrack of their hopes and fortunes , the dukedome might be sav'd , had it but ten that stood affected to the generall good , with that confirm'd zeale which brave aubrey does . gis. hee is indeed the perfect character of a good man , and so his actions speak him . bald. but did you observe the many doubts , and c●ution● the brothers stood upon before they mett ? gis. i did ; and yet , that ever brother should stand on more nice termes , than sworn enemies after a warre proclaim'd , would with a stranger wrong the reporters credit ; they saluted at distance ; and so strong was the suspition each had of other , that before they durst embrace , they were by sev'rall servants searcht , as doubting conceal'd weapons , antidotes tane openly by both , fearing the roome appoynted for the enter-view was poyson'd , the chaires , and cushions , with like care survay'd ; and in a word in every circumstance so jealous on both parts , that it is more than to be fear'd , concord can never joyne minds so divided . bald. yet our best endeavours should not bee wanting , gisbert . gis. neither shall they . ent. grandpree and verdon but what are these ? bald. they are without my knowledge ; but by their manners , and behaviours , they should expresse themselves . grand . since wee serve rol●o the elder brother , we●le be rollians , who will maintaine us , l●ds , as brave as romans ; you stand for him ? ver. i doe . gra●d . why , then observe how much the businesse , your so long'd for businesse , by men that are nam'd from their swords concernes you . lechery , our common freind , so long kept under , with whips , and beating fatall hemps , shall rise , and bawdery , in a french-hood plead , before her virginity shall be catted . ver. excellent ! grand . and hell but grant , the quarrell that 's between the princes may continue , and the businesse that 's of the sword , t' outlast three suits in law , and we will make atturnies lansprisadoes , and our brave gown-men practisers of back-sword ; the pewter of all serjeants maces shall be melted , and turn'd into common flaggons , in which it shall be lawfull to carouse to their most lowsie fortunes . bald. here 's a statesman . grand . a creditor shall not● dare , but by petition , to make demand of any dept ; and that only once every leap-yeere , in which , if the debtor may be won for a french crowne to pay a saulz , hee shall be registred his benefactor . ver. the chancellor heares you . grand . feare not , i now dare speak as loud as hee , and will be heard , and have all i speak , law ; have you no eyes ? there is a reverence due , from children of the gown , to men of action : how 's this ? grand . even so ; the times , the times are chang'd all businesse is not now preferrd in parchment , nor shall a grant passe that wants this broad seale ; this seale d' ye see ? your gravity once layd my head and heeles together in the dungeon , for cracking a scall'd officers crowne , for which a time is come for vengeance , and expect it ; for know , you have not full three houres to live . gis. yes , somewhat longer . gran. to what end ? gis. to hang you ; think on that ruffian . gran. for you , schoolemaster , you have a pretty daughter ; let me see , neere three a clock , ( by which time i much feare , i shall be●yrd with kil●ing some five hundred ) provide a bath , and her to entertaine me , and that shall be your ransome . bald. impudent rascall . enter to them trevi●e and duprete . gis. more of the crew . gran. what are you ? rollians ? tre. no ; this for rollo , and all such as serve him ; we stand for otto . gran. you seeme men of fashion , and therefore i 'le deale fairely , you shall have the honour this day to be chronicled the first men kild by grandpree ; you see this sword● a pretty foolish toy , my valour's servant , and i may boldly say a gentleman , it having made when it was charlemaignes , three thousand knights ; this sir , shall cut your throat , and doe you all faire service else . tre. i kisse your hands for the good offer ; here 's another too , the servant of your servant● shall be proud to be scour'd in your sweet gutts ; till when pray you command me . gran. your idolater , ●ir . exeunt : manent gisb. & bald. gis. that e're such should hold the names of men , or justice be held cruelty , when it labours to pluck such weeds up ! bald. yet they are protected , and by the great ones . gis. not the good ones , baldwin . enter to them aubrey . aub. is this a time to be spent thus by such as are the principall ministers of the state ? when they that are the h●ads , have filld the court with factions , a weake woman only left to s●ay their bloody hands ? can her weake armes alone divert the dangers ready now ●o fall upon the common-wealth , and bury the honours of it , leaving not the name of what it was . oh gisbert , the faire trialls and frequent proofs which our late master made , both of your love and faith , gave him assurance , to chuse you at his death a guardian ; nay , a father to his sons ; and that great trust how ill doe you discharge ? i must be plaine , that , at the best , y' are a sad looker on of those bad practices you should prevent● and where 's the use of your philosophy in this so needfull a time ? be not secure ; for , baldwin , be assur'd , since that the princes when they were young , and apt for any forme , were given to your instruction , and grave ordering ; 't will be expected that they should be good , or their bad manners will b' imputed yours . bald. 't was not in one , my lord , to alter nature , gis. nor can my counsells work on them that will ●o . vouchsafe me hearing . aub. doe these answers sort , or with your place , or persons , or your yeeres ; can gi●bert being the pillar of the lawes , see them trod under foot , or forc'd to serve the princes unjust ends ; and with a frowne be silenc'd from exclaiming on th' abuse ; or baldwin only weep the desp'rate madnesse of his seduced pupills ? see their minds , which with good artes he labour'd to build up examples of succeeding times , o'returnd by undermining parasites ; no one precept leading to any arte , or great , or good , but is forc'd from their memory , in whose roome black councells are receiv'd , and their retirements , and secret conference producing only dev'lish designes , a man would shame to father ; but i talk when i should doe , and chide others for that i now offend in : see 't confirm'd , now doe , or never speak more . gis. we are yours . enter rollo , latorch , trevile , grandpree , otto , verdon , and duprete . rol. you shall know whom i am . ot. i doe , my equall . rol. thy prince● give way , — were we alone , i 'de force thee , in thy best blood , to write thy selfe my subject , and glad i would receive it . aub. sir. gis. deare lord. ot. thy subject ? rol. yes , nor shall tame patience hold me a minute longer , only halfe my selfe ; my birth gave me this dukedome , and my sword shall change it to the common grave of all that tread upon her bosome , ere i part with a peece of earth , or title that is mine . ot. it needs not , and i would scorne to receive , though offerd , what i want not : therefore know from me , though not deliver'd in great words , eyes red with rage , poore pride , and threatned action : our father at his death , then , when no accent , wer 't thou a son , could fall from him in vaine , made us coheires● our part of land and honours of equall waight ; and to see this confirm'd , the oaths of these are yet upon record , who though they should forsake me , and call downe the plagues of perjury on their sinfull heads , i would not leave my selfe . tre. nor will we see the will of the dead duke infring'd . lat. nor i the elder rob'd of what 's his right . grand . nor you ? let me take place , i say , i will not see 't ; my sword is sharpest . aub. peace you tinder-boxes , that only carry matter to make a flame which will consume you . rol. you are troublesome , to baldwi● ● this is no time for arguments , my title needs not your schoole-defences , but my sword , with which the gordian of your sophistry being cut , shall shew th' imposture . for your laws , to gisbert . it is in me to change them when i please , i being above them ; gisbert would you have me protect them● let them now stretch their extreamest rigour , and seize upon that traytour ; and your tongue make him appeare first dangerous , then odious ; and after , under the pretence of safety , for the sick state , the lands and peoples quiet , cut off his head : and i 'le give up my sword , and fight with them at a more certain weapon to kill , and with authoritie . gis. sir , i grant the laws are usefull weapons , but found ou● t' assure the innocent , not to oppresse . rol. then you conclude him innocent ? gis. the power your father gave him , must not prove a crime , aub. nor should you so receive it . bald. to which purpose , all that dare challenge any part in goodnesse , will become suppliants to you . rol. they have none that dare move me in this ; hence , i defie you , be of his party , bring it to your lawes , and thou thy double heart , thou popular foole , your morall rules of justice and her ballance ; i stand on mine owne guard . ot. which thy injustice will make thy enemies ; by the memory of him , whose better part now suffers for thee , whose reverend ashes with an impious hand thou throw'st out to contempt , in thy repining at his so just decree ; thou art unworthy of what his last will , not thy merits , gave thee , that art so swoln● within , with all those mischiefes that e're made up a tyrant , that thy brest , the prison of thy purposes , cannot hold them , but that they break forth , and in thy ow●e words discover , what a monster they must serve that shall acknowledge thee . rol. thou shalt not live to be so happy . aub. nor your miseries begin in murther , duty , allegeance , and all respects of what you are , forsake me : doe you stare on ? is this a theater ? or shall these kill themselves , like to mad fencers , to make you sport ? keep them asunder , or by heaven i 'le charge on all . grand . keep the peace . i am for you , my lord , and if you 'le have mee , i 'le act the constables part . aub. live i to see this ? will you doe that your enemies dare not wish , and cherish in your selves those furies , which hell would cast out ? doe , i am ready● kill mee , and these , that would fall willing sacrifices to any power that would re●tore your reason , and make you men againe , which now you are not● rol. these are your bucklers boy . ot. my hinderances ; and were i not confirm'd , my justice in the taking of thy life , could not weigh downe the wrong , in shedding the least drop of blood of these whose goodnesse only now protects thee , thou should'st feele i in act would prove my selfe what thou in words do'st labour to appeare . rol. heare this , and talke againe ? i 'le break through all● but i will reach thy heart . ot. 't is bettes guarded . enter sophia . soph. make way , or i will force it , who are those● my sonnes ? my shames ; turne all your swords on mee , and make this wretched body but one wound , so this unnaturall quarrell find a grave in the unhappy wombe that brought you forth : dare you remember that you had a mother , or look on these gray haires , made so with teares , for both your goods , and not with age ; an● yet stand doubtfull to obey her ? from mee you had life , nerves , and faculties , to use these weapons ; and dare you raise them against her , to whom you owe the meanes of being what you are ? ot. all peace is meant to you . soph. why is this warre , then ? as if your armes could be advanc'd , and i not set upon the rack ? your blood is mine , your dangers mine , your goodnesse i should share in● i must be branded with those impious markes you stamp on your own foreheads and on mine , if you goe on thus : for my good name therefore , though all respects of honour in your selves , bee in your fury choackt , throw down your swords ; your duty should beswifter than my tongue ; and joyne your hands while they be innocent ; you have heate of blood , and youth apt to ambition , to plead an easie pardon for what 's past : but all the ills beyond this houre committed , from gods or men must hope for no excuse , gis. can you heare this unmov'd , no syllable of this so pious charme , but should have powe● to frustrate all the juggling deceits , with which the divell blinds you . ot. i begin to melt , i know not how . rol. mother , i 'le leave you ; and sir , be thankfull for the time you live , till wee meeet next ( which shall bee soon and sudden ) to her perswasion for you . soph. o yet , stay , and rather than part thus , vouchsafe mee hearing as enemies ; how is my soule divided ? my love to both , is equall , as my wishes ; but are return'd by neither ; my griev'd heart , hold yer a little longer , and then break . i kneele to both , and will speak so , but this takes from mee th' authority of a mothers power ; and therefore , like my selfe , otto , to thee , ( and yet observe , son , how thy mothers teares outstrip her forward words , to make way for 'em . ) thou art the yonger , otto , yet be now the first example of obedience to mee , and grow the elder in my love . ot. the meanes to be so happy ? soph. this ; yeeld up thy sword , and let thy piety give thy mother strength to take that from thee which no enemies force could e're dispoyle thee of : why do'st thou tremble , and with a fearefull eye fixt on thy brother , observ'st his ready sword , as bent against thee ? i am thy armour , and will be pierc'd through , ten thousand times , before i will give way to any perill may arrive at thee ; and therefore feare not . ot. 't is not for my selfe , but for you , mother ; you are now ingag'd in more that lies in your unquestion'd vertue ; for , since you have disarm'd me of defence , should i fall now , though by his hand , the world may say it was your practise . soph. all worlds perish , before my piety turne treasons parent , take it againe , and stand upon your guard , and while your brother is , continue arm'd ; and yet , this feare is needlesse , for i know , my rollo , though hee dares as much as man , so tender of his yet untainted valour , so noble , that he dares doe nothing basely . you doubt him ; he feares you ; i doubt and feare both ; for others safety , and not mine owne . know yet , my sons , when of necessity you must deceive , or be deceiv'd ; 't is better to suffer treason , than to act the traytor ; and in a war like this , in which the glory is his that 's overcome : consider then what 't is for which you strive : is it the dukedome ? or the command of these so ready subjects ? desire of wealth ? or whatsoever else fires your ambition ? this still desp'rate madnesse , to kill the people which you would be lords of ; with fire , and sword , to lay that countrey waste whose rule you seeke for : to consume the treasures , which are the sinewes of your government , in cherishing the factions that destroy it : far , far be this from you : make it not questiond whether you have intrest in that dukedome , whose ruine both contend for . ot. i desire but to enjoy my owne , which i will keep . rol. and rather than posterity shall have cause to say i ruin'd all , devide the dukedome , i will accept the moytie . ot. i embrace it . soph. devide mee first , or teare mee limbe by limbe , and let them finde as many severall graves as there are villages in normandy : and 't is lesse sinne than thus to weaken it . to heare it mentiond doth already make mee envie my dead lord , and almost blaspheme those powers that heard my prayer for fruitfullnesse , and did not with my first birth close my wombe : to mee alone my second blessing proves my first of misery , for if that heaven which gave mee rollo , there had stayd his bounty , and otto , my deare otto , ne're had been , or being , had not been so worth my love , the streame of my affection had runne constant iu one faire current , all my hopes had been layd up in one ; and fruitfull normandy in this division had not lost her gloryes : for as t is now , t is a faire diamond , which being preserv'd intire , exceeds all value , but cut in peeces ( though these peeces are set in fine gold by the best work-mans cunning ) parts with all estimation : so this dukedome , as 't is yet whole , the neighbouring kings may covet , but cannot compasse ; which divided , will become the spoile of every barbarous foe that will invade it . gis. how this works in both ! bal. prince rollos eyes have lost their fire . gis. and anger , that but now wholly possessed good otto , hath given place to pitie . aub. end not thus madam , but perfect what 's so well begun . soph. i see in both , faire signes of reconcilement , make ●hem sure proofes they are so : the fates offer to your free choyce , either to live examples of pietie , or wickednesse : if the later blinds so your understanding , that you cannot pierce through her painted out-side , and discover that she is all deformity within , boldly transcend all presidents of mischiefe , and let the last , and the worst end of tyrannies , the murther of a mother , but begin the staine of blood you after are to heighten : but if that vertue , and her sure rewards , can win you to accept her for your guide , to lead you up to heaven , and there fix you the fairest starres in the bright spheare of honour ; make me the parent of an hundred sonnes , all brought into the world with joy , not sorrow , and every one a father to his countrey , in being now made mother of your concord . rol. such , and so good , loud fame for ever speake you . bal. i , now they meet like brothers . the brothers cast away their swords and embrace . gis. my hearts joy flows through my eyes . aub. may never womans tongue hereafter be accus'd , for this ones goodnesse . ot. if we contend , from this houre , it shall be how to orecome in brotherly affection . rol. otto is rollo now , and rollo , otto , or as they have one mind , rather one name : from this attonement let our lives begin , be all the rest forgotten . aub. spoke like rollo . soph. and to the honour of this reconcilement , wee all this night will at a publick feast with choice wines drowne our late feares , and with musick welcome our comforts . bald. sure and certaine ones . exeunt . manent grandpree , verdon , trevile , and duprete . gran. did ever such a hopefull businesse end t●us ? ver. t is fatall to us all , and yet you grandpree , have the least cause to feare . gran. why ; what 's my hope ? ver. the certainty that you have to be hang'd● you know the chancellours promise . gran. plague upon you . ver. what think you of a bath and a lords daughter to entertaine you ? gran. those desires are off . frayle thoughts , all friends , no rollians now , nor ottoes● the sev'rall court●sies of our swords and servants deferre to after consequence ; let 's make use of this nights freedome , a short parlament to us , in which it will be lawfull to walk freely . nay , to our drink we shall have meat too , that 's no usuall businesse to the men o'th'sword . drink deep with me to night , we shall to morrow or whip , or hang the merryer . tre. lead the way then . exeunt . act ii. scene i. enter la●orch and rollo . vvhy should this trouble you ? rol. it does , and must doe till i find ease . lat. consider then , and quickly ; and like a wise man , take the current with you , which once turn'd head , will sinke you ; blest occasion offers her selfe in thousand safeties to you ; time standing still to point you out your purpose , and resolution ( the true child of vertue ) readie to execute : what dull cold weaknesse has crept into your bosome , whose meere thoughts like tempests , plowing up the sayling forrests , even with their swing were wont to shake downe hazards . what is 't , your mothers teares ? rol. pry thee be patient . lat. her hands held up ? her prayers , or her curses ? oh power of paper dropt through by a woman ! take heed the ●ouldiers see it not ; 't is miserable , in rollo below miserable ; take heed your friends , the sinewes of your cause , the strength you stirre by , take heed , i say , they find it not : take heed your owne repentance ( like a passing-bell ) too late , and too loud , tell the world y' are perisht : what noble spirit , eager of advancement , whose imployment is his plough ; what sword whose sharpnesse waits but the arme to weild it ; or what hope , after the world has blowne abroad this weaknesse , will move againe , or make a wish for rollo ? rol. are we not friends againe by each oath ratified , our tongues the heralds to our hearts ? lat. poore hearts then . rol. our worthier friends . lat. no friends sir , to your hono●r ; friends to your fall : where is your understanding , the noble vessell that your full soule sayld in , ribb'd round with honours ; where is that ? 't is ruind , the tempest of a womans sighs has sunk it . friendship , take heed sir , is a smiling harlot that when shee kisses , kills , a soderd friendship peec'd out with promises ; o painted ruine ! rol. latorch , he is my brother . lat. the more doubted ; for hatred hatcht at home is a tame tiger , may fawne and sport but never leaves his nature ; the jarres of brothers , two such mighty ones , is like a small stone throwne into a river , the breach scarce heard , but view the beaten current , and you shall see a thousand angry rings rise in his face , still swelling and still growing ; so jarres circling distrusts , distrusts breed dangers , and dangers death , the greatest extreme shadow , till nothing bound 'hem but the shoare their graves ; there is no manly wisedome , nor no safety in leaning to this league , this peec'd patch friendship ; this reard up reconcilement on a billow , which as it tumbles , totters downe your fortune ; i st not your owne you reach at ? law and nature ushering the way before you ; is not hee borne and bequeathd your subject ? rol. ha. lat. what foole would give a storme leave to disturb his peace● when he may shut the casement ? can that man has woon so much upon your pity , and drawne so high , that like an ominous comet , he darkens all your light ; can this toucht lyon ( though now he licks and locks up his fell pawes , craftily huming , like a catt to cozen you ) but when ambition whetts him , and time fitts him , leape to his prey , and seizd once , suck your heart out ? doe you make it conscience ? rol. conscience latorch , what 's that ? lat. a feare they tye up fooles in , natures coward , pauling the blood , and chilling the full spirit with apprehension of meere clouds and shadowes . rol. i know no conscience , nor i feare no shadowes . lat. or if you did ; if there were conscience , if the free soule could suffer such a curbe to the fiery mind , such puddles to put it out ; must it needs like a rank vine , run up rudely , and twine about the top of all our happinesse honour and rule , and there sit shaking of us ? rol. it shall not , nor it must not ; i am satisfied , and once more am my selfe againe : my mothers teares and womanish cold prayers , farewell , i have forgot you ; if there be conscience , let it not come betwixt a crowne and me , which is my hope of blisse , and i beleeve it : otto , our friendship thus i blow to ayre , a buble for a boy to play withall ; and all the vowes my weaknesse made , like this , like this poore heartlesse rush , i rend in peeces : lat. now you goe right , sir , now your eyes are open . rol. my fathers last petition 's dead as he is , and all the promises i closd his eyes with , in the same grave i bury . lat. now y' are a man , sir. rol. otto , thou shewst my winding sheet before me , which ere i put it on , like heavens blest fire in my descent i le make it blush in blood ; a crowne , a crowne , oh sacred rule , now fire mee ; nor shall the pitty of thy youth , false brother , although a thousand virgins kneele before mee , and every droping eye a court of mercy , the same blood with me , nor the reverence due to my mothers blest womb that bred us , redeeme thee from my doubts : thou art a wolfe here , fed with my feares , and i must cut thee from me : a crowne , a crowne ; oh sacred rule , now fire me : no safety else . lat. but be not too much stird , sir , nor to high in your execution : swallowing waters run deep and silent , till they are satisfied , and smile in thousand curles , to guild their craft ; let your sword sleep , and let my two edgd witt work this happy feast , the full joy of your friendships shall be his last . rol. how my latorch ? lat. why thus , sir ; i le presently go dive into the officers that minister at table● gold and goodnesse , with promise upon promise , and time necessary , i le poure into them . rol. canst thou doe it neatly ? lat. let me alone , and such a bait it shall be , shall take off all suspicion . rol. goe , and prosper . lat. walk in then , and your smoothest face put on sir. exeunt . act ii. scene ii. enter the master cook , butler , pantler , yeoman of the cellar , with a iack of beere and a dish . coo. a hot day , a hot day , vengeance hot day boyes● give me some drink , this fire 's a plaguy fretter● body of me , i 'm dry still ; give me the iack boy ; this woodden skiffe holds nothing . pant. and faith master , what brave new meats ? for here will be old eating . coo. old and young , boy , let 'em all eat , i have it ; i have ballasse for their bellies , if they eate a gods name , let them have ten tire of teeth a peice , i care not ; but. but what new rare munition ? coo. pish , a thousand ; i le make you piggs speake french at table , and a fat swan come sayling out of england with a challenge ; i le make you a dish of calves-feet dance the canaries , and a consort of cramm'd capons fiddle to 'hem ; a calves head speak an oracle , and a dozen of larks rise from the dish , and sing all supper time ; t is nothing boyes : i have framed a fortification out of rye paste , which is impregnable , and against that , for two long houres together , two dozen of marrow-bones shall play continually : for fish , i le make you a standing lake of white broth , and pikes come ploughing up the plums before them ; arion , like a dolphin , playing lachrymae , and brave king herring with his oyle and onyon crownd with a limon pill , his way prepard with his strong guard of pilchers . pant. i marry master . coo. all these are nothing : i le make you a stubble goose turne o' th' toe thrice , doe a crosse point presently , and sit downe agen , and cry come eat me : these are for mirth . now sir , for matter of mourning , i le bring you in the lady loyne of veale , with the long love she bore the prince of orenge . all. thou boy , thou . coo. i have a trick for thee too , and a rare trick , and i have done it for thee . yeo. what 's that good master ? coo. 't is a sacrifice . a full vine bending , like an arch , and under the blowne god bacchus , sitting on a hogshead , his altar beere : before that , a plumpe vintner kneeling , and offring incense to his deitie , which shall be only this , red sprats and pilchers . but. this when the table 's drawne , to draw the wine on . coo. thou hast it right , and then comes thy song , butler . pant. this will be admirable . yeo. oh sir , most admirable . coo. if you le have the pasty speak , 't is in my power , i have fire enough to work it ; come , stand close , and now rehearse the song , we may be perfect , the drinking song , and say i were the brothers . they sing . well have you borne your selves ; a red deare pye , boyes , and that no leane one , i bequeath your vertues ; what friends hast thou to day ? no citizens ? pant. yes father , the old crew . coo. by the masse true wenches : sirra , set by a chine of beefe , and a hot pasty , and let the joll of sturgeon be corrected : and doe you marke sir , stalke me to a pheasant , and see if you can shoot her in the sellar . pant. god a mercy lad , send me thy roaring bottles , and with such nectar i will see 'em filld● that all thou speak'st shall be pure helicon . enter latorche . monsieur latorche ? what newes with him ? save you . lat. save you master , save you gentlemen , you are casting for this preparation ; this joyfull supper for the royall brothers : i 'm glad i have met you fitly , for to your charge my bountifull brave butler , i must deliver a bevie of young lasses , that must looke on this nights solemnity , and see the two dukes , or i shall lose my credit ; you have stowage ? but. for such freight i le find roome , and be your servant . coo. bring them , they shal not starve here i le send 'em victuals shall work you a good turne , though 't be tend a yes hence , sir. lat. god-a-mercy noble master . coo. nay , i le do 't . yeo. and wine they shal not want , let 'em drink like ducks . lat. what misery it is that minds so royall , and such most honest bounties , as yours are , should be confind thus to uncertainties . but. i , were the state once setled , then we had places . yeo. then we could shew our selves , and help our friends , sir. coo. i , then there were some savour in 't , where now we live between two stooles , every houre ready to tumble on our noses ; and for ought we know yet , for all this supper , ready to fa●t the next day . lat. i would faine speak unto you out of pitie , out of the love i beare you , out of honesty , for your owne goods ; nay , for the generall blessing . coo. and we would as faine heare you , pray goe forward . lat dare you but think to make your selves up certainties your places , and your credits ten times doubled , the princes favour , rollos . but. a sweet gentleman . yeo. i , and as bountious , if he had his right too . coo. by the masse , a royall gentleman , indeed boyes , he`de make the chinmeyes smoake . lat. he would do`t friends , and you too , if he had his right , true courtiers ; what could you want then ? dare you ? coo. pray you be short sir. lat. and this my soule upon 't , i dare assure you , if you but dare your parts . coo. dare not mee monsieur : for i that feare nor fire , nor water , sir , dare doe enough , a man would think . yeo. beleev 't , sir , but make this good upon us you have promis'd , you shall not find us flinchers . lat. then i le be sudden . pant. what may this mean ? and whither would he drive us ? lat. and first , for what you must doe , because all danger shall be apparantly ty'd up and mussell'd , the matter seeming mighty : there 's your pardons . pant. pardons ? i' st come to that , gods defend us . lat. and here 's five hundred crownes in bountious earnest , and now behold the matter . but. what are these , sir ? yeo. and of what nature ? to what use ? lat. i imagine . coo. will they kill rats ? they eat my pyes abominably● or work upon a woman cold as christmas : i have an old jade sticks upon my fingers , may i taste them ? lat. is your will made ? and have you said your prayers ? for they le pay you : and now to come up to you , for your knowledge , and for the good you never shall repent you if you be wisemen now . coo. wise as you will , sir. lat. these must be put then into the severall meats young otto loves , by you into his wine , sir , into his bread by you , into his linnen . now if you desire , you have found the meanes to make you , and if you dare not , you have found your ruine ; resolve me ere you goe . but. you le keepe your faith with us . lat. may i no more see light else coo. why t is done then ? but. t is done . pant. t is done which shall be undone . lat. about it then , farewell , y' are all of one mind . coo. all ? all : all : all. lat , why then all happie . exit . but. what did wee promise him ? yeo. doe you aske that now ? but. i would be glad to know what ' t is . pan. i le tell you . it is to be all villanes , knaves , and traytors . coo. fine wholsome titles . pan. but if you dare , goe forward . co● . wee may be hang'd , drawne , and quarter'd . pan. very true , sir. coo. what a goodly swing i shall give the gallowes ? yet i think too , this may be done , and yet wee may be rewarded , not with a rope , but with a royall master : and yet wee may be hang'd too . yeo. say it were done ; who is it done for ? is it not for rollo ? and for his right ? coo. and yet we may be hang'd too . but. or say he take it , say wee be discover'd ? is not the fame man bound to still protect us ? are we not his ? but. sure , he will never fayle us . coo. if he doe , friends , we shall finde that will hold us ; and yet me thinks , this prologue to our purpose , these crownes should promise more : t is easily done , as easie as a man would roast an egge , if that be all ; for look you , gentlemen , here stand my broths , my finger slips a little , downe drops a dose , i stir him with my ladle , and there 's a dish for a duke : ●lla podrid● . here stands a bak'd meat , he wan●● a little seasoning , a foolish mistake ; my spice-box , gentlemen , and put in some of this , the matter ● ended ; dredge you a dish of plovers , there 's the art on 't . yeo. or as i fill my wine . coo. t is very true , sir. bl●ssing it with your hand , thus quick and neatly first , t is past and done once , t is as easie for him to thank us for it , and reward us . pan. but t is a● damnd sinne . coo. o , never feare that . the fire 's my play-fellow , and now i am resolvd , boyes . but. why then , have with you . yeo. the same for mee . pan. for mee too . coo. and now no more our worships , but our lordships . pan. not this yeere , on my knowledge , i le unlord you . exeunt . act ii. scene iii. enter servant , and sewer . perfume the roome round , and prepare the table , gentlemen officers , wait in your places . sew . make roome there , roome for the dukes meate . gentlemen , be bare there , cleere all the entrance : guard , put by those gapers , and gentlemen-ushers , see the gallery cleere , the dukes are comming on . hoboys a banquet . enter sophia , between rollo and otto , aubrey , latorche , gisbert , baldwin , attendants , hamond , matilda , edith . ser. t is certainly informd . ot● reward the fellow , and looke you mainly to it . ser. my life for yours , sir. soph. now am i straight● my lords , and young agen , my long since blasted hopes shoot out in blossomes , the fruits of everlasting love appearing ; oh! my blest boyes , the honour of my yeares , of all my cares , the bounteous faire rewarders . oh! let me thus imbrace you , thus for ever within a mothers love lock up your friendships : and my sweet sons , once more with mutuall twinings , as one chast bed begot you , make one body : blessings from heaven in thousand showres fall on you : aub. oh! womans goodnesse never to be equall'd , may rhe most sinfull creatures of thy sex but kneeling at thy monument , rise saints . soph. sit downe my worthy sons ; my lords . your places . i , now mee thinks ( the table 's nobly furnish ; now the meat nourishes ; the wine gives spirit ; and all the roome stuck with a generall pleasure , shewes like the peacefull bowes of happinesse . aub. long may it last , and from a heart fill'd with it , full as my cup : i give it round , my lords . bald. and may that stubborn heart be drunk with sorrow refuses it ; men dying now , should take it ; shake off their miseries , and sleep in peace . rol. you are sad , my noble brother . ot. no , indeed , sir. roph. no sadnesse my son this day . rol. pray you eate . something is here you have lov'd ; taste of this dish it will prepare your stomack . ot. thank you brother : i am not now dispos'd to eate . rol. or that . you put us out of heart man , come , these bak't meats were ever your best dyet . ot. none , i thank you . soph. are you well , noble childe ? ot. yes , gratious mother . rol. give him a cup of wine , then , pledge the health , drink it to mee , i le give it to my mother . soph. doe , my best ehilde . ot. i must not , my best mother , indeed i dare not : for of late , my body has been much weakned by excesse of dyet ; the promise of a feaver hanging on mee . and even now ready , if not by abstinence rol. and will you keep it in this generall freedome ; a little health preferrd before our friendship . ot. i pray you excuse mee , sir. rol. excuse your selfe sir , come t is your feare , and not your favour brother , and you have done me a most worthy kindnesse my royall mother , and you noble lords ; here , for it now concernes me to speake boldly ; what faith can be expected from his vowes , from his dissembling smiles , what fruite of friendship from all his dull embraces , what blest issue , when he shall brand me here for base suspition , he takes me for a poysoner . sop. gods defend it sonne . rol. for a foule knave , a villaine , and so feares me . ot. i could say something too . sop. you must not so sir , without your great forgetfulnesse of vertue ; this is your brother , and your honour'd brother . rol. if he please so . ●●p . one noble father , with as noble thoughts , ●●got your mindes and bodies : one care rockt you● ●nd one truth to you both was ever sacred ; now fye my otto , whither flyes your goodnesse , because the right hand has the power of cutting , shall the left presently cry out t is maymed ? they are one my childe , one power , and one performance , and joyn'd together thus , one love , one body . aub. i doe beseech your grace , take to your thoughts more certaine counsellors than doubts or feares , they strangle nature , and disperse themselves ( if once beleev'd ) into such fogges and errours that the bright truth her selfe can never se●er : your brother is a royall gentleman full of himselfe , honour , and honesty , and take heede sir , how nature bent to goodnesse , ( so streight a cedar to himselfe ) uprightnesse be wrested from his true use , prove not dangerous rol. nay my good brother knownes i am too patient . lat. why should your grace thinke him a poysoner has hē no more respect to piety ! and but he has by oath ty'de up his fury who durst but thinke that thought . aub. away thou firebrand . lat. if men of his sort , of his power , and place the eldest sonne in honour to this dukedome . bald. for shame containe thy tongue , thy poysonous tongue that with her burning venome will infect all , and once more blow a wilde fire through the dukedome . gis. latorche , if thou be'st honest , or a man , containe thy selfe . aub. goe too , no more , by heaven you le finde y'have playd the foole else , not a word more . sop. prithee sweete sonne . rol. let him alone sweete mother , and my lords to make you understand how much i honour this sacred peace , and next my innocence and to avoyd all further difference discourse may draw on to a way of danger i quit my place , and take my leave for this night , wishing a generall joy may dwell among you . aub. shall we waite on your grace ? rol. i dare not breake you , latorche . exit . rollo and latorch● . ot. oh mother that your tendernesse had eyes , discerning eyes , what would this man appeare then , the tale of synon when he tooke upon him to ruine troy ; with what a cloud of cunning he hid his heart , nothing appearing outwards , but came like innocence , and dropping pitty , sighes that would sinke a navie , and had tales able to take the eares of saints , beleefe too , and what did all these ? blew the fire to illium , hi● crafty art ( but more refin'd by study ) my brother has put on : oh i could tell you but for the reverence i beare to nature , things that would make your honest blood runne backward . sop. you dare tell me ? ot. yes , in your private closet where i will presently attend you ; rise i am a little troubled , but 't will off . sop. is this the joy i look'd for ? ot. all will mend , be not disturb'd deare mother , i le not faile you . exit . sop. and otto . bald. i doe not like this . aub. that is still in our powers , but how to make it so that we may like it . bald. beyond us ever ; latorche me thought was bu●ie , that fellow , if not lookt to narrowly will doe a suddaine mischiefe . aub. hell looke to him , for if there may be a devill above all , yet that rogue will make him ; keepe you up this night , and so will i , for much i feare a danger . bald. i will , and in my watches use my prayers . exeunt . act. 3. scaene . i. enter sophia , otto , matillda , edith . ot. you wonder madam , that for all the shewes my brother rollo makes of hearty love and free possession of the dukedome twixt us ; i notwithstanding should stand still suspiscious , as if beneath those veyles , he did convey intents and practises of hate , and treason ? sop. it breeds indeed my wonder . ot. which makes mine , since it is so safe and broad a beaten way , beneath the name of friendship to betray . sop. though in remote and further of affections , these falsehoods are so common , yet in him they cannot so force nature ; ot. the more neere the bands of truth bind , the more oft they sever , be●ng better cloakes to cover falshood over . sop. it cannot be , that fruites the tree so blasting can grow in nature ; take heede gentle sonne least some subbornd suggester of these treasons , beleiv'd in him by you , provok'd the rather his tender envies , to such foule atempts ; or that your too much love to rule alone breed not in him this iealous pas●ion ; th●re is not any ill we might not beare were not our good held at a price too deare ? ot. so apt is treachery to be excused , that innocence is still aloud abused , the fate of vertue even her friends perverts , to plead for vice oft times against their hearts , heavens blessing is her curse , which she must beare that she may never love . sop. alas , my sonne , nor fate , nor heaven it selfe , can or would wrest my whole care of your good to any least securenesse in your ill : what i urge issues from my curious feare ; least you should make your meanes to scape your snare , doubt of sincerenesse is the onely meane not to insence it , but corrupt it cleane . ot. i rest as farre from wrong of sincerenesse , as he flyes from the practice , trust me madam , i know by their confessions , he subborn'd , what i should eate , drinke , touch , or onely have scented , this evening feast was poysoned , but i feare this open violence more , that treacherous oddes which he in his insa●iate thirst of rule is like to excute . sop. beleeve it sonne● if still his stomacke be so foule to feede on such grosse objects , and that thirst to rule the state alone be yet unquench'd in him , poysons and such close treasons aske more time than can suffice his fiery spirits hast : and were there in him such desire to hide so false a practise , there would likewise rest conscience and feare in him'of open force , and therefore close nor open you need feare . mat. good madam , stand not so inclin'd to trust what proves his tendrest thoughts to doubt it just , who knowes not the unbounded flood and sea , in which my brother rolloes appetites alter and rage with every puffe and breath , his swelling blood exhales , and therefore heare , what gives my temperate bro●her cause to use his readiest circumspection , and consult for remedy against all his wicked purposes ; if he arme , arme , if he strew mines of treason , meete him with countermines , it is justice st●ll ( for goodnesse sake ) t' encounter ill with ill . sop. avert from us such jnstice , equall heaven , and all such cause of justice . ot. past all doubt ( for all the sacred priviledge of night ) this is no time for us to sleepe or rest in ; who knowes not all things holy are prevented with ends of all impietie , all but lust , gaine , ambition . enter rollo armed , and latorche . rol. perish all the world ere i but loose one foote of possible empire , be slights and colour us'd by slaves and wretches i am exempt by birth from both these curbes , and since above them in all justice , since i sit above in power , where power is given , is all the right suppos'd of earth and heaven . lat. prove both sir , see the traytor . ot. he comes armed , see mother , now your c●nfidence . sop. what rage affects this monster ? roll. give me way or perish . sop. make thy way viper , if thou thus affect it . ot. this is a treason like thee . roll. let her goe . sop. embrace me , weare me as thy shield , my sonne ; and through my breast let his rude weapon runne , to thy lives innoscence . ot. play not two parts , treacher and coward both ; but yeeld a sword , and let thy arming thee be oddes enough against my naked bosome . roll. loose his hold . mat. forbeare base murtherer . roll. forsake our mother . sop. mother , dost thou name me , and put'st off nature thus ? roll. forsake her traytour . or by the spouse of nature through hers , this leads unto thy heart . ot. hold. sop. hold me still . ot. for twenty hearts and lives i will not hazard one drop of blood in yours . sop. oh thou art lost then . ot. protect my innocence , heaven . sop. call out murther . mat. be murthered all , but save him . ed. murther , murther● roll. cannot i reach you yet . ot. no fiend . roll. latorche , rescue , i 'me downe . lat. vp then , your sword cooles sir , ply it i' th' flame , and worke your ends out . roll. ha , have at you there sir. enter aubrey . aub. author of prodigies , what sightes are these ? ot. oh give me a weapon , aubrey . sop. oh part 'em , part 'em . aub. for heavens sake no more . ot. no more resist his fury , no rage can adde to his mischiefe done . dyes . sop. take spirit my otto , heaven will not see thee dye thus . mat. he is dead , and nothing lives but death of every goodnesse . sop. oh he hath slaine his brother , curse him heaven . roll. curse and be cursed , it is the fruite of cursing● latorche , take off here , bring too , of that blood to colour ore my shirt , then rayse the court and give it out how he atempted us in our bed naked , shall the name of brother forbid us to inlarge our state and powers ? or place affects of blood above our reason ? that tells us all things good against another , are good in the same line against a brother . exit . enter gisbert , balldwin . gis. what affaires informe these out-cries ? aub. see and grieve . gi● . prince otto slaine i ball. oh execrable slaughter i what hand hath author'd it ? aub. your schollers , baldwin . bald. vnjustly urg'd , lord aubrey , as if i , for being his schoolemaster , must owne this doctrine , you are his counsellours , did you advise him to this foule parracide ? gis. if rule affect this licence , who would live to worse , than dye in force of his obedience ? bald. heavens cold and lingring spirit to punish sinne , and humane blood so fiery to commit it , one so outgoes the other , it will never be turn'd to fit obedience . aub. burst it then with his full swing given , where it brookes no bound , complaints of it are vaine ; and all that rests to be our refuge ( since our powers are strengthlesse ) is to conforme our wills to suffer freely , what with our murmurs we can never master ; ladyes , be pleased with what heavens pleasure suffers , erect your princely countenances and spirits , and to redresse the mischiefes now resistlesse , sooth it in shew , rather than curse or crosse it ; which all amends , and vow to it your best , but till you may performe it , let it rest . gis. those temporizings are too dull and servile , to breath the free ayre of a manly soule , which shall in me expire in execrations , before , for any life i sooth a m●rtherer . bald. poure lives before him , till his owne be dry of all lives services and humaine comforts : none left that lookes at heaven is halfe so base to doe those blacke and hellish actions grace . enter rollo , lat. ham , and guard . rol. haste latorche and raise the cittie as the court is raised proclaiming the abhor'd conspiracy in plot against my life . lat. i haste my lord. exit . roll. you there that mourne upon the justly slaine , arise and leave it if you love your lives , and heare from me what ( kept by you ) may save you . mat. what will the butcher doe ? i will not stirre . roll. stirre , and unforc't stirre , or stirre never more : command her , you grave beldame , that know better my deadly resolutions , since i drew them from the infective fountaine of your owne , or if you have forgot , this fiery prompter shall fixe the fresh impression on your heart . sop. rise daughter , serve his will in what we may least what we may not he enforce the rather , is this all you command us ? rol. this addition onely admitted , that when i endeavour to quit me of this slaughter you persume not to crosse me with a syllable for your soules ; murmure , nor thinke against it , but weigh well , it will not helpe your ill , but helpe to more , and that my hand wrought thus farre to my will , wi●l checke at nothing till his circle fill . mat. fill it , so i consent not , but who soothes it consents , and who consents to tyrannie , does it . rol. false traytresse die then with him . aub. are you mad , to offer at more blood , and make your self more horrid to your people ? i le proclaime , it is not as your instrument will publish . rol. doe , and take that along with you — so nimble , resigne my sword , and dare not for thy soule to offer what thou insolently threatnest ; one word , proclaiming crosse to what latorch hath in commission● and intends to publish . aub. well sir , not for your threats , but for your good , since more hurt to you would more hurt your countrey , and that you must make vertue of the neede that now compells you , i le consent as farre as silence argues to your will proclaimed : and since no more sonnes of your princely father survives to rule but you , and that i wish you should rule like your father , with the love and zeale of all your subjects ; this foule slaughter that now you have committed made ashamed with that faire blessing , that in place of plagues , heaven●ies our me●●ing disposition , which take here your sword , which now use like a prince , and no more like a tyrant . rol. this sounds well , live and be gracious with us . gis. and bal. oh lord aubrey . mat. he flatters thus ? sop. he temporizes fitly . rol. wonder invades me● doe you two thinke much , that he thus wisely , and with neede consents to what i author for your countries good ? you being my tutor , you my chancellour . gis. your chancellour , is not not your flatterer ●ir . bal. nor , is it your tutors part to shield such doctrine ? rol. sir , first know you● in praise of your pure oratorie that raise you . that when the people , who i know by this are raised out of their rests , and hastening hithe● to witnesse what is done here , are arrived with●●● latorch , that you extemp●r● shall fashion an oration to acquit and justifie this forced fact of mine ; or for the proud refusall lose your head . gis. i fashion an oration to acquit you ? sir , know you then , that t is a thing lesse easie to excuse a parracide than to commit it . rol. i doe not wish you sir , to excuse me , but to accuse my brother , as the cause of his owne slaughter by attempting mine . gis. not for the world , i should powre blood on blood● it were another murther to accuse him that fell innocent . rol. away with him , hence , haile him streight to executio● aub. farre fly such rigour your amendfull hand . rol. he perishes with him that speakes for him● ●uard doe thy office on him , on your lives-paine . gis. tyrant , t will has●e thy owne death . rol. let it wing it , ne threatens me ; villaines t●●re him piece , meale 〈◊〉 . guard. avant sir. ham. force him hence . rol. dispatch him captaine , and bring me instant word he i● dispatched . and how his re●●ike takes it . ham. i le not faile sir. rol. captaine , besides remember this in chiefe ; that being executed you denie to all his friends the rits of funerall , and cast his carkase out to dogges and ●oules . ham. t is done my lord. rol. vpon your life not faile . bal. what impious daring is there here of heaven ? rol. sir now prepare your selfe against the people , make here their entry to discharge the oration , he hath denied my will. bal. for feare of death ? ha , ha , ha , rol. is death rediculous with you ? workes misery of age this , or thy judgement● bal. iudgement false tyrant . rol. you le make no oration then ? bal. not to excuse , but aggravate thy murther if thou wilt ; which i will so enforce , i le make thee wreake it ( with hate of what thou win'st by 't ) on thy selfe , with such another justly merited murther . rol. i le answer you anon . enter lat●rch . lat. the citizens are hasting sir in heapēs , all full resolv'd by my perswasions of your brothers treason● : rol. honest latorch . enter h●●ond . ha. see sir , here 's gisberts head . rol. good speed ; wast with a sword ? ha. an axe fir . rol. an axe , t was vildely done , i would have had my owne fine headsman done it with a sword : goe , take this dotard here , and take his head off with a sword . ha. your school●master● rol. even he . bal. for teaching thee no better ; t is the best of all thy damned justices ; away captaine , i le follow . ed. oh stay there duke , and in the midst of all thy blood and fury , heare a poore maides petitions , here a daughter , the onely daughter of a wretched father● oh stay your haste as you shall neede this mercy . rol. away with this fond woman . ed. you most heare me , if there be any spake of pity● in you , if sweete humanity and mercy rule you ; i doe confesse you are a prince , your anger as great as you , your execution greater . rol. away with him . ed. oh captaine , by thy manhood by her soft soule that beare thee , i doe confesse sir , your doome of justice on your foes most righteous ; good noble prince looke on the●● rol. take her from me . ed. a curse upon his life that hinders me ; may fathers blessing never fall upon him , may heaven never heare his prayers : i beseech you , oh sir , these few teares beseech you ; these chast hands wooe you th●● never yet were heav'd but to things holy , things like your selfe , you are a god above us ; be as a god then , full of saving mercy ; mercy , oh mercy , for his sake mercy ; that when your stout heart weapes shall give you pitty ; here i must grow . ral. by heaven i le strike thee woman . ed. most willingly , let all thy anger seeke me , all the most studyed torments , so this good man , this old man , and this innocent escape thee . rol. carry him away , i say . ed. now blessing on thee , oh sweet pitty , i see it in thy eyes . i charge you souldiers even by the princes power , release my father ; the prince is mercifull , why doe you hold him ? he is old , why doe you hurt him ? speake , oh speake sir ; speake , as you are a man ; a mans life hangs sir , a friends life , and a foster life upon you : t is but a word , but mercy , quickly spoke sir ; oh speake prince , speake . rol. will no man here obey me ? have i no rule yet ? as i live he dies that does not execute my will , and suddenly . bal. all that thou canst doe , takes but one short houre from me . rol. hew off her hands . ham. lady hold off . ed. no hew'm , hew off my innocent hands as he commands you , exit guard , count bald. they 'le hang the faster on for deaths convulsion ; thou seede of rockes , will nothing move thee then : are all my teares lost ? all my righteous prayers drown'd in thy drunken wrath ? i stand thus then thus boldly , bloody tyrant , and to thy face in heavens high name defie thee ; and may sweet mercy when thy soule sighes for it , when under thy blacke mischi●●es thy flesh trembles , when neither strength , nor youth , nor friends , nor gold can stay one houre , when thy most wretched conscience wak'd from her dreame of death like fire shall melt thee , when all thy mothers teares , thy brothers wounds , thy peoples feares and curses , and my losse , my aged fathers losse shall stand before thee . rol. save him i say , runne , save him , save her father flie and redeeme his head . exit latorch . ed. may then that pitty , that comfort thou expect'st from heaven , that mercy be lock't up from thee , fly thee , howling find thee , despaire , oh my sweete father , stormes of terrors , blood till thou burst againe . rol. oh faire sweet anger . enter latorch and hamond with a 〈◊〉 . lat. i am two late sir , t was dispatch'd before● and his head is heare . rol. and my heart there ; goe bury him . give him faire rites of funerall , decent honour● . ed. wilt thou not take me monster ? heighest heaven give him a punishment fit for his mischiefe . lat. i feare thy prayer is heard , and he rewarded● lady have patience , t was unhappy speed ; blame not the duke , t was not his fault , but fates , he sent , you know to stay it , and commanded in care of you , the heavie object hence soone as it came ? have better thoughts of him . enter citizens . cit. 1. where 's this young traytor ? lat. noble citizens● here ; any here the wounds he gave your soveraigne lord. cit. 1. this prince of force must be belov'd of heaven , whom heaven hath thus preserv'd . cit. 2. and if he be belov'd of heaven , you know , he must be just , and all his actions so . rol. concluded like an oracle , oh how great a grace of heaven is a wise ●●●●zen ? for heaven t is makes them wise , as 't makes me just , as it preserves me , as i now survive by his strong hand to keepe you all alive ; your wives , your children , goods and lands kept yours , that had beene else preyes to his tyranous power , that would have prey'd on me , in bed a●saulted me in sacred time of peace ; my mother here , my sister , this just lord , and all had felt the curtian gulph of this conspiracie , of which my tutor and my chancellour , two of the gravest and most counted honest in all my dukedome ) were the monstrous head● ; oh trust no honest men for their sakes ever my politique citizens , but those that breathe the names of cut-throats , usurers an tyrants ; oh those beleeve 〈◊〉 , for the ●oule mouth'd world can give no better termes to ●imple goodnesse : even m● it dares blaspheme , and thinkes me tyrannou● for saving my owne life , sought by my brother : yet those that sought his life before by poyson ( though my owne servants , hoping to please me ) i le lead to death for t , which your eyes shall see . cit. 1. why , what a prince is here ? cit. 2. how just ? cit. 3. how gentle ? rol. well , now my dearest subjects ; or much rather my nerves , my spirits , or my vitall blood ; turne to your needfull rest , and setled peace , fixe in this roote of steele , from whence it sprung in heavens great helpe and blessing : but ere sleepe bind in his sweet oblivion your dull senses , the name and verme of heavens king ; advance for yours , in ●hiefe for my deliverance . cit. heaven and his king save our most pious soveraigne . exit citizens . rol. thankes my good people : mother and kind sister , and you my noble kinsmen , thinges borne thus , shall make you all command what ever i enjoy in this my absolute empery , take in the body of my princely brother ; for whose death , since his fate no other way , would give my eldest birth his supreme right ; we 'le mourne the cruell influence it beares , and wash his sepulcher with kindly teares . aub. if this game end thus , heavens will rule the se● . what we have yeelded to , we could not let . exit ●●nes , praet●r , latorch , and edith lat. good lady rise , and raise your spirits withall , more high than they are humbled ; you have cause , as much as ever honour'd happiest lady ; and when your eares are freer to take in your most amendfull and unmatched fortunes , i le make you drowne a hundred helpelesse deathes in sea of one life powr'd into your bosome ; with which shall flow into your armes , the ri●hes , the pleasures , honours , and the rule● o● p●in●●● ; which though death stop your ea●es , me thinks should ope'm assay to forget death . ed. oh slaughter'd father . lat. taste of what cannot be redress'd , and blesse the fate that yet you curse so ; sin●e for that you spake so movingly , and your sweet eyes with so much grace fill'd , that you set on fire the dukes affection , whom you now may rule as he rules all his dukedome , is 't not sweet ? does it not shine away your sorrowes clouds● sweet lady , take wi●e heart , and heare , and tell me● ed. i heare no word you speake . lat. prepare to heare then , and be not barr'd up from your selfe , nor adde to your ill fortune with your farre worse judgement● make me your servant to attend with all joyes your sad estate , till they both blesse and speake it : see how they 'le bow to you , make me waite , command m● to watch out every minute , for the stay your modest sorrow fancies , raise your graces , and doe my hopes the honour of your motion , to all the offered heights that now attend you : oh how your touches ravish ? how the duke is slaine already with your flames embrac'd ? i will both serve and vi●ite you , and often . ed. i am not fit sir. lat. time will make you lady . exeunt . act iii. scene ii. enter the guard , 3 or 4 boyes , then the shreriffe , cooke , yeoman of the cellar , butler , pantler to execution . guard 1. come bring in these fellows , on , away with them . guard 2. make roome before there , roome for the prisoners● boy 1. let 's run before boyes , we shall have no places else● boy 2. are these the youths ? cook these are the youths you look for , and , pray my honest friends , be not so hasty , there will be nothing done till we come , i assure you . boy 3. here 's a wise hanging , are there no more ? but. doe you heare sir ? you may come in for your share if you please . coo. my friend , if you be unprovided of a hanging , you look like a good fellow , i can afford you a reasonable peny-worth . boy 2. afore , afore boyes , here 's enough to make us sport . yeo. pox take you , doe you call this sport ? are these your recreations ? must we be hang'd to make you mirth ? coo. doe you heare sir ? you custard pate , we go to 't for high treason , an honourable fault : thy foolish father was hang'd for stealing sheepe . boyes away , away boyes . coo. doe you see how that sneaking rogue lookes now ? you , chip , pantler , you peaching rogue , that provided us these necklaces : you poore rogue , you costive rogue you . pant. pray , pray , fellowes . coo. pray for thy crusty soule ? where 's your reward now , goodman manchet , for your fine discovery ? i doe beseech you sir , where are your dollars ? draw with your fellowes , and be hang'd . yeo. he must now . for now he shall be hang'd first , that 's his comfort , a place too good for thee , thou meale mouth'd rascall . coo. hang handsomely for shame , come leave your praying you peaking knave , and die like a good courtier ; die honestly , and like a man ; no preaching , with i beseech you take example by me , i liv'd a lewd man , good people ; pox on t : die me as if thou hadst din'd , say grace , and god be with you , guard. come , will you forward ? cook. good mr sheriffe , your leave to , this hasty work was nere done well : give us so much time as but to sing our owne ballads , for wee le trust no man , nor no tune but our owne ; t was done in ale too , and therefore cannot be refus'd in justice . your penny pot poets are such pelting theeves , they ever hang men twice ; we have it here sir , and so much every merchant of our voyage , he le make a sweet returne else of his credit . yeo. one fit of our owne mirth and then we are for you . gu●r . make haste then , dispatch . yeo. there 's day enough , sir. coo. come boyes , sing cheerfully , we shall nere sing yonger● we have chosen a loud tune too , because it should like well . the song come , fortune 's a whore , i care not who tell her , would offer to strangle a page of the cellar , that should by his oath , to any mans thinking , and place , have had a defence for his drinking ; but thus she does still , when she pleases to palter , in stead of his wages , she gives him a halter . three merry boyes , and three merry boyes , and three merry boyes are we , as ever did sing in a hempen string , under the gallow-tree . 2 but i that was so lusty , and ever kept my bottles , that neither they were musty , and seldome lesse than pottles , for me to be thus stopt now , with hemp in stead of cork sir , and from the gallows lopt now , shewes that there is a fork sir , in death , and this the token , man may be two wayes killed , or like the bottle , broken , or like the wine , be spilled . three merry boyes , &c 3 oh yet but look on the master cook , the glory of the kitchin , in sowing whose fate at so lofty a rate , no taylor ere had stitching● for though he makes the man , the cooke yet makes the dishes ; the which no taylor can , wherein i have my wishes , that i who at so many a feast have pleasde so many tasters , should now my selfe come to be drest , a dish for you my masters● three merry boyes , &c. coo. there 's a few coppies for you ; now farewell friends : and good mr sheriffe , let me not be printed with a brasse pot on my head . but. march faire , march faire , afore good captain pantler . 4 pant. oh man or beast , or you at least , that weare or brow or antler , prick up your eares , unto the teares of me poore paul the pantler , that thus am clipt because i chipt the cursed crust of treason with loyall knife : oh dolefull strife , to hang thus without reason . act iv. scene i. enter aubrey and latorch . latorch , i have wayted here to speak with you , and you must hearken : set not forth your legs of haste , nor put yonr face of businesse on ; an honester affaire than this i urge too , you will not easily think on ; and t will be reward to entertaine it : t is your fortune to have our masters ●are above the rest of us that follow him , but that no man envies : for i have well con●●dered , truth sometimes may be conveyd in by the same conduits that falshood is : these courses that he takes , cannot but end in ruine ; empire got by blood and violence , must so be held ; and how unsafe that is , he first will prove , that toyling still to remove enemies , makes him selfe more ; it is not now a brother a faithfull councellour of estate or two , that are his danger , they are far dispatch'd it is a multitude that begin to feare , and think what began there , must end in them , for all the fine oration that was made 'em ; and they are not an easie monster quelld . princes may pick their suffering nobles out ; and one by one employ 'em to the block ; but when they once grow formidable to their clownes , and coblers , ware then , guard themselves ; if thou durst tell him this , lotorche , the service would not discredit the good name you hold with men , besides the profit to your master , and the publick . lat. i conceive not so , sir. they are ayrie feares ; and why should i object them unto his fancy ? wound what is yet ●ound ? your counsailes colour no● , with reason of state , where all that 's necessary still is just ? the actions of the prince , while they succeed , should be made good , and glorified ; not questiond , men doe but shew their ill affections , that — aub. what ? speak out . lat. doe murmure against their masters . aub. is this to mee ? lat. it is to whosoever mislikes of the dukes courses aub. i , i st so ? at your stateward , sir ? lat. i 'me sworne to heare nothing may prejudice the prince . aub. why doe you ? or have you , ha ? lat , i cannot tel , mens hearts shew in their words sometims . aub. i everthought thee knave of the chamber , art thou the spy too ? lat. a watchman for the state , and one that 's known sir , to be rightly affected . aub. baud of the state ; no lesse than of thy masters lusts . i now see nothing can redeem thee ; doest thou mention affection , or a heart that ne're hadst any ? know'st not to love or hate , but by the state , as thy prince does`t before thee ? that dost never weare thy owne face , but putt'st on his , and gather'st● baits for his ●ares : liv'st wholly at his beck , and e're thou dar'st utter a thought 's thine owne , must expect his ; crep'st forth and wad'st into him as if thou wert to passe a foord , there proving yet if thy tongue may stop on safely , or no : then bring'st his vertue asleep , and stayst the wheele both of his reason , and judgement , that they move no● . whit'st over all his vices ; and at last dost draw a cloud of words before his eyes , till hee can neither see thee , nor himselfe ? wretch ; i dare give him honest counsailes , i ; and love him while i tell him truth : old aubrey dares goe the straightest way , which still`s the shortest , walke on the thornes thou scatter'st , parasite , and tread 'em into nothing : and if thou then lett'st a look fall , of the least dislike , i le rip thy crown up with my sword at height , and pluck thy skin over thy face : in sight of him thou flatter'st ; unto thee i speak it , slave , against whom all lawes , should now conspire , and every creature that hath sense , be armd , as 'gainst the common enimy of mankind ; that sleepst within thy masters eare , and whisp'erst t is better for him to be feard , than lovd : bidst him trust no mans freindship , spare no blood , that may secure him ; t is no cruelty that hath a spatious end ; for soverainty break all the lawes of kind ; if it succeed an honest , noble , and prayse-worthy deed ; while hee that takes thy poysons in , shall feele their virulent workings in a poynt of time , when no repentance can bring ayd , but all his spirits shall melt , with what his conscience burnd and dying in flatterers armes , shall fall unmournd . there 's matter for you now . lat. my lord , this makes not , for loving of my master . aub. loving ? no. they hate ill princes most that make them so . enter rollo , hamand , allan , guard. rol. i le heare no more . ham. alas , t is for my brorher . i beseech your highnesse . rol , how , a brother ? had not i one my selfe ? did title move mee when it was fit that hee should dye ? away . all. brother , loose no word more , leave my good cause t`upbraid the tyrant , i `me glad , ●`me falne , now in those times that willd some great example t' assure men wee can die for honesty . rol. sir , you are brave ; pray that you hold your neck as bravely forth anon unto your headsman . all. would hee would strike as bravely , and thou by . rollo , t' would make thee quake to see mee die . aub. what 's his offence ? ham. for giving gisbert buriall ; who was sometimes his master , all. yes : lord aubery . my gratitude , and humanity , are my crimes . rol. why beare you him not hence ? aub. my lord ( stay souldiers ) i doe beseech your highnesse , doe not loose such men for so slight causes . this is one has still been faithfull to you , a tryde soule in all your fathers battailes ; i have seene him bestride a friend , against a score of foes , and looke , he looks as hee would kill his hundred for you , sir , were you in some danger . all. till hee killd his brother , his chancellor , then his master , to which he can adde nought to equall nero , but killing of his mother . aub. peace , brave foole ; thou valiant asse , here is his brother too , sir , a captaine of your guard , hath servd you long , with the most noble witnesse of his truth markd in his face , and every part about him , that turnes not from an enemy . but view him , oh doe not grieve him sir , if you doe meane that hee shall hold his place : it is not safe to tempt such spirits , and let them weare their swords , you 'le make your guards your terrours by these acts and throw more hearts of from you then you hold : and i must tell you sir , ( with my old freedome and my old faith to boot ) you have not livd so but that your state will need such men , such hands of which here 's one , shall in an houre of tryall doe you more certaine service with a stroak , than the whole bundle of your flatterers with all the unsavory unction of their tongues● rol. peace , talker . aub , one that loves you yet , my lord . and would not see you pull on your owne ruines● mercy becomes a prince , and guards him best , awe and affrights are never tyes of love ; and when men begin to feare the prince , they hate him . rol. am i the prince , or you ? aub. my lord i hope i have not utterd ought should urge that question . rol. then practise your obedience , see him dead . aub. my lord , rol. i le heare no more . aub. i 'me sorry then ; there 's no small despaire , sir , of their safety , whose eares are blockt up against truth ; come captain . ham. i thank you , sir. aub. for what ? for seeing thy brother dye a man , and honest ? live thou so captaine , i will i assure thee , although i die for 't too : come — exeunt all but rollo & lator rol. now latorche , what doe you think ? lat. that aubreys speech and manners sound somewhat of the boldest rol. t is his custome . lat. it may be so , and yet be worth a feare . rol. if we thought so , it should be worth his life , and quickly too . lat. i dare not , sir , be author of what i would be , t is so dangerous ; but with your highnesse favour and your licence . rol. he talks , t is true ; he is licenc'd : leave him , we now are duke alone , latorche , securd ; nothing left standing to obscure our prospect , we look right forth , beside , and round about us , and see it ours with pleasure : only one wish'd joy there wants , to make us to possesse it , and that is edith , edith , shee that got me in bloud and teares , in such an opposite minute , as had i not once set all the flames and shaft of love shot in me ( his whole armory ) i should have thought him as farre off as death . lat. my lord , expect a while , your happinesse is neerer than you think it , yet her griefes are greene and fresh ; your vigilant latorche hath not been idle : i have leave already to visite her , and send to her● rol. my life . lat. and if i find not out as speedie wayes and proper instruments to work and bring her to your fruition ; that she be not watch'd tame to your highnesse wish , say you have no servant is capable of such a trust about you , or worthy to be secretary of your pleasure . rol. oh my latorche , what shall i render thee for all thy travailes , care and love ? lat. sir , one suit , which i will ever importune , till you grant me● rol. about your mathematitians ? lat. yes to have the scheme of your nativity judg'd by them , i hav 't already erected ; oh my lord , you doe not know the labour of my feares , my doubts for you are such as cannot hope any security , but from the starres ; who , being rightly ask'd , can tell man more than all power else , there being no power beyond them● rol. all thy petitions still are care of us , aske for thy selfe . lat. what more can concerne me , than this ? rol. well , rise true honest man , and goe then , wee 'le study our selves a meanes how to reward thee . lat. your grace is now inspir'd ; now , now your highnesse begins to live , from this houre count your joyes : but , sir , i must have warrants , with blanks figurd , to put in names , such as i like . rol. you shall . lat. they dare not else offer , sir , at your figure● oh i shall bring you wonders ; ther 's a frier rusee , an admirable man , another a gentleman , and then lafiske , the mirrour of his time ; 't was he that sett it● but there 's one norbret , ( him i never saw ) has made a mirrour , a meere looking-glasse , in shew you`ld think 't no other ; the forme ovall , as i am given to understand by letter , which renders you such shapes , and those so differing , and some that will be question'd and give answers ; then has he sett it in a frame , that wrought unto the revolutions of the starres , and so compact by due proportions unto their harmony , doth move alone a true automaton ; thus dedalus statues , or vulcans tooles — rol. dost thou beleeve this ? lat. sir ? why , what should stay my faith , or turn my sense ? he has been about it above twentie yeares , three sevens , the powerfull , and the perfect numbers ; and art and time , sir , can produce such things . what doe i reade there of hiarbas banquet ? the great gymnosophist , that had his butlers and carvers of pure gold waiting at table ? the images of mercury , too , that spoke ? the wooden dore that flew ? a snake of brasse that hist ? and birds of silver that did sing ? all those new done by the mathematicks , without which there`s no science , nor no truth . rol. you are in your spheare , latorch : and rather than i le contend w 'yee for it , i le beleeve it . y'have won upon me that i wish to see my fate before me now , what ere it bee . lat. and i le endeavour , you shall know with speed , for which i should have one of trust goe with mee , if you please , hamond , that i may by him send you my first dispatches ; after i shall bring you more , and as they come still more , rol. take your way , choose your owne meanes , and be it prosperous to us . exeunt . act. iv. scae. ii. enter ru●ee , de bube , la fiske , norbert , pippeau . rus. come , beare up sirs , we shall have better dayes , my almanack tels me . bub. what is that ? your rumpe ? rus. it never itch'd in vaine yet , slide la fiske throw off thy ●luggish face , i cannot abide to see thee tooke like a poore jade i' th' pound , that saw no meat these three dayes . fiske . slight , to me it seemes thirteene dayes since i saw any . rus. how ? fis . i can't remember that i ever saw or meat or money , you may talke of both to open a mans stomack or his purse , but feed 'em still with ayre . bub. fryar , i feare you do not say your office well a dayes . nor. pox , he feedes with leachery , and lives upon th' exchange of his two eggs and puddings with the market women . rus. and what do you sir , with the advocats wife , whom you perswade , upon your doctorall bed , to take the mathematicall trance so often ? fis . come , we are starke naught all , bad 's the bost of us , foure of the seven deadly spots we are ; besides our lechery , we are envious , and most , most gluttonous when we have it thus , most covetous now we want it ; then our boy he is a fift spot , sloth and he undoes us . bub. 't is true , the child was wont to be industrious , and now and then sent to a merchants wife sicke of the husband , or a swearing butler that mist of his bowles , a crying maid had lost a silver spoon ; the curry come somtims was wanting ; there was somthing gotten● but now — pip. what now ? did not i yester-morning bring you in a cardecu there from the pesant , whosse 〈◊〉 i had driven aside , and hid , that you might conjure for him ? and then last night , six souz from the cooks wife , you shar'd among you to set a figure for the 〈◊〉 i stole , it is not at home yet ; these things , my masters , in a hard time , they would be thought on , you talke of your lands and castles in the ayre , of your twelve houses there : but it is i that bring you in your rents for 'em , 't is pippe●● that is your bird-call . nor. faith he does w●ll , and cuts through the elements for us , i must needs say in a fine dextrous line . fis . but not as he did at first , then he would sayle with any wind int ' every creek and corner . pip. i was light then , new built and rigg'd when i came to you , gentlemen , but now with often and far ventring for you here be leakes spr●●● and whole plancks wanting see you ; if you 'le new sheat● me●●●●ine , yet i am for you to any bog or sleights , where ere you 'le send me , for as , 〈◊〉 whe●● can this ragged bark put in for any service ; lesse it be o' th isle of rogues , and there turne pyrate for you . nor. faith he sayes reason , fryer , you must leave your neat crispe gla●●et● and fall to your syder a while ; and you la fiske , your larded capons , and turkeys for a time● and take a good cleane tripe in your way ; de bube too must content him with wholesome two souz'd pe●itoes , no more crown ordinaries , till we have cloath'd our infant . bub. so you 'le keep your own good motions , doctor , your deare selfe . fis . yes , for we all do know the latitude of your concupiscence . rus. here about your belly . bub. you 'le picke a bottle open or a whimsey , as soon as the best of us . fis . and dip your wrists bands , ( for cuffs y'have none ) as comely in the sauce the bell rings . as any courtyer — harke , the bell , who is there rus. good luck i do conjure thee ; boy look out . pip. they are gallants , courtiers , one of 'em is exit and enter again . to nor●ret . of the dukes bed-chamber . rus. latorche , down , on with your gown , there 's a new suite arriv'd , did i not tell you , sons of hunger ? crownes , crowns are comming toward you , wine & wenches you shall have once again , and fidlers : into your studyes close ; each lay his eare to his doore , and as you heare me to prepare you so come , and put me on that visard only . enter latorche , hamond . lat. you 'le not be far hence captain , when the businesse is done you shall receive present dispatch . h●m . i le walke sir , in the cloyster . exit . rus. monsieur latorche ; my sonne the stars are happy still that guide you hither . lat. i 'me glad to heare their secretary say so , my learned father russ● , where 's la fiske , monsieur de bube , how do they ? rus. at their studyes , they are the secretaries of the stars , sir , still at their books , they will not be pull'd off , they stick like cupping glasses ; if ever men spoke with the tongue of destiny , 't is they . lat. for loves sake let 's salute em . rus. boy , go see , tell them who 's here , say , that their friends do challenge some portion of their time , this is our minutes ; pray'em they 'le spare it : they are the sun and moon of knowledge ; pitty two such noble lights should live obscur'd here in an university , whose beames were fit , to illumine any court of christendome● enter la fiske , de bube and pippeau . lat. the duke will shortly know ' em . fis . well , look upon the astrolabe ; you 'le find it foure almucanturies at least . bub. it is so . rus. still , of their learned stuffe , they care for nothing , but how to know , as negligent of their bodies in dyet , or else , especially in their cloths , as if they had no change . pip. they have so little as well may free them from the name of shifters . fis . monsieur latorche ? lat. how is it , learned gentlemen , with both your vertues ? bub. a most happy houre , when we see you , sir. lat. when you heare me then it will be happier ; the duke greets you both thus , and though you may touch no money , father , yet you may take it . rus. 't is his highnesse bounty , but yet to me , and these that have put off the world , superfluous . fis . we have heard of late of his highnesse good successe . bub. and gratulate it . lat. indeed he hath scap'd a strange conspiracy , thanks to his stars ; which stars be prayes by me , you would again consul● , and make a judgement on what you lately erected for my love . rus. oh , sir , we dare not . fis . for our lives . bub. it is the princes scheame . lat. t' incounter with that feare , here 's to assure you , his signet , write your names , and be secured all three . bub. we must intreat some time , sir , lat. i must then intreat it , be as present as you can . fis . have you the scheame here ? lat. yes . rus. i would you had sir another warrant . dat. what would that do ? rus. marry we have a doctor sir , that in this businesse would not performe the second part . lat , not him that you writ to me of ? rus. the very same . lat. i should have made it , sir , my suite to see him , here is a warrant father , i conceiv'd that he had solely applyed himselfe to magick . rus. and to their studies too sir , in this field , he was initiated , but we shall hardly draw him from his chaire . lat. tell him he ●hall have gold . fis . oh , such a sillable would make him to forsweare ever to breath in your sight . lat. how then ? fis . sir , he if you do please to give him any thing , must have 't convey'd under a paper . rus. or left behind some book in his study . bub. or in some old wall . fis . where his familiars may tell him of it , and that pleases him , sir. bub. or else i le go and assay him . lat. take gold with you . rus. that will not be amisse ; give it the boy , sir , he knowes his holes , and how to baite his spirits . pip. we must lay in severall places , sir. rus. that 's true , that if one come not the other may hit . lat. well , go then , is he so learned , gentlemen . fis . the very top of our profession ; mouth of the fates , pray heaven his spirits be in a good humor to take . they 'le fling the gold about the house else . bub. i , and beat the fryer if he go not well furnisht with holy-water . fis . sir , you must observe him . bub. not crosse him in a word , for then he 's gone . fis . if he doe come , which is hazard , yet masse he 's here , this is speed . enter norbert , russe , pippeau . nor. where is our scheme , let 's see , dispatch , nay fumbling now , who 's this ? rus. chiefe gentleman of the dukes chamber , doctor . nor. oh , let him be , good even to him , he 's a courtyer , i le spare his complement , tell him , what 's here ? the geniture nocturnall , longitude at forty nine and ten minutes ? how are the cardines ? fis . libra in twenty foure forty foure minutes , and capricorne . nor. i see in , see the planets , where , how are they dispos'd ? the sun and mercury , mars with the dragons tayle in the third house , and pars fortune in the imo coeli , then jupiter in the twelve , the cacodemon . bub. and venus in the second inferna porta . nor. i see it , peace , then saturne in the fifth , luna i' th seventh , and much of scorpio , then mars his gaudium , rising in th`ascendent , and joyn'd with libra too , the house of venus , and iuniu coeli , mars his exaltation in the seventh house , aries being his naturall house and where he is now seated , and all these shew him to be the almuter . rus. yes , he 's lord of the geniture , whether you examine in by ptolomeys way , or messethales , lael , or alkindus . fi● . no other planet hath so many dignities either by himselfe● or in regard of the cuspes . nor. why hold your tongue then if you know it ; venus the lady of the horoscope , being libra the other part , mars rules : so that the geniture , being nocturnall , luna is the highest , none else being in sufficient dignity , she being in aries in the seventh house , where sol exalted , ' is the alchoroden . bub. yes , for you see he hath his termine in the degrees where she is , and enjoyes by that , six dignities . fis . which are cleerly more than any else that view her in the scheame . nor. why i saw this , and could have told you too . that he beholds her with a trine aspect here out of sagitary , almost partly , and how that mars out of the selfesame house , ( but another signe ) here by a platique aspect lookes at the hilege , with a quartile ruling the house where the sun is ; all this could i have told you , but that you 'le outrun me , & more , that this same quartile aspect to the lady of life , here in the seventh , promises some danger , cauda draconis being so neere mars , and caput algell in the house of death . lat. how sir ? i pray you cleare that . nor. what is the question first ? rus. of the dukes life , what dangers threaten him ? nor. apparent , & those suddaine , when the hyley or alchorodon by direction come to a quartile opposition of the place where mars is in the geniture ( which is now at hand ) or else oppose to mars himself ; expect it . lat. but they may be prevented . nor. wisdome only that rules the stars , may do it ; for mars being lord of the geniture in capricorne , is , if you marke it , now a sextile here , with venus lady of the horoscope . so she being in her exilium , which is scorpio , and mars his gaudium , is ore rul'd by him , and cleare debilitated five degrees beneath her ordinary power , so that , at the most she can but mittigate . lat. you cannot name the persons bring this danger ? nor. no , that the stars tell us not , they name no man , that is a worke , sir , of another place . rus. tell him whom you suspect , and hee 'le guesse shrewdly . lat. sir , we do feare one aubrey ; if 't were he i should be glad ; for we should soon prevent him . fis . i know him , the dukes kinsman , a tall man ? lay hold of 't norbret . nor. let me pause a little , is he not neare of kin unto the duke ? lat. yes reverend sir. lat. fart for your reverence , keep it till then ; and somewhat high of statutre ? lat. he is so . nor. how old is he ? fis . about seven and fifty . nor. his head and beard inclining to be grey . lat. right , sir. fis . and fat ? nor. he is somewhat corpulent , is he not ? lat. you speak the man , sir. nor. well , look to him , farewell . exit norb. lat. oh , it is aubrey ; gentlemen , i pray you , let me receive this under all your hands . rus. why , he will shew you him in his magick glasse if you intreate him , and but gratifie a spirit or two more . lat. he shall eat gold if he will have it , so shall you all ; ther 's that amongst you first , let me have this to send the duke in the meane time ; and then what sights you please to shew ; i le have you so rewarded as never artists wete , you shall to court along with me , and there wait your fortunes . bub. we have a pretty part of 't in our pockets ; boy we will all be new , you shall along to . exeunt . act. iiii. scae. iii. enter sophia , matilda , edith . mat. good madam heare the suit that edith urges● with such submisse beseeches ; nor remaine so strictly bound to sorrow for your sonne , that nothing else , though never so befitting , obtaines your eares , o●●●servation . sop. what would she say ? i heare . edith . my suit is , madam , that you would please to thinke aswell of justice due to your sonnes revenge , as of more wrong added to both your selves for it , in only grieving . th' undaunted power of princes , should not be confin'd in deedlesse cold calamity ; anger , the twinne of sorrow , in your wrongs should not be smother'd , when his right of birth claimes th' ayre as well , and force of comming forth . sop. sorrow is due already , anger never should be conceived but where it may be borne in some fact fit t' employ his active flame , that else consumes who beares it , and abides like a false starre that quenches as it glides . ed. i have such means t' employ it as your wish can thinke no better , easier , or securer ; and such as but th' honors i intend to your partakings ; i alone could end : but your parts in all dues to crying blood for vengeance in the shedder , are much greater● and therefore should worke your hands to his slaughter , for your consent to which , t' were infinite wrong to your severe and most partiall justice , to move you to forget so false a sonne , as with a mothers duty made you curse him . mat. edith , he is forgot , for any son borne of my mother , or to me a brother . for should we still performe our rights to him we should partake his wrongs , and as foule be in blood and damned paricide as he . and therefore tell the happy meanes that heaven puts in thy hand , for all our long'd for freedome from so abhorr'd and impious a monster . sop. tell what she will , i 'le lend nor hand nor eare to whatsoever heaven puts in her power . exit sophia . mat. how strange she is to what she chiefly wishes ? sweet edith be not any thought the more discourag'd in thy purpose , but assured her heart and prayers are thine ; and that we two shall be enough to all we wish to doe . ed. madam , my selfe alone , i make no doubt shall be afforded power enough from heaven to end the murtherer : all i wish of you , is but some richer ornaments and jewels than i am able to provide my selfe , to helpe out the defects of my poore beauty ; that yet hath been enough , as now it is , to make his fancy mad with my desire ? but you know , madam , women never can , be too faire to torment an amorous man ; and this mans torments i would heighten still , till at their highest he be fit to kill . mat. thou shalt have all my jewels and my mothers , and thou shalt paint too , that his bloods desire may make him perish in a painted fire ; hast thou been with him yet ? ed. beene with him ? no ; i set that houre backe to haste more his longing● but i have promis'd to his instruments , the admittance of a visit at our house , where yet i would receive him with all lustre my sorrow would give leave to , to remove suspition of my purpose . mat. thou shalt have all i can adde , sweet wench , in jewels , tyres● i 'le be my selfe thy dresser , nor may i serve my owne love with a contracted husband more sweetly , nor more amply than maist thou thy forward will with his bewitch'd affections : affects thou any personall ayde of mine my noblest edith ? ed. naught but your kinde prayers for full effect and speed of my affaire . mat. they are thine , my edith , as for me , my own ; for thou well know'st , if blood shed of the best should coole and be forgotten , who would feare to shed blood still ? or where ( alas ) were then the endlesse love we owe to worthy men ? ed. love of the worthiest ever blesse your highnesse . exeunt . act. v. scae. i. enter rollo with a glasse , aubrey , and servants . rol. i never studied my glasse till now , it is exceeding well ; now leave me ; cozen , how takes your eye the object ? aub. i have learn'd so much sir of the courtier , as to say your person do's become your habit ; but being called unto it by a noble warre , would grace an armour better . rol. you are still for that great art of which you are the master ; yet , i must tell you , that to the encounters we oft attempt , arm'd only thus , we bring as troubled blood , feares mixt with flattring hopes , the danger in the service to as great as when we are to charge quite through and through the body of an army . aub. i 'le not argue how you may ranke the dangers , but will die in 't , the ends which they arrive at , are as distant in every circumstance , as farre as honor is from shame and repentance . rol. you are sower ? aub i would speake my free thoughts , yet not appeare so ; nor am i so ambitious of the title of one that dares talke any thing that was against the torrent of his owne opinion , that i affect to speake ought may offend you : and therefore gracious sir , ●e pleased to thinke my manners or discretion have inform'd me that i was borne , in all good ends , to serve you ; and not to checke at what concernes me not : i looke not with sore eyes on your rich out-side , nor wracke my thoughts to find out to what purpose 't is now employ'd ; i wish it may be good , and that , i hope , offends not for a subject towards his prince in things indifferent ; to use the austerenesse of a censuring cato is arrogance , not freedome . rol. i commend this temper in you , and will cherish it , ent. hamond with leters . they come from rome , latorch imployed you ? ham. true sir. rol. i must not now be troubled with a thought of any new designe ; good aubrey reade 'em , and as they shall direct you , use my power , or to reply or execute , aub. i will sir. rol. and captaine , bring a squadron of our guard to th' house that late was baldwins , and there wait me . ham. i shall . rol. some two houres hence . ham. with my best care . rol. inspire me love , and be thy diety or scorn'd or fear'd , as now thou favour●st me . exit rollo . ham. my stay to do my duty , may be wrongs your lordships privacy . aub. captaine , your love is ever welcome ; i intreat your patience while i peruse these . ham. i attend your pleasure . aub. how 's this , a plot on me ? ham. what is contain'd in th'letters that i brought , that thus transports him ? aub. to be wrought on by rogues , and have my head brought to the axe by knaves that cheate for bread ? the creatures of a parasite , a slave ; i finde you heare latorch , not wonder at it ; but that this honest captaine should be made his instrument , afflicts me ; i 'le make triall whether his will or weaknesse made him doe it . captaine you saw the duke when he commanded i should do what these letters did direct me , and i presume you thinke i 'le not neglect for feare or favour , to remove all dangers how neere soever that man can be to me from whom they should have birth . ham. it is confirm'd . aub. nor would you captaine , i believe , refuse , or for respect of thankefulnesse , or hopes , to use your sword with fullest confidence where he shall bid you strike . ham. i never have done . aub. nor will i thinke . ham. i hope it is not question'd . aub. the means to have it so , is now propos'd you● draw , so , 't is well , and next cut off my head . ham. what meanes your lordship ? aub. 't is sir the dukes pleasure : my innocence hath made me dangerous , and i must be remov'd , and you the man must act his will. ham. i 'le be a traytor first , before i serve it thus . aub. it must be done , and that you may not doubt it , there 's your warran● but as you read , remember hamond , that i never wrong'd one of your brave profession ; and , though it bee not manly , i must grieve that man of whose love i was most ambitious could find no object of his hate but me ? ham. it is no time to talke now , honor'd sir , be pleas'd to heare thy servant , i am wrong'd , and cannot , being now to serve the duke , stay to expresse the manner how ; but if i doe not suddenly give you strong proofes , your life is dearer to me than my owne , may i live base , and dye so : sir your pardon . exit hamond . aub. i am both waies ruin'd , both waies mark't for slaughter on every side , about , behinde , before me , my certaine fate is fix't : were i a knave now , i could avoid this : had my actions but meere relations to their owne ends , i could s●ape now : oh honesty ! thou elder child of vertue , thou seed of heaven , why to acquire thy goodnesse should malice and distrust sticke thornes before us , and make us swim unto thee , hung with hazards ? but heaven is got by suffering , not disputing● say he knew this before hand , where am i then ? or say he do's not know it , where 's my loyalty ? i know his nature , troubled as the sea , and as the sea devouring when he 's vex'd , and i know princes are their own expounders . am i afraid of death ? of dying nobly ? of d●ing in mine innocence uprightly ? have i met death in all his formes , and feares , now on the points of swords , now pitch'd on lances ? in fires , and stormes of arrows , battels , breaches , and shall i now shrink frō him , when he courts me smiling and full of sanctity ? i 'le meet him ; my loyall hand and heart shall give this to him , and though it beare beyond what poets feigne a punishment , duery shall meet that paine ; and my most constant heart to do him good , shall check at neither pale affright , nor bloud . enter messenger . messen. the dutchesse presently would crave your presence , aubrey . i come ; and aubrey now resolve to keep thy honor living , though thy body sleep . exit . act. v. scae. ii. enter edith , a boy , and a banquet set out . edith . now for a fathers murther , and thy ruine , all chastity shall suffer if he raigne ; thou blessed soule , look down , and steele thy daughter , look on the sacrifice she comes to send thee , and through the bloudy cloud behold my piety , take from my cold heart feare , from my sex pitty , and as i wipe theses teares off , shed for thee , so all remembrance may i loose of mercy ; give me a womans anger bent to bloud , the wildnesse of the winds to drown his prayers , storme like may my destruction fall upon him , my rage like roving billowes as they rise , powr'd on his soule to sinke it , give me flattery , ( for yet my constant soule neer knew dissembling . flattery the food o●●ooles , that i may , rocke him and lull him in the downe of his desires ; that in the height of all his hopes and wishes , his heaven forgot , and all his lusts upon him , my hand , like thunder from a could , may seize him . i heare him come , go boy , and entertaine him . enter rollo . song . take , oh take those lips away that so swetly were forsworne , and those eyes , like breake of day , lights that doe misleade the morne , but my kisses being againe , seales of love , though seal'd in vaine . hide , oh hide those hils of snow , which thy frozen blossome beares , on whose tops the pincks that grow are of those that april weares . but first set my poore heart free , bound in those ioy chaines by thee . rol. what bright star , taking beauties forme upon her , in all the happy lustre of heavens glory , ha's drop'd downe from the skye to comfort me ? wonder of nature , let it not prophane thee my rude hand touch thy beauty , nor this kisse ; the gentle sacrifice of love and service be offer'd to the honor of thy sweetnesse edith . my gracious lord , no diety dwells here , nor nothing of that vertue , but obedience , the servant to your will affects no flattery . rollo . can it be flattery to sweare those eyes are loves eternall lamps he fires all hearts with ? that tongue the smart string to his bow ? those sighes the deadly shafts he sends into our soules ? oh , looke upon me with thy spring of beauty . ed. your grace is full of game . rollo . by heaven , my edith , thy mother fed on roses when she bred thee . ed. and thine on brambles that have prick'd her heart out . rollo . the sweetnesse of the arabian winde still blowing upon the treasures of perfumes and spices , in all their pride and pleasures call thee mistris . ed. wil 't please you sit sir ? rol. so you please sit by me . faire gentle maid , there is no speaking to thee , the excellency that appeares upon thee tyes up my tongue : pray speake to me . ed. of what sir ? rol. of any thing , any thing is excellent● will you take my directions ? speake of love then ; speake of thy faire selfe edith ; and while thou speak'st , let me , thus languishing , give up my selfe wen●h . ed. h 'as a strange cunning tongue , why doe you sigh sir ? how masterly he turnes himselfe to catch me ? rol. the way to paradise , my gentle maide , is hard and crooked , scarce repentance finding , with all her holy helpes , the dore to enter . give me thy hand , what dost thou feele ? ed. your teares sir. you weepe extreamly ; strengthen me now justice , why are these sorrowes sir ? rol. thou't never love me if i should tell thee , yet there 's no way left ever to purchase this blest paradise , but swimming thither in these teares . ed. i stagger . rol. are they not drops of blood ? ed. no. rol. th' are for blood then for guiltlesse blood , and they must drop , my edith , they must thus drop , ●ll i have drown'd my mischiefes . ed. if this be true , i have no strength to touch him . rol. i prethee looke upon me , turne not from me ; alas i doe confesse i 'me made of mischiefe , begot with all mans miseries upon me ; but see my sorrowes , made , and doe not thou , whose only sweetest sacrifice is softnesse , whose true condition , tendernesse of nature . ed. my anger melts , oh , i shall lose my justice . rol. do not thou learne to kill with cruelty , as i have done to murther with thy eyes , ( those blessed eyes ) as i have done with malice , when thou hast wounded me to death with scorne , ( as i deserve it lady ) for my true love , when thou hast loaden me with earth for ever , take heed my sorrowes , and the stings i suffer ; take heed my nightly dreames of death and horrour persue thee not : no time shall tell thy griefes then , nor shall an houre of joy adde to thy beauties . looke not upon one as i kill'd thy father , as i was smear'd in blood , do not thou hate me , but thus in whitenesse of my wash't repentance , in my hearts teares and truth of love to edith , in my faire life hereafter . ed. he will foole me . rol. oh with thine angell eyes behold and close me , of heaven we call for mercy and obtaine it ; to justice for our right on earth and have it ; of thee i beg for love , save me , and give it . ed. now heaven thy helpe , or i am gone for ever , his tongue ha's turn'd me into melting pity . enter hamond and guard. ham. keepe the doores safe , and upon paine of death let no man enter till i give the word . guard. we shall sir. exeunt . ham. here he is in all his pleasure ; i have my wish rol. how now ? why dost thou stare so ? ed. a helpe , i hope . rol. what dost thou here ? who sent thee ? ham. my brother , and the base malicious office thou mad'st me doe to aubrey , pray . rol. pray ? ham. pray ; pray if thou canst pray , i shall kill thy soule else , pray suddenly . rol. thou can'st not be so trayterous . ham. it is a justice ; stay lady ; for i perceive your end ; a womans hand must not rob me of vengeance . ed. 't is my glory . ham. 't is mine , stay , and share with me ; by the gods , rollo , there is no way to save thy life . rol. no ? ham. no , it is so monstrous , no repentance cures it . rol. why then thou shalt kill her first , and what this blood will cast upon thy cursed head . ham. poore guard sir. ed. spare not brave captaine . rol. feare , or the divell ha's thee . ham. such feare sir as you gave your honor'd mother , when your most vertuous brother , sheild like , held her ; such i 'le give you , put her away . rol. i will not , i will not die so tamely . ham. murtherous villaine , wilt thou draw seas of blood upon thee . ed. feare not , kill him good captaine , any way dispatch him , my body 's honor'd with that sword that through me , sends his blacke soule to hell : oh , but for one hand . ham. shake him off bravely . ed. he 's too strong , strike him . ham. oh , am i with you sir ? now keepe you from him , what ha●s he got a knife . ed. looke to him captaine , for now he will be mischievous . ham. do you smile sir ? do's it so tickle you ? have at you once more . ed. oh bravely thrust ; take heed he come not in sir ; to him againe , you give him too much r●spite . rol. yet will you save my life , and i 'le forgive thee . and give the all● all honors , all advancements , call thee my friend . ed. strike , strike , and heare him not , his tongue will tempt a saint . rol. oh , for my soules sake . ed. save nothing of him . ham. now for your farewell , are you so warry ? take you that . rol. thou , that too ; oh thou hast kil'd me basely , basely , basely . dyes . ed. the just reward of murther falls upon thee . how doe you sir ? ha's he not hurt you ? ham. no , i feele not any thing . aub. i charge you let us passe . within . guard. you cannot yet sir. aub. i 'le make way then . guar. we are sworne to our captaine , and till he give the word . enter sophia , matilda , aubrey , lords and attendants . ham. now let them in there . sop. oh , here he lies , sorrow on sorrow seekes me , oh , in his blood he lyes , aub. had you spoke sooner this might have beene prevented ; take the dutchesse , and leade her off , this is no sight for her eyes mat. oh , bravely done wench . ed. there stands the noble doer . mat. my honor ever seeke thee for thy justice , oh 't was a deed of high and brave adventure , a justice even for h●●●en ●o envy at , farewell my sorrowes , and my teares take truee , my 〈…〉 oh bloody brother , till this houre never beauteous ; till thy life , like a full sacrifice for all thy mis●●●efes , flow'd fro 〈…〉 ri●ers , never righteous : oh how my eyes 〈…〉 wish then joyes how ? my longing heart even leaping out for lightnesse , but dye thy black sins with thee . i forgive thee . aub. who did this deed ? ham. i , and i 'le answer it . dies . edi. he faints , oh that same cursed knife has kil'd him . aub. how ? ed. he snatch'd it from my hand , for whom i bore it , and as they grapell'd . aub. justice is ever equall , had it not been on him , th'adst dy'd too honest . did you know of his death ? ed. yes , and rejoyce in 't . aub. i 'me sory for your youth then ; though the strictnesse of law shall not fall on you , that of life must presently , go to a cloyster , carry her , and there for ever lead your life in penitence . ed. best father to my soule , i give you thankes , sir , and now my faire revenges have their ends , my vowes shall be my kin , my prayers my friends . exit . enter latorche , and iuglers . lat. stay there , i 'le step in and prepare the duke , nor. we shall have brave rewards ? fis . that is without question . lat. by this time wher 's my huffing friend lord aubrey ? where 's that good gentleman ? oh , i could laugh now , and burst my selfe with meere imagination ; a wise man , and a valiant man , a just man ; to suffer himselfe be juggl'd out of the world , by a number of poor gipseys ? farewell swash-buckler , for i know thy mouth is cold enough by this time ; a hundred of ye i can shave as neatly , and nere draw bloud in shew : now shall my honor , my power and vertue walke alone : my pleasure observ'd by all , all knees bend to my worship , all sutes to me as saint of all their fortunes , prefer'd and crowded too , what full place of credit , and what place now ? your lordship ? no , 't is common , but that i 'le thinke to morrow on , now for my businesse . aub. whose there ? lat. dead , my master dead ? aubrey alive too ? guard. litorche , sir. aub. seize his body . lat. my master dead ? aub. and you within this halfe houre ; prepare your selfe good devill , you must to it , millions of gold shall not redeeme thy mischiefe , behold the justice of thy practice , villaine ; the masse of murthers thou hast drawn upon us : behold thy doctrine ; you look now for reward , sir , to be advanc'd , i 'em sure , for all your labours ? and you shall have it , make his gallows higher by ten foot at the least , and then advance him . lat. mercy , mercy . aub. 't is too late foole , such as you ment for mee , away with him . he is led out . what gaping knaves are these , bring 'em in fellows , now , what are you ? nor. mathematitians if it please your lordship . aub. and you drew a figure ? fis . we have drawn many . aub. for the duke , i meane ; sir latorches knaves you are . nor. we know the gentleman . aub. what did he promise you ? nor. we are paid already . aub. but i will see you better paid , go whip them . nor. we do beseech your lordship , we were hyr'd . aub. i know you were , and you shall have your hyre ; whip 'em extremely , whip that doctor there , till he record himselfe a rogue . nor. i am one , sir. aub. whip him for being one , and when th' are whip't , lead 'em to the gallows to see their patron hang'd ; away with them . they are lead out . nor. ah , good my lord. aub. now to mine own right , gentlemen . lord 1. you have the next indeed , we all confesse it , and here stand ready to invest you with it . lord 2. which to make stronger to you , and the surer , then bloud or mischiefes dare infringe againe , behold this lady , sir , this noble lady , full of the bloud as you are , of that neerenesse , how blessed would it be ? aub. i apprehend you , and so the faire matilda dare a●cept me her ever constant servant . mat. in all purenesse , in all humility of heart and services , to the most noble aubrey , i submit me . aub. then this is our first tye , now to our businesse . lord 1. we are ready all to put the honor on you , sir. aub. these sad rights must be done first , take up the bodyes , this , as he was a prince , so princely funerall shall waite upon him : on this honest captaine , the decency of armes ; a teare for him too . so , sadly on , and as we view his blood , may his example in our rule raise good . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a00958-e110 hee o●fers his sword at otto . the fa●●ion joyning , aubrey between severs t●e brothers . neptune's triumph for the return of albion jonson, ben this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a04656 of text s109198 in the english short title catalog (stc 14779). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. martin mueller incompletely or incorrectly transcribed words were reviewed and in many cases fixed by nayoon ahn kate needham this text has not been fully proofread earlyprint project evanston il, notre dame in, st.louis, washington mo 2017 distributed under a creative commons attribution-noncommercial 3.0 unported license a04656.xml neptunes triumph for the returne of albion celebrated in a masque at the court on the twelfth night 1623. jonson, ben, 1573?-1637. 9 600dpi tiff g4 page images university of michigan, digital library production service ann arbor, michigan 2003 january (tcp phase 1) 99844847 stc (2nd ed.) 14779. greg, ii, 407(a). 9693 a04656

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neptunes triumph for the returne of albion celebrated in a masque at the court on the twelfth night 1623. jonson, ben, 1573?-1637. [22] p. s.n., [london : 1624] 1624

anonymous. by ben jonson.

partly in verse.

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neptvnes trivmph for the returne of albion , celebrated in a masque at the court on the twelfth night 1623 .

omnis & ad reducem iam litat ara deunt . mart. lib. viii. epig. xiv .
neptvnes trivmph . cooke . then , brother poet , poet. brother . cooke . i haue a suite . poet. what is it ? cooke . your deuise . poet. as you came in vpon me , i was then offring the argument , and this it is . cooke . silence . poet. the mightie neptune , mightie in his styles , and large command of waters , and of isles , not , as the lord and soueraigne of the seas , but , chiefe in the art of riding , late did please to send his albion forth , the most his owne , vpon discouery , to themselues best knowne , through celtiberia ; and , to assist his course , gaue him his powerfull e manager of horse , with diuine proteus , father of disguise , to waite vpon them with his counsels wise , in all extremes . his great commands being done , and he desirous to review his sonne , he doth dispatch a floting i le , from hence , vnto the hesperian shores , to waft him thence . where , what the arts were , vsde to make him stay , and how the syrens woo'd him , by the way , what monsters he encountred on the coast , how neare our generall ioy was to be lost , is not our subiect now : though all these make the present gladnesse greater , for their sake . but what the triumphs are , the feast , the sport , and proud solemnities of neptunes court , now he is safe , and fame 's not heard in vaine , but we behold our happie pledge againe . that with him , loyall hippivs is returnd , who for it , vnder so much envie , burnd with his owne brightnes , till her steru'd snakes saw what neptune did impose , to him was law . cooke . but , why not this , till now ? poet. â�� it was not time , to mixe this musick with the vulgars chime . stay , till th' abortiue , and extemporall dinne of balladry , were vnderstood a sinne , minerua cry'd : that , what tumultuous verse , or prose could make , or steale , they might reherse , and euery songster had sung out his fit ; that all the countrey , and the citie-wit , of bels , and bonfires , and good cheere was spent , and neptunes guard had drunk al that they meant ; that all the tales and stories now were old of the sea-monster archy , or growne cold : the muses then might venter , vndeterr'd , for they loue , then , to sing , when they are heard . cooke . i like it well , t is handsome : and i haue some thing wold fit this . how do you present 'hem ? in a fine iland , say you ? poet. yes , a f delus : such , as when faire latena fell in trauaile , great neptune made emergent . cooke . i conceive you . i would haue had your i le brought floting in , now in a braue broth , and of a sprightly greene , iust to the colour of the sea ; and then , some twentie syrens , singing in the kettel , with an arion , mounted on the backe of a growne conger , but in such a posture , as , all the world should take him for a dolphin : o , 't would ha' made such musick ! ha' you nothing , but a bare island ? poet. yes , we haue a tree too , which we do call the tree of harmonie , and is the same with g what we read , the sunne brought forth in the indian musicana first , and thus it growes . the goodly bole , being got to certaine cubits height , from euery side the boughs decline , which taking roote afresh , spring vp new boles , & those spring new , & newer , till the whole tree become a porticus , or arched arbour , able to receiue a numerous troupe , such as our albion , and the companions of his iourney are . and this they sit in cooke . your prime masquers ? poet. yes . cooke . but where 's your antimasque now , all this while ? i hearken after them . poet. faith , we haue none . cooke . none ? poet. none , i assure you , neither do i think them a worthy part of presentation , being things so heterogene , to all deuise , meere by-works , and at best out-landish nothings . cooke . o , you are all the heauen awrie ! sir . for blood of poetry , running in your veines , make not your selfe so ignorantly simple . bycause sir , you shall see i am a poet , no lesse then cooke , and that i find you want a speciall service here , an antimasque , i le fit you with a dish out of the kitchin , such , as i thinke , will take the present palates , a metaphoricall dish ! and , do but mark , how a good wit may iump with you . are you ready , child ? ( had there bin maske , or no maske , i had made it . ) child of the boyling house . child . here , father . cooke . bring forth the pot . it is an olla podrida , but i haue persons , to present the meates . poet. persons ! cooke . such as doe relish nothing , but di stato , ( but in another fashion , then you dreame of ) know all things the wrong way , talk of the affaires , the clouds , the cortines , and the mysteries that are afoot , and , froì� what hands they haue 'hem ( the master of the elephant , or the camels ) what correspondences are held ; the posts that go , & come , and know , almost , their minutes , all but their businesse : therein , they are fishes . but ha' their garlick , as the prouerb sayes , they are our quest of enquiry , after newes . poet. together with their learned authors ? child . yes sir , and of the epicoene gender , hee s , and shee s : amphibion archy is the chiefe . cooke . good boy ! the child is learned too . note but the kitchin . haue you put him , into the pot , for garlick ? child . one in his coate , shall stinke as strong as he , sir , and his friend giblets with him . cooke . they are two , that giue a part of the seasoning . poet. i conceiue the way of your gally-mawfrey . cooke . you will like it , when they come powring out of the pot together . child . o , if the pot had been big enough ! cooke . what then , child ? child . i had put in the elephant , and one camell , at least , for biefe . cooke . but , whom ha' you for partrich ? child . a brace of dwarfes , and delicate plump birds ! cooke . and whom for mutton , and kid ? child . a fine lac'd mutton , or two ; and either has her frisking husband : that reades her the corrantos , euery weeke . graue mr ambler , newes-master of poules , supplies your capon ; and growne captaine buz ( his emissary ) vnderwrites for turky , a gentleman of the forrest presents phesant , and a plump poultrers wife , in graces street , playes hen with egges i' the belly , or a cony , choose which you will . cooke . but , where 's the bacon , thom ? child . hogrel the butcher , and the sow his wife , are both there . cooke . it is well , go , dish 'hem out . are they well boyld ? child . podrida ! poet. what 's that ? rotten ? cooke . o , that they must be . there 's one maine ingredient we haue forgot , the artichoke . child . no sir . i haue a fruicterer , with a cold red nose , like a blue fig , performes it . cooke . the fruit lookes so . good child , go poure heì� out , shew their concoctioì� . they must be rotteì� boyld , the broth 's the best on 't , and that 's the dance . the stage here is the charger . and brother poet , though the serious part be yours , yet , envie not the câ�� his art . poet. not i . nam lusis ipse triumphus amat .

the antimaske is daunc'd by the persons describ'd , comming out of the pot .

poet. well , now , expect the scene it selfe ; it opens !

the iland is discovered , the masquers sitting in their severall sieges . the heavens opening , and apollo , with mercury , some muses , & the goddesse harmony , make the musique . the while , the iland moues forward , proteus sitting below , and apollo sings .

song . apollo . looke forth , the ( h ) shephard of the seas , and ( i ) of the ports , that keep'st the keyes , and to your neptune tell , his albion , prince of all his isles , for whome the sea , and land so smiles , is home returned well . chorvs . and be it thought no common cause , that , to it , so much wonder drawes , and all the hea'uens consent , with harmony , to tune their notes , in answer to the publique votes that , for it , vp were sent . it was no envious stepdames rage , or tyrans malice of the age , that did employ him forth . but such a wisdome , that would proue , by sending him , their hearts , and loue that else might feare his worth .

by this time , the island hath joynd it selfe with the shore : and proteus , portunus , and k saron ; come forth , and goe vp singing to the state , while the masquers take time to land .

song . prothevs . i ! now the pompe of neptunes triumph shines ! and all the glories of his great designes are read , reflected , in his sonnes returne ! portvnvs . how all the eyes , the lookes , the hearts here , burne at his arriuall ! saron . these are the true fires , are made of ioyes ! protevs . of longings ! portvnvs . of desires ! saron . of hopes ! protevs . of feares ! portvnvs . not intermitted blocks . saron . but pure affections , and from odorous stocks ! chorvs . t is incense all , that flames ! and these materials scarce haue names ! protevs . my king lookes higher , as he scornd the warres of winds , and with his trident touchd the starrs . there is no wrinkle , in his brow , or frowne , but , as his cares he would in nectar drowne , and all the ( l ) siluer-footed nymphs were drest , to wayte vpon him , to the oceans feast . portvnvs . or , here in rowes vpon the bankes were set , and had their seuerall hayres made into net to catch the youths in , as they come on shore . saron . how ! galatea sighing ! o , no more . banish your feares . portvnvs , and doris dry your teares . albion is come : portevs . and ( m ) haliclyon , too , that kept his side , as he was charg'd to do , with wonder . saron . � and the syrens haue him not . portvnvs . though they no practise , nor no arts forgot that might haue wonne him , or by charme , or song . protevs . or laying forth their tresses all along vpon the glassie waues ; portvnvs . then diuing : protevs . then , vp with their heads , as they were mad of men . saron . and there , the highest-going billowes crowne , vntill some lusty sea-god pull'd them downe , chorvs . see! he is here ! protevs . great master of the mayne , receiue thy deare , and precious pawne againe . chorvs . sakon , portvnvs , protevs bring him thus , safe , as thy subiects wishes gaue him vs : and of thy glorious triumph let it be no losse a part , that thou their loues doest see , then , that his sacred hea'd 's return'd to thet .

this sung , the island goes backe , whilst the vpper chorus takes it from them , and the masquers prepare for their figure .

chorvs . spring all the graces of the age , and all the loues of time ; bring all the pleasures of the stage , and relishes of rime : adde all the softnesses of courts the lockes , the laughters , and the sports . and mingle all their sweets , and salts , that none may say , the triumph halts .

here , the masquers dance their entry .

which done , the first prospectiue of a maritime palace , or the house of oceanus is discovered , with lowd musique .

and the other aboue is no more seene .

poet. behold the palace of oceanus ! hayle reverend structure ! boast no more to vs thy being able , all the gods to feast ; we haue seene enough : our albion was thy guest .

then followes the maine dance .

after which the second prospect of the sea , is showne , to the former musique .

poet. now turne and view the wonders of the deepe , where proteus heards , and neptunes orkes do keep , where all is plough'd , yet still the pasture greene the wayes are found , and yet no path is seene ,

there proteus , portunus , saron , goe vp to the ladies with this song .

protevs . come noble nymphs , and doe not hide the ioyes , for which you so prouide : saron . if not to mingle with the men , what doe you here ? go home agen . portvnvs . your dressings doe confesse by what we see so curious parts of pallas , and arachnes arts , that you could meane no lesse . protevs . why doe you were the silkewormes toyles ; or glory in the shellfish spoiles ? or striue to shew the graines of ore that you haue gatherd on the shore , whereof to make a stocke to graft the greener emerald on or any better-waterd stone ? saron . or ruby of the rocke ? protevs . why do you smell of ambergris , of which was formed neptunes neice , the queene of loue ; vnlesse you can like sea-borne venus loue a man ? saron . try , put your selues vnto 't . chorvs . your lookes your smiles , and thoughts that meete , ambrosian hands , and siluer feete , doe promise you will do 't .

the reuels follow .

which ended , the fleete is discouered , while the three cornets play .

poet. 't is time , your eyes should be refresh'd at length which something new , a part of neptunes strength see , yond , his fleete , ready to goe , or come , or fetch the riches of the ocean home , so to secure him both in peace , and warres , till not one ship alone , but all be starres .

a shout within followes .

after which the cooke enters .

cooke .

i haue another seruice fer you , brother poet , a dish of pickled saylors , fine salt sea-boyes , shall relish like anchoues , or caueare , to draw downe a cup of nectar , in the skirts of a night .

saylors .

come away boyes , the towne is ours , hay for neptune , and our young master .

poet. he knowes the compasse and the card , while castor sits on the maine yard , and pollux too , to helpe your sayles ; and bright leucothoe , fils your sayles : arion sings , the dolphins swim , and , all the way , to gaze on him .

the antimasque of saylors .

the last song to the whole musique , fiue lutes , three cornets , and ten voyces .

song . protevs . although we wish the triumph still might last for such a prince , and his discouery past , yet now , great lord of waters , and of isles , giue proteus leaue to turne vnto his wiles : portvnvs . and , whilst young albion doth thy labours ease , dispatch portunus to thy ports , saron . and saron to thy seas : to meete old nereus , with his fiftie girles , from aged indus laden home with pearls , and orient gummes , to burne vnto thy name . chorvs . and may thy subiects hearts be all on flame : whilst thou dost keepe the earth in firme estate , and , 'mongst the winds , dost suffer no debate . but both at sea , and land , our powers increase , with health , and all the golden gifts of peace .

the last dance .

the end .
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luâ�� vid. lucian. in dialogâ�� & neptune neptuâ�� vid. luâ�� in dialogâ�� & neptune â��oting conceive you . i would haue had your ile brought floting in , now in a braue broth , and of a sprightly brotn's concoctioì� . they must be rotteì� boyld , the broth's the best on't , and that's the dance . the finging portunus , and saron ; come forth , and goe vp singing to the state , while the masquers take time frequeâ�� aristid . and pauâ�� corinthâ�� whenceâ�� pronerâ�� frequent the greâ�� saâ�� , sarone magisâ�� nauticus magisâ�� , saâ�� magis nauticus ã��â��ã�� , saâ�� magisâ�� nauticus â��eptunes â��ari inclyâ��â��renoumd a. ) another neptunes atâ��â��tes , and ã��â��ã�� to the ã��â��ã�� person ã��â��ã�� â��ea after which the second prospect of the sea , is showne , to the former musique . â��ayles maine yard , and pollux too , to helpe your sayles ; and bright leucothoe , fils your sayles
the fountaine of selfe-loue. or cynthias reuels as it hath beene sundry times priuately acted in the black-friers by the children of her maiesties chappell. written by ben: iohnson. jonson, ben, 1573?-1637. 1601 approx. 194 kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from 47 1-bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : 2003-01 (eebo-tcp phase 1). a04653 stc 14773 estc s109229 99844879 99844879 9728 this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons 0 1.0 universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. 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[by r. read] for walter burre, and are to be solde at his shop in paules church-yard, at the signe of the flower de-luce and crowne, imprinted at london : 1601. printer's name from stc. signatures: a-l⁴ m² . running title reads: cynthias reuells. variant: with added dedication leaf to (1) william camden or (2) lucy, countess of bedford. reproduction of the original in the british library. created by converting tcp files to tei p5 using tcp2tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the 25,363 texts created during phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 january 2015. anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p5, characters represented either as utf-8 unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng 2002-07 tcp assigned for keying and markup 2002-10 aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images 2002-11 emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread 2002-11 emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-12 pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the fovntaine of selfe-love . or cynthias revels . as it hath beene sundry times priuately acted in the black-friers by the children of her maiesties chappell . written by ben : iohnson . quod non dant proceres , dabit histrio . haud tamen inuideas vati , quem pulpita pascunt . imprinted at london for walter burre , and are to be solde at his shop in paules church-yard , at the signe of the flower de-luce and crowne . 1601. the number and names of the actors . 1. cynthia . 2. mercury . 3. cupid . 4. hesperus . 5. echo . 6. criticus ▪ 7. arete . 8. amorphus . 9. phantaste . 10. asotus . 11. argurion . 12. hedon . 13. philautia . 14. anaides . 15. moria . 16. prosaites . 17. cos. 18. morus . 19. gelaia . 20. phronesis . 21. thauma . 22. tim e. mutes . ad lectorem . nasutum volo , nolo polyposum . praeludium . enter three of the children . 1. pray you away ; why children ? gods so ▪ what doe yo● meane ? 2. mary that you shall not speake the prologue sir. 3. why ? do you hope to speake it ? 2. i , & i thinke i haue most right to it ; i am sure i studied it first . 3. that 's all one , if the author thinke i can speake it better . 1. i plead possession of the cloake : gentles , your suffrages for gods sake . why children , are you not ashamd ? come in there . within . 3. 'slid , i le play nothing i' the play : vnlesse i speake it . 1. why ? will you stand to most voyces of the gentlemen ? let that decide it . 3. o no sir gallant ; you presume to haue the start of vs there , and that makes you offer so bountifully . 1. no , would i were whipt , if i had any such thought ; trye it by lots eyther . 2. faith , i dare tempt my fortune in a greater venter then this . 3. well said resolute iack : i am content too ; so we draw first . make the cuts . 1. but will you not snatch my cloake while i am stooping ? 3. no , we scorn● trechery . 2. which cut shall speake it ? 3. the shortest . 1. agreed : draw. — the shortest is come to the shortest . fortune was not altogether blind in this : now children , i hope i shall go forward without your e●uy . 2. a spight of all mischeiuous lucke : i was once plucking at the other . 3. stay iack : 'slid i le do somewhat now afore i goe in , though it be nothing but to reue●ge my selfe of the author ; since i speake not his prologue . i le goe tell all the argument of his play aforehand , and so stale his inuention to the auditory before it come foorth . 1. o do not so . at the breaches in this speech following , the other two boyes interrupt him . 2. by no meanes . 3. first the title of his play is cynthias reuels , as any man ( that hath hope to be sau'd by his booke ) can witnesse ; the scene , gargaphia : which i do vehemently suspect for some fustian countrey ; but let that vanish . here is the court of cynthia ; whither he brings cupid ( trauailing on foote ) resolu'd to turne page : by the way cupid meetes with mercury , ( as that 's a thing to be noted ▪ take any of our play-bookes without a cupid , or a mercury in it , and burne it for an heretique in poetry ) — pray thee let me alone : mercurie , he , ( in the nature of a coniurer ) rayses vp echo : who weepes ouer her l●ue , or daffodill narcissus , a little ; sings ; cursses the spring wherein the pretty foolish gentleman melted himselfe away : and ther 's an end of her — now , i am to enforme you , that cupid , and mercury do both become pages : cupid attends on philautia , ●r selfe-loue , a court● lady : mercury followes hedon the voluptuous courtier ; one that rankes himselfe euen with anaides , or the impudent gallant , ( and , that 's my part : ) a fellow that keepes * laughter the daughter of * folly ( a wenche in boyes attire ) to wayte ●n him — these , in the court , meete with amorphus , or the deformed , a trauailer that hath drunke of the fountaine , and there tels the wonders of the water ; they presently d●spatch away their pages with bottles to fetch of it , and themselues goe to visit the ladyes : but i should haue tolde you — looke , these emets put me out here : that with this amorphus , there comes along a citizenss heire , asotus , or the prodigall , who ( in imitation ●f the traueller , that hath the * whetstone , following him ▪ ) entertaines the * begger , to be his attendant . — now the nymphes , who are mistresses , to these gallants , are philautia , selfe-loue ; phantaste , a light wittinesse ; argurion , money ; and their guardian , mother moria ; or mistresse folly. — 2 pray thee no more . 3. there cupid strikes money in loue with the prodigall ; makes her doate vpon him , giue him iewels , bracelets , carkanets , &c. all which ( he most ingeniously ) departs withall , to be made knowne to the other ladyes , and gallants ; and in the heate of this , encreases his traine with the * foole to follow him , as well as the begger — by this time your begger begins to waite close , who is return'd with the rest of his fellow bottle-men — there they all drinke saue argurion , who is f●lne into a sodaine apoplexy — 1. stop his mouth . 3. and then there 's a retir'd * scholler there , you would not wish a thing to be better contemn'd of a society of gallants , then it is : and he applyes his ser●ice ( good gentleman ) to the lady arete , or virtue , a poore nymph of cynthias traine , that 's scarce able to buy her selfe a gowne , you shall see her play in a blacke roabe anone : a creature , that ( i assure you ) is no lesse scorn'd , then himselfe . where am i now ? at a stand ? 2. come , leaue at last yet . 3. o , the night is come , ( 't was somwhat darke , me thought ) and cynthia intends to come foorth : that helpes it a little yet . all the courtiers must prouide for reuels ; they conclude vpon a masque , the deuise of which , is — what will you rauish me ? that each of these vices , beeing to appeare before cynthia , would seeme other then indeed they are : and therefore assume the most neighbouring virtues as their masquing habites — i 'ld crye a rape but that you are children . 2. come , wee le haue no more of this anticipation ; to giue them the inuentory of their cates aforehand , were the discipline of a tauerne , and n●t ●itting this presence . 1. tut , this was but to shew vs the happinesse of his memory ▪ i thought at first hee would haue playde the ignorant critique with euery thing along as hee had gone ; i expected some such deuise . 3. o you shall see me do that rarely ; lend me thy cloake . 1. soft sir , you 'le speake my prologue in it ? 3. no , would i might neuer stirre then . 2. lend it him , lend it him : 1. well , you haue sworne ? .3 i haue . now sir ; suppose i am one of your gentile auditors , that am come in ( hauing paide my money at the doore with much adoe ) and here i take my place , an● sit downe : i haue my three sorts of tabacco , in my pocket , my light by me ; and thus i begin . by gods so , i wonder that any man is so madde , to come to see these raskally tits play here — they doe act like so many wrens or pismires — not the fifth part of a good face amongst them all — and then their musique is abhominable — able to stretch a mans e●res worse , then ten — pillories , and their ditties — most lamentable things , like the pittifull fellowes that make them — poets . by gods lid , and 't were not for tabacco — i thinke — the very stench of 'hem would poyson me , i should not dare to come in at their gates — a man were better visit fifteene iayles — or a dozen or two of hospitals — then once aduenture to come neare them . how is 't ? well ? 1. excellent ; giue me my cloake . 3. stay ; you shall see me do another now : but a more sober , or better-gather'd gallant ; that is ( as it may be thought ) some friend , or well-wisher to the house : and here i enter . 1. what ? vpon the stage too ? 2. yes : and i step foorth like one of the children , and ask● you ; would you haue stoole sir ? 3. a stoole boy ? 2. i sir , if you 'le giue me sixe pence , i 'le fetch you one . .3 for what i pray thee ? what shall i doe with it ? 2. o god sir ! will you betraye your ignorance so much ? why , throne your selfe in state on the stage , as other gentlemen vse sir. 3. away wag : what wouldst thou make an implement of me ? slid the boy takes me for a peice of prospectiue ( i holde my life ) or some silke curtine , come to hang the stage here : sir crack● i am none of your fresh pictures , that vse to beautifie the decay'd dead arras , in a publique theater . 2. t is a signe sir , you put not that confidence in your good clothes , and your better face , that a gentleman should do sir. but i pray you sir , let me be a sutor to you , that you will quit our stage then , and take a place , the play is instantly to begin . 3. most willingly my good wag : but i would speake with your author , where 's he ? 2. not this way , i assure you sir , we are not so officiously befriended by him , as to haue his presence in the tiring-house , to prompt vs aloud , stampe at the booke-holder , sweare for our properties , curs●e the poore tire-man , rayle the musique ●ut of tune , and sweat for euery veniall trespasse we commit , as some author would , if he had such ●ine ingles as we : well , 't is but our hard fortune . 3. nay crack be not dishartned . 2. not i sir : but if you please to conferre with our author by attorney , you may sir : our proper selfe here stands for him . 3. tro●h , i haue no such serious affayre to negotiate with him ; but what may very safely be turn'd vpon thy trust : it is in the generall behalfe of this fayre society here , that i am to speake ; at least the more iudicious part of it : which seemes much distasted with the immodest and obsce●e writing of many , in their playes . besides , they could wish , your poets would leaue to be promooters of other mens iests ; and to way-lay all the stale apophthegmes , or old bookes , they can heare of ( in print or otherwise ) to farce their scenes withall : that they would not so penuriously gleane wit , from euery landresse , or hackney-man ; or deriue their best grace ( with seruile imitation ) from cōmon stages , or obseruation of the company , they conuerse with ; as if their inuention liu'd wholy vpon another mans trencher . againe ; that feeding their friends with nothing of their owne , but what they haue twise , or thrise cook'd ) they should not wantonly giue out , how soone they had drest it ; nor how many coaches came to cary away the broken-meate , besides hobby-horses and foote● cloth nags . 2. so sir , this is all the reformation you seeke ? 3. it is : do not you thinke it necessary to be practisd , my little wag ? 2. yes ; where there is any such ill●habited custome receiu'd . 3. o , i had almost forgot it too : they say , the vmbrae , or ghosts of some three or foure playes , departed a dozen yeares since , haue been se●ne walking on your stage here ; take heed boy , if your house be haunted with such hob-goblins ▪ 't will fright away all your spectators quickly . 2. good sir. but what will you say now , if a poet ( vntoucht with any breath of this disease ) finde gods tokens vpon you , that are of the auditory ? as some one ciuet wit among you , that knowes no other learning , then the price of satten and veluets ; nor other perfection , then the wearing of a neate sute ; & yet will censure as desperately as the most profest critique in the house : presuming , his cloathes should beare him out in 't . another ( whome it hath pleas'd nature to furnish with more beard , then brayne ) prunes his mustaccio ; lispes ; and ( with some score of affected oathes ) sweares downe all that sit about him ; that the olde hieronimo , ( as it was first acted ) was the onely best , and iudiciously-pend play , of europe . a thirde great-bellied iugler talkes of twenty yeares since , and when monsieur was here ; and would enforce all witte to be of that fashion , because his doublet is still so . a fourth mis-calles all by the name of fustian , that his grounded capacity cannot aspire too . a fifth only shakes his bottle head , and out of his corky braine , squeezeth out a pittifull-learned face , and is silent . 3. by my faith , iack , you haue put me downe : i would i knew how to get off with any indifferent grace : here take your cloake , and promise some satisfaction in your prologue , or ( i le be sworne ) we haue ward all . exit . 2. tut feare not sall : this will neuer distaste a true sence . be not ●ut , and good inough : i would thou hadst some sugar candyed , to sweeten thy mouth . exit . prologus . if gratious silence , sweete attention , quick sight , and quicker apprehension , ( the lights of iudgmēts throne ) shine any wher ; our doubtful author hopes , this is their sphaere and therefore opens he himselfe to those , to other weaker beames , his labors close ; as loathe to prostitute their virgin straine , to euery vulgar , and adulterate braine . in this alone , his muse her sweetnesse hath , she shuns the print of any beaten path ; and prooues new wayes to come to learned eares : pied ignorance she neither loues . nor feares . nor hunts she after popular applause , or fomy praise , that drops from common iawes ; the garland that she weares , their hands must twine , who can both censure , vnderstand , define what merrit is : then cast those piercing rayes , round as a crowne , insteed of honor'd bayes , about his poesie ; which ( he knowes ) affoords , words aboue action : matter , aboue wordes . exit . actus primus , scena prima . cupid . mercurie . who goes there ? mer. t is i , blinde archer . cup. who ? mercurie ? mer. i. cup. farewell . mer. stay cupid . cup. not in your company hermes , except your hands were riueted at your backe . mer. why so my little rouer ? cup. because i know , you ha' not a finger , but is as long as my quiuer , ( cousin mercurie , ) when you please to extend it . mer. whence deriue you this speach boy ? cup. o! t is your best policie to be ignorant : you did neuer steale mars his sworde out of the sheath ; you ? nor neptunes trident ; nor apolloes bowe ; no , not you ? alasse your palmes ( iupiter knowes ) they are as tender as the foote of a foundred nag , or a ladies face new mercuried ; they le touch nothing . mer. go to ( infant ) you le be daring still . cup. daring ? o ianus , what a word is there ? why my light fether-heeld cousse , what are you , any more then my vncle ioues pandar , a lackey that runs on errands for him , and can whisper a light message to a loose wenche with some round volubility , waite at a table with a trencher , and warble vpon a crowde a little ; one that sweepes the gods drinking roome euery morning , and sets the cushions in order againe which they threw one at anothers head ouernight ? heere 's the catalogue of all your imploiments now . o no , i erre : you haue the marshalling of all the ghostes too , that passe the stigian ferry ; and i suspect you for a share with the olde sculler there , if the truth were knowne ; but let that scape : one other peculiar vertue you possesse ▪ in lifting or lieger-du-maine ( which few of the house of heauen haue else besides ) i must confesse ; but ( me thinks ) that should not make you set such an extream distance twixt your selfe and others , that we should be said too ouer-dare in speaking to your nimble deity : so hercules might challenge a priority of vs both , because he can throw the barre farther ▪ or lift more ioyndstooles at the armes end then we . if this might carry it ; then we ( who haue made the whole body of diuinity tremble at the twange of our bowe , and inforste saturnius himselfe to lay● by his curld front , thunder , and three forkd-fiers , and put on a masking sute , too light for a reueller of eighteene to be seene in — mercu. how now my dancing braggart in decimo sexto ? charme your skipping toung , or i le — cup. what ? vse the vertue of your snakie tipstaffe there vpon vs ? mer. no boy , but the stretcht vigor of mine arme about your eares ; you haue forgot since i tooke your heeles vp into ayre , ( on the very hower i was borne ) in sight of all the benche of deities , when the siluer roofe of the olympian pallace rung againe with the applause of the fact . cup. o no , i remember it freshly , and by a particular instance ; for my mother venus ( at the same time ) but stoupt to imbrace you , and ( to speake by metaphore ) you borrowed a girdle of hers , as you did ioues scepter ( while he was laughing ) and would haue doone his thunder too , but that , t was too hote for your itching fingers . mer. t is well sir. cup. i heard you but lookt in at vulcans forge the other day , and intreated a paire of his newe tongs along with you for company : t is ioy on you ( i faith ) that you will keepe your hook'd tallons in practise with any thing . slight , now you are on earth , we shall haue you filche spoones and candlesticks rather then faile : pray ioue the perfum'd courtiers keepe their casting-bottles , pick-toothes , and shittle-cockes from you , or our more ordinary gallants their tabaco-boxes , for i am strangely iealous of your nayles . mer. nere trust me cupid , but you are turnd a most acut● gallant of late , the edge of my wit is cleere taken off with the fine and subtile stroake of your thin-ground toung , you fight with too poinant a phrase , for me to deale with . cup. o hermes , your craft cannot make me confident , i know my owne steele to be almost spent , and therefore intreate my peace with you in time : you are too cunning for me to incounter at length , and i thinke it my safest warde to close . mer. well for once , i le suffer you to come within me wag , but vse not these straines too often , thei●e stretch my patience . whether might you marche now ? cup. faith ( to recouer thy good thoughts ) i le discouer my whole proiect . the huntresse and queene of these groues , diana ( in regarde of some black and ●nuious slaunders howerly breathd against her for her deuine iustice on acteon as shee pretēds ) hath here in the vale of gargaphy proclaimd a solemne reuels , which she will grace with the full and royall expence of one of her cleerest moones : in which time it shall be lawfull for all sorts of ingenuous persons , to visit● her pallace , to court her nimphes , to exerci●e all varietie of generous and noble pastimes , as well to intimate how farre she treads such malitious imputations beneath her , as also to shew how cleere her beauties are from the least wrinckle of austerity , they may be chardgd with . mer. but what is all this to cupid ? cup. here do i meane to put off the title of a god , and take the habite of a page , in which disguise ( during the interim of these reuels ) i will get to follow some one of dianas maides , where ( if my bowe holde , and my shafts flye but with halfe the willingnesse and ayme they are directed ) i doubt not but i shall really redeeme the minutes i haue lost by their so long and ouer-nice proscription of my deity , from their court . mer. pursue it ( druine cupid ) it will be rare . cup. but will hermes second me . mer. i am now to put in act an especiall designement from ●y father ioue , but that performd , i am for any fresh action that offers it selfe . exit . cup. well then we part . mer. farewell good wag , now to my charge , eccho , faire eccho speake , t is mercurie that calles thee ; ●orrowfull nimphe : salute me with thy repercussi●e voyce , that i may know what cauerne of the earth , containes thy ayery spirit : how , or where , i may direct my speech , that thou maist heare , scena . 2. echo , mercury . echo . here. mer. so nigh . echo . i. mer. know ( gentle soule ) then , i am sent from iou● , who ( pittying the sad burthen of thy woes , still growing on thee , in thy want of wordes ▪ to vent thy passion for narcissus death ) commaunds that now ( after three thousand yeares , which haue bin excercisde in iunoes spight , ) thou take a corporall figure and ascend , enricht with vocall , and articulate power , make haste sad nymph : thrise doth my winged rod , strike th ' obsequious earth to giue thee way , arise , and speake thy sorrowes , eccho rise , heere , by this fountaine where thy loue did pine , whose memory liues fresh to vulgar fame , sh●in'd in this yellow flower , that beares his name ech. his name reuiues and lifts me vp from earth . ascendit o which way shall i first conuert my selfe ? or in what moode shall i assay to speake , that ( in a moment ) i may be deliuered , of the prodigions griefe i go with all ? se● , see , the morning fount whose spring weepes yet , th' vntimely fate of that too-beauteous boy , that trophaee of selfe loue , and spoile of nature , who ( now transformd into this drooping flower ) hangs the repentant head , back , from the streame ; as if it wish'd : would i had neuer lookt , in such a flattering mirror . o narcissus , thou that wast once ( and yet art ) my narcissus , had eccho but beene priuate with thy thoughtes , she would haue dropt away her selfe in teares , till she had all turn'd water ; that in her , ( as in a truer glasse ) thou mighst haue gaz'd , and seene thy beauties by more kinde reflection : but selfe loue neuer yet could looke on trueth , but with blear'd beames ; slieke flatterie and she : are twin-borne sisters , and so mixe their eyes , as if you seuer one , the other dies . why did the gods giue thee a heauenly forme , and earthy thoughtes to make thee proude of it ? why do i aske ? t is now the knowne disease that beautie hath , to beare to deepe a sence , of her owne selfe-conceiued excellence . o hadst thou knowne the worth of heauens rich guift , thou would'st haue turn'd it to a truer vse , and not ( with leane and couetous ignorance ) pin'd in continuall eying that bright gem , the glance whereof to others had bine more , then to thy famisht minde the wide worldes store ; " so wretched is it to be meerely ritch : witnes thy youths deare sweetes , here spent vntasted ; like a faire taper , with his owne flame wasted . mer. eccho be briefe , saturnia is abroad ; and if she heare , shee le storme at ioues high will : eccho . i will ( kinde mercury ) be briefe as time , vouchsafe me i may do him these last rites , but kis●e his flower , and sing some mourning straine : ouer his watry hearse . mer. thou dost obtaine , i were no sonne to loue shoulde i denie thee ; beginne , and ( more to grace thy cunning voyce ) the humourous ayre shall mixe her solemne tunes , with thy sad wordes : strike musique from the spheares , and with your golden raptures swell our eares . cant. slow , slow fresh fount , keepe time with my salt teares ; yet flower , yet , o faintly gentle springs ; list to the heauy part the musique beares , " woe weepes out her diuision when she sings ▪ droope hearbes , and flowers , fall griefe in showers ; " our beauties are not ours : o i could still ( like melting snow vpon some craggy hill , ) drop , drop , drop , drop , since natures pride , is now awither'd daffadill . mer. now ha' you done ? eccho . done presently ( good hermes ) bide a little ; suffer my thirsty eye to gaze a while , but eene to tast the place , and i am vanisht : mer. forgoe thy vse and libertie of tongue , and thou maist dwell on earth , and sport thee there ; eccho . here young action ●ell , pursu'd , and torne by cynthi●s wrath ( more egar then his houndes ; ) and here , ( ay me the place is fatall ) see , the weeping niobe , translated hether from p●rygian mountaines : and by phaebe rear'd as the proude trophaee of her sharpe reuenge . mer. nay but here ▪ ech. but here , oh here , the fountaine of selfe loue : in which latona , and her carelesse nimphes , ( regardles of my sorrowes ) bath themselues , in hourely pleasures . mer. stint thy babling tongue ; fond echo , thou prophanst the grace is done thee : so idle worldlings ( meerely made of voyce : ) censure the powers aboue them . come away , ioue calls thee hence , and his will brookes no stay . ech. o stay : i haue but one poore thought to clothe , in ayery garments and then ( faith ) i go : henceforth , thou treacherous , and murthering spring , be euer cald the fountaine of selfe loue : and with thy water let this curse remaine , ( as an inseperate plague ) that who but tastes , a droppe thereof , may ( with the instant touch ) grow dotingly enamour'd on themselues . now hermes i haue finish'd . mer. then thy speach , must here forsake thee echo , and thy voyce : ( as it was wount ) rebound but the last wordes , fare well . echo . well . exit . now cupid i am for you , and your mirth , to make me light before i leaue the earth . scena . 3. amorphus . echo . mercury . amo. deare sparke of beauty make not so fast away : echo . away . mer. stay let me obserue this portent yet . amo. i am neither your minotaure , nor your centaure , nor your satyre , nor your hyaena , nor your babion , but your meere traueler , beleeue me : echo . leaue me . mer. i gest it should be some trauelling motion pursu'de eccho so . amo. know you from whom you flye ? or whence ? echo . hence . exit . amo. this is somewhat aboue strange : a nimphe of her feature and ●ineament to be so preposterously rude ; well ; i will but coole my selfe at yon' spring and follow her . mer. nay then i am familiar with the issue ; i le leaue you too . exit . amo. i am a rhinoceros , if i had thought a creature of her symmetry would haue dard so improportionable and abrupte a digression . liberall and deuine founte , suffer my prophan● hand to take of thy bounties . by the puritie of my taste , heere is most ambrosiack water ; i will sup of it againe . by thy fauor sweete founte . see , the water ( a more running , subtile , and humorous nimphe then shee ) permits me to touche , and handle her : what should i inferre ? if my behauiours had beene of a cheape , or customary garbe ; my accent , or phrase , vulgar ; my garmēts trite ; my countenance illiterate ; or vnpractizd in the encounter of a beautifull and braue-attirde peice , then i might ( with some change of coullor ) haue suspected my faculties : but ( knowing my selfe an essence so sublimated , and refin'de by trauaile ; of so studied , and well exercisde a gesture ; so alone in fashion , able to make the face of any states-man liuing , and to speake the meere extraction of language ; one that hath now made the sixth returne vpon venter ; and was your first that euer enricht his countrey with the true laws of the duello ; whose optiques haue drunke the spirit of beauty , in some eight score and eighteene princes courts , where i haue resided , and bin there fortunate in the amours of three hundred , fortie , and fiue ladies ( all nobly discended ) whose names i haue in catalogue : to conclude ; in all so happy , as euen admiration her selfe dooth seeme to fasten her kisses vpon me : certes i do neither see , nor feele , nor taste , nor fauor , the least steame , or fume of a reason , that should inuite this foolish fastidious nymph so peeuishly to abandon me : well let the memory of her fleete into ayre ; my thoughts and i am for this other element , water . scena . 4. criticus . asotus . amorphus . crit. what ? the well-dieted amorphus become a water-drinker ? i see he meanes not to write verses then . asot. no criticus ? why ? crit. quia nulla placere diu ▪ nec viuere carmina possunt , quae scribuntur aquae po●oribus . amor. what say you to your helicon ? crit. o , the muses , well ! that 's euer excepted . amor. sir , your muses haue no such water i assure you ; your nectar , or the iuice of your nepenthe is nothing to it ; t is aboue your metheglin , beleeue it . asot. metheglin ! what 's that sir ? may i be so audacious to demaund ? amo. a kinde of greeke wine i haue met with sir in my trauailes : it is the same that demosthenes vsually drunke , in the composure of all his exquisite and mellifluous orations . crit. that 's to be argued , ( amorphus ) if wee may credit lucian , who in his ( enicomium demosthenis ) affirmes , he neuer drunke but water in any of his compositions . amo. lucian is absurde , he knew nothing : i will beleeue my owne trauels , before all the lucians of europe ; he doth feed you with fictions , and leasings . crit. indeed ( i thinke ) next a traueller he do's prettily well . amo. i assure you it was wine , i haue tasted it , and from the hand of an italian antiquary , who deriues it authentically from the duke of ferrara's bottles . how name you the gentleman you are in ranke with there , sir ? crit. t is asotus , sonne to the late deceased philargyrus the cittizen . amorphus . was his father of any eminent place , or meanes ? crit. he was to haue bin praetor next yeare . amo. ha! a pretty formall young gallant ( in good soothe ) pitty , hee is not more gentilely propagated . heark● you criticus : you may say to him what i am , if you please ; though i affect not popularity , yet i would be lothe to stand out to any , whome you shall voutchsafe to call friend . crit. sir , i feare i may doe wrong to your sufficiencies in the reporting them , by forgetting or misplacing some one ; your selfe can best enforme him of your selfe sir , except you had some catalogue or inuentory of your faculties readye drawne , which you would request me to shew him for you , and him to take notice of . amo. this criti●us is sower : i will thinke sir. crit. doe so sir. o heauen , that any thing ( in the likenesse of man ) should suffer these rackt extremities , for the vttring of his sophisticate good parts . asot. criticus , i haue a sute to you ; but you must not denie me : pray you make this gentleman and i friends . crit. friends ! why ? is there any difference betweene you ? asotus . no : i meane acquaintance , to knowe one another . crit. o now i apprehend you ; your phrase was without me before . asot. in good faith hee 's a most excellent rare man i warrant him . crit. slight , they are mutually enamor'd by this time . asot. will you sweete criticus ? crit. yes , yes . asot. nay , but when ? you le deferre it now , and forget it ? crit. why , i st a thing of such present necessity , that it requires so violent a dispatch ? asot. no , but ( would i might neuer stir ) hee 's a most rauishing man ; good criticus you shall endeare me to you , in good faith law . crit. well your longing shal be satisfied sir. asot. and withall , you may tell him what my father was , and how well he left me , and that i am his heire . crit. leaue it to me , i le forget none of your deare graces i warrant you . asot , nay i know you can better marshall these affaires then i can . — o gods i l'e giue all the world ( if i had it ) for aboundance of such acquaintance . crit. what ridiculous circumstance might i deuise now , to bestow this reciprocall brace of cockscombes , one vpon another ? amor. since i troad on this side the alpes , i was not so frozen in my inuention ; let me see : to accost him with some choise remnant of spanish , or italian ? that would indifferently expresse my languages now , mary then , if he should fall out to be ignorant , it were both hard , and harshe . how else ? step into some discourse of s●ate , and so make my induction ? that were aboue him too ; and out of his element i feare faine to haue seen him in venice ? or padua ? or some face neare his in simillitude ? t is too pointed , and open ▪ no ; it must be a more queint , & collaterall deuise : as — stay ; to frame some encomiastique speach vpon this our metropolis , or the wise magistrates thereof , in which pollitique number , t is ods but his father fild vp a rome ? descend into a perticuler admiration of their iustice ; for the due measuring of coales , burning of cans , and such like ? as also their religion , in pulling downe a superstitious crosse , and aduancing a venus ; or priapus , in place of it ? ha ? t will do well . or to talke of some hospitall , whose walls record his father a benefactor ? or of so many buckets bestowd on his parish church in his life time , with his name at length ( for want of armes ) trickt vpon them ; any of these ? or to praise the cleanesse of the streete wherein he dwelt , or the prouident painting of his posts against he should haue beene pretor , or ( leauing his parent ) come to some speciall ornament about him selfe , as his rapier , or some other of his accoutrements ? i haue it : thankes gra●ious minerua . asot. would i had but once spoke to him , and then — amor. t is a most curious and neatly-wrought band this same , as i haue seene sir. asot. o god sir. amor. you forgiue the humor of mine eye in obseruing it ? asot. o lord sir , there needs no such apology i assure you . crit. i am anticipated : they le make a solemne deede of guift of themselues you shall see . amor your rose too do's most grace-fully in troath . asot. t is the most gentile and receiu'd weare now sir. amor. beleeue me sir ( i speake it not to humour you ) i haue not seene a young gentleman ( generally ) put on his cloathes with more iudgement . asot. o , t is your pleasure to say so , sir. amor. no , as i am vertuous ( being altogether vntrauel'd ) it strikes me into wonder . asot. i do purpose to trauell ( sir ) at spring : amor. i thinke i shall affect you sir , this last speach of yours hath begun to make you deare to me . asot. o god sir , i would there were anything in me sir , that might appeare worthy the least worthines of your woorth sir , i protest sir , i should endeuour to shew it sir , with more then common regarde sir. crit. o here 's rare motley , sir. amor. both your desert , and your endeuors are plentifull , suspect them not : but your sweete disposition to trauaile ( i assure you ) hath made you another my-selfe in mine eye , and strooke me enamour'd on your beauties . asot. i would i were the fairest lady of fraunce for your sake sir , and yet i would trauaile too . amor ▪ o you should digresse from your selfe els : for ( beleeue it ) your trauaile is your onely thing that rectifies , or ( as the italian sayes ) virendi pronto all' attioni , makes you fit for action . asot. i thinke it be great charge though sir. amor. charge ? why t is nothing for a gentleman that goes priuate , as your selfe , or so ; my intelligence shall quitt my charge at all times : good faith this hat hath possest mine eye exceedingly ; t is so prettie , and fantastique ; what ? i st a beauer . asot. i sir. i le assure you t is a beauer , it cost me six crownes but this morning . amor. a very prettie fashion ( beleeue me ) and a most nouel kinde of trimme : your button is conceipted too . asot. sir , it is all at your seruice . amor. o pardon me . asot. i beseech you sir , if you please to weare it you shall do me a most infinite grace . crit. slight , will he be praisde out of his cloathes ? asot. by heauen sir , i do not offer it you after the italian manner ; i would you should conceiue so of me . amor. sir , i shall feare to appeare rude in denying your curte●ies , especially being inuited by so proper a distinction ; may i pray your name sir. asot. my name is asotus sir. amor. i take your loue ( gentle asotus ) but let me winne you to receiue this in exchange . — crit. ' hart , thei le change dublets anone . amor. and ( from this time ) esteeme your selfe in the first ranke of those few whom i professe to loue ; what make you in company of this scholle● here ? i will bring you knowne to gallants as anaides , hedon the courtier , and others , whose societie shall render you grac'de , and respected ; this is atriuiall fellow , too meane , too coarse for you to conuerse with . asot. slid , this is not worth a crowne , and minecost me six but this morning . crit. i lookt when he would repent him , he ha's beg●nne to be sad a good while . amor. sir , shall i say to you for that hat ? be not so sad , be not so sad ; t is a relique i could not so easily haue departed with , but as the hierogliphick of my affection ; you shall alter it to what forme you please , it will take any block ; i haue varied it my selfe to the three thousandth time , and not so few : it hath these vertues beside ; your head shall not ak● vnder it ; nor your braine leaue you , without licence ; it will preserue your comple●ion to eternitie ; for no beame of the sunne ( should you weare it vnder zona torrida ) hath force to approch it by two ells . t is proofe against thunder , and enchantment : and was giuen me by a great man ( in russia ) as an especially-priz'd present ; and constantly affirm'd to be the hat that acompanied the politique vlisses , in his tedious , and ten yeares trauailes . asot. by ioue i will not depart withall , whosoeuer woulde giue me a million . scena . 5. cos. prosaites . criticus . amorphus . asotus . cos. saue you sweete bloods : do's any of you want a creature , or a dependant ? crit. be-shrow me a fine blunt slaue . amor. a page of good timber ; it will now be my grace to entertaine him first , though i casheere him againe in priuate : how art thou call'd ? cos. cos sir , cos. crit. cos ? how happely hath fortune furnisht him with a whetstone ? amor. i do entertaine you cos : conceale your quality till we be priuate ; if your parts be worthy of me , i wil countenance you ; if not , catechize you ; gentles shall we go ? asot. stay sir ; i le but entertaine this other fellow , and then — i haue a great humour to tast of this water too , but i le come againe alone for that marke the place ; what 's your name , youth ? pros. prosaites ? sir. asot. prosaites ? a very fine name criticus ? i st not ? crit. yes , and a very ancient sir , the begger ; exeunt . asot. follow me good prosaites : le ts talke . crit. he will ranke euen with you ( ere 't be long ) if you hold on your course : o vanity , how are thy painted beauties doated on , by light , and empty ideots ? how pursu'de with open , and extended appetite ? how they do sweate , and run themselues from breath , raisd on their toes , to catch thy ayery formes , still turning giddy , till they reele like drunkards , that buy the merry madnesse of one hower , with the long irksomnesse of following time ? o how dispisde , and base a thing is man , if he not striue t' erect his groueling thoughts aboue the straine of flesh . ' but how more cheap● when , euen his best and vnderstanding part , ( the crowne , and strength of all his faculties ) floates like a dead drown'd body , on the streame of vulgar humor , mixt with commonst dregs ? i suffer for their guilt now , and my soule ( like one that lookes on ill affected eyes ) is hurt with meere intention on their follies : why will i view them then ? my sence might aske me : or i st a rarity , or some new obiect , that straines my strict obseruance to this point ? o would it were , therein i could afforde my spirit should draw a little neere to theirs , to gaze on nouelties : so vice were one . tut , she is stale , ranke , foule , and were it not that those ( that wooe her ) greete her with lockt eyes ( in spight of all the impostures , paintings , drugs , which her bawde custome daubes her cheekes withall ) she would betray her loath'd and leprous face , and fright th' enamor'd dotards from themselues : but such is the peruersnesse of our nature , that if we once but fancy leuity , ( how antique and ridiculous so ere it sute with vs ) yet will our muffled thought choose rather not to see it , then auoyde it : and if we can but banish our owne sence , we ac●e ou● mimick tricks with that free licence , that lust , that pleasure , that security , as if we practiz'd in a past-boord case , and no one saw the motion , but the motion . well , check thy passion , least it grow too lowde : ●while fooles are pittied , they wax fat , and prowde . exit . finis actus primi . actvs secvndvs . scena . 1. cupid . mercury . cup. why this was most vnexpectedly followed ( my deuine delicate mercury ) by the beard of ioue , thou art a pretious deity . mer. nay cupid leaue to speake improperly ; since we are turn'd cracks , le ts study to be like cracks : practise their language , and behauiours , and not with a dead imitation . acte freely , carelesly , and capricciously , as if our veines ranne with quick-siluer , and not vtter a phrase , but what shall come foorth steept in the very brine of conceipt , and sparkle like salt in fire . cup. that 's not euery ones happinesse ( hermes ) though you can presume vpon the ●asinesse and dexterity of your wit , you shall giue me leaue to be a little iealous of mine ; and not desperately to hazard it after your capring humor . mer. nay then cupid , i thinke we must haue you hoodwinckt againe , for you are growne too prouident , since your eyes were at liberty . cup. not so ( mercury ) i am still blinde cupid to thee : mer. and what to the lady nimph you serue ? cup. troath page , boy , and sirha : these are all my titles . mer. then thou hast not altered thy name with thy disguise . ' cup. o no , that had bin supererogation , you shall neuer heare your courtier call but by one of these three . mer. faith then both our fortunes are the same . cup. why ? what parcell of man hast thou lighted on for a maister ? mer. such a one ( as before i begin to decipher him ) i dare not affirme him to be any thing else then a courtier . so much he is , during this open time of reuels , & would be longer , but that his meanes are to leaue him shortly after : his name is hedon , a gallant wholy consecrated to his pleasures . — cup. hedon ? he vses much to my ladies chamber , i thinke . mer. how is she cal'd , and then i can shew thee ? cup. madame philautia . mer. o i , he affects her very particulerly indeed . these are his graces . he doth ( besides me ) keepe a barbar , and a monkey : he has a ri●ch wrought waste-coate to intertaine his vis●tants in , with a cap almost sutable : his curtaines and bedding are thought to be his owne ; his bathing tub is not suspected . he loues to haue a f●ncer , a pedant , and a musitian seene in his lodging a mornings . cup. and not a poet ? mer. fye no : himselfe is a rimer , and that 's a thought better than a po●t : he is not lightly within to his mercer , no , though he come when he takes phisique , which is commonly after his play . he beates a tayler very well , but a stocking-seller admirably ; and so consequently any one he owes money too , that dares not resist him . he neuer makes generall inuitement , but against the publishing of a new sute , mary then , you shall haue more drawne to his lodging , then come to the launching of some three ships ; especially if he be fur●ishd with supplies for the retiring of his olde ward-robe from pawne ; if not , he do's hire a stock of apparell , and some forty or fiftie pound in gould for that forenoone to shew : hee 's thought a very necessary perfume for the presence , and for that onely cause welcome thither : six millaners shops affoorde you not the like sent . he courts ladies with how many great horse he hath rid that morning , or how o●t he has done the whole , or the halfe pommado in a seuen-night before ; and sometime ve●ters so far vpon the vertue of his pomander , that he dares tell 'hem , how many shirts he has sweat at tennis that weeke ▪ but wiselye conceales so many dozen of balls he is on the score . here he comes that is all this . scena . 2. hedon . anaides . gelaia . cupid . mercurie . hedon . boy . mercu. sir. hedon . are any of the ladies in the presence ? mer. none yet sir. hedon . giue me some gold , more . ana. is that thy boy hedon ? hedo. i , what thinkst thou of him ? ana. shart , i l'd gelde him ; i warrant he has the philosophers stone . hed. well said my good melancholy diuell : sirah , i haue deuisde one or two of the pretiest oathes ( this morning in my bed ) as euer thou heardst , to protest withall in the presence . ana. pray thee lets heere'hem . hed. soft thou lt vse'hem afore me . ana. no ( damne me then ) i haue more oathes then i know how to vtter , by this ayre . hed. faith'one is ; by the tip of your ●are , sweete lady , is 't not pretty , and gentile ? ana. yes for the person 't is applyed to , a lady . it should be light , and — hed. nay the other is better , exceeds it much : the inuention is farder fet too ; by the while valley that lyes betweene the alpine hills of your bosome , i protest — &c. ana. well , you traueld for that hedon . mer. i , in a map , where his eyes were but blind guides to his vnderstanding it seemes . hed. and then i haue a salutatiō wil nick all ; by this caper : ho● ana. how is that ? hed. you know i cal madā philautia , my honor , & she cals me her ambitiō . now ( when i meet her in the presence anon ) i wil come to her , and say , sweete honor , i haue hitherto con●ented my sence with the lillies of your hand ; but now i will taste the roses of your lip ; and ( withall ) kisse her : to which she cannot but blushingly answeare : nay now you are too ambitious , and then do i reply ; i cannot be too ambitious of honour , sweete lady . wilt not be good ? ha ? ha ? ana. o assure your ●oule . hed. by heauen i thinke 't will be excellent , and a very politique atchiuement of a kisse . ana. i haue thought vpon one for moria of a suddaine too if it take . hed. what i st , my deare mischiefe ? ana. mary , i will come to her , ( and she alwayes weares a muffe if you be remembred ) and i will tell her : madame your whole selfe cannot but be perfectly wise : for your hands haue witte enough to keepe themselues warme . hed. now ( before ioue ) admirable : looke , thy page takes it too , by phoebus , my sweete facetious rascall , i could eate water-gruell with thee a month , for this iest , o my deare rogue . ana. o ( by hercules ) 't is your onely dish , aboue all your potatos , or oyster-pyes in the world . hed. i haue ruminated vpon a most rare wish too , and the prophecy to it , but i le haue some friend to be the prophet ; as thus : i do wish my selfe one of my mistris ciopino's . another demaunds : why would he be one of his mistris ciopinos ? a third answeres , because he would make her higher . a fourth shall say , that will make her proud . and a fifth shall conclude : then do i prophesie , pride will haue a fall : and he shall giue it her . ana. i le be your prophet ▪ by gods so , it will be most exquisite , th●● art a fine inuentious rogue , sirah . hed. nay and i haue posies for rings too , and riddles , that they dreame not of . ana. tut thei le do that , when they come to sleep on thē time enough ; but were thy deuises neuer in the presence yet hedon ? hed. o no , i disdaine that . ana. t were good we went afore then , & brought th● acquainted with the roome where they shall act , least the strangenes of it put them out of countenance , when they should come forth . exeunt . cup. is that a courtier too . mer. troth no ; he has two essentiall parts of the courtier , pride and ignorance ( i meane of such a courtier , who is ( indeed ) but the za●i to an exact courtier ) mary , the rest come somwhat after the ordinary gallant . t is impudence it selfe anaides ; one , that speakes all that comes in his cheekes , & wil blush no more then a sackbut . he lightly occupies the iesters roome at the table , & keeps laughter , gelai● ( a wench in pages atire ) following him in place of a squire , whom he ( now & thē ) tickles with some strange ridiculous stuffe , vttered ( as his land came to him ) by chance : he will censure or discourse of any thing , but as absurdly as you would wishe : his fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is beneath him in cloathes ; he neuer drinkes below the salt : he do's naturally admire his wit , that weares gold-lace , or tissue ; stabs any man that speakes more contemptibly of the scholler then he . he is a great proficient in all the illiberall sciences , as cheating , drinking , swaggering , whoring , and such like ; neuer kneeles , but to pledge health's nor praies , but for a pipe of pudding tabaco . he will blaspheame in his shirt ; the oaths which he vomits at one supper , would maintain a towne of garrison in good swearing a twelue-moneth : one other genuine quality he has , which crownes all these ; and that is this ; to a friend in want , he will not depart with the weight of a soldard groat , least the world might censure him prodigall , or report him a gull : mary , to his cocatrice or punquetto ; halfe a dozen taffata gownes or sattin kirtles , in a paire or two of moneth 's , why they are nothing . cup. i commend him he is one of my clients . scena . 3. amorphus , asotus ; cos ; prosaites , cupid , mercurie . amor. come sir. you are now within reguarde of the presence , and see , the priuacie of this roome , how sweetly it offers it offers it selfe to our retir'd intendments , page , cast a vigilant , and enquiring eye about , that we be not rudely surpris'd , by the aproch of some ruder-stranger . cos. i warrant you sir. i le tell you when the woolfe enters feare nothing . mer. o what a masse of benefit shall we possesse , in being the inuisible spectators of this strange shew now to be acted ? amor plant your selfe there sir : and obserue me . you shall now , as well be the ocular as the eare-witnesse , how clearely i can refell that paradox , or rather pseudodoxe of those , which holde the face to be the index of the minde , which ( i assure you ) is not so , in any politique creature ; for instance , i wil now giue you the particuler , and distinct face of euery your most noted species of persons ; as your marchant , your schol●er , your soldier , your lawyer , courtier , &c. and each of these so truly , as you would sweare ( but that your eye sees the variation of the lineament ) it were my most proper , and genuine aspect : 〈…〉 for your marchants , or citty face ; t is thus : a dull 〈…〉 face ; still looking in a direct line , forward : there is no 〈…〉 matter in this face . then haue you your students , or ac●demique face , which is here , an honest , simple , and methodicall face ; but somewhat more spread then the former . the third is your soldiers face : a menacing , and astounding face , that lookes broade , and bigge : the grace of this face consists much in a beard . the anti face to this , is your lawyers face ; a contracted , subtile , and intricate face : full of quirkes , and turnings ; a labyrinthaean face , now angularly , now circularly , euery way aspected . next is your statists face , a serious , solempne , and supercilious face , ful of formall , and square grauity ▪ the eye ( for the most part ) arteficially and deeply shadow'd , there is great iudgment requir'd in the making of this face . but now to come to your face of faces ; or courtiers face : t is of three sorts : ( according to our subdiuision of a courtier ; elementary , practique , and theorique : your courtier theorique , is he that hath arriu'd to his fardest , and doth now know the court rather by speculation , then practise ; & this is his face : a fastidious , and oblique face ; that lookes , as it went with a vice , and were screw'd thus . your courtier practique is he that is yet in his path , his course , his way , & hath not toucht the puntillio or point of hopes ; this face is here : a most promising , open , smooth , and ouerflowing face , that seemes as it would runne , and powre it selfe into you ; your courtier elementary is one but newly entered , or as it were in the alphabet vt-re-mi-fa-sol-la , of courtship : note well this face , for it is this you must practise . asot. i le practise 'hem all , if you please sir. amor. i ; here after you may : and it will not be altogether an vngratfull study . for let your soule be assur'd of this ( in any ranke or profession whatsoeuer ) the most generall , or maior part of opiniō , goes with the face , & ( simply ) respects nothing else . therefore : if that can be made , exactly , curiously , exquisitely , thoroughly , it is enough : but ( for the present ) you shall only apply your selfe to this face of the elementary courtier , a light , reuelling , & protesting face , now blushing , now smiling which you may helpe much with a wanton wagging of your head , thus ; ( a feather will teach you ) or with kissing your finger that hath the ruby , or playing with some string of your band ▪ which is a most quaint kinde of melancholy besides . where is your page ? call for your casting bottle , and place your mirror in your hat , as i tolde you ; so . come , looke not pale , obserue me : set your face , and enter , amor. o for some excellent painter , to haue ta'●e the copye of all these faces . aso. prosaites . amor. fie , i premonisht you of that ; in the court , boy , or sirha . cos. maister lupus in — o 't is prosaites . asot. sirha , prepare me my casting-bottle , i thinke i must be enforst to purchase me another page , you see how at hand cos waites heere . exeunt . mor. so will he too in time . cup. what 's he mercury ? mer. a notable finch . one that hath newly entertain'd the beggar to follow him , but cannot get him to wait neer inough . t is asotus the heire of philargirus : but first i le giue you the others caracter , which may make his the clearer ? he that is with him is amorphus , a traueller , one so made out of the mixture and shreds of formes , that himselfe is truely deformed : hee walkes most commonlye with a cloue or picktoothe in his mouth , hee 's the very minte of compl●ment ; all his behauiours are printed , his face is another volume of essayes ; and his beard an aristarchus . he speakes all creame , skimd , & more affected then a dozen of waiting women ; hee 's his owne promooter in euery place : the wife of the ordinary giues him his diet to maintaine her table in discourse , which ( indeed ) is a meere tiranny ouer her other guests : for he will vsurp all the talke : ten cunstables are not so tedious . he is no great shifter ; once a yeare his apparell is ready to reuolt ; he doth vse much to arbitrate quarrells , and fights himselfe exceeding well ( out at a window . ) he will lie cheaper then any begger , and lowder then most clockes ; for which he is right properly accommodated to the w●etstone his page . the other gallant is his zani , & doth most of these tricks after him ; sweats to imitate him in euery thing ( to a haire ) except a beard , which is not yet extant : he doth learne to eat anchoues , & caueare because he loues 'hem , speakes as he speakes ; lookes , walkes , goes so in cloathes and fashion , is in al , as he were moulded of him . marry ( before they met ) he had other very pretty sufficiencies , which yet he retaines some light impression of : as frequenting a dauncing schoole , and grieuously torturing strangers , with inquisitiō after his grace in his galliard ; he buyes a fresh acquaintance at any rate ; his eye , and his raiment confer much together as he goes in the street ; he treads nicely , like a fellow that walkes vpon ropes , especially the first sunday of his silk-stockings , and when he is most neate and new , you shal stripp him with commendations . cup. here comes another . mer. i , but one of another straine cupid : this fellow weighs somewhat . criticus passeth by . cup. his name hermes ? mer. criticus . a creature of a most perfect and diuine temper ; one , in whom the humors & elements are peaceably met , without aemulation of precedencie : he is neither too fantastickly melancholy ; too slowly plegmatick , too lightly sanguine , or too rashly cholerick , but m al , so composd and order'd ; as it is cleare , nature was about some full worke , she did more then make a man when she made him ; his discourse is like his behauiour , vncommon , but not vnpleasing ; he is prodigall of neither : he striues rather to be ( that which men call ) iudicious , then to be thought so ; and is so truely learned that he affects not to shew it : he wil thinke , & speak his thought , both freely ; but as distant frō deprauing any other mans merrit , as proclaming his owne : for his valor , t is such , that he dares as little to offer an iniury , as receiue one . in sum , he hath a most ingenious and sweet spirit , a sharp and season'd wit , a streight iudgement . and a strong minde ; constant and vnshaken : fortune could neuer breake him , or make him lesse , he counts it his pleasure to despise pleasures , and is more delighted with good deedes then goods , it is a competencie to him that he can be vertuous . he doth neither couet , nor feare ; he hath too much reason to do either : and that commends all things to him . cup. not better then mercury commends him . mer. o cupid , 't is beyond my deity to giue him his due praises ; i could leaue my place in heauen , to liue among mortals , so i were sure to bee no other then he . cup. slight , i beleeue he is your minion ; you seeme to be so rauisht with him . mer. hee 's one , i would not haue awry thought darted against willingly . cup. no , but a straight shaft in his bosome , i le promise him , if i am cithereas sonne . mer. shall we go cupid ? cup. stay and see the ladies now ; thei le come presently . i le helpe to paint them . mer. what lay couller vpon couler ▪ that affoordes but an ill blazon . argurion passeth by . cup. here comes mettall to helpe it , the lady arg●rion . mer. money , money . cup. the same : a nimph of a most wandering and giddy disposition , humourous as the ayre , she 'le run from gallant to gallant ( as they sit at primero in the presence ) most strangely , and seldome stayes with any ; she spreades as she goes : to day you shall haue her looke as cleare and fresh as the morning and to morrow as melancholy as midnight . she takes speciall pleasure in a close , obscure lodging , and for that cause visits the cittie so often , where shee has many secret and true-concealing fauorites . when she comes abroad shee 's more loose and scattering then dust , and will fly from place to place , as she were rapt with a whirle-winde . your young student ( for the most part ) she affects not , onely salutes him ▪ and away : a poet or a philosopher she is hardly brought to take any notice of , no , though he be some part of an alchimist . she loues a player , well ; and a lawyer infinitly : but your foole aboue all . she can do much in the court for the obtaining of any sute whatsoeuer , no doore but flies open to her ; her presence is aboue a charme : the woorst in her is want of keeping s●ate , and to much descending into inferior and base offices , shee 's for any course imployment you wil put vpon her , as to be your procurer or pandar . mercu. peace cupid ; heere comes more worke for you , another caracter or two . scena . 4. phantaste , moria , philautia , mercury , cupid . pha. stay sweete philautia ; i le but change my fann , and go presently . mor. now ( in very good serious ) ladies , i will haue this order reuerst , the presence must be better maintained from you ; a quarter past eleuen , & n'ere a nimph in prospectiue ; beshrew my hand , there must be a reform'd discipline . is that your new ruffe sweet lady bird ? by my truth 't is most intricately rare . mer. good ioue , what reuerend gentlewoman in yeares might this be ? cup. this madam moria , guardian of the nimphs : one that is not now to be perswaded of her wit , she will thinke herselfe wise against all the iudgements that come . a lady made all of voyce , & ayre , talkes any thing of any thing : she is like one of your ignorant po●tasters of the time ; who whe● the haue got acquainted with a strange worde , neuer rest t●ll they haue wronge it in , though it loosen the who●e fabrick of their sence . mer. that was pretty and sharply noted cupid . cup. she will tell you philosophy was a fine reueller , when she was young and a gallant , and that then ( though she say it ) she was thought to be the dame-dido , and hallen of the court ; as also , what a sweete dogge she had this time foure yeere , and how it was call'd fortune , and that ( if the fates had not cut his thred ) he had beene a dogge to haue giuen entertainement to any gallant in this kingdome . mer. o i pray thee no more , i am full of her . cupid . yes ( i must needes tell you ) she composes a sackpos●et well ; and would court a young page sweetly , but that her breath is against it . mer. now her breath ( or some thing more strong ) protect me from her ; th' other , th' other , cupid . cup o , that 's my lady and mistris madam philautia : she admires not herselfe for any one particularity , but for all ; she is faire , and she knowes it ; she has a pretty light wit too , and she knowes it ; shee can daunce , and she knowes that too ; play at shittle-cock , and that too : no quality she has , but she shall take a very particuler knowledge of , and most lady-like commend it to you ; you shall haue her at any time read you the history of her selfe , and very subtilly runne ouer another ladies sufficiences to come to her owne . she has a good superficiall iudgement in painting ; and would seeme to haue so in poetry . a most compleate lady in the opinion of some three beside herselfe . phi. faith , how lik'd you my quipp to hedon , about the garter ? wa st not wittie ? mor. exceeding witty and integrate : you did so aggrauate the iest withall . phi. and did i not daunce moouingly last night ? mor. moouingly ; out of measure ( in troth ) sweete lady . mor. a happy commendation , to daunce , out of measure . mor. saue onely you wanted the swimi the turne ; o! when i was atfourteene — phi. nay that 's mine owne from any nimph i' the court ) i am sure on 't ) therefore you mistake me in that guardian ; both the swimme , and the trip , are properly mine ; euery body will affirme it , that has any iudgement in dauncing : i assure you . pha , come now philautia i am for you , shall we goe ? phi. i good phantaste ; what ? ha' you chang'd your headtire ? pha. yes faith ; th' other was so neare the common , it had no extraordinary grace ; besides , i had worne it almost a● day in good troath . phi. i le be sworne , this is most excellent for the deuise , and rare . t is after the italian print we look'd on tother night . pha. t is so : by this fanne , i cannot abide any thing that sauors the poore ouer-worne cut , that has any kindred with it ; i must haue variety , ● ▪ this mixing in fashion i hate it woorse , then to burne iuniper in my chamber i protest . phi. and yet we cannot haue a new peculiar court-tyre , but these retainers will haue it ; these suburbe sunday-waiters , these courtiers for high daies , i know not what i should call ' hem . — pha. o i , they doo most pitifully imitate ; but i haue a tire a comming ( i faith ) shall — mor. in good certaine , madame , it makes you looke most heauenly ; but ( lay your hand on your hart ) you neuer skind a new beauty more prosperously in your life , nor more supernaturally ; looke good lady , sweet lady looke . phi. t is very cleere , and well beleeue me . but if you had seene mine yeasterday when t was young , you would haue — who 's your doctor phantaste ? pha. nay that 's counsell philautia , you shall pardon me : yet ( i le assure you ) hee 's the most dainty , sweet , absolute rare man , of the whole colledge . o! his very lookes , his discourse , his behauiour , all he doo's is phisick i protest . phi. for heauens sake his name ; good , deare , phantaste — pha. no , no , no , no , no , no , ( beleeue me ) not for a million of heauens : i will not make him cheape . fie — exeunt . phi. there is a nymph too of a most curious and elaborate straine , light , all motion , an vbiquitary , she is euery where , phantaste — mer. her very name speakes her ; let her passe . but are these ( cupid ) the starres of cynthias court ? doe these nymphs attend vpon di●na ? cup. they are in her court ( mercury ) but not as starres ; these neuer come in the presence of cynthia : the nimphes that make her traine , are the diuine arete , timae , phronesis , thauma , and others of that high sort . these are priuately brought in by moria in this licencious time , against her knowledge ; and ( like so many meteors ) will vanish when shee appeares . scena . 5. prosaites . gelaia . cos. mercury . cupid . pro. cant. come follow me my wagges , and say as i say . there 's no ritches but in ragges ; hey day , hey day ; you that professe this art . come away ; come away : and helpe to beare a part . hey day ; hey day . beare-wards , & blackingmē . corne-cutters , and carmen . sellers of mar-king stones . gatherer's vp o● marow-bones pedlers , and puppit-players . sow-gelders , and sooth-saiers . gipsies and ●aylers , rat-catchers ▪ and raylers , beadles , and ballad-singers . fidlers , and fadingers . thomalins , and tinkers . scauengers , and skinkers . there goes the hare away . hey day , hey day . bawds and blinde doctors . paritors , and spittle proctors . chymists , and cuttlebungs . hookers , and horne-thums . with all cast commaunders . turnd post-knights , or pādars . iuglers , and iesters . ●eggar● rime . borrowers of testers . and all the troope of trash that're allied to the lash , come , and ioyne with your ●ags shake vp your muscle-bags . for beggary beares the sway , then singe cast care away , hey day , hey day . mer. what ? those that were our fellow pages but now , so soone prefer'd to be yeomen of the bottles ? the mistery , the mistery , good wagges ? cup. some dyet drinke , they haue the guard of . pro. no sir , we are going in quest of a strange fountaine , lately found out . cup. by whome ? cos. my maister o● the great discouerer , amorphus . mer. thou ha●● well intitled him cos , for he will discouer all he knowes . gelaia . i and a little more too , when the spirit is vpon him . pro●● . o the good trauelling gentleman yonder , ha's causd such a drought 〈◊〉 the presence , wi●h reporting the wonders of this new water ; that all the ladies , and gallants ●●e languishing vpon the rushes , like so many pounded ca●tle 〈◊〉 the midste of 〈◊〉 , sighing one to another , and gasping , as if each of them expected a cock from the fountaine , to be brought into his mouth● and ( without we returne quickly ) they are all ( as a youth would say ) no better then a few trowts cast a shore , or a dish of eeles in a sand-bag . mer. wel then , you were best dispatch & haue a care of them , come cupid , thou and i le goe peruse this drye wonder . finis actus secundi . actvs tertivs . scena . 1. amorphus . asotus . amor. sir , let not this discountenance , or dis-gallant you a whit , you must not sinke vnder the first disaster ; it is with your young grammattical courtier , as with your neophyte-player , a thing vsuall to be daunted at the first presence , or enter-view : you saw , there was hedon & anaides , ( far more practisd gallants then your selfe ) who were both out , to comfort you : it is no disgrace , no more , then for your aduenturous reueller to fall by some in-auspicious chance in his galliard , or ●or some subtill politician to vndertake the bastinado , that the state might thinke worthely of him , and respect him as a man well beaten to the world . what ? hath your tayler prouided the property ( we spake of ) at your chamber , or no ? aso. i thinke he has . amor. nay ▪ ( i intreate you ) be not so flat , and melancholique , erect your minde : you shall redeeme this with the courtship i will teach you against afternoone : where eate you to day ? asot. where you please sir , any where i. amor. come let vs go and taste some light dinner , a dish of she 'd caueare , or so , and after you shall practise an hower at your lodging , some fewe formes that i haue remembred ; if you had but ( so f●rre ) gathered your spirits to you , as to haue taken vp a rushe ( when you were out ) and wagd it , thus ; or clensde your tee●h with it , or but turn'de aside , and fa●●de some businesse to whisper with your page , till you had recouer'd your selfe , or but found some slight staine in your stocking , or any other pretty inuention ( so it had beene suddaine , ) you might haue come off with a most cleare and courtly grace . asot. a poyson of all , i thinke i was forespoake , i. amor. no , i do partly ayme at the cause ( which was omenous indeed ) for as you enter at the doore , there is oppos'de to you the frame of a wolfe in the hangings , which ( your eye taking sodainely ) gaue a false alarme to the heart ; and that was it call'd your blood out of your face , and so disordred the whole ranke of your spirits : i beseech you labour to forget it . exeunt . scena . 2. hedon . anaides . hed. heart , was there euer so prosperous an inuention thus vnluckely peruerted , and spoyld , by a whoore-sonne book-worme , a candle-waster ? ana. nay , be not impatient , hedon . hed. slight , i would faine know his name . ana. hang him poore grogran rascall , pr'y thee thinke not of him : i le send for him to my lodging , and ha' him blanketted when thou wilt , man. hed. by gods so ; i would thou couldst . looke , here he coms . laugh at him , laugh at him . ha , ha , ha . criticus passeth by . ana. fough , he smels all lamp-oyle , with studying by candle-light . hedon . how confidently hee went by vs ; and carelesly ! neuer moou'd ! nor stird at any thing ! did you obserue him ? ana. i a poxe on him , let him goe , d●rmouse : hee is in a dreame now ; he has no other time , to sleepe but thus when he walkes abroade , to take the ayre . h●d . gods pretious , this afflicts me more then all the rest , that we should so particulerly direct our hate , and contempt against him ; and he to carry it thus without wound or passion ! t is insufferable . anai. 'slid , ( my deare enuy ) if , thou but saist the word now , i le vndoe him eternally for thee . hedon . how sweete anaides ? anai. marry halfe a score of vs get him in ( one night ) and make him pawne his wit for a supper . hed. away , thou hast such vnseasonable iests . by this heauen i wonder at nothing more then our gentlemen vshers ; that will suffer a piece of serge , or perpetuana , to come into the presence : me thinkes , they , should ( out of their expe●ience ) better distinguish the silken disposition of a courtier , then to let such terrible course rags mixe with 'hem , able to fret any smooth or gentile society to the threds , with their rubbing deuises . ana. damne me , if i should aduenture on his company once more , without a sute of buffe , to defend my wit : he do's nothing but stabbe the slaue : how mischeiuously he crost thy deuise of the prophesie there ? and moria she comes without her muffe too ; and there my inuention was lost . hed. well , i am resolu'd , what i le do . ana. what , my good spirituous sparke ? hed. marry , speake all the venome i can of him ; and poyson his reputation in euery place where i come . ana. 'fore god most courtly . hed. and if i chance to be present where any question is made of his sufficiencies , or of any thing he hath done priuate or publique ; i le censure it slightly , and ridiculously — ana. at any hand beware of that , so you may draw your owne iudgement , insuspect ; no , i le instruct thee what thou shalt doe , and by a safer meanes : approue any thing thou hear●st of his , to the receiud opinion of it ; but if it be extraordinary , giue it from him to some other , whome thou more particulerly affectst , that 's the waye to plague him , and hee shall neuer come to defend himselfe : sblood , i le giue out all he do● is dictated from other men : and sweare it too ( if thou 'lt ha' me ) and that i know the time , and place , where he stoale it : though my soule be guilty of no such thing ; and that i thinke out of my hart , he hates such barren shi●ts ; yet to doe thee a pleasure and him a disgrace , i le damne my selfe , or do any thing . hed. gramercies my deare deuill : wee le put it seriouslie in practise , i faith . exeunt . scena . 3. criticus . crit. do good detraction , do : and i the while shall shake thy spight off with a carelesse smile . poore pitteous gallants , what leane idle sleights their thoughts suggest to flatter their steru'd hopes ! as if i knew not how to entertaine these straw-deuises ; but of fo●ce must yeeld to the weake stroake of their calumnious tongues . why should i care what euery dor doth buzze ▪ in credulous eares ? it is a crowne to me , that the best iudgements can report me wrong'd ; them liars ; and their slanders impudent . perhaps ( vpon the rumor of their speeches ) some grieued friend will whisper , criticus , men speake ill of thee : so they be ill men , if they spake worse , t were better : for of such to be disprais'd , is the most perfect praise . what can his censure hurt me , whom the world hath censur'd vile before me ? if good chre●tus , euthus , or phronimus , had spoake the words , they would haue moou'd me ; & i should haue cal'd my thoughts and actions to a strict accompt vpon the hearing : but when i remember t is hedon and anaides : alasse , then , i thinke but what they are , and am not stir'd : the one , a light voluptuous reueller , the other a strange arrogating puffe , both impudent , and ignorant enough ; that talke ( as they are wont ) not as i merit ; traduce by custome , as most dogs do barke , do nothing out of iudgment , but disease ; speake ill , because they neuer could speake well : and who 'ld be angry with this race of creatures ? what wise phisitian haue we euer seene moou'd with a frantique man ? the same affects that he doth beare to his sicke patient , should a right minde carry to such as these : and i do count it a most rare reuenge , that i can thus ( with such a sweet neglect ) pluck from them all the pleasure of their mallice . for that 's the marke of all their enginous drifts , to wound my patience ( how soe're they seeme to ayme at other obiects ) which if mist , their enuy 's like an arrow shot vpright , that in the fall endangers their owne heads . scena . 4. arete . criticus . aret. what criticus ? where haue you spent the day ▪ you haue not visited your iealous friends ? crit. where i haue seene ( most honor'd arete , ) the strangest pageant , fashion'd like a court , ( at least i dreamp't i saw it ) so di●●us'd , so painted , pyed , and full of raine-bow straines ; as neuer yet ( eyther by time , or place ) was made the foode to my distasted sence : nor can my weake imperfect memory now render halfe the formes vnto my tongue , that were conuolu'd within this thrifty roome . here , stalkes me by , a proud , and spangled sir , that lookes three handfuls higher then his fore-top ; sauors himselfe alone , is only kind and louing to himselfe : one that will speake more darke and doubtfull then sixe oracles ; salutes a friend , as if he had a stitch , is his owne chronicle , and scarce can eate for registring himselfe ; is waited on , by mimiques , iesters , pandars , parasites , and other such like prodigies of men . he past ; there comes some subtill proteus : one can ●hange , and vary with all formes he sees ; be any thing but honest ; serues the time ; houers betwixt two factions , and explores the drifts of both ; which ( with crosse face ) he beares to the deuided heads , and is receiu'd with mutuall grace of eyther : one that dares do deeds worthy the hurdle , or the wheele , to be thought some body ; and is ( in sooth ) such as the satyrist points truly foorth , criminibus debent hortos , praetoria , mensas : aret. you tell vs wonders criticus . crit. tut , this is nothing . there stands a neophyte , glazing of his face , against his idoll enters ; and repeats , ( like an vnperfect prologue , at third musique ) his part of speeches , and confederate iests in passion to himselfe ; another sweares his scene of courtship ouer , and then seemes as he would kisse away his hand in kindnesse ; a third , is most in action ; swims , and frisks , playes with his mistresse paps , salutes her pomps ; will spend his patrimonie for a garter , or the least fether in he● bounteous fanne : a fourth , he onely comes in for a mute , diuides the act with a dumbe shew , and exit , then must the ladies laugh : streight comes their scene ; a sixth times worse confusion then the rest. where you shall heare one talke of this mans eye ; another of his lip , a third , his nose ; a fourth commend his leg , a ●ifth his foote , a sixth his hand , and euery one a lim ; that you would thinke the poore distorted gallant must there expire : then fall they in discourse of tires , and fashions ; how they must take place : where they may kisse ; and whom : when to sit down ; and with what grace to rise : if they salute , what curtesie they must vse ; such cob-web stuffe , as would enforce the commonst sence abhorre th' arachnean workers . aret. patience criticus . this knot of spiders will be soone dissolu'd , and all their webbes swept out of cynthias court , when once her glorious deity appeares , and but presents it selfe in her full light : till when , goe in : and spend your howers with vs your honor'd friends timae , and phronesis , in contemplation of our goddesse name : thinke on some sweet , and choyse inuention now , ( worthy her serious , and illustrous eyes ) that from the merit of it we may take desier'd occasion to prefer your worth , and make your seruice knowne to cynthia : it is the pride of arete to grace her studious louers ; and ( in scorne of time , enuy , and ignorance ) to lift their state aboue a vulgar height . true happinesse consists not in the multitude of friends , but in the worth , and choyse ; nor would i haue vertue , a popular reguard pursew ; let them be good that loue me , though but few . crit. i kisse thy hands , diuinest arete , and vowe my selfe to thee , and cynthia . exeunt . scena . 5. amorphus . asotus . amo. a little more forward ; so sir. now goe in , dis-cloake your selfe , and come forth . taylor ; bestow thy absence vpon vs ; and be not prodigall of this secret , but to a deare customer . t is wel enter'd sir. stay you come on too fast ; your pace is too impetuous . imagine this to be the pallace of your pleasure , or place where your lady is pleas'd to be seene : first you present your selfe thus ; and spying her you fall off , and walke some two turnes ; in which time it is to be suppos'd your passion hath sufficiently whited your face ? then ( stifling a sigh or two , and closing your lippes ) with a trembling boldnesse , and bolde terror ; you aduance your selfe forward . try thus much i pray you . asot. yes sir , ( pray god i can light on it ) here i come in you say : and present my selfe ? amor. good. asot. and then i spy her , and walke off ? amor. very good . asot. now sir i stif●le , and aduance forward ? amor. trembling . asot. yes sir , trembling . i shal do it better when i come to it . and what must i speake now ? amor. mary you shall say ; deare beauty , or sweete honor , or by what other title you please to remember her ) me thinkes you are melancholy . this is if she be alone now and discompanied . asot. well sir , i le enter againe ; her title shall be my deare lindabrides . amor. lindabrides ? asot. i sir , the emperour alicandro's daughter , and the prince m●ridians sister ( in the knight of the sunne ) she should haue been married to him , but that the princesse clari●iana — amor. o you betray your reading . asot. nay sir , i haue read history : i am a little humanitian . interrupt me no● , good sir. my deare lindabrides , my deare lindabrides , my deare lindabrides , me thinkes you are melancholy . amor. i , and take her by the rosie-fingerd hand . asot. must i so ? o : my deare lindabrides , me thinkes you are melancholie . amor. or thus sir. all variety of diuine pleasures , choyse sports , sweete musique , rich fare , braue attires , soft beds , & silken thoughts , attend this deare beauty . asot. beleeue me that 's prerty : all varietie of diuino pleasures , choyse sports , sweet musique , rich fare , braue attires , soft beds , and silken thoughts , attend this deare beauty . amor. and then , offring to kisse her hand , if she shall coyly recoyle , and signifie your repulse ; you are to re-enforce your selfe with , more then most faire lady ; let not the rigor of your iust disdaine thus coursly censure of your seruants zeale : and ( with-all ) protest her , to be the onely , and absolute vn-paraeleld creature , you do adore , aud admire , and respect , and reuerence , in this court , corner of the world , or kingdome . asot. this is hard by my faith : i le begin it all againe . amor. do so , and i will act it for your lady . asot. will you vouchsafe sir ? all varietie of diuine pleasures , choise sports , sweete musique , rich fare , brau● attire , soft beds , and silken thoughts , attend this deare beauty . amor. so sir , pray you a way . asot. more then most faire lady , let not the rigor of your iust disdaine , thus coursly censure of your s●ruants zeale . i protest you are the only and absolute vn-aparailed — amo. vn-paraleld . asot. vn-paraleld creature , i do adore , and admire , and respect , and reuerence , in this court , corner of the world , or kingdome . amor. this is if shee abide you : but now ; put case shee should be passant when you enter , as thus : you are to frame your gate ther'after , and call vpon her : lady , nimph , sweete refuge , starre of our court : then if shee be guardant , here : you are to come on , and ( ●aterally disposing your selfe , ) sweare by her blushing and well coulored cheeke : the bright dye of her hayre , her iuorie teeth , or some such white and innocent oath , to induce you . if reguardant ; then , maintein your station , briske , and irpe , shew the supple motion of your plyant body : but ( in chiefe ) of your knee , and hand , which cannot but arride her proude humor exceedingly . asot. i conceiue you sir , i shall performe all these things in good time , i doubt not , they do so hit me . amo. well sir , i am your lady ; make vse of any of these beginnings , or some other out of your owne inuention : and prooue how you can holde vp , and follow it . say , say. asot. yes sir : my deare lindabrides . amo. no , you affect that lindabrides too much : and ( let me tell you ) it is not so courtly . your pedant should prouide you some parcels of french , or some pretty commodity of italian to commence with , if you would be exotick , and exquisite . asot. yes sir , he was at my lodging t'other morning , i gau● him a doublet . amo. double your beneuolence , and giue him the hose too ; cloathe you his body , hee will helpe to apparaile your minde . but now , see what your proper genius can performe alone , without adiection of any other minerua . asot. i comprehend you sir. amo. i do stand you sir : fall backe to your first place . good ; passing well : very properly pursewd . asot. beautifull , ambiguous , and sufficient lady . what are you all alone . amo. we would be sir , if you would leaue vs. asot. i am at your beauties appointment : bright angell ; but — amo. what but ? asot. no harme , more then most faire feature . amo. th●t touch relished well . asot. but i protest . amo. and why should you protest ? asot. for good will ( deare esteem'd madam ) and i hope your ladiship will so conceiue of it : if euer you haue seene great tamberlaine . amor. o that blanke was excellent : if you could pick out more of these play-particles , and ( as occasion shall salute you ) embroyder or damaske your discourse with them ( perswade your soule ) it would iudiciouslye commend you : come , this was a well-dischar'gd and auspicious bout : prooue the second . asot. lady , i cannot swagger it in black and yellow . amo. why if you can reuell it in white sir , 't is sufficient . asot. say you so sweete lady ? lan , tede de , de , dant , dant , dant , dante , &c. no ( in good faith ) madame , whoseuer tould your ladyship so , abus'd you ; but i would be glad to meete your ladiship in a measure . amor. me sir ? beelike you measure me by your selfe then ? asot. would i might fayre featu